Jarvis, James, fl. 1787-1793 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.03431-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 29, 1787
Author/Creator
Jarvis, James, fl. 1787-1793
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
New Haven, Connecticut
Pagination
4 p. : docket ; Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 19.4 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Discusses the confrontation between Shays' insurgents and the government forces at Springfield. Mentions that three of Shays' supporters were killed. Reports the status of the commands of Generals [William] Shepard and [Benjamin] Lincoln. Attaches a copy of a letter from Luke Day, one of Shays' lead supporters, with terms of surrender.

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