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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Exchequer and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Exchequer and King's...
Catalogue reference: E 201
What's it about?
E 201
These proceedings were handled by the King's Remembrancer and arise from appeals in revenue causes, mostly from decisions of the Board of Inland Revenue. For purpose of trial they take the form of a case stated for the opinion of the court on a...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- E 201
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Title (The name of the record)
- Exchequer and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Exchequer and King's Bench Divisions: Cases Stated in Revenue Causes
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1867-1924
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Description (What the record is about)
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These proceedings were handled by the King's Remembrancer and arise from appeals in revenue causes, mostly from decisions of the Board of Inland Revenue. For purpose of trial they take the form of a case stated for the opinion of the court on a point of law. Corresponding registers are in IND 1/6740/1-3.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The records are packed in boxes and are arranged and listed chronologically.
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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)
- 48 bundle(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
- Litigation
- Taxation
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6646/
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