A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston; The Fifth Day of March, 1770, by Soldiers of the 29th Regiment ... with Some Observations on the (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849 edition. Excerpt: ...eight soldiers with their guns and bayonets in a charged position, headed by an oflicor, and posted themselves by the west coiner of the Custom-house, round the sentry box in a half circle; at this time I stood near the door of the Royal Exchange tavern, but apprehending danger as the soldiers stood with their muskets and bayonets in a charged or presented position, moved from thence down said Royal Exchange lane, and stood nigh the west end of the Custom-house; during this interim 1 saw no violence offered the soldiers; in a few minutes after having placed myself as aforesaid, a musket was fired by the soldier who stood next the corner, in a few seconds after another was fired, and so in succession till the whole was discharged, to the number of eight or thereabouts; while the muskets were discharging I walked down the lane, and when the firing ceased I turned and went up to the head of the lane when I saw the people carrying off one dead person, and two more laying lifeless on the ground about two muskets' length from the said soldiers, inhumanly murdered by them, the blood then running from them in abundance; a person asked the soldier who fired first, the reason for his so doing, the soldier answered, " Damn your bloods, you boogers, 1 would kill a thousand of you " the soldiers were then charging their muskets again in order for a second discharge in case any insult had been offered them. Samuel Condon. Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 20, 1770. Samuel Condon, abovenamed, after due examination, made oath to the truth ol the aforesaid affidavit, taken to perpetuate the remembrance of the thing.. Before, John Ruddock, Just. Peace and of the Quorum, And, John Hill, Just. Peace. (No. 49.) Ebenczer Hinckley, of Boston, of lawful age, ...