aking of brutality, the Paxton Boys are nothing compared to the Indians. A prime example comes from a biographical sketch of Lazarus Stewart in Stewart Pearce’s Annals of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: “The head of a [...] girl was severed from her body, and raised on a pole [...]. This lady was Captain Stewart’s intended bride [...]” (Pearce 101). Now ask yourself, “Out of the whole family, why was this girl singled out to be beheaded and here decapitated head placed on a pole?” Obviously, the Conestogas either provided the information of who the Captain of the Paxton Boys was engaged to or did this horrific deed themselves. All in all, the Conestogas should not have collaborated with the enemy. Little Abraham’s speech showed us that the various Indian tribes do have connections with each other. I have an eyewitness account from Captain Smith stating that he saw the armed Indians in the Conestoga village; and I am sure that the Captain was not the only one to see this. Lt. Governor Robert Morris’s Proclamation of War clearly states what is to be done to those who collaborate with the enemy. The Paxton Boys mere carried out the orders contained in the Proclamation of War. Hence, in the eyes of this man, I will forever be indebted to them for their brave service of justice to his Majesty....
