Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1761 - 1845
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Summons for Rising States Lodge to Charles More, 1795 February 28
Item — Box 465
Identifier: GL2004-10586
Scope and Contents
The work of a young engraver, Joseph Henley Seymour (ca. 1769-1824), it features a spare design, the text surrounded by three columns and figures representing the virtues of hope, faith, and charity. With this particular summons, the secretary of Rising States Lodge, Benjamin Russell (1761-1845), reminded lodge member Charles More (also Moore, d. 1798), to come to the meeting at “the House of B. J. Vila.” The gathering was likely held at the Boston venue, advertised as a concert hall, that...
Dates:
1795 February 28