Cagliostro, Alessandro Conte di

Was "the professor" Giuseppe Balsamo? He supposedly knew Benjamin Franklin during a stay in Paris. He states that he was the Grand Copt (Chief of the Lodge) of the order of Egyptian Masonry. He asserts that Egyptian Masonry was first propagated by Enoch and Elias. Guiseppe planned to restore the glory of masonry, and allow its benefits to participated by both sexes.

See biographies by F. King (1929), W. R. H. Trowbridge (new ed. 1961), F. R. Dumas (tr. 1968), R. Gervaso (tr. 1974), R. Silva (1975), T. Freller (1997), and I. McCalman (2003); H. C. Schnur, Mystic Rebels (1949).
Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, Lewis Spence

Posted by Luke (guest) on Tue 02 Feb 2010 07:30:18 AM UTC

A Party

Bro. Claude Louis Comte introduced Bro. Benjamin Franklin to Bro. Friedrich Wilhelm von Stueben. He also reorganized and instilled discipline to the Continental Army.

Posted by Jean (guest) on Tue 02 Feb 2010 07:08:36 AM UTC

Comte de Saint Germain

Ask "The Professor"

Posted by Widow's Son (guest) on Tue 02 Feb 2010 03:37:38 AM UTC

Templar Symbol

George Washington described the flag's circle of stars as a new constellation. What context was that term used? The heavens above.

Posted by Dark Horse (guest) on Tue 02 Feb 2010 03:13:21 AM UTC

John Claypoole

It is of interesting note that Betsy Ross's third husband, John Claypoole was a member of Lodge No. 2 at Philadelphia.

Posted by Moses R. (guest) on Tue 02 Feb 2010 02:48:34 AM UTC

Hey brother Clef,this Manno your Haitian brother in philadelphia more blessing for you and send me a link later.Manno Noel

Posted by Manno Noel (guest) on Mon 01 Feb 2010 10:32:27 PM UTC

First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry

The First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry is certainly the oldest mounted military unit and quite possibly the oldest military unit of any kind that has been in continuous service to the Republic. The times that called it into being, and the character of the original members who fought through the seven years of the American Revolution, together forged concepts of service and a body of tradition that have given it a continuity of purpose for 230 years.

First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry
The Armory
22 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
tel: 215-564-1488

Posted by Luke Wilbur on Mon 01 Feb 2010 08:50:30 PM UTC

Just finished "The Lost Symbol" and now am looking up all the places etc in the book. Very educating!!!

Posted by Guest on Mon 01 Feb 2010 05:16:38 AM UTC

More People Involved

Interesting. I never have seen the star until now. James Hoban and L'Enfant attended St. Patrick's church. I would guess that they both were not masons. Hoban worked on the White House and Capitol Buildings with Dr. William Thornton. Benjamin Henry Latrobe was also a Catholic sympathizer, so I cannot imagine he was a mason also. You might research Baron de Graffe who worked directly with L'Enfant.

Posted by Maus (guest) on Sun 31 Jan 2010 10:27:58 PM UTC

L'Enfant Map

Ellicott should be the one credited with the final revisions. I am sure that he, Washington and his brother masons were arcane patterns into the street design. I am sure the everyone who attended the Masonic stone laying on Oct 13, 1792 knew.

Posted by Dark Horse (guest) on Sun 31 Jan 2010 03:24:46 PM UTC