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Whitney did indeed tell a story-not to Thurlow Weed, who was his accuser in the conspiracy case and whom he hated-but to Robert Morris. This story is both the most probable and the best attested of any we have, as to the true fate of William Morgan. Whitney told Morris that he had consulted with Governor Clinton at Albany, relative to what could be done to prevent Morgan executing his plans to print the expose. Clinton sternly forbade any illegal moves, but suggested the purchase of the Morgan manuscript, for enough money to enable Morgan to move beyond the reach of the influence and probable enmity of his associates in the publishing enterprise. From some source (Masons? Governor Clinton ?) Whitney was assured of any amount needed, up to a thousand dollars, which was a great sum in those days. In Batavia Whitney summoned Morgan to a conference in which the bribe was temptingly held forth. On the one hand, the enmity of all, persecution, continual danger-it is not improbable that threats were mingled with the bribe! On the other hand, money, safety, freedom from a plan to publish which held much of danger. If Morgan would take five hundred dollars, go to Canada, "disappear", his family would be provided for, and later sent to him! Morgan agreed. He was to be arrested and "kidnapped", to make it easy to get away from Miller and his associates. Whitney feared that without some such spectacular escape, Morgan might at the last moment decline to go through with the plan, fearing reprisals from his friends in the publishing venture. Whitney told Morris that two Canadian Masons received Morgan from the hands of his "kidnappers" at Ft. Niagara, traveled with him a day and a night to a place near Hamilton, Ontario, where they paid him the five hundred dollars, receiving his receipt and signed agreement never to return without permission of Captain William King, Sheriff Bruce, or Whitney. Page 16 [934] Family Sketches Reuben Lawrence Weidman , is a descendant of Jacob Weidman of Switzerland, who was one of the first settlers in Berne, Albany county, NY , where he built the first house, the town being named after his native city, Berne, Switzerland. He also built a saw and flouring mill at what was long known as Weidman's Mills. Jacob Weidman was the father of one son Felix, who was the father of Daniel, Jacob, Paul and Felix. All these four generations lived in Berne. Daniel Weidman when fifteen became clerk in a general store in West Berne, and when sixteen came to Albany as clerk for Peter Van Wormer, and later for F. W. Ford & Son. Afterwards he attended the Knoxville and Gallupville Academies, was clerk in a dry goods store in New York city, joined his uncle in mercantile business in Gallupville for six years and thence came to Albany in 1845 and was the founder of the present house of Weidman & Co. He remained in the wholesale grocery business until his death, 13 May 1886. His son George D. was born 29 Jun 1842, entered the army in 1861 as orderly sergeant, became brevet major of volunteers and captain of Co. F, 10th Regt., N. G. S. N. Y. He died 17 Mar 1883. Reuben L. Weidman is a son of Felix Weidman, a physician and surgeon whose practice extended over a period covering about 45 years. He was one of the best known and most successful practitioners in his section of the county. The subject of this sketch was born at Central Bridge, NY, 1 Oct 1848. For a number of years he was engaged in the grocery business in Gallupville, NY, and was also for a time in the employ of D. Weidman, Sons