An impartial enquiry into the State of the Isle of Man and its smuggling trade
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GR1_73.txt
- Name
- An impartial enquiry into the State of the Isle of Man and its smuggling trade
- Description
- A lengthy analytical document, purportedly written by a person with 18 years' experience in the Collector's office, addressed to Henry Pelham (Prime Minister 1743–1754). It provides detailed accounts of the smuggling operations centred on the Isle of Man, the role of Governor James Murray in regularising the smuggling trade, revenue figures, smuggling methods and routes, and proposes four schemes to suppress the trade or force the Duke of Atholl to sell the Island to the Crown.
- Place
- Douglas
- Peel
- Ramsey
- Whitehaven
- Isle of Man
- England
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Liverpool
- Wales
- Guernsey
- Dublin
- Edinburgh
- Jersey
- Related To
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby
- John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
- Type
- Financial Data
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1750-1754
- Creator
- Unknown author (person employed in the Collector's office for 18 years)
- Audience
- Henry Pelham, Prime Minister of Great Britain
- Identifier
- GR1/73
- Language
- English