Calendar list of papers in HO 98/63 - 1784-1790

Page Author Recipient Date Topic Notes
1 Smith Sydney 17840228 inc Memorial of Keys on copper coinage + other docs, state of barracks, mutiny act, port guns, internal illicit trade
2 Lutwidge Treasury 17660429 Memorial re copper coinage [enc]sent on to Mint
3 Mint Treasury 17661212 Comments on manks coinage by Mint [enc]
4 Smith 17840301 Observations in answer to Lutwidge No 2
5 Keys Smith 17840302 Address of the Keys No 3
6 Dawson North 17830211 Report on Barracks, bedding etc No 4
7 Smith Sydney 17840301 state of Island, fishery + seamen, Peel school of navigation
8 Keys Smith 17840302 Suggestion re pier + Lights at Port Eyron [Erin]
9 Smith Sydney 17840303
10 Wilson + Betham Smith 17831217 Opinion on suppressing smuggling; need to clear with Recvr Genl
11 Smith Wilson + Betham 17840210 Reply to Opinion of Revenue
12 Wilson + Betham Smith 17840219 Reply to Smith
13 Smith Wilson + Betham 17840303
14 178312 seizures of salt 1781-
15 Evan Christian Smith 17840220 account of a smuggling vessel
16 Robt Farrant Smith 17840302 re Angus Mun
17 Atholl Nepean 17840315 complaint re Acts of Tynwald
18 Atholl Sydney 17840329 re his right to appoint Bishop  
19 Dawson Sydney 17840410 Acknowledgement of Quarantine notice
20 Smith Sydney 17840421 cover letter enc extract of letter from Busk re smuggling boat in Peel
21 Busk Smith 17840410 re practice of custom house
22 Aust 17840614 cover letter enc copy of law officers opinions no enclosures
23 Dawson Sydney 17840709 re necessity of continual residence
24 Dawson Sydney 17840817 incompatibility of post of Lt Govr and remaining in Corps of Engineersnotes he is eldest Lt Col in corp after some 36 years of service  
25 Commissioners of Treasury Smith 17850613 warrant for copper coinage
26 P J Heywood Sydney 17850722 cover letter re herring fishery + seamen
27 P J Heywood 17850722 report on herring fishery
28 P J Heywood Sydney 17860321 Acknowledgement of appt as Waterbailiff
29 Dawson Aust 17860327 re Copper coinage + problem of counterfeits
30 Dawson Sydney 17860603 re Copper coinage arrival
31 Sydney Dawson 17860614 re Copper coinage
32 Dawson Sydney 17860617 re convicted felons under sentence of death
33 Dawson Sydney 17860629 re Copper coinage
34 Dawson Sydney 17860722 re his bad health + need to get off island
35 Dawson Sydney 17860810 acknowledgement of receipt of gazette
36 Dawson Sydney 17860812 acknowledgement of change of sentence for felons to transportation
37 Dawson Sydney 17860826 re his bad health
38 Dawson Sydney 17860924 re transmission of address of Keys enc missing
39 Dawson Sydney 17860930 re his bad health + getting worse
40 Sydney Smith 17861006 re leave of absence granted Dawson on account of bad health + need to go somewhere warmer
41 Smith Sydney 17861031 ack of request to relieve Dawson
42 Smith Sydney 17861031 private letter sent him re request to relieve Dawson
43 Dawson Nepean 17861019 re his bad health
44 Smith Sydney 17861026 wants Dawson's leave shortened
45 Sydney Dawson 17861029 leave of absence granted
46 Smith Sydney 17861202 ack of official notice re treaty with France
47 Smith Sydney 17861219 re Lutwidge, Quayle's petition, Felons goods  
48 John Quayle Smith 17861219 petition for job of Water Bailiff enc 1
49 lib canc 17650815 Quayle + Mylrea sworn as admiralty judgwe enc 2
50 lib canc 17841015 extract petn of Quinney + shimmin enc 3
51 Smith Sydney 17870120 re proposed Act to raise money, state of gaol etc
52 Smith Sydney 17870221 private - re Lutwidge's gross misrepresentations
53 Atholl Sydney 17870202 objections to Tynwald Bill
54 Frazer Sydney 17870220 memorial opposing Tynwald bill (agent of Atholl)
55 Aust Nepean 17870212 re bill changes to be more conformable to Atholl
56 Atholl Sydney 17870216 objections to Tynwald Bill
57 Atholl Sydney 17870216 memorial
58 Smith Sydney 17870226 ack of official notice re Quarentine
59 Rose Smith 17870611 re proposed visit by Atholl
60 Smith Sydney 17870630 letter re Keys memorial re Duke
61 Keys Smith 17870630 memorial re interference of Duke of Atholl
62 Atholl Nepean 17870703 wants details of Keys comments; on his way to the Island
63 Smith Sydney 17870705 ack of official notice re Quarentine
64 Smith Keys 17870706 question to Keys re necessity of Atty Genl prosecting felons
65 Keys Smith 17870706 opinion that Atty Genl need be present
66 Keys Smith 17870706 opinion that govr can appoint a prosecutor
67 Cosnahan Smith 17870705 opinion that presence of Atty Genl desireable
68 Atholl Smith 17870710 request for information
69 Dawson Sydney 17870814 proposed return + Q re salary
70 Smith Sydney 17870920 re need to get Tynwalds bill re funding passed
71 Smith Sydney 17870926 re defenceless state of Island
72 Dawson Sydney 17870927 ack of official notice but not sure how to interpret a remark re arrangements that must take place re Island [refers to letter of 22nd Sept  
73 Taubman Cmmrs of Treasury 17871000 re Douglas Harbour destruction of pier etc [undated but after sept 1787]  
74 Dawson Sydney 17871114 ack of official notice re treaty of mutual disarming
75 Dawson Sydney 17871129 re rumours of Atholl disposing of interests
76 Dawson Nepean 17871130 re purchase of Atholl's remaing rights
77 Dawson Sydney 17880209 re Tynwald Bill to raise money
78 Taubman Daniel Callow 17880301 account of meeting with Atholl
79 Ev Christian Daniel Callow 17880302 response to query if Gov Smith acquainted Atholl with Key's memorial
80 Dawson Aust 17880309 necessities so pressing + prevented from raising money by actions of the Duke
81 ? 17880300 undated Observations on Keys Memorial + its origin
82 Dawson Nepean 17880300 re the legality of the Water Bailiff delegating his judicial functions
83 Dawson Sydney 17880407 ack of official notice of prohibition of seamen serving foreign princes + states
84 17880529 memo for Mr Napean
85 Dawson Sydney 17880530 health failing - asks re retirement on current salary for life
86 Aust Nepean 17880612 cover letter for petition to King from Bishop etc
87 Bishop etc King petition re fish tithe
88 Castley King 17880207 petition re salary as now ministers to troops
89 Dawson Smith 17880613 apprehensive of evil consequences of Duke of Atholl's visit  
90 Atholl Nepean 17880613 complaint
91 Sydney Dawson to give assistance to Duke and Stuart
92 Sydney Dawson 17880703 re Atholl's intended visit
93 Aust Dawson 17880708 Ld Sydney explaining the letters sent to Atholl
94 Aust 17880703 extract from Journal of House of Keys that this house do resist and oppose...every attempt to ...change Sovreignity [enc]
95 Aust Nepean 17880713 re need for Act to raise money - gives state of buildings
96 Aust Nepean 17880705 extract of letter from Dawson to Aust enc
97 Dawson Nepean 17880705 account of his salary etc detailed
98 Dawson Sydney 17880710 re the two versions of letter to Duke + Stuart?
99 Ross Dawson 17880612 letter re visit of Atholl enc
100 Aust Nepean 17880729 extracts etc for info of Ld Sydney + encs
101 Dawson Aust 17880721 extract enc 1
102 Atholl Dawson 17880712 letter + reply from Dawson 14 July enc 2
103 Dawson Aust 17880727 extract enc 3
104 Frazer Taubman 17880703 letter "Atholl to have full control" enc 4
105 Dawson Aust 17880816 letter re thanks etc
106 Dawson Sydney 17881210 ack of official notices of King's illness
107 Dawson Sydney 17890228 ack of official notices of King's recovery
108 Dawson Sydney 17890328 address to King
109 Dawson 17890611 re health + retirement but Mr Pitt needed Atholl's concerns to be sorted before Dawson could retire
110 Dawson Sydney 17890406 copy of letter enc
111 Smith Grenville re chapel in Castle + need for money
112 Grenville Smith 17890613 a full investigation will soon take place
113 Dawson Grenville 17890613 noting his appt in place of Ld Sydney
114 Dawson Nepean 17890614 repeating his wish for leave of absence
115 Dawson Nepean 17890711 bad health + repeating his wish for leave of absence
116 Dawson Grenville 17890712 bad health + repeating his wish for leave of absence
117 Dawson Sydney 17890406 copy of letter
118 Grenville Cmmrs Treasury 17890717
119 Grenville Dawson 17890717 extremely inconvenient to Smith to relieve + thus leave withheld
120 Smith Nepean 17890820 family come first
121 Smith Nepean 17890820
122 Dawson Nepean 17891008 remind Grenville of bad health
123 Dawson Nepean 17891120 remind Grenville of bad health
124 Dawson Grenville? 17900108 problem with wheat imports
125 Dawson Grenville 17900208 ack of official note of king's speech
126 Keys Grenville 17900307 cmmttee of keys in London wish to speak with him
127 Dawson 17900312
128 Curwen Grenville 17900313
129 Aust Nepean 17900328 resigns role
130 Busk Wyndham 17900405 poor heath
131 Atholl Nepean 17900508
132 Smith,Moore etc Atholl 17900518 payment to Clerk of Rolls
133 Dawson Nepean 17900527 wants answer to previous letters
134 Dawson Grenville? 17900612 re capture of escaped felons
135 Notham Nepean 17900627 concern re health of Dawson
136 Dawson Nepean 17900707 deputies during illness
137 Dawson Grenville 17900725 re impressment of fishermen during herring fishery
138 merchants Dawson 17900720 memorial enc
139 Stevenson Nepean 17900729
140 Dawson Nepean 17900814 ack of official notice
141 Dawson Grenville 17900907 re health
142 Dr Scott 17900907 case of Dawson's health enc
143 Dawson 17900924 ack of official notice of death of Duke of Cumberland
144 Dawson 17901001 re Douglas harbour
145 Keys King 17900917 memorial re Douglas harbour enc
146 Taubman 17901104
147 Dawson Grenville 17901113 ack of official notice
148 Dawson Grenville 17901122 ack of official notice last in file

