Mr Lutwidge's Second Report on Smuggling Trade from the Isle of Man
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T_1_433_95_2.txt
- Name
- Mr Lutwidge's Second Report on Smuggling Trade from the Isle of Man
- Description
- Charles Lutwidge reports to Treasury officials on suppression of East India goods smuggling and brandy/rum imports to the Isle of Man. He describes impacts of naval patrols by sloops of war and cutters, notes counter-orders preventing merchant vessels from delivering contraband, and recommends adding rum to enumerated commodities. This is a key intelligence document on the effectiveness of revenue enforcement measures in 1764.
- Date
- 26 November 1764
- Related To
- Charles Lutwidge
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1764-11-26
- Creator
- Charles Lutwidge, Whitehaven
- Audience
- Treasury officials (Honble Sirs)
- Identifier
- T 1/433/95
- Language
- English