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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.

Title
A short narrative of the horrid massacre in Boston [electronic resource] : 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.
Publication
London : Re-printed for E. and C. Dilly ... and J. Almon, 1770.

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Additional Authors
  • Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790.
  • Warren, Joseph, 1741-1775.
  • Pemberton, Samuel, 1723-1799.
Description
166 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.; 21 cm.
Subject
  • Boston Massacre, 1770 > Early works to 1800
  • Murder > Massachusetts > Boston > Early works to 1800
  • United States > History > Causes > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Early works to 1800
Note
  • Caption title.
  • 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.
  • Includes index.
  • "Printed by order of the town of Boston."
  • Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
  • Sabin no. 80672.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Indexed In (note)
  • RLIN
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
CTRG99-B1602
Title
A short narrative of the horrid massacre in Boston [electronic resource] : 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.
Imprint
London : Re-printed for E. and C. Dilly ... and J. Almon, 1770.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Indexed In:
RLIN, CTRG99-B1602
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790.
Warren, Joseph, 1741-1775.
Pemberton, Samuel, 1723-1799.
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