THE MASSACHUSETTS SPY

    1770–1775

    KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS.

    AS = American Antiquarian Society, Worcester.

    BA = Boston Athenæum, Boston.

    BP = Boston Public Library, Boston.

    BS = Bostonian Society, Boston.

    EI = Essex Institute, Salem.

    GS = New-England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.

    HU = Harvard College Library, Cambridge.

    LC = Library of Congress, Washington.

    LL = Lenox (New York Public) Library, New York.

    MH = Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston.

    MS = Massachusetts State Library, Boston.

    NY = New York Historical Society, New York.

    PH = Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

    WH = State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.

    m = Mutilated.

    s = With Supplement or Postscript or Appendix or Extraordinary.

    s* = Only Supplement or Postscript or Appendix or Extraordinary.

    CHECK-LIST

    MASSACHUSETTS SPY, 1770

    1770 AS BA BP BS EI GS HU LC LL MH MS NY PH WH

    July

    17164

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LL165

    MH

    Aug.

    7166

    AS

    MH

    9167

    AS

    MH

    11

    ASm

    BA

    MH

    14

    ASm

    BA

    MH

    16

    AS

    BA

    MH

    18

    AS

    BA

    MH

    21

    AS

    BA

    MH

    23

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    25

    AS

    BA

    MH

    28

    AS

    BA

    MH

    30

    AS

    BA

    MH

    Sept.

    1

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    4

    AS

    BA

    MH

    6

    AS

    BA

    MH

    8

    AS

    BA

    MH

    11

    AS

    MH

    13

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    15

    AS

    BA

    MH

    WH

    18

    AS

    BA

    MH

    20

    AS

    BA

    MH

    22

    AS

    BA

    MH

    25

    AS

    BA

    MH

    27

    AS

    BA

    MH

    29

    AS

    BA

    MH

    Oct.

    2

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    4

    AS

    BA

    MH

    6

    AS

    BA

    MH

    9

    AS

    BA

    MH

    11

    AS

    BA

    MH

    13

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    16

    AS

    BA

    MH

    18

    AS

    BA

    MH

    20

    AS

    BA

    MH

    PH

    23

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    25

    AS

    BA

    MH

    27

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    30

    AS

    BA

    MH

    Nov.

    l168

    AS

    BA

    MH

    5

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    8

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    12

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    15

    AS

    BA

    MH

    19

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    22

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    26

    AS

    BA

    MH

    29

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    Dec.

    3169

    AS

    BA

    MH

    7

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    10

    AS

    BA

    MH

    13

    AS

    BA

    MH

    17

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    20

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    24

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    27

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    31

    AS

    BA

    MH

    MASSACHUSETTS SPY, 1771

    1771 AS BA BP BS EI GS HU LC LL MH MS NY PH WH

    Jan.

    3

    AS

    BP

    MH

    7

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    10

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    14

    AS

    BA

    MH

    17

    AS

    BA

    MH

    21

    AS

    BA

    MH

    24

    AS

    BA

    MH

    28

    AS

    BA

    MH

    Feb.

    1170

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    March

    7171

    AS

    MH

    14

    AS

    MH

    21

    AS

    BA

    GSm

    MH

    28

    AS

    BA

    GS

    MH

    April

    4

    AS

    GS

    LC

    MH

    11

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    MH

    19

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    MH

    25

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    MH

    May

    2

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    LL

    MH

    9

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    MH

    16

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    LLm

    MH

    23

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    MH

    30

    AS

    BA

    BP

    GS

    LC

    MH

    June

    6

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    MH

    13

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    MH

    20

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    MH

    27

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    LLm

    MH

    July

    4

    AS

    BA

    EI

    GS

    LC

    MH

    11

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    MH

    18

    AS

    BA

    BS

    GS

    LC

    MH

    25

    AS

    BA

    GS

    MH

    Aug.

    1

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    MH

    8

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    MH

    15

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    MH

    22

    AS

    BA

    EI

    GS

    LC

    MH

    29

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    LL

    MH

    Sept.

    5

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LL

    MH

    12

    AS

    BA

    GS

    MH

    19

    AS

    BA

    GS

    MH

    26

    AS

    BA

    EI

    GS

    MH

    Oct.

