MassachusettsYear1795
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1795
PAUL REVERE, Grand Master
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 03/09 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-66;
- II-66: St. Peter's Lodge, Newburyport, allowed to meet for 12 months despite a mislaid charter.
- II-67: The Tyrian Lodge enrolled.
- II-67: Book to be purchased to record returns from Lodges.
- II-67: Committee appointed to inventory jewels, regalia and records of the Grand Lodge.
- II-67: Report on Grand Treasurer‘s accounts.
- II-67: Correspondence with Grand Lodge in Lower Saxony.
- 06/08 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-69;
- II-69: Petition for Middlesex Lodge, Framingham, accepted.
- II-70: Petition for new Lodge in Boston under dispensation for 12 months, accepted (Columbian Lodge).
- II-70: Petition for Evening Star Lodge, Lenox, granted.
- II-70: Correspondence with Grand Lodges in Nova Scotia and Lower Saxony.
- II-71: Petition for lodge in Truro, referred (King Hiram's Lodge; granted, 12/12/1795).
- II-72: Committee appointed to write a circular to other Grand Lodges in the United States.
- II-72: Grand Lodge to celebrate the Feast of St. John the Baptist.
- 09/09 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-77;
- II-77: Vote to send Book of Constitutions along with circular letter to Grand Lodges in the United States.
- II-77: Committee appointed to investigate arrears; lodges more than a year in arrears and not represented will "relinquish its connection" with the Grand Lodge.
- 12/14 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-80;
- II-80: Grand Treasurer to procure an "elegantly bound" copy of the Book of Constitutions.
- II-81: Letter from Isaac Winslow, thanking the Grand Lodge for its presence at the interment of his father, Joseph Russell.
- II-81: Harmonic Lodge suspended until the following Quarterly Communication.
- II-82: Re-election of Grand Master Revere and election/appointment of other grand officers.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 06/24 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-73;
- II-73: Celebration of the Feast of St. John the Baptist.
- 07/04 (State House, Boston): II-74;
- II-74: Laying of the State House Corner Stone.
- 12/08 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-79;
- II-79: Petition for Cincinnatus Lodge, New Marlborough.
- II-79: Committee to investigate the conduct of Harmonic Lodge, Boston.
LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1794
| No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date | Chartering Body |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | St. John's (Boston) | 07/30/1733 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
| 2 | Boston | Master's | 01/02/1738 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
| 3 | Newburyport | St. John's (Newburyport) | 07/17/1766 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
| 4 | Boston | Rising States | 11/30/1752 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 5 | Marblehead | Lodge at Marblehead | 03/25/1760 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 6 | Portland (Me.) | Portland | 03/30/1762 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
| 7 | Gloucester | The Tyrian | 03/02/1770 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 8 | Boston | The Massachusetts | 05/13/1770 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 9 | Boston | Union (Nantucket) | 05/27/1771 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
| 10 | Newburyport | St. Peter's | 03/06/1773 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 11 | Stockbridge | Berkshire | 03/08/1777 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 12 | Lancaster | Trinity | 02/15/1776 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 13 | Marietta (Ohio) | American Union | 02/15/1776 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
| 14 | Machias (Me.) | Warren | 09/04/1778 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 15 | Ipswich | Unity | 03/09/1779 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 16 | Charlestown | King Solomon's | 09/05/1783 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 17 | North Hampton | Hampshire | 01/30/1784 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 18 | Williamstown | Friendship | 07/23/1785 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 19 | Boston | Harmonic | 12/08/1790 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts (12/12/1793) |
| 20 | Salem | Essex | 06/11/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 21 | Hanover | Old Colony | 12/10/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 22 | Blandford | Federal | 12/10/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 23 | Wiscasset (Me.) | Lincoln | 06/11/1793 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 24 | Worcester | Morning Star | 06/11/1793 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 25 | Cheshire | Franklin | 06/09/1794 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 26 | Penobscot (Me.) | Hancock | 06/09/1794 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 27 | Greenfield | Republican | 12/09/1794 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 28 | Framingham | Middlesex | 06/08/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 29 | Lenox | Evening Star | 06/09/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 30 | New Marlborough | Cincinnatus | 12/09/1795 | |
| 31 | Truro | King Hiram's | 12/12/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 32 | Boston | Columbian | U.D. | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
