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Date
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Brief Description
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AP_45(2nd)_1 |
2.7.1824
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Treasury to Duke re Customs appointments. |
AP_45(2nd)_2 |
16.7.1824
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Mungo Murray to Duke. General news. Dixon's house (the hotel N.M.)is in general full, but as yet there have been no offers for the new cottages. |
AP_45(2nd)_3 |
1.10.1824
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Mungo Murray to Duke. After a good passage of 18 hours from Greenock a storm has blown up which has detained the "Majestic" harbour after a seven hours buffeting. The visit of the Revenue Inspector. |
AP_45(2nd)_4 |
6.10.1824
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Duke to Treasury. re Customs appointments. |
AP_45(2nd)_5 |
15.1.1824
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Duke to Col.Wilks S.H.K. Trivial. |
AP_45(2nd)_6 |
17.6.1824
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Treasury to Duke. Authorising an increase in the salary of the Chief Constable of Douglas from £10 to £25 per annum. The Govt. will meet the deficiency on the Fines Fund for 1823/24 and investigate how it may best be managed in the future. |
AP_45(2nd)_7 |
5.2.1825
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J.Drinkwater to Duke recommending the abolition of the system of imports under Licences etc. |
AP_45(2nd)_8 |
8.2.1825
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Mungo Murray to Duke The "funny fellow" amongst his fellow passengers who advocated the use of larch for shipbuilding. |
AP_45(2nd)_9 |
28.2.1825
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Mr.Roper to Mr.Dunlop admitting that he is the author of an article referring to him. |
AP_45(2nd)_10 |
3.3.1825
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W. Roper to Duke suggesting that an English lawyer should visit the Island regularly to hear appeals from the judgements of the local judges. |
AP_45(2nd)_11 |
3.3.1825
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W. Roper to Duke with an account of the character and morals of Capt.S.M.Colquitt R.N. "a reptile" who was editor and proprietor of the "Rising Sun", and made trouble about the Duke's flag. |
AP_45(2nd)_12 |
6.3.1825
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Mungo Murray to Duke The rain in the Drawing Room at Castle Mona. and other storm damage. |
AP_45(2nd)_13 |
29.3.1825
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Mungo Murray to Duke The rats in Castle Mona. McCrone and his new "Gosple Shope". The terrible stench from the dead rats. The people steal his iron fencing so he proposes to build a stone wall. |
AP_45(2nd)_14 |
29.3.1825
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Ordnance Office to Duke as to whether Mr.McCrone was a suitable person to be a Security. |
AP_45(2nd)_15 |
6.4.1825
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G.K.Dawson to Treasury re an increase in the pay of the Chief Constable of Douglas. |
AP_45(2nd)_16 |
26.4.1825
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Mungo Murray to Duke General. A boat landing passengers from the mail packet has been upset, one of her crew drowned and two passengers rescued insensible. |
AP_45(2nd)_17 |
28.4.1825
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Duke to Treasury re an appointment to the Customs services. |
AP_45(2nd)_18 |
14.5.1825
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Office of Woods etc. to Duke re the lease of a piece of land at Dalby. |
AP_45(2nd)_19 |
6.7.1825
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Capt.Murray (?) to Duke re Mr.Roper. |
AP_45(2nd)_20 |
12.8.1825
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T. Satterthwaite to Duke re his services to Manx mining and a suggestion that if coal be found he be given a lease to mine it. |
AP_45(2nd)_21 |
10.7.1825
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A/c from James Cobb for receipts and expenditure on the Castle Mona lands between 3.3.1825 and 10.7.1825. |
AP_45(2nd)_22 |
5.9.1825
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Mungo Murray to Duke Results of farming the Castle Mona lands. |
AP_45(2nd)_23 |
2.12.1825
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Mrs.Whaley to Duke re a flaw in her legal title to FortAnne, which,having been left to anillegitimate son of her husband had, on the son's death intestate become the property of the Lord. |
AP_45(2nd)_24 |
17.12.1825
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A/c.from B.Smyth for surveying and making plans of the Duke's property. |
AP_45(2nd)_25 |
6.1.1826
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Duke to Mrs.Whaley (Draft) re. her request in 23 above. |
AP_45(2nd)_26 |
12.1.1826
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Duke to Mr.Freeling(Draft) re the inadequacy of the postal service to the Island. |
AP_45(2nd)_27 |
14.1.1826
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Duke to John Holmes ordering a pilot boat to be sent to bring Mr.McCrone from Douglas to Liverpool,as he is urgently wanted in London. |
