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AMITY LODGE

Location: Beverly

Chartered by Massachusetts Grand Lodge

Chartered By: Joseph Webb

Charter Date: 09/03/1779 I-277

Precedence Date: 09/03/1779

Current Status: unknown; returned charter 06/04/1789 (I-362); historical note 1924:196-210

NOTES

Historical notes on this lodge are included in the Centenary History of http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Liberty Liberty] Lodge, June http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1924 1924], Page 1924-196.

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Charter: 1779
• Surrender of Charter: 1789

EVENTS

GRANTING OF CHARTER, SEPTEMBER 1779

From Proceedings, Page I-277, Massachusetts Grand Lodge:

A Petition of William Grovy and others from the Town of Beverly praying for a charter of Erection for holding a Lodge in said Town by the Name of Amity.

Voted, the prayer be Granted.

RECALL OF CHARTER, SEPTEMBER 1784

From Proceedings, Page I-320, Massachusetts Grand Lodge:

Voted, That Trinity Lodge held in the town of Lancaster having omitted paying their dues and in other Respects fail'd to comply with the Constitutions of Masonry as universally acknowledged be and hereby is required forthwith to return their Charter granted by the authority of this Grd. Lo. to the Gd. Secy. of the said Gd. Lo., that they may no longer (be) held or be convened under the same untill such injunctions and Rules as by the Constitutions of Masonry and their Special Instructions are made & provided shall be fully and faithfully complied with.

Voted, That a Similar Vote to the above be also wrote to Berkshire and Amity Lodges.

PRESENTATION OF RETURNED CHARTER, JUNE 1789

From Proceedings, Page I-362, Massachusetts Grand Lodge:

The Charter of Amity Lodge returned - was presented by Bro. Revere.

LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges