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Arms of the Grand Lodge of Canada.
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istorp of Jfreemastinrp
itt Canaba
ftom ttjEi SjntroDuction in 1740
COMPILED AND WRITTEN FROM
OFFICIAL RECORDS AND FROM MSS
COVERING THE PERIOD 1749-1858, IN
THE POSSESSION OF THE AUTHOR
% i^oss laobrrtfiion
Pasi Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada
Author of ''A History of the Cryptic Rite" "History of the
Knights 'Templars in Canada' and ''Talks with Craftsmen"
Bolumc one
TORONTO
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Entered according,. ,o the Act of the Parliament of Canada, in the year
one thousand ei^ht hundred and ninety-nine, bv J. Ross Robert-
SON, in tlie oiTice of the Minister of Agriculture.
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ROBKRT-
MY BRETHREN OF THE CRAFT
IN CANADA,
THIS WORK IS FRATERNALLY DEDICATED.
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Thousand Sets.
The Number of this Set
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INTRODUCTION.
to d Jribe thVchieTl! T , "" '^" '"'""•" »' "■' »"'")«'. or
ht ht "J-"" """''' ■■""' '"^'"'="'<' <" vanquUhed o^hU bS
fo™« .. .T'"'" '° ""•"«' »"'' '""'"^d efforts until relUbleTn?
forraatton had been obtained. In these Volumes will be found burner
ous ,„d,cat^„s of Brother Robertson's remarkable <«scoveries "ran"
livraWP M r '■ I^a 1- '",""" "' *' "*• ^ Bro. Simon McGil-
rt. .•? V?''" ,'-'"°da). who was present as actine S G W at
kin' at S»kVr h w ^f '"^O". =»Wng me to visit Admira Daw-
triumphs. ^ *^^ '''^''•^'* '"t^^«t in my friend's
the fl'lfp'IgTs^^^^^^ T" ^^ ^--^"»y noted in
A.D. 1764 the alLnr. r' A ""'?"* °^ *^' ^^^^^ ^t Detroit of
of i76i!aid the rfre Gr«nH f^*' °^*'^ "^^'^^* L°^^«'" Q"«bec,
the ce,;brated%rwk' atf'^??^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^-d to
known as the "Three ProJ » ^T^'" ^'^*"*- This document is
b, the Senior G^'ud X"of EnThnd^'Tf ''"'"'• '°™ '^'"•"^''
extraordinary of all, howevf ° .fff „ "t oHh """' """T"' ""^
n, nna.ng of the warrant of appoint-
'-r-^yiK iiii_ iMlM«n«pm^iMM|^
VIII
INTRODUCTION,
A noteworthy feature of this preat work is it, in»*.r*.»s« u
Information is also aflForded as tn tu» r- it.
and Scotland, based upon the ll,t T ' ^^'''^^'' "^ ^'•«'«"^'
a..a,i.nner..^^^^^^^^
work^as -ini;\r';Htte~^^^^^ ^^ ^'^^ ^'e
most complete, rehable and intereL', Sv ^/t rranTTH''
ever published, and with snch a wmIH, T7-. ly'""^' Lodgd
invahiable fac-sin,iles of Vn f • ''^*^'''' '""^trations and
embarrassing btt vahn ITuT •'""""'*^' '' ^° ''^ ^•'"-*
I cordiallv be my ::! t'^^^
son's able and concise diees orth. , T"''"""^' °^ ^'°- ^"^'^''t-
feel assured it will be much ' !'[•' '"''°'"y °^ *''^ ^'"^^t- «nd
consult the first VoL" for '^ "^: ^- ''■'^'^'■^" '" ^^"^^^^ ^^o
of their own 4nd Lole and ,' '"^7"'^^-" '->-d the confines
Of tl^widespread^^^-^:: ^^^ ^he several Provinces
is co^^tt^JXT:^^^^^^^^^^ - ^^^ -'^ole ground
Chapters arranged tiatnotwir!^^-"^"'." -'"^ ^^'P^"">- ^'"^ *he
elaborate character the svstem^ r ""^ ''^'•'" ^^'^P'^^hensive and
and periods, tog h^ ^.^ fhT ^"^^^^*'^^ -'^^--
desired for fa Jlity of efe encITh o "f' "'^^ "°*''"^ *° ^^'^
study. There is not another such T-^ - '''"'"'' "^ ^'"''■''
all the Geographical or Te^^^^^^^^^^^^^ *^"* .^° '=°"*='«<^>y «^P'ains
America in relation to the o Lin ''^''''T'''' °^ ^"^'^^ North
from a "umismatical IndpS h "thirrh 1 ''' ^r™'^^' ^"^
utility: all the mysteries of Pn^n :^^^''^ ^^^P^^' '« oi considerable
#nd explained by'a mTs L? hand H T"l' '""^ *='^^^'>' ^«-"bed
from a Masonic poi^ of vLwthf"^ '"' "'^'^ '''^" ^^^'^ ^'•«^*^<!
trations relating tCto ^^^7' "r^'^"' explanations and illus-
character of he Wo T ut^ricT T ''' "^^^"^^'^^ ^^ "-^"'
work. Historically and artistically the deeply inter-
INTRODUCTION.
wting Chapter devoted to the oriVm r.t \t
modern writers, the MS. Cc'sti u ^nf j^d °'"'' '''V-«--he« of
model compilation, which, while it mLl ^'^""'" '"''"•"'-'^' '*' «
abour on the part of the amL ha an n Iv .'T'''^^" '-•°"-•'^-«'>^e
devoted to the enquiry. It cannot f!?/"^ '''"' ''"" ^"' ^" '''^' »""«
younger members of the FraternitJ ? ''.'"T '"°'' ''^'Pf"' »" the
ties in the line of original reseah ,-1 l"" '''''■ ^°'--^-"'« ^acili-
Masonic Library. Jn^ som esTects he hi .' '°""^"" ""^ ^" -"'^'^^
.ful than son.e of us resident .n F^iIkI ' " ""'''' ""''*= '^"^'^««»-
'ntenor and exterior of the old Mf^.' T. T"''' *''«= P"«tes of the
f e cuts Of the lately demolLhe^T '" '." '''^'"^"'^" ^^ «"d
^°"^-;;;*h^the descriptive /etrpre^^^^^ " ''"'"■"" '^'^""•"
tioallyldngt"^^^ ^^^" ^^-j^ '" that country is prac
covenes regarding the existence oi the i Wl r^ ^'■'^''^' ^'^ 'l'^-
tury, and the Grand Lod« f^hiu ^^'^"^''^'■hood in the 17th Cen-
\o the start of the orgfnilTfof ar^D H ""^' '''' '"^^'^ ^^^ P-r
known), being of special impo";^^^ '739-30. than hitherto
pnses which have been svnZuT ? T ^"'"""^ ^''« '«t^«t sui
investigator. '''""^ "P°" "« ^y that scholarly and diligent
in Prfnt. b^e^ra^efrrenc^fo ' P ^"^^' ^''' ^^^^ •>-^ to .743
hall. L-eland.1n wSevi L ,v 7?'^^ 1^" "'^ ^^^^^ ^^ Yo^g-'
the earliest intimation, typo" aphl4v J"'" '°°' P^*-*" ^'^ *«
world, but practically i goes Totrtt/h T^^ ''' ''^''^ '" ^he
'ars to be found in Dr. Da i"nv s ? '^" "'' ^'^^"' P^"'^"'
author stating that the Deg e^ was T7 "* ^'^'-' '''' '744, that
Vork some years before ^ ^'' ^°'''^'^ '" London. Dublin and
"^^^^^'::^^^Ur::Z "Z^'- -^'^- '"^■'"- have been
at Stirling (Scotland) claims to hie k ? ""''''''^'- '^'' ^'^ Lodge
from ,743 or earlier and to n^ mh d f". "k" ""' ^'" "'•^-^^
as bein, or having bee^^heZs" t^^ ^!f t"'^'" ''' '^^^•^•°"
relative to the Royal Arch, in Great Rrl *^',°,'^^^^ ^'^^"al Records
So far as is known a present M '"'' ^'■'''"'' "«• ^'^^^here.
Of the Three Degreer of he CrTf ' f '"'"^^'"^"^ ^"^ "o^owledge
England, started In ,717 but s^,ffl 'i'"' '° ^'^^ ^'■^"^J Lodge of
to establish the prec^^'o!:^T^l;'tJrir '^" '''''''^''^'
was probably British or Irifh but n,o«. ,^ f t^'''""'^' ^^^^ ^^at it
The Lodges under !u * ^'^^^y English.
at a disadvantage in oetpeT'" ''""' "^"'^^^ "^ ^"^^'-^^' --
or "Atholl MasLs." bluTe^h . 'w'"''"' "'^'' '''' "Ancients"
-g of the Royal Arch as those othTlTr'V'' "°^ ^"^'^^ ^^^ ^'-'^-
tnose of the latter, hence from (say) 1740 to
•w^
I'ws t iiy
M
X INTRODUCTION.
1767, there was no governing Body to empower the " Moderns " ( \s
they were called) to hold meetings for the conferring of that cere-
mony. However, the brethren acted on what may be termed their
"time immemorial" rights (as they did in forming Lodges before
the Grand Lodge era), and assembled as Royal Arch Masons, having
the Craft Warrant in the room to give the gathering an air of regu-
larity, or wfthout such fictitious and needless authority.
In 176; .ie " Moderns " Grand Chapter was organized in Lon-
don to control the Degree, separate warrants, and distinct enumera-
tion from the Lodges being features of the new arrangement, until
the Union of the twc rival Grand Chapters in 181 7 from which time
these chapters (remaining under England) have had to be piaced
under the protecting wings of Lodges, and take their numbers on the
Register. The only Chapter formed under such auspices, 1 767-1 81 7
'n Canada was the Unity No. 19, Quebec, nth February, 1780.
In considering the origin of Chapters, in what may appear an
. nal or irregular manner, during the period in question, one
.id carefully guard against applying Constitutional tests of the
present time to any such cases, for under the then existing circum-
stances, Royal Arch Companions were perfectly justified in assembling
in Chapters of their own creation, as well as in conferring the cere-
mony on regular Master Masons, of any Jurisdiction, who were resi-
dents in the neighbourhoods affected, whatever may be said to the
contrary.
Another point must also be considered, as it intimately concerns
the early transactions of several Lodges in Canada, as well as else-
where. I refer to instances of brethren who petitioned for the right
to hold Lodges and obtained Warrants, issued and signed by Provin-
cial Grand Masters, and duly paid the fees for the same, but the local
authorities either long delayed the remittances to head quarters in Lon-
don (England) or used the monies for their own purposes, and made
no returns whatever. In all such cases I have no hesitation in declar-
ing, that on proof of the payments having been duly made on behalf
of these Lodges, their precedence should be reckoned from the dates
of Constitution or Warrants, whether the fees were unlawfully retained
for years, or were never paid by the Provincial Grand Masters or
other responsible agents, to the Grand Lodge to whom the sums
belonged. These Brethren were the appointed representatives of such
Bodies and their receipts were a sufficient discharge, being practically
the same as if the Charters were granted by the Grand Masters and the
fees paid direct accordingly.
It will not do for me, however, to enter upon a consideration of
the topics so graphically treated herein, for any such remarks would
be beyond the scope of this brief Introduction. I should like, how-
INTKOUUCTION.
XI
ever, to most heartily acknowledge my indebtedness to Bro J Ross
Robertson for this magnificent Work (as representing the Students
in the Old Country), the result of enormous labour and expense on
his part, and a monument to his untiring industry, persistent re-
searches, self sacrifice and a never failing enthusiasm, which has
placed in the hands of the Craft Universal, and especially his own
Urand Lodge, the finest Volumes of the kind ever published in con-
nection with the History of the Masonic Fraternity.
One great advantage in treating the History in Sections is the
number of Chapters that have been devoted to the origin and career
of Lodges, which are, or have been, on the Register. These are
really a series of Histories of Lodges, each being complete and ex-
haustive, thus adding immensely to the interest and value of the
Work and making the Volumes as necessary to the individual Lodges
as to Masonic Students, or the Libraries of Grand Lodges or other
important and more or less public Societies.
I cannot conclude these remarks without once more expressing
my admiration of Brother Robertson's magnificent services on behalf
of his Grand Lodge. Though he has given me a free hand to criticize
his great Work to any extent, and to point out any defects, I have
nothing but praise to offer, and heartfelt gratitude to tender, for his
amazmg energy and unwearying efforts, in preparing and publishing
such a noble contribution to the Literature of the " Fraternity of
Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons."
Torquay. England. "^^^ ^^^^^ HUGHAN.
January 2nd, 1899.
"" !■ i i mM ' n^'«M ' - * ii > ,rM
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Contents-Collecting Craft records and the difficulty of tracing earir^"'
organizatlons-The Plan of the Work and the Periods of Masonry
dealt with
17
CHAPTER II.
The First Perlod-A Sketch of British North America with Its territorial
divisions. 1763-1897. and the political divisions of Upper Canada
irom 1701
20
CHAPTER III.
Early Colonial Currency-The Coins and Paper Money used for Craft
purposes from 1760-1897-The cost of Warrants and the fees and
dues of lodges of the period „.
«4
CHAPTER IV.
Something about the origin of Masonry and the researches of modern
writers-The Manuscript Constitutions and the organizations pos-
sessing the first tracings of speculative work 44
CHAPTER V.
The early records of the Craft In England-The old lodges and the for-
mation of the Grand Lodges of England and those of Ireland and
Scotland
62
CHAPTER VI.
The antiquity and origin of armorial devices-Heraldry and Its language
-The Arms of Masonry, Including those of the Masons' Company
of London and Craft Grand Lodges In England and Canada 112
CHAPTER VII.
First glimpses of Freemasonry on the American Continent-Its intro-
duction into Canada-The military lodges of 1759-60-The pro-
gress of the Craft from 1759-91 ^35
CHAPTER VIIT.
Craft Masonry in Upper Canada prior to 1792-The tracings of Craft
work, and the origin, location and history of the plor.por 1od~ps
organized west of the Ottawa River ' *° " j^g
xiv
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER IX.
The first lodxe ■ mj^h^
184
CHAPTER Y
Canada warrant In 1794 18?5 . . ^*° '"''*'« ^"»^ ^ ^ower
-. 193
CHAPTER XL
—1755-1784 ^ °^ 1775-80— A scrap of history
244
CHAPTER XII.
St. James' lodee Nn ii t> n » «.
military history ^'^ '**^*°'"*<= P'^^e m civil and
260
CHAPTER XIII.
St. John's lodge No 15 p r q N
now Macklnaw-A 'lodge in tL Tt„ v'' ^' ** Michillmacklnac,
-What occurred^a;?gVl*'o,t'r:ss?"'""''^°'^''^'''^-' "«^
269
CHAPTER XIV.
St John's lodge of Fflendshlo No 2 m.o„. .
county of Lincoln. 1782-5;-Fir«; l^ t' ^"''"''''P °' Niagara,
this dlstrlct-Its orlglnulnown °' " "^'•"^'^^°* '^'^^^ "^
271
CHAPTER XV.
Lodge No. 19. P. R. Q at Niagara 17R7 qr n
'n that part of Canada which ^^^f' °' '"° '°*'^«« warranted
Canada ^*'*'^'' "^^ afterwards- known as Upper
275
CHAPTER XVI.
Union lodge. No. 9. P. R. q., No 521 p p n
lodge m the Eastern District L f f •-:^°'-"^^". 1793-An old
faint trace of the lodge °'''°* ''""'""^^^^ *hat gives a
277
CHAPTER XVII.
New Oswegatchle lodge No 7 N v
CONTENTS.
XV
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX
339
CHAPTER XX.
The first period of Craft history-Life of wni. r
of Upper Canada-The officers of 1 V T ^"''''' ^''' ^- «• M.
the schismatic Grand Lodge P''^^'^^'^' Grand Lodge and
459
CHAPTER XXI.
The Provincial Grand Master's lodge, No l p p ., m.
-Its formation by R. w Bro W, o ' ' ^'^^"a. 1796-1898
Capital of Upper Canalia "'"^'^-Somethlng about the old
488
CHAPTER XXII.
St. John's Lodge of Friendship, No 2 P R ,„ ,,. .
1795-1822-A lodge that hnH o f' ' ^^^ township of Niagara
at that place^l"' 1 certlflc^tf ''"* ''''' '" *^^ ^-" -rk
499
CHAPTER XXIII.
Queen's Rangers' lodge, No 3 p r „. ^ , ,
Craftsmen of a Provlnclai mni." ^'"^ (Toronto), 1793-9-The
meeting-places ™'°';'^' '""'tary regiment-Its membership and
511
CHAPTER XXIV.
'""is^^ihe'^sroSr' T'T ^°"'^*^ °' -•-'- "««-
Fund .... _ ' PI^nanthrophy-The founding of a Benevolent
529
CHAPTER XXV.
Royal Kdward lodge No 5 p p * r,
Edwardsburgh, 'county Of Grenvine StiZTTt ^''""'"'^ ''
at Quebec for Upper Canada '^^^ warranted
533
CHAPTER XXVI.
533
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XVI CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XXVII.
PAGE*
St. James' lodge, No. 7, P. R., township of Fredericksburg, county of
Lennox, 1794-1822— The first Masonic hall In the Midland District. 603
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Harmony lodge, No. 8, Toronto, 1796-1811— A lodge that had many
pioneers among Its members— The first Masonic funeral In York
(Toronto) 607
CHAPTER XXIX.
Lodge, No. 9, P. R., township of Bertie, county of Welland, 1796-1825—
Tracings of Masonic work at Fort Erie— A lodge with thirty years
life but without records 620
CHAPTER XXX.
Lodge, No. 10, P. R., township of Barton, county of Wentworth, 1796-
1810 — The lodge afterwards known as " The Barton," Hamilton,
U. C 624
CHAPTER XXXI.
Lodge, No. 11, township of Brantford, county of Wentworth, 1796— The
story of the Mohawk village 679
CHAPTER XXXII.
Lodge, No. 12, P. R., township of Stamford, county of Welland — The
Lodge of Friends 693
CHAPTER "XXXIII.
Lodge, No. 13, P. R., township of Ellzabethtown, county of Leeds, 1799-
1803— A Craft centre for a century— A certificate of 1801 720
CHAPTER XXXIV.
Howard lodge. No. 14, P. R., township of Southwold, county of Middle-
sex, 1798-1804 — Another lodge the history of which has been lost. 731
CHAPTER XXXV.
Lodge, No. 15, P. R., township of Grimsby, county of Lincoln—" The
Lodge at the Forty-Mile Creek," 1799-1822— A pioneer lodge with
an interesting record 733
CHAPTER XXXVI.
Royal Arch lodge. No. 16, P. R., town of York (Toronto), township of
York, county of York, 1800-22— The leading lodge of early days
in York 764
CONTKNTS.
xvii
CHAPTER XXXVir
79S
CHAPTEB XXXVIII.
Adoniram lodee Nn is t> r> ^
den. 180?-i812-i^odg^tha^ha°d' ^'"•'%«*''"^«' ^"wnshlp of Mal-
of Detroit . . ^^ "^°^ ""'«'»'»» *» oW Zlon lodge
811
CHAPTER XXXIX.
St. John's lodge. Nn 10 t> d *
umberland. 180^822-:: Stolf o^'^^T" '' "^"""^^ °' N-''^-
ine Hoiide on Kelly's Hill " ggj
CHAPTER XL.
the town of Slmcoe . ^' ^'"^^ "^««« '» Vlttorla and
830
CHAPTER XLI
Lodge in Upper Canada . *°' " ^dependent Grand
887
CHAPTER XLII.
"Athol" lodge, No 3 p p ♦
869
CHAPTER XLIII.
. Hiram lodge, No 20 P p t
CHAPTER XLIV
""^of'^orrrilVn'taTl^^^^^ ^- --^- - -- Hldmg
without a history ° organization with a name but
876
CHAPTER XLV.
I^dge No. 21, P. R.. at Middle Roches J„ f h
lodge. No. 22; P. R. at Wimamlwn ? T"*^ °' ^*'"'"°°t' »'»<!
c wiuiamstown. m the county of Glengarry. 877
CHAPTER XLVI.
Union Lodge, No 23 p p m
mont, iS10.-The Lodge ^f'SSla Su'r'"'"'' "^^"^^ *»' «*»- •
• . 878
'WJWKJJP"
*^'" CON1ENTS.
CHAPTER XLVII.
Harmony Lodge. No. 24, P. R. Township of Bdwardsburgh Count of"'"""
Grenville, 1810-1822.-A Second lodge that met at TuckeV'B Tavern • 881
CHAPTER XLVIII.
Toronto Lodge. No. 8. P. R.. Town of York. Township of York. 1811-
Mlni °''«'""^»"o'» ^'th a Secretary of a Poetical Turn of
886
CHAPTER XLIX.
Mount Moriah Lodge. Township of Hope. County of Durham. 1811.-
A W. M. who wanted a warrant to make Past Masters 890
CHAPTER L.
Prince Edward Lodge. Township of Hallowell. County of Prince Bd-
ward.-Bxample of a curiously Designed Craft Certificate. 1812-22. 894
CHAPTER LI.
Union Lodge. 25. PR.. Richmond Mills. Township of Richmond. County
of I^nnox. 1812-1822.-The Prerunner of the Present Cra t Lodge
at Napanee "»~6»j
901
CHAPTER LII.
Rldeau Lodge. No 25. P. R.. Burrltt's Rapids. Township of Marlborough.
County of Carleton. 1815-1822.-A Lodge with Complete Records! 909
CHAPTER LIII.
ori^nlzed *^"* "" ^' ^'°- ^*''* **' ^^""^^
924
CHAPTER LIV.
Hiram Lodge No^ 3. P. R.. Town of Brockvllle. County of Leeds. 1816-
DlscuTsId ^ ^ *° ^^^ Inception of Masonry m Brockvllle
■ ■ ' 928
CHAPTER LV.
Prescott Lodge. Township of H:;wke8bury. County of Prescott. 1816-
Con^Uuled "*'' "*'* ^"^ * ^"""*' *"* ^^^'^ *" ^ever
• 932
CHAPTER LVI.
^*'*?o„^lf S^v"*!' ^°'''' *" Newmarket. Township of Whitchurch.
County of York, now In North York, 1817-1822 933
CON1ENTS.
XIX
CHAPTER LVII.
The Lodges Formed by the Schismatic or Irregular Provm . , « "'*"«
Lodge at Niagara. 1803-22, under R. W Bro Roh i °'""''
Irregular Body of Oreat Vitality Kerr.-An
938
CHAPTER LVIII.
''" S '^-'1^2 -^^,^- ?^J--^'P o^ west Oxford. County of
Lodge of Niagara .. ''**' °' '^' Schismatic Grand
940
CHAPTER LIX.
ine second Lodge of the Schismatic Grand Lodge. . . . 953
CHAPTER LX.
976
CHAPTER LXI.
St. Cleorge's Lodge No 27 «?f Oafi.- .
Crowland. IsJeV Loje No 29 ?°or' >'"''- """"" '^°'^'' ''°- 2«'
St. Thomas, isig . ,'. ' ^*""^°''J' 1817; and Lodge, No. 30,
985
CHAPTER LXII.
• • 989
CHAPTER LXni.
CHAPTER LXIV.
1020
CHAPTER LXV.
The Fourth Convention 1821 — T.^f-.i a a
Progress Of the woVk Of "^nit? T"°* °' *^« Proceedings.-
e work Of Unltr.-Some Interesting Correspondence. 1035
as3=
XX CONTKNTS.
CHAPTER LXVI.
PAOK
The Mission to England. — Interview with the Qrand Secretary. — The
Reason for the Apparent Neglect. — Bro. Dean's Nominations for
Provlndal Grand Master i056
CHAPTER LXVII.
The Craft In 1821.— The Nomination of Bro. James Pitzgibbon to the
Office of Deputy Provincial Qrand Master of Upper Canada 1072
CHAPTER LXVIII.
The Craft of 1822.— The Fifth Convention.- A Happy Ending to Craft
Heartburnings.— R. W. Bro. McOlllivray.— His Work and Its
Results 1083
CHAPTER LXIX.
The Qrand Masonic Convention at, Kingston, and the Lodges Organized
under its Auspices, 1817-22 1123
CHAPTER LXX.
Brockvllle Lodge, No. 3. P. R., 1817.— A Lodge said to. have been organ-
ized on the Queen's Rangers' Warrant, No. 3,, 1800 1124
CHAPTER LXXI.
United Lodge, Township of Murray, County of Northumberland.— The
Lodge at the Carrying-Place, at the Head of the Bay of Qulnte— 1135
CHAPTER LXXII.
True Briton's Lodge, Perth, Drummond Township, County of Lanark,
1818.— A Lodge Warranted by the Provincial Grand Lodge of
Lower Canada 113g
CHAPTER LXXIII.
Harmony Lodge, No. 24. P. R., Bdwardsburgh, 1819.— A Lodge, that met
In the Village of Johnstowh, East of Prescott '
CHAPTER LXXIV.
North Star Lodge.— Township of Hamilton, County of Northumberland,
1819.— The First Lodge that met in what is now Cobourg 1147
CHAPTER LXXV.
McKay's Lodge, Wolford, 1819.— A Lodge Established at the Upper
Settlement on the Rideau 1I68
CONTENTS. ,
CHAPTEK LXXVI.
Union Lodte. South Oower. 1819— A Lodm thn* — .. w »'*«*•'•
the old John.town Dtatrict " *"" ^'"~ *"
IIM
CHAPTER LXXVII.
Mount MorU,UHl„. ,„ ,^^ ^^^^^.^ ^^ We.tmln.ter. Mlddl-e,
18W.--A Pioneer Lodge In the London DLtrlct .T UM
CHAPTEB LXXVIII.
Richmond Lodge. County of Carleton. 1821 -a Lod.e th.» «-» .
HiBtorle Village * ^** "** *"* "
1160
CHAPTER LXXIX
■ ' ■ ' ' lloB
T^TZjIJKBi
INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS.
a™, of ,h. Grand I.odg, „, ca,„d. , P^OB.
^''rontigpiece.
CHAPTER III.
corns .NO CHKHNCV K..«.,.o TO CK«T PH.S .KD DUES.
Spanish Dollar. 1809
Half-penny, George II L," "1799 ^S
Pistareen of Spain. .816 25
United States Dollar, 1799 26
Mexican Real, 1780 .... a6
French Ecu or Crown. Louis' XV.;";767'.":.';: ^
f, °^ ^^«l'«"'8e for payment of troops in CanadV ' .S^ '^
Order for salary of William Jarvis C.vil S.o ^ ^
Canada "' ^"' ^'^'' Secretary and Registrar, Upper
Canadian Army Bill for Tw.VDollnr^y.Su 30
Canadian Army Bill for Four Dollars ,«,c ■ 30
Bill of Exchange, signed bv w;u % ^ "" ""'^"" ^P*^^"'""^" ^i
of Upper Ca;adl 2' '""" ■^""'' " ^"^'-^ oi the Province '
'■P^^ded Ban. «..,,^, ---,;„ -^^^
British Guinea, George III., ,769 •••• 32
H^;rt*S::n.";;r^" ^-^^^•■^--. no. for-.^„ Dolia;,.-,8;9 33
British Guinea. George III,, ,787";:: 33
United States Cent of ,796 33
English Shilling, 1787 34
^'"^^■^•^'''''•'"^V.of Spain; ■;8o3 ■ 34
Bank of England Dollar. X804. • 35
French Franc, 1808 35
H*pcn„;;^rc?,:t.r ■■■■■..•.■■■::■::;.!
'"•" ''"•'■ "-' »' "-' cL,i ■84to™„.„ "
.39
XXIV
IN'DEX TO II.irsTRATIONS.
CHAPTER IV.
ORIGIN OF MASONRY.
p.\r.E.
City of York, view of, England, A.D., 926 45
Elias Ashmole, portrait of 59
Hall of the Masons' Company, Masons' Avenue, Basinghall St., London,
Eng., interior and west view opp. 60
Hall o' the Masons' Company. Masons' .\vcnuc, Basinghall St., London,
Eng . interior and east view . opp. 61
CHAPTER V.
EARLY RECORDS OF THE CRAFT IN ENGLAND.
Masons' Avenue. Basinghall St.. London, Eng., looking west opp. 62
Masons' Avenue, Basinghall St., London, Eng., present entrance to the
old Hall of the Masons' Company opp. 63
Entrance to the hall of the Masons' Company, London, Eng. 63
Street Plan, showing location hall of the Masons' Company, London, Eng. 64
Anthony Sayer, Grand Ma.ster of Masons, portrait 65
Scarborough MS., 1705 or earlier 68
Stationers' Hall, St. Paul's Churchyard. London, Eng 6t;
The Merchant Taylors' Hall, London, Eng 73
Plan of London, Eng.. showing Charles St., Covent Garden 74
Sign of the Goose and Gridiron Tavern 75
Escutcheon on East Front of the Goose and Gridiron Tavern 76
Old fireplace in Goose and Gridiron Tavern • • 76
Goose and Gridiron Tavern, elevation, 1895 -j-^
Goose and Gridiron Tavern, ground and floor plans 78
Goose and Gridiron Tavern. Room where the first Grand Lodge of
England was formed, 1717 .• 79
Goose and Gridiron Tavern, the bar-room • • 8t
" The Goose and Gridiron " chair • • 8j
Goose and Gridiron Tavern, staircase leading to the lodge room 83
Window in the Goose and Gridiron Tavern 84
Coins found in the cellar of the Goose and Gridiron Tavern (East India
and Englisli) 84
Goose and Gridiron Tavern, No. 8, London llouscyard, St. Paul's Church-
yard, London, Eng.. 1786-1895; 85
Sign of the Rummer and Grapes. Tavern. London, Eng •••..... 87
Devil Tavern, Fleet St., London, Eng ,S8
Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand, London, Eng., view form the
Strand Entrance 89
Crown a. id Anchor Tavern, view from Milford Lane 90
Freemasons' Tavern, Gt. Queen St., London, Eng., 1774 91
Ground Plan, premises purchased by Grand Lodge of l-lngland, 1774. for
the purpose of building a Freemasons' Hall •.... 91
INDEX 10 ILLUSTRATIONS.
xxv
Freemasons' Hall Gt O
Freemasons- Hall ami Wn"G!''n':°"''°c' ^"^- '^^^ ■"'"*"■• "'^Qi
Freemason's Hall Gt n o ^''" ^*' Lotion, Eng ,703 .sfi, ^^
Girls, :8oo^^^^^"-" ^'-^. on Festival of Mason-rs^r^ "
Reception to H R H n,» d •
Pn„ j^ '•^•«., the Prince of Walfx: Pr '^P'' ^^
Kng., .869 °' ^^'^'es. Freemasons' Hall. London
Freemasons' Hall nt n, "^ "•
Freemasons' Hal," Gt On!" ''' ^°"''°"' ^ng.. interior/lggS T ''
^ -d-spot vvhecfire^of7;'''.':°"^°"' ^"^•. ^howi.rS e" ' "or ''
Freemason's Hall Gt O ^•' "'"'^'"''t^d
«re of .883 ^^^^^-^ St.. London, En., sl.o.in.soi.t.- ;nd after "
freemasons' Hall Ct n,
Turk-. H„<, Tav„„ G "eTs", f '-'■"'""'■ E"., c^eVlo;.' ' .s,, «
103
CHAPTER VI
The Pale, the Fesse the Cr" ' ', "•'
Grant of .Arn,s to The V, '', ^'''^"'■"" "'^
;;— ; Arms, from tl/e Ceia^MS^ ^""'""- '^^^ • • • • • • -^ ■*■ "'
Masons' Arms, from fho " ^^SS.. 1640 115
Masons' Arms from. J '"'■''" "^^'^S- '^40 "6
^-'^t'-eMas,mJ "::;:!:!:• ^-'^' -
Arm
Arm
Seal
"'■■"/.V- ^^^"therhood at y;;;^ P ,
Seal of the Pn,, 1 r *" ' Fdwni.
^7"- s'..>M,."',::*:„;' "" ■^-■"-■■--^»-.:- ::::: -^
^«'<"»l of the (;r.-,„cl n, . '-•=!
'^'"'-nne r.„He" 'G;;;;,^r' '^"•"•"^ ....:::::: '-■«
' •"'-"■ •■" "■ ::' ':':::„';:„'""'■".''.:■, ■'■■■■•■■■.■■■■: "
i-'8
"ilSP
XXVI
INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE.
The ordinaries in shields 128
First (1855) 3nd second (1856) seals of the Grand Lodge of Canada 131
Seal of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada, 179J-182J 131
Seal of a Provincial Grand Lodge of Canada West (Phillips), 1844 132
Seal of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Canada West, 1345-58 133
Seal of The Ancient Grand Lodge of Canada, 1857 133
Seal of St. John's Lodge, No. 19 (Quebec), Niagara, 1791 133
Seal of St. John's Royal Arch Lodge, No. 16, York (Toronto), 1800 133
Seal of Rideaii Lodge, No. 25, Burritt's Rapids, U.C, 1815-45 134
CHAPTER \II.
