Governor Smith requests new Copper Coinage for Isle of Man
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T_1_552_374.txt
- Name
- Governor Smith requests new Copper Coinage for Isle of Man
- Description
- Letter from Governor Edward Smith to Sir Grey Cooper, Baronet (Treasury official) requesting urgent action on copper coinage for the Isle of Man. Smith reports that a new cambric manufactory recently established at government expense is suffering from lack of copper currency, threatening to discourage new settlers and waste public investment. The letter references prior Treasury papers on Manx coinage and requests immediate relief.
- Date
- 9 January 1779
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1779-01-09
- Creator
- Edward Smith, Governor of Isle of Man
- Audience
- Sir Grey Cooper, Baronet; Commissioners of the Treasury
- Identifier
- T 1/552/374
- Language
- English