Know your hostile witness: Morgan's book came out after Morgan was abducted (Batavia, NY, 1826–27)
Record: the document says itPattern: documents line upLens: our readingOpen: not yet proven
Year: 1826
SUMMARYKnow your hostile witness: Morgan's book came out after Morgan was abducted (Batavia, NY, 1826–27) [Connections: Word coding & Masonic method, Nov 5, 2026]
RECORDThe introduction to Illustrations of Masonry was written by the publisher, Col. David C. Miller of Batavia, not by Morgan. It says Morgan was "kidnapped and carried away from the village of Batavia, on the 11th day of September, 1826, by a number of Freemasons" (p. iii). It calls the book "a master key to the secrets of Masonry" (p. ix) and says the order's continuance "is not in the slightest degree, necessary" (p. v). The book's title-page line reads "by one of the fraternity who has devoted thirty years to the subject" (p. ii)
WITNESShostile. The publisher openly says he wants the order exposed and ended
PATTERNMost printed passwords come to us through exposés like this one. That makes them useful, but each one has to be checked against other copies
LENS (WW9)A hostile witness can still carry a true receipt. Name the witness every time you cite it
OPENWhat happened to Morgan after the abduction is a separate question with a large literature. Do not state an outcome without a source