Box 2

William Martin, the Worshipful Master of Excelsior Lodge, No. 369, petitions Judge Crane and the members of his lodge for assistance in paying the medical bills of Edward B. Van Norman, a Mason who has been taken to the hospital.

This letter discusses the delivery of ritual and Voorhis' writing projects. This item was found in the book Negro Masonry in the United States.

In this letter to James W. Crossman of King David's Lodge, Taunton, Massachusetts, District Deputy Grand Master Lucien B. Keith waives the waiting period for Masonic candidate Stephen Babcock. Written while at New Bedford, Massachusetts, and dated February 22, 1849.

Senior Warden Ichabod Jordan of the newly reestablished Libanus Lodge, No. 49, describes the progress his lodge has made to Robert P. Dunlap, the General Grand High Priest of Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Maine. Written while at Great Falls, New Hampshire, and dated November 13, 1847.

This letter, written by Justus Burdick (1793-1849) of Burlington, Vermont, to Vermont Secretary of State Norman Williams (1791-1868) of Woodstock, Vermont, provides one Mason’s response to the growth and threat of Anti-Masonry as a political movement. It is a letter by a Freemason to the Past Master of his lodge and represents the opinion of a political insider and providing insight into American politics.