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: Entry Books of Warrants concerning Appointments, Crown Leases and other...
Catalogue reference: T 54
What's it about?
T 54
Entry books of Treasury warrants not directly concerned with the payment of moneys. They include warrants for the appointment of receivers and other officials, for the sale of tin and gifts of timber, excise matters, etc, and, before 1727, the...
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T 54
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Title (The name of the record)
- Treasury: Entry Books of Warrants concerning Appointments, Crown Leases and other matters not relating to the Payment of Money
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Date (When the record was created)
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1667-1849
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Description (What the record is about)
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Entry books of Treasury warrants not directly concerned with the payment of moneys. They include warrants for the appointment of receivers and other officials, for the sale of tin and gifts of timber, excise matters, etc, and, before 1727, the warrants for Crown leases and other documents concerned with Crown lands
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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The five books dating 1672 to 1679 are in:
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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58 volume(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13791/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Treasury: Entry Books of Warrants concerning Appointments, Crown Leases and other matters not relating to the Payment of Money
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