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Honorary emeritus membership certificate issued to Sovereign Grand Commander Henry L. Palmer, 1889 March 1

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An honorary emeritus membership certificate issued by Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree for the Southern Jurisdiction to Sovereign Grand Commander Henry L. Palmer of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Dated March 1, 1889. Signed by Sovereign…

Letter from J. Edgar Hoover to Bemis Wood, 1970 November 24

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J. Edgar Hoover acknowledges the receipt of the Scottish Rite program for the induction of the J. Edgar Hoover 33° class of 1970. Addressed to Bemis P. Wood, 33°, Commander-in-Chief of the Connecticut Valley Consistory, A.A.S.R., and dated November…

Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1952 May 16

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A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated May 16, 1952. In the letter, Truman conveys his gratitude to the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction for sending the President a birthday…

Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1951 October 18

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A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated October 18, 1951. In the letter, Truman answers Johnson’s request for a commemorative stamp to honor Hungarian statesman and freedom fighter Louis (Lajos)…

Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1950 January 3

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A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated January 3, 1950. In this letter, Truman thanks Johnson for awarding King Gustav V of Sweden the Gourgas Medal. The Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic…

Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1950 January 24

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A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated January 24, 1950. In this letter, Truman references the “Italian situation” or the state of Freemasonry in Italy after World War II. The war had destroyed…

Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1945 May 2

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A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated May 2, 1945. In this letter, written less than a month after becoming President, Truman accedes to Johnson’s request to become the first recipient of the…

Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1947 August 16

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A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated August 16 1947. In this letter, Truman acknowledges the condolences sent to him by “a Deputy for one of the Mexican states who represents the Supreme…

Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1947 April 16

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A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated April 16, 1947. In this letter, Truman alludes to Johnson’s “Milwaukee conversation,” the conference where Johnson supported Truman’s presidency. Truman…

Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1946 January 10

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A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated January 10, 1946. In this letter, Truman thanks Johnson for sending him an article regarding Truman’s Gourgas Medal ceremony. The Scottish Rite, Northern…