Letter from John Quayle to Basil Cochrane on Manx judicial appointments and local affairs
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AP_X17-25.txt
- Name
- Letter from John Quayle to Basil Cochrane on Manx judicial appointments and local affairs
- Description
- A private letter from John Quayle (Manx official) to Basil Cochrane discussing patronage politics surrounding the deemstership appointment (Mr Taubman succeeding a deceased deemster), alleged corruption by the deputy deemster, the Duke of Atholl's influence, and gossip about Manx gentry and commercial affairs. Provides insight into governance, nepotism, and smuggling-adjacent activities ('boon money', puffin smuggling) in pre-Revestment Isle of Man.
- Date
- 30 September 1763
- Related To
- John Quayle
- George Moore
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
- Basil Cochrane
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1763-09-30
- Creator
- John Quayle
- Audience
- Basil Cochrane
- Identifier
- AP X17-25
- Language
- English