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 Customs and Board of Excise: Miscellanea
Catalogue reference: CUST 109
What's it about?
CUST 109
This series contains miscellaneous Customs and Excise records, mainly comprising letters patent etc of appointments.
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 109
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Customs and Board of Excise: Miscellanea
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1658-2000
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains miscellaneous Customs and Excise records, mainly comprising letters patent etc of appointments.
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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 and Excise, 1909-2005
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 34 files, papers and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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1985 - 2012 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)
- CUST 109/1-13 were on loan to HM Customs and Excise for an initial period of five years under the Public Records Act 1958 S2(4)(g).
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals are expected
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
- This series contains miscellaneous Customs and Excise records, mainlycomprising letters patent etc of appointments
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5685/
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