Transcript The Great Seal of America

The Great Seal of
America
And the Freemason’s Involvement
By Andy Singer
Formation of the Great Seal of America
It took three committees to finally approve a Great Seal. The first included known
Freemason Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams. They are in order,
from left to right, above. They enlisted Pierre Eugene du Simitiere to aid them in drawing
and providing new ideas.
Formation of the Great Seal (continued)
The second committee consisted of William
Churchill Huston, James Lovell, and John
Morin Scott. Like the first committee, they
enlisted the aid of a consultant. His name was
Francis Hopkinson of Philadelphia. This group
also failed to create an acceptable seal.
The Third Committee
The third committee consisted of Arthur
Middleton, John Rutledge, and Elias Boudinot.
Evidence shows that these men did little work
on the Seal. They relied on William Barton to
draw and create ideas. Most importantly,
Barton retained the first committee’s Eye of
Providence and the unfinished pyramid.
Freemason Symbols Seen on
the Reverse Side of the
Great Seal of America
The symbols of importance to freemasonry on the Great Seal of America are the Eye of
Providence, the equilateral triangle, and the light which emanates from the triangle.
FDR and Henry Wallace:
Prominence to the Reverse
of the Great Seal
In 1934, FDR’s Secretary of Agriculture, Henry Wallace, proposed an idea for a coin
which depicted the reverse side of the Great Seal. President Roosevelt agreed that the
reverse side of the Great Seal deserved more prominence, and they proceeded to make
it prominent on the one dollar bill. Both were 32nd Degree Freemasons.