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Much on the Shays' Rebellion...
Much on the Shays' Rebellion...
Item # 703575
March 09, 1787
THE MASSACHUSETTS GAZETTE, Boston, March 9, 1787
* Shays' Rebellion perpetrators
* Berkshire County, Massachusetts
The front page has a "Resolve from the Assembly of New York offering a reward for the apprehending those involved in the Shays' Rebellion. Page 2 begins with an "Order" by the governor of Mass. James Bowdoin, concerning the Legislature: "...congratulat(ing) their brethren in army, on the success that has crowned their virtuous exertions for the Suppression of the late lawless insurrection and Rebellion" being the Shays' Rebellion.
Page 3 has a column-long letter form General Lincoln to the governor dated at Pittsfield, concerning the Shays' Rebellion, followed by a report concerning Mass. and New York joining efforts to purchase the insurgents, noting: "...that Daniel Shays, Luke Day, Adams Wheeler, and Eli Parsons, the principals in, & the abetters and supporters of the present rebellion, if they shall have fled to the said state, be delivered up..." with more on this.
Page 3 also has a letter from New York's gov. Clinton to the Mass. governor concerning the suppression of the Shays' Rebellion.
The back page has: "General Orders" relating to the Shays' Rebellion.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, irregular at the margins with minor loss at the spine, but a bit more loss at the right margin which affects just a few words on the pages, scattered foxing.
AI notes: Shay’s Rebellion deeply affected Berkshire County, Massachusetts, as it was a predominantly rural farming area where many residents faced severe economic hardship following the Revolutionary War. Farmers in Berkshire County struggled with heavy state taxes and debts they could not pay, often leading to the foreclosure of their lands and even imprisonment for failure to settle debts. In response, local leaders and farmers in Berkshire joined the uprising led by Daniel Shays, organizing protests and forcibly disrupting court sessions to prevent the seizure of farms. The rebellion in Berkshire County reflected widespread rural frustration with what many saw as an unfair government that favored wealthy urban creditors over struggling farmers. This unrest helped demonstrate the weaknesses of the existing government under the Articles of Confederation, highlighting the urgent need for a stronger federal system and contributing to the eventual creation of the U.S. Constitution.
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