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"In our last we mentioned that at the Superior Court held here, on Wednesday began the Trial of Capt. Thomas Preston ..."

In our last we mentioned that at the Superior Court held here, on Wednesday began the Trial of Capt. Thomas Preston ...
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Article from page 2 of The Boston-Gazette, and Country Journal, Number 813, 5 November 1770


Eight months to the day after the Boston Massacre, the newspaper reported the jury's decision that Capt. Preston was not responsible for the shooting deaths-by his officers-of five Boston residents and that the charges against him will be dropped.