Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 16. 1770. The above-named Henry
Bass personally appearing, and being carefully examined
and duly cautioned to testify the whole truth, maketh
solemn oath to the fore-written deposition by him sub-
scribed, taken to perpetuate the remembrance of the thing.
Before RI. DANA, Just. of Peace and of the Quorum.
JOHN HILL, Just. Peace.

(No. 26.)
I William LeBaron of Boston, of lawful age, testify and say
that on Monday evening the fifth day of this instant March,
about ten minutes after nine o'clock, being in kingstreet with
my brother Francis LeBaron, saw a soldier ; the centry of the
custom-house door, running after a barber's boy, the boy called
out as if he was in distress, and the soldier pursuing him with
his firelock told him if he did not hold his tongue he would put
a ball thro' him, after which the soldier returned to his post ;
immediately after this I heard a great noise in Silsby's lane,
so called, and immediately about thirteen or fourteen soldiers
appeared in kingstreet, near the watch-house, with their drawn
swords, cutlasses and bayonets, calling out, where are the
damn'd boogers, cowards, where are your Liberty boys ; at
which time there was not more than eight or ten persons in king-
street ; one of the soldiers came up to me, damn'd me, and
made several passes at me with drawn sword, the last of which,
the sword went between my arm and breast, and then I run,
as I had nothing to defend myself, and was pursued by a sol-
dier with a naked bayonet, who swore he would run me through ;
at which time your deponent cry'd Fire ! and soon after the
bells rung, and further your deponent saith not.
    WILLIAM LeBARON.


Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 19. 1770. William LeBaron 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. Peace.

(No. 27)
WIlliam Lewis testifies and says, that on the evening fol-
lowing Monday the fifth instant, about nine o'clock, he
passing through Kingstreet in order to go into Cornhill street,
while he was crossing Kingstreet heard some people wrang-
ling at the Custom-house door, and he immediately see four