which this correspondence was made, and of the
Brethren who were prominent in the presentation of these Eleven
Addresses, which came to him from Seven of the Thirteen Colonies.

A complete set of photostatic fac-similes of these documents in the
Library of Congress, has been secured for the Museum of the Grand Lodge
of Pennsylvania. Efforts were also made to obtain photographic copies of
such of the WASHINGTON Masonic letters as were still in existence, which
were successful except in two instances as noted in the text.

It will be noted that on April 30, 1789, WASHINGTON, while Master of his
Lodge, was inaugurated President of the United States; this is the only
instance where one of the fourteen Presidents, who were Members of our
Fraternity was a Master of a Lodge during their term as President.

The esteem in which WASHINGTON held the Masonic Fraternity, is shown by
the fact, that in almost every case he had both the address and his
reply, copied upon opposite pages of one of his folio letter-books, now
in the Library of Congress. These copies are respectively in the
handwriting of WASHINGTON's private secretaries, viz:--Major William
Jackson: Tobias Lear: Bartholomew Dandridge and G. W. Craik.

In addition to the above copies we have WASHINGTON's original drafts of
his letters to Watson and Cassoul, to the Grand Lodges of Massachusetts,
South Carolina, and Maryland, to Paul Revere, and as before stated
press copies of his answers to Mr. Snyder.

A perusal of these original documents, as here presented, affords an
excellent illustration of the _entente cordiale_, which existed between
WASHINGTON and his Masonic Brethren.

Upon the other hand, how the Masonic Fraternity, during WASHINGTON's
lifetime, venerated their august Brother, is shown by the addresses of
this correspondence as retained by WASHINGTON.

Also by the various Masonic Memorial services held, after WASHINGTON's
death, the chief of which was in Philadelphia, under the auspices of the
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. The Masonic services held in every State of
the Union, the many Eulogies and Sermons delivered and printed are
matters of history.

How this veneration of the great WASHINGTON continued during the past
years, is shown by the fact that there are no less than 53 Masonic
Lodges in the United States, named after the illustrious Brother. This
is independent of the numerous Royal Arch Chapters, Commanderies, and
other Masonic bodies, that bea