Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1945 May 2

Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1945 May 2

A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated May 2, 1945. In this letter, written less than a month after becoming President, Truman accedes to Johnson’s request to become the first recipient of the Gourgas Medal, the most distinguished honor conferred by the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. The Supreme Council awards the Gourgas Medal to Freemasons in recognition of distinguished service to Freemasonry, the country, or humanity.

Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC069

1945 05 02

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English

A2019/001/005

1 item ; 23 x 18 cm.

Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library