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Letter from Peter W. Ray to Jacob Norton, 1884 November 11

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Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. MA.300.006A letter from African American Freemason Peter W. Ray to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated November 11, 1884. In this letter, Ray responds to Norton's letter of November 8, 1884, and discusses the recognition of African American Freemasonry in the United States.
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Norton, Jacob, 1814-1897
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  1. African American Fraternal Organizations
  2. African American Freemasonry
  3. African American Freemasons
  4. African Americans
  5. Brooklyn
  6. Freemasonry
  7. Freemasons
  8. Freemasons. Prince Hall Grand Lodge Of The State Of Massachusetts
  9. Jews
  10. New York (State)
  11. Norton, Jacob, 1814 1897
  12. Scottish Rite (Masonic Order). United Supreme Council Nj, Prince Hall Affiliation
  13. United States

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