Calendar list of papers in SP 42/2 - 1777-1783

Page Author Recipient Date Topic Notes
68 Smith Suffolk 17770619 arrival delayed by contrary winds at Whitehaven, sworn in; asks for exception from impressment of Manx to be notified to all sloops as herring season is imminent + comments that smuggling now over except for Tea owing to inconsistency of one of our late acts of parliament; address is given as New Town [? staying with Busk]
71 Suffolk Smith 17770600 Acks ltr of 17770619; requests a report on current state of Island no day in date
72 Smith Suffolk 17770703 report on current state of Island  
75 Smith Suffolk 17770724 organisation of high bailiffs, petty constables  
78 Smith Table of the Acts [the 1777 Act]
79 Keys Smith 17770722 address of Keys
81 Smith Keys 17770722 reply to Keys
83 George Moore King 17770723 cover letter
85 Keys King 17770722 Keys address to King
87 Smith Suffolk 17770725 report - criticism of lack of control over Revenue dept
91 Smith Suffolk 17770728 report - revenues (v long)
115 Smith Suffolk 17770731 report - harbour funds
119 Smith list of civil officers for 1777 [enc]
120 Smith present revenue officers in the I o M [enc]
121 Smith proposed establishment of revenue officer [enc]
122 Smith remarks upon the Harbour funds [enc]
123 Suffolk Dawson 17770831 royal approval for Acts
124 list of Acts - the sections of the 1777 Act 'explaining the Act of Settlement'
126 Dawson Suffolk 17770829 Acts to be promulgated on Tynwald hill
127 Suffolk George Moore 17770905 Reply to letter of 23rd July
129 Dawson Suffolk 17770910 Acts promulgated on Tynwald hill to universal approbation
130 Smith Treasury 17771014 [from London] mentions letters brought with him from Island to bring in person but found treasury finished business - no enclosures
132 Dawson Suffolk 17771114 ack of official notice re birth of a princess
133 Lutwidge ? 17771204 [from Whitehaven] to pay £600 of £1350 salary due to Wood at his decease notes Wood's son Capt Wood
135 Dawson Suffolk 17771205 ack of official notice
136 Dawson Suffolk 17780312 inconveniences inc lack of copper coin, payment of civil list 3 yrs in arrears, lack of military power in Island [noted that extracts sent to Treasury]
140 Suffolk Dawson 17780328 acks rcpt of 17780312 and given every immediate attention
142 Dawson Suffolk 17780331 ack of official notice
143 Dawson Suffolk 17780331 Ordered by Board of Ordnance to Liverpool
146 Office of Ordnance Fraser 17780410 another engineer sent to Liverpool in place of Dawson
147 Dawson Suffolk 17780411 acks 17780328 - the disinclination wich the Keys have shown to take any steps towards defence of Island.. takes from me all hopes of security except by assistance of His Majesty.
149 Amherst Fraser 17780430 notes IoM forces have in past come from Ireland
150 Dawson Suffolk 17780501 notes alarms re American Privateers; repeats request for 2 companies of invalids [verterans]
152 Amherst Suffolk 17780612 covering letter
154 Amherst Suffolk 17780612 List of Troops sent to IoM in past - no new troops
155 Dawson Suffolk 17780717 desire to have troops on Island
157 Suffolk Amhurst 17780723 repeats Dawson's request for troops
158 Amherst Suffolk 17780731 no troops can be spared - ask Ireland
159 Suffolk Dawson 17780808 have written to Lord Lt of ireland re troops
161 Dawson Suffolk 17780818 would thankfully receive 3-400 stand of arms
163 Suffolk Dawson 17780828 asking if any troops arrived
164 Dawson Suffolk 17780912 repeats distress from lack of copper coin; describes nature of Manx currency + needs
166 Dawson Suffolk 17781031 non-payment of civil list
168 Cottrell Fraser 17781114 official notice of quarantine appling to spanish ships
169 Fraser Dawson 17781114 enc Cottrell's notice
170 Dawson Fraser 17781121 ack of official notice
171 Dawson Suffolk 17781227 flax manufactory? application by Baroness Aichelbury
173 Dawson Suffolk 17790306 ack of official notice re birth of a prince
175 Treasury 0 undated loose paper in file need sight of agreement of Smith+Dawson's salaries
176 Dawson Suffolk 17790309 Discussion with Keys re defence of Island
179 Dawson Suffolk 17790629 ack of official notice in Gazette
181 Dawson Suffolk 17790718 acks rcpt of Gazette + order to withraw horses etc from places where enemy can land - repeat cannot make least resistance
183 Weymouth Amherst 17790723 copies extract of Dawson's ltr 17790718
184 Amherst Weymouth 17790723 repeats need for some troops
186 Weymouth Dawson 17790724 how many troops would be needed for defence
