Auction 92 · Lot 147
Solomon Etting. Autograph Letter Signed, written to Colonel Lewis Farmer.
- Estimate
- $600–$900
- Hammer price
- $350
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(AMERICAN-JUDAICA).
printer
December 19th
Place
Lancaster, Penn.
Publication
1790
Description
Noting that the financial situation of Masonic Lodge 43 is now in good order.
summary
Etting was Worshipful Master of Masonic Lodge 43. It is most notable that a Jew in 1790 was given to occupy such an significant civil position.
These Etting letters are from an early Philadelphia Masonic correspondence; an archive that includes letters from Benjamin Franklin.
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