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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UN Human Rights Treaties: Right of individual communication
Catalogue reference: LCO 72/1253
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This record is about the UN Human Rights Treaties: Right of individual communication dating from 1998 Jan 1 - 1998 Dec 31 in the series Lord Chancellor's Department and successors: Administration and Policy: Registered.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- LCO 72/1253
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1998 Jan 1 - 1998 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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UN Human Rights Treaties: Right of individual communication
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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)
- DL.156/170/1
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- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open on Transfer
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Treaties and alliances
- Democracy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C20148455/
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LCO 72
Lord Chancellor's Department and successors: Administration and Policy: Registered...
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UN Human Rights Treaties: Right of individual communication
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