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Clandestine Masonry

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Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1826 May 31

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Identifier: A2019-178-0035c
Scope and Contents

Item marked Private and Confidential. Letter discusses the following topics: Cerneau Masons T. W. Bacot, J. S. Cogdell, et al; Peter Javin, Cerneau Deputy Bacot has Mitchell's manuscript; Mitchell, De La Motta, Alexander and Harby died at same time; De La Motta manuscript sold by son; Cerneau makes headway; Dalcho

Dates: 1826 May 31
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States records, 1792-1992 / Gourgas - Holbrook correspondence

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 November 04

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Identifier: A2019-178-0042a
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses the following topics: Plan for forwarding manuscript; French in Charleston speak badly of De Grasse; La Concorde, Martinique; Jeremy L. Cross and Masonic Chart; loans ritual to Gourgas; Cerneau

Dates: 1827 November 04
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States records, 1792-1992 / Gourgas - Holbrook correspondence

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1828 June 30

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Identifier: A2019-178-0046c
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses the following topics: Paris; Cerneau, Joseph; Hacquet, Germain; Supreme Council of France; antimasonry; Frederick

Dates: 1828 June 30
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States records, 1792-1992 / Gourgas - Holbrook correspondence

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1828 May 12

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Identifier: A2019-178-0045d
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses the following topics: DeGrasse; Whiting, N.N. letter; Child's Masonic Record Albany; Antimasonry; French Recognition; Barker, John; Cerneau, Joseph, and Javin, Peter

Dates: 1828 May 12
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States records, 1792-1992 / Gourgas - Holbrook correspondence

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 November 24

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Identifier: A2019-178-0042g
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses the following topics: Sends last 12 of Documents; not about to get reply from Kingston, Jamaica; 500 copies printed; Cerneau followers burned many copies; wants Hebrew calendar

Dates: 1827 November 24
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States records, 1792-1992 / Gourgas - Holbrook correspondence

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1822 July 15

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Identifier: A2019-178-0035b
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses the following topics: Cerneau troubles; Peter Javin; Edward De La Motta

Dates: 1822 July 15
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States records, 1792-1992 / Gourgas - Holbrook correspondence

Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 March 26

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Identifier: A2019-178-0037f
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses the following topics: Arrangement of Southern Supreme Council; gives fees and division of same; no charter fee; no dispensations granted; diploma costs; method of chartering; has received letters from Lafayette dated 30 December 1826; Barker; Cerneau; De Grasse; William Morgan

Dates: 1827 March 26
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States records, 1792-1992 / Gourgas - Holbrook correspondence

Letter from Richard S. Spofford to Joseph Cerneau, 1825 January 13

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Identifier: A2019-178-0347a
Dates: 1825 January 13
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States records, 1792-1992 / Richard Spofford correspondence, 1825

Letter from Richard S. Spofford to Joseph Cerneau, 1825 June 26

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Identifier: A2019-178-0347d
Dates: 1825 June 26
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States records, 1792-1992 / Richard Spofford correspondence, 1825

Letter from Richard S. Spofford to Joseph Cerneau, 1826 February 27

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Identifier: A2019-178-0347m
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses the following topics: Has been engaged in preparing the field for the Sub Degrees; does not want to intro in a manner that would irritate Royal Arch & Knight Templar Brothers; need for more than 1 Chapter Rose Croix; would like one at Salem, Massachusetts; directions how to proceed; expenses of manuscript; up to 33rd

Dates: 1826 February 27
Found in: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library / Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States records, 1792-1992 / Richard Spofford correspondence, 1826-1827

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