"N. B. The above three Sermons were preached at the request of the Grand Lodge of Communication, for Pennsylvania, and contains in substance all that the Author thinks it necessary to bequeath to the Brotherhood, by way of Sermons, preached at different times and in sundry of the neighboring States, during 48 Years past." By referring to the following letters and Documents it is shown that WASHINGTON's interest in Freemasonry and the Fraternity continued until the time of his death. These documents cover the period from 1782 to 1798. As these copies in our possession are photostat fac-similes of the original documents in the Library of Congress, there can never be any question of correctness or of their authenticity. The finding and collating of this material will settle for all time to come the question of WASHINGTON's connection with the Ancient Fraternity, and his opinion and esteem of Freemasonry. The earliest record we have of any Masonic Body proposing a masonic address to General WASHINGTON, was the resolution offered in King David's Lodge, No. 1, at Newport, Rhode Island, during WASHINGTON's visit to Newport in March, 1781, while the French Army under Rochambeau was quartered there. WASHINGTON arrived in Newport on the sixth of March and remained there until the thirteenth, when he left for Providence by way of Bristol. It was in anticipation of this visit that the Brethren of King David's Lodge, of which Brother Moses Michael Hays[10] was Worshipful Master, that a masonic greeting to General WASHINGTON was proposed. The following entry from the old Minute Book of the Lodge will explain why the project failed to materialize. =MOSES M. HAYS W. M. KING DAVID'S LODGE, No. 1, NEWPORT, R. I., 1780-1781. GRAND MASTER OF MASONS IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1788-1793.= EXTRACT FROM THE RECORDS OF KING DAVID'S LODGE. "Regular Lodge night, held at the house of Mr. James Tew, Wednesday evening, the 7th February, 1781. 5781. "A motion being made that as our worthy brother, his Excellency General Washington, was daily expected amongst us, a committee should be appointed to prepare an address in behalf of the Lodge, to present him. Voted, That the Right Worshipful Master (Moses Michael Hays) together with brothers Seixas, Peleg Clark, John Handy, and Robert Elliot, be a committee for that purpose, and that they present the same to this Lodge at their next meeting for their approbation." "At a Lodge held by request of the Right Worshipful Master, Feb. 14th, 1781. 5781,