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

Creator

Taylor, Garrett Lawson, 1892-1966

Title

Description

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 payment.

Subject

African American fraternal organizations.

African American freemasonry.

African American freemasons -- Connecticut.

African American freemasons -- Connecticut -- New London.

African American freemasons -- New York (State).

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

Freemasons -- New York (State).

Freemasons -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn.

Sailors -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

United States. Navy -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.

Source

Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. MA 130.002

Date

about 1918

Contributor

Freemasons. Jephtha Lodge, No. 11 (New London, Conn.)

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

A2017/054/004

Coverage

United States -- New York -- Brooklyn

Is Part Of

Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, Prince Hall Records Collection. See the Museum Archives for more information regarding this collection.

Extent

1 item (2 pages) ; 14 x 17 cm.

Provenance

Museum purchase

Social Bookmarking

Collection

African American Freemasonry & Fraternalism

Citation

Taylor, Garrett Lawson, 1892-1966, “Letter from Garrett Lawson Taylor to Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, about 1918,” digitalVGW, accessed December 3, 2022, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1061.