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
Treasury: Accounts concerning Scotland
Catalogue reference: T 36
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T 36
Treasury accounts concerning Scotland: Miscellaneous returns and accounts of excise etc., including accounts of wheeled carriage duty, 1752 to 1756, and alphabetical lists of persons paying carriage and plate duties, 1756 to 1762.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- T 36
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Title (The name of the record)
- Treasury: Accounts concerning Scotland
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1707-1818
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Description (What the record is about)
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Treasury accounts concerning Scotland: Miscellaneous returns and accounts of excise etc., including accounts of wheeled carriage duty, 1752 to 1756, and alphabetical lists of persons paying carriage and plate duties, 1756 to 1762.
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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)
- 13 volume(s)
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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/C13773/
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