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Governor Smith requests copper coinage for Isle of Man to support new manufactory

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9 January 1779

Letter from Governor Edward Smith to Sir Grey Cooper at the Treasury (9 January 1779) requesting urgent consideration of copper coinage for the Isle of Man. Smith reports that a new cambric manufactory, established at government expense, is suffering from lack of small change, and warns that the settlement and its investors will be lost without immediate relief. This document illustrates post-Revestment administrative concerns and the Treasury's role in Manx economic development.

Administrative Correspondence

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