A letter dated April 1768 from John Quayle (Castletown) to the Duke of Atholl concerning legal difficulties involving Charles Searle, including a bill in Chancery filed from Dorking. The transcription includes extensive editorial annotation explaining Searle's background, his appointment as Attorney-General in 1768, his financial disputes involving title deeds and a loan from 1747, and his connections to the Island prior to the Revestment. Relevant to understanding post-Revestment administrative appointments and the character of early British-appointed officials.