Constitutions of the Free-Masons Contaning the History, Charges, Regulations, &c. of the most Ancient and Right Worshipful Fraternity
- Hardcover
- News York: Jno. W. Leonard and Co., Masonic Publishers, 1855
News York: Jno. W. Leonard and Co., Masonic Publishers, 1855. Facsimile editon. Hardcover. Very good. Thin 4to. (viii), 108pp. Publisher's red embossed cloth tooled in gilt and blind, Light soiling, gutter dampstain in the bottom margin throughout, small repair to the base of the spine, else a very good copy. A facsimile of the 1723 first edition.
Thomas H. McCulloch's copy, with his signature and place (Clarksville, Tennessee) dated 1858 on the front pastedown. There is also a presentation by his widow to S. B Stewart. McCulloch was WM of the Clarksville Lodge (built in 1839) six times between 1846 and 1866, the last time during Reconstruction when the lodge was forbidden to meet. He also served as Grand Master in 1856 and 1857. Samuel Brown Stewart is listed as a clerk on Franklin Street, Clarksville in the 1870's.
Details
Title
Constitutions of the Free-Masons Contaning the History, Charges, Regulations, &c. of the most Ancient and Right Worshipful Fraternity
Author
(Anderson, James)
Binding
Hardcover
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Jno. W. Leonard and Co., Masonic Publishers: News York
Date
1855
Edition
Facsimile editon