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A Royal and Select Master certificate issued by the Boston Council (Boston, Massachusetts) to Frederick Peter Wahlgren. Dated December 31, 1903. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "D.T. Kendrick, Del. & Sc. Copyright 1875 by the Grand…

A Royal and Select Master certificate issued by the Boston Council (Boston, Massachusetts) to Albert David Healey. Dated January 29, 1914. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, "D.T. Kendrick, Del. & Sc. Copyright 1875 by the Grand Council of…

Relieve the distressed. Aid and comfort for our wounded and sick soldiers. Dated between 1861 and 1864. This card created by Reverend Joseph W. Parker of the Shawmut Avenue Baptist Church, now Boston’s First Baptist Church, petitions the citizens of…

Receipt issued by Grand Treasurer Andrew Sigourney to King Cyrus Chapter. Dated September 9, 1806. This receipt issued by Grand Treasurer Andrew Sigourney of the Grand Chapter of Massachusetts confirms the payment of King Cyrus Chapter's dues for the…

Receipt for jewels. Dated June 30, 1795. An itemized receipt for jewels purchased by Columbian Lodge from Paul Revere and Son. Signed by Paul Revere.

A 1958 printed transcription and facsimile of the 1784 charter issued by the Grand Lodge of England to African Lodge, No. 459, the first African American or Prince Hall Masonic lodge in America. The document is hand-signed by Grand Master James R.…

An expulsion certificate issued by the Raymond Supreme Council for Charles W. Moore and Killian H. Van Rensselaer. Dated January 1, 1862. On August 24, 1860, Sovereign Grand Commander Raymond abruptly closed the Supreme Council sine die, leading to…

An expulsion certificate issued by the Raymond Supreme Council for Charles R. Starkweather, John Christie, and Albert Case. Dated July 31, 1862. On August 24, 1860, Sovereign Grand Commander Raymond abruptly closed the Supreme Council sine die,…

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…

Petition to form a Rose Croix chapter and consistory in Boston. Dated June 25, 1845. This petition from a group of Boston Freemasons, but written by Sovereign Grand Commander John James Joseph Gourgas, asks for the Supreme Council's authority to form…