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In the Public Eye: Books, Newspapers and Periodicals
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- "A Crostick" Poem Printed in the Gazette
- June 6, 1787
- A crostick is a poem that forms a vertical word from the first letters of each line. In this poem, the word "INSURGENTS" is formed with a verse that has nothing good to say about these men.
- Historical Collections, by John Warner Barber
- 1839
- Thanks to John Warner Barber, we can see what dozens of towns looked like in the 1830s, including communities that had taken part in Shays' Rebellion.
- The Looking Glass of 1787
- 1787
- This is a satirical cartoon about the issues in Connecticut before the ratification of the U. S. Constitution.
- An Address to the People by Daniel Gray of Pelham
- December 27, 1786
- This list of grievances was sent to the Hampshire Gazette by Daniel Gray of Pelham.
- Daniel Shays to General Shepard Regarding Dead
- 1787
- In this note to General Shepard, Daniel Shays requests that his dead and wounded men be sent to him under the flag of truce.
- Daniel Shays to the Selectmen of South Hadley to Stand Ready
- November 15, 1786
- By sending this copy of a letter from Daniel Shays to the pro-government newspaper, the town clerk is making sure that the readership knows what the Regulators are planning.
- Extract of a Letter Urging Stern Measures Against Rebels
- February 14, 1787
- The writer of this letter called for strong action against those who had taken up arms against the government, including denying their right to vote for a "certain number of years."
- Gazette Report on Milita and Regulator Movements
- January 24, 1787
- Published the day before the bloody confrontation at the Springfield Arsenal, this Hampshire Gazette article reported on the location of the government militia and the Regulators.
- Gazette Report on the Closing of the Courts at Springfield
- January 3, 1787
- The court in Springfield was scheduled to open on December 26, 1786, but was prevented from doing so by a number of Regulators.
- Letter to Editor of New Haven Gazette Re: Regulators
- March 15, 1787
- This is a reprint of a letter describing the last encounter between the Regulators and the government militia, sent to the President of Yale College.
- Luke Day's Demands to William Shepard Printed in the Gazette
- February 7, 1787
- In this letter to General Shepard, Day demands that government troops at the Springfield Armory "lay down their arms" and return to their homes.
- Pegasus of Apollo from the Worcester Magazine
- 1787
- This satirical song, which appeared in the Worcester Magazine in 1787, was critical and condescending toward the Massachusetts Regulators and their sympathizers.
- Public Vendue from Massachusetts Spy
- 1785
- The owner of this farm in Spencer, Massachusetts, makes a point of informing prospective buyers that he is willing to accept public securities as part of the payment.
- Representation of the Concord Court
- 1787
- This engraving from Bickerstaff's Almanack from 1787 shows the contempt for lawyers and the courts many people felt during the depression of the mid 1780s.
- Southern Papers Suggesting Division of the Confederation
- May 2, 1787
- This article reported on a suggestion to delegates of the Constitutional Convention that the United States should be divided into four republics.
- Table of Official Depreciation of Bills of Public Credit
- 1781
- The decreasing value of money created many hardships in the 1780s.
- The Federal Chariot and Grand Constitution
- 1788
- This engraving from Bickerstaff's Almanack of 1787 shows Washington and Franklin in a chariot drawn by 13 freemen.