Sources

Account of disputes over House of Keys election petition and salvage rights for rum.

Source

A narrative account describing two matters: first, an address prepared by Taubman (with help from Connahan) to be presented to His Majesty regarding the election of House of Keys members and requesting dissolution of the current House; second, a dispute over salvage rights for rum between Mr. Wilson and Mr. William Cribben, concerning whether salvors are entitled to half of recovered goods under Isle of Man law.

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Sources

  • md:20260219_120208.md
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Notes

  • Fragment of a larger document; begins mid-sentence. Contains abbreviated words (M^r, acc^t, II^nd) indicating 18th-century manuscript conventions. Automated transcription with possible OCR uncertainties in abbreviations and proper names.

Language

  • English