James Clark to Hobhouse on police efficiency and mail conveyance via Steam Packet · Revestment 1765

Name: James Clark to Hobhouse on police efficiency and mail conveyance via Steam Packet
Description: Letter from James Clark (likely a Manx official) to Hobhouse at the Home Office regarding the inefficiency of Douglas police, salary augmentation for constables, and the need to route mail via steam packet rather than Whitehaven. Reflects post-Revestment administrative challenges and economic development of the Island following the 1765 purchase of sovereignty.
Date: 16 July 1822
Place: Whitehaven; Douglas; Castletown; Peel; Ramsey; Isle of Man
Type: Financial Data
Collection: Crown Administration; Emigration and Diaspora
Type: Administrative Correspondence
Date Created: 1822-07-16
Creator: James Clark
Audience: Hobhouse (Home Office)
Identifier: HO 98/71
Language: English