Letter from Peter Le Barbier Duplessis to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1815 July 6

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Title:
Letter from Peter Le Barbier Duplessis to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1815 July 6
Description:
Letter from Peter Le Barbier Duplessis to John James Joseph Gourgas. Dated July 6, 1815. In this letter, Duplessis, one of the principal leaders in the establishment of the Lodge of Perfection in Philadelphia, asks Gourgas to confer the “High Degrees” or Scottish Rite Degrees upon Richard S. Spofford.
Creator:
Duplessis, Peter Le Barbier, 1748-1815
Contributor:
Gourgas, John James Joseph, 1777-1865
Date:
July 6, 1815
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
Scottish Rite Documents
Subjects:
Freemasonry
Freemasonry--Pennsylvania
Freemasonry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Freemasons
Freemasons--Pennsylvania
Freemasons--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Membership
Scottish Rite (Masonic order)
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Northern Masonic Jurisdiction--History
Spofford, Richard S., 1787-1872
Places:
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia (county) > Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Link to Item:
https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1178
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC 300.002
Identifier:
A2019/178/0032b