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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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Financial taxation. Orderable at item level
Catalogue reference: T 701/496
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This record is about the Financial taxation. Orderable at item level dating from 1992 Jan 1 - 1993 Dec 31 in the series HM Treasury: Chancellor of the Exchequer: Kenneth Clarke: Private Office Papers (PO-CH/KC.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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T 701/496
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1992 Jan 1 - 1993 Dec 31
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Financial taxation. Orderable at item level
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- The National Archives, Kew
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PO/CH/KC/1599
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Open on Transfer
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Open Document, Open Description
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T 701
HM Treasury: Chancellor of the Exchequer: Kenneth Clarke: Private Office Papers (PO-CH/KC...
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