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  • Collection: African American Freemasonry & Fraternalism

Letter from Garrett Lawson Taylor to Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, about 1918

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A letter from Garrett Lawson Taylor to Jephtha Lodge, No. 11. Dated about 1918. In this letter, Taylor, a resident of Brooklyn, New York, and a wardroom steward on the U.S.S. Leviathan, tries to confirm that the lodge has received his latest dues…

Letter from Mamie E. Talbot to Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, 1923 January 10

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A letter from Mamie E. Talbot to Jephtha Lodge, No. 11. Dated January 10 1923. In this letter, Mamie E. Talbot thanks the members of Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, for their aid.

Letter from Constantine Consistory, No. 25, to Peter B. C. Brown, Jr., 1968 March 1

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Letter from Constantine Consistory, No. 25, to Peter B. C. Brown, Jr. Dated March 1, 1968. In this letter, Constantine Consistory, No. 25, reminds Brown of his non-payment of dues and offers a method for those who cannot pay their dues because of…

Letter from Constantine Consistory, No. 25, to Peter B. C. Brown, Jr., 1968 March 27

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Letter from Constantine Consistory, No. 25, to Peter B. C. Brown, Jr. Dated March 27, 1968. In this letter, Constantine Consistory, No. 25, informs Brown that he is eligible to receive the Scottish Rite degrees on Friday, March 31, at the Prince Hall…

Letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Peter W. Ray to the Supreme Council, 1884 September

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Letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Peter W. Ray to the Supreme Council. Dated September 1884. In this letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Peter W. Ray to the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, Ray provides a history of his Supreme…

Membership card issued by Pride of Ohio Lodge, No. 80, to Roosevelt Scott, 1959

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A membership card issued to Roosevelt Scott, with a statement of account on the reverse, granted by the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio.

Letter from the Prince Hall Grand Chapter of Massachusetts, 1975 January 14

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Letter from the Prince Hall Grand Chapter of Massachusetts. Dated January 14, 1975. This letter from the Prince Hall Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons invites Prince Hall Freemasons “to journey to Monrovia, Liberia, Africa, to witness and assist in…

Letter from Reverend Octavius Singleton of the National Home Finding Society to Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, 1922 August 6

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A letter from Reverend Octavius Singleton of the National Home Finding Society to Jephtha Lodge, No. 11. Dated August 6, 1922. In this letter, Superintendent Singleton thanks Jephtha Lodge for its support of the National Home Finding Society for…

Letter from Reverend O. Singleton to Edward M. Stevens, 1922 June 28

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A letter from Reverend O. Singleton to Edward M. Stevens. Dated June 28, 1922. In this letter, Reverend O. Singleton, the Superintendent for the National Home Finding Society for Colored Children, an orphanage for African-American children, describes…

Financial report, 1921 January 31

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A financial report for the National Home Finding Society, Inc. Dated January 31, 1921. This informational pamphlet for the National Home Finding Society for Colored Children, an orphanage for African-American children, provided supporters with a…