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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…

Master Mason certificate issued by Evergreen Lodge, No. 170, to Kent Jones Owens, 1917 August 24

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A Master Mason certificate issued to Kent Jones Owens by Evergreen Lodge No. 170, of Freeport, Illinois, and dated August 24, 1917. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1895 by The…

Master Mason certificate for Jesse Meade

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A Master Mason certificate issued by Garfield Lodge, No. 686 (Chicago, Illinois), to Jesse Meade and dated September 6, 1887. Imprint at bottom of certificate: "Published by Clark & Maynard, New York."

Masonic war certificate issued by Grand Lodge of Illinois to Corporal Phineas Lovejoy, 1861 December 23

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A Civil War Masonic certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of Illinois to Corporal Phineas Lovejoy, a member of Columbus Lodge, No. 227, at Adams, Illinois. Corporal Lovejoy served in the 3rd Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, and died on August 9, 1862,…

Prince Hall Master Mason certificate issued by Hermon Lodge, No. 21, to Theodore Gleghorn, 1921 October 10

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A Prince Hall Master Mason certificate issued by Hermon Lodge, No. 21, to Theodore Gleghorn. Dated October 10, 1921. Signed by Hermon Lodge’s Worshipful Master Charles Murdock and Secretary P. B. French. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate…

Letter from the committee of the Inter-State Conference of Knights Templars, about 1908

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A letter from the committee of the Inter-State Conference of Knights Templars to the Prince Hall Knights Templars of Kansas. Dated about 1908. In this letter, the committee reports that Grand Commandery Knights Templar of the Jurisdiction of Illinois…

Knights Templar certificate issued to Jesse Mead, 1887 September 10

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A Knights Templar certificate issued by St. Bernard Commandery, No. 35 (Chicago, Illinois), to Jesse Mead and dated September 7, 1887. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, "Published by Clark & Maynard, New York. Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann, Lith.…

Letter from Rob Morris to Jacob Norton, 1867 February 26

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A letter from American poet and Freemason Rob Morris to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated February 26, 1867. In this letter, Morris responds to Norton's letter of February 22, 1867, and offers his opinion of the Christian versus Universalistic…

Northwestern Masonic Aid Association membership certificate for Julius B. Andrus

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A certificate issued to Julius B. Andrus for death benefits from Northwestern Masonic Aid Association, dated October 10, 1881. The certificate lists "his wife Ida Andrus and his son Arthur B. Andrus" as his beneficiaries.

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Prince Hall Masonic Home: Rock Island, Ill., postcard, about 1927

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A photographic postcard print of the new Prince Hall Masonic Home of Rock Island, Illinois. Dated about 1927. This real photo postcard print or RPPC depicts the reverse of the new Prince Hall Masonic Home of Rock Island, Illinois, shortly after its…