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
Treasury and Board of Inland Revenue and predecessors: Guard Books
Catalogue reference: IR 13
What's it about?
IR 13
Entry books of correspondence between the Treasury and the Board of Taxes, 1797 to 1824, the Board of Stamps, 1813 to 1833, the Board of Stamps and Taxes, 1833 to 1850 and the Board of Inland Revenue from 1849.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IR 13
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Title (The name of the record)
- Treasury and Board of Inland Revenue and predecessors: Guard Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1797-1919
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Description (What the record is about)
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Entry books of correspondence between the Treasury and the Board of Taxes, 1797 to 1824, the Board of Stamps, 1813 to 1833, the Board of Stamps and Taxes, 1833 to 1850 and the Board of Inland Revenue from 1849.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Reports to the Treasury on legacy duty cases by the Board of Stamps are in IR 50
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of Inland Revenue, 1849-2005
- Treasury, 1667-1667
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 243 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 2025 HM Revenue and Customs
From 1973 Board of Inland Revenue
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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/C9351/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
373,334 records
Within the department: IR
Records of the Boards of Stamps, Taxes, Excise, Stamps and Taxes, and Inland Revenue
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Treasury and Board of Inland Revenue and predecessors: Guard Books
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