MASONRY ON THE AMERICAN CONTINENT,
Nova Scotia Stone, 1606, with Masonic emblems 136
Cooper's Hall, London, Eng., Hieroglyphic, New Haven, 1654 139
Daniel Coxe, Prov. G. M., New, York, New Jersey and Penn., 1730-32,
portrait of ,^i
Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, where first lodge met 142
Pennsylvania Gazette, 1730, earliest Craft notice in America, opposite. , 143
Henry Price, Prov. Grand Master, New England, 17.33—36, portrait of . . 144
Annapolis Basin, Nova Scotia i>n
Old ForT, Annapolis, N.S., first lodge Canada 151
Halifax. N.S., 1750, view of opp. 152
Halifax, N.S., plan of town published in 1750 opp. 153
Application for warrant for lodge. Halifax, 1750 opp. 153
Fort at Crown Point, plan of, lodges here, 756-8 157
Louisbourg, plan of, 1763, lodges here 1758 jcg
Quebec, plan of, 1763 j^
H. M.S. Vanguard, 1758 ....161
Pierced Rock, Gaspe. showing H.M.S. "Vanguard," 1758 163
Certificate of Lt. Jas. Leslie, Select Lodge, Quebec, 1761 opp. 166
Seal on certificate of Lieut. Leslie, Select Lodge 167
Montreal, plan of town and fortifications. 1763 jgg
"Quebec Gazette," 1764, fac-siniile of first craft adv. in Canada 170
Fort William Henry with English and French camps, plan of 171
Fort William Henry, second plan of y,^
Quebec in 1784, taken from Point Levi, view of ,7 ,
Sir John Johnston, P. G. M., portrait of, 1788 jy^
H.R.H., Prince Edward. Duke of Kent, P. G. M., portrait of 176
CHArTER IX.
THE FIRST LODGE IN MICHIGAN.
Wnvmn of Lodge, No. i, Detroit, 1764, fac-simile opp. 185
Detroit, plan of, 1749 ' jjk
Detroit, plan of the town and fortifications. i7()6 igg
Detroit, view of, 17,16. showing old Council House and Fort 191
INDEX TO JI.I.USTRATIUNS.
XXVII
CHAPTER X.
ZION LODGE, No. lo, AT DETROIT.
Warrant of Zion Lodge. No. lo, 1794, facsimile ...
Minutes first meeting Zion Lodge No 10 D.t, ■<. l ""'' "^"^
Council House, Detroit, 1798 '' '^'^' ^""^"''""^ '98
Bro. Hull, Governor of Michigan,' isoy, 'porirait' of '"^
Detroit, view of, ,811, showing river front ^•'•'
2.38
CHAPTER XI
THE LODGE (No. 156, E. R..) IN EIGHTH REGIMENT OP FOOT
Colors of the Eighth Regiment of Foot .
\ lew of Niagara Fort, 1750, drawn hv -sir urn- " \" '," •^'♦•^
souii. „, ,h, Ei„,„„ C: i„ 1;;," !:i,o, ,":.■:, ;""'"" -«
fori Slanwix (Rome Tp,. OndU.i Co N! V i ''''«
Fort N„,e„,,, ,„,| i,3 ^„^.^__^^ ^|.^^ _^ ^ opp, 2^,
^Tci:':-z ^iHT T' 1 T" ■»'-■•■■■■'■■■■■■.■■ «:
Bro. Hy. W. Nelles, Lodge. No. .56, certificate of "^^ -^'
<'I>P <iS
CILVPTER XH.
FIRST LODGE AT CATAR.AQUI (KIVGSTON^ v
^ ^iviAUblON), No. 14 (QUEBFC)
il^""* Frontenac. ,787, plan of
Fort Frontenac. 1754. plan of 260
Fort Frontenac. 176.,. pia„ of -'^"'^
0™..d ..od«. „, <5„..„, »c„;,i..,- -^-^^ ■_^..^;;_.^^.^.^^.^. ...,
Catraqui (Kingston), 1783, Kottc's vinv "''"■ '-'^
Cataraqui (Kingston) nen sk-of,-!, f, t- " ". ^S
John W. Meyeii (Bc^evH e^i^7 '^"."^" [T^"'-' ^'^'^ -^ ^
Unebec, ,780 ' "'"*''' ^'^ ''^^- Andrew's Lodge.
"PP. 268
CHAPTER XHI
LODGE No. ,5 (QUEBEC), MICHILI
Old Block House, built by Rriii.h. ,780
■^^ACKINAC (MACKINAW).
i^n
'•f'ccrs (Juarfrrs, Michili
ni
•ckinac. where lodge met. i
784
269
270
•V"
m
^^^'"^ I'VUtX TO II.I.USTRATION.S.
CHAPTER XIV.
ST. JOHN'S LODGE OF FRIENDSHIP, No. 2, NIAGAR.A. ,78.-94.
Fort George, Upper Canada, from American side of river, i«.j ''^'j^^
CHAPJKR XV.
LODGE, No. Kj (QUEBEC), 1787-96.
Seal of Lodge, No. ig, Niagara, 1791
CHAI'TER XML
THE NEW OSVVEGATCHIE LODGE, 1786-9,.
O.swegatchie (Ogdensburgh) on the River St. Lawrence, July ,765 ,80
Fort Oswegatchie (now. AL.itland, U.C.). 1785, view of, and plan of .si.'e, "
'*^7 _ ' ^g^
U. E. Loyali.sts, encampment at Johnstown, near Prescott 1784 .'.' 284
New Oswegatchie Lodge, facsimile of title page of minute'book .787"' 2Z
New Oswegatchie Lodge, fac-simile. first page mmute book. ,787 ''.[ ^go
CILMTKR X\1II.
RAVVDON LODGE, YORK (TORONTO), ,792-1800.
York (Toronto) liny, view of cast end, ,7.93
[.'-rd Moria, addressing the Loyal Edinburgh Spearmenyporirait' of! ^ ' " " ^J!
H.. Hon. Francis Rawdon Ha.s.ing.s, Earl of .M„ira, portrait of .......'.' ',4
CHAPTER XJX.
THE FIRST PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE, ,79.-,8...
Is^' ''';";^";-^^-;; /--""<= "f Atho,, warrant as Prov. Grand
For. Mi^issat^ua, U.S.. 'fmm "^keU-h 'b; G^m "s^^ton Gordon! ■;8.4 °"'' Z
Foot of K,ng St., Niagara. U.C, ,8,9. from the river ^-» • • • ■ .344
i'oot of King St.. Niagara, U.C. ,8.,9, from the land IV,
Niagara, U.C, 1846, view of . . . . ^^
Minutes of a meeting of First Prov. Grand Lodge,' i798: fac-similV of' ' ',7]' ^
N.agaia l-alls. and River. Upper Canada, view of, ,8,. .... ^ ' ' ^T
North-west end of King Street. Newark (Niagara)
Newark, part of pl;m by Hon. D. W. Smith ,79, ' " ' " '^^'*
Minutes of meeting of First Prov. Grand Lodge; Sept.',' ,798; faC^simile; '''
376, .m. .i7'^
INDEX TO Il.I.USTRATIONS. ^^j^^
Minutes of meeting of First Prnv <•, i r j r. •'-*'■^■
simile ....... '^^'' ^"'- 5"i. '798. fac-
Minutes of meeting of First Prov r.r-inri r i r^ ^^
l.etter from schismatic Prov r,rn,„i t i „ 390
1803. facsimile . . ' ''"'^"' '" ^- ^^ e-""' Wm. Jarvis,
Cover of letter to R.W.Bro.Jan.;s"fac-s;„iile ^"'^
Minntes^of meeting of First Pro. Grand Lodge •(Yo;.^^: Fe." ;8oV '"^
James Rogers' Hotel. QneerSt Niag;l """'^ '''"''''■ N''^«— PP. 448
Charles Konn's Coflfee House, N W cor v'il'f^- V '^ •••■opp. 448
Niagara ^ Victoria and Prideaux streets,
R. W. Bro. George Adams, P. G AT 18^0 V, '".'•■'■, opP- 448
R. «-, B„. g™,,, ^,,„, „„ c™,nrt;T "' «■'
455
CH.\]>TER XX
R. W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis as P r at -
n2; B:;,^::,r :•:;::;,?;: ^-*- -■ po.;.;„,::::;::: :^
St. Mark's Anglican Church, Niagara, ,8,2-14 ' " ""^^
S .. Mark s Anglican Church, Niagara, 1887' '♦^^
St. Mark s Anglican Church. Niagara, ,887. interior' of -■''''
St Mark s Anglican Church and burial ground S, '''
Colonial ch.mney-piece from house at NWa UT rs'. ^^^
R W. Bro. (Dr.) Rol.t. Kerr. P D P G M m o ' ' ' ' '^^
Mrs. Robert Kerr, tomb of St Mark^s Ph uf"' '^"- ^"""''^ "f" • 48?
Bro. George Forsyth, ^orj !t ^M^^:::^'' f^'^' '^^^ -•• 484
nro^^airistopher Oanb. facsimile t:.^:^::;:^.''^: '^.ra! ^'
Bro' ChT r°"^''' '«°^- '--Ptionon'thetombo; "''• f
Bro. Christopher Danby, Royal Arch jewels „f ^85
■ 487
CHAPTER XXI
PROV. GRAND MASTER'S LODGE. AT NIAGARA. ,7^-98.
Ntagara, U.C, view from Heriofs print ,806
49-'
"WWiP
"XX INDEX TO II.I.USTRATIONS.
^Navy Hall, Niagara, 1793, from drawing by Mrs. Simcoe 493
'Fort George, Niagara, 1812, showing Navy Hall, from N. Y. side '. 494
Lighthouse at Niagara, U.C, 1805-14 40s
Warrant of Provincial Grand Master's Lodge, Niagara, fac-simile. .. .opp. 496
Black Swan Tavern, Niagara, 1795-1813 .^
CHAPTER XXII.
LODGE, No. 2, NIAGAR.\, 1795-1822.
Lodge, No. 2, Niagara, fac-simile, warrant of opp ^^
Bro. James Cooper, fac-simile certificate, 1799 opp -07
Niagara, 1807, view of both sides entrance river jog
CHAPTER XXIII.
QUEEN'S RANGERS' LODGE, No. j, 1793-9.
Queenston. on Niagara River, from drawing by Mrs. J. G. Simcoe 512
Mrs. Simcoe's Tent at Queenston, U.C ■■ kia.
Queenston. U.C. 1793. from a drawing by Mrs. Simcoe, showing Rangers'
Huts
View of Queenston and Rangers' Huts, fac-simile of drawing by Mrs
Simcoe ' ^^^
Queenston and Rangers' Huts (another view) '.'.... 519
Fort at York (Toronto), north of Queen's Wharf, from drawing by Mrs
Simcoe ........
e^I
Queen's Rangers' Lodge Room, in the Fort at York (Toronto), 1795 . ..'. 5^3
CHAPTER XXIV.
LODGE, No. 4. NL'VGARA. 1796-1822.
Queenston on the Niagara River, i8ri
Seal of Lodge, No. 4, Niagara. 1796 • • • • 5.1o
American Fleet before Fort George and Niagara" Town.' ",'813 '! ^ ''....'.' ." 5^
CHAPTER XX\'.
ROYAL EDWARD LODGE, No. 5. EDWARDSRURG. r794.,822.
Tucker's Inn, Lot 6. Con. r. Edwardsburg. Grenville Co., where Lodpe
No. 5, met .. '^
536
CHAPTER XXVI.
I-ODGE. No. 6. KINGSTON, i794-,S2...
Kingston in ,793. with key. from the original by Mrs. Simcoe 54,
INDEX TO IM.USTRATIONS.
xxxi
Warrant of Lodge. No. 6. fac-simile .
Endorsement on warrant of Lodae No' "« v- OPP- 543
Kingston in 1706 nl.n u ' ^' Kingston *-»- m^
s <•"" III 1790, pjan snowinc craft »«— »• . 544
Kingston in 1706 wi»i, 1, V meeting places ,7
b™. D„,e. rCe tr'^;-,r S"' ^' M. s,„„.'::::::;::; 2
Bro. Jermyn Patrick, house of V W
w.|j.r. „o,„, Ki„,.'::r,^'''"»"°"' *^ ■ s
8:«. No, 6, K,„B„o„, ,„„ Grand Co„,e„,io„, .8,9. . ^
CHAPTER XXVm
HARMONY LODGE, No. , TORONTO, „^.,8„
Vor. <To„„.„,, .so, ,.„ ,„„, ,,^, „^^^.^_ ^^^^^^ _^ ^^^ ^-^^^ ^^^
CHAPTFR xxix.
LODGE, 1,0. a aERTIE. ,796-,82S.
Fort Erie, plan of. 1812-15
622
CHAPTER XXX.
LODGE, No. 10. BARTON, 1796-1810.
"The Head of the T aU» " /-d i-
Simeon . . . . . . ^«"^''"«'<'" Bay). I794. from drawing by Mrs.
" The King's Head Tavern'*' " (Burl'inirtnn ' R " \' ^^A
Mrs. Simcoe («"rl.ngton Bay). 1795, from drawing by
"The Head of the Lake." a view of I'oV V*"""y "' V • ' •• 625
"The Head of the Lake " Burhtgt^' bH """^ '" "*"• ^''"^- " ^^
drawing by Mrs. Simcoe ^ "*^*°" ^^y^' '"94. another view from
" The Head of the Lake " (Burlingion" Bay) " ^70^ '.'^•':,": ^'^
'ng by Mrs. Simcoe . ^^^' ^ *'"'*' ^'^^ ^''0'" draw-
Burlington Bay. original entrance' to" "1701" frnn,' ■/'•■■■ L ' " " " ^^^
Lodge, No. ,0. facsimile for receiprof'warn? ""' '^ """■ '''"'^^^ '^
Mmutes of the first meeting of T nH J"'^"* • • 631
Smith's Tavern Barton To , ^'' ^°- '°' ^^'^-^''"'''^ 6* ,
«»crn, carton Township, i7g(: rN W Tor v . „ ■ ■ ^33
street.s, Hamilton) ^ ' *-°'^- ^mg and Wellington
Signatures attached to by-laws of I oH.^1" m ^' ", 636
Apron of Bro. Chisholm^Lodl ^^ fo Bal''"^' '^'=-^™''-- - - ' • •64r. 642
Notes for monthly dues. Lodge No ro ^^8
Beasley's House. Barton. 1796 (.orth' . H T^-- " " ' c 649
Certificate of Lodge. No 10 ,8^!? f'"^ ^'- "■'''"■'^°"- '«^>--- 6^4
Apron of Bro. Adri n Ma la't To, T' " ' ' • ^'
Hphraim Land's house B 'rtn To f .°"'' '^^ 663
St.. Hamilton) ....''' '^^""^° ^^''"'^ ^'^^ '"^^i"
673
■ii J I W
"frm.
XXXIt
INI>EX 10 ir.I.USTRATIONS.
FAOE,
Smith's Tavern, Barton Tp., 1850 (N.W. cor. King and WellinKton Sts .
Hamilton) "
CHAPTER XXXI.
LODGE. No. II, AT THE MOHAWK VH.LAGE, 1796.
Mohawk Village, on the Grand River. 1792-6, from the drawing l,v Mrs.
Simcoe ' ,„
-^ , , 080
Only house of the Mohawk Village standing. 1897 (^^
Mohawk Church, showing Chief Brant's grave 683
Mohawk Church, .showing chancel and interior 685
Communion service, presented to Mohawk Church hy Queen Anne 686
Bel! of the Mohawk Church ' ggg
Grave of Chief Joseph Brant m?
Craft Certificate of Chief Joseph Brant. 1776, fac-simile 'opp. 688
Capt. Joseph Brant (in his younger days), portrait of 689
Masonic apron of Capt. Joseph Brant 690
Joseph Brant, " Thayendanegca," portrait of 6gi
Joseph Brant, statute at Brantford, Ont. gg^
CH.VPTER XXXII.
LODGE, No. 12, STAMFORD. 1799-1822.
Jones' House, Stamford, early meeting place of Lodge, No. 12 694
Room of Lodge, No. 12, in Jones' House, Stamford, 1800 fig,
Hall and staircase leading to Lodge Room in Jones' House, Stamford 695
Room in which first festival of St. John celebrated. Stamford, 1800. . . 696
Seal of I,odge, No. 12, Stamford. 1800 . . 607
Pair of compasses used in Lodge. No. 12, Stamford .607
Bro. Lanty Shannon's house at Muddy Run, Stamford, 1806 .........' 699
Graves of Bro. Lanty Shannon and his wife, with inscriptions .......... 700
Handwriting of Bro. Lanty Shannon, fac-simile ' y,yi
Treasurer's jewel found on battlefield. Lundy's Lane. 1812 704
Bro. Robert Pew's house, Lundy's Lane, meeting place of Lodge, No. 12' 710
Red Meeting House, Stamford, 1800-1840 _j^
Gavel and chisel of Lodge. No. 12. Stamford „,
Whirlpool Hotel '
•• 714
CHAPTER XXXIII.
LODGE. No. 13. TOWNSHIP OF ELIZABETHTOWN, 1799-1803.
Certificate of Reuben Wait, Lodge, No. 13, Leeds, 1800, fac-simile 726
IMli:X TO II.I.IJsrUATIONS
XXXlll
CHAPTER XX X\.
Red Tavern at Grimsby, 1799 »■•*<!«.
^^e^es• Ilouse at the Forty mc' Crc^U ' [iW^n^U^ ' [^^ [y ' ' - '^^'
Allan Nixon's house in Grimsby. 1805 ^4^
Woolverton's House, 1803 ' ' " " 743
Kitchen House, 1812-15 •■•■•• 744
Bro. Cargill's House, Grimsbyr,8i7 ■'■■"■■■ 754
John Moore's House, Grimsby, ,819 ^53
Village of Grimsby, plan showino- i^„ .• 7S6
»5. I79y-t822 ... "^ '°'''"°"''- '"-tinK-Places Lodge. No.
761
• . . . 694
.... 695
d. .. 695
.... 696
. . • • 6()7
.... 607
.... 699
.... 700
.... 7M
.... 704
1-'.. 710
.... 712
.... 7t,?
. ... 714
CHAPTER XXX\ I
KOVA,. ARCH ,.ODCE. N„. „ VOKK CrOKONTO,. ,^_,.
B»™,. j,rN:,i;:i;' x; "*'■ ""-'" -' /,:
Barrett's Hotel. Newtonbrook, floor olan, ' Vi,"m ' ■ ' " V J 77.1
Bro. George Bond's House, yC St'^ Lo M "' ".'^'^ ''"'"' ^76
Masonic Hall. Market I.an (clor^e si) Y u" .T "' ''"'' " " ^^8
Masonic Hall. Market Lane So 1 e V, V . ?;'''""'°^' '«"^-48- • • • 785
Lighthouse on the Lsland a ul vi' ^^ Vork^ ^""r"'"'^' '"^^'^■"^- " ^'^^
'-..omBro.;ames.t.gibb:;:;i:t!rr;8^^^^^
CHAPTER XXXVH.
LODGE. No. 17. TOWNSHIP OF THURLOVV, 1801-....
First lodge room in BelU-vilie, 1804
802
CHAPTER XXXVHI.
ADONIRAM LODGE. No. .8. A.UHERSTBURGH. 1801-12.
Amhorstburgh. view of. 1800 ... ,
On historic ground .... 812
Christ Church. Amherstburgrimerior of' ■;: • • «'^
Scan Ho«,se, Amherstburgh, where No ,8 met ' " ^'^
818
xxxiv
INhEX TO IM.US1 RATIONS.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
ST. JOHN'S LODGE, No, ,9, TOWNSHIP OF HALDIMAND, 1801-22.
PA(iB.
House on Kelly's Hill, "Three miks east of Cobotirg " gae
Bro. Caleb Mallory'.s House. Tp. of Hamilton. " One mile west of Kelly's." 827
CHAPTER XL.
"THE LODGE AT LONG POINT."
Site of Charlotteville, from drawing by .Mrs. .Sinicoc 831
Minutes of Long Point Lodge, 1804, fac-similt- 834
Court House, Vittoria, i8j6 "" ' g 5
CHAPTER XU.
LODGE. No. 13, TOWNSHIP OF EARNKSTOWN, 1804-^2.
The Lodge Room at Bath, i.Si;-.'!, interior g-^
CHAPTER XLVI.
UNION LODGE, No. 23. TOWNSHIP OF OSNABRUCK. 1810.
Denning House, near Farren's Point . . g-^
CHAPTER L.
PRINCE EDWARD LODGE, TOWNSHIP OF HAI.LOWELL, 1812-22.
Certificate of Bro. Guy H. Young, a peculiar drawing ....... ggr
House where Prince Edward Lodge, Picton. met. 181 1-20 "7 8q8
Seal of Prince Edward Lodge 800
CHAPTER LTI.
RIDEAU LODGE. No, 25. HrRRITTS RAPIDS, 1815-22.
Chest of Rideau Lodge, 181S, closed
Chest of Rideau Lodge, 1815-46. opened ^^**
Farm House. Burritfs R.ipids, where Rideau Lodge met m!
Gavel. Ballot box. Candlestick and .Seal of Rideau Lodge, 1815-46. ! ^.i ^.^ " 0/5
INUKX TO ILI.U.STRATION.S.
XXXV
CHAPTER LIII
MRVIS LODGE, No. ^, P, •„., TOWNSHIP OK AUGUST., ,s,,„
Jeh.al Hurd's House paok'.
94-!
CHAPTKR L\ J.
WESTERN LIGHT LODGE, NEWMARKET. :8.7..3.
Gamble House, Yonge St.. Co. York
935
CHAPTKR L\ III.
KING HIRAM LODGE. No 21 TP nr u nc^ ^
■ ^''" ""' ^P' OI' WEST OXFORD, ,803-22
Wan-ant of King Hiram ,.ocl«e, No. ., Oxfor.,. ,803
■ ^^ opp. 941
CHAPTER LIX.
LODGE, N., .4. TOWNSHIP OP WEST KLAMBORO'. ,8,„...
M,„„.„ „, ud... No. ,, ,. ,„... ,„ „, „,„^,„^,,^^ ^_ ^^^_ ^^-^;
Capt. John Brant, portrait . ' " ' ' 960. 961
St. Johns Church, Ancaster ..".".'.".".".'.'.'■'■ 962
• • 971
CHAPTER LX.
I-ODGE. No. .6, TOWNSHIP OF TOWNSEND. .8.-,,
984
CHAPTER LXI.
LODGE. No. 30. ST THOMAS, 1818.
St. Thomas, view of east end. 1818 ....
•• 989
CHAPTER LXn
THE GRAND MASONIC CONVENTION. KINGSTON ,8,.
j:r^^:^-----^e Con..ion met ...: :. . ^^
Summer home of <:.v t. Maitland. Tp. of Stamford
nome of Sir Peregnne Maitland. Tp of Stnmf a '°°^
". -ip. ot Stamford, entrance tn. . . . 1003
XXXVI
INDtlX TO ll.irsTkATlONS.
CHAITKK LXIIf.
THE SECOND CONVENTION' AT KIxN'GSTON. 18.9.
Signature of John W. Ferguson, Scc'y to tlic Convention '*oi!l
Signature of Jerniyn Patrick. Provincial Grnnd Secretary ............... .loia
Kingston, view of, iHtp •.
Fort Henry and l)oci<yar<l, Kingston. U.C. 1819 .!.....!...! loio
lll.M'ri'.K I.X\ I.
THE MISSION TO KN'GI.ANI), iHji.
Draft forijo sent to England l,y Grand Masonic Convention, facsimile . .,070
Draft forijo sent to England hy Convention, endorsement on ,071
CHAI'TF'R LWlir.
THE CRAFT OF 1822-THE FIFTH CONVENTION.
Map of Upper and Lower Canada. .814. showing locations of Craft
Lodges, i7(x)-i8jj
Opp. 1IJ2
CHAPTKR LXX.
BROCKVILLE LODGE. No. 3, BROCKVILLE, 1817.
Adiel Sherwood's Hotise, cor. Court House Avenue and King St. Brock-
villc. 1818
Adiel Sherwood's House. Brock ville, i8g6 "^f
Charles Dunham's House, cor. Ki"R and Broad "si.s.! nrockville ' irfm !!„
Charles Dunham's House, Brockville 1806 ' ^••••"J«
•...rtj2
CHAPTER LXXIV.
NORTH STAR LODGE, TOWNSHIP OF HAMILTON. .819
Stiles' Hotel, where North Star Lodge met. iHio-22
. .loia
. .iota
.1018
.1019
.1070
.1071
1142
. J 127
iij8
"31
IIJ2
"52
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HISTORY OF
FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
CHAPTER I.
Phriods OF Masonrvbkalt X;«^ ^°«^^ ^^^ ™e
fs r^tsr.- ri-- .o^ mLo- ss-./rf
'nf"i"°^ one of the great centrs of ChT.'"^ '^' '^^""^ °^ ^
Of the early history of the Craft in ,^^"'*'^"'ty and civihzation.
been made known through Ih^j- *^'^ country some httle ha^
^ew of the oldest and r?Vominemrd °' ^^p^''^'^^^ sketches o'^a
exceptions, they give only TmrtLl i J°''!:?- • ^"^' ^'^h one or two
progress of the Craft In thn? ^ ?'^''* "^^o the strue-eles and
were few in "umb^f anj" h^greatTee'oV^r"^ °^ "^^" '" -^^ Parts
sapling, requiring nourishment so thpt...^'''''"'"^ ^^^ but a tender
biastrof'fh"'^^'^ ^"^' iike a monach'of' the' ^r^ r'''^ '^>' '* ^°"S
l:>lasts of the winter's gales Rpf..rl Vi L ^ ^°''^^t, stand the fierce
axe was lost in echo of the" hand of t'" ^"'' '^""^ °^ ^he woodman's
which marked the limi s of m.n! f '""'^^y^r had laid out the fnes
venerable Order had is adherents in r "7 P°P"'°"« ^'"et he
dreams of the motherland ami ! f . " ^^"^^^- They had briX
Cra/r„° \?e"S,;'; S^^rfef ™"°'°?-^ "^d" the records of .he
with difficulev Few „f ,t P '° '79-^ 's a matter thMU =,» t 5
perusal of st^ay LdymtSs?„d t,''" '"'"?• '"'-. U i 'olTa
Idea of the work of oi7r S™ "* ,°'''5'' P""i«ve documents Lt»^
wnter, however, will endeav'r , '°"''"'»" ="" be gathered Th^
can be traced o'f ,h S of tt"?™'- '°' "" «« «"" a„ Th=
^:1iZX % """' "' ''-^" ™rhave1„^art7.'" ..""P"
Pcrcha„°cri;idd° n"' n'".hrarch1vef Y^u-' °' ™'e Sf ^l S t
»'~e^.w e.stln, d^^Sl^^: .lt1tl&- -tjS
Ihe early history of Fr-^ms • r-
' " '^'^-'"^--y '" Upper Canada is to the
i8
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
fraternity of modern times but little known; to the aspiring Masonic
students— and there are not a few— and to the enthusiastic initiate— of
whom we hope there are many— the collection of as much obtainable
data as existing records can furnish will prove of more than passing
interest. Many years ago an effort was made to collate for the press,
material for a Craft history, and after a protracted and toilsome quest
for individual lodge records and documents, many of which were at
that time undiscovered, publication was made " of all that could
interest the Craft. But the leading links were missing, and it is only
after persistent personal search, extending over a period of twelve
years, that the writer has been enabled to marshal with something
akin tc regularity, connected and consecutive proceedings, from
records of Provincial Grand Lodges, and the minute books of the
early private lodges, which flourished in the days of the olden time.
Indeed, there is a vague impression in many minds that there are
still hidden in the keeping places of the Craft records or data that
would furnish complete continuity and accuracy to the Masonic
history of this country, especially that portion of the vast territory
known for so many years as Upper Canada, now the garden province
of Ontario.
One cannot venture with absolute exactness to give the day and
date of the issue of the first Craft warrant in Canada. Yet it is well
that in the endeavor to trace early organizations we should briefly
refer to those of which we have knowledge, prior to the year 1800,
for after that period, crude as many of the records are, there exist
minutes and memoranda that make, as far as genealogical sequence
is concerned, the task less intricate than it otherwise might have been.
As this history purposes to deal with Masonry in each of the
Provinces of the Dominion, it may not be amiss as a guide to the
reader to give as much information as possible in tabular form of all
lodges from the eariiest times in what is now the Dominion of Canada.
The lists issued with this work afford the information in a concise yet
comprehensive manner, but to carry the reader along the stream" of
Craft history the knowledge of a few dates will keep fresh in the mind
many points which could not be retained without reference to such
tabulated lists.
It would scarcely 1)e fair to the reader to inflict upon him any-
thmg niore tlian an epitome of general Canadian historv.' This work-
is mainly intended for :\lasons. and the matter given appertains to and
unmediately concerns the fraternity.
While this remark may applv to the Canadian Craftsman, there
are thousands of the fraternity in both the old and new worids who
do not possess a very intimate acquaintance— indeed, in the writer's
experience ihey occasionallv displav a serious lack of knowledge—
of Canada, its origin, its territory and population, both general' and
Masonic. Will it. therefore, be inappropriate if, while giving them
an opportunity to read the story of our Canadian Craft, one ventures
to retil fields that, perchance, since the davs of the summoning
school-bell, have lain in fallow, and draw a picture of a country and a
Craft jurisdiction which has not as yet been distanced in the race for
prosperity and advancement in all works which benefit humankind
In this work, therefore, the effort will be to give in continuous
and comprehensive form:
HISTORY OF PREEMASONRV ,N CANADA. ,5
<l.c Provitf,;; Caliid'al.wS c'llfli' •'""*"," "■""-'. showing
UppcT .„J Lower CanaJ" f;*,' iT ' r'"? " ."'"^tec up to 179,^
67; and tl.c D„„,i„io„ of Ca^ilda 1w»?,!f ""■ ^" """ W«t, ,84,-
ta„ad,a„ l„„lory, so Ikat the reader ,^l"S' '' ^ S""^' outline o(
exleut of urri.ory „ill,!„ tl,e ta ts o 'Oie l7 """'' '<"?"!'<ls= «" >he
'..r S p'irnts'?™,! ™,sr8^7 •^'- -^"3 =°pap°' ^,„-;;^^,,.d.
l4soU.:;,S;5jrdlrSe'-o;ra''j"''^"^''""<' -<■ *= era,.
Maso^J,. '"' "■•""""^ °' l--ld, and annorial deviees. The arn.s of
and |''infroduc';!on'teo cIZl"""""' °" "" ^'''""'" continent
.;. C_raf, fron, it. fonndation .■.U,,:^^?if,erdt„r.,!?rro,»;f.
.•antid'\?'';L!'''"arroMh:°oTJ^£' ■"°"' °' ">' C-" lodges „ar-
Lecanie Upper fanada. ^ ' '°""'^' "' Q"*ec, which in ,7y,
ri¥'¥"- '"^'ci:i''G!;:nX?r r.r -'" ■«-■ ^=-6
L*- '^■■°- Willian, Jarvis, at Sara a,?l1°' ,"PP""; '^""^'l''. ""Icf
I...e,.i..hee,cfption^^.h:-S°oltl?-r^^^^
Ma»|l c:rnte;lrlwcrie^%rTr ,'" *^ "'^"-y °' '"^ Grano
M PhtUips, fron. 18 7-1822 and .V ^"'"' """"^ «• W. Bro Ziba
by .t and un,lcr its control "" '"''°'y °' *= l°<lg« warraSed
cial 'Sia.'S'^U.Xc "anTlts^sL^ord" '^ 'f °" °' *e second Provin-
d'p'gS ^- fT^SimrMS™;*^ ^t'S-'ra" -'^.^ •°?"
. .u ?•' ^"'^ John Beikie D P G M ' vi V ^^^^^ Fitzgibbon,
by that body. This period vv 11 a^^so^te;r"/-'^ ^""'^^'^ warranted
eviva m Upper Canada in 1836 under Lu^'^' °^ '^' attempted
7.i by the Conventions of 1842 .fatT'.^; ^""c<^"ibe. with the
and the formation of a ProvincSlctLi ^"F^ton and Smith's Falls,
third^f roviLiaf ;>S'tdte oTrsl.^'^.V^^r^^ f^ history of the
tory of ,ts dissolution and thf for „L?fon"?fT^^ ? '°^^^"^- ^^'^h a his-
of Canada, under R W Rrn, ?[r a ^l ^'''^ Ancient Grand Lodp-e
f'ibbs Ridout. from Xs7 58 ^^ ^" ^"^" Napier MacNab and ThomS
f^i^^l^t^^J'^i:^^ -b-- that section of Craft historv
^-od.e of Canada .VuTan^-lt'. XZ^Tir^ ^^f\^ t?^ ^^"^
(/) I no seventh nerinH ,.,;n ^ • '^O- ^V. J\r. Wi son
wHich led .0 ,l,e unio';r™^r^SrPr:S' "-' "' '"""^'•'
proceedinp-s
tirand [.odge, or
pr=
flO
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
rather The Ancient Grand Lodge of Canada with the Grand Lodge
of Canada under the style and title of The Grand Lodge of Canada.
