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Manuscript certificate attesting that Etienne Rosier, Capta…
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"[Freemasonry] Manuscript certificate attesting that Etienne Rosier, Captain Commander of the Gendarmerie in the department of Orne, residing in Alençon, was received Apprentice, Companion and Master Freemason. The document, headed by a printed Masonic vignette, consists of a double in-4 sheet of which 3 pages are handwritten and include numerous signatures and two wax seals."

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"[Freemasonry] Manuscript certificate attesting that Etienne Rosier, Captain Commander of the Gendarmerie in the department of Orne, residing in Alençon, was received Apprentice, Companion and Master Freemason. The document, headed by a printed Masonic vignette, consists of a double in-4 sheet of which 3 pages are handwritten and include numerous signatures and two wax seals."

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