Edict from John W. Simons regarding the formation of the second Atwood Council, 1853 February 23

Item Information

Title:
Edict from John W. Simons regarding the formation of the second Atwood Council, 1853 February 23
Description:
An edict from Acting Sovereign Grand Commander John W. Simons regarding the formation of the second Atwood Council. Dated February 23, 1853. In this document, Simons denounces the formation of the Second Atwood Council by Henry C. Atwood and Robert B. Folger after the resignation of Sovereign Grand Commander Jeremy Cross.
Creator:
Simons, John W. (John William), 1821-1888
Date:
February 23, 1853
Format:
Documents
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
Scottish Rite Documents
Subjects:
Atwood, Henry Clinton, 1801-1860
Cerneauism
Clandestine freemasonry
Cross, Jeremy L. (Jeremy Ladd), 1783-1860
Folger, Robert B. (Robert Benjamin), 1803-1892
Freemasonry--United States
Freemasons--United States
Scottish Rite (Masonic order)
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Hemisphere (Cross)
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Grand Council of the Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the 33rd and last degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite (Second Atwood Council)
Places:
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. SC 300.002
Identifier:
A2019/178/0279