Letter to David Hoyt [Hoit] regarding Shays’ Rebellion

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Shays’ Rebellion was not popular among the residents of Deerfield, Massachusetts, and few, if any, served. David Hoyt of Pelham was twenty years old and a member of the militia when he and his fellow soldiers, whom he numbers “about 1400,” encountered Shays’ “mob” in Springfield. In his letter to his father in Deerfield, Hoyt describes the bloody encounter in detail and adds that he has been ill for the past two or three days but that he expects to rejoin his company soon. He sends regards from Major Barnard, another Deerfield resident, to his family.

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Item typeLetter
AuthorHoyt, Jr., David
Date1787-01-26
PlaceSpringfield, Massachusetts
TopicMilitary, Wars, Battles
EraThe New Nation, 1784–1815
EventShays’ Rebellion. 1786–1787
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatHandwriting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: manuscript, paper, ink Height: 8.00 in Width: 6.50 in
Catalog #L04.013
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Hoyt, Jr., David. Letter to David Hoyt [Hoit] regarding Shays’ Rebellion. January 26, 1787. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l04-013/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.

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