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Circular letter from the Sovereign Grand Consistory expelling William Field, Peter Lawson, Charles S. Westcott, John A. Foster, and George M. Randall, 1862 May 23

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A circular letter from the Sovereign Grand Consistory expelling William Field, Peter Lawson, Charles S. Westcott, John A. Foster, and George M. Randall. Dated May 23, 1862. On August 24, 1860, Sovereign Grand Commander Raymond abruptly closed the…

Circular letter from the Supreme Council expelling Edward A. Raymond and Simon W. Robinson, 1862 May 22

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A circular letter from the Supreme Council expelling Sovereign Grand Commander Edward A. Raymond and Grand Secretary General Simon W. Robinson. Dated May 22, 1862. On August 24, 1860, Sovereign Grand Commander Raymond abruptly closed the Supreme…

Supreme Council list of officers, members, and subordinate bodies, 1862 February 5

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A list of Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, officers, members, and subordinate bodies. Dated February 5, 1862. In this document, the Supreme Council provides the Masonic world with a list of its current officers, members and subordinate…

Edict from John W. Simons regarding the formation of the second Atwood Council, 1853 February 23

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An edict from Acting Sovereign Grand Commander John W. Simons regarding the formation of the second Atwood Council. Dated February 23, 1853. In this document, Simons denounces the formation of the Second Atwood Council by Henry C. Atwood and Robert…

Supreme Council warning and declaration, between 1882 and 1885

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A warning and declaration from the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Dated sometime between 1882 and 1885. In this document, the Supreme Council warns brethren of the “wrong doing of certain persons in several States to peddle” degrees…

Letter from Charles S. Westcott to Charles W. Moore, 1855 November 21

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A letter from Charles S. Westcott to Charles W. Moore. Dated November 21, 1855. In this letter, Westcott requests the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, accept the petition of a group of New York City Freemasons to unify with the…

Thompson-Folger Supreme Council's comment on its legitimacy, between 1897 and 1916

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A defense of the Cerneau inspired Thompson-Folger Supreme Council by its Sovereign Grand Commander Major W. Bayliss. Dated sometime between 1897 and 1916. In this document, Bayliss disputes the Southern Jurisdiction’s claim being the “Mother Council…

Address of the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States, relating to difficulties in Northern Jurisdiction : delivered at Washington, D.C. April 19, 1866

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An address by Sovereign Grand Commander Albert Pike of the Southern Jurisdiction. Dated April 19, 1866. In this document, Pike denounces the behavior of the members from the two competing Supreme Councils for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, one…

Announcement of the union of the Hays and Raymond Supreme Councils, 1863 March 1

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Announcement of the union of the Hays Supreme Council (Cerneau) of New York City and Raymond Supreme Council (schismatic) of Boston, Massachusetts. Dated March 1, 1863. Signed by newly elected Sovereign Grand Commander Edmund B. Hays and Grand…

Raymond Supreme Council expulsion certificate for Charles W. Moore and Killian H. Van Rensselaer, 1862 January 22

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An expulsion certificate issued by the Raymond Supreme Council for Charles W. Moore and Killian H. Van Rensselaer. Dated January 1, 1862. On August 24, 1860, Sovereign Grand Commander Raymond abruptly closed the Supreme Council sine die, leading to…