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
Home Office: Reports of Election Petition Trials
Catalogue reference: HO 53
What's it about?
HO 53
Home Office entry books of the shorthand writers' notes of the proceedings and of the judgements of election courts.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 53
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Reports of Election Petition Trials
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1872-1885
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Description (What the record is about)
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Home Office entry books of the shorthand writers' notes of the proceedings and of the judgements of election courts.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Parliamentary and municipal orders are in J 85
Parliamentary and municipal petitions are in J 104
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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)
- 56 volume(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
- Democracy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8917/
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