Containing the CORRESPONDENCE between Eliphalet Murdock, of Le Roy, Genesee
County, N. Y. and the author, relating to the supposed murder of Mr. Murdock's
father, through Masonic vengeance, at Rensselaerville, in the county of
Albany, in October 1803,---and several other interesting matters.

4

༡༽༥

THE NEW YORK
PUBLIC LIBRARY
208031

ASTOR, LENOX AND
TILDEN FOUNDATIONS.
R 1901 L.

Northern District of New-York, to wit :

BE it remembered, that on the twenty-second day of October the fifty-second year of the independence of the United States America, A. D. 1827, Solomon Southwick, of the said District, ha deposited in this office the title of a Book, the right whereof he clai as Author, in the words following to wit:

"A Solemn Warning against Free Masonry. Addressed to the young men of United States. With an appendix, containing the correspondence between Elipha Murdock, of Le Roy, Genesee county, N. Y. and the author, relating to the suppos murder of Mr. Murdock's father, through masonic vengeance at Rensselaerville, the county of Albany, in October, 1803; and several other interesting matters. son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, come with us, let us lay w for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause. Cast in thy lot among let us all have one purse. My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy from their path. For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. Prov. i, 10, 14, 15, 16. Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather prove them: For it is a shame even to speak of those things, which are done of th in secret. Ephesians v. 11, 12. By Solomon Southwick, Editor of the National Ob ver, Albany."

In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, tled "An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the pies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors such copies, during the times therein mentioned;" and also, to act entitled "An act supplementary to an act entitled 'An act for encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Chai and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during times therein mentioned,' and extending the benefits thereof to the a of Designing, Engraving, and Etching historical and other prints." R. R. LANSING, Clerk of the District Court of the . S. for the Northern District of New-Yo

DEDICATION.

To TRUMBULL CARY, TIMOTHY FITCH,* WILLIAM DAVIS,*
HINMAN HOLDEN,* T. F. TALBOT, JAMES P. SMITH, LYMAN
D. PRINDLE, ELEAZER SOUTHWORTH, WILLIAM ́ KEYES,
JONATHAN LAY, Committee of Genesee County.

ØRSON BENJAMIN,* HEMAN CHAPIN,* JONATHAN BUELL,*
RALPH WILCOX, BANI BRADLEY, JOSIAH PORTER, Commit-
tee of Bloomfield, Ontario County.

SAMUEL RAWSON,* NATHAN JENKS,* JONAS M. WHEELER,*
SAMUEL EWING, ELIJAH SEDGEWICK, JOHN SARGEANT,
THOMAS WRIGHT, Committee of Victor, Ontario County.

SAMUEL WORKS,* FREDERICK F. BACKUS,* HEMAN NORTON,
FREDERICK WHITTLESEY, JOSIAH BISSELL, Jun. THURLOW
WEED, Committee of Rochester, Monroe County.

ISAAC LACY,* SAMUEL LACY,* WILLIAM PIXLEY, BENJAMIN
BOWEN, Committee of Chili, Monroe County.

JOHN GARBUT,* TRUMAN EDSON, CLARK HALL, Committee
of Wheatland, Monroe County.

BATES COOK,* ALEXANDER DICKENSON,* SAMUEL DEVEAUX,*
JOHN PHILLIPS, Committee of Lewiston, Niagara County.

GENTLEMEN,

THE DEDICATION of a book, if not the offspring of mere private friendship, or gratitude to a patron, implies, that those to whom it is addressed, have rendered some signal service to their country, or mankind; have either, by their wisdom, valour and patriotism, aided the one, or by their humanity and benevolence con

*The names thus designated (*) are those of the gentlemen wip formed the Lewiston Convention, strictly so called.