Sc Co., as traveling salesman. A short time previous to the death of his uncle, Daniel Weidman, he became a member of the firm. 5 Oct 1888, Mrs. E. Eugenia Daw, a daughter of Daniel Weidman, was admitted under the present firm name of Weidman & Co. Thomas R. Ward, jr., was admitted 1 Mar 1894. Mr. Weidman enlisted 17 Aug 1864, in Co. I, 15th N. Y. Cavalry, and did special duty until discharged 8 May 1865. He is a member of George Dawson Post No. 63, G. A. R., and also of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 3, F&AM. He was married 4 Oct 1870, to Miss Helena Hunting. They have one daughter. Miss Caroline Weidman. He died 1 Oct 1923 probably in Bethlehem, Albany, NY, and was buried in Weserlo Rural Cemetery. Helena died 11 Nov 1903. WEIDMAN, REUBEN L. - Age, 16 years. Enlisted [15th NY Cav.], August 17, 1864, at Wright; mustered in as private, "unassigned," August 18, 1861, to serve one year; mustered out, May 8,1865, at Hart's Island, New York Harbor. Masters Lodge No. 5, Albany, New York CHARTER: As No. 2, granted by authority of the Grand Lodge of England, by Provincial Grand Master GEORGE HARRISON, March 5, 1708. Received new charter from the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, April 4, 1793. NUMBER: No. 2 until 1798; then No. 4, which it retained until a rearrangement of numbers in 1810, when it became No. 5. MINUTES : Intact from beginning, except from April 27, 1795, to October 21, 1824, and from April 9, 1828, to March 9, 1843. Minutes of December 29, 1800; January 12 and 26, and February 0, 1807, are still intact. MORGAN TROUBLE: One brother raised in 1828. No record of any other business, except opening and closing the Lodge. Officers of Masters' Lodge, No. 2, elected at the annual communication in the city of Albany, December 27, 5827: Jacob Ten Broeck Van Vechten, Master; Gerrit W. Ryckman, Senior Warden; William Seymour, Junior Warden; Rufus Brown, Treasurer; Hamlet H. Hickox, Secretary; Isaac M'Murdy,Senior Deacon; C. A. Ten Eyck, Junior Deacon; William Bay and James M'Kown, Stewards; John Pearce, Tyler. MASTERS 1768. William Gamble. Samuel Stringer. 1769. Samuel Stringer. 1770. Samuel Stringer. 1771. Samuel Stringer. 1772. James Bain. 1773. Samuel Stringer. Jeremiah Van Rensselaer. 1774. Samuel Stringer. 1775. Samuel Stringer. 1776. Jeremiah Van Rensselaer. 1777. Samuel Stringer. 86
1778. Samuel Stringer. 1779. Samuel Stringer. 1780. Samuel Stringer. 1781. Leonard Gansevoort, Sr. 1782. Leonard Gansevoort, Sr. 1783. John Lansing, Jr. 1784. John Lansing, Jr. Jos. John Lansing. 1785. Jos. John Lansing. 1786. John Fondey (Fonda), Jr. 1787. Leonard Gansevoort. 1788. Leonard Gansevoort. 1789. Leonard Gansevoort. 1790. Stephen Van Rensselaer. 1791. Stephen Van Rensselaer. 1792. Leonard Gansevoort, Sr. 1793. Philip S. Van Rensselaer. 1794. Philip S. Van Rensselaer. 1795. Philip S. Van Rensselaer. 1798. Sebastian Visscher. 1799 to 1806 no record. 1806. Rufus Brown. (1787-1849) 1807. Rufus Brown. 1808 to 1824 no record. 1824. Jonathan Eights. 1825. Rufus Brown. 1826. John W. Bay. 1827. Jacob T. B. Van Vechten. 1828. Garrit W. Ryckman. 1829. Jonathan Eights, 1830 to 1834 no record. 1834. Jonathan Eights, 1835 to 1837 no record. 1837. Jonathan Eights. 1838. Jonathan Eights. 1839. Jonathan Eights. 1840. Jonathan Eights. 1841. Jonathan Eights. 1842. Jonathan Eights. 1843. Jonathan Eights. 1844. Jonathan Eights. 1845. Samuel Van Vechten. 1846. John Keyes Paige. 1847. William Seymour. 1848. William Seymour. 1849. William Seymour. 1850. William Seymour. 1851. William Seymour. 1852. Cornelius Ten Broeck. 