Letter from Giles F. Yates to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 July 20

Letter from Giles F. Yates to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 July 20

Letter from Giles F. Yates to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated July 20, 1827. In this letter, Yates, a member of the Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction, and Sovereign of Sovereigns of Albany Sovereign Consistory, petitions the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, for Albany Sovereign Consistory to come under the authority of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. It was not until 1827 that the two Supreme Councils agreed upon a jurisdictional division of territory, and the Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction, had chartered Albany Consistory. Topics include the terms under which Albany Sovereign Consistory would join the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, the condition of Albany Sovereign Consistory during the height of the Anti-Masonic period, and the manuscripts of Emanuel De La Motta.

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

1827 07 20

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English

A2019/178/0072a

Records and correspondence of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. See the Museum Archives for more information regarding this collection.

1 item (4 pages) ; 30 x 24 cm.

Gift of the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite