Duke of Atholl's response to proposal for sale of Isle of Man
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Duke of Atholl's response to proposal for sale of Isle of Man
- Description
- Letter from the Duke of Atholl at Atholl House responding to a proposal from the Crown (dated 25th July 1764) to purchase the Isle of Man under the Act of the 12th George I. The Duke expresses reluctance to sell the island, which has been in his family for nearly four centuries, but indicates willingness to negotiate if deemed essential for the King's service and the public good.
- Date
- 29th August 1764
- Type
- Financial Data
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_142055.md
- img:20260219_142055.jpg
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1764-08-29
- Creator
- Duke of Atholl
- Audience
- Their Lordships (Crown officials)
- Identifier
- MS 09707/6/334/i; AP 426-11
- Provenance
- Document appears legible; text breaks off mid-sentence at bottom of visible page ('but').
- Language
- English