Name

Shaw requests copies of gubernatorial instructions and missing papers, 26 Feb 1791

Description

Letter from Alexander Shaw, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, to Evan Nepean (Under Secretary of State) requesting copies of gubernatorial instructions and correspondence records. Shaw reports that previous Governor Smith's letter book, Royal Instructions accompanying the governorship, and instructions given to Governor Wood in 1765 (upon vesting the Isle in the Crown) cannot be located. He also notes that his predecessor Lieut Governor Dawson left only statute books and largely worthless papers. This letter is crucial for understanding post-Revestment administrative continuity and the state of governance records in the 1790s.

Date

26 February 1791

Place

Castle Rushen

Westminster

Isle of Man

Related To

John Wood

Governor Mark Hildesley Smith

Collection

Crown Administration

Type

Administrative Correspondence

Date Created

1791-02-26

Creator

Alexander Shaw, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man

Audience

Evan Nepean, Under Secretary of State

Identifier

HO 98/64

Language

English