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"Masonic Notice. - Those members of Congress who belong to the Masonic Fraternity..."

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Circular from appointed committee of eleven members submitted to several Grand Lodges and distributed among Masons concerning the establishment of a General Grand Lodge of the United States.

Circular contains report of meeting held on March 9,…

33° certificate issued by the United Supreme Council to Richard Theodore Greener, 1896 September 8

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A 33° certificate issued by the United Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree for Southern and Western Jurisdictions of the United States to Richard Theodore Greener, and dated September 8, 1896. Signed by Greener, John G. Jones, D.F. Seville, and…

Address of the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States, relating to difficulties in Northern Jurisdiction : delivered at Washington, D.C. April 19, 1866

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An address by Sovereign Grand Commander Albert Pike of the Southern Jurisdiction. Dated April 19, 1866. In this document, Pike denounces the behavior of the members from the two competing Supreme Councils for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, one…

Appointment of Midshipman Thomas C. Harris, 1849 September 28

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President Zachary Taylor appoints Midshipman Thomas C. Harris as a passed midshipman. Signed by the President and Secretary of the Navy William B. Preston.

Appointment of Midshipman William A. Whitfield, 1838 January 30

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President Martin Van Buren appoints William A. Whitfield to the United States Naval Academy. Signed by the President and the Secretary of the Navy, Mahlon Dickerson.

Authorization to affix the Seal of the United States to a document for the Barque Sardinian, 1850 August 28

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President Millard Fillmore authorizes the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a related document for the Barque Sardinian.

Campaign letter from Presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon, 1860

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A letter of appreciation from 1960 Presidential candidate Richard Milhous Nixon, the Vice President of the United States.

Check to Albert Hawkins, 1881 June 30

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President James A. Garfield issued this check to African-American coachman Albert Hawkins two days before the President was shot. After the death of President Garfield, Mrs. Lucretia Garfield gave the check to the historian Edward Everett Hale, who…

Free franked envelope addressed to James Doty, 1841 July 8

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Free franked envelope addressed to James Doty. Dated July 8, 1841. Secretary of State Daniel Webster signed this free franked envelope addressed to James Doty, the Governor of Wisconsin Territory.

Honorary Scottish Rite Mason certificate issued by the Supreme Councils of the United States to President Ronald Reagan, 1988 February 11

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An honorary Scottish Rite Mason certificate issued by both Supreme Councils of the United States to President Ronald Reagan. Dated February 11, 1988. The certificate is endorsed by Sovereign Grand Commander Francis George Paul of the Northern Masonic…