Letter from R Frazer to William Pitt on Isle of Man governance and revenue, 1787
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AP_155-23_2.txt
- Name
- Letter from R Frazer to William Pitt on Isle of Man governance and revenue, 1787
- Description
- A detailed letter from R Frazer to Prime Minister William Pitt proposing solutions to the constitutional and administrative problems arising from the divided sovereignty created by the 1765 Revestment. Written 22 years after the purchase, Frazer outlines the impediments caused by the Duke of Atholl's reserved rights, proposes either enhanced Duke governance or full purchase of his remaining claims, and discusses revenue improvements, smuggling suppression, and fishery bounties.
- Date
- 2 June 1787
- Related To
- Charlotte Murray, Duchess of Atholl
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby
- John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
- Governor Mark Hildesley Smith
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1787-06-02
- Creator
- R Frazer
- Audience
- William Pitt, First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Identifier
- AP_155-23
- Language
- English