The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30


 province, to the inhabitants of Great Britain, transmitted to, the CONGRESS, now sitting in this city (PhiladelphiaJ and published by their order. ',h
 CHARLES THOMSON,
 .S.,.., .f:S. r,s. 1"secretary." esW7E, Nathaniel Mullekin, Phil-
 W ip Russell, Moses Harring- ton, Jr., Thomas and Daniel Har- rington, William Grimes. William Tidd, Isaac Hastings, James Stone Jr.. James Wyman, Thaddeus Har- rington, John Chandler, Joshua Reed Jr., Joseph Simonds. Phineas smith, John Chandler Jr,, Reu- ben Lock, Joel viles, Nathan Reed Samuel Tidd, Benjamin Lock, Thomas Winship,: Simeon Snow, John Smith, Moses Harrington the 3rd, Joshua Reed, Ehenezer Parker. John Harrington, Enoch Willing ton, John Hormer, Isaac Green, Phineas Stearns, Isaac Durant, and Thomas Headley Jr.,--all .of lawful age, and inhabitants. of Lexington, in the county of Mid- dlesex, and colony of the. Massa- chusetts-B Ray, in New England, do testify and declare, that on the 18th of April instant, about one or two o'clock in the morning, be- ing informed that several officers of the regulars had the evening before been riding up and down the road, and had detained and insultsd the. inhabitants passing the same; and also 3understa 1ding that a. body of regulars were matching from Boston towards Concord, with intent (as 1t was slpposed) to take the stores be- longing to- the colony in that town; We were alarmed, and hav- ing. met at the, place, of our conn paiiy,s parade Wers dismissed by our Captain. John Parker, for the present, with orders to be ready to attend at the beat of the drum. We further testify and declare, that about i've o'clock in the morning, hearing our drum beat, we proceeded towards the parade, and soon found that a large body of troops were marching towards US: Some of our company were coming up to the parade, and oth- CTS had reached 1t, at which time the company began to disperse; Whilst our backs were turned. on the troops we were fired on by them, and a. number of our tnene were instantly killed and wounded. Not a: gun was fired by any per- son in our company on thea regu-. lars to our owledge, before they; had fired on us, and they contin- ued firing until we. had all made our escape. Al. r,3.,3 Y ~,
 Signed jby'heaeh Of the above depcnents s! " " *2t ls's
 "isxinston, April as; IT'S"
 ssyYSE. Nathaniel Park hurst,
 Jonas Parker, John Mun- roe Jr, John Winship, solomon Pierce, John Muzzy, sAbner Needs, John Bridge Jr., Ebenezer Bow man, William 'Muriroe the, 3rd, Micah Hager, Samuel Sandersor, Samuel Hastings and James Brown, of Lexington, in;the Coun- tye or lGiddlesex, and Colony of Massachusetts Bay, In New Eng land, and all of lawful age, do testify and say, that on the morn ing of the nineteenth Of April instant, about one or two o'clock, being informed that a number 9of regular officers had been riding up and down the road the evening and night preceding, and that some of the inhabitants as they were passing, had been .insulted by the officers and stopped by them; and being also informed that the regular troops were on their march from Boston, In order tas 1t: was. ssaid) to take the colony stores, then, deposited at Concord, we met on the parade of our com- paYly in this town; after the com pany had collected, we were or dered by Capt. John Parker (who commanded us) to disperse for the present, and to be ready to attend the beat of the drum, and acc cordihgly the company went into the houses near the place of pa rade.' We further testify and say. that about i've o'clock in the morning we. attended the beat of our drum and were formed on the parade, we were faced towards the regulars then marching up to us. and some of our company were coming to the parade with their backs towards the troops, and others on the pagade began to disperse when the regulars fired on the company before q, gun was fired by any of our company on them. They killed eight. of our company and wounded several, and continued their fire until we had all made our escape.
 Signed by each of the above ,deponents.+t ]. 5.l
 Lexington, 18th of April, 1175:" s.WEE. Nathan Barret, Captain,
 Jonathan Farrar, Joseph Butler, and Francis E Wheeler, Lieutenants, John Barret, Ensign, John Brown, .Silas walker, EphraiEn Melvin, Nathan sButtrtck, stephen Hosrler IT., Samuel Bar rett, Thomas :. Jones. Joseph Chandler, Peter Wheeler, Nathan Pierce, and Edward Hichardson, all of Concord, in the County of Middlesex, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. of lawful age. testify and declare, that on Wednesday the loth Instant, about an hour after sun rise we asseFl. bled on 6 hill near the Meeting House iii Concord aforesaid. In consequence of an information that . number of regular troops had kjlied six O. our countryInen at Lexington, and were on their march to said Concord; and about an hour .aftsrwards VIC saw them approaching. to the number, as we A a