Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Massachusetts Historical Society. John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) text Boston : The Society, eng Description based on: 1798. Batchelder Collection: 1798. Vols. 1-70 comprise the 1st-7th series, with 10 vols. in each series; beginning with v. 71, series numbering is discontinued. Second series, v. 5-6 paged continuously. Last volume of each series contains general table of contents and index for the series. SERBIB/SERLOC merged record Massachusetts historical society.