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.
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO): Human Rights Twitter Channel
Catalogue reference: FCO 201
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FCO 201
This series contains links to posts gathered from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO): Human Rights Twitter channel. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FCO 201
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO): Human Rights Twitter Channel
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Date (When the record was created)
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From 2020
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains links to posts gathered from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO): Human Rights Twitter channel. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
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Please see information at Divisional level.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1968-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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archived tweet(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Gathered from original social media channel
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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
- Democracy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18002698/
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