Scope and Content: A convention of delegates from all New England states was called at Hartford by the Massachusetts General Court to discuss grievances stemming from dissatisfaction over the War of 1812 (Resolves 1814, c 85 and c 86), and met from Dec. 15, 1814 to Jan. 15, 1815.  The General Court approved the resolutions of the convention and called for the appointment of a commission to bring them to the attention of the federal government (Resolves 1814, c 107).  Before further action could be taken, news was received of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, subsequent ratification of which by the United States ended the war in Feb. 1815.  Proceedings of the convention consist of a journal (so-called on the flyleaf) of brief daily summaries variously signed, with a postscript attesting to the document’s authenticity signed by George Cabot, convention president, dated 1819 (for 1818?), and letters of transmittal from Cabot to the governor and the state secretary, dated 1818.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: In keeping with traditions established in the colonial period, the state secretary is custodian for foundation records of the Commonwealth, including this series
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