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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.
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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

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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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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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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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