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Letter from John Bailey to James Larned, 1834 November 22

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Identifier: A2021-073-001
Dates: 1834 November 22

Letter from John C. Humphreys to Thomas W. Smith, 1844 October 5

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: A2015-045
Content Description

This letter from the Master of United Lodge, No. 8, John C. Humphreys, invites the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine, Thomas W. Smith, to preside over the rededication ceremony of the lodge at Brunswick, Maine. The letter written while at Brunswick, Maine, and dated October 5, 1844.

Dates: 1844 October 5

Letter from John S. Kidder, 1864 December 21

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Identifier: A2018-139-003
Dates: 1864 December 21

Letter from Junius Brutus Booth to William Henry Sedley Smith, 1844 January 8

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1984-007-001
Content Description

Letter from Junius Brutus Booth to William Henry Sedley Smith. Dated January 8, 1844. In this letter, Junius Brutus Booth comments upon the New York City theater scene and his professional life as an actor. Booth also expresses his affection for the city of Boston, and requests that his friend write soon.

Dates: 1844 January 8

Letter from Justus Burdick to Norman Williams, 1830 October 3

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Identifier: A2017-018
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1830 October 3

Letter from L. G. Kniffen to William H. Cape, 1884 July 29

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2019-068-001
Dates: 1884 July 29

Letter from La Fayette Division, No. 88, to Orient Lodge, 1884 July 14

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2016-059-001
Content Description

A letter from La Fayette Division, No. 88, to Orient Lodge. Dated July 14, 1884. In this letter, La Fayette Division, No. 88, invites Orient Lodge to the “annual excursion of the Sons of Temperance of the State of Connecticut.”

Dates: 1884 July 14

Letter from La Grange Lodge, No. 36, to John P. Smith, 1888 March 03

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2018-122-001
Dates: 1888 March 03

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel George Wyllys to the First Regiment, 1767 August 13

 Item — Box: 5, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2002-091-001
Scope and Contents

Manuscript letter "To the Captains or next commanding Officers of the Several Military Companys in the first Regiment in the Colony of Connecticut, Greeting" calling the militia of this colony to equip themselves with arms for relief of Ft. Edwards, (now West Virginia) which is in danger of being attacked by the French. It is dated Hartford, 13 of August 1757 and signed by George Wyllys Lt. Col. of first Regiment.

Dates: 1767 August 13

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