{"product_id":"1765-paxton-boys-massacre","title":"1765 PAXTON BOYS MASSACRE. Quakers Defend Indian Rights and Charge Presbyterians with Racism, \u0026c.","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA very scarce work, not offered at auction since 1965, involving the disastrous Paxton Boys Massacre of the Conestoga Indians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTensions between Quakers and Presbyterians by the mid-1760's had reached a boiling point. Pennsylvania had been founded as a Quaker colony, and though Quakers were declining as a proportion of the population, they retained enormous political and economic influence. The Presbyterians, largely Scots-Irish and concentrated in the western counties, were growing rapidly in numbers and increasingly resentful of what they saw as Quaker dominance of provincial affairs. This was not merely a political disagreement — it carried the full weight of ethnic, theological, and cultural differences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe relationship reached a bursting point during what came to be known as The Paxton Boys Massacre, or more politely, The Paxton Boys Affair. It occurred when a mob of Scots-Irish Presbyterians from western Pennsylvania massacred a group of Conestoga Indians and then marched on Philadelphia, demanding that the Quaker influenced assembly move to a more aggressive posture toward Indian affairs. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[Paxton Boys Massacre]. An Address to the Rev. Dr. Alison, the Rev. Mr. Ewing, and others, Trustees of the Corporation for the Relief of Presbyterian Ministers, their Widows and Children: Being a Vindication of the Quakers from the Aspersions of the said Trustees in their Letter published in the London Chronicle, No. 1223. To which is Prefixed the Said Letter. By a Lover of Truth. N.P. [Philadelphia]. 1765. 47pp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal rather nicely preserved pamphlet with hand-stitched reinforcement as shown. Half title present [scarce], with handling, personal family records, etc., The remainder generally clean with some marginal handling and folds. One page with a small ink stain. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Specs Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44076737364004,"sku":null,"price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0093\/3910\/9435\/files\/04-18-2026SpecsFineBooks-7.jpg?v=1776632063","url":"https:\/\/specsfinebooks.com\/products\/1765-paxton-boys-massacre","provider":"Specs Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}