This will include all Masonic work in the I'rovince of Upper
Canada, afterwards known as Canada West, from 1792 down to 1858,
and then it is the purpose of the writer to carry this history to the close
of the year 1898, thus including the work of the Grand Lodge of
Canada, 1858-98.
CHAPTER IL
The First Period.— A Sketch of British North America with
ITS territorial UIVISIUNS, 1763-1897, AND THE POLIT-
ICAL DIVISIONS OF Upper Canada from 1791.
It will be helpful to the reader — ^young or old — who may not
be familiar with the geography of the Provinces of Canada from 1760-
1898, in which period lies the story of the Craft, to recount in a few
pages so much couceriiiug Uiilish America, its history and its divi-
sions for the purposes of civil government, as will familiarize the
reader with the land in which the Masonic homes described are
situated.
By the Treaty of Paris, signed loth February, 1763, Canada was
formally annexed to the possessions of Great Britain. France
renounced any pretensions to Nova Scotia, and ceded to Britain all
Canada, as well as Cape Breton and the islands and coasts on the
Gulf and River St. Lawrence. The treaty included four separate
governments, namely, the Province of Quebec, East and West
Florida and Grenada. We are, however, more particularly interested
in the Province of Quebec, or, as it was officially known, " The
Government of Quebec."
This territory was divided in 1791 into Upper and Lower
Canada, and at the union of the Provinces became Canada East and
West, and since the Act of Confederation in 1866 has been known as
the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario.
Years before the Province of Quebec, as defined by the
proclamation of 1763, and that portion of the western territory, now
comprised in Ontario, Manitoba, the North-west Territories and
British Columbia, now provinces of the Dominion, were politically
divided, Craft lodges existed and were governed by a Provincial
Grand Lodge at Quebec. So that to comprehend the limit of the
Masonic jurisdiction embraced in the old boundaries of what is now
the Dominion, a short reference will, it is hoped, assist the reader and
enable him to trace not only the progress of Masonry in the
Dominion, but that of a country, which has made phenomenal
advancement as part of the British Empire.
It must be remembered that west of the present city of Quebec,
a hundred and thirty years ago, the country was practically a wilder-
ness, and that east of the Ottawa, the cities, towns and villages of
to-day were but clearings in the forest, occupied by the pioneer
sheltered from danger by his log cabin and picket fence. West of
the Ottawa, almost to the setting sun, was a forest so dense that even
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 21
the hardy pioneer preferred in his wanderings for a new home, to
trust himself to the dangers of the waterways, the rivers and lakes
rather than peril his life by following the narrow trail of the
aborigines, or hazard an encounter with the wild dwellers of the
forest who. at a disadvantage with an Indian hunter, might not i)e
as diffident m forming the acquaintance of the white settler
The early lodges, excepting tliose in the cities of Quebec and
Montreal, were not located in towns or villages, for of these there
vvere none but in the sparsely inhabited settlements dotted at long
distances from one another in the newly-formed townships of the
Provmce. Even after the division of Quebec and the western terri-
tory into Upper and Lower Canada, warrants for lodges were in
many cases not granted to particular settlements, but to certain
brethren for a lodge in a district, county or in a township, and in
some instances even the name of the county was not given
The grantors of such a warrant were evidently of the opinion that
fnr^v,^ ^V r '^'''L" !'""i^diately concerned had a knowledge of the
ocalrty that was sufficient for all purposes. The question Sf lodge
jurisdiction was not then in the circle of debate, and those who sought
Masonic light required but to be of full age and good repute in order
to be eligible to wear the lambskin. ^
.hi. )^^''^ *<-^'' lax method may have been, and certainly was, accept-
able to our forefathers in the Craft, it has not been of material aid to
^u/^'fT^ r • ^Y'^'T ^'"'"''y- ^"^^"l- ''^'^ it not for a close
n r fnH ^'{f P°''.t'^^> and municipal divisions of the country, many of
our lodge histories would be in an inextricable state of entanglement.
One of the chief difficulties in collecting material for the present
history has been to determine the location of the lodges in the^ own
in'tTTharoTr;'"'^ l"'^" ?^ ,"^"^^ °^ ^ -"^^? - hamlel TL
similar to that of a township, and when the lodge warrant was without
chtt'ifr T-^ ""'!!•"■' ^' '' ^^ '"'^^"' "' t''^ i^«"^ «f ^o'"e modern
charters. There being no other data than the name of the place of
a 1 'nSened t" TT °' '''' ''''''''' "^^"^^--^- ^^e quest iSved
a lengthened search of assessment rolls, even as far back as 1702 tr,
vnhee""" tmrt""^"^ ?'-^'^1 "^^"^•^^^^ whether 'the; resfdel'^fth:
VI age or hamlet named in the warrant, or in perhaps a township
of he same name, fifty or a hundred miles distant. Indeed the act d
coiiro"„lvrT .""""? ^°,"'^'^'^ ""•"^^^'•^ '-d -t been aHottTd
could onlj he determined with accuracy by a reference to those of
lodges in adjacent townships that had been numbered eUher it an
'' Tl^ nT-^"'"'- "'^"^ ••^^"^•^' ''>' *^^^" ProvinciaG an" Lodge
the sTsteni^,^ ' 1' r'' ^^Pf^-'-^Hv to the period 1817-22, for after^that
ssn.^, 1 " T^ "''^^^'°" ^^"'^'' carefullv carried out in the
issue and eiuinicration of warrants
the lilstor7of"th,! '^nf T'^ ^ ''^ ^"""^ '•''f^'-^^"'^^-^ i"-'^^"tal to
are co iccrned i 1,^ r "f ^^'^^ f'' tiecessary so that all who
l,L u \\ -h^ ''^'' "^ ""'■ Cj'^^t mav know something of the
Sure hi "ed::';'"''-^ in their lodges, were sturdv pionee fin LgH^
culture, in education, and m the civil government n.,t fortro H„l
22
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
cent distances, anJ a journey from the extreme west to the extreme
east of even the Province of Ontario was a matter of weeks. Now it
is one of hours. One of the lirsl men who surveyed the western
forest was a Mason, and sonic uf the last generation of the fraternity
still live to record how many of the first settlers west of the Ottawa
looked forward with pleasurable anticipation to the monthly reunion,
when the iloly Writings would, be opened and the Great Lights
spread.
That part of the country west of the Province of Quebec was at
the close of the revolutionary war a wilderness, with a population of
about 2,000 whites, and these lived at the fortified posts on the St.
Lawrence, Niagara and St. Clair Rivers. The Imperial Government,
as a home for the loyalist refugees, created a new colony to the west
of the older settlements. It was duly surveyed, the work being per-
formed by the Hon. John Collins, Deputy Surveyor-General, who
was at the same time Provincial Grand Master of the Grand Lodge at
Quebec. It was while on this survey that St. James' Lodge at
Cataraqui (Kingston), which had been warranted from Quebec, was
constituted, organized and duly opened.
On 24th July, 1788, Lord Dorchester, the Governor at Quebec,
by proclamation divided the newly founded western colony into four
districts, viz.: Lunenburg, extending from the Ottawa to the River
Gananoque; Mecklenburg, from the Gananoque to the Trent; Nassau,
from the Trent to Long Point on Lake Erie; and Hesse, embracing
all the residue of Canada to the St. Clair River. By an Act passed at
the first session of the Legislature of Upper Canada the names of the
various districts were changed. Lunenburg was called the Eastern
District; Mecklenburg, the Midland District; Nassau, the Home Dis-
trict; and Hesse, the Western District. A fifth district, that of Gaspe,
was also formed in the lower part of the province.
In 1 791 the Constitutional Act was passed by the Imperial Par-
liament. In 1774 an Act had been passed for more effectual provision
for the government of the province of Quebec in North America;
but owing to the influx of British imnngrants, known as United
Empire Loyalists, who settled at various points along the north shore
of Lake Ontario and in the Niagara peninsula, it was found necessary
to amend that Act, and accordingly that of 1791 was passed, and the
Province of Quebec was divided into two separate prt)vinces, to be
called Upper Canada and Lower Canada. In a proclamation by
Lieutenant-Governor Clarke, who was acting in the absence of Lord
Dorchester, issued 26th December, 1791, the division of the province
took effect. The proclamation dividing Lower Canada into electoral
districts was issued at Quebec by Licutcnant-(iovernor Clarke on
7th May, 1792, and that dividing Upi)er Canada was issued at Kings-
ton by Lieutenant-Governor Sinicoe on the 16th July, 1792. The last
named document was one of the first, if not the first, signed by
William Jarvis. as the official Secretary of the Province. Tie also had
been appointed on 7th March, 1792, Provincial Grand Master of
Upper Canada by the Athol Grand Lodge of England. It is rather a
coincidence that one hundred years later the office of Grand Master
of Canada in Ontario was held by Hon. J. M. Gibson. O.C, Provin-
cial .Secretary of Ontario, formerly Upper Canada.
Many of the United Empire Loyalists were Masons, and the
iUSTOKY OF FKKEMASONRV IN CANADA. 33
before the exodus to Canada tL^^^^^^^^ ^''"'f °^ ^^^ ^orK
met at guebec on the 17th Decembe?f.<^o^''''^"'l"' of Lower Canada
St. Liw^enrto'L'uuarS^ ^.^^^ ''-^^. ^-" the
ing Irom Upper Canada ^HnZ^" '"'^'''^ -^ '^ ^ ^^^^ ''^ ^^^l"d-
seignories. liinay be explainer tK/.t. ^."'''^^^ °^ ^'^^ ^^^^ting
under French rule was a fnnHifi . ^*'.' u'"V''^ ^^ ^^"d in CanadI
blocks of land fror wo To th ' ?" '""^"^ '^'^''^"^- ^^''e^
seigneurs, who were generally m lUarvS'.;^""'.'' T''. ^^^^^^^ '^
French families. The condhiS. of L?? '.u ' ^^^"^^ °^ aristocratic
King and Governor., nft?,„ holding these was fealty to the
the purchasr n"oney L the'rZf'.P"^'"'"* ""^ ^ ^^'^' °^ q^^^t o?
administer justice "nthe^r Hnn.;^ T^^'^'^' *° "maintain order ^nd
stone fortrcisesTorth^STrolS':^^^^^^^ -^"^ -d log or
definld.^ ?r;t?Jnced'ra""storh^ ^"'h ^°"^^ ^^^^^ -- ^hus
the Lake of St Francis fi 1 boundary on the north bank of
between the Hmits o" 1 e^ TownsZ"of t'"'"''"^'/' ^T'' ^" ^°"det,
of New Longeuil runninp- nlT T , Lancaster and the Seigneurie
angle of N^w Longeiif tf alol 7/' ""'V^° ''''' ^° ^^e west
Vaudreuil, north and east until f! A ^^e north-west boundary of
river to Lake Temiscamin^nl f'l^^' V-'" ^"^^^ ^'^er, up this
boundary of Hudson? Ba?'; T^ ^^ ^, ""^ ^'^"' ^'' h^^d to the
south of that line fn CanaJ; '• ^^ ^"^ "" '"'"'^^'^ ^° ^^e west and
viousy;t;etthrptrce";f'un';;r'r «'"--. as pre-
cpuntiies and townshipIwSiJh w??e adde"d to r'r''"'^'' *"^° ^'^''^''''
Gore at a later period The dktH^t! f , / Li^"tenant-Governor
1788 were increased fom four to ef.h^"' ^' ^T^ I^->-cbestcr in
the counties of Glengarry Stormont^DmTf--' p*' "^' ^^^^^'•"' ^'^h
2nd, the Johnstown District vvkhh.^'• ^'T""'^ ^"^ ^"^^^"^
and Carleton; 3rd. the Skll ^J Dis ri^t'S'the ln^"r"'^i h''^^
tenac, Lennox and Addin^tnn TA.ll- ^^"\the counties of Fron-
the Newcastle DistriS vS ^h. "5' ^1"^ P""'^^ Edward; 4th
Durham; 5th. the Ho^Vd stnV. 'i?"? •"' .°^, Northumberland and
Ridings of' the Countrof ?o ?'6"h"the"Ln?if *'fv^^^^ ^"^ ^^^
counties of Norfolk, Oxford 4d \mrl. "^T ?''*"*'*' ^^''^h the
trict, with the countes of 1^1 an^^^'.lH' ^'^J ^he Niagara Dis-
which embraced Kent and Essex ^^Idimand, and the Western,
the situatic, of the lodjjcr ^ ^''''" '''" '°''''°" °f ^^^^' ^"^1
The territorial divisions referred to Inv,. ..f
many changes. The districts Im e bee^i .holi.h 1 "T', ''""^''^one
re-arranged, but with few exceo ions tL f • "",•'' ^'''^ ^"""^'^^
tbe san.o as when origiiJlv su^veved T^ township hues are much
with separkte municipSes but nnf "7 '' f ^'?, ^'''''' '^^^" ^'^'^^^^
which we are now dSg ' °^ '''^'"" *'^^ ^^^^^^^'^^ Period with
p.iseJ'::i,^rt:;i:i! ^:tii;^i;'?jft^i"" -^ p---- ^-"■
foundland. tho West TnCS^Silbf^!;,,:^!"^'-'^^' ^^P* ^^-=
luras.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONKY IN CANADA.
The divisions of Canada are the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec,
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba,
British Cohinibia, North-west Territories, District of Keewatin, the
Islands of the Arctic, and those of Hudson's Bay.
The Province of Ontario has an area of 107,780 square miles,
and Quebec, 180,355, ^"d the entire Dominion has an area of about
three and a half millions of square miles.
The Provinces of Nova Scotia (1866), New Brunswick (1867),
Prince Edward Island (1875), Quebec (1869), Ontario (1858), Mani-
toba (1875), and British Columbia (1871), have each sovereign and
supreme Masonic jurisdictions, which were established in the years
indicated. In 1897 Nova Scotia had 64 Craft lodges, and a member-
ship of 3,351; New Brunswick had 31 Craft lodges, and a membership
of 1,764; Prince Edward Island had 12 Craft lodges, and a membership
of 515: Quebec had 56 lodges, and a membership of 3,530; Ontario
(Grand Lodge of Canada) had 356 lodges, and a membership of 23,-
351; Manitoba had 54 lodges, and a membership of 2,413; and finally
British Columbia, 24 lodges, and a membership of 1,272. Grand
total, 597 lodges and 36,196 members.
CHAPTER III.
Early Colonial Currkncv. — The Coins and '^aper Money used
FOR Craft Purposes from 1760-1897. — Tiuc Co.st of
WARRANTS AND THE FEES AND DUES OF LODGES OF THE
PERIOD.
It may be sauntering beyond the recognized limits of our history,
and perchance into an arena which may be more suitable for the
students of cold fact and dry statistics, when one ventures to present
in connection with Masonry the variations and definitions of the early
colonial currency.
And yet no salient reason can be urged why the Craftsman of
to-day should not be informed as to the coins and curren, v that his
ancestors in lodge work handled when settling initiation fees, dues or
contributions to the general charity of the Craft.
To the credit of the brethren of those bygone times who did the
clerical work be it stated, that the accounts "between the subordinate
lodges and the Grand Lodges were reasonably well kept. The debits
and credits with the members of each lodge show an exactness of
detail which would convince some of our modern treasurers and
secretaries that their predecessors in office, if not in possession of a
diploma from a modern business college, had a knowledge of writing
and arithmetic which served the purpose to a demonstration.
One can be readily informed of the many methods emploved in
keeping " statements of account," and of the varietv of coinage used
by early brethren by a perusal of some of the old manuscripts of
either the original Grand Lodge of England— the Moderns— from
>nSTO«V OF F»KKMASON,V ,N CANADA.
,^.r, or^.1,0. o, ,he ,hir., (.a,,,, Lo<,«e. ,„a, o, -The Ancien.s,"
goneral rule, members of the S^ft '''"''' I"-'"^'n'"I« vvere| as a
satisfi^'C'S ^M!;ne^"t'i;;,,ir?:':' 'r^^^^'-- -" ^^ '-tter
aiiother chapter is triven -i {IT ■ T ^J°^'^'' >" "is own land In
:Q"cbec cUette '• ST764. n' X! tt'" -^-'-tisement Tn tl.
Masonic festival or dinner is named as -'fi ^"?u ^'>""ssion to a
I'lonev. "anietl as five shilirngs " of sterling
lodge; 'Stebec'we^e^^oT^n^^u'"'', disbnrsements of St. Andrew's
Montreal, in St. Peterl'Cge ht ft"'"/? °^ ^'^ "'.^' "and. while "a
not only with the British money S lu '''T"'' ""''' f^"^i'iar.
the convenient " nine-pennv " S f r " ''''^'' ^'^^ '°"'"« ''or and
changed for the English shilnni"'" "^ ^''■^"^^- ^'"^'^ could be ex
i'urther west there wpb tC \j ^
'" 1787-CJO at FJizabethtowV nowXn r-.f *'^?^ '"^'s^' ^^'"^h met
roncy of twenty currency shiEsry'"'' ^'^'^ '^^ "^'i^^x cur-
Dom,nion money, or fou^ S^S'sZ^/"!, twenty cents each of
sh.Ihngs currency, to the no m T, L /r r"^''' ^^""^ '"^^^d at five
sixteen British shillings and to thimf ^n- ''"""'' ''^' ^^"«' ^o
rency. ^ ^"^ ^o thirty-two shillings New York cur
TiiK Spanish Dollar.
Half-Penny. George III., j
799-
HISTORY OK FHKEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The Pistareen of Spain, i8i6.
pistareen of Spain, to " tl.e dollar of -;-|-;:^^;: ^ °- ^"^^"^^"
brethren are wont to call it. passcl without trouble.
United States Dollar, i799-
,he unit of Spanish """"J.^v"™ ,''= ^'^''^S,"™^," eights '■ Ae
And one nu .t i-t f'^i^J.' f ^. "" " at York (Toronto^ where
^-;r'^^;.' r:i;t||s§,- ?;rir^rra
The Mexican Real, 1780.
.od.e also favored the goUl c^i. of Portu^^
T r" ?\?:Z"t ev cen e of r "aJd^ esteem on affiliation,
"^"'^h: p nituli'o Por^^^^^^^^ origfnally part of Spain, was estab-
H^hela. nn independent monarchy in the year 1092. No coinage in
HISTOKY OF FRKEMASONRY IN CANADA.
a;
the wurkl has enjoyed a wider reputation (jr a greater circulation than
the gold coins ot I'ortugal. Ihe "joe" and the -half-joe'" are
familiar terms all over the world. The ships of the Portuguese have
sailed the waters of every sea, and their gold currency may be found
in every quarter of the globe.
.. • ■'" ^^"'"'^'^ during the earlier part of the present century the
" joe " and ■■ half-joe " were coins which had a large circulation. They
were used in sending remittances to different parts of the country as
being more convenient than silver. The unit of Portuguese numey was
foimerly the rei, of which one thousand were nearly equivalent to the
Spamsh dollar, but this has been displaced by the millrei, or one
thousand reis, which is represented by a silver c(jin.
Since the middle of the seventeenth century Portugal has had
three systems of gold coinage. In 1722 the joanneso series first made
Its appearance, and it continued until 1K35, when it was abolished bv
Maria II., and a third series instituted. In the "joe" series there
were seven denominations, those circulated in Canada being the
joanncse of 12,800 reis, and the half-joamiese of 6,400 reis.
This " joe " coinage takes its name from the fact that it was first
introduced in 1722, bearing on one side the head of John, King of
Portugal, and on tlv: other side a crowned shield. In value it was
worth $16 Ilalifa.x currency, the half-joe being equal to about $H.oo.
'riie coin which had the largest circulation in Canada was the
half-joe of Maria I. On its obverse side was a bust of the Oueen, and
the words " Maria, I. D. G., Port, et alg. Regina 1787." On
the reverse side was a crowned shield and no legend, which- was the
same as the issue of 1723, which had for its obverse the "head" of
King John V.
In 1797 the Queen (Maria I.) became demented, and her son,
John, was administrator of the govermuent. In 1804 the name of
Maria was removed from the coin and that of the regent substituted.
In 1816 he became King under the title of John VI.
The "joe" and "half-joe" issues of 1787, 1804, 1807, 1823, all
circulated in Upper Canada. The value of the latter was about $8.00
In 1808, Lodge \o. 21, at Ingersoli, fixed the fees for the three
degrees at fifteen dollars, but afterwards reduced them to ten "on
account of the scarcity of mon.-v." In another place it is stated that
dues in this lodge were paid " in wheat."
In Grimsby lodge, the rule, in cases of affiliation, was that a
brother should pay " two Spanish dollars for the fund," while for
being " disguised in liquor " a fine of " one Spanish dollar " was
imposed. It was also a rule that the Tvler should receive '•' one
.Spanish dollar for every Mason that shall be made in this lodge."
Candidates in Grimsby lodge in 1810 had to deposit "not less
Ihati two Spanish dollars," and tor initiation, " five Spanish dollnrs for
the first degree, three Spanish dollars for the second degree, and three
Spnnish dollars for being raised to the sublime degree of a Master
Mason."
"Due bills" for initiation were impular in 1801, as in May of
tliat year, in Grimsby lodge, " P,ro. Stevenson paid five dollars 'and
gave his due bill for five more."
There are four periods in the historv of colonial currencv, which
merit attention, although that prior to 1704 is only interesting
i
i
2»
IIISTURY Uf IKIiEMASDNKV I.N I ANAUA.
from the fact that iii that y< ar. by proclaiuatiim of (Jucrii Aiim-, tlu-
raU's at uliich fnrii^ii roiii "in our M-viral lolotiifs ami plantations
in Amorica " should pass was tixod. The only coins the colonists
saw were of forcijjn silver, principally of S[)ain, which wore rated, not
only in ilritisli stiiliiif,'. hut in the currency wiiich for a hundred
years was Uuowii as Halifax currency.
The Spanish piece of eij^ht, which after i/tjS was called the
" Hollar," had a sterlin>f value of 4/6, while on account of its
similarity in make to the l'!nj,dish coin, the p()i)ulai or local rating was
hy tale at 5 -.
Money in those days was more plentiful than when in 1621 no
less than 150 " younjj; and incorru|)t jjirls were imported into
Virginia as wives of the ct)lonists. each being rated at icx) lbs. of
tobacco, ecjual in value to £15 steiling." .\s the Kev. Mr. Weems.
ail early \irginia writer, has said, " it woidd have done a man's heart
good to see the gallant young \ irginiaus hastening to the water side,
when a vessel arrived from London, each carrying a bundle of the
best tobacco under his arm, and taking back with him a beautiful and
virtuous young wife "
In those diiys. indeed down to 1741;, there were no Craft lodges
erected in Canada, although prior to that date and after 1738,
Erasmus James Phillips paid to the lodge in l5oston for his initiation
the sum of $30, \ew "S'ork currency, which was e(pial to 1:7. 10. o.,
Halifax currency, or t'6. o. o. sterling ($29.16 Dominion currency).
Bro. Phillips probably paid his fee in the Spanish milled dollar or
" piece (if eight."
The second period may be considered as that after 1777. when
the " Proclamation tnoney " passed away, and " Halifax currency,"
which for nearly a century was the popular mercantile rating Of
Canada, took its place, and in many cases ran side by side with Xew
York currency in business transactions and in the account books of
lodges. The year 181 1 of this period was marked by an issue of paper
money in Canada, which was redeemed in 1H13.
The third period embraces the dates from 1825-27 to 1830. in
the first of which the British Ciovernment fssued an order in council
with the object of introducing British silver into general circulation
in all the Colonies, in the second of which the Legislature of I'pper
Canada re-rated T5ritish silver, and in the third, when Upper Canada
demonetized the Spanish pistareen and the silver coins of France, so
that the dollar became the .standard of value in boti, Upper and
Lower Canada.
The fourth period was in 1841, when the Provinces of Canada
becoming united, all past currency legislation was repealed, and a
standard of value fixed, so that the British sovereign was ecpial to
£t 4s. 4d.
History shows that, as in Maryland in 1708, when "tobacco was
the drink, meat and clothing of the planters and others," no less
than a hundred years later the early Craftsmen used the fruits of the
field as money, and paid their lodge dues in wheat and sometimes in
whiskey, ^^any a time, too, the product ot beaver skins paid the fees
and dues of brethren, who were accustomed to barter for a living,
owing to the dearth of coin.
The systems of bookkeeping in Canada from 1763 were almost
HISTORY OK FRKKMASONRY IN CANADA. ^g
was shortly M oiecl b t.rr! 1^^^^^^^^^ ^"^'' '"u'^l".?^'' ^^^'''""S. wind,
in the wostorn inrt of .. r ?^ "?>V »« Halifax currency, while
Canada. N m S nr^ 1^^ ^'""^'' ""^''^ '7'>' l>--an,c. Upper
ratin,as a n,eth;:^^fX^;:;;>;;^;: •;;;/-" •••^'^^ ''■'' ^"^ ^'^"'f-
and New "'S<"cuZ;c;'\i^7rr' )"'" ''l^'T "^^'"^ '" '-^" "="if-
Fc.rsvth. 1 eron Inl Hi.'r ^^^^^^^ ^'■'"" "•^' ^'''^^ "'"' '''•"'^' 'litany,
account „ 1 1^ f .^ , \ Ai;' 'H '''^■^•"■^irr' ^" "^^'^'l' ^''^i'- "^»
Treasury, in wo k on the - n 7'"' ' ''■""^■•"^- "f "^'r Majesty's
co.onie^.awoH:::l^^oi!;%a,;;;:^-;'^--i.;--:^^^
A Fkenlh Ecl- ou Crown, Loims X\ .. 1767.
Canada consists in the transition from the I-rench ecu to the Smnish
'l<'IIar. and fn„n that coin to the K-Id dohar of the L'nUed States '
'pHIRTYD.^iOieraightrf
^Jtt99C 4
'/*%r^j
thii nU BOt of Cacfai^ (Fine aod S(c«d
'/■rV.vy.
Tm iiut OMitKi Sfrmu,
BXCNAMQI: -.'
An karly Bill ol- Exchange. 1809
order, w 1 i^h tS i ^Hr^S'^ " ^''-"""'^^ ?^'^' "'■^''-'-^ "^-^1
VV. IJro. Jarvis > ( M in -^^'.''""'^ns. a half year's salarv to R.
jarMs, l.t..M., ,„ his civd capacity as Secretary 'of the
■mimmsMSKSiumMuiM*
Province and Registrar of Upper Canada. The order is signed by
Peter Hunter, the Lieutenant-Governor of the Province.
Deputy Surgeon-General Neilson, of Ottawa, Ont., has a
valuable collection of old army bills. All the specimens of army l)ills
and bills of exchange are in his collection. During the war of 1812-14
specie became very scarce in Canada. To meet the necessities of the
occasion, for the payment of troops, militiamen and army contractors,
the military authorities were forced to issue paper money, which was
known as " army bills." A fac simile of one of these for $2.00 is
given. These bills ranged in \alue from five to twenty shillings,
redeemable at the close of the war in gold or thirty days' sight in bills
of exchange. These bills were used Dy private lodges in remitting
duos to the Grand Lcdee of Niagara as late as 1816. In size they
were 44 inches x 2^ inches.
An Armv Bill, 1814.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
31
unique specmien from the collectioti r,f nl . = " <''-''''«ive proof, a
son, of Ottawa, 0„,. I„ J^'Ti^g rl^eT^sl lX";°'""" ''^"-
•'w*-)
>l^^'
■■«!*
1^
► our "fclh. . .
E..V-
'"urta.LomcaoDgMte. »_ '^
uucroa.
t**
■An Army Bxll-A Unique ^Speu men
'.a*«j-4JCaSif,s
■ M^-^'
T*
L
An Early Bcll of Excuanok sicned by William Jarvis.
>8xx'r J^r^,;]^.?-^^P\-- P^mif^ in lodge coffers a.out
paper by the Imperial Gover„„ e u S^ ' V T ''f '" '^^"^ °f
vears afterwards, and at the btT, r \ . 1 '''" """l^^^'ned a few
Provincial Grand LodVe 822 . shn fl '^^ '"^'''^"■t^ ^^ the second
considerable difficnlt with a nUr '"' '''"\"' ^^^^"^3 there was
p.-et.uled Bankof rpp;:;^ana[;:^-;;^;.^„;:'^^^ -- -"-• " the
hut owin- to informality it hnd f^. K Legislature was passed,
petition from personfhiWcintl'; 'l ;7"'\^'^^- . I". i8i9 another
=> " ■'^' ^ ^'^i'^'. to l>e known as the
!?1
32
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Bank of Kingston, was presented to the Legislature, but this charter,
tliough granted, was forfeited by non-user, as the required capital
could not be secured. In the same year the residents of Kingston
formed an association in direct violation of the law, invited subscrip-
tions for stock, and opened an office in Kingston as the '■ President.
Directors and Company of the Bank of Upper Canada." It carried
on busines&\ and up to 1822 had issued notes to the extent of about
£19,000. The concern might have been profitable if honestly con-
ducted, but it was wrecked by the President and Directors, suspended
in August, 1822, and failed on 23rd September, 1822. This institution
had no connection with the genuine Bank of Upper Canada, which
was incorporated at Toronto in Ajiril, 1821, under the style of the
" Upper Canada I'.anking Company," and which commenced business
on 1st July, 1822.
The foregoing extended reference is made because the Grand
Masonic Convention and the second Provincial Grand Lodge
suffered by the failure of the Kingston Bank, which was known as
tile •• I'retended Bank of I'pper Canada," from the fact that it was a
fraud upon the public. Bro. Turquand, one of the Provincial Grand
Secretaries, writing in November, 1822, from York, says:
" Tlie impossibility of exchanging the Kingston bills is a subject of
regret, as our D. P. G. M. was anxious to remit the sums gathered to Mr.
McGillivray, whicli, of course, must now be postponed until we can realize
their value from the diiTerent lodges, to which, 1 presume, you have lost no
time in returning them for exchange."
There are frequent references in the manuscripts of Bros. Dean
and Tur(|uand to the trouble created by the subordinate lodges,
having either remitted fees in the bills of the " pretended " bank, or
having them cashed in these bills, rendering it impossible for the
lodges to discharge their liabilities.
In not a few cases the lodge kept money in " the box " directly
under the control and keeping of the Treasurer.
1-AC
SIM 1 1,1: 01 A NDTi: OK TllK " PUKTEXDEU Ba.NK " OK UpPER
Canad.v, at Ki.nt.ston,
DATED May I.ST, 1819.
This general outline gives a fair idea of the coinage used in
paymg lees and dues, and the systems used in keeping lodge books.
HISTORY OI.- LRKKMASUNRy IN CANADA. 33
Province of Canada, which en braced tS ^^^ the lodges of the old
used J'.ritisli coins. Cold a Sv „l I ^'m' "' '""'"'^'^ °f Q"^bec,
the Johannes of Portugal the haTf^irl' ^'^''°".?'' "'" ^°'" ^^^own as
the louis d'or, were in ci'rc lat^n S, ^^'''^'"'' °^ Germany, a,id
and the Mexican piUar Tolaf worth fiT' ^"p v'u' T""^ P'^"*'^"''
was worth 1/4 currency, the nistaro' ^^ /'*"'' '^"""^' ^^ich
Fiench nine-penny piece worth 1/ T' °'*^ '^^ currency, and the
^^■•ilish coppers rnllTp\re'cllL;ilSCi' '°'"^"' "'"' *"^"^^
TrrH Guinea of 1769.
The guinea of Gcoree IJI tt^o
C.-.nada. nor was tlie spade Lvuin;-/of H, ' ""^ ''"? ""J^novvn coin in
tlu. fees of the early loclres ^787 isi '^'"' '.'■""''• ^' '' ^^''^"1 that
Lodge of England. ^ ' '7«7-'«"o, were paid m gold to the Grand
pIan^",rp:S;:;^Uc;;^^S;i'"777. when Halifax currency sup-
..uced fro. 6/- to 3/-. ^h^l^^.f ^.^ T^^^-^Z^^^
Fac S,m,le of Note op - Pretenimu, Uank " U C
«f«p
34
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANAIM.
a coin which was rare, at £i 3s. 4d. currencv, and the Johannes,
Of Portugal, at £2 os. od. or $8, while in silver the British crown was
rated at 5/6, the shilling at i/i, the Spanish milled dollar at 5/-, and
the pistareen at i/-, and the American dollar at 5/-, ali being currencv
value.
