Petition requesting a dispensation to form a military lodge during the American Civil War, 1862
Title
Petition requesting a dispensation to form a military lodge during the American Civil War, 1862
Description
Manuscript letter addressed to the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire requesting a dispensation for opening a military lodge by members of the 14th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry. Letter signed by Lieutenant Colonel T.A. Barker and others.
Note on back of letter, dated October 20, 1862, written by Charles H. Bell, Grand Master of Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, granting the petition and naming the lodge "Comrades' Lodge, No. 4, of Army Lodges."
Note on back of letter, dated October 20, 1862, written by Charles H. Bell, Grand Master of Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, granting the petition and naming the lodge "Comrades' Lodge, No. 4, of Army Lodges."
Subject
Source
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts
MA 001.001
Date
1862
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
A1977/004/001
Coverage
Extent
1 item ; 26 x 21 cm.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Roberta Carr.
Collection
Citation
Freemasons. Comrades Lodge, No. 4 (New Hampshire), “Petition requesting a dispensation to form a military lodge during the American Civil War, 1862,” digitalVGW, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/461.