Memorial of William Nicholson regarding packet detention and Governor Smith's actions
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- Name
- Memorial of William Nicholson regarding packet detention and Governor Smith's actions
- Description
- A petition by William Nicholson, contractor for the Whitehaven-Douglas packet service and Postmaster of the Isle of Mann, to the Postmaster General of Great Britain. Nicholson seeks redress for the Governor's detention of the packet and subsequent legal action against him, claiming the Governor has unjustly retaliated after Nicholson disclosed the detention orders to the Duke of Atholl's Agent.
- Related To
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
- Governor Mark Hildesley Smith
- Type
- Uncertain Readings
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_122103.md
- img:20260219_122103.jpg
- Type
- Petition
- Creator
- William Nicholson
- Audience
- His Majesty's Postmaster General
- Identifier
- MS 09707/8/103 AP 36A-1
- Provenance
- Document appears incomplete; text cuts off mid-sentence ('as also two of his Women Servants'). Archive reference visible at bottom.
- Language
- English