Letter from Peter W. Ray to Charles T. McClenachan, 1895 October 9

Creator

Ray, Peter W. (Peter Williams), about 1825-1906

Title

Letter from Peter W. Ray to Charles T. McClenachan, 1895 October 9

Description

A letter from African American Freemason Peter W. Ray of Brooklyn, New York, to Charles T. McClenachan. Dated October 9, 1895. In this letter, Ray provides McClenachan with the names and occupations of seven African American applicants, including Ray, for Masonic degrees.

Subject

African American freemasonry.

African American freemasons -- New York (State).

African American freemasons -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn.

Allen, John D.

Curtis, William C.H., about 1827-1903.

Freemasons -- New York (State).

Howard, J.P. Johnson (Jacob Peter Johnson), -1891.

McDougall, Robert.

Murray, George W. A. (George William Augustus), about 1829-1905.

Scottron, Samuel Raymond.

Source

Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC 300.002

Date

1895 10 09

Contributor

McClenachan, Charles Thomson, 1829-1896

Rights

This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.

Language

English

Identifier

A2019/178/0270

Coverage

United States -- New York -- Brooklyn

Extent

1 item (2 pages) ; 18 x 12 cm.

Provenance

Gift of the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite.

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Collection

Scottish Rite Documents

Citation

Ray, Peter W. (Peter Williams), about 1825-1906, “Letter from Peter W. Ray to Charles T. McClenachan, 1895 October 9,” digitalVGW, accessed April 23, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1040.