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Freemasonry -- Jamaica

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Commentary on Scottish Rite Freemasonry, 1837-1848

 File — Box 8
Identifier: A2019-178-0296
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses the following topics: Unsigned commentary on Scottish Rite Freemasonry attributed Gourgas. Topics include the modern degrees; Cerneau, Hicks, and the Grand Orient of France; New Orleans and Louisiana; consistories for the 14 states; Jamaica; Holbrook; Jews; St. Domingo and African Americans

Dates: 1837-1848

Copy of a letter from Louis Jean Lusson to Emanuel De La Motta, 1814 August 27

 Item
Identifier: A2019-178-0126c
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses the following topics: Kingston Jamaica; Cerneau; Charleston

Dates: 1814 August 27

Draft of notes to Moses Holbrook, 1827 November

 Item
Identifier: A2019-178-0042d
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses the following topics: Sent Balustrade to Directoir Supreme; to Jamaica Docs/DeLaMotta pamphlets; Docs to Clavel; Kingston, Jamaica, Sublime Lodge Perfection 1; Lodges of Prussia; Mother lodge of 3 Globes, La Grand lodge nat de L'almagne, La Grand lodge de Royale York de L'amite; Cerneau

Dates: 1827 November

Letter from Jean Baptiste Thounens to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 September 20

 Item
Identifier: A2019-178-0070i
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses the following topics: Sends money for books; Jamaica; DeGrasse, judged & condemned by Supreme Council, after he made Concordat with Grand Orient in 1804; includes receipt

Dates: 1827 September 20

Letter from John Henry Holland to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1828 October 30

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Identifier: A2019-178-0063c
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses the following topics: Dissard letter/tableaus Southern Supreme Council & Northern Supreme Council; Charleston body irregularities; made returns, have not received answered to letters for 3 year; Oliver Lowndes & Libbeus Chapman-no answer; Cerneau; Snell, established 2 lodges Perf in Louisiana; no info Jamaica Consist or Baracoa; Rise & progress of Freemasonry 325

Dates: 1828 October 30

Letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to Moses Holbrook, 1828 October 11

 Item
Identifier: A2019-178-0048a
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses the following topics: Kingston, Jamaica body; New Orleans body; DeLaMotta; DeLaHogue, J. B. M.

Dates: 1828 October 11

Letter from John James Joseph Gourgas to Moses Holbrook, 1828 October 20

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Identifier: A2019-178-0048e
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses the following topics: Gourgas still wants to open correspondence with Kingston, Jamaica; wants to send Baluster to them

Dates: 1828 October 20