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tory of, 12. 4. Irregular trade of, 12. 113-117. Instructions for the agents of the Colony, 12. 119. Drauglit of a petition of the agents of, to Queen Mary, 12. 120. Commission of Gen. Artemas Ward, 12. 121. Reception of the Stamp Act in, 12. 246, 247. Manner of naming towns in, 12. 271, 273, 274. Objections of Roger Williams to the patent granted to the Colony by Charles I., discussed, 12. 346-353. The Company of Massachusetts Bay, 13. 114. Suggestion for a State portrait gallery, 16. 366. Gift from the Con- monwealth of, 19. 385. Faesimile of an Act to reverse attainders for witch- craft, faces 20. 284, 285.
Massachusetts, Arelives of, 13. 162 n. ; 166 n. Scarched with reference to the Great Seal of New England, 6. 79, 80. Papers to be returned to, 13. 122. Cited, 6. 50, 58 n., 50 n., 70 n., 71 n., 77, 200 ; 14. 124 n., 125 n., 126 n., 128 n., 132 n., 133 2. ; 17. 106 n., 108 n , 220 n., 222 n , 223 n., 226, 226 n., 368; 18. 258; 20. 265, 236 n , 205 n., 206 n., 297 n., 305 n., 311, 312. See also Massachusetts, Rec- ords of.
Massachusetts, Bill of Rights of. 3. 189, 191, 196; 5. 92, 92 n .; 6. 107, 161. Paper on, by Judge Washburn, 8. 204- 313.
Massachusetts, Charter of, 3. 86; 9. 30. Speech on altering, 1. 9. Fragment of the Provincial, 1. 50. Arrival of the Provinee Charter, 3. 10; 10 370-375. The Colonial Charter printed in the original Papers. 3. 139 n. The Colony Charter, 4. 154-167, 344, 356 ; 6. 5, 474; Io. 162. The Charter Act, 4. 230, 291. On naturalization, 4. 344. Confir- mation of, in 1641, 6. 64. 'Ancient Charters and Law,' edition of 1814 inaccurate, 7. 302. Exemplification of judgment for vacating of, 10. 163. Qualifications for voting under the Province Charter, 10. 370-375. Re- marks on the first, II. 169-196.
Massachusetts, Colonial Records of, see Massachusetts, Records of.
Massachusetts, Committee of Conference in, 3. 36.
Massachusetts, Committee of Correspond- ence in, Circular of, 13. 160-162. Let- ters of, 13. 158-162, 167, 173, 182.
Massachusetts, Constitution of, 1. 19 ; 6.
146, 147. Extinetion of slavery from the State, 3. 189, 196, 197. Report on, 5. 81. Amendment of. 6. 418; 9. 195; IO. 57, 58, 185; 11. 56, 108, 496. Rc- marks by the President and by Dr. Ellis on the commemoration of the an- niversary of the adoption of, 18. 243, 245. 246. Centennial anniversary of the adoption of, 18. 405.
Massachusetts, Conventions of, debates in the Convention of 1787, 6. 135-147. Debates of the Convention of 1783, 1 98; 3. 293-304 ; 6. 147-152. Constitu- tional Convention of 1820, 2. 7; 6. 418; 9. 195 ; 10. 57, 58, 185 ; 11. 56, 108, 496. Massaeliusetts, Council of, 3. 35; 8. 86, 87. Council of 1678, 2. 502. Manu- script minutes of the Council of 1749, 10. 163. Records of, relative to the Carthagena Expedition, 18. 368-378.
Massachusetts, Courts of, see also Massa- chusetts, General Court of. Inferior Court of Common Pleas. 3. 190 n., 202 Superior Court of, 3. 190 m., 192-203; 8. 285. Probate Courts. 6. 259, 291-234, 329, 336. Supreme Court of, 6. 95, 130. Supreme Court under Chief Jus- tice Shaw, Io. 65-78.
