Records are accessed through a name index. Information includes name, age, sex, country of birth, last residence, and occupation of the immigrant. The name of the ship and the date of arrival are also listed. Children may be listed separately or with other family members. Military Records Colonial Period, 1643-1774 Records of militia units and military activities during King Philip's War and the French and Indian Wars.
Records consist of military rolls, muster rolls, billeting accounts, etc.
Revolutionary Period, 1775-1787 Revolutionary rolls contain documents such as muster rolls, descriptive lists, receipts of supplies or money, lists of officers and lists of deserters. Continental Army Books consist of muster rolls of Massachusetts companies and receipts for supplies and money. The records of the Board of War, Commissary General, and Quartermaster General contain minutes, correspondence, blotters, cash books, journals, and ledgers, which detail the delivery of ordnance, provisions, and services to the military units. Pension records contain information on rank, unit, residence, and land or money bounty. Shays' Rebellion, 1786-1787 Letters, orders, warrants, petitions, special reports, military payrolls, financial records, and oaths of allegiance.