part of said Concord was guarded by Regular Troops, being a spectator of what had happened at said bridge, declare that the Regular Troops stationed on said bridge, after they saw the men that were collected on the westerly side of said bridge march towards said bridge, then the Troops returned towards the easterly side of said bridge, and formed themselves, as I thought, for regular fight. After that they fired one gun, then two or three more, before the men that were stationed on the westerly part of said bridge fired upon them.

TIMOTHY MINOT, JUN.

MIDDLESEX, ss., April 23, 1775;

Doctor Timothy Minot, Junior, personally appeared, and after due caution to testify the truth and nothing but the truth, made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed.

Before us,

WILLIAM REED,
JONATHAN HASTINGS,
JOHN CUMMINGS,
DUNCAN INGRAHAM,
Justices of the Peace.

I, Nathaniel Gorham, Notary and Tabellion Publick, duly admitted and sworn, do certify all whom it doth or may concern, that William Reed, Jonathan Hastings, John Cummings, and Duncan Ingraham, are four 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, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five.

NATHANIEL GORHAM, Notary Publick.

[No. 17.]

Lexington, April 23, 1775.

I, James Barrett, of Concord, Colonel of a Regiment of Militia in the County of Middlesex, do testify and say, that on Wednesday morning last about daybreak I was informed of the approach of a number of the Regular Troops to the Town of Concord, where were some magazines belonging to this Province. When there was assembled some of the Militia of this and the neighbouring Towns, I ordered them to march to the North Bridge, (so called,) which they had passed and were taking up. I ordered said Militia to march to said bridge and pass the same, but not to fire on the King’s Troops unless they were first fired upon. We advanced near said bridge, when the said Troops fired upon our Militia and killed two men dead on the spot, and wounded several others, which was the first firing of guns in the Town of Concord. My detachment then returned the fire, which killed and wounded several of the King’s Troops.

JAMES BARRETT.

MIDDLESEX, ss., April 23, 1775:

The above named James Barrett personally appeared, and after due caution to testify the whole truth and nothing but the truth, made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed.

Before us,

WILLIAM REED,
JONATHAN HASTINGS,
DUNCAN INGRAHAM,
Justices of the Peace.

I, Nathaniel Gorham, Notary and Tabellion Publick, duly admitted and sworn, do certify all whom it doth or may concern, that William Reed, Jonathan Hastings, and Duncan Ingraham, 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, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five.

NATH’L GORHAM, Notary Publick.

[No. 18.]

Lexington, April 23, 1775.

We, Bradbury Robinson, Samuel Spring, Thaddeus Bancroft, all of Concord, and James Adams, of Lexington, all in the County of Middlesex, all of lawful age, do testify and say, that on Wednesday morning last, near ten of the clock, we saw near one hundred of the Regular Troops, being in the Town of Concord, at the North Bridge in said Town, (so called,) and having passed the same, they were taking up said bridge, when about three hundred of our Militia were advancing towards said bridge in order to pass said bridge, when, without saying any thing to us, they discharged a number of guns on us, which killed two men dead on the spot, and wounded several others, when we returned the fire on them, which killed two of them and wounded several; which was the beginning of hostilities in the Town of Concord.

BRADBURY ROBINSON,
SAMUEL SPRING,
THADDEUS BANCROFT,
JAMES ADAMS,

MIDDLESEX, ss., April 23, 1775:

The withinnamed Bradbury Robinson, Samuel Spring, Thaddeus Bancroft, and James Adams, made solemn oath to the truth of the within deposition by them subscribed.

Before us,

WILLIAM REED,
WILLIAM STICKNEY,
JONATHAN HASTINGS,
Justices of the Peace.

I, Nathaniel Gorham, Notary and Tabellion Publick, certify to all whom it doth or may concern, that William Reed, William Stickney, and Jonathan Hastings, Esqrs., are three of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, and that full faith and credit is and ought 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.

NATH’L GORHAM, Notary Publick.

[No. 19.]

Concord, April 23, 1775.

I, James Marr, of lawful age, testify and say, that in the evening of the eighteenth instant, I received orders from George Hutchinson, Adjutant of the Fourth Regiment of Regular Troops stationed at Boston, to prepare and march, to which order I attended, and marched to Concord, where I was ordered by an officer, with about one hundred men, to guard a certain bridge there. While attending that service, a number of people came along, in order, as I suppose, to cross said bridge, at which time a number of the Regular Troops first fired upon them.

JAMES MARR.

MIDDLESEX, ss., April 23, 1775:

The above named James Marr appeared, and after due caution to testify the truth and nothing but the truth, made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him voluntarily subscribed,

Before us:

DUNCAN INGRAHAM,
JONAS DIX.
Justices of the Peace,

I, Nathaniel Gorham, Notary and Tabellion Publick, duly admitted and sworn, do certify that Duncan Ingraham and Jonas Dix, Esquires, are two 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, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five.

NATHANIEL GORHAM, Notary Publick.

[No. 20.]

Medford, April 25, 1775.

I, Edward Thoroton Gould, of His Majesty’s own Regiment of Foot, being of lawful age, do testify and declare, that on the evening of the eighteenth instant, under the orders of General Gage, I embarked with the Light-Infantry and Grenadiers of the line, commanded by Colonel