George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition.

Just as this was heard of at Boston, Hillsborough's Circular promising relief from all ‘real’ grievances and a repeal of the duties on glass, paper and colors, as contrary to the true principles of commerce, was received by Bernard, and was immediately made public. At once the merchants, assembling on the twenty-seventh of July, voted unanimously, that this partial repeal was insufficient, since the duty on tea was to be retained to save ‘the right’ of taxing; and it was resolved to send for no more goods from Great Britain, a few specified articles excepted, unless the revenue Acts should be repealed. The inhabitants of the town were to purchase nothing from violators of this engagement; the names of recusant importers were to be published;² and the Acts of Trade themselves came under the consideration of a committee,³ appointed to prepare a statement of the embarrassments to commerce, growing out of the late regulations.⁴

In the midst of this commotion Bernard, having completed his pecuniary arrangements with Hutchinson to his own satisfaction,⁵ on the evening of the last day of July left Boston to sail for Europe. ‘He was ’