Letter from Charles Lutwidge, Receiver-General of the Isle of Man, to Charles Lowndes (Treasury official) requesting permission to purchase scales, weights, measures, and gauging instruments for revenue officers at each Manx port, and requesting that the London Gazette be sent to Douglas Customhouse to publish advertisements under the 5th of George III relating to suppressed illicit trade. Demonstrates post-Revestment administrative integration and customs enforcement infrastructure.
Charles Lutwidge, likely the Lieutenant Governor or chief revenue officer, requests Treasury approval to purchase weights, scales, measures, and gauging instruments for revenue officers at each port in the Isle of Man, and asks that the London Gazette be sent to Douglas Customhouse to publish advertisements relating to the suppression of illicit trade. This document reflects post-Revestment efforts to establish proper customs infrastructure and enforce anti-smuggling legislation.
Charles Lutwidge's comprehensive revenue report to Thomas Orde (Treasury) covering Isle of Man customs duties (1767–1781), herring fishery statistics (1765–1781), harbour officer establishment, and legal observations defending Crown ownership of herring duties against the Duke of Atholl's post-Revestment claim. Critical for understanding revenue disputes and fishing rights interpretation after 1765.
Letter from Charles Lutwidge to the Treasury Lords reporting his swearing-in as Receiver General and Collector of Revenues for the Isle of Man following the Revestment. He describes the arrival of troops from Ireland, appointment of revenue officers at key ports, removal of officers involved in smuggling, and preparations for the formal proclamation of possession. The letter highlights immediate concerns about illicit trade and the native population's resistance to military billeting.
Letter from Charles Lutwidge to Treasury Lords reporting his swearing-in as Receiver General and Collector of Revenues for the Isle of Man following the Crown's purchase of sovereignty. He describes the arrival of Irish troops near Douglas, the appointment of duty collectors at key ports, removal of officers suspected of smuggling involvement, and the Governor's proclamation ceremony planned for 11 July. Lutwidge pledges to suppress illicit trade and provide financial accounts.
Letter from Charles Lutwidge to the Treasury Lords confirming his swearing-in as Receiver General and Collector of Revenues for the Isle of Man following the Revestment. Reports arrival of troops from Ireland near Douglas, appointment of revenue collectors at key ports, dismissal of officers implicated in smuggling, and preparation for formal possession ceremony. Documents early implementation of royal revenue control and anti-smuggling measures.
Letter from Charles Lutwidge to the Treasury, dated 1 July 1765, reporting his swearing-in as Receiver General and Collector of Revenues for the Isle of Man following the Revestment. He reports the arrival of troops from Ireland, his appointment of new duty collectors at key ports, the removal of officers implicated in smuggling, and preparations for the formal proclamation of British possession.
A paper submitted to the Lords of the Treasury by Charles Lutwidge arguing for repeal of a trade clause imposed on the Isle of Man following the 1765 Revestment. Lutwidge contends that the clause was temporary, that strict controls are already in place via Act 7 Geo.3 Cap 45, and that improved customs enforcement makes further restrictions unnecessary. This document reflects post-Revestment administrative tensions over trade regulation.
A formal petition or memorandum submitted by Charles Lutwidge to the Treasury Lords, arguing for repeal of a restrictive trade clause imposed after the 1765 Revestment. Lutwidge contends that the clause was temporary and its purpose has been satisfied, and that existing statutory controls on tea, spirits, coffee, tobacco, and manufactures are sufficient to protect British revenue without the additional restriction.
A series of Treasury and Customhouse documents concerning Charles Lutwidge's request for reward and reimbursement for expenses incurred while attending Parliament for the passage of legislation regulating Isle of Man customs. Includes revenue accounts from May 1765 to July 1767, salary statements, and correspondence between the Customhouse Commissioners and Lords of the Treasury debating the propriety of paying expenses from the customs revenue. Documents the financial settlement following the Revestment and shows administrative tensions over revenue appropriation.
Charles Lutwidge's detailed proposals to the Treasury Lords for regulating trade and revenue on the Isle of Man following the 1765 Revestment. The document addresses the elimination of smuggling, establishes duty rates for tea, spirits, coffee and tobacco, and proposes conditions for legal trade with Great Britain and Ireland. It includes comparative pricing data and argues for applying Irish trade privileges to the Isle of Man.
A detailed proposal by Charles Lutwidge, Receiver and Surveyor-General of the Isle of Man, to the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury outlining measures to improve revenue and regulate trade following the 1765 Revestment. The document addresses the suppression of illicit trade and proposes specific duty rates, licensing schemes, and trade restrictions for tea, spirits, tobacco, coffee, and other commodities, with comparative pricing analysis.
Charles Lutwidge's administrative report to Grey Cooper on John Fearon's petition concerning salmon fishery losses in the Isle of Man (1768–1770). Includes detailed financial accounts showing Fearon's losses (£387:17:11), discussion of inadequate legal protections for the fishery lease, and Governor Wood's response addressing illegal flax-steeping in Manx rivers. Demonstrates post-Revestment revenue administration and governance challenges.
Charles Lutwidge's official report to the Treasury Lords on John Fearon's petition concerning losses from the salmon fishery lease in the Isle of Man. Includes financial accounts showing Fearon's losses (£387:17:11) and discusses environmental damage from flax steeping in rivers, with Governor Wood's response ordering enforcement of existing prohibitions.
Charles Lutwidge's official response to a Merchants' Petition regarding distressed trade conditions on the Isle of Man, submitted to the Treasury Lords for consideration. Lutwidge addresses ten proposals for trade relief, covering foreign trade restrictions, interior commerce, fisheries, and industrial encouragement, recommending selective concessions while opposing measures that might interfere with British trade or revenue.
Charles Lutwidge's official response to a petition from Isle of Man merchants regarding trade distress, submitted to the Treasury Lords for consideration. Addresses proposals for foreign trade relief, interior commerce regulations, fisheries access, and linen/hemp manufacture encouragement. Reflects post-Revestment administrative concerns about balancing Manx economic needs with British revenue and trade protection.
A comprehensive revenue report compiled by Charles Lutwidge, Receiver and Surveyor General, detailing customs duties, herring fishery data, and officer salaries for the Isle of Man from 1767–1782. Includes a Treasury Warrant establishing the customs establishment (1766) and legal observations defending the Crown's claim to herring customs and bay fisheries against the Duke of Atholl's post-Revestment claims.
The last king of the Norse dynasty founded by Godred Crovan. Magnus died at Castle Rushen in 1265, ending nearly two hundred years of Norse rule. The Treaty of Perth the following year ceded the Hebrides and the Isle of Man to Scotland. The Keys contracted from thirty-two to twenty-four members, shedding their Hebridean representatives as the territory shrank, but the institution survived the loss of the dynasty that had created it.
Military officer who directed the twenty-four Keys regarding legislation during the post-Revestment period, as reported by Bishop Richmond to the Duke of Atholl in 1776.
Letter from Major Joseph J Durbin (Mount Murray) to James McCrone requesting assistance in securing the Duke of Atholl's patronage for a subscription to build a schoolhouse for poor children at Foxdale lead mines. The letter dates to 1825, well after the 1765 Revestment, but provides contextual information about Atholl family charitable interests and land-holding patterns on the Isle of Man during their post-Revestment period.
Son of John Taubman, succeeded his father as Speaker of the House of Keys. Married Dorothy Christian — the fifth daughter of John Christian of Milntown. While serving as Speaker, he was directly related to twelve of the other twenty-four Keys members, with four more connected through business interests. The Keys was not a parliament of strangers. It was a family business. He ran Quayle's Bank with George Quayle. Petitioned the 1792 Commissioners for repayment of harbour loans that he and John Stevenson had advanced — twenty-six years later, still unpaid.
Served the Crown abroad during the Napoleonic Wars while the militia he was supposed to command at home fell apart for want of funding and attention. By 1779, the militia had collapsed entirely. By 1801, the men of the Island were reduced to pikes. The man who should have been defending the Island was fighting elsewhere because the Island could not fund its own defence.
Economist whose Dictionary of Trade and Commerce (1755) documented the Isle of Man's running trade with the precision of a man who understood exactly what he was looking at. He described the Island as an established entrepot with specific infrastructure, noting that the Duke of Atholl's revenues arose 'for the most part, from small duties and customs paid upon goods entered in the Isle of Man.' The language is that of a revenue system, not a criminal enterprise. The word 'smuggled' appears only when the goods cross the water to Britain.
Extract from Paul Henri Mallet's 1770 work on Northern Antiquities, tracing Scandinavian (Norwegian and Danish) conquest and control of the Isle of Man and northern islands. Covers the 1266 sale of the Hebrides and Isle of Man to Scotland by Magnus Lagabætter, the 1468 mortgage of Orkney and Shetland to James III of Scotland, and the persistence of Norse law and language into the 17th century. Provides historical context for understanding pre-Revestment sovereignty claims over the Isle of Man.
Extract from Paul Henri Mallet's Northern Antiquities (1770) discussing Scandinavian conquest of northern islands, the 1266 sale of the Hebrides and Isle of Man to Scotland by Magnus Lagabætter, and the later mortgaging of Orkney and Shetland to James III in 1468. Provides historical context for Norse/Scandinavian rule and the transition of Manx sovereignty.