U. S. Cent of 1796.
The American cent of 1796 was favored in Canada, and obtained
quite a circulation along the international line. The chest of lodge
No. 12, at Stamford, had in it when opened in 181 5, after the war,
American cents, English half-pennies, a pistareen, and an English
shilling. Some of the lodges had seals made out of two English half-
penny pieces, welded together, the face being made smooth, and
engraved with the proper emblems.
In 1787 the Congress of the United States received proposals
from private coiners for the issue of copper, and the proposal of Mr.
James Jarvis was accepted, to produce 300 tons of copper coin
Jarvis was a partner in the New Haven mint. It is rather peculiar
that he was one of the collateral relatives of Secretary Jarvis of Upper
Canada, 1792- 181 7.
It must be remembered that, by law, provision was made for
weighing gold, and, when this privilege was exercised, if light, the
payee was a loser, while no such provision was made regarding silver,
so that silver was the standard of value in both provinces, and there-
fore the Spanish dollar, or rather the pistareen, five of which made
up the Spanish milled dollar, was the standard of value in Canada
Bro. Draper, a member of St. Andrew's lodge, York (Toronto),
m 1857 was Chief Justice of Upoer Canada, and who in that vear
gave evidence before the Decimal Coinage Commission, testified 'that
in 1820 the coins most in circulation in Upper Canada consisted
mainly of Spanish and Fr^^nch coins, and that occasionallv an Ene-
lish guinea might be seen. " °
An English Shilling, 1787.
The English shilling of George III., 1787, was a popular coin
after the advent of R. W. Bro. Jarvis and Governor Simcoc It was
the coinage used to pay the Rangers; and the Henniker transport
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA,
with Bro. Jarvis on boarH ] A '
which was sent to Niagara in 0^2^^ f .^^"si&nment of this silver
pence of the same de^g!^^ IVdaS lU^'^] ■ '^^^''^ '« ^^^- - ^Tx'
coin in Canada, i^gi-ii^^ ^^^- ^'"^ ^^s a well-known
kep.l^lX'°t4r J^oSr 5^ "'■"' = .'- --um, were
^^rSLrenTrj^EP rr°'^'' " ""'"' '"■
were twenty currency shillings to the oounH L '^ \nd Montreal, there
Two Reals, Chas. IV., 1803.
IV of's^^rSeVar^^ Pieces of the time of Chas
eadmg expert in coins in tTe tS^ c' ^'■- L>''"^n H. Low 1
'ish sixpenc^lntclllllfeS' :;^?i;?he"X^ ^T .^'^^ ^^"^ °^ «- Eng-
and not, as is sometimes si.ppo ed fr^n ^, ^^''^ ""'■''^"'^y quotation?
m Upper Canada. ^"PPosed, from the town of York (Toronto)
It must be clearly understonri H,nf .u
momze with the Halifax or XerVol '''"■' ^''"^ "° ^o^ns to har-
of Hahfax or New York cuh^Ckv wer. ■''"^r'^'- ^^'^ denonmiat ions
hngs and pence, the dollar 'bdng^S' a? ''TI °"^^' P°""^^' «hS-
s"ted. s <tiea at 5/- currency, as before
A Bank of England Dollar.
3^ HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
In 1806 a coin rarely seen in Canada was paid to the secretary of
the Lodge of Philanthropy, No. 4, at Niagara. It was a Bank of Eng-
land dollar, issued in 1804, and was understood to have been brought
out to this country by a friend of R. W. Bro. Robert Kerr, the
D.D.G.M. of the schismatic Grand Lodge at Niagara. It was worth
five shillings sterling.
In 1808-10 there was in Lower Canada quite an influx of French
one-franc pieces of the coinage of Napoleon I., 1808. These were
brought over by French emigrants and passed readily at ninepence.
A French Franc, 1808.
In 1819 French silver coins, such as the ecu of 6 livres, at 5/6 or
si.K to the Spanish dollar, and the silver five francs at 4/8 in Lower
Canada, while the Spanish dollar with its pistareen unit in Upper
Canada, were the respective standards of value in these provinces.
In many mercantile accounts these two systems were kept in
parallel columns, and in the hooks of the Niagara lodges, which were
examined before the fire of i860 in that town, the total of each column
was found to be in Halifax and also in Now \'ork currency.
After 1820 Canada was flooded with pistareens, so 'that about
1830 both provinces demonetized the pistareen, rating it at lod , and
thus established the dollar in its stead as the standard of value. ' Old
brethren of 1820-23 invariably ])ai(l their dues in pistarecns, and when
the second Provincial (irand Lodge was established by R. W Bro
Simon IMcGilhvray. in i8j2. the money paid in part towards his
expenses and for some of the warrants was in Spanish dollars and
pistareens. which were sold in .Montreal fur h'.nglish sovereigns and
given to Bro. McGilliyray.
It was about this i)e'riod that the Grand .Masonic Convention at
Kingston had their anxiety tested and their feelings to a certain
extent nifined by the non-acknowledgment of a bill for £30 sterling
remitted to London, as payment for fees in connection with the
appointment of a Provincial Grand .Master to succeed R W Bro
\\ ilham Jarvis. The bill became quite celebrated in Craft history for
It was not only some years in lieing acknowledged, hut when retiirn'^d
to the drawer in Canada it remained hidden amongst old manuscripts
for over fifty years before it again saw the light of' day.
This bill was drawn in Fchruarv. 1819, bv a firm in Kingston
and was duly mailed. It was received by the Grand Secretary of
Lngland a month later, hut he either neglected to acknowledge its
receipt or the letter of acknowledgment went astray. However three
years after being sent it was acknowledged, and in due course returned
to the drawer. As in after years douh^ existed as to the payment of
this money scarcli was made for the hill without success. From
1825 unlil 1895 >t was missing, when it was found with some old manu-
; secretary of
3ank of iitig-
been brought
ft Kerr, the
It was worth
XX of French
These were
It ninepence.
nr.ST(,RV OP FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
37
es, at 5/6 or
/8 in Lower
lit in Upper
)rovinces.
/ere kept in
, which were
each column
cy.
) that about
at lod., and
value. Old
IS, and when
R. W. Bro.
towards his
dollars and
ereigns and
invention at
to a certain
£30 sterling
Dn with the
R. \V. Bro.
history, for
icn return-xl
manuscripts
1 Kingston,
xHTctary of
owlcdge its
vi'ver. three
"se returned
payment of
ess. From
e old maim-
38
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRV IX CANADA.
scripts which came by accident into the possession of the writer after
a repose of more than half a century wruer, alter
In the year 1834 the United States adopted a eold standard in
Its new coinage, tiie eagle being rated at $10.67, an^d the sovereiJS
at $4.87 instead of $4.44. This action sent the gold in Upper CanS
into the United States. Two years later, in 1836, owin/?o the ore
sentation of notes by foreign holders, an Act of the K£kfurr o
Upper Canada rated the British crown at 6/- currency and the
British shilling at 1/3 currency, the English sovereign at ii Is id
and the American eagle at i2 los. od. This overvLfJe ban she/alT
joldand silver corns from Upper Canada, so that British shlungs and
Ert'Ssl^Ti^"'^ '''-' " ' ''' p^"^^' -- '"^^ -- -iXTr?
In 1837 the question of note circulation in connection with orivate
banks was debated, and an act passed, which purged "L^ouStJv of
worthless paper, limiting the notes of issue to auth^orized banks ^
r^^.A.u ^ ^ *'''° provinces repealed all currency legislation and
B-Sfsh'sX"^'""^"^^' ^° ^'^^ '' ''■ ^'- - Wwou"ld:7al tSe
and th.?.'' P"/'""^ '" ^°;^ (Toronto) merchants issued paper money
nt nl "°*" '^''^. °^*'" '^'"^^ '" settlement of lodge ac3nts'
One well-known member of St. Andrew's Lodge, who was ?he Tin
cipal in a large hardware firm. Bro. T D Harris had TLll ?
monev^n irS" J^h P"'^'","" °^ '^-^ ^''^ ^^ ^orontS issued paper
money m 1838. which was used in paying lodge dues.
The Parliament of the Province of Canada (now Ontario and
Quebec) limited issues to the face equivalent of prov^^cid secuHties
cents^" ndin 'X^'^hH'; f'"""'' °^ ^^"^^* "^''^ ^'P^ '" dollars and
cenrs, and in 1858 the token coins, valued at twenty ten fivp r^ntc ir,
silver, and a bronze one cent were issued ^' ' ^ '"
The Dominion Act provides for the coinage of gold b^t no ifsue
si ver ui ?o'$in"'^!i '"^ ''''' ^^'^' '^^'' "^ ^''^^^ than Canad an
tender^ ^ ' '""^ '''^^'' ""' '^''^"^^ "P ^° ^5 cents, were lega"
British ^j;: s:r^^.ij^:rt^^'^i-i^^^
some years, was found to be so like the^uartefddlaror^.s'^ent piece
hat It was withdrawn from circulation^ The coinage per caDitao?
the^_population is about $x..5. estimating the po^uirtb^^T'fivl
le writer, after
d standard in
the sovereign
Jpper Canada
ig to the pre-
-egislature of
!ncy, and the
at £i 4s. 4d.,
: banished all
shillings and
used in every
I with private
le country of
I banks,
gfislation and
Jld equal the
HISTORY OF FREEMASONKY
IN CANADA.
Paper Money Issued
«v Toronto Merchants, .8^0
(Size of original, tk zy^ in.) '^
Hai.p-Picnnv, Issued to Commemo-
rate Gen. Brock and Batti e
Queenston Heights, 13
Oct., 181 2.
39
Halk-Pennv, U.c, 181 i
dollars and
ive cents in
Brock Half-Pennv, i«,6.
Half-Penny, U.C, 1820
Hai.f-J'ennv, U.c. 1833. ^""""^^ ^"- ^vvy.y^ Canada, Onf
Penxv Ioken.
(Reduced in size from i V, in.)
E.XAMPt.Es OF Copper Coins-Upper Canad, ,8,2-.8.a.
40
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The paper currency or note circulation was dealt with bv the
Legislature n, 1H66. when provincial notes, legal tender and
nS^^l '\V'' ?*"■","' '" '''' 71''"^ ^'^ '■'*''''^ millions, were issued and
ottered to the banks, secured by twenty per cent, in specie and the
remainder in Provincial debentures. In 1868 the Dominion Parlia-
ment ook over the Provincial notes prepared for issue in 1866, and
oflFered them in about the same terms. Unlike Dominion notes m>
bank note is legal tender. In 1870 the issue of Dominion notes was
increased to $9,000,000, secured by 80 per cent, in Dominion deben-
tures and 20 per cent, in specie. In 1875 the maxinu.m issue was
ncreased to $20,000,000, fully secured by gold and Dominion securi-
ties guaranteed by the United Kingdom. I-or everv dollar of six
million dollar issue of Dominion of Canada nc^tes there 'is in the hands
of the Minister of iMnance nearly 22 cents in gold and 100 cents in
securities, equal to $1.25 per head of the total population
lie accounts of the f^rst Provincial Grand Lodge, 1702-1822
were kept in Halifax currency. The accounts of the subordinate'
lodges were in Halifax and New York currency, generally the latter
After 1822 when the second Provincial GrancV Ldge was forr^ed
and up to the pcnod of its dormancy in 1830, the accounts werTTept
in Halifax currency; while after 1845, in the days of the third Provin-
cial Grand Lodge, not only Halifax currency but sterling, was used
From ,855 m the hrst Grand Lodge of Canada, and aftS the u ion
?n/l^' r'-, ""\'''' '^"'^''"^ ^""^ Lodge in the present Gran
Lodge the decimal system was used in not onlv the Grand bodv but
in all the subordinate lodges. ' -
Warrants issued by the Grand Lodge of England-Moderns-to
odges abroad cost two guineas, and some of the London lodge pa d
four guineas, but this extra charge was for a warrant on par?hn S t
^.th certain embelhshmonts. and the warrants of the third Grand
rom 1751-56 the Grand Secretary's fee of 10/6. but in 17=6 an addi-
tK>nal sum of one .guinea was collected. Warrants issued to pH^te
lodges in the I nite.l States, after the formation of the Grand I odee
e u^lToS^IIalTf '''"•^' ''''' *f-.^7 ''°^^ currency. :;1chwL
rffnni n • ^""-rency. and this latter equalled iT.. 8. o. sterling
f$3o.o8 Dominion currency). The fee in Xew York at the presJm
period IS $100 for a dispensation and $20 for a warrant '
J he warrants issuo.I by the fir.st Provincial Grand LodLU- of
Upper Canada in ,794-1822 cost two guineas, which after 8^ vas
increased to five guineas, or $26.25 of Dominion currencv
... • 1 ^r • ""^'3^'""' including passing and raising.' have varied
considerably since 1749, when the first lodgre was openfd at Ha hx
and was known as Nova Scotia, No. i. The fees or^d es ct ge 1 b^
this lodge, wlu^n ,t was under the care of Bro. Erasmus Tame Phi li, .•
a Annapolis Royal, prior to its removal to Halifax {-^1749 50 ^^e
unknown, as no records have been preserved, but nroMbfv thev
M^ld not be more than that of the lojge in Ro to^ivfass w ill^
Phillips was initiated, amounting to about $30. New York currencv
Union lodge. No. i. of Halifax, had anb tia?L f^oric c 'ed
vvhile the lodges n the regiments which fought at Ouebec and formed
the first Provmcal Grand Lodge of Canada charged not less tZ a
Rumea for initiation, and from one to two shillings as month v dues
HISTORY OK l-KEEMASONRV IX CANADA.
St. i'eter's lodjre at I\r
41
ontreal, in 177 1, charis'cd "for
tt-n shillings, am! for thriatt<^rtur 1 .7'' V ''"■'^'*-'^ " ^o"- tlic first,
the quarterage funds " The ;. !r 'r ''"''"«?' ^^'itl» " one guinea fo;
quarter." ^ ^^'^^ qi>arterage fund was " half a dollar per
charged one pound, five shillim-- L . . Masonry ui 1817-22,
monti,!,- dues%-hik. the olges';\^C.^^^^^^^^^^^ 'T' ' ^'""''•^' «»
were organized by R W Rro Tol.n r 1 ' ' r"^''' Kn.gston. which
an initiation fee of tvvo guineas^l'^Xh '"c;'' "f- 9"^^.^,^'^- J" '787. had
n>onthly dues of one shilSInrand Tp'etl "''""" """^' '""^"' ^^
was norieru.ini^:^!r:£ usr dS^vi"' "' r^'^^'°" ^- ^^^^
month. *^* "'^^ '''^' "'>f ^--^ceed two shillings a
lodge'^No^^^i„'•tLrTow *:irVt"> ^^ ^'"*^^^-- - '796. and
Ilan.ihun. had the best t^tt^s of In h "' f"?^' ^^'''"'' '°^'^^^ «*
charged "ten dollars for the fir t ste^""'';;i1 '^ T'>' '"''^^=- «"d
and " four dollars for the third sten"'nn I u-u' ^"^ ^^'' ^^'^°"d,"
for monthly dues. These rate '0^'''' ^^ ''"'' ''''^''"''
of Upper Canada 7ion loXo V ^''''''fy ^"'onpst the lodges
Lower Canada, which met "t f)et^oi^ ''\""'\" ,'^' Jurisdiction of
three pounds, fifteen l"ni,'s Y. v'^'^'^-^" ''''''' •'^" *"'ti«'i"" fee of
present currency, and m3. W 'd s a;;^'aSr67- f^"''',' ^ ^'^^^ of
In-; ;r-^L:;l^^-^ ^- a^S"5.^^a??;ns^ --
f^.^'i^iJl^- -^S^l-.f-,«A N^^^-rency o. $.00.
affiliation. The currency quoted {^ T' '^^'^"^•. ^' '''^' P^'^l ^or
1804. for example, was'n New York .f *"'""'" '" ^^^^ °^ ^^^ y«^ar
pence. ^ " ^^"^ ^^^'^'^ currency, pounds, shillings and
form-'dJ^md^r^R. w'^Rr" Wn'McfT^"' ?'''' ^odge was
degrees varied. In St Andre v'sn^M'"'''-''-,;'^'^ ^''' ^"' all the
fee for initiation was ix gui^s offh^ °- ' 7^^ (Toronto), the
and for the third two JneT'ThV^?"'^^^^^^^
dollars, payable quarterly ^ ^"""^' subscription was dght
degre'eVti^'S^t^ven^'-^krtt-'' '' ''' f^'"^ ^-■-'- ^^e three
Two dollars were p?id on netitiont 'T ^'l^V^'"'"^^^" dollars."
F. C. and two for iirM M^'''°"' ''^'^" ^^'^ »''^ ^^ A., two for the
^^acSl:;r i;;i/iS^:^;'-£i^-:' Lodg. -nder Sir Allan N.
tion and Grand Lodge certificnto '"'^"^'^'' ^""'''"S' raising, registra-
and when in i8s8 the Ancient Gr'pnrf T'"" .T'"^'^ *^" shillings.
.l>e Grand Lodge of Cana^ tlS "iLg^t tLS?''*'^^ ^'^
contmued. and the monthly dues r-xuZfJZ u "'^ ''^^'■"^ ^^'^s
sixpence. In country lodge The fe?s Leo ?s V^ '^^'"'"^^ ^"'^
dollars, with monthly dues whicl^nrie/fr ' """^ "°^ ""^^^'' t^"
Tn American iuri^dictions' l.A T ''"^ *° ^wo shillings.
Lodges organized^;; or o ScThe'Sef ^ ''?r^' ?' '"'^'^ ^'•--'
.„f^.,^u1.. J... . ' '" '"■'S' ine tecs cliarp-ed f'->«- r ->"-rc«- ^.^ < <■
•■•'••-<ii!v dues varied. ^-" ••-• ^«_^ree.^ anci ror
4^
HISTORY OK FKEEMASONKY IN CANADA.
In New Jersey, prior to iKoo, the ainoiiiit for 1<". C. or M. M.
decrees was 5/- sterling, and zj- to the Charity, while seemingly there
were no dues, aithongh after that time or up to 1835-30 the yearly
dues were at periods ^2, $3 and $4 per year.
In New York the mminuuu fee for initiation was $15, and the
dues varied, the niaxinmm being L\ or its equivalent in coin of the
united States.
In Washington, D.C., before 1820, the fee for the E. A. was $15,
for the !•. C. $10, and for the M. M. $10, a total of $35, and for affilia-
tion in these degrees it was $5, $4 and $2 respectively. The annual
dues ranged from $2.50.
In Michigan nothing' is known of the charges made by the lodges
anterior to 1794, but in Zion lodge, No. 10, Detroit, under the Grand
Lodge of Lower Canada, which may be taken as an example of the
best lodge in that jurisdiction prior to 1807, the charge for initiation
was £3. 15s. 6d., New York currency, or about $9.49 of Dominion
currency, and for yearly dues about twenty-four shillings. New York
currency, or about $2.40 of Dominion money.
In Louisiana in 1795 to 1825, the fees for degrees were from $75
to $100, and in 1795 the dues were $3 per month, or $36 per year, and
in 1807 they were $2 per month or $24 per year, with Grand Lodge
dues additional, which would probably be $1 per capita, all pavable
monthly in advance. ^
In St. John's lodge, of Philadelphia, the initiation fee up to
1734 was £3, and after that date it was increased to £5. The monthly
dues, styled " quota." were 6d. per meeting, and i/- for absence
Dues were charged thus: "To monthly quota, 6d.," or "For
absence, is."
In Maine, prior to 1825. the charge for the E.A. was $16, F C
?4. and M. M. $0. in all $26, while the dues were twenty-five cents
each lodge night, payable quarterly.
,. J^i^ ^'^^^ *'"^ '■*^^''*^'" ^ ^^''' '^^^ °^ ^h« charges for initiation in
all the American jurisdictions prior to 1825. While there is no actual
record of fees for degrees or dues being taken in kind, such as flour
and wheat, in many Ame.ican lodges, some in the State of New York
services and fuel were allowed in payment of dues, while in Canada
this method of settling dues was recognized.
Some lodges embarked in business enterprises with a view of
increasing their funds, notably the lodge No. 15, at the Forty Mile
CTeek. now Union lodge. No. 7, Grimsbv, Ontario. The records
show that in the early history of the, lodge a scheme for cultivating
honey was proposed as a business venture, which was afterwards
earned out successfully.
The sterling column of the table shows sterling monev from
id. to 20/-, or one pound British. The second division represents
Halifax currency from ^d. to 25/-. The Halifax shilling was equal
to lod. sterling, so that it required twcntv-five Halifax shillings,
equa to twenty cents each, to make the currcncv pound, which was
equal to sixteen shillings British sterling. The third division shows
New York currency, the unit of which was the York shilling, twenty
of which made the N. Y. pound, equal to twelve shillings and six-
pence Halifax currency, and ten shillings British sterling. The fourth
division is that of the Dominion of Canada monev from one cent to
^1
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRV IN CANADA. ^
lo/- sterling represents £i. o o N ^ K" -Jf "'^•^?'' P°""^' *"d
20/-. the Halifax pound of ac/ a„H I' V VV^r **«•■''"& Pound of
equalled $487 of DLl?o^n'^\*:r',en'cl t "^rZJ"'!^ ^"^""^^^
sovereign is rated at $48666 It !,n7» ^.^ ^''^ B"t«h
pound was only equal to lo/l sterling L/fiH", -J"'' *''"' ^'''^ N. Y.
minion currency. As regards DaSn-r^ "*''?'' "''f' *^-43 of Do-
course is not now coined.^wouidTaTe " a^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ich of
few foreign coins is given as a mHH- • X^ °- ^he value of a
n.inutes. The only coins in use in ^cHIa ■ ^\ ''""^•"^ °^ 'o^ge
sovereign, shilling and sixnence to ^^'^^ 1^ '^ '''' the British
Canadian decimal coinage ' ^ ''^'y '""'**^*^ ^'^te"*. and the
Showing the value of
of Currency
A CURRENCY TABLE
Coins in which Masonic dues wer« „«iH . j . .
jnjvhichLodge accounts w^e Te'plZt Tjt^lZt ""'"""
Metal.
Gold.
« c.
I
* I Guinea. . . .
'i^t Sovereign.,
M I Louis d'or. .
'4 3 Johannes of
486, Portugal...
Half Joe.
7a 9'
Silver.
Spanish Dollar..
American "
British Crown.
I Half
< 94 4'i French "
^ '8.7 j British Shilling.';
'P L" Sixpence.:
I* 67.3 Pistareen....
I* 9« 611 French Nine-
penny Piece.
Pound Cur'ncy. .
Canada Coins.
Fifty Cent
Quarter
Twenty Cent
RatintfiofCoimiiwdir
Canada _ rpy-qb-ig^ , ^ ,
£ ». d. £ 8.|d. $T^
* British Coins, Pro
,. ,, English Penny
''Halfpenny
''"'* '"'"'^^^■^^^^^^'^^^^^
44
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
CHAPTER IV.
Something about the Origin of Masonry and the researches
OF modern writers. — ^The Manuscript Constitutions
AND THE organizations POSSESSING THE FIRST TRACINGS
OF SPECULATIVE WORK.
It is not the purpose of this work, which will deal with the history
of that section of Canadian Craft Masonry relating to Upper Canada
to attempt a complete resume of the Craft lore, which for the past
century has been so carefully analyzed by Masonic writers in Great
Britain, the Continent of Eurt^e, and in America. Those who have
written on the subject have expressed varied opinions. Some support
their views by documentary evidence, others rely upon tradition.
Not a few ramble into the realm of imagination and, apparently under
the pressure of excessive enthusiasm, devote volumes to theories
regarding Craft origin, with an amplitude of detail and a decoration of
verbiage more in harmony with the genius of ancient mythology than
that of modern thought.
The myths and fables that have been manufactured by ancient, as
well as by some, who are modern, writers, as to the origin of
Craft or speculative Masonry, during the past few years have been
ruthlessly shattered by the active researches of Masonic students, who
have had an opportunity of examining documents the authenticity of
which is assured.
For centuries the 'accepted idea was that the Craft had .its origin
in the days of the ancient mysteries of Egypt, and that the present
ceremonial, from the fact that it was /Egyptian and Hebraic in char-
acter, was akin to the ritual which is alleged to have existed amongst
operative masons when they wrought in the quarries and prepared
the stones for the first temple at . Jerusalem. Indeed, thousands of
Craftsmen m all parts of the worid. who are not readers of Masonic
history, to this day cherish the belief that the esoteric work of the
Craft IS the verbal description of events which occurred with Solomon
m lodge gavel in hand, ruling the brethren with the zest and decision
of a modem Grand Master.
Recent researches by Masonic antiquarians have thrown mucli
doubt upon many of the assertions made concerning some eariv
Masonic organizations. The legend that Prince Edward summoned
the Craft to meet at York, A.D. 926, and framed the first English
Constitution, has been declared a myth, and there is certainly no
documentary evidence to sustain it, while the assertion that specula-
tive Masonry existed prior to 1600 seems to be fairiy established.
Many claims, which for years were accepted bv old writers .with
avidity, have been unable to stand the test of investigafion. The
students who have delved in the libraries of the older continent have
declared in the face of tradition and the statements of well-known and
earlier Masonic authors that much which has been written must be
set aside. Although from apparently satisfactory data, it does not
stand the analysis of writers of the present time, who. while not deny-
ing, the assertions made, claim that documentary evidence is lacking
to support much of the pen-work of the bookmakers of long ago.
9
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 45
early^rsup^^^^^^^^^^^ for the Craft.work of
wh.ch have travelled down the Te7s of tL ^ '?^ •''°"' ""^ ^"^t°'"«
witnesses whenever we are in a scentl^ centuries, meeting us as
assured that brethren woX rSr^i ^""^ °^"''"**• Yet he feels
filled as it is with consteTlSns of rTclffnr'.T.^ '^^ ^^^' '' truthful,
Craft, traditions, so mythical thaf/i^nJ' ^''•" '° ^^''^ refurnished
the f^^elnZ tZ:\:^^^^^ '^^ early history of
principles. The brethren of tLH-./"^'^"'^^ ^^ there is in our
•'Old Wes." dTdtoTlolt^onlh^iSent^s^^^ ^"'"^^ '^^
tV^u^'. °^ parchment, ornamented wUh "he Irk n^.'^' "''?"'"^-
J^^ll^den^^^^^^^ece^ libraries or' o^Te'stt 'SZT
The City of York. England, A.D. 926.
worms. They felt that at the makin.r r.f at
worthy to enter the fold shoufd profiJL ..' ^"^°"' ^e who was
only ui h.s lodge but also in his home If. h ^''°"' '■^^^' ^"d not
were not so privileged. "ome-hfe be an example to those who
world w'r may TS^e" Slo^unttlcin T ^'^ commencement of the
states that "our science exist^H If Masonry." and Dr. Oliver
r^r. Jan,es Anderson finSs traces of M^'' the creation of this gl Xe "
he garden of Eden. whiV^o K a e corner'^ T l^' "'■.'^'"^' ^^«- i"
the days of the ancient mysteries th.TnM *° *?'" '*' ^'"^^^e fro.n
schools of the early philosophers ^"^'''''' ^'^^ ^^^^nes and the
m>.hica;yorreri?:ts;d':;^^^^^^^^ able to know that these
this so-called antiquitv are but h. vi. °"'^' ^'^'' ^'^^^ statements of
-n. Who accepted astruth fe^'e^'dlrvTsrv^ ;S d^'^'" '^^T'"" ^^
V, iMdiK ..p UI a tissue, oi
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
theory from beginning to end, ritualized over a century ago, and
accepted as gospel by simple but well-intentioned devotees of the
fraternity — whose hankering for antiquity had its birth in an en-
thusiasm worthy of a better cause.
Bro. William J. Ilughan, the Masonic historian, believes that the
Freemasonry of to-day is " the lineal descendant and sole representa-
tive of the early secret Masonic sodalities," and that it is also " an
outgrowth of the building corporations and guilds of the middle
ages," the working guilds and operative lodges of the thirteenth and
fifteenth centuries being the pre-runners of the speculative lodges of
to-day.
As one who has diligently perused much -;* that which has been
written concerning the antiquity of the Craft, the author may be per-
mitted to offer the opinion, after a study of the best works on the
ancient mysteries, the Culdeer. the Essenes, the Druids, the Schools
of Philosophy, as also the histoTy and origin of the operative guilds of
Europe and Great Britain and the Colleges of Architects of Rome,
that unless we desire to be visionary there need be no mystery in con-
nection with the origin of Masonry.
While all secret organizations from the earliest times may trace
their descent, by adoption or imitation, one from another in varied
forms, in the Masonry of to-day we must recognize an institution
springing indirectly from the example afforded by the Colleges ot
Architects at Rome, which were founded bv Nimia Pompeillus. 700
B.C., and that successors of these organizations migrating to Britain
with the Roman armies about 55 B.C., planted the seeds which
blossomed eventually into the early guilds. About 1060 A.D., these
became the advance guard of the operative guilds and the forerunners
of the Craft lodges, which to-day flourish in every part of the world.
The oldest lodge in Scotland has its records intact from 1599.
the earliest known days of its work as an operative organization, and
the actual signattire of an ancestor of the writer, written three
hundred years ago in the hooks of this, the " Mary's Chapel " lodge,
No. I, when an operative body, strengthens the view that the earliest
speculative lodges emerged from or were grafted on these operative
fraternities, which latter existed certainly as early as the twelfth
century.
This is. in brief, an opinion formed after opportunities of
perusing the best literature on the subiect. Believing it to be an
honest conrlusion as to the origin and foundation of Craft work it
IS given in all sincerity to the Canadian reader. While it is the result
of independent reading it iiecessarilv follows the line lairl down bv
older writers of the critical school, To-dav the mvths and traditions
of the generations which have passed awav are regarded as pen
pictures of landscapes, which existed only in the minds of those who
either from lack of material or through neglecting to examine what
they po.,essed. drifted into a dreamy emphasis f)f assertion, forgetful
that all history to be of yaliie must carry with it documentary evidence
of its truth.
Tn October of 7^04 Bro Edward Conder, Jr.. however made
nuWic the re.ult of his researches amongst the records of the Masons'
pmmny. London ,n his history of the " Hole Crafte and Eellowship
of Masons, and has succeeded in tracing some extraordinary facts
HiSTOKY Ol- FREEMASONKV IN CANADA. 47
the ,7th century, and inLemS ;°"trfarle^^^
tamed two divisions, one speculative an I tl. .. ^^'^^^ ''' '^ '^O"'
As early as 1620 r . f 1 • , *"^ ^^^^^^ operative."
there was a separate bod; oT'-^cceped "'m""' ''"^^^ P-''^^^^ ^^at
Masons' Hall, as well as the Comoanl If r^'°T.' "''"^■"g^ '" ^he
"accepted" never being sedbvth/l./. ''*' u^^^'°"'' ^^e term
11-embers, but always " adm tted " xt J ""' °" *^" ^'^^*'°" °f "^w
speculatives to joit, the Liverv who ^"^^.^P^^^ions were to enable
with the Compaiiy in any otheT'wav " ZT ^'^^P' "°t connected
doii^^t, the earliest authentk evil?.'. ; '"u'' ^"*"" ^''^ "without
in England," connecting Z ZteZ?^ ^'^""^"'•y Freemasonry
with a much older organization t^L'^ ^^ f'f' ^'^""^^^ i" 1682
In dealing with tTe s h ' ^"r ^^' ^^^'^ '^^^o^-e J<novvn.
