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
Special Commissioners of Income Tax: Administration Files
Catalogue reference: EM 3
What's it about?
EM 3
Files relating to administrative and procedural matters of the Office of Special Commissioners.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- EM 3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Special Commissioners of Income Tax: Administration Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1938-1990
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files relating to administrative and procedural matters of the Office of Special Commissioners.
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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)
- 51 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to closure for periods up to 75 years
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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/C7125/
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