Name

Lt Governor Smelt to Under-Secretary Phillips on military stationing and barracks in Isle of Man

Description

Official correspondence from Lieutenant Governor Charles Smelt to Phillips at the Home Office regarding the permanent military presence in the Isle of Man following the 1765 Revestment. Smelt assesses military necessity, discusses garrison duties (revenue protection, herring season fisheries enforcement), criticizes deficient police structures, and proposes barracks accommodation improvements for the 74th and 80th Regiment depots.

Date

21 May 1828

Place

Castle Rushen

Douglas

Castletown

Isle of Man

Ireland

Great Britain

Related To

Robert Peel

Type

Financial Data

Collection

Crown Administration

Emigration and Diaspora

Type

Administrative Correspondence

Date Created

1828-05-21

Creator

Charles Smelt, Lieutenant Governor of Isle of Man

Audience

Under-Secretary of State Phillips; Sir Robert Peel (Secretary of State)

Identifier

HO 98/75

Language

English