Egypt may jifstly be a^^. «ed to 1 ^r/'''' n "^"'"^ '" ^^"^'"-1.
craft into existence, having a , veil n "'-" ''^''^ ^^^l^^d that
science handed down muclitWt is nil i""'^''^!^*'?" ^^ i" art or
men of the present era. We m tateT^n -,' 'S '^ ^"^ intellectual
of their masonry, and in our hou es we haT ^"''''"^' '"""^ ^'^'"^''^
furniture that was designed thousamk.^f I 'S"f "* '^^'"Pl^^ °^ the
modern traveller has but to X J ^^f/' ^^^^""^ o"r time. The
design and the tZTdgf ^SinW 1 '"^ "'^" ^^"^° ^^^ ^^^" to
dent, or lie on each othef " as maTonrv^ ^*T'','° ^' " to tooth, in-
stone was used in architecture Ttda^e^ JL^^"'^'. ^^^^^ '^^' ^'"^^gl^t
sand years before the dawn of ChrSamtf "^ ^^^^ ^^^" ^^^^ thSu-
examples of ancient skill in buUd ni 1 ^'i P^ P/ramids are other
about 3700 B.C., with its seven m?Zns of to "' ?^ ^-''^^P^' ^'"^'^ted
for twenty years a hundred thouTa d Ln I , °^ Y"'^*^'' *'^^t kept
the modern operative the mor." " n ^'"P'O-Ved, ,s a marvel to
which varied Fn siJe^from t "i^ty feerS^to^'"" ''/^^'^'^ °^ -^ton'e!
and h,gh, were hewn from the rik soua S h .?"". ^"'' '^^■^" ^^'^'t wide
and so perfectly toothed thit t£' were fifteH^' • '? '^""^ "^ ^'^^ ^'"tisan,
out mortar or cement of any kind '"^° °"^ ^"^ther with-
sere:^^!Sn:s;Lf?s]^S;"sr;:rv" ^'- ^^^^^^'^ ^^--n^
Masomc lodge at Bangor 1 Wales is ^ ''°"' P^i'^^^"-^' ^"^ in a
duR out of a temple tomb erected bv \ li 8^^"""l"\Egyptian mallet,
before the days of Moses, and presented to ? ?^''^^ '''^' <^"a^tv
o Dufferin. He himself dug iont" Mr ^ '"''^^ '^^ the Marquis
h.s lordship said: " Its handle sHl V ' "'-'V'' '""'^ '" Presenting i
Egyptian masons." '^ '^'" '''"'^^ ^^'th the sweat of the old
EgVTSan':r^!;::i!;S\,- ^->^n^ in the days of the
work, and a statue of one Semut chief ZT" "°''^ '" °P"=^tive
Oueen Hatasu. under whom he sorVed^ '^''^''ted hv
First, and Master of the Works S\l \S % u ^' " ^'"'^ "^ the
"rther inscription of this stTn^rel t fi ''1 °^ '^' ^^"-'^^ '" ^"d a
' writing." meaninp- th.. *,!,„' ""''* '"! ancestors
furth
fou
that
'ic iiaii no
genealogical tree, and that
48
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
his skill and not descent secured him the honor of being modelled in
stone. Sennit was evidently one who did not climb the family tree
in order to secure honor, but relied upon his skill as . desij^ner and
workman — •" merit not descent " being his motto.
The schools of architecture and those of religion were hano-
maidens of each other in Egypt. The priests of the mysteries knew
probably as much of architecture as they did of their religious cere-
monials, and, as Conder says, " it is more than probable that at this
early age Masonry received its baptism in that secret sign language
which during the Gothic age of architecture was made use of by all
masons when travelling from place to place in search of employment,
and which to-day plays such an important part in speculative
Masonry."
Of all the ancient cities of the East, Tyre, ii Phoenicia, claims
particular attention in connection with earlv operative work. It was
known as early as 1400 B.C., and was celebrated as the home of
Hiram of Tyre, to whom Solomon was indebted for assistance in
building the Temple.
Indeed, Sir Charles Warren of the Palestine Exploration Society,
in his researches found on stones in the foundation of the Temple
hieroglyphics or marks, said to be letters of the Phoenician alphabet,
and corroborative of the biblical statement of its Phoenician origin.'
This mystic language, that had its origin in Egypt, may be found in
Grecian and Roman architecture, and thousand's of masons' marks
may be found cut in the stones of the great cathedrals of Europe,
while the idea is still further preserved in the marks attached
to signatures of members of the old operative lodges of Scotland and
other countries.
Similar marks are to be found upon the hewn stones in the
cathedrals of England from the twelfth century, as well as at an
earlier date in Germany, France and Scotland. The marks were
principally mathematical figures, such as crosses, triangles and other
combinations of straight lines.
Ii' Mesopotamia many of the public monuments are marked with
a character which was Chaldean. One author asserts that these marks
were of two classes, those of the overseers and those who worked in
stone. The marks of the former were said to be monogramatic
characters, while those of the latter were in the nature of symbols
such as trowels, mallets, chisels, shoes, etc.
The liner forms of Greek architecture owe their origin to the
Phoenicians, and the earliest form of a Doric column, which is the
oldest and mo.st original of the three Grecian orders, is to be found
m the remains of the Egyptian tomb of Beni Hassan, erected about
1740 B.C.
The progress of architecture in its material sense was like thit of
the empire westward, for the Romans are supposed to have received
their knowledge of the art from a swarm of orientals known as the
Etruscans, who migrated from the East and brought to Italy not only
a knowledge of architecture, but the curious mvthologv aiid customs
of the East; indeed, the Druidical stone cutters in Britain whose
doctrines were the same as those entertained l>v Pvthagoias are said
to have harl their origin with this Etruscan stock. '
The early .symbolism, which is found in southern Italy five Inm-
ilv five Inm-
HISTOKY OF FRKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
and was born in q^o 15 C h„ "? founder of the Italic school
visited Egypt. ChaMea and A^il Eor^fn?'^^' '-^' ^" athlete ' He
the priests, was initiated in the '"^L,"' ^^'."'"^ '^^ confidence of
entrusting that knowledtre to thn!l i '''^ ^^^'""^l <^od. and'onlv
a long series of probations Tn tLn "" T'"" ^"^^' *" receive it after
His school Jf pWbsophy S "'cfnf °/'^''" "^-"^"ials. ' "''''
Greece. It was opened a Vrlf disc pies from all parts of Italy and
wisdom of Egypt 4s"thu?, bVtr:id"o?T-;'"." '''''■' -^d 'lie old
fjuently spread over the western n-irt If r"'*'^" influence, subse-
niany of its tenets and syn boTs wer. "'^P'- ^' '' '^^^'"'ed that
•"asons, who travelled from one 'lirtrW r'"'""."^^ "^^ ^he operative
and instructed their apprentices iff\ ''.""^'''''' '" ^^arch of work
heni by the early Christians 'jt said tCl'^'l?' ^"'"°^"Phy taught
there were three degrees of sh,V a , '" ^'"^ sciiool of Croton;,
then the knowledtre o7r r ,^y- ^^^^' t'lat of the exact =^;
ni.portant of the symbolsTf L-« % t^' ^^^^' ^'""th- The more
senting the deity of'the ancients the ''^'"^ ""'''' '^' triangle! rLpre!
tlic cube, the point within iprA. '^''^^^' ^" ^"^^lem of morality-
»«p;>S-S tH~ =^-™ ^X3
Doubts are expressed
Fabrorum or Artificum of the Rom.nr"''i'r '^"*^^'^^" ^''^ Colle<Wa
the niembers being termed Sodales' or comn^'""'""^'^ "'^ ^'•^^^"'•e
■ These inst tutions mav i,. u '^"'"panions. '
«. and in .hi's'^.Tt Lltl^ '"^ "V'-""''™- ofSS
"' ' •'P<'-"lativ<. mstituHon ' "''• '"■'"''='" ""= Collegia and Masonry
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The Roinan people were largely interested in the advantages of
colonization, which were cultivated by the military forces of the em-
pire. Every legion of the Roinan army had its corps of artificers,
who, when it was determined to colonize a country, remained in the
colony to plant the seeds of civilization and construct fortifications,
walls, houses, baths and temples.
Prior to the arrival of the Roman legions in Britain (B.C. 55),
the rude inhabitants knew but little of the art of building, and were
content to live in houses the walls of which were of mud and the
roofs of thatch. When twelve years later the Romans planted their
first colony at Colchester in Essex, they erected buildings such as
theatres, temples and baths, and made what in those days would have
been a well-appointed town, while at Chichester, in Sussex, they not
only built a city but erected, under the direction of a College or com-
pany of artificers, men who worked in wrought stone, a temple to
Neptune and Minerva — a fact authenticated by an inscription on a
slab of marble discovered in 1723, in North Street of that town.
In other parts of Britain similar examples of construction under
the Romans may be seen to this day. In 1895 the remains of a Ro-
man villa at Chrdvvorth in Gloucestershire were discovered. .\n ex-
amination of the remains shows a tesselated pavement in a good
state of preservation, with inlaid work representing the four seasons;
while adjoining is a bath room with a space underneath for heating.
There was also a roovn for refreshment after the bath. It was evi-
dently the residence fourteen hundred years ago of some wealthy "
Roman. A short distance from the villa are the remains of stables,
further evidence that the place was the home of a luxurious Roman.
All this work testifies to the skill of the Roman artificers.
The natural effect of Roman operatives migrating to Britain was
not only to introduce the art of building in stone, but to so tutor the
people of England that there was year after year a large increase in
the number of operative masons, who at the same time became so
numerous and so expert in the work that towards the end of the third
century operative masons from Britain were not only called upon to
erect buildings in England, but also on the continent of Europe and
as far east as Constantinople.
The Romans, to save their own country from the incursions of
the northern barbarians, were compelled to abandon Britain about
A.D. 420, so that the Britons and the Roman colonists that remained
were driven by the Picts and the Saxons into Wales and then into
Ireland and Scotland. The Roman artificers who remained in the
country after the legions returned to Rome were converted to Christi-
anity, and while in Ireland and Scotland, but more particularly in the
latter country, formed themselves into societies of builders, which
with the inhabitants whom they instructed were afterwards the opera-
tive workmen, and led to the formation of the lodges which had charge
of operative masonry.
Under the influence of the Bishop of York the building in stone
" after the Roman manner " was revived and Britain became the
cradle of ecclesiastical architecture. Religious houses and jilaces of
worship were required, so that when Christianity revived iinder St.
Augustine the operative masons were induced to cone innn France
and Italy and build edifice-;- -the early cathedrals and niou-; tic houses
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 3,
istence, are tlie earliest wZJnrocnZ • ^ """^ ':^"^^" ^« be in ex-
masons, be it operative ospecuhtve '"tT""'-'^-^-^" ^'itl^ the Craft of
Hallivvell or Regius manuscr nt n ' . n '•''''^'^ °^ ^hese is the
four pages, containing 794Tnerof\lT/'""'^ °" ^^"""^ °f ^i^ty-
ter p.t Of the fourtefn^centu^^^n^J .?„Th: ^0^0^^ "^^^Si:
^^^^''n^r.^^^^^^^^^^ of the middle
associations, giving rnles and regulations W.'^' ^P'"""''^" ^"''^'"^
membership, not only i„ connectfon wWh *^ . •'f 'nstruction of the
craft, but as regards the generaf condTic \nH k''.'""-""' ''""'^ "^ ^^eir
l)crs in ordinary life. conduct and behaviour of the mem-
Englalio^Tig ^S; anci 'h.:^n ''T ^'ll ^^^'-'^^-' ^^"^ of
masons at hear?! aienS^lTeVrSHl H?."f T ?'' ^'^^ ^^P^^^*-
a>ul granted them a charter ThisTs n ?1 . • ' ^^J""'^' ^"^ elsewhere
m the British Museum, which also ZT !^ ^ ^^*'""^^' ^^"^ury MS.
held at stated intervals o^tl^^ eSmin.t on f'' '""'^'"^^^ ^^'^^''^ ^o be
knowledge of the art examination of master masons in tlieir
u.^hS;h;°rSaSrSar:;STch^^ rr ^" ^-^^ ^^^' >'-
AISS. thus noted are copies of the orini„'f 7 'l"^ ''•^'^'^ •'^"^' t'lat later
granted by Athelstan. The ,nen so ?o£r^ 'I'T'' '""''^ ^° 1^''^'^ '^een
;vere master masons who were ot onW nn^ .'^ '° ''"""^^'^ ^"^'^ '^'^'^^r
knowledge of designing in archkcct^lr^ ^^' '"^'^'"' '^"^ ^^'^o had
ahoufrD.^^;.;^^ 7l\:V^^- '^-e l<nown as the Scarborough
ada and wasCugl t to t s' ?o,??''°" °^ ^'^^ ^'•^"d Lodge of S
"^59. It is a parch em ro iT.nd h7 .r'"'^"^"''" hetween^i845 and
Pany, similar to those a" granted in r.l'^' ""n^' "^ ^'^e Masons' Com-
uced in the Reprints of' hfl oje'^j „ '"%^^^^- ''«« been repro-
London, and the reproduction is consideL/ ^"^•r"°'" ^'''''''^^^ ''"
any that have been made of the old MSS "^ ' '^ "°' '"P'"°'-' ^o
of bn£/i?z:r "r L;:r^;r: ? ''''' ^^^^-' -- ^'- -t
cntl.cdrals and other religious ho e' ^'"^' -^""'"''''" °^ '''''^^^•«'
;vh,ch was distinguished bTts PC ShV'"""/'^' '" ^^e new style
It .s supposed to have beL fnfrXll .'''p^""^^" ^' ^'^0 Gothic
turning from the Crusades '"*'°^"'^^^> "'t" Britain by soldiers re-
cIirocdorofThrn;L,k^anrr;ng!o;"s orZs'^" T' ^^"'"^ ""^'^'- ^he
seen how the religious eleiSs fn | I 1 , >'' '^ "''"^-^ be readilv
gmlfs of 1 200-, 70S originated traditions of the masons'
- -n^^[^i^:;^„?r^^""f- --ter mason, whose skill
worked at the cathedral of S
St. All
)at],«
52
IliSTOKY or KKliEMASONHY IN CANADA.
in Ilcrtfordsliire, and also in tlie building of Salisbury cathedral.
Ciaft writers have always claimed that St. /\lban, the proto-martyr
of England, who was born in St. Albans, was connected with the early
history of the fraternity of operatives in Great Britain, and old MSS.
are quoted in support of this contention. But all these statements are
the usual legends or traditions handed down and containing a niini-
niuni of fact and a maximum of romance.
As the fraternity of Dionysian architects, established in Asia
Minor one thousand years before Christ, and spoken of as " fel-
lows or members of a company," is said to have been composed
of priests and laymen, having an accurate knowledge of architecture
and building, it is not unreasonable to suppose that the monastic or-
ders in Britain jjossessed similar knowledge and instructed the lay
mind in all that was necessary in the art of building. This fraternity
possessed the exclusive privilege of erecting temples and public build-
ings. The members were formed mto conmiittees and were governed
by officials, similar to master and wardens. They had, it is said, a
universal language, and in their ceremonial observances used many
of the inii)lements found among.st Freemasons, and some writers as-
sert that these men, jjassing over from Asia to Europe, became the
" travelling Freemasons " of the middle ages.
JIallam says: "Some have ascribed the principal ecclesiastical
structures to the fraternity of Freemasons, depositories of a concealed
and traditionary science," and that " the earlier archives of that mys-
terious association, if they existed, might illustrate the progress of
Gothic architecture and reveal its origin."
The I'arentalia or History of the Wren Family, written by Chris-
toi)her Wren, son of the distinguished architect of St. Paul's, states
that the Italians, the French, German and other nations, formed the
fraternity of arcliitects that travelled and worked in continental Eu-
rope and were known as Freemasons, who were protected and granted
special privileges by the Popes; and that these men had a regular
government, with a surveyor or master and a warden for each nine
men, and that they lodged in huts near the ground for the intended
structure. When the crypt was ready they moved into it and lived
there during the further progress of the building.
Every country in Europe possessed evidence of the skill of our
operative ancestors. Krause has traced these associations to the Col-
legia of the Romans, who had in their first patrons the priests of the
Christian church. One of the early guilds of these travelling o|)era-
tivcs was in Lombardy, and it is known from history that the art of
building was pre-eminent in that countrj-. I'>oni Lombardy they
passed beyond the Alps, and to these men has been attributed the
origin of the speculative Ma.sonic fraternity. There is, however, no
documentary evidence of any such organization under the auspices of
the Papacy.
The reference to the triangle, the square and the circle in Mas-
onic work comes to us from the days of the early Christians, for the
former was the symbol of the Trinity and the latter of eternity.
The priests and those in monastic orders were all versed in the
elements of geometry. Euclid became a text book about the twelfth
century, so tiiat the figures in Euclid and its intimate connection with
those who planned the architecture of churches, led to the use of svm-
mSTOHY OK KKKKMASONKY IN CANADA. ..
bolical language by the ecclesiastics, who instructed tl, • . .. /
oi workmen attached to the monaJoZ. "^t"'«-'«-(l tlie better class
erection of sacred t.lifices AuX old tk"" 7:^^■"^>'aff^■^l i" the
well known -legend of Fuclid' ' (ft I ' •^""ft't"^'""^ contain Mie
of operative n,a1o,.s were fo ,nded b fl^""'^ I''"' '''^'''''^^ «^'>^ ^'«
instruction would not f..rget the hi J ir "'°". '.• '''"' '" ""Pa'tn.g
derived from the eeon etdrVfi^ ^ ■ "•" s>'"''>"lK-al meaning to be
This legend is! of S. Is'So&VbsuS""^ "^ ^'^ -•^•
interpreted so as to convey Masonir TrMH- "'' 'l^' ^" '''' ^^"'•>' ^'^^^Y
The word guild is ii^U^^LT^:^"^';?^^ •"'^"f^""- •
ally meant a tax or tribute The m, 1 ^''"^"' ^ V^y, and ongin-
a common fund and were ther -fore -^b T fraternities contributed to
combination, as an old writ^savs ' s i^ "■ '"'"u ^""'^'"'''^ *"^" »"«
by mutual contribution " ^ ' '''"l^PO'-t«"g the common charge
of the Romans in 800 A I) m exH., ^- ^^'^n"' ''^''' '^'' '"anner
of the old Roman Collegia wtcrto^K"f\'"*'^"'"^
tion So that again afte??he Xorn^""^ '•"""'^ ^°'"«» "^^"Pa-
>" England, for the merchant lS. " . "^""'^ 't ^"''^'^ flourished
■very co.npanies of London and t caWninir'""' '" '''' ^''^''
form of the modern trades i nio s nn,l .^ ' *'""''' *<^ "'^ '" the
the brotherhood of Freer^Lons "■''^' ^"''^'^ ^^^'^
Hallam savs that these miil^lc ". r
compact, to assist each other^ nnv.r''' f^l^ternities by voluntary
••om injt.ry. Two essentia feature bel'"' !" r''"' '^'^' ^^her
bancuet and the common purse ThevhLf I '"•"'"'" ^ '^'' ^^'"""'^"
rchgious and sometimes a secret cJr2 ''''. V"", '" "^^">' instances a
bond of fidehtv. Thev readWv hL/ ""'^' ^" ^"'^ '""■"^^ f^rmlv the
trades. Mith training of T^. enticS aTcirrr'^^',"'*!' '''"^ -^'•-- ^^
In the merchant gu I Is we ' v^ . ^'""''*' "'''^^ "^ '-"-t"
town councils, for ori^nal ly the n7erchLn/''""'MV''^' ''^ ''"'^ ^'^>- ^^^^
of the owners of the land on which th.. ^"'''' V^' ^" ^^^^ciation
terested was built. The modern tern .T'" '" "'"^"'^ ^''^>- ^^'^'•^ '"-
frmld n,erchant of earU davs when ho e"""/'" " '^'''''''^ ^'""'^^ *'^«
'natters were termed aldermen wlm ll ^^•'|<\'^""trolIed municipal
officers of incorporated towTs' ^^'''^^'^^^ f'ocamc the principal
and ^;S/'S '^"^^£'^^^,^ T'^ "-'e l>y the masters
lH;cn to a large extent reiSousbod^V ',"".''' •"'^^"'^ ^^^^^^ to have
trict had either a secular or reli Ho , f'".'' ''•''' '''''y t°^^'" ^^^^ ^hs-
that these guilds, as wi h the foK" of^Rr"'"', f ''^ •'^'■^*^ ^''-^"""1
Homent which was not finally abStu^.m^'heP^'''^'^*"^ ^'-^'"^ '-^^
The operative masons sn.,crl,f i • I *"^ Rt-formation.
When a clu.rch or cat\Tcdra\^t\T!^ '" "" ?''^'"^^ ^^ ^he king.lom.
for the work lodged near the Ue Tl evl'?'^' the n,asons sdected
'n which they ate and slent ind in VT"- i '' "" ^'"''•' '"""'" ^^r lodge.
^Irau;ings of the proposed edifice '"^ '"''' ^'^'' ^he working
-^ Of the Church f.-misi^i^;;- ^-^ rg;;!^'-^ ^- --^
54
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
occasional refresliniont in the way of drink, together with rcnuinera-
tion for work done after tlie regular liour for closing. When works
were on a large scale it was customary to supply aprons and gloves
to tile workmen.
The link ccmnecting operative and speculative Masonry was un-
doubtedly the priesthood, many of whom were artisans and who, on
account of the many buik'ings to lie erected, were compelled to bring
in laymen to assist in tin 'vo '- nr.d iliese in due time were initiated
into the system. The muoli'iu we have to-day in Craft Masonry,
as well as in higher rite.s, is all an evolution which springs out of the
Bible traditions, wlii^ h, with the science of geometry, were so com-
mingled by clerical teachings that later on it eventuated in tlTe specu-
lative Masonry that has existed at least since 1600. The moral teach-
ings of Masonry are derived in part from the writings of the fathers
of the early church.
The mediaeval masons had peculiar notions as to ilieir origin,
and traced their ancestry back to the days of the Pythagorean
philosophers. Indeed, every one of the old MSS. emphasises this
statement.
The spread of knowledge in connection with the Gothic or pointed
architecture and the increase in the work of building, stinuilated men
to follow the art of building, and a knowledge of geometry was just
as essential as that of handling a mallet and chisel.
In 1840 "The Poem of Moral Duties," a iMS. of 1388-1400,
in the King's Library in the British Museum, was published in Eng-
land. It was a metrical version of the rules, history and traditions
of the mediaeval guild of masons. It recited the legend of the dis-
covery of geometry by Euclid, and claimed that the craft came into
England in the days of Athelstan, that the King summoned the no-
bility to meet the craft, and at this meeting fifteen articles for the
guidance of master masons and fifteen points for craftsmen were
agreed upon. The poem then deals with the tradition of the I our
Crowned Martyrs and closes with rules for the guidance of masons
when at table with their superintendents.
The craft guilds met regularly at intervals varying from a week
to a month, and at these meetings there was a ceremonial, in older
to give solemnity to the occasion. The box which contained the
chaiicis, records and money was opened and all present liad to un-
cover their heads. The term " the box " mav be found in many .Ma-
sonic records, especially in Canada, from 1792 to 1822. It was used
for similar purposes.
The craft guilds were originally formed out of the trades of Lon-
don and in conjunction with the merchant guilds were the municipal
bodies in each community. These trade guilds were managed by a
presiding ofificer and certain chosen members as a council. In the
reign of Edward II. every citizen was compelled to " enrol liimself
in the freedom the city according to his trade or mvsterv " (mean-
ing a trade or calling).
These bodies were important in the communitv and possessed so
much influence that while some were content to exist by license from
the Council of Aldermen, manv obtained charters of "ir.corporafion
from the King, which gave them, within a certain radius of the c
the exclusive monopoly of the trade in w liich thev were skilled, with the
niSTORy OK FRKF.MASONKV ,N CANADA. 53
privilege of wearing clothing of a distinctive chir;.rf..r r.
leges were of a beneficial char.-tcr • Ki .I, , ".''^'^^'r^^r. Ihe privi-
ness, the ■-^rht to carry on their ua;t*cuiarr*^. f "'"..'" ^"^"'"'^ °'" '"-
dom from tolls an.l n.arket dues^ Tjt r '''•^'" ^'''-' '"''>' »"^ frce-
that to the weavers Tout u r„3j ' '"''"* '^''''''' ""^ ^' ^uild was
gradd':r.s>;i:i,;^7i;,iTsir ^ ^''""- ^^^^ -- ^"-
obtained their privile^a-s ei er hv .nr»- "' .^^°'"^"7: fi^t, those who
n.ony or gift; seconc/; U."tmb^.; ^K^^^eTh^^U::^ ^^'"-
were selected the ^Sers an wardens"of";h! co'^ '"^ '".T "''°'"
had a clerk to keep accoun s md . K . n ! <^o"'pany. They also
when requested to Let The cofor. of 1^ r° '"""""" ''^'-" "'^"'^ers
:^Z'.T' -'- ----^^^^^^^^^
in London sl,o,v tl/a, ,1, c„„,Da ,>?"'"''■ ■'^''"=°''''' "' "'<■■ GuiWI.all
its gnidance wore pass d b^ .Tl "ncU oT'Sr'" """ V'f "^''^ ''"•
early as J356. ' i-ouncil o( Aldcniini of London as
felIo^;^i^"'^f e!^^j^,!^rh;" rrrf^' ^^^'^'•'" ^^>^»-i-« -^-
Council Lf Al.iernZ Those vvhin'.T ^^ P^""i««i^^» of the
called " adulterine Guilds ''?nH « "?* '''''■"' '''''^ ''''^"^•^i"" ^^ere
such ne^dect ^ ' ''"'' '" "'^^ ^'^^''^^^" &"iWs were fined for
c.ety'^fn.lo^s'niigSfenllo'?; '^s ""'"'^^^ °^ f'^ "-
ternitv that was attached to rhtr.ii u ' '' '"''" '"'^''^ ^^ ^he fra-
had signs, secrets a^d^v.lols at f^t^ ^'^' ^^"^^.f ^
knowledge of geometry which !v.= c • I " °^ masonry, with a
work ofSheir era" it h w.. r «« '" erwoven with the practical
operatives work ■ I un k-r r,Z^(rl^'''/f ^' ^ '''''^^ '^''''- ^^hese
and assisted bv / iks 1 o^L"!'^ \ ?^"' "''"^^'•^ ^"^ fellows
ledge of archit'ecture"a;;;i ^b. dldh 4 in sTone '^^"^ ^^""^^^ ^ '^"°-
who T'r htTn reir; Id'ti; "^r^^ '""^'^ ^P^^^^--- ^^ose
rough work connc . ted whh the bu mf 't, T'°"' "'*' ^^^^ ^^^
knowledgroftheesofenV u i ''"' V '^•, ^^e former possessed a
structure^^s T e latter did n^ "' r" '^ '''' 'I'^'^^y ^" ^'^^ Pl^"s for
most intelligen tof tlenftachalfv 1°"^^ undoubtedly man v of the
carlv'^i^Va" bu th^pret""•;r:^ nf LVeemasons - so
sty d the •''krsl^f.y^mp.nvrf M^a" ns ■' '^^^'^ ^^^^ '^^55-6 and
56
HISTORY OF FHEKMA30NHY ;N CANADA.
The word " frcomasoii " is, however, foiiiid in 1375 in the civic re-
cords of London, wliile |)rior to tliis tlie masons were termed Macon
de Franche i'ierre, l)nl after I4(X) tlie words " free mas»)n ' and
" rough mason " were in onhnary use.
From these facts Mr. Tapworth claims tliat the earHesl use of
the word "freemason" was in I3<j6, that the word " free-stone-
maron " as rendered in I'Veneh was in use |)revious to this date^ and
that the term freestone mason meant an operative who cut freestone,
in contra(hstincti()n to tlie operatives who were setters and layers and
were emi)ioyed in roufih work.
In the oldest constitution.s is found the word " mason," hut that of
"freemasons " ai)pears in the Ilarleian .\1S. of 1670 (circa) and many
others. It is claimed, however, that the word occurs in a statute
passed in 1350 in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of J<:dward 1., the
original French text of the statute being " mestre de fninche peer,"
or a freestone mason, as distinguished froni the mason who did rough
work in unhewn stone. The Scotch called one class of rough masons
" cowans," as they were not allowed to work with the regular masons.
The masons possessed many privileges. They divided the saints'
days with the King and wlutiever feasts occurred they were assigned
alternately between the King and the masons.
Public buildings, the city walls and gates were erected by the
masons, and inspected so as to be kept in repair, and the erection of
all new buildings was reported. The Council of Aldermen settled the
disputes concerning trade rules in guilds and private disputes between
members of the same craft, and no master mason was allowed to
erect " purprcstures " upon tlie .-treets, lanes or subt-.rbs of the city.
It is nottd that the master mason engaged in the erection of St. Paul's
Cathedral in 1332 was exempt from serving on juries, inquests, etc.
The only book of " The Worshipful Company of Masons " prior
to 1663 that has been preserved, is a volume of accounts containing
the receipts and disbursements, as noted previously, from 1620-1706,
Conder states that from this book it would appear that the Company
consisted of a master, wardens, court of assistants, a liverv and a body
of freemen termed " the yeomandry." A youth joining the guild was
bound for seven years to a freeman of th" companv; after sign-
ing his indenture he was " presented " to tlie conii)anv,'paid a fee and
became an " entered apprentice " and after serving' seven years he
could take up the freedom of the company. From the freedo'm mem-
bers could advance to the livery on payment of certain fees, and a
liveryman selected to join the court ol assistants paid a further fee,
after which he could be chosen as under wnrden and if he declined
that oflice he was fined. After this he could fill the office of upper
warden and finally the chair.
This book of accounts also shows that other citizens were mem-
bers of the company besides the operatives. These citizens were not
connected with the trade. Some were sons of freemen, who claimed
admittance by patrimony or inheritance from their fathers, and were
admitted to tlie livery on payment of the same fees and gratuity as
one who had served his seven years' apprenticeship. There were also
other members, who paid a further fee and who were admitted to
the livery on " accepting Masonry."
Ihis latter class was composed of masons who constituted the
nrSTURY OV KKKEMASOXKV IN CANADA. 37
spfciilativf KkIl'c tli;if wnu -.».,. .1 1
.^,1 ...„ic. ,„.. i,s, ■;.:', "; , ' V ^.^; i ;^,i'™L;:"^;'<' ww-i" .H. walls
were known as " acccntt'd ni-i«r.Mc •• 1 ^^">' "^ i^'asons. They
livery ,,„ pa,,,..,., .■- «!.^!„'l;^:" „„-l;;- 'h™ ""^'""" '" "■'
Uv. »"„■;,'■; 3;j;-^[Sn-;-', a ;f. P.if L. „ Ha.l op„a-
"rigin of the Cral. lodges of to <"ay '"''' ""^ '" '""="' <he
All minute hooks nrcviniis fr^ iA^^ „ • •
of the work can he Rive.rS to tS Z ""TTf' '" *''^'' "° d*^^^"*
esoteric side of the con.pa m ' " 1 to U ' "'.'""' '^^o until the
Lod^^e of Masons in .7 7 hJtn -rnl? 1'""' J""-^^'"^''"" "f the Grand
The income of the rmm... .^"'"'''"S'' ^»'^' '<"ovvn.
sixpence per ^uJcXn7^Z^:rt^^'''' ''"""i ^ suhscription of
.n the minutes of the earlier loCnr' "I ''*""^. V'^''^ occasionally
;i;j^;nin. Of ^v..n.-^^t'z^:rt:^,^-^t:^^z
tive d^r^S';js r,: in 111: :^r 'r''-- ^'^^^ ^""- °^ - ^p-"'-
company of (operative masons ih T ""^ .""*= ^^ «vvalwell, a Yorkshire
version if the old charges and ww1/I''T' ' ^"'"'^"^^-^ f^"" of a long
-speculative. This show iC t w V J^ l^'' eventually hecame wholly
tivc as well as its spec lat vf c aracter !!> " """'''"-^' '?'' '^^ '^P^'""^-
specdative science ^foundeJupl^'^'a^opeat"^^^ ''''•'"''''''' '^ ^
Ihe accounts of the London ^^ \ *
receipts were made up of era u ies WlT" ^/"^""-r ^''°^^' '^'^' the
>">"or items consftuting tlfe incom^^ o . T'^ ^''^'' '^'''' ^^'^'^ "^her
the year 1636 show tint tli?. n^^. T ^'^-^^ company. The items in
Iin.s. also a' fine'of th? e ifKrnmf ff/' ' ^'^'fy^'' twenty"shi^^^
"'"^on and an entrance fee o^sKo . ' ' T" '^ ^^^ '^^''"^^ ^ '"^^^er
three shillings an.l ninepence Con ' 7;; l'^^V'^ '''. ^°*''^' "^ ^wenty-
a secret ceremony accon paminrtt ^ ^'^ ^^'f *''"'"" ^^'-^^ PO^^ibly
a.lnn^s^^' there is no evidence ''(f,. Je^) '''■'' "^ ''''''''' "'^«°"' f>"t
f^I ComP^rS'Ma^:ron.il^S;S'^o'' "f °^^'"'' ^^^"-'"P-
ail the written evidence produced asu 11 .T"'''^''" ^"-''^tsmen. fir
certani extent are the outcome of this 'n' '''" t'-^^itions that to a
o the sources from which tU gr 4^ h i/'"',"* ^? '^ ^'^ hei"R one
Masons can claim descent Indo...i' ;^ f •>rotherhoo<l of speculative
tlH' channel hy nhich the ol 1 'o, st.-fl ''' "' '/ V^"^^"' '^ i« ProbabW
c;^.no to those who reorU, 1,!^ If ' ^''''J' "^ ^''^' '"''''He aks have
rJrand Lodge of ,.,/"^'^^''>">«'l the Craft in the formation of the
Conder thinks th-it "fi, * i- •
oi;1 fellowship, whici, un.louhted?v':^";ed"n T?' ^^^^'""^^ "^ ^^e
yl. centnnes. were preserve*! hi tVu \l . ^"■) *"" '" ^'^^ ^^th and
■ifter the downfall of he Churcl i„ - ""'? <^<^"'Panv of London
century, at which period n n , ' \-^>''' ""^'' ^'^^' '"i'l'Hc of the 7
the old society with con i I !';.*': '^'^" "^T"' and others car e<U^n
■';^\';Y7r7 ill the estal>l s me 'of' r?.^- 'V-- Participation cuin Lat-
^i-^s of the fra;^S;;^V'S;:n; •! £, -7- --"-^^ and tradi-
•' ^Icnved from legendary historv
58
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
and from the sacred !. -"Vs of the early cluirch. This is evident from
the old AISS., such as the Halliwell and many others, which recite
the history of masonry, and lay down rules for guidance in conduct
and behaviour of its membership.
