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Deposition of Joseph Belknap regarding 5 March 1770, manuscript copy by Jeremy Belknap, [1770]

Deposition of Joseph Belknap regarding 5 March 1770, manuscript copy by Jeremy Belknap, [1770] Manuscript

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    Manuscript

    33.3 cm x 20.8 cm

    Begins on page 69B, in Belknap volume 161A, p1-104.
    From the Jeremy Belknap papers


    The manuscript copy of Joseph Belknap's deposition during the trial of Capt Thomas Preston-held in October of 1770-is largely concerned with Preston's actions on the fateful evening of 5 March 1770. On that night, Belknap was spending time at the house of his neighbor, Councilor Royall Tyler. Preston was ultimately acquitted of the charge of murder.