MA 006. York Rite certificates

Scope and Contents This Masonic register records the Masonic memberships of Joseph H. Foster, including his affiliation with Jenks Lodge No. 24, the Pawtucket Royal Arch Chapter No. 4, the Pawtucket Council of Royal and Select Masters No. 2, and the Holy Sepulchre Commandery No. 8, with specific dates for degrees received. The register includes photograph of Foster. Imprint at bottom of certificate: "Engraved by John Sartain 33°, Phila. Pa. C.E. Sickles, 32°, New York, Delint. Printed by Henry Sartain 33°,...

Scope and Contents A Royal Arch certificate issued by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of South Carolina to John F. Kern, Jr., and dated May 19, 1823. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "Wright & Smith." The two engravers who designed it, Charles Cushing Wright and Daniel H. Smith, modeled the certificate on one issued by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of England in 1792. Like the English model, this certificate features columns and an arch and other symbols related to the Royal Arch degrees, as...

Scope and Contents A Knight Templar certificate issued by the Grand Commandery for Massachusetts to Richard S. Spofford and dated 1856. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1841, by Chas. W. Moore, John B. Hammatt, & John J. Loring (Committee) in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. Published under the sanction of the Grand Encampment of Mass. & R. Island." At the top of the certificate is a Christian cross. On the left and...