Massachusetts, General Court of, I. 20, 62, 99, 105, 476, 405, 498, 500; 2. 7, 200; 3. 10, 33, 81, 148, 149, 157. 158, 218, 219, 229, 230, 234, 276, 300, 301. 317; 4. 387, 388 : 6. 40, 51, 60 n., 167, 168, 178, 274, 285-289, 204, 403, 41-, 430, 476: 9 39, 43; 10. 179; 12 0; 16 79-87, 89, 90, 92-06, 104, 117, 136, 138, 198, 203 n., 204; 17. 17. 17 n., 57, 113 n., 221, 222, 226, 264, 265, 366: 18. 366, 388 n., 389 n., 393 n., 400, 418 ; 20. 215, 221, 265, 288, 288 n , 289, 200, 308, 328- 332, 306-400. Laws of Massachusetts, see Massachusetts, Laws of. Address of, 1 8, 12, 20. Journals of, 1. 9. 21, 38, 40, 59, 98, 167. Proceedings of, in re- lation to removal to Cambridge, 1. 20. Donations from, 1. 11, 47. 51. 60. 83. 106. 129, 138, 190, 213, 218, 266, 375, 469, 493, 486, 534 ; 2. 235. Meeting of the Society in the Senate Chamber, I. 64. Rooms opened to members of. 1 81. Vote to petition, for a grant of wild land. 1. 81. Resolve of, in relation to the map of the State, 1. 95, 96, 99. Asked to re- pay the Society the expense incurred in ascertaining the cost of a map. I. 107, 110. Petition to, for the portraits in the Senate Chamber, I. 109, 110. Resolve of, granting the plates of the map, I. 141. Rules and orders of the House, I. 202. The Collections given to the Library of, I. 227. 241, 373. Ac- tion of, in regard to publishing llub- bard's ' llistory,' 1. 242. Extract from Gov. Strong's message to, 1. 303. Asked for nid in publishing Winthrop's Jour. nal. 1. 374, 375. Application to, for publishing the early records of the Colony, 1. 385. Gives the old Speak- er's desk. 1. 414. To celebrate the centennial of Washington's birthday, 1. 450. Petition concerning publie doc. uments, 2. 27, 29 A set of Collections voted to, 2. 69. A committee appointed to prepare a memorial, recommending
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Massachusetts, General Court of (cont'd). action concerning certain historical in- formation to be obtained from the Freneh arelives, 2. 302. Committee appointed to consider the amendment of certain laws, 2. 418. Report of committee on the laws, 2. 419. Com- mittee appointed to address a memo- rial to, concerning the ownership of certain papers, 2. 420, 420 n., 436 n. Action taken to preserve town records, 2. 461-466. Appointment of a com- mittee to collect copies of Early Acts and Laws of, 2. 541, 542, 552-554, 556, 574, 575, 575 n .- 580 n. Report of the committee, with the circular and his- torical statement appended, 2. 574, 575, 575 n .- 580 n. Resolves of the session of 1777, 1778, presented to the Society, 2. 581. Proceedings of the House of date 1774, 2. 605. Aets amending the Charter of the Society, passed in 1855 and 1857, 3. 31-33, 154, 156-158. Re- solves passed at Salein at the last meet- ing of the House of the Province of Massachusetts, 3. 35. The Journals of the House to be bound, 3. 39. Resolu- tions and Addresses of, 3 148, 149, 149 n. Aet showing the publie feeling about slavery in 1777, 3. 196. Memorial ad- dressed to, speeeli and aetion in regard to the change of name desired by the New England Historie, Genealogical Society, 3. 265-270, 332, 344-351. Ar- gument against slavery, 3. 200-202. Deeds and Acts relating to the Colonial and Provincial Period, exhibited, 3. 216- 219. Order to erect in Boston a Town House, 3. 341-343. Petition to, 4. 349, 350. Resolve against selling negro pris- oners as slaves, 6. 193, 194. Matters pertaining to negro enlistments, 6. 207- 210. Letters from T: Kench, 6. 208, 1 209. Act for observing the Sabbath Day, 6. 263 n. A congress of delegates recommended to consider the Constitu- tion of the United States, 6. 287, 288. Memorials addressed to, 6. 293, 294. Powers of, 6. 295. Steps taken in re- gard to lyceums, 6. 297. Matters pertaining to the validity of the char. ter of Harvard College, 6. 347, 348. Act passed in regard to the dwelling- place of the President of Harvard Col- lege, 6. 348. Records of, 6. 365. The importance of military training, 6. 403. Destruction of paper-notes, 6. 428, 429. Matters of religious difference, 6. 477- 479. Letter from the House to Dr. Franklin, 8. 468-473. Meeting of the Massachusetts Company at a General Court held in London, 1629, 9. 40. In Massachusetts to be held annually, 9. 40. Rules and regulations of, 9. 40- 49. Divided into two branches, 9. 51.
