Petition of Thomas Crier regarding Tromodde Mill lease dispute with Sir Quayle Summerville
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- Petition of Thomas Crier regarding Tromodde Mill lease dispute with Sir Quayle Summerville
- Description
- A humble petition of appeal by Thomas Crier of Douglas against Sir Quayle Summerville concerning a corn mill (Tromodde Mill) in the parish of Braddan. Crier claims he entered into a verbal agreement in 1749 to lease the mill at five pounds annual rent, with William Murray (Summerville's agent) promising repairs and enforcement of tenant grinding rights. Crier alleges Murray failed to fulfill these obligations and the mill became unusable.
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- md:20260218_131817.md
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- Type
- Petition
- Creator
- Thomas Crier of the Town of Douglas
- Audience
- Reverend Robert Radcliffe, one of the Vicars General of the Isle of Man
- Provenance
- Document appears incomplete; text cuts off mid-sentence. Contains crossed-out word 'property'. Some abbreviations used throughout (Rob^t, s^d, W^m, etc.). Legibility is generally good but document is fragmentary.
- Language
- English