MassachusettsYear1842

1842

CALEB BUTLER, Grand Master

Simon W. Robinson, Deputy Grand Master
Thomas Tolman, Senior Grand Warden
Winslow Lewis, Junior Grand Warden

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QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

• 03/09 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-539;
  • IV-540: Rt. Wor. Charles W. Moore appointed delegate to national Masonic convention.
    • 06/08: IV-556; report of Bro. Moore, with a copy of the proceedings.
  • IV-540: Henry M. Pinkham of Urbanity Lodge summoned, and then expelled (but invited to the next Quarterly to answer why he should not be expelled.)
    • 06/08, IV-553; confirmed.
  • IV-542: Death of Cyrus Balkcom, Grand Steward.
  • IV-542: Communication from Rt. Wor. C. Gayton Pickman; but he could not provide copies for the files due to "the condition of his eyes."

• 06/08 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-550; Officiated by Deputy Grand Master, Simon W. Robinson.
  • IV-553: Thanks of Grand Lodge voted to Thomas Power for his requiem for Thaddeus Mason Harris.

• 09/14 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-558; Officiated by Deputy Grand Master, Simon W. Robinson.
  • IV-559ff: Extensive report on the Washington Masonic Convention.
  • IV-564: Committee of elective officers to procure a design for Grand Lodge certificates.
    • 12/14: IV-573; report given.
  • IV-566: Thanks voted to Bro. Edward A. Raymond for the presentation of an organ.

• 12/14 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-568; Annual Communication. Officiated by Deputy Grand Master, Simon W. Robinson.
  • IV-569: Report of the Committee of Finance.
  • IV-570: Statement from the D.D.G.M. of the First District, regarding delinquency of lodges.
  • IV-570: Report of the Committee of Charity.
  • IV-571: Report of the Trustees of the Grand Charity Fund.
  • IV-573: Report of committee on the appointment of Grand Lecturers.
  • IV-573: Petition by Star in the East Lodge, New Bedford, for remission of dues.
  • IV-574: Communication from Most Wor. Caleb Butler, declining to be a candidate for re-election due to infirmity.
  • IV-575: Recording Grand Secretary instructed to "wind up the affairs of Hiram Lodge, Lexington."
  • IV-532: Election of Rt. Wor. Augustus Peabody as Grand Master (34 ballots). Other Grand Lodge officers elected.

• 12/27 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-578;
  

Noted that 14 lodges were present, "a larger number than any previous meeting within the last ten years."

• • IV-579: Instruction by Grand Lodge Lecturers.
  • IV-580: Installation of Grand Master Peabody and other Grand Lodge officers. (Order of ceremonies noted.)
  • IV-583: Address by Grand Master Peabody.
  • IV-585: An "eloquent and chaste address on the character and tendency of the Institution." By Rev. Bro. Joseph O. Skinner.

PETITIONS FOR CHARTERS

• 03/09: IV-540; Petition by Morning Star Lodge, Worcester, for the charter to be restored.
  • 06/08: IV-551; withdrawn; seal and charter never returned, cannot be restored.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 05/04 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-544; Officiated by Deputy Grand Master Rt. Wor. Simon W. Robinson.
  • IV-544: Memorial for Rt. Wor. Thaddeus Mason Harris. Eulogy by Rt. Wor. and Rev. Benjamin Huntoon.
  • IV-546: Memorial for Rt. Wor. Samuel Thaxter, Past Grand Warden.

LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICT: 1842

Note: This is extremely conjectural, and based in part on the locations of the appointed Deputies.

DISTRICT 1

Samuel Eveleth (Boston), District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges

• St. John's (Boston, 1733) ★
• Lodge of St. Andrew, (Boston, 1756) ★
• The Massachusetts (Boston, 1770) ★
• Columbian (Boston, 1796) ★
• Union (Dorchester, 1796)
• Meridian (Watertown, 1797)
• Mount Lebanon (Boston, 1801) ★
• Bethesda (Brighton, 1819) ★

DISTRICT 2

Isaac Collyer (Marblehead), District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges

• Merrimack (Haverhill, 1802)
• St. Mark's (Newburyport, 1803)
• Warren (Amesbury, 1822)
• Liberty (Beverly, 1824)

DISTRICT 3

Jeremiah Kilburn (Groton), District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges

• King Solomon's (Charlestown, 1783) ★
• St. Paul's (Groton, 1797) ★
• Corinthian (Concord, 1797)
• Hiram (Lexington, 1797)
• Jordan (Danvers, 1808)
• Good Samaritan (Reading, 1816)
• St. Matthew's (Andover, 1822)

DISTRICT 4

Jonathan Greenwood (Framingham), District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges

• Middlesex (Framingham, 1795) ★
• Olive Branch (Sutton, 1797) ★
• Constellation (Dedham, 1801) ★
• Solomon's Temple (Uxbridge, 1818)
• Oxford (Oxford, 1825)
• Doric (Southbridge, 1826)

DISTRICT 5

Benjamin Huntoon (Canton), District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges

• Fellowship (Bridgewater, 1797)
• King David (Taunton, 1798)
• Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799) ★

DISTRICT 6

Gardner Ruggles (Hardwick), District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges

• Meridian Sun (Brookfield, 1797)
• Mount Zion (Hardwick, 1800)
• Aurora (Leominster, 1801)
• Harris (Templeton, 1802)
• Eden (Ware, 1824)
• Bethel (Enfield, 1825)

DISTRICT 7

Jonathan Ames (West Bridgewater), District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges

• Fraternal (Barnstable, 1801)
• Star in the East (New Bedford, 1823) ★
• Mount Hope (Fall River, 1824)

DISTRICT 8

Robert F. Parker (Nantucket), District Deputy Grand Master; 2 Lodges

• Union (Nantucket, 1771) ★
• King Hiram's (Provincetown, 1795)

DISTRICT 9

Gardner Ruggles, Special Deputy; 4 Lodges

• Cincinnatus (Great Barrington, 1795)
• Harmony (Northfield, 1796)
• Jerusalem (Northampton, 1797) in recess
• Hampden (Springfield, 1817) not active

★ = Appeared in Grand Lodge during 1842. (See Attendance Summary)

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