Master Mason certificate for Seth Fairchild
Title
Master Mason certificate for Seth Fairchild
Description
A Master Mason certificate issued by Lodge No. 535 of Ancient Masons "held in the Prince of Wales American Regiment and on the Register of Ireland" to Seth Fairchild and dated August 29, 1783. The Prince of Wales American Volunteers were a Loyalist regiment who fought during the Revolutionary War; these volunteers left New York in September of 1783 and set out for Nova Scotia (modern-day New Brunswick).
Certificate in manuscript.
Certificate in manuscript.
Subject
Source
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.
MA 007
Date
1783 08 29
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
A2005/008/001
Extent
1 document; 18 x 23 cm.
Provenance
Gift of Union Lodge, No. 32 (Evansville, Wisconsin).
Collection
Citation
Freemasons. Prince of Wales Regiment Lodge, No. 535 (Long Island, N.Y.), “Master Mason certificate for Seth Fairchild,” digitalVGW, accessed April 25, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/399.