MassachusettsYear1768
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1768
HENRY PRICE, Grand Master pro tem
JOHN ROWE, Grand Master
Richard Gridley, Deputy Grand Master
Archibald McNeil, Senior Grand Warden
John Cutler, Junior Grand Warden
Contents
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 01/22: I-130; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second
- I-131: "It was Motion'd and Seconded, That when this Lodge Recommands a Person (to the Grand Master of England) to be appointed Grand Master of North America, that they shall desire that his Deputation shall be for three Years only.f The Question being put upon the above Motion it passed in the Affirmative unanimously."
- I-131: Election of John Rowe as Grand Master, along with other officers elected and appointed.
- I-131: Compensation for the Grand Secretary and Grand Tyler.
- I-131: "Upon a Motion made and Seconded, it was unanimously Voted, that a Committee be chosen to Write to the Rt. Worshipful Grand Master of England, in behalf of this Grand Lodge, to Request of him a Deputation for the Rt. Worshipfull John Rowe Esq* now Grand Master Elect, which Deputation to be for only three Years, agreeable to a Preceding Vote in this Grand Lodge. Voted also, that said Committee consist of Nine. . . Voted, that this Committee be empowered to draw on the Grand Treasurer for what Money they may think Necessary (not exceeding the Sum of Seven Pounds Lawful Money) to transmit to London to procure the Deputation. Also Voted that said Committee in their Letter to the Grand Master of England conform to the Votes of this Lodge as near as may be, with such additions as they shall think Expedient, not contradictory thereto."
- 04/22: I-135; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second.
- I-136: Questions posed to the Grand Master. GM's Reply
- I-136: Motions regarding the activities of the correspondence committee and the Feast of St. John.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 01/25; I-132. Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
- I-132: Meeting of correspondence committee.
- I-134: Letter to the Grand Master of England.
- I-135: Letter of Past Grand Master Price.
- 06/24: I-137. Grey Hound Tavern, Roxbury.
- I-137: "Being the Festival of St. John the Baptist, the same was Celebrated at the Grey Hound Tavern in Roxbury."
- 10/04: I-138. Boston.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second.
- I-138: "Agreeable to the Vote of the Grand Lodge the 22d of April last, that the Committee chosen to Write to England for a Deputation for the new Elected Grand Master, should continue, to Order and Regulate what may be necessary, previous to, and at the Installment of said Grand Master, when his Deputation should Arrive. Said Deputation being arrived, you are therefore desired to attend at the House of Brother Ingersoll this Evening, at Six of the Clock, to Consult and direct what may be proper to be done in the Premisses."
- I-138: Votes and resolutions regarding the installation of the new Grand Master.
- I-140: Correspondence with subordinate lodges.
- 11/16: I-146. British Coffee House, Boston.
- I-146: "The Lodge being opened in Ample Form by the Grand Master, they were made acquainted with the Time and Place of the Installment as before mentioned. It was agreed that those Brethren who do not choose to Line their Aprons, with Green Silk, may wear them Plain, or Line them with any other Colour'd Silk but Blue or Red, and no Precedency be taken by any Brother with a Lined Apron, to those who wear Plain ones."
- 11/23: I-148. Concert Hall, Boston.
- I-148: Extensive description of the installation of Grand Master Rowe.
- I-148: Reading of the Deputation from Grand Master Beaufort.
- 11/30: I-161. Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second.
- I-161: Votes and resolutions regarding the installation ceremonies.
- I-162: Correspondence.
- I-163: Vote by First Lodge to recommend the omit the celebration of St. John the Evangelist.
LIST OF LODGES IN ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1768
| 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 No longer meeting by 1768 |
| 8 | New Haven, Connecticut | Hiram | 11/12/1750 |
| 9 | New London, Connecticut | Lodge at New London | 01/12/1753 |
| 10 | Middletown, Connecticut | St. John's, Middletown | 02/04/1754 |
| 11 | Providence, Rhode Island | St. John's, Cranston | 01/18/1757 |
| 12 | Newport, Rhode Island | Master's, Newport | 03/20/1759 |
| 13 | Marblehead | Lodge at Marblehead | 03/25/1760 |
| 14 | Surinam | Surinam | 04/06/1761 |
| 15 | Hartford, Connecticut | Hartford | 03/21/1762 |
| 16 | Falmouth (Portland) (Maine) | Portland | 03/30/1762 |
| 17 | Elizabeth Town, New Jersey | Temple | 07/28/1762 |
| 18 | Pitt County, North Carolina | Pitt County | 10/26/1764 |
| 19 | Waterbury, Connecticut | King Solomon's, Waterbury | 10/26/1764 |
| 20 | Prince Town, New Jersey | St. John's, Prince Town, New Jersey | 10/26/1764 |
| 21 | Newburyport | Newburyport | 07/17/1766 |
| 22 | Norwich, Connecticut | Norwich | 10/24/1766 |
| 23 | Salem | Salem | 10/24/1766 |
| 24 | Virginia | Virginia | 10/24/1766 no record after 1768 |
| 25 | St. Christopher, West Indies | St. Christopher | 10/24/1766 |
| 26 | Barbados, West Indies | Barbados | 10/24/1766 |
OTHER LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1768
| No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | Lodge of St. Andrew | 11/30/1756 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland |
