Impunity and contemporary response
- When
- December 1763 – 1764
- Where
- Lancaster County
No arrests occurred because of local sympathy, and despite a reward, no Paxton Boy was ever punished; Franklin's Narrative denounced the massacre.
Many Lancaster County residents expressed sympathy toward the Paxton Boys, so no arrests occurred after the massacre. Benjamin Franklin's "A Narrative of the Late Massacres" criticized the killings, remarking that the Conestoga would have been safe among any other people except the "Christian white savages" of Peckstang and Donegall. Although a reward was issued, none of the perpetrators was ever held accountable for the Conestoga Massacre.
Sources
- Paxton Boys Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
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