Boston Massacre trial notes - American Revolution 1775-1783

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Boston Massacre trial notes - American Revolution 1775-1783

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One portion of John Adams' notes from the trial of the eight British soldiers accused of murder for their role in the Boston Massacre (Rex v. Wemms, et al.). This fragment is comprised of twenty pages, thirteen of which contain writing, along with seven blank pages, and is part of a larger extant body of Adams' Boston Massacre trial notes. Those pages of notes not held by the BPL are held by the Massachusetts Historical Society.
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1770
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