Letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to Nathan Hammatt Gould. 1848 December 11

A2019_178_0034bDS1_1.pdf

Title

Letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to Nathan Hammatt Gould. 1848 December 11

Description

Letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to Nathan Hammatt Gould, Dated December 11, 1848. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Gourgas answers Gould’s letter of December 5th. Gourgas responds that “you will find herewith an original printed copy of the expulsion” certificate for Joseph Cerneau and two printed circulars denouncing the legality of all Cerneau related documents created by the Supreme Grand Council for the United States of America, their Territories and Dependencies, unless granted by either the Northern or Southern Supreme Councils. Concludes by mentioning Charles Moore, the editor of Freemasons' Monthly Magazine.

Source

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

Date

1848 12 11

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.

Relation

A2019/178/0130
A2019/178/0273

Language

English

Identifier

A2019/178/0034b

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 (3 pages) ; 28 x 21 cm.

Provenance

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

Citation

Gourgas, John James Joseph, 1777-1865, “Letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to Nathan Hammatt Gould. 1848 December 11,” digitalVGW, accessed April 25, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1180.