Circular letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Albert Pike regarding the state of the Scottish Rite, 1883 November 1

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Title:
Circular letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Albert Pike regarding the state of the Scottish Rite, 1883 November 1
Description:
A circular letter from Sovereign Grand Commander Albert Pike of the Southern Jurisdiction. Dated November 1, 1883. In this document, Sovereign Grand Commander Pike denounces the actions of three spurious Supreme Councils located in the cities of New York and Boston. In particular, Pike denounces the practice of selling degrees and the harm that will befall Freemasonry if these illegitimate bodies were ever to gain recognition by the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction.
Creator:
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree for the Southern Jurisdiction
Contributor:
Pike, Albert, 1809-1891
Date:
November 1, 1883
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
Scottish Rite Documents
Subjects:
Cerneauism
Clandestine freemasonry
Freemasonry--Massachusetts--Boston
Freemasonry--New York (State)--New York
Freemasons--Massachusetts--Boston
Freemasons--New York (State)--New York
Scottish Rite (Masonic order)
Scottish Rite (Masonic order)--Membership
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction--History
Places:
South Carolina > Charleston (county) > Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Link to Item:
https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1029
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC 300.002
Identifier:
A2019/178/0231