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Collection Reference Number GLC01450.406.02
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1765-1774 
Title Appointment of Thomas Irving to Inspector of Imports and Exports and Register of Shipping in America
Date 4 February 1768
Author Robinson, John (1727-1802)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Also signed by Charles Parson, William Burch, Henry Hudson, and one other ("J. Wm. [illegible]"), all at the Customs House in Boston. Appointed by "the Commissioners for managing & causing to be levied his Majesties Customs and other Duties in America." Also outlines the duties of Irving's new position. A note on the verso signed by Fra. Bernard dated 15 April 1768 confirms that Irving took the oath of office. Irving was later a controversial figure involved in investigating the Boston Tea Party.
Subjects Oath  Government and Civics  Taxes or Taxation  Finance  Global History and Civics  
People Robinson, John (1727-1802)  Irving, Thomas (fl. 1768-1773)  
Place written Boston, Massachusetts
Theme Banking & Economics; Merchants & Commerce
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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