The Hochstetler Massacre - Where Was the Petition Written?

Where was the Petition Written?
This petition does not give the name of the place at which it was written, but it was evidently written at Lancaster, as seen in the words “now here,” referring to the place where the Indian Embassador then was, at Lancaster with the Governor holding the council. The words “brought down” would be appropriate at Lancaster, as used by one living in Berks County near the mountains, or it might refer to the higher regions to the north and west where the Indians lived.

It is not known where the original paper of this petition is. Recent inquiry was made in the Archives department of the State Library at Harrisburg for it, as also for the original copy of the Northkill Journal, but the custodian was unable to locate either. As the document is printed, the name of our ancestor is spelled three different ways, or a different way each time it was written.

Taken from p. 43 of Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler, by Rev. Harvey Hostetler, D.D., 1912. This portion was prepared by William F. Hochstetler.