Letter from George Moore to Duke of Atholl re. property dispute and harbour improvement scheme
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AP_X46-15.txt
- Name
- Letter from George Moore to Duke of Atholl re. property dispute and harbour improvement scheme
- Description
- Letter from George Moore, a Manx merchant and tenant, to the Duke of Atholl concerning a disputed intack (enclosed land) near Fort Douglas and Moore's proposal to improve Peel Harbour with merchant funding. Moore defends himself against encroachment charges, criticizes the conduct of officials (particularly Deputy Searcher Lidderdale), and proposes a £1,500 harbour improvement scheme to attract shipping from Liverpool, Lancaster, Whitehaven, and Glasgow. Relevant to trade, governance, revenue, port infrastructure, and merchant-authority relations in pre-Revestment Isle of Man.
- Date
- 20 February 1759
- Related To
- George Moore
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- Basil Cochrane
- John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
- John Murray (Atholl agent)
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1759-02-20
- Creator
- George Moore (Manx merchant, Peeltown)
- Audience
- Duke of Atholl (feudal lord and sovereign)
- Identifier
- AP_X46-15 (Atholl Papers)
- Language
- English