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Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 July 23
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated July 23, 1827. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction acknowledges Gourgas past communications of July 8-12 and sends a bundle of manuscripts for…
Manuscript copy of a letter from Nathan Hammatt Gould to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1848 December 5
Manuscript copy of a letter from Nathan Hammatt Gould to John James Joseph Gourgas, Dated December 5, 1848. In this letter, Gould asks for Gourgas’ aid in setting up a Council or Consistory in Newport, Rhode Island. Gould also alludes to the…
Circular letter from St. John's Lodge, No. 1, to King Solomons Lodge, No. 10, 1819
A declaration of separation and independence of St. John's Lodge, No. 1, a true copy of the records. Dated about 1819. In this document, St. John's Lodge, No. 1, declares its separation from the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island. Addressed to the members…
Master Mason certificate issued to Benjamin Sayer by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, 1797 June 5
A Master Mason certificate issued by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, of Newport, Rhode Island, to Benjamin Sayer, and dated June 5, 1797.
Master Mason certificate issued to John Richards by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, 1797 November
A Master Mason certificate issued by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, of Newport, Rhode Island, to John Richards, and dated November 1797.
Traveling Master Mason certificate issued to Josiah Foster Flagg by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, 1849 February 1
A hand-written traveling Master Mason certificate issued by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, of Newport, Rhode Island, to Josiah Foster Flagg. Dated February 1, 1849.
Master Mason certificate issued to William Brown by the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island, 1925 July 10
A Master Mason certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island to William Brown of Saint John's Lodge, No. 1, held at Newport, Rhode Island. Dated July 10, 1925. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "Engraved by J. Thos. Smith,…
Patent issued to Samuel Stringer, 1768 December 6
Patent issued by Henry Andrew Francken to Samuel Stringer, dated December 6, 1768. Reverse of document contains manuscript note, dated December 8, 1802, stating that Stringer transfers "this My Warrant & Seals" to Christopher C. Yates.
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Copy of a patent issued to Moses Michael Hays, 1768 December 06
Moses Michael Hays' own copy of a patent issued to Hays by Henry Andrew Francken, dated December 6, 1768. The patent deputized Hays with the powers of a Deputy Grand Inspector "in the West Indies and North America," under the Rite of Perfection. …
Certificate of Healing and Regularizing for the Cerneau Masons of St. John's Lodge, No. 1, issued by the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, 1849 August 10
This document is a certificate of healing and regularizing for Newport, Rhode Island, Masons previously working under a charter granted by Joseph Cerneau. Masons named in this certificate as having been "regularized and healed" include Jeremiah…