George Washington, response to the master, wardens, and brethren of King David's Lodge of Masons in Newport, Rhode Island, August 17, 1790; Fitzpatrick 31:94 Note

 

"Being persuaded, that a just application of the principles, on which the masonic fraternity is founded, must be promotive of private virtue and public prosperity. I shall always be happy to advance the interests of the society, and be considered by them a deserving brother." – George Washington, response to the master, wardens, and brethren of King David's Lodge of Masons in Newport, Rhode Island, August 17, 1790; Fitzpatrick 31:94 Note

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