Letter to Major General Shepard about Shays' Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion, 1786-1787
Stockbridge (Mass.)
Dr. Erastus Sargeant writes to Major General William Shepard describing being captured by Shays' Regulators as they attack and loot the town of Stockbridge. They are defeated during a final bloody encounter with government militia at Sheffield, MA on February 27, 1787.<br /><br />Shepard was chosen major general of the Fourth Division of the Massachusetts militia in 1786 and defended the Springfield Arsenal in January and February 1787 during Shays' Rebellion. Dr. Sargeant mentions being marched to Shays' headquarters in Stockbridge at Mr. Bingham's. This location would be the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, MA, which was founded by Silas Bingham and his wife Anna.<br /><br />A similar account is mentioned in several published letters in <a href="http://memorialhall.mass.edu/collection/itempage.jsp?itemid=18938&img=0&level=advanced&transcription=1">Multiple articles from The New-Haven Gazette and The Connecticut Magazine newspaper regarding Shays' Rebellion</a>.
Sargeant, Erastus
Jones Library Special Collections
1787-03-05
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Correspondence
Folder: Shays' Rebellion - Documents
Appeal to Amherst women for funds
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; Women -- Massachusetts -- Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
Appeal for financial contributions addressed to the women of Amherst in order to help offset the heavy tax burden imposed on the town treasury by the Revolutionary War.
Jones Library Special Collections
1781-12-20
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Photographs
Folder: Amherst -- Women
Objections to the settlement of David Parsons as minister
Church controversies
Tories
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Political activists
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Influence
Amherst (Mass.)
Written communication listing the grievances of members of the First Congregational Church of Amherst to the settlement of the Rev. David Parsons, Jr. as minister for the parish. It is signed by Ebenezer Mattoon, Jr. and John Billings. One of the reasons listed is that "he is not a friend to the independence of America, and of consequence not friendly to those who are opposed to the dominion of Great Britain over the United States." This statement implies that political differences split the First Parish congregation and led to the organization of the Second Congregational Church.
Jones Library Special Collections
1782-09-30
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Amherst tax records, 1780
Property tax -- Massachusetts -- Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
Tax record book showing property owned and its value.
Jones Library Special Collections
1780
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