Petition against Caesar Parr for defamation and threats to customs officers
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- Name
- Petition against Caesar Parr for defamation and threats to customs officers
- Description
- A petition to the Governor of the Isle of Man from Charles Lutwidge (Receiver General and Water Bailiff) and Philip Barnes (Acting Collector of Customs) complaining of defamatory statements and threats made by Caesar Parr of Peeltown on 6 February. Parr allegedly called Lutwidge a smuggler and threatened to shoot Barnes if he attempted to seize Parr's boat.
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- md:20260218_145704.md
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- Type
- Petition
- Creator
- Charles Lutwidge Esq; (on behalf of himself and Philip Barnes)
- Audience
- John Wood Esq; (Governor in Chief and Captain General of the Isle of Man)
- Provenance
- Document appears incomplete; text breaks off mid-sentence. Some characters uncertain in transcription (e.g. 'petition^t' abbreviated, 'Barn[es]' partially legible, 'Caesa[r]' partially legible).
- Language
- English