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Translation into English of SP 87/37/32. f. 84
Catalogue reference: SP 87/37/34
Date: 1760 February 2
Translation into English of SP 87/37/32. f. 84
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Folios 52-54. Report of the Scottish Customs Commissioners to the Lords of the Treasury,...
Catalogue reference: SP 37/22/16
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This record is about the Folios 52-54. Report of the Scottish Customs Commissioners to the Lords of the Treasury,... dating from 1769 Apr 25 - 1769 May 16 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George III. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1769 Apr 25 - 1769 May 16
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Folios 52-54. Report of the Scottish Customs Commissioners to the Lords of the Treasury, dated at Customs House, Edinburgh, concerning the attempted recovery of fish and salt by Irish fishermen, in the Shetland Islands. Wherries from Rush and Skerrico [Skerries, Ireland] arrived in the island of Vaila, where they were illegally catching and curing fish. William Chalmers, collector of Customs, and a party seized the fish and brought them to Lerwick. There 80 Irish fishermen attempted to recover them, but were resisted with help from crew-members of HMS 'Peggy'. Mentions: Isaac Newton of Boghall, Yorkshire; John Bruce Stewart of Symbister. Signed by: M Cardonnel; George Clerk Maxwell; and Basil Cochrane. Enclosed in: Folio 54. A letter form Thomas Bradshaw to Richard Sutton, dated at Treasury Chambers on 16 May 1769.
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