The Paxton Papers

An attempt has been made to arrange the pamphlets reprinted in this volume in a chronological/argumentative sequence. The grammar, punctuation, and spelling of the originals have been kept; however, occasionally, where the spelling in the original might arouse serious question in the mind of the reader, the conventional symbol sic has been placed after the word. For permission to reprint these pamphlets I wish to thank the American Philosophical Society; The Historical Society of Pennsylvania; The Huntington Library, San Marino, Califor­ The Library Company of Philadelphia; and The New nia; York Public Library. I am particularly grateful for the generous help given me by the staffs of the American Philosophical Society and The Historical Society of Pennsylvania; I es­ pecially wish to thank Mr. Nicholas Biddle Wainwright, Re­ search Librarian of the latter Society, for prompt aid from a far distance in a number of trying circumstances. For permission to quote from Mr. Brooke Hindle's "The March of the Paxton Men," thanks are due to Mr. Lawrence W. Turner, editor of the William and Mary Quarter!J. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface VII Introduction I A Narrative of the Late Massacres, in Lancaster County, of a Number of Indians, Friends of this Province, By Persons unknown. 55 Copy of a Letter From Charles Read, Esq: To The Hon: John Ladd, Esq: And his Associates, Justices of the Peace for the County of Gloucester. 77 The Cloven-Foot discovered.

A Narrative of the Late Massacres, in Lancaster County, of a Number of Indians, Friends of this Province, By Persons unknown.- Copy of a Letter From Charles Read, Esq: To The Hon: John Ladd, Esq: And his Associates, Justices of the Peace for the County of Gloucester.- The Cloven-Foot discovered.- A Dialogue, Between Andrew Trueman, And Thomas Zealot; About the killing the Indians At Cannestogoe And Lancaster.- A Serious Address, to Such of the Inhabitants of Pennsylvania, As have cannived at, or do approve of, the late Massacre of the Indians at Lancaster; or the Design of Killing those who are now in the Barracks at Philadelphia.- A Declaration And Remonstrance Of the distressed and bleeding Frontier Inhabitants Of the Province of Pennsylvania, Presented by them to the Honourable the Governor and Assembly of the Province, Shewing the Causes Of their late Discontent and Uneasiness and the Grievances Under which they have laboured, and which they humbly pray to have redress’d.- A Dialogue, Containing some Reflections on the late Declaration and Remonstrance, Of the Back-Inhabitants of the Province of Pennsylvania.- An Historical Account, of the late Disturbance, between the Inhabitants of the Back Settlements; of Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphians, &.- The Address of the People call’d Quakers, In the Province of Pennsylvania, To John Penn, Esquire, Lieutenant-Governor of the said Province, &.- The Squabble, A Pastoral Eclogue.- The Paxton Expedition.- The Paxton Boys, A Farce.- The Paxtoniade. A Poem.- A Battle! A Battle! A Battle of Squirt, Where no Man is kill’d And no Man is hurt! To the Tune of three blue Beans, in a blue Bladder; Rattle Bladder, Rattle!.- The Apology of the Paxton Volunteers addressed to the candid & impartial World.- The Quaker Unmask’d; Or, Plain Truth: Humbly address’d to the Consideration of all the Freemen of Pennsylvania.- A Touch on the Times A New Song.- Remarks On The Quaker Unmask’d; Or Plain Truth found to be Plain Falshood: Humbly address’d to the Candid.- The Quaker Vindicated; Or, Observations On A Late Pamphlet, Entituled, The Quaker Unmask’d, Or, Plain Truth.- A Looking-Glass For Presbyterians.- The Author Of Quaker Unmask’d, Strip’d Start Naked, Or The Delineated Presbyterian Play’d Hob With.- The Conduct of the Paxton-Men, Impartially represented: with some Remarks on the Narrative.- A Looking-Glass, &. Numb. II.- An Answer, To The Pamphlet Entituled the Conduct of the Paxton Men, impartially represented: Wherein the ungenerous Spirit of the Author is Manifested, &. And the spotted Garment pluckt off.- The Plain Dealer: Or, A few Remarks upon Quaker-Politicks, And their Attempts to Change the Government of Pennsylvania.- The Quakers Assisting. To Preserve the Lives of the Indians in the Barracks, Vindicated And proved to be consistent with Reason, agreeable to our Law, hath an inseperable Connection with the Law of God, and exactly agreeable with the Principles of the People call’d Quakers.- The Plain Dealer: Or, Remarks On Quaker Politicks In Pennsylvania. Numb. III.- The Quakers Assisting, To preserve the Lives of the Indians, in the Barracks, vindicated: Shewing wherein, the Author of the Quaker Unmask’d, hath turn’d King’s Evidence; impeached himself, and cleared the Quakers from all the heavy Charges he hath Published against them.