Wreck of the London (1781): Treasury correspondence on salvage, revenue duties, and ducal rights
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T_1_564_205.txt
- Name
- Wreck of the London (1781): Treasury correspondence on salvage, revenue duties, and ducal rights
- Description
- Correspondence between Charles Lutwidge (Receiver-General) and the Treasury regarding the wreck of the ship London near Port le Marie Bay in January 1781. Documents the dispute between the Duke of Atholl's claimed feudal manorial right to wrecks and the Crown's revenue interests under Revestment. Includes detailed accounts from revenue officer William Clague, affidavits, and a Court of Chancery decree transferring possession to the cargo owners' agent.
- Date
- 14 March 1781
- Related To
- Charles Lutwidge
- Thomas Wilson
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- William Callow
- John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
- P.J. Heywood
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1781-03-14
- Creator
- Charles Lutwidge, Receiver-General (covering letter to Treasury); Senhouse Wilson, Custom House Douglas; William Clague, Deputy Collector Darbyhaven; Robert Marrow, Liverpool merchant
- Audience
- Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury; Richard Dawson, Lieutenant Governor (petitions)
- Identifier
- T 1/564/205
- Language
- English