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Letter from General Pershing to G. Edward Elwell, Jr., 1930 January 18

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Letter from General Pershing to G. Edward Elwell, Jr. Dated January 18, 1930. In this letter, General John J. Pershing acknowledges Elwell's letter of congratulations upon Pershing's election to the 33rd Degree.

Manifesto issued by Supreme Council member Emanuel De La Motta, 1814

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Manifesto issued by Supreme Council member Emanuel De La Motta. Dated 1814. Manifesto issued by Emanuel De La Motta and the Charleston Supreme Council declaring Joseph Cerneau to be an "Imposter of the first magnitude" and his Masonic works to be…

Engrossed copy of the Letters of Constitution for the Supreme Council for the Northern District of the United States of America (i.e. Supreme Council, 33°, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction), 1813 August 5

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Also known as the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction’s charter, warrant, or “Birth Certificate,” this formal certificate was likely made in 1814. John James Joseph Gourgas who served in an official, secretarial capacity for both the Sublime Grand…

Engrossed certificate declaring John Christie an Active Member of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

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This certificate, dated June 17, 1845, announces the appointment of John Christie of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as a Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Thirty-Third degree. Christie was elevated to the grade of Sovereign Grand Inspector General…

Engrossed Scottish Rite 33rd degree certificate for Edmund B. Hays, issued by Henry C. Atwood

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Engrossed 33rd degree certificate issued to Edmund Burke Hays in 1858, documenting his elevation to the grade of Sovereign Grand Inspector General by Henry C. Atwood on September 9, 1848.

Also, contains notations (not signatures) of approval by…

Circular letter regarding the detached degrees, 1850 June 10

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Circular letter regarding the detached degrees. Dated June 10, 1850. This circular letter issued by the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, discusses the Supreme Council's authority in regards to the degrees of "Royal Master" and "Select…

Honorary member certificate issued to George A. Newbury, 1967 October 12

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An honorary membership certificate issued by the Grande Loge de Belgique to George A. Newbury, dated October 12, 1967.

Honorary 33° certificate issued to John Mark Gourgas, IV

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Honorary 33° certificate issued by the Supreme Council, 33°, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, to John Mark Gourgas, IV, dated September 29, 1992.

Honorary 33° certificate issued to Athanasius Colo Veloni

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Honorary 33° certificate issued by the Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to Athanasius Colo Veloni, dated August 20, 1875.

Honorary 33° certificate issued to William A. Richardson

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Honorary 33° certificate issued by Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to William A. Richardson, dated August 20, 1875.