Reply from Lancaster Customhouse re smuggling from Isle of Man, 1764 · Revestment 1765

Name: Reply from Lancaster Customhouse re smuggling from Isle of Man, 1764
Description: Official response from Lancaster Customhouse officers (Foxcroft and Smethurst) to enquiries about trade and smuggling from the Isle of Man. Reports minimal direct trade from Lancaster to Mann, notes vessels bound for Africa call at the island for India goods imported from Holland, and directs enquiries to Liverpool and Whitehaven ports as better sources of intelligence on Manx trade. Directly relevant to understanding smuggling networks and inter-port communication before the 1765 Revestment.
Date: 31 May 1764
Place: Whitehaven; Liverpool; Holland; Isle of Man
Related To: James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl; John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
Collection: The Last Years of the Lordship
Type: Administrative Correspondence
Date Created: 1764-05-31
Creator: Robert Foxcroft (Collector), J Smethurst (Deputy Comptroller), Customhouse Lancaster
Audience: Honourable Sirs [unidentified superior authority]
Identifier: AP 40B-5
Language: English