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1763

JEREMY GRIDLEY, Grand Master

John Rowe, Deputy Grand Master
Robert Williams, Senior Grand Warden
Andrew Oliver, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/28: I-82.
  • Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second
  • "No Persons appear'd in behalf of these Lodges:" "Surranam", Maryland, Elizabeth Town, New Haven, Middletown, Hartford, Crown Point, Newport, Providence, Marblehead, Portsmouth, Falmouth, Halifax, "Louisbourge"
  • I-83: Appointment and election of Grand Officers
  • I-83: Votes on finances.
• 04/22: I-84.
  • Masters, First, Second
  • "No Persons appear'd in behalf of these Lodges:" Surranam, Maryland, Elizabeth Town, New Haven, Middletown, Hartford, Crownpoint, Newport, Providence, Marblehead, Portsmouth, Falmouth, Halifax, Louisburge
  • I-84: Votes on finances.
• 07/28: I-85.
  • Masters, First, Second
  • "No Officers appeard for these Lodges:" Surranam, Maryland, Elizabeth Town, New Haven, Middletown, Hartford, Crownpoint, Newport, Providence, Marblehead, Portsmouth, Falmouth, Halifax, Louisburge
• 10/24: I-87.
  • Masters, First, Second
  • I-87: "The Lodge was opened and the several Lodges within the Grand Masters Jurisdiction were called after which the Grand Master appointed Bro Abraham Savage & Jno. Cutler to Consider and Determine on the best Method to Hold the Annual Feasts & Report to him accordingly at the Next Masters Lodge & then was pleas'd to order that the Feast of S4 John the Evangelist should be duely

Celebrated. Other Business ordered not to be Recorded."

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 06/24: I-84; George Tavern, Boston.
  • I-84: "The Right Worship1 Jeremy Gridley Esq* Grand Master sunimond

the Brethren to attend at the George Tavern where he held a Grand Lodge & the Feast was Celebrated in the Usual manner."

• • I-85: List of attendees.
• 09/13: I-86.
  • I-86: "The Right Worshipful Grand Master summond a Special Lodge to Consult the Grand Officers on Several affairs of Importance. . . The Grand Master having Communicated what he thought

proper received the Thanks of the Lodge for his especial Care."

• 10/28: I-87; Concert Hall, Boston.
  • I-87: "Being a Special Grand Lodge Night the Grand Master directed the Grand Secretary to Summon all the Masons in Boston to Attend him at Concert Hall in Boston."
  • I-88: "It was Voted unanimously that Concert Hall, in which the Brethren are now Assembled, be Purchased, for the Honour Benefit & Convenience of Free Masons at the Rate of Twelve hundred Pounds Sterling, and that a Subscription be immediately put about, to raise the said Sum, towards Purchasing, Furnishing, and otherwise Accommodating the Fraternity for the Future. But Mr. Stephen Deblois notwithstanding the Foregoing Vote and a Consequent agreement with him, Sold the House to Mr. Nathl. Wheelwright the next Day, whereby the Subscriptions & other Provisions made for the Purchase aforesaid became Abortive. To the Great disappointment, as well as Charge of the Brethren in their Meetings about it. —"
• 12/27: I-89.
  • I-89: "Being the Feast of St. John the Evangelist. Our Right Worshipfull Jeremy Gridley Esq* summon'd the Brethren to attend him when he held a Grand Lodge & Celebrated the Day as Usual."
  • I-89: List of attendees.

LIST OF LODGES IN ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1763

OTHER LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1763

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