Gentlemen, The selectmen, by the order of the town, have directed me to inclose the following address, to be communicated to the inhabitants of your town ...
Contributors: Cooper, William, 1720-1809; Boston (Mass.). Selectmen
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 44858
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1786
Place of publication: [Boston
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Massachusetts -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865
Other titles: Friends and fellow citizens, The inhabitants of the town of Boston can never remain the unconcerned spectators of the distress and calamity of their fellow citizens in any part of the commonwealth. ..
Notes: Signed: William Cooper, town-clerk. Boston, Sept. 11, 1786

Followed by the address of the selectmen: Friends and fellow citizens, The inhabitants of the town of Boston can never remain the unconcerned spectators of the distress and calamity of their fellow citizens in any part of the commonwealth. ... we take the liberty to address you on those commotions which have too widely spread within the commonwealth ..

The address, while not specifically naming Shays' rebellion, begs the inhabitants to communicate with their representatives in the General Court and to use constitutional means, rather than violence, to obtain redress for any grievances

Text in three columns; printed area measures 34.8 x 21.3 cm

Bristol B6250

Shipton & Mooney 44858

Digital image available in the Readex/Newsbank Digital Evans series

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 44858)