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Minute Book of the Cerneau Sovereign Grand Consistory, New York, 1816-1826

Item — Box 3

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection consists of 5 Minute books: Minute Book of the Cerneau Sovereign Grand Consistory, New York, 1816-1826; Minute Book of Atwood Council, New York, 1856-1857; Minute Book of Atwood Council, New York, 1852-1858; Minute Book of the Hays Council, New York, 1860-1866; Minute Book of the Atwood Council, New York, 1860-1862; all these councils represent early forms of Scottish Rite

Dates: 1816-1826

Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Minute books of the Cerneau, Atwood, and Hays Councils, 1816-1866

Sovereign Grand Consistory expulsion certificate for William Field, Peter Lawson, Charles S. Westcott, John A. Foster, and George M. Randall, 1862 May 23

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Identifier: A2019-178-0260b

Scope and Contents An expulsion certificate issued by the Sovereign Grand Consistory for William Field, Peter Lawson, Charles S. Westcott, John A. Foster, and George M. Randall, dated May 23, 1862. On August 24, 1860, Sovereign Grand Commander Raymond abruptly closed the Supreme Council sine die, leading to the Schism of 1860 and the formation of two competing Supreme Councils in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, one led by Raymond and the other by Killian Van Rensselaer. These men served as the officers for...

Dates: 1862 May 23