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: Office of Special Commissioners of Income Tax: Miscellaneous...
Catalogue reference: IR 86
What's it about?
IR 86
The records in this series (otherwise in EM) consist of orders of the Board of Stamps and Taxes and the Board of Inland Revenue, precedent books, and Claims Branch report books. There is also a super-tax assessment book.
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 86
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Inland Revenue: Office of Special Commissioners of Income Tax: Miscellaneous Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1842-1909; 1966-1989
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records in this series (otherwise in EM) consist of orders of the Board of Stamps and Taxes and the Board of Inland Revenue, precedent books, and Claims Branch report books. There is also a super-tax assessment book.
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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
- Board of Inland Revenue, Office of Special Commissioners of Income Tax, 1854-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 16 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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From 2025 HM Revenue and Customs
From 1977 Board of Inland Revenue
Board of Inland Revenue, Office of Special Commissioners of Income Tax
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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/C9424/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: IR
Records of the Boards of Stamps, Taxes, Excise, Stamps and Taxes, and Inland Revenue
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Board of Inland Revenue: Office of Special Commissioners of Income Tax: Miscellaneous Books
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