Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society

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Contents 1 Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society 1.1 Available online at these locations: 1.1.1 First Series 1.1.2 Second Series 1.1.3 Third Series 1.1.4 Fourth Series 1.1.5 Fifth Series 1.1.6 Sixth Series 1.1.7 Seventh Series 1.2 Errata 1.3 WikiTree Syntax

Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society

• Vols. 1-70 comprise the 1st-7th series
• 10 Vols. in each series
• beginning with Vol. 71, series numbering is discontinued
• Second series, Vol. 5-6 paged continuously
• Last volume of each series contains table of contents and index.
• All volumes, up to 1939, are available online from the Internet Archive and Google Books.
• WikiTree Profiles that use this source

Available online at these locations:

Many of these volumes are reprints. The dates given are for the original publication date.

• Vol. (complete list) https://web.archive.org/web/20210307183053/https://stonehamhistory.webs.com/Resources/MHSCollections.htm (via WayBack Machine)
• Vol. (many)

• https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008881846
• https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006664957 series 1-7

First Series

• Vol. 1 (1792)

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas11mass
• Table of Contents:

• Constitution of the Historical Society, Page 1
• Introductory Address from the Historical Society, Page 2
• Letters relating to the Expedition against Cape Breton, Page 5
• A Topographical Description of Surrinam, Page 61
• Weare's Letter to the Eclrl of ____, Page 66
• Dr. Churches Examination before the House of Representatives, Page 84
• Dr. Tenney's Letter on the Dark Day, May 19th, 1780, Page 95
• A Letter from the Town Clerk of Dorchester, Page 98
• Extracts from the Records of the Province of Maine, Page 101
• Historical Scraps, Page 104
• Dr. Cotton Mather's Letter to Lord Barrington, Page 105
• A General Description of the County of Middlesex, Page 107
• Letter of an Old English Merchant to the Earl of Sandwich upon the Expedition to Louisbourg, Page 108
• An Account of General Montgomery's Burial, Page 111
• A Topographical Description of the Town of Worcester, Page 112
• A Bill of Mortality for the Town of Dorchester, Page 116
• New England's Plantation, a Description of New England in the year 1629, Page 117
• Morell's Poem on New England, Latin and English, Page 125
• Fabulous Traditions and Customs of the Indians of Martha's Vineyard, Page 139
• Inscription copied from a Grave-stone at Gay Head, Page 140
• Historical Collections of the Indians in New England, Page 141
• Account of Daniel Gookin, Page 228
• Indian places within, or near the County of Barnstable, Page 230
• Amount of Warlike Stores in Massachusetts, April 14th, 1775, Page 232
• Account of the Coast of Labrador, Page 233
• A Topographical Description of Concord, Page 237
• New England's First Fruits in respect of the Progress of Learning, in the College at Cambridge, Page 242
• A Topographical Description of Georgetown, Page 251
• Account of the Settlement of Boston, (incomplete), Page 256
• Indian places in Truro, Page 257
• Historical Account of the Settlement of Brookfeld, Page 257
• A Topographical Description of Brookfeld, Page 271
• Births and Deaths in the third precinct of Brookfeld, Page 274
• A Letter from Roger Williams to Major Mason, Page 275
• A Letter from a Gentleman on his return from Niagara, Page 284

• Vol. 2 (1793)

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas12mass

• Vol. 3 (1794)

• https://www.archive.org/details/s1collections03massuoft

• Vol. 4 (1795)

• https://www.archive.org/details/s1collections03massuoft (starts on page 315)
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas14mass

• Vol. 5 (1798)

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass07unkngoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/s1collections05massuoft

• Vol. 6 (1799)

• https://www.archive.org/details/s1collections05massuoft (starts on page 301)
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass07unkngoog (starts on page 297)
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas16mass
• https://archive.org/details/collectionsmass07unkngoog/page/n297/mode/1up

• Vol. 7 (1800)

• https://www.archive.org/details/collections17mass
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass05socigoog
• https://archive.org/details/collections29socigoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass39socigoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/s1collections07massuoft

• Vol. 8 (1801)

• https://www.archive.org/details/s1collections07massuoft (starts on page 295)
• 8 https://archive.org/details/collections29socigoog (starts on page 294)
• 8 https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass09socigoog

• Vol. 9 (1803)

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass10unkngoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/s1collections09massuoft

• Vol. 10 (1808)

• https://www.archive.org/details/s1collections09massuoft (starts on page 295)
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass10unkngoog (starts on page 294)
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas110mass

