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.
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Catalogue reference: C 47/33/4
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Transferred to C 267/4/1, with variation in internal file order to bring into date order
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