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Name
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Reasons in support of a scheme to restore trade privileges to the Isle of Man
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Description
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A formal petition presenting reasoned arguments for granting the Isle of Man trade privileges equivalent to other British dependencies such as Ireland and Jersey. The document addresses four main points: the cessation of illicit trade, effective revenue protection, potential increase in British revenues, and strategic commercial advantages during wartime.
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Type
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Financial Data
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Uncertain Readings
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Archive / Repository
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md:20260219_114311.md
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img:20260219_114311.jpg
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Type
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Petition
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Provenance
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Document appears to be page 3 of a larger work (indicated by '(3' at top). Transcription shows some abbreviated words (Merch^ts, S^t) and unclear contractions typical of 18th-century manuscript. Text is otherwise legible.
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Language
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English
