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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pemberton, Samuel, 1723-1799, Author.

Warren, Joseph, 1741-1775 1839, Author.

Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790 10446, Author.

Contributor:

United States. Boston.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

48,88p. ; 8⁰.

Place of Publication:

[Boston] : Printed by order of the town of Boston, and sold by Edes and Gill, in Queen-Street, and T. & J. Fleet, in Cornhill, 1770.

Notes:

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.

Pages 81-83 misnumbered 79-81 in some copies.

"Appendix containing the several depositions referred to in the preceding narrative .."--p. [1]-80, 2nd count. With an erratum statement at foot of p. 78, and certifications of authenticity, p. 79-80.

"An index to the appendix."--p. 81-82.

Pages 85-88 contain a list of names to whom the Narrative was sent, together with a copy of a letter to the Duke of Richmond. "This list and the following letter, are annexed to such copies only of this pamphlet, as are intended for publication in America."--p. 85. Pages 85-8 were printed May 16 (cf. the footnote, p. 87).

With a printed slip facing the titlepage: "The ten pages of this narrative [preceeding the depositions] were not in the copies that have been sent to England and other parts. The reason for that addition will appear in the 39th page.-"

Microfiche. Woodbridge, Ct. Primary Source Media, 1999. 2 microfiches. (Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America ; fiches 30,514-30,515). s1999 ctu b

Microfiche. Woodbridge, Ct. Research Publications International, 1992. 2 microfiches ; 11 x 15 cm. (Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America ; fiches 7,144-7,145). s1992 ctu b

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Evans, 11581

Sabin, 80669

Sabin, 80668