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Collection
Paxton Boys and Conestoga Massacre Papers
Title
Paxton Boys and Conestoga Massacre Papers
Object ID
MG0614
Date Range
1764-1766, 1795
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Collection
Paxton Boys and Conestoga Massacre Papers
Title
Paxton Boys and Conestoga Massacre Papers
Description
This collection contains items related to the Paxton Boys and Conestoga Massacre. April 1764 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine includes article on massacre by Benjamin Franklin. 10 January entry in Charles Mason's diary contains discussion of massacre. Manuscript copy of remonstrance, signed by Matthew Smith and James Gibson and sent to Governor John Penn, lays out grievances against provincial government and justifies attacks on Native Americans.
Date Range
1764-1766, 1795
Creation Date
1764-1766, 1795
Date of Accumulation
1764-1766, 1795
Creator
LancasterHistory
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Cresap, Thomas
Franklin, Benjamin
Gibson, James
Jardine, L. S.
Mason, Charles
Penn, John
Smith, Matthew
Subjects
Conestoga Indians
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763
Court records
Diaries
Fort Augusta (Sunbury, Pa.)
Letters
Northumberland County (Pa.)
Paxton Boys
Remonstrances
Search Terms
Conestoga Indians
Conestoga Massacre
Conojocular War
Cresap's War
Diaries
Gentleman's Magazine
Indigenous peoples
Letters
London Chronicle
Native Americans
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Paxton Boys
Persons of color
Remonstrances
Universal Evening Post
Extent
1 box, 5 folders,1 clamshell box on shelf,.25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0614
Associated Material
Please see See Digital Paxton: Digital Collection, Critical Edition, and Teaching Platform for digital copies and transcriptions of orginal documents; related publications and scholary works; and educational materials
http://digitalpaxton.org/works/digital-paxton/introduction?path=index
Related Item Notes
Please see the collections catalog for published works about the Paxton Boys and the Conestoga Massacre.
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As historical resources, the items in this collection reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Note: See Digital Paxton: Digital Collection, Critical Edition, and Teaching Platform for historical overviews and additional information,
http://digitalpaxton.org/works/digital-paxton/introduction?path=index
Credit
Papers regarding the Paxton Boys and the Conestoga Massacre Collection (MG-614), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Numbers
MG-614
Classification
MG0614
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
Print Collection
Object ID
2019.011
Date Range
1841
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Collection
Print Collection
Description
Colorized print depicting the violent 1763 attack by the Paxton Gang against the local tribe of Susquehannock peoples, called "Conestogas" by the English. This print was created in 1841, for Events of Indian history by James Witmer.
Date Range
1841
Year Range From
1841
Year Range To
1841
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 43
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Drawer
Bin 2-A
Subject
Conestoga Indians
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763
Indigenous peoples
Murder
Search Terms
Conestoga Indians
Conestoga Massacre
Indigenous peoples
Murder
Native Americans
Prints
Object Name
Print
Object ID
2019.011
Credit
Collections of LancasterHistory, gift of Paul and Judy Ware
Accession Number
2019.011
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Collection
Paxton Boys and Conestoga Massacre Papers
Title
Photocopies (2) of items originally printed in The Gentleman's Magazine
Object ID
MG0614_F01
Date Range
1764, 1795
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Paxton Boys and Conestoga Massacre Papers
Title
Photocopies (2) of items originally printed in The Gentleman's Magazine
Description
Photocopies (2) of items originally printed in The Gentleman's Magazine. The original items are housed in Folder 4.
1. Photocopy of "Account of the Murder of a Tribe of Indians in Pennsylvania," by Benjamin Franklin and submitted by "J. H." The Gentleman's Magazine, St. John's Gate, London, pages 173 to 178. The account provides a narrative of the Conestoga Massacre, decries the act, emphasizes that the victims were ostensibly under English protection, and unfavorably compares the massacre to guest right customs of other cultures. April 1764. Text varies slightly from the original pamphlet and from the reprint in The London Chronicle or Universal Evening Post, April 1764.
2. Photocopy of "A Letter from Pennsylvania to a Friend in England; containing valuable Information with Respect to America," by L. S. Jardine, M.D., The Gentleman's Magazine, St. John's Gate, London, pages 1024 to 1025. Generally favorable description of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. This letter advertises Northumberland County as a developing community, a juxtaposition to the frontier described thirty years earlier. December 1795.
Admin/Biographical History
This collection contains items related to the Paxton Boys and Conestoga Massacre. April 1764 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine includes article on massacre by Benjamin Franklin. 10 January entry in Charles Mason's diary contains discussion of massacre. Manuscript copy of remonstrance, signed by Matthew Smith and James Gibson and sent to Governor John Penn, lays out grievances against provincial government and justifies attacks on Native Americans.
Date Range
1764, 1795
Creation Date
1764, 1795
Date of Accumulation
1764, 1795
Creator
LancasterHistory
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Franklin, Benjamin
Jardine, L. S.
Subjects
Conestoga Indians
Paxton Boys
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763
Northumberland County (Pa.)
Letters
Search Terms
Conestoga Massacre
Gentleman's Magazine
Indigenous peoples
London Chronicle
Murder
Native Americans
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Paxton Boys
Persons of color
Universal Evening Post
Extent
1 box, 5 folders,1 clamshell box on shelf,.25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Photocopy
Language
English
Object ID
MG0614_F01
Associated Material
Please see See Digital Paxton: Digital Collection, Critical Edition, and Teaching Platform for digital copies and transcriptions of orginal documents; related publications and scholary works; and educational materials
http://digitalpaxton.org/works/digital-paxton/introduction?path=index
Related Item Notes
Please see the collections catalog for published works about the Paxton Boys and the Conestoga Massacre.
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Note: See Digital Paxton: Digital Collection, Critical Edition, and Teaching Platform for historical overviews and additional information,
http://digitalpaxton.org/works/digital-paxton/introduction?path=index
Credit
Papers regarding the Paxton Boys and the Conestoga Massacre Collection (MG-614), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Numbers
MG-614
Other Number
MG-614, Folder 1
Classification
MG0614
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
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The "cloven foot" rediscovered : the historiography of the Conestoga Massacre through three centuries of scholarship

