Scottish Customs Commissioners' Report on Smuggling from Isle of Man, 1764 · Revestment 1765

Name: Scottish Customs Commissioners' Report on Smuggling from Isle of Man, 1764
Description: A detailed report from the Scottish Customs Commissioners to the Lords of the Treasury documenting the smuggling trade between the Isle of Man and Scotland. It describes smuggling methods, goods trafficked (spirits, tea, spices, silks, prohibited items), the duties charged by the Isle of Man proprietor, and a violent incident at Old Kirk involving revenue officers and a mob. This document directly evidences the smuggling crisis that prompted the 1765 Revestment.
Date: 7 June 1764
Place: Great Britain; Isle of Man; Edinburgh; Scotland
Related To: Basil Cochrane
Type: Financial Data
Collection: The Last Years of the Lordship
Type: Administrative Correspondence
Date Created: 1764-06-07
Creator: Commissioners of the Customs in Scotland
Audience: The Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury
Identifier: AP 40B-6 (Atholl Papers)
Language: English