Box 204

Military commission summoning W. Bancroft to be Lieutenant in the Ninth Massachusetts Regiment of the Army signed John Hanson (1721-1783), President of the Congress of the United States of America at Philadelphia

Military commission summoning W. Gordon to be Ensign in the Ninth Massachusetts Regiment of the Army signed John Hanson (1721-1783), President of the Congress of the United States of America at Philadelphia

a: Address delivered by Hugh McDaniel, Deputy Grand Master of St. John's Grand Lodge (Provincial Grand Lodge), to Brother Henry Price (1697-1780) when he assumed the office of Grand Master after the death of Jeremy Gridley, Grand Master in Massachusetts (see p.126 of Grand Lodge Proceedings for 1767 for more information) b: folder/cover "Hugh McDaniel./DGM St John's G Lodge..."

Letter concerns townships on rivers being sold for public securities. L. Wilder proposes to have a committee for this and proposes that these towns are useful for lumber, trade, etc. The letter includes the names of all those that support his position and would be on the committee including G. Wilder, T. Whiting, E. Heard, J. Whitney, and many others, and includes several Masonic references

A partial report of the Minutes and Treasurer's report from Essex Lodge. Robert Brookhouse is listed as Master of the lodge, George Abbot, Treasurer, J. Goodale, Secretary

Has articles about the Civil War from the South's perspective. The reverse of newsprint is flowered wallpaper

Report concerns opposition to the Laws of Deputies of the Grand Lodge, specifically the entry of District Deputies into all individual local lodges to examine Secretary's minutes and Treasurer's report. It is signed by Benjamin Hodges (of the Committee), Salem, April 5, 1802, and by Edward Lang, Secretary

Collection of writs (9 items) concerning the payment of goods to other (by a formal writing or legal document)

Receipt of 38 shillings from John Ruck to Thomas Gilburtt. for "victuals and drink" for the Committee to "lay out a lane for a school-house." It is dated 26 Aug. 1714

Receipt includes expenses for cloth for Meade's wife, attendance at court in Concord and Cambridge, perhaps legal fees for time period 1775-1778. It is signed David Meade