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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston1_1834-48 DISTRICT 1] ==== | ==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston1_1834-48 DISTRICT 1] ==== | ||
− | ''', District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges + 1 U.D.'' | + | '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLEWells E.M.P. Wells], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges + 1 U.D.'' |
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnB St. John's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1733) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnB St. John's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1733) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew], ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1756) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew], ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1756) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsLodge The Massachusetts] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1770) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsLodge The Massachusetts] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1770) | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingSolomon King Solomon's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACharlestown Charlestown], 1783) | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Washington Washington] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MARoxbury Roxbury], 1796) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Columbian Columbian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1796) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Columbian Columbian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1796) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=UnionD Union] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADorchester Dorchester], 1796) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=UnionD Union] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADorchester Dorchester], 1796) | ||
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountLebanon Mount Lebanon] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1801) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountLebanon Mount Lebanon] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1801) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Amicable Amicable] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACambridge Cambridge], 1805) ''charter restored 12/10/1845'' | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Amicable Amicable] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACambridge Cambridge], 1805) ''charter restored 12/10/1845'' | ||
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StMark St. Mark's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewburyport Newburyport], 1803) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StMark St. Mark's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewburyport Newburyport], 1803) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountCarmel Mount Carmel] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynn Lynn], 1805) ''restored charter 06/10/1845'' | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountCarmel Mount Carmel] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynn Lynn], 1805) ''restored charter 06/10/1845'' | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Jordan Jordan] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADanvers Danvers], 1808) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Warren Warren] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAmesbury Amesbury], 1822) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Warren Warren] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAmesbury Amesbury], 1822) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Liberty Liberty] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABeverly Beverly], 1824) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Liberty Liberty] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABeverly Beverly], 1824) | ||
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'''Nathan Ordway, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br> | '''Nathan Ordway, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br> | ||
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StPaulA St. Paul's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGroton Groton], 1797) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StPaulA St. Paul's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGroton Groton], 1797) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Corinthian Corinthian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAConcord Concord], 1797) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Corinthian Corinthian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAConcord Concord], 1797) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hiram Hiram] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAArlington West Cambridge], 1797) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hiram Hiram] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAArlington West Cambridge], 1797) | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountMoriahR Mount Moriah] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAReading Reading], 1798) | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Aurora Aurora] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFitchburg Fitchburg], 1801) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pentucket Pentucket] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell Lowell], 1807) ''charter restored 06/10/1845'' | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pentucket Pentucket] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell Lowell], 1807) ''charter restored 06/10/1845'' | ||
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StMatthew St. Matthew's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAndover Andover], 1822) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StMatthew St. Matthew's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAndover Andover], 1822) | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Freedom1 Freedom] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWoburn Wobun], 1824) | ||
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASouthOfBoston4_1834-48 DISTRICT 4] ==== | ==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASouthOfBoston4_1834-48 DISTRICT 4] ==== | ||
'''Jonathan Greenwood, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges'' | '''Jonathan Greenwood, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges'' | ||
− | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Middlesex Middlesex] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFramingham Framingham], | + | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Middlesex Middlesex] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFramingham Framingham], 1797) |
− | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title= | + | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Meridian Meridian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewton Newton], 1797) |
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASouthShore5_1834-48 DISTRICT 5] ==== | ==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASouthShore5_1834-48 DISTRICT 5] ==== | ||
'''Samuel Chandler, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''3 Lodges'' | '''Samuel Chandler, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''3 Lodges'' | ||
− | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title= | + | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Montgomery Montgomery] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Medway Medway], 1797) |
− | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title= | + | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=OliveBranch Olive Branch] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASutton Sutton], 1797) |
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RisingStar Rising Star] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAStoughton Stoughton], 1799) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RisingStar Rising Star] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAStoughton Stoughton], 1799) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CornerStone Corner Stone] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADuxbury Duxbury], 1801) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CornerStone Corner Stone] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADuxbury Duxbury], 1801) | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAlban St. Alban's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWrentham Wrentham], 1818) | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Cassia Cassia] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Medfield Medfield], 1823) | ||
