Records of the General Court of Massachusetts, 1628 Feb. 23-1778 Jan. 27.
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Massachusetts Bay Company
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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(also known as Commissioners of Massachusetts Bay or Massachusetts Bay Colony) chartered in 1629; in 1684 charter was revoked; the government continued to function, however until 1686, when the Massachusetts Bay Colony was absorbed into the Dominion of New England.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). Worl...
Massachusetts. Council
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Samuel Adams was an American patriot and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. From the description of Order for powder magazine guard, 1779 July 21. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56357672 During the colonial period (1629-1686) certain members of the Court of Assistants (which functioned not only judicially but also legislatively as part of the General Court, constituting from 1644 its upper house, though without the formal title--see: Mas...
Massachusetts. General Court
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The Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay, chartered by the English Crown in 1629, sat as a General Court, which after the 1630 emigration to America became the government of the Massachusetts Bay colony. It consisted of colony freemen (company stockholders); and the governor, deputy governor, and assistants (magistrates) chosen by them. The latter group met separately as a Court of Assistants, but in 1634 its legislative powers were ceded to the General Court as a whole (Ma...
Council for New England
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A continuation of the Plymouth Company of 1601; organized in 1620 to colonize the northern parts of English territory in America; its patent was surrendered to the crown in 1635 although the company continued to exist for a few years thereafter. Also known as the Plymouth Council. From the description of Council for New England charter, 1629 Jan. 13. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 285230018 The Council for New England, the reorganized Plymouth branch...
