Antimasonic Party (Mass.)

Scope and Contents An Antimasonic address, delivered on March 26, 1833 and initially presented by a Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature. It was adopted and referred to the Antimasonic State Convention of 1833 and attested to by secretaries of the convention: B.F. Hallett, H. Atwill, D. Henshaw, and A. Walker.Begins: "The following Address was first presented by a Committee, at a meeting of citizens and members of the Legislature, held in Boston the 26th of March, 1833. It was adopted, and...

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A collection of Anti-Masonic documents collected by the Supreme Council.

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The Anti-Masonic Republican ticket announces Samuel Lathrop (1772-1846) for governor in Massachusetts. Lathrop later served as U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1819-1827, and was also a member of the Massachusetts State Senate, 1829.

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Autograph letter signed by Uncle Sim, addressed to Jonathan Slade, Fall River, Massachusetts. Uncle Sim gives a description of Anti-Masonic activities and politics in Boston sending and sends a packet of Anti-Masonic documents and tracts. Uncle Sim comments on Anti-Masonry and matters of the Legislature.

Scope and Contents Broadside entitled "Make Room for the People! Free Bridge Line!" promoting the Antimasonic Republican ticket for the Massachusetts state election to be held on November 9, 1835.Antimasonic Republican Ticket includes Edward Everett for governor and William Foster for lieutenant governor. Also lists the following candidates on the Antimasonic Republican ticket, running for Senate and Council seats for Middlesex County: William Parmenter, Stephen Pope, Leonard M. Parker, Reuben...

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This notice from Jonathan Slade (Secretary, Troy [Fall River], MA) certifies the selection of Reverend Levi Chase (a former Mason) as a delegate to the Bristol County Anti-Masonic Party's political convention held on August 23, 1832, at Taunton, Massachusetts. Written while at Fall River, Massachusetts, and dated August 20, 1832.