Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 January 15

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Title:
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1827 January 15
Description:
Letter from Moses Holbrook to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated January 15, 1827. In this letter, Sovereign Grand Commander Holbrook of the Southern Jurisdiction replies that he prizes Gourgas sentiments expressed in his letter of January 8, 1827, and the documents sent. Holbrook reports that France has failed to answer the Southern Jurisdiction’s letters and inquiries regarding the presence of any Scottish Rite bodies in France; Jamaica has not replied as well. Mentions the Duke of Tarentum, Cambacérès, and DeGrasse-Tilly. Will forward Gourgas the discourse on the two Saint Johns that he had written for John Geddes.
Creator:
Holbrook, Moses, 1783-1844
Contributor:
Gourgas, John James Joseph, 1777-1865
Date:
January 15, 1827
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
Scottish Rite Documents
Subjects:
Cambacérès, Jean Jacques Régis de, 1753-1824
Freemasonry--France
Freemasonry--Jamaica
Geddes, John, 1777-1828
Grasse-Tilly, Alexandre François Auguste, comte de, 1765-1845
John, the Apostle, Saint
John, the Baptist, Saint
Macdonald, Etienne-Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre, duc de Tarente, 1765-1840
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Northern Masonic Jurisdiction
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Southern Jurisdiction
Places:
South Carolina > Charleston (county) > Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC 300.002
Identifier:
A2019/178/0037b