Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 August 24

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Description

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated August 24, 1827. In this letter, Doctor Holbrook, the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Southern Jurisdiction, discusses the consequences of an outbreak of yellow fever in New York City and in Charleston.

Subject

Doctors -- South Carolina.

Yellow fever.

Yellow fever -- New York (State) -- New York.

Yellow fever -- South Carolina -- Charleston.

Yellow fever -- United States.

Yellow fever -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

Source

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

Date

1827 08 24

Contributor

Gourgas, John James Joseph, 1777-1865

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

A2019/178/0040d

Coverage

United States -- South Carolina -- Charleston

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) ; 30 x 22 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

Holbrook, Moses, 1783-1844, “Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 August 24,” digitalVGW, accessed December 1, 2023, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1229.