MA 007. Blue Lodge certificates

Content Description A Civil War Masonic certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of Illinois to Corporal Phineas Lovejoy, a member of Columbus Lodge, No. 227, at Adams, Illinois. Corporal Lovejoy served in the 3rd Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, and died on August 9, 1862, onboard the riverboat White Cloud, somewhere near Memphis, Tennessee. From April 1861 until the end of September 1863, the Grand Lodge of Illinois issued 1,757 Masonic war certificates to Illinois Master Masons, and eventually to the sons of Master...

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A Master Mason certificate issued by Union Lodge (Dorchester, Massachusetts) to Thomas Hudson. Dated February 15, 1799. Union Lodge was charted in 1796 by Grand Master Paul Revere.

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Master Mason certificate issued by Cumberland Lodge, No. 12, (New Gloucester, Maine) to James L. Hatch and dated May 7, 1853.

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Master Mason certificate issued by Hiram Lodge (Arlington, Massachusetts) to Jesse Pattee, April 13, 1846.

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Worshipful Master certificate issued by Hiram Lodge (Arlington, Mass.) to Chester Thorpe, dated October 6, 1927. Imprint at bottom of certificate: "Engraved by Hawksworth."

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A Master Mason certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts to Aaron Wilbur of Hudson Lodge (Springfield, Mass.). Dated May 16, 1849. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, “H. Billings, N.Y.”

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Third Degree of Masonry certificate issued to James Francis Lucas from Joseph Webb Lodge, Boston, Massachusetts dated May 28, 1880 with engraving of the Masonic symbols for Faith, Hope, and Charity under arches surrounding the text of the certificate.