(No. 8)
I JOHN Hill, aged sixty-nine, testify, that in the forenoon of
Friday the second of March current, I was at a house the
corner of a passage way leading from Atkinson's-street to Mr.
John Gray's rope-walks, near Green's barracks so called,
when I saw eight or ten soldiers pass the window with clubs.
I immediately got up and went to the door, and found them
returning from the ropewalks to the barracks. Whence they
again very speedily re-appeared, now increased to the number
of thirty or forty, armed with clubs and other weapons. In
this latter company was a tall negro drummer, to whom I
called, you black rascal, what have you to do with white peo-
ple's quarrels ? He answered, I suppose I may look on, and
went forward. I went out directly and commanded the peace,
telling them I was in commission ; but they not regarding me,
knock'd down a ropemaker in my presence, and two or three of
them beating him with clubs, I endeavoured to relieve him ; but
on approaching the fellows who were mauling him, one of them
with a great club struck at me with such violence, that had I
not happily avoided it might have been fatal to me. The party
last mentioned rushed in towards the rope-walks, and attacked
the rope-makers nigh the tar-kettle, but were soon beat off,
drove out of the passage-way by which they entered, and were
followed by the rope-makers, whom I persuaded to go back,
and they readily obeyed. And further I say not.
    JOHN HILL.


Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 19, 1770. John Hill Esq;
above-named, after due examination, made oath to the
Truth of the aforesaid Affidavit, taken to perpetuate
the remembrance of the Thing.
Before}RI: DANA,
JOHN RUDDOCK.
}Justices of the Peace and
of the Quorum.

(No. 9.)
I John Gray, of lawful age, testify and say, that on the
Saturday preceeding the massacre on the Monday evening
of the 5th instant, Middleton the chimney-sweeper being at
my house, said to my maid, as she informed me, that he was
well acquainted with the soldiers, and they had determined to
have their revenge of the rope-walk people; being alarmed
with this news, I determined to see Col. [William ]Dalrymple on Monday
morning. At Sabbath noon I was surpriz'd at hearing that
Col. Carr, and his officers had enter'd my rope-walk, open'd
the windows, doors &c. giving out that they were searching
for a dead serjeant [sargeant] of their regiment ; this put me upon im-
mediately waiting upon Col. Dalrymple, to whom I related