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Letter from Giles F. Yates to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated October 29, 1827. In this letter, Yates, a member of the Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction, and Sovereign of Sovereigns of Albany Sovereign Consistory, writes he has received…

Letter from Giles F. Yates to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated February 5, 1828. In this letter, Yates, a member of the Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction, and Sovereign of Sovereigns of Albany Sovereign Consistory, informs Gourgas, a member of…

Letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to Giles F. Yates. Dated October 6, 1827. In this letter, Gourgas, a member of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, acknowledges the receipt of Yates’ letter of September 21. He apologizes for not…

Letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to Giles F. Yates. Dated March 29, 1828. In this letter, Gourgas, a member of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, states he has received Yates' letter of March 24. Gourgas has “obtained the roll…

Manuscript copy of a letter from Frederick Dalcho to Antoine Louis Moret. Dated May 2, 1813. In this manuscript copy of a letter, Dalcho responds to unsubstantiated claims that the Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction, does not exist or has been…

Manuscript copy of a letter from Giles F. Yates to Nathan N. Whiting. Dated April 4, 1828. In this manuscript copy of a letter to Nathan N. Whiting, Yates acknowledges the receipt of Whiting’s request for a dismission or demit from Albany Sovereign…

Manuscript copy of a letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to Charles W. Moore. Dated September 3, 1845. In this manuscript copy of a letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Gourgas of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction inquires as to why the Supreme…

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…

A defense of the Cerneau inspired Thompson-Folger Supreme Council by its Sovereign Grand Commander Major W. Bayliss. Dated sometime between 1897 and 1916. In this document, Bayliss disputes the Southern Jurisdiction’s claim being the “Mother Council…