Letter from Enoch Terry Carson to Jacob Norton, 1878 September 26

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Title:
Letter from Enoch Terry Carson to Jacob Norton, 1878 September 26
Description:
A letter from Supreme Council member Enoch Terry Carson of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated September 26, 1878. In this letter, Carson attacks Leon Hyneman, whom he mistakenly calls Brenneman, and his book, Freemasonry in England from 1567 to 1813, including an analysis of Anderson's Constitutions of 1723 and 1738, authorized by the Grand lodge of England. In particular, Carson defends James Anderson and John T. Desaquiliers and the Universality of Freemasonry.
Creator:
Carson, Enoch Terry, 1822-1899
Contributor:
Norton, Jacob, 1814-1897
Date:
September 26, 1878
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
Jacob Norton Papers
Subjects:
Anderson, James, 1679-1739
Craft degrees
Desaguliers, J. T. (John Theophilus), 1683-1744
Freemasonry--Religious aspects--Christianity
Freemasonry--Religious aspects--Judaism
Freemasons. United Grand Lodge of England
Hyneman, Leon, 1805-1879
Jews--United States
Norton, Jacob, 1814-1897--Freemasonry
Universalism
Places:
Ohio > Hamilton (county) > Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Link to Item:
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Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. MA.300.006
Identifier:
A2011/017/034