1866 1ed George Washington Masonic Compeers Freemason Secret Rites Ben Franklin

1866 1^ed George Washington Masonic Compeers Freemason Secret Rites Ben Franklin

“Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.”

– George Washington

During the American Revolution, General Washington attended Masonic celebrations and religious observances in several states including North and South Carolina and supported Masonic Lodges that formed within army regiments.

Hayden outlines in his book, ‘Washington and his Masonic Compeers’ how Washington and several of his friends were Masons participating in the secret rituals and rites of the Mason Society. Hayden spends the first half walking through the masonic history of George Washington and then goes on to give brief masonic histories of fellow countrymen including Benjamin Franklin!

A rare first edition complete with 28 illustrations including the steel frontispiece portrait of George Washington.

Item number: #13203

Price: $599

HAYDEN, Sidney

Washington and his masonic compeers.

New York, Masonic Pub. and manufacturing Co., 1866. First Edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 407, [1]
  • 28 illustrations
• Provenance: Handwritten – James B. Dobyns, 1872
  • James Dobyns was a Confederate soldier who served with the 21^st Mississippi Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War.
  • The 21st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry was a Confederate infantry regiment from Mississippi in the American Civil War. The regiment was involved in several well documented battles including the battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga.
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; secure
• Size: ~8in X 5.5in (20cm x 13.5cm)

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