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1833

ELIJAH CRANE, Grand Master

Abraham A. Dame, Deputy Grand Master
William J. Whipple, Senior Grand Warden
James A. Dickson, Junior Grand Warden

NOTES

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

• 03/13 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-281; Deputy Grand Master Abraham A. Dame presiding.
  • IV-281: Committee on Centennial celebration discharged.
  • IV-282: Trustees authorized to employ counsel whenever required.

• 06/12 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-284;
  • IV-284: Grand Treasurer authorized to pay $200 to the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association toward the erection of the Bunker Hill Monument.
  • IV-285: Invitation to President Andrew Jackson to attend Grand Lodge when he is present in Boston.

• 09/11 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-291;
  • IV-292: Committee appointed to consider the condition of the corporate property of Grand Lodge; reported at further meetings.
    • 10/09: IV-293; Deputy Grand Master Abraham A. Dame presiding; verbal report
    • 10/23: IV-295; Committee report considered.
    • 10/26: IV-297; Committee report under discussion.
    • 10/30: IV-298; Deputy Grand Master Abraham A. Dame presiding; further consideration.
    • 11/13: IV-299; Deputy Grand Master Abraham A. Dame presiding; under discussion.

• 12/12 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-300; Annual Communication.
  • IV-301: Report of Trustees of the Real and Personal Estate of the Grand Lodge.
  • IV-303: Report of Committee on Charity.
  • IV-303: Report of Committee on Finance.
  • IV-304: Committee appointed "with power to contract for the sale of the Real Estate of the Grand Lodge, called the Masonic Temple, for a sum not less than $40,000."
  • IV-306: John Abbot elected Grand Master. (Only 36 ballots cast; Grand Master Crane declined re-nomination; William J. Whipple, James A. Dickson and Thomas Power all declined.) Other Grand Lodge officers elected.

• 12/27 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-311; Past Grand Master Benjamin Russell presiding
  • IV-312: Installation of Grand Master Abbot and other Grand Lodge officers. (Rt. Wor. Joshua B. Flintappointed DDGM of Districts 1-3; Rt. Wor. Elijah Atherton appointed DDGM of District 4; others vacant.)
  • IV-322: Communication received from Pennsylvania, providing the Grand Lodge with a facsimile of George Washington's letter in reply to an address of the Grand Lodge of Pennslyvania, presented 1796.

PETITIONS FOR CHARTERS

None.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 06/22: IV-287; President Jackson to attend Grand Lodge, but he was unable to attend; written communication received, and Rt. Wor. Joel Poinsett was present in his place.

• 12/20 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-309; Deputy Grand Master Abraham A. Dane presiding
  • 12/20: IV-309; this amount was reduced to $35,000.
  • 12/27: IV-313; the Temple was sold to Bro. Robert G. Shaw, Esq.
  • IV-310: Committee appointed to consider the expediency of surrendering the Act of Incorporation.
  • 12/27: IV-314ff; memorial presented to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives; Act surrendered.

LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICT (with date of precedence): 1833

Note: No District Deputy Grand Masters were appointed at the close of 1832; Joshua B. Flint was appointed by Grand Master Crane at the March, 1833 Quarterly Communication.

★ = Appeared in Grand Lodge in 1833. (See Attendance Summary)

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