A short narrative of the horrid massacre in Boston
Subtitle: 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. ; To which is added, an appendix, containing the several depositions referred to in this preceding narrative; and also other depositions relative to the subject of it
Contributors: Warren, Joseph, 1741-1775; Pemberton, Samuel, 1723-1799; Revere, Paul, 1735-1818
Publisher: Boston, printed, by order of the town, by Messrs. Edes and Gill; and re-printed for W. Bingley, in Newgate-Street, London
Published: 1770
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 83
Subjects: Boston Massacre, 1770; Massacres; History; Causes
Work titles: Short narrative of the horrid massacre in Boston
Notes: First printed in 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 (Adams, T.R. Brit. pamphlets, 70-5a and Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 75a)

A line by line reprint of the 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 issue, [Adams] 70-5b. Cf. Adams.

A short narrative of the horrid massacre in Boston was drawn up by a committee consisting of James Bowdoin, Joseph Warren, and Samuel Pemberton near the month of April 1770, who were appointed by the town meeting in Boston on March 12, 1770. A number of issues and permutations of this title exist. For a complete detailed analysis see Adams, T.R. Brit. pamphlets 70-5 and Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 75.

"Appendix containing the several depositions referred to in the preceding narrative; and also other depositions relative to the subject of it": p. [1]-80, 2nd count; 96 depositions are given on p. [1]-77.

Certifications of authenticity: p. 78-80, 3rd count.

"An index to the appendix", p. 81-83, 3rd count, indexes the names of the deposers.

Signatures: pi² (pi1, pi2 versos blank) A-P⁴ (E1, P4 versos blank)

Errors in paging: p. 8, 1st count, misnumbered 6.

Engraved folded frontispiece, by Paul Revere, depicts British redcoats shooting at the the townfolk of Boston.

Sabin 6740.

Church, E.D. Discovery, 1078.

Adams, T.R. Brit. pamphlets, 70-5c.

Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 75f.

Brown, J.C. Cat., 1493-1800, III:1720.

English short title catalogue T48188.