Freemasons. Grand Orient of New York

Scope and Contents From the File: Folder 1: Correspondence from Philip F. D. Hibbs to Wheeler Cable, 1891. Philip F. D. Hibbs was the Sovereign Grand Commander, Grand Orient of New York, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite as organized by Joseph Cerneau. Two letters and a certificate for Wheeler Cable's election to Active Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the State of Massachusetts. Letter dated June 27, 1891 informing Cable of his election to this position; letter dated December 6, 1891 concerning purchasing the title...

Scope and Contents Folder 5: Correspondence [40 letters] from Cerneau bodies to Wheeler Cable; bulk of letters from Grand Orient of New York. Letters reflect the tension within the Scottish Rite Masonry as organized by Joseph Cerneau with references to strategies to purchase the papers of William H. Peckham who served as Sovereign Grand Commander of one branch of the Cerneau Supreme Council until his resignation in 1889. There is discussion of how to lure Peckham and a Br. Leveridge back into the Rite to try...

Scope and Contents Folder 1: Correspondence from Philip F. D. Hibbs to Wheeler Cable, 1891. Philip F. D. Hibbs was the Sovereign Grand Commander, Grand Orient of New York, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite as organized by Joseph Cerneau. Two letters and a certificate for Wheeler Cable's election to Active Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the State of Massachusetts. Letter dated June 27, 1891 informing Cable of his election to this position; letter dated December 6, 1891 concerning purchasing the title...

Scope and Contents Folder 3: Correspondence [51 letters] from various Cerneau bodies, bulk to Wheeler Cable, first Grand Secretary General of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons as organized by Joseph Cerneau, and in later correspondence, Sovereign Grand Commander. Bulk of letters are from the Grand Orient of New York and reflect business matters including requests for copy of Constitution, conferring the 33 degree on various members, selection of Deputy Inspectors, editing Proclamation, references to...

Scope and Contents Folder 2: Correspondence from various Cerneau bodies to Wheeler Cable, Grand Secretary General, Boston, Massachusetts, of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite as organized by Joseph Cerneau. Eleven pieces of correspondence, from New York Consistories and Grand Orient of New York concerning Masonic business matters, referencing patents, returns, rosters, forms, stock purchases, elections, Free Masons Journal. Letter from Valley of Hornellsville, N.Y. expresses concern of being beset by enemies...