Calendar list of papers in SP 42/2 - 1775-1777

Page Author Recipient Date Topic Notes
3 Hope Suffolk 17750304
5 Suffolk Hope 17750313
7 Lutwidge Wm Glen 17750324
8 Lutwidge memorial re Gov IoM rcvd17750326 [enc]
10 Hope Suffolk 17750405 Hope moves Regt
12 Suffolk Wood 17750414 Commission for Maj Dawson ro act as Lt Govr in your absence on Capt Hope's departure
13 Suffolk Hope 17750414 re his removal from Island
15 Warlate 17750425 applies for position of Lt Gov
17 Hope Suffolk 17750425 sent the Packet boat back for Dawson who has now arrived
19 Dawson Suffolk 17750502 noting that Hope dept 27th Aprl
20 Dawson Suffolk 17750606 ack of official notice of Queen of Denmark sister to George III
21 Dawson Suffolk 17750912 acks rcpt of proclamation for suppressing Rebellion
22 Wood Suffolk 17751005 still ill
24 Dawson Suffolk 17751024 called a meeting of the Keys
25 Dawson Suffolk 17751103 acks rct of King's Speech + encloses address of the Keys
26 Suffolk Wood 17751128 much concerned re Wood's health + delay in replying to ltr of 17751005 - leave extended until early spring
27 Wood King Memorial re his health
29 Dawson Suffolk 17760326 Keys note that several acts are reaching their time limit and need royal assent for continuation not calendared from here
31 Dawson Suffolk 17760411 notes that Govr Wood plans to return by 5th June health permitting - Dawson would appreciate leave when Wood returns + raises question of pay for Lt Govr.
32 Suffolk Dawson 17760425 acks ltrs of 17760323 + 17760411 + Keys re local Acts - consult with Mr Busk re necessary tasks for re-enactment; also grants leave on return of Wood
34 Dawson Suffolk 17760502 ack official notice birth of princess
35 Dawson Suffolk 17760522 acks 17760425 + have consulted with Busk + encloses them for Royal Assent - notes promulgation on Tynwald Hill no enclosures on file
37 Suffolk Dawson 17760607 acks 17760522 + notes Royal Assent to 4 acts
38 Dawson Suffolk 17760620 acks 17760607; Wood ill with rhematick fever; notes allowance of 5s/day inadequate to job of resident Lt Govr
40 Wood Suffolk 17760721 back on Island on 16 July
41 Dawson Suffolk 17760721 notes Wood's return - still happy to return to job
42 Wood Suffolk 17760912 wishes to be informed of the lowest sum concerning which the Lords of council would be prepared to accept to consider an appeal to King in Council - in 1666 this was set at £5 + in 1738 that bonds for £30 to cover costs
44 Suffolk Wood 17761011 acks 17760912 - no specific sum set by Council but reserves right to dismiss trivial appeals
45 Wood Suffolk 17761107 acks ltr of 17761031 - notes Lt Major of Esther Cutter arrived with a Press warrant [impressment of seamen] that bear no implication to island - as 1st instance of this kind + notes implication for Herring Fishery
47 Suffolk Wood 17761115 acks 17761107 + submitted points to Admiralty
48 Suffolk Admiralty 17761115 [copy] extracts from Wood's letter re land-owners who are not otherwise seafarers being exempted
49 Admiralty Suffolk 17761130 [copy] thought fit to restrain from impressing landholders
51 Wood Suffolk 17761130 contrary winds prevented earlier receipt of ltrs 17761104 + 17761115
52 Suffolk Wood 17761202 encloses copy of ltr from Admiralty addressed to HM Ships employed in execution of Press Warrants [no enclosures on file]
53 Dawson Suffolk 17761202 [from London] re appeal Robt Heywood's assault on Robt Caesar - Robt Heywood has commenced a suit aginst me - please advise
55 Suffolk Treasury 17761205 enc copy of Dawson's 17761202 + requests that you direct your solictor to manage + indemnify Dawson
57 Robinson Suffolk 17761219 [copy]Dawson will be indemnified by Treasury
58 Wood Suffolk 17761218 acks 17761202
59 Dawson ? 17761223 met Suffolk + he saw necessity of some arrangement for a Lt Govr
61 Wood Suffolk 17770120 ack of official notice start of non numbered papers
62 Busk Suffolk 17770501 notification of death of Wood 31st Apr 1777; notes need for a Govr;  
63 Suffolk Busk 17770509 Lt Col Edward Smith appt Govr + Major Dawson Lt Gov to reside alternately
64 Busk Suffolk 17770516 note of new appointments; late loss of Gov Wood amply repaired by new appts  
65 Elizabeth Wood Suffolk 17770520 widow of Gov Wood mentions 'my poor girls', funeral conducted with as much propriety as present situation of Island would admit of, sends letter of condolence received; Govr Wood buried in Castletown chapel 17770504  
67 Elizabeth Wood letter of condolence (Original with 64 signatures)

Notes

This is the first section of the second volume of SP 42 which covers the period 1773-1783 - the 1st volume is calendared as are the first 28 pages of this bound volume; each leaf of the bound volume is numbered (this is the page number in above table), the first page of each document is also sequentially numbered up to 'page' 60 (document 38) this being the final document in 1776. Some documents are enclosed with others - usually noted as [enc].

The dates are ISO standard format year month day;
the key persons are:
Lord Suffolk - Secretary of State at Home Office for the northern district
Henry Hope - senior Army Officer on Island temporarily appointed Lt Governor during illness of Governor Wood
Richard Dawson - appointed Lt Governor when Capt Hope was recalled to his Regiment, later Lt Govr under Govr Smith
John Wood - originally appointed Governor by last Atholl Lord and continued in post by Westminster
Charles Lutwidge - appointed by Treasury as Receiver General
Wadsworth Busk - appointed Attorney-General of Island in 1774;
 

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