Shay’s Rebellion and the
Constitution by Mary Hull, 2000, Excerpts
On January 30, 1787, General Lincoln sent a letter to Daniel
Shays, asking for his surrender. Shays and his men did not want to surrender
unless they were guaranteed a pardon from the state. Lincoln marched the army
30 miles in deep snowdrifts and surprised the Regulators. Shays and his men
fled in all directions. Having broken up Shay’s ranks, General Lincoln and his
men marched back to western Massachusetts to eliminate any remaining bands of
rebels there.
By March 1787, most of the Regulators had fled
Massachusetts. As many as two thousand went to Vermont and New York. Captain
Daniel Shays, along with many other Regulator leaders sought refuge in Vermont.
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