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[Governor Cochrane to Duke - 15 July 1761]

My Lord

Last night I arrived here and Fryday Capt Wood and I landed at Kircudbright, Today I have been at the Board of Excise and in a few days hope to leave here to wait upon your Grace have brought with me the Auditt and the last abstract So hope to finish my Government to your Grace's Satisfaction and if so will be a Satisfaction I allwise wish to doe. I am with great Esteen &c

Edinburgh July 15th 1761

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[Governor Wood to Duke - 15 Aug 1761]

My Lord

My having been in the West Country settling some Affairs that became Necessary before my Departure to the Island, prevented my having the Honor of your Graces Letter & Commission appointing me Governor of the Isle of Mann till now. The Expectation your Grace is pleased t Entertain in regard to my Conduct, gives me the greatest Satisfaction, and I beg leave to Assure your Grace that it shall be my Constant Study to Preserve it; I propose setting out for the Island as Soon as Possible; and shall certainly write your Grace soon after my Arrival. In the meantime beg leave to offer my most humble Duty to your Grace, My Lady Duchess, Mr Murray and my Lady Charlotte And have the honor &c

Carse near Dumfries Augst 15th 1761

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[Governor Wood to Duke - 16 Sept 1761]

My Lord

As I just now heard of a Vessell bound for Liverpool thought it my Duty to Acquaint your Grace of my Arrival here (last night) in a very hard Gale of Wind, I was Wind bound at Kircudbright for Ten days which made me the more forward to get out. The Condition Mrs Wood & the Children are in Obliges me to remain here another day, then shall proceed to Castletown, and soon after shall Inform your Grace of such particulars as may then become necessary. I wrote your Grace the 17th August Directed to Dunkeld which I hope came to hand. I beg leave to offer my most humble Duty to your Grace, My Lady Duchess, Mr Murray and my Lady Charlotte And have the honor &c

Douglas Septr 16th 1761

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[Governor Wood to Duke - #1 9 Oct 1761]

My Lord

Imediately after my landing in this Isle, I did myself the Honor of Informing your Grace of my Arrival; and nothing material since occuring, I delayed writing till your Grace could be informed of a Remittance. And I now have the pleasure to acquaint your Grace that there is now in the Treasury £1500 ready to remitt by the first safe conveyance. Commissioner Cochrane in a Letter to me sometime ago, mentioned your Graces Resolution to have all the Appeals in General now depending before your Grace fully heard & determined; I beg leave likewise to recommend that future Business may be put upon such a Plan of procedure, as will expedite and and Answer all the Ends of Justice, and at the same time obviate the Mischiefs of delays in the prosecution of Appeals. The awarding of proper Costs according to a late Law would likewise be of the Outmost Consequences and nothing more Necessary than a Correspondence between your Register of Appeals at London And the Comptroller in this Isle as Occasion & Business should require; I wish your Grace many returns of this Day and have the honor to be &c

Castletown Octbr 9th 1761

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[Governor Wood to Duke - #2 20 Oct 1761]

My Lord

On the 16th Ult the day after my Arrival in this Isle I wrote your Grace, and on the 9th Instant when a Sum had been collected, which was the first Occrance worth mentioning to your Grace, I did myself the Honor of writing No 1st, advising your Grace that there was £1500 ready to be remitted by the first safe Opportunity. This sum is made up £2000, And is to be sent with the Comptroller to who I refer your Grace for Information of many particulars. And have the honor to be &c

Castletown Octbr 20th 1761

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[Governor Wood to Duke - #3 18 Novr 1761]

Inclosed your Grace will receive the Midsummer Quartrs Extract; And as there is nothing very Material at present Occurs, shall only Observe that there have been several Cargoes of Spirits & Tea Imported lately; indeed the Vessels that were Obliged to perform their Quarentine have suffer'd considerably in their Cargo's, Occasioned by bad Weather, which we had a long tract off. I was heartily Sorry to hear that my Letters were so long a time in reaching your Grace, owing to no fault of mine, as I followed the usual Method of Conveyance. And have the honor to be &c

Castletown Novr 18th 1761

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[Governor Wood to Duke - #4 24 Decr 1761]

I had the honour of your Graces Letter of the 20th Novr a few days ago, and shall be sure to give my Outmost Attention to every particular therein Contained. By a Letter which I had lately from the Comptroller I find the Manx Causes were put off a Second time; and that he had wrote your Grace desiring to know whether his presence becomes still Necessary in London or to return Home; however your Grace may be Assured that so soon as he returns the Affair of the Tythes shall be immediately sett About.

It gives me the greatest Satisfaction to find that your Grace (before leaving London) had signified your Pleasure of having the Appeals now depending forthwith discused, and had likewise directed the Speedy hearing of Appeals for the future; the punctual Observance of which cannot well fail of producing very happy Effects.

I delivered your Grace's Compliments to Mrs Wood who is much obliged to your Grace for the honour you did her, and begs leave to join me in wishing your Grace, my Lady Duchess, and all the Family many returns of this Season. And have the honor &c

Castletown 24th Decr 1761

I sent your Grace Directed for London No. 3 of the Midsummer Quartr Extract which I hope came safely.