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Description and Holding Information
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1755, Petition from settlers living near the mouth of Penn's Creek ... (MS)
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Wrapper: Copy Petition of the settlers on John Penn Creek setting forth sundry murders lately committed there and praying for arms and ammunition
20th Ober 1755 Header: To .the Honorable Robert Hunter Morris, Lt. Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania. Seventeen men petitioned for arms to
defend their settlement along John Penn's Creek [short way west of the Susquehanna River and just south of Lewisburg] On October 16, 1755, the settlers
were attacked by Indians, who killed several, kidnapped several, and burned many houses. Only one man escaped. The men were willing to defend the
land, but needed weapons. (Digitized from a microfilm copy held at the Pennsylvania State Historical Society)
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Title:
[Petition of seventeen men for arms to defend their settlement along John Penn's Creek].
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OCLC Number:
1437907376
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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