Report of committee into State of St George's Church, Douglas, 20 Aug 1799 · Revestment 1765

Name: Report of committee into State of St George's Church, Douglas, 20 Aug 1799
Description: A formal report to the Bishop of Sodor and Man from a committee appointed to assess the financial condition of St George's Chapel in Douglas. The report details outstanding debts (£363.2s.10½d), uncollected contributions (£29.13s.6d), estimated costs to complete the chapel (£330), and churchyard acquisition costs (£170). It notes chapel revenues from pew rents average only £37.9s annually and recommends constituting the chapel as a parish church.
Date: 20 August 1799
Place: Douglas; Isle of Man
Related To: Thomas Stowell; Robert Heywood
Type: Financial Data
Collection: Crown Administration
Type: Administrative Correspondence
Date Created: 1799-08-20
Creator: Committee appointed by the Bishop of Sodor and Man
Audience: Claudius, Bishop of Sodor and Man
Identifier: AP 136(2nd)-24
Language: English