8. The indictment relating to Attucks (which is the only one naming the civilians) has
been set out as Rex v. Preston, Doc.
I. The original, as well as the indictments relating to Carr, Gray, and Caldwell, is
in
MB: Chamberlain Collection. In all the indictments, each soldier is called “Labourer.”
Other documents in the Suffolk Files indicate that this was the normal addition for
rank-and-file in the law courts; officers carried the addition “Esq.” or “Gentleman.”