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Massachusetts Bay Company (also known as Commissioners of Massachusetts Bay or Massachusetts Bay Colony) chartered in 1629; in 1684 charter was revoked; the government continued to function, however until 1686, when the Massachusetts Bay Colony was absorbed into the Dominion of New England.

From the description of Autograph letter signed from Daniel Denison, William Hathorne, and Richard Walden, Commissioners of Massachusetts Bay, 1662 May 27. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 277460022

Successor to the New England Company and its predecessor, the Dorchester Company, which began the settlement of the Massachusetts Bay region.

From the description of Massachusetts Bay Company acts and resolves, 1779-1780. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 213881575
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referencedIn Mitchell, Stewart,. Stewart Mitchell collection [photostats], 1628-1930. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Massachusetts. General Court. Records of the General Court of Massachusetts, 1628 Feb. 23-1778 Jan. 27. State Library of Massachusetts
referencedIn Thayer, Henry Otis, 1832-1917. Sir William Phips : narrations of the Indian Wars [scrapbook], 1915. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Massachusetts Bay Company. Autograph letter signed from Daniel Denison, William Hathorne, and Richard Walden, Commissioners of Massachusetts Bay, 1662 May 27. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Ham, Mason. The Boston Herald : people you might have known, April 11, 1930-May 17, 1930. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Massachusetts Bay Company. Massachusetts Bay Company acts and resolves, 1779-1780. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Smith, Stephen, of Machias, Me. Stephen Smith account book, 1762-1777. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Rawson, Edward, 1615-1693. Edward Rawson message, ca. 1647. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Gloucester (Mass.). Book of the three hundredth anniversary observance of the foundation of the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Cape Ann in 1623 and the fiftieth year of the incorporation of Gloucester as a city, 1923-1924. Gloucester Archives
creatorOf Higginson, Francis, 1587-1630. Francis Higginson journal, 1629. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Warren, Peter, Sir, 1703-1752. Peter Warren papers, 1738-1764, bulk 1744-1751. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Thornton, John Wingate, 1818-1878. Cape Ann, Mass., collection, 1854-1894. Gloucester Archives
referencedIn Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792. Letter, London, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Massachusetts Bay Colony [manuscript] 1771 Sept. 22. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Peter Warren papers 1738-1764 1744-1751 Warren, Peter, papers William L. Clements Library
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associatedWith Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792. person
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correspondedWith Purchase, Thomas, d. 1678 person
associatedWith Rawson, Edward, 1615-1693. person
correspondedWith Shapleigh, Nicholas, 1610-1682 person
associatedWith Smith, Stephen, of Machias, Me. person
associatedWith Thayer, Henry Otis, 1832-1917. person
correspondedWith Walderne, Richard, 1615-1689 person
associatedWith Warren, Peter, Sir, 1703-1752. person
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