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Narrative of the late massacres, in Lancaster County, of a number of Indians, friends of this province, by persons unknown : With some observations on the same.

MLA citation style
Franklin, B. “Narrative Of The Late Massacres, In Lancaster County, Of A Number Of Indians, Friends Of This Province, By Persons Unknown : With Some Observations On The Same.”. no date. 093 P . Ar5 1764, Printed [by Anthony Armbruster], 1764.
APA citation style
Franklin, B. (1764). Narrative of the late massacres, in Lancaster County, of a number of Indians, friends of this province, by persons unknown : With some observations on the same. 093 P . Ar5 1764. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3ASLP2005001_56
Chicago citation style
Franklin, Benjamin. “Narrative Of The Late Massacres, In Lancaster County, Of A Number Of Indians, Friends Of This Province, By Persons Unknown : With Some Observations On The Same.”. 093 P . Ar5 1764, State Library of Pennsylvania - Benjamin Franklin, 1764. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3ASLP2005001_56.
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Title

Narrative of the late massacres, in Lancaster County, of a number of Indians, friends of this province, by persons unknown : With some observations on the same.

Subject

Paxton boys
Conestoga Indians
Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Description

Benjamin Franklin decries the recent massacre by the self-styled Paxton Boys of peaceful Native Americans belonging to the Conestoga tribe in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and the subsequent murder by mob action against those remaining Indians who had been taken to the county workhouse for protection. By contrast, he recounts examples of the "rite of hospitality" exercised on behalf of their enemies by ancient Greeks in Homer's Ulysses, by Muslim Moors under the Saracens, by native Africans in Guinea, and by Native Americans. Franklin also includes copies of proclamations by Governor John Penn against the outrage. The pamphlet concludes with calls for justice against the perpetrators.

Creator

Franklin, Benjamin, 1705-1790

Publisher

Printed [by Anthony Armbruster]

Date

1764

Location Covered

Lancaster, Pa.

Type

text

Original Format

volume

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

(OCoLC)682897

Source

093 P . Ar5 1764

Language

eng

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Contact

For information on source and images, contact the State Library of Pennsylvania, Digital Rights Office, Forum Bldg., 607 South Dr, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0600. Phone: (717) 783-5969

Contributing Institution

State Library of Pennsylvania

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.