Manuscript copy of a letter from Nathan Hammatt Gould to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1848 December 5

Item Information

Title:
Manuscript copy of a letter from Nathan Hammatt Gould to John James Joseph Gourgas, 1848 December 5
Description:
Manuscript copy of a letter from Nathan Hammatt Gould to John James Joseph Gourgas, Dated December 5, 1848. In this letter, Gould asks for Gourgas’ aid in setting up a Council or Consistory in Newport, Rhode Island. Gould also alludes to the controversy taking place between the Supreme Councils of New York and Charleston.
Creator:
Gould, Nathan Hammatt, 1817-1895
Contributor:
Gourgas, John James Joseph, 1777-1865
Date:
December 5, 1848
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
Scottish Rite Documents
A1998/038/01
A2019/178/0034b
Subjects:
Freemasonry--Rhode Island
Freemasonry--Rhode Island--Newport
Scottish Rite (Masonic order)
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Northern Masonic Jurisdiction
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Southern Jurisdiction
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree for the Southern Jurisdiction
Places:
Rhode Island > Newport (county) > Newport
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Link to Item:
https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1183
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC 300.002
Identifier:
A2019/178/0034a