Letter from the House to Congress on slavery, in 1777, 10 332. Petition to, in behalf of the survivors of the Deer- field fight, II. 314. Vote on a sermon on Rev. J: Greenwood, 11. 395, 396. In- structions to the Representatives from. Boston to, 12. 9. Conference with the Reverend Elders, 12. 105 n. Circular letter of, 13. 189, 190. Orders of, in rela- tion to the manufacture of gunpowder, 14. 249-252. Law concerning testimony in courts of justice, 15. 209. Act of, au- thorizing the Massachusetts Historical Society to hold additional property, 15. 251. Grant by, to Harvard College, 15. 256. The Selectmen of Provincetown pass Jolley Allen to, 16. 80. Report of the committee of, on Jolley Allen's pe- tition, 16. 85. Resolve of, in reference to Allen, 16. 93. Resolve of, in re- gard to powder expended at Gov. Win- throp's funeral, 17. 130. Petition to, concerning burial-grounds, 17. 314. Act passed by, for the preservation of ancient burial-grounds, 18. 22, 23. Act passed by, for the arrest of suspected persons, 18. 151, 152. Report of the committee of, upon the burning of the Records in 1747, 18. 367, 368. Act of, enlarging the jurisdiction of the jus- tices of the peace, 19. 158, 158 n. Or- der of, concerning a professorship of inedieine, 19. 250. Memorial of Judges Paine and Sumner to, 19. 252-255. Act of, abolishing the distinction between petit treason and murder, 20. 155 n. Order of, respecting Marmaduke John- son, 20. 266. Resolves of, cited, 2. 406 n ; 17. 215 n ; 19 385. Journal of, cited, 2. 604. Records of, cited, 20. 222 n.
Massachusetts, House of Representatives of, see Massachusetts, General Court of. Massachusetts, Laws of, 1. 9; 5. 117. Abstract of the Laws of, 1. 9. Prov- ince Laws of, I. 102, 190; 2. 541, 542, 552-554, 556, 574-580 n .; 13. 254. Laws of date 1641, 1740, and 1775- 1778, 2. 240, 551 ; 5. 119-123. Histor- ieal statement concerning, 2. 575 n .- 580 n. Law against piraey, 7. 302. Publication of, 8 212. Statute of de- scents, 8. 475. General Laws of, 10. 56. Changes made in, from 1830 to 1860, 10. 68-70. Provineial Statutes of, 10 331. Personal Liberty Laws of. II. 275. New edition of the Provinee Laws of, 13. 254. Extraet from the Colony Laws, 20. 149, 149 n.
Massachusetts, Legislature of, see Mas- sachusetts General Court.
Massachusetts, Provincial Congress of, I. 293 n., 294; 3. 306: 4. 58, 71-73, 292; 12. 257. 258. Orders of, I. 21. Resolutions of, with regard to Waslı-
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Ington's head-quarters in Cambridge, 12. 258, 259. Action of, with regard to the use and manufacture of salt, 15. 224.
