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Certificate of Healing and Regularizing for the Cerneau Masons of St. John's Lodge, No. 1 (Newport, Rhode Island)

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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…

Certificate appointing Nathan H. Gould as Deputy for the State of Rhode Island for the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, 1867 May 17

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This certificate appoints Nathan H. Gould as Deputy for the State of Rhode Island for the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Dated May 17, 1867.

Royal Arch certificate for William Franklin Ross

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A Royal Arch certificate issued by Providence Chapter, No. 1 (Providence, Rhode Island), to William Franklin Ross and dated July 3, 1868. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "Published by Clark & Maynard, New York."

Red Cross, Knight Templar, Knight of Malta, Order of St. John of Jerusalem certificate issued to Richard S. Spofford, Jr., 1856

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A Knight Templar certificate issued by the Grand Commandery for Massachusetts to Richard S. Spofford, Jr. and dated 1856. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1841, by Chas. W. Moore, John B.…

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 July 23

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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…

Copy of a patent issued to Moses Michael Hays

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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. …

Manuscript copy of a letter from Nathan Hammatt Gould to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1848 December 5

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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…

Declaration of separation and independence of St. John's Lodge, No. 1 : a true copy of the records, about 1819

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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 by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, to Benjamin Sayer, 1797 June 5

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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 by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, to John Richards, 1797 November

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A Master Mason certificate issued by St. John's Lodge, No. 1, of Newport, Rhode Island, to John Richards, and dated November 1797.