Record revealed
Request for compensation for the Boston Tea Party
On 16 December 1773, 340 chests of tea were thrown into Boston harbour by protesting colonists. This letter from the East India Company requests reimbursement.
Piece
Transfer Book T 30 (Various, 386/1965 - 44/1951)
Catalogue reference: CUST 130/298
What’s it about?
This record is about the Transfer Book T 30 (Various, 386/1965 - 44/1951) dating from 1951 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31 in the series Customs and Excise and predecessors: Registry of British Ships: London Port: Title.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CUST 130/298
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1951 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Transfer Book T 30 (Various, 386/1965 - 44/1951)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open on Transfer
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Taxation
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11221557/
Series information
CUST 130
Customs and Excise and predecessors: Registry of British Ships: London Port: Title...
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: CUST
Records of the Boards of Customs, Excise, and Customs and Excise, and HM Revenue...
339 records
Within the series: CUST 130
Customs and Excise and predecessors: Registry of British Ships: London Port: Title...
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Transfer Book T 30 (Various, 386/1965 - 44/1951)
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