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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There are no rolls for numbers C 65/115-C 65/122, eight rolls of various dates prior...
Catalogue reference: C 65/120
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This record is about the There are no rolls for numbers C 65/115-C 65/122, eight rolls of various dates prior... in the series Chancery: Parliament Rolls. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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There are no rolls for numbers C 65/115-C 65/122, eight rolls of various dates prior to I Henry VII having been transferred either to the Exchequer Series of Parliament Rolls or to the class of Parliamentary Proceedings
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Democracy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3045908/
Series information
C 65
Chancery: Parliament Rolls
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