Membership certificate issued by Golden Gate Lodge, No. 2007, to William Wesley, 1888 February 15
Title
Membership certificate issued by Golden Gate Lodge, No. 2007, to William Wesley, 1888 February 15
Description
A membership certificate issued by Golden Gate Lodge, No. 2007, of San Francisco, California, to William Wesley. Dated February 15, 1888. Imprint under the graphic reads, "Entered according to Act of Congress 1878 by Wm. M. T. Forrester in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. A Hoen & Co. Richmond, VA." In 1843, Peter Ogden, "a person of color who traveled between New York and Liverpool, England," as a steward on a ship, founded the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, an African American mutual aid society, in New York City.
Subject
Source
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. FR 007
Date
1888 02 20
Rights
This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or republished without permission from the Scottish Rite Mason Museum & Library.
Language
English
Identifier
A2018/002/001
Extent
1 item ; 41 x 48 cm.
Provenance
Museum purchase
Collection
Citation
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. Golden Gate Lodge, No. 2007 (San Francisco, Calif.) , “Membership certificate issued by Golden Gate Lodge, No. 2007, to William Wesley, 1888 February 15,” digitalVGW, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/980.