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ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE
JOHN ROWE, Grand Master
Richard Gridley, Deputy Grand Master
Abraham Savage, Senior Grand Warden
Samuel Fitch, Junior Grand Warden
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 01/29: I-199; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
- Lodges represented: Master's, First, Second, Rising Sun
- I-200: Regulations on Charity.
- I-200: Vote on contributions by attendees: "every Brother who attends the Grand Lodge at their Quarterly Communications, shall upon his entrance into the Lodge Room pay to the Gr: Secy. two shillings and six pence Sterling, towards defraying the Expences of said Lodge ; and if any surplisage remains after the Bill of Reckoning is discharged, the same to be paid to the Grand Treasurer."
- I-200: Letter from Master of Newbury Lodge.
- I-200: Letter from Stephen Hooper, Esq., Master of Union Lodge, asking to be registered as "Union Lodge No. 5."
- I-200: Petitions for Charity.
- I-200: Vote to provide a letter of recommendation for Bro. John Fleeming.
- I-200: Vote on visiting rights for members of the Lodge of St. Andrew and The Massachusetts Lodge: "if found to be good Masons after a proper Examination {members} shall be admitted as visiting Brothers in the respective Lodges under this Jurisdiction? After consideration thereof, and debates thereon, the Question was put and passed in the Affirmative Nemine Oontradicente". (i. e., without opposition.)
- I-200: Appointment of Grand Officers.
- I-192: Grants of money to the Grand Tyler, Bro. Homans, and the Grand Secretary, Bro. Brown.
- 04/30: I-201; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
- Lodges represented: Masters, First, Second, Rising Sun.
- I-201: Letter received from Hiram Lodge. (Text on Page I-202.)
- I-201: Letter received from Union Lodge. (Text on Page I-203.)
- I-201: Votes on the Feast of St. John the Baptist.
- I-202: "Voted that the Grand Secretary retain the six Pounds lawful Money he has received from the Nantucket Lodge for the Relief of Bro : Jeremiah Russell in his own Hands, untill he obtains a Receipt from said Bro: Russell for said Sum."
- I-202: "Voted that the Grand Secretary take up all Letters that arrive from the Grand Lodge in England relative to Masonry, and that the Charges attending such Letters be borne by this Lodge."
- 10/29: I-205; Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
- Lodges represented: Masters', First, Second, Rising Sun.
- I-205: Votes on the Feast of St. John the Evangelist.
- I-205: Petitions for Charity.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 06/24: I-204; Feast of St. John the Baptist, Kings Arms Tavern, Boston Neck.
- I-204: List of attendees.
- I-205: Petitions for Charity.
- 12/27: I-206: Feast of St. John the Evangelist, Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston.
- I-206: List of attendees.
- I-206: Petitions for Charity.
LIST OF LODGES IN ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1773
No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date |
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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 | Waterbury, Connecticut | King Solomon's, Waterbury | 10/26/1764 |
19 | Prince Town, New Jersey | St. John's, Prince Town, New Jersey | 10/26/1764 |
20 | Newburyport | Newburyport | 07/17/1766 |
21 | Norwich, Connecticut | Norwich | 10/24/1766 |
22 | Salem | Salem | 10/24/1766 |
23 | St. Christopher, West Indies | St. Christopher | 10/24/1766 |
24 | Barbados, West Indies | Barbados | 10/24/1766 |
25 | Wallingford, Connecticut | Compass, Wallingford | 05/01/1769 |
26 | Nantucket | Union | 05/27/1771 |
27 | Guilford, Connecticut | Guilford | 07/10/1771 |
28 | Boston | Rising Sun | 06/22/1772 |
MASSACHUSETTS (PROVINCIAL) GRAND LODGE
JOSEPH WARREN, Grand Master
Joseph Webb, Deputy Grand Master
Moses Deshon, Senior Grand Warden
Ezra Collins, Junior Grand Warden
LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION: 1773
No. | Location | Lodge | Precedence Date |
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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 |
6 | Newburyport | St. Peter's | 03/06/1772 |