The architecture of early days was under the care of the mo-
nastic orders. These monks or priests had a perfect knowledge of all
that pertained to the drawing of plans, as well as to the higher
branches of stone cutting. The best lay operatives originally received
their instruction in building from these sources, and thus becoming
coimected with religious houses, they were taught the higher educa-
tion, which gave them a status as masters pf the work in all its
branches. These men were associated in a union that was to a certain
extent universal, in that secret signs, tokens and words were given
them, so that in travelling from one part of the country to the other
in search of work, they could make themselves known as having
served an apprenticeship that would not only entitle them to work,
but be evidence of their skill as artisans.
In the British Museum, in the Randle Holme ^fS. (The Harleian,
No. 2054). of the constitution of the masons, said to have been written
about 1640-50. is a note which reads:
" There is seurall words and signes of a free Mason to be revailed to yu
wch as yn will answ: before God at the Great & terrible day of Judgmt yu
keep secret & not revaile the same to any in the heares of any pson but to
the Mrs. & Fellows of the said Society of free Masons so helpe me God, &c."
In 1686 Dr. Robert I'lot, a professor at Oxford and keeper of
the Ashmolean Museum, published his Natural Ilibtory of Stafford-
shire. In this work he went out of his way to attack the Alasonic
institution, but nevertheless his ])ublication "is valuable, as it "hows
the condition of Masonry prior to the reorganization in 1717. An
extract will suffice:
" They have a custom in Staffordshire of admitting men into the Society
of Frccm.isims, that in the Morelands of this country seems to be of greater
request than anywhere else, though I find that the custom spread more or
less all over the nation; for here I found persons of the most eminent quality
that did not disdain to be of this fellowship; nor, indeed, need tiiey, were it of
that antiquity and iionor that is pretended in a large parchment volume they
have amongst tliem, cont-'ining the history and rules of the Craft of Masonry,
which is there deduced not only from sacred writ, but profane story. * * *
♦ * Into which Society wlwn they are admitted they call a meeting (or
Lodge, as they term it in some places), which must consist, at least, of ave or
six of the ancients of the Order, whom the candidates present with gloves, and
so likewise to their wives, and entertain with a collation according to the
custom of the place; this ended, they proceed to the admission of them, which
chiefly consists in the communication of secret signs, whereby they are known
to each other all over the nation, by which means they have maintenance
whither ever they travel, for if any man appear, though altogether unknown,
that can show any of these signs t(i a fellow of the Society, whom they other-
wise call an ,^cceptcd Mason, he is obliged presently to come to him, from
what company or place soever he may be in; nay, though from the tup of a
steeple, what hazard or inconvenience soever he run, to know his pleasure and
assist him, viz.: if he want work, he is bound to find him some; or if he can-
not do that, to give him money, or otherwise support him till work can Lc
had, which is one of their articles."
Elias Ashniole, the celebrated antiquary, however, furnishes us
vident from
vliich recite
in conduct
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
e Harleian,
een written
nisr.es us
with the best evidence of eaHv cr,o^.,i„4.- nr
tion. Ashmole was the founder^ of h^I ^^'T^ ""^ '^'"'^^ i"itia
ford. He was made a Freemason on th.?i\T°^'^" ,^"^^""^ ^' ^k-
his diary he writes- "^ '^'^^"'^'°" «" the i6th October, 1646, and ir
59
mason at' VVarring[on?^-n'* Lnn^shhT'^ ^n'^ "'^"'^- ^ '"^^ "^^de a p^ee-
Kari„ch.-n„, in Chcsl.ire the nnn ' f'" " '^'''°""' "'^"''y Mainwaring of
I;. Rich, PcnK-et War :. '\, '^Tn.: c7' "'">r""^ '"^" '' "^ ^ge
^-"''-. John Ellam, Rich. 'Ell-'n, L^d Hugh tcwe;." ^"""- '^"'^^' "^'^
6o
HISTORV OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
In another place he speaks of being admitted into the Fellow-
ship (Diary p. 362), for tinrtv-six years afterwards he makes the fol-
lownifj entry:
" 1682. March 10. About 5 Hor., post merid., I received a summons
to appear at a Lodge to be held the next day at Masons' Hall in Londm,
I . Accordmgly, I went and about noon were admitted into the Fellow-
if'^.f/nw'^f""' •■.?'•■ ^^'"*"" ^*'"^"' '^"'«''t' C«Pt- Ri^^l'. Borthwfck.
Mr. Will. Woodman, Mr Wm. Grey. Mr. Samuel Taylor, Mr. William Wise
" I was the senior fellow among them (it being thirty-five years since I
was admitted), there was present besides myself the fellows afternamed- Mr
Ihos. Wise, Master of the Masons company this present year; Mr. Thomas
Shorthose, Mr Thomas Shadbolt, — Wainsford. Esq., Mr. Rich. Young
Mr John Shorthose, Mr. William Hammon. Mr. John Thompson, and Mr'
William Stanton. We all dyned at the Halfe-Moon-Tavern, in Cheapside, at
a Noble dinner prepaired at the charge of the New Accepted Masons,"
The reference in 1682 is to a lodge held in the hall of the Com-
pany of Masons in London, at which the master of the company, his
two wardens, and other members were present.
Another old writer is John Ar.hrcv, author of the *'' Natural His-
tory of Wiltshire." a MS. in the librarv of the Royal Society. At Ox-
ford there is the MS. of Aubrey's Hi.story, dated iCH(>. and on the
reverse of folio 72 is the following note in Aubrey's handwriting:
1691
... , . ^ , after Rogation Sunday
Mdm this day (May the rSth being Monday) is a great convention at St.
, , accepted
Pauls Ch^r:'. of the fraternity, of the free Masons; where Sir Christopher
V.ren ,= to be adopted a Brother: and Sir Henry Goodric . of ve
SoZu.-r ""'''' • '^^''*" '^'*"^' "^^^^ ^'"«' '^'^' have been of this
.Anderson .states that Sir Christopher Wren was (irand Master in
Fu'-^:^ ^5'"'s before he was. according t.. .Aubrey, to be initiated as a
liMma.M>r There is no d.xtnnentary evidence, other than Aubrey's
suggc 'iiig that W rcn was ever a member of the Craft. Anrlerson's
statement IS considered apocrviihal .\nnerson&
he uord free and substituted "accepted." to indicate a ..ne< ula-
tive Ma.son, in contradi.stmction to the operative.
All tliis eyideiu-e siiows that in this ma.sonic communitv there
was a speculative as well as an operative division, that those who
belonged to the former were " admitted ' to the fellowship, while
tho>e of the latter were " accepted." or in other wonls were " accepted
masons. i^.v'^citu
The importance of Ashmole's entrv is an essential in the line of
proof of the genuineness of the lodge in London, sliowino- thai the
lodge at Warrington of 1646 was a branch or si.ttr of the'l.idtre that
met in 1682 under the auspices of the .Masons' C.Miip.nnv
Now Conder, in iiis history of the .MasfMis' ( ompanv, savs that in
Ihf: l-r'^-'T!r -''"'''!"' ''''^'"■"^ ^"-'' "'^"'''^^ "f speculatives is' made by
the writers of the ijti, century, an cntrv in a (locument in the posses-
sion of the company sho^vs that certain gratuities were r.ceivcd ir,m
new members ni consef|ueiice of their acceptance on the liverv The
nrinr ;r^J, •''' ''•-» V'" i'^'^'^^''' "^ ^^'^ ''"^'"^"^^ •^' t'"^' ^""'Panv
pnnr to i .6.^ is a volume of receipts and expenditures. The earliest
o the Fellow-
makes the fol-
ved a summons
in London,
nto the Kellow-
icli, Borthwick,
(Villiam Wise,
.'c years since I
fternamed: Mr.
r; Mr. Thomas
Rich. Young,
ipson, and Mr.
1 Cheapside, at
Masons."
of tJie Com-
company, his
w' s:::;;;^^^ . u. dd ,nm., of the
P^d.n.eut .-n.d other U'r,o,l-u„ri a "•-''•'" ^""^^^' T-ondon T .
Hecoj-afons i„ the frie.e nho e ^ / ,''' '^™ •'"'"■^^■'vs .s well as T.
-mice arc a.s the, une dur ,1 /':' -na.nen.al plaster wo,?a ,
^'a.'^on.s Company. "^ ^''^ occupancy of (he huildin^r by'^j 'J
le company
The earliest
"• r-sgr' f„.
. The interior of the East end of tlie Hall in tlie old building which
belonged to the Masons' Company, Masons' avenue, r>asinghall street,
London, Eng.
Op. pace 6i.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
6i
Sid" o i; r '^' ^'f y '" ^^'f ^^"^^ year refers to the speculative
sjue ot the Company, which reads:
nam'e7fo?tlW^' themselves also with money receyued of the Psons hereafter
namea tor their gratuitie at theyr acceptance unto the Livery."
meniberf wlln"''''''"^.^^''', ^^'""'^ ^'"^ "'"^'"•^"^ *" ^hese accounts of new
meniDers who were made ' masons.
bers the^rlv.r.?°*^?'.,^"^'^' '^°''''"^ \" connection with these mem-
inStfn. '^f -^[^^ter of the company, and that sixteen years before the
imtm^n of Ashniole at Warrington the work of speciUative Masonr'
was in operation in London. The entry reads: i^^asonr,
were'to'be'afcSfd'^ifvid."'" ' ""'""^ '" ^'^ '^" ^'^^"^ '^ M-°- ^^
the Sd^ h.'ll'" K%'''°'\ ^^^^ 'r'^ !""»^"-s were not connected with
COM , nnv 1 ^ ^'^ ^''"f '•'^'^''^ ^°'' ^'l^'^tion in the livery of the
MaSs' ''""' ^"'P''^ '""'°"^'" ^'^ ^" °ther words speculative
i65o.ls fo£ °^ ■ ''"'"'*' ^h^'-^^ter is to be found in the books of
the LiSe /?'J,^°- '^'^°'"^' ^."°'''' J""""' '" ^"" °f his fine for coming on
'c j^niene & admission uppon Acceptance of Masonry."
Mi.m?rv T^""^ *¥^ '^^':- ^^^"^'■^ '^^^ e'^^ted upon his icceptance of
n ai,?s t? ulT" ?"' ""*'"^'°" '"^^ speculative' Masonry was a pre
icquisite before admission as members of the livery ^
and that\h?enT"'f T^'-'^V'''' '}''"' '^''' were' accepted Masons,
A n^^n ' p ?r, '' °^ '^"'^ '' ^''^ ^''^'"''^st "«tice of the term " accepted
.^ 'ninv nT"" ^rf 1 '^ speculative nature of this lodge hfSmd
Linn ' r^^'y"^ *''f belongings of the company made in X
Amongst the many articles in the hall mentioned in ^thislistTs ^'
and key!" """'' °^ ''^' ''="P'^'* ^^^^^^ '" ^ ^^i^e inclosed frame with lock
const^tut\ons'^'l;lT\?r' ffl° ^'"'' ^/.'•' ".^"^ °^'^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ the
Constitutions" Vhl • ''•f ^^^"f ^"^ " °"^ «ther book of
1676 vf "one Lonk nT^v'"r '^^^° '-^"'^ "'^^^ '" *" inventory of
which uas known as th^ 0^"'?^"*'°"' "^ ''^^. -'"^P^^^ Masons,"
at Lond..n i., ho M ', , Jj!,! n «f .n,l!f'TT'''i '" '^46. that
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KTSTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
term "freemasons" imtil 1633, when the prefix " free" was dropped,
and the company was known as the " masons." Cotider writes:
" This is curious as the period embraced was the dark ages, so to speak, of
symbolical masonry, which scon after 165,1 showed signs of revival. "No doubt,
about the same time, the speculative clement, which had for so long itaken
refuge in the ."safe haven of the Company, adventured on a new course, and
possibly soon aftenvards several T.odscs were formed, still under the wing, so
to speak, of the Company, and holding their meetings at the Masons' Hall,
which was still probably looked upon as the only headquarters of the Craft in
London."
The fact that the prefix " free " was practically abandoned in
i6t;3 is snjrc-ested as evidence that the spccnlative division formed the
" Society of Freemasons," as a separate orcfanization from the " Com-
pany of Masons." and that otit of the former we have the speculative
Indies that formed the Grand T,od|Ere in T.ondon in 1717, i.e. Free and
Accepted ^Tnsons.
The Hall, known as the " Masons' Companv," of London, is on
the sonth side of ATasons' .Avenue. T?asin£rhall street and Coleman
street. London. Fnjrland. The onVinal hall wa'^ built, about 146^
de.stroved hv the sfreat fire of London in t666, and rebuilt in t668 '
The en£rrnvin£r of the entrance to the hall fpace 6.'^') was made
prior to 1865. when the buildinr was sold for commercial purposes
The street nlan Cpacre 64'! shov.-s the location of the hall. The
locality i<; a familiar one to many Craftsmen from Canada.
The two encrravinjTs of Masons' avenue and the two interior^; of
the hall were photofrraphed for me in \u£rtist, tRo8. The building-
IS now used as a tavern and the old hall as a dininq--room The en-
Sfra/ines of the interior show the hall as it is to-dav. The ornamental
cornice with the frle^^e and pane,' decorations are in plaster and show
the oriQfinal work.
CHAPTFR V.
The Early Records of the Craft in ENor and.— The olo roncES
AND THE FORMATION OF THE GrAND LoDOES OF EnGI AND
AND THOSK OK TrET.AND AMI SCOTLAND.
Before reciting the history of Craft life in the old Province of
L'pper Canada-now the Province of Ontario_a few words as to th'
condition of Freemasonry in England durin,£j the eicrhtecnth ccnturv
will not be out of place.
The Can.ndian Craftsman is concerned i,i the history of British
Frcoma.onrv became .nl1 the fraternity on this continent hails from
tlie mother Grand Lodq-es of Great Britain and Ireland This interest
IS intensified bv the fart that the onVinal Grand Lodsre of Fmrland
founded in 1777, was the primal ortraiuVation. which led to the forma-
tion of other Grand bodies, not onlv in Fnsrland but in Treland and
Scotland, these, at diflFerent periods in the eifrhteenth and present
century, qivintr life to the vast fraternity, which now flourishes in
every part of the Vorfh American continent.
>' ".!-« . .
'p. past- h>
-i^H
'!^,
iU
Masons' Avenue, Basinghall Street, London — Present
Entrance to the Old Hall.
i
Op. p»Be 6.1.
MISTORY or- KREEMASONRV I.V CAXADA.
<53
RESENT
vv'orld, was found in the d arv 'Pf^ f "('f '°", '" ^^^ ^^'' ^^ ^^e
antiquary, who was initiated at a lod Jll. '''"'° ^^ '^^ celebrated
land, on the i6th October iSe Wh.S 1"^ '," ^^"-""Ston. Eng-
an operative one or not is'a aiestin! v "\" '?^^" ^^^ ^^^'^ been
its origin in one of thos^ one?ativeTn.^ •""'.'l^''"''- ^' '"^>' '^''^^^ l^^d
speculative Masonry Tl^^'fferremlnf;h'\' ^''""'"^ ^^ ^^'^'^^ is
lodge, probably founded many years oHor fnWlu ^- ^P^^^'^tive
ship wac composed of men of Jnrn.i ^ , Z^^^' ^^^^ '^^ member-
irs possessing operah-vrfeau res TnT; 1"'' u'^l '^''^ '' "° ^^^^^ °f
dence points to the fact th.t non. t^ ' ^." •^''^ 'Accumulated evi-
sent at this important meeting 'P^^^^^^ive Masons were pre-
this Xtr.'if y;'n?o;'r';eS°"'lH'^ T'^'^^'^'y characteristic of
l.as already been given to the Crnf? ^ '^- ?" • ''^^ ""^^" ^^ ^^^onry
limit l^ave viewed^the old i^^nSci?s^-n'!,lM?"'^ who without space
every coigne of vantage. Z h storv '?,S T^'".' t^n'^'P ""^ ^"-^"^
over, been a life work-thedav dream nf ''l"^ ^'^^^ '^''^' '^'''^-
volumes emhracing almost eve% inrTnT r 'f ' '^^* ^'"^^^ P^""ed
days of the first operative loXTsfoC ^?^* ^-^'^^^"c<^. from the
later times. So that our ta^M? /n n 'P^V'"^^^?'' ""-sanitations of
"^ ^''"^ '" ^o -A considerable extent lightened
Entra.nxi- to the Mall
OK TIIK AfASOXs' CoMPA.v^
London, En-ctand
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HISTORY or I'REEMASUNKY IN CANADA.
and will be compklrd at this point by the presentation of a con-
cise account, in one chapter, of tin- work accomplished by the
" mother " Grand Lodj;t:i.
Previous to 1717 the administrative anthority of the Craft was
exorcised apparently by a j^eneral assembly of the'Masons of a juris-
diction on the basis of the "Old ('harj,'i.s." (irand Lodges had no
existence, and first came to notice as governing institutions after the
revival of Masonry in the second decatle of the last century.
The earliest record we have of the formation of the original
Grand Lodge of jjigland, and of I he first six years of its existence, is
found in the meagn- account given by Dr. Anderson in the Constitu-
tions of 1738. His narrative of this period does not, however, furnish
us with any minutes of proceedings, and what has thus been written
iiuist be accei)ted with rare, for his account was ])rinted some twenty
years after the occurrence of the events so chronicled.
Paul's Churchyard,
r ' Drury Lane.'
Street, Co vent Garden.
Street I'l.w— Masons' Hall, Lo.ndox.
Anderson claims that in 1717 "the few 'lodges' at 'London,'
finding themselves neglected by Sir ' Christopher Wren,' thought fit to
cement under a 'Grand Master,' as the centre of Cnion and Har-
mony," viz.: the lodges that met;
" I. At * The Goose .md Gridiron ' Ale-house, in St.
fnow the Lodge of Antiquity, No. 2,1
" 2. At ' The Crown ' Ale-house, in ' Parker's Lane,' n.
"3. At 'The Apple-tree' Tavern, in Charles
(Lrdge of ' Fortitude and old Cumherland.' No. 12.)
'4. Ai 'The Rummer and Grapes' Tivern, in Channel-Row, We.stmin-
ster." f" Royal Somerset House and Inverness" Lodne. N'o. 4. All of Lon-
don, England.!
" They," the members of the.se old lodges, " met at the ' Apple-tree
Tavern,' and. having put into the Chair the oldest Master Ma.son (now tlie
' Master' of a Lodge), they constituted themselves a ' Grand Lodge' pro tem-
pore in ' due form,' and forthwith revived the Quarterly 'Communication' of
the officers o Lodges fcall'd the ' Grand Lodge).' resolv'd to hold the
Annua Assembly and Feast.' and then to chusc a ' Grand Ma.ner ' from
arnong themselves, till they should have the FTonour of a ' Noble Brother' at
the r head. Accord.ngly on St. John the Baptist's Day, in the -,rd year o
K,ng George L' A.D., ^-j.j, the ' A.ssembly and Feast' of the Free and
Accepted Masons was held at the foresaid 'Goose and Gridiron Ale-house '
fion nf a con-
)lislK'd by the
the Craft was
ions of a jiiris-
.odgcs had no
itions after the
itiirv.
)f the original
ts existence, is
1 the Constitu-
wcver, furnish
s been written
1 some twenty
I's Churchyard,
Jrury Lane.'
jvent Garden.
le ' Apple-tree
ason (now the
idge,' pro tem-
Tinnication ' of
I to hold the
Master ' from
le Brother' at
he 3rd year of
the Free and
on Ale-house,'
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The number of lodges in existence at London in 1717 is a matter
of doubt. There were four— there may have been six, eight, or more.
Anderson does not give the number of the particular lodges m the
first edition of the Constitutions published in 1723.
If there were only four old lodges in London in 171 7, it is note-
worthy that in the Engraved List and Manuscript Registry for 1723-4,
four lodges are given before, or fs of earlier date than Anderson s
No. 4, which is the fifth in order on such registers. This 5th lodge
(No. 4 of Anderson's, and No. 3 in 1729, &c.), had the largest mem-
bership of any in London, amongst these being several distinguished
noblemen, clergymen, officers in the army, and other notables. Dr.
Anderson himself, and Bro. William Cowper, the first Grand Secre-
tary, also belonged to the lodge.
This same lodge, which was working in 1 717, we may be assured,
would not have allowed another lodge (which had only a dozen or so
members in 1723) to be placed as its senior on the roll, had the latter
been warranted subsequent to the formation of the Grand Lodge.
The arrangement of all the lodges in chronological order, and their
consecutive enumeration, however, did not occur until 1728-29. There
seems to be no reasonable doubt that all these five lodges were work-
ing before 1717, and so because of its prestige, and the influential
character of its membership, the fifth was well entitled to be enrolled
in the historic quartette of Dr. Anderson's, and in 1729 to be placed as
the third on the revised register.
The drift of thought is briefly thup. Prior to the Grand Lodge
era there were many lodges in London, indeed in 1723-4 the Engraved
List gives the signs of 51 " public " or " coffee " houses in which
lodges met, 49 of which were in the metropolis. It is hardly likely
that most of these lodges were established after 1717, the year of the
revival, for it seems not improbable that several of them Were in
existence prior to this eventful period. Indeed, there is no reason for
doubting that many lodges were flourishing in London from 1600.
Certain it is that a lodge was in existence in Warrington, Lancashire,
in 1646, and it is not unreasonable to presume that it and others were
organized years before the days of the Ashmole initiation, in England
as well as in Scotland, particularly when it is observed that in Bio.
Hughan's second edition of the " Old Charges of British Free-
masons " {1895), over sixty copies of these old documents are noted
as still preserved as relics of the ancient Craft in Britain, dated from
the 15th century.
The Grand Lodge, so formed by four or more of these old lodges
in London, was the original, the senior of all governing organizations
of the kind which were constituted in England from 171 7 until the
days of 1813. The mother Grand Lodge has had a continuous record
from 1723 (a few years after its foundation) down to the time of its
union in ^813 with the body noted hereafter, and known as the
" Athol " or " Ancient " Grand Lodge.
The senior organization confined its efforts, down to i/24, to the
cities. of Lorldon and Westminster and neighborhood, which was
practically the metropolis, but in that year in Bath, Bristol, Norwich,
and other provincial towns, warrants to constitute were issued, the
influence of the beneficent fraternity extended, lodges were establish-
ed, and the mother Grand Lodge became the fountain head from
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
67
tt'-'^a^Vi'^'l^^^^^^^^^ ''''""'' ^° '^''^' *° ^-^^ Civilized part of
r.rrrS-^ ^A^J^^)^ ^'l l^^^^^' ^^^^^ ^^^ recorded as having in 1717
wefe so nimbSc'd"' "^"F' ""^^ ^ ^S^ ^ °^ ^^e present n^umera^
were so numbered on the revised English list of 1814 viz • the
wa J„t o°'f ?.l d'iUia^ro.^aeira'.. ^^:^^L^^
InvernLsfndleV^ow nT"!^'h "" '^°y^' Somerset House and
Inverness ioage (now No. 4). He was e ected a joinine member nf
Medal "wfir" AT /--S^ ^"''^ °^ ^"ss«^' ^820, having the " Roval
^th Febrt^rv I'^.^'^'i^'^'^^-r"' -"^^^ ^"'^^^^^^ '" the same LoSge
nn.^f r^ '^^^'.^"d, ^as likewise granted the " Royal Medal »
tion.^« .1? / • ' P??"'^"-. fables handed down to us by bySne genera-
^ . t earliest existing minutes of an assembly of masons at YorW
o Y™ ^'r,' fer'+h' S'^"''"™^''. England' " in .he Sumy
oi I orK, tnat William Thompson was its president, and that six
persons were admitted " or initiated " into the fraternity " in the
presence of " severall others brethren Ffree Masons "^'
lod4 hdd Tn'VSrli"? '° *''•' conclusion that there were several
work i. fnli" Y^'^'^shire prior to 1717, and while actual proof of
work IS sometimes wanting, it is not unreasonable to presume that
hefnir'Vll^u ^' Y""'^ '^'^y •" '^' seventeenth centu'Ty (rdeven
before), established about the time of other lodges in LancashTre
c'o"ntinu\7^''"'' 'f P^'-t'^"J^rly - the metropolif \eing sui^Tva^^
^^iroTe^r^tiVrre^^^^^^ °^ ^^^'^ bodies^nder the'
In 1718 Rro Saver was succeeded by George Payne, whose term
s crint'a^H'oI?'^ for the attention he gave to the collection of minu
scripts and old records, the compilation of regulations and a strict
observance of the annual communication '
visiblv" imnrn^lH^'M^""'lV^' ''''*'^ *° ^^^ ^^^'' ^J^^" t^e Craft
visibly improved. New lodges were constituted, and the social
features of the meetings made the work mnr^ inter'>;ttng
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
In 1720 George Faync was rt-clccted. During this year it is
claimed that vahiable manuscripts concerning the old lodges that
existed prior to 171 7 were burned by brethren who were alarmed at
the proposed publication of .'he Masonic Constitutions. In 1720 it
was also resolved that the Grand Master should be named before the
(Li
mm
The Scarborough MS., A.D. 1705, 6r Earlier..
Annual Festival, when, if approved, he should be saluted, and should
appoint his Deputy and Wardens immediately after Installation.
In 1721 nobility patronized the Craft, and John, Duke of Mon-
tagu, was elected Grand Master. On 24th June, 1721, the Grand
Lodge was opened at Stationers' Hall, in .St. Paul's Churchyard. It
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
69
the Queen's Arms sfat^c " ti • 7^ Another, in writing of
70
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
This
at the junction of Newgate street and St. Martin's Le Grand."
would be at the west end of Cheapside.
Under the Duke of Montagu the charges and general regula-
tions compiled by Payne were revised by Dr. Desaguliers, and edited
by James Anderson (who wrote an elaborate historical introduction),
the work being duly and finally approved on 17th January, 1722-23.
In 1723 this first Book of Constitutions " for the use of the lodges "
was published.
The Duke of Wharton succeeded to the position of Grand Master,
and under his regime Masonry progressed. He was followed by the
Earl of Dalkeith (afterwards Duke of Buccleuch), and in 1724 by the
Duke of Richmond. The Duke of Buccleuch was the first to propose a
Board of Relief or Benevolence for distressed Masons. A committee
was ordered to report on the matter, and during the term of the Duke
of Richmond it was instituted.
In 1725 Lord Paisley, afterwards Earl of Abercorn, was elected
Grand Master, and the Earl of Inchiquin in 1727-8. The Craft was
extended to Wales by authority of the Grand Master as early as 1724.
The formation of a Grand Lodge at London in 171 7 does not
seem to have created any feeling of rivalry at York. The Masons of
that old lodge claimed, as previously mentioned, the antiquity of
" time immemorial " (a period certainly which cannot be definitely
fixed, but which might be within the lines of truth, even if it ranged
back to the days of 1600), and were content (in the language of their
own J. G. W. in 1726) that the London brethren " enjoy the Title of
Grand Master of England, but the ' Totius Angliae ' we claim as our
undoubted Right." In other words, the organization of York became
known as the " Grand Lodge of all England."
The Grand Lodge at London was a plant of vigorous growth,
and down to the year 1725 had established a number of lodges in
places other than London. This action naturally stimulated the
Masons at York, and so, to strengthen their position, as weil as to
preserve their .supposed rights, they determined to establish a Grand
Lodge of their own. Accordingly, on the 27th December, 1725, this
private lodge at York met and constituted itself a Grand Lodge, under
the title of "The Grand Lodge of All England," as before noted.
This organization, which became dormant about 1740, was revived
in 1 761, and from that year to 1790 eleven lodges were opened under
its authority, in Lancashire, Cheshire. Yorkshire, and at London, but
it never issued a warrant for any place outside of England. This
Grand Lodge (chiefly local) had but a lingering existence, and died
of inanition in 1792, after its second experience of some thirty years.
About 1726 the office of Provincial Grand Master was instituted
by the regular or premier Grand Lodge at London, and several
appointments were made at home and abroad. A lodge was formed
at Madrid, and another at Gibraltar, in 1728-9, "deputations" being
issued soon afterwards.
In 1727 the privilege of voting in Grand Lodge was extended to
past Grand Wardens, that duty having been restricted to past Grand
Masters in 1724, and to past Deputy Grand Masters in 1726.
In 1728, during the term of Lord Coleraine as Grand Master,
the "ancient office" of Grand Steward was revived (though, as a
matter of fact. Stewards are traced back to 1723), their duty being to
irand." This
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 71
assist the Grand Wardens in the preparation of the Festivals Dur-
waVetbSedTBengaf" ""^ ^°"^^*^"^^^' ^"^ '" ^^So Masonry
In 1730 the Duke of Norfolk, as Grand Master, presented a
stale frthrr'^VM '^' ''r''^^ °^ ^^^"d Lodge, an/a sword of
KW nf ^;^^1 ^"t ^u?^""' ''"•"^ ^^^^ "««d by Gustavus Adolphus.
Kmg of Sweden. In this year a deputation was granted for a Provin-
PennSivania ' ^°' ''' ^°'°"'" °^ ^^^ Y"'"^' ^ew JerseyTnd
mo.;",'''^-'-?^"5'?' ^".''^ °^ Lorraine, afterwards Emperor of Ger-
Senn"es. i"n F^rfncV^lf^drs! inT;;^^' ^^ '^^^^' ^"' °"^ " '^^'^"■
T « PV^l ^°^'' ^'"■"' ^733, it is said that a patent was granted by
Lord Montagu appointing Henry Price Provincial Grand Master
l!i!r England, subsequently extended to North America Doru-
lX " Zf^T '*°'' "°* "''''* '" ^^" ^'■'^^'^^^ o^ the " Mother Grand
Lodge, but there is no reason to doubt the fact of some kind of
Provincial authority having been conferred on Price in I73r ATodge
was constituted by Henry Price during the year at Boston New Enl-
oftm'^rlca." *'' '"' *''* ^^P^^" ^^ *^^ ^"^"^^ register for a^ypaJt
fh.A"!^/^^^ '""^-^^^ '^^'■^ °P^"^d •" Holland. It was also ordered
that lodges ceasing to meet for twelve months should be erased from
he official hst and that if re-instated they should lose their formed
rank or precedence. Additional privileges were given to tTe Grrnd
frrbttC;! %TJS:^' ''^' ^'^ ^--^ omcers^hould be seleTed
About this time irregular meetings of Masons, at which oerson*
LoJge" • ^''^ ''''' '"^ ""^ condemned by r;solu7on of^Grand
In 1729 the Grand Lodge constituted a lodee at ScarbornntrTi «,;*!,
m the jurisdiction of the '' Grand Lodge of llf Enghn7"!^Yo^^^^
and granted three "deputations" for Provincial Grind Ma" e^ ft'
shi^ofSd aa^Srd"' w'^hT'^ '"""^' *'- Grand Mast r-
co!f • Vi? ^'^t . i ^^^^ d'd "°t '•o"se the antipathy of the Ma-
ho?h ITJ^' """l- °^Engand, as some historians have declared for
both bodies continued as friendly as before "cemrcu. lor
VrJnl ?i? ''"°*''^.'' l?"^^^ '^''' "P'' ■'^d ^t " The Castle." Au5ignv. in
France, and warrants to constitute " were issued to lodges at Lisbon
rPortugal) Charlestown (South Carolina), and at Savannah H^
Wes^A/ricI""""'^ P''^"*^ '^'"^ ^''"'^^ for South AmSS /n3
Until 1735, at the meeting of Grand Lodge in Tune the Grand
Stewards were not permitted to vote as individuals but it was then
'Cr MaslfinT"'^' '°d^-^h-ld be constituted afaldge of
DesaiuHer?L J- ""If'tn ^'j""" °^ '^^^^'' ^^^« »"'tiated by Dr.
w^S^^^r •• f ^^ " ^i"^ following year more Provincial Grand Masters
were appointed in foreign parts, such as William Douglass Com-
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
niandcr of H.M.S. " Falmouth," for the British settlements on the
coast of Africa, and British Islands in America; Captain Richard
Riggs, for New York, and others.
