"The Bernard Papers is a comprehensive selection of the correspondence and other papers of Sir Francis Bernard (1712-1779), governor of colonial Massachusetts between 1760-1769. This volume is the first of a projected three volumes of edited transcripts concerning his administration in Massachusetts and will be followed by a calendar of documents covering his life and career. The project aims to address a lacuna in published documentary resources pertaining to Massachusetts on the eve of the American Revolution"--P. 1.