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Letter from Giles F. Yates to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 June 25

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Letter from Giles F. Yates to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated June 25, 1827. In this letter, Yates, a member of the Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction, and Sovereign of Sovereigns of the Albany Sovereign Consistory, apologizes to Gourgas for his…

Letter from Giles F. Yates to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 July 20

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Letter from Giles F. Yates to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated July 20, 1827. In this letter, Yates, a member of the Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction, and Sovereign of Sovereigns of Albany Sovereign Consistory, petitions the Supreme Council,…

Letter from John R. Stall to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1845 August 9

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Letter from John R. Stall to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated August 9, 1845. In this letter, Stall, who has seen a notice in Freemasons Monthly Magazine, asks Sovereign Grand Commander Gourgas for more information regarding the Scottish Rite,…

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1830 June 21

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Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated June 21, 1830. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction acknowledges the receipt of Gourgas’ June 3 letter. Holbrook expresses his gratitude in…

Manuscript copy of a letter from Nathan Hammatt Gould to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1848 December 5

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Manuscript copy of a letter from Nathan Hammatt Gould to John James Joseph Gourgas, Dated December 5, 1848. In this letter, Gould asks for Gourgas’ aid in setting up a Council or Consistory in Newport, Rhode Island. Gould also alludes to the…

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 January 15

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Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated January 15, 1827. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction replies that he prizes Gourgas sentiments expressed in his letter of January 8, 1827, and…

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1826 December 13

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Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated December 13, 1826. In this letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Moses Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction, Holbrook expresses the Southern Jurisdiction’s gratitude for Gourgas’ help.…

Manuscript copy of a letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to John Christie, 1850 July 29

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Manuscript copy of a letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to John Christie. Dated July 29, 1850. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Gourgas continues his warning to beware of "two certain intriguers not many miles from" Christie, who lived in…

Handwritten petition for Killian H. Van Rensselaer, 1845 June 17

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Handwritten petition for Killian H. Van Rensselaer. Dated June 17, 1845. This supplique or application, written by Sovereign Grand Commander John James Joseph Gourgas, declares Killian H. Van Rensselaer's intention to join the Supreme Council,…

Handwritten summons from Sovereign Grand Commander John James Joseph Gourgas to Edward A. Raymond, 1847 November 22

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Handwritten summons from Sovereign Grand Commander John James Joseph Gourgas to Edward A. Raymond. Dated November 22, 1847. In this handwritten summons addressed to Edward A. Raymond, Sovereign Grand Commander Gourgas directs Raymond, Charles W.…