were advancing toward 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 begining
of hostilities in the town of Concord.
    BRADBURY ROBERTSON, SAMUEL SPRING, THADDEUS BANCROFT.

MIDDLESEX, ss. April 23d, 1775.
THE within named Bradbury, Robinson, Samuel Spring, Thadde-
us Bancroft and James Adams, made solemn oath to the truth
of the within deposition by them subscribed. Before us,
William Read, William Stickney, Jonathan Hastings.     Justices of the Peace.

Concord, April 23 d. 1775.
I JAMES MARR of lawful age testify and say, that in the e-
vening of the eighteenth instant I received orders from George
Hutchinson, Adjutant of the fourth regiment of the regular
troops stationed in 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 a-
long, in order as I supposed, to cross said bridge, at which time
a number of regular troops first fired upon them.
    JAMES MARR

MIDDLESEX, ss. April 23 d. 1775.
The above-named James Marr, appeared, and after due cau-
tion to testify the truth and nothing but the truth, made
solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him volun-
tarily subscribed. Before us,
    Duncan Ingraham, Jonas Dix.     Justices of the Peace.

I EDWARD THORNTON GOULD, of his Majesty's own
regiment of foot, being of lawful age, do testify and declare,
that on the evening of the 18th, instant, under the order of Ge-
neral Gage, I embarked with the light infantry and grenadiers
of the line, commanded by Colonel Smith, and landed on the
marshes of Cambridge, from whence we proceeded to Lexington,
on our arrival at that place we saw a body of provincial troops
armed, to the number of about sixty or seventy men, on our
approach they dispersed and soon after firing began, but which
party fired first I cannot exactly say, as our troops rushed on,
shouting, huzzaing, previous to the firing , which was continued