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Letter from John T. Heard to Jacob Norton, 1868 May 14

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A letter from Past Grand Master of Massachusetts John T. Heard to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated May 14, 1868. In this letter, Heard acknowledges the receipt of Norton's periodicals and opines as to the importance of the symbolic or craft…

Letter from Enoch Terry Carson to Jacob Norton, 1878 September 26

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A letter from Supreme Council member Enoch Terry Carson of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated September 26, 1878. In this letter, Carson attacks Leon Hyneman, whom he mistakenly calls Brenneman, and his book,…

Summons from Secretary Herbert W. Greenland to Arthur W. Lunn, 1918 September 21

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A summons from the Secretary of Syracuse Lodge, No. 501, Herbert W. Greenland, to Arthur W. Lunn. Dated September 21, 1918. In this letter, Greenland invites Lunn to receive the “first degree of Masonry” at the Masonic Temple on Montgomery Street.

Blank Master Mason certificate created by Amos Doolittle, between 1797 and 1825

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An unissued or blank Master Mason certificate drawn and engraved by Amos Doolittle and created between 1797 and 1825. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "Drawn and engraved by Brother Amos Doolittle. Copy right secured. The above may be…

Master Mason certificate issued by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, to Paul Bascombe, 1761 August 8

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A Master Mason certificate issued by St. John's Lodge, No. 2, of New York City to Paul Bascombe, and dated August 8, 1761. St. John's Lodge, No. 2, was constituted on December 1757, by the original (Modern) Grand Lodge of England through the Right…

Master Mason certificate issued by Howard Lodge, No. 35, to Western Bascome, 1865 January 20

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A Master Mason certificate issued by Howard Lodge, No. 35, of New York City to Western Bascome. Dated January 20, 1865. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1854, by Robert Macoy, in the…

Traveling Master Mason certificate issued by Mount Hope Lodge to William Penn, 1854 October 3

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A traveling Master Mason certificate issued by Mount Hope Lodge of Fall River, Massachusetts, to William Penn. Dated October 3, 1854. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "H. Billings Del. G. G. Smith, Sc."

Blank Master Mason certificate commissioned by the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, between 1790 and 1805

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An unissued or blank Master Mason certificate commissioned by the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "D. Raynerd Del. Saml. Hill Sculpt." The certificate is dated December 28, 1805, and was intended to be…

Master Mason certificate issued by Sumner Lodge to Joshua Chapman Eldridge, 1821 November 16

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A Master Mason certificate issued by Sumner Lodge of Dennis, Massachusetts, to Joshua Chapman Eldridge (1792-1861) and dated November 16, 1821. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "D. Raynerd Del. Saml. Hill Sculpt."

Master Mason certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of New York to Thomas Fisher, 1820 April 2

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A Master Mason certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of New York to Thomas Fisher of Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 132, of New York City. Dated April 2, 1820. Engraved by William Rollinson.