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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
Added to database on 11 August 2017.
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The "cloven foot" rediscovered : the historiography of the Conestoga Massacre through three centuries of scholarship

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo339
Author
Schock, Edwin Thomas.
Date of Publication
1994.
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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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Did Pennsylvania have a middle ground? Examining Indian-White Relations on the eighteenth-century Pennsylvania frontier

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Author
Barr, Daniel P.
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by Daniel P. Barr.
Author
Barr, Daniel P.
Physical Description
p. 337-363.
Notes
"A Review Essay."
Subjects
White, Richard.
Merrell, James.
Ward, Matthew.
Merritt, Jane T.
Griffin, Patrick.
Silver, Peter.
Kenny, Kevin.
Camenzind, Krista.
Preston, David.
Moyer, Paul.
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Paxton Boys.
Indians of North America
North America - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
North America - Civilization - Indian influences.
North American Indians - Relations with white persons, to 1775
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v. 136, no. 4, October 2012.Lancaster History Library - Book905.748 HSP v. 136, no. 4
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Letter to farmers in Pennsylvania: John Dickinson writes to the Paxton Boys

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Author
Calvert, Jane E.
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Author
Calvert, Jane E.
Physical Description
475-477.
Summary
The article refers to a 17 page letter that John Dickinson wrote to the Paxton Boys in 1764. It follows that group's murder of the Conestoga Indians of Lancaster, PA. The letter is not shown, but the author is making the point that Dickinson, a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly, was trying to persuade the group not to move against the Moravian Indians near Philadelphia by appealing to the Paxton's own self interest and showing understanding for their concerns and motivations.
Subjects
Dickinson, John.
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Paxton Boys.
Indians of North America
North America - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
North America - Civilization - Indian influences.
North American Indians - Relations with white persons, to 1775
Contained In
v. 136, no. 4, October 2012.Lancaster History Library - Book905.748 HSP v. 136, no. 4
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Massacre of the Conestoga Indians, 1763 : incidents and details

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Author
Bausman, Lottie M.
Date of Publication
1914
. Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763. Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1914 Description: 169-185 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 7 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.18 Location: LCHSJL
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Responsibility
by Miss Lottie M. Bausman.
Author
Bausman, Lottie M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
169-185 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 7
Subjects
Paxton Boys.
Conestoga Indians
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 18, number 7 (1914), p. 169-185Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.18
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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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Offscourings of the Scotch Irish

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18422
Author
MacMaster, Richard K.
Date of Publication
2013.
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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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Pacifists, Paxton and politics : colonial Pa., 1763-1768

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Author
Ulle, Robert F.
Call Number
905.748 PMH v. 1 no. 4
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Responsibility
by Robert F. Ulle.
Author
Ulle, Robert F.
Physical Description
P. 18 - 21.
Notes
Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, v. 1, no. 4 (October 1978).
Subjects
Paxton Boys.
Conestoga Indians
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600 - 1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government - Colonial period, ca. 1600 - 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PMH v. 1 no. 4
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The Paxtang boys : a characteristic letter of Rev. John Elder

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14817
Call Number
974.8005 E31 3rd series, v.1
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330-332 p.
Notes
In: Egle's Notes & Queries, 3rd Series, v.1.
Subjects
Paxton Boys.
Conestoga Indians
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial Period, ca1600-1775.
Additional Author
Elder, John.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
974.8005 E31 3rd series, v.1
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[Pennsylvania manuscripts: Official correspondence.]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18755
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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