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14.1.1753
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. The Keys have pasesd several new laws, including the "Steel (?)) Act" which was much needed as delay in passing it had caused much confusion, This was because the Keys "not being suffered to opprose and do injustice" would for a long time not pass Acts which were for their own good and that of the Island, He has now got them in a good humour,however, by agreeing to the passage of certain private Bills. (Should be "Style" for establishing the new calendar, N.M.) |
| AP_X30_2 |
30.1.1753
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Duke to Gov. Cochrane. (copy) General. With a presentation to Kk.Marown for Mr.Christian. Though Parliament has met there has as yet been no mention of the sale of the Island or the leasing of the Customs,so Sir James Lowther's news can be safely contradicted. He has appointed Mr.Hammersley as Register of Appeals from the Island which are to be heard in London by the Solicitor-General. |
| AP_X30_3 |
3.2.1753
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. The old Receiver General - a good and faithful servant - has died. He recommends as his successor Dan.Mylrea, the Att.-Gen. |
| AP_X30_4 |
19.2.1753
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. General. |
| AP_X30_5 |
20.2.1753
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Duke to Gov. Cochrane. General. If the Government ever had thoughts of purchasing the Island they have laid them aside for the present. |
| AP_X30_6 |
6.3.1753
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. The country people have been stealing wrecked cargo washed ashore in Santon, One package valued at forty or fifty pounds has been recovered from them and, despite their cunning methods and their perjury,it is hoped to recover more. |
| AP_X30_7 |
15.3.1753
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. General.enclosing a list of new Acts passed. |
| AP_X30_8 | List of new Acts passed. | |
| AP_X30_9 |
15.3.1753
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Quayle & Mylrea to Duke. with thanks for their appointment as acting Receivers. |
| AP_X30_10 |
31.3.1753
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Duke to Gov. Cochrane. General. |
| AP_X30_11 |
14.4.1753
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. More hidden wrecked cargo is being discovered, The people have "got into a villanous method of swearing one another to secrecy that if they did not quarrel amongst themselves we should never make any discoveries". |
| AP_X30_12 |
31.5.1753
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Memo. of arrangements made between the Duke and Cochrane on various minor matters. |
| AP_X30_13 |
7.6.1753
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G.Griffiths to Duke. Trivial. |
| AP_X30_14 |
20.8.1753
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke.He has been unable to write for some time owing to a severe attack of Scurvy "or what the country people call blast" which made him fear that he would lose his eyesight - but he is now recovering. |
| AP_X30_15 |
11.9.1753
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Warrant for Ewan Collister of Douglas to be a Notary Public (copy) |
| AP_X30_16 |
1.9.1753
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Hamersley to Harrison. Mrs.Stevenson's case has been adjourned to a more favourable time. The Clergy's case has been awaiting the examination of Lord Derby,an account of which is enclosed so that it may be shown to the clergy. |
| AP_X30_17 |
30.7.1753
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Examination of Edward,Earl of Derby, made to arrive at the value of the colateral (Bispham and other estates) for the payment of tithes to the Manx clergy. |
| AP_X30_18 |
1.10.1753
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke.with a remittamce of £2,107 and the news that trade improves daily. |
| AP_X30_19 |
8.10.1753
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D. Ross & R. Black to Duke. Asking that duty paid on tobacco found to be rotten and valueless after being landed may be remitted. |
| AP_X30_20 |
11.11.1753
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. from Dumfries,with the information that his illness has become so serious - he cannot use either his hands or feet - that he is on his way to Edinburgh to obtain treatment for it. |
| AP_X30_21 |
26.11.1753
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Duke to Gov. Cochrane. expressing regret at hearing of his condition and a hope for his recovery. Sends a letter (AP_X30_19 above) and suggests that the duty should be repaid as requested. |
| AP_X30_22 |
3.12.1753
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Gov. Cochrane to Duke. (from Edin.) He is much better,and is now able to use his hand to write with,which he could not do when he arrived. He agrees about remitting the duty,as it encourages merchants when they find themselves well treated, |
| AP_X30_23 |
6.12.1753
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R.Irvine to J.Quayle. with a Bill on Edin. in payment of duty. |
| AP_X30_24 |
10.12.1753
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Duke to Gov. Cochrane. General. (copy) |
| AP_X30_25 |
15.12.1753
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J.Quayle to Harrison. from London,with a gossipy account of proceedings at Whitehall in connection with some case which is not made clear. |
| AP_X30_26 |
18.12.1753
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James Christian to Duke. (from London) with AP_X30_27 and a note on the effect it has had in London. |
| AP_X30_27 | Protest by the Chamber of the Herring Fishery at Whitehaven (copy) against the illtreatment by Manx flishermen of the crews of the Whitehaven busses ‘Lowther, Shannon, Griffin and Stephenson" on the 10th Sept.1753 and afterwards. | |
| AP_X30_28 |
30.12.1753
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Duke to Cochrane. enclosing the above,and directing that, if true,the
offenders should be punished and any repetition of such acts prevented.
The writer of No. 26 is a brother of the late Major Christian,who keeps
a coffee-house in London. (copy) Harrisen to Griffith. (copy) advising the receipt of No. 26 from Mr.Christian of Grigsby's Coffee-house,London. Had the Duke been advised he would have given the necessary orders that the Whitehaven busses should not be molested so long as they observed the laws and practices which the Manx boats did. |
| AP_X30_29 |
22.12.1753
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Cochrane to Duke. (from Culrose) regarding the methed of repaying the duty to Messrs Ross and Black. (See No. 19,) |
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