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On December 9, 1786, the Regulators met to make sure that the regiments they were forming were properly organized and had all the officers in place. In reporting this tid-bit of news, the Hampshire Gazette included a snide comment about Daniel Shays, and Captain Joel Billings of Amherst, guarding themselves and their homes against possible intrusion from pro-government forces. William Butler began publication of the Hampshire Gazette on September 6, 1786, in Northampton, Massachusetts. The mission of the newspaper was to inform the public about the issues pertaining to the ongoing conflicts. Butler was decidedly on the government side of the issues.

 

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Hampshire Gazette newspaper article about organizing regiments

publisher   Hampshire Gazette
date   Dec 27, 1786
location   Northampton, Massachusetts
height   4.0"
width   4.5"
process/materials   printed paper, ink
item type   Periodicals/Newspaper
accession #   #L04.072


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Captain Daniel Shays' House from "The History of Pelham from 1738 to 1898 including the Early History of Prescott"

Letter from Daniel Shays printed in the Hampshire Gazette

"To the good people of the Town of Deerfield" address published in the Hampshire Gazette


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