Petition regarding smuggling operations and revenue enforcement difficulties on Isle of Man's west coast
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- Name
- Petition regarding smuggling operations and revenue enforcement difficulties on Isle of Man's west coast
- Description
- This document is an excerpt from a petition (memorialists' petition) describing smuggling activities on the Isle of Man, particularly on the west coast. It details the organizational sophistication of smugglers, their ability to rapidly unload cargo and disperse through mountainous terrain on horseback, and incidents of armed resistance to revenue officers. The petitioners argue for stronger enforcement measures.
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_140949.md
- img:20260219_140949.jpg
- Type
- Petition
- Creator
- Your Memorialists
- Provenance
- Fragment of larger document; begins and ends mid-sentence suggesting partial transcription
- Language
- English