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CRISPUS ATTUCKS WAS FIRST TO DIE FOR AMERICAN FREEDOM. [[image: Political cartoon reproduced in black and white showing a town square surrounded by 18th century buildings, a line of soldiers firing long guns into a small crowd, billows of smoke coming from guns; one man is being carried away, eyes downcast, one man on floor face down, others seeming to be dying]] [[caption on original image]] The BLOODY MASSACRE perpetrated in King--Street BOSTON on March 5th 1770,by a party of the 2[[rest of text cut off]] [[/caption]] [[caption at lower edge of original cartoon]] Engrav'd Printed & Sold by PAUL REVERE BOSTON [[/caption at lower edge]] [[column 1, cut off at left-hand side]] [[cutoff]]pyBOSTON! see thy Sons deplore. [[cutoff]]llow'd Walks besmear'd with guiltless Gore. [[cutoff]]faithless P-n and his savage Bands. [[cutoff]]urd'rous Rancour stretch their bloody Hands; [[cutoff]]erce Barbarians grinning o'er their Prey, [[cutoff]]ove the Carnage and enjoy the Day. [[column 2]] If scalding drops from Rage from Anguish Wrung If speechless Sorrows lab'ring for a Tongue, Or if a weeping World can ought appease The plaintive Ghosts of Victims such as these; The Patriot's copious Tears for each are shed, A glorious Tribute which embalms the Dead. [[column 3, cut off at right hand side]] But know FATE summons to that av[[cutoff]] Where JUSTICE strips the Murd'rer [[cutoff]] Should venal C-ts the scandal o[[cutoff]] Snatch the relentless Villain from [[cutoff]] Keen Execrations on this Plate [[cutoff]] Shall reach a JUDGE who never [[cutoff]] [[/poem]] [[cutoff]]unhappy Suffe'rers were Messrs SAM'L GRAY, SAM'L MAVERICK, JAM'S CALDWELL, CRISPUS ATTUCKS & [[cutoff]] Killed. Six wounded; two of them. (CHRIST'R MONK & JOHN [[cutoff]] 8