MA 007. Blue Lodge certificates

A traveling Master Mason certificate issued by Mount Hope Lodge of Fall River, Massachusetts, to William Penn. Dated October 3, 1854. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "H. Billings Del. G. G. Smith, Sc."

A Masonic register and history for David A. Scott of Newburgh, New York.

Includes postcards, brochures, regalia catalogs, certificates, member directories, programs, and summons for Masonic and fraternal organizations, as well as postcards and first day covers for the Eastern States Exposition (also known as The Big E).

A Master Mason certificate issued by Sumner Lodge of Dennis, Massachusetts, to Joshua Chapman Eldridge (1792-1861) and dated November 16, 1821. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "D. Raynerd Del. Saml. Hill Sculpt."

A Master Mason certificate issued by Lodge No. 535 of Ancient Masons "held in the Prince of Wales American Regiment and on the Register of Ireland" to Seth Fairchild and dated August 29, 1783. The Prince of Wales American Volunteers were a Loyalist regiment who fought during the Revolutionary War. These volunteers left New York in September of 1783 and set out for Nova Scotia (modern-day New Brunswick).

Master Mason certificate issued by Monitor Lodge (Waltham, Massachusetts) to Leonard Percival Clifton and dated December 23, 1901. Signed by Melvin M. Johnson as the Master of Monitor Lodge. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads "J.H. Daniels & Son, Boston, Mass."

A Master Mason certificate issued by Springfield Lodge (Massachusetts) to Robert Guyer Averill and dated March 15, 1944. Imprint at bottom of the certificate reads, "John A. Lowell Bank Note Co. Boston."