Letter from William P. Mellen to Jacob Norton, 1855 March 24

Item Information

Title:
Letter from William P. Mellen to Jacob Norton, 1855 March 24
Description:
A letter from William P. Mellen to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated March 24, 1855. In this letter, Mellen asks Jacob Norton for a copy of Norton's 1852 petition to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts to change aspects of its rituals. George M. Randall, who would become Grand Master of the Grand Lodge in 1852, headed the committee that created the report.
Creator:
Mellen, William P. (William Pepperrell), 1806-1864
Contributor:
Norton, Jacob, 1814-1897
Date:
March 24, 1855
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
Jacob Norton Papers
Subjects:
Freemasonry--Religious aspects--Christianity
Freemasonry--Religious aspects--Judaism
Freemasonry--Rituals
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
Freemasons--Massachusetts
Freemasons--Massachusetts--Boston
Freemasons--United States
Jews--United States
Norton, Jacob, 1814-1897--Freemasonry
Randall, George M. (George Maxwell), 1810-1873--Freemasonry
Places:
Mississippi > Adams (county) > Natchez
Natchez, Mississippi, United States
Link to Item:
https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1025
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. MA.300.006
Identifier:
A2011/017/714