Letter from Philip Swigert to Armand P. Pfister, 1845 November 8

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In this letter to Grand Secretary Armand P. Pfister of Alabama, Philip Swigert, Grand Secretary for the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, declines Pfister’s request for a copy of the Grand Council of Kentucky's constitution. A fire, which had destroyed the Grand Lodge of Kentucky in 1837, also destroyed all copies of the constitution, save one. Swigert also touches upon the recent growth of Freemasonry in Kentucky after the Anti-Masonic period. Dated November 8, 1845, and written while at Frankfort, Kentucky.

Subject

Fires -- Kentucky -- Lexington.

Freemasonry -- Alabama -- History -- 19th century.

Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Kentucky -- History -- 19th century.

Freemasonry -- Kentucky -- Growth -- 19th century.

Freemasonry -- Kentucky -- History -- 19th century.

Freemasons -- Alabama.

Freemasons -- Kentucky.

Swigert, Philip -- Correspondence.

Source

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

MA 070.001

Date

1845 11 08

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

A2015/007/5

Coverage

United States -- Frankfort -- Kentucky.

Extent

1 document; 26 x 21 cm.

Provenance

Museum purchase.

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Collection

Armand P. Pfister Masonic Papers, 1840-1846

Citation

Swigert, Philip, “Letter from Philip Swigert to Armand P. Pfister, 1845 November 8,” digitalVGW, accessed January 22, 2020, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/681.