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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03375 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0078] September-December 1786 |
| Title | Rufus King to Henry Knox about Shays' Rebellion |
| Date | 13 December 1786 |
| Author | King, Rufus (1755-1827) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Reports that [Daniel] Shays disbanded his party on Sunday & Monday last. King reports that the stageman he is traveling with saw the disbanded insurgents. The stageman said they seemed crestfallen; "some of them say they will go no more, others that they are not yet tired of the business." Includes other information provided by the stageman, such as the fact that Shays will stay at Worcester until he receives word from the Governor. Postscript makes a reference to what appears to be the dispute over the New York-Massachusetts border. Claims there is a "prospect of compromising." Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Mobs and Riots Rebellion Shays' Rebellion Military History Government and Civics Transportation Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | King, Rufus (1755-1827) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shays, Daniel (1747-1825) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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