Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 [Circular address to the New England states]

GLC02437.00847

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GLC#
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Type
Documents
Date
October 7, 1780
Author/Creator
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Title
[Circular address to the New England states]
Place Written
Tappan, New York
Pagination
5 p. : docket ; Height: 33.5 cm, Width: 21.5 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Entirely in Shaw's hand, including signatures. Expresses their unhappiness over bad conditions of officers in the army, particularly in the New England states. Concerns center on overly long terms of service, jealousy and lack of respect among subordinates and the general population, and the small income which does not allow them to sufficiently support their families. States that "[t]he war appears to us as far from an honorable issue as it has ever done."

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