A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston: Perpetrated in the Evening of the Fifth Day of March, 1770, by Soldiers of the 29th Regiment, which with the 14th Regiment Were Then Quartered There : with Some Observations on the State of Things Prior to that CatastropheJ. Doggett, Jr., 1849 - 122 páginas |
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29th regiment 5th instant 5th of March above-named above-written affidavit aforesaid affidavit alley armed asked bayonets bells ring boys brance Capt clubs Commissioners Cornhill Custom-house door cutlasses Damn DANA day of March declares deponent deponent heard depositions diers due examination fifth instant further I say further saith Hammond Green heard the word hearing the bells Honor immediately inhabitants James Kirkwood JOHN HILL JOHN RUDDOCK JOSIAH SIMPSON Justice of Peace Justice Peace King street lawful age loaded main guard Majesty's March 16 March 20 March current March instant massacre military watch minutes Monday Murray's barracks muskets named number of soldiers oath officer party of soldiers perpetuate the remembrance persons Preston Quorum remem ropewalk Royal Exchange lane Samuel saw a number sentinel soon standing stick stood Suffolk taken to perpetuate testifies and says Thayer thing told Town-house troops truth William William Newhall window word Fire wounded
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Página 16 - the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless with the consent of Parliament, was against law.
Página 1 - A short narrative of the horrid massacre in Boston, perpetrated in the evening of the fifth day of March, 1770. By soldiers...
Página 13 - A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston, perpetrated in the Evening of the Fifth Day of March, 1770: By Soldiers of the XXIXth Regiment: which with the XlVth Regiment were then Quartered there. With some Observations on the State of Things prior to that Catastrophe.
Página 9 - At a Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, duly qualified and legally warned...
Página 34 - Pemberton, were again deputed with the following message : ' It is the unanimous opinion of this meeting, that the reply made to a vote of the inhabitants presented his honor this morning, is by no means satisfactory; and that nothing less will satisfy them, than a total and immediate removal of the troops.
Página 29 - Damn your blood, if you do not get out of the way I will give you something;" and then fixed his bayonet and pushed at the lads, who both ran out of his way.
Página 109 - A Short | Narrative | of | The horrid Massacre in Boston, | perpetrated | In the Evening of the Fifth Day of March, 1770, | by | Soldiers of the XXIXth Regiment, | Which, with the XlVth Regiment, | were then quartered there. | With some | Observations | on | the state of things | prior to that | Catastrophe.
Página 34 - Bernard in the government of the province. The council declared themselves unanimously of opinion " that it was absolutely necessary for his majesty's service, the good order of the town, and the peace of the province, that the troops should be immediately removed out of the town of Boston.
Página 73 - Preston by the coat," are the words of Henry Knox in his affidavit, " and told him for God's sake to take his men back again ; for if they fired, his life must answer for the consequence. He replied he was sensible of it, or knew what he was about, or words to that purpose, and seemed in great haste and much agitated.
Página 33 - Regiments which are in the Town. They have their Orders from the General at New York. It is not in my power to countermand those Orders. The Council have desired that the Two Regiments may be removed to the Castle. From the particular concern which the 2gth. Regiment has had in these differences Coll°.