468:. In it were bones and a metal tobacco box. Other items found included a ring with the inscribed initials "W. M." The box contained a crumpled paper; its few legible words seemed to suggest that the remains might have been Morgan's. There were also critics who suggested that the alleged discovery of the bones and other artifacts was intentionally timed to coincide with the effort to construct a memorial to Morgan and might have been an effort to generate publicity for the monument, which was in fact dedicated in 1882.
266:'s Western Star Chapter Number 33, having declared under oath that he had previously received the six degrees that preceded it. It has never been established if he actually received these degrees and, if so, from which lodge. Morgan then attempted unsuccessfully to help establish or visit lodges and chapters in Batavia, but he was denied participation by members who disapproved of his character and even questioned his claims to Masonic membership. Morgan finally announced that he was going to publish an exposé titled
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Soon after Morgan disappeared, Miller published Morgan's book, which became a bestseller because of the notoriety of the events surrounding his disappearance. Miller did not say that Morgan had been murdered but that he had been "carried away". Unverified rumors speculated that Morgan had assumed a
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Morgan declared that a local newspaper publisher, David Cade Miller, had given him a sizable advance for the work. Miller is said to have received the entered apprentice degree (the first degree of
Freemasonry), but had been stopped from advancement by the objection of Batavia lodge members. Morgan
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and promise not to reveal the passwords and grips of the degrees, several members of the
Batavia lodge published an advertisement denouncing Morgan for breaking his word by authoring the book. An attempt was also made to set fire to Miller's newspaper office and print shop. On September 11, 1826,
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and a Mason, was removed from office and tried for his involvement in Morgan's disappearance; he served 28 months in prison after being convicted of conspiracy for his role in kidnapping Morgan and holding him against his will before his disappearance. Three other Masons, Loton Lawson, Nicholas
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and thrown overboard, where he presumably drowned, since he was never seen again in the community. In 1848, Henry L. Valance allegedly confessed on his deathbed to taking part in Morgan's murder, a purported event recounted in chapter two of
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546:(2010), the author Thomas Talbot presents a fictional version of the William Morgan kidnapping. He portrays him as a British spy, includes rogue British Masons, and has presidential agents thwart an assassination plot.
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to the freedom of writing, printing and speaking the truth. He was abducted from near this spot in the year 1826, by
Freemasons and murdered for revealing the secrets of their order. The court records of
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Jeffers also considers this the more credible explanation. C. T. Congdon, in
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was promised one-fourth of the profits, and the financial backers of the venture—Miller, John Davids (Morgan's landlord), and Russel Dyer—entered into a $ 500,000
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Equal Rites: The Book of Mormon, Masonry, Gender, and American Culture
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He returned with his family to the United States, settling first at
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1303:. Leicester, NY: Terrence, Mary and Ashley Grant. pp. 29–30.
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1006:. New York: Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co. p. 234.
1630:. Vol. I. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. pp. 99–100.
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The Character, Claims, and Practical Workings of Freemasonry
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553:'s poem "Secret Combinations" from his 2005 book of poems,
1613:. Boston: The Biographical Society. p. Seward-Seward.
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and others to harness the discontent by founding the new
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American author and activist (1774 – disappeared c. 1826)
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660:. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 94.
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Introduction to New and Alternative Religions in America
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The Craft: Freemasons, Secret Agents, and William Morgan
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786:. New York: Robert Macoy, Masonic Printer. p. 63.
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1885:A detailed account from a Canadian Grand Lodge
1607:Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard (1904).
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1216:. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. p. 97.
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1655:Nickerson, Sereno D. (1875).
1580:Beyer, Thomas R. Jr. (2010).
1552:. New York: A&E Networks.
1526:Reminiscences of a Journalist
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1676:Bracy, Frank L. Jr. (2017).
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952:. Baltimore, MD. p. 89.
927:McMaster, John Bach (1915).
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830:Greene, Samuel D. (1873).
720:Epstein, David A. (2012).
681:Roth, Randolph A. (2002).
627:Buel Jr., Richard (2006).
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268:Illustrations of Masonry
191:Early life and education
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1929:Works by William Morgan
1906:"Whys & Wherefores"
1725:Handbook of Freemasonry
1422:Keene, Michael (2011).
1068:Morris, Robert (1884).
1020:Bentley, A. P. (1874).
983:Bernard, David (1879).
780:Morris, Robert (1883).
549:He is also featured in
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1119:Stokes, Jerry (2007).
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315:'s anti-Masonic book
106:Anti-Masonic writings
1155:Universal Co-Masonry
1085:Ross, Peter (1899).
763:Ross, Peter (1899).
503:The monument reads:
375:, a Mason, into the
83:Youngstown, New York
1916:on January 14, 2011
1706:John Quincy Adams,
1345:, Christian Martyrs
968:Tillotson, Lee S.;
747:The History Channel
254:Book on Freemasonry
248:Rochester, New York
223:Marriage and family
195:Morgan was born in
1904:George Peter MPS.
1816:The New York Times
1393:The New York Times
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472:Monument to Morgan
466:Pembroke, New York
451:Memphis, Tennessee
377:Anti-Masonic Party
237:York, Upper Canada
197:Culpeper, Virginia
177:Anti-Masonic Party
66:Colony of Virginia
1933:Project Gutenberg
1797:978-0-8131-5040-6
1735:978-9-0042-7312-2
1689:978-1-4809-4464-0
1593:978-1-55704-919-3
1495:978-0-87338-693-7
1435:978-1-60949-190-1
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700:978-0-521-30183-1
667:978-0-275-98713-8
640:978-0-8108-6840-3
555:For Dust Thou Art
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