Edict from John W. Simons regarding the formation of the second Atwood Council, 1853 February 23

Creator

Simons, John W. (John William), 1821-1888

Title

Description

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 B. Folger after the resignation of Sovereign Grand Commander Jeremy Cross.

Subject

Atwood, Henry Clinton, 1801-1860.

Cerneauism.

Clandestine freemasonry.

Cross, Jeremy L. (Jeremy Ladd), 1783-1860.

Folger, Robert B. (Robert Benjamin), 1803-1892.

Freemasonry -- United States.

Freemasons -- United States.

Scottish Rite (Masonic order).

Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Hemisphere (Cross).

Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Grand Council of the Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the 33rd and last degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite (Second Atwood Council).

Source

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

Date

1853 02 23

Contributor

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

A2019/178/0279

Coverage

United States

Extent

1 item (4 pages) ; 25 x 16 cm.

Provenance

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

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Collection

Scottish Rite Documents

Citation

Simons, John W. (John William), 1821-1888, “Edict from John W. Simons regarding the formation of the second Atwood Council, 1853 February 23,” digitalVGW, accessed April 24, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1048.