# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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**Transcribed:** 2026-02-25 19:26  
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Gentlemen -

Having by my Letter of the 23 November
1762 represented to the Hon^ble Board, the
iniquitous Practices carried to, and from the
Isle of Man, and how Practicable it was to
put the 7^th G: 1^st into execution: I received
their Order of the 11^th of December following,
to get if Possible positive proof of the Landing
Tea or any other East India Goods at the
Isle of Man from Foreign Parts, and
pursuant to the said Order I sent over the
25^th of December 1762, to the said Island,
discreet Persons with proper Instructions
and furnished with Money, who staid
there till the 20^th August following, during
which Stay their arrived Seven Vessels
laden with Tea &c^a from Foreign Parts but
only three of them arrived at this Port,
which were immediately Seized.

It was not incumbent on me, to keep
Witnesses at the Isle of Man constantly, and
indeed as the Expence was very great it was
not very Convenient, but notwithstanding