in my sight. I then left the place, and went over the street
and assisted Patterson the wounded man in getting home. The
deponent further saith, that when he got into Kingstreet he
saw nobody but the centry walking backwards and forwards
by the custom-house, and then went to Cornhill as above ; and
at the time of firing he verily believes there were not above
fifty persons in the street near the custom-house, the snow being
at that time near a foot deep, and further I say not.
    JOHN WILLSON.

Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 19, 1770. John Willson
above- named, after due examination, made oath to the
Truth of the above-written Affidavit, taken to perpetuate
the remembrance of the Thing.
Before, RI: DANA, Just. of the Peace & of the Quorum.
And, JOHN HILL, Just. Peace.

(No. 67.)
GEORGE Coster, of the Bay of Bulls, in the island of New-
foundland, Mariner, of lawful age, testifieth and saith,
that being in Boston, about nine of the clock, in the evening
of the 5th day of March current, he the deponent was stand-
ing in Kingstreet, near the middle of said street, and while
there standing, among a large number of other people, in
about 5 or 6 minutes after he stopt, he heard the word of com-
mand given to the soldiers fire, upon which one gun was fired,
which did no execution, as the deponent observ'd. About half
a minute after, two guns, one of which killed one Samuel Gray a
ropemaker, the other a molatto man, between which two men, the
deponent stood ; after this the deponent heard the discharge of
four or five guns more, by the soldiers ; immediately after which
the deponent heard the discharge of two guns or pistols from an
open window of the middle story of the custom-house, near to the
place where the centry box was placed, and being but a small dis-
tance from the window, he heard the people from within speak
and laugh, and soon after he saw the casement lower'd down ;
after which the deponent, assisted others in carrying off one
of the corpses.     his
    GEORGE V. [see symbol in image] COSTER
    Mark.

Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 16, 1770. George Coster
above-named, after due examination, made oath to the
Truth of the above-written Affidavit, taken to perpe-
tuate the remembrance of the thing.
Before, RI: DANA, Just. of Peace, & of the Quorum.
JOHN HILL, Justice Peace.
    M