Dublin Custom House report on smuggling from Isle of Man to Ireland, 1764
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AP_40B-16.txt
- Name
- Dublin Custom House report on smuggling from Isle of Man to Ireland, 1764
- Description
- Official report from Dublin Custom House to British Lords (Treasury) detailing smuggling operations between the Isle of Man and Ireland. Documents smuggling routes, vessels (wherries from Rush), contraband goods (tea, brandy, tobacco, East India goods), methods of concealment, and revenue impact. Provides evidence of the strategic importance of Isle of Man as a smuggling base and justifies the Crown's interest in acquiring sovereignty.
- Date
- 20 October 1764
- Place
- Whitehaven
- Isle of Man
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Liverpool
- France
- Dublin
- Cumberland
- Lancashire
- Holland
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1764-10-20
- Creator
- Custom House Dublin (signatories: J. Ponsonby, John Bourke, A. Trevor, Ben Burton)
- Audience
- British Lords (Treasury) — in response to Mr. Whately's letter of 11 May 1764
- Identifier
- AP 40B-16
- Language
- English