Letter from Giles F. Yates to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 October 1
Title
Letter from Giles F. Yates to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 October 1
Description
Letter from Giles F. Yates to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated October 1, 1827. In this letter, Yates, a member of the Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction, and Sovereign of Sovereigns of Albany Sovereign Consistory, writes to Gourgas, a member of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, that he has been busy and has not had time to attend to his Masonic duties. He reports the Morgan affair will stifle Freemasonry for some time; however, it will also lead to the purification of Freemasonry. Yates reveals Albany Sovereign Consistory will not be able to produce its returns until the following annual meeting of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. He reports he has asked the lodge in Montgomery County for its returns, but the Morgan affair has prevented it from meeting. Yates explains the difficulties in obtaining lodge returns from upstate New York and attaches the returns of Oriental Lodge of Perfection of Saratoga Springs and Delta Lodge of Perfection. He will send Gourgas a copy of the Egyptian Mysteries.
Subject
Source
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC 300.002
Date
1827 10 01
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
A2019/178/0074a
Is Part Of
Records and correspondence of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. See the Museum Archives for more information regarding this collection.
Extent
1 item (4 pages) ; 25 x 20 cm.
Provenance
Gift of the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite
Collection
Citation
Yates, Giles F. (Giles Fonda), 1798-1859, “Letter from Giles F. Yates to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 October 1,” digitalVGW, accessed December 5, 2023, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1300.