I Mary Brailsford of lawful age testify and declare, that on
Sunday evening the 4th instant, a person knocked at the
door of Mr. Thayer's house; Mr. Thayer's lad went to see
who it was, the boy went up stairs to his master and the sol-
dier came into the room where I then was, Miss Mary Thayer
and the boy came down stairs into the same room. Miss
Thayer told the soldier, her brother was engaged and could
not be spoke with, he said " your brother as you call him is a man
I have a great regard for, and I came on purpose to tell him to keep
in his house, for before Tuesday night next at twelve o'clock there will
be a great deal of blood shed, and a great many lives lost," and added,
that he came out of particular regard to her brother to advise him to
keep in his house for then he would be out of harms way, he said
your brother knows me very well, my name is Charles Malone,
he then went away. And further saith not.
    her
    MARY M BRAILSFORD,
Attest, Wm. Palfrey.     Mark.

Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 17. 1770. Mary Brailsford above-
named, after due examination, made oath to the truth of
the above-written affidavit, taken to perpetuate the re-
membrance of the thing.
Before RI. DANA, Just. of Peace and of the Quorum.
JOHN HILL, Just. of Peace.

(No. 13.)
I Asa Copeland of lawful age testify and declare, that on
Sunday evening the 4th instant, a soldier named Malone,
came to the house of my master, Mr. Amos Thayer, and asked
for the young man that lived in the house. I asked him what
young man he meant; he said, the young man a carpenter,
I supposing he meant my master, told him he was up stairs.
He then asked me to go and call him, and said he wanted to
speak with him: I then went up and told my master that Ma-
lone was below and wanted to speak with him. My master
told me to tell him he was engaged and could not go down,
and said if he had anything to say he must say it to his sister
Miss Mary Thayer. I then went down and heard said Ma-
lone saying to Miss Thayer. "I would have him keep in for
I have a greater regard for Mr. Thayer than for any other per-
son in town," and added, I would have him keep in his own
place, for by Tuesday night next before twelve o'clock there will be a
great many lives lost, and a great deal of blood shed which he re-