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In support of the Shays' Rebellion... Vermont to become a state?
In support of the Shays' Rebellion... Vermont to become a state?
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April 05, 1787
THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET, Philadelphia, April 5, 1787
* Shays' Rebellion
* Post Revolutionary War
Page 2 has a letter from Pelham, Mass., which is in support of Shays' & his infamous rebellion, noting in part: "...a party of Lincoln's troops marched through Pelham...fire off their guns soon after they left our house...rejoicing over their dead bodies signifying that they had gained some victory. So heathenish was these inhuman wretches as to fire at general Shays's house, so that the bullets lay thick on the floor...Pray write to me. Here is a health to general Shays, general Shays, general Shays. There is such a talk that general Shays has had a present sent him..." and a bit more (see).
Another item mentions: "...the important question for declaring the Independence of Vermont was debated..." in the New York Assembly.
Four pages, great condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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