A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston...

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Title:
A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston...
Description:
Eager to share their own version of events with the government in Britain, Boston selectmen appoint James Bowdoin, Samuel Pemberton, and Joseph Warren to prepare an account of the King Street affair. Their narrative -- together with an appendix containing ninety-six depositions -- is published as a pamphlet a few days later, and copies are sent to England to counter Dalrymple's military depositions. Remaining copies are impounded. With the soldiers' trial anticipated in Boston, patriot leaders choose to flaunt their neutrality. Surely they know, however, that even if the Narrative is not distributed in Boston, it will have its effect in England and in versions reimported through other colonial ports. Robert Treat Paine uses the pamphlet presented here as he prosecutes Thomas Preston and his soldiers; Paine's notes appear in the pamphlet's margins. Boston: Edes and Gill, 1770 This web presentation is comprised of: Images 1-38: Pamphlet, pages 1-38 Images 39-121: Appendix, pages 1-83
Date:
1770
Format:
Documents
Genre:
Pamphlets
Location:
Massachusetts Historical Society
Collection (local):
Massachusetts Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Boston Massacre, 1770
Pamphlets
United States--History--1775--1783--Causes
Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790
Pemberton, Samuel, 1723-1799
Warren, Joseph, 1741-1775
Places:
United States
Extent:
20.4 cm x 13.1 cm
Link to Item:
https://www.masshist.org/database/337
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Identifier:
nuview_337