MassachusettsYear1770

1770

ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE

JOHN ROWE, Grand Master

Richard Gridley, Deputy Grand Master
Archibald McNeil, Senior Grand Warden
John Cutler, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/26: I-176; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
  • Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second
  • I-177: Appointment of Grand Officers.
  • I-177: Relief granted to Bro. Hugh McDaniel "to clear him entirely from his debts."
  • I-177: Other applications for charity.
  • I-178: Correspondence with Grand Lodge of England, "acquainting this Grand Lodge of a design to incorporate the Lodges in England and elsewhere, who hold under the Grand Master of England, into a Legal Corporation." Approved by vote of the Grand Lodge.
  • I-178: Vote for compensation of Bro. Price.
  • I-178: Report of committee to inspect the Grand Treasurer's accounts postponed.
  • I-178: Report of committee on meeting halls.

• 04/27: I-179; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
  • Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second.
  • I-179: Votes on Feast of St. John the Baptist.

• 07/24: I-180; "being the Time for the Grand Lodge or Quarterly Communication to meet, the same was put off by order of the Grand Master, on Account of the heat of the Weather, and no pressing business to be transacted; till the Stated Time in October next."

• 10/26: I-180; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
  • Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second.
  • I-181: Votes on the Feast of St. John the Evangelist.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 04/03: I-178; Memorial service for Rt. Wor. Bro. Hugh McDaniel, Past Deputy Grand Master. "He was at all times a Zealous Brother, and shewed himself such, in his readiness to relieve the distress'd, of what denomination soever; in the latter part of his Life his Circumstances were greatly reduced, owing to misfortunes in Trade, Lenity to Debtors, and as far as he could keeping open his wonted bountiful hand to all who asked his Assistance."

• 06/24: I-179; Feast of St. John the Baptist, Grey-hound Tavern, Roxbury.
  • I-180: List of attendees.

• 12/27: I-181: Feast of St. John the Evangelist, Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
  • I-182: List of attendees.

LIST OF LODGES IN ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1770

No.	Location	Lodge	Precedence Date
1	Boston	First Lodge	07/30/1733
2	Portsmouth (N.H.)	St. John's (Portsmouth)	06/24/1736
3	Boston	Master's	01/02/1738
4	Newfoundland	St. John's, Newfoundland	12/24/1746
5	Boston	Second Lodge	02/15/1749
6	Newport, Rhode Island	St. John's Newport	12/27/1749
7	Annapolis, Maryland	Annapolis, Maryland	08/12/1750
8	New Haven, Connecticut	Hiram	11/12/1750
9	New London, Connecticut	Lodge at New London	01/12/1753
10	Middletown, Connecticut	St. John's, Middletown	02/04/1754
11	Providence, Rhode Island	St. John's, Cranston	01/18/1757
12	Newport, Rhode Island	Master's, Newport	03/20/1759
13	Marblehead	Lodge at Marblehead	03/25/1760
14	Surinam	Surinam	04/06/1761
15	Hartford, Connecticut	Hartford	03/21/1762
16	Falmouth (Portland) (Maine)	Portland	03/30/1762
17	Elizabeth Town, New Jersey	Temple	07/28/1762
18	Pitt County, North Carolina	Pitt County	10/26/1764
19	Waterbury, Connecticut	King Solomon's, Waterbury	10/26/1764
20	Prince Town, New Jersey	St. John's, Prince Town, New Jersey	10/26/1764
21	Newburyport	Newburyport	07/17/1766
22	Norwich, Connecticut	Norwich	10/24/1766
23	Salem	Salem	10/24/1766
24	St. Christopher, West Indies	St. Christopher	10/24/1766
25	Barbados, West Indies	Barbados	10/24/1766
26	Wallingford, Connecticut	Compass, Wallingford	05/01/1769

MASSACHUSETTS (PROVINCIAL) GRAND LODGE

JOSEPH WARREN, Grand Master

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1770

No.	Location	Lodge	Precedence Date
1	Boston	Lodge of St. Andrew	11/30/1756 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland
2	Boston	Lodge #322	1759 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Ireland
3	Boston	Lodge #58	1769 Chartered by the Grand Lodge of England
4	Gloucester	The Tyrian	02/23/1770
5	Boston	The Massachusetts	05/13/1770

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