Research Books
and
Places in
Charleston, South Carolina
Information Complied By: Ill. Bro. McDonald
"Don" Burbidge, 33º
Ill. Brother Frederick Dalcho
was a man of tremendous insight and organization. The publications he
wrote and gave are well documented, unfortunately the publications are
spread out over the world or have been lost to time.
I would like to quote a passage from the story
"The Masonic Writings of Ill. Frederick Dalcho" which was
printed in the October 1999 issue of the Scottish Rite Journal.
"In 1823, after many years of faithful service,
Brother Dalcho wrote a letter of resignation to the Grand Lodge of South
Carolina. It is perhaps his best-known document and explains how
Freemasonry influenced his life: "Freemasons are under stronger
sanctions than other men are; and, therefore, that more is required of
Freemasons than of others. His heart tells him that man lives not for
himself alone; that he is surrounded by human beings who, perhaps, his
opinions and example may, in some wise, injure or improve. He feels an
accountability resting upon him, which controls his passions and regulates
his conduct. He considers himself as a light to the world, to guide the
wayfaring man through the journey of life; and to lead him to the temple,
'not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.'... Then ought they not to
show, in their lives and actions, the happy influence of Masonic
principles over worldly feelings and personal considerations, and be an
example for the imitation of others? Unquestionably, my Brethren, they
ought. And, to the honor of the Craft be it recorded, that they are many,
and, I trust, very many, who are strictly governed by the principles they
profess."
On December 24, 1805 Ill. Bro.
Frederick Dalcho provided the Medical Society with an Oration. In it, he
stated the following:
"Let us, gentleman, cheerful and resolutely
determine to make our society as useful as it is respectable, to make it
the school of instruction, and the deposit of important information for
our posterity. The ardent pursuit of scientific information, which it adds
respectability and honor to a country, is of incalculable depth; an
inexhaustible source of usefulness and profit. The human mind, vast and
capacious in its resources, is bounded by no limits, but the GREAT FIRST
CAUSE, and yields to no impediments, but the disorganization of matter.
The hearts expands with virtue and benevolence, as the mind extends its
information. The riches of the ancients become our property, and the
labors of the learned, become our amusement. Compared to the learned, of
the present day, the ancients were but the pupils of science; and we, in
turn, will have to yield the palm of knowledge to those who will succeed
us, and who, probably, will look back upon us, but as the removers of
literary rubbish, or the pliers up of disjointed facts."
Without the insight of Ill.
Brother Frederick Dalcho and others we would not have any records on which
to look back on to learn from. In an effort to help those that are
interested in learning more about the founders of the Supreme Council,
their lives, and Charleston itself we have listed below the places and
some of the books that will benefit the individual(s) in their quest for
information.
Research Libraries Located in Charleston
Charleston County Library
(South Carolina Room 2nd floor)
68 Calhoun Street
Phone: (843) 805-6968
College of Charleston
Special Collections
66 George Street
(843) 953-8016
King Street Library
164 King Street
(843) 723-9912
South Carolina Historical Society
100 Meeting Street
(843) 723-3225
Waring Hall Library
175 Ashley Avenue
(843) 792-2288
M-F (8:30AM-5:00PM)
A Listing of Some Books to Begin With
Eleven Gentlemen of Charleston
Author: Ray Baker Harris
Dated: 1959
History of The Supreme Council
Author: Ray Baker Harris, 33deg
Dated: 1964
People and Professions of Charleston, South Carolina, 1782-1802
By: James W. Hagy
Dated:
The History of Freemasonry of South Carolina
By: Albert A. Mackey, M.D.
Copy Right: 1931
Ahiman Rezon
2nd Edition
By: Ill. Brother Frederick Dalcho, 33°
Dated: 1822
The History of Freemasonry of South Carolina
By: Dr. George W. Williams
City Directory for 1794
Published by Jack Milligan as the Charleston Directory
Printed By: Charleston: P. Young
Nelson’s Charleston Directory, and Strangers Guide, for 1801
Published by: John Nixon Nelson
Dated: 1801
New Charleston Directory and Stranger’s Guide of the Year 1802
Published By: J. J. Nergrin
Printed By: John A. Dacqueny, 1802.
