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)

by Francis S. Drake

Francis Rotch.

To Richard Clarke & Sons,
Thos. & Elisha Hutchinson,
Benjamin Faneuil, Junr., and
Joshua Winslow.

Owners, Shippers, Consignees, or concerned in 80 whole and 34 half chests of Teas, shipped from London by the Hon'ble East India Company, for Boston, consigned to Richard Clarke & Sons, Thomas & Elisha Hutchinson, Benjⁿ Faneuil, Jun^r., and Joshua Winslow.

To the Owners of the Dartmouth, James Hall, Dr.

1773.

To freight of 80 whole and 34 half chests of tea from London,	£91 17 7
To demurrage of the ship from 7 to 20 Decr.,13 days.
Deduct 2 days for gravg the ship, 2 days, 11 at £12,	132 0 0
To Capt. James Hall, and his mate's wages, 11 days,	3 18 3
To demurrage sloop Triton, from 9 to 20 Decr., 12 days, at 48s.,	28 16 0
To the captain's wages, 6 days,	12 0
To the mate's and 4 hands' wages and victuals, 12 days each,	7 9 8½
To Jas. Smith and 2 journeymen coopers from Dartmouth, their wages and expences from 7th to 20th December, 13 days, at 6s.,	11 14 0
To cash paid Samson, S. Blowers,[58] and John Adams, Esqr's advice,	7 4 0
To wharfage the ship and sloop, 23 days, at 6s. 8d. per week,	1 2 0
To cash paid for Protests, &c., £3 19s. 6d. sterling,	5 6 0
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	£289 19 6½
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Boston, 31^st December, 1773.

Errors excepted.

In behalf of myself and the owners of the ship.