The "Isle Man" Package

In Obedience to your Order of the 8th Inst, I have, with the utmost accuracy and Dispatch I was able, made up the annexed account - by collecting from the sales entered in the respective Information books such goods with their values as appeared to me to be Goods from the Isle of Man - But as it does not appear by these books in most cases from whence the Goods came. I was obliged to take for my guide what is called the Isle Man package vizt Tea in pounds small cask &c Tobacco in trusses & other small packages, Brandy, Geneva, Rum in Ankers & half Ankers - from all ports contiguous to the Isle Man. I have set down the values of Indian & Barcelona Handkerchiefs & other foreign Goods - But Rum, China Tea, Brandy, Geneva &c seized and sold in the Southern & Western Ports I have designedly omitted (except where expressly set forth in the inforrmation to be seized on board Smugling Wherries) upon this supposition, that such goods seized on that part of the Coast, are seized on board Homeward bound Vessells or the Remains of Cargoes smugled from France, Guernsey &c.

I am etc John Wetherall
26th January 1765
To the Rt Honble the Chief of Commisrs & Governrs of his Majesties Revenue of Ireland.

Notes

Unfortuneately the account is not included with the cover letter - China Tea and Indian Hankerchiefs (large squares of coloured silk) were only allowed to be land by vessels of the East india Company, the alcohol would not have paid any excise duty.

David Crane quotes the Anker as a cask or small barrel containing between 5 to 10 gallons.