lt them, they could not return an answer to the Town
'till Monday morning.

Then another committee was chosen viz., Mr. Samuel Adams, Mr. Wm.
Molineux and Dr. Joseph Warren, to acquaint Messrs. Clarke & Faneuil,
that as they were not joint factors for the East India Company with the
Hutchinson's, it was supposed they could determine for themselves, and
therefore it was the expectation of the Town that they return an
immediate answer to the message, and this committee reported to the Town
that an answer might be expected in half an hour.

A motion was then made that a committee be appointed to repair to
Milton, and acquaint Messrs. Thomas and Elisha Hutchinson, with the
request of the Town, that they immediately resign their appointment, and
John Hancock, Esq^r., Mr. John Pitts, Mr. Samuel Adams, Mr. Samuel
Abbott, Dr. Joseph Warren, Mr. Wm. Powell, and Mr. Nath^l Appleton, were
appointed for that purpose.

A letter was brought into the hall, signed by Richard Clarke & Son, &
Benjamin Faneuil, for himself & Joshua Winslow, Esq^r., and directed to
the Moderator, to be communicated to the Town, viz:

"Boston, 5^th Novm^r., 1773.

Sir:

It is impossible for us to comply with the request of the Town,
signified to us this day by the committee, as we know not what terms the
tea, if any part of it should be sent to our care, will come out on, and
what obligations, either of a moral or pecuniary nature, we may be
under, to fulfil the trust that may be devolved on us. When we are
acquainted with these circumstances, we shall be better qualified to
give a definitive answer to the request of the Town.

We are, sir,
Your most h'ble serv^ts,
RICHARD CLARKE & SON,

BENJAMIN FANEUIL, for self & JOSHUA WINSLOW, Esq^r.

Hon'ble John Hancock, Esq^r.,

Moderator of a Town Meeting, assembled at Faneuil Hall."

This letter was read, and unanimously voted to be not satisfactory to
the Town, and then the meeting adjourned 'till the next day, at eleven
o'clock, to receive the report of the committee appointed to wait on the
Hutchinsons.

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The Town met by adjournment, on Saturday, (the meeting still continuing
very full,) and the committee reported, that they had seen Mr. Thomas
Hutchinson only, (his brother being neither at Milton or Boston,)