Announcement from the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia, 1796 September 7

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Title

Announcement from the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia, 1796 September 7

Description

Announcement from the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia. Dated September 7, 1796. This statement from the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia informs Columbian Lodge, and all members of the Fraternity, that the Grand Lodge has expelled twenty-two Masons from Hiram Lodge, No. 17, for apostasy. The lodge was located in the city of Saint John in the province of New Brunswick. Signed by John Selby, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia.

Source

Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. MA 002

Date

1796 09 07

Rights

This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or republished without permission from the Scottish Rite Mason Museum & Library.

Language

English

Identifier

A1980/003/001

Is Part Of

Columbian Lodge Records Collection. See the Museum Archives for more information regarding this collection.

Is Referenced By

Bunting, William Franklin (1895). History of St. John's Lodge, F. & A.M. of Saint John, New Brunswick [microform] : Together with Sketches of all Masonic Bodies in New Brunswick, from A.D. 1784 to A.D. 1894. Saint John, New Brunswick: J. & A. McMillan. Accessed 21 December 2020. URL: https://archive.org/details/cihm_00329/page/15/mode/2up?q=apostasy

Extent

1 item (2 pages) ; 16 x 21 cm.

Provenance

Gift of Columbian Lodge, Boston, Massachusetts, courtesy of Mrs. Godfrey S. Tomkins

Citation

Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia, “Announcement from the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia, 1796 September 7,” digitalVGW, accessed March 29, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1269.