Office of the Secretary of State: Transcripts of New Plymouth Colony records
Part of: Massachusetts Office of the Secretary of State
Transcripts of New Plymouth Colony records, 1620-1691.
Subseries (1): 1 volume; Subseries (2): 12 volumes and 1 document box; Subseries (3): 11 volumes and 2 document boxes; Copies (subseries (3) microfilm: series): 8 microfilm reels; Copies (subseries (3) microfilm: reading room): 3 microfilm reels; Copies (originals microfilm): 5 microfilm reels
Call no.: SC1/41X
Call no.: SC1/41X
Scope and Content: The New Plymouth (later “Old”) Colony, settled in 1620, became part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay under the Charter of 1691, but its records continued to be held in Plymouth successively by the last colonial secretary, clerk of the Inferior Court, and Plymouth County register of deeds. In the 19th century, concerns over condition of and access to records led to their transcription by the Commonwealth, allowing the originals to remain in Plymouth.
Arrangement: In three subseries: (1) 1818 transcript; (2) 1818-1820 transcript (3) 1855-1857 transcript; arranged chronologically –both arranged by topic, thereunder chronologically
Notes: Spine title: Plymouth Colony records
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