Report on Brewing, Smuggling, and Trade in the Isle of Man, November 1764
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T_1_433_165_2.txt
- Name
- Report on Brewing, Smuggling, and Trade in the Isle of Man, November 1764
- Description
- A detailed administrative report from the Excise Office Edinburgh to an unnamed recipient describing the state of brewing, smuggling, and illicit trade in the Isle of Man as of late 1764. The report covers breweries in Douglas, malting operations, export of spirits and tobacco, and the scale of smuggling operations. It provides quantitative data on cask capacity, duty rates, commodity prices, and evidence of organized contraband traffic to England, Ireland, and Scotland.
- Date
- 7 November 1764
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1764-11-07
- Creator
- Excise Office Edinburgh (Drummond, Dauber, Burges, Lockart, Udney)
- Audience
- Unknown recipient (likely Treasury or Parliamentary official)
- Identifier
- T 1/433/165
- Language
- English