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
Sheffield 1. Missing at transfer
Catalogue reference: IR 88/40
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This record is about the Sheffield 1. Missing at transfer dating from 1917-1918 in the series Board of Inland Revenue: Chief Inspector of Taxes' Branch and successors: Schedule....
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IR 88/40
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1917-1918
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Description (What the record is about)
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Sheffield 1. Missing at transfer
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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)
- Closed For 75 years
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Taxation
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1374834/
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Series information
IR 88
Board of Inland Revenue: Chief Inspector of Taxes' Branch and successors: Schedule...
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