Washington's Masonic Correspondence - As Found among the Washington Papers in the Library of Congress

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The Masonic Portrait of Brother General George Washington. THEMASONIC PORTRAIT OF BROTHER GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON. ORIGINAL PASTEL PORTRAIT FROM LIFEBYWILLIAM WILLIAMS, PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEMBER 1794, PAINTED AT THEREQUEST OF ALEXANDRIA LODGE, No. 39, A. Y. M., WARRANTED BYTHEGRAND LODGEOFPENNSYLVANIA, FEBRUARY3, 1783, NOW THEALEXANDRIA- WASHINGTON LODGE, No. 22, A. F. & A. M. OFVIRGINIA. REPRODUCTION FROM THEUNIQUECOPYIN THEMUSEUM OFTHER. W. GRAND LODGE, F. & A. M. OFPENNSYLVANIA. COPYRIGHTED BYALEXANDRIA-WASHINGTON LODGE, No. 22, VIRGINIA, AND PRINTED BYITS PERMISSION.      

 

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COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY JOHN WANAMAKER, Chairman , SAMUEL W. LATTA, NORRIS S. BARRATT, HARMAN YERKES, HENRY DARRACH, WALTER T. TAGGART.   JULIUS F. SACHSE, Librarian .

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The collection and reproduction of the letters of Brother Washington, together with the text of this book, have been prepared under my supervision, and its publication is heartily approved. J. Henry Williams Grand Master. February 22, A.D. 1915—A.L. 5915.         Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Seal     image CONTENTS.  Page Foreword1 The Masonic Correspondence of Washington5    I Correspondence with Watson and Cassoul19    II Correspondence with Alexandria Lodge, No. 39, 178328    III Correspondence with Alexandria Lodge, No. 39, 178434    IV Correspondence with King David's Lodge, No. 1, Newport, R. I., 179037    V Correspondence with St. John's Lodge, No. 2, Newbern, N. C., 179144    VI Correspondence with Prince George's Lodge, No. 16, Georgetown, S. C., 179151   VII Correspondence with Grand Lodge of South Carolina, 179157    VIII Correspondence with Grand Lodge of Georgia, 179165    IX Correspondence with Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, 179269    X Correspondence with Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, 179280    XI Correspondence with Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, 179686    XII Correspondence with Alexandria Lodge, No. 22, Virginia, 179795

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ILLUSTRATIONS  Page Masonic Portrait of Washington Frontispiece . J. Henry Williams, R. W. Grand Masterii Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh on the Hudson Facing page 22 Wise's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia " "35 Moses Michael Hays (Portrait) " "15 Washington, (Houdon Portrait), 1786 " "36 Mordecai Gist, (Portrait) " "57 Residence of President Washington in Philadelphia " "69 Fac-Simile of Address " "72 Jonathan Bayard Smith, (Portrait) " "76 Rev. William Smith, D.D., (Portrait) " "88 Mount Vernon, 1783-1799 " "95 Paul Revere, (Portrait) " "105 Washington, (St. Memin Portrait), 1798 " "117 Draft of Letter to Grand Lodge of Maryland Between pages 112-113 Press copy of Washington's letter to G. W. Snyder, September 25, 1798 " "124-125 Press copy of letter, October 24, 1798 " "130-131

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