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Author
Schock, Edwin Thomas.
Date of Publication
1994.
The "Cloven Foot" Rediscovered: The Historiography of the Conestoga Massacre Through Three Centuries of Scholarship by Edwin Thomas Schock, Jr. In the preface to his 1987 text Arguing With Historians, Richard Nelson Current defined the pursuit of historiography as the business of separating the
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Responsibility
by Edwin Thomas Schock, Jr.
Author
Schock, Edwin Thomas.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
[99]-112 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 96, no. 3
Subjects
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Paxton Boys.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 96, number 3 (1994), p. 99-112Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.96
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The third man: William Brown and the Paxton Boys

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Author
MacMaster, Richard K.
Date of Publication
2013.
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Responsibility
Richard K. MacMaster.
Author
MacMaster, Richard K.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory.org,
Date of Publication
2013.
Physical Description
pp. 2-13.
Subjects
Brown, William.
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Paxton Boys.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 115, number 1/2 (2013), pp. 2-13Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.115
Websites
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Offscourings of the Scotch Irish

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Author
MacMaster, Richard K.
Date of Publication
2013.
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Responsibility
by Richard K. MacMaster.
Author
MacMaster, Richard K.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory.org,
Date of Publication
2013.
Physical Description
14-25 p.
Notes
An interpretation of "A Scene in the First Act of the New Farce. Published as a Specimen. ... Printed: in the first Year of the New Hergira Secundus, the Paxtonian Expedition." Text of play precedes the article.
Subjects
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Paxton Boys.
Scots-Irish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Farces.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 115, number 1/2 (2013), p. 14-25Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.115
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[Pennsylvania manuscripts: Official correspondence.]

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Call Number
Drawer 15. Sec.5
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Place of Publication
Phila
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Physical Description
1 reel ; 35 mm.
Notes
Contains selected letters from v.9 (1758-1764), v.10 (1765-1771, v.11 (1771-1775).
Includes a letter referencing the Conestoga Indian massacre of 1763.
Several letters from John Penn to his uncle (Thomas Penn).
Subjects
Penn, John - Correspondence.
Conestoga massacre, Pa. 1763.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 15. Sec.5
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Report of the committee to place and unveil a marker designating and commemorating the Indian town of Conestoga, in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Penna

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Date of Publication
1924
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1924
Physical Description
129-149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 9
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718.
Indian Town (Conestoga, Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Conestoga Indians.
Paxton Boys.
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Conestoga (Pa. : Township) - History.
Additional Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Landis, David H.,
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 9 (1924), p. 129-152Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28
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Massacre of the Conestoga Indians by the Paxtang Boys--a poem

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1931
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Responsibility
by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931
Physical Description
69-70 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 3
Subjects
Conestoga Indians.
Paxton Boys.
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Massacres - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 3 (1931), p. 69-70Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35
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Negative

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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-10-07-18
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Painting or drawing of Conestoga Massacre
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Conestoga Indians
Conestoga Massacre
Indigenous peoples
Murder
Native Americans
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
1-10-07-18
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