Selectemen in Shelburne, Massachusetts, drafted a petition to Governor Bowdoin asking for clemency towards the participants in Shays’ Rebellion (August 1786-July 1787). They forwarded a copy of this petition to the selectmen of Deerfield, asking them to form a committee to meet on January 30, 1787, with the committees of the other area towns to forward clemency petitions to the Governor and Council.
Shelburne Committee. Shelburne Committee addresses Selectmen of Deerfield in Town Warrant. January 25, 1787. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l04-042/. Accessed on December 21, 2024.
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