Name

Whitehaven Merchants' Memorial

Description

Whitehaven merchants petitioned Parliament about the Manx trade, complaining that goods entering the Isle of Man at low duty were being re-exported to Britain, undercutting British merchants who paid full rates. The memorial was one of the triggers for Parliament's eventual decision to purchase the Island — the East India Company's commercial interests dressed as a revenue protection measure.

Date

c.1752–1754

Place

Whitehaven / Westminster

People Involved

Chapter 9

Type

Commercial / Political