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Letter from John R. Stall to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1845 August 9
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,…
Manuscript copy of a letter from Moses Holbrook to John Henry Holland, 1830 May 17
Manuscript copy of a letter from Moses Holbrook to John Henry Holland. Dated May 17, 1830. Copied in John James Joseph Gourgas’ hand, this letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction acknowledges John Henry Holland’s…
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1828 October 17
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dates October 17, 1828. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction reports he has received no word from the Jamaican Supreme Council after having written to…
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1828 April 19
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated April 19, 1828. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction states that Joseph M’Cosh arrived last evening, and Holbrook wants to reply to Gourgas’…
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 December 24
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated December 24, 1827. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction expresses his remorse for the confusion regarding his letter of November 29. Explains…
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 November 29
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated November 29, 1827. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction informs Gourgas that John Barker has Sovereign Grand Commander John Mitchell’s Scottish…
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 March 26
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas . Dated March 26, 1827. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction acknowledges Gourgas’ letter of March 10, 1827, and states that his Supreme Council has…
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1822 July 15
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated July 15, 1822. In this letter, Moses Holbrook, a member of the Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction, writes that Jacob De La Motta has asked Holbrook to request information from Gourgas…
Letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to Nathan Hammatt Gould. 1848 December 11
Letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to Nathan Hammatt Gould, Dated December 11, 1848. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Gourgas answers Gould’s letter of December 5th. Gourgas responds that “you will find herewith an original printed copy…
Denunciation of the Comte de St. Laurent, a Cerneau follower, after 1838
Denunciation of the Comte de St. Laurent, a Cerneau follower. Dated after 1838. In this document, Sovereign Grand Commander John James Joseph Gourgas denounces the Comte de St. Laurent, a Black Freemason and follower of Joseph Cerneau.
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Discharge certificate, 1783 June 8

Discharge certificate. Dated June 8, 1783. In this document, General George Washington discharges Private Samuel Wright, who was awarded the Badge of…