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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) — John Shaqi

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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)

... "At present, the spirits of the people in the town of
    Boston are in a great ferment. Everything that has been in
    my power, without the Council, I have done, and continue to
    do, for the preservation of the peace and good order of the
    town. If I had the aid, which I think the Council might
    give, my endeavors would be more effective. They profess to
    disapprove of the tumultuous, violent proceedings of the
    people, but they wish to see the professed end of the people
    in such proceedings attained in the regular way; and,
    instead of joining with me in proper measures to discourage
    an opposition to the landing of the teas expected, one and
    another of the gentlemen, of the greatest influence,
    intimate that the best thing that can be done to quiet the
    people, would be the refusal of the gentlemen to whom the
    teas are consigned, to execute the trust; and they declare
    they would do it if it was their case, and would advise all
    their connexions to do it. Nor will they ever countenance a
    measure which shall tend to carry into execution an act of
    parliament which lays taxes upon the colonies, for the
    purpose of a revenue. The same principle prevails with by
    far the greater part of the merchants who, though in general
    they declare against mobs and violence, yet they as
    generally wish the tea may not be imported. The persons to
    whom the teas are consigned, declare that whilst they can be
    protected from violence to their persons, they will not give
    way to the unreasonable demands which have been made of
    them. I wish the vessels bound to New York may arrive before
    those designed to this Province. Governor Tryon I know to be
    well disposed to do his duty, and the people there are less
    disposed to any violent proceedings, as I have reason to
    think, than they are here, and an example of peace and good
    order there may have its influence here."

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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)

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