# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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Copy of Part of a Letter from Isle Man

Sir

About 11^th July last, or about that time
there was an Acquaintance of mine on board
one of His Majesty's Sloops of War, called
the Ranger, Stationed about the Coast of
Scotland, and the Isle of Man, I went on
board to see him in the Evening, and stay'd
till it was a 11, Clock at Night, when there
came one Ogilby on Board about the time
I was going a Shore, they had one of the
Ramsay Boats, which had about Six Ten
Gallon Kegs, and about Six or Seven Ten
Gallon Kegs, which I Suppose had Tea, in
as much as Understood: there was none
of the Officers knew of it, but themselves,
the Captain was in Bed, there was some
Cutters had taken Some in afore that time,
but I did not know them.

Extract of Wilsons Journal
1^st September 1764 This Morning the Lurcher Cutter, George
Mathews Commander, Stationed at Belfast
Arrived, is the same I gave an Account

MS 09707/6/320/iii AP 408-15