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influence may be exerted for their instant removal.
The honor's reply was: Gentlemen I am extremely sorry for the unhappy difference and especially of the last evening and signifying that it was not in his power to remove the troops etc., etc.
The above reply was not satisfactory to the inhabitants, as but one regiment should be removed to the castle barracks. In the afternoon the town adjourned to Dr. Sewall's Meetinghouse, for Faneuil Hall was not large enough to hold the people, there being at least 3,000 some supposed near 4,000, when they chose a committee to wait on the Lieutenant Governor to let him and the council know that nothing less will satisfy the people, than a total and immediate reemoval of the troops out of the town.
His Honor laid before the Council the vote of the town. The Council thereon expressed themselves to be unanimously of opinion that it was absolutely necessary for his Majesty's service, the good order of the town etc., that the troops should be immediately removed out of the town.
His honor communicated this advice of the council to Colonel Dalrymple and desired he would order the troops down to Castle William. After the Colonel had seen the vote of the Council he gave his word and honor to the town's committee that both the regiments should be removed without delay. The committee returned to the town meeting and Mr. Hancock, chairman of the committee read their report as above, which was received with a shout and clap of hands, which made the Meetinghouse ring. So the meeting was dissolved and a great number of

gentlemen appeared to watch the center of the town and the prison, which continued for eleven nights and all was quiet again, as the soldiers were all moved off to the castle.
(Thursday) Agreeable to a general request of the inhabitants, were followed to the grave (for they were all buried in one) in succession the four bodies of Messrs. Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell and Crispus Attucks, the unhappy victims who fell in the bloody massacre. On this sorrowful occasion most of the shops and stores in town were shut, all the bells were ordered to toll a solemn peal in Boston, Charleston, Cambridge and Roxbury. The several hearses forming a junction in King Street, the theater of that inhuman tragedy, proceeded from there through the main streets lengthened by an immense concourse of people, so numerous

as to be obliged to follow in ranks of four and six abreast and brought up by a long train of carriages. The sorrow visible in the countenances, together with the peculiar solemnity, surpass description. It was supposed that the spectators and those that followed the corps amounted to 15,000 some supposed 20,000.

  Epilogue:  The defense attorney for the British soldiers on trial for the offense was none other than John Adams, the future second president of the United States. To his credit, and to chagrin of the colonists, he won an acquittal.

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pleased with the response from the State Societies.  The program is accomplishing its goals as demonstrated by the high level of accomplishments and strengths of the contestants.  Each of the eleven Cadets selected by their sponsoring local Chapter and State Society is an outstanding young citizen of their community, has achieved high academic standing, and  has demonstrated strong leadership skills and military bearing.  One of the entries was sponsored by the Department of Defense Dependents School District, and attends American High School in Germany.  The NSSAR Outstanding Cadet of the Nation for 1998 is Cadet Ensign Rosalyn Pham of Bremerton High School, Bremerton, Washington.