Vintage White Mountains NH Souvenir & Guide Book J.V. Hartman Color Plates Map For Sale

Description

Offered for sale is a scarce and historically significant 1830 antique softcover booklet documenting the early heritage of the First Church of Christ in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Published in Boston by Crocker and Brewster, this primary source provides a concise chronological overview of the church's formation in 1634—noting it as the ninth church in the Massachusetts Colony—alongside a complete biographical roster of its ministers from the 17th through early 19th centuries.

In addition to its historical narrative, the text includes the official Confession of Faith, Covenant, Rules of Order, and Discipline adopted in October 1829. Most valuable to genealogists and local historians, the final section features extensive, detailed membership lists containing the names and admission dates of officers, brethren, and sisters as of June 1830, capturing prominent early New England family names.