Register of distribution of published pre-1850 vital records, 1902-1945.

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Register of distribution of published pre-1850 vital records, 1902-1945.

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An act to provide for the preservation of town records of births, marriages, and deaths before the year 1850 required the state secretary to purchase and deliver copies of the published volumes of these records to state and town libraries and historical societies, college libraries, and county registers of deeds (St 1902, c 470). Register entries include volume name, date of distribution, and name of library or historical society that received the volumes.

0.33 cubic ft. (1 v. (boxed))

Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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