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: Minute Books and Papers of Property and Income Tax Commissioners
Catalogue reference: T 95
What's it about?
T 95
Minute books and papers, and assessments of Treasury officers, kept by the Commissioners appointed to execute the property tax in the Treasury, 1803 to 1820, and by the Commissioners appointed to execute the income tax in the Treasury and for the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- T 95
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Title (The name of the record)
- Treasury: Minute Books and Papers of Property and Income Tax Commissioners
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1803-1881
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minute books and papers, and assessments of Treasury officers, kept by the Commissioners appointed to execute the property tax in the Treasury, 1803 to 1820, and by the Commissioners appointed to execute the income tax in the Treasury and for the Paymaster of Civil Service, 1842 to 1881.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Property Tax Commission, 1803-1820
- Property Tax Commission, 1842-1881
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 bundles and volumes
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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/C13832/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Treasury: Minute Books and Papers of Property and Income Tax Commissioners
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