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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…

Blank Master Mason certificate commissioned by the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, between 1790 and 1805

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An unissued or blank Master Mason certificate commissioned by the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "D. Raynerd Del. Saml. Hill Sculpt." The certificate is dated December 28, 1805, and was intended to be…

Certificate of appreciation issued to Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Mayor of Boston, 1869 June 19

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Certificate issued to Nathaniel Shurtleff, Mayor of Boston, by the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, for "their high appreciation of the most cordial and fraternal welcome extended" to them by Shurtleff during the Supreme Council's…

Circular letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Albert Pike regarding the state of the Scottish Rite, 1883 November 1

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A circular letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Albert Pike of the Southern Jurisdiction. Dated November 1, 1883. In this document, Sovereign Grand Commander Pike denounces the actions of three spurious Supreme Councils located in the cities of New…

Dispensation issued by the Supreme Council to form a Rose Croix chapter in Boston, 1845 June 25

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Dispensation issued by the Supreme Council to form a Rose Croix chapter in Boston. Dated June 25, 1845. This dispensation (a document usually given as a precursor to a charter) authorizes Edward A. Raymond, Abram A. Dame, and others to form a Rose…

Honorary 33° certificate for Charles L. Hayes

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Honorary 33° certificate issued Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to Charles L. Hayes, dated September 20, 1898. Imprint at bottom of certificate: "American Bank Note Co. New York & Boston."

Honorary 33° certificate issued to Clement Mario Silvestro, 1981 September 30

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An honorary 33° certificate issued by the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, to Clement Mario Silvestro. Dated September 30, 1981. Signed by Sovereign Grand Commander Stanley Maxwell and Grand Secretary General Laurence E. Eaton.

Honorary 33° certificate issued to George Washington Gilmore Snyder, 1920 September 21

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An honorary 33° certificate issued by the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, to George Washington Gilmore Snyder. Dated September 21, 1920. Signed by Sovereign Grand Commander Barton Smith and Grand Secretary General Robert Archibald…

Honorary 33° membership certificate issued by the Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to Allen Towner Treadway, 1912 October 1

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An honorary 33° member certificate issued by the Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to Allen Towner Treadway, dated October 1, 1912. Autographed by many Scottish Rite Masons on the reverse, including Leon M. Abbott, Melvin M.…

Honorary 33° membership certificate issued by the Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to John Hanford Van Gorden, 1957 September 25

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An honorary 33° membership certificate issued by the Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to John Hanford Van Gorden. Dated September 25, 1957. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, "American Bank Note Co. New York & Boston."