Address on the Principles of Masonry, Delivered on the Twenty-second of June, 1821, before Hiram Lodge, No. 81, in the English Presbyterian Church at Germantown, by T. B. Freeman, W. M. Lodge, No. 51. With the Prayer and Benediction, Delivered at the Dedication of the Masonic Hall, in Philadelphia, November 1820, by William Rogers, D.D. Grand Chaplain. To Which is an Appendix.

T. B. Freeman; William Rogers

Published by Robert Desilver, Philadelphia, 1830

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43, [3] pp. plus fold-out, 8vo (8.25 x 5.25 in.), stitched as issued, rear blue-green wrapper. The word "Addenda" on the title page and on page [33] has a slip of paper with the word "Appendix" glued over it. In addition to the address by Tristam B. Freeman; a short benediction by Rogers; and an appendix to the address, the last section relates to disproving the notion that George Washington was never a member of the Mason Society, and includes a fold-out facsimile of a letter by Washington addressed to "Fellow citizens and Brothers of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania." Early shelf label affixed to title page. This pamphlet was separated from a bound volume, with the usual remnants at the spine; front wrapper lacking. Good copy; some browning and soiling, mostly to the first few leaves. Walgren 3296. Seller Inventory # 4616

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Title: Address on the Principles of Masonry, ...

Publisher: Robert Desilver, Philadelphia

Publication Date: 1830

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good