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MA 007. Blue Lodge certificates

 Record Group
Identifier: MA 007

Found in 125 Collections and/or Records:

Master Mason certificate issued to William D. Deadman, 1871 July 26

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1985-026-001
Content Description

Master Mason certificate issued by Good Samaritan Lodge (Reading, Massachusetts) to William D. Deadman and dated July 26, 1871. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads "American Bank Note Co. Boston."

Dates: 1871 July 26

Master Mason certificate issued to Joseph Sprague by Morning Star Lodge, 1812 April 21

 Item
Identifier: A1983-020-001
Content Description

A Master Mason certificate issued by Morning Star Lodge of Worcester, Massachusetts, to Joseph Sprague and dated April 21 1812. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "D. Raynerd Del. Saml. Hill Sculpt."

Dates: 1812 April 21

District Deputy Grand Master certificate issued to John Thom by the Grand Lodge of Virginia, 1816 March 28

 Item
Identifier: A1982-019-001
Content Description

This certificate issued by Grand Lodge of Virginia announces the appointment of John Thom as District Deputy Grand Master of Masonic District, No. 2. Dated March 28, 1816, and signed by the Grand Secretary, W. H. Fitzwhylsonn.

Dates: 1816 March 28

Master Mason certificate issued to Fred Greenough Kimball by Warren Lodge, 1929 May 8

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1980-025-001
Content Description

Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, "John A. Lowell Bank Note Co. Boston." Warren Lodge is located in Amesbury, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1929 May 8

Master Mason certificate issued by St. John's Lodge to Charles Bellatly, 1815 June 7

 Item
Identifier: A1980-031-001
Content Description

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.

Dates: 1815 June 7

Master Mason certificate issued to Robert Palmer by Independent Royal Arch Lodge, No. 2, 1795 February 10

 Item
Identifier: A1979-018-001
Content Description A Master Mason certificate issued by Independent Royal Arch Lodge, No. 2, to Robert Palmer. Dated February 10, 1795. The imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "Bror. Rollinson Scupt." The reverse of the document contains an inscription written in French by J. Armand, the Secretary of the Loge Vérité, a Haitian Masonic lodge in the city of Saint-Domingue. The inscription states that Armand received Palmer’s certificate on January 4, 1801. The date is translated from the French...
Dates: 1795 February 10

Master Mason certificate issued by Phoenix Lodge, No. 11, to David Poland, 1816 April 10

 Item
Identifier: A1978-036-001
Content Description

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)

Dates: 1816 April 10

Master Mason certificate issued to Edward G. Graves by the Baalbec Lodge, 1884 October 03

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1978-029-001
Content Description

Master Mason certificate issued by Baalbec Lodge (East Boston, Massachusetts) to Edward G. Graves, dated October 3, 1884. Imprint at bottom of certificate: "American Bank Note Co. Boston." Image of engraving includes Masonic symbols for Faith, Hope, and Charity under arches.

Dates: 1884 October 03

Worshipful Master certificate issued to George W. Lowell by the Grand Lodge of Maine, 1868 January 8

 Item
Identifier: A1978-025-001
Content Description

A Worshipful Master certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of Maine to George W. Lowell of Harmony Lodge, No. 38, in Gorham Maine. The certificate is dated January 8, 1868, and was designed and engraved by Orramel Hinckley Throop of Portland, Maine, in 1824.

Dates: 1868 January 8

Charter issued by the Grand Lodge of New York to Aurora Lodge, 1827 June 7

 Item
Identifier: A1976-017-001
Content Description

A charter issued by the Grand Lodge of New York to Aurora Lodge (Windham, N.Y.) and dated June 7, 1827. Organized just prior to the height of the Anti-Masonic Movement, the lodge did not survive a year. It would be succeeded by Oasis Lodge, No. 119, which was organized in Prattsville, N.Y., on June 5 1849.

Dates: 1827 June 7