Lt Gov Smelt to John King: Government House repairs and permission to visit England
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ho66057q_2.txt
- Name
- Lt Gov Smelt to John King: Government House repairs and permission to visit England
- Description
- Letter from newly arrived Lieutenant Governor Charles Smelt to Home Office official John King reporting on repairs to Castle Rushen Government House and requesting permission for a month's leave to England to obtain furniture and prepare his family. Includes contemporary newspaper notice of the auction sale of his predecessor's household effects, providing context on conditions for incoming governors.
- Date
- 25 July 1805
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1805-07-25
- Creator
- Lieutenant Governor Charles Smelt
- Audience
- John King (Home Office)
- Identifier
- HO 98/66
- Language
- English