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

Name: Scottish Customs Commissioners' Report on Smuggling from Isle of Man to Scotland, 1764
Description: Official report from the Scottish Customs Commissioners to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury detailing the extent and methods of the smuggling trade between the Isle of Man and Scotland. Documents the types of goods smuggled, Manx import duties, smuggling techniques, and a violent incident at Old Kirk involving revenue officers. Directly relevant to understanding the smuggling crisis that precipitated 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