Reference: HO 98/63
Description: 1784-1790
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Calendar list of papers in HO 98/63 - 1784-1790
Calendar list of papers in HO 98/63 - 1784-1790
Page
Author
Recipient
Date
Topic
Notes
1
Smith
Sydney
17840228
inc Memorial of Keys on copper coinage + other docs, state
of barracks, mutiny act, port guns, internal illicit trade
2
Lutwidge
Treasury
17660429
Memorial re copper coinage
[enc]sent on to Mint
3
Mint
Treasury
17661212
Comments on manks coinage by Mint
[enc]
4
Smith
17840301
Observations in answer to Lutwidge
No 2
5
Keys
Smith
17840302
Address of the Keys
No 3
6
Dawson
North
17830211
Report on Barracks, bedding etc
No 4
7
Smith
Sydney
17840301
state of Island, fishery + seamen, Peel school of navigation
8
Keys
Smith
17840302
Suggestion re pier + Lights at Port Eyron [Erin]
9
Smith
Sydney
17840303
10
Wilson + Betham
Smith
17831217
Opinion on suppressing smuggling; need to clear with Recvr
Genl
11
Smith
Wilson + Betham
17840210
Reply to Opinion of Revenue
12
Wilson + Betham
Smith
17840219
Reply to Smith
13
Smith
Wilson + Betham
17840303
14
178312
seizures of salt 1781-
15
Evan Christian
Smith
17840220
account of a smuggling vessel
16
Robt Farrant
Smith
17840302
re Angus Mun
17
Atholl
Nepean
17840315
complaint re Acts of Tynwald
18
Atholl
Sydney
17840329
re his right to appoint Bishop
19
Dawson
Sydney
17840410
Acknowledgement of Quarantine notice
20
Smith
Sydney
17840421
cover letter enc extract of letter from Busk re smuggling
boat in Peel
21
Busk
Smith
17840410
re practice of custom house
22
Aust
17840614
cover letter enc copy of law officers opinions
no enclosures
23
Dawson
Sydney
17840709
re necessity of continual residence
24
Dawson
Sydney
17840817
incompatibility of post of Lt Govr and remaining in Corps
of Engineers, notes he is eldest Lt Col in corp after some 36 years of service
25
Commissioners of Treasury
Smith
17850613
warrant for copper coinage
26
P J Heywood
Sydney
17850722
cover letter re herring fishery + seamen
27
P J Heywood
17850722
report on herring fishery
28
P J Heywood
Sydney
17860321
Acknowledgement of appt as Waterbailiff
29
Dawson
Aust
17860327
re Copper coinage + problem of counterfeits
30
Dawson
Sydney
17860603
re Copper coinage arrival
31
Sydney
Dawson
17860614
re Copper coinage
32
Dawson
Sydney
17860617
re convicted felons under sentence of death
33
Dawson
Sydney
17860629
re Copper coinage
34
Dawson
Sydney
17860722
re his bad health + need to get off island
35
Dawson
Sydney
17860810
acknowledgement of receipt of gazette
36
Dawson
Sydney
17860812
acknowledgement of change of sentence for felons to transportation
37
Dawson
Sydney
17860826
re his bad health
38
Dawson
Sydney
17860924
re transmission of address of Keys
enc missing
39
Dawson
Sydney
17860930
re his bad health + getting worse
40
Sydney
Smith
17861006
re leave of absence granted Dawson on account of bad health
+ need to go somewhere warmer
41
Smith
Sydney
17861031
ack of request to relieve Dawson
42
Smith
Sydney
17861031
private letter sent him re request to relieve Dawson
43
Dawson
Nepean
17861019
re his bad health
44
Smith
Sydney
17861026
wants Dawson's leave shortened
45
Sydney
Dawson
17861029
leave of absence granted
46
Smith
Sydney
17861202
ack of official notice re treaty with France
47
Smith
Sydney
17861219
re Lutwidge, Quayle's petition, Felons goods
48
John Quayle
Smith
17861219
petition for job of Water Bailiff
enc 1
49
lib canc
17650815
Quayle + Mylrea sworn as admiralty judges
enc 2
50
lib canc
