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.
Division
Records of the Family Fund
Catalogue reference: Division within CUST
What's it about?
Division within CUST
The records of the Family Fund detail some of the charitable actions of HM Customs and Excise. Unregistered files of charitable funds administered by HM Customs and Excise are in CUST 156.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Division within CUST
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Title (The name of the record)
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Records of the Family Fund
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1866-1999
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records of the Family Fund detail some of the charitable actions of HM Customs and Excise.
Unregistered files of charitable funds administered by HM Customs and Excise are in CUST 156.
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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
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 series
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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/C1360/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: CUST
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Records of the Family Fund
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