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Reply from Dublin on Smuggling from Isle of Man, October 1764
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20 October 1764
Report from Dublin customs authorities (Ponsonby, Bourke, Trevor, Burton) to the Lord Lieutenant responding to an enquiry about smuggling between the Isle of Man and Ireland. Details the geography, personnel, vessels (wherries from Rush), contraband goods (tea, brandy, tobacco, East India goods), enforcement measures, and estimated revenue loss. A key document on the operational scale of the smuggling trade and official Irish response.
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