Gourgas, John James Joseph, 1777-1865

Letter discusses the following topics: Letter 27th inst; Morgan trouble & his book; Morgan's body discovered; Col. Jewett, Grand Master of Yates Lodge of Perfection in Onondaga County, Illinois, Brother B secured his manuscript; antimasonry; copy machine, wants G. to get one for him

Letter discusses the following topics: Annual Convention Grand Council Prince of Jerusalem Albany; lodge at Saratoga; Allen, J. M.; copy Masonic Record mentions Bernard renouncing Masonry; Masons avoid pomp & show; 3/4 lodges discontinued & none admitted to high grades without proof of skills & fidelity; no new members

Letter discusses the following topics: Submissions will cause secession; enough left to set Consistory in operation; cant pretend Masonic experience G. has but has gained considerably in last 7-8 years; Sublime Degrees Secret Master to 32 most ancient deg system extant; pleased to have list of books

Letter discusses the following topics: Morgan affair; not able to furnish return till Annual; written Lodge in Montgomery County; members widely scattered; Southern Supreme Council might furnish return; sends returns-Saratoga Springs Lodge of Perfection; Delta Lodge of Perfection an old Francken lodge revived; Holbrook; Egyptian Mysteries

Letter discusses the following topics: Machine for copying letters, Holbrook uses one; Holbrook did not send copy Secret Constitutions 33, copies at Charleston destroyed by fire July 6, 1819

Letter discusses the following topics: Albany Consistory wants to come under Northern Jurisdiction on same terms as Southern Jurisdiction; Ineffable Lodge; mentions Pennell, Chapman, Lownds et al; DeLaMotta manuscript