'Smuggling on the Isle of Man 1725-1800'
Date(s): May 1977
Creator(s): Onge, Jack; Wilkins, Frances
Scope & Content: Extract of dissertation submitted to Notre Dame, Indiana, USA containing the title page, preface, contents page, table showing Manx population figures for 1726, 1757 and 1792, Chapter III on herring and tobacco smuggling, Chapter IV on the illegal trade in liquor and tea, conclusion, bibliography and 'Vita' giving biographical details about the author. Sections of the extract have been highlighted by Frances Wilkins who writes in a covering letter to Roger Sims (Librarian Archivist, Manx National Heritage Library) of her misgiving about the accuracy of the contents of the dissertation (21 March 2000).
Language: English
Extent: Looseleaf papers
Physical description: Photocopy
Item name: Extract from dissertation (PhD) and covering letter from donor
Collection: Manuscript Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: MS 10452
Record class: Private
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