Notes

This is the first file in the HO 98 series dealing with the IoM - a thick bound volume, which can cause some text to be lost in the binding. The pages are unnumbered - the page number here is the position of the document in the bound volume. Some documents are enclosed with others - usually noted as [enc].

It is intended more as a finding aid than as full abstracts of each paper.

The dates are ISO standard format year month day;
the key persons are:
Lord Sydney - Secretary of State at Home Office for the northern district, later replaced by George Grenville
George Aust - under Secretary of State, appointed as agent (or contact) for Manx affairs - see collection of letters between him & Smith/Dawson
Evan Nepean - under Secretary of State, took over role of general interface for Manx affairs from Aust
Richard Dawson - appointed Lt Governor under Govr Smith - one (usually Dawson) to be resident on Island, resignation was accepted in 1791 once Alexander Shaw was in place.
Edward Smith - appointed Governor in 1777; he resigned in ?1792, partly because he no longer wished to reside on the Island following his marriage - politically convenient as allowed Atholl to be appointed Governor-in-Chief in 1793.
Charles Lutwidge - appointed by Treasury as Receiver General in 1765, also was sworn in as Water Bailiff - died in 1784 - replaced by a totally unknown G Watts, Wilson was deputy Rcvr-General and Richard Betham was Collector at Douglas.
Wadsworth Busk - appointed Attorney-General of Island in 1774
Duke of Atholl - this is the 4th Duke;
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