The basis of this work is a 'Genealogy of John Thomson' by Ignatius Thomson, published in 1841.
The ms. was owned by Calvin J. Phillips of South Hanover, Mass.; however, an illness prevented Miss Sylvester from finishing the copy (this being about two thirds of the original) before Mr. Phillip's death -- the text in this volume ends ...
Concerning the designs and influence of the Congregational clergy in relation to politics and the administration of colleges and universities in New England.