Charles Lutwidge reports arrival at Isle of Man with revenue officers and customs vessels · Revestment 1765

Name: Charles Lutwidge reports arrival at Isle of Man with revenue officers and customs vessels
Description: Letter from Charles Lutwidge to Treasury officials reporting his arrival at Port Douglas on 15 June 1765 with His Majesty's Cutter Cholmondeley and accompanying revenue officers. Lutwidge documents the deployment of customs officers across the island's four ports to suppress illicit trade, and reports evidence that merchants have been fraudulently obtaining licences for rum and brandy export under the pretence of the African trade. He recommends stricter oaths be required for future licences. This letter is dated just before the official Revestment date (21 June 1765) and captures the critical transition period.
Date: 15 June 1765
Place: Whitehaven; Isle of Man; England; Cumberland
Related To: Charles Lutwidge
Collection: The Last Years of the Lordship; Crown Administration
Type: Administrative Correspondence
Date Created: 1765-06-15
Creator: Charles Lutwidge
Audience: Treasury officials ("Your Honours")
Identifier: T 1/439/139
Language: English