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
Exchequer and Supreme Court of Judicature: King's Remembrancer: Affidavits
Catalogue reference: E 103
What's it about?
E 103
This series consists of affidavits in equity and revenue causes in the Exchequer. Until 1841 it contains affidavits in both equity and revenue suits. After 1841, and the abolition of the equity jurisdiction of the Exchequer, it contains revenue...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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E 103
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Title (The name of the record)
- Exchequer and Supreme Court of Judicature: King's Remembrancer: Affidavits
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Date (When the record was created)
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1774-1951
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of affidavits in equity and revenue causes in the Exchequer. Until 1841 it contains affidavits in both equity and revenue suits. After 1841, and the abolition of the equity jurisdiction of the Exchequer, it contains revenue matter alone.
The affidavits were headed with the name of the court and the title of the suit, that is, of the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) in the action, and signed by both the person making the affidavit and the person before whom it was taken.
While the majority are procedural, some affidavits supplement or explain information given in the formal pleadings or prove exhibits by stating, for example, the circumstances under which a particular deed was made. Most affidavits after 1841 relate to actions brought by the solicitors for the Inland Revenue or the Post Office.
Affidavits can be a rich source for social, economic, and family history, but are not readily accessible.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The affidavits are filed by term, and, until 1843, are not indexed, the means of reference being a simple date list.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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160 bundles, files and volumes
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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3 working days notice to produce
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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
- Litigation
- Taxation
- Communications
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- There are no indexes to affidavits before 1841. From 1843 to 1925 there are original indexes in IND 1/6717-6723/2. They are arranged by terms, and entries are made alphabetically by plaintiff or subject matter, with a marginal note of the deponent's name. From 1926 to 1951 the indexes are in E 103/159-160.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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From 1875 the affidavits are those filed in the Exchequer Division of the High Court, under the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873. From 1881 they are those filed in the King's Remembrancer's Office of the King's (Queen's) Bench division of the Supreme Court of Judicature.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6550/
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