sence of, and assembled with, John
Rowe, John Hancock, Wm. Phillips and John Pitts, Esq^rs., and a great
number of others, in Faneuil Hall, not to land any of the said tea at
his peril, but to proceed to Griffin's wharf, in said Boston, and there
discharge the rest of his cargo. And that the said deponent was obliged
to comply with the said orders, and was and is nightly watched by 25
armed men on board the said ship, appointed, as he supposes and verily
believes, to prevent the said teas from being landed.

Wherefore, the said James Bruce, on behalf of himself and all others
concerned in the said ship or cargo, did, and I, the said notary public,
at his request, and on behalf as aforesaid, do by these presents
solemnly protest against the said committee and each of them above
mentioned, and against all others voluntarily acting, watching, and
proceeding by their directions, and all persons whatsoever opposing and
forbidding the landing the tea aforesaid for all, and all manner of
damage and damages suffered and to be suffered, by means of the
commands, watchings, opposition and prohibition aforesaid. Thus done,
protested, and given under my notarial seal, in the presence of Rob^t.
Garland Cranch and John Dyar.

In testimoniam veritas,
Jn^o. Monro,
Not. Pub., 11 Jan., 1774.

JAMES BRUCE. [Symbol: L.S.]

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PROTEST OF Cap^t. JAMES BRUCE,[59]

_Of the Eleanor, against the Destroyers of the Tea._

At Boston, in New England, on the 17^th day of December, in the year of
our Lord, 1773, and in the 14^th year of his Majesty's reign, personally
appeared before me, John Monro, Notary Public by royal authority, duly
admitted and sworn, James Bruce, master, Ja^s. Bruce, jun^r., mate, and
John Tinney, boatswain, of the ship Eleanor, burthen about 250 tons, and
the said James Bruce, jun^r., and John Tinney, being sworn on the Holy
Evangelists of Almighty God, severally deposed, and each of them doth
depose and say, that on the evening of the 16th inst., they, these
deponents, were on board the said ship, then lying at Griffin's wharf,
at said Boston, and part of her cargo from London on board, amongst
which were 80 whole chests and 34 half chests of tea, consigned to
Messrs. Rich^d. Clarke & Sons, Tho^s. and Elisha Hutchinson, Benj^n
Faneuil, and Joshua Winslow, of said Boston, merchants. That about the
hours of