CHAPTER Xlir.

tfrand Lodge of North-Carolina*

THE grand lodge of North Carolina was first
Constituted by virtue of a charter from the grand
lodge of Scotland, A. D. 1771. It convened oc-
casionally at Newbern and Edenton, at which
latter place the records were deposited previous
to the revolutionary war. During the contest,
the records were destroyed by the British army^
and the meetings of the grand lodge suspended.

The members of the craft convened at Hillsbo-
rough m this state, A. D. 1787, and compiled
l^rtain regulations for the government of the

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Ki^and lodge^ and again set to work. Ini the same
year they appointed a committee to form a con«
stitution for their future government, which was
accordingly done, and in the year following, the
said constitution was formally adopted and ratifi-
ed, at the city of Raleigh, at which place the
grand lodge meets annually.

List of Subordinate Lodges.

St. John, Wilmington.
KoyalWhite Hart, Halifax.
^St. John, Newbem.
St. John, Kingston.
Royal Edwin, Windsor.
PhcEnix, Fayetteville.
Old Cone, Salisbury.

see, Nashville, in the state

of Tennessee.
fh. Tammany, Wilmington.
•Phalanx, Charlotte, Meclc^

lenburg county.
Stakes, Cabarrus do.
Freelaud, Rowan do.

Johnston Caswell^ Warren- Unanimity, Rockfbrd.

ton. Jerusalem, Carteret co.

St. John, Dublin county. Friendship, Fort Barowellr

Washington, Beaufort do. Wm. R. Davie, LexingtOAi

St. Taaamany, Martin do. Rising Sun, Morganton,

American George, Murfrees- Davie, Bertie county.

borough.
Ring Solomon^ Jones «o.
Hiram, WilUamsborough.
Pansophia, Moore county.
Davie, Glasg. Greene do.
.Mount Moriah, Iredell do.
Columbia, Wayne do.
Harmony, No. i, of Tenues-

A memorandum of the grand roasters of the
grand lodge^ since the reyolution, to wit: Samuel

Hiram, City of Raleigh.
Tennessee, No. 3, of th^

state of Tennessee, Knox^

ville.
Federal, Pitt county.
Greenville, Greenville, Teii^

nessee.

^4" vamiAdOK's MOKiroft.

Johnsttmi late Governor^ now one of the Jadgetir
Richard Caswell, formerly Gorernor. WiUiam
A. Davie, forinerly Governor. Colonel HHUiam
Polk.

Robert Williams', grand secretaiy.

ClfAPTER XIV.

Grand Lodge of South Carolituu

THE grand lodge of the State of South Caroli-
na was instituted and established at Charleston on
the 24th day of March, A. D. 1787.

The general grand communication is bolden in
Charleston annually, on St. John the Evangelist's
day ; and the quarterly communications on the
last Saturday in March, June, and September, and
on the next Saturday but one, preceding St. Jobif
the Evangelists's day.

List qf Subordinate Lodges,

No. 1, Charleiton. ' No. lo, Columbia.

No. 8, Do. No. 11, Charleston.

No. 3, Do. No. 19, Oraugebiirgh.

No. 4, Do. No. 13, Extinct.

No. 5, Dou No. 14, Charleston.

No. 6, Wayuesborongh. No. 15, Little River.

No. s, Chai'Jeston. No. |6, Georgetown.

No. 9, Do. No. 17, GreenriUt^

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!?•. 18, Broad River.
^^o 19, Laiu'ens County,
jfo. 20, Greensborongliy

Georgia.
^o. 21, Black Mingo.
^o. 22, Little Pedee.
No. 23, Georgetown.
No. 24, Rocky Creek.
jVo. 25, Union County.
JS'O. 26, Jacksonborough.
No. 27, Salem Court house.
No. 28, Chester County.
No. 29, New-Orleans.
No. 30, St. Augustine, E. F.

No. 31, Charleston.
No. 3i, Yorkville.
No. 33, Laucaiister Co.
No. 34, Edisto Island.
No. 35, Edge ti old Co.
No. 36, Chester Do.
No. 37, Statesburgh.
No. 38, Newbury Co.
No. 39, Coosa watchie.
No. 40|^ Cambridge.
No. 41, Beaufort.
No. 42, St. Helena Island.
No. 43, Newbury Co.
No. 44^ Laurens Do.