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Great Pair of Masonic Text Books Owned By 21st Mas

Great pair of Masonic text books owned by Merrick Whitney, of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, who enlisted as a private and was mustered into company ‘G’, 21st Massachusetts Infantry on July 19, 1861, and was mustered out for disability on January 26, 1863. Includes: "The Masonic Text-Book: Containing the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, Master Mason, Mark Master, Past Master, Most Excellent Master, Royal Arch, Royal and Select Master; Orders of Knight of the Red Cross, Knights Templars, and Knights of Malta. All Beautifully Illustrated, and Duly Arranged According to the Most Ancient Mode of Work and Lectures, With useful Guides and Instruction for the Craft, by Jeremy L. Cross" 1857. ID’d in ink to Whitney, Fine...plus; "The Pocket Trestle-Board: A Text Book for Lodges and Learners, Carefully Adapted to the Work and Lectures of Ancient Craft Masonry with a Practical Digest of the Laws of the Lodge." by Charles Moore, Boston, 1861. Interior of front cover contains a short note from Whitney states "forgotten to find cantenn, lost pass to hospital, keep rebel belt to bring to father as I promised." Cover is loose, else VG.

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