Rose Croix certificate issued to Hector Coffin

Creator

Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Souverain Chapitre les Amis de la Paix (Charleston, S.C.)

Title

Rose Croix certificate issued to Hector Coffin

Description

A Rose Croix certificate issued to Hector Coffin on January 22, 1821, by the Souverain Chapitre les Amis de la Paix, a Rose Croix chapter based in Charleston, South Carolina, and subordinate to Joseph Cerneau's Grand Consistory of the United States of America in New York, New York. The certificate is signed by Joel R. Poinsett as Premier Surveillant. Signed note on reverse by Peter Javain, who was appointed Deputy Grand Inspector General for South Carolina by Cerneau's Sovereign Grand Consistory in 1816.

Subject

Coffin, Hector

Cerneauism.

Clandestine masonry.

Freemasonry -- South Carolina.

Freemasons. South Carolina.

Membership certificates.

Scottish Rite (Masonic order).

Source

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

SC 041

Date

1821 01 22

Contributor

Javain, Peter, signer

Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851, signer

Rights

This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.

Language

English

Identifier

A2016/010

Coverage

United States -- South Carolina -- Charleston.

Extent

1 document; 41 x 32 cm.

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Collection

Masonic Membership Certificates

Citation

Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Souverain Chapitre les Amis de la Paix (Charleston, S.C.), “Rose Croix certificate issued to Hector Coffin,” digitalVGW, accessed April 24, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/433.