The charter granted by Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary, to the inhabitants of the province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England
Contributors: Read, John, Jr., former owner; Green, S.A., Dr. former owner; Coxe, Brinton, 1833-1892 former owner; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, former owner; Kneeland, Samuel, 1697-1769, printer; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner; England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary); Boston Public Library) John Adams Library
Publisher: Printed by S. Kneeland, by order of His Excellency the governor, Council and House of Representatives
Published: 1759
Place of publication: Boston, in New-England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 560
Other titles: Acts and laws, of His Majesty's province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New England
Work titles: Charter (1691)
Notes: Pages 386-403 of BRL copy contain laws passed in 1760 and 1761.

Title in double line border.

Printed marginalia.

Head-pieces; tail-pieces; initials.

Includes table [index].

"Acts and laws of His Majesty's province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New England" has separate t.p.

The appended acts cover the period through May 1766; presumably printing was not complete until early 1768.

Colophon on p. 403 is dated 1761.

Colophon on p. 560 of John Adams Library copy is dated 1768. Printers are listed as "Richard Draper, and Green and Russell, Printers to the Government."

John Adams Library copy: minor annotations.

John Adams Library copy has been rebound; original binding is contained in box with volume.

John Adams Library copy has bookplate: John Adams Library, in the Custody of the Boston Public Library.

ESTC, W7102

Evans, 8400

Cushing, J.D. Mass. laws, 659

Also available on microfilm. Graphic Microfilm of New England, Inc. : Waltham, Mass. ; 1964. 1 microfilm reel : negative ; 35 mm.

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy at K.10.6 ex libris (inscription of John Read, Jr., subsequent owner): Benjamin Franklin; (librarian inscription): John Read, Jr.; Dr. S.A. Green; Brinton Coxe.

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy at K.10.6 contains pencil inscription "Presented to Doctor Green's collection of Frankliniana".

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy at K.10.6 printed with two leaves paged 481 and 482; in clamshell box.

John Adams Library copy transferred from the supervisors of the Temple and School Fund. Quincy, Mass., 1894.