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
HM Treasury: Public Services (Sector), Local Government (Group), Local Government...
Catalogue reference: T 599
What's it about?
T 599
The records cover policy discussions regarding Local Government finances and taxation, as well as local government expenditure and national non-domestic rates. The file prefix 'LAFA' denotes the registry file theme 'Local Authority Finance'.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- T 599
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Title (The name of the record)
- HM Treasury: Public Services (Sector), Local Government (Group), Local Government (Division): Registered Files (LAFA prefix)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1989-1997
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records cover policy discussions regarding Local Government finances and taxation, as well as local government expenditure and national non-domestic rates.
The file prefix 'LAFA' denotes the registry file theme 'Local Authority Finance'.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged chronologically in file prefix order
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- LAFA prefix
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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)
- 252 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2017 Treasury
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- The records were stored at 1 Horse Guards Road, London SW1, to April 2012. Thereafter they were stored by a third party contractor prior to transfer to The National Archives.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- RCP s.3.1.1 - government's management of the UK economy.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14458159/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: T
Records created or inherited by HM Treasury
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HM Treasury: Public Services (Sector), Local Government (Group), Local Government (Division): Registered Files (LAFA prefix)
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