Invoice, dated February 1774 from the East India Company for the destroyed tea from the Boston Tea Party, Catalogue ref: CO 5/247 pp.185-187.
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An Account of the Invoice Amount of Teas exported to Boston in New England by the United East India Company…
Beaver, Hezekiah Coffin, Master.
| Tea | Chests | Lbs | Price/lb | £ | s | d | |
| Bohea | 80 | 28,625 | 2s | 2,862 | 10 | – | |
| Singlo (1st sort) | 20 | 1,637 | 2s 8d | 218 | 5 | 4 | |
| Hyson | 5 | 380 | 5s | 95 | – | – | |
| Congou | 5 | 432 | 2s 3d | 48 | 12 | – | |
| Souchong | 2 | 138 | 3s | 20 | 14 | – | £3,245 1s 4d |
Dartmouth, James Hall, Master.
| Tea | Chests | Lbs | Price/lb | £ | s | d | |
| Bohea | 80 | 28,161 | 2s | 2,816 | 2 | – | |
| Singlo (1st sort) | 20 | 1,596 | 2s 8d | 212 | 16 | – | |
| Hyson | 5 | 370 | 5s | 92 | 10 | – | |
| Souchong | 4 | 276 | 3s | 41 | 8 | – | |
| Congou | 5 | 428 | 2s 3d | 48 | 3 | – | £3,210 19s -d |
Eleanor, James Bruce, Master.
| Tea | Chests | Lbs | Price/lb | £ | s | d | |
| Bohea | 80 | 28,094 | 2s | 2,809 | 8 | – | |
| Singlo (1st sort) | 20 | 1,389 | 2s 8d | 208 | 7 | – | |
| Hyson | 5 | 384 | 5s | 96 | – | – | |
| Souchong | 4 | 270 | 3s | 40 | 10 | – | |
| Congou | 5 | 436 | 2s 3d | 49 | 1 | – | £3,203 6s -d |
Total: £9,659 6s 4d
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