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Collection Reference Number GLC06980
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1787 
Title Act to punish rebels and their supporters in Shays's Rebellion
Date 16 February 1787
Author Bodwoin, James (1726-1790)  
Document Type Broadside; Government document
Content Description Oblong broadside. "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 pardon may be extended." Signed in type by James Bowdoin as governor.
Subjects Rebellion  Treason  Shays' Rebellion  Government and Civics  Law  
People Bodwoin, James (1726-1790)  
Theme Government & Politics; Law
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859