Raymond Supreme Council expulsion certificate for Charles W. Moore and Killian H. Van Rensselaer, 1862 January 22

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Title

Raymond Supreme Council expulsion certificate for Charles W. Moore and Killian H. Van Rensselaer, 1862 January 22

Description

An expulsion certificate issued by the Raymond Supreme Council for Charles W. Moore and Killian H. Van Rensselaer. Dated January 1, 1862. On August 24, 1860, Sovereign Grand Commander Raymond abruptly closed the Supreme Council sine die, leading to the Schism of 1860 and the formation of two competing Supreme Councils in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, one led by Raymond and the other by Killian Van Rensselaer.

Source

Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC 300.002

Date

1862 01 22

Rights

This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.

Language

English

Identifier

A2019/178/0261

Extent

1 item ; 43 x 28 cm.

Provenance

Gift of the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite.

Citation

Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Grand Council for the United States of America (Raymond), “Raymond Supreme Council expulsion certificate for Charles W. Moore and Killian H. Van Rensselaer, 1862 January 22,” digitalVGW, accessed April 25, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1037.