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Shays's Rebellion pro-government documents
 

Documents from people supporting the government against the rebellion, arranged by month and year:

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Gen. William Shepard to Gov. James Bowdoin, Sept 4th, 1786

Satirical “petition” from newspaper, Sept 13th, 1786

Gen. William Shepard to Gov. James Bowdoin, Sept 17th, 1786

George Washington to William Triplett, Sept 25th, 1786

Gen. Shepard to 4th Division Massachusetts Militia, General Orders, Sept 26th, 1786

 

Henry Lee to George Washington, Oct 1st, 1786

Gen. Benjamin Lincoln’s address to Society of the Cincinnati, Boston, Oct 11th, 1786

Gen. Henry Knox to Continental Congress, Oct 18th, 1786

Henry Lee to James Madison, Oct 19th, 1786

Henry Lee to St. George Tucker in Congress, Oct 20th, 1786

Report of the Continental Congress, Oct 21st, 1786.

George Washington to David Humphreys, Oct 22, 1786

Rufus King to Daniel Kilham, Oct 29th, 1786

George Washington to Henry Lee, Oct 31st, 1786

 

George Washington to James Madison Jr., Nov 5th, 1786

Rufus King to Elbridge Gerry, Nov 5th, 1786

Gen. Parsons to Henry Knox, Nov 6th, 1786

Henry Lee to George Washington, Nov 11th, 1786

George Washington to Thomas Johnson, Nov 12th, 1786

George Washington to Bushrod Washington, Nov. 15th, 1786

William Blount to Richard Caswell, Nov 16th, 1786

William Grayson to James Monroe, Nov 22nd, 1786

 

Gen. William Shepard to Col. Gideon Burt, Dec 5th, 1786

Edward Carrington to Edmund Randolph, Dec 8th, 1786

Rufus King to Charles Thomson, Dec 10, 1786

Rufus King to Henry Knox, Dec 13th, 1786

Gen. William Shepard to Gen. Henry Knox, Dec 17th, 1786

George Washington to Henry Knox, Dec 26th, 1786

George Washington to David Humphreys, Dec 26th, 1786

Newspaper account of Shays, Dec 27th, 1786

 

Gen. William Shepard to Gen. Henry Knox, Jan 12th, 1787

Gen. William Shepard to Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, Jan 12th, 1787

Gen. William Shepard to Gov. James Bowdoin, Jan 19th, 1787

Gen. Henry Jackson to Gen. Henry Knox, Jan 21st, 1787

Gen. Henry Knox to Gen. William Shepard, Jan 21st, 1787

Gov. Bowdoin to Gen. Shepard, Jan 21st, 1787

New Braintree resident to The Worcester Magazine, Jan 24th, 1787

Gen. Benjamin Lincoln to Gov. James Bowdoin, Jan 24th, 1787

Shelburne Committee addresses Selectmen of Deerfield in Town Warrant, Jan 25, 1787

Gen. Henry Knox to Governiever Morris, Jan 25th, 1787

Gen. Henry Jackson to Gen. Henry Knox, Jan 28th, 1787

Newspaper report of Shays march on Springfield Arsenal, Jan. 31st, 1787

 

Gen. Henry Knox to the Continental Congress, Feb 3rd, 1787

Gov. Bowdoin to the Continental Congress, Feb 3rd, 1787

Massachusetts commendation of William Shephard, Feb 5th, 1787

Rufus King to John Adams, Feb 10th, 1787

Rufus King to Henry Lee, Feb 10th, 1787

Gen. Henry Knox to the Continental Congress, Feb 12th, 1787

James Madison's Notes of Debates, Feb 19th, 1787

James Madison to Edmund Pendleton, Feb 24th, 1787

James Madison to James Madison, Sr., Feb 25th, 1787

William Irvine to Josiah Harmar, Feb 27th, 1787

 

Massachusetts Delegates to James Bowdoin, Mar 4th, 1787

William Irvine of Virginia to Edmund Randolph in Congress, Mar 6th, 1787

Massachusetts delegates to the Continental Congress, Mar 9th, 1787

Benjamin Franklin, Pennsylvania proclamation, Mar 10th, 1787

James Madison to Edmund Randolph, Mar 11th, 1787

Gen. Henry Knox report to the Continental Congress, Mar 13th, 1787

James Madison to George Washington, Mar 18th, 1787

James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, Mar 19th, 1787

 

James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, Apr 23rd, 1787

Supreme Judicial Court sentences on rebels, Apr 25th, 1787

 

William Irvine to Gustavus de Rosenthal, Sept 1st, 1787

 

Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, Dec 20th, 1787

 

James Madison to Tench Coxe, Jan 20th, 1788

James Madison to George Washington, Jan 20th, 1788

 

James Madison to George Washington, Feb 3rd, 1788

 
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