To Genll Shepherd or the Commanding Officer in Springfield Sir I Desire you
to Send My Dead and Wound men by My Flagg So that I can Burye My Dead Men and
Take Care of my Wounded if not my Wounded the Dead and the Names of the Wounded
by Lt Williams Who is the Bearer of this Flagg
I am yours
Daniel Shays Capt
Chickabury 27th Jan 1787
Honoured Sir,
BY the flag that was sent to your Honour yesterday informs us that if the friends
of the Dead in Custody Sends in after them the Bodys Shall Be Rezined--
We the friends hereafter Subscribed for Each Dead Body humbly pray that the
Present flag may have Leave and liberty to fetch the Whole Number of the Dead
with them as in Duty Bound shall ever pray
Greenfield}
Ezekiel Root} Solomon Root brother
Greenfield}
Aril Webster} William Webster Brother
Shelborn}
John Hunter} James Anderson friend
Pelham}
Jeremiah McMillen} Thomas Milllen Brother
was woun. & missing
Leyden}
Jabez Spycer} Thomas Crawfoot Father in Law
For
General Shepard
Commander of the County Hampshire Troops in Springfield
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