"In 1884, Carroll D. Wright was appointed to prepare a report showing the condition of the public records of the parishes, towns, and counties of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This remarkable book, originally published in 1889 under the name 'Report on the custody and condition of the public records of parishes, towns, and counties,' brings together under one cover a town-by-town, church-by-church, and county-by-county listing of all the records existing for each jurisdiction. Each section is preceded by detailed explanatory notes, and numerous footnotes cite special circumstances related to particular records, such as missing volumes or records kept elsewhere. When genealogists and family researchers need to visit a city or town hall, knowing what existed in the clerk's custody in 1889 will aid them in their search for records" -- Publisher's description.

Excerpt from Fourteenth Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records of the Parishes, Towns, and Counties, 1902 I have the honor to submit the tenth report of this com mission, being the fourteenth in the series Of reports on the public records. The act providing for the appointment of a Commissioner of Public Records requires that the commissioner shall report to the Legislature in each year the results Of his labors, with such recommendations and suggestions as may seem important for the safety and benefit of the records. The results Of his labors cannot be summed up annually, as several years of labor have been required to bring about Some Of the results, but it can be stated generally that there has been a great improve ment in everything relating to the safety and benefit of the records. Some detailed results, and some recommendations, are presented under their respective headings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Sixteenth Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records of Parishes, Towns, and Counties, 1904 The judiciary Of Massachusetts largely owes its high standard to the fact that the judges are appointed, and are absolutely removed from politics. The clerks of the police, municipal, and district courts are appointed, and opinion is growing that the clerks Of the supreme and superior courts; and the registers Of deeds and of probate, allied as they are to the judicial system, should be. Continued introduction of politics into these Offices will tend to bring this about. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.