James McCrone to Duke of Atholl on island poverty, emigration, and financial difficulties · Revestment 1765

Name: James McCrone to Duke of Atholl on island poverty, emigration, and financial difficulties
Description: Letter from James McCrone (agent) to the Duke of Atholl reporting severe economic distress on the Isle of Man in 1827, including crop and fishing failures, mass emigration to America, banking difficulties, and the impact of the Crown's acquisition of the Duke's interest. Covers rent collection failures, currency shortage, mining company collapse, and estate management issues.
Date: 7 March 1827
Place: Isle of Man; London
Related To: James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl; John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl; James McCrone
Type: Financial Data
Collection: Crown Administration; Emigration and Diaspora
Type: Administrative Correspondence
Date Created: 1827-03-07
Creator: James McCrone
Audience: Duke of Atholl
Identifier: AP_49(4th)-30
Language: English