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Much reporting on the Shays' Rebellion...
Much reporting on the Shays' Rebellion...
Item # 703573
February 20, 1787
THE MASSACHUSETTS GAZETTE, Boston, Feb. 20, 1787
* Shays' Rebellion
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.
AI notes: Shays' Rebellion (1786–1787) was an armed uprising in Massachusetts led by farmer and war veteran Daniel Shays. It was sparked by high taxes, debt, and farm foreclosures. Rebels shut down courthouses and tried to seize weapons in Springfield but were stopped by state forces. The rebellion exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and pushed leaders to call for a stronger national government, helping lead to the U.S. Constitution.
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