Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1828 August 23
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Title
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1828 August 23
Description
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated August 23, 1828. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction reports that since July 1 he has suffered from a second attack of Dengue fever, which has prevented him from writing. Reports that he has “received much information” in regards to “the state of the masonic question in the western part of” New York. Wrote to John Fowler in regards to the “letters containing the cypher.”
Subject
Source
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC 300.002
Date
1828 08 23
Contributor
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
A2019/178/0046f
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 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, 1828 August 23,” digitalVGW, accessed March 29, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1238.