Major Durbin to James McCrone: subscription appeal for school at Foxdale lead mines · Revestment 1765

Name: Major Durbin to James McCrone: subscription appeal for school at Foxdale lead mines
Description: Letter from Major Joseph J Durbin (Mount Murray) to James McCrone requesting assistance in securing the Duke of Atholl's patronage for a subscription to build a schoolhouse for poor children at Foxdale lead mines. The letter dates to 1825, well after the 1765 Revestment, but provides contextual information about Atholl family charitable interests and land-holding patterns on the Isle of Man during their post-Revestment period.
Date: 17 October 1825
Place: Isle of Man
Related To: James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl; John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl; James McCrone
Collection: Crown Administration; Emigration and Diaspora
Type: Administrative Correspondence
Date Created: 1825-10-17
Creator: Major Joseph J Durbin, Mount Murray
Audience: James McCrone (intermediary to the Duke of Atholl)
Identifier: AP_49-46
Language: English