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James McCrone to Duke of Atholl on island poverty, emigration, and financial difficulties

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7 March 1827

Letter from James McCrone (agent) to the Duke of Atholl reporting severe economic distress on the Isle of Man in 1827, including crop and fishing failures, mass emigration to America, banking difficulties, and the impact of the Crown's acquisition of the Duke's interest. Covers rent collection failures, currency shortage, mining company collapse, and estate management issues.

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