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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

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

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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...
Dates: 1866 April 19

Thompson-Folger Supreme Council's comment on its legitimacy booklet, 1897-1916

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Identifier: A2019-178-0245
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A defense of the Cerneau inspired Thompson-Folger Supreme Council by its Sovereign Grand Commander Major W. Bayliss, dated sometime between 1897-1916. In this document, Bayliss disputes the Southern Jurisdiction's claim being the "Mother Council of the World" and contends that his Supreme Council is the only legitimate Scottish Rite power in the country.

Dates: 1897-1916