17841015
extract petn of Quinney + shimmin
enc 3
51
Smith
Sydney
17870120
re proposed Act to raise money, state of gaol etc
52
Smith
Sydney
17870221
private - re Lutwidge's gross misrepresentations
53
Atholl
Sydney
17870202
objections to Tynwald Bill
54
Frazer
Sydney
17870220
memorial opposing Tynwald bill (agent of Atholl)
55
Aust
Nepean
17870212
re bill changes to be more conformable to Atholl
56
Atholl
Sydney
17870216
objections to Tynwald Bill
57
Atholl
Sydney
17870216
memorial
58
Smith
Sydney
17870226
ack of official notice re Quarantine
59
Rose
Smith
17870611
re proposed visit by Atholl
60
Smith
Sydney
17870630
letter re Keys memorial re Duke
61
Keys
Smith
17870630
memorial re interference of Duke of Atholl
62
Atholl
Nepean
17870703
wants details of Keys comments; on his way to the Island
63
Smith
Sydney
17870705
ack of official notice re Quarentine
64
Smith
Keys
17870706
question to Keys re necessity of Atty Genl prosecting felons
65
Keys
Smith
17870706
opinion that Atty Genl need be present
66
Keys
Smith
17870706
opinion that govr can appoint a prosecutor
67
Cosnahan
Smith
17870705
opinion that presence of Atty Genl desireable
68
Atholl
Smith
17870710
request for information
69
Dawson
Sydney
17870814
proposed return + Q re salary
70
Smith
Sydney
17870920
re need to get Tynwalds bill re funding passed
71
Smith
Sydney
17870926
re defenceless state of Island
72
Dawson
Sydney
17870927
ack of official notice but not sure how to interpret a remark
re arrangements that must take place re Island [refers to letter of 22nd
Sept
73
Taubman
Cmmrs of Treasury
17871000
re Douglas Harbour destruction of pier etc [undated but after
sept 1787]
74
Dawson
Sydney
17871114
ack of official notice re treaty of mutual disarming
75
Dawson
Sydney
17871129
re rumours of Atholl disposing of interests
76
Dawson
Nepean
17871130
re purchase of Atholl's remaing rights
77
Dawson
Sydney
17880209
re Tynwald Bill to raise money
78
Taubman
Daniel Callow
17880301
account of meeting with Atholl
79
Ev Christian
Daniel Callow
17880302
response to query if Gov Smith acquainted Atholl with Key's
memorial
80
Dawson
Aust
17880309
necessities so pressing + prevented from raising money by
actions of the Duke
81
?
17880300
undated Observations on Keys Memorial + its origin
82
Dawson
Nepean
17880300
re the legality of the Water Bailiff delegating his judicial
functions
83
Dawson
Sydney
17880407
ack of official notice of prohibition of seamen serving foreign
princes + states
84
17880529
memo for Mr Napean
85
Dawson
Sydney
17880530
health failing - asks re retirement on current salary for
life
86
Aust
Nepean
17880612
cover letter for petition to King from Bishop etc
87
Bishop etc
King
petition re fish tithe
88
Castley
King
17880207
petition re salary as now ministers to troops
89
Dawson
Smith
17880613
apprehensive of evil consequences of Duke of Atholl's visit
90
Atholl
Nepean
17880613
complaint
91
Sydney
Dawson
to give assistance to Duke and Stuart
92
Sydney
Dawson
17880703
re Atholl's intended visit
93
Aust
Dawson
17880708
Ld Sydney explaining the letters sent to Atholl
94
Aust
17880703
extract from Journal of House of Keys that this house do
resist and oppose...every attempt to ...change Sovreignity
[enc]
95
Aust
Nepean
17880713
re need for Act to raise money - gives state of buildings
96
Aust
Nepean
17880705
extract of letter from Dawson to Aust
enc
97
Dawson
Nepean
17880705
account of his salary etc
detailed
98
Dawson
Sydney
17880710
re the two versions of letter to Duke + Stuart?
