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Petition requesting a dispensation to form a military lodge during the American Civil War
1862
Freemasons. Comrades Lodge, No. 4 (N.H.)
USA: Washington, D.C.
Paper
10" x 8"; 26 x 21 cm.; 1 item (3 pages)
Gift of Mrs. Roberta Carr
A77/004/001
1862
Freemasons. Comrades Lodge, No. 4 (N.H.)
USA: Washington, D.C.
Paper
10" x 8"; 26 x 21 cm.; 1 item (3 pages)
Gift of Mrs. Roberta Carr
A77/004/001
Manuscript letter addressed to the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire requesting a dispensation for opening a military lodge by members of the 14th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry. Letter signed by Lieutenant Colonel T.A. Barker and others. Note on back of letter, dated October 20, 1862, written by Charles H. Bell, Grand Master of Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, granting the petition and naming the lodge "Comrades' Lodge, No. 4, of Army Lodges."