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  3. Conduct of the Paxton-men, impartially represented; the distresses of the frontiers, and the complaints and sufferings of the people fully stated ... With some remarks upon the Narrative, of the Indian-massacre, lately publish'd. Interspers'd with several

Conduct of the Paxton-men, impartially represented; the distresses of the frontiers, and the complaints and sufferings of the people fully stated ... With some remarks upon the Narrative, of the Indian-massacre, lately publish'd. Interspers'd with several

MLA citation style
Barton, T. “Conduct Of The Paxton-Men, Impartially Represented; The Distresses Of The Frontiers, And The Complaints And Sufferings Of The People Fully Stated .. With Some Remarks Upon The Narrative, Of The Indian-Massacre, Lately Publish'd. Interspers'd With Several Interesting Anecdotes, Relating To The Military Genius, And Warlike Principles Of The People Call'd Quakers: Together-With Proper Reflection And Advice Upon The Whole. In A Letter From A Gentleman In One Of The Back Counties, To A Friend In Philadelphia. ..”. no date. 093 P. St4F 1764, Printed by A. Steuart, and sold by John Creaig, shopkeeper in Lancaster, 1764.
APA citation style
Barton, T. (1764). Conduct of the Paxton-men, impartially represented; the distresses of the frontiers, and the complaints and sufferings of the people fully stated .. With some remarks upon the Narrative, of the Indian-massacre, lately publish'd. Interspers'd with several interesting anecdotes, relating to the military genius, and warlike principles of the people call'd Quakers: together-with proper reflection and advice upon the whole. In a letter from a gentleman in one of the back counties, to a friend in Philadelphia. .. 093 P. St4F 1764. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3ASLP2005001_94
Chicago citation style
Barton, Thomas. “Conduct Of The Paxton-Men, Impartially Represented; The Distresses Of The Frontiers, And The Complaints And Sufferings Of The People Fully Stated .. With Some Remarks Upon The Narrative, Of The Indian-Massacre, Lately Publish'd. Interspers'd With Several Interesting Anecdotes, Relating To The Military Genius, And Warlike Principles Of The People Call'd Quakers: Together-With Proper Reflection And Advice Upon The Whole. In A Letter From A Gentleman In One Of The Back Counties, To A Friend In Philadelphia. ..”. 093 P. St4F 1764, State Library of Pennsylvania - Benjamin Franklin, 1764. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3ASLP2005001_94.
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Title

Conduct of the Paxton-men, impartially represented; the distresses of the frontiers, and the complaints and sufferings of the people fully stated ... With some remarks upon the Narrative, of the Indian-massacre, lately publish'd. Interspers'd with several interesting anecdotes, relating to the military genius, and warlike principles of the people call'd Quakers: together-with proper reflection and advice upon the whole. In a letter from a gentleman in one of the back counties, to a friend in Philadelphia. ...

Subject

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Narrative of the late massacres
Paxton boys
Conestoga Indians
Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania
Massacres
Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Lancaster County (Pa.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Description

Writing in response to the reports of and commentary on the recent masssacre of Native Americans in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania -- and especially to Benjamin Franklin's 'A Narrative of the Late Massacres' -- Thomas Barton defends the actions of the Paxton Boys, who carried out the killings. His argument includes characterizations of the Philadelphia Quakers who are not, he argues, as pacifistic as they claim to be. Barton ends the pamphlet by asking his reader to advise the "visionary Quakers and Don Quixotes" that they should hear the complaints of the people and remove the Indians from the scene in order to restore peace, harmony, and good order in the colony.

Creator

Barton, Thomas, 1730-1780

Publisher

Printed by A. Steuart, and sold by John Creaig, shopkeeper in Lancaster

Date

1764

Location Covered

Lancaster

Time Period Covered

1600-1775

Type

text

Original Format

volume

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

(OCoLC)3289421

Source

093 P. St4f 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.