The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-11-11

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M. Nathaniel Appleton, were appointed
COMMITTEES for that purpofe'
A letter was brought into the Hall, hgpedt
BY Richard Clarke and Son, and Benjamin
Faneuil for himielf and Jo(hua Window,
and directed 10 the Moderator, TO be COM
municated TO the town., viz.
/" SIR. BSfos, Novembfr Stb, 1873
IS # is impo1iblc Tor US to comply with
| The requeR of the town Ggni6ed to Us this
day by their committee, as we know no,
Shas terms the tea, if any part of hihould
| be feat 10 our care, will come out on, and
| what Obligations either of moral or pecu.
mary nature we may be under to fulfill the
tFuls that may be devolved on US. When
we aseacquanted with thefe circumstances,
We hall be better qualified TO give detinitve
anfwess 10 the Ecquelt of the town. 5l
sWs are ST., ,oE msf Obsdisaf ErV0nts,
AS RICHARD CLABkE. and Son,
BENZ. FANEUIL, jun. for felf and
Il IosH. WINsLow, Efq;
= ES;x.lra5h JOE4N HANCOCK. Err.
I1sdasisr Of a tot0s mfsfiag gS1fm6sd az
Eaneull- Hail."
This letter was read. and unanimously
I voted to be not iati.taeory TO the town.
Aud then the meeting was Adjourned until
| the next day at eleven o'clock, to receive the
\ ,eport of the committee appointed TO wait
on the Hutchinfons.
| The town met BY adjournment on Satur-
DAY 1.-THE meeting fill continuing very fall
and The committee reported that they had
\ fem Mr.. Thomas Hu,chlnfon only This bIo'
| her being neither at Milton mol Boiton) and
] tat the town might expect an aniwer from
| am Immediately.
The following letter was fent in, to the
| Moderator, hgned Tb0s. Hatfbin(0H which
| ~ts read and unanlmouny voted to DC an
sEISiisfaS7oyy anfwer, viz.
| SIR,
I" know nothing relative to the teas re-
| ieHed to in the requef or vote of the town,
| except that one of my friends has iigniied to
1 ne by letter, that par, of it he had fea(on to
,eleve would be coniignedto me and my bro
her Jointly but upon what terms he could
-aaf- fhsn fay. Uadcr theie circumstances,
bean eive'hp other anfwer to the town at pre-
Icns, lsiiai that If the teas lhould arrive, and
| sxs4hceHbe apeOisted faeors,we fhall ihenl
~ SLAM ar my brafbr and EH
Sir, yanr humble JSrvGaf.
"THOs HUTCHINSON, Jun.
UIEsnswableJ o HIN ANCOCK, En-
lNodtrOfO, of a toSUs. mTfting aOsU a0Sm6kd
at Fancuil- hall"
Il was then voted that the letter fgned
Richard Clarke and ION, Benj. Faneu for
(elf and Jsfhsa Window, and ALTO the letter
ligped Thos. Hutchlnfon, which had been
cad, wereD ARINGLY AFFRONTlVEto
h. town and the meeting was IMMRDT.
ArELY diifoived.
ttthe meeting Of the town on Friday
l,a, number Of printed hand bills were
Cen TO be diilrbuted in the Hall, called the
= 1bx TRADEsMEN's PROTEST. agOigR
tb<protmdingssf the MERCHANTS, relative
.ofk mn. Importation of tea" which was
cad BY the Moderator at the requeff Of the
| inhsbiants. After the reading Of which, t
was openly declared b0one Of the inhabitants
that he faw CHARLES PAXTON, one
of the commiHioners of the cuhoms, giving
hem away the day before in King &reet.
1: was then deGred that the tradelmen pre-
| fent might collect in part of the Hall BY
themIelVes, that their lenfe of the paper
might be taken. Accordingly the queifiou
vas ppt 10 fbfm, whether they acknowledged
the fad paper called the7radtfnf15 PrSfsdS
Which psHed unanimously ia the negative.
They alto by a,fobiequent unanimous vote
decIassd their diiavowal of the paper, as be-
ing fz5f, Jaaudalshs and be(s; and their de-
teffzIIon OF CbaritJ Paxton, and others, who
had .dianbuied the copies, as well as of E.
RnHk who nrinted them. In the effimati-