A Directory for 1803,
Containing the names of the entire House, Keepers, and Traders in the
City of Charleston. Alphabetically Arranged. Their Particular Profession,
and Their Residence.
Published By: Eleazer Elizer
Printed: 1803
Negrin’s Directory, and Almanac for the year 1806; Containing Every
Article of General Utility
Published by: J.J. Negrin
Printed: 1806
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
By: Charles Summer Lobingier 33º Grand Cross
Dated: 1932
The New Age Magazine
Dated: September 1911
A Man of Accomplishment, A Man of Peace
Author: Barry A. Rickman
Dated: December 18, 1990
Oration Delivered in the Sublime Grand Lodge in Charleston South
Carolina
Author: Frederick Dalcho
Dated: 23rd of September, 1801
Circular Throughout The Two Hemispheres
Author: Frederick Dalcho
A Short History of the Diocese of South Carolina
Arthur: Dr. George W. Williams
Dated: 1953
An Historical Account of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Arthur: Frederick Dalcho, M.D.
Dated: 1822
Architects of Charleston
By: Beatrice St. Julian Ravenel
Dated:
Lodge of the Double-Headed Eagle, Two Centuries of Scottish Rite
Freemasonry in America's Southern Jurisdiction
By: William L. Fox, 33o
Dated: September 1997
Sandlapper Magazine
January/February 1991
John Lining, An Early American Scientist
By: Franklin C. Bing
Dated: 1928
American National Biography
By: John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes
Volume 13
Dated: 1999
A History of Medicine in South Carolina 1670-1825
By: Dr. Joseph Ioor Waring, M.D.
Dated: 1964
South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine
Source:
From: Charleston County Library
Science in the British Colonies of America
By: Raymond Phineas Stearns
The Two Hundredth Anniversary of America’s First Systematic Weather
Observation
By: Weather Bureau
Dated: 1953
Charleston News and Courier
By: D.R. Rickborn
Dated: June 28, 1959
History of the St. Andrew’s Society of Charleston, South Carolina
1729-1929
By: J.H. Easterby
Dated: 1929
The Winyah Indigo Society of Georgetown, South Carolina
Located at the Charleston County Library
The South Carolina Gazette
By: Hennig Cohen
Dated 1953
The History of South Carolina under the Royal Government 1719-1776
By: Edward McCrady
The Culture of Early Charleston
By: Frederick P. Bowes
Dated: 1942
Weather Observations of Charleston
By: Dr. Lionel Chalmers
Dated: 1777
History and Records of the Charleston Orphan House 1790-1860
By: Susan L. King
American National Biography
By: John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes
Volume 13
Charleston News and Courier
By: D.R. Rickborn
Dated: June 28, 1959
The Culture of Early Charleston
By: Frederick P. Bowes
Dated: 1942
New Men, New Cities, New South
By: Don H. Doyle
Dated: 1946
A History of the Medicine in South Carolina 1670-1825
By: Joseph Ioor Waring, M. D.
Dated:
Philadelphia and London
Printed By: J. B. Lippincott Company
Dated: 1921
Review of the Improvements, Progress and State of Medicine in the 18th
Century
By: Dr. David Ramsey, M. D.
Dated:
An Historical Account of the Protestant Episcopal Church in South
Carolina
By: Frederick Dalcho, M.D.
Dated: 1820
The Newspapers of Charleston, S.C.
By: William L. King
Dated: 1872
Good luck to all in their quest for additional
knowledge. If you don’t know where to start looking for
information contact Ill. Brother McDonald "Don" Burbidge. I will
be glad to put you in the right direction.
After the 200th Celebration is over I
would like to personally send out a request to all attending. My request
is that any and all articles that are written on this historic event, a
copy be sent to me for future generations to review.
My address is as follows;
McDonald Burbidge
155 Chandler Drive
Ladson, South Carolina 29456
e-mail: photo0027@aol.com
