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Jay T. Snider Collection
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PNNSYLVANIAN (pseudonym). A Serious address, to Such of the Inhabitants of Pennsylvania, as have cannived [sic] 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. Philadelphia: [Anthony Armbruster], 1764. 12 pp., 12mo (170 x 107 mm). Signed in print on the terminal leaf by "A Pnnsylvanian." Modern cloth. Condition: light dampstaining, minor browning, edges a bit rounded. first edition. one of only two known complete copies of this early critique of the paxton boys. "A not inconsiderable number of pamphlets were printed soon after the period of these Massacres, to exculpate the murderers, or to incriminate them" (Field). Indeed, nearly one fifth of all work printed in Philadelphia in 1764 concerned the uprising. In this work, the author reviews the events, harshly criticizes the participants for violating both divine and human law, and advocates punishment against the Paxton Boys. Two additional versions were published by Andrew Steuart, both within a few days of this very rare first edition (the only other known complete copy located at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania). Evans 9834; Field 854 (second edition); Sabin 79239.ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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