Abraham, Antoine Firmin

Abraham, Antoine Firmin. A French renegade Freemason, who was stripped of Masonic rights by the Supreme Council of France in 1811. He evidently engaged in the not rare practice of selling French Rite degrees for some ten years prior to his denunciation. He was the author of several publications as follows: The Art of the Tiler, dedicated to all the Freemasons of the two hemispheres, 20 pp. Paris 1804; and a periodical, The Mirror of Truth, dedicated to all Freemasons, 1800-1808.

Macoy Collector's Note: Coil's inclusion of historical charlatans and renegades serves as a fascinating reminder of the chaotic period of degree fabrication in early 19th-century French Masonry.