THO^S. & ELISHA HUTCHINSON
Witness: BENJ^N FANEUIL, Jun^r.

Signed, JN^O. MUNRO, Not. Pub.

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PROTEST.

_Cap^t. James Bruce, of the Eleanor, against the Consignees, for
refusing to receive the teas at Boston, in New England, on the 11^th day
of December, 1773, and in the fourteenth year of His Majesty's reign._

Personally appeared before me, John Monro, Notary Public, by royal
authority, duly admitted and sworn. James Bruce, master of the ship
Eleanor, burthen about two hundred and fifty tons, then lying at
Griffin's wharf, with part of her cargo from London on board, amongst
which were eighty whole and thirty-four half chests of tea, consigned to
Messrs. Richard Clarke & Sons, Thomas & Elisha Hutchinson, Benjamin
Faneuil, and Joshua Winslow, of said Boston, merchants. And the said
James Bruce, having requested me, the said Notary Public, to attend him
to Castle William, in the harbour of said Boston, we went on the said
day, and then and there, the annexed questions and answers were entered.
Written questions were put by the said James Bruce, and the respective
answers were made in writing (also annexed) by the consignees then
present, and in my presence, and in the presence of each other,
inter-changeably subscribed and delivered by the said James Bruce and
the said Richard Clarke & Sons, Thomas and Elisha Hutchinson, and
Benjamin Faneuil, and declared by them to be their sentiments and
determinations.

Wherefore, the said James Bruce, on behalf of himself, and all others
concerned, did, and I, the said Notary Public at his request, and on
behalf as aforesaid, do by these presents, solemnly protest against the
said consignees, and such of them aforesaid, for all and all manner of
damages whatsoever, already suffered, and which may, can or shall be
suffered, by their neglecting and refusing to receive, demand and take
possession of the tea aforesaid, agreeable to his request, made and
written, and annexed to these presents.

Thus done, protested and given under my notarial seal of office, in
presence of Robert Garland Cranch and John Dyer.

In testimoniam veritas,
Signed, Signed, JN^O. MONRO,
JAS. BRUCE, [Symbol: L.S.] Not. Pub., 11^th Jan^y., 1774.

LETTER FROM MR. ROTCH TO THE CONSIGNEES,

_Referred to in their Letter of the 8^th of Jan^y., 1774._

Boston, 6^th Jan^y., 1774