[Check Written to the Grand Lodge F&AM]

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Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Company of Fort Worth, made out to the Grand Lodge, F&AM (Free and Accepted Masons) for $850.00 and signed by William Madison McDonald. McDonald was the Grand Lodge's Grand Secretary, and was a leader in the Black Masonic movement. His Fraternal Bank and Trust Company was located in the Grand Masonic Temple on East 9th Street.

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1 check : 9 x 24 cm.

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McDonald, WIlliam Madison December 3, 1934.

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Founded in 1974 by activist and historian Lenora Rolla, the Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society is a nonprofit educational and public service organization located in Fort Worth. It collects, preserves, and makes available materials that document, interpret, and empower all areas of the African-American experience in Tarrant County, Texas.

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Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Company of Fort Worth, made out to the Grand Lodge, F&AM (Free and Accepted Masons) for $850.00 and signed by William Madison McDonald. McDonald was the Grand Lodge's Grand Secretary, and was a leader in the Black Masonic movement. His Fraternal Bank and Trust Company was located in the Grand Masonic Temple on East 9th Street.

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1 check : 9 x 24 cm.

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McDonald, WIlliam Madison. [Check Written to the Grand Lodge F&AM], text, December 3, 1934; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1645441/: accessed June 15, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society.

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