Copy memorial from the House of Keys to Lieutenant Governor Richard Dawson
Date(s): 19 Feb 1780
Creator(s): Quayle, John
Scope & Content: A manuscript copy of a memorial sent by the House of Keys to Lieutenant Governor Dawson, responding to a petition [see MS 09707/8/102] sent by certain local property owners to the Duke of Atholl, levying various grievances against the memorialists; the Keys go on to state that the other petition is 'an insult to the existing legislature and effecting a revolution in the legal government and constitution,' therefore they ask Dawson to lay the matter before the King and take action against the other petitioners.
Language: English
Extent: 4 pages (1 sheet)
Item name: Memorial
Collection: Manuscript Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: MS 09707/8/99
Retrieval number: AP 36A-2
Record class: Private
Access conditions: No regulations or restrictions are implemented on this material.