Cost of Returning the Light Dragoons to Ireland from Isle of Man
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Cost of Returning the Light Dragoons to Ireland from Isle of Man
- Description
- Administrative letter from the Lord Lieutenant (Hertford) to the Lords of the Treasury requesting payment of £235 5s 5d for the cost of transporting two troops of Hale's Dragoons from the Isle of Man to Ireland in 1766. The document confirms that Great Britain bore the transportation expenses and references the original deployment to the Island on 28 June 1765. Relevant to understanding military costs and the transitional governance of the Island during the Revestment period.
- Date
- 15 July 1766
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1766-07-15
- Creator
- Hertford, Lord Lieutenant
- Audience
- The Lords of the Treasury
- Identifier
- T 1/446/67
- Language
- English