Report of rental (draft), Scilly Islands, Cornwall

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.1359
  • Dates of Creation
      1828
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 collection paper paper

Scope and Content

Draft of letter to Duke of Leeds about the rental of the Islands. Mr. Holmes, who keeps the Dolphin Tavern in Penzance, would be prepared to take over the whole of the Islands and made a good thing of it. He estimates that the rental should £3000 per annum.

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Acquisition Information

Jenkinson Collection, October 1923

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