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24.1.1758
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. He has written to Birmingham to have silver pence struck,and when ready sent to your house in London with twenty shillings of the copper pence and five shillings of the half-pence, Messrs.Moores who have received more favours from me than anyone in the Island,are now making all the disturbance in their power. They wished the Keys to appeal to you against the naturalization and especially against the Roman Catholics, but the Keys declined,saying they were very sensible of the great benefits the Island received from strangers coming amongst them...which is a fact. For take away the strangers and the Island would be of little value to Your Grace. "All this nonsense of the Moores is aimed against me because I lately discovered that they have been running goods so have had for some time a watchful eye over them, As for George Moore,I really believe he isgoing mad.,He was in that condition some years ago,and I am apprehensive that it is coming on again,and he is prompted to his idle schemes by his brother, chaplain to Col.John Forbes's Regt - a wicked,drunken andsad fellow". Mr.Castley has arrived, The Bishop has taken him under his protection and begs that he may be made Chaplain of Castletown. |
| AP_X14_2 |
11.2.1758
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. Suggests that appeals to London,often on matters of little importance,or else made merely to secure delay,are very exnensive and troublesome it would be well if the Duke appointed Commissioners to hear them in the Island,as the Earls of Derby often did. Law suits of importance should still be heard in London. |
| AP_X14_3 |
24.2.1758
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Commission appointing Edmund Hoskins of Lincoln's inn to hear appeals from the Island on the Duke's behelf. (Copy) |
| AP_X14_4 |
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Suggestions from ? re.the detailed working of the Commissioners for Appeals in London |
| AP_X14_5 |
18.3.1758
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. He considers it a mistake to say that the Roman Catholics are increasing,and does not know of one of any consequence that has come to the Island in the seven years he has been there, and there is less "noise about religion" than in any part of His Majesty's Dominions. the Moores have made a noise about them because they cannot get the whole trade into their own hands and because I will not support them to the prejudice of other traders. To put the affair of the naturalization of Roman Catholics in a true light he sends a paper signed by the Officers which he hopes will show that what was done was for the interest of both the Duke and the Island. |
| AP_X14_6 |
18.3.1758
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Statement re. the naturalization of Papists in the I.O.M.(see No.5 evove. ) |
| AP_X14_7 |
23.4.1758
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. He has already told the Duke that Messrs. Ross and Black desired a piece of land in Douglas upon which to build a house. Mr.Ross now considers that he is too old to build,but as Mr, Black proposes to start building this season he sends the necessary papers for signature. |
| AP_X14_8 |
1.5.1758
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. The suggested bridge across Douglas harbour will be a great advantage,and will enable merchants to build cellars and storehouses, of which there is great need,on the other side. The rebuilding of the forts at Douglas and Ramsey hss been delayed for want of timber, but where are good cannon to be obtained ? |
| AP_X14_9 |
27.5.1758
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H.Hamersley to Duke. with his A/c for 1751/1756. (Includes charges in connection with the Duke's suit against the Earl of Derby contesting the Late Lord Derby's Will) |
| AP_X14_10 | A/c as above [AP_X14_9] | |
| AP_X14_11 |
9.6.1758
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. Mr.Sedden of Scarlett has died,as he lived, a very bad character, The brass money has arrived,and everybody is greatly pleased with it. |
| AP_X14_12 | Note of cost for copper pence and halfpence. | |
| AP_X14_13 |
19.6.1758
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Haliday & Dunbar (Liverpool) to Duke. offering their services as bankers (to handle remittances from the Island) in place of Tarleton, Welch,Backhouse and Parr who are giving up business, |
| AP_X14_14 |
25.6.1758
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C.Lutwidge to Commisioners of Customs (copy) from Whitehaven. Details of ships which have recently arrived in the Island with dutiable cargoes, 5 Dutch, 2 Swedish and I Spanish in three weeks. |
| AP_X14_15 |
5.7.1758
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Customs to Treasury. (copy) with a copy of the above[AP_X14_14] and a notification that smuggling fron the Island is on the increase, |
| AP_X14_16 |
11.7.1758
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Treasury to Duke. advising him of the above [AP_X14_15] and asking his assistance to prevent this "enormous fraud upon the public revenue". |
| AP_X14_17 |
15.7.1758
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H.Hamersley to Duke. advising the reeeipt of £2,650 from Lord Derby for the use of the clergy. |
| AP_X14_18 |
24.7.1758
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. The new store and Fort at Ramsey will be begun in a few days. The old store which adjoins Mr.Frissel's house hes been sold to him for £30, He encloses an answer to the petition sent to the Duke by Mr. Woodside wno "knows not what he would be at,he is always drunk from morning to night". He is replacing Capt.Murray at Peel - who is "not so careful as he might be" by Mr.Lidderdale. He will bring Murray to Castletown to have him "under my own eye". |
| AP_X14_19 |
11.8.1758
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. General. |
