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Transcription of recorded interview ; Mount Union College professor reminisces.
Excerpt from History of the Abduction of William Morgan, and the Anti-Masonic Excitement of 1826-30: With Many Details and Incidents Never Before Published Ix December last the author of this little volume wrote for the free press. At Mt. Pleasant. Iowa. A sketch of the History of the Abduction of William Morgan. And the excitement which followed that occurrence. Detailing some incidents and facts which had never before been published. These sketches were published in the issue of that paper of December 26th. 1873. And the three succeeding num bers of January following. The publishers anticipating a demmd for extra copies. Issued some two hundred surplus numbers to their regular editions, bu...
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This controversial, and fully illustrated book forms a cornerstone of the mythology surrounding anti-Freemasonry. Captain William Morgan, was a disenchanted Freemason, based in Batavia, New York. After he was ejected by the local lodge, he announced he would publish a book exposing the secretive Masonic rituals. Shortly before the book was published in 1826, Morgan disappeared, and three Free Masons were later convicted of kidnapping. Although there were claims that Morgan had been murdered, others say that he was forced to leave the country. The incident led to widespread hostility towards Freemasons in the United States.