SC 300.002. Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, USA, records

Scope and Contents This statement of unity took place on September 7, 2022 between the four Supreme Council of the United States. It was signed by all four Sovereign Grand Commanders: Ill. James D. Cole, 33°, Sovereign Grand Commander, Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction, Ill. Corey D. Hawkins, Sr., 33°, Sovereign Grand Commander, United Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction, Ill. Peter J. Samiec, 33°, Sovereign Grand Commander, Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, and Dr. Melvin J. Bazemore,...

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Documents including The Universality of the Scottish Rite in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction: An Inquiry, draft of Scottish Rite Masonry, and a poem titled, "The 'Rite' Haven of Friendship and Light."

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A broadside created by the Hays-Raymond and Van Rensselaer Supreme Councils. Dated May 16, 1867. This document, which was reported for the Boston Post, announces the ratification of the Union of 1867, the unification of the two competing Supreme Councils of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction and outlines terms of their unification.

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Handwritten statement on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln dated May 17, 1865. This handwritten preamble and resolution by Benjamin Dean of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, expresses the Supreme Council’s sympathy over the death of the recently assassinated President.