Second Series

• Vol. 1 (1813)

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass29socigoog 1813
• https://www.archive.org/details/s2collections01massuoft

• Vol. 2 (1814)

• https://www.archive.org/details/s2collections01massuoft (starts on page 303)
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass00socigoog

• Vol. 3 (181 )

• https://www.archive.org/details/collections23mass
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass35socigoog

• Vol. 3-4 (181 )

• https://www.archive.org/details/s2collections03massuoft
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas24mass

• Vol. 4 (181 )

• https://www.archive.org/details/collections24mass
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass05unkngoog

• Vol. 5-6 (181 )

• https://www.archive.org/details/s2collections05massuoft
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass31socigoog

• Vol. 7 (181 )

• https://www.archive.org/details/collections07mass
• https://www.archive.org/details/s2collections07massuoft

• Vol. 8

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas28mass

• Vol. 9

• Vol. 10

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas210mass

Third Series

• Vol. 1 (1825)

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass01unkngoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass38socigoog

• Vol. 1-2 (1825)

• https://www.archive.org/details/s3collections01massuoft

• Vol. 2 (1830)

• https://books.google.com/books?id=SgoQAQAAMAAJ

• Vol. 3 (182 )

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas33mass

• Vol. 4 (182 )

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas34mass

• Vol. 4-6 (182 )

• https://www.archive.org/details/s3collections04massuoft

• Vol. 5

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas35mass

• Vol. 6 (1837)

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas36mass

• Vol. 7 (1838)

• https://www.archive.org/details/s3collections07massuoft
• https://books.google.com/books?id=7y0TAAAAYAAJ
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass03unkngoog

• Vol. 9

• http://books.google.com/books?id=SukVAAAAIAAJ

• Vol. 9-10

• https://www.archive.org/details/s3collections09massuoft
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass16socigoog

Fourth Series

• Vol. 1

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass11unkngoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass24socigoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/s4collections01massuoft

• Vol. 2

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass36socigoog

• Vol. 3

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass30socigoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/s4collections03massuoft
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass23socigoog

• Vol. 4

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass13socigoog

• Vol. 5

• https://books.google.com/books?id=s3BHAQAAMAAJ
• https://www.archive.org/details/collections45mass

• Vol. 6

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass02unkngoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass00unkngoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass18socigoog
• https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006784535

• Vol. 7

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass16unkngoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass25socigoog
• https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006784535

• Vol. 8 (1868) The Mather Papers, 1650- 1734, with notes and index.

• https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-YVAAAAIAAJ
• https://books.google.com/books?id=Zk8zAQAAMAAJ
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass27socigoog
• https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/101817623

• Vol. 9

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass01socigoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/s4collections09massuoft

• Vol. 10

• https://www.archive.org/details/s4collections10massuoft

Fifth Series

• Vol. 1

• https://www.archive.org/details/s5collections01massuoft
• https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006784535

• Vol. 2 (1877) Correspondence between Jeremy Belknap and Ebenezer Hazard, Part I

• https://www.archive.org/details/s5collections02massuoft
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass03socigoog

• Vol. 3

• https://www.archive.org/details/s5collections03massuoft
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass13unkngoog

• Vol. 4

• https://www.archive.org/details/s5collections04massuoft

• Vol. 5 Diary of Samuel Sewall, 1674-1729 Vol. 1, 1674-1700

• https://books.google.com/books?id=ArsTAAAAYAAJ
• https://books.google.com/books?id=A7wTAAAAYAAJ
• https://books.google.com/books?id=rhIXAAAAYAAJ
• https://www.archive.org/details/s5collections05massuoft
• https://www.archive.org/details/collections06socigoog
• https://archive.org/details/diaryofsamuelsew01sewaiala
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass10socigoog

• Vol. 6 Diary of Samuel Sewall, 1674 - 1729 Vol. 2, 1700 - 1714, Notes & Pamphlets, incl. (p.31) Deplorable State of New England, 1707

• https://books.google.com/books?id=ErsTAAAAYAAJ
• https://books.google.com/books?id=qnAFAAAAQAAJ
• https://www.archive.org/details/s5collections06massuoft
• https://books.google.com/books?id=OrwTAAAAYAAJ

• Vol. 7 (1882) Diary of Samuel Sewall, 1674 - 1729 Vol. 3, 1714 - 1729, w/ General Index

• https://www.archive.org/details/collections07massuoft
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass12unkngoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass34socigoog

• Vol. 8 (1882) Letters, 1626-1701.

