His uncle , son of Sir Samuel 's grandfather and also named Robert ( born in Boston ; died December 1788 in Marylebone , London ) , was an eloquent and successful advocate in Boston . He was one of the counsel for the soldiers engaged in the Boston Massacre , and became a judge of admiralty in 1769 ; but in 1776 , being a zealous Loyalist , he withdrew to England . His and Thomas Hutchinson 's letters from Boston to England , which were sent back to the colonies by Benjamin Franklin in 1773 , caused great excitement
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre
Samuel Auchmuty (British Army officer)