Act to punish rebels and their supporters in Shays's Rebellion
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06980 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Broadside Date: 1787/02/16 Pagination: 1 sheet Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 39.5 cm Order a Copy
Oblong broadside. "An act, describing the disqualifications to which persons shall be subjected, who have been, or may be guilty of treason, or giving aid or support to the present rebellion, and to whom pardon may be extended." Signed in type by James Bowdoin as governor.
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