MassachusettsYear1751
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1751
THOMAS OXNARD, Grand Master
Hugh McDaniel, Deputy Grand Master
Benjamin Hallowell, Senior Grand Warden
John Box, Junior Grand Warden
Contents
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 01/11: I-13; at Royal Exchange Tavern, Boston.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second, Third.
- I-14: "Voted, That the Grand Treasr. do pay what Damages have been done to the neighbours Windows by the Firing of our Chambers last St. Johns Day, and Render an Accot. thereof to this Lodge."
- I-14: "Voted, That the G: T. do give £10 old Tenr., to John Watson as Charity, he having as a necessitous Bro. apply'd to this Lodge for Relief."
- I-14: "Voted, That the G. T. do put £20 old Tenr. in Bro McDaniels hands to be apply'd as he shall Judge best, for the use of Luke Vardy, he havg Pettition'd for Relief."
- I-14: "Voted, That the G: T. do send £20. old Tenr. to Jn° Eyre at Portsmouth he having as a Distress'd Bro: Pettition'd to this Lodge for Relief."
- I-14: "Voted. That Letters be sent to the Several Lodges abroad under Our Rt. W: G. M. acquainting them of the scandilous piece of Ribaldry in T. Fleets paper, and Instructing them by all means to discourage sd paper &c, and it was desir'd of Bro Gridley to form sd Letters which he propos'd so to do."
- 04/12: I-14; at Royal Exchange Tavern, Boston.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second, Third; St. John's (Portsmouth); St. John's Newport; Hiram.
- I-15: "The Lodge being Open'd, It was mov'd That the next St John's Day should be Celebrated out of Town, upon which Our Rt Wors. Bro Price made an Offer of the use of his House at Manotomy, whereupon it was
- I-15: "Voted, That the next St Johns Day be Celebrated at Bro Prices House at Manotomy, and that each Bro : inclining to attend shall pay 40/ old Tenr. to the Stewards some time before."
- I-15: "Voted, That at sd : time the Brethren do proceed in Regular Procession to said place."
- 07/12: I-14; at Royal Exchange Tavern, Boston.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second, Third.
- I-15: "The Lodge being Open'd; Bro: Pateshall preferr'd a Pettition to this Lodge praying for Charity, upon which it was Voted, That the Consideration thereof be Referr'd to ye next Quarterly Communication.
- I-15: "Voted, That the Grand Treasurer do-pay to Bro: Bayard G: Stewd £12 ,,17 old Tenr to defray the deficiency of ye Expense on St. John's Day last.
- I-15: "Voted, That ye Grand Treas* do pay £4 .10 old Tenr. to Bro: Buck being for past services to ye Lodge.
- 10/11: I-15; at Royal Exchange Tavern, Boston.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second, Third; St. John's (Portsmouth).
- I-15: "The Lodge being Open, Voted that the Grand Treasr. do Give £20 to Bro: Patteshall as Charity.
- I-15: "Voted, That the Grand Treasr. do Give £10 to Bro: Vardy as Charitv.
- I-15: "Voted, That Bros. H : Withered, S : Calef, Jos : Chew, and Jn° Leverett be Stewards for the Year Ensuing, and that they do provide a Dinner on ye next St John's Day at ye Royal Exchange Tavern, every Bro: who intends to Dine there on sd time to pay £3. to ye Stewards some time before.
OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
- 06/24: I-15; Festival of St John the Baptist.
- I-15: "The Brethren went in the Morning in Regular Procession to the House of Mr. Richardson in Cambridge (Bro Prices House at Manotomy being Incumbr'd by sickness) where Our Rt. Worshl. G: M. held a Grand Lodge and the Day was Celebrated at an Eligant Entertainment) as usual among Masons, with great satisfaction, good Harmony, and Exact Decorum. The whole Concluded by Returning to Town in proper Order in the afternoon."
- 12/27: I-15; Festival of St John the Evangelist.
- I-15: "Our Rt. Worshl. Bro : Mc Daniel D : G : M. Summons'd the Brethren to attend him at ye Royal Exchange Tavern where he Held a Grand Lodge, and the Day was Celebrated as usual."
NOTES
LIST OF LODGES IN ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1751
| No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | First Lodge | 07/30/1733 |
| 2 | Portsmouth (N.H.) | St. John's (Portsmouth) | 06/24/1736 |
| 3 | Boston | Master's | 01/02/1738 |
| 4 | Annapolis-Royal, Nova Scotia | Annapolis-Royal | 06/24/1738 |
| 5 | Antigua | First Lodge, West Indies | 06/24/1738 |
| 6 | Newfoundland | St. John's, Newfoundland | 12/24/1746 |
| 7 | Boston | Second Lodge at Royal Exchange Tavern | 02/15/1749 |
| 8* | Boston | Third Lodge at Bunch of Grapes | 02/15/1749 |
| 9 | Newport, Rhode Island | St. John's Newport | 12/27/1749 |
| 10 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Lodge at Halifax | 07/19/1750 per Tabbert |
| 11 | Annapolis, Maryland | Annapolis, Maryland | 08/12/1750 |
| 12 | New Haven, Connecticut | Hiram | 11/12/1750 |
