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Civil War discharge certificate for Private James Foran

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Civil War discharge certificate for Private James Foran of the 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps, dated September 1864.A tintype portrait of James Foran is in the museum collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library (view online…

Honorary membership certificate for Stanley Fielding Maxwell

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An honorary membership certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) to Stanley Maxwell and dated March 5, 1980.

Master Mason certificate for George Willig, Jr.

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Master Mason certificate issued by Lodge No. 72 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) to George Willig Jr., dated August 18, 1817.

Master Mason certificate for John Stevens

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Master Mason certificate issued by Columbia Lodge, No. 91 (Philadelphia, Pa.) to John Stevens, dated May 27, 1816.

Ship's Passport for the Brig Industry

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Ship's passport signed by President John Adams and Secretary of State Timothy Pickering and dated December 22, 1797. Countersigned by Benjamin Lincoln in his capacity as Collector of the Port of Boston. Notarized by Samuel Cooper. Issued to the…

Society of the Cincinnati membership certificate for Samuel Newman

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Certificate issued by the Society of the Cincinnati to Samuel Newman, dated May 5, 1784. Signed by George Washington in his capacity as President of the Society of the Cincinnati and by Henry Knox in his capacity as Secretary.

Summons for Lodge No. 2 "Ancients," to meet at the house of James Bell

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This summons calls for the members of No. 2 Ancient York Masons to meet at the Philadelphia home of James Bell. The summons is dated May 13, 1760, and contains this imprint at the bottom: "Brother Henry Dawkins, Sculpt Philada.”