lock, A.M., and continued by adjournment to the next day, for the
purpose of consulting, advising, and determining upon the most proper
and effectual method to prevent the unloading, receiving or vending the
detestable tea sent out by the East India Company, part of which being
just arrived in this harbour, in order to proceed with due regularity,
it was moved that a moderator be chosen, and Jonathan Williams, Esq^r.,
was then chosen moderator of the meeting.

A motion was made, that as the Town of Boston had determined, at a late
meeting, legally assembled, that they would, to the utmost of their
power, prevent the landing of the tea, the question being put whether
this body be absolutely determined that the tea now arrived, in Cap^t.
Hall's ship, shall be returned to the place from whence it came, at all
events, and the question being accordingly put, it passed in the
affirmative, _nem. con._

It appearing that the hall could not contain the people assembled, it
was voted that the meeting be immediately adjourned to the Old South
meeting-house, leave having been obtained for this purpose.

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The people met at the Old South, according to adjournment.

A motion was made, and the question put, viz.: Whether it is the firm
resolution of this body, that the tea shall not only be sent back, but
that no duty shall be paid thereon, and passed in the affirmative, _nem.
con._

It was moved, that in order to give time to the consignees to consider
and deliberate before they sent in proposals to this body, as they had
given reason to expect would have been done at the opening of the
meeting, there might be an adjournment to 3 o'clock, P.M., and the
meeting was accordingly adjourned for that purpose.

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Three o'clock, P.M. Met according to adjournment.

A motion was made whether the tea now arrived in Cap^t Hall's ship,
shall be sent back in the same bottom. Passed in the affirmative, _nem.
con._

Mr. Rotch, the owner of the vessel, being present, informed that body
that he should enter his protest against their proceedings.

It was then moved and voted, _nem. con.,_ that Mr. Rotch be directed not
to enter this tea, and that the doing of it will be at his peril.

Also voted, that Cap^t. Hall, the master of the ship, be informed that,
at his peril, he is not to suffer any of the tea brought by him, to be
landed.

A motion was made, that