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACentralMass6_1834-48 DISTRICT 6] ==== | ==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACentralMass6_1834-48 DISTRICT 6] ==== | ||
− | ''', District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges'' | + | '''Pliny Slocomb, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges'' |
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MorningStar Morning Star] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWorcester Worcester], 1793) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MorningStar Morning Star] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWorcester Worcester], 1793) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MeridianSun1 Meridian Sun] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrookfield Brookfield], 1797) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MeridianSun1 Meridian Sun] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrookfield Brookfield], 1797) | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingDavid King David] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton Taunton], 1798) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountZion Mount Zion] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHardwick Hardwick], 1800) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountZion Mount Zion] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHardwick Hardwick], 1800) | ||
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Harris Harris] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATempleton Templeton], 1802) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Harris Harris] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATempleton Templeton], 1802) | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SolomonsTemple Solomon's Temple] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAUxbridge Uxbridge], 1818)* | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Eden1 Eden] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWare Ware], 1824) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Eden1 Eden] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWare Ware], 1824) | ||
− | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title= | + | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Oxford2 Oxford] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOxford Oxford], 1825) |
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Doric1 Doric] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASouthbridge Southbridge], 1826) | ||
==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASouthAndCape7_1834-48 DISTRICT 7] ==== | ==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASouthAndCape7_1834-48 DISTRICT 7] ==== | ||
'''Lucien B. Keith, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''3 Lodges'' | '''Lucien B. Keith, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''3 Lodges'' | ||
− | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title= | + | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Fellowship Fellowship] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABridgewater Bridgewater], 1797) |
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SocialHarmony Social Harmony] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWareham Wareham], 1823) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StarEast1 Star in the East] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewBedford New Bedford], 1823) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StarEast1 Star in the East] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewBedford New Bedford], 1823) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountHope Mount Hope] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFallRiver Fall River], 1824) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountHope Mount Hope] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFallRiver Fall River], 1824) | ||
==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAIslands8_1834-48 DISTRICT 8] ==== | ==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAIslands8_1834-48 DISTRICT 8] ==== | ||
− | ''', District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''2 Lodges'' | + | '''Samuel H. Jenks (?), District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''2 Lodges'' |
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=UnionN Union] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANantucket Nantucket], 1771) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=UnionN Union] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANantucket Nantucket], 1771) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingHiram King Hiram's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAProvincetown Provincetown], 1795) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingHiram King Hiram's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAProvincetown Provincetown], 1795) | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Fraternal Fraternal] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABarnstable Barnstable], 1801) | ||
==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWesternMass9_1834-48 DISTRICT 9] ==== | ==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWesternMass9_1834-48 DISTRICT 9] ==== | ||
− | ''', District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''4 Lodges'' | + | '''Addison Ware (?), District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''4 Lodges'' |
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EveningStar Evening Star] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALee Lee], 1795) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Cincinnatus Cincinnatus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGreatBarrington Great Barrington], 1795) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Cincinnatus Cincinnatus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGreatBarrington Great Barrington], 1795) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Harmony Harmony] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthfield Northfield], 1796) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Harmony Harmony] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthfield Northfield], 1796) | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Thomas Thomas] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMonson Monson], 1796) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Jerusalem Jerusalem] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthampton Northampton], 1797) ''in recess'' | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Jerusalem Jerusalem] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthampton Northampton], 1797) ''in recess'' | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountVernon1 Mount Vernon] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABelchertown Belchertown], 1807) | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Humanity Humanity] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrimfield Brimfield], 1811) | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hampden Hampden] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield Springfield], 1817) | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hampden Hampden] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield Springfield], 1817) | ||
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+ | ==== NOT IN MOORE'S LIST ==== | ||
+ | ''Unclear where these should go'' | ||
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+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Bethel Bethel] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAEnfield Enfield], 1825) | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Constellation Constellation] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADedham Dedham], 1801) | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GoodSamaritan1 Good Samaritan] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAReading Reading], 1816) | ||
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1845
AUGUSTUS PEABODY, Grand Master
E.M.P. Wells, Deputy Grand Master
Robert Keith, Senior Grand Warden
John Hews, Junior Grand Warden
Contents
NOTES
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
Held at Masonic Temple, Boston
- 03/12: V-5;
- 06/11: V-15;
- 09/10: V-24;
- 12/10: V-39; (Annual Communication)
03/12 Agenda
- V-6: Committee on Constellation Lodge, Dedham, report: that members of the lodge should return monies disbursed to them, and that the Carpet and those funds be returned to the District Deputy and thus to the Grand Lodge.
