Circular letter from Grand High Priest Paul Dean to King Cyrus Chapter, 1825 May 18

Creator

Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter (Mass.)

Title

Description

Circular letter from Grand High Priest Paul Dean to King Cyrus Chapter. Dated May 18, 1825. In this letter, Grand High Priest Dean invites the Royal Arch Masons of King Cyrus Chapter to join with the state’s Grand Lodge as it conducts the ceremonies for the laying of the Bunker Hill Monument’s corner stone. Attested by the Grand Chapter’s Grand Secretary, Samuel Howe.

Subject

Bunker Hill Monument (Boston, Mass.).

Cornerstone laying.

Freemasons -- Massachusetts.

Freemasons -- Massachusetts -- Newburyport.

Freemasons -- Rites and ceremonies.

Royal Arch Masons.

Royal Arch Masons. King Cyrus Chapter (Newburyport, Mass.).

Royal Arch Masons -- Massachusetts.

Royal Arch Masons -- Massachusetts -- Newburyport.

York Rite (Masonic order).

Source

Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. MA 300.032

Date

1825 05 18

Contributor

Dean, Paul, 1783-1860

Howe, Samuel, 1778-1848

Rights

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

Language

English

Identifier

A2020/015/003

Coverage

United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston

Is Part Of

King Cyrus Royal Arch Chapter correspondence, 1805-1829. See the Museum Archives for more information regarding this collection.

Extent

1 item (2 pages) ; 26 x 21 cm.

Provenance

Museum purchase

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Collection

Selections from the Van Gorden-Williams Library & Archives

Citation

Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter (Mass.), “Circular letter from Grand High Priest Paul Dean to King Cyrus Chapter, 1825 May 18,” digitalVGW, accessed April 23, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1250.