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The Grand Chapter opened. | The Grand Chapter opened. | ||
Grand Chapter voted as follows: | Grand Chapter voted as follows: | ||
+ | * To give leave to the Committees on Ceremonies and Installations and on Expulsions to report at the next meeting. | ||
* To review the accounts of Treasurer and Secretary and fix their compensation. | * To review the accounts of Treasurer and Secretary and fix their compensation. | ||
* To address a disciplinary meeting in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACKingCyrus King Cyrus] Chapter. | * To address a disciplinary meeting in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACKingCyrus King Cyrus] Chapter. | ||
− | * To appoint Companions | + | * To appoint Companions Fowle, Sigourney and Horsman as a Committee "to give Brother John Lathrop such information from the records of the Grand Chapter as may be deemed proper." |
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− | The meeting elected the following officers for the Grand Royal Arch Chapter for the ensuing year: | + | The meeting elected and appointed the following officers for the Grand Royal Arch Chapter for the ensuing year: |
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGCJHopkins James Dean Hopkins], Grand High Priest | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGCJHopkins James Dean Hopkins], Grand High Priest | ||
− | * | + | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLHFowle Henry Fowle], Deputy Grand High Priest |
− | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title= | + | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMJAbbot John Abbot], Grand King |
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLETurner Edward Turner], Grand Scribe; ''he later declined the office; it appears that Henry Purkitt served in that capacity pro tem.'' | ||
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLASigourney Andrew Sigourney], Grand Treasurer | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLASigourney Andrew Sigourney], Grand Treasurer | ||
* Edward Horsman, Grand Secretary | * Edward Horsman, Grand Secretary | ||
− | + | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJHammatt John B. Hammatt], Grand Marshal | |
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− | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJHammatt John B. Hammatt], Grand | + | |
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJaThompson James Thompson], Grand Chaplain | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJaThompson James Thompson], Grand Chaplain | ||
* Seth Johnson, Grand Steward | * Seth Johnson, Grand Steward | ||
* Jonathan Chadwick, Grand Steward | * Jonathan Chadwick, Grand Steward | ||
− | * | + | * Benjamin Whitmore, Grand Steward |
* Nicholas Pierce, Jr., Grand Steward | * Nicholas Pierce, Jr., Grand Steward | ||
* Richard Hunnewell, Grand Tyler | * Richard Hunnewell, Grand Tyler | ||
* Ebenezer Oliver, Grand Tyler | * Ebenezer Oliver, Grand Tyler | ||
− | === STATED MEETING, 12/ | + | === STATED MEETING, 12/15/1812 === |
− | ''Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChI- | + | ''Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChI-100):'' |
The Grand Chapter opened. | The Grand Chapter opened. | ||
The Grand Chapter voted: | The Grand Chapter voted: | ||
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+ | * To appoint a committee "to examine the General Regulations of this Grand Chapter, and report such alterations as they may deem necessary . . .: | ||
− | + | Companion Fowle reported on the Order of High Priesthood "and the manner in which it had been conferred in St. Andrew's Royal Arch Chapter." | |
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The Grand Chapter opened. | The Grand Chapter opened. | ||
The Grand Chapter voted: | The Grand Chapter voted: | ||
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== SPECIAL MEETINGS == | == SPECIAL MEETINGS == | ||
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Revision as of 13:52, 3 November 2021
1812
James Dean Hopkins, Grand High Priest
Henry Fowle, Deputy Grand High Priest
John Abbot, Grand King
Henry Purkitt, Grand Scribe
Contents
REGULAR SESSIONS
ANNUAL SESSION, 09/15/1812
Meeting held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChI-97):
The Grand Chapter opened.
Grand Chapter voted as follows:
- To give leave to the Committees on Ceremonies and Installations and on Expulsions to report at the next meeting.
- To review the accounts of Treasurer and Secretary and fix their compensation.
- To address a disciplinary meeting in King Cyrus Chapter.
- To appoint Companions Fowle, Sigourney and Horsman as a Committee "to give Brother John Lathrop such information from the records of the Grand Chapter as may be deemed proper."
The meeting elected and appointed the following officers for the Grand Royal Arch Chapter for the ensuing year:
- James Dean Hopkins, Grand High Priest
- Henry Fowle, Deputy Grand High Priest
- John Abbot, Grand King
- Edward Turner, Grand Scribe; he later declined the office; it appears that Henry Purkitt served in that capacity pro tem.
- Andrew Sigourney, Grand Treasurer
- Edward Horsman, Grand Secretary
- John B. Hammatt, Grand Marshal
- James Thompson, Grand Chaplain
- Seth Johnson, Grand Steward
- Jonathan Chadwick, Grand Steward
- Benjamin Whitmore, Grand Steward
- Nicholas Pierce, Jr., Grand Steward
- Richard Hunnewell, Grand Tyler
- Ebenezer Oliver, Grand Tyler
STATED MEETING, 12/15/1812
Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChI-100):
The Grand Chapter opened.
The Grand Chapter voted:
- To accept the report of the Committee on installations and public processions. It would be distributed to all Chapters.
- To appoint a committee "to examine the General Regulations of this Grand Chapter, and report such alterations as they may deem necessary . . .:
Companion Fowle reported on the Order of High Priesthood "and the manner in which it had been conferred in St. Andrew's Royal Arch Chapter."
STATED MEETING, 06/15/1813
Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChI-102):
The Grand Chapter opened.
The Grand Chapter voted:
- To discharge the Committee on Expulsions. A new committee was appointed.
- To provide thanks to Companion Sigourney, who had evidently advanced his own money to support the Grand Chapter.
SPECIAL MEETINGS
None.
LIST OF CHAPTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1812
No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date | Chartering Body |
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1 | Boston | St. Andrew's | 08/28/1769 | Scotland |
2 | Newburyport | King Cyrus | 06/28/1790 | ? |
3 | Groton | St. John's | 10/18/1804 | Grand Chapter of Massachusetts |
4 | Portland (Maine) | Mount Vernon | 02/13/1805 | Grand Chapter of Massachusetts |
5 | Charlton | King Solomon's | 09/17/1805 | Grand Chapter of Massachusetts |
6 | Salem | Washington | 01/09/1811 | Grand Chapter of Massachusetts |