Scottish Customs Commissioners' Report on Smuggling from Isle of Man, 1764
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AP_40B-6.txt
- Name
- Scottish Customs Commissioners' Report on Smuggling from Isle of Man, 1764
- Description
- A detailed report from the Scottish Customs Commissioners to the Lords of the Treasury documenting the smuggling trade between the Isle of Man and Scotland. It describes smuggling methods, goods trafficked (spirits, tea, spices, silks, prohibited items), the duties charged by the Isle of Man proprietor, and a violent incident at Old Kirk involving revenue officers and a mob. This document directly evidences the smuggling crisis that prompted the 1765 Revestment.
- Date
- 7 June 1764
- Related To
- Basil Cochrane
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1764-06-07
- Creator
- Commissioners of the Customs in Scotland
- Audience
- The Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury
- Identifier
- AP 40B-6 (Atholl Papers)
- Language
- English