Gourgas, John James Joseph, 1777-1865

Letter discusses the following topics: Letter June 25; Masonry d'Adoption; study Constitutions & Regulations; attend Supreme Council 33, New York in person before he can take seat in Council as Representatives Southern Supreme Council, Yates must submit his credentials in person

Letter discusses the following topics: letters GFY 23 & 20; Letter thru Allen, J M; extracts of corr. On situation Sublime Freemasonry; explanation of Laws Rules & Regulations; New York Sovereign Grand Con; confer when you come; communicate what is in knowledge

Letter discusses the following topics: received letter Aug 21 & delivered to Extra Meeting of Supreme Council; laid over & he was directed to inform the oath of allegiance & submission to be taken; Council members regularly initiated for 20 yrs; opinion that K-H 30th, w/31, 32, & 33 are lawful successors of Ord KT

Letter discusses the following topics: copy machine; letter cause of pleasure/pain; Holbrook will do good; pleased Yates is informed; Rituals 17, 18, 30-33 rules & regulations, with him to have uniform & correct; book list; questions men w/political ambitions earning degrees

Letter discusses the following topics: Takes Southern Supreme Council to task for period 1801-22; list of French books; wants list of Grand Council Prince of Jerusalem & of Sublime lodges; Hebrew researches-do not trust too much on Thuillers-been commercialized; Spanish manuscripts are translations of French

Letter discusses the following topics: Partial letter, part of No. 304; Yates sacrifices - not the only one; too many in apathy; they should be carefully watched; those who can't forget they came under free will & bear up in feelings & principles under difficulty

Letter discusses the following topics: letters Mar 29/Apr 4; letter Grand Council Prince of Jerusalem; J. Cerneau; Egypt Mysteries; Masonry Adonhiramite, Louis Guilleman de St. Victor 1787; L'Etoile Flamboyante, Tschoudy; Antimasonic papers to Holbrook; no blame to 1820 acts; DeLaMotta explanation; S Grand lodge Per dormant

Letter discusses the following topics: Letter May 6; England on Grand Chapter & Encampment Systems; Duke of Sussex, Grand Master, received 33 from France in 1820, does not think many English Masons aware; Dalcho Orations; DeLaMotta circular; spurious bodies; sincere true lover of MF; Notes from G on page 4

Letter discusses the following topics: Procs Grand Council Prince of Jerusalem with bylaws & degrees; Sublime Consistory Sublime Prince Royal Secret and Supreme Council; quotes portion of Holbrook letter Jan 31, 1829- no word from J. Barker since Oct- his powers null & void; no word from J Eveleth of Boston; Desires to see Yates in Summer; letters from Europe will show you

Letter discusses the following topics: Aug 21 letter; Yates' opinion and friendship is valued; find Yates full of occupations and will not trouble you; 2 pages filled with extracts on Christian religion, mysteries, etc.