MassachusettsYear1750

1750

THOMAS OXNARD, Grand Master

Hugh McDaniel, Deputy Grand Master
Benjamin Hallowell, Senior Grand Warden
John Box, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

• 04/13: I-10; at Royal Exchange Tavern, Boston.
  • Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second, Third.
  • I-11: "Voted, The Lodge being Open, That the Grand Committee of Charity (Consisting of such Members as are appointed in the new Printed Regulations) do meet at least Eight Days before every Quarterly Communication."
  • I-11: "Bro. Mckenzie presented a Remonstrance to this Lodge wherein he Complains of Several Erroneous procedings of ye 1st Lodge which being Read by the G. S. it was Voted That the Consideration thereof be Referr'd to the next Quarterly Communication."

• 07/13: I-11; at Royal Exchange Tavern, Boston.
  • Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second, Third; St. John's Newport; Annapolis, Maryland ("Bro : McDaniel D : G : M. appd & pd for their Constitution").
  • I-11: "Voted, That the T : and S : do provide a Book or Books as they shall think necessary for this Lodge to be paid out of the Stock.
  • I-12: "Voted, That Our Rt Worshl Bro : Coffin M. of the 1st Lodge have longer time to Answer Bro Mckenzies Complaint against the said 1st Lodge."

• 10/12: I-12; at Royal Exchange Tavern, Boston.
  • Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second, Third; St. John's Newport.
  • I-12: "Voted, That the Rt Worshl Bro Coffin be Serv'd with a Copy of Bro: Mckenzie's Complaint against the l8t Lodge, attested by the G: Secratary.
  • I-12: "Voted, That next St John's Day be properly Celebrated, and that a Dinner be provided, and that Bro's Bayard, Pearson, Wallis, and Newman be Grand Stewards, who are to give Tickets to any Bro : who inclines to attend, at 60/ each."

OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

• 08/12: I-9; Petition for a Lodge in Annapolis, Maryland; granted.

• 08/12: I-12; Petition for a Hiram, New Haven, Connecticut; granted. (Constituted 11/12/1750)

• 12/27: I-13; Feast of St. John the Evangelist. "When an Eligant Dinner being Provided by the Stewards, the Day was Celebrated as usual among Masons and Conducted with true Decency and Decorum."

LIST OF LODGES IN ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1750

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	Newfoundland	St. John's, Newfoundland	12/24/1746
6	Boston	Second Lodge at Royal Exchange Tavern	02/15/1749
7*	Boston	Third Lodge at Bunch of Grapes	02/15/1749
8	Newport, Rhode Island	St. John's Newport	12/27/1749
9	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Halifax	07/19/1750
10	Annapolis, Maryland	Annapolis, Maryland	08/12/1750
11	New Haven, Connecticut	Hiram	11/12/1750

• Removed to Bunch of Grapes Tavern on King Street on 02/06/1750.

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