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

 Item
Identifier: A2002-108-001

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

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Extent

1 item/s ; overall: 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library Repository

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