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass20socigoog
• https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006784535

• Vol. 9 (1885) Trumbull Papers

• https://books.google.com/books?id=Le9BAAAAYAAJ

• Vol. 10 (1888) Trumbull Papers

• https://books.google.com/books?id=fO9BAAAAYAAJ

Sixth Series

• Vol. 1 Letter Book of Samuel Sewall

• https://www.archive.org/details/s6collections01massuoft
• https://www.archive.org/details/collections16mass
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass22socigoog

• Vol. 2 Letter Book of Samuel Sewall

• https://books.google.com/books?id=hhPVAAAAMAAJ
• https://books.google.com/books?id=3FVHAAAAYAAJ
• https://books.google.com/books?id=IVhHAAAAYAAJ
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass26socigoog

• Vol. 3

• https://www.archive.org/details/s6collections03massuoft
• https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006784535
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass12socigoog

• Vol. 4

• https://www.archive.org/details/collections64mass
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass06socigoog
• https://books.google.com/books?id=decVAAAAIAAJ

• Vol. 5

• https://books.google.com/books?id=XOIVAAAAIAAJ
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass33socigoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collections65mass
• https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006784535

• Vol. 6

• https://books.google.com/books?id=1v8PAAAAYAAJ
• https://books.google.com/books?id=q-UVAAAAIAAJ
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas66mass
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass02socigoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass09unkngoog

• Vol. 7

• https://books.google.com/books?id=9QYQAAAAYAAJ
• https://books.google.com/books?id=HuIVAAAAIAAJ
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass14unkngoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass28socigoog

• Vol. 8

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass04unkngoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass07socigoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass08unkngoog
• https://books.google.com/books?id=nS8TAAAAYAAJ
• https://books.google.com/books?id=WuYVAAAAIAAJ
• https://books.google.com/books?id=Iv4PAAAAYAAJ
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas68mass

• Vol. 9

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass19socigoog
• https://books.google.com/books?id=iuQVAAAAIAAJ

• Vol. 10

• https://books.google.com/books?id=VP0PAAAAYAAJ
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass14socigoog
• https://books.google.com/books?id=AeQVAAAAIAAJ

Seventh Series

• Vol. 1

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass04socigoog

• Vol. 2

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass00conggoog
• https://books.google.com/books?id=iwIQAAAAYAAJ
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass17socigoog

• Vol. 3

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass37socigoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass32socigoog

• Vol. 4 (1904)

• https://archive.org/details/collectionsmass11socigoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas74mass
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass11socigoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass08socigoog

• Vol. 5

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass17unkngoog
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass15socigoog

• Vol. 6

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass21socigoog

• Vol. 7 (1911) Diary of Cotton Mather, 1681-1708

• https://www.archive.org/details/s7collections07massuoft

• Vol. 8

• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofm78mass

• Vol. 9

• https://www.archive.org/details/collections97mass

• Vol. 10 Commerce of Rhode Island, 1726 - 1800 & Vol. 1, 1726-1774

• https://books.google.com/books?id=u68UAAAAYAAJ

• Collections, Series07, Vol10 (1915)
• Commerce of Rhode Island, Part II

• Vol. 71 https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass40socigoog 1914 John Singleton Copley - Henry Pelham Papers, 1739-1776
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas71mass (Volume v.71)
• https://www.archive.org/details/collections72mass (Volume 72)
• Warren-Adams Letters: Vol. 1
• https://www.archive.org/details/collections72massuoft (Volume 72)
• Warren-Adams Letters: Vol. 1
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas73mass (Volume v.73)
• Warren-Adams Letters, Vol. II, 1778-1814
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsmass06unkngoog
• Jasper Mauduit Letters, 1762-1765
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas75mass (Volume 75)
• Broadsides, Balleds, etc., printed in Massachusetts, 1639-1800
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas76mass (Volume v.76)
• Numismatics of Massachusetts
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas77mass (Volume v.77)
• Allen, G. W. - Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution
• https://www.archive.org/details/collectionsofmas78mass (Volume v.78)
• The papers of John Davis Long, 1897-1904
• https://books.google.com/books?id=rxzVAAAAMAAJ
• Volume 79
• Voyages of the "Columbia"; to the Northwest Coast 1787-1790 and 1790-1793 Under Copyright
• https://books.google.com/books?id=es14AAAAMAAJ
• Volume 80 Saltonstall Papers, 1607-1815, Vol. 1, 1607-1789 Under Copyright

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