colonial records of Massachusetts Bay
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The colonial records of Massachusetts Bay are official 17th-century governmental documents of the Massachusetts Bay Colony that chronicle its laws, administration, and notable events, including actions taken during the Salem witch trials.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
government record
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historical document collection → legal record → primary source → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| archivesAt |
Massachusetts Archives Collection
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Massachusetts Historical Society → Massachusetts State Archives → New England Historic Genealogical Society → |
| chronicles |
administrative decisions of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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laws of the Massachusetts Bay Colony → notable events in the Massachusetts Bay Colony → |
| country |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| documentedIn |
Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England
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| endTime |
1692
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| includes |
acts and resolves of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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election results → financial accounts → judicial decisions → land transaction records → military orders → orders of the General Court of Massachusetts Bay → petitions → proclamations → records of the Council → records of the Court of Assistants → records of the Governor and Assistants → |
| language |
English
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| startTime |
1629
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| subject |
English colonial America
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Massachusetts Bay Colony government → Puritanism in New England → Salem witch trials → colonial administration → colonial law → court proceedings → executive orders → land grants → legislation → militia organization → relations with Native American peoples → religious regulation → taxation → town charters → witchcraft prosecutions → |
| temporalCoverage |
17th century
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| usedFor |
genealogical research
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historical research → legal research → study of colonial governance → study of the Salem witch trials → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Colonial Records of Massachusetts Bay
("Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England")
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Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft → |
documentedIn |
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Mayflower Compact
("Documents of the Thirteen Colonies")
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category |