1853. George H. Thacher. 1854. Lewis Rathbone. 1855. R. Emmet Churchill. 1856. R. Emmet Churchill. 1857. R. Emmet Churchill. 1858. Edmund L. Judson. 1859. Edmund L. Judson. 1860. Frank Chamberlain. 1861. Jefferson Peterman. 1862. Jefferson Peterman. 1863. Edmund L. Judson. 1864. Edmund L. Judson. 1865. Edmund L. Judson. 1866. Edmund L. Judson. 1867. Edmund L. Judson. 1868. Eli C. Clark, Jr. 1869. Eli C. Clark, Jr. GRAND LODGE OFFICERS 1870. William H. Haskell. 1871. William H. Haskell. 1872. John De P. Townsend. 1873. James Ten Eyck. 1874. James Ten Eyck. 1875. James Ten Eyck. 1876. James Ten Eyck. 1877. James Ten Eyck. 1878. Clarence Rathbone. 1879. S. D. M. Goodwin. 1880. S. D. M. Goodwin. 1881. Robert D. Williams. 1882. Robert D. Williams. 1883. John Boyd Thacher. 1884. Edward L. Taylor. 1885. John H. Quinby. 1886. John H. Quinby. 1887. Eugene Burlingame. 1888. William Story. 1889. William Story. 1890. George H. Benjamin. 1891. Joseph A. Lawson. 1892. Calvin W. Eaton. 1893. Calvin W. Eaton. 1894. Calvin W. Eaton. 1895. Joseph D. Craig. 1896. Joseph D. Craig. 1897. Stuart G. Speir. 1898. James F. Barker. 1899. James F. Barker. 1900. William S. Hackett. 1901. William S. Hackett. 1902. Frederick W. White. Stephen Van Rensselaer, Grand Master, 1825 to 1829. 1892. James Ten Eyck, Grand Master, 1878. Edmund L. Judson, Grand Master, Frank Chamberlain, District Deputy Grand Master, 1862. DECEASED BRETHREN PROMINENT IN VARIOUS WALKS OF LIFE Samuel Stringer. T. Romeyn Beck. George H. Thacher. Jeremiah Van Rensselaer. John S. Van Rensselaer. Brig.-Gen. John Stark. Peter Schuyler. John W. Bay. Peter W. Yates. Eli Perry. John F. Rathbone. Charles E. Bleecker. Many interesting extracts from the old minutes of this Lodge are given in Barker's "Early History and Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York," Vol. I., pp. xxi-xxx. ----- MASTERS’ LODGE, NO. 2: (NO. 5) Provincial 1768-1798 History of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and ..., Volume 1, by Charles Thompson McClenachan. 1888. page 236-260. http://books.google.com/books?id=g5wwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA253&lpg=PA253&dq=%22Stephen+Van+Rensselaer%22+%22master s+lodge%22&source=bl&ots=y007Npx15H&sig=YN3_JpeXKZWGxInVAH7BAFApx4o&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22Stephen%20Van %20Rensselaer%22%20%22masters%20lodge%22&f=false Masters’ Lodge, located at Albany, received its Warrant March 5, 1768, from Provincial Grand Master, George Harrison, Richard Morris at that time being the Grand Secretary. William Gamble was the first Master: Samuel Stringer and Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Wardens; Francis Pfister, Thomas Lynott, Stephen Tuttle, Thomas Swords, Stephen March, William Hogan, Henry Beasly, Thomas S. Dimond, and Peter Schuyler, members. On April 4, 1768, the Lodge being duly opened, Richard Cartwright was present as the first visitor to the Lodge. A petition having been received from Mr. Peter Schuyler to be made in this Lodge, and being personally known to all the members, he was unanimously accepted and entered accordingly; the charges being to the Charity Fund, £8; to the Tyler, 8s.; dues for the remainder of the year, £1 10s.; for Apron, 2s.; making a total of £10. At the succeeding meeting we find from the minutes, which are in a perfect state of preservation, that Brothers Stringer and Van Rensselaer, in compliance with a by-law, paid six pence each for coming late; and that Brother Stringer was ordered to transmit, by 87
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