Letter from Philip Swigert to Armand P. Pfister, 1845 November 8

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Philip Swigert to Armand P. Pfister, 1845 November 8
Description:
In this letter to Grand Secretary Armand P. Pfister of Alabama, Philip Swigert, Grand Secretary for the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, declines Pfister’s request for a copy of the Grand Council of Kentucky's constitution. A fire, which had destroyed the Grand Lodge of Kentucky in 1837, also destroyed all copies of the constitution, save one. Swigert also touches upon the recent growth of Freemasonry in Kentucky after the Anti-Masonic period. Dated November 8, 1845, and written while at Frankfort, Kentucky.
Creator:
Swigert, Philip
Date:
November 8, 1845
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
Armand P. Pfister Masonic Papers, 1840-1846
Subjects:
Fires--Kentucky--Lexington
Freemasonry--Alabama--History--19th century
Freemasonry--Kentucky--Growth--19th century
Freemasonry--Kentucky--History--19th century
Freemasons--Alabama
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Kentucky--History--19th century
Freemasons--Kentucky
Swigert, Philip--Correspondence
Places:
Kentucky > Franklin (county) > Frankfort
Frankfort, Kentucky, United States
Link to Item:
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Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.
MA 070.001
Identifier:
A2015/007/5