Col Wilks to Lord Powis on Duke of Atholl's despotism and governance of Isle of Man
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- Name
- Col Wilks to Lord Powis on Duke of Atholl's despotism and governance of Isle of Man
- Description
- Colonel M Wilks writes to Lord Powis (Home Office) in 1812 detailing the Duke of Atholl's repeated attempts to undermine the Isle of Man's constitutional rights and legislative independence since the 1765 Revestment. Wilks chronicles failed Parliamentary bills (1780–1783), the Duke's appointment as Governor (1792–93), efforts to control the Lieutenant Governor position, and current threats to the House of Keys' autonomy and property rights. The letter appeals for intervention to protect Manx constitutional liberties from aristocratic overreach.
- Date
- 21 August 1812
- Related To
- Lord Ellenborough
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby
- John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
- Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth
- Governor Mark Hildesley Smith
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1812-08-21
- Creator
- Colonel M Wilks
- Audience
- Lord Powis (Home Office)
- Identifier
- HO 97/67 (also referenced as HO 98/67)
- Language
- English