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
Excise Board and Secretariat: Entry Books of Correspondence with Treasury
Catalogue reference: CUST 48
What's it about?
CUST 48
These volumes contain inward and outward correspondence between the Board of Excise and Treasury. Most volumes are indexed.
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 48
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Title (The name of the record)
- Excise Board and Secretariat: Entry Books of Correspondence with Treasury
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1668-1839
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Description (What the record is about)
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These volumes contain inward and outward correspondence between the Board of Excise and Treasury. Most volumes are indexed.
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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 Excise, 1642-1849
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 144 volume(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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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Between 1712 and 1909 these files remained with the Board of Excise. Since 1909 to the present, they have been with HM Customs and Excise.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1668-1839
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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)
- These files were selected on the basis that they reflect the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK, as documented by the state's dealings with individuals, communities and organisations outside its own formal boundaries (2.2.2.1 of PRO's acquisition policy).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5624/
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