John Wetherall's account of goods seized from Isle of Man smuggling, January 1765 · Revestment 1765

Name: John Wetherall's account of goods seized from Isle of Man smuggling, January 1765
Description: Administrative letter from John Wetherall to the Irish Revenue Commissioners reporting on seized goods identified as coming from the Isle of Man. The document describes methodology for identifying smuggled goods (the 'Isle Man package' — tea in small casks, tobacco in trusses, brandy, geneva, and rum in ankers) and lists values of seized items. Directly relevant to understanding smuggling patterns and revenue operations immediately before the Revestment.
Date: 26 January 1765
Place: France; Isle of Man; Ireland; Guernsey
Type: Financial Data
Collection: The Last Years of the Lordship; Crown Administration
Type: Administrative Correspondence
Date Created: 1765-01-26
Creator: John Wetherall
Audience: Chief of Commissioners & Governors of His Majesty's Revenue of Ireland
Identifier: T 1/439/154
Language: English