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John Wetherall's account of goods seized from Isle of Man smuggling, January 1765
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26 January 1765
Administrative letter from John Wetherall to the Irish Revenue Commissioners reporting on seized goods identified as coming from the Isle of Man. The document describes methodology for identifying smuggled goods (the 'Isle Man package' — tea in small casks, tobacco in trusses, brandy, geneva, and rum in ankers) and lists values of seized items. Directly relevant to understanding smuggling patterns and revenue operations immediately before the Revestment.
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