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Circular issued by the Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, 1862 November 01

 File — Box: 4
Identifier: A2019-178-0143

Scope and Contents

A circular issued by the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, to all Freemasons living in New York and New Jersey. The circular details the granting of charters and dispensations from a New York City-based Supreme Council (i.e. the Hays Council, with Edmund Burke Hays as Sovereign Grand Commander) and a warning to Masons not to be "deluded into joining" any subordinate bodies chartered by this clandestine Supreme Council. Dated November 1, 1862.

Dates

  • Creation: 1862 November 01

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research except for materials under fifty years old.

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1 item/s : 1 page

Language of Materials

English