Red Cross, Knight Templar, Knight of Malta, Order of St. John of Jerusalem certificate issued to Richard S. Spofford, Jr., 1856

Title

Red Cross, Knight Templar, Knight of Malta, Order of St. John of Jerusalem certificate issued to Richard S. Spofford, Jr., 1856

Description

A Knight Templar certificate issued by the Grand Commandery for Massachusetts to Richard S. Spofford, Jr. and dated 1856. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1841, by Chas. W. Moore, John B. Hammatt, & John J. Loring (Committee) in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. Published under the sanction of the Grand Encampment of Mass. & R. Island."

Source

Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.
MA 006

Date

1856

Rights

This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.

Language

English

Identifier

A1987/028/001

Extent

1 item ; 42 x 49 cm.

Provenance

Gift of the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite.

Citation

Knights Templar (Masonic order). Grand Commandery (Mass. and R.I.), “Red Cross, Knight Templar, Knight of Malta, Order of St. John of Jerusalem certificate issued to Richard S. Spofford, Jr., 1856,” digitalVGW, accessed April 18, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/372.