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Freemasons (Blue lodge)

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Found in 762 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James W. Crossman from Lucien B. Keith, 1849 February 22

 Item
Identifier: A2015-014
Scope and Contents

In this letter to James W. Crossman of King David's Lodge, Taunton, Massachusetts, District Deputy Grand Master Lucien B. Keith waives the waiting period for Masonic candidate Stephen Babcock. Written while at New Bedford, Massachusetts, and dated February 22, 1849.

Dates: 1849 February 22

Letter to Judge Crane from W. Martin, 1871 April 18

 Item
Identifier: A2016-007
Content Description

William Martin, the Worshipful Master of Excelsior Lodge, No. 369, petitions Judge Crane and the members of his lodge for assistance in paying the medical bills of Edward B. Van Norman, a Mason who has been taken to the hospital.

Dates: 1871 April 18

Letter to Lewis M. Norton from B. [Hiltrix], 1829

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2001-086-001
Scope and Contents

This letter to Lewis M. Norton from B. [Hiltrix] concerns the development of an anti-masonic policy of a church near Batavia, New York, which would prevent Masons from becoming members of the church.

Dates: 1829

Letter to Masons of Philadelphia from Joseph L. Mann, 1918 September 28

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Identifier: A2015-036
Scope and Contents

During the First World War, Joseph L. Mann, the Secretary of Meridian Sun Lodge, No. 158, petitions the Masons of Philadelphia to support the U.S. Government's Fourth Liberty Loan.

Dates: 1918 September 28

Letter to the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire from the members of the 14th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry, 1862

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1977-004-001
Content Description

Manuscript letter addressed to the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire requesting a dispensation for opening a military lodge by members of the 14th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry. Letter signed by Lieutenant Colonel T.A. Barker and others.

Note on back of letter, dated October 20, 1862, written by Charles H. Bell, Grand Master of Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, granting the petition and naming the lodge "Comrades' Lodge, No. 4, of Army Lodges."

Dates: 1862

Life membership certificate issued to Frederick Peter Wahlgren, 1909 December 10

 Item — Folder 8
Identifier: A1996-041-010
Scope and Contents

Life Membership certificate issued by Prospect Lodge (Boston, Massachusetts) to Fredrick Peter Wahlgren, dated December 10, 1909.

Dates: 1909 December 10

Light of the West Lodge, No. 42, 1897-1939

 Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains programs and other ephemera from several masonic and fraternal organizations. Also included are bank notes and a newspaper clipping regarding the suicide of his sister-in-law, Ida H. Randall Barnes.

Dates: 1897-1939

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John the Baptist's Day 8
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American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 3
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World War, 1939-1945 3
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