Document set 'Letter from William P. Mellen to Jacob Norton, 1855 November 3'
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2 / 2Natchez 3 Nov 1855
Dr Sir & Bro
Your favor of 19th ult. came
duly to hand, with an extract from "Howes[?]
Popular works". You speak of three dollars
being enclosed for the acacia -- There was
no money in the letter when it arrived nor
was there any appearance of its having been opened.
I am glad that the article in my September No. pleased you and the M W Grand Master of Massachusetts, with our Brethren of your persuasion. My review of the Massachusetts Report will be concluded in the December No. It was my expectation to have finished in the Nov. No. but the subject grew under my pen. You will probably be surprised by the result of my investigations -- in the Nov. No. I am now satisfied that one will be able to restore masonry to its original purity; but it will require some years of perseverance and hard work. We will have to encounter much opposition and perhaps enmity. The friends of the doctrines of the Acacia, if they wish to succeed, must by their subscriptions, sustain the only Masonic paper which has the moral courage to speak to the truth in this matter. Instead therefor -- of republishing this article in the Sept. No., my publisher might prefer subscribers Natchez 3 Nov 1855
Dr Sir & Bro
<p-bgn>Your favor of 19<sup>th</sup> ult. came
duly to hand, with an extract from <unclear>"Howes</unclear>
Popular works". You speak of three dollars
being enclosed for the acacia -- There was
no money in the letter when it arrived nor
was there any appearance of its having been opened.<p-end>
<p-bgn>I am glad that the article in my September
No. pleased you and the M W Grand
Master of Massachusetts, with our Brethren of
your persuasion. My review of the Massachusetts
Report will be concluded in the December
No. It was my expectation to have finished
in the Nov. No. but the subject grew under
my pen. You will probably be surprised by the
result of my investigations -- in the Nov. No.
I am now satisfied that one will be able to
restore masonry to its original purity; but it will
require some years of perseverance and hard work.
We will have to encounter much opposition and
perhaps enmity. The friends of the doctrines of
the <und>Acacia</und>, if they wish to succeed, must by their
subscriptions, sustain the only Masonic paper which
has the moral courage to speak to the truth in this
matter. Instead therefor -- of republishing this article
in the Sept. No., my publisher might prefer subscribers
I am glad that the article in my September No. pleased you and the M W Grand Master of Massachusetts, with our Brethren of your persuasion. My review of the Massachusetts Report will be concluded in the December No. It was my expectation to have finished in the Nov. No. but the subject grew under my pen. You will probably be surprised by the result of my investigations -- in the Nov. No. I am now satisfied that one will be able to restore masonry to its original purity; but it will require some years of perseverance and hard work. We will have to encounter much opposition and perhaps enmity. The friends of the doctrines of the Acacia, if they wish to succeed, must by their subscriptions, sustain the only Masonic paper which has the moral courage to speak to the truth in this matter. Instead therefor -- of republishing this article in the Sept. No., my publisher might prefer subscribers Natchez 3 Nov 1855
Dr Sir & Bro
<p-bgn>Your favor of 19<sup>th</sup> ult. came
duly to hand, with an extract from <unclear>"Howes</unclear>
Popular works". You speak of three dollars
being enclosed for the acacia -- There was
no money in the letter when it arrived nor
was there any appearance of its having been opened.<p-end>
<p-bgn>I am glad that the article in my September
No. pleased you and the M W Grand
Master of Massachusetts, with our Brethren of
your persuasion. My review of the Massachusetts
Report will be concluded in the December
No. It was my expectation to have finished
in the Nov. No. but the subject grew under
my pen. You will probably be surprised by the
result of my investigations -- in the Nov. No.
I am now satisfied that one will be able to
restore masonry to its original purity; but it will
require some years of perseverance and hard work.
We will have to encounter much opposition and
perhaps enmity. The friends of the doctrines of
the <und>Acacia</und>, if they wish to succeed, must by their
subscriptions, sustain the only Masonic paper which
has the moral courage to speak to the truth in this
matter. Instead therefor -- of republishing this article
in the Sept. No., my publisher might prefer subscribers
for the volume, No 1. He can supply
back numbers.
Thank you for "The Steps of Perfection".
Yours fraternally Wm P Mellen All remittances should be made direct to the publisher Giles M Hillyer Esq
Jacob Norton Esq Boston Mass for the volume, No 1. He can supply
back numbers.<p-end>
<p-bgn>Thank you for "The Steps of Perfection".<p-end>
Yours fraternally
W<sup>m</sup> P Mellen
<p-bgn>All remittances should be made direct
to the publisher Giles M Hillyer Esq<p-end>
Jacob Norton Esq
Boston
Mass
Thank you for "The Steps of Perfection".
Yours fraternally Wm P Mellen All remittances should be made direct to the publisher Giles M Hillyer Esq
Jacob Norton Esq Boston Mass for the volume, No 1. He can supply
back numbers.<p-end>
<p-bgn>Thank you for "The Steps of Perfection".<p-end>
Yours fraternally
W<sup>m</sup> P Mellen
<p-bgn>All remittances should be made direct
to the publisher Giles M Hillyer Esq<p-end>
Jacob Norton Esq
Boston
Mass