187 Dawson Suffolk 17790802 Keys suggest an act for the impressment of vargrants? - a great number of persons having fled here from Gt Britain and Ireland - also proposal for raising companies of fencibles
189 Dawson Suffolk 17790808 would like 300 regular troops and possibly raise 3 companies of fencibles?
191 Amherst Weymouth 17790820 copies Dawsons request for 300 regular troops
193 Atholl Weymouth 17790823 complaint that rights infringed
195 Wedderburn ? 17790905 re delayed response
197 Weymouth Dawson 17790911 re suggestion of Keys re Vagrants under consideration by law officers; mentions ltr of complaint from Atholl re your order to keep manorial records in hands of Clerk of the Rolls
199 Atholl Suffolk 17790914 complains that having ordered removal of manorial records from Castletown to Douglas had been prevented by Dawson
201 Weymouth Dawson 17790917
203 Dawson Weymouth 17790923
205 Keys Dawson 17790817
207 Keys Dawson 17790826
209 Dawson Weymouth 17790923
211 Dawson Weymouth 17791004
213 Dawson list of potential officers of fencibles
214 Keys Dawson
216 Weymouth Atholl 17791016
217 Atholl Weymouth 17791108
221 17660808 copy of order by Wood re records + schedule by Quayle [enc]
225 17650619 copy of Order in council re purchase [enc]
227 Atholl 17791108
229 copy of Act of Revestment with underlined sections etc [enc]
233 Amherst Smith 17791103 officers
234 Wood Stormont 17791112
235 Stormont Wood 17791119
237 Stormont Atholl 17791119
239 in Duke of Atholl's hand pages 239-240 would appear to be related to possibly the 1792 commission pp 241-248 would possibly relate to the Duke's 1780 bill  
249 Dawson Stormont 17791127
250 Stormont Amherst 17800201 Levy money for Corps of Fencibles
252 Amherst Stormont 17800211
253 Atholl Stormont 17800212 Wants to fund + appoint officers to one company of Fencibles [note he asserts greatest territorial property and that officers are his tenants; he seems not to have understood the 1703 Act of Settlement]  
255 Dawson Stormont 17800218 report - includes memorial of Keys; significant problems with enlistment to fencibles
257 Keys 17800219 Memorial of Keys
261 Dawson Stormont 17800322 Acknowledgement
262 Dawson Stormont 17800602
263 P J Heywood Wm Fraser 17800611 Manorial records
265 copy Wood order + schedule of records [as previous]
269 Dawson Stormont 17800702 Acknowledgement
270 Dawson Stormont 17800715 Acknowledgement
271 Dawson Stormont 17800730 Report - one of Atholl's agents claimed courtroom in Peel; recounts inconvenience of Mr Heywood having retained the key to Douglas Courtroom preventing use by High Bailiff  
273 Smith Stormont 17800814 wants George Moore + Wadsworth Busk favoured (with a knighthood)
275 Council Office Wm Fraser 17800920 Official Notice re quarantine
276 Stormont Dawson 17800920 Official Notice re quarantine
277 Dawson Stormont 17801003 Acknowledgement of Official Notice
278 Dawson Stormont 17801125 Report - state of populace - suggests that Duke of Atholl's agent stirring up discontent
280 Keys 17801122 Memorial of Keys - strong criticism of new Bishop + Duke's agents
282 Smith Stormont 17801207 reminder of letter re knighthoods
283 Cottrell 17801216 Official Notice re Plague
284 Stormont Dawson 17801216 Official Notice re Plague
285 Cottrell 17801223 Official Notice re Dutch ships
286 Order in Council 17801222 re Dutch ships
288 Stormont Dawson 17801223 Official Notice re Dutch ships
289 Dawson Stormont 17801217 report - Ordnance issued order to make barracks in Castle Rushen ready for reception of a company
291 Establishment + allowance of troops 1765-1774
292 Dawson Stormont 17801227 Acknowledgement of Official Notice re Plague
293 Dawson Stormont 17810105 Acknowledgement of Official Notice re Dutch ships
294 Stormont Dawson 17810122 Troop Allowances passed to treasury; leave granted
296 Stormont Smith 178102 notification of Dawson's leave
297 Council Office Wm Fraser 17810216 Official Notice releasing Dutch ships
298 Treasury Stormont 17810217 querying payment of salary to Gov Smith
299 Smith Grey Cooper 17810206 applied to Lutwidge re long arears of salary - place before Lord Commissioners to protect the Governor in future from the caprice of the Receiver General
301 Smith Lutwidge 17810126 salary 3 years in arrears - why
301 Lutwidge Smith 17810130 will be in London by 16 Feb + hope to settle things "money lying in my Bankers hands without any advantage whatever"
303 Stormont Dawson 17810217 Official Notice releasing Dutch ships
