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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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'A New General Atlas of Modern Geography ... Including also the Latest Geographical...
Catalogue reference: ZMAP 3/8
What’s it about?
This record is about the 'A New General Atlas of Modern Geography ... Including also the Latest Geographical... dating from 1843-1844 in the series Miscellaneous Atlases Formerly Held by Inland Revenue. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ZMAP 3/8
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1843-1844
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Description (What the record is about)
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'A New General Atlas of Modern Geography ... Including also the Latest Geographical and Nautical Discoveries ... Published by James Wyld.'
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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)
- A 1.4
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- PRO Library Reference M.18.5
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Non record material
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Damaged spine
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Taxation
- Maps and plans
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16864204/
Series information
ZMAP 3
Miscellaneous Atlases Formerly Held by Inland Revenue
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Maps and plans formerly held by the Public Record Office Library
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Miscellaneous Atlases Formerly Held by Inland Revenue
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