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Letter from William P. Mellen to Jacob Norton, 1856 May 29
A letter from William P. Mellen to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated May 29, 1856. In this letter, Mellen, an ally of Norton and the editor of The Acacia, a Masonic publication, replies to Norton's letter of May 19, 1856. Mellen offers Norton…
Letter from William P. Mellen to Jacob Norton, 1855 November 3
A letter from William P. Mellen to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated November 3, 1855. In this letter, Mellen, an ally of Norton and the editor of The Acacia, a Masonic publication, replies to Norton's letter of October 19, 1855. Mellon…
Letter from William P. Mellen to Jacob Norton, 1855 March 24
A letter from William P. Mellen to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated March 24, 1855. In this letter, Mellen asks Jacob Norton for a copy of Norton's 1852 petition to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts to change aspects of its rituals. George M.…
Letter from Rob Morris to Jacob Norton, 1867 February 26
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…
Letter from Peter W. Ray to Jacob Norton, 1884 November 23
A letter from African American Freemason Peter W. Ray to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated November 23, 1884. In this letter, Ray responds to Norton's letter of November 19, 1884, and agrees with his sentiments and efforts to "combat the…
Letter from Peter W. Ray to Jacob Norton, 1884 November 11
A letter from African American Freemason Peter W. Ray to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated November 11, 1884. In this letter, Ray responds to Norton's letter of November 8, 1884, and discusses the recognition of African American Freemasonry in…
Letter from John T. Heard to Jacob Norton, 1868 May 14
A letter from Past Grand Master of Massachusetts John T. Heard to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated May 14, 1868. In this letter, Heard acknowledges the receipt of Norton's periodicals and opines as to the importance of the symbolic or craft…
Letter from Enoch Terry Carson to Jacob Norton, 1878 September 26
A letter from Supreme Council member Enoch Terry Carson of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated September 26, 1878. In this letter, Carson attacks Leon Hyneman, whom he mistakenly calls Brenneman, and his book,…
Letter from Enoch Terry Carson to Jacob Norton, 1878 September 24
A letter from Supreme Council member Enoch Terry Carson of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated September 24, 1878. In this letter, Carson responds to Norton's letter of September 22 and states that he will try…
Letter from Benjamin D. Hyam to Jacob Norton, 1879 October 13
A letter from Past Grand Master of California Benjamin D. Hyam to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated October 13, 1879. In this letter, Hyman questions Norton's motives for asking Simon Wolf of Washington, D.C., information regarding Hyman's…
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Master Mason certificate for Dearborn Lougee
A Master Mason certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (Concord) to Dearborn Lougee, a member of Strafford Lodge, No. 29 (Dover, New…