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title: Four Coffins of the Victims of the Boston Massacre
author: Boston Gazette
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18122/four-coffins-of-the-victims-of-the-boston-massacre/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-11-08
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# Four Coffins of the Victims of the Boston Massacre

_Authored by Boston Gazette_

## Image File

[![Four Coffins of the Victims of the Boston Massacre](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18122.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18122.png)

## Image Caption

A newspaper clipping from the *Boston Gazette* reporting on the funeral of four of the victims of the [Boston Massacre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Boston_Massacre/), represented by an image of four coffins, each bearing the initials of a victim. These names from left to right include: [Samuel](https://www.worldhistory.org/samuel/) Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, and [Crispus Attucks](https://www.worldhistory.org/Crispus_Attucks/). A fifth victim, Patrick Carr, would die of his wounds shortly thereafter.

The funeral for the four men was held on 8 March 1770, and the newspaper clipping is from 12 March 1770.

Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Gazette, B. (2023, November 08). Four Coffins of the Victims of the Boston Massacre. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18122/four-coffins-of-the-victims-of-the-boston-massacre/>
### Chicago
Gazette, Boston. "Four Coffins of the Victims of the Boston Massacre." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 08, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18122/four-coffins-of-the-victims-of-the-boston-massacre/>.
### MLA
Gazette, Boston. "Four Coffins of the Victims of the Boston Massacre." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Nov 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18122/four-coffins-of-the-victims-of-the-boston-massacre/>.

## License & Copyright

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