Report on suspected tea smuggling and revenue officer conduct
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Report on suspected tea smuggling and revenue officer conduct
- Description
- Administrative correspondence discussing an investigation into the landing of tea in the Isle of Man. The document details the role of the Surveyor of the Riding Officers in obtaining information about the smuggling from mariners, and justifies the officer's decision not to seize the vessel due to insufficient legal evidence. The writer exhorts officers to monitor the ship's future activities and gather evidence for a potential seizure.
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_140101.md
- img:20260219_140101.jpg
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Provenance
- Fragment only, missing beginning and likely continuation. Margin note indicates page 2 'Cu. 2.' Document appears incomplete.
- Language
- English