Petition for restoration of seized flour cargo
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Petition for restoration of seized flour cargo
- Description
- A petition requesting restoration of thirty-six bags of flour seized by William Christian. The petitioners claim they had no intent to defraud the Lord and were acting for the poor and needy. Includes court orders for hearing and taking of depositions, dated July 10-13, 1764.
- Date
- July 10, 1764
- Related To
- Colonel William Christian (Virginia)
- Type
- Financial Data
- Uncertain Readings
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260218_133349.md
- img:20260218_133349.jpg
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Petition
- Date Created
- 1764-07-10
- Audience
- Governor/Court at Castle Rushen
- Contributor
- Dan Myl[ea?]
- Provenance
- Significant text obscuration throughout document; multiple words partially illegible or bracketed as uncertain readings; damage appears to affect right margin consistently.
- Language
- English