Memorial of Isle of Man landholders and inhabitants regarding Duke of Atholl compensation claim
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Memorial of Isle of Man landholders and inhabitants regarding Duke of Atholl compensation claim
- Description
- A petition to the House of Keys from landholders, merchants and inhabitants of the Isle of Man, responding to a printed case and statement regarding compensation to the Duke of Atholl for the sale of sovereign rights. The memorialists argue that compensation should be judged by Parliamentary principles rather than affecting existing revenues.
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Related To
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- Type
- Financial Data
- Uncertain Readings
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_122740.md
- img:20260219_122740.jpg
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Petition
- Date Created
- 1805
- Creator
- The Land holders, Merchants and Inhabitants of the Isle of Man
- Audience
- The Speaker and Members of the House of Keys of the Island of Man
- Provenance
- Multiple illegible and obscured passages throughout, particularly in the second section regarding the Duke's expressions on revenue. Text deterioration affects clarity of several key phrases.
- Language
- English