Petition to Duke of Atholl for remission of John Bean Hannay's transportation sentence (1817) · Revestment 1765

Name: Petition to Duke of Atholl for remission of John Bean Hannay's transportation sentence (1817)
Description: A two-part petition from J. F. Cosnahan to the Duke of Atholl dated March 1817, seeking intercession with the Prince Regent for remission of John Bean Hannay's seven-year transportation sentence for violation of slave trade abolition acts. Hannay, a young Manxman, had assisted in transporting slaves whilst serving as mate and later captain of a vessel. The petition emphasizes his youth, inadvertence, and family hardship (widowed mother with six daughters; loss of his brother at sea). A second letter follows, noting plans for a petition signed by Liverpool merchants. Includes genealogical and contextual annotations identifying the Hannay family and related individuals.
Date: 19 March 1817
Place: Onchan; Douglas; Isle of Man; London; Liverpool
Related To: James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
Collection: Crown Administration
Type: Petition
Date Created: 1817-03-19
Creator: J. F. Cosnahan, 3 Oxford Court, Cannon Street
Audience: The Duke of Atholl
Identifier: AP_108(2nd)-40/41
Language: English