Record revealed
The first American invention to obtain an English patent
These intricate 1716 drawings were submitted by Sybilla Masters in the final stage of securing a patent for machinery for 'cleaning and curing Indian corn'.
Series
Board of Customs: Registered Papers
Catalogue reference: CUST 46
What's it about?
CUST 46
Selected registered papers of the Board of Custom dealing with revenue matters such as duties on beer, wines and spirits, tobacco, sugar, tea and coal and administration in ports including custom houses and approval of quays. The records cover...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CUST 46
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Customs: Registered Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1671-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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Selected registered papers of the Board of Custom dealing with revenue matters such as duties on beer, wines and spirits, tobacco, sugar, tea and coal and administration in ports including custom houses and approval of quays. The records cover England, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
CUST 46/500-504 deal with the wreck of the SS Politician off the Hebridean island off Eriskay in 1941 and the looting of its cargo of scotch whisky, the inspiration for Compton Mackenzie's 'Whisky Galore' (1947) and the subsequent Ealing comedy (1949).
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Pieces are arranged broadly in chronological order of registration.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Board of Customs, 1671-1909
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 505 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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1992-2005 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
- Coal
- Food and drink
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Between 1671 and 1909 the files were at the Board of Customs and Excise. From 1909 to 2002 the files were with HM Customs and Excise.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- File series ran from 1671 to 1959
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals expected
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- The records were selected as they reflect the economic, social and demographical condition of the UK, as documented by the state's dealings with individuals, communitities and organisations outside its own formal boundaries (2.2.2.1 of the PRO's acquisition criteria).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5622/
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Board of Customs: Registered Papers
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