Freemasons. Pacific Lodge, No. 45 (Francestown, N.H.)
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Hopkinton Historical Society collection of Masonic records, 1801-1877
This collection comprises an announcement on parchment, as well as paper event invitations and programs, membership cards, several annual report letters from the Grand Secertary's Office, and pages of sheet music related to the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire and local lodges. Most of the documents are dated between 1801-1877, with 3 papers that are undated.
Letter from Selma Fraternal Lodge, No. 27, to Pacific Lodge, No. 45, 1876 February 21
Letter from Winyah Lodge, No. 40, to Pacific Lodge, No. 45, 1873 June 04
Letter from Winyah Lodge, No. 40, to Pacific Lodge, No. 45. Dated June 04, 1873. In this letter, Winyah Lodge, No. 40, describes how white Union soldiers of the 15th Maine torched their lodge building in response to being “relieved by a Battalion of United States colored Troops” under the command of Colonel A. J. Willard. Concludes by appealing to Masons for relief in rebuilding their “lost Temple.”