from its founding in 1629 down to the overthrow of the charter in 1684, were edited by Dr. Shurtleff in 6 vols. quarto, 1853-54; and among the documents in the British Record Office, published since 1855, three volumes—­Calendar of State Papers, Colonial America, vol. i., 1574-1660; vol. v., 1661-1668; vol. vii., 1669—­are especially useful.  Of the later authorities the best is Hutchinson’s History of Massachusetts Bay, the first volume of which, coming down to 1689, was published in Boston in 1764.  The second volume, continuing the narrative to 1749, was published in 1767.  The third volume, coming down to 1774, was found among the illustrious author’s MSS. after his death, and was published in London in 1828.  Hutchinson had access to many valuable documents since lost, and his sound judgment and critical acumen deserve the highest praise.  In 1769 he published a volume of Original Papers, illustrating the period covered by the first volume of his history.  Many priceless documents perished in the shameful sacking of his house by the Boston rioters, Aug. 26, 1765.  The second volume of Hutchinson’s History was continued to 1764 by G.R.  Minot, 2 vols., 1798, and to 1820 by Alden Bradford, 3 vols., 1822-29.  Of recent works, the best is Barry’s History of Massachusetts, 3 vols., 1855-57.  Many original authorities are collected in Young’s Chronicles of Massachusetts, Boston, 1846.  Cotton Mather’s Magnolia Christi Americana, London, 1702 (reprinted in 1820 and 1853), though crude and uncritical, is full of interest.

Many of the early Massachusetts documents relate to Maine.  Of later books, especial mention should be made of Folsom’s History of Saco and Biddeford, Saco, 1830; Willis’s History of Portland, 2 vols., 1831-33 (2d ed. 1865); Memorial Volume of the Popham Celebration, Portland, 1862; Chamberlain’s Maine, Her Place in History, Augusta, 1877.  On New Hampshire the best general work is Belknap’s History of New Hampshire, 3 vols., Phila., 1784-92; the appendix contains many original documents, and others are to be found in the New Hampshire Historical Collections, 8 vols., 1824-66.

The Connecticut Colonial Records are edited by Dr. J.H.  Trumbull, 12 vols., 1850-82.  The Connecticut Historical Society’s Collections, 1860-70, are of much value.  The best general work is Trumbull’s History of Connecticut, 2 vols., Hartford, 1797.  See also Stiles’s Ancient Windsor, 2 vols., 1859-63; Cothren’s Ancient Woodbury, 3 vols., 1854-79.  Of the Pequot War we have accounts by three of the principal actors.  Mason’s History of the Pequod War is in the Mass.  Hist.  Coll., 2d series, vol. viii.; Underhill’s News from America is in the 3d series, vol. vi.; and Lyon Gardiner’s narrative is in the 3d series, vol. iii.  In the same volume with Underhill is contained A True Relation of the late Battle fought in New