TH MA SACR F MI E S E O WYO NG. THE A CTS OF C ON GR ESS FOR THE E FE E OF THE M I V A LLEY E S V D NS WYO NG , P N N YL AN IA , 1 7 76 - 1 7 7 8 : W ITH THE PETITION S OF THE SU FFE RE RS BY THE MASSAC RE OF Y 1 8 JUL 3 . 7 7 FOR CO N GRESS IONAL A I D . w rr H A N I N T ROD UCTOR Y C HA PTER BY W N HAY D EN M . A . R EV . HOR AC E ED I , ‘ ‘ ’ L I C A L SO C I ETY C OR R ES P ON D I N G S ECR ET A R Y W Y OM I N G H I STOREC A L A N D GE O OG . N N “TH E SO I ET P R I N TE D FOR C Y . - WI LKES BA R R E, P A . c, S E E P A G E X V I I I E CONT NTS . P A GE n du o — I tro ct ry Chap ter M assacre of Wy o mi ng A c ts of Congress e on of th e S uffe ers of W o m n 1 8 P titi r y i g, 37 R eso u on o f enn vani A se m 1 8 l ti s P syl a s bly , 37 e on of S mue u and o h e s P titi a l T bbs , t r A c t of C on ess 1 8 8 A dve s to h gr , 3 , r e t e P e titio n e o n of the Suffer e s of W o m n 1 8 P titi r y i g , 39 ffid v s of the S ur v vo of h M s s t e s c e 1 8 . A a it i r a a r , 39 M h r s . Sara Bidlack Huldah C arey B ertha J e nki ns h M S ara y ers . n Catheri e C ourtright . Ph eb e C oop er C olon el Edward I nman o o n C l el G eorge P . Ranso m G e neral W illiam R oss M aj or El eaz ar Blackman n m n R e v . B e j a i B idlack S t ephen Abb o tt I shma el B enn ett Eb en ez er M arcy J ose R og ers J os eph Sl eeu ni Corn elius Courtright A nderson Dana Elisha Hardi ng ’ Colon el Z ebulon Butl er s L e tt er to Washington G en eral Hand mu e R ns m to Con ess P e tition of heir s of Capt . Sa l a o gr R e of W e mo e nd 1 8 1 atabl s st r la , 7 P R E F A C F The cont ents of th ese pages w ill b e new to many readers of Wyo h o h mi ng histo ry . T e A c ts f Congress relative to the defenc e of t e To wn of VV estinor eland ar e here fully prese nted for the first time s n d in h The e i ce th ey app eare t e J o urnals of Co ngress in 1 800 . P ti tions of the S ufferers and S urvi vors of the M assacre to Congress for “ co m ens on w e e u hed n e x e s a o in th e W omin p ati , r p blis arly si ty y ar g y g ’ R e ubl ican a nd F a r now r me s H er ald of K n s on P a . and in th e p i g t , , ve r e Con e s o n docu me n s of 1 8 8 and 1 8 to b e found on ry ra gr s i al t 3 39 , ly in h old h d h o n e nu t e es s e u c r es. e e e s w e , tabli P bli Lib ari T s P titi r ’ dou ed w e n b H on . Ch es M ne the Histor ian wh0 in the bt ly ritt y arl i r , , “ ” W o m n R e u c n o f A u us 1 8 ove the n m e o f us c e y i g p bli a g t 9 , 3 7 , r a J ti , “ ” addr essed a c o mmuni c atio n To the P eopl e of Wyoming urging h s h e fo o w ed the presen tation to Congre ss of such a P e titi on . T i ll w ith o th er c o mmuni c ati ons on the subj ec t in the same p ap er duc on A u us 1 6 2 and 0 . To hese he efe s in the n o g t , 3 3 t r r I tr ti “ h do d the fi s to his History of Wyo mi ng . The me e ting whi c a pt e r t e on was h e d W es- r e ove m e 1 8 and the e P titi l at ilk Bar , N b r , 7 , 37 , P ti “ " on a fi u hed in th e R e ublica n of o vem e 1 in wh ch ti w s rst p blis p N b r 5 , i “ th d o s es h The M e mo u on the fi s e in f vou of e e it r tat t at , rial p r t pag a r the W o m n C ms is we unde s nd f o m th en of C . M ne Es . y i g lai , r ta r e p i r , q d h commun c ons f om M r . M ine hou h non e ar e ne Ot er i ati r r , t g sig w h his n me wi b e found in the R e ubl ican of M a and 2 and it a , ll p y 9 , 3 , m 22 v es in fu the ec em e 1 8 . The su e of ove e D b r 5 , 39 is N b r , gi ll m n s to the Connec cu A sse m b e M e morial of th e Wyo i g S e ttl er ti t bly , The ssue of e r u 6 f 1 . ing in substanc e that to Congress o 837 i F b ary , 1 8 c on ins the e on of 1 8 w h the dve se R e o of Con 39 , ta P titi 39 , it a r p rt h n he fi s e on d ed ul 2 1 8 8 o mi n how eve , t e gress o t r t P titi , at J y , 3 , tti g , r valuabl e and v ery important referenc es and affidavits of the survi vors h s o on of the s econd included in this pap er fro m page 39 to 77 . T i p rti m n s of 1 8 . P e titio n w as publish ed o nly in the Congressi o nal D ocu e t 39 n of 1 8 was o u shed w h the om ss on of e , Th e p e titio 37 als p bli , it i i a pag ” ’ “ f he M n er s H or of W om n A end x e . O t in M r . i ist y y i g , pp i , pag 75 n of W o m n on M n e and S on e e to h ve vari o us historia s y i g , ly i r , t app ar a n h ffid v wh ch con a n the c efu w en ecol ec ons se e t e a a its , i t i ar lly ritt r l ti wn u v vo s of th e M s of n early twenty pr omine nt and well kno s r i r as — d n of c e of u 1 8 m e i of the h hes v ue to the u e a r J ly 3 , 77 , at r al ig t al st t documen s ar e d. hese the history of the R evoluti onary p erio T t all e n d f w b e no c ed h r pri t e ro m copi es in my pri vate library . It ill ti t at c c ed M r . M n e in th n od on hi H o ves e e i r e I tr ucti to s ist ry , gi sp ial r it fo s ar e h e e e en ed r information to the v ery p ersons whose affidav it r pr s t , d o i ndic ating that these affidavits w ere written at his soli c itati on an pr b ably under his i nsp ec ti on .