Scope and Content: In keeping with traditions established in the colonial period, the secretary of the Commonwealth is the custodian of the foundation records of Massachusetts, including the charters.  Indeed, at the time the Great Charter was being drafted in 1628 and 1629, a secretary was appointed by the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay to keep the records and manage the accounts of the company.  From then until the present, the charter has been in the custody, successively, of the secretaries of the company, the province, and the Commonwealth.
Restrictions: Access by permission of state archivist or curator of Massachusetts Archives only
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