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Estimate of costs for repairing Douglas Harbour, Isle of Man, after storm damage (1770)

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15 June 1770

Letter from Charles Lutwidge to Grey Cooper at the Treasury, enclosing an estimate of £155:8:0 for repairs to Douglas Pier damaged by storms in March 1770. Lutwidge requests Treasury approval and proposes a tonnage tax on vessels using the harbour to fund repairs. The document includes itemised repair costs and notes on subsequent harbour damage in 1786.

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