There are a number
of important documents related to this project and many have been
translated into text form at Yale University under the Avalon Project
- Charter of Massachusetts Bay : 1629
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/mass03.htm
- Charter of Massachusetts Bay : 1691
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/mass07.htm
- Grant of Province of Maine to Sir Ferdinando Gorges
and John Mason 1622 http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/me01.htm
- Grant of Laconia to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and John
Mason 1629
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/charter_003.htm
- Grant of Province of New Hampshire to Sir Ferdinando
Gorges and John Mason 1635 http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/nh04.htm
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- Soldiers in King Philip’s War
There is an incredibly rich documentation of early
militias prepared by USGenNet, a nonprofit historical-genealogical
web hosting service on the Internet http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/philip/
- Introduction Concise history of Indian Wars
Chapters about Essex County troopers Chapters 3,7,8,10,11,13,15,16,19,20,21,22,23,2,4,25,27,28
Appendix Early military affairs
- History of Essex County on Disc
http://www.history-ebooks.com/essex/features.html
- Changes in the Land by William Cronon This
book was an important contemporary reference when doing in his
research. http://www.ecobooks.com/books/changes.htm
- Capt. John Smith’s 1614 Map of New England
http://www.goldbug.com/GoldBugImages/maps/NENG1614.GIF
- Capt. John Smith’s Report about New England
Before the Pilgrims landed
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/preservation/epochs/vol2/pg78.htm
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