Copy of a letter from Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, to Reverend O. Singleton, 1922 July 18

Creator

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

Title

Description

Copy of a letter from Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, to Reverend O. Singleton. Dated July 18, 1922. In this reply to Superintendent Reverend O. Singleton's request for support, Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, donates $4.35 to the National Home Finding Society for Colored Children, an orphanage for African-American children.

Subject

African American children.

African American freemasonry.

African American freemasons -- Connecticut.

African American freemasons -- Connecticut -- New London.

African American homeless children.

African American philanthropists.

African Americans -- Charitable contributions.

African Americans -- Charities.

Charities.

Orphanages.

Source

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

Date

1922 07 18

Contributor

National Home Finding Society for Colored Children, Inc. (Louisville, Ky.)

Singleton, Octavius, 1869-1950

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.

Relation

A2017/054/016

Language

English

Identifier

A2017/054/017

Coverage

United States -- Connecticut -- New London

Is Part Of

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

Extent

1 item ; 21 x 28 cm.

Provenance

Museum purchase

Facebook Twitter Email

Collection

African American Freemasonry & Fraternalism

Citation

Freemasons. Jephtha Lodge, No. 11 (New London, Conn.), “Copy of a letter from Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, to Reverend O. Singleton, 1922 July 18,” digitalVGW, accessed September 22, 2023, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1074.