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Author
Clark, Martha Bladen.
Date of Publication
1910
Lazarus Stewart Few events in the colonial history of Lancaster county have attracted more attention, or were more dis- cussed at the time and since, than the raid of the notorious "Paxton Boys" on the remnant of Conestoga Indians who lived at Indiantown, and later their second raid on the few who
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by Miss Martha B. Clark.
Author
Clark, Martha Bladen.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1910
Physical Description
301-309 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 14, no. 10
Subjects
Stewart, Lazarus, - ca. 1734-1778.
Paxton Boys.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - To 1775.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 14, number 10 (1910), p. 301-309Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.14
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Lebanon County in the French and Indian War : a compilation of stories

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Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
974.819 L441 v.19 no.1
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Lebanon County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
41 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Introduction /Beverly Manbeck--Lebanon County in the 1750's /Beverly Manbeck--250th anniversary of difficult colonial days, Fort Swatara in the French and Indian War/Bruce D. Bomberger--The Journal of Lieut. Philip Marzloff at Ft. Swatara /Ralph S. Shay--Early settlers in the "Hohl"/Alice Behney Spayd--The Paxton Boys/James A. Dibert.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Paxton Boys.
Pennsylvania - Lebanon County - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Additional Author
Manbeck, Beverly.
Bomberger, Bruce D.
Shay, Ralph S.
Spayd, Alice Behney.
Dibert, James A.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v.19 no.1
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Letter to farmers in Pennsylvania: John Dickinson writes to the Paxton Boys

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Author
Calvert, Jane E.
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
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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
authorities say preparatory to taking them to Philadelphia and put- ting them on Province Island, where those from Northampton county had been for some time. Before the civil authorities of the county had time to take action as to the future of their charges the "Paxton Boys" came down and completed what they
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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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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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Massacre of the Conestogas : on the trail of the Paxton Boys in Lancaster County

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Author
Brubaker, John H.
Date of Publication
2010.
Call Number
974.802 B886
Responsibility
by Jack Brubaker.
ISBN
9781609490614
1609490614
Author
Brubaker, John H.
Place of Publication
Charleston, SC
Publisher
History Press,
Date of Publication
2010.
Physical Description
188 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [177]-188.
Contents
pt. 1. Telling the story -- "Drive the heathen out of the land" -- "Some hot headed ill advised persons" -- "The same spirit & frantic rage" -- "Persons of undoubted probity & veracity" -- pt. 2. Retelling the story -- "I never heard one word of it till it was just over" -- "A mighty noise and hubbub" -- "Shot, scalped, hacked, and cut to pieces" -- "One of those youthful ebullitions of wrath" -- "The innocent were destined to share the fate of the guilty" -- "A zone of vicious racial violence" -- pt. 3. Killers and abettors -- "The most respectable of men" -- "They had possession and would keep it" -- "Eternal shame & reproach" -- pt. 4. Death and reconciliation -- "The remains of the victims of a terrible crime" -- "Slaughter'd, kill'd, and cut off a whole tribe" -- "Who was left to mourn for these people?"
Subjects
Paxton Boys.
Conestoga Indians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Massacres - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Race relations - History - 18th century.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 B886
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Offscourings of the Scotch Irish

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18422
Author
MacMaster, Richard K.
Date of Publication
2013.
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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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
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 pamphlet war over the Paxton Boys

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Author
Olson, Alison.
Date of Publication
1999.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v. 123
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Responsibility
by Alison Olson.
Author
Olson, Alison.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1999.
Physical Description
[31] - 55 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography ; v. 123, no. 1/2.
Notes
This record provides a link to this resource on the publisher's official online repository.
Summary
The unprovoked murder of Conestoga indians of Lancaster county by the "Paxton Boys" and the subsequent Paxton march on Philadelphia resulted in a pamphlet war described by the author in this way: "All told, more pamphlets were generated by the Paxton Boys activities than by any previous Pennsylvania issue, including the 1755-56 crisis over Quaker reluctance to participate in the French and Indian War or the controversial Sugar Act enacted the same year the [Paxton] march occurred."This article points out the context of the massacre - the fear and anger of those living on the Pennsylvania frontier who believed the Quaker controlled state government was not making an effort to protect them from indian attacks during "Pontiac's Rebellion." She also describes the literary styles used in the pamphlets and the use of British-style satire.
From "Historical Society of Pennsylvania" referring to the Paxton pamphlet war: "Waged in pamphlets, political cartoons, broadsides, and correspondence, the ensuing pamphlet war featured some of Pennsylvanias preeminent statesmen, including Benjamin Franklin, governor John Penn, and Hugh Williamson, who would later sign the U.S. Constitution. At stake was much more than the conduct of the Paxton men. Pamphleteers used the debate over the actions of the Paxtons to stake claims about peace and settlement, race and ethnicity, and religious conflict and affiliation in pre-Revolutionary Pennsylvania."
Subjects
Paxton Boys.
Pamphlets - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v. 123
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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
Physical Description
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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