AP_45(2nd)_28 |
15.1.1826
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B.Smythe to Duke saying thet he expects his new map of the Island to be published in a few weeks. |
AP_45(2nd)_29 |
16.1.1826
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Holmes & Sons to Duke saying a pilot boat has been sent, as requested. (in No.27 N.M.) |
AP_45(2nd)_30 |
24.1.1826
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F.Freeling to Duke. Trivial. |
AP_45(2nd)_31 |
24.1.1826
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Duke to Freeling. Trivial. |
AP_45(2nd)_32 |
3.2.1826
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G.P.O to Duke. with a statement of the receipts and expenditure on postage to the I.O.M. for three years before and after the adoption of conveyance by steam boats. |
AP_45(2nd)_33 |
16.3.1826
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John Drinkwater to Duke re.his offer to provide a mail service to the Island. |
AP_45(2nd)_34 |
20.3.1826
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W.H. Carrington to Board of Ordnance (copy) suggesting that as Castle Mona is to be sold it should be bought by Govt. to serve as a residence for the Governor and the use of the military forces in the Island. |
AP_45(2nd)_35 |
30.3.1826
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John Burrows to Duke asking that the merchants in Douglas may be given certain assistance by the Customs officials there. |
AP_45(2nd)_36 | Memorial from the merchants re AP_45(2nd)_35. | |
AP_45(2nd)_37 |
4.5.1826
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B.Smythe to Duke He has been arrested for debt and prays for payment of the A/c due to him. |
AP_45(2nd)_38 |
18.5.1826
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Holmes & Co. to Duke re getting a vessel to take a cargo from the Island to London. |
AP_45(2nd)_39 |
27.5.1826
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Holmes & Co. to Duke A vessel can be got but a Treasury Order will be necesary to ship furniture from Douglas and land it in London. |
AP_45(2nd)_40 |
30.5.1826
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Holmes & Co. to Duke the "Lisbon Packet" of 118 tons has been engaged at a fair rate of freight. |
AP_45(2nd)_41 |
31.5.1826
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Holmes & Co. to Duke The Treasury Order for shipping his furniture etc.,is necessary, Without it no goods once landed in the Island may be exported. |
AP_45(2nd)_42 |
10.6.1826
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Customs to Duke. Instructions to allow the loading and unloading of his goods have been given, |
AP_45(2nd)_43 |
24.6.1826
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Rev.Mitford to Duke An incoherent note. |
AP_45(2nd)_44 |
23.6.1826
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Rev.Mitford to Duke with more about his troubles. |
AP_45(2nd)_45 |
26.6.1826
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Customs to Duke re various promotions. |
AP_45(2nd)_46 |
26.6.1826
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J.Dolby to Duke The furniture (in Castle Mona) is now packed and it looks as if there will be more than the "Lisbon Packet" can take. May that for Scotland go by another ship ? Directions re billiard table,grates etc. are urgently awaited. |
AP_45(2nd)_47 | Memo. as to the services of Mr.Mungo Murray as Comptroller. | |
AP_45(2nd)_48 |
3.7.1826
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J.Cobb to Duke (Gardener at Castle Mona) offering to look after the gardens if he is allowed to sell the vegetables - except the best of the grapes which shall be sent to the Duke. |
AP_45(2nd)_49 |
17.7.1825
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J.Cobb to Duke Statement of wages paid in the garden 17.7.1825 to 2.7.1826 |
AP_45(2nd)_50 |
8.7.1826
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Duke to J.Dillon.Not connected with the I.O.M. |
AP_45(2nd)_51 |
9.7.1826
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W.Roper to Duke re. the conduct of Deemster Christian. |
AP_45(2nd)_52 |
16.7.1826
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B. Smythe to Duke complaining of his treatment by the Duke's agent,Mr.McCrone, |
AP_45(2nd)_53 |
17.7.1826
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W.Geneste to Duke re payment of his subscription to the Douglas Daily & Sunday School. |
AP_45(2nd)_54 |
29.7.1826
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W.H.Carrington to Duke re his son. |
AP_45(2nd)_55 |
17.9.1826
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Major R.Murray to Duke. Not connected with the I.O.M. |
AP_45(2nd)_56 |
-.9.1826
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Report (Extract) of Mr.Morris,Surveyor-Gen.of the Customs on his inspection at Douglas. in which he says that the Comptroller (Mungo Murray) was not properly performing his duty,most of which was relegated to a clerk whom he himself employed, |
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gratefully received The
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