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LAFAYETTE
, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de]
Lettre signée par neuf membres de la Grand Lodge of Maine
Portland, 25 juin 1825
2 pp. in-4, ruban de soie bleue
EXEMPLAIRE DE LAFAYETTE. GRAND HOMMAGE DES FRANCS-MAÇONS DU
MAINE. LE NOM DE LAFAYETTE SERA “ENROLED WITH THAT OF WASHINGTON
IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE FRATERNITY”
Hommage des Francs-Maçons du Maine : “In addressing you as Masons by the endearing
appellation of Brother, they are assured from the dignity which has confered on the Institution,
as well as the favor you have shewn its members, they shall not in your mind be charged with a
want of due respect”, signé par neuf membres du “Committee of the Grand Lodge of the State
of Maine”
Until 1820, Maine was a District of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In 1819, the
people of Maine voted to withdraw from Massachusetts and form a separate State.
The Maine Lodges met in convention and voted to form their own Grand Lodge.
Maine joined the Union as the 23
rd
State and the Grand Lodge of Maine was founded
on June 1, 1820.
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LAFAYETTE
, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de
Document manuscrit
Portland, Maine, [25 juin 1825]
3 pp. in-4, quelques corrections
EXEMPLAIRE DE LAFAYETTE. UN DISCOURS PRONONCÉ À PORTLAND
“In behalf of the citizens of Portland (...) your whole life has been devoted to the cause of freedom,
equal rights & public orders. These were the principles of the heroes patriots of our Revolution
(...) the gratitude or an admiring world is your reward”... avec une APOSTILLE AUTOGRAPHE DE
GEORGES WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE “the citizens of Portland (Maine)”
Not in Levasseur. Gottschalk mentions an adress pronounced that same day by
Stephen Longfellow, the father of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (
Maine Historical
Society
).
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