Name

Lt Governor Smelt to Lord Viscount Melbourne requesting promotion and continued residence

Description

A letter from Lieutenant Governor Colonel Charles Smelt to Home Office minister Lord Viscount Melbourne, dated 14 November 1832, requesting appointment as Governor in Chief due to declining health and financial hardship after 27 years of service. The letter reveals tensions between official salary and living costs for the Crown's representative. Includes contemporary obituary noting his death 14 days later.

Date

14 November 1832

Place

Castle Rushen

Castletown

Isle of Man

Related To

Thomas Wilson

George III

Type

Financial Data

Collection

Emigration and Diaspora

Type

Administrative Correspondence

Date Created

1832-11-14

Creator

Charles Smelt, Lieutenant Governor of Isle of Man

Audience

Lord Viscount Melbourne (Home Secretary)

Identifier

HO 98/77

Language

English