Knights of the Maccabees, Morgantown Tent No. 8, Charter

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West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
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Morgantown, WV 26506
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Knights of the Maccabees, Morgantown Tent No. 8, Charter, A&M 4164, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (newspaper box, 3 in.); (unboxed frame)
Creator:
Knights of the Maccabees
Abstract:
Charter for the Morgantown, West Virginia "tent" of the Knights of the Maccabees, a fraternal organization which provided life insurance and other benefits to its members. The charter is dated 20 December 1894 and is 22 1/2 in. X 28 1/2 in. The charter was signed by members of the "tent", including an "A. Dayton", assumed to be Alston Gordon Dayton, alumnus of West Virginia University and West Virginia Federal Court Judge. For more information concerning Dayton, please see A&M 52. For more information regarding the Morgantown Ladies Auxilliary of the Knights of the Maccabees, please see A&M 1687. Also includes original frame that the charter was displayed in.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Knights of the Maccabees, Morgantown Tent No. 8, Charter, A&M 4164, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

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West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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