Members of the General Court, 1798-1799

Notebook with paper cover containing a handwritten list of the members of the Massachusetts General Court arranged by county and town. Pearson identified characteristics of the politicians including whether they were chosen by the people or Legislature, were for or against the College, were for or against the Virginia Resolutions, and whether they were "a good Federalist."

Memorial of the President and Fellows of Harvard College to the General Court for the enlargement of their power to hold real estate. Copy, [1797 July 15]

Four folio-sized leaves containing a handwritten copy of a petition to the Massachusetts General Court from the Harvard Corporation requesting the College's amount of tax exempt real estate be enlarged.

Hezekiah Squamauge & Amos Ahatton's petition to ye General Court, 1723 December 25

One-page handwritten petition to the Massachusetts General Court on behalf of "Indian inhabitants in Punkapaugue" regarding help with their "lands, and especially as to our orchards, meddows, and to look after our timber, which has been shamfully cutt down, and carried away to our great damage."

Problems of state life. A sermon delivered before His Excellency John D. Long, His Honor Byron Weston, the honorable Council, and the legislature of Massachusetts, at the annual election, King's chapel, Boston, Wednesday, January 3, 1883.

Printed by order of the Massachusetts General Court.

An analysis of 8,670 ophthalmic cases treated at a home hospital.

" ... being a report on the ophthalmic work carried out at the 2nd London General Hospital, St. Mark's College, Chelsea, from September 1914 to the end of 1917 by Brevet-Major A.W. Ormond, R.A.M.C.T."--p. [3]

Troy and Greenfield Railroad : speech of Hon. Alvah Crocker, on the bill for the more speedy completion of the Troy and Greenfield Railroad, in the Senate of Massachusetts, April 15, 1862.

At head of title: Troy and Greenfield Railroad.

Records of the governor and company of the Massachusetts bay in New England. Printed by order of the legislature.

v. 1. 1628-1641.--v. 2. 1642-1649.--v. 3. 1644-1657.--v. 4, pt. 1. 1650-1660.--v. 4, pt. 2. 1661-1674.--v. 5. 1674-1686.

Catalogue of the library of the General Court.

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A manual for the use of the General Court.

Contains rules of both branches of the General Court, the constitution of the commonwealth and that of the United States, lists of executive, legislative and judicial departments of the state, etc.

Reports of contested elections, in the House of representatives, of the commonwealth of Massachusetts; from 1780 to 1834, inclusive; compiled from the Journals, files and printed documents of the House, in pursuance of an order thereof, and under the direction of a committee appointed for the purpose.

Mode of access: Internet.

Review of the proceedings in the Massachusetts Legislature for 1843 : with an appeal to the people against the violent course of the majority by the Whig minority.

Signed at end: Geo. B. Upton ... [et al.]

Speeches of the Governors of Massachusetts from 1765-1775 : and the answers of the House of Representatives to the same; with their resolutions and addresses for that period and other public papers relating to the dispute between this country and Great Britain which led to the independence of the United States.

Mode of access: Internet.

Documents respecting the resolutions of the legislature of Massachusetts, passed February 15, 1812 : containing a refutation of certain insinuations conveyed in the preamble to the Order of the Senate, dated June 25, 1812, against the Hon. Messrs. H.G. Otis and Timothy Bigelow.

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Report of contested elections, in the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Mode of access: Internet.

Reports of contested elections, in the House of representatives of the commonwealth of Massachusetts for the year 1815.

Mode of access: Internet.