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 and successors: Registers of Treasury Papers
Catalogue reference: CUST 122
What's it about?
CUST 122
These are registers of correspondence between the Board of Excise and successors at the Treasury. The registers cover dates from 1825 to 1887 although the papers cover dates from 1828 to 1887. There are discrepancies in the dating between the two...
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 122
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Excise and successors: Registers of Treasury Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1825-1887
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Description (What the record is about)
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These are registers of correspondence between the Board of Excise and successors at the Treasury. The registers cover dates from 1825 to 1887 although the papers cover dates from 1828 to 1887. There are discrepancies in the dating between the two sets of records. Also with the registers themselves it will be found that volumes 10, 13, 16, 17 and 25 show errors in the embossing on the spines; there being variations from the actual numbering and dating.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 26 volume(s)
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5698/
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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