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Letter from L. Conger and W. B. Conger to Joseph Lund, 1848 May 14

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Identifier: A2015-044

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This letter written by L. Conger and W.B. Conger, the Vice Grand and Noble Grand of Sodus Lodge, No. 338, Independent order of Odd Fellows, to their mother describes the death and funeral of Bezaleel F. Cleveland, a revered Odd Fellow and the founding Noble Grand of Sodus Lodge, No. 338. Cleveland had died of typhoid fever, which had swept Martville, N.Y., in 1848. The two men describe conditions at Martville and make comments regarding James K. Polk’s reelection chances.

Dates: 1848 May 14

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

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

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Identifier: A2019-068-001

Dates: 1884 July 29

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

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

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Identifier: A2016-059-001

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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

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

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

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Identifier: A2018-122-001

Dates: 1888 March 03

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Letter from M. B. Camburn to J. H. Camburn, 1846 December 26

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Identifier: A2016-103

Dates: 1846 December 26

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Letter from N. H. Hubbard to his brothers and sisters, 1849

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Identifier: A2009-078-001

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...

Dates: 1849

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Letter from Oberlin Lodge, No. 28, to Central Lodge, No. 12, 1844 November 26

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Identifier: A2015-035-001

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This letter informs the members of Central Lodge, No. 28, of Middletown, Connecticut, that Otis N. Cutler was expelled from Oberlin Lodge, No. 28, for “gross deception used in gaining membership to Oberlin Lodge."

Dates: 1844 November 26

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library