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Gourgas, John James Joseph, 1777-1865

 Person

Found in 664 Collections and/or Records:

Copy of letter from Giles F. Yates to J. J. J. Gourgas, 1851 July 23

 Item
Identifier: A1994-013-138
Scope and Contents

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."

Dates: 1851 July 23

De La Motta's official announcement of the founding of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, 1815 January 07

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Identifier: A2019-178-0203c
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1815 January 07

Denunciation of the Comte de St. Laurent, a Cerneau follower, after 1838

 File — Box 1
Identifier: A2019-178-0018
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: after 1838

Dispensation issued by the Supreme Council to form a Rose Croix chapter in Boston, 1845 June 25

 File — Box 1
Identifier: A2019-178-0007
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1845 June 25

Dispensation to form a Grand Lodge of Perfection, 1851 January 20

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A2022-078
Dates: 1851 January 20