99
Ross
Dawson
17880612
letter re visit of Atholl
enc
100
Aust
Nepean
17880729
extracts etc for info of Ld Sydney
+ encs
101
Dawson
Aust
17880721
extract
enc 1
102
Atholl
Dawson
17880712
letter + reply from Dawson 14 July
enc 2
103
Dawson
Aust
17880727
extract
enc 3
104
Frazer
Taubman
17880703
letter "Atholl to have full control"
enc 4
105
Dawson
Aust
17880816
letter re thanks etc
106
Dawson
Sydney
17881210
ack of official notices of King's illness
107
Dawson
Sydney
17890228
ack of official notices of King's recovery
108
Dawson
Sydney
17890328
address to King
109
Dawson
17890611
re health + retirement but Mr Pitt needed Atholl's concerns
to be sorted before Dawson could retire
110
Dawson
Sydney
17890406
copy of letter
enc
111
Smith
Grenville
re chapel in Castle + need for money
112
Grenville
Smith
17890613
a full investigation will soon take place
113
Dawson
Grenville
17890613
noting his appt in place of Ld Sydney
114
Dawson
Nepean
17890614
repeating his wish for leave of absence
115
Dawson
Nepean
17890711
bad health + repeating his wish for leave of absence
116
Dawson
Grenville
17890712
bad health + repeating his wish for leave of absence
117
Dawson
Sydney
17890406
copy of letter
118
Grenville
Cmmrs Treasury
17890717
119
Grenville
Dawson
17890717
extremely inconvenient to Smith to relieve + thus leave withheld
120
Smith
Nepean
17890820
family come first
121
Smith
Nepean
17890820
122
Dawson
Nepean
17891008
remind Grenville of bad health
123
Dawson
Nepean
17891120
remind Grenville of bad health
124
Dawson
Grenville?
17900108
problem with wheat imports
125
Dawson
Grenville
17900208
ack of official note of king's speech
126
Keys
Grenville
17900307
cmmttee of keys in London wish to speak with him
127
Dawson
17900312
128
Curwen
Grenville
17900313
129
Aust
Nepean
17900328
resigns role
130
Busk
Wyndham
17900405
poor heath
131
Atholl
Nepean
17900508
132
Smith,Moore etc
Atholl
17900518
payment to Clerk of Rolls
133
Dawson
Nepean
17900527
wants answer to previous letters
134
Dawson
Grenville?
17900612
re capture of escaped felons
135
Notham
Nepean
17900627
concern re health of Dawson
136
Dawson
Nepean
17900707
deputies during illness
137
Dawson
Grenville
17900725
re impressment of fishermen during herring fishery
138
merchants
Dawson
17900720
memorial
enc
139
Stevenson
Nepean
17900729
140
Dawson
Nepean
17900814
ack of official notice
141
Dawson
Grenville
17900907
re health
142
Dr Scott
17900907
case of Dawson's health
enc
143
Dawson
17900924
ack of official notice of death of Duke of Cumberland
144
Dawson
17901001
re Douglas harbour
145
Keys
King
17900917
memorial re Douglas harbour
enc
146
Taubman
17901104
147
Dawson
Grenville
17901113
ack of official notice
148
Dawson
Grenville
17901122
ack of official notice
last in file
Notes
This is the first file in the HO 98 series dealing with the IoM - a thick bound
volume, which can cause some text to be lost in the binding. The pages are unnumbered
- the page number here is the position of the document in the bound volume.
Some documents are enclosed with others - usually noted as [enc].
It is intended more as a finding aid than as full abstracts of each paper.
The dates are ISO standard format year month day;
the key persons are:
Lord Sydney - Secretary of State at Home Office for the northern district, later
replaced by George Grenville
George Aust - under Secretary of State, appointed as agent (or contact) for
Manx affairs - see collection of letters
between him & Smith/Dawson
Evan Nepean - under Secretary of State, took over role of general interface
for Manx affairs from Aust
Richard Dawson - appointed Lt Governor under Govr Smith - one (usually Dawson)
to be resident on Island, resignation was accepted in 1791 once Alexander Shaw
was in place.
Edward Smith - appointed Governor
in 1777; he resigned in ?1792, partly because he no longer wished to reside
on the Island following his marriage - politically convenient as allowed Atholl
to be appointed Governor-in-Chief in 1793.
Charles Lutwidge - appointed
by Treasury as Receiver General in 1765, also was sworn
in as Water Bailiff - died in 1784 - replaced by a totally unknown G
Watts, Wilson was deputy Rcvr-General and Richard Betham was Collector at
Douglas.
Wadsworth Busk - appointed Attorney-General
of Island in 1774
Duke of Atholl - this is the
4th Duke;
Any comments, errors or omissions gratefully received
The Editor
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