Engrossed certificate declaring John Christie an Active Member of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

Engrossed certificate declaring John Christie an Active Member of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

This certificate, dated June 17, 1845, announces the appointment of John Christie of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as a Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Thirty-Third degree. Christie was elevated to the grade of Sovereign Grand Inspector General and received into Active Membership in the Supreme Council on April 3, 1845.

Certificate signed by officers of the Supreme Council, including J.J.J. Gourgas, Edward A. Raymond, Killian H. van Rensselaer, Giles Fonda Yates, and Charles W. Moore. Blank space reading "Bull" intended for Archibald Bull who was elevated to the Thirty-Third degree and admitted to Active Membership on June 20, 1845.
Bottom of certificate reads: "Designed and Written by Isc. F. Bragg, 78 Crosby St., N.Y."

Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.

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English

A2016/009

1 document; 45 x 60 cm.