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1796
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PAUL REVERE, Grand Master
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 03/14 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-83;
- II-83: Petition for Washington Lodge, Roxbury, granted.
- II-83: Petition for Kennebec Lodge, Hallowell, granted.
- II-84: Petition for Fayette Lodge, Charlton, granted.
- II-84: New charter for St. Peter's Lodge, Newburyport, endorsed and provided to replace the original.
- II-84: Charter for Columbian Lodge, Boston, be granted "at large".
- 06/13 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-85;
- II-85: Petition for Harmony Lodge, Northfield, granted.
- II-85: Petition for Union Lodge, Dorchester, granted.
- II-85: Portland Lodge granted precedence according to its charter.
- II-86: Warren Lodge remitted dues.
- II-87: Reinstatement of Harmonic Lodge charter, with the condition that they make no Masons except with the permission of the Grand Master.
- 09/12 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-88;
- II-88: Correspondence.
- II-89: Petition for a lodge in Monson, held over.
- II-89: Committee to review Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer accounts.
- 12/12 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-91;
- II-91: Unity Lodge, Ipswich, voted to come under Massachusetts jurisdiction.
- II-92: Report on Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer accounts.
- II-92: Grand Master empowered to appoint a Grand Chaplain.
- II-93: Grand Master Revere re-elected.
- II-93: Portland Lodge quarterages remitted.
- II-93: Petition for Thomas Lodge, Monson, granted.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 12/22 (Concert Hall, Boston): II-95;
LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1796
| No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date | Chartering Body |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | St. John's (Boston) | 07/30/1733 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
| 2 | Boston | Master's | 01/02/1738 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
| 3 | Newburyport | St. John's (Newburyport) | 07/17/1766 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
| 4 | Boston | Rising States | 11/30/1752 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 5 | Marblehead | Lodge at Marblehead | 03/25/1760 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 6 | Portland (Me.) | Lodge at Portland | 03/30/1762 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
| 7 | Gloucester | The Tyrian | 03/02/1770 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 8 | Boston | The Massachusetts | 05/13/1770 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 9 | Boston | Union (Nantucket) | 05/27/1771 | St. John's Grand Lodge |
| 10 | Newburyport | St. Peter's | 03/06/1773 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 11 | Stockbridge | Berkshire | 03/08/1777 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 12 | Lancaster | Trinity | 02/15/1776 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 13 | Machias (Me.) | Warren | 09/04/1778 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 14 | Ipswich | Unity | 03/09/1779 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 15 | Charlestown | King Solomon's | 09/05/1783 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 16 | North Hampton | Hampshire | 01/30/1784 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 17 | Williamstown | Friendship | 07/23/1785 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge |
| 18 | Boston | Harmonic | 12/08/1790 | Massachusetts Grand Lodge at large |
| 19 | Salem | Essex | 06/11/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 20 | Wiscasset (Me.) | Lincoln | 06/01/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 21 | Hanover | Old Colony | 12/10/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 22 | Blandford | Federal | 12/10/1792 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 23 | Worcester | Morning Star | 06/11/1793 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 24 | Cheshire | Franklin | 06/09/1794 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 25 | Penobscot (Me.) | Hancock | 06/09/1794 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 26 | Greenfield | Republican | 12/09/1794 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 27 | Framingham | Middlesex | 06/08/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 28 | Lenox | Evening Star | 06/09/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 29 | New Marlborough | Cincinnatus | 12/09/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 30 | Truro | King Hiram's | 12/12/1795 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 31 | Hallowell (Me.) | Kennebec | 03/15/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 32 | Charlton | Fayette | 03/15/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 33 | Roxbury | Washington | 03/17/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 34 | Boston | Columbian | 06/08/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts at large |
| 35 | Northfield | Harmony | 06/13/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 36 | Dorchester | Union (Dorchester) | 06/13/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
| 37 | Monson | Thomas | 12/13/1796 | Grand Lodge of Massachusetts |
Note: Per the vote of Grand Lodge in 1795, the following lodges were (probably) stricken from the rolls of the Grand Lodge at the end of 1796. They do not appear in the Proceedings for that year, and are not listed in the 1804 precedence list.
