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The Republic of Massachusetts: Proclamations, Petitions, Resolutions and Court Proceedings
There are 16 items in this category.
- Arrest Warrant for Job Shattuck
- November 28, 1786
- "[D]eeming the Safety of the Commonwealth inconsistent with the personal liberty of Job Shattuck," Governor James Bowdoin and his Council issued this warrant for the arrest of Shattuck arrest and four other men.
- Commendation for William Shephard
- 1787
- This resolve from the Massachusetts General Court commends the conduct of General Shepard in regard to the defense of the Springfield Arsenal.
- Declaration of the General Court that a Rebellion Exists
- February 4, 1787
- On February 4, 1787, the General Court declared that "horrid and unnatural Rebellion and War" had been raised against the Commonwealth.
- Decree Closing the Court of Common Pleas, Springfield, 1786
- 1786
- Justices bowed to demands by armed Regulators not to open the Court of Common Pleas at Springfield, Massachusetts, on December 26, 1786.
- Governor's Proclamation, September 2, 1786
- September 2, 1786
- Governor Bowdoin issued this strongly worded proclamation after Regulators had kept the Court of Common Pleas in Northampton from opening on August 29, 1786.
- Henry McCulloch Death Warrant
- April 13, 1787
- This warrant for Henry McCulloch's death was issued by James Bowdoin and the governor's council on April 13, 1787.
- Massachusetts Disqualification Act, February 16, 1787
- 1787
- This Disqualification Act was passed by the House and Senate of Massachusetts on February 16, 1787. It laid out the process by which former Regulators could be pardoned.
- Oaths of Allegiance from Shelburne, Colrain and Deerfield
- 1787
- An oath of Allegiance was required of all men believed to have participated in Shays' Rebellion.
- Order of Execution for Job Shattuck
- May 28, 1787
- Job Shattuck was convicted of treason by the court in Concord on May 9, 1787. This warrant authorizes his execution.
- Petition from the Town of Greenwich
- January 16, 1786
- Coming soon.
- Proclamation of John Hancock
- 1787
- This proclamation issued by Governor John Hancock in June 1787, forgives any treasonous acts by citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts involved in what became known as Shays' Rebellion.
- Proclamation to Apprehend Daniel Shays and Others
- February 9, 1787
- Governor Bowdoin issued this proclamation on February 9, 1787, requiring officers and "all other good Subjects within this Commonwealth" to search for and apprehend the Regulator leaders.
- Resolution Regarding Requirement that Town Officers Take Oaths
- July 4, 1787
- Town officers were required to take an oath of allegiance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, according to a law passed March 10, 1787.
- Resolve of the General Court that There is a Rebellion
- February 9, 1787
- Coming soon.
- Resolve to Ask Permission to Pursue Insurgents in Other States
- March 8, 1787
- Resolve requesting permission for General Lincoln's army to enter other states.
- Verdict for Jason Parmenter
- April 9, 1787
- Jason Parmenter, along with three other Hampshire County men was convicted of treason by the Supreme Judicial Court in Northampton.