Laws of the commonwealth of Massachusetts
Subtitle: passed by the General Court, at their session, which commenced on Wednesday, the 28th day of May, and ended on the 18th of June, 1817. : Published agreeably to a resolve of 16th January, 1812
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 41364
Publisher: Printed by Russell, Cutler & Co. for Benjamin Russell, printer to the state.
Published: 1817
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
Subjects: Law
Work titles: Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1817 May)
Notes: Title vignette: state seal.

Also issued as part of the 1818 cumulation: Laws of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, passed at the several sessions of the General Court, beginning May 31st, 1815, and ending on the 24th February, 1818 (Shaw & Shoemaker 44726).

"Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary's Office, August 15th, 1817. The laws printed in this pamphlet ... have been compared with the originals in this office, and appear to be correct,--excepting the word "Dalton," near the bottom of the 416th page, which should be Union. Alden Bradford, secretary of the commonwealth."--p. 456.

Pagination continues that of the session laws for Nov. 1816 (Shaw & Shoemaker 38166).

Last page blank.

"Index to the laws passed at the session of the General Court, which begun May 28th, and ended June 18th, 1817."--p. [457-459].

Shaw & Shoemaker 41364

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