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declare, that about five 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 others had reached it; 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 men were instantly killed and wounded. Not a gun was fired by any person in our Company on the Regulars, to our knowledge, before they fired on us, and they continued firing until we had all made our escape.
MIDDLESEX, ss., April 25, 1775: Nathaniel Mullekin, Philip Russell, Moses Harrington, Jun., Thomas Harrington, Daniel Harrington, William Grimer, William Tidd, Isaac Hasting, Jonas Stone, Jr., James Wyman, Thaddeus Harrington, John Chandler, Joshua Reed, Jun., Joseph Simonds, Phineas Smith, John Chandler, Jun., Reuben Lock, Joel Viles, Nathan Reed, Samuel Tidd, Benjamin Lock, Thomas Winship, Simeon Snow, John Smith, Moses Harrington, 3d, Joshua Reed, Ebenezer Parker, John Harrington, Enoch Willington, John Hosmer, Isaac Green, Phineas Stearns, Isaac Durant, and Thomas Headley, Jun., above named, being duly cautioned to testify the whole truth, made solemn oath to the above deposition, as containing nothing but the truth as subscribed by them. WILLIAM REED,
I, Nathaniel Gorham, Notary and Tabellion Publick, by lawful authority duly admitted and sworn, hereby certify all whom it doth or may concern, that William Reed, Josiah Johnson and William Stickney, are three of His Majesty’s Justices for the County of Middlesex, and that full faith and credit is to be given to their transactions as such. In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my name and seal this twenty-sixth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five. NATHANIEL GORHAM, Notary Publick. [No 8.] Lexington, April 25, 1775. We, Nathaniel Parkhurst, Jonas Parker, John Munroe, Jun., John Winship, Solomon Peirce, John Muzzy, Abner Mead, John Bridge, Junior, Ebenezer Bowman, William Munroe 3d, Micah Hagar, Samuel Sanderson, Samuel Hastings, and James Brown, of Lexington, in the County of Middlesex, and Colony of Massachusetts Bay, in New-England, and all of lawful age, do testify and say, that on the morning of the nineteenth of April instant, about one or two o’clock, being informed that a number of 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 as it was said, to take the Colony Stores then deposited at Concord, we met on the parade of our Company in this Town; and after the Company had collected we were ordered by Captain John Parker, who commanded us, to disperse for the present, and to be ready to attend the beat of the drum; and accordingly the Company went into houses near the place of parade. We further testify and say, that about five 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 parade began to disperse, when the Regulars fired on the Company before a 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.
MIDDLESEX, ss., April 25, 1775: Nathaniel Parkhurst, Jonas Parker, John Munroe, Jr., John Winship, Solomon Peirce, John Muzzy, Abner Mead, John Bridge, Jun., Ebenezer Bowman, William Munroe, third, Micah Hagar, Samuel Sanderson, Samuel Hastings, and James Brown, above named, being duly cautioned to testify the whole truth, made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition, by them subscribed. WILLIAM REED,
I, Nathaniel Gorham, Notary and Tabellion Publick, by lawful authority duly admitted and sworn, hereby certify all whom it doth or may concern, that William Reed, Josiah Johnson, and William Stickney, Esquires, are three of His Majesty’s Justices for the County of Middlesex, and that full faith and credit is to be given to their transactions as such. In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my name and seal, this twenty-sixth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five. NATHANIEL GORHAM, Notary Publick. [No. 9.] Lexington, April 25, 1775. I, Timothy Smith, of Lexington, in the County of Middlesex and Colony of Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England, being of lawful age, do testify and declare, that on the morning of the nineteenth of April instant, being at Lexington common as a spectator, I saw a large body of Regular Troops marching up towards the Lexington Company, then dispersing, and likewise saw the Regular Troops fire on the Lexington Company, before the latter fired a gun. I immediately ran, and a volley was discharged at me, which put me in imminent danger of losing my life. I soon returned to the common, and saw eight of the Lexington men who were killed, and lay bleeding, at a considerable distance from each other, and several were wounded; and further saith not. TIMOTHY SMITH. MIDDLESEX, ss., April 25, 1775: Timothy Smith, above named, being duly cautioned to testify the truth, made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition, by him subscribed. WILLIAM REED,
I, Nathaniel Gorham, Notary and Tabellion Publick, by lawful authority duly admitted and sworn, hereby certify all whom it doth or may concern, that William Reed, Josiah Johnson, and William Stickney, Esquires, are three of His Majesty’s Justices for the County of Middlesex, and that full faith and credit is to be given to their transactions as such. In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my name and seal, this twenty-sixth of April, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five. NATHANIEL GORHAM, Notary Publick. [No. 10.] Lexington, April 25, 1775. We, Levi Mead and Levi Harrington, both of Lexington, in the County of Middlesex, and Colony of Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England, and of lawful age, do testify
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