Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Volume 17Primarily consists of: Transactions, v. 1, 3, 5-8, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, 32, 34-35, 38, 42-43; and: Collections, v. 2, 4, 9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-31, 33, 36-37, 39-41; also includes lists of members. |
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| Title | Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Volume 17 Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Colonial Society of Massachusetts |
| Author | Colonial Society of Massachusetts |
| Publisher | The Society, 1915 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 5 Sep 2007 |
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