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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.
Series
Palatinate of Lancaster: Chancery: Patent Rolls
Catalogue reference: PL 1
What's it about?
PL 1
The patent rolls in this series run from the first year of John of Gaunt's Palatinate (ducal years were used for dating 1377-1399) to 21 Henry VII. The series is incomplete, the main gaps being 1 Henry V to 10 Henry VI and 28 Henry VI to 1 Henry...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PL 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Palatinate of Lancaster: Chancery: Patent Rolls
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1380-1506
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Description (What the record is about)
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The patent rolls in this series run from the first year of John of Gaunt's Palatinate (ducal years were used for dating 1377-1399) to 21 Henry VII. The series is incomplete, the main gaps being 1 Henry V to 10 Henry VI and 28 Henry VI to 1 Henry VII.
The rolls contain copies of documents which were issued under the Palatinate great seal, including grants, pardons, appointments, and leases. Since the royal writ did not run in the Palatinate the enrolments also include writs and mandates from the King for action in the county (for example to levy taxes); these become more numerous during the 15th century.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Chancery patent rolls, 8-9 Edward IV, together with a few grants and letters patent are on the close rolls at
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English, French and Latin
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 11 roll(s)
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Some of the rolls are defective, particularly a roll in PL 1/2, which is a series of fragments from John of Gaunt and the first five years of Henry IV.
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- The first ten rolls are calendared in Deputy Keeper's report XL, app, no 4, pp 521-545.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11606/
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