Mr. Munroe said they would go to the Custom-House and drink
a glass of wine. Then I went out, there being nobody in the
house that I knew of but Mr. Hudson and wife; then I went
up to the Custom-house door and knocked, when a young man,
which I have since heard was named Hammond Green, let me
in and locked the door, when I saw my Master and Mr. Mun-
roe come down stairs, and go into a room ; when four or five
men went up stairs, pulling and haleing me after them, and
said, my good boy come ; when I was carried into the chamber,
there was but one light in the room, and that in the corner of the
chamber, when I saw a tall man loading a gun (then I saw
two guns in the room) my master not being in the chamber,
there was a number of gentlemen in the room: After the gun
was loaded, the tall man gave it to me and told me to fire, and
said he would kill me if I did not ; I told him I would not. He
drawing a sword out of his cane, told me, if I did not fire it,
he would run it thro' my guts. The man putting the gun out
of the window, it being a little open, I fired it side way up the
street ; the tall man then loaded the gun again. I heard the
balls go down. The man then laid it on the window again,
and told me to fire it. I told him I would not fire again ; he
told me again, he would run me thro' the guts if I did not.
Upon which I fired the same way up the street. After I fired
the second gun, I saw my master in the room ; he took a gun
and pointed it out of the window ; I heard the gun go off : Then
a tall man came and clapp'd me on the shoulders above and
below stairs, and said, that's my good boy, I'll give you some
money to morrow. I said, I don't want any money. There
being a light in the lower room, and the door being upon the
jarr, I saw it was the tall man that clapp'd me on the shoulder ;
then the young man Hammond Green let me out of the door,
there being two or three people in the entry ; when I got out of
the house, I saw a number of people in the streets. And I ran
home as fast as I could, and set up all night in my master's
kitchen. And further say, that my master licked me the next
night for telling Mrs. Waldron about his firing out of the Custom
house. And for fear that I should be licked again, I did deny
all that I said before Justice Quincy, which I am very sorry
for. And further I say not.     his
Attest. Elisha Story,     CHARLOTTE [see symbol in image ] BOURGATE,
Edward Crafts.     Mark.

Suffolk, sc. Boston, March 23, 1770. Charlotte Bourgate
above-named, after due examination, made oath to the
truth of the above affidavit, Edward Manwaring, Esq;
and John Munroe above named, were notified and pre-