NOT, JUN."

"LEXINGTON, _April 23, 1775_.

"I, James Barret, of Concord, colonel of a regiment of militia,
in the county of Middlesex, do testify and say that, on Wednesday
morning last, about daybreak, I was informed of the approach of a
number of the regular troops to the town of Concord, where were
some magazines belonging to this province, when there was
assembled some of the militia of this and the neighboring towns,
I ordered them to march to the north bridge (so called), which
they had passed and were taking up. I ordered said militia to
march to said bridge and pass the same, but not to fire on the
king's troops unless they were first fired upon. We advanced near
said bridge, when the said troops fired upon our militia, and
killed two men dead on the spot, and wounded several others,
which was the first firing of guns in the town of Concord. My
detachment then returned the fire, which killed and wounded
several of the king's troops.

"JAMES BARRET."

"LEXINGTON, _April 23, 1775_.

"We, Bradbury Robinson, Samuel Spring, Thaddeus Bancroft, all of
Concord, and James Adams, of Lexington, all in the county of
Middlesex, all of lawful age, do testify and say, that, on
Wednesday morning last, near ten of the clock, we saw near one
hundred of the regular troops, being in the town of Concord, at
the north bridge in said town (so called); and having passed the
same, they were taking up said bridge, when about three hundred
of our militia were advancing toward said bridge, in order to
pass said bridge, when, without saying anything to us, they
discharged a number of guns on us, which killed two men dead on
the spot, and wounded several others; when we returned the fire
on them, which killed two of them, and wounded several, which was
the beginning of hostilities in the town of Concord.

"BRADBURY ROBINSON, THADDEUS BANCROFT,
"SAMUEL SPRING, JAMES ADAMS."

"WORCESTER, _April 26, 1775_.

"Hannah Bradish, of that part of Cambridge called Menotomy, and
daughter of Timothy Paine, of Worcester, in the county of
Worcester, Esq., of lawful age, testifies and says, that