A true and exact account of the celebration of the festival of Saint John the Babtist [i.e. Baptist]...

Item Information

Title:
A true and exact account of the celebration of the festival of Saint John the Babtist [i.e. Baptist]...
Description:
A satirical and anti-Masonic account of the celebration of the Festival of Saint John the Baptist held by Freemasons in Boston. Written by Joseph Green, a poet, merchant, and British Loyalist, based on an account published in the July 2, 1739 edition of the Boston Gazette. In hand at foot: "Gave me August 1739"
Creator:
Green, Joseph, 1706-1780
Date:
1739
Format:
Documents
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
Selections from the Van Gorden-Williams Library & Archives
Subjects:
Anti-Masonic literature
Green, Joseph--Poetry
John the Baptist's Day--Satire
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Link to Item:
https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/690
Terms of Use:
This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.
MM 001.008
Identifier:
A1980/001/1