Letter to Duke of Atholl on post-Revestment events, tea duties, and smuggling · Revestment 1765

Name: Letter to Duke of Atholl on post-Revestment events, tea duties, and smuggling
Description: Letter from Castletown officials (Dan Mylrea and John Quayle) to the Duke of Atholl dated 24 July 1765, reporting on conditions following the Revestment. Discusses the reinstatement of Mr. Quayle as Clerk of the Rolls, outstanding tea duties owed by merchants, and widespread smuggling operations in harbours around the Isle, including details of clandestine landing methods using cutters and night landings at remote creeks.
Date: 24 July 1765
Place: Castletown; Isle of Man
Related To: James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl; John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl; George III
Type: Financial Data
Collection: The Last Years of the Lordship; Crown Administration
Type: Administrative Correspondence
Date Created: 1765-07-24
Creator: Dan Mylrea and John Quayle (Castletown officials)
Audience: Duke of Atholl
Identifier: AP_33B-17 (Atholl Papers)
Language: English