Excerpt from Historical Discourse, Commemorative of the Organization of the First Presbyterian Church, in Newburyport: Delivered at the First Centennial Celebration, Jan; 7, 1846 The author would tender his sincere thanks to the Clerks of the First Church in Newbury and the First Church in Newburyport, for their polite ness in allowing him the use of their Records. Also, to Joshua Coffin, Esq. And others, for valuable documents furnished by them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.