Petition for Trade and Fishery Privileges for the Isle of Man
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- Sources
- Name
- Petition for Trade and Fishery Privileges for the Isle of Man
- Description
- A petition submitted to the Lords of His Majesty's Treasury by principal gentlemen and merchants of the Isle of Man, requesting favorable trade terms for tea, coffee, and woolen goods imports, and extension of Scottish fishery encouragement acts and linen manufacture bounties to the island. The document represents efforts to secure economic privileges for the island's commerce and manufactures.
- Date
- 10th February 1769
- Type
- Financial Data
- Uncertain Readings
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_114300.md
- img:20260219_114300.jpg
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Petition
- Date Created
- 1769-02-10
- Creator
- Committee appointed by principal Gentlemen and Merchants of the Isle of Man
- Audience
- The Right Honorable the Lords of His Majesty's Treasury
- Contributor
- John Quayle
- Heywood
- Ja^s Oates
- John Christian
- W. Jo. Bacon
- Provenance
- One signature partially illegible (Heywood). Document appears to be a fragment or excerpt (numbered sections 2-4 and 1-2 suggest continuation from earlier sections).
- Language
- English