    3

    AS

    BA

    EI

    GS

    LC

    MH

    10

    AS

    BA

    BP

    GS

    LC

    MH

    17

    AS

    BA

    BP

    GS

    LC

    MH

    24

    AS

    BA

    BP

    GS

    LC

    LL

    MH

    31

    AS

    BA

    BPm

    GS

    LC

    MH

    Nov.

    7

    AS

    BA

    EI

    GS

    LC

    MH

    14

    AS

    BA

    EI

    GS

    LC

    MH

    22

    AS

    BA

    GS

    HU

    LC

    MH

    28

    AS

    BA

    GS

    LC

    MH

    Dec.

    5

    AS

    BA

    EI

    GS

    LC

    MH

    12

    AS

    BA

    EI

    GS

    LC

    MH

    19

    AS

    BA

    LC

    MH

    26

    AS

    BA

    LC

    LL

    MASSACHUSETTS SPY, 1772

    1772 AS BA BP BS EI BS HU LC LL MH MS NY PH WH

    Jan.

    2

    AS

    BA

    BP

    EI

    LC

    MH

    9

    AS

    BA

    BP

    EI

    MH

    16

    AS

    BA

    BP

    EI

    LC

    MH

    23

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LC

    MH

    30

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LC

    MH

    Feb.

    6

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LC

    MH

    13

    AS

    BA

    LC

    MH

    20

    AS

    BA

    LC

    MH

    27

    ASs

    BAs

    BP

    EI

    LC

    MH

    March

    5

    AS

    BA

    MH

    12

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LC

    LLm

    MH

    19

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LL

    MH

    26

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LC

    MH

    April

    3

    ASs

    BAs

    BP

    MH

    9

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    16

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    23

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    30

    ASs

    BAs

    LLm

    MHs

    May

    7

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LLm

    MH

    14

    AS

    BA

    LLm

    MH

    21

    AS

    BA

    LL

    MH

    28

    AS

    BA

    LLm

    MH

    June

    4

    AS

    BA

    MH

    11

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    18

    AS

    BA

    MH

    25

    AS

    BA

    MH

    WH

    July

    2

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    9

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    16

    AS

    BA

    MH

    23

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    30

    AS

    BA

    MH

    Aug.

    6

    AS

    BA

    MH

    13

    AS

    BA

    MH

    20

    AS

    BA

    MH

    27

    AS

    BA

    MH

    Sept.

    3

    AS

    LL

    MH

    10

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    17

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    24

    AS

    BA

    MH

    Oct.

    1

    AS

    BA

    MH

    8172

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    15

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    22

    AS

    BA

    MH

    29

    AS

    BA

    MH

    Nov.

    5

    AS

    BA

    MH

    12

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    19

    AS

    BA

    MH

    WH

    26

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    Dec.

    4

    AS

    BA

    MH

    10

    AS

    BA

    MH

    17

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    24

    ASs

    BAs

    MHs

    31

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    MASSACHUSETTS SPY, 1773

    1773 AS BA BP BS EI GS HU LC LL MH MS NY PH WH

    Jan.

    7

    ASs

    BAs

    BP

    LL

    MHs

    14

    AS

    BA

    MH

    21

    AS

    BA

    BP

    EI

    MH

    28

    AS

    BAs

    BP

    MHs

    29

    BAs*

    MHs*

    Feb.

    4

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LL

    MH

    11

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    18

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    25

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    March

    4

    ASs

    BAs

    BPs

    LC

    MHs

    11

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    18

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    25

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LL

    MH

    April

    1

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    8

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    16

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    22

    AS

    BA

    MH

    29

    AS

    BA

    MH

    May

    6

    ASs

    BAs

    BPs*

    MHs

    13

    AS

    BA

    MH

    20

    AS

    BA

    MH

    27

    AS

    BA

    MH

    WH

    June

    3

    AS

    BA

    MH

    10

    AS

    BA

    BSs*

    MH

    17

    AS

    BA

    BS

    MH

    24

    AS

    BA

    MH

    July

    1173

    AS

    BAs

    MH

    8

    AS

    BA

    MH

    15

    AS

    BA

    MH

    22

    AS

    BA

    MH

    29

    AS

    BA

    EI

    MH

    Aug.

