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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. …

A certificate issued by the Cross Supreme Council (Cerneau) to Henry C. Lawrence of the New York City Lodge of Perfection. Dated April 14, 1852. Signed by Sovereign Grand Commander Jeremy L. Cross, Daniel Sickels, Grand Secretary Robert B. Folger,…

Denunciation of the Comte de St. Laurent, a Cerneau follower. Dated after 1838. In this document, Sovereign Grand Commander John James Joseph Gourgas denounces the Comte de St. Laurent, a Black Freemason and follower of Joseph Cerneau.

This dispensation from the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, empowered Masons living in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, to form a Consistory. Dated July 10, 1860, and signed by Sovereign Grand Commander Edward Raymond.

This dispensation from the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, empowered Masons living in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, to form the Raymond Lodge of Perfection and the Raymond Council, Princes of Jerusalem. Dated July 1, 1857, and…

Dispensation issued by the Supreme Council to form a Rose Croix chapter in Boston. Dated June 25, 1845. This dispensation (a document usually given as a precursor to a charter) authorizes Edward A. Raymond, Abram A. Dame, and others to form a Rose…

A draft of a set of resolutions composed by the Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction and dated September 20, [1881]. In this document, the Supreme Council expresses their "regret, sympathy, and mourning" for the sudden death of…

A draft of a letter sent to Secretary of State James G. Blaine from the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, which expresses sympathy for the recent death of President James Garfield.

An edict from Acting Sovereign Grand Commander John W. Simons regarding the formation of the second Atwood Council. Dated February 23, 1853. In this document, Simons denounces the formation of the Second Atwood Council by Henry C. Atwood and Robert…

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…