Letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Peter W. Ray to the Supreme Council, 1884 September

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Title:
Letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Peter W. Ray to the Supreme Council, 1884 September
Description:
Letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Peter W. Ray to the Supreme Council. Dated September 1884. In this letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Peter W. Ray to the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, Ray provides a history of his Supreme Council back to its establishment by August Hugo De Bulow, an active member of the Supreme Council of France and its Dependencies, on November 30, 1864. Ray petitions that his organization and its authority be recognized by Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction.
Creator:
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the 33rd and Last Degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, for the United States of America, its Territories and Dependencies, for the Colored Race
Contributor:
Ray, Peter W. (Peter Williams), about 1825-1906
Contributor:
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction
Date:
1884
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
African American Freemasonry & Fraternalism
Subjects:
African American fraternal organizations
African American freemasonry
African American freemasons
De Bulow, August Hugo
Freemasonry
Freemasons
Scottish Rite (Masonic order)--African Americans
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Northern Masonic Jurisdiction--History
Places:
New York > New York
New York, New York, United States
Link to Item:
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Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. MA 430.023
Notes (date):
1884 09
Identifier:
A2019/141/001