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− | , Grand High Priest<br> | + | Elijah Atherton, Grand High Priest<br> |
− | , Deputy Grand High Priest<br> | + | [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTTolman Thomas Tolman], Deputy Grand High Priest<br> |
− | , Grand King<br> | + | [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJBradford John R. Bradford], Grand King<br> |
− | , Grand Scribe | + | [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLRKeith Robert Keith], Grand Scribe |
== REGULAR SESSIONS == | == REGULAR SESSIONS == | ||
− | === ANNUAL SESSION, | + | === ANNUAL SESSION, 09/13/1842 === |
− | ''Meeting held at Boston ( | + | ''Meeting held at Boston (ChI-494):'' |
− | + | Grand Chapter opened. | |
− | + | * Finance, including notes on the delinquency of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACStJohnG St. John's], Groton, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACSutton1 Sutton] and [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACAdoniram Adoniram] Chapters. The Grand Chapter voted to take action on these delinquencies. | |
+ | * The following Chapters were voted to have their charters revoked: | ||
+ | ** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACMorningStar Morning Star] | ||
+ | ** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACBrookfield Brookfield] | ||
+ | ** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACKingSolomon King Solomon's] ''Note: this charter was revoked 09/08/1840'' | ||
+ | ** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACMountLebanon Mount Lebanon] | ||
+ | The meeting elected the officers for the Grand Royal Arch Chapter for the ensuing year, with R. E. Elijah Atherton re-elected Grand High Priest; other officers elected and appointed as noted on Pages ChI-497 and ChI-498. ''Note that this election was extremely contentious, with multiple ballots for every office.'' | ||
− | === STATED MEETING, | + | === STATED MEETING, 03/07/1843 === |
− | ''Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChI- | + | ''Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChI-502):'' |
+ | |||
+ | Grand Chapter opened. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * An extensive report on [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACStJohnG St. John's] Chapter was presented, beginning on Page ChI-503. | ||
+ | * A proposed revision to Article IX of the Regulations, regarding Suspensions and Expulsions. | ||
+ | * The Grand Secretary was "requested to examine the records and ascertain when the time was altered for candidates to stand proposed for the degrees in Subordinate Chapters." | ||
== SPECIAL MEETINGS == | == SPECIAL MEETINGS == | ||
− | === SPECIAL MEETING AT | + | === SPECIAL MEETING AT BOSTON, 10/12/1842 === |
− | ''Held in | + | ''Held in Boston (ChI-499):'' |
− | == LIST OF CHAPTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS: | + | Grand Chapter opened. |
+ | |||
+ | * The Grand Chapter voted to confirm the doings of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACStAndrew St. Andrew's] Chapter on the expulsion of Companion Theodore A. Dame, for being ''guilty of gross, immoral and unmasonic conduct, of a nature such as to destroy the respectability of his character as a citizen . . .'' | ||
+ | * It was voted to revoke the charter of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACStJohnG St. John's] Chapter. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == LIST OF CHAPTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1842 == | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |||
! Location | ! Location | ||
− | ! | + | ! Chapter |
! Precedence Date | ! Precedence Date | ||
− | ! | + | ! Notes |
|- | |- | ||
− | |||
|[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] | ||
|[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACStAndrew St. Andrew's] | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACStAndrew St. Andrew's] | ||
|08/28/1769 | |08/28/1769 | ||
− | |'' | + | | |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGroton Groton] | ||
+ | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACStJohnG St. John's] | ||
+ | |09/20/1803 | ||
+ | |''revoked 10/12/1842'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |||
|[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton Taunton] | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton Taunton] | ||
|[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACAdoniram Adoniram] | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACAdoniram Adoniram] | ||
|09/10/1816 | |09/10/1816 | ||
− | |'' | + | | |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield Springfield] | ||
+ | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACMorningStar Morning Star] | ||
+ | |06/29/1818 | ||
+ | |''revoked 09/13/1842'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |||
|[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] | ||
|[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACStPaul St. Paul's] | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACStPaul St. Paul's] | ||
|01/25/1819 | |01/25/1819 | ||
− | | | + | | |
|- | |- | ||
− | |||
|[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAStoughton Stoughton] | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAStoughton Stoughton] | ||
|[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACMtZion Mount Zion] | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACMtZion Mount Zion] | ||
|12/12/1820 | |12/12/1820 | ||
− | |'' | + | |''revoked 09/13/1842'' |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMedway Medway] | ||
+ | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACMountLebanon Mount Lebanon] | ||
+ | |12/14/1824 | ||
+ | |''revoked 09/13/1842'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrookfield Brookfield] | ||
+ | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACBrookfield Brookfield] | ||
+ | |02/25/1825 | ||
+ | |''revoked 09/13/1842'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthampton Northampton] | ||
+ | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACNorthampton Northampton] | ||
+ | |03/25/1826 | ||
+ | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |||
|[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASutton Sutton] | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASutton Sutton] | ||
|[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACSutton1 Sutton] | |[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RACSutton1 Sutton] | ||
|09/26/1826 | |09/26/1826 | ||
− | | | + | | |
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 15:11, 22 August 2023
1842
Elijah Atherton, Grand High Priest
Thomas Tolman, Deputy Grand High Priest
John R. Bradford, Grand King
Robert Keith, Grand Scribe
Contents
REGULAR SESSIONS
ANNUAL SESSION, 09/13/1842
Meeting held at Boston (ChI-494):
Grand Chapter opened.
- Finance, including notes on the delinquency of St. John's, Groton, Sutton and Adoniram Chapters. The Grand Chapter voted to take action on these delinquencies.
- The following Chapters were voted to have their charters revoked:
- Morning Star
- Brookfield
- King Solomon's Note: this charter was revoked 09/08/1840
- Mount Lebanon
The meeting elected the officers for the Grand Royal Arch Chapter for the ensuing year, with R. E. Elijah Atherton re-elected Grand High Priest; other officers elected and appointed as noted on Pages ChI-497 and ChI-498. Note that this election was extremely contentious, with multiple ballots for every office.
STATED MEETING, 03/07/1843
Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChI-502):
Grand Chapter opened.
- An extensive report on St. John's Chapter was presented, beginning on Page ChI-503.
- A proposed revision to Article IX of the Regulations, regarding Suspensions and Expulsions.
- The Grand Secretary was "requested to examine the records and ascertain when the time was altered for candidates to stand proposed for the degrees in Subordinate Chapters."
SPECIAL MEETINGS
SPECIAL MEETING AT BOSTON, 10/12/1842
Held in Boston (ChI-499):
Grand Chapter opened.
- The Grand Chapter voted to confirm the doings of St. Andrew's Chapter on the expulsion of Companion Theodore A. Dame, for being guilty of gross, immoral and unmasonic conduct, of a nature such as to destroy the respectability of his character as a citizen . . .
- It was voted to revoke the charter of St. John's Chapter.
LIST OF CHAPTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1842
Location | Chapter | Precedence Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Boston | St. Andrew's | 08/28/1769 | |
Groton | St. John's | 09/20/1803 | revoked 10/12/1842 |
Taunton | Adoniram | 09/10/1816 | |
Springfield | Morning Star | 06/29/1818 | revoked 09/13/1842 |
Boston | St. Paul's | 01/25/1819 | |
Stoughton | Mount Zion | 12/12/1820 | revoked 09/13/1842 |
Medway | Mount Lebanon | 12/14/1824 | revoked 09/13/1842 |
Brookfield | Brookfield | 02/25/1825 | revoked 09/13/1842 |
Northampton | Northampton | 03/25/1826 | |
Sutton | Sutton | 09/26/1826 |