Name/Title
Letters: Cache of correspondence to Olympia Lodge No.1 c.1850s-1880sEntry/Object ID
2026.23.1-15bDescription
Letters: Cache of letters, correspondence to Olympia Lodge No.1 c.1850s-1880s
1) From Oregon Grand Lodge announcing their newly installed Grand Lodge Officers (August 20, 1855)
2) Receipt for the "Masonic Lodge" from S. Williams, Dealer in Hardware, Tin Ware, Piping, Stoves, Paints, Oils, Glass, etc. (1872)
3) Letter to Thomas M. Reed from Thomas Coke Morris (Secretary of Oak Grove Lodge, Oregon) informing him of a suspension of a Mason for non-payment of dues, notifying Washington so "that you may not be imposed upon." (December 19, 1883)
4) Letter from Secretary of Salem Lodge requesting for information about a Brother Colley who was said to have left for California in 1849. (1856)
5) Grand Lodge of Washington Quarterly Circular (June 30, 1884)
6) Empty envelope with a note of two "Bills Paid", no date known, 19th century.
7)Receipt for items bought from Charles E. Williams, Lodge room supplies. Signed by Elwood Evans with note: "ordered paid Sept 5, 1863 and warrant issued." (1863)
8) Letter on charges brought against J. W. Wiley for unmasonic conduct, with witnesses including T. F. McElroy (1857)
9) Letter from the Grand Lodge of Indiana recommending Brother Thomas F. Berry to Washington Grand Lodge. (1853)
10a) Letter from Lafayette Lodge in Oregon to the Worshipful Master of Olympia No. 1 saying that their Lodge rejected the petition of George W. Scott (1857)
10b) envelope accomapanying 10a
11a) Letter from the Secretary of Mount Moriah Lodge No. 11 informing Olympia Lodge No.1 of Brother Swan being excluded from the rights of Masonry for unmasonic behavior (1865)
11b) envelope accompanying 11a
12a) Letter from Tennings Lodge No. 9 in Dallas, Polk County informing Olympia No.1 that the vote on the petition of Lewis Allexander was rejected, and to govern themselves accordingly (1857)
12b) envelope accompanying 12a
13) Summons from J.C. Head (Justice of the Peace) for Olympia Lodge to appear before the court in the case of a civil action between Wilford Offectt vs. G. ?. Blankenship, (1863)
14) Receipt for Olympia Lodge for keys and linseed oil from J. Y. Hallock & Co (1857)
15a) Letter informing Olympia Lodge that Willamette No. 2 In Oregon voted to restore the rights of Masonry to Brother David Logan (1856)
15b) envelope accompanying 15aCollection
Found in CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa 1856 - circa 1884Dimensions
Dimension Notes
No dimensions taken since so various. All are folded and fit into a document box.Create Date
March 11, 2026
