Appendix A(47) - Commissioners' Report 1792

[Appendix A(47) 1792 Report of Commissioners of Inquiry]

N° 47.

WRECKS. 1740,

Insula Mone The Charge of the Customs of Ingates and Outgates, Herring Customs, Wrecks, &c, for the year, commencing from Michaelmas 1739, and ending at Michelmas 1740,
Inter alia An Accompt of Wrecks at Sea, Anno 1740.

	£ s d
To a piece of timber wrecked at Derby-haven, appraised to 5s. delivered to the Steward towards making a roof for the Keeper's house in the Calf, by order of the Deputy Governor, so	0 0 0
To a cock boat wrecked at Derby-haven, appraised to 2s	0 2 0
To a piece of timber wrecked at Port Ern, appraised to 7s. delivered to the Steward towards making the said roof of the Keeper's house in the Calf, by the like order as above, so	0 0 0
To an old anchor taken up by John Frizell's wherry in Port Ern Bay, appraised at 7s. sold for 11s. paid salvage 3s. 8d. remains	0 7 4
To an empty barrel found upon Jurby Strand, appraised to 3s. 6d. sold for the valuation, paid salvage 4d. remains	0 3 2
To a piece of timber found on Douglas sands, appraised to 2s. 8d. sold for	0 2 8
To a small cask wrecked at Ramsey, appraised and sold for	0 1 4
To eleven cuts or staves wrecked at Kirk Patrick, appraised and sold for	0 0 4
To two pieces of ash timber wrecked at Kirk Christ Lezaire, appraised to 8s sold for	0 9 0
To an anchor taken up without the Heads of the island and brought into Ramsey, appraised to 27s. whereof half to the finders - My Lord's half	0 13 6
To a piece of timber wrecked.at Mary Voar's Strand at Kirk St, Anne, containing fourteen feet and sold at 14d per foot, paid salvage 2s 11d remains	0 13 5
To another similar piece, appraised at 12d per foot, not yet sold	0 0 0
To several things wrecked at Kirk Patrick, viz. two pair of silver shirt buttons, valued to	0 9
A coat, vest and waistcoat	5 3
Two boats, a bowsprit, rudder, and keel, and some small pieces of boards	3 0
Four chairs and a press	5 0
Two pair of womens stockings, three bottoms of worsted yarn, and five hanks of flax yarn; a pewter sawcer, and a pewter naggin ; a women's shift, a bible, and some small rags	1 6
A smal firkin	0 4
All sold at the appraisement, being	15 10
Deducted towards the people's funeral charges that were found	7 0
An anchor found at Ramsey, mentioned as unsold in the last year's account, appraised to xxxijs. itjs, and being found without the heads, and sold at the appraisement, the finders half was paid them, remains	0 16 2
Sum total of the Wrecks is	3 17 9

The above within writing, purporting to be an account of the Wrecks at Sea anno 1740, hath been duly compared with the original upon the records of His Grace the Duke of Atholl, of Man and the Isles, &c.; and the same is a true copy of such said original, as certified

RICHARD. CLAGUE,
Clerk to His Grace's Commissioners for the managing of his estate in the Isle of Man.




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