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
Customs and Excise: Establishments Division: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: CUST 129
What's it about?
CUST 129
The series contains registered files of the Customs and Excise Establishments Division (EST file series)
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 129
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Title (The name of the record)
- Customs and Excise: Establishments Division: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series contains registered files of the Customs and Excise Establishments Division (EST file series)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- EST file series
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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)
- 1 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 2009 HM Revenue and Customs
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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)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5705/
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