Letters. ALSs. 17 June 1793-18 July 1794.

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Letters. ALSs. 17 June 1793-18 July 1794.

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Various letters addressed generally to "Friends of Mankind" in which Shaw likens his religious persecution among the Presbyterians in Virginia to the "inquisition." He notes how he fled to "Cantucky, ' but was captured and held for 7 years. Using religious rhetoric, Shaw testifies to his innocence and reproaches politicians for denying the common people "of their freeborn Rights, Privileges and Liberties in Church and State." Shaw also condemns slavery and asks lawmakers to "devise a plan of deliverance from bondage." Some letters indirectly addressed to Col. William McKee and Col. Andrew Moore, both Congressmen from Virginia and Revolutionary War veterans.

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Shaw, John.

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Resident of Marshall, Ill., who served in company F, 30th Illinois Infantry, during the Civil War. From the description of John Shaw papers, 1862-1863. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 80711245 ...