Announcement from the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia, 1796 September 7
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.
Subject
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
Coverage
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 December 1, 2023, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1269.