[Printed item.] Proceedings at Suffield, September 16, 1858, on the occasion of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Decease of the Rev. Benjamin Ruggles, First Pastor of the First Congregational Church.

118pp., 8vo. Two engravings, both with tissue guards: frontispiece of the 'First Church erected in Suffield. About 1680.'; and 'The Ruggles Monument'. In cream printed wraps. Errata slip at rear. The item begins: 'A Hundred and fifty years had nearly expired since the decease of the first Pastor of the First Congregational Church, and no monument or stone had been set to indicate to the passer-by his last resting-place. The idea was conceived of erecting a suitable monument to his memory; and on the 24th of May, 1858, the Church appointed Dea. Henry A. Sykes, Daniel W. Norton and Byron Loomis a Committee to Carry this into effect. | At a subsequent meeting of the Church, a Committee on Inscriptions was appointed, consisting of the following individuals: Rev. Henry Robinson, Rev. Joel Mann, Rev. A. C. Washburn and Rev. J. R. Miller. | It was felt to be desirable also to observe, in connection with the above, the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of Mr. Ruggles' decease; and a Committee of Arrangements was appointed to make suitable provision therefore. A Committee of Correspondence was chosen; [...]'. No copies listed on COPAC, and only one held in a British library among the 22 on OCLC WorldCat.