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Letter from Winyah Lodge, No. 40, to Pacific Lodge, No. 45. Dated June 04, 1873. In this letter, Winyah Lodge, No. 40, describes how white Union soldiers of the 15th Maine torched their lodge building in response to being “relieved by a Battalion of…

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated January 25/26, 1827. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction responds to Gourgas' letter of January 17, 1827, until his responsibilities as a…

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 March 29, 1827. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction acknowledges Gourgas’ letter of March 19, 1827, and provides information regarding the…

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated June 11, 1827. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction provides a manuscript copy of Henry Andrew Francken's patent to Samuel Stringer of Albany,…

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated July 12, 1827. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction comments upon the sharing of rituals and degrees between the two Jurisdictions. He agrees…

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated November 17, 1828. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction, who still suffers from the effects of Dengue fever, reports he is returning to Gourgas…

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated January 08, 1830. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction comments upon the validity of David Bernard and his work, the Light on Masonry, which…

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated June 21, 1830. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction acknowledges the receipt of Gourgas’ June 3 letter. Holbrook expresses his gratitude in…

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated October 30, 1830. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction comments that his health is “now fast improving” after being “so seriously afflicted…