Reading of the original charter 459, 1958
Title
Reading of the original charter 459, 1958
Description
A 1958 printed transcription and facsimile of the 1784 charter issued by the Grand Lodge of England to African Lodge, No. 459, the first African American or Prince Hall Masonic lodge in America. The document is hand-signed by Grand Master James R. Leseuer, M.D., the forty-sixth Grand Master of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of Massachusetts.
Subject
Source
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. MA 007.
Date
1958
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
A2001/089/005
Extent
1 item ; 43 x 36 cm.
Provenance
Gift of William Caleb Loring.
Collection
Citation
Freemasons. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of Massachusetts, “Reading of the original charter 459, 1958,” digitalVGW, accessed December 5, 2023, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/934.