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ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE
JOHN ROWE, Grand Master
Richard Gridley, Deputy Grand Master
Abraham Savage, Senior Grand Warden
Samuel Fitch, Junior Grand Warden
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 01/28: I-206; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second, Rising Sun
- I-207: Regulations on Charity Fund. Committee appointed to review the proposals.
- I-207: Appointment of Grand Officers.
- I-207: Letters received from Union Lodge. (Text on Pages I-207-I-209.)
- I-210: Adjournment to 02/11/1774.
- 02/11: I-210; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
- I-210: Consideration of proposed Rules and Regulations, which were recommitted.
- I-210: Adjournment to 02/25/1774.
- 02/25: I-210; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
- I-211: Report by the Grand Master; votes of acceptance and direction for printing.
- I-211: Report on Grand Charity.
- 04/29: I-216; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
- Lodges represented: Masters, First, Second, Rising Sun.
- I-216: Payment to Grand Tyler and Grand Secretary.
- I-217: Committee appointed to "to consider of ways and means for defreying the incidental Expences of the Grand Lodge, and make report at the next Quarterly Communication."
- I-217: Votes on the Feast of St. John the Baptist.
- I-217: Petitions for Charity.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 06/24: Feast of St. John the Baptist not documented.
- 12/27: I-217: Feast of St. John the Evangelist, Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
- I-217: List of attendees.
LIST OF LODGES IN ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1774
| 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 | Waterbury, Connecticut | King Solomon's, Waterbury | 10/26/1764 |
| 19 | Prince Town, New Jersey | St. John's, Prince Town, New Jersey | 10/26/1764 |
| 20 | Newburyport | Newburyport | 07/17/1766 |
| 21 | Norwich, Connecticut | Norwich | 10/24/1766 |
| 22 | Salem | Salem | 10/24/1766 |
| 23 | St. Christopher, West Indies | St. Christopher | 10/24/1766 |
| 24 | Barbados, West Indies | Barbados | 10/24/1766 |
| 25 | Wallingford, Connecticut | Compass, Wallingford | 05/01/1769 |
| 26 | Nantucket | Union | 05/27/1771 |
| 27 | Guilford, Connecticut | Guilford | 07/10/1771 |
| 28 | Boston | Rising Sun | 06/22/1772 |
MASSACHUSETTS (PROVINCIAL) GRAND LODGE
JOSEPH WARREN, Grand Master
Joseph Webb, Deputy Grand Master
Ezra Collins, Senior Grand Warden
Samuel Barrett, Junior Grand Warden
LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1774
| 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 |
| 6 | Newburyport | St. Peter's | 03/06/1772 |
| 7 | Boston | Lodge #243 | 12/02/1774 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Ireland |
