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
Board of Inland Revenue: Newspaper Ledgers
Catalogue reference: IR 69
What's it about?
IR 69
These Board of Inland Revenue ledgers show the number and value of duty stamps impressed on newspapers in England (London and the Provinces), Scotland and Wales.After 1855, the figures relate to stamps impressed in lieu of postage, a practice...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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IR 69
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Inland Revenue: Newspaper Ledgers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1831-1870
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Description (What the record is about)
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These Board of Inland Revenue ledgers show the number and value of duty stamps impressed on newspapers in England (London and the Provinces), Scotland and Wales.
After 1855, the figures relate to stamps impressed in lieu of postage, a practice which was discontinued in 1870 with the introduction of halfpenny stamps for newspapers and other printed matter. Details are given separately for each newspaper and entered at monthly or shorter intervals.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of Inland Revenue, 1849-2005
- Board of Inland Revenue, Stamping and Postage Stamp Department, 1854-1880
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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23 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
- Taxation
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9407/
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
You are currently looking at the series: IR 69
Board of Inland Revenue: Newspaper Ledgers
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