CHAPTER XVI

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1742, April 14, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. Charles Gautier and Peter Cossett made. Oost Alb:
1742, April 22, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Meeting of the Lodge. Capt. Eliakim Bickford made and “raised Fellow Craft.”
O.R.
1742, after April 27 and before May 2, 1744, Jamaica. Lord Ward, during his term as Grand Master of Eng-
land, in addition to Oxnard as Provincial Grand Master for North America (September 23, 1743), appointed Ballard Beckford, George Hynde, and Alexander Craw- ford, Esqrs., Provincial Grand Masters for Jamaica and one Provincial Grand Master for Bermuda.
Preston (Portsmouth, 1804) 192.
Entick 334.
P.C. (2nd Eng. Ed.) 123.
1742, April 28, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. Brothers Peter Cossett and Francis Johonott (Johonnott) admitted.
O.R.; A.B. 264
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1742, May 12, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. O.R.; A.B. 1742, May 26, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. O.R.; A.B. 1742, June 9, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. Election. O.R.; A.B. 1 Mass. 7. 1742, June 16, Boston. Meeting of the Auditing Committee of the First Lodge. A.B. 1742, June 17, West Indies.
Lodge Constituted at Old Road, St. Christopher, by Grand Master of England. O.L. L.M.R. 87.
1742, June 23, Boston.
Meeting of the First Lodge. Abraham Orpin, William Ball, and William Starkey made. ‘Brother William Foy, Rais’'d F. C. & Mem’”.”
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1742, June 24, Boston. Meeting of the Grand Lodge and celebration of the Festival by about forty Brethren. O.R. of First Lodge. 1 N.E.F. 280.
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Meeting of the Lodge. Election. O.R.
1742, June 28, Boston.
Meeting of the First Lodge. Brother Thomas James Gruchy (Luchy) admitted. Henry Lawrence of South Carolina made.
Resale ALB 1883 Mass. 164 1 N.E.F. 280.
1742, July 14, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. Lewis Vassal made. OPS Ree Late of Na a
1742, July 28, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. O.R.; A.B.
1742, August 11, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. James Brunette made and Brother Edward Cahill admitted. © Acie Las Ach:
1742, August 25, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. O.R.; A.B.
1742, September 8, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. O.R.; A.B.
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1742, September 22, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. O.R.; A.B.
1742, October 8, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Meeting of the Lodge. O.R.
1742, After October 11, Jamaica. Lodge Constituted at Port Royal. O.L. Entick 337. L.M.R. 88.
1742, October 13, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. Brother Thomas Camp- ling admitted. OR Peis ACB: 1883 Mass. 165. 1 N.E.F. 280
1742, October 14, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Meeting of the Lodge at which it was voted that it meet the first and third Thursday in every month. O.R.
1742, October 27, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. O.R.; A.B.
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1742, November 4, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Meeting of the Lodge. O.R.
1742, November 10, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. O.R.; A.B.
1742, November 24, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. James Sprowll made. Ot Aid eed Bai we
1742, December 8, Boston.
Meeting of the First Lodge at which rules were adopted concerning the issuance of letters of recommen- dation for Brothers intending to travel in foreign coun- tries.
O.R.; A.B. ] N.E.F. 281.
1742, December 22, Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. Election. Joseph Smythurst (Smithurst ) made. ORF PACeTALB:
1742, December 28, Boston. Celebration of the Festival by the Grand Lodge. O.R. and A.B. of First Lodge.
Charleston, South Carolina. The Festival was again celebrated in an imposing manner. In Charleston this festival was evidently a
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great civic event. The account from the South Carolina
Gazette for January 3, 1742/3, reads:
“Monday la{t being the anniverfary meeting of the Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Mafons, the members of Solomon’s Lodge met at the house of Worfhipful Mr. Hugh Anderfon, Mafter of the Lodge, at 9 o’clock in the morning; from thence they walked in procefsion to the houfe of the Right Worfhip- ful John Hammerton, Efgq., Provincial Grand Mafter, and there joined the members of the Grand Lodge, and from thence, (being properly clothed, ) both Lodges pro- ceeded regularly, with the enfigns of their Order, and mufic before them, to Church, where they heard a very learned fermon from their brother, the Rev. Mr. Durant (Durand); then returned in due order to the house of Mr. Charles Shepheard, where an elegant entertainment was prepared, and the Lodges being called, the follow- ing gentlemen were chofen officers for the enfuing year:
R.W.Mr. Benjamin Smith, Provincial Grand Maf- Lene
James Michie, Efq., Deputy Provincial Grand Maf- ter;
Mr. Alexander Murray, Senior Grand Warden;
Mr. Hugh Anderfon, Junior Grand Warden;
James Wright, Efg., Grand Treafurer;
James Graeme, Efq., Grand Secretary.
The Worfhipful Mr. John Gwinne, Mafter of Solo- mon’s Lodge;
Mr. John McKenzie, Senior Warden;
Mr. John Oyfton, Junior Warden;
Mr. Thomas Smith, Treafurer;
Mr. Kenneth Michie, Secretary;
Mr. Henry Rea q
Mr. Robert Blyth AU ae
During all this time great numbers of guns were fired
from the fhips in the harbour, and after dinner feveral
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loyal toafts were drank. The whole was conducted with the greateft order and decency and the evening con- cluded, fuitable to the occafion, with a ball to the la- dies.”
Benjamin Smith.
Hon. Benjamin Smith was born in 1718. Member Assembly, 1748-1762; Speaker, 1755, 1760, 1762. As- sociate Justice Common Pleas, 1766. Died at Newport, R. I., July 28, 1770, and buried there in Trinity Church.
1921 So. Car. 195.
There is no further account known of Masonic meet- ings in South Carolina until 1751, except as noted under “1743” infra; page 283. For the probable reason see page 258. The next accounts (South Carolina Gazette for January 10, 1751/2, and January 8, 1752/3, and Timothy’s Gazette for March 30, 1752) show abundant signs of continuity.
See Mackey’s History of Freemasonry in South Carolina, 21.
1742/3, January 6, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Meeting of the Lodge. O.R.
1742/3, January 12, —_ Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. O.R.; A.B.
h742/3, January 26, —_ Boston. Meeting of the First Lodge. O.R.; A.B. LN EE 281.
BENJAMIN SMITH
From Portrait Painted by Theus, Charleston 1760.
1742
1742/3, February 9, Boston.
Meeting of the First Lodge. Gre ssAcb:
1742/3, February 23, Boston.
Meeting of the First Lodge. OPRes A.D,
1742/3, March 9, Boston.
Meeting of the First Lodge. Gunes A;B:
1742/3, March 23, Boston.
Meeting of the First Lodge. O.R.; A.B. 1883 Mass. 165. TEN ERA 281.
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