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Memorial of George Moore, Deputy of the Keys, petitioning for trade relief post-Revestment

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6 February 1767

A formal petition to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury from George Moore, representing the Keys of the Isle of Man, requesting relief from the restrictive trade regulations imposed following the 1765 Revestment. The memorial outlines the economic distress caused by the prohibition and restriction of commerce and requests exemptions or modifications to duties and trade regulations across fisheries, linen manufacture, agriculture, and general commerce.

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  • English