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
History of HM Customs and Excise and predecessors
Catalogue reference: CUST 148
What's it about?
CUST 148
This series contains a variety of materials relating to the history of HM Customs and Excise and predecessors, their administrations, functions and notable events.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CUST 148
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Title (The name of the record)
- History of HM Customs and Excise and predecessors
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1558-1998
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains a variety of materials relating to the history of HM Customs and Excise and predecessors, their administrations, functions and notable events.
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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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- Board of Customs, 1671-1909
- Board of Customs and Excise, 1909-2005
- Board of Customs and Excise, Library, 1909-1909
- Board of Customs and Excise, Office of the Inspector General of Imports and Exports, 1696-1871
- Board of Customs and Excise, Secretaries' Office, 1909-1909
- Board of Customs, Secretarys Office, 1671-1909
- Board of Excise, 1642-1849
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 157 volumes and papers
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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 2025 HM Revenue and Customs
From 2003 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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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)
- Records likely to be of interest to researchers within the general theme of Customs and Excise history are selected. Records showing policy and administrative processes selected under section 2.2.2.1 of the acquisition policy.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Part of the remit of the Board of Customs and Excise Library was to research Customs and Excise historical material.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15703/
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