Appendix A

Letter Proposing Viscount Goderich as a Candidate for Freemasonry

New Street Huddersfield

April 28th 1853

To Thos. Robinson Esqr.

Worshipfull Sir and Brother,

We the undersigned being Members of the Lodge of Truth No. 763, held at the Freemasons Hall, Kirkgate, Huddersfield, hereby nominate George Frederick Samuel Robinson commonly called VISCOUNT GODERICH, Member of Parliament, residing at No. 5 Whitehall Yard, London, aged 25 years, as a Candidate for Freemasonry, and we affectionately request that you will cause his Lordship’s name to be inserted in the next summons for the regular Lodge Meeting of Friday the sixth of May, and issued seven days previous to such meeting as in accordance with Constitutions Page 85 Section 2.

The reason why this Emergency is urged is that his Lordship cannot leave his Parliamentary duties for a longer Period than during his next visit to Huddersfield, about this time, and having long contemplated joining our honourable fraternity, his Lordship has evinced such a strong desire to become a Member of the Lodge of Truth, as expressed in a letter from his Lordship to Br. Sykes, P.M. dated London April 27th 1853.

We are Worshipl. Sir and Brother,

Yours very faithfully and fraternally,

John Sykes, P.M. G.T. Wright, S.W.

Thos. R. Tatham, P.M. Wm. Cross Marsh, J.W.

Itus Tewlis, P.P.G.S.B. and P.M. Walter Bradley, S.D.

Michael Kemp, P.J.W. William Hewitt Shepherd, Secy.

Thomas Abbey Bottomley, M.C.

[The page is entitled The following letter was rec’d from the WM and entered accordingly and appears opposite the minutes taken on Friday May 6th, 1853]