Membership certificate issued by the New York Masons’ Society to Ezekiel Thorp, 1805 June 3
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Title
Membership certificate issued by the New York Masons’ Society to Ezekiel Thorp, 1805 June 3
Description
Membership certificate issued by the New York Mason's Society to Ezekiel Thorp. Dated June 3, 1805. Signed by the Society’s President, Michael Norris, and Secretary, Samuel Ludlum. Incorporated in 1807, the New York Masons’ Society was formed as an association and benevolent society for New York City’s stonemasons, bricklayers or plaisterers. Its mission was to provide relief for distressed members, widows, and orphans and to provide for the education of the children of deceased and indigent members. Imprint at the bottom of certificate reads, “Archd. Robertson Delin.t W. Rollinson Sct.”
Subject
Source
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. FR 007
Date
1805 06 03
Contributor
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
A2019/010/001
Extent
1 item ; 29 x 38 cm.
Provenance
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
Citation
New York Masons’ Society, “Membership certificate issued by the New York Masons’ Society to Ezekiel Thorp, 1805 June 3,” digitalVGW, accessed December 5, 2023, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1160.