Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England

The records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England preserve efforts made by English migrants to organize, settle, and govern the Massachusetts colony. These records, beginning in 1628, document the proceedings of the colony’s governing body, the General Court.

Contained within five manuscript volumes, the records of the General Court include legislative acts, judicial decisions, lists of freemen, correspondence, and other documents.

The original 17^thcentury manuscript records have been transcribed and published as:
Nathaniel B. 17^th d., Records of the Governor & Company of the Massachusetts bay in New England, 5 vols., (Boston: William White, 1853-1854)

Volumes

• Volume 1: Records of the General Court, 1628-1641
• Volume 2: Records of the General Court, 1642-1649
• Volume 3: Records of the House of Deputies, 1644-1657
• Volume 4, Part 1: Records of the General Court: 1650-1660
• Volume 4, Part 2: Records of the General Court: 1661-1674
• Volume 5: Records of the General Court, 1674-1686