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Scottish Rite (Masonic order)

 Organization

Found in 1334 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Giles Yates, Cosmopolitan Sovereign Consistory, to Sovereign Grand Consistory in Chicago, Illinois, 1856

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2002-107-001
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter from Giles Fonda Yates, on behalf of the Cosmopolitan Sov. Consistory, Boston to Sov. Consistory, Chicago. It regards exchange of representatives from respective organizations.

Dates: 1856

Letter from Governor Thomas Meskill to G. A. Newbury, 1972 May 6

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2009-052-001
Scope and Contents

Letter of Welcome to Commander George A. Newbury from the State of Connecticut signed Tom Meskill, Governor, and dated May 6, 1972

Dates: 1972 May 6

Letter from J. H. Cowles to N. G. Abbott, 1928

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2012-057-001
Scope and Contents

Typescript letter from Grand Commander, Southern Jurisdisction, John H. Cowles to Norris G. Abbott, Deputy for Rhode Island. Letter concerns whether or not the "Maundy Thursday" service should be part of the ritual for their Chapter degrees (15th degree through 18th degree) or a separate public service for Masons and their wives to celebrate with the Scottish Rite Masons.

Dates: 1928

Letter from James C. Batchelor to Albert Pike, 1869 February 7

 Item
Identifier: A1994-013-130
Scope and Contents

Letter dated February 7, 1869 from James C. Batchelor to Albert Pike referencing enclosed communication, report, and resolutions to be forwarded by Pike to Chicago Consistory 32°.

Dates: 1869 February 7

Letter from Jefferson McIntire to John W. Bay, 1843 January

 Item
Identifier: A1994-013-146
Scope and Contents

Letter dated January, 1843 from Jefferson McIntire to John W. Bay, informing Bay that he was elected an Honorary Member of the Allen Grand Lodge of Perfection, No. 1, on January 18, 1843. McIntire was the Grand Secretary of the Lodge.

Dates: 1843 January

Letter from M. W. Bayliss, 1897

 Item
Identifier: A1994-089
Scope and Contents

Printed letter criticizing both the Northern and Southern Jurisdictions as not true Scottish Rite organizations.

Dates: 1897

Letter from Raoul Palermi to Robert A. Shirrefs on Gaetano Mazzaglia, 1926 May 2

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1992-099-044
Scope and Contents

Letter dated May 2, 1926 from Raoul Palermi, Sovereign Grand Commander, Supreme Council of Italy, to Robert A. Sherrifs, Secretary General, Supreme Council Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, in which Palermi introduces Brother Gaetano Mazzaglia, 32° who will be visiting the U.S.

Dates: 1926 May 2

Letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Josiah H. Drummond to John Sheville, 1870 July 8

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Identifier: A2018-128-001
Content Description

A letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Josiah H. Drummond to John Sheville, the Supreme Council's Deputy for the state of New Jersey. Dated July 8, 1870. In this letter, Drummond commissions Sheville to confer the thirty-third degree upon William Wallace Goodwin.

Dates: 1870 July 8

Letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Peter W. Ray to the Supreme Council, 1884 September

 Item
Identifier: A2019-141-001
Content Description

In this letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Peter W. Ray to the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, Ray provides a history of his Supreme Council back to its establishment by August Hugo De Bulow, an active member of the Supreme Council of France and its Dependencies, on November 30, 1864. Ray petitions that his organization and its authority be recognized by Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction.

Dates: 1884 September