***In the words of those who were there . . ..***

**Documents from Shays's Rebellion:**

**Pro-government documents**

***Gen. William Shepard to Gov. James Bowdoin, Sept. 4^th^, 1786***

***Satirical "petition" from newspaper, Sept. 13^th^, 1786***

***Gen. William Shepard to Gov. James Bowdoin, Sept. 17^th^, 1786***

***George Washington to William Triplett, Sept. 25^th^, 1786***

***Gen. Shepard to 4^th^ Division Massachusetts Militia, [General
Orders]{.underline}, Sept. 26^th^, 1786***

***Henry Lee to George Washington, Oct. 1st, 1786***

***Gen. Henry Knox to Continental Congress, Oct. 18th, 1786***

***Henry Lee to James Madison, Oct. 19th, 1786***

***Henry Lee to St. George Tucker in Congress, Oct. 20th, 1786***

***Report of the Continental Congress, Oct. 21st, 1786.***

***George Washington to David Humphreys, Oct. 22, 1786***

***Rufus King to Daniel Kilham, Oct. 29th, 1786***

***George Washington to Henry Lee, Oct. 31st, 1786***

***George Washington to James Madison Jr., Nov. 5th, 1786***

***Rufus King to Elbridge Gerry, Nov. 5th, 1786***

***Gen. Parsons to Henry Knox, Nov. 6th, 1786***

***Henry Lee to George Washington, Nov. 11th, 1786***

***George Washington to Thomas Johnson, Nov. 12th, 1786***

***George Washington to Bushrod Washington, Nov. 15th, 1786***

***William Blount to Richard Caswell, Nov. 16th, 1786***

***William Grayson to James Monroe, Nov. 22nd, 1786***

***Gen. William Shepard to Col. Gideon Burt, Dec. 5th, 1786***

***Edward Carrington to Edmund Randolph, Dec. 8th, 1786***

***Rufus King to Charles Thomson, Dec. 10, 1786***

***Rufus King to Henry Knox, Dec. 13th, 1786***

***Gen. William Shepard to Gen. Henry Knox, Dec. 17th, 1786***

***Newspaper account of Shays, Dec. 27^th^, 1786***

***Shelburne Committee addresses Selectmen of Deerfield in Town
Warrant,***

> ***Jan. 25, 1787***

***George Washington to Henry Knox, Dec. 26th, 1786***

***George Washington to David Humphreys, Dec. 26th, 1786***

***Gen. William Shepard to Gen. Henry Knox, Jan. 12th, 1787***

***Gen. William Shepard to Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, Jan. 12th, 1787***

***Gen. William Shepard to Gov. James Bowdoin, Jan. 19^th^, 1787***

***Gen. Henry Jackson to Gen. Henry Knox, Jan. 21^st^, 1787***

***Gen. Henry Knox to Gen. William Shepard, Jan. 21^st^, 1787***

***Gov. Bowdoin to Gen. Shepard, Jan. 21^st^, 1787***

***New Braintree resident to [The Worcester Magazine]{.underline}, Jan.
24^th^, 1787***

***Gen. Benjamin Lincoln to Gov. James Bowdoin, Jan. 24^th^, 1787***

***Gen. Henry Knox to Governiever Morris, Jan. 25^th^, 1787***

***Gen. Henry Jackson to Gen. Henry Knox, Jan. 28th, 1787***

***Gen. Henry Knox to the Continental Congress, Feb. 3rd, 1787.***

***Gov. Bowdoin to the Continental Congress, Feb. 3rd, 1787***

***Rufus King to John Adams, Feb. 10th, 1787***

***Rufus King to Henry Lee?, Feb. 10th, 1787***

***Gen. Henry Knox to the Continental Congress, Feb. 12th, 1787.***

***James Madison\'s Notes of Debates, Feb. 19th, 1787***

***James Madison to Edmund Pendleton, Feb. 24th, 1787***

***James Madison to James Madison, Sr., Feb. 25th, 1787***

***William Irvine to Josiah Harmar, Feb. 27th, 1787***

***Massachusetts Delegates to James Bowdoin, Mar. 4th, 1787***

***William Irvine of Virginia to Edmund Randolph in Congress, Mar. 6th,
1787\
Massachusetts delegates to the Continental Congress, Mar. 9th, 1787.***

