RACMassachusettsYear1806
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1806
Timothy Bigelow, Grand High Priest
Benjamin Russell, Deputy Grand High Priest
David Coffin, Jr., Grand King
Samuel A. Otis, Grand Scribe
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REGULAR SESSIONS
ANNUAL SESSION, 09/09/1806
Meeting held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChI-48):
The Grand Chapter opened.
Grand Chapter voted as follows:
- To approve the new design and form for a diploma.
- To report the compensation for the Grand Secretary.
- To commend the work of Past Grand High Priest Bigelow.
The meeting elected the following officers for the Grand Royal Arch Chapter for the ensuing year:
- Isaiah Thomas, Grand High Priest
- Benjamin Russell, Deputy Grand High Priest
- Amos Tappan, Grand King
- James D. Hopkins, Grand Scribe
- Andrew Sigourney, Grand Treasurer
- Edward Horsman, Grand Secretary
- Asa Eaton, Grand Chaplain
- Henry Purkitt, Grand Marshal
- Thomas Redman, Grand Steward
- Jacob Perkins, Grand Steward
- James Locke, Grand Steward
- Seth Johnson, Grand Steward
- William Tompkins, Grand Inside Sentinel
- William Eaton, Grand Tyler
- Jeremiah Folsom, Grand Tyler
STATED MEETING, 12/09/1806
Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChI-50):
The Grand Chapter opened.
Note: this is the first recorded meeting that listed members from each Chapter in detail, indicating that representatives from St. Andrew's, King Cyrus, St. John's and Mount Vernon were represented.
STATED MEETING, 06/09/1807
The Grand Chapter opened, and voted:
- That Companions Thomas, Fowle and Sigourney were formed as a Committee to "take into consideration what amendments are necessary in the Rules and Regulations of this Grand Chapter and report at the next Communication."
- That due to delinquency, King Solomon's Chapter would have its Charter revoked if it did not pay the annual fees or make annual returns, which was characterized as "very reprehensible."
LIST OF CHAPTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1806
Location | Chapter | Precedence Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Boston | St. Andrew's | 08/28/1769 | |
Newburyport | King Cyrus | 06/28/1790 | |
Groton | St. John's | 09/20/1803 | |
Portland (Maine) | Mount Vernon | 02/13/1805 | |
Charlton | King Solomon's | 09/17/1805 |