Item Overview:

• Type: Original 19th-Century Fraternal Business Receipt / Invoice.
• Date: 1897
• Vendor/Artisan: H. P. Rodermond – House, Sign, and Decorative Painting.
• Client: Odo de St. Amand Commandery No. 12 (Knights Templar, Morristown, NJ).
• Charges Breakdown: Gilding ($3.00) & Gold Lettering ($5.00).

Historical Significance:
This original 1897 itemized receipt offers a stellar, primary-source glimpse into the interior luxury and craftsmanship poured into late-19th-century American Freemasonry.Having successfully survived its administrative crisis in 1880, Morristown’s Odo de St. Amand Commandery No. 12 was thriving and upgrading its quarters by 1897. This document records an official transaction with local trade artisan H.P. Rodermond for custom, high-end decorative work inside the Masonic Asylum.The document explicitly details a charge of $3.00 for "gilding" (applying fine gold leaf) and $5.00 for "gold lettering" on the physical Stations—the designated ceremonial seats used by the Commandery's officers during ritual work. It is an outstanding example of localized Gilded Age trade history and Masonic material culture.A highly unique addition for collectors of Knights Templar ephemera, 19th-century American sign painting / trade history, or localized Morris County, New Jersey history.

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