Keeping the secret
One of the remarkable features of the Seasalter Company of Smugglers was their ability to maintain secrecy. Few accounts exist …
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The 19th century Godfather of North Kent.
(The following notes suggest a different theory regarding the structure and operations of smuggling networks around North Kent, especially Seasalter …
Reports on the life of the Kent coast Riding Officers.
The Riding Officer was a common if unpopular occupation during the 18th century. The principal duties were to patrol the …
The North Kent Customs and Excise scam.
A signature of the Seasalter Company was their almost invisible use of people in positions of authority. Unlike the stories …
Jonas King: A most untrustworthy, despised and highly valued man.
In 1794 Jonas King was appointed riding Officer and coastwaiter at Whitstable in the port of Faversham. His annual salary …
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