Up for sale is a scarce, authentic piece of late 19th-century American fraternal history. This is an original 1888 printed circular issued directly by the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of the State of New Jersey, designated as General Order No. 1.

Historical Content & Significance:
This official state-level governing decree outlines the comprehensive, structural assignment of official Visitations across the New Jersey jurisdiction for the upcoming Masonic term.

General Orders like this were the administrative backbone of the York Rite, dictates handed down by the Grand Commander to ensure uniform ritual work, strict record-keeping, and operational discipline among all municipal chapters—including local bodies like the Odo de St. Amand Commandery.