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A document from 1823 from the rear admiral sir robert arbuthnot Collection

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    Posted 7 years ago

    Phatbuddha
    (220 items)

    This document was with the rear admiral sir robert Arbuthnot Collection.

    It was in a big medal box but the medal wasn't in there.

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    1. OlofZ OlofZ, 7 years ago
      This is Robert Arbuthnot's grandfather William Arbuthnot's letter of membership of the Freemason Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel). Don't know if the Freemasons give out medals to new members. Maybe it was just a make shift box for the letter.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodge_of_Edinburgh_(Mary%27s_Chapel)_No._1

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Arbuthnot,_1st_Baronet

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