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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03308 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0078] September-December 1786 |
| Title | Henry Knox to John Jay about Shays' Rebellion |
| Date | 3 October 1786 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Jay, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Describes the recent Shays' Rebellion, explaining that Mr. [John] Stagg, the bearer, will provide more details. Writes, "Government has lost ground. Faction desperate faction gains strength hourly - they speak of a military government and embodying troops against the constitution - The numbers what appeared in arms opposed to Law were great - had all the parties which were on the march joined previous to the dispersion of the Malcontents they would have mustered 2000 strong - Government mustered about 900 but These were men of respectable character and great property, compared with their opponents." Knox adds, "Please keep this to yourself." |
| Subjects | Constitution Revolutionary War General Military History Government and Civics Mobs and Riots Rebellion Shays' Rebellion US Constitution Articles of Confederation Law |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jay, John (1745-1829) |
| Place written | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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