Scope and Content: The Superior Court of Judicature was created by the Massachusetts General Court in 1692, having cognizance of all pleas involving real or personal property, pleas to which the English Crown was a party, and all matters relating to conservation of the peace and punishment of offenders.  Series consists of public documents created during the provincial and later Revolutionary periods (1692-1774, 1775-1780) that deal with judicial matters (i.e., testimonies, depositions, writs, warrants, and bonds) not already specifically identified with the Council in its judicial capacity or otherwise dealing with divorce petitions or matters of probate and thus identified with the General Court.
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