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Anti-Masonic movements

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Circular letter to the Masons of Western New York, 1830 April 28

 Item
Identifier: A2006-057-001
Scope and Contents

Circular issued from Rochester, New York, dated April 28, 1830. It describes the slander of their "enemies," the Anti-Masons. It is addressed to the Secretary of Harmony Lodge, in Northfield, Mass.

Dates: 1830 April 28

Letter addressed to Jonathan Slade from Uncle Sim, 1832

 Item — Box 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2009-078-002
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed by Uncle Sim, addressed to Jonathan Slade, Fall River, Massachusetts. Uncle Sim gives a description of Anti-Masonic activities and politics in Boston sending and sends a packet of Anti-Masonic documents and tracts. Uncle Sim comments on Anti-Masonry and matters of the Legislature.

Dates: 1832

Letter from Justus Burdick to Norman Williams, 1830 October 3

 Item
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 Trumbull Cary, 1829 July 26

 Item
Identifier: A2021-037-001
Dates: 1829 July 26

Letter to Lewis M. Norton from B. [Hiltrix], 1829

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2001-086-001
Scope and Contents

This letter to Lewis M. Norton from B. [Hiltrix] concerns the development of an anti-masonic policy of a church near Batavia, New York, which would prevent Masons from becoming members of the church.

Dates: 1829