Charleston, March 9th, 1809. : Worshipful Sir, and brethren, We the corresponding committee of St. John's Lodge, No. 31, Ancient York Masons, beg leave to address you more fully on the subject of the ancient craft, and our disapprobation to the union that has taken place between Ancient and Modern Masons...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ancient York Masons. St. John's Lodge, No. 31 (Charleston, S.C.)

Contributor:

Darby, John.

Freemasons. Grand Lodge of South Carolina.

Series:

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 17565.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ancient York Masons. St. John's Lodge, No. 31 (Charleston, S.C.).

Ancient York Masons.

Ancient York Masons. Grand Lodge of South Carolina.

Freemasons. Grand Lodge of South Carolina.

Freemasons.

Freemasons--South Carolina.

South Carolina.

Physical Description:

2 pages, 2 unnumbered pages

Place of Publication:

[Charleston, S.C.] : [publisher not identified], [1809]

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

Reinforcing the corresponding committee's circular of Jan. 7, 1809 (Shaw & Shoemaker no. 17564), which opposed the union of South Carolina's grand lodges of Ancient York Masons and Modern Masons, and recommending reorganization of the Grand Lodge of Ancient York Masons. Includes copy of a resolution of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina, dated January 28, 1809. Cf. Walgren, K.L. Freemasonry, no. 1103.

Signed on p. 2: John Darby [and four others], committee.

Followed by two resolutions of St. John's Lodge, No. 31, dated March 1, 1809, and signed by Morris Goldsmith, secretary.

Last two pages blank.

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