Freemasons, Amity Lodge, No. 54, and Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 19, resolution
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Scope and Contents
The collection contains an 1866 resolution addressed to President Andrew Johnson by two Greene County, Alabama freemasons chapters, requesting the pardon and release of several associates. The resolution contains the newspaper account of the incident and the related trial before a military commission.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1866
Creator
- Freemasons. Amity Lodge, No. 54 (Pickensville, Ala.) (Organization)
- Freemasons. Mt. Moriah Lodge, No.19 (Pickensville, Ala.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
During the Civil War and Reconstruction, military commissions were used in a variety of settings. Famously, the Supreme Court forbade their use in states that had not seceded and in which the courts were open. In the South, however, civilian courts were closed or could not be relied on to prosecute offenders against the Union.
Extent
0.02 Linear Feet (1 item)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
An 1866 resolution addressed to President Andrew Johnson by two Alabama freemasons chapters, requesting the pardon and release of several associates.
Provenance
unknown
General
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Processed by
unknown, 2008; updated by Martha Bace
Subject
- Johnson, Andrew (Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Freemasons, Amity Lodge, No. 54, and Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 19, resolution
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- February 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository