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 XIVth Regiment were then quartered there: with some observations on the state of things prior to that catastrophe.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | At a town meeting March 12, 1770, James Bowdoin, Joseph Warren and Samuel Pemberton were appointed a committee to prepare a particular account of the massacre. The "Short narrative" was prepared, accepted at a town meeting held March 19, and ordered immediately printed. CSmH reports copy with folded frontispiece "engrav'd, printed & sold by Paul Revere Boston." Errors in paging: pages 81-83 misnumbered 79-81. "Apendix containing the several depositions referred to in the preceding narrative .."--pages [1]-80, 2nd count. With an erratum statement at foot of pages 78, and certifications of authenticity, pages 79-80. "An index to the appendix."--pages [81-83]. Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (38, 81, [id est, 83], 1 unnumbered pages) |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |