MassachusettsYear1823
1823
JOHN DIXWELL, Grand Master
John Abbot, Deputy Grand Master
Elijah Crane, Senior Grand Warden
Samuel Thaxter, Junior Grand Warden
Contents
NOTES
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 03/12 (Masons Hall, Boston): III-432;
- III-434: Report of committee on General Grand Lodge; committee recommends that it is not expedient to adopt this measure.
- III-437: Petition from Union Lodge, Nantucket, requesting information whether a subordinate lodge has the right to exclude those not members from a meeting; referred to committee.
- 06/11; III-444: referred to Grand Master, "whose prerogative it is to give directions upon all subjects similar to the one referred to your committee."
- III-438: A new 'Ahiman Rezon' was received from the Grand Lodge of South Carolina.
- 06/11 (Masons Hall, Boston): III-439;
- III-443: Amendment to Chapter VI, Section II of the By-Laws; approved.
- 09/10 (Masons Hall, Boston): III-451;
- III-452: Committee on Asylum for Orphans report, offering a set of resolutions; referred to a committee to be voted at the next Quarterly Communication.
- III-457: Petition by Good Samaritan Lodge for remission of dues; referred.
- 12/10; III-461: rejected.
- 12/10 (Masons Hall, Boston): III-460; Annual Communication.
- III-462: Report of Finance Committee.
- III-464: Report of Charity Committee.
- III-468: Election of John Abbot as Grand Master; other Grand Lodge officers elected.
- 12/27 (Masons Hall, Boston): III-470;
- III-471: Report by Grand Treasurer; all reports other than 8th and 10th District. Numerous lodges in these districts in arrears.
- III-475: Installation of Grand Master Abbot and other Grand Lodge officers. Address by Grand Master Dixwell on the Grand Lodge's "present state and condition."
- III-477: Thanks voted to Grand Master Dixwell. Charge by Grand Master Abbot.
PETITIONS FOR CHARTERS
- 03/13: III-437; Petition for Social Harmony Lodge, Middleboro; granted.
- 12/10: III-465; Petition for Star in the East Lodge, New Bedford; granted.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 06/24 (Amesbury): III-447;
- 08/21 (Andover): III-449;
- III-449: Constitution of St. Matthew's Lodge and installation of officers. Charge by Grand Master Dixwell.
- 08/21 (Medfield): III-458;
- 08/19 (Middleboro): III-477;
- III-477: Constitution of Social Harmony Lodge and installation of officers. Officiated by Rt. Wor. Paul Dean, District Deputy Grand Master. Service was public, preceded by the conferral of "the degrees of Past Master on R.W. and Rev. Isaac Kimball, the Master elect."
LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1823
DISTRICT 1
Paul Dean, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
- St. John's (Boston, 1733)
- Lodge of St. Andrew, (Boston, 1756)
- The Massachusetts (Boston, 1770)
- Columbian (Boston, 1796)
- Washington (Roxbury, 1796)
- Union (Dorchester, 1796)
- Mount Lebanon (Boston, 1801)
- Rural (Quincy, 1801)
DISTRICT 2
Joseph G. Sprague, District Deputy Grand Master; 12 Lodges
- Philanthropic (Marblehead, 1760)
- St. John's (Newburyport, 1766)
- The Tyrian (Gloucester, 1770)
- St. Peter's (Newburyport, 1773)
- Unity (Ipswich, 1779)
- Essex (Salem, 1792)
- Merrimack (Haverhill, 1802)
- St. Mark's (Newburyport, 1803)
- Mount Carmel (Lynn, 1805)
- Jordan (Danvers, 1808)
- St. Matthew's (Andover, 1822)
- Warren (Amesbury, 1822)
DISTRICT 3
Studley Sampson, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
- Old Colony (Hanover, 1792)
- Fellowship (Bridgewater, 1797)
- Corner Stone (Duxbury, 1801)
- Norfolk Union (Randolph, 1819)
- Social Harmony (Middleboro, 1823)
DISTRICT 4
Josiah J. Fiske, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
- Bristol (Attleboro, 1797)
- Montgomery (Medway, 1797)
- King David (Taunton, 1798)
- Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799)
- Constellation (Dedham, 1801)
- Charity (Milford, 1803)
- St. Alban's (Wrentham, 1818)
- Cassia (Medfield, 1823)
- Star in the East (New Bedford, 1823)
DISTRICT 5
Abraham Haskell, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
- Trinity (Lancaster, 1776)
- Middlesex (Framingham, 1795)
- St. Paul's (Groton, 1797)
- Corinthian (Concord, 1797)
- Social (Ashby, 1798)
- Aurora (Leominster, 1801)
- Pentucket (Chelmsford, 1807)
- Fredonia (Northboro, 1810)
DISTRICT 6
Joseph Thayer, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
- Morning Star (Worcester, 1793)
- Fayette (Charlton, 1796)
- Olive Branch (Oxford, 1797)
- Meridian Sun (Brookfield, 1797)
- Mount Zion (Hardwick, 1800)
- Harris (Gerry, 1802)
- Thompson (Rutland, 1812)
- Solomon's Temple (Uxbridge, 1818)
- Leicester (Leicester, 1823)
DISTRICT 7
Alpheus Harding, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
- Republican (Gill, 1794)
- Harmony (Northfield, 1796)
- Pacific (Leverett, 1801)
- Orion (Cummington, 1815)
- Golden Rule (New Salem, 1815)
- Mountain (Rowe, 1806)
DISTRICT 8
John C. Deming, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
- Friendship (Williamstown, 1785)
- Franklin (Cheshire, 1794)
- Cincinnatus (Great Barrington, 1795)
- Evening Star (Lenox, 1795)
- Sincerity (Partridgefield, 1801)
- Wisdom (West Stockbridge, 1803)
- Sheffield (Sheffield, 1803)
- Rising Sun (Sandisfield, 1808)
- Mystic (Pittsfield, 1810)
DISTRICT 9
William J. Whipple, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
- King Solomon's (Charlestown, 1783)
- Hiram (Lexington, 1797)
- Meridian (Watertown, 1797)
- Mount Moriah (Reading, 1798)
- Amicable (Cambridge, 1805)
- Good Samaritan (Reading, 1816)
- Mount Hermon (Malden, 1817)
- Bethesda (Brighton, 1819)
- Monitor (Waltham, 1820)
DISTRICT 10
John Mills, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
- Federal (Blandford, 1792)
- Thomas (Monson, 1796)
- Jerusalem (Northampton, 1797)
- Mount Vernon (Belchertown, 1807)
- Friendly Society (Southwick, 1807)
- Mount Pleasant (Granville, 1808)
- Humanity (Holland, 1811)
- Hampden (Springfield, 1817)
DISTRICT 11
Sylvester Baker, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
- King Hiram's (Provincetown, 1795)
- Marine (Falmouth, 1798)
- Sumner (Dennis, 1801)
- Fraternal (Barnstable, 1801)
DISTRICT 12
Elisha Starbuck, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
OUTSIDE OF MASSACHUSETTS
No District Deputy Grand Master; 2 Lodges
- St. John's (Starbrock, Demarara, 1801)
- L'Hereux Reveil (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 1821)