FR 007. Fraternal certificates

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A Red Cross Degree certificate issued by the Grand Royal Black Chapter of the United States of America to John Samuel Loder and dated March 24, 1967.

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Traveling certificate issued by Mercantile Lodge, No. 47, (New York, N.Y.) to Asher Paynton and dated July 8, 1845. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, “Engraved by J. Hufty, Philadea.”

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A third degree visiting certificate issued by Holley Lodge, No. 42, (Holley, N.Y.) to G. H. Davis and dated August 11, 1883. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, “Engd by W. H. Dougal.”

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An unissued Past Sachem certificate created for the Improved Order of Red Men adorned with depictions of a Native American, George Washington, and an American eagle.

Content Description A death benefits certificate issued by District Grand Lodge, No. 18, of Atlanta, Georgia, to Cornelia Hill of Winder, Georgia. Dated June 1, 1913. In this document, Cornelia Hill, a member of the Winder Household of Ruth, No. 1445, purchases death benefits to be paid out to her husband in the event of her death. In 1843, Peter Ogden, "a person of color who traveled between New York and Liverpool, England," as a steward on a ship, founded the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, an African...

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Membership certificate for P.K. Pickering from an unknown lodge in Massachusetts. The certificate does not have a clear date, but it is estimated to be around 1870-1890. Details are difficult to make out as the ink is fading from this certificate. Seal of the Grand Lodge of I.O.O.F. at bottom of certificate with various images of eagle, all-seeing eye, mother and children, goddesses, and an angel

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Blank membership certificate in full color with images of members working, doing benevolent activities, at home, and several godesses.