Letter from Garrett Lawson Taylor to Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, 1918 February 26

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Garrett Lawson Taylor to Jephtha Lodge, No. 11, 1918 February 26
Description:
A letter from Garrett Lawson Taylor to Jephtha Lodge, No. 11. Dated February 26, 1918. In this letter, Taylor, a resident of Brooklyn, New York, describes conditions on board the U.S.S. Leviathan, a World War I troop transport ship, during its first voyage to Liverpool, England. Taylor, a member of Jephtha Lodge, wishes to clear up a misunderstanding in regards to his membership dues and reports on meeting European Masons while on leave in Europe.
Creator:
Taylor, Garrett Lawson, 1892-1966
Contributor:
Freemasons. Jephtha Lodge, No. 11 (New London, Conn.)
Date:
February 26, 1918
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
African American Freemasonry & Fraternalism
Subjects:
African American fraternal organizations
African American freemasonry
African American freemasons--Connecticut
African American freemasons--Connecticut--New London
African American freemasons--New York (State)
African American freemasons--New York (State)--Brooklyn
Freemasons--New York (State)
Freemasons--New York (State)--Brooklyn
Sailors--United States--History--20th century
United States. Navy--History--World War, 1914-1918
Places:
New York > New York
New York, New York, United States
Link to Item:
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Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. MA 130.002
Identifier:
A2017/054/008