Massachusetts, Records of, Colonial, I. 242 n., 254, 385; 2 449. Publication of early, 1. 385 n. State Papers of, I. 375 ; 3. 86. Town records to be pre- served, 2. 461-463, 463 n .- 466 n. Copy of Colonial Records, from the earliest to 1645, exhibited, 3. 36. Extract from the State Archives presented to the Society, 3. 92. Speeches of the Gov- ernors from 1765 to 1775, contained in the State Papers, 3. 149 n. Records relative to the Carthagena Expedition, 18. 368-378. Colonial Records cited, 6. 57, 64, 05, 66 n., 68 n., 71 n., 77, 474, 475 ; 14. 307 n .; 16. 198 n., 200 n., 263 n. ; 17. 219 n .- 221 n., 226 n., 367 n. ; 20. 266 n. Extract from the Colonial, 12. 105n. ; 20. 68, 74 n.
Massachusetts, Senate of, see Massaeliu- setts, General Court of.
Massachusetts, State House of, see State House.
Massachusetts, State Library of, 8. 264, 444; 10. 448.
'Massachusetts, or the First Planters of New England,' 3. 288.
Massachusetts, ship, 7. 413.
Massachusetts Agricultural College at Amherst, 20. 106.
Massachusetts Agricultural Society, see Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture.
Massachusetts Antislavery Society, do- nation from, 4. 373.
Massachusetts Archives, see Massachu- setts, Archives of.
Massachusetts Bank, I. xviii, 13, 14, 17 n., 23, 24, 30. The Society removes from, 1. 35.
Massachusetts Bay, 5. 129.
Massachusetts Bay Company, 13. 114. See Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Bible Society, 10. 453 ; 17. 137; 20. 410. Donations from, 4. 130; 8 431.
Massaclinsetts Board of Education, 10 283; 15. 198 ; 16. 315.
Massachusetts Board of Internal Im- provements, 6. 424 ; 11. 61; 18. 276.
'Massachusetts Centinel,' 3. 281; 11. 17, 19.
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic As- sociation, 3. 67; 7. 435; 11. 06; 17. 31 ; 18. 281 ; 19. 231. Donations from, 2. 549 ; 4. 378.
Massachusetts Colonial Records, see Massachusetts, Records of.
Massachusetts Colonization Society, do- nation from, 4. 139 ; 5. 52.
Massachusetts Congregational Charitable Society, 20. 410.
Massachusetts Cotton Mills, shares in, owned by the Massachusetts Historical Society, 2. 507: 3. 5; 6. 9-12, 426. See Treasurer's Report.
Massachusetts County Commissioners, donation from, 4. 247.
Massachusetts Eighth Regiment, Roll of the 4th Company, A.D. 1782, presented, 11. 324.
Massachusetts Evangelical Missionary Society, 20. 410.
Massachusetts Fire and Marine Insurance Company, 1. 307 n .; 20. 231.
' Massachusetts Gazette,' 1. 13; 12. 43, 45-47; 14. 200, 272; 16. 101; 18. 243 ; 19. 145 n .; 20 14n. Account of the destruction of the tea, in, 13. 171.
Massachusetts General Court, see Mas- sachusetts, General Court of.
Massachusetts General Hospital, 1. 360; 2. 167, 209 ; 6. 451 ; 7. 38; 11. 198; 15.
179; 17. 398, 410, 419, 467; 18. 216. Aided by Mr. Dowse, 3 397. And N. I. Bowditch, 5 506. Donations from the Trustees of, 8. 274; 12. 261.
Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Free- masons, Constitution of, 1. 100.
Massachusetts Hall, Harvard University, 18. 318, 322. Engraving of, 18. 318. See Harvard College.
Massachusetts Historical Collections, see Collections.
