GE, No. 22,
VIRGINIA.=

Footnotes:

[1] Letter to Julius F. Sachse from Manuscript Division, December 19,
1914--in Library of Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.

[2] The letters referred to by the Anti-Masons were the one to King
David's Lodge at Newport, two to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, and
one to Charleston, S. C., and to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. The
above five Masonic Letters were all that were known to the Anti-Masons
at that time.

[3] "Vindication | of | General Washington | from the stigma | of
adherence to | Secret Societies | by | Joseph Ritner | Governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, | communicated | by | request of the House
of Representatives, to that body,| on the 8th of March, 1837."

This address during the Anti-Masonic period was regarded as an important
state paper.

[4] Letter press copies of the Snyder letters were retained by
WASHINGTON. Photostat copies of same are in the Archives of the Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania.

[5] "Proceedings of the Third State Anti-masonic Convention, of
Massachusetts, Worcester, 1832," p. 27.

[6] Vindication of Washington before quoted, p. 13.

[7] The Ancient Minute Book and Ledger of Fredericksburg Lodge, No. 4, in
Virginia, of which we have a photostat, is still in possession of the
Lodge, showing that "GEORGE WASHINGTON was entered November 4, 1752, and
on November 6, paid for his entrance L2. 3. 0, March 3, 1753, GEORGE
WASHINGTON was passed to Fellow-Craft; August 4, 1753, GEORGE WASHINGTON
was raised Master Mason."

[8] Catalogue of Washington Collection in Boston Athenaeum, Boston, 1897,
p. 185.

[9] Cf. "Works of William Smith, D.D.," Philadelphia, 1803, Vol. II, pp.
27-88, also "Life and Correspondence of Rev. William Smith, D.D.,"
Philadelphia, 1880, Vol. II, p. 9. _Et seq._

[10] For an exhaustive sketch of Brother Moses Michael Hays, see _The
American Freemason_, Vol. V, p. 576.

[11] "Newport, ss. Newport, August 18th, A.D. 1832. I certify that the
extracts taken from the records of King David's Lodge, Newport,
contained in the above and three foregoing pages, have been by me
compared with the minutes contained in two books purporting and
appearing to be the original records of said Lodge, and found to be true
and accurate copies of the same.

"Quid attestor, "GEO. C. MASON.
_"Jus. Peace and Pub. Not'y."_

Cf. "Anti-masonic Republican Convention of Massachusetts held at
Worcester, Septe