- 06/11: V-18; Remittance to be given by members; most of the important regalia, etc. saved.
- 09/10: V-25; Grand Master Peabody issued a summons to certain members of the lodge, who had divided its funds; expulsion considered.
- 12/10: V-46; Communication from these brethren, indicating that the sum was disbursed for charitable purposes.
- V-7: Report of committee from King Solomon's Lodge on the upcoming dedication of the Bunker Hill Monument; description of the order of ceremonies.
06/11 Agenda
- V-19: Further details on Grand Lodge participation in the Bunker Hill ceremony.
- V-21: Motion made to commission Rev. Bro. Wm. James Carver of London as Massachusetts' representative to the Grand Lodge of England. Referred.
- 09/10: V-30; Grand Lodge considered this appointment a special case for Grand Representatives.
- V-21: Correspondence from the Grand Lodge of Bengal, India.
- V-21: Correspondence from the Grand Lodge of Texas.
- 09/10: V-29; Grand Lodge unconvinced that there should be Grand Representatives.
- V-22: Committee appointed to purchase an organ.
- 09/10: V-28; Appropriation of $60 made to purchase an organ.
09/10 Agenda
- V-34: Communication from Grand Lodge of Maryland regarding a General Grand Lodge; referred.
- 12/10: V-44; Committee report: "in our opinion it is at this time inexpedient to take any further order thereon."
- V-35: Petition by Star of Bethlehem Lodge for the loan of a set of collars and jewels; granted.
- V-35: Communication from Henry Purkitt, Permanent Member, who was 90 years of age and did not expect to attend Lodge again; delivered by Rt. Wor. John B. Hammatt; reply of the Grand Master.
12/10 Agenda
- V-40: Report of the Committee of Finance.
- V-41: Report of the Trustees of the Temple.
- V-42: Report of the Trustees of the Grand Charity Fund.
- V-51: Petition by Morning Star, Worcester, for a public profession on 06/24/1846; granted.
- V-52: Election of Simon W. Robinson as Grand Master, and other Grand Lodge officers.
- V-54: Committee on arrangements constituted.
- 12/27: V-63; report.
Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals
- 06/11: V-22; Motion to rescind the proscription regulation forbidding the conferral of more than one degree at once; referred. (Not adopted.)
- 09/10: V-34; Amendment to provide for the admission of honorary members.
- 12/10: V-48ff; Report submitted and adopted. (Note: though supposedly incorporated into the Grand Constitutions, there is no evidence that it appeared in the text.)
Necrologies and Memorials
- 03/12: V-11; Memorial to Benjamin Russell, Past Grand Master, given by Rt. Wor. Winslow Lewis, Jr.
- 09/10: V-34; Memorial to ex-President Andrew Jackson, Past Grand Master of Tennessee, given by Rt. Wor. Winslow Lewis, Jr.
Petitions for Charters
- 03/12: V-6; Petition by Mount Hope Lodge, Fall River, for replacement; charter destroyed by fire. Granted (page V-11); dues remitted to them.
- 06/11: V-19; Petition by Star of Bethlehem Lodge U.D., Chelsea, for a charter; granted.
- 12/10: V-53; request to have ceremony of constitution at the Boston Masonic Temple; granted.
Petitions for Restorations of Charter
- 03/12: V-6; Petition by Philanthropic Lodge, Marblehead; referred.
- V-10: granted.
- 06/11: V-19; Petition by Mount Carmel Lodge, Lynn; granted.
- 09/10: V-33; most of the individuals among whom the property of the lodge was divided in 1835 refuse to return it.
- 12/10: V-45; Committee met with the brethren named in Liberty Hall in Lynn on 10/27; after conference they determined to "do what wsa right" only two Brethren refused; proceeding to be suspended against these two until after the next Quarterly.
- 12/10: V-40; Remission of dues to Hampden Lodge, suspended work from 1835 to 1844.
- 12/10: V-48; Petition by Amicable Lodge, Cambridge; referred.
- 12/27: V-57ff; Extensive report of the committee, recommending that the charter be restored.
- 12/27: V-64; adopted, charter to be restored.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 01/07: V-1; Masonic Temple, Boston. Funeral arrangements for Benjamin Russell, Past Grand Master. Brethren to attend funeral, wear an "appropriate Badge (square and compass on a blue ribbon,) with crape [sic] on the left arm."
- 03/10: V-3; Melodeon, Boston. (Now the site of the new Paramount Theater on Washington St.) Funeral honours for Benjamin Russell. Description of services, including a eulogy by Francis Baylies.
FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1845)
Rt. Wor. George Oliver
From the collection of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts
- V-55: Rt. Wor. George Oliver of England elected Honorary Member with the rank of Past Deputy Grand Master.
- V-56: Rt. Wor. Thomas Crucefix of England elected Honorary Member with the rank of Past Senior Grand Warden.
- V-56: Invitation by Aurora Lodge to attend Feast of St. John the Baptist on 06/24/1846 in Fitchburg; referred.
- V-56: Report of the Committee on Charity.
- V-55: Instruction session.
- V-65: Installation of Grand Master Robinson and other Grand Lodge officers. Address by Past Grand Master Peabody "on the condition of the Fraternity in the Commonwealth."
- V-66: Thanks voted to Past Grand Master Peabody, et. al.
- V-66: Address by Rev. Bro. E.M.P. Wells.
LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICT: 1845
Note: This list is based on the table in MFM, Page V:145, March 1, 1845.
DISTRICT 1
E.M.P. Wells, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges + 1 U.D.
- St. John's (Boston, 1733)
- Lodge of St. Andrew, (Boston, 1756)
- The Massachusetts (Boston, 1770)
- King Solomon's (Charlestown, 1783)
- Washington (Roxbury, 1796)
- Columbian (Boston, 1796)
- Union (Dorchester, 1796)
- Mount Lebanon (Boston, 1801)
- Amicable (Cambridge, 1805) charter restored 12/10/1845
- Bethesda (Brighton, 1819)
- Star of Bethlehem (Chelsea, 1844)
- Mount Tabor (East Boston, U.D.)
DISTRICT 2
Samuel Bowden, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
- Philanthropic (Marblehead, 1760) restored charter
- The Tyrian (Gloucester, 1770)
- St. Mark's (Newburyport, 1803)
- Mount Carmel (Lynn, 1805) restored charter 06/10/1845
- Jordan (Danvers, 1808)
- Warren (Amesbury, 1822)
- Liberty (Beverly, 1824)
DISTRICT 3
Nathan Ordway, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
- St. Paul's (Groton, 1797)
- Corinthian (Concord, 1797)
- Hiram (West Cambridge, 1797)
- Mount Moriah (Reading, 1798)
- Aurora (Fitchburg, 1801)
- Pentucket (Lowell, 1807) charter restored 06/10/1845
- St. Matthew's (Andover, 1822)
- Freedom (Wobun, 1824)
DISTRICT 4
Jonathan Greenwood, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
- Middlesex (Framingham, 1797)
- Meridian (Newton, 1797)
DISTRICT 5
Samuel Chandler, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
- Montgomery (Medway, 1797)
- Olive Branch (Sutton, 1797)
- Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799)
- Corner Stone (Duxbury, 1801)
- St. Alban's (Wrentham, 1818)
- Cassia (Medfield, 1823)
DISTRICT 6
Pliny Slocomb, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
- Morning Star (Worcester, 1793)
- Meridian Sun (Brookfield, 1797)
- King David (Taunton, 1798)
- Mount Zion (Hardwick, 1800)
- Harris (Templeton, 1802)
- Solomon's Temple (Uxbridge, 1818)*
- Eden (Ware, 1824)
- Oxford (Oxford, 1825)
- Doric (Southbridge, 1826)
DISTRICT 7
Lucien B. Keith, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
- Fellowship (Bridgewater, 1797)
- Social Harmony (Wareham, 1823)
- Star in the East (New Bedford, 1823)
- Mount Hope (Fall River, 1824)
DISTRICT 8
Samuel H. Jenks (?), District Deputy Grand Master; 2 Lodges
- Union (Nantucket, 1771)
- King Hiram's (Provincetown, 1795)
- Fraternal (Barnstable, 1801)
DISTRICT 9
Addison Ware (?), District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
- Evening Star (Lee, 1795)
- Cincinnatus (Great Barrington, 1795)
- Harmony (Northfield, 1796)
- Thomas (Monson, 1796)
- Jerusalem (Northampton, 1797) in recess
- Mount Vernon (Belchertown, 1807)
- Humanity (Brimfield, 1811)
- Hampden (Springfield, 1817)
NOT IN MOORE'S LIST
Unclear where these should go
- Bethel (Enfield, 1825)
- Constellation (Dedham, 1801)
- Good Samaritan (Reading, 1816)