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JOHN R. BRADFORD
Junior Grand Warden, 1846-1848.
MEMORIAL
From Proceedings, 1865, Page VII-7:
"Whereas it has pleased Divine Providence to remove from us by sudden death our highly esteemed late Bro. John R. Bradford, a past Officer of this G. Lodge, therefore
Resolved. That we cannot part with our deceased Bro. without some expression of our grateful attachment and respect for his person and of our high estimate of his character both as a Mason and as a Man.
Resolved. That his long and unfaltering devotion to the principles and interests of our beloved Order, a devotion signalized for over half a century by a multitude of valuable services, calls for our most thankful recognition.
Resolved, That his example is a model of firmness, industry, benevolence, temperance, purity, and energetic integrity, worthy of reverence and imitation on the part of all.
Resolved. That his memory is most dear to us, and That in the circumstances of his departure, taken directly from his tasks to his reward, without suffering or fear, we own the merciful hand of the heavenly Father, and feel that his family and friends are comforted in the assurance that they now have this precious additional treasure laid up in Heaven.
