Letter proposing subscription for school building at Foxdale lead mines · Revestment 1765

Name: Letter proposing subscription for school building at Foxdale lead mines
Description: Correspondence from Major Joseph J Durbin to James McCrone requesting patronage from the Duke of Atholl for a subscription to build a school for poor children at Foxdale lead mines. The letter indicates local landowner Mr Cain has offered ground and construction oversight, with hopes for community donations. Relevant to understanding post-Revestment Atholl interests and social conditions in Manx mining communities.
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