Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 November 13

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Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated November 13, 1827. In this letter, Doctor Holbrook, the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Southern Jurisdiction, reports that he is “quite busy in attending” to sufferers of Charleston’s yellow fever outbreak. He also reports, “Some severe cases of fever yet keep our Sup[reme] Council scattered.” States that he has sent a roll of manuscripts with this letter.

Subject

Doctors -- South Carolina.

Freemasons -- South Carolina.

Freemasons -- South Carolina -- Charleston.

Scottish Rite (Masonic order).

Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree for the Southern Jurisdiction -- History.

Yellow fever.

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 11 13

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

A2019/178/0042c

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 (2 pages) ; 33 x 24 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 November 13,” digitalVGW, accessed April 25, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1232.