Officers of the Customs for this Port made a Seizure of a Sloop [Liberty] belonging to and laying at the Wharf of John Hancock... [Uncooperative] conduct [by officers] provoked the People who had collected on the Shore and, in the Dispute, the Collector, the Comptroller of his Majesty’s Customs, and the Collector’s Son, were roughly used and pelted with Stones, none of them much hurt. The Noise bro’t together a mix’d Multitude who followed up to the Comptroller’s House and broke some of his Windows, but withdrew by the Advice of some prudent Gentlemen that interposed. They were joined by a number of Sailors and vagrant Persons who were suspicious of an Intention to put them on board the Ship. These went in search for one of the Man of War’s Boats; in their way met with the Inspector of Exports and Import; him they attacked, broke his Sword and tore his Clothes, but by some Assistance he with difficulty escaped into a House in King Street. No Boat being ashore, between 8 & 9 o’Clock they went to one of the Docks and dragged out a large Pleasure Boat belonging to the Collector. This they drew along the Street with loud huzzaing all the way into the Common where they set Fire to it and burnt it to Ashes. They also broke several Windows of the Houses of the Collector & Inspector-General, which were nigh the Common... People in Town were in great agitation, but least any tumult might arise at Night, the Consequences whereof would be very prejudicial, a Notification was posted up in divers parts of the Town, requesting the Sons of Liberty to meet at Liberty Hall the next Day at ten o’Clock in the Forenoon, the expectation of the Meeting kept the Town in Peace. Accordingly at the Hour appointed, vast Numbers of the Inhabitants appeared at and near the Hall, but the Weather being Wet and uncom- fortable in the Street, they adjourned to Faneuil hall, where it was proposed to have a legal meeting called. Accordingly a Warrant was issued by the Selectmen to the Constables to Warn a Meeting of the Free- holders and other Inhabitants of the Town at three o’Clock,2 and several Gentleman were nominated to prepare a Draft of some Matters proper to lay before them.