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[Drawing of a Three-Story Building]

Drawing of a three-story building with notes adding details about the roof, siding, and past damage to the building. The drawing is on the back of a sheet of Cassaday Grey Granite Co. letterhead and has a handwritten note near the bottom of the sheet reading "Father of Scott J. Hill."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Floor Plan of Murchinson Lodge No. 80]

Architectural drawing of the Murchison Lodge #80 with notes about the condition of the building in 1887. The drawing is on the letterhead of Cassaday Grey Granite Co.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hill, T. Y.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Grand Secretary's Report 1860-1861] (open access)

[Grand Secretary's Report 1860-1861]

Book containing the Grand Secretary of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas's report for 1860-1861 and Murchison Lodge, No. 80 meeting minutes dated 1892. The report consists of a list of members with their home lodges, occupations, and physical descriptions and is the first sixty-one pages. The Murchison Lodge meeting minutes are at the very end of the book, pages 218 to 260.
Date: {1861-03-01,1891,1892}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hallettsville Masonic Lodge Hall]

Photograph of the Masonic Lodge Hall in Hallettsville, Texas. The hall is a two-story building with horizontal wooden siding and several windows on the long side of the building. There is a smaller building to the left of the hall, a traffic light on the right, and a bell tower visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of the First Murchison Lodge, No. 80 Building]

Photograph of the interior of the first Murchison Lodge, No. 80 building in Hallettsville, Texas. The room has windows on the left and right walls, a small stage or pulpit area against the center of the back wall, and three large candlesticks in the center of the room next to a small table.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From T. B. Foster, T. A. Hestin, and R. C. Saunders to Members of the Joshua Chapter No. 43, Royal Arch Masons] (open access)

[Letter From T. B. Foster, T. A. Hestin, and R. C. Saunders to Members of the Joshua Chapter No. 43, Royal Arch Masons]

Letter from T. B. Foster, T. A. Hestin, and R. C. Saunders to the Most Excellent High Priest, King, Scribe, and Companions of the Joshua Chapter, No. 43, Royal Arch Masons discussing the death of Josiah Dowling.
Date: unknown
Creator: Foster, T. B.; Hestin, T. A. & Saunders, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note Regarding Lodge Members in the Confederate Army] (open access)

[Note Regarding Lodge Members in the Confederate Army]

Note discussing the members of the lodge who served in the Confederate army.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of B. H. Foster]

Photograph of B. H. Foster with only his head and upper chest visible. Foster has a long beard and is wearing a coat or jacket. "B. H. Foster, 1853 app[..] May, Tiler 1854, [..] June, July, R. 8-19-53" is written on the back in pencil.
Date: unknown
Creator: Daugherty Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Exterior of the First Murchison Lodge, No. 80 Building]

Photograph of the first building of Murchison Lodge, No. 80, taken from across the street. There is a low awning over the side walk on the building's facade, several people on the street in front of the building, and three cars parked along the side of the street.
Date: unknown
Creator: Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Interior of the First Murchison Lodge, No 80 Building]

Photograph of the interior of the first building of Murchison Lodge, No. 80 in Hallettsville, Texas. There are three large candlesticks in the center of the room next to a small table and a raised platform against the wall in front of the windows. The back of the photo is stamped with "Guaranteed for Life, Border Fox Tone Picture, [..] San Antonio, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Second Murchison Lodge, No. 80 Building]

Photograph of the exterior of the second building of the Murchison Lodge, No. 80. One side of the building is visible with two doors, one in the center and one on the left side; both doors have the Freemason's Square and Compass on the glass window in the upper half of the door.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recommendation Letter for Benjamin Milby] (open access)

[Recommendation Letter for Benjamin Milby]

Introductory letter and recommendations for Benjamin Milby asking permission to transfer from Morales Lodge No. 37 to Joshua Chapter No. 43 in Hallettsville.
Date: unknown
Creator: Allen, W. W. & Devall, Sam
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recommendation Letter for C. B. Patton] (open access)

[Recommendation Letter for C. B. Patton]

