Letter from Lieutenant Governor Alexander Shaw, Castle Rushen to John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
Date(s): 27 May 1801
Creator(s): Shaw, Alexander
Scope & Content: A manuscript letter from Lieutenant Governor Shaw, thanking the Duke of Atholl for getting the War Office to pass the claim for board and lodging allowances for the Royal Manx Fencibles; Shaw then reiterates the need for the northern and sourthern volunteer companies to have adjutants; he also reports on the continued distress on the island, as a consequence of the high price of corn, which is due to the avarice of the merchants rather than to an actual shortage of grain.
Language: English
Extent: 3 pages (1 sheet)
Item name: Letter
Collection: Manuscript Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: MS 09707/7/2312
Retrieval number: AP X24 (2nd)-1
Record class: Private
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