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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Will register: surnames A - B. Missing at transfer
Catalogue reference: IR 26/1665
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IR 26/1665
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1844
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Description (What the record is about)
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Will register: surnames A - B. Missing at transfer
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 volume(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- 3 working days notice to produce
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 75 years
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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
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3340814/
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Series information
IR 26
Board of Inland Revenue and predecessors: Estate Duty Office and predecessors: Registers...
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Will register: surnames A - B. Missing at transfer
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