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The New York Journal, And Weekly Register
New York, New York County, New York
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Express from Berkshire County reports 700-800 rebels gathering in Vermont near Massachusetts border, planning incursions to kill, plunder, and burn. Shays, Day, and Parsons seen en route to join. Sharon, CT, sends aid to rebels. Berkshire militia readied; General Lincoln heads west.
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On Monday evening an express arrived in town from the county of Berkshire, with letters for his Excellency the Governor, and the hon. Gen. Lincoln, from several gentlemen of distinction in that county, which, we are informed, contain accounts of the rebels to the amount of 700 or 800, being collected in the state of Vermont, in the vicinity of this commonwealth, and that it was given out by them, that they intended in the course of the present week to make incursions into several parts of this state, and to kill, plunder, burn, and destroy whatever comes in their way. That Shays, Day, Parsons, &c. had been seen at Crown-Point, on their way to join them. That the town of Sharon in Connecticut, had turned out a company of men, properly officered, for the purpose of assisting the rebels--and that the militia in Berkshire county had orders to hold themselves in readiness to oppose the inroads of these daring and infatuated men.
Tuesday last the honorable Major-General Lincoln, left this town, on his way to the western counties.
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Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Event Date
Monday Evening And Tuesday Last, May 17
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militia ordered to readiness to oppose incursions; general lincoln dispatched to western counties
Event Details
Express arrived with letters reporting 700 or 800 rebels collected in Vermont near Massachusetts, planning incursions to kill, plunder, burn, and destroy. Shays, Day, Parsons seen at Crown-Point heading to join. Sharon, Connecticut, sent a company to assist rebels.