Orlando Sheppard papers, 1874-1929; (bulk, 1899-1901).

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Sheppard, Orlando, 1844-1929. Orlando Sheppard papers, 1874-1929; (bulk, 1899-1901).

Orlando Sheppard papers, 1874-1929; (bulk, 1899-1901).

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Correspondence, receipts, and other official papers re the Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina. Includes invitations to speak at lodges and lay cornerstones, district reports on the financial and physical conditions of various lodges, and questions involving particulars of Masonic law. Items of interest include circular letter, 6 Mar. 1878, severing ties between Grand Lodge of Ancient and Accepted Masons of England and Grand Orient of France due to religious differences over "a belief in the existence of T[he] G[rand] A[rchitect] O[f] T[he] U[niverse]"; document, 8 Jan. 1899, giving instructions for preparations of a Masonic Hall for a "Lodge of Sorrow" following the death of a Brother; letter, 17 Sept. 1900, from Zimmerman Davis, Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of S.C., commending Sheppard on issuing a "call for help for our brethren in Galveston", [Tx.], following the 8 Sept. 1900 hurricane. Letter, 25 Mar . 1901, from George B. Lake re his trip to Washington, D.C., on McKinley's inauguration day; letter, 5 Apr. 1901, from Furman Smith, District Deputy Grand Master of Masons for the 7th District of S.C., re a visit to Iva (Anderson County, S.C.), and donation by Lodge 233 to the Galveston hurricane fund; letter, 30 Nov. 1918, from Charles H. Callahan, Alexandria, Va., certifying that the box and gavel presented to the Grand Lodge of S.C. on 10 Dec. 1918 was constructed of wood from Mt. Vernon and neighboring Belvoir, home of William Fairfax, and a bedstead used by both George Washington and Robert E. Lee. Correspondents include Jacob T. Barron (Grand Secretary, Grand Royal Arch Chapter of S.C.); Daniel A.J. Bell; Zachariah Williams Carwile; W.J. Cathcart (Secretary, Acaia Lodge, and Sheriff of Richland County); Zimmerman Davis (Grand Treasurer, Grand Lodge of S.C.); Wilmot Gibbes DeSaussure (Grand Master of Masons of S.C.); R. Furman Divver (physician and surgeon); W.L. Durst (President, Greenwood Cotton Mill); J.N. Estridge (Senior Warden, Whitebluff Lodge, and member of Ways and Means Committee, S.C. General Assembly); W.A. Giles (Worshipful Master, Star Lodge, Grand Master of Masons of S.C., and secretary, Graniteville Manufacturing Company). Other correspondents: T.A. Heise (secretary, Masonic Temple Club); Charles Inglesby (Grand Secretary, Grand Lodge of S.C.); James R. Johnson (Worshipful Master, Orange Lodge, Grand Master of Masons of S.C., treasurer, Board of Trustees, Masonic Home Fund, and Potentate, Oasis Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Shrine of the Carolinas); Joseph Travis Johnson (Senior Warden, Spartan Lodge, and Member of House of Representatives); S.T. Lanham (Grand Master of Masons of S.C.); Max Meyerhardt (Grand Master of Masons of Ga., and editor/proprietor of The Masonic Herald); George S. Mower (Grand Master of Masons of S.C.); T.H. Rennie (Worshipful Master, Star Lodge, and superintendent, Graniteville Manufacturing Company). Other correspondents: A.S. Rowell (District Deputy Grand Master 9th Masonic District of S.C., and editor of The Sun-Herald); Claude E. Sawyer (Grand Master of Masons of S.C.); Furman Smith (District Deputy Grand Master 7th District of S.C., and merchandise broker); J. Adger Smythe (Past Grand Master of Masons of S.C., and Mayor of Charleston); J.P. Strom; Thomas P. Waring (Worshipful Master, Landmark Lodge); C.L. Wroton (secretary, Rock Hill Lodge, and proprietor of Rock Hill Wagon Works), and others.

1 oversized folder

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