Following the Revolutionary War, the devaluation of money and newly instituted state taxes caused bankruptcy and loss of land for many Western Massachusetts farmers. War veteran and farmer, Daniel Shays, organized a revolt against the state government with his fellow “Regulators” in what became known as Shays’ Rebellion (1786-1787). This is a report of action in Northfield, Massachusetts. Men sympathetic to the Regulators had assembled on the west side of the Connecticut River, across from the town, firing guns, beating drums, and some crossed the river.
Hampshire Gazette. “Insurgents in Northfield article published in the Hampshire Gazette.” May 2, 1787. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l04-100/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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