Introductory letter and recommendations for C. B. Patton asking permission to transfer from Murchison Lodge No. 80 in Hallettsville to Joshua Chapter No. 43 in Hallettsville.
Date: unknown
Creator: Devall, Sam
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recommendation Letter for Clement Hastin] (open access)

[Recommendation Letter for Clement Hastin]

Introductory letter and recommendations for Clement Hastin asking permission to transfer from Murchison Lodge No. 80 in Hallettsville to Joshua Chapter No. 43 in Hallettsville.
Date: unknown
Creator: Devall, Sam & Allen, W. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recommendation Letter for H. C. Creekmire] (open access)

[Recommendation Letter for H. C. Creekmire]

Introductory letter and recommendations for H. C. Creekmire asking permission to transfer from Murchison Lodge No. 80 in Hallettsville to Joshua Chapter 43 in Hallettsville.
Date: unknown
Creator: Devall, Sam & Hestin, T. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recommendation Letter for Peter Turner] (open access)

[Recommendation Letter for Peter Turner]

Introductory letter and recommendations for Peter Turner asking permission to transfer from Plains Chapter No. 34 to Joshua Chapter No. 34 in Hallettsville.
Date: unknown
Creator: Devall, Sam & Green, Lee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recommendation Letter for W. D. Burt] (open access)

[Recommendation Letter for W. D. Burt]

Introductory letter and recommendations for W. D. Burt asking permission to transfer from Murchison Lodge No. 80 in Hallettsville to Joshua Chapter No. 43 in Hallettsville.
Date: unknown
Creator: Devall, Sam
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sketch of North and South Sides of a Building]

Sketch of the north and south sides of a three-story building. The notes under the sketch describe the placement of the windows and state it was drawn from memory in 1932.
Date: 1932
Creator: Zumwalt, T. R.
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sketch of Original Home of Murchison Lodge No. 80]

Sketch of the front view of the original home of Murchison Lodge No. 80 in Hallettsville, Texas. The notes written around the drawing detail the uses of the various floors and the location of the building.
Date: 1932
Creator: Zumwalt, T. R.
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From T. Y. Hill to Scott, June 24, 1931] (open access)

[Letter From T. Y. Hill to Scott, June 24, 1931]

Letter from T. Y. Hill to Scott discussing the old Masonic Hall in Hallettsville, Texas. Hill describes the building that existed in 1887 and how the ownership of the "brick lodge" passed from the Masonic trustees to Hill.
Date: June 24, 1931
Creator: Hill, T. Y.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The "College" 1851-1890] (open access)

[Clipping: The "College" 1851-1890]

Newspaper clipping of a page from the New Era-Herald with articles, "The 'College' 1850-1890," "What We Think," and "Explains Why World War Came to an End in 1918." "The 'College' 1850-1890" discusses the first building of Murchison Lodge, No. 80 including a description of the building, the uses of the various floors, and the current masonic lodge's desire to collect more information about the building. The back of the clipping has a market report, classified advertisements, and a gossip column. The clipping is attached to a card from William Volker & Co.
Date: June 21, 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

College Building

Drawing of the "College Building" showing the floor plan and layout of the first floor of the building. The notes state the sketch was made from memory in 1931 by T. R. Zumwalt and lists the uses of each floor.
Date: June 20, 1931
Creator: Zumwalt, T. R.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Murchison Lodge No. 80 Members and Dues, June 24, 1903 to June 24, 1904] (open access)

[List of Murchison Lodge No. 80 Members and Dues, June 24, 1903 to June 24, 1904]

Document listing the members and dues payments for Murchison Lodge No. 80 for 1903 to 1904.
Date: June 24, 1904
Creator: Peterson, William
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rufus Price, September 8, 1890] (open access)

[Letter from Rufus Price, September 8, 1890]

Letter from Rufus Price granting authorization for the establishment of a chapter of the Royal Arch Masons in Sweet Home, Texas in Lavaca County.
Date: September 8, 1899
Creator: Price, Rufus
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History