    5

    AS

    BA

    MH

    12

    AS

    BA

    MH

    19

    AS

    BA

    MH

    26

    AS

    BA

    MH

    Sept.

    2

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    WH

    9

    AS

    BA

    MH

    WH

    16

    AS

    BA

    MH

    23

    AS

    BA

    MH

    WH

    30

    AS

    BA

    MH

    Oct.

    7

    AS

    BA

    MH

    14

    AS

    BA

    MH

    21

    AS

    BA

    MH

    28

    AS

    BA

    MH

    Nov.

    4

    AS

    BA

    MH

    11

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    18

    AS

    BA

    MH

    26

    AS

    BA

    MH

    Dec.

    2

    AS

    BA

    MH

    9

    AS

    BA

    MH

    16

    AS

    BA

    MH

    23

    AS

    BA

    MH

    30

    AS

    BA

    MH

    MASSACHUSETTS SPY, 1774

    1774 AS BA BP BS EI GS HU LC LL MH MS NY PH WH

    Jan.

    6

    AS

    BA

    MH

    13

    AS

    BA

    MH

    20

    AS

    BA

    MH

    27

    AS

    BA

    MH

    Feb.

    3

    AS

    BA

    MH

    10

    AS

    BA

    MH

    17

    AS

    BA

    MH

    WHm

    24

    AS

    BA

    MH

    March

    3

    AS

    BA

    MH

    10

    AS

    BA

    MH

    17

    AS

    BA

    MH

    WH

    24

    AS

    BA

    MH

    31

    BA

    MH

    April

    7

    AS

    BA

    MH

    15

    AS

    BA

    MH

    WH

    22

    AS

    BA

    MH

    28

    AS

    BA

    MH

    May

    5

    ASs

    BAs

    MHs

    12

    ASs

    BAs

    BPs*

    HU

    MHs

    19

    AS

    BA

    MH

    26

    AS

    BA

    MH

    June

    2

    AS

    BA

    MH

    9

    ASs

    BAs

    BPs*

    MHs

    16

    AS

    BA

    MH

    23

    AS

    BA

    BP

    HU

    MH

    30

    AS

    BA

    MH

    July

    7

    AS

    BA

    MH

    15

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LC

    MH

    21

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    28

    AS

    BA

    BP

    HU

    MH

    Aug.

    4

    AS

    BA

    MH

    11

    AS

    BA

    MH

    18

    AS

    BA

    MH

    25

    AS

    BA

    EI

    GS

    MH

    Sept.

    1

    AS

    BA

    GS

    MH

    8

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LCm

    MH

    15

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LC

    MH

    22

    AS

    BA

    BPm

    MH

    29

    AS

    BA

    GS,

    LCm

    Oct.

    6

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    13

    AS

    BA

    EI

    MH

    20

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    27

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    Nov.

    3

    AS

    BA

    MH

    10

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    17

    AS

    BA

    EI

    MH

    24

    AS

    BA

    MH

    Dec.

    1

    AS

    BA

    LCm

    MH

    8

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    16

    AS

    BA

    BP

    EI

    MH

    22

    AS

    BA

    BP

    EIm

    LC

    MH

    29

    AS

    BA

    MH

    MASSACHUSETTS SPY, 1775

    1775 AS BA BP BS EI GS HU LC LL MH MS NY PH WH

    Jan.

    5

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LC

    MH

    12

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LC

    LL

    MH

    19

    AS

    BA

    MH

    26

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    Feb.

    2

    AS

    BA

    LC

    MH

    9

    AS

    BA

    MH

    16

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LC

    MH

    23

    AS

    BA

    BP

    EI

    MH

    March

    2

    AS

    BA

    BP

    EI

    MH

    WHm

    9

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    17

    AS

    BA

    BP

    LC

    MH

    23

    AS

    BA

    BP

    EI

    LC

    LLm

    30

    AS

    BA

    BP

    MH

    April

    6

    AS

    BA

    EI

    MH