Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Shaw, John. Letters, 17 June 1793 - 18 July 1794. ALSs. 9 Items
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Content
Various letters addressed generally to "Friends of Mankind" in which Shaw likens his religious persecution among the Presbyterians in VA 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 "artfully unifying" 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 VA and Rev. War veterans.