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This song was published in the Worcester Magazine (Massachusetts) and is pointedly in favor of the insurgency called Shays’ Rebellion (1786-1787). It is to be sung to the tune of “Black Sloven,” which was a popular song of the day.
Online Collection: “The History of the Insurrections in Massachusetts in the year seventeen hundred and eighty six and the Rebellion”
Online Collection: Captain Daniel Shays’ House from “The History of Pelham from 1738 to 1898 including the Early History of Prescott”
Online Collection: Photograph of Luke Day’s headquarters from the “Springfield Republican”| Item type | Literature, Fiction |
| Author | Isaiah Thomas |
| Date | 1787 |
| Topic | Politics, Government, Law, Civics Social Activities, Entertainment, Recreation |
| Era | The New Nation, 1784–1815 |
| Event | Shays’ Rebellion. 1786–1787 |
| Material | Paper |
| Process/Format | Printing |
| Dimension details | Process Material: printed paper, ink Height: 9.00 in Width: 6.00 in |
| Catalog # | L04.047 |
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