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
Board of Inland Revenue: Operations Division: Registered Files (M Series)
Catalogue reference: IR 148
What's it about?
IR 148
This series contains registered files (M series) of the Operations Division of the Board of Inland Revenue.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IR 148
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Inland Revenue: Operations Division: Registered Files (M Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1928-1987
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains registered files (M series) of the Operations Division of the Board of Inland Revenue.
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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)
- M file series
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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)
- 1 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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in 2001 Board of Inland Revenue
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15241/
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