.25 Linear Feet, Summary: 3 in. (newspaper box, 3 in.); (unboxed frame)
Creator
Knights of the Maccabees
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
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.
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
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.
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