The Massachusetts Archives database serves as a searchable, descriptive index and catalog for documents of eighteen volumes of the Massachusetts Archives Collection. These volumes include:
Volume 3: Colonial, 1629-1720
Volume 5: Colonial, 1728-1774
Volume 6: Colonial, 1724-1775
Volume 9: Domestic Relations, 1643-1774
Volume 10: Ecclesiastical, 1637-1679
Volume 11: Ecclesiastical, 1679-1739
Volume 12: Ecclesiastical, 1739-1749
Volume 13: Ecclesiastical, 1749-1756
Volume 14: Ecclesiastical, 1757-1774
Volume 15A: Emigrants, 1651-1774
Volume 23: French Neutrals, 1755-1758
Volume 24: French Neutrals, 1758-1769
Volume 29: Indian Conference, 1713-1776
Volume 30: Indian, 1603-1705
Volume 31: Indian, 1705-1750
Volume 32: Indian, 1750-1757
Volume 33: Indian, 1757-1775
Volume 112: Towns, 1632-1693
Volume 113: Towns, 1693-1729
Volume 114: Towns, 1730-1742
Volume 115: Towns, 1742-1751
Volume 157: Maritime Miscellaneous, 1777-1782
Volume 300: Orders, 1777-1778
Volume 303: Petitions, 1659-1786
While these volumes are loosely organized by subject (please see volume descriptions for a full narrative), the documents actually contain information on a much wider variety of subjects than the volume titles would seem to indicate. The creation of this database is an effort to make these documents more easily accessible.