Masonic Memorial Plaque G.W. Masonic Temple

LETTER TO THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 1797

"IN THAT RETIREMENT, WHICH DECLINING YEARS INDUCED ME TO SEEK, AND WHICH TO REPOSE, TO A MIND LONG EMPLOYED IN PUBLIC CONCERNS, RENDERED NECESSARY. MY WISHES THAT BOUNTEOUS PROVIDENCE WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS,& PRESERVE OUR COUNTRY IN PEACE. & IN THE PROSPERITY IT HAS ENJOYED, WILL BE WARM & SINCERE, AND MY ATTACHMENT TO THE SOCIETY OF WHICH WE ARE MEMBERS WILL DISPOSE ME ALWAYS, TO CONTRIBUTE MY BEST ENDEAVORS TO PROMOTE HONOR AND INTEREST OF THE CRAFT."

George Washington