Letter from William P. Mellen to Jacob Norton, 1856 May 29

Item Information

Title:
Letter from William P. Mellen to Jacob Norton, 1856 May 29
Description:
A letter from William P. Mellen to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated May 29, 1856. In this letter, Mellen, an ally of Norton and the editor of The Acacia, a Masonic publication, replies to Norton's letter of May 19, 1856. Mellen offers Norton his support and states that they must persevere against the hostility of an "unchristian character" they face from members of the Fraternity.
Creator:
Mellen, William P. (William Pepperrell), 1806-1864
Contributor:
Norton, Jacob, 1814-1897
Date:
May 29, 1856
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
Jacob Norton Papers
Subjects:
Freemasonry--Religious aspects--Christianity
Freemasonry--Religious aspects--Judaism
Freemasons--Massachusetts
Freemasons--Massachusetts--Boston
Freemasons--Mississippi--Natchez
Freemasons--United States
Jews--United States
Norton, Jacob, 1814-1897--Freemasonry
Universalism
Places:
Mississippi > Adams (county) > Natchez
Natchez, Mississippi, United States
Link to Item:
https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1027
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. MA.300.006
Identifier:
A2011/017/717