Letter from J West (Treasury) to Duke of Atholl on Whitehaven Memorial and Isle of Man purchase · Revestment 1765

Name: Letter from J West (Treasury) to Duke of Atholl on Whitehaven Memorial and Isle of Man purchase
Description: Treasury official J West informs the Duke of Atholl that merchants from Whitehaven have petitioned against smuggling from the Isle of Man, and that the Treasury Lords wish to renew negotiations for the Crown's purchase of the Island. This is a pivotal early signal of Crown interest in acquiring sovereignty, preceding the 1765 Revestment by eleven years.
Date: 22 November 1754
Place: Whitehaven; Great Britain; Isle of Man; Ireland
Related To: James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl; John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
Collection: The Last Years of the Lordship
Type: Administrative Correspondence
Date Created: 1754-11-22
Creator: J West, Treasury Chambers
Audience: Duke of Atholl
Identifier: AP X73-11
Language: English