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Chapter 11 — The Transfer
Book Chapter
The eight days. The transfer ceremony at Castle Rushen on 11 July 1765. Crown officers take possession. The silencing of Tynwald. The administrative void. The arrival of the garrison. The beginning of the devastation.
Connections
Places
Period
- July 1765
Book Part
- Part II: By George, He's Got It
- The Revestment
- Crown Administration
Key Figures
- Key figures: Crown officers, the garrison
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- Lt-Governor Richard Dawson
- Charles Lutwidge
- John Wood
- John Quayle
- Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
- William Corris
- Earl of Halifax
- Sir Fletcher Norton
- John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
- Philip Moore
- Caesar Parr
- Spencer Walpole
- John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl
- Lord John Murray
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