Kane General & Family Research Services: Projects-Microtext Resources/State and City Records

This 166-reel series of colonial and state records contains nearly 300,000 pages (68 titles) of documents reflecting the beginnings of American history through legislation and court proceedings in the thirteen colonies, including Maine and Vermont. While scholars have transcribed, edited, and indexed most of these documents through the generations, many of the originals have been either lost or destroyed. Among the titles in this set are: Records of the Court of Assistants of the Colony of Massachusetts Province and Court Records of Maine, Records of the British Public Record Office relating to South Carolina (1663‑1710) and Grants, Concessions and Original Constitutions of the Province of New Jersey. The microfilm reels are arranged by state, main entries are alphabetical within each state. Unfortunately, there is no published index for this set, yet.

Suffolk Deeds [F72.S9 S9]

Published between 1880 and 1906 at the order of the Boston Board of Aldermen, this 14 volume set

Other Government Records

Records of the Exchequer and Audit Department ‑‑ American Loyalist Claims
[E277.A844 1973x]

Many Loyalists who fled from their American colonial towns filed petitions with the British Government for reparations. These claims are documented in this collection where each petition gives a description and value of assets lost, as well as evidence and affidavits supporting the petitioner's claim. The set is divided into two parts: series 1 ‑‑ A012 ‑‑ covers Exchequer and Audit Department files for 1776‑1831, series 2 ‑‑ A013 ‑‑ for 1780‑1835. Both sets are indexed by name on reel 1 of their respective series. In addition to the master name index on the first reel, series A012 is supplemented by a name index of claim and evidence documents at the beginning of each volume, when available.

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