Appendix A(50) - Commissioners' Report 1792

[Appendix A(50) 1792 Report of Commissioners of Inquiry]

N° 50.

WRECKS. 1753,

Insula Mone The Charge of the Customs of Ingates and Outgates, Herring Customs, Wrecks, &c, commencing from the tenth day of October (called Old Michaelmasday) 1752, and ending the same day in the year 1753.
Inter alia An Accompt of Wrecks at Sea, Anno 1753.

	£ s d
To cock-boat with a mast and two sails, found by William Loaney and boat crew under the full sea-mark at Kirk St. Ann, and by them carried about to Douglas, appraised to 3l. salvage and charges 12s. remains	2 11 0
To an anchor and cable, taken up in Douglas Bay by Anthony Callister and boat crew, the anchor appraised to 3d per pound, the cable at 1d. per pound, the buoy and rope at 4s. all sold for 8l. 17s paid salvage 2l. 19s	5 18 0
To twenty-four small sticks and boards found at sea, and brought into Kirk Maughold, appraised to 2s. sold for 2s 3d paid salvage 1s 1½d remains	0 1 1½
To an anchor buoy saved by John Quinney of Kirk St Ann, valued to 8d sold for	0 0 9½
To advance upon the measure of a piece of mast found by Thomas Holmes, and stick found by Charles Cosnahan, mentioned in last year's account	0 3 10½
To an anker containing six gallons of rum found in the sea at Ramsey, and brought in at Kirk Conchan, appraised to 8s. sold for 9s. paid salvage 3s, remains	0 6 0
To three ankers of rum and two ankers of brandy found in Ramsey Bay, appraised to 31. 15s. 9d. sold for 41. 10s. 7¼d. paid salvage 11. 10s, remains	3 0 7¼
To as much as could be saved of a bag of hops, thrown in off sea under Kirk St. Ann, which was so wet and damaged that the Inquest refused to appraise it, sold for	0 12 3
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Sum total of the Wrecks is	167 16 8½

29 Sept 1791 Examined by John Quayle, Comptroller.

The writing above contained and in the two preceding pages, purporting to be an account of the Wrecks at Sea anno 1753, 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 the Commissioners of His Grace for the managing of his estate in the Isle of Man.




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