Author Topic: Coastguard - Isle of White 1820's  (Read 5038 times)

Offline KGarrad

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Re: Coastguard - Isle of White 1820's
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 01 June 16 21:08 BST (UK) »
I have always been given to understand that Customs officials were deliberately NOT employed in their home town/port/area?!

In order to mitigate against corruption! ;D
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