49 - [FREEMASONRY-MARSEILLE]. MANUSCRIPT.

[FREEMASONRY-MARSEILLE]. MANUSCRIPT. Sovereign Chapter of the Loving Wisdom. Marseille, March 1820. Loose leaf, watermarked laid paper, square folio (52 x 55 cm), ruled in pencil, brown ink, black engraved vignette at the top (a radiant star with the lodge’s name in its center), (creases and slight soiling, small tear in the center and minor tears along the edges and at the folds, no missing pages, edges slightly rubbed in places, some wear due to the ink). Early 19th-century Masonic manuscript. Chart, with a large red wax seal (5 x 6 cm) of the Sovereign Chapter of “Aimable Sagesse” in the Valley of Marseille. With various autograph signatures of the Venerables of the Lodge. Dated 1820. Chart of the FF:. Chev:. Comprising the Sovereign Chapter under the distinctive title of “Aimable Sagesse,” duly constituted in the Valley of Marseille on the 30th day of the month called “Thisri,” in the 5th year of the Mastery of the 56th G:. M.:, in the Year of Regeneration, March 30, 1820. The roster lists the first and last names, as well as the civil (occupations) and Masonic titles of each Knight. Honorific and official titles with autographs appear at the bottom of the roster. An interesting document for the history of Freemasonry in early 19th-century Provence. Marseille was a long-standing and very active Masonic center, with numerous lodges. The seal is virtually intact. It features a cross inscribed within a radiating crown of thorns, two branches, and a crown bearing the name of the Lodge.