Funeral rites and ceremonies

Scope and Contents Autograph letter signed by N. H. Hubbard to his brothers and sisters, four pages. Hubbard describes a Masonic funeral that he witnessed in Virginia, close to the North Carolina border. He explains that the Masons at the funeral "all stood in a ring again, and clapped their hands first over their heads, and then across the breast, then down at the side, repeating it 3 times." This "salute" is known as the public "grand honors." Hubbard also wrote that one Mason from each lodge threw a spade...

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Manuscript letter from William Adams, Master, St. John's Lodge, No. 4, Hartford, Connecticut, to Ebenezer Sage, Master, St. John's Lodge, No. 2, Middletown, Connecticut. Letter is an invitation to Sage and his lodge to attend a funeral service for Samuel B[urr?] of Wethersfield, Connecticut.

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The Order of Church Ceremonies details the schedule for a memorial service for a fallen Masonic Brother, name not listed.