Massachusetts Historical Society, 7. 435;
10 428; 11. 1, 3, 47, 76, 82, 96, 98, 105, 126, 136, 155, 162, 165, 223, 225, 328, 310, 353, 370, 376, 396, 483; 12. 2 n., 57, 74, 127, 136, 155, 219, 231, 235, 250, 312, 317, 327, 431: 14: 174, 196; 15. 212, 228, 404 n. , 16. 115, 135, 186, 138, 150, 172, 181, 260, 261 ; 17. 20, 27, 47, 76, 94, 99, 104, 160-162. 167, 234. 212, 243, 251, 203-295, 314, 902 ; 18. 40, 41, 67, 67 n., 79, 82, 134 n., 157, 167, 177, 187, 196 n., 212, 218, 265, 274, 278, 281, 379, 388, 394; 19 99, 114, 146, 228, 211, 250, 302, 317, 322, 311, 383, 300 n., 416, 416 n., 427 ; 20. 17. 36, 62 n., 171. 174, 179, 180, 240, 327, 328, 313, 362, 385, 401 n., 410, 414, 416, 417. 1ts for- mation and purposes, I. v-xvi, xvin, 1-5; 2. vii-ix, 202, 203, 5751 .- 580 n. ; 3. 165-167. 266, 346-348; 13 4; 19. 390, 391. Founders of, I. v-xiv. xvin., xxxiii, xxxiv, In .; 2. viii; 3. 165-168; 13. 4; 19. 890. Plan of an Antiqua- rian Society, in the handwriting of Dr. Belknap, with facsimile of the same, I. xii, xiii ; 2. 308, 300, 300 n. Catalogne of Members composing the Society, in the handwriting of Dr. Belknap, with facsimile of the same, I. xiv, xv ; 2. viii. Earliest records of, with fac. simile of first page of, 1. xiv, xv. xx. xxiiin., xxv n .. xxvii, 1-5; 3 ili, v First meeting of the Society, I. x-xvii,
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Massachusetts Historical Society (cont'd). 4, 5; 2. viii; 3 165-167; 19. 390. Annual Meetings of, see Annual Meet- ings. Name of, I. xv ; 3. 266. Consti- tution of, I. xv, xvi, xxiv, 2-4, 46, 150, 157, 161; 2. 115 n. Number of early members, I. xvi, xvin. Furniture bought for, and rooms occupied by, I. xvii-xix, xxxv : 3. iv, 168, 169; 13. 4; 19. 392. See Rooms of the Society. Earliest publications of, with the estab- lishment of a separate form of the same, I. xix-xxxiii ; 3. iii, v. See Col- lections. Circular letter issued by the Society, with facsimile of the same, and of the l'roposal of the American Apollo, I. xx-xxii, xxiv ; 17. 23, 42, 48. See American Apollo. Aeeount of the Society published in Fleet's Register for 1792, 1. 17 n. Act of In- corporation, with Acts amending the same, I. 62-64 ; 3. 33, 157, 158. De- vice and representation of a seal for, I. 338, 339, 486. Picture of the build- ing occupied by, from 1833 to 1872, faces 1. 470. Ileliotype of members in 1855, 2. frontispiece ; 3. 32 a. Comnmit- tees appointed to consider and make arrangements for a celebration of the termination of the first half-century of its existence, 2. 267, 271, 283, 292; 3. 356. Discourse of Dr. Palfrey deliv- ered at the celebration, 2. 301, 301 n. Vote to publish selections from the Proceedings, 3. iii. See Proceedings. Amendments of the Charter, 3. iv, 33, 157, 158, 346, 347. Empowered to hold eertain funds, 3 33. Chances afforded authors for consultation, 3. 167. The oldest Historical Society in the United States, 3. 175. Rules pertaining to the division into seetions, 3. 242. Memorial, aetion and speech, upon the occasion of the change of name desired by the New England Historic, Genealogical Society, 3. 266-270, 344-351. A com- mittee appointed to resist any infringe- ment of its corporate name, 4. 167. Loyalty of its members, 6. 86, 87. Donation to the Library of Harvard College, 8. 24. Bibliography of, 12. 2. List of the minor publieations of, 12. 5. Circulars of, 12. 5. Memoirs, tributes, ete., of, 12. 5. Miseellaneous publications of, 12. 6. Votes and reso- lutions of, 12. 17, 145, 160, 231, 253, 296, 318, 438; 16. 2, 176, 184, 185, 391, 395, 399; 17. 6, 38, 48, 61, 76, 89, 90, 102, 103, 118, 136, 162, 232, 233, 285, 299, 314, 315, 331; 18. 2, 36, 68, 119, 240, 241, 244, 253, 288, 323, 352, 356, 364, 401, 416, 422, 423, 436; 19. 2, 9, 54, 55, 62, 63, 99, 124-126, 128, 197, 232, 241, 251, 268, 269, 279, 297, 310, 334, 352, 356, 386, 388 ; 20. 17, 108, 113,
