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Name
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The East India Company Regiment Proposal (1771)
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Description
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In January 1771, the Keys were consulted about stationing an East India Company regiment on the island. The response was divided, and the division told everything about the impossible position Manx people occupied. On one hand, the money soldiers spent would prevent further emigrations of useful hands — the island was so poor that even a garrison's pocket money would help the economy. On the other, the troops would be recruited from gaols and the dregs of mankind, undisciplined though armed among a defenceless helpless people. A defenceless helpless people — the Keys' own words, six years after the Revestment. The proposal was not implemented.
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Active Period
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January 1771
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Type
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Governance
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Source
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AP 33(B)(2nd)-46