***Benjamin Franklin, Pennsylvania proclamation, Mar. 10^th^, 1787***

***James Madison to Edmund Randolph, Mar. 11th, 1787***

***Gen. Henry Knox report to the Continental Congress, Mar. 13th,
1787***

***James Madison to George Washington, Mar. 18th, 1787***

***James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, Mar. 19th, 1787***

***James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, Apr. 23rd, 1787***

***Supreme Judicial Court sentences on rebels, Apr. 25^th^, 1787***

***Proclamation of Clemency, Massachusetts, June 15^th^, 1787***

***William Irvine to Gustavus de Rosenthal, Sept. 1st, 1787***

***James Madison to Tench Coxe, Jan. 20th, 1788***

***James Madison to George Washington, Jan. 20th, 1788***

***James Madison to George Washington, Feb. 3rd, 1788***

**Proclamations**

***Gov. Bowdoin mobilizing Militia, Jan. 12, 1787.***

***Gov. Bowdoin offering pardons, Feb. 17^th^, 1787***

***Gov. Bowdoin establishing Oath Commissioners, Mar. 17^th^, 1787.***

**Accounts by those at the scene of the march on Springfield Arsenal,
January 25^th^, 1787, and in the days following**

***Daniel Shays to Selectmen of South Hadley, Oct. 23^rd^, 1786***

***John Powers to People of Deerfield, Dec. 9^th^, 1786***

***Letter from Cynthia Williams to Mary (Polly) Ashley, Dec. 18, 1786***

***Luke Day and Daniel Shays to Springfield Court, Dec. 26^th^, 1786***

***Shays, Powers, Dickinson, Bordwell, and Billings to Capt. John Brown,
Whately, Jan. 15^th^, 1787.***

***Letter to Israel Williams to his son William, Jan. 15^th^, 1787***

***Newspaper report of Militia and rebel movements, Jan. 24^th^, 1787***

***Capt. Luke Day to Gen. William Shepard, Jan. 25^th^, 1787***

***Capt. Luke Day to Capt. Daniel Shays, Jan. 25^th^, 1787***

***Capt. Shays to Gen. Lincoln, Jan. 25^th^, 1787***

***Capt. Daniel Shays to Gen. William Shepard, Jan. 26^th^, 1787***

***David Hoyt to his father David Hoyt, Jan. 26^th^, 1787***

***General Shepard to Governor Bowdoin, Jan. 26th, 1787***

***Capt. Shays to Gen. Shepard, Jan. 27th, 1787***

***Gen. Benjamin Lincoln to Gov. Bowdoin, Jan. 27th, 1787***

***Gen. Benjamin Lincoln to Gen. Henry Knox, Jan. 28^th^, 1787***

***Gen. Benjamin Lincoln to Gov. James Bowdoin, Jan. 28^th^, 1787***

***James Jarvis to Gen. Henry Knox, Jan. 29^th^, 1787***

***Gen. Lincoln to insurgents, Jan. 29^th^, 1787***

***Anonymous letter from a gentleman in Gen. Lincoln's army, with
correspondence between Shays and Lincoln, Jan. 30^th^-31^st^, 1787***

***Town of Granby to Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, Jan. 31^st^, 1787***

***Gen. Benjamin Lincoln to Town of Granby, Feb. 1^st^, 1787***

***Capt. Samuel Buffington testimony, Feb. 1^st^, 1787***

***Joshua Woodbridge testimony, Feb. 1^st^, 1787***

***Doc. W. Suttler to Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, Feb. 1^st^, 1787***

***Capt. William Lyman testimony, Feb. 6^th^, 1787***

***Capt. Eli Parsons to populace in Berkshires, Feb. 13^th^, 1787***

***Judah Marsh confession, Feb. 14^th^, 1787***

***Gen. William Shepard to Selectmen of Colrain, Feb. 15^th^, 1787***

***Rubin Graves's Oath of Allegiance, Feb. 17^th^, 1787***

***Seth Catlin to Lt. James Stewart, Colrain, Feb. 20^th^, 1787***

***List of Colrain rebels 1786 & 1787***

***John Chaloner to the Massachusetts Senate and House of
Representatives, Feb. 21^st^, 1787.***

***Ballad of Pegasus of Apollo, March 1787***

***Bill from Deerfield Selectmen for Military Supplies used in Shays\'
Rebellion,***

> ***Mar. 12^th^, 1787***

***Oath of Allegiance \[Faith\], Apr. 8^th^, 1787***

***Gen. William Shepard pay-roll report for 4^th^ Division,
Massachusetts Militia, April 23, 1787***

***Gen. William Shepard to Gov. John Hancock, July 2^nd^, 1787***

***Receipt of Caleb Phillips for his firearm, Dec. 4, 1787***

***Military Firearm Log for Shays\' Rebellion, Feb. 24, 1788***

***Daniel Stebbins reminisces of Shays's Rebellion, written 1845***

**Related documents**

***Gen. William Shepard summons to Court of Common Pleas, Jan. 31^st^,
1786***

***Massachusetts Militia Adjutant-General orders Returns, Mar. 27th,
1787.***

***Gen. Porter to Gen. Shepard, Militia Elections, Dec. 17^th^, 1787***

***Gen. William Shepard to Gen. Henry Knox, 1790 or later***