House journal, 1722-2008 (bulk 1730-2008).

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House journal, 1722-2008 (bulk 1730-2008).

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The House clerk maintains an account of actions taken by the House of Representatives of the Massachusetts General Court for each day of the legislative session. Record of proceedings is called the journal (House rules, 10), which is submitted to the House Speaker for approval and printed daily. Proceedings of the lower house of the General Court, regularly designated by 1705 as the House of Representatives, were first printed during the provincial period in 1715. Archival set consists of: (1) printed proceedings for legislative years 1722/23 (incomplete), 1730/31-1774 (1740/41 incomplete; 1774 is photocopy), 1775/76, 1777/78-1778/79, 1779/80 (incomplete), 1784/85, 1807/08, 1864 onward (1864-1882 not official copies; 2005/2006, 2007/2008, v. 1-2 only) (2) ms. proceedings for 1757/58, 1775/76 (incomplete), 1776/77 (incomplete), 1777/78 (incomplete), 1779/80 (incomplete), 1780, 1780/81-1886. For details see finding aid. For ms. proceedings of the House of Deputies during the colonial period, 1644-1657 only, see: Massachusetts. General Court. Proceedings of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay ((M-Ar)1700X). Scattered pre-constitutional ms. proceedings are found in: Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State. Massachusetts archives collection ((M-Ar)45X) for: 1690-92 and legislative years (all incomplete) 1728/29, 1755/56, 1771/72, 1775/76, 1779/80, 1780 (for details see finding aid for this series). For the early Revolutionary period (i.e., between legislative years 1774 and 1775/76) see: Massachusetts. Provincial Congress. Proceedings ((M-Ar)1704X)

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