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General convocation certificate issued by John James Joseph Gourgas to Edward A. Raymond and Charles W. Moore, 1848 February 26
General convocation certificate issued by John James Joseph Gourgas to Edward A. Raymond and Charles W. Moore. Dated February 26, 1848. In this document, Sovereign Grand Commander Gourgas summons Raymond and Moore of Boston, Massachusetts, to attend…
Handwritten petition for Killian H. Van Rensselaer, 1845 June 17
Handwritten petition for Killian H. Van Rensselaer. Dated June 17, 1845. This supplique or application, written by Sovereign Grand Commander John James Joseph Gourgas, declares Killian H. Van Rensselaer's intention to join the Supreme Council,…
Handwritten statement on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, 1865 May 17
Handwritten statement on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Dated May 17, 1865. This handwritten preamble and resolution by Benjamin Dean of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, expresses the Supreme Council’s sympathy…
Handwritten summons from Sovereign Grand Commander John James Joseph Gourgas to Edward A. Raymond, 1847 November 22
Handwritten summons from Sovereign Grand Commander John James Joseph Gourgas to Edward A. Raymond. Dated November 22, 1847. In this handwritten summons addressed to Edward A. Raymond, Sovereign Grand Commander Gourgas directs Raymond, Charles W.…
Invitation to the first anniversary celebration of Washington Consistory, No. 7, 1884 October 8
An invitation to the first anniversary celebration of Washington Consistory, No. 7 (Cerneau), of the Valley of Washington, D.C. Dated October 8, 1884. In this document, Commander in Chief Harrison Dingman and Grand Secretary H. Harvey Hazard invite…
Letter from Antoine Louis Moret to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1822 May 13
Letter from Antoine Louis Moret to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated May 13, 1822. In this letter, Moret reports he is returning to Paris and wishes to serve as the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction's, advocate to the Supreme Grand…
Letter from Antoine Louis Moret to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1828 October 09
Letter from Antoine Louis Moret to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated October 09, 1828. In this letter, Moret reports that he has received Gourgas’ letter of May 15 and has annexed to this letter his response to the president of the Supreme Council of…
Letter from Antoine Louis Moret, 1828 February 15
Letter from Antoine Louis Moret. Dated February 15, 1828. In this letter, Moret reports he has received the membership lists of the Southern and Northern Supreme Councils. Moret replies he has annexed to this letter a correct translation of his…
Letter from Archibald Bull to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1848 January 20
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…
Letter from Charles S. Westcott to Charles W. Moore, 1855 November 21
A letter from Charles S. Westcott to Charles W. Moore. Dated November 21, 1855. In this letter, Westcott requests the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, accept the petition of a group of New York City Freemasons to unify with the…
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Civil War discharge certificate for Private James Foran
Civil War discharge certificate for Private James Foran of the 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps, dated September 1864.A tintype portrait of James…