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Colonel John Ashley House |
The Ashley House was the center of social, economic, and political life in south Berkshire County in the eighteenth century. The famous Sheffield Declaration, a petition against British tyranny and a manifesto for individual rights, was drafted in the upstairs study of the house and published in 1773.
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| Location | Cooper Hill Road Sheffield Massachusetts 01257 |
| Phone | 413-298-3239 |
| Website | http://www.thetrustees.org/ashleyhouse.cfm |
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