Petition regarding alleged defamation and voting rights in House of Keys matter
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Petition regarding alleged defamation and voting rights in House of Keys matter
- Description
- A petition submitted to authorities (likely the Lord of the Isle) by an individual who served as Steward and Castlain of Derby Fort. The petitioner complains of defamatory accusations by John Quayle (Comptroller) regarding alleged silk smuggling, and disputes Quayle's appeal of a House of Keys judgment in which the petitioner voted against him.
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Related To
- John Quayle
- Type
- Uncertain Readings
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260218_132420.md
- img:20260218_132420.jpg
- Type
- Petition
- Creator
- Unknown petitioner (referred to as 'your petit[ioner]')
- Audience
- The Lord of the Isle (His Grace); House of Keys implied
- Provenance
- Significant portions obscured or illegible throughout. Multiple instances of [obscured] indicate loss or damage to original text. Abbreviations used throughout (petit^r, M^r, Comp^r, Def^t, s^d, ag^st). One struck-through word visible: ~~Quayle~~.
- Language
- English