Treasury cover letter transmitting Customs Memorial on Isle of Man smuggling trade
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AP_X14-16_2.txt
- Name
- Treasury cover letter transmitting Customs Memorial on Isle of Man smuggling trade
- Description
- A cover letter from Samuel Martin at the Treasury Chambers to the Duke of Atholl, dated 11 July 1758, transmitting a Memorial from the Commissioners of the Customs regarding the smuggling trade operating from the Isle of Man. The letter requests the Duke's assistance in suppressing this 'Enormous fraud upon the publick Revenue'. This document predates the 1765 Revestment by seven years and illustrates the Treasury's awareness of and concern about illicit trade from the island.
- Date
- 11 July 1758
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1758-07-11
- Creator
- Samuel Martin, Treasury Chambers
- Audience
- The Duke of Atholl
- Identifier
- AP_X14-16
- Language
- English