Scope and Contents The manuscript appears to be for a book that was never published. The manuscript opens with a short historical introduction which describes briefly the history of the First Congregational Church as well as the history of the church’s records including the fruitful ministry of Lyman Beecher and the recordkeeping started by Laurens P. Hickok.  The introduction ends with a list of pastors and deacons as well as a key for the list of names. After the key comes the large list of names which...