Freemasonry
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Hopkinton Historical Society collection of Masonic records, 1801-1877
This collection comprises an announcement on parchment, as well as paper event invitations and programs, membership cards, several annual report letters from the Grand Secertary's Office, and pages of sheet music related to the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire and local lodges. Most of the documents are dated between 1801-1877, with 3 papers that are undated.
Letter to the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire from the members of the 14th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry, 1862
Manuscript letter addressed to the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire requesting a dispensation for opening a military lodge by members of the 14th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry. Letter signed by Lieutenant Colonel T.A. Barker and others.
Note on back of letter, dated October 20, 1862, written by Charles H. Bell, Grand Master of Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, granting the petition and naming the lodge "Comrades' Lodge, No. 4, of Army Lodges."