Social and Economic History of Isle of Man 1660–1765: Smuggling (Ch. II, §3) · Revestment 1765

Name: Social and Economic History of Isle of Man 1660–1765: Smuggling (Ch. II, §3)
Description: Chapter from a 1900 History of the Isle of Man covering the rise and evolution of the smuggling trade from the late 17th century through 1765. Traces the involvement of merchants like Richard Maguire and Josiah Poole, parliamentary interventions (1711 Act, 1726 Act), and the impact of duties on contraband goods including tobacco, tea, spirits, wine, and East India commodities. Essential overview of the smuggling context preceding the Revestment.
Place: Castle Rushen; Douglas; Isle of Man; England; Ireland; Scotland; Great Britain; France; Liverpool; Wales; Dublin; Holland
Related To: George Waldron; Thomas Wilson
Type: Financial Data
Collection: Emigration and Diaspora; Constitutional Recovery
Type: Published Reference Work
Date Created: 1900
Language: English