Freemasonry
Found in 1067 Collections and/or Records:
Master Mason certificate issued to Samuel Arnold by Concordia Lodge, No. 13, 1797 December 21
Master Mason certificate issued to Samuel Derby, 1796
Master Mason certificate issued by Essex Lodge (Salem, Massachusetts) to Samuel Derby and dated 1796. The Dutch inscription on the back of certificate is notation/affidavit of Samuel Derby’s visit to the La Vertueuse lodge in Batavia, Dutch East Indies or nowadays Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 15, 1801. The imprint on bottom of certificate reads "J. Hiller jun'r, del. S. Hill sc."
Master Mason certificate issued to Seth Allen, Jr. by Peru Lodge, No. 281, 1871 February 6
Master Mason certificate issued to Seth Fairchild by Prince of Wales Regiment Lodge, No. 535, 1783 August 29
A Master Mason certificate issued by Lodge No. 535 of Ancient Masons "held in the Prince of Wales American Regiment and on the Register of Ireland" to Seth Fairchild and dated August 29, 1783. The Prince of Wales American Volunteers were a Loyalist regiment who fought during the Revolutionary War. These volunteers left New York in September of 1783 and set out for Nova Scotia (modern-day New Brunswick).
Master Mason certificate issued to Sidney Hayden by Rural Amity Lodge, No. 70, 1832 January 15
A Master Mason certificate issued by Rural Amity Lodge, No. 7 (Athens, Pa.) to Sidney Hayden. Dated January 15, 1832. The artwork includes depictions of the Eye of Providence, two aproned Masons (one standing on a winged hourglass while the other stands on an ark), the symbol of Charity (a female), and scales (the symbol of justice). The certificate design was created by Charles Cushing Wright in Homer, New York, circa 1816.
Master Mason certificate issued to Silvanus Smith by Morton Lodge, No. 63, 1802 December 27
A Master Mason certificate issued by Morton Lodge, No. 63 (Hempstead, N.Y.) to Silvanus Smith. Dated December 27, 1802. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, "Bror. Rollinson Sculpt."
Master Mason certificate issued to Stanley Kunicki by Mount Tabor Lodge, 1957 May 16
Master Mason certificate issued to Stanley Maxwell by Good Samaritan Lodge, 1931 December 2
Master Mason certificate issued to Thomas Fisher from Mount Moriah Lodge, No.132, 1820 April 22
Master Mason certificate issued to Thomas Fisher from Mount Moriah Lodge, No.132 of New York, New York. It is signed and dated April 22, 1820 with text in both French and English. The image in the engraving include an angel at the top, maidens on top of Corinthian columns, a Mason with apron on surrounded by a man with a lion's skin (Hercules), woman in armour (Minerva) and mother with children (Charity). This neoclassical design was popular for more than a century.
Master Mason certificate issued to Thomas Hudson by Union Lodge, 1799 February 15
A Master Mason certificate issued by Union Lodge (Dorchester, Massachusetts) to Thomas Hudson. Dated February 15, 1799. Union Lodge was charted in 1796 by Grand Master Paul Revere.