Sidebotham's letter on customs enforcement, tobacco smuggling, and Duke of Atholl's obstruction
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AP_X42-35_2.txt
- Name
- Sidebotham's letter on customs enforcement, tobacco smuggling, and Duke of Atholl's obstruction
- Description
- Extract from a letter by Peter Sidebotham, a customs officer on the Isle of Man, to the Treasury (9 November 1747) detailing endemic smuggling of debenture tobacco, the Duke of Atholl's officers' obstruction of customs enforcement, and the suppression of a proposal by the 24 Keys to control tobacco exports. Reveals the conflict between royal customs authority and ducal sovereignty.
- Date
- 9 November 1747
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- The Trading Era
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1747-11-09
- Creator
- Peter Sidebotham, Customs Officer, Isle of Man
- Audience
- Treasury officials (Your Honours)
- Identifier
- AP_X42-35 (Atholl Papers); referenced T 1 series (Treasury)
- Language
- English