Engrossed certificate declaring John Christie an Active Member of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

Item Information

Title:
Engrossed certificate declaring John Christie an Active Member of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction
Description:
This certificate, dated June 17, 1845, announces the appointment of John Christie of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as a Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Thirty-Third degree. Christie was elevated to the grade of Sovereign Grand Inspector General and received into Active Membership in the Supreme Council on April 3, 1845. Certificate signed by officers of the Supreme Council, including J.J.J. Gourgas, Edward A. Raymond, Killian H. van Rensselaer, Giles Fonda Yates, and Charles W. Moore. Blank space reading "Bull" intended for Archibald Bull who was elevated to the Thirty-Third degree and admitted to Active Membership on June 20, 1845. Bottom of certificate reads: "Designed and Written by Isc. F. Bragg, 78 Crosby St., N.Y."
Creator:
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction
Creator:
Bragg, Isaac F., calligrapher
Contributor:
Christie, John, 1804-1890, recipient
Contributor:
Gourgas, John James Joseph,1777-1865, signer
Contributor:
Raymond, Edward Asa, 1791-1864, signer
Contributor:
Van Rensselaer, Killian Henry, 1800-1881, signer
Contributor:
Yates, Giles Fonda, 1798-1859, signer
Contributor:
Moore, Charles Whitlock, 1801-1873, signer
Date:
June 17, 1845
Format:
Documents
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
Masonic Membership Certificates
Subjects:
Christie, John 1804-1890
Freemasonry
Freemasons. New Hampshire
Membership certificates
Scottish Rite (Masonic order)
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Northern Masonic Jurisdiction
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction--History
Places:
New York > New York
New York, New York, United States
Link to Item:
https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/431
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.
SC 040
Identifier:
A2016/009