Letter from J West (Treasury) to Duke of Atholl on Whitehaven smuggling memorial and purchase negotiation · Revestment 1765

Name: Letter from J West (Treasury) to Duke of Atholl on Whitehaven smuggling memorial and purchase negotiation
Description: Letter from J West at the Treasury to the Duke of Atholl transmitting a memorial from Whitehaven merchants complaining of smuggling from the Isle of Man, and signalling the Crown's desire to renew negotiations for the purchase of the Island. This is an early indication (11 years before the 1765 Revestment Act) of Parliamentary and Treasury interest in acquiring sovereignty over Man to suppress the illicit trade.
Date: 22 November 1754
Place: Westminster; Whitehaven; Isle of Man; Ireland; Great Britain
Related To: James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl; John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
Collection: The Last Years of the Lordship
Type: Administrative Correspondence
Date Created: 1754-11-22
Creator: J West, Treasury Chambers
Audience: Duke of Atholl
Identifier: AP X73-11
Language: English