Declaration of the Freemasons of Boston and Vicinity reprint broadside, 1871 December 27

Item — Folder: 1

Identifier: A1977-017-001

Scope and Contents

Three copies of broadside, "Declaration of the Freemasons of Boston and Vicinity", 1831, re-issued by Boston Masonic Mirror, Dec. 27, 1871, in which the listed Masons from Boston and surrounding communities stated the goals and obligations of Masonry. This declaration was a reaction to the strong anti-Masonic movement of the times which had been recently fueled by the "Morgan Affair" in New York State (1826).

Dates

Creation: 1871 December 27

Creator

Boston Masonic Mirror (Boston, Mass.) (Organization)

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