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from: fredericksburg.com...
A fraternal bond
When Union troops occupied Port Royal (South Carolina] in 1864, one of their soldiers broke into the town's Masonic lodge.
He stole seven sterling-silver jewels owned by the area's Masons, many of whom fought for the Confederates. Shortly thereafter, the thief brandished the jewels to a fellow Union soldier, Emory Packard, who just happened to be a Freemason from Massachusetts.
Although the valuables belonged to the enemy, Packard pleaded for his comrade to return them. Finally, he convinced the man to sell him the stolen jewels, a deal that required Packard to borrow money from friends.
Immediately, he mailed his new possessions to the Paul Revere Lodge in Brockton, Mass. At the end of the war, these Masons sent the costly items about 500 miles south--back to Port Royal.
"Being a Mason, I felt that I was doing you a good turn," Packard wrote in a letter received by Port Royal Masons on Jan. 9, 1888. "[I] thought you might like to hear from one who saved your jewels from being scattered, melted up, or destroyed.”
Originally posted by LordBucket
Wouldn't it be even better if this sort of cameraderie were shared by all of humanity?
Originally posted by LordBucket
Wouldn't it be even better if this sort of cameraderie were shared by all of humanity?
Originally posted by MrNECROS
Maybe the Freemason who stole the 100 year old solid gold pocket watch my grandfather left me might want to give it back?
Just a personal thought...to the individual out there in question if they happen upon this thread.
Nobody else need respond to this.
Originally posted by sigung86
The Butler Did IT!!!!!
Is this what all your constant Masonic bashing is about?