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 …
Baldock’s smuggling legacy Part 3: What lies in dark cellars?
Small, almost insignificant details of a Last Will and Testament can often lead to hidden parts of a person’s life …
The appeal of a smuggling fraternity called ‘The Seasalter Company’
In his research on the smuggling organisation that operated along the Seasalter coastline, Harvey Wallace consistently refers to the organisation …
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 …
Doggett’s race against the tide
Thomas Doggett was a famous Irish actor and an associate theatre manager at London’s Theatre Royal, and the Drury Lane. He …
The Land of Promise: Importance of London wharfs to smuggling
In 1799 Mr P. Boyle of Paternoster Row published his ‘View of London and its Environs’. Within this catalogue of London …
Be wary of “hovering” at sea.
The various “Hovering Acts” introduced by the British had at their heart, a very simple premise: They attempted to halt …
Life inside the prison hulks: Staying alive.
The fear of incarceration in a prison hulk was an all too dreadful prospect. It must have haunted the memory of …
Blue Anchor Corner 