Barker, John

Letter discusses the following topics: Excuses from jury duty, New York trip; passed art. to Moore-will appear in magazine; Grand Council Seal; prepares foreign correspondence; Gourgas prepared inventory articles; willing to contribute; regard for Gourgas; Evelith on 33; Barker ill; A Case; Southern Supreme Council data; Bull/Christie apps

Letter discusses the following topics: Egypt Mysteries; Antimasonic newspaper; Antimasonry great West part of Satate coming east; Solomon Southwisk for Gov not concurred by all antis- some favor AH Tracey; 1820 affairs; cessation due to Revolutionary War; Barker J administered ob for Consistory; Whiting manuscript

Letter discusses the following topics: Letter Aug 4; Charleston manuscript are full & perfect; probably J. Barker took best manuscript to Boston; will send degrees published by antimasons; Spurious Supreme Council 33, New York & subject of the Union.

Letter discusses the following topics: Letter Aub 13; Arch degree according Consistory of Dublin; McCosh; Boston Consistory, knows nothing except in letters; J. Baker gave degrees his way & took money for charter; Lebius Chapman & Union; Odd Fellow degrees published; order of Holy Cross (a Supreme Council in New York)

Letter discusses the following topics: Letter Jan 8; copy resolution passed by N.N. Whiting & Baptists; manuscript from J Barker, Whiting received loan of Knight of East & West & Knight of Sun; no one permitted to copy degrees not admitted; letter from J. Barker; Paid $40 for manuscript; copy Barker letter from Wallingford; adding money for manuscript

Letter discusses the following topics: Letter Jan 21; letters from travelling department J. Barker; manuscript packed to send to Barker; Bernard's Light etc.

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: Answer to Grand College of Rites, France; Southern Supreme Council and travelling deputies; quotes letter J. Barker, Jan 1825 -"115 degrees in one week; is the 33 and its rules in safety; has not communicated cipher to France

Letter discusses the following topics: Need for haste with Baluster; quotes DeGrass letter extract 18 November, 1828; extract for Yates letter 15 Jan on Whiting and Baptist's resolutions; Barker manuscript, quotes Barker letter to Yates 14 Nov 1828 on money, wants $80 for manuscript; never grant special powers to needy brother

Letter from Gourgas about J. Barker