Memorialist's petition regarding libel prosecution and House of Keys appeal decision
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- Name
- Memorialist's petition regarding libel prosecution and House of Keys appeal decision
- Description
- A petition submitted to the House of Keys by a printer/journalist regarding a libel prosecution arising from the publication of an advertisement in December 1826. The memorialist details his role as a public journalist, the circumstances of the disputed advertisement involving two clergymen (Rev John Tithen and the late Rev John Christian), and his unsuccessful appeal to reverse the verdict awarding damages of fifty pounds plus costs.
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Related To
- John Christian
- Type
- Financial Data
- Uncertain Readings
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_123202.md
- img:20260219_123202.jpg
- Type
- Petition
- Date Created
- 1826-12
- Creator
- Your Memorialist (printer/journalist, name not explicitly stated in this excerpt)
- Audience
- The Honourable House of Keys
- Provenance
- Text appears to be page 2 of a longer document. One word is marked uncertain with [?]. Document is legible overall.
- Language
- English