175, 199, 200, 265, 326, 355, 395, 401, 404. Celebration of the 300th anniversary of the discovery of America, under the auspices of the Society, 12. 65. Statement by the President on the building and finances of, 12. 131-137. Proposition for inereasing the number of members, 12. 137, 170. Planting of a tree by, 12. 251. Vote on the retire- ment of James Savage from the Pres- ideney, 12. 435. Meetings during July and August from 1874 to 1876, 13. 305 ; 14. 38, 340. Special meeting, 14. 229. To be represented at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, 14. 170. Action of, in regard to the questions of in- ereased membership and property, 15. 181, 229, 251. Authorized to hold additional property, 15. 251. Ex- traets from the early records of, 17. 161. Petition of, to the legislature, coneerning ancient burial-grounds, 17. 314. Heliotype of tablet in the Library of, 18 frontispiece. Debt of the So- ciety, 18. 29, 35, 406, 409, 411, 414; 19. 286, 200. See Treasurer, his annual report. Order passed by the Council for an historical sketeli of, 19. 265. Short historical sketch of, prepared by Mr. Smith, 19. 390-392. Publica- tions by members of, 20 190, 351, 352, For detailed information, see By-Laws, Cabinet, Collections, Library, Proceed- ings, Treasurer, etc.
Massachusetts Historical Trust Fund, 3. 46, 85; 4. 252, 254; 5. 23, 24, 190, 191; 6. 10, 12 ; 7. 16-19, 352, 353, 355; 8. 268-270 ; 9. 181; 10. 9, 10, 12, 13, 170, 175; II. 35, 36, 39, 246-248; 12. 14, 73-75, 77, 220, 221, 224 ; 13. 14, 15, 17, 19, 268. 272, 274, 276-278; 14. 321, 323, 326, 327; 15. 269, 271, 275, 276, 278 ; 16. 167, 169-171; 17. 70, 72- 75; 18. 30. 32, 33, 35, 410, 412-414 ; 19. 291, 293-296; 20. 193, 195, 196, 198. Vote in regard to, adopted, 15. 305. Vote in regard to the use of the in- come of, 19. 386.
Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 17. 432, 434. Donations from, 2. 35, 307, 364 ; 9 81, 347; 10. 344, 484 ; II. 498. Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company, I. 500 n .; 2. 206; 5. 503; II. 269 ; 15. 179.
Massachusetts Humane Society, I. 202, 422, 431 ; 2. 210 ; 20. 336. Gift of, from the Trustees, 4. 134. Photograph of the Trustees, 4. 134.
Massachusetts Institute of Teelinology, 16. 153 ; 17. 398, 455. 456 ; 18. 55; 19. 337, 437 ; 20. 892. Donation from, 9. 1; II. 498. Dr. Bigelow's address be- fore, 17. 450, 452.
'Massachusetts Journal,' newspaper, 19. 323.
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* Massachusetts Legislature, see Massaehu- setts, General Court of.
Massachusetts Magazine, I. xxix, XXXV, 444.
Massachusetts Medical Society, I. 326, 327, 369, 384, 422, 423; 2. 295m .; 5.400 ; 6. 335 ; 7. 180 ; 17. 405, 406, 442, 445, 447; 19. 322. Dr. Bell president of, 7. 48. Donations from, I. 201; 9. 347 ; 10. 40, 335 ; 11. 408. Founded, 7. 181. And the Harvard Medical School in 1788, 7. 183, 184. Resolutions of, on the death of Dr. Jacob Bigelow, 17. 466.
