Letter XII on the House of Keys, Manx law, estates, and parochial description
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LETTER XII..txt
- Name
- Letter XII on the House of Keys, Manx law, estates, and parochial description
- Description
- Part of a published letter series describing the Isle of Man's constitutional structures, the House of Keys (24 elected representatives), Manx property law, inheritance customs, criminal statutes, and a comprehensive list of principal estates by parish as of 1798. Provides historical context on the Act of Settlement (1703) and Tynwald ceremony. Highly relevant to understanding pre-Revestment Manx governance and the status quo being negotiated.
- Place
- Onchan
- Douglas
- Castletown
- Peel
- Tynwald Hill
- Isle of Man
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Liverpool
- Wales
- Related To
- William Cubbon
- Thomas Gawne
- Colonel William Christian (Virginia)
- George Quayle
- Norris Moore
- Philip Moore
- John Stevenson
- Major John Taubman
- William Callow
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- Type
- Financial Data
- Type
- Published Reference Work
- Audience
- Addressee identified as 'Sir' (likely Dr. Hawes, based on postscript)
- Language
- English