| AP_X14_20 |
11.8.1758
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J.J. Bacon to Duke. A cargo of herrings (803 bls.) shipped to St. Christopher in the West Indies by their ship the 'Lady Charlette' was seized on arrival by the Customs on the ground that they were not from Gt. Britain. Ship and cargo were condemned and sold. Their agents in the W.I. have appealed to the King against this and the Duke is asked to support the appeal. |
| AP_X14_21 |
6.9.1758
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Bishop Hildesley to Duke. General. |
| AP_X14_22 |
7.9.1758
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Clergy & Schoolmasters to the Duke, expressing their gratitude for loans made to them against the money due them from the Earl of Derby,and asking that they may continue to be allowed to rent the impropriate tithes of their own parishes rather than that they should be let to others.(Signed ey twelve vicars. ) |
| AP_X14_23 |
8.9.1758
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Bishop Hildesley to Cochrane (copy) in Scotland, enclosing the above for transmission. |
| AP_X14_24 |
13.9.1758
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. (from Edinburgh) He has had to cross to Scotland on urgent private affairs. |
| AP_X14_25 |
15.9.1758
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Major Cochrane to Duke. saying that he has had to call his brother home to help him with family affairs consequent on the death of Lord Dundonald. |
| AP_X14_26 |
12.9.1758
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T.Read to Duke. enclosing a petition from H. Woodside. |
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H.Woodside to Duke. A long and involved complaint from a Castletown gentleman, late of Dublin,who complains of illtreatment and injustice experienced in the Island. His story is that Margaret Telford,a servant of the Governor and a woman of infamous character, had him arrested and his goods seized on a charge that he intended to leave the Island while holding goods which James Kells (who owed her £23) had unlawfully conveyed to him as an inducement to get for him a passage to Ireland. Also that he (Woodside) was concealing Kells' wife so that proceedings to recover the debt could not be taken against her. A charge of a somewhat similar nature was also made by Grissel Ross. Woodside complains that he could not get his case heard in the Courts,where it was postponed several times on flimsy excuses: that he was taken fron a bed of sickness and imprisoned in Castle Rushen and,when he eventually got out and tried to get an appeal heard in London,was refused copies of the necessary decuments from the Island. He alledges that the Manx Court said they paid no heed to English law and,when he quoted Magna Carta told him he might just as well quote Robinson Crusoe. He says he could not get an advocate to appear for him,so had to conduct his own case - the Governor refused to help him and the Court treated him with contempt and ridicule. |
| AP_X14_28 |
-.9.1756
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Statement on the Woodside case int. Sept. 1756/Oct 1757 by the Comptroller. After giving details, this says "Upon the whole the petitioner,from the day of hie landing,has beeen a very turbulent, litigious and troublesome man... and as far from having any cause of complaint he hath been shown too much indulgence and lenity". |
| AP_X14_29 |
26.9.1758
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Duke to Gov. Cochrane. Memo. of things done,and to be done, includes:- That a stop be put to Mr.Moore building his storehoues at Douglas until his License allows him. That the Leads upon the roof of Castle Rushen be repaired. Mr Haywood to be paid £20 towards building a bridge over the river at Douglas.The Duke is taking up with the Treasury Council the case of the "Lady Charlette" at Antigua. ( See AP_X14_20 N.M.) Liverpool merchants to be informed that the intended bridge over the river at Douglas will not impede navigation. Governor to speak to Mr. Baron Maul and Gov. Murray about the "proper medal in gold for the Governor of the I.O.M. and silver medals for the Officers". Such parts of the roof of Peel Castle as are becoming decayed may be taken down, but the Armory and Storehouse are to be kept in proper repair. |
| AP_X14_30 |
12.10.1758
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H. Hamersley to Harrison. Acknowledging a remittance against his bill,and regretting that the Duke appears to dispute some of the items. The case of Mrs.Stevenson has been settled. Being unable longer to keep up the contest she has accepted what was offered her,and has returned to Ireland..."which I think is hard upon her". |
| AP_X14_31 |
6.11.1758
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Gov. Cochrane to Harrison. (?) (from Culrose) General. |
| AP_X14_32 |
3.12.1758
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Duke to Treasury. In answer to a request for his help to stop smuggling. There has been no recent change in conditions. A small duty is paid to the Lord on imports,of what becomes of them after he has no knowledge. He has given the Governor strict orders to do everything possible to prevent future complaints. |
| AP_X14_33 |
12.12.1758
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. Having arrived back in the Island he finds the clergy willing to buy their tithes but doubtful of the Duke's right to sell |
| AP_X14_34 |
14.10.1759
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H. Hamersley to Harrison. acknowledging settlement of his bill. |
| AP_X14_35 | Hamersley's bill as AP_X14_34 | |
| AP_X14_36 |
5.7.1760
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H. Hamersley to Harrison. re various appeals etc, |
| AP_X14_37 |
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form to be used by the Duke when allowing and connfirming various Acts of Tynwald. |
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