[“ HO 99/18 may contain a letter of 15 November 1833 and also a letter of 21 March 1835 from the IoM to Whitehall; both concern the transportation of Sarah LYNCHEY and the permission for her to take 3 children with her.”]
[" The date on the letter at the head of page 96 is "Whitehall March 21 1835"]

HO 99/18 - replies from Whitehall to the Lt Governor of the IOM

p.83
Whitehall September 19th 1833
[Letter about] …£27.17.3 "for conveyance of the Convict."

p.84
To Lt Govr Ready
Whitehall October 14th 1833
I have laid before Viscount Melbourne your letter to me of 10th inst [re] John Chesterman’s charge for the conveyance of one Female convict from the Isle of Man to the Amphitrite Convict ship at Woolwich, and I am directed by ~~ to return John Chesterman’s account to you, and to acquaint you that as His Lordship agrees with you that many of the items in the amount appear to be uncalled for – he requests you will examine the same and report what portion thereof should be defrayed.

p.87
To Lt Govr Ready
Whitehall 15th November 1833
[Letter about] an Act of Tynwald passed on the 8th for the better supplying of Douglas with water.

p.87
Lt Gov Ready
Whitehall 18th November 1833
Sir,
your letter of the 15th inst addressed to Mr Lamb, has been laid before Viscount Melbourne, and I am directed by His Lordship to acquaint you, that a letter has been written to the Treasury recommending that the Lord’s Commissioners should give direction for the payment of Mr Quirk’s Bill of Costs and Expenses incurred in the Prosecution of Sarah & Thomas Linchey, amounting to the sum of £8.5.3 British.

p.88
Lt Col: Ready
Lt Gov of the
Isle of Man
Whitehall 13th December 1833
Sir,
With reference to your letter…[re] …..Sarah & Thomas Linchey [re] ….Grand Larceny ... agree to pay Mr Quirk

p.96
Whitehall May 9th 1834
[Letter about] ….New Church at Kirk Michael

p.110
Lt Governor Ready
Whitehall 13th March 1835
Mr Secretary Goulbarn …. account of expences in your letter of 24th unltimo recommend the sum of £27.16.6 be discharged. He also thinks the Constable, John Chesterman, did not require 13 days to convey 2 convicts to the hulks and nine or 10 days should suffice in future.

p.113
Lt Gov Ready
Whitehall 20th March 1835 [only entry between 17th & 24th]
[instructions to pay] John Chesterman Chief Constable £27.16.6 expences of conveyance of Daniel Thompson & Thomas Hillhouse, two male convicts, from the Gaol at Castle Rushen to Woolwich.

p.120
Lt Gov Ready
Whitehall 14th May 1835
Sir,
I am directed by Lord John Russell to acquaint you with reference to your letter of the 27th unltimo that the Lord’s Commissioners of the Treasury have desired the Commissioners of the Customs to instruct their collector with the Isle of Man to discharge John Chesterman’s (Chief Constable) account of expences for conveying two Female convicts and three children from the Isle of Man to Woolwich amounting to the sum of £31.0.9