Sources
Customs Secretaries' Reply on Seizure Instructions in Manx Ports, 18 Dec 1764
Source
18 December 1764
Reply from the Secretaries of Customs (Frederick, Mead, Pelham, Musgrave) to the Treasury regarding instructions for naval officers seizing smuggled goods in Isle of Man ports. References an opinion from the Attorney and Solicitor General on the legal powers of customs officers to conduct seizures in Manx waters, and discusses caution required to avoid bloodshed during enforcement operations.
Administrative Correspondence
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