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Daniel Shays wrote to the selectmen in South Hadley asking that they assemble their men and make sure they're well armed and properly organized in a military group. This request was made because the General Court was determined to find the men who had stopped the court, and mete out punishment. The town of South Hadley was not sympathetic to the Regulators. By sending this copy of Shays' letter to the pro-government Hampshire Gazette, the town clerk made sure the readership knew what the Regulators were planning. William Butler began publication of the Hampshire Gazette on September 6, 1786, in Northampton, Massachusetts. The mission of the newspaper was to inform the public about the issues pertaining to the ongoing conflicts. Butler was decidedly on the government side of the issues.

 

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Letter from Daniel Shays printed in the Hampshire Gazette

publisher   Hampshire Gazette
author   Daniel Shays (1747-1825)
date   Nov 15, 1786
location   Northampton, Massachusetts
height   3.5"
width   4.0"
process/materials   printed paper, ink
item type   Periodicals/Newspaper
accession #   #L04.071


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Newspaper article from the Hampshire Gazette regarding the court

Letter to Capt. Harvey requesting assistance published in the Hampshire Gazette

Hampshire Gazette newspaper article on Shays' Rebellion


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