Letter from Peter Le Barbier Duplessis to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1815 July 6

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Title

Letter from Peter Le Barbier Duplessis to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1815 July 6

Description

Letter from Peter Le Barbier Duplessis to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated July 6, 1815. In this letter, Duplessis, one of the principal leaders in the establishment of the Lodge of Perfection in Philadelphia, asks Gourgas to confer the “High Degrees” or Scottish Rite Degrees upon Richard S. Spofford.

Source

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

Date

1815 07 06

Rights

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

Language

English

Identifier

A2019/178/0032b

Is Part Of

Records and correspondence of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. See the Museum Archives for more information regarding this collection.

Extent

1 item (2 pages) ; 26 x 21 cm.

Provenance

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

Citation

Duplessis, Peter Le Barbier, 1748-1815, “Letter from Peter Le Barbier Duplessis to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1815 July 6,” digitalVGW, accessed April 25, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1178.