In 1739 unrest and friction were rife in the fraternity. Irregu-
larities prevailed, and irregular associations of the fraternity were held
by those who were discontented. The object of these illegal lodges
seemed to be to manufacture Masons. Later on it was urged that the
original Grand Lodge had departed from the Ancient tenets and
practices of Masonry, and certain brethren of Irish origin, Bro. H.
Sadler thinks, styled themselves " Ancient Masons " in contradis-
tinction to the regular Grand Lodge, which they declared was
modern. They secured quite a following, and were so successful thai
it led to the formation of another body, that made not only great pro-
gress, but was an important factor in the spread of Masonry from the
day of its inception. It was in 1751 that this third Grand Lodge was
established in England.
As early as 1730 clandestine lodges were in operation in London,
organizations without authority from the Grand Lodge, and the
making of Masons at their irregular assemblies had, as has been
stated, occasioned considerable unrest. Again, the constitution of
the Stewards' lodge was objected to. The privileges which had been
granted to this lodge in 1735, it is supposed, caused the irritation
which culminated in another Grand Lodge being formed, but there
does not seem to be sufficient evidence to justify such an opinion,
and though much has been written on the subject of secession or
schism, the actual cause of this separate body being established has
not yet been clearly demonstrated; though indeed, it must with con-
fidence be said, that Bro. Sadler's work on " Masonic Facts and
jMCtions " so far " holds the field."
In 1 75 1 the formation of this, another governing body, known as
" The Grand Lodge of England, according to the old institutions " or
the " Ancient Masons." was an accomplished fact. In the register of
this Grand Lodge the first date of the making of a Masoa is May
20th, 1751, and it is asserted that in July, of 1751, there were six
lodges on its register, and about eighty members on the roll. The
earliest records extant show that this Grand Lodge met on the 5th
February, 1752, at the Griffin Tavern in Holborn, and that repre-
sentatives of nine lodges were present. The members styled them-
selves " Ancient York " Masons, but afterwards dropped the name
" York," po.ssibly on learning of the Grand Lodge of .Ml England,
established at York in 1725, which, however, some 15 years later,
ceased to be a working organization until 1761.
The term " .Ancient "* was used in allusion to the fact that the
body had an heredity anterior to any existing body, claiming even
kinship with the traditional assembly created at York in A.D. 926, by
Prince Edwin. In contradistinction, the Grand Lodge of 1717 was
known as the " Moderns." These two terms — " Ancient " and
" Modern " — became the distinctive and popular titles of these bodies
soon afterwards, the " Moderns " being the ancient Masons in reality,
though the others were so designated.
In T77T, John, third Duke of Athol. was elected Grand !^Iaster,
after which time the members of the " Ancient" Grand Lodge were
also known in popular parlance as the " Athol Masons," a term
which is used to this day in speaking of their organization.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 73
: }u tJI^' *^^ ^"''^' °^ ^^tl'ol died. In February of f77c tl,..
ord nSy Ltess anfc a" "^'°l' ''"""' '°' "«^ "•=" 'actio, o
The Merchant Taylors' Hall, Lon
DON.
the rIv':at'^!^s talrlte^l " '^'^'■'" l^^^^^' ^--"^ G-den. where
were favorill'sign 'T'^ho'stelHe: T^J^^^' ''°"^^- ^^'^ ^--
ca..e?':::ro?SpSr t^?;^:rr ^:;^^z f37, and ... ..
Lpper WelHnRton Street. In Stow? Chap V RooU-Vt 7'- ''"""'i^'^'
IS " a map of the Parish of St. Martin n?heF,VlHc" k.^^'L^- P" ^^4.
There is no reference to the Arfnii t *^5,^'^lds. pubhshed in 1755.
in that nei,hborhrd%*?e'^,;e^n'P\^n^s7o%^^^^^^^^ fl^'T ^" ^'^
a map showing Charles street ;,nH fl^l ■ ^- ' ^^*^'' P" '^^ '^
Stow also savf in Book VI Chan vi '' ril^l'"*^ neighborhood,
good and well- built, and Se ^T^L^T^t ^^eal^^g
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
house, much resorted to by the gentry." The iiiodern Turkish bath,
with its attendant luxuries, has succeeded the Hum-Hum of the olden
days.
Flan of London showing Charles Street, Covent Garden.
The feast of St. John, in 1717, was held at the Goose and Grid-
iron public house, in London house yard, on the north side of St. Paul's
Churchyard. This old hostelry was built after the great fire in
London in 1666, although before that date there was a house on this
site with the sign of the mitre. It is claimed by some that the
sculptured mitre, still to be seen in the wall of the present house, was
the actual sign, but this is incorrect, for the mitre means that this pro-
perty—as indeed nearly all the property in the immediate neighbor-
hood—belonged to the See of London. The Mitre public house was
the first music house in London, and the proprietor— one Robert
Hubert, alias Farges— was a collector of curios, which were " daily
to be seen at the place called the Musick house, at the Mitre, near the
west end of St. Paul's Church, 1664." The Goose and Gridiron
Tavern, was, some years after the fire, built upon this site.
The sign was a peculiar one, and those who have made a study
of the subject have given an explanation of what seems to be a queer
combination. The " Tatler " says:
" When the house ceased to be a music house, the succeeding landlord, to
ridicule its former destiny, chose for his sign a goose striking the bars of a
gridiron with its foot, thus making fun of the Swan and Harp, which was a
common sign of the early music houses. Hotten and Larwood. in their history
of signboards, say that it was a homely rendering of a change in the coat of
arms of the Company of Musicians, namely, a swan with his wings expanded
within a double tressure counter flory, and that the double tressure suggested
a gridiron to the passers-by. From Chambers' ' Book of Days ' it would
appear that the house was the headquarters of a musical socieTy, whose arms
were the lyre of Apollo, with a swan as the crest, thai this device was appro-
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 75
priated a. the new siRti when the house was rebuilt after the fire and th.t It
r Garden.
Sign of The Goose and Gridiron.
This tavern, of which two engravings are eiven stood at th^
north end of a small court or square.^alled LondorHouse vard and
MessTs^%eTrK'"& ^°- '' ^-^^ "'^^^ ^°'- the writer, in 189s, by
Messrs. bearle & Hayes, architects, 66 Ludgatc Hill London Th^
fir"tt:r'"^.^'" '^'^^^ ^'^ ^^^^^t by a^eighSntg d?y eooSs
firm, these gentlemen had charge of the removal ..f ft,» t.-t^- ^ ^
stones had four wmdows each. The sip-n nf th*. r«^c j^ -I-^
was directlv over fJ^^ Ar.^1^ ^ ? *"^ Goose and Gridiron
figure wTose7orm did nn7-^- ^"""? ^^e day the odd looking
th^ yard and kenV vSwM "^''^ ^l' ^'^ °^''' ^^^ d°°^ illuminated
fe« '^2"^'/'^^'' ' '"'"'"K^ "' *«y '«'■ '■«1 » depth of twenty
occup,ed by i, pHor to tWs^da.e had™e"part of";?^,„ S^^S
HISTORY OF KREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Mitre Court, and when it was tlrtormiiifd to cnlar|j[c the (ioose and
Gridiron, this court was built upon, the newer building; being five
stories in height, or one story more than the original building to the
west. This addition had a frontage of seven feet. The date of
erection is marked by a carving in stone over the second Hoor window
bearing date 1786. Tliese figures are surrounded by an ornamental
scroll of two semi-circles, curved at each end, joined as in the picture,
resembling an escutcheon, the upper side being surmounted by a
Bishop's mitre, and the letters " T. F." in each" corner.
The Escutcheon on East Front ov the Goose and Gridiron.
The sign and its meaning have already been explained. It was
fastened on the ledge just over the front of the doorway or entrance
to the tavern.
The Old Fireplace.
The fire place shown above was in the anteroom of the first floor
of the " Goose and Gridiron," in the annex which was built in 1786.
HISTORY OF FRKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
77
ed. It was
or entrance
Elevafion.
No. i.-GoosE AND Gridiron Tavern, London
1895.
from drawing,
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The engravincf, marked No. 2, is a reproduction of a picture wbicli
appeared in the London Graphic in 1895, sketched sunie months be-
fore tlie tavern was tiemoHshed. This view, however, does not give
the entire front of the building, that portion to the west, which in-
cluded one-half of the original structure being hidden by the build-
ings on the left and, therefore, not shown.
One has but to stand at the south end of London House yard and
look up at the old red brick front to see that it bears the marks of a
G round Floor Plan
Ist. Floor Plan
(jROUND AND FlOOR PlANS OF THE GOOSE AND URIDIRON TaVERN.
licture wbicli
months be-
Des not give
it, which in-
y the build-
ise yard and
: marks of a
TIISTORY OF FRKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
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8o
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
genuine antiquity. A gentleman versed in old London and the architec-
ture of 1680-1720 assures the writer that the style of the west portion
of the building is decidedly prior to Queen Anne, while the narrow
extension, marked " 1786," bore every evidence of the architecture of
the last days of the eighteenth century. Mr. Brown, the skilled artist,
who reproduced the interiors for this work, confirms that opinion. In
his work for the London illustrated press he has had occasion to nitike
drawings of buildings of the same style as the Goose and Gridiron,
and he says that the opinion expressed regarding the antiquity of the
original structure is correct.
Whatever interest may cling to the outer walls of this historic
Masonic resting place, the interior has charms for all who have read
the early work of the Craft from the days of the Apple Tree Tavern
and Goose and Gridiron, down to the advent of the palace in stone
in Great Queen street, now the central home of British Masonry.
The ground-floor plan shows the entrance from London Yard,
marked A, the bar-room, B, the bar, C, with an opening in the coun-
ter, D. The small room to the north, E, was for the use of the bar-
maid. The staircase, F, led to the upper floors. This was the ground
floor up to 1785. In 1786 the extension to the east was added. This
en- braced that part on the ground floor, G, which was used as a bar
parlor, or smoking room. The approach to the second floor was by
the staircase, F, and less than twenty steps enabled one to reach a
small vestibuled landing, H, on the second floor, and a turn to the
left through a doorway, I, on the south side of the vestibule, showed
the largest room in the house, J, that in which the Grand Lodge was
organized in 1717. The doorway, K, on the east side of the vestibule,
o])cned into the anteroom, L, but this portion was not of the original
structure, but like the parlor of the bar on the first floor was part of
the 1786 erection.
The sketch of the bar-room, with the staircase to the right, gives
the room as it was before the building was demolished. An old resi-
dent of St. Paul's Churchyard states that the appearance of tlie room
has not changed in sixty years, which is some evidence that anterior
to that the bar, with its quaint panelled counter and the turned bal-
ustrades of the staircase, were the work of a carpenter who used his
tools as if he understood them.
W. Bro. Arthur Greenwood, of Maltby Street, Bermondsey, S.E.,
an extensive London builder, had the contract for the removal of this
building, and through his kindness the writer had frequent opportuni-
ties of seeing the last of the old " Goose and Gridiron," and also of
obtaining some pieces of the woodwork, so that he might carry to his
Cauddian home souvenirs of a spot which possesses a flood of interest
for brethren of the Craft.
These bits of timber were the best parts of the rafters that sup-
ported the floor of the room in which Grand Lodge met in 1717. The
skilful hands of a London furniture maker fashioned the wood into a
handsome chair with elaborate carving, and sitting in this chair this
chapter is written.
The staircase as a piece of woodwork had a charm. The treads,
which looked as if they had not been renewed for fifty years, were of
dark wood, and each balustrade was a carefully turned Stick of pine,
while at the fourth step a square piece of hardwood gave a support
HISTORV or IKKKMASONUV IN CANADA.
the architec-
vvest portion
: the narrow
chitecture of
skilled artist,
opinion. In
sion to nicike
nd Gridiron,
iquity of the
this historic
lo have read
Tree Tavern
ace in stone
8i
right, gives
An old resi-
of the room
hat anterior
turned bal-
ho used his
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HISTORY OF I'-KEEMASGNRV IN CANADA.
to the unpretentious landing which led into the pine-sheeted vestibule,
outside of the room where the festival of St. John was held in 1717.
The sketch gives the room as it was in 1895, and an old employe
of the house states that its condition, with some changes in the furni-
ture, does not differ much from its looks of fifty years ago. Indeed,
he says that the changes did not include anything beyond a few mod-
ern pictures, and a glass over a mantel that mu::l have been made, by
its style, sometime prior to the beginning of this century. The walls
were covered with a paper that was yellow with age, and with an old-
time French pattern that reminded one of the faded brocade of the
days of Louis XV. c^ t , . t>
And this was the room where, on the festival of St. John the Bap-
tist, in the third year of the first of the Georges, the celebration was
held and " Mr. Anthony Sayer, Gentleman," was placed at the head of
the Craft as Grand Master. Standing in this room one can scarcely
realize that in so ordinary a place, with such unpretentious surround-
ings, an institution which has to-day its triumph in a world of good
accompHshed, with members in every clime and under every sky,
should have had its commencement.
While tht Goose and Gridiron was being dismantled and while
some of the workmen were engaged in the cellar, two copper coins
" The Goose and Gridiron "' Chair.
HISTORY OF FREEM/XSONRY IN CANADA.
83
The Staircase to the Lodge Room in the Goose and
Gridiron Tavern.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Window in "The Goose and Gridiron" Tavern.
of 1717-19 and a couple of Indian coins were found, which, of course,
add to the interest in the old building and form another proof of its
use as a public house in the early years of the eighteenth century.
Two East India Coins.
These coins were issued by native princes of India, probably about
two hundred vears ago. The engraving is made on both sides of the
coin, but the design or hieroglyphic is so imperfect that it is impos-
sible to trace the coinage. All these coins were found in the west part
of the cellar, under the bar room.
Half-penny, 1717. Half-penny, 1719.
Two English Coins, 1717-19.
In 171 3 a Ned Ward, who was landlord of a tavern in Moor field,
published a book entitled " A Vade Mecum for Malt Worms, or a
Guide to Good Fellows, being a description of the Manners and Cus-
toms of the most Eminent Publick Houses in and about the Cities of
London and Westminster, with a Hint on the Props or Principal Cus-
tomers of each House in a Method so plain that any Thirsty Person
(of the meanest capacity) may easily find the nearest Way from one
House to Another. Dedicated to the Brewers." The attractions of
mSTORV OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
«5
No. 2. The Goose and Gridiron Tavern, 1786- 1895— No. 8- Lon-
don House Yakd— St. Paul's Churchyard— London.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
the " Goose and Gridiron " are celebrated in verso, sonic of winch .s
unquotable, and its " Props " are mentioned, among them —
Dutch carvers from St. Paul's adjacent dome,
Hither to wet their whistles daily come.
And further on it is stated that the " rarities of the Goose and
Gridiron are — i. The odd sign; 2. The pillar which supports the chim-
ney; 3. The skittleground upon the top of the house; 4. The water-
course running through the chimney; 5. The handsom maid,
Hannah."
The Graphic says: " It were interesting to trace these rarities
(except, of course, poor ' Hannah, the handsom maid ' — where does
her dust lie, we wonder?) within the house; but alas! there is no
admittance even on business. The Goose and Gridiron, as we have
said, fell on evil days; there was a 'man in possession' within the
walls which once resounded with melody and the rap of Sir Chris-
topher's hammer, and last May the entire contents were sold off under
a distress warrant. The very sign was sold for a few shillings, and
now does duty as a curio in the conservatory of a private house at
Dulwich. Ichabod!"
Writers have asserted that Sir Christopher Wren, during the
building of St. Paul's Cathedral after the fire, presided over the Lodge
of Antiquity, which met in this tavern, and that he presented the
trowel and mallet used at the laying of the corner stone of the Cathe-
dral in 1675, and that in 1688 he was elected Grand Master of the
Craft, naming Gibber, the sculptor, and Strong, the master mason,
as his wardens. This story, as far as Wren is concerned, is mythical.
There is no evidence of any kind that shows that he was ever initiated
(though it was said he was to be) in the degrees of the Craft.
The Crown Ale House in Parker's Lane, near Drury Lane, was
a third noted meeting place for the English lodges at the time of the
revival and possibly before. Parker's Lane, Drury Lane, off Little
Queen Street, is now called Parker Street. The Crown was a popular
tavern on the north side of this lane in 1717. It was in this house that
one of the old lodges met. The street was called after Mr. Phillip
Parker, who lived there in 1623. It must have been in early days a
street of some repute, for in 1661 are described some houses " lately
in possession of the Dutch Ambassador." There was also a school
in this street for fifty poor boys. There is no trace of The Crown in
the London Directory of 1754 or subsequently.
The crown was one of the oldest of the English signs. It was
emblematic of loyalty and was either used alone or in combinations,
such as The Crown and Cushion. The Two Crowns and Cushions,
referring to the crowns carried before the King at coronation. The
Crown and Anchor and The Crown and Tower were also popular
signs.
■ t.^^^ Rummer and Grapes Tavern, in Channel Row, Westminster,
IS the fourth tavern mentioned in the early records as a meeting place
of the Masonic lodges. Drinking vessels were also appropriate for all
house signs. The fiask or the pewter pot and the familiar jug were
used m numberless instances. The rummer was a well-known drink-
ing vessel. It was a large glass or goblet, which our ancestors form-
erly used after business hours, in conjunction with a long clay pipe
^ ^^^^p^^pg^
IIISTiiKY (II' l-KKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
87
TiiK Sign of the Rummer and Grapes.
wliich frequently required moistening with rum and water, or some-
thing of that ilk. This sign was common in Holland. The only site
known of ihese four public houses is that of the Goose and Gridiron.
Channel Row was originally Canon Row, and was so called be-
cause it belonged to the dean and canons of St. Stephen's Chapel.
In 1686 it was called "' canon " and in the time of Edward VI.
" chanon." In the beginning of Elizabeth's reign it was written
" Channel Row." It was quite a prominent place in thai the dean
and canons of St. Stephen lodged there. It is now called Canon
Row and runs out of Bridge street. One of the principal buildings
on this narrow street is that with the Ionic portico occupied by the
Civil Service Commission, and built for the transport office' in 1816.
There were two public houses on the street in 1700-50. " The
Rhenish Wine House " and the " Rummer and Grapes." Strype says:
" The south side of this Channel Row (Canon Row) is but ordinary,
the Chief House the Rhenish Wine House of good resort." The
Rummer, where the old Craft lodge met, was on the south side, a few
feet from the Wine House alluded to. Smith's Antiquities of West-
minster give the Rummer and Grapes as in existence in 1721.
From 1729 until about 1763 most of the meetings were held at
the Devil Tavern on Fleet Street, near Temple Bar, London. It was
opposite St. Dunstan's Church. Child's Bank, No. i. Fleet street,
stands upon its site. The saints and martyrs were frequently used for
public house signs in London. "St. Paul" was a common sign—
" St. Peter " and his keys another — the Cross Kevs were also com-
mon. .\ noted public house in Toronto. Canada. 'on the north side
of Adelaide Street, near Jarvis Street, fiftv years ago was known
a? '• The Cross Keys." It was a large structure built of wood and
early colonial in design.
The sign of the Devil Tavern is explained in a legend. St. Dun-
stan. who was a patron saint of the well-known parish of that name.
m
Jm.
88
HISTORY Ol' rRI".i;.\l.\S(»NUV IN C.WAnA.
in London, was said to be {godfather lo tin- ilcvil, iliat is to say. to the
sifjn of the tavern known as tlie Devil and St. Dunstan near Temple
Bar. " The legend rnns," says Hotten, " that one day when worCins,'
at his trade of a j^oldsnvith, he was sorely tempted h'y the devil, and
at length got so exasperated that he took the red hot 'tonics (.ut of the
fire and caught his mfernal majesty hy the nose. The identical
pinchers with which tiiis feat was performed are still preserved at .May-
field Palace, in Snsse.x. They are of a very respectable size and for-
midable enough to frighten the arch one himself. This episode in
the saint's life was represented on the signboard of that glorious old
tavern. By way of abbreviation, this house was called The IDevil,
though the landlord seems to have preferred the other saiiitV name.'
for on his token we read 'The 1) (sic) and Dtmstan," pruhably
fi-aring. with a classic dread, the ill omen of that awful iiami."
The Devil Tavern, Fleet Street.
IltSTORY oi- KKKKMASONKY IN CANADA.
89
\hv niKravinn of Meet street, sliovviiifj the " Devil Ta\i
llir M.dlh side nf tlie street, is from an old " steel " |)\ John 11
Ironi i7(K. until .776. when the present l'Veenias(,ns'
.real (Jneen street was opened, the ordinary meetings of tlu
Lod-e were KnuTallv held at the frown and Anelmr in the
I h,s .a.lKc; of the koyal \avy was a favorite si^jn. an.l a note,
with hat siKMi was the ( rown and Anelior in the Strand
I he Illustration from the .Strand shows three houses numbered
ni on
fjiliorn.
liall in
( iraiid
.Strand.
tavern
Tj.e Ckown and Anchor in the Strand— View from the
Strand Entrance.
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IIISTOKY or IKKKMASONKV IN CANADA.
189-191 Strand. TIu- 'fiitrt' lioiisi' was tlio entrance to tht Crown
and Anchoni lavcrii, the main bniUlinjj of wliiili faced the 'east side
of Milford Lane. Strype states in 17.^0 that it was "a large and
curions liousc, with good rooms and other conveniences fit for enter-
tainments."
The original tavern on Milford Lane was bnnied prior to i7<>o.
The Strand front escaped destruction. Tlie entrance was at wliat is
now No. 189 Strand. The Academy of Music was instituted in 1710
in tliis place, and the Royal Society flub, which originally met at
the Mitre in Fleet street, removed to the Crown and .\nchor in 1780,
and met here until the tavern was converted iiito a Club House in
1847. It ^"^'^^ destroyed by fire on 3rd Deceml)er, 1854.
TiiK Crown .\nd Anciiok T.wkun — \'xew trom Mii.kord Lank.
The picture of the Crown and .\nchor Tavern is from a drawing
in the British Museum. The site is now occup' 1' bv the building;
known as No. 37 .Vruiidel street in the Strand, ihis once celebratdl
resort stood on the present site of the Whittingt h O A:, •■ iving als
tin entrance from the Strand. The great room, • In r. pubuo meetings
and banquets were held, was large enough to banquet two thousan.l
persons.
The engraving (A.) of the Freemasons' Tavern shows that build-
ing as it appeared when (irand Lodge first acquired property on Great
Oueen street in 1774. The Craft hall was at the rear of the tavern
a,<d ,>a<] no street frontage until the present structure was erected in
i^-6.^ '7. 'T'iie old tavern was pulled down and rebuilt in i78(), when
the h-,;:lding shown ( 1'..) was erected. " Reillv " was the tenant of the
IIISTORV OF FUEEMASONRV IN CANADA.
91
<'.rand LocIrc and leaseholder of the tavern for many vcars '1 he-
corner stone nf the ha!! wis iji(' lof Vim i— r- ^.. 1 A 1 "n
hrst occiipjcd by the (.rand Lodge on the j^rd Mav, 1776 It had
not been materially altered prior to the Hre of .Nfay. 1883.
(A.) I'Ri-iiMAsoNs' Taverx. Gt. Qukes St., London, Eng., 1774.
Ground Plan, Premises Purchased bv Grand Lodge of Eng-
land, 1774. for the Purpose of Building a
Freemasons' TTall.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IX CANADA.
1 \ r I ; R I
hi ij.Sf) ail c.itjraviiio- of tiic intiTior uf tlio Mall was isMKd a- a
tronti,s]):oce to tl.c T.ouk of CoiistittUioiis. This was tin- conjoint work
of I'rancesco l!artoluz/i, 1-.. |!. Cipriani, T, l"itIiT and llionias Sand-
by, R.A.. the arciiitcrt of tlic Hall. The alU'Ljc.rical i)irturc in ilu'
centre and upper ])()rtinns ni tiic ciioravins; is an artistic addition that
never existed. Otherwise the desi^v„ ..f the Hall is at it was in ijHl).
Since ]--() the nieetintjs of the ( iraiul Lodoe have ,t,^enerallv been
held in the (iraiid l.odije buildiiiiL;- in Great Oueen street, with tlu'
cxcei)tion of snch .qatherin},^- as that at tlie I'lmal .\lbert Hall, when
IT.K.ll. the IVince of Wales, was installed, and' the Jubilee ineelin-s.
of 1887 and i8<j7. The "Freemasons' Tavern " "and the ".Mark
Masons' " Hall adjoin the Freemasons' TTall.
On 4th May, i88_:5, a tire caused bv the overheatinj; of a line broke
out in the Great Hall.
(B.) Fkehmasoxs' Hall axd Tavurx. Grkat Qltj-x Street
LoxDOx, 1790-1867.
he ■• Mark-
ill: Fkkkmasoxs- TTAi.r.. Great Queex Street, ox the OccAStON
'•I' niE l-KSTi\Ai. nv THE .MAS<.xir Sciioo,, E..R Cuus, I Xoo.
Reception to H. R. H the Prince of Wales, ist Dec. 1869.
Interior Freemasons' Hall, 1898.
Op. pii>,'L- m.
HISTORY OK KRKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
S. E. Cor. of Freemasons' Hall. The Fire of May, 1883, Origi-
nated A Little to Right of Open Door in Wall.
.u ^" *^^ ist I^ecember. 1869. a reception was tendered to H R H
the Prince of Wales, as Past Grand Master. ^-^n.
fiirniJh'ed"^" '^^^^^ '^^ ^^^ ""^ '^^ ''''^ completely renovated and Ve-
The engravings given represent an exterior view of the original
hall and an intenor view of the great hall where Grand Lodge met.
Ihe scene is a festival many years ago, when the children of the Royal
bmhr"en ^"'*'*"*'°"' ^°'' ^'""^s P^^sed in procession before the
The "Ancient or Anglo-Irish Grand Lodge" originally met in
1751 at the Turk's Head, Greek Street, Soho. It was then held regi
larly every month, and from the end of 175 1 to the end of 17^2 it met
at various taverns. The introduction of coffee into England produced
signs of various Sultans, and as the actions of the Turkish government
from the beginning of the fifteenth to the end of the seventeenth cen-
turies was a common topic of conversation, the sign may be deemed
an appropriate one for that period. The Turk's Head was at the cor-
nf th.T "^^r""* Compton Streets. Soho. and was the headquarters
of the Loyal Association during the rebellion of 1745
mn J' tl^n '^V/'"'" "^^''•' " '^^' ^°'^'" '" ^'^ memorandum book. " was
more than fifty years since removed from a tavern of the same sien
the corner of Greek and Compton Streets." This refers to theTemo^al
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HISTORY Ol" TKliEMASONUY IN CANADA.
from Greek Street to Gerrard Street. Greek Street, from Solio Square,
to Litchfield Street, was built about 1680. and was so called from the
Greek Church in Hog Lane, afterwards Crown Street, now part of
Charing Cross Road, on the east side of Greek Street. The tavern
was " subsequently removed to Gerrard Street hard by."
In 1753 the Ancient Grand Lodge met at the "Five Bells" in
the Strand, and was held there with few exceptions until March 2nd,
1771, when it was removed to the "Half-Moon" Tavern in Cheap-
side, for the installation of John, the third Duke of Athol, as Grand
Master, and continued its meetings at that house until 27th December,
1784. The " Five Bells " Tavern was near the Maypole in the Strand,
by the site of the Church of St. Mary. The church stands upon the
site of the Maypole.
Objects relating to shipping were popular for signs, such as the
" Ship and Bell," the " Ship and Notch-block," and so we have the
" Ship and Fox." next door but one to the Five Bells Tavern, near
the "Maypole in the Strand," in 1711.
The sun and moon have been considered as signs of Pagan ori-
gin, typifying Apollo and Diana, and rank amongst the oldest of pub-
lic house signs both in London and on the continent. It was at the
Soriii I''m) oi' Fukemasoxs' HAi.r,, Aftkr Firk oi- M w , 1883.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA,
95
IJalf-Moon in Cheapside that the victory of the Duke of Cumberland
at C ulloden was celebrated •" Annually by A Grand Jubilee in the
Mcon, of which the Stars are iiereby acquainted and summoned to
shine with their Imghtest lustre by 6 o'clock on Thursday next in the
Evening."
Of the llalf-Aloon Tavern Stow says " Near unto this Lane (Fos-
ter Lane) but in Cheapside, is Sadler's Hall, a pretty, good-looking
building, seated at the upper end of a handsome square court, near to
which is Half-Moon Alley, which is but small. At the upper end of
which is a Tavern, which gives a passage into Foster Lane and an-
other into Gutter Lane."
iltfttii M Ltidf Si.r,> 4
TiiK Exterior of Freemasons' Hall, 1897.
The Half-Moon Tavern was originally on the north side of Cheap-
side by Gutter Lane. The building is shown in two engravings of
Cheapside made in 1638 and in 1660. After the fire the Half-Moon
was in Half-Moon Alley adjacent to Gutter Lane, Cheapside. It was
a famous feasting house. In March, 1682, Elias Ashmole attended a
Masonic banquet here. It ceased to be a tavern in 1817.
In January, 1785, the meetings of the Ancients were held at the
"Horns Tavern," Doctors Commons. Animals were used for signs.
The Roel)iick and the Stag, the Bull or the Deer, so not only was the
Oecr tribe used, but their horns figured on the sign boards. '
On the 24th May, 1785, the Ancients removed to St. Paul's Head
ui Cateaton Street, near the Cathedral. The St. Paul's Head stood at
6«/^
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UISTORV OP FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
the corner of tlu- .Archway of hoitors ( oiimioiis in Carter r.anc on
the site of Paul's Hrew House and the I'aul's J Kail Tavern. Tlie St.
Paul's Coffee House was afterwards huiU on its sile, and in 1820 an-
other Paul's Head was built in Cateaton Street. Another accoinit says
that Paul's Coffee House stood at the corner of the entrance from
St. Paul's Churchyard to Doctors Commons on the site of Paul's Brew
House and Paul's Head Tavern " by Doctors Connnons' Gate." Here
it met until March, 1789, and on June 3rd, 1789, it was held at the
Crown and Anchor in the Strand. It was at the nieetmg of Grand
Lodfjc at the Crown and Anchor on 7th March, 1792, that H.R.H.
Section of Room in Turk's Head Tavkrn, Gkkkk St., Soiio.
Prince Edward, afterwards the Duke of Kent, was appointed Provin-
cial Grand Master of Lower Canada and " William Jarvys " fur Upper
Canada.
The Grand Lodge of the Ancients continued at the Crown and
Anchor until the union of the two Grand Lodges in 1813, when the
United Grand Lodge met in the Freemasons' Hall in Great Queen
Street, Lincoln Inn Fields. "^
The third or " Ancient Grand Lodge " was also known as the
" Grand Lodge of the Four Degrees," from the fact that its founders
had patronized and recognized a fourth ceremony, or that of the
Royal .Arch.
cr r.aiio on
n. Tlie St.
in iKjo an-
cconnt says
ranee from
L^anl's Brew
ate." Here
held at the
g of Grand
iiat H.R.H.
r., So no.
!»,•
rovin-
fL>r L'pper
LVown and
, when the
•eat Queen
ivvn as the
:s founders
that of the
0|>. |i,ii;>- .«.,
John, J'Ourtii Dukk ok Atiiol, Grand Mastkk ok the Ancient
Grand Lodge.
Op. past- 47.
HISTOHY OF KREiaiASONKY ,N CANADA. 97
Londt\^ol\rc?oV^St tt^ ^^^"^ Lodge at
sisted in working L !Si^:<:^S1^^;J;:''''''"' '^^^"" ^^^^ P"'
.ia.n::;;^S i^^:^.rcri;:ijrr^i^;^: -j^j^y^ or Pa.
petitioned against its passage. In 1774 a nS nf-' ^'f^'"'''" '^^^
chased in Great Queen Street^ Londo.S tL'^ °se o the Sand? T''
and in 1775 the foundation stone of the new Hn?! nn 1 "'^ L*''^^^'
la d, which in May of 1776 was duly opened l" 777 the''Tr' T-!
