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: Accounting Officers Briefs for Public Accounts Committee
Catalogue reference: IR 87
What's it about?
IR 87
This series consists of files relating to briefs prepared by the Inland Revenue for the accounting officer of the department at the annual appearance before the Public Accounts Committee.
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 87
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Inland Revenue: Accounting Officers Briefs for Public Accounts Committee
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Date (When the record was created)
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1925-1976
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of files relating to briefs prepared by the Inland Revenue for the accounting officer of the department at the annual appearance before the Public Accounts Committee.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Former file reference
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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)
- Board of Inland Revenue, 1849-2005
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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45 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to closure for periods up to 75 years
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1995 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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The House of Commons set up the Public Accounts Committee in 1861 to examine the conduct of Public Departments with respect to the collection of revenue and the expenditure of money in accordance with the intention of Parliament. The accounting officer is the Chairman of the Board of the Inland Revenue.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9425/
Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: IR
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Board of Inland Revenue: Accounting Officers Briefs for Public Accounts Committee
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