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A declaration of separation and independence of St. John's Lodge, No. 1, a true copy of the records. Dated about 1819. In this document, St. John's Lodge, No. 1, declares its separation from the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island. Addressed to the members…

A Master Mason certificate issued by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, of Newport, Rhode Island, to Benjamin Sayer, and dated June 5, 1797.

A Master Mason certificate issued by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, of Newport, Rhode Island, to John Richards, and dated November 1797.

A hand-written traveling Master Mason certificate issued by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, of Newport, Rhode Island, to Josiah Foster Flagg. Dated February 1, 1849.

A Master Mason certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island to William Brown of Saint John's Lodge, No. 1, held at Newport, Rhode Island. Dated July 10, 1925. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "Engraved by J. Thos. Smith,…

Antimasonic address, delivered on March 26, 1833.

Begins: "The following Address was first presented by a Committee, at a meeting of citizens and members of the Legislature, held in Boston the 26th of March, 1833. It was adopted, and referred to…

Moses Michael Hays' own copy of a patent issued to Hays by Henry Andrew Francken, dated December 6, 1768. The patent deputized Hays with the powers of a Deputy Grand Inspector "in the West Indies and North America," under the Rite of Perfection. …

This document is a certificate of healing and regularizing for Newport, Rhode Island, Masons previously working under a charter granted by Joseph Cerneau. Masons named in this certificate as having been "regularized and healed" include Jeremiah…

A Royal Arch certificate issued by Providence Chapter, No. 1 (Providence, Rhode Island), to William Franklin Ross and dated July 3, 1868. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "Published by Clark & Maynard, New York."

This Masonic register records the Masonic memberships of Joseph H. Foster, including his affiliation with Jenks Lodge No. 24, the Pawtucket Royal Arch Chapter No. 4, the Pawtucket Council of Royal and Select Masters No. 2, and the Holy Sepulchre…