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Governor Wood's letter to Earl of Suffolk regarding four years of unpaid salary

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8 January 1774

Letter from Governor Wood of Isle of Man to the Earl of Suffolk (Secretary of State) dated 8 January 1774, complaining of four years of accumulated unpaid salary (£600 per annum) despite a 1770 Royal Warrant authorizing payment from island revenues. Wood discusses obstacles from the Receiver General and Treasury, and suggests administrative improvements to salary payment procedures. The letter illustrates post-Revestment governance tensions and revenue management issues.

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