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Address of the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States relating to difficulties in Northern Jurisdiction : delivered at Washington, D.C., booklet, 1866 April 19

 File — Box: 7
Identifier: A2019-178-0232

Scope and Contents

An address by Sovereign Grand Commander Albert Pike of the Southern Jurisdiction, dated April 19, 1866. In this document, Pike denounces the behavior of the members from the two competing Supreme Councils for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, one led by Sovereign Grand Commander Edward A. Raymond and the other by Killian Van Rensselaer. Pike discusses the two Supreme Councils' failed attempts to gain the recognition of the Southern Jurisdiction and provides his opinions upon other issues such as the Cerneau inspired Supreme Council of Edmund B. Hays and Killian Van Rensselaer's role in the Schism of 1860.

Dates

  • Creation: 1866 April 19

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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

Full Extent

1 item/s : 16 pages

Language of Materials

English