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Memorandum from Samuel Adams to Robert Treat Paine, [29 November 1770]

Memorandum from Samuel Adams to Robert Treat Paine, [29 November 1770] Manuscript

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  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

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    Manuscript

    Pages 1-2: 19.4 cm x 15.8 cm; page 3: 12.3 cm x 13.6 cm

    From the Robert Treat Paine papers


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    [ This description is from the project: Boston Massacre ]

    Samuel Adams sent these memorandum notes to Robert Treat Paine, solicitor for the Crown during the Boston Massacre trials. The notes record some details of the events of 5 March 1770, and capture Adams's own analysis of the evidence being presented at trial.