Name/Title
BLANK MASONIC WITHDRAWAL FROM MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE, CALIF0RNIA, CA. 1850sEntry/Object ID
2004.192.1.1Description
BLANK MASONIC WITHDRAWAL FROM MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE, CALIF0RNIA, CA. 1850s
Color: Black; White
A blank Masonic withdrawal from membership certificate from California, ca. 1850s. The item has an elaborate floral border, within which, at the top, is the greeting "To all Ancient, Free & Accepted Masons, Wheresoever Dispersed Around the Globe," and an image with Masonic symbols and the phrase "THESE THREE, BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS / CHARITY." What follows is preprinted text indicating that the holder of the certificate was a Master Mason in good standing and was withdrawing from membership at a specified lodge. Spaces for the mason's name, the lodge name and number, the city, county, and date, as well as signature lines from the lodge master and secretary are provided. With light creases, acid burns on the right edge, two horizontal folds, and losses at the left edge at a fold, the overall condition is good.Lexicon
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Two-dimensional, Certificates, Free & Accepted Masons, Grand Lodge of the State of California, Freemasonry--California, Freemasons--California, Societies--California