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JOSIAH BARTLETT, Grand Master
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 03/12 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-125;
- II-125: Petition from Bristol Lodge to be withdrawn.
- II-126: Petition for Mount Moriah Lodge, Reading; granted.
- II-126: Petition for Marine Lodge, Falmouth; granted.
- II-126: Petition for Social Lodge, Ashley (Ashby); granted.
- II-126: Petition for Eastern Star Lodge, east parish of Rehoboth; granted.
- II-126: Correspondence from members of the former Harmonic Lodge.
- II-127: Report on new book of Constitutions.
- II-127: Resolution that Grand Lodge not hold communications with lodges that do not pay dues to the Grand Lodge be suspended with respect to St. Andrew's Lodge.
- 06/11 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-129;
- II-129: Correspondence with Adams Lodge read and filed.
- II-130: Committee of correspondence appointed.
- II-130: Report of committee on Harmonic Lodge assets.
- II-130: Charity committee presented regulations; adopted.
- II-130: Petition for King David Lodge, Taunton, granted.
- II-131: Address to the President of the United States.
- 09/10 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-133;
- II-133: Petition for lodge in Hardwick; held over.
- II-133: Committee to be appointed for distribution of the Book of Constitutions.
- II-134: Reply from President Adams.
- 12/10 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-135;
- II-136: Petition for lodge in Hardwick; held over.
- II-136: Committee appointed to consider "the state of Masonry in this Commonwealth" and the "expediency of erecting more Lodges".
- II-136: Committee to review Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer accounts.
- II-136: Petition for a lodge in Orrington; held over.
- II-136: Proceedings to be printed and distributed.
- II-137: Re-election of Grand Master Bartlett.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1797
| 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.) | Lodge at 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 | Machias (Me.) | Warren | 09/04/1778 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 14 | Ipswich | Unity | 03/09/1779 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 15 | Charlestown | King Solomon's | 09/05/1783 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 16 | North Hampton | Hampshire | 01/30/1784 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 17 | Williamstown | Friendship | 07/23/1785 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 18 | Salem | Essex | 06/11/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 19 | Wiscasset (Me.) | Lincoln | 06/01/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 20 | Hanover | Old Colony | 12/10/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 21 | Blandford | Federal | 12/10/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 22 | Worcester | Morning Star | 06/11/1793 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 23 | Cheshire | Franklin | 06/09/1794 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 24 | Penobscot (Me.) | Hancock | 06/09/1794 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 25 | Greenfield | Republican | 12/09/1794 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 26 | Framingham | Middlesex | 06/08/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 27 | Lenox | Evening Star | 06/09/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 28 | New Marlborough | Cincinnatus | 12/09/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| Truro | King Hiram's | 12/12/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts | |
| 30 | Hallowell (Me.) | Kennebec | 03/15/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 31 | Charlton | Fayette | 03/15/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 32 | Roxbury | Washington | 03/17/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 33 | Boston | Columbian | 06/08/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts at large |
| 34 | Northfield | Harmony | 06/13/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 35 | Dorchester | Union (Dorchester) | 06/13/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 36 | Monson | Thomas | 12/13/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 37 | Groton | St. Paul's | 01/31/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 38 | Wellfleet | Adams | 06/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 39 | South Hadley | Jerusalem | 06/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 40 | Columbia (Me.) | Tuscan | 06/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 41 | Norton | Bristol | 06/14/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 42 | Bridgewater | Fellowship | 06/15/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 43 | Concord | Corinthian | 06/16/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 44 | Franklin | Montgomery | 09/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 45 | Oxford | Olive Branch | 09/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 46 | Brookfield | Meridian Sun | 09/13/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 47 | Lexington | Hiram | 12/11/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 48 | Watertown | Meridian | 12/11/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 49 | Holmes’ Hole | King Solomon Lodge in Perfection | 12/11/1797 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 50 | Falmouth | Marine | 0313/1798 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 51 | Reading | Mount Moriah | 03/14/1798 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 52 | Ashby | Social | 03/16/1798 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 53 | Rehoboth | Eastern Star | 03/161798 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 54 | Taunton | King David | 06/12/1798 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
