Massachusetts -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865

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• Address and Resolutions, Adopted at the Whig State Convention, Worcester, October 3, 1849, by Whig Party (Mass.) (page images at Google)
• Address of the Central Committee Appointed by a Convention of Both Branches of the Legislature Friendly to the Election of John Q. Adams as President and Richard Rush as Vice-president of the U. States, Held at the State-House in Boston, June 10, 1828, to Their Fellow-Citizens (1828), by National Republican Party (Mass.) Central Committee (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Answer of the Whig Members of the Legislature of Massachusetts, Constituting a Majority of Both Branches, to the Address of His Excellency Marcus Horton, Delivered in the Convention of the Two Houses, January 22, 1840, by Whig Party (Mass.) (page images at Google)
• Life of Amos A. Lawrence, with extracts from his diary and correspondence, by his son, William Lawrence. (Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1889), by William Lawrence (page images at HathiTrust)
• The diary of William Pynchon of Salem. (Boston New York. Houghton, Mifflin and company: [etc., etc.], 1890), by William Pynchon (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ten chapters in the life of John Hancock. Now first published since 1789. (New York, 1857), by Stephen Higginson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cheerful yesterdays by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1900, c1898), by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Political reminiscences, including a sketch of the origin and history of the "Statesman party" of Boston. By John Barton Derby. (Boston, Printed for the author, by Homer & Palmer, 1835), by John Barton Derby (page images at HathiTrust)
• "Warrington" pen-portraits: a collection of personal and political reminiscences from 1848 to 1876, from the writings of William S. Robinson. With memoir, and extracts from diary and letters never before published. Edited and published by Mrs. W.S. Robinson. (Boston, Mrs. W. S. Robinson, 1877), by William S. Robinson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anglo-American memories, by George W. Smalley. (New York, London, G. P. Putman's sons, 1911), by George W. Smalley (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Poole's statistical view of the executive and legislative departments of the government of Massachusetts ... (Boston : Dutton & Wentworth, 1849-1853) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proceedings of the Massachusetts National Democratic Convention, and of the mass meeting for the ratification of the nomination of Breckinridge and Lane, held at the Tremont Temple, Boston, Sept. 12, 1860. (Boston : Printed at the Office of the Boston Post, 1860) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Life of Amos A. Lawrence : with extracts from his diary and correspondence / by his son, William Lawrence. (Boston : Houghton, Mifflin ; Cambridge, Mass. : Riverside Press, 1899, c1888), by William Lawrence (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cheerful yesterdays, by Thomas Wentworth Higginson. (Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1898), by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Address of the Whig members of the Senate and House of Representatives of Massachusetts, to their constituents : occasioned by the inaugural address of His Excellency Marcus Morton. (Boston : Press of T.R. Marvin, 1843) (page images at HathiTrust)
• My connection with the Atlas newspaper; including a sketch of the history of the Amory hall party of 1838, and an account of the senatorial and representative elections in the city of Boston for the year 1839, so far as the question of sustaining the license law of 1838 was involved therein. By R. Hildreth ... (Boston, Whipple and Damrell, 1839), by Richard Hildreth (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proceedings of the State disunion convention, held at Worcester, Massachusetts, January 15, 1857 ... (Boston, Printed for the committee, 1857), by Massachusetts State Disunion Convention (page images at HathiTrust)
• Political reminiscences, including a sketch of the origin and history of the "Statesman party" of Boston. By John Barton Derby. (Boston, Printed for the author, by Homer & Palmer, 1835), by John Barton Derby (page images at HathiTrust)
• Correspondence between John Quincy Adams, Esquire, president of the United States, and several citizens of Massachusetts : concerning the charge of a design to dissolve the union alleged to have existed in that state. (Boston : Press of the Boston Daily Advertiser, W.L. Lewis, printer, 1829), by John Quincy Adams (page images at HathiTrust)
• Correspondence between John Quincy Adams, president of the United States, and several citizens of Massachusetts concerning the charge of a design to dissolve the union alleged to have existed in that state. To which are now added additional papers, illustrative of the subject. (Washington : Jonathan Elliot, 1829), by John Quincy Adams (page images at HathiTrust)
• Address of the Central Committee appointed by a convention of both branches of the legislature friendly to the election of John Q. Adams as president and Richard Rush as vice-president of the U. States, held at the state-house in Boston, June 10, 1828, to their fellow-citizens. ([Boston? : s.n., 1828]), by National Republican Party (Mass.) Central Committee (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gov. Strong's calumniator reproved, in a review of a Democratic pamphlet entitled, Remarks on the governor's speech. By No bel-esprit [pseud.] (Boston, From the office of the Repertory and daily advertiser, W.W. Clapp, printer, 1814), by John Lowell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Remarks upon the controversy between the commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of South Carolina / by a friend to the union. (Boston : Wm. Crosby & H.P. Nichols, 1845), by Samuel Dexter Ward (page images at HathiTrust)
