rade. We further testify and
say, that, about five o'clock in the morning, we attended the
beat of our drum, and were formed on the parade; we were faced
toward the regulars then marching up to us, and some of our
company were coming to the parade with their backs toward the
troops, and others, on the parade, began to disperse, when the
regulars fired on the company, before a gun was fired by any of
our company on them. They killed eight of our company, and
wounded several, and continued their fire until we had all made
our escape.

"Signed by each of the deponents."

"LEXINGTON, _April 25, 1775_.

"I, Timothy Smith, of Lexington, in the county of Middlesex, and
colony of Massachusetts Bay, in New England, being of lawful age,
do testify and declare, that, on the morning of the 19th of April
instant, being on Lexington common, as a spectator, I saw a large
body of regular troops marching up toward the Lexington company,
then dispersing, and likewise saw the regular troops fire on the
Lexington company, before the latter fired a gun. I immediately
ran, and a volley was discharged at me, which put me in imminent
danger of losing my life. I soon returned to the common, and saw
eight of the Lexington men who were killed, and lay bleeding at a
considerable distance from each other; and several were wounded.
And further saith not.

"TIMOTHY SMITH."

"LEXINGTON, _April 25, 1775_.

"We, Levi Mead and Levi Harrington, both of Lexington, in the
county of Middlesex, and colony of Massachusetts Bay, in New
England, and of lawful age, do testify and declare, that, on the
morning of the 19th of April, being on Lexington commons, as
spectators, we saw a large body of regular troops marching up
toward the Lexington company; and some of the regulars, on
horses, whom we took to be officers, fired a pistol or two on the
Lexington company, which was then dispersing. These were the
first guns that were fired, and they were immediately followed by
several volleys from the regulars, by which eight men belonging
to said company were killed, and several wounded.

"LEVI HARRINGTON, LEVI MEAD."