MassachusettsYear1797

1797

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PAUL REVERE, Grand Master

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

• 03/14 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-83;
  • II-83: Petition for Washington Lodge, Roxbury, granted.
  • II-83: Petition for Kennebec Lodge, Hallowell, granted.
  • II-84: Petition for Fayette Lodge, Charlton, granted.
  • II-84: New charter for St. Peter's Lodge, Newburyport, endorsed and provided to replace the original.
  • II-84: Charter for Columbian Lodge, Boston, be granted "at large".

• 06/13 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-85;

• • II-85: Petition for Harmony Lodge, Northfield, granted.
  • II-85: Petition for Union Lodge, Dorchester, granted.
  • II-85: Portland Lodge granted precedence according to its charter.
  • II-86: Warren Lodge remitted dues.
  • II-87: Reinstatement of Harmonic Lodge charter, with the condition that they make no Masons except with the permission of the Grand Master.

• 09/12 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-88;
  • II-88: Correspondence.
  • II-89: Petition for a lodge in Monson, held over.
  • II-89: Committee to review Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer accounts.

• 12/12 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-91;
  • II-91: Unity Lodge, Ipswich, voted to come under Massachusetts jurisdiction.
  • II-92: Report on Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer accounts.
  • II-92: Grand Master empowered to appoint a Grand Chaplain.
  • II-93: Grand Master Revere re-elected.
  • II-93: Portland Lodge quarterages remitted.
  • II-93: Petition for Thomas Lodge, Monson, granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 12/22 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-95;
  • II-95: Harmonic Lodge charter restrictions to be continued.
  • II-95: Committee to confer with Columbian Lodge.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1796

No.	Location	Lodge	Precedence Date	Chartering Body
1	Boston	St. John's (Boston)	07/30/1733	St. John's Grand Lodge
2	Boston	Master's	01/02/1738	St. John's Grand Lodge
3	Newburyport	St. John's (Newburyport)	07/17/1766	St. John's Grand Lodge
4	Boston	Rising States	11/30/1752	Massachusetts Grand Lodge
5	Marblehead	Lodge at Marblehead	03/25/1760	Massachusetts Grand Lodge
6	Portland (Me.)	Lodge at Portland	03/30/1762	St. John's Grand Lodge
7	Gloucester	The Tyrian	03/02/1770	Massachusetts Grand Lodge
8	Boston	The Massachusetts	05/13/1770	Massachusetts Grand Lodge
9	Boston	Union (Nantucket)	05/27/1771	St. John's Grand Lodge
10	Newburyport	St. Peter's	03/06/1773	Massachusetts Grand Lodge
11	Stockbridge	Berkshire	03/08/1777	Massachusetts Grand Lodge
12	Lancaster	Trinity	02/15/1776	Massachusetts Grand Lodge
13	Machias (Me.)	Warren	09/04/1778	Massachusetts Grand Lodge
14	Ipswich	Unity	03/09/1779	Massachusetts Grand Lodge
15	Charlestown	King Solomon's	09/05/1783	Massachusetts Grand Lodge
16	North Hampton	Hampshire	01/30/1784	Massachusetts Grand Lodge
17	Williamstown	Friendship	07/23/1785	Massachusetts Grand Lodge
18	Boston	Harmonic	12/08/1790	Massachusetts Grand Lodge at large; Vacated 06/28/1797.
19	Salem	Essex	06/11/1792	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
20	Wiscasset (Me.)	Lincoln	06/01/1792	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
21	Hanover	Old Colony	12/10/1792	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
22	Blandford	Federal	12/10/1792	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
23	Worcester	Morning Star	06/11/1793	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
24	Cheshire	Franklin	06/09/1794	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
25	Penobscot (Me.)	Hancock	06/09/1794	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
26	Greenfield	Republican	12/09/1794	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
27	Framingham	Middlesex	06/08/1795	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
28	Lenox	Evening Star	06/09/1795	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
29	New Marlborough	Cincinnatus	12/09/1795	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
30	Truro	King Hiram's	12/12/1795	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
31	Hallowell (Me.)	Kennebec	03/15/1796	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
32	Charlton	Fayette	03/15/1796	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
33	Roxbury	Washington	03/17/1796	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
34	Boston	Columbian	06/08/1796	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts at large
35	Northfield	Harmony	06/13/1796	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
36	Dorchester	Union (Dorchester)	06/13/1796	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
37	Monson	Thomas	12/13/1796	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
38	St. Paul's	Groton	01/31/1797	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
39	Adams	Wellfleet	06/13/1797	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
40	Jerusalem	South Hadley	06/13/1797	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
41	Tuscan	Columbia (Me.)	06/13/1797	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
42	Bristol	Norton	06/14/1797	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
43	Fellowship	Bridgewater	06/15/1797	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
44	Corinthian	Concord	06/16/1797	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
45	Montgomery	Franklin	09/13/1797	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
46	Olive Branch	Oxford	09/13/1797	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
47	Meridian Sun	Brookfield	09/13/1797	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
48	Hiram	Lexington	12/11/1797	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
49	Meridian	Watertown	12/11/1797	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
50	King Solomon Lodge in Perfection	Holmes’ Hole	12/11/1797	Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

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