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
Supreme Court of Judicature: Central Office: Enrolment Books and Indexes
Catalogue reference: J 18
What's it about?
J 18
Private deeds enrolled in book form in the Filing and Record Department of the Central Office of the Supreme Court in continuation of the ancient series of Close Rolls. They include enrolments of change of name by deed poll, deeds of...
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J 18
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Title (The name of the record)
- Supreme Court of Judicature: Central Office: Enrolment Books and Indexes
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Date (When the record was created)
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1903-2003
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Description (What the record is about)
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Private deeds enrolled in book form in the Filing and Record Department of the Central Office of the Supreme Court in continuation of the ancient series of Close Rolls. They include enrolments of change of name by deed poll, deeds of relinquishment of holy orders under the Clerical Disabilities Act 1870, conveyances relating to Queen Anne's Bounty for the augmentation of curacies etc., and deeds conveying land etc. in trust under the School Sites Acts 1841-1852.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Earlier material can be found in C 54
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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581 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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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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Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9626/
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Within the department: J
Records of the Supreme Court of Judicature and related courts
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