Browse Items (273 total)

  • Collection: Selections from the Van Gorden-Williams Library & Archives

Application signed by Agent Adam M. Ross, 1910

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A blank membership application for the Masonic Casualty Company of Boston, Massachusetts. Signed by Adam M. Ross, an agent for the company.

Appointment letter from the Gran Logia to DeWitt C. Dawkins, 1886 September 25

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An appointment letter from the Gran Logia to DeWitt C. Dawkins. Dated September 25, 1886. In this letter, the Gran Logia appoints DeWitt C. Dawkins as its Grand Representative to the Grand Lodge of Florida.

Appointment of Micah Chapman as Captain of the Sixth Company of Barnstable county, 1781 July 1

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Document, dated July 1, 1781, appointing Micah Chapman as "Captain of the Sixth Company in the first Regiment of Militia in the County of Barnstable whereof Enoch Hallet, Esqr is Colonel."

Signed by John Hancock in his capacity as Governor and…

Attested copy of records of a Convention of Delegates to form the Grand Lodge of Maine, 1819 October

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An official copy of the records of the Convention of Delegates held at Masons’ Hall in Portland, Maine, regarding the formation of the Grand Lodge of Maine. This copy is attested by the convention’s secretary, John P. Boyd, and records the events of…

Attested copy of the appointment of Joseph Warren as Provincial Grand Master of Lodges in North America

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Attested copy of Grand Lodge of Scotland appointment of Joseph Warren as Provincial Grand Master of Lodges in North America. Undated, but likely created in 1783. Attested copy created by Benjamin Coolidge in his capacity as Grand Secretary of the…

Autograph of Jonathan Harrington

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Autograph of Jonathan Harrington, the last living survivor of the Battle of Lexington, Massachusetts. Note accompanying autograph states that autograph was written on August 12, 1852.

Autograph of Jonathan Harrington, the last-surviving participant in the Battle of Lexington, 1851 April 25

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Document signed by Jonathan Harrington, the last surviving participant of the Battle of Lexington. Contains a statement written that details Harrington's experience. Harrington was the nephew of Captain John Parker, commander of the Lexington…

Beneficiary certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of Arkansas to Benjamin B. Welling, 1912 June 11

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A beneficiary certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of Arkansas to Benjamin B. Welling.

Blank charter created for the International Union of Bricklayers of the United States of North America, between 1865 and 1868

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An unissued or blank charter commissioned by the International Union of Bricklayers of the United States of North America. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "E.C." Organized in 1865, the International Union of Bricklayers of the United…

Blank Masonic Hall and Asylum Fund subscription paper, 1887

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A blank ledger for contributions towards the Masonic Hall and Asylum Fund, part of the appeal sent to Kingston Lodge, No. 10.