Proceedings of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay, 1629-1686.

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Proceedings of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay, 1629-1686.

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The Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England received a royal charter in England, Mar. 1629. They sat as a General Court, from 1630 serving in the Massachusetts Bay colony as the governing body (along with an executive Council), until the revocation of the charter and imposition of a crown-appointed governor and council in 1686. Series constitutes their proceedings.

1.35 cubic ft. (5 v.)Copies (series microfilm) 12 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.Copies (v.2 transcript) 0.17 cubic ft. (1 v.)Indexes 1 v. in 1 file folder.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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