Date Original
1889
Description
This collection contains a letter from John M. Taylor, the Grand Keeper and Recorder of Seal for the Knights of Pythias, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Arkansas Lodges notifying the lodges of resolutions dated May 1, 1889.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Order of Knights of Pythias is an international, non-sectarian fraternal order, established in 1864 in Washington, DC, by Justus H. Rathbone and was the first fraternal order to be chartered by an Act of Congress after careful investigation by then president Abraham Lincoln. The order of Knights of Pythias follow three distinguishing principles, Friendship, Charity and Benevolence.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.041.047
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Knights of Pythias letter, SMC.041.047
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Knights of Pythias letter, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
