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Honorary 33° member certificate issued by the Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to Leon Martin Abbott, dated September 18, 1906. Abbott served as Sovereign Grand Commander for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction's Supreme Council…

Letter from Archibald Bull to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated January 20, 1848. In this letter, Archibald Bull, a member of the Supreme Council, states to Sovereign Grand Commander Gourgas that he has seen Gourgas’ November 8th letter, which was…

A letter from General Dwight D. Eisenhower to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated March 12, 1946. In this letter, Eisenhower responds to Johnson’s request that the War Department award President Truman a Distinguished Service Medal.

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.

Letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to Edward A. Raymond. Dated November 8, 1847. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Gourgas pushes Edward A. Raymond, Charles W. Moore, and Reuel Baker to take a stand against the decision of the Supreme…

Letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to Nathan Hammatt Gould, Dated December 11, 1848. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Gourgas answers Gould’s letter of December 5th. Gourgas responds that “you will find herewith an original printed copy…

Letter from John R. Stall to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated August 9, 1845. In this letter, Stall, who has seen a notice in Freemasons Monthly Magazine, asks Sovereign Grand Commander Gourgas for more information regarding the Scottish Rite,…

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated August 21, 1830. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction comments on François-Timoleon Begue Clavel’s prospectus, an advertisement for his…

Letter from Peter Le Barbier Duplessis to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated July 6, 1815. In this letter, Duplessis, one of the principal leaders in the establishment of the Lodge of Perfection in Philadelphia, asks Gourgas to confer the “High…

A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated May 2, 1945. In this letter, written less than a month after becoming President, Truman accedes to Johnson’s request to become the first recipient of the…