Collections of the Massachusetts Historical SocietyFor the statement above quoted, also for full bibliographical information regarding this publication, and for the contents of the volumes [1st ser.] v. 1- 7th series, v. 5, cf. Griffin, Bibl. of Amer. hist. society. 2d edition, 1907, p. 346-360. |
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| Title | Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Massachusetts Historical Society Commerce of Rhode Island, 1726-1800 |
| Author | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Publisher | The Society, 1915 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Nov 23, 2005 |
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