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Tea Leaves: Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to; the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year; 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction,; notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party)Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel)

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Tea Leaves: Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to; the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year; 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction,; notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party)

Name: Tea Leaves: Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to; the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year; 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction,; notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party)
Author: Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel)

Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel)

Boston Tea Party, 1773; Tea tax (American colonies)

All the tea shipped by the Hon'ble East India Company to Boston has been
destroyed on board the vessels that brought it. The ship Polly, Cap^t.
Ayres, arrived lately at Philadelphia with the tea destined for that
port, and was compelled to return with it without being suffered to come
into the harbour, and there are advices in town that Charles Town has
made the same determination with respect to the tea arrived at South
Carolina, and you may be assured the inhabitants of this city have
adopted the same sentiments, and are fully determined to carry them into
execution.

We therefore think it is a duty we owe to the said Company, as we can
neither receive the tea or pay the duty, to apprize you of your danger,
and to give you our opinion, that for the safety of your cargo, your
vessel, and your persons, it will be most prudent for you to return, as
soon as you can be supplied with such necessaries as you may have
occasion for on the voyage. Certain we are that you would fully concur
with us in the propriety of this advice were you as well acquainted with
the people's sentiments as we are, which you will learn from the
enclosed papers. We shall be glad to hear from you in answer hereto, and
to render you any services we can in your critical situation.

                               We are, your most obd^t serv^ts,

                                               HENRY WHITE,
                                               ABRAHAM LOTT & CO.
                                               PIGOU & BOOTH.

To Cap^t. Benj^n Lockyer, of the ship Nancy.

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LETTER FROM CAP^T. LOCKYER TO THE AGENTS, TENDERING THE CARGO.

    _With their Reply, referred to in their Letter of the 22^d.
    April, 1774._

                                 New York, April 20^th, 1774.

    Gentlemen:

    Having considered the circumstances mentioned in your
    letters, which I received on my arrival, I have left the
    ship and cargo at Sandy Hook, for their safety. Have now
    waited on you with a tender of the cargo of tea shipped by
    the Hon'ble East India Company, and consigned to you. I am
    therefore ready to deliver the said cargo according to the
    bill of lading.

                              I am, &c.,
                                            BENJAMIN LOCKYER.

    Messrs. White, Lott & Booth.

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                                    New York, April 20, 1774.

    Sir:

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Tea Leaves: Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to; the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year; 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction,; notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party)

Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel)

Boston Tea Party, 1773; Tea tax (American colonies)

All the tea shipped by the Hon'ble East India Company to Boston has been
destroyed on board the vessels that brought it. The ship Polly, Cap^t.
Ayres, arrived lately at Philadelphia with the tea destined for that
port, and was compelled to return with it without being suffered to come
into the harbour, and there are advices in town that Charles Town has
made the same determination with respect to the tea arrived at South
Carolina, and you may be assured the inhabitants of this city have
adopted the same sentiments, and are fully determined to carry them into
execution.

We therefore think it is a duty we owe to the said Company, as we can
neither receive the tea or pay the duty, to apprize you of your danger,
and to give you our opinion, that for the safety of your cargo, your
vessel, and your persons, it will be most prudent for you to return, as
soon as you can be supplied with such necessaries as you may have
occasion for on the voyage. Certain we are that you would fully concur
with us in the propriety of this advice were you as well acquainted with
the people's sentiments as we are, which you will learn from the
enclosed papers. We shall be glad to hear from you in answer hereto, and
to render you any services we can in your critical situation.

                               We are, your most obd^t serv^ts,

                                               HENRY WHITE,
                                               ABRAHAM LOTT & CO.
                                               PIGOU & BOOTH.

To Cap^t. Benj^n Lockyer, of the ship Nancy.

       *       *       *       *       *


LETTER FROM CAP^T. LOCKYER TO THE AGENTS, TENDERING THE CARGO.

    _With their Reply, referred to in their Letter of the 22^d.
    April, 1774._

                                 New York, April 20^th, 1774.

    Gentlemen:

    Having considered the circumstances mentioned in your
    letters, which I received on my arrival, I have left the
    ship and cargo at Sandy Hook, for their safety. Have now
    waited on you with a tender of the cargo of tea shipped by
    the Hon'ble East India Company, and consigned to you. I am
    therefore ready to deliver the said cargo according to the
    bill of lading.

                              I am, &c.,
                                            BENJAMIN LOCKYER.

    Messrs. White, Lott & Booth.

       *       *       *       *       *


                                    New York, April 20, 1774.

    Sir:

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Tea Leaves: Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to; the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year; 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction,; notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party)

Tea Leaves: Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to; the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year; 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction,; notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party)

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