Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 March 29
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Title
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 March 29
Description
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated March 29, 1827. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction acknowledges Gourgas’ letter of March 19, 1827, and provides information regarding the creation of the Albany Lodge of Perfection by Henry Andrew Francken, who had initiated Samuel Stringer. Holbrook writes that Albany’s Consistory was chartered on Nov 16, 1824, by the Southern Jurisdiction, and Giles Fonda Yates approved as its first chief officer. Concludes by informing Gourgas that Yates has the documents sold by Jacob De La Motta.
Subject
Source
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC 300.002
Date
1827 03 29
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.
Relation
Patent issued to Samuel Stringer mentioned in Holbrook's letter.
Language
English
Identifier
A2019/178/0037g
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 (3 pages) ; 32 x 23 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 March 29,” digitalVGW, accessed April 20, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1224.