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Petition of James Dunlop against executors of John Kelly for recovery of £236 8s 8d

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A humble petition and appeal submitted to the Vicars General of the Isle of Man by James Dunlop, a merchant from North Britain, seeking recovery of a debt of £236 8s 8d (with interest at 5% per annum from 26 January 1763) owed by the estate of John Kelly, late merchant of Peel Town. The petitioner details mercantile transactions conducted between 1759-1762 and references supporting accounts, having entered his claim in the ecclesiastical court on or about 10 June 1763.

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  • Document appears incomplete; missing signature and date. Text shows abbreviations (pet^r for petitioner, Mess^rs for Messrs, hon^ble for honourable) typical of period transcription. Margin notation partially legible.

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  • English