305 Dawson Stormont 17810224 report - trial of Tracy +Gallagher for highway robbery
307 Stormont Dawson 17810302 no reprieve for Tracy +Gallagher
308 Dawson Stormont 17810306 Acknowledgement of Official Notice releasing Dutch ships
309 Smith Stormont 17810326 Acknowledgement of Official Notice
310 Smith Stormont 17810428 report
312 Smith Stormont 17810505 Acknowledgement of Official Notice
314 Smith Stormont 17810506 report - lack of funds to run courts etc
316 Smith Keys 17810330 address to Keys re funding gaol
318 Keys Smith 17810402 reply from Keys
320 Keys Smith 17810427 report from Keys
322 Stormont Smith 17810502 re Knighthoods for Moore + Busk
323 Townshend Stormont 17810519 cover letter
324 Ordnance Amherst 17810508 Dawson ordered to make plans + estimates
325 Smith Stormont 17810518 Acknowledgement of Official Notice
326 Dawson Stormont 17810615 Return to Island + Acknowledgement of Official Notice
327 Treasury 17810430 Precis of Atty + Slctr Genl's report of Duke of Atholl's intended Bills
329 dated notes ? on [135a] ? [enc]
331 role of Water Bailiff [enc]
333 Dawson Stormont 17811219 Acknowledgement of Official Notice
334 Dawson Stormont 17820122 report - requests royal assent to Acts regulating manorial courts
336 Dawson Stormont 17820322 Acknowledgement of Official Notice
337 Duke of Atholl Stormont 17820402 complaining re Act passed by Keys
339 Dawson Shelburne 17820422 Acknowledgement of new Sec of State
340 Dawson Shelburne 17820429 Acknowledgement of Official Notice
341 Dawson Shelburne 17820607 report - rcvd Address from Keys re bill regulating manorial courts
343 Thos Quayle Dawson 17820801 requesting copy of Duke of Atholl's letter re Act
344 Dawson Shelburne 17821118 Acknowledgement of Official Notice
345 Dawson [Shelburne] 17830209 report - probable disbanding of Fencibles following peace but still need troops on Island
347 Dawson Townshend 17830226 Acknowledgement of Official Notice re proclamation of peace
348 Dawson Townshend 17830220 report - suggestions re necessary troops
350 Dawson Sidney 17830329 report - transmitting address of Keys
352 Keys King 17830328 Address - re Fencibles
354 Dawson North 17830412 Acknowledgement of new Sec of State
355 Dawson North 17830616 report - inc letter from Dr Scott
357 Busk Dawson 17830614 testimonial for Dr Scott
359 Dr Scott Dawson 17830616 Memorial
361 Dawson North 17830802 Acknowledgement of Official Notice re Quarantine
362 Dawson North 17830814 Acknowledgement of Official Notice
363 Dawson North 17830823 Acknowledgement of Official Notice re exemptions from Quarantine
364 Dawson North 17830829 Acknowledgement of Official Notice re Quarantine
365 P J Heywood Wm Adam 17830905 comments on possible revival of stalled Keys Bill re regulating Manorial courts
367 1770 list of civil officers [?why here unless sent by Lutwidge]
369 Lutwidge updated pay of Civil Officers [?copy from treasury]
370 Dawson 17830911 report - in capacity as Engineer reported 19 May 1783 to Lord Townshend re state of buildings &c
372 Dawson Fox 17830912 Acknowledgement of Official Notice re Peace treaties
373 Dawson North 17830917 Acknowledgement of Official Notice re Peace treaties
375 Dawson North 17830919 report - sometime past been in bad state of health + requests leave from Nov
376 North Smith 17831021 letter requesting him to relieve Dawson
377 North Dawson 17831021 letter granting leave
378 Smith North 17831023 letter stating setting out for Island; also requests suit of furniture for Chapel in Castle Rushen final paper on file

Notes

This is the second section of the second volume of SP 42 which covers the period 1777-1783 - each leaf of the bound volume is numbered (this is the page number in above table). Some documents are enclosed with others - usually noted as [enc].

It is intended more as a finding aid than as full abstracts of each paper.

The dates are ISO standard format year month day;
the key persons are:
Lord Suffolk - Secretary of State at Home Office for the northern district, later replaced by Lord Stormont then by Lord North
Richard Dawson - appointed Lt Governor when Capt Hope was recalled to his Regiment, later Lt Govr under Govr Smith
Edward Smith - appointed Governor in 1777
Charles Lutwidge - appointed by Treasury as Receiver General - died in 1784
Wadsworth Busk - appointed Attorney-General of Island in 1774
Duke of Atholl - this is the 4th Duke, born in 1755, who will play a major role in subseqent years;
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