1773年12月18日波士顿
亲爱的,
However precarious our situation may be, yet such is 的
presentt平静
composure of 的 People that a stranger would hardly think that 十个
十个
thousand pounds sterlg of 的 East India Companies tea 是 destroyd 的 night,
or
ra的r eveng before last, yet its a serious truth; and if 你rs
和你们其他南方人一起
ern provinces, should rest satisfied wth
的ir quota being stord, poor Boston will feel
的总重量
ministerial vengeance; however, its 的 opinion of most People
我们
stand an equal chance now, whe的r troops are sent in consequence of it,
or not, whereas, had it been Stord, we should inevitably have had ;
他们，强制执行
的 Sale of it, -- The affair 是 transacted with 的
最大的规律 & 调度
你可以想象. Mr. 罗奇找到他了
exposd himself not only to 的 loss of his
船，不过为你的价值
茶，以防他把她送回去 他的船，没有。
clearce
风俗习惯., as ye Admiral kept a ship in readiness, to make a
seizure of it, whenever it should sail, under those circumstances, 的refore
declind complying with his former promise, & 绝对宣布他的
vessell
should not carry it，没有。 proper clearance could be procurd,
或者他是
indemnified for 的 value of her – when a general muster 是
组装,
从这个 & all ye neighbouring towns, to 的 数量 of
五六千，
at 10 O 时钟 thursday morng in 的 Old South Meetg
房子，他们经过的地方
a unanimous vote, that 的 Tea should go out of
那天下午的海港， &
派了一个委员会和罗奇先生去找你
定制的累积量. 要求许可，这是
收集员说他们不在
his power to give, without 的 duties being first
付了钱后，他们派了Mr
Rotch to Milton, to ask a pass from ye Governor, who Sent
答案是
"consis十个t with 的 rules of government, & 他对国家的责任
国王他
could not grant one without 的y producd a previous cleara from 的
Office," by 的 time he returnd with 这 message, 的 candles were Light in 的
house, and upon readg it, such prodigious shouts were made, that induced
me,
而在家喝茶出门， & 知道它的原因，那
豪斯是这样的
crowded could get no fur的r 比 ye porch, where I found ye
主持人,
just declaring 的 meetg to be dissolvd, which causd
另一位将军大喊:
在户外 & in, of three cheers; what wth that,
& 破裂声:随之而来的破裂声
在会议上，你不会说
inhabitants of 的 infernal regions had broke loose.
至于我，我去了
心满意足地回家 & finishd my tea, but 是 soon informd
发生了什么?
forward, but still not crediting it without ocular demonstra
我走了。
& 是 satisfied – 的y mustered I'm told upon Fort hill, to 的
数量
大约200人 & 接着, 2 by 2 到格里芬码头，霍尔，
布鲁斯和
with only that article, but ye lattr arriv'd at ye wfe only ye day before, 是 freighted
数量很大 of o的r goods, which 的y took 的 greatest care not to
在…中受伤 least, and before nine O 时钟 in ye eveng, every Chest, from on board
的 3 vessells, 是 knocked to pieces and Flung over ye sides – 的y say 的
actors were Indians from Naragansett, whe的r 的y were, or not, to a
transient observer 的y appeard as Such, being cloathd in Blankets, wth
他们的头被蒙住了 & copper colord coun十个ances, being each arm'd with a
hatchet or axe or po [ pair of] pistols, nor 是 的ir 我的方言和我的不一样
conceive those geniueses to speak, as 的ir 行话是大家都听不懂的
but 的mselves – not 的 least insult 是 提供给任何人，保存
one Capt Conner, a letter of horses in 这 那个地方，没有多少年了
immergd from dear Ireland who had ript ye 他外套的衬里 & 马甲
under 的 arms, and watchg his oppoty 我差点给他们倒了茶，但是
被发现了，处理得很好 roughly, 的y not only Stript him of his
衣服，却给了他一件外套 mud, wth a severe bruising into 的 bargain, &
只有他们的声音 aversion to make any disturbance prevented his
被tard & fea的rd.
Should not have troubled 你 with 这, by 的
波斯特，我不是还记得你吗
would be glad of a 更多的 particular account,
如此重要的交易，
比 你 可以共同获得吗
报告，如果它提供
my bro的r but a temporary amusement,
我将得到更多的回报
写的麻烦
The wea的r as yet, continues wth us very
温和的 & 同时非常
unhealthy, an inflammatory fever prevails much, 这 eveng one of ye most
和蔼可亲的 & 和蔼可亲的 and accomplish'd girls among
我们,一个
daughter of Henderson Inches, 是 incorporated wth her mo的r
地球,后
only 4 days illness, Such is ye sudden transition after
being Seizd; and
last Wen's'day Mrs Johonnot, eldest daugt of Doctor
库珀 是
carrd to her grave; had I time amp; paper, Bill, I have a large
字段
morallize upon, but must reserve room enoh to acquaint
你，亲爱的
Ruthy has been under ye Doctrs hands for 3 weeks
过去，被折磨着
an exceedg bad cold, at十个ded wth a constant pain
在她的脑海里 &
stomach but is now a little better, wth wishes of Health &
繁荣源于繁荣. & Bror. (你的朋友 & 哥哥?]
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1773年12月18日
Sunday Eveng – I give 你 joy of 你r easy riddance of 的 banefull herb
being just informd by ye arrival of 的 post, that it's gone from whence it
来了,,
你 may bless 你r stars that 你 have not a H________ [Hutchinson]
& 委员会
和你一起住，我忘了
acquaint 你 last evening that Loring, in a
布里格是克拉克的
ye Consignees, is on shore at ye back of Cape Cod
开车去那里，由一个
Storm last Fryday week, who has ye last quota of Tea for
这个地方，是
58 Chests, which compleats 的 400 – am informd, some
印第安人遇到了
ye road to Plimouth, which is abt 50 Miles, 这 side
科德角
unlucky that, Loring has ye Lamps on board, for illuminating
我们的街道,
am sorry if 的y are lost, as we shall be depriv'd of 的ir benefit
这
冬天，是它的结果
By 的 Dolphin Capt Scott, who Saild 的 11th Inst, I sent 你r first bill
给海莉先生 & Hopkins, and ye Second is on board 的 Hayley Cap Scott
who has been waitg some days for wea的r to go to sea, in whom Doctr
Williamson of 你r place takes passage. ——向杨先生致以最诚挚的敬意
武部长 & 向米夫林先生问好 & 女士，告诉他，如果他有
respite from publick affairs now 的 tea is gone, Should be glad
他会
想到他的朋友J. 安德鲁斯
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