Description: The Masonic Trestle-board, Adapted to the National System of Work And Lerctures Revised. 2nd ed., by the U.SA. Masonic Convention. held in Baltmore Md. May 1843.1846 c)1843. 112 Moore, Charles W. and Carnegy, S.W.B. Boston: published by Moore. Tuttle & Dennet, printers. NAME OF FREEMASON GRAND MASTER "EDWARD A. RAYMOND" TO FRONT FREE PAGE. THIS RARE BOOK SHOWS ITS AGE. HEAVILY FADED CLOTH WITH SOME RUBBING AND A FEW STAINS. WORN AT EXTREMITES, FEW DENTS TO EDGES & CORNERS. MOISTURE STAIN RUNS THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF PAGES. STAINS TO END PAGES, SOME cracking & SPLITTING to lower END PAGES. Some sections of pages loosening a bit from binding thread. 3 PLATES/ ILLUSTRATION PAGES, AND SOME VIGNETTE ILLUS. TO A FEW PAGES. see pics. Raymond, Edward AsaBorn February 6, 1791, in Golden, Massachusetts, and died in Brookline, Massachusetts, on August 4, 1864. For more than forty years Brother Ravmond was an active member of the Masonic Order, having become a Freemason January 15, 1816, in Amicable Lodge, Cambridge and being admitted a member of Saint Johns Lodge, Boston, April 2, 1836. He affiliated with the Massachusetts Lodge in 1843 on November 24. In the course of his Masonic career, Brother Raymond, who was the possessor of a large fortune, acted as Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter, Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of Massachusetts, and Grand Commander of the Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction of the United States. The period during which he served as Grand Master of Massachusetts dated from December 27, 1848, and ended December 30, 1851. The Memorial Volume of the 125th Anniversary of the Massachusetts Lodge is dedicated in honor of Brother Raymond. I strive to describe the item accurately and provide photos to help convey the condition. If you purchase the item and it is not what you expected, please let me know and I will do my best to resolve the issue. Thanks for your interest in this item! I recently acquired a lot of freemasonry books and am working on listing them, if you are interested in the subject, please visit my store and look for the "freemasonry" category. Thanks! seller inv: 1b
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Boston
Language: English
Special Attributes: Inscribed
Personalized: Yes
Topic: Freemasonry
Subject: Fraternal, Social Organizations
Year Printed: 1846
Original/Facsimile: Original
