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** 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
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** 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."
Celebrated. Other Business ordered not to be Recorded."
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=== SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS ===
 
=== SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS ===

Revision as of 21:03, 21 June 2015

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.
  • 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

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 Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland 12/24/1746
5 Boston Second Lodge 02/15/1749
6 Newport, Rhode Island St. John's Newport 12/27/1749
7 Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax 07/19/1750
8 Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis, Maryland 08/12/1750
9 New Haven, Connecticut Hiram 11/12/1750
10 New London, Connecticut Lodge at New London 01/12/1753
11 Middletown, Connecticut St. John's, Middletown 02/04/1754
12 Crown Point, New York Lake George Army Lodge 05/13/1756
13 Providence, Rhode Island St. John's, Cranston 01/18/1757
14 Louisbourg, Acadia Louisbourg Army 11/13/1758
15 Newport, Rhode Island Master's, Newport 03/20/1759
16 Marblehead Lodge at Marblehead 03/25/1760
17 Surinam Surinam 04/06/1761
18 Crown Point, New York Crown Point Army 03/20/1762
19 Hartford, Connecticut Hartford 03/21/1762
20 Falmouth (Portland) (Maine) Portland 03/30/1762
21 Elizabeth Town, New Jersey Temple 07/28/1762

OTHER LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1763

No. Location Lodge Precedence Date
1 Boston Lodge of St. Andrew 11/30/1756 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland

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