Letter from Winyah Lodge, No. 40, to Pacific Lodge, No. 45, 1873 June 04

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Identifier: A2018-009-002

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Letter from Winyah Lodge, No. 40, to Pacific Lodge, No. 45. Dated June 04, 1873. In this letter, Winyah Lodge, No. 40, describes how white Union soldiers of the 15th Maine torched their lodge building in response to being “relieved by a Battalion of United States colored Troops” under the command of Colonel A. J. Willard. Concludes by appealing to Masons for relief in rebuilding their “lost Temple.”

Dates

Creation: 1873 June 04

Creator

Freemasons. Winyah Lodge, No. 40 (Georgetown, S.C.) (Organization)
Freemasons. Pacific Lodge, No. 45 (Francestown, N.H.) (Recipient, Organization)

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