Letter From the Committee of Boston

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Boston, April 29, 1775.

SIR: We wrote you yesterday, and were in hopes of an answer, more especially as we find you have this day wrote a letter to Town, part of which has been communicated to the Committee, upon which we beg leave to observe, that it is very desirable to us that you would comply with our request of making proclamation or notification to such persons as may incline to come into Boston with their effects, as it must expedite the removal of our inhabitants, with their effects, from the Town of Boston; but to determine how many days will be necessary to effect this removal, is utterly impracticable. Those persons who are here from the country, and have left their effects behind, we desire may be permitted to send their servants to, put them up and convey them to Boston without molestation; and that the Selectmen may be informed to whom they may direct such persons to apply for permits.

You will receive this by the hands of Mr˙ Payne, who, being one of the Committee, we refer you to him for more particular information. We are, very respectfully, your most humble servants,

JOHN SCOLLAY,
EZEK˙ GOLDTHWAIT,
THOS˙ MARSHALL,
SAML˙ AUSTIN,
EDWD˙ PAYNE,
JOHN PITTS.

To Doctor Joseph Warren, Chairman of the Committee of Congress.