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Important, a procession of the retail tradesmen of Boston broadside. Dated August 26, 1862. This broadside calls on the retail tradesmen of Boston to rally on Franklin Street and form part of a citywide procession. The “Grand Demonstration on the…

Massachusetts volunteers officers’ roster from the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette. Dated 1861.

Letter from George Austin Bowen to Estella H. Barnes. Dated July 14, 1893. In this letter, George A. Bowen, Master of the State Grange of Connecticut, discusses the complications of holding office with Estella H. Barnes of the State Committee of…

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…

An education certificate that states Norvan O. Kearns satisfactorily completed a course in Railway Labor Education.

In this letter to Armand P. Pfister, the Grand Secretary for the Grand Chapter, W. R. Brown, the Secretary for Marion Chapter, No. 12, asks the Grand Secretary for a copy of his Chapter's last returns. Brown states that the Chapter's copy was burned…

Letter from President James Buchanan to Joseph M. Wilson. Dated February 11, 1860. In this letter, President James Buchanan thanks Joseph M. Wilson for sending the President a copy of Wilson's Presbyterian Historical Almanac.

Letter from Archibald Bull to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated January 20, 1848. In this letter, Archibald Bull, a member of the Supreme Council, states to Sovereign Grand Commander Gourgas that he has seen Gourgas’ November 8th letter, which was…

Broadside thought to have been printed directly from the silver plate of the cornerstone. Printing on broadside is in reverse. Imprint at bottom of broadside: Engraved by Hazen Morse."Description of the celebration, including the text of the…

A medical certification letter issued by Doctor Eugene T. Butler for J. W. Gee. Dated August 26, 1906. In this letter, Doctor Eugene T. Butler certifies that he has examined Gee and finds him eligible for membership in any fraternal society. Butler’s…