Col Wilks to Lord Powis on Duke of Atholl's despotic plans for Isle of Man, 1812
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- Name
- Col Wilks to Lord Powis on Duke of Atholl's despotic plans for Isle of Man, 1812
- Description
- Colonel M Wilks writes to Lord Powis requesting intervention against the Duke of Atholl's alleged schemes to undermine the Isle of Man's constitutional governance and property rights. The letter traces the Revestment of 1765, the subsequent appointment of the Duke as Governor, and his attempts to subvert insular laws through Parliamentary bills and administrative manipulation. It requests protection for the independence of the Lieutenant Governor position from Atholl's influence.
- 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 cited as HO 98/67 in document)
- Language
- English