Index to Transcribed Treasury Letters

The UK National Archives [TNA] include a large series of files under the heading "T 1" organised in approximate date order, probably that of when they were read by the Lords Commissioners though many of the Manx related items are batched together, some would appear to be considerably out of sequence (the large majority of these files are boxes of loose papers, not all kept in sequence by previous researchers thus some pages might have been missed). They are of particular interest for those researching the various ramifications of the 1765 Revestment, as though the period preRevestment and the period from about 1780 when the 4th Duke of Atholl started to agitate to recover some of his lost rights, are very well served by the Atholl Papers, the period of direct Rule from the Treasury between 1765 and the early 1780s is poorly served by surviving records on Island, as for example it is clear that Governor Wood wrote several letters to various Secretaries of State but no copies remain on Island - these are referenced and summarised in the Calendared Papers..

Though the wording and spelling is that of the original, I have in places altered the capitalisation common in documents of this period - I have in a few places added punctuation and occasional italicisation to clarify the text. Though the identification of the document is that needed to call out the document when at the archives, the brief description is my own. At present none of these documents are digitised. The Notes section appended to the documents is my own comment and cross-linkage to other documents.

The Governor from 1763 through to his death in 1777 was John Wood, who was kept in post, though seldom paid, by London, he was suceeded by Governor Smith who was seldom on Island, placing there a Lieutenant Governor. Treasury's control of the Revenues was by their appointment of Charles Lutwidge as Receiver General until his death in 1784 - he too was seldom on Island after the initial few months of 1765/6 spending most time in Whitehaven and London. Several letters to & from Governor Smith have survived and give some insight into his and Lt-Governor Dawson's personal views of the various parties having influence over Manx affairs. Some of Dawson's decrees &c as Governor are discussed in two newspaper articles in 1927.

The following list indicates those currently transcribed

Some relevant documents held by the Manx Museum as also transcribed

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