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Much reporting on the Shays' Rebellion...



Item # 703573

February 20, 1787

THE MASSACHUSETTS GAZETTE, Boston, Feb. 20, 1787  A wealth of reporting on the Shays' Rebellion is found on pages 1, 2 and 3 in several reports. 
Half of the front page is taken up with three letter concerning the Shays' rebelling, one being an: "Extract of a letter from a gentleman in the State's army...", then two letters datelined from Pittsfield, which were was much Rebellion activity.
Most of page 2 is taken up with: "An Act Describing the Disqualifications to which Persons shall be Subjected, who have been, or may be, Guilty of Treason, or giving Aid or Support to the Present REBELLION and to whom a Pardon may be Extended". This Act is directly related to Shays' Rebellion. It is signed in the by the governor of Mass. James Bowdoin. There is a bit more on page 3 as well.
The reporting is considerable, too much to detail here, but which can be seen in the photos.
Four pages, foxing at some front page folds, a discrete archival mend at the bank spine, nice condition.

Item from Catalog 355 (released for June, 2025)

Category: The 1600's and 1700's