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: Private Office Papers: Memoranda
Catalogue reference: IR 74
What's it about?
IR 74
These Board of Inland Revenue private office memoranda deal mainly with policy matters arising from the assessment and collection of income tax and other taxes and duties.Also in the series there are some papers concerning the organization and...
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 74
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Inland Revenue: Private Office Papers: Memoranda
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1700-1967
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Description (What the record is about)
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These Board of Inland Revenue private office memoranda deal mainly with policy matters arising from the assessment and collection of income tax and other taxes and duties.
Also in the series there are some papers concerning the organization and establishment of the Board of Inland Revenue and a few records of the Board of Stamps, Board of Taxes, Board of Stamps and Taxes and Lottery Office.
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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)
- Board of Inland Revenue, 1849-2005
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 258 files and volumes
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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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from 1977 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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- These records were formerly kept in the Board of Inland Revenue's library.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
- These Board of Inland Revenue private office memoranda deal mainly with policy matters arising from the assessment and collection of income tax and other taxes and duties.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9412/
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Board of Inland Revenue: Private Office Papers: Memoranda
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