Allen, J. M. (Jonathan Moses), 1815-1867

Letter discusses the following topics: Partial returns of Grand Council Prince of Jerusalem; Holbrook gives return form; all Council representatives at convention, except Clarkson; Luther Pratt; Am Mas Record; get Town's Spec Masonry; Allen, J.M. tries to get Grand Encamp Procs; he & Allen will call; 2pp returns (Yates S SC)

Letter discusses the following topics: Letter Aug 25; degree Mediterranean Pass want patent to confer- he did -not active -J.M. Allen initiated few-nothing done at Saratoga & Greece; Morgan affair; Masonry not for self-aggrandize; Holy Cross Deg & JHC Miller, name used without consent; see Mas received Jul 2

Letter discusses the following topics: Grand Council Prince of Jerusalem met in February; could not attend; J. M. Allen was to send info, he has not done yet; hopes to send Antimasonic publications

Letter discusses the following topics: Extracts from letters received from J.M. Allen & S.R. Bradley; cover antimasonry in Western New York; Allen says lodges & chapter in Onondaga County doing nothing - have not met since last annual meeting

Letter discusses the following topics: Letter Apr 26; J.M. Allen letter on Procs Grand Council Prince of Jerusalem published in Massachusetts received and in Boston Free Press; no new lodges due to antimasonry; Bay going to New York for Grand lodge; Samuel H. Drake; N.N. Whiting; J.M. Allen to send returns; European letters

Letter discusses the following topics: Letter J.M. Allen # May; Allen busy on public bus-no work done-no sent returns; in town meeting antimasons beat, 30 votes out of 700, dead in this part of country

Letter discusses the following topics: Annual Convention Grand Council Prince of Jerusalem Albany; lodge at Saratoga; Allen, J. M.; copy Masonic Record mentions Bernard renouncing Masonry; Masons avoid pomp & show; 3/4 lodges discontinued & none admitted to high grades without proof of skills & fidelity; no new members

Letter discusses the following topics: Has not sent newspapers; letter from Witing, N. N.; letters sent thru Allen, J. M., delayed, not the idea of Whiting to withdraw from Masonry; he and Whiting correspond in cipher, Gourgas may copy; Knights of Golden Fleece

Letter discusses the following topics: May 26 letter to J.M Allen & S. B. Bradley; Dalcho's Orations; Town's Spec Freemasonry; portals of Freemasonry opened to wide; Antimasons in LeRoy, New York, July 4, publish secrets of chair & encampment degrees; received principal Antimasonic papers

Letter discusses the following topics: Explains late reply, banking, surrogate & law; letters J. M. Allen; Masonic writing; Mason Chronology Am. Mas. Record; book on Sublime Freemasonry for officers; principles of Sublime Freemasonry not accord with Republican Instance; Consistory trouble; more 33s