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.
Series
Board of Excise: Registered Papers
Catalogue reference: CUST 45
What's it about?
CUST 45
These are records of the Excise Branch of the Board of Inland Revenue arising from the administration of excise duties and licences.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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CUST 45
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Excise: Registered Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1834-1909
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Description (What the record is about)
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These are records of the Excise Branch of the Board of Inland Revenue arising from the administration of excise duties and licences.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Other registered papers can be found in: CUST 46
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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The series is not fully representative on all subjects, as many papers appear to have been destroyed before or on transfer to the combined Board of Customs and Excise in 1910.
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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)
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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)
- Board of Inland Revenue, 1849-2005
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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333 file(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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From 1978 Board of Customs and Excise
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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
- Taxation
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5621/
Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: CUST
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