• Position of Massachusetts on the slavery question. Speech of Hon. James Buffinton, of Massachusetts, in the House of Representatives, April 30, 1856. ([Washington, Buell & Blanchard, printers, 1856]), by James Buffinton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Documents respecting the resolutions of the legislature of Massachusetts, passed February 15, 1812 : containing a refutation of certain insinuations conveyed in the preamble to the Order of the Senate, dated June 25, 1812, against the Hon. Messrs. H.G. Otis and Timothy Bigelow. ([Boston : s.n., 1812]), by Massachusetts. General Court (page images at HathiTrust)
• Review of the proceedings in the Massachusetts Legislature for 1843 : with an appeal to the people against the violent course of the majority by the Whig minority. (Boston : John H. Eastburn, printer, 1843) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Address of his excellency, Marcus Morton : to the two branches of the legislature on the organization of the government for the political year commencing January 1, 1840. (Boston : Dutton and Wentworth, 1840), by Marcus Morton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cheerful yesterdays. (Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1901), by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Life and times of Stephen Higginson, member of the Continental congress (1783) (Boston New York, Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1907), by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (page images at HathiTrust)
• "Warrington" pen-portraits : a collection of personal and political reminiscences from 1848 to 1876, from the writings of William S. Robinson ; with memoir, and extracts from diary and letters never before published / edited and published by Mrs. W.S. Robinson. (Boston : Mrs. W.S. Robinson, 1877), by William Stevens Robinson (page images at HathiTrust)
• An address from the General Court, to the people of the commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Boston : Printed by Adams & Nourse, 1786), by Massachusetts. General Court (page images at HathiTrust)
• The letters of Columbus : originally published in the Boston bulletin : to which are added two letters of Col. Orne to Gen. Duff Green. (Boston : Putnam & Hunt, 1829), by Henry Orne (page images at HathiTrust)
• Life of Amos A. Lawrence, with extracts from his diary and correspondence, by his son, William Lawrence. (Boston : Houghton, Mifflin, 1888), by William Lawrence (page images at HathiTrust)
• Patriotism and piety. The speeches of His Excellency Caleb Strong, esq., to the Senate and House of representatives of the commonwealth of Massachusetts; with their answers; and other official publick papers of His Excellency, from 1800-1807. (Newburyport, Printed by Edmund M. Blunt, 1808), by Massachusetts. Governor (1800-1807 : Caleb Strong) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Letter to a Whig neighbor, on the approaching state election, by an old conservative. (Boston, Crosby, Nichols, & Company, 1855), by John Gorham Palfrey (page images at HathiTrust)
• Memoir of Thomas Handasyd Perkins; (Boston, Little, Brown and company, 1856), by Thomas Greaves Cary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Address of the Whig members of the Senate and House of Representatives of Massachusetts, to their constituents : occasioned by the inaugural address of His Excellency Marcus Morton. (Boston : Eastburn's Press, 1843) (page images at HathiTrust)
• "Our houses are our castles." A review of the proceedings of the Nunnery Committee, of the Massachusetts Legislature; and especially their conduct and that of their associates on the occasion of the visit to the Catholic school in Roxbury, March 26, 1855. (Boston, C. Hale, 1855), by Charles Hale (page images at HathiTrust)
• Memoir of Thomas Handasyd Perkins; containing extracts from his diaries and letters. With an appendix. By Thomas G. Cary. (Boston, Little, Brown and company, 1856[c1855]), by Thomas G. Cary (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Massachusetts manual: or Political and historical register, for the political year from June 1814, to June 1815 .. / By William Burdick. ; [One-line motto] ; Vol. I. (Boston, : Published by Charles Callender, no. 11, Marlboro' Street., June, 1814) (page images at HathiTrust)
• To the voters of the fourth congressional district. (Boston, Damrell & Moore, 1848), by E. R. Hoar (page images at HathiTrust)
• Answer of the Whig members of the legislature of Massachusetts, constituting a majority of both branches, to the Address of His Excellency Marcus Morton, delivered in the convention of the two houses, January 22, 1840. (Boston : Printed by Perkins & Marvin, 1840) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ten chapters in the life of John Hancock. Now first published since 1789. (New York, 1857), by Stephen Higginson (page images at HathiTrust)
• A sermon preached before His Excellency John Hancock, esq., Governour, the honourable the Senate, and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, October 25, 1780 : being the day of the commencement of the Constitution, and inauguration of the new government / by Samuel Cooper, D.D ([Boston] Commonwealth of Massachusetts : Printed by T. and J. Fleet, and J. Gill, [1780]), by Samuel Cooper (page images at HathiTrust)
• Memoir of Thomas Handasyd Perkins. (Boston : Little, Brown and company, 1856), by Thomas G. Cary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cheerful yesterdays, by Thomas Wentworth Higginson ... (Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1898), by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (page images at HathiTrust)

