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1771

ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE

JOHN ROWE, Grand Master

Richard Gridley, Deputy Grand Master
John Cutler, Senior Grand Warden
Abraham Savage, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

  • 01/25: I-182; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
    • Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second
    • I-183: Appointment of Grand Officers.
    • I-183: Compensation granted to Bro. Abraham Savage; "Bror. Savage being made acquainted with the foregoing Vote, generously declined accepting said Grant." Thanks voted to Bro. Savage for his efforts as Grand Secretary, and for declining the grant.
    • I-183: Adjustment voted to "the late Grand Treasurer's Accompts."
    • I-184: "The Lodge was informed from the Chair that a number of Brethren belonging to Nantucket had Petitioned for a Warrant to hold a Lodge in that Place, and said Petition being read, the Grand Master asked Counsel of the Lodge, who joined with him in Opinion that the Grand Secretary do acquaint the Petitioners by Letter, that Three Master Masons are necessary to the Constituting a New Lodge; also with the Expence attending the same: and desire them to Nominate one of the Petitioners for their first Master." The petition and the Grand Secretary's response occur on the following pages.
    • I-184: Votes on Feast of St. John the Baptist.
    • I-184: Votes on charity.
  • 07/26: I-190; "being the Time for the Grand Lodge or Quarterly Communication to meet, the same was put off by order of the Grand Master, on Account of the heat of the Weather, and no pressing business to be transacted; till the Stated Time in October next."
  • 10/25: I-190; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
    • Lodges represented: First, Second.
    • I-190: Vote to print circular letters regarding the Grand Charity.
    • I-190: Votes on the Feast of St. John the Evangelist.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 12/27: I-191: Feast of St. John the Evangelist, Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
    • I-191: List of attendees.
    • I-191: Petitions for Charity.

LIST OF LODGES IN ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1771

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 Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis, Maryland 08/12/1750
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 St. Christopher, West Indies St. Christopher 10/24/1766
25 Barbados, West Indies Barbados 10/24/1766
26 Wallingford, Connecticut Compass, Wallingford 05/01/1769
27 Nantucket Union 05/27/1771
28 Guilford, Connecticut Guilford 07/10/1771

MASSACHUSETTS (PROVINCIAL) GRAND LODGE

JOSEPH WARREN, Grand Master

William Burbeck, Deputy Grand Master
Joseph Webb, Deputy Grand Master


LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1771

No. Location Lodge Precedence Date
1 Boston Lodge of St. Andrew 11/30/1756 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland
2 Boston Lodge #322 1759 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Ireland
3 Boston Lodge #58 1769 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of England
4 Gloucester The Tyrian 02/23/1770
5 Boston The Massachusetts 05/13/1770

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