Lt Governor Dawson's report on Baroness Aichelburg's flax and hemp manufactory
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sp482171.txt
- Name
- Lt Governor Dawson's report on Baroness Aichelburg's flax and hemp manufactory
- Description
- Official report from Lieutenant Governor Richard Dawson to Secretary of State Lord Suffolk certifying the establishment and operation of a flax and hemp refinery on the Isle of Man in 1777-1778. The report documents the arrival of the Baroness Aichelburg with 25 workers, the acquisition of land and buildings, production statistics, and workforce attrition, providing evidence of early industrial development on the Island post-Revestment.
- Date
- 27 December 1778
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1778-12-27
- Creator
- Richard Dawson, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
- Audience
- Lord Suffolk, Secretary of State
- Identifier
- SP 48/2 p171
- Language
- English