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 This is the history of the court system. It is broken up into historical periods and then a discussion of special courts, records, legal definitions, and bibliography. Realize that except for the upper courts, all records and actions were on the county level. To find detailed information regarding a particular county's courts, see that county page from the [[Massachusetts Genealogy Guide#Massachusetts_Counties|links provided above]].
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 Guides:
-*Catherine S. Menand, ''A Research Guide to the Massachusetts Courts and Their Records'' (Boston, 1987).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18835405 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|580185|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 P2m}}.
+*Edmund Hatch Bennett, Russell Gray, and Henry W. Swift, ''Massachusetts Digest of the reported decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ... September, 1804 - December, 1879'' (Boston, 1906), 8v.<br>No digital version online.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58739861 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.<br>
-*Michael S. Hindus, ''et al''., ''The Records of the Massachusetts Superior Court and Its Predecessors: An Inventory and Guide'' (Boston, 1977).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5650520 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.
+*Daniel R. Coquillette, "Law in Colonial Massachusetts, 1630-1800" as ''Colonial Society of Massachusetts Publications'', vol. 62 (Boston, 1984), lxviii, 608 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11689604 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|268532|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 P3L}}.<br>
-*William Jeffrey, ''Early New England Court Records: A Bibliography of Published Materials'' (Cambridge, Mass., 1954).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2086374 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|103857|item|disp=FHL film 234519}}.
+*John D. Cushing, comp., ''A Bibliography of the Laws and Resolves of the Massachusetts Bay, 1642-1780'' (Wilmington, Del., 1984), xxiv, 372 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10829144 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.<br>
-*Mary Ann Neary, ''et al''., ''Handbook of Legal Research in Massachusetts'' (Boston, rev. ed., 2002).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/744462697 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.
+*Catherine S. Menand, ''A Research Guide to the Massachusetts Courts and Their Records'' (Boston, 1987), 135 pp., 1 microfiche.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18835405 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|580185|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 P2m}}.
-*Diane Rapaport, ''New England Court Records: A Research Guide for Genealogists and Historians'' (Burlington, Mass., 2006).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64588953 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|1316270|item|disp=FHL book 974 P27r}}.<br>
+*Michael S. Hindus, ''et al''., ''The Records of the Massachusetts Superior Court and Its Predecessors: An Inventory and Guide'' (Boston, 1977), 93 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5650520 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.
+*William Jeffrey, ''Early New England Court Records: A Bibliography of Published Materials'' (Cambridge, Mass., 1954), 27 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2086374 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|103857|item|disp=FHL film 234519}}.
+*Mary Ann Neary, ''et al''., ''Handbook of Legal Research in Massachusetts'' (Boston, rev. ed., 2002), 1v. (loose-leaf).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/744462697 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.
+*Diane Rapaport, ''New England Court Records: A Research Guide for Genealogists and Historians'' (Burlington, Mass., 2006), xv, 470 pp..<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64588953 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|1316270|item|disp=FHL book 974 P27r}}.<br>
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 Records and inventories:
+*''Catalogue of the Records and Files of the Office of the Clerk, Supreme Judicial Court of the County of Suffolk'' (Boston, 1890; rev. ed., 1897), 181 pp.<br>Relates to the entire state; gives dates and places where court was held 1692-1797.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/cataloguerecord00courgoog Internet Archives], [http://books.google.com/books?id=UXoqEXfWyt4C Google Books], and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=17953 Ancestry] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20401950 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|228647|item|disp=FHL book 974.46 A3c or film 908077 Item 2}} or {{FHL|820308|item|disp=FHL fiche 6078747}}.<br>
 *David T. Konig, ed., ''Plymouth Court Records, 1686-1859'' (Wilmington, Del., 1978-1981), in 16v. and computer file (Boston, 2002).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15549735 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] or [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53914071 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] [computer file]; {{FHL|47392|item|disp=FHL book 974.482 P2p v. #}} with computer link.
 *Charles T. Libby, Robert E. Moody, and Neal W. Allen Jr., ''Province and Court Records of Maine'' (Portland, Me., 1928-1975), in 6v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1424267 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|286437|item|disp=FHL book 974.1 P2p v. #; film 982043, or fiche 6046855}}.
 *''List of Persons Whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts, 1780-1892'' (Boston, 1893; rep. Baltimore, 1972).<br>Digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=pL0ZAAAAYAAJ Google Books] and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26492 Ancestry] ($).<br>Original: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4985756 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|165740|item|disp=FHL film 496747 Item 5}} with digital link. Reprint: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/235696 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|159203|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 D4L 1893}}.
+*Nathan Murphy, "Early Files of the County Courts of Massachusetts" in ''Massachusetts Historical Society Publications'', 57 [1923-1924]: 20-28.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9526253 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|1264037|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 C4p v. 57}}.<br>
 *John Noble, “The Early Court Files of Suffolk County” in the ''Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts'', 3 [1900]: 317-326.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/stream/publications03colouoft#page/316/mode/2up Internet Archive] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=HIQsAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA317 Google Books].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489901478 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|481450|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 B4cs v. # or film 844519 Item 1}}.
 *John Noble, “The Records and Files of the Superior Court of Judicature, and of the Supreme Judicial Court, Their History and Places of Deposit” in the ''Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts'', 5 [1902]: 5-26.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/stream/publications05colouoft#page/4/mode/2up Internet Archive] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=KP4KAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA5 Google Books].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489901478 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|481450|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 B4cs v. # or film 844520}}.
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 *Joseph H. Smith, ''Colonial Justice in Western Massachusetts (1639-1702)'' (Cambridge, Mass., 1961).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/345561 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|537167|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 P2c}}.
 *Eugene Aubrey Stratton, ''Plymouth Colony: Its History &amp; People 1620-1691'' (Salt Lake City, 1986).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15349442 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|513087|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 H2s}}.<br><br>
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