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An unused International Order of Good Templars membership application. No date provided. On the reverse of this application, Minnehaha Lodge, No. 95, provides a brief article (I.O.G.T. stands for International Order of Good Templars) that defines its…

An unsigned and undated letter attributed to Royal Woodward of Ashford, Connecticut. In this letter to his brother, Woodward discusses the health and well-being of his family and friends and gives his opinions on Freemasonry.

A patent for Amory Davidson’s invention, a machine for washing clothes. Signed by the President of the United States, Andrew Jackson; the Attorney General of the United States, B. F. Butler; and the Secretary of State, John Forsythe.

A United States Land Office certificate signed by President Andrew Jackson. The certificate finalized the purchase of 80 acres of land in Wooster, Ohio, by John Luke.

A traveling certificate issued to James W. Morse by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, part of the collection of Morse family certificates, 1805-1827.

A traveling certificate issued to George W. Morse by Concordia Lodge, No. 67, part of the collection of Morse family certificates, 1805-1827.

A program of events listed by the Townsend Grange, No. 194 for the year 1894.

Town meeting notice. Dated December 21, 1840. This notice from the town of Roxbury, Massachusetts, announces its meeting to “hear and act on the Report of the Committee to build the new School House.”

Tokyo Bay Masonic Club membership card issued to United States service member Charles R. Hustead, Jr. Signed by Hustead and dated December 13, 1945. The Masonic symbols of the square and compasses adorn the front of the card, and a Japanese mountain…

Broadside issued by William Jellison which attacks Jeremiah Leballister, a candidate for County Commissioner, for his lack of integrity.