The court in Springfield, Massachusetts, was scheduled to open on December 26, 1786. As part of Shays’ Rebellion, a large number of armed Regulators assembled to prevent the justices from entering the court and doing business. A committee of Regulators approached the justices for written assurance that the court would not open this term and to act “As though no such Court had been appointed.” William Butler began publication of the Hampshire Gazette on September 6, 1786, in Northampton, Massachusetts. The mission of the newspaper was to inform the public about the issues pertaining to the ongoing conflicts. Butler was decidedly on the government side of the issues.
Grover, Thomas. “Newspaper article from the Hampshire Gazette regarding the court.” Hampshire Gazette, January 3, 1787. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l04-073/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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