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.
Series
William Akroyd: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/1
What's it about?
PRO 30/1
Three East Worcestershire election registers, with manuscript additions, belonging to William Akroyd of Parkfield, Stourbridge.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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PRO 30/1
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Title (The name of the record)
- William Akroyd: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1858-1868
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Description (What the record is about)
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Three East Worcestershire election registers, with manuscript additions, belonging to William Akroyd of Parkfield, Stourbridge.
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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)
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Akroyd, William, 1869-1869
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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3 volume(s)
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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James Mowatt, 1921-1921
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11947/
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Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
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William Akroyd: Papers
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