Office of Ordnance report on barracks and military supplies for Isle of Man
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T_1_454_198.txt
- Name
- Office of Ordnance report on barracks and military supplies for Isle of Man
- Description
- Letter from the Office of Ordnance to the Marquis of Granby reporting on Engineer Dawson's inspection of barracks at Castletown for housing His Majesty's troops. Discusses the cessation of beneficial trade with France and Spain following the 1765 Purchase, which removed the island's previous protection from privateers, and requests authorization for ordnance, ammunition, and stores to be sent to the island.
- Date
- 20 February 1766
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1766-02-20
- Creator
- Office of Ordnance
- Audience
- Marquis of Granby
- Identifier
- T 1/454/198
- Language
- English