Treasury proposal to purchase Isle of Man to prevent illicit trade
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Treasury proposal to purchase Isle of Man to prevent illicit trade
- Description
- A letter from Treasury Chambers to an addressee of high rank (referred to as 'your Grace') proposing to purchase the Isle of Man or certain rights claimed there, in order to suppress smuggling and illicit trade. The letter references powers granted under the 12th of George I and notes that Parliament has enquired into steps taken for this purpose.
- Date
- 25th July 1764
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_141727.md
- img:20260219_141727.jpg
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1764-07-25
- Creator
- Treasury Chambers
- Provenance
- Document appears incomplete; text ends mid-sentence ('specifying').
- Language
- English