Name

Chapter 13 — The Confession

Description

The 1792 Commission of Inquiry — Parliament sending Commissioners to document what it had done. The Duke's testimony with remarkable candour. The confession of devastation. The recommendations that were never implemented. The final Atholl purchase of 1825. The arithmetic of indifference.

Period

1792–1829

Key Figures

Key figures: The 1792 Commissioners, John Murray 4th Duke

Part

Part II: By George, He's Got It

Type

Chapter