William Morgan has become a symbol of free speech and free press when he disappeared after speaking out against the Freemasons in 1826. 

http://hollandlandoffice.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morgan_(anti-Mason)

http://projects.leadr.msu.edu/uniontodisunion/exhibits/show/freemasons-and-the-murder-of-w/the-disappearance-of-william-m

https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Morgan-American-Freemason

https://www.history.com/news/freemason-secrets-revealed

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2015/05/masons-and-american-history-the-1826-kidnapping-allegedly-by-freemasons-that-changed-american-politics-forever.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry