Copy letter from Robert Steuart to James Clarke
Date(s): 13 May 1819
Creator(s): Unknown
Scope & Content: A manuscript copy of a letter sent by Robert Steuart to James Clarke [Attorney General], concerning the 'proposed alteration of the system,' in applying a fixed salary to the deemsters, and appropriating the present fees to the disposal of the government; Steuart opines that at present the House of Keys need not be consulted, and that the measure can be affected by the government alone.
Language: English
Extent: 2 pages (1 sheet)
Item name: Letter
Collection: Manuscript Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: MS 09707/7/691
Retrieval number: AP 107 (2nd)-52
Record class: Private
Access conditions: No regulations or restrictions are implemented on this material.