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This manuscript certificate issued by the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction of the Western Hemisphere, Henry C. Atwood, appoints Edmund B. Hays as his successor-in-waiting. Upon Atwood’s death in 1860,…

A letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Albert Pike of the Southern Jurisdiction. Dated October 31, 1883. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Pike explains his decision to expel Frederick Widdows for violating his oath to the two legitimate…

A letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Albert Pike of the Southern Jurisdiction. Dated November 1, 1883. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Pike discusses the Cerneau-inspired Seymour-Peckham Supreme Council of New York City and informs…

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. 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. 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 . 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. 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. 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 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,…