DS, signed “Harry S. Truman 33˚, P.G.M. Mo.,” one page, 16 x 11.75, April 21, 1944. Masonic document certifying "that Brother James Byron Manson, Jr., who has signed his name in the margin hereof is a Prince of the Royal Secret 32˚ and as such is regularly affiliated in our Consistory in the Valley of Detroit in the State of Michigan and it is hereby recommended to the protection and fraternal consideration of all members of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite throughout the world." Signed in the upper left corner by Truman as Provincial Grand Master. Mounted, double-matted, and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 29.5 x 18.25. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing and staining, and very slight blurring to the signature.
Truman was an active Mason, and of the fourteen U.S. Presidents who were Masons, President Truman is the only one to have been given the 33° of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite. ‘Freemasonry,’ Truman wrote, ‘is a system of morals which makes it easier to live with your fellow man, whether he understands it or not.’
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