' Massachusetts Mercury,' I. 60, 98, 112, 130, 137, 330.
Massachusetts Missionary . Society, ser- mons before, 1. 146.
' Massachusetts Register,' 2. 108. For 1770, 3 142 n.
'Massachusetts Reports,' cited, 19. 145, 146 n., 297, 299.
' Massachusetts Repository,' 2. 168.
Massachusetts Sabbath School and Pub- lication Society, donation from, 8. 431 ; 10. 311.
Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture, 1. 218, 220, 422; 2 8, 167 ; 17. 411; 18. 354; 19. 322. Laws of, I. 60. Donations from, I. 153, 201.
Massachusetts Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, sermon delivered before, 2. 278.
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, donations from, 10. 311, 310, 331, 344; 11. 498.
Massachusetts Society for the Suppres- sion of Intemperance, 2 155.
' Massachusetts Spy,' 1. 60, 79, 138, 202, 442, 443; 2. 593; 19. 439. Extracts from, 12 157, 158.
Massachusetts State Lunatic Asylum, donation from the Trustees of, 4. 420.
Massachusetts Temperance Society, founders of, 2. 8.
Massachusetts Twenty-fourth Regiment, 6. 7.
Massasoit, I. 163 n. ; 11. 29; 13. 79; 18. 438, 441; 20. 70. Pronunciation of, 2. 290 n.
Massers, Lieut., 16. 360.
Massey, Rev. Henry, 17. 255 n., 261.
Massillon, Jean Baptiste, 3 383, 384.
MASSON, Prof. DAVID, LL.D., 16. 207. Elected a Corresponding Member, 12. 140. Accepts membership, 12. 169. Transferred to the class of Honorary Members, 13. 449. His 'Life of Mil- ton ' cited, 18. 362.
'Mast Company,' I. 260.
Master, Giles, 13. 242.
Masury, Samuel, donations from, 7. 344, 360.
Matchepukgunnupponset, 2. 290 n. Matchett, Capt. John, 11. 141.
Matchippa, 3. 312.
Mather, Mrs. Cotton, her death, 6 413. Mather, Rev. Cotton, D.D., 1. 11: 2.
449 n .; 3. 135, 218, 317 ; 4. 342 ; 6. 5, 346, 347, 352 ; 8. 17, 19, 23, 27, 31, 45 ; 9 107; 10. 160, 163, 164, 433; 12. 8, 234, 310, 364, 374, 381, 397; 13. 31 n., 110, 111, 314 ; 14. 127 n , 303, 805, 306; 15 211, 261-263 ; 16. 105. 144, 146-148, 152; 17. 106-111, 130, 138, 140, 140 n., 254, 263, 266, 267, 267 n., 263, 268 n., 260, 260 n., 270, 271, 271 m., 272, 332, 352n., 353 n., 354n. ; 18 140, 340, 392 n .; 19. 95, 109 n., 112 n., 127, 350, 353, 443; 20. 5, 114, 115, 211, 411. Letters between Gov. Dudley and, I. 6. Ilis ' Magna- lia,' presented to the Society, 2. 37. Notice of the 'Magnalia' and its au- thor, 2. 37 n. 'Life of,' 2. 41. Letters from, 2. 220 n. Letter relating to, 2. 266. Report of Mr. Savage in relation to the letter directed to Judge Sewall, 2. 286, 287, 237 n. Letters from Gov. Dudley to, 2. 440 n. Letter from the Rev. Samuel Danforth, 2. 485. Orig- inal letter of date 1699, presented to the Society, 3. 132, 133. Extract from, in regard to Calef's book, 3. 280-203. Paper by Mr. Charles Deanc, on the ' Magnalia,' 6. 404-414. 'Memoir of,' by Mr. Peabody, 6. 400 n. Remarks concerning Church History, 6 410-414. Illness and death of his wife, 6. 413. Possessor of papers relating to Whalley and Goffe, 7. 