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Certificate appointing Nathan H. Gould as Deputy for the State of Rhode Island for the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, 1867 May 17
This certificate appoints Nathan H. Gould as Deputy for the State of Rhode Island for the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Dated May 17, 1867.
Proclamation of the Treaty of the Union of 1867
The Treaty of the Union of 1867 proclaimed that the two competing Supreme Councils in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction (one Council led by Killian H. Van Rensselaer, the other Council led by John L. Lewis) had united to form a new Supreme Council…
Tableau of the bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, holding their meetings at the Grand East, Masonic Temple, Boston, 1876
Pamphlet containing list of officers and other information related to Boston-based Scottish Rite subordinate bodies meeting at the Masonic Temple in Boston. Bodies listed include Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Boston Lodge of Perfection, Giles F.…
Certificate of appreciation issued to Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Mayor of Boston, 1869 June 19
Certificate issued to Nathaniel Shurtleff, Mayor of Boston, by the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, for "their high appreciation of the most cordial and fraternal welcome extended" to them by Shurtleff during the Supreme Council's…
Invitation to John Lowell's Masonic funeral, 1793 June 3
This funeral notice from Grand Master John Cutler, Esq., invites Massachusetts Masons to attend the Masonic funeral of Deputy Grand Master John Lowell, which was held at the Concert Hall located at Hanover Street and Queen Street. The notice is dated…
Master Mason certificate issued to Fredrick Peter Wahlgren, 1899 May 08
A Master Mason certificate issued by Prospect Lodge of Roslindale, a Boston neighborhood, to Fredrick Peter Wahlgren. Dated May 8, 1899. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, "American Bank Note Co. Boston."
Life membership certificate issued to Fredrick Peter Wahlgren, 1909 December 10
Life Membership certificate issued by Prospect Lodge (Boston, Massachusetts) to Fredrick Peter Wahlgren, dated December 10, 1909.
Master Mason certificate issued to Stanley Kunicki, 1957 May 16
Master Mason certificate issued by Mount Tabor Lodge (Boston, Mass.) to Stanley Kunicki, dated May 16, 1957. Imprint at bottom of certificate: "John A. Lowell Bank Note Co. Boston."
Civil War flag remnants and testimony, 1877 October 12
This handwritten account by Lieutenant Daniel G. Macnamara of the Ninth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, certifies the authenticity of the attached flag remnant, which was piece of the American flag carried by the regiment throughout the…
Washington cigar box statement, 1835 May 5
This handwritten statement by Benjamin Whitman documents the provenance of a Masonic cigar box given to General Stephens of New York by General George Washington. The cigar box (78.20.1a-b), as well as a leaf from a bush which grew outside of…
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Appointment of Clinton F. Paige as Deputy of the Supreme Council for the District of New York
Document appointing Clinton F. Paige Deputy for New York, dated April 6, 1878. Appointment notes that vacancy was created upon the death of Orrin…