MA 007. Blue Lodge certificates

A Master Mason certificate issued by Morton Lodge, No. 63 (Hempstead, N.Y.) to Silvanus Smith. Dated December 27, 1802. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, "Bror. Rollinson Sculpt."

A Master Mason certificate issued by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, of Wilmington, North Carolina, to Charles Bellatly, and dated June 7, 1815. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "Bror. Rollinson Sculptist New York." St. John's Lodge, No. 1, is the oldest lodge in the state of North Carolina.

A Master Mason certificate issued to John Gurney by Freeport Lodge No.2, of Freeport, Maine. Dated January 26, 1827. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, "Annin & Smith, S.C.”

A Master Mason certificate issued by Franklin Lodge, No. 37, of Ballston, New York, to Daniel Rathbone. Dated March 1, 1796. The imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "Hutton Sculp. Alby."

A Master Mason certificate issued by Phoenix Lodge, No. 11, Ancient York Masons, to David Poland and dated April 10, 1816. Phoenix Lodge would suspend Poland in 1817 for the nonpayment of dues. (Proceedings, 1817)

Master Mason certificate issued by Philadelphia Lodge, No. 2, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) to James Harding and dated September 6, 1756. Written in the hand of William Shute, the Worshipful Master of Philadelphia Lodge, No. 2.

The Masonic register and emblematic history of Master Mason Maurice F. Sheldon of Hartland Lodge, No. 218 (Johnson's Creek, N.Y.). Dated October 17, 1874.