• My connection with the Atlas newspaper; including a sketch of the history of the Amory hall party of 1838, and an account of the senatorial and representative elections in the city of Boston for the year 1839, so far as the question of sustaining the license law of 1838 was involved therein. By R. Hildreth ... (Boston, Whipple and Damrell, 1839), by Richard Hildreth (page images at HathiTrust)
• An address to the members of the City council on the removal of the municipal government to the Old State House / by Harrison Gray Otis. (Boston : John H. Eastburn, 1830), by Harrison Gray Otis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Address made to the city council of Boston January 5, 1835. By Theordore Lyman, jr. (Boston, J.H. Eastburn, 1835), by Boston (Mass.). Mayor (1834-35 : Theodore Lyman) (page images at HathiTrust)

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• A manual for the Constitutional convention, 1917, (Boston, Wright & Potter printing company, state printers, 1917), by Massachusetts (page images at HathiTrust)
• Referenda in Massachusetts and Boston. (Boston, Printing department, 1910), by Boston (Mass.) Statistics dept (page images at HathiTrust)
• A narrative of the life, experience and work of an American citizen, by George Haskell. (Ipswich, Mass. Chronicle publishing co., 1896), by George Haskell (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The patriotick proceedings of the legislature of Massachusetts, during their session from Jan. 26, to March 4, 1809. consisting of the lieutenant governour's speech, answer of both houses, report of the Joint committee on petitions, Gore's report on Crowninshield's resolutions, report on the lieutenant governour's military orders, with three speeches, memorial to Congress, address to the people. (Boston, Printed by J. Cushing, 1809), by Massachusetts. General Court (1809) (page images at HathiTrust)
• [Legislative documents] ([Boston]), by Massachusetts. General Court (page images at HathiTrust)
• Address of his excellency ... to the two branches of the Legislature of Massachusetts. (Boston.), by Massachusetts. Governor (page images at HathiTrust)
• A manual for the use of the General Court. (Boston.), by Massachusetts. General Court (page images at HathiTrust)
• Addresses delivered on several occasions, by Alexander Hamilton Bullock. With a memoir by George F. Hoar. (Boston, Little, Brown and company, 1883), by Alexander H. Bullock (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Massachusetts voter; his rights and duties of citizenship in state, county, city, and town, by Frederic W. Cook. (Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn and Company, [c1928]), by Frederic White Cook (page images at HathiTrust)
• Our government, how it grew, what it does, and how it does it, by Jesse Macy ... (Boston, Ginn & co., 1895), by Jesse Macy (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ten years of Massachusetts. (Boston : D. C. Heath & co., 1888), by Raymond L. Bridgman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proceedings of the legislature of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, in session at Boston, in the year of our Lord 1810. ([Boston?, 1811]), by Massachusetts. General Court (page images at HathiTrust)
• Speech of Hon. Garrett Davis, of Kentucky, in Committee of the whole; in which he gives a sketch of the political history of Massachusetts. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 16 & 17, 1864. (Washington, Towers & co., printers, 1864), by Garrett Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Address of the Democratic members of the Massachusetts Legislature to their constituents and the people, at the close of the session for 1841. (n.p., 1841) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Annual report. (Boston.), by Massachusetts Office of the Secretary of State (page images at HathiTrust)
• "Warrington" pen-portraits: a collection of personal and political reminiscences from 1848 to 1876, from the writings of William S. Robinson. With memoir, and extracts from diary and letters never before published. (Boston, Pub. by Mrs. W. S. Robinson, 1877), by William S. Robinson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proceedings on the twenty-fifth day of October, 1880, commemorative of the organization of the government of Massachusetts under the constitution of the twenty-fifth day of October, 1780, together with the proceedings at the state house and at the city hall on the same day. (Boston, The Society's house, 1880), by New England Historic Genealogical Society (page images at HathiTrust)
• The initiative and referendum : a problem for Massachusetts and the Union. (Washington, D.C. : The Constitutional Review, [1918.]), by Frank Washburn Grinnell (page images at HathiTrust)
• A manual for the use of the General Court / Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Boston : [s.n.], 1858-), by Massachusetts. General Court (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rules and orders to be observed in the convention of delegates for the commonwealth of Massachusetts met on Wednesday, the 4th day of May, 1853. (Boston, White & Potter, Printers to the State, 1853), by Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention (page images at HathiTrust)
• The state sovereignty record of Massachusetts / by a son of Norfolk. (Norfolk, Va. : J. W. Fatherly, 1872) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Legislative reports and speeches ([Boston, 1830-35]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Boston, Eagle Graphics, Legislative Printers.), by Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives (page images at HathiTrust)

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