which was immediately followed by about seven others. And
further saith not,     his
    Robert [see symbol in text ] Polley.
Attest. Wm. Palfrey.     mark.

Suffolk, ss. Boston. March 17. 1770. Robert Polley above-
named, after due examination, made oath to the truth
of the above Affidavit. Taken to perpetuate the re-
membrance of the thing.
Before, RI: DANA, Jus. of Peace and of the Quorum.
JOHN HILL, Justice Peace.

(No. 35)
SAMUEL Atwood of Welfleet, of lawful age, testifies and
says, that a few minutes after nine of the clock on Mon-
day evening last, lying on board a vessel in the town dock, he
heard a noise and disturbance at the upper end of the DockSquare,
and going up he found the soldiers and inhabitants engaged
in the narrow passes round Murray's barracks so called ; the
latter being mostly boys unarmed, dispersed, on which ten or
twelve soldiers armed with drawn cutlasses, clubs and bayonets
bolted out of the alley into the square and met the deponent,
who asked them if they intended to murder people ? They
answered, yes, by God, root and branch, saying here is one of
them ; with that one of them struck the deponent with a club,
which was repeated by another : the deponent being unarm'd
turned to go off, and he received a wound on the left shoulder,
which reached the bone, disabled him, and gave him much
pain. Having gone a few steps, the deponent met two offi-
cers, and asked them, Gentlemen, what is the matter ? They
answered you will see by and by ; and as he passed by Colonel
Jackson's, he heard the cry, Turn out the guards.
    SAMUEL ATWOOD.


Suffolk, ss. March 16, 1770. The above-named Samuel Atwood
appeared before us, two of his Majesty's Justices of
the peace for the said county of Suffolk, and being
carefully examined, and duly cautioned to declare the
whole truth, made oath to the truth of the above testi-
mony by him subscribed. Taken to perpetuate the re-
membrance of the thing.
Before, RI: DANA, Justice of Peace, and of the Quorum.
JOHN HILL, Justice Peace.

(No. 36)
CAPTAIN James Kirkwood, of lawful age, testifies and
says, that about nine of the clock in the evening of the