further testify, that, as soon as ever the officer cried,
"Disperse, you rebels," the said company of militia dispersed
every way, as fast as they could; and, while they were
dispersing, the regulars kept firing at them incessantly. And
further saith not.

"THOMAS FESSENDEN."

"LINCOLN, _April 23, 1775_.

"I, John Bateman, belonging to the fifty-second regiment,
commanded by Colonel Jones, on Wednesday morning, on the 19th day
of April instant, was in the party marching to Concord, being at
Lexington, in the county of Middlesex, being nigh the
meeting-house in said Lexington, there was a small party of men
gathered together at that place, when our said troops marched by;
and I testify and declare that I heard the word of command given
to the troops to fire, and some of said troops did fire, and I
saw one of said small party lay dead on the ground nigh said
meeting-house; and I testify that I never heard any of the
inhabitants so much as fire one gun on said troops.

"JOHN BATEMAN."

"LEXINGTON, _April 23, 1775_.

"We, John Hoar, John Whithead, Abraham Garfield, Benjamin Munroe,
Isaac Parks, William Hosmer, John Adams, Gregory Stone, all of
Lincoln, in the county of Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, all of
lawful age, do testify and say that, on Wednesday last, we were
assembled at Concord, in the morning of said day, in consequence
of information received that a brigade of regular troops were on
their march to the said town of Concord, who had killed six men
at the town of Lexington. About an hour afterward, we saw them
approaching, to the number, as we apprehended, of about twelve
hundred, on which we retreated to a hill about eighty rods back,
and the said troops then took possession of the hill where we
were first posted. Presently after this we saw the troops moving
toward the north bridge, about one mile from the said Concord
meeting-house. We then immediately went before them and passed
the bridge just before a party of them, to the number of about
two hundred, arrived. They there left about one half of their two
hundred at the bridge, and proceeded with the rest toward Colonel
Barrett's, about two mil