Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 January 15
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Title
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 January 15
Description
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated January 15, 1827. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction replies that he prizes Gourgas sentiments expressed in his letter of January 8, 1827, and the documents sent. Holbrook reports that France has failed to answer the Southern Jurisdiction’s letters and inquiries regarding the presence of any Scottish Rite bodies in France; Jamaica has not replied as well. Mentions the Duke of Tarentum, Cambacérès, and DeGrasse-Tilly. Will forward Gourgas the discourse on the two Saint Johns that he had written for John Geddes.
Subject
Source
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC 300.002
Date
1827 01 15
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
A2019/178/0037b
Is Part Of
Moses Holbrook Correspondence. 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) ; 32 x 24 cm.
Provenance
Gift of the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite
Collection
Citation
Holbrook, Moses, 1783-1844, “Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 January 15,” digitalVGW, accessed April 18, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1182.