280 n. Connection of, with S. Melyen, 8. 34, 35. 232. Manu- script diary of, presented, 8. 432. En- graved portrait of, by Pelliam, 9 198. Lines addressed to, by Rev. Nicholas Noyes, 9. 484. Perhaps the author of 'The new Settlement of the Birds of New England,' 10. 83. And witcli- craft, 10 150. Probable author of the ' Life of Mr. Thomas Dudley,' II. 202. Pretended letter by, containing 'a scheme to bagge Penne,' 11. 325. llis testimony to Gov. Bradford's skill in the languages, 11. 401. Fictitious let- ter of, 12. 181. Portrait of, in Amer- ican Antiquarian Society's rooms, 12. 320. Squib against, 12. 371, 372. Let- ter from Christopher Toppan to. 12. 377, 378. James Savage's hatred of, 12. 441. Letter to, from the mission. aries at Tranquebar, 17. 143, 150. An unpublished autobiography of, noticed by Mr. E. Ames, 18. 244. Mr. James Savage's opinion of, 18 244. Extract from his history of llarvard College, 18. 321. Record of the birth of, in the family Bible of Increase Mather, 18 363. Memorial of, for the regula. tion of funerals, 20. 5. Heliotype re- production of an india ink drawing of. 20. 186. His 'Magnalia ' quoted and
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Mather, Rev. Cotton, D.D. (continued).
cited, I. 9, 68; 2. 37 n .; 4. 148; 6. 404- · 414 ; 12. 396, 399 ; 14. 126n., 144 n., 224 ; 15. 261, 396 ; 16. 58 n., 149, 203 n .; 17. 106, 106 n., 111 n., 222 n., 263 n., 267 n .- 275 n., 352 n .; 18. 140n., 143n., 321 n .; 19. 95 n., 109. His 'Duodecennium Luc- tuosum,' 1. 21. ' Wonders of the In- visible World,' 1. 32. ' Cælestinus,' I. 32. 'Memorable Providences relating to Witchcraft.' 1. 32, 123. ' Warnings from the Dead,' 1. 32, 123. 'Victorina,' I. 32, 123. His sermon at the execution of David Wallis, 1. 32. 'Words of Understanding,' 1. 32. 'Cares about the Nurseries,' 1. 32. His ' Life of Na- thaniel Mather,' 1. 32. His 'Life of Sir William Phips,' 1. 48. 'Fair Deal- ing between Debtor and Creditor,' I. 55. Speech to Gov. Shute, I. 55. ' Right Way to shake off a Viper,' I. 55; 12. 82. 'Christian Loyalty,' I. 123. 'Johannes in Eremo,' I. 123; 6. 407 n. Quoted, 10 43, 44, 47. His ' Life of Increase Mather,' I. 138. His ' Convention Sermon,' I. 153. Fune- ral serinon on John Coney, I. 153. His 'Illustrations of Scripture,' 2. 47. His ' Life of Mitchell,' 2. 54 n. His . Ratio Disciplina,' 2. 54 n. ; 17. 169. General Election Sermon of, 2. 294 n. His College Thesis of 1678, 3. 133. His ' Account of Thomas Dudley,' 3. 281 ; 4. 20 ; 6. 81 ; 11. 202. His ' Disconrses and Funeral Sermons,' 3. 294. His 'Diary,' 4. 12; 6. 404-414. Quoted. 5. 384. His 'Sermon on Fitz-John Win- throp,' 7. 365 n. His ' Paper of Fables,' 10. 347. Discourse at the 'Boston Lecture,' Feb. 7, 1698, cited, 12. 280. His ' Life and Death of the Rev. John Eliot' cited, 12. 308 n. His 'Thirty Important Cases' cited, 17. 267 n., 269n .- 275 n.
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