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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.
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Customs and Excise: Inspector General of Waterguard: Summaries of Seizures of Illegally...
Catalogue reference: CUST 135
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CUST 135
This series contains summaries by the Office of the Inspector General of Waterguard of records compiled by Waterguard Divisions throughout the country. They are statistical summaries of seizures of illegally imported goods showing from whom...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CUST 135
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Title (The name of the record)
- Customs and Excise: Inspector General of Waterguard: Summaries of Seizures of Illegally Imported Goods
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945; 1951-1976
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains summaries by the Office of the Inspector General of Waterguard of records compiled by Waterguard Divisions throughout the country. They are statistical summaries of seizures of illegally imported goods showing from whom seized, penalties, revenue accruing and type of goods.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Series is arranged chronologically
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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)
- 20 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2000 to 2005 Board of Customs and Excise
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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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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- From 1947
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals expected.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- All records selected
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15199/
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