Benjamin Franklin wrote his account A Narrative of the Late Massacres, in Lancaster County, of a Number of Indians, Friends of This Province, by Persons Unknown: With Some Observations on the Same in 1764, following the massacre that happened on December 14, 1763, at Conestoga Manor. On that day, fifty-seven white men killed six Native Americans and burned their homes. News of the event did not reach the governor until December 16 and led to discussions on how to identify those involved and what sort of punishment the participants should face. The massacre has been attributed to the Paxton Boys, a vigilante group that lived on the colonial frontier of Pennsylvania. The Paxton Boys were founded following what became known as Pontiac's Rebellion, a conflict launched in 1763 between a confederation of Native Americans and the British Empire; the Paxton Boys wanted revenge for injustices they believed took place related to that conflict.