Christie, John, 1804-1890

Scope and Contents Manuscript copy of a letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to John Christie, dated July 29, 1850. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Gourgas continues his warning to beware of "two certain intriguers not many miles from" Christie, who lived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This comment may be reference to Charles W. Moore and Edward A. Raymond of Boston. Other topics include the degrees of Royal and Select Master and a warning against those who "creep up to high office" or try to make...

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Proxy, dated January 18, 1844, appointing Giles F. Yates to represent John Christie at the next annual meeting of the Grand Council of the Princes of Jerusalem in Albany, New York. John Christie was the Grand Warden of the Grand Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Albany, New York, and Grand Master of Allen Grand Lodge of Perfection, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Scope and Contents An expulsion certificate issued by the Raymond Supreme Council for Charles R. Starkweather, John Christie, and Albert Case, dated July 31, 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 the Van Rensselaer Supreme...