Gourgas, John James Joseph, 1777-1865

Copy of typed letter dated November 9, 1851, from Giles Fonda Yates with notation: "This is a copy retained by Yates of a letter he wrote apparently to some Masonic editor (Mackey?) or possibly to the Southern Supreme Council." It concerns the incorrect views regarding Royal and Select Masters Degrees and quotes from a letter from J. J. J. Gourgas.

Typed carbon copy of letter dated July 23, 1851 from Giles Fonda Yates to J. J. J. Gourgas reporting the plan to publish a small pamphlet providing documentary evidence of "our existence as a Supreme Council from 5: Augt. 1813, up to present time."

Announcement signed by De La Motta and Gourgas. It carries a note "we think the ratification ought to be dated 21 May 5815"

Denunciation of the Comte de St. Laurent, a Cerneau follower, dated after 1838. In this document, Sovereign Grand Commander John James Joseph Gourgas denounces the Comte de St. Laurent, a Black Freemason and follower of Joseph Cerneau.

Dispensation issued by the Supreme Council to form a Rose Croix chapter in Boston, dated June 25, 1845. This dispensation (a document usually given as a precursor to a charter) authorizes Edward A. Raymond, Abram A. Dame, and others to form a Rose Croix chapter in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is signed by Sovereign Grand Commander John James Joseph Gourgas, Edward A. Raymond, Charles W. Moore, Giles F. Yates, and Killian Van Rensselaer.