Memorial of the people of Isle of Man to the Duke of Athol regarding legislative representation
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- Name
- Memorial of the people of Isle of Man to the Duke of Athol regarding legislative representation
- Description
- A formal petition from the people of the Isle of Man to John, Duke of Athol, Lord of the Manor, requesting constitutional representation in the House of Keys legislative assembly. The memorial critiques the self-appointing nature of the House of Keys and argues for democratic reform, claiming members lack accountability to the people and conduct business in secret.
- Related To
- George III
- Type
- Uncertain Readings
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_122003.md
- img:20260219_122003.jpg
- Type
- Petition
- Creator
- The people of the Isle of Man
- Audience
- John, Duke of Athol, Lord of the Manor of Mann and the Isles
- Identifier
- MS 09707/8/101 AP 36A-10
- Provenance
- Document appears incomplete (cuts off mid-sentence at 'Individual Members'). Several words have superscript characters indicating uncertain or editorial marks (e.g., 'wh^o', 'with^t', 'Judgm^t', 'w^ch').
- Language
- English