Master Mason certificate issued by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, to Paul Bascombe, 1761 August 8

Master Mason certificate issued by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, to Paul Bascombe, 1761 August 8

A Master Mason certificate issued by St. John's Lodge, No. 2, of New York City to Paul Bascombe, and dated August 8, 1761. St. John's Lodge, No. 2, was constituted on December 1757, by the original (Modern) Grand Lodge of England through the Right Worshipful George Harison, fourth Provincial Grand Master in New York. The Lodge was renumbered in 1789 and a new Warrant was issued to St. John's Lodge, No. 1, on June 9, 1789. It is the oldest operating Lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of New York.

Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. MA 007

1761 08 08

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English

A2017/033/003

1 item ; 28 x 18 cm.

Museum purchase.