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Letter from Garrett Lawson Taylor to Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, 1918 February 26

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A letter from Garrett Lawson Taylor to Jephtha Lodge, No. 11. Dated February 26, 1918. In this letter, Taylor, a resident of Brooklyn, New York, describes conditions on board the U.S.S. Leviathan, a World War I troop transport ship, during its first…

Letter of introduction from St. John’s Lodge, 1912 April 9

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A letter of introduction for African American Freemason Arthur C. Johnson from St. John’s Lodge, No. 29. Dated April 9, 1912. In this letter of introduction, the Worshipful Master and Secretary of St. John’s Lodge certify that Arthur C. Johnson has…

Letter from Garrett Lawson Taylor to Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, about 1918

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A letter from Garrett Lawson Taylor to Jephtha Lodge, No. 11. Dated about 1918. In this letter, Taylor, a resident of Brooklyn, New York, and a wardroom steward on the U.S.S. Leviathan, tries to confirm that the lodge has received his latest dues…

Letter from Peter W. Ray to Charles T. McClenachan, 1895 October 9

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A letter from African American Freemason Peter W. Ray of Brooklyn, New York, to Charles T. McClenachan. Dated October 9, 1895. In this letter, Ray provides McClenachan with the names and occupations of seven African American applicants, including…