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Circular letter from Gil W. Barnard to Illinois Freemasons regarding Cerneau bodies, 1889 February 14

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Identifier: A2019-178-0223
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Notice to Illinois Scottish Rite Masons about Cerneau bodies particularly warning the Scottish Rite Masons of Burlington, Illinois that there clandestine Cerneau bodies in the area and for them to beware

Dates: 1889 February 14

Letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Albert Pike regarding the expulsion of Frederick Widdows, 1883 October 31

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Identifier: A2019-178-0241
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A letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Albert Pike of the Southern Jurisdiction, dated October 31, 1883. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Pike explains his decision to expel Frederick Widdows for violating his oath to the two legitimate Supreme Councils in America. Widdows had sworn obedience to the Seymour-Peckham Supreme Council of New York City.

Dates: 1883 October 31

Statute in regard to spurious Masons of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, after 1882

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Identifier: A2019-178-0242
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A circular letter from Secretary General William M. Ireland entitled "A Statute in regard to spurious Masons of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite," dated after 1882. In this document, Irelands announces the enactment of a statute that warns Freemasons of the Southern Jurisdiction of the penalty for uniting with spurious Scottish Rite bodies.

Dates: after 1882

Invitation to the first anniversary celebration of Washington Consistory, No. 7, 1884 October 08

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Identifier: A2019-178-0243
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An invitation to the first anniversary celebration of Washington Consistory, No. 7 (Cerneau), of the Valley of Washington, D.C., dated October 8, 1884. In this document, Commander in Chief Harrison Dingman and Grand Secretary H. Harvey Hazard invite the officers of the Seymour-Peckham Supreme Grand Council and other brethren to an anniversary banquet held at the National Hotel.

Dates: 1884 October 08