Masons, then under the patronage of the Dni;. o/^.t! , -'^"^'ent
JO"Fjr MrxRAy,
t ^.^4!^
The " An ieTs'Crt orL^^^^^^^ between these two Grand Lodges,
lodges, as the rit^l of the ?nr" '^""^'^^ '^^ " ^^'^''''' " '"to their
whil (hat of the latter wSs JSZ ^^l ^^"^jdered to be universal,
tures, though the formernw .H ^^ V ^^ T/^'"" '" "^^"y ^f its fea-
to th^t source. The rTguI^Slnn^^^^^^ knowledge of the three degrees
bid visitation by the other body °'^^' ^'^ '^"^">' P^^'"?* *« ^o^"
dersoi;''unTer?h^^d°?e'cUon''orthe"'°"^' ff '^^^^ '^^^ D^- J-« An-
was finally subn." ed T7th januarf "?L?'"^.^°5^^ °^ ^"^l^"^'
but though the Regulations of tSe'^AncSts ''"itfi'^"" authorized.
by Bro. Laurence Dermott GranVi c ^"f '^"^s. 1756, were prepared
called the " Ahiman ReTon.'o^X t"a B^ot^er '^^i' "/ P"'^' '^^'^^
to have been submitted to and n^T,^f /k ?u *' ^^^^ ^° "°t appear
ner. but the book^vas Dermott'. nrK? ^^ ^^^ ^"^'^"^^ '" ^^^ r^^"-
^ UK ^vas uermott s private property until 1785, when he
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HISTORY Ol" FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
presented the copyright to his Grand Lodge for the benefit of the
Fund of Charitv, in a most handsome manner.
A large number of the lodges in the United States and Canada
derived their authority from the "Ancient" Grand Lodge of Eng-
land of which Dermott subsequently became Deputy Grand Master,
the influence of hts work being widely felt in all such bodies. The
principles of Masonic law, as laid down by Anderson, were often very
different to those favoured by Dermott, and this is recognized uni-
versally in the government of all Masonic bodies to-day. Dermott
was a propagandist of a radical kind. His aim was to place the sys-
tem that was supported by his Grand Lodge in the forefront, making
it the only body that should be recognized by the universal Craft as
of ancient origin and actually preserving the ancient landmarks.
As an example of his doctrine he laid down the principle that a
Provincial Grand Master had power " to grant a dispensation author-
izing and empowering any regular and trusty Master Mason to con-
gregate " brethren to " open a lodge after the manner of ancient Ma-
sons," and that there, when "so congregated, admitted, entered,
and made," might be " duly warranted and constituted " into
" a regular lodge." Dermott further held that the two Grand Lodges
of England differed " in makings, ceremonies, knowledge, Masonical
language and installations," and that they were " two distinct Bodies
directly independent of each other." It is quite clear, however, that
the differences were chiefly of a trivial character, for notwithstanding
the prohibition, visitation between the lodges of both bodies was often
indulged in, and foreign Grand Lodges found no difficulty in com-
municating with either organization.
Dermott certainly succeeded to a wonderful extent, so that in-
fluential Masons in England affiliated with lodges under his Constitu-
tion, and the Grand Lodges of Ireland and Scotland recognized the
Ancient Grand Lodge as a sovereign body. His work created so
much unholy rivalry in Masonic circles at home and in the colonial
possessions of Britain, for half a century, that the progress of the
Craft was materially affected and retarded in a marked degree that
spirit of fraternity which should distinguish the brotherhood through-
out the globe.
Dermott's alterations were of a drastic character. He is considered
to have changed the word in the third degree, and to have re-arranged
the signs and words and the methods of examination as to the previous
ceremonies. He also adopted the plan of past masters having votes
in Grand Lodge, and, owing to his persuasive powers, the Duke of
Athol accepted office as Grand Master of the Ancient Grand Lodge,
and at the same time he appears to have so influenced the
Grand Lodge of Scotland as to have the Duke of Athol also
elected as Grand Master of that body, and so also as to the fourth
Duke. His innovations became so firmly fixed in the mind of the
Craft that they continued until the union in 1813, when changes were
made on mutually satisfactory grounds and the rivalry ended.
The distinction of having fabricated the Royal Arch has been
claimed for Dermott, but wholly in error. His exaltation occurred
in 1746, but the degree is referred to in print two years before then
and undoubtedly was worked in London, York and Dublin about the
year 1740, as proved by Bro. Hughan in Tiis introduction to the reprint
of Dr. Dassigny'? " Inquiry."
'wwps^sr-
ncfit of the
IIISTORV oi FREEMASONRY JN CANADA. 99
appeal was sustaincranS ty weTe reinKd Th'^I'n' ^^^^^^V'''
comply with the award and claim, H^Sf-. ^'^^^odge refused to
constitution, as ajrains that o? hn r ^'T^'P ^f 't^ im.ncmorial
other lodge i„ ,f ^l Resolutinnc """^ ^"""^F ""^''^^'^^ ''>' '^ and
remonstrances made^and on e 2otr''MP'''f'^' ''^''''' ''''.' '•^^"^^•
fourth Grand Lodeebv a wrrrnn.f J^^'^''' '779. was formed a
a "Grand Lodg^'oTl^nyanTs^^ofTheT^iv" '^^
zation on V constituted tun inriorll Y„ t J, '^^"*- This organ -
brethren making the r peace with the nr.°"'^°r^"^.T"^P«^^ °" ^^e
years subsequently ^^ P'^""" ^'"^"^ Lodge some ten
8.). SrL^an^SVtd^g-e^^ordllJS^Lll^^^^^^^^^^^^ of Manchester (.777.
the relief of brethren in AnrrU:f throuiTT^S \^ ""^l?^ ^^°° ^o""
In 1778 it was proposed that"he'S^Mas?cr^:nd his ;Sc"^
H3S^" we^^^d^ Vs-olir^ ^-^' -^ ^^^ ^"^e of
female^l^fan^c^-lJrTirriS^^^^^ ,^,t^ ^lSU^.^nr'^^"T^"^V^
boys ten years later by the " Ancients '' Moderns, and one for
In 1790 Prince Edward, afterwards Dnt^ r.( ir ^
at Geneva. He afterwards h e d Vhf L •*• °^^«"^' was initiated
Master of Lower Canada P°''*'°" °^ Provincial Grand
rebeied'lnd s7aSd'a°G^anTLod?' ''' "^^^-^^ °^ ^"^•^"'^>'' ^ho had
Grand Festival ^r^.^ed over by f/eoTke^^f ^"^"^^'^ ^^e
1791-1813. for in Decembe; ,8n HRH^fi;" ST^ ^"«*^'- ^^°'"
elected Gra.jd Master of th^ aSs^o^ t^e '^,St^.^, ^2',^'
Lodge" of 'E?g and^° 7f7)1n' Nov'"',""^' ^'^^^ '^ '''' -'^'-^ ^rand
Prince of Wafes tas e LLd 170 Isxo'' ^^^o H.R.H. George, the
Grand Master from i7qo Trntn ]IV. ? a u "^ ^J appomted as acting
Marquis of Hastings^^^^oi or ' ' T°h. T^T^°S ^^^'^ °^ ^^°'^^ ^"^
which met at York (Toronto^ r'Jj'^ °''^^ ^^j^^^" ^^^ Lakes."
brother. Uoronto), Canada, was named in honor of this
'' -^n^^'^^^^^^^^^^ with the
auspices Masonry made more nrnrrrlcc • X-^""^ ^"'^S^' ^"'^ ""^er its
other organization TherstonZ.!/" ^^'' "^^.^^^^ *'^^" ""^er any
issued by the " Athol " Gr^nd S"^ w^'^^"' '" VpP"*" ^'^"^^a was
in the early days of lod^^.stvlpH '-^f' ^^ ^^^^^^ritiy read in Canada
is nieaning'^^esr The Sand Loie.?TV^°^^ ¥"^°"^" ^he title
side of England. The terrn therfLe ^'^ '' -"'^ "° ^"'"'•^"^^ °»t-
g^^cance. though it stlJ^^^frfo^^^ 5=:^^^^
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HISTORY Ol- IHEEMASONRY IN CANADA.
been warranted bv the Ancients. Ihey lia«l also warranted Provincial
('.rand Lodges ui"N..va Scotia. Oiubec and UniHT (. aiu.b.
It is clanncd tiiat with regard to Nova Scotia, the I'rovnu-.al l.ody
was an independent or«ani/ation and was not re(,u.rtHl o pay ees or
in 1787 Derniott, writing to the W. M. of Virgin loclge. Uahfax.
The Earl of Moira, Acting G.iM., 1790-1812. •
said: "Pecuniary submission is not the aim of the Mother Grand
Lodge. To cuhivate and establish the True system of Ancient Mas-
onry, Unity, and Brotherly Love is the only point in view."
' The work of the Ancients in Upper Canada, however, concerns
IIISTORV OK KREEMASONRY IN CANADA. |0I
f*' .T*"* P«'''!'^"'arb'- The Hrst Provincial (,raiid Master. R.W Bro
VViUiain jarvis was appointed in Marcli. ly^jj, by this Grand Lodee"
H.S successor m office in 1822 under the United Grand Lodge wa.
R.W Bro Simon McGilhvray. In the minutes of the ' Ancient *
Grand Lodge it is recorded that an ancestor of his seconded a motion
dTrn GrandTo'rr * ^o"""'"<^e to arrange a union with the Mo-
It is noteworthy tiiat in the minutes of a special meetine of the
Grand Lodge, held on ,8th May. .8,3. in honor of H. R H ?h^e Duke
vLlV / r ''^' "o'V"«'Iy tlie Provincial Grand Master of the Pro
yince of Lower Canada, although he did not reside in that jurisdic-
tion for nearly thirteen years prior to 1813. H. R. H is stjed "pro-
vincial Grand Master of Ca ,ada." When Prince Edward^the Duke
of Kent, was originally spoken of as having the care of the Crait in
^JafTi' the intention was to make H.R.H. Provincia Grand Mas
IJf iS^e^i ts;^i^!rc ;rr^ SM
duced us to alter that determination, and we have accorriino-lv nl!
pomted His Royal Highness G.M. of the Province of Lower Sda^"
and in another part of the letter also states : " We were unable to con
fer the Masonic Government of both Province^ o^hI. Rr. «i ?r ^
ness. which otherwise we should have bX happf to^iafe don^e "
QueberSCl^th'ff ""1^ °" ^"^ 7th March. ?rZ VTe^jTorn
of 'k^t"G"an^dt':struX'tt"'M'H^'""^
r.fl, Jll"'^ ^^"^^'^ u^* ^""^^^^ ^^'■'y »" January of 1799, and on the
9th of the same month was presented with an address by the "raternitv
gned by -Wilham Grant, D.G.M. of Modern Masonf"'n^^^
Thomas AinslieD.G.M. of Ancient Masons. °?oi His Royal Hilh
i.ess was both an Ancient and Modern Mason ^ ^
Thus m a general way and with the aid referred to as well as
personal exammat.on of the minute books of the "Ancients^' and
C^ln^T^^ '" ""Z '°"'''''>; P^"^"*^^ ^ I'i^torical sketch ofthe four
s^S ff ' ""'? '°'"' ^^ '^'' '"^'d^"t« «f their work, wh ch w"ll
Crafrii^Canrd:."'" '" ^^"^''^""^ ''' -^- -^ progress' of The
In 181 3, on the 27th December, the Festival nf <;* ir.u, ,u
Evangelist, at the Freemasons' Hall in London the tv/o rand
^nt?t^;etiUe^f "t^'T':'^ ^^^t^",^ '75i. joined as one b"3v
unaer the title of The Jnited Grand Lodge of England " The Duke
of Sussex was Grand Master of the former and the^Duke of Kent "he
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HISTORY OF l-REEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Grand Master of the latter, the former becoming the ruler^ of the
United Body. The first Canadian appointment of the " United "
Grand Lodge was that of R.W. Hro. Simon McGilHvray, as
already intimated, who in 1822, reorganized the Craft in Upper
M.W. Bko. H.R.H. The Dike 01 Su.ssex.
Canada. He was invested as Junior Grand Warden by H. R. H. the
Duke of Sussex, Grand Master, on May 12th, 1813.
While the history of the Grand Lodges of England has its claims
upon Canadian Craftsmen, so also has that of the Grand Lodge of Ire-
laniH orcraniypH in i'r20-io. and that of Scotland, which was started in
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
103
M. W. Bro. H.R.H The Duke of Sussex, Grand Master United
Grand Lodge of England.
104
HISTORY or FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
1736, because that under the former at least ten and under the latter
twenty-one lodges were warranted in Canada at various periods.
Masonry in Scotland boasts of ancient records, which run back
to the sixteenth century. In the books of Mary's Chapel lodge, the
oldest Masonic minute in the world is found. As with English Free-
masonry, so in Scotland there has been much of myth and fable writ-
ten, which has been accepted as bearing the imprint of truth, but
the researches of Bro. D. Murray Lyon, published in 1873 in his " His-
tory of No. I and the Grand Lodge of Scotland," have dispelled the
fictions which were credited until almost the middle of the nineteenth
century.
British Freemasons claim the antiquity of York in A.D. 926 when
Athelstan was King, and the story fashioned about his younger bro-
ther. Prince Edwin, and the Craft, was built out of a legend, which
certainly has the '" Old Charges " to support it. The early writers of
the Scottish Craft, with stories also founded upon tradition, connected
the operative abbey builders of Holyrood, Melrose and Kilwinning,
with the speculative Craftsmen of the eighteenth century. The legend
of the Scottish Craft, which links it with the reigns of* the earlier
Scottish kings, is based upon records and traditions which never
existed save in the imagination of the penman, who desired to
etherealize the fraternity and give it an antiquity entirely foreign to its
ancestry.
The earliest Masonic records extant are those of Mary's Chapel
lodge of Edinburgh, dating from July, 1599. From these minutes
we know that there was an office in the operative lodges — the chief
one which then existed — of " Principall Warden and Cheif Maister of
Maisonis," who presided over and regulated the affairs of the lodges.
By Acts of Parliament, passed as early as 1426, the powers of lodges
were defined and the office of warden was created for each trade.
Laurie (or Sir David Brewster), the historian of the Grand Lodge
of Scotland, refers to James L as a Grand Master of Masons, stating
that James IL invested the Earl of Orkney and Caithness with the
ofifice of Grand Master, and that subsequently the office was heredi-
tary in the heirs of the Barony of Roslin.
Lyon in his work shows that all these statements are apocryphal,
and that the election of a " Grand Master " by the Lodge of Edin-
burgh, in December, 1731, is the first instance of the title being used,
and then only in a local sense, as applied to a particular lodge and not
to a general assembly of the Craft.
William Schaw, who was connected with the household of King
James VL, had the superintendence of the Royal buildings and pa-
laces in Scotland, and was known as the " Maistir of Wark " and
" Warden of the Maisonis," This, Lyon claims, is the nearest ap-
proach to that of Grand l\laster in any Scotch MS. prior to 1736. It
is alleged that evidence of the king's control of the Mason Craft in
Scotland is shown by James VI. 's ratification of the election of " War-
dane and Justice " for Aberdeen, etc., but Lyon holds that the office
was a civil one and affords no evidence of the antiquity of speculative
Masonry in Scotland, or of th-? admission of persons other than opera-
tives into the lodges then in existence.
As previously stated, the oldest minutes extant are those in the
first of seven volumes of the Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel),
lose in the
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 105
hunicSTirr! ^T. '^^^ lu '^' ?"^^"' ''""'' ^ P«"°d of nearly three
hundred j ears. Between the period 1599-1668, there are thirteen years
lacking consecutive records, account^ for probably bTthe S
^4 that^pSo'S"'"^^ ^"^ ^^^- *^^ ^^^^-^'^ state^of'fh:'lo;;S5
f„t.=y.?;.!;«°!,*?^ ^°^^^ °^ Edinburgh contains a copy of the Sta-
Daees i^funiV^^ """'^^ 'Y ^^^^^' ^^e transcription SccSpying five
pages A supplementary code of statutes of the next vear riJoof wl«
found this century in the charter chest at EgHnton CaSe a Sov n?
Loige'o; Sane? '^;;^:e^^^' '' M'''^'' ■t.s6TZ\i:'sl:1
authf ntic anSo ' gr at value TvTJ'^TTll ^" undoubtedly
in the possession^ the Lodee onit/nn,-*^^- ^^'^ '"^'^ ^^^^ '^^«"
it warranted the Lodge o^f SLarnJ^k Th! I" '^5^' '? ^^'"^ y^^*"
or of the Lodge of Edinburgh Ho^7. ?^ records of Kilwinning
second code of 1599 '''''"''^S:h do not confain any reference, to this
to op^eraVvfmaTons"^?K^^^^^^^ were applicable
ness of the lodges, although addressed L^t^ r^i^r^nc^ to the busi-
Scotland. As lite as 18^ onfof tl e EdSbTrth'! '^i"'""' ^^"l^^"^' '"
of keeping intact the link that binds fhe specuhdv/S^ 7^'^ '^' T^
insisted that a brother, nominated for the chair nn/h.- ^P^^'^t^^^'
tive mason, was ineligible. He claimed fh.fK;- ° ^^*"^. ^" ^P^*"*"
ered the objection. But befoVe he ^! V . 5 u^ ?" architect cov-
piece of mason's work wh She diHHnS'f ""^ ^' ^^^ *° ^^«^^te a
and with mallet and chirel nresented . "^ ^' ^? operative mason,
the sill of a window P'-esented as an example of his handicraft
.iates^fortrrank of^'mSir'm^^^^^ '^ ^»^°- *hat candi-
for inspection. In °he record refer J^f '^.u^'u^^'l ^ P'^<=^ °^ work
This essay piece was an instkuHnn *° J^^ 'l'"^^^"'" ^"^^^ ^ ^ouse.
weavers, coopers a^d other trade. T."^^"^ he\or^g^d to masons,
proving to the memberf ofa iXe th't "t^^^' a very practical way of
ment was worthy of the honor ^^° ^""^^^ ^^'^ advance-
was finally settled in mTbv S. " n. ^^a^u-^'^.,*^^ ^^''d' wWch
word and 4n were used ^vth^r'' '"''°'^ °^.*^^ ^'"^^t- that a grip.
the twelfth ?entTry! but^aut^^n nmrL'^''"'*'"' ?^'^°"^ "^ '^''y ^^
What was known as '' the squa?r„,an IrH .f'^^'""'^':^ ^« *« this point,
and apprentices when asseSd in 7wi f ^'^'" to journeymen
^^"tn^oTwrfir F^^^^^^^^^ a° ieXe^Lpr '^- '"
In 1707 we find the word " cowan " used in the W^V, • .
found within fiL'n n^iri.To. .httZ Sa^e "InTr ^1''
Cowans and eavesdroppers " were not svnnnv^'.,. .[?'S?.':
io6
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
referring to non-masons. Lyon thinks that while some assign the
word to a Greek origin, meaning " a dog," it may have been derived
from the Celtic " cu," or as a Gaul would say, a " chom, You dog.
The word is use'd by Bro. Sir Walter Scott in " Rob Roy," and is
also found in Mary's Chapel minutes of 1599, but it does not occur
again for a hundred years— 1693. ,.,.„,. .1. •
In the operative lodges, apprentices were prohibited during their
probation, which was generally about seven years, from marrying,
but so were apprentices to trades generally. The apprentice charge
of the Masons is given by Bro. Hugban in his " Old Charges of 1872
and 1895. It was customary, as late as 1739, to grant relief from the
funds of the Grand Lodge of .Scotland to sons of poor operative
masons, but in 1754 that body ceased to make grants for such a
charitable purpose. , . , t a ,^ j o .u
Masons' wages in the old time varied. In Aberdeen, in 1404, tne
sum of i24 i6s. 8d., " Scots' quarterly," was paid to a master mason,
and journeymen were paid "twenty marks (£1 6s. 8d.) Scots, per
annum In 1500, in Edinburgh, a master received weekly ten shillings
Scots (or lod. sterling), and his journeyman nine shillings, or gd. ster-
ling. In 1691, according to the rules of Mary's Chapel, wages
advanced, and were eighteen shillings, Scots, per day in summer, and
sixteen shillings, Scots, each day during the winter. In 1764, in Edin-
burgh, journeymen were paid a mark (i3id.) in summer, and lod. a
day in winter. o t u » j
The election of wardens was generally held on St. John s day in
winter, but in some instances the day fixed was earlier m the month.
As early as 1643 fees of honor were paid. The system in another form
obtains to-day in the Grand Lodee of England.
At Kilwinning, deacons (subsequently altered to mastrrs) on elec-
tions paid eight shillings, and wardens four shillings, Scots' money, to
the lodge. Each lodge had a clerk or notary, who was admitted for
the purpose solely as acting in such capacity. The festive element
was part of lodge usage from 1599, and from the money paid by
initiates a portion was expended " as a treat to the brethren.
The discipline of the Scottish operative lodges was strict, and
penalties were inflicted. Banishment from the City of Edinburgh was
one form of punishment, and masters who acted dishonorably or
erred in their pledges were disciplined by journeymen being
absolved from their engagements. The rules of order in the seven-
teenth century for governing lodges were, in not a few respects, as the
modem regulations, and fines inflicted for infringement were paid to
the " box master," an officer who distributed to the poor. In early
records of Canadian lodges we frequently meet with the expression of
certain sums being " paid into the box," or taken " out of the box,"
being a survival of ancient days. In some of the Scottish lodges
initiates had to present several pairs of gloves on admission, but these
articles so increased that they were commuted for " glove money."
The earliest record of a non-operative being a member of a
Scottish lodge is found in the minutes of the Lodge of Edinburgh,
dated 8th June. 1600, when John Boswell. Laird of Auchinleck. was
present. In the south the first record of an English lodge initiating a
non-operative is that of EHas Ashmole. at Warrington, in 1646. except
the admission of " accepted " Masons in London from 1620 or earlier.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 107
h.M^L?' 'm^'* ^''^°y ^^ ^^'■y'^ ^^'*P^1' States that Boswell did not
hold the office of Warden, but that he was merely present as an
ordinary member, and that, like the other brethren present, he affixed
his mark to the mmutes; also that it was not until 1727 that a brother
who^ was a non-operative was called to the wardenship o? Syl
was -drhe'rSta?;^^' ia'm^^^^^^^ f^'] °^ Scotland
are known as the ''S^Mr:dl^:::^^:rf^^^^
•as' StaU Sk^""r ?• ""'r ^'''^' Orkney 'and CdSrn"es°
hbul(^^us and i^H-H ^u^''r- V°"u ^^^"^« *" ^"'^h claims to be
absurdit;. ^ ^^""^ °^ ^^^'^ documents proves their
i« fnT!l%^'''*J"'*^"u" °^ *?^ ^°''^ " Free Mason." in Scottish minutes
to be found m those of Mary's Chapel, 27th December i(?^r" and
sV" So"cietv oTf '' •" J""".f >'' '725rwhere the lodge Is' designated
a ly I??s met tlhT^'T' ^"^ *^*5 ^7^9 the term is used |ener
of ihe 7t^ cen nr'v r^'"^ to Hughan, in Scottish " Old Changes "
LlnguL^htrS"^^^^^^^ ^'^Tl!^"^ adoptelthe
''""h^'I: r r-F ^"^ ^^^ I'^eThaTp-^rS?
of T • vlu^^ operative slater was " entered and past" in the iXe
sons of Sir William Al'alif of M^n.trie^'ifdtas'ln^Sra' C^!
.r.„„e. LT}i •■:Cr1U?:H r^a^aTa-n^^^^^^
rtfemrto^duSw m'" ^"«9™'y h-v Muently Asserted that twl
noweman introduced Masonry into Canada bv establishine a lodo-f in
uUh "IZtlce'S' "" '"'i?'- ^';™"' "W* i» noJfmproblw"
Dut tnere is no trace of any such organization.
Led Je fomed'ln f-r.^uT^ '" ^".^'^-"^ ""^^'^ ^^^ ^"^^"^1 Grand
mS;? 5 r7^^7 Had a sympathetic influence, which in 17116 led
nf Sfnl^^ •'°"* °^ *\'. ^J^"^ ^°d^^ °f Scotland. The earliest records
of lodge mmutes which refer to the election of Grand Master are
X da?a tnn°e?t^L°^7(Sr^rp^¥""'"^" -^i<^' -"'^n the
only data connecting St. Clair of Rosslyn w th the fraternity On
29th September, 1735. " the chusing of a Grand Master for ScoUand "
Wilham St. aair was made a Mason, and on the 2nd June he was
; uaT" On *t^h/XV^ ^f °" 9H'\ ^' " P^y'"g »"to the box a
?? ^A Jv. f ^ .^J'^r"'*' '736, John Douglas, of the lodge of
fnf • ^'^J ^^^T^ T^^ ^^^ Canongate Kilwinning, and was
nr.hnnt f P^'^^^M T ""'c^V ^'' ""^^^^ out a scheme for bring-
Sfnr^H W%^ l^^f •' ^°'' Scot and." The members of this lod|e
^^.^'^^.S^':^.^-^^^,P'^^-' who eight da?s
before the Grand election was " raised
as a Master Mason.
The four lodges having the organization of a Grand T-odge in
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONUV IN CANADA.
hatid were " Mary's Chapel," " Canongate Kilwinning," " Kilwinning
Scots Arms," and " Leith Kilwinning." These lodges after a confer-
ence decided that on 30th Novembe., 1736, the Grand Lodge should
be instituted, and the Grand Master elected. The meeting was held
at Edinburgh, when thirty-three lodges, out of the one hundred or
more invited, were represented, each by its Master and two Wardens.
It was long declared by historians that William St. Clair, of
Rosslyn, held by virtue of kingly appointment the office of hereditary
Grand Master of Scotland. Whatever office he may have held had
naught to do with speculative Masonry, and his alleged protectorate
of the Mason craft is mythical. It is stated that he (St. Clair) ottered,
prior to the formation of the Grand Lodge, to resign the so-called
position of hereditary Grand Master, but all evidence shows that in
any preliminary proceednigs held by the lodges to promote the
organization of a governing body, there was no allusion to St. Clair
or his authority over the Mason craft, or his withdrawal from the
aforesaid office. When the meeting for the formation of the Grand
Lodge was held " St. Clair, of Roslin," or • Rosline," with a maema-
nimity more apparent than real, handed in his resignation of all claim
to the ancient privileges, which tradition had assigned to his family.
This startling and unexpected action, with such evidence of zeal for
the fraternity, dazzled the eyes and won the hearts of those assembled,
and before mu-:!! thought could have been given to the subject, the
question was settled by William St. Clair, of Rosline, being elected
as the first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. In 1737
St. Clair was succeeded by the Earl of Cromarty.
In 1743 the first military or field warrant was issued by the Grand
Lodge of Scotland to " sergeants and sentinels " of the 44th Infantry,
but it never appeared on the roll, the first in that respect being No.
58, in the 12th Foot of 1747, and in 1756 St. Andrew's lodge, No. 81,
Boston, Mass., and Blandfoid, Virginia, were warranted by Scotland.
Tliese numbers are according to the Scottish register, but they are
sometimes reversed.
The earliest of the Scottish lodges warranted in Canada worked in
1819. There were twenty-one in number, located in different part.* of
the Provinces, all of which are now in the Confederation, 1819-1878.
The original numbers are given:
34 SI
31.i
4.6
4"*
3i'
361
36.5
379
383
4"
4^3
4'S
430
434
4.16
45"
454
4S7
476
€ia
("a
1145).
Nam.'.
I.iKation.
Quebec.
Halif
fax. N.S
Dartmouth. N.S
.Montreal
Halifax
Ilalilax
Halil.nx
N. Sydney, C. Breton.
Charloltetown, P.IC.I..
Lilifax .
St. Andrew's ScotH
Ihistle
Acadia
Elgin
Burns
Athole ...f
Keith '
Royal Albert
Victoria
Scotia
Virgin j Vr'ilmot, AnnapoL
Albert Shelburne
-Scotia i Yarmouth
Eiorado ; Wine Harbor
Cononl i Shelburne
St. Mark, BailJeclc C. Breton
Tasker Newfound and. .
Ophir Sautfecn .
Hari-Hir Ctrace . Newfoundlaiul.
(vinK Solomon ... . Montreal. . .
Vriryle Montreal
1819
■84.5
i«47
1848
ivV,,
1S14
lKf.4
■ro.,
'§ <
lS>yb
■ C<.7
|K;8
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
" Kilwinning
ifter a confer-
Lodge should
ting was held
e hundred or
two Wardens.
St. Clair, of
of hereditary
lave held had
1 protectorate
Clair) otfered,
the so-called
shows that in
promote the
1 to St. Clair
wal from the
of the Grand
ath a maema-
n of all claim
to his family,
ce of zeal for
ise assembled,
; subject, the
being elected
ind. In 1737
by the Grand
14th Infantry,
;ct being No.
odge, No. 81,
by Scotland.
but they are
ida worked in
erent part.* of
n, 1819-1878.
109
Year.
1819
18^7
.84.,
.847
•84A
.85.
i8;8
|8V„
.8.4
lKf.4
iffel
■8
■e't>6
.8(,7
i.St8
'':«
T u ?" M^'^r^ *'*'ir".'\^* ordered to be granted to St. Andrew's, St.
John s, Newfoundland, No. 431, but there is no trace here of its
havmg been erected.
The connection of the Scottish Craft with Canada date.s from
1757, when a Provmcial Grand Master was appointed to take charee
of the lodges under that obedience in America, it being ordered on the
14th November, that a commission be made out and passed under
the seal of the Grand Lodge, constituting and appointing the Right
Worshipful Colonel John Young, Provincial Grand Master over all
the Lodges m America holding of the Grand Lodge "
In 1768 James Grant, Esq., Governor of the Province of East
Florida, was appointed Grand Master of North America, Southern
District, and in 1769 Joseph Warren, Physician, was appointed Pro-
vincial Grand Master of the " Lodges in Boston."
.- ^"A^^J^^^:. ^^34, James Law. Esq., was constituted Provincial
Grand Master, over all the Lodges in North America holding
charters under the Grand Lodge of Scotland." He was succeeded
o,i the ist August. 1842, by Sir Allan Napier MacNab. who was
appointed Provincial Grand Master of Canada. On the loth
February 1841, the two Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada had
been politically united as Canada East (Lower Canada) and Canada
Ei £?rM^"^'^-^^',.^"^-°.".*!?^c?'* ^"«^"^*' ^«53. the Province of
Canada was Masonical ly divided. Sir Allan retaining the Provincial
Grand Mastership of the latter, which he resigned in 1858; whilst
Srrln^R^?'' VY''?^°^' ^^^- Q"^b^^' ^^« appointed to the
ormer in 1853, as stated, and resigned in 1858. These appointments
lapsed with the resignations of R. W. Bros Harington aSd MaXb
aforesaid on he formation of the present Grand Lodge of Canada
of thfcmnS^Lod^^n V?'^.? '""f " P^r^"^"* P^^* '" *he institution
of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, a word regarding one or two of its
X^Bro'wfr^f **^' ^^"^*^'^" Crfftwilfnotbearss n
1835 Bro. James Graham was a successful officer. Lyon in his
history, says that under this brother's reign, which extended ove? tvvo
years, a new generation of members had sprung up, who beine no
C Unr ^'T''' ^^""^.^^ harmoniSusly^iS; Gr^'nd Lod^e
After eight years of comparat ve prosperitv Marv's Chan*.; «,ac ;«
volved in fresh troubles tLugh t'he?ulSbillJl7f it^th^n SU^^^
rtir'^'prfr^'l- "^P^""^.' ^"^ P'-^- Graham was recalled to the
chair. Ere his retirement, in 1849, the Lodge had reeained both
TT^ T'^^l^rr- .^?. ^'^^^"' ^'^' initilteiTn sSg Rov2
Arch and affiliated with Mary's Chapel in 1834. He was slnLr
Gra.^ Deacon of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. 1838-41. and was one
of the organizers and first writers of the Fund o Scottish Masonk
RrHTemitrT.;.^"'^^* J'^P'l^ ^"^ '"^"^ber of the Scottish
Rite. He emigrated to Canada in 1854, and was W. M. of a lode^ in
eJt Torn;:;n''" T ^i;'"^ ^°^^^ °^ ^"^'^"^- "^ afterwards r!sii
was nJted C'hTs wfnHl' T "'}'}^Ser oi a banking institution, and
r.w !? I • '".^'y, disposition, thorough uprightness of char-
Carreer Trnr"?'"' ^'^^ George Graham, the second Laird
Lodse No! il ^^''^ '" ^°''""*° ^'^^ S*- Andrew's
Another Scottish Craftsman was Bro. William Hav. architect of
, 10 HISTORY OF FREEMASONUY IN CANADA.
Edinburgh, who was initiated in Canada, in St. John's lodge. No. 75,
Toronto, and on returning to his native land, where he took up per-
manent residence, he was admitted an honorary member of Mary's
Chapel lodge. He also affiliated with St. Andrew's lodge, Edm-
burgh, and became a member of the Grand Committee of the Grand
Lodge of Scotland. In May, 1871, he was nominated as the repre-
sentative of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia, near the Grand Lodge
of Scotland, and in 1871 represented the latter Grand Lodge at the
conference on the Mark Degree, held in London, between the
Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland and the Mark Grand Lodge.
Bro. Hay was a skilled architect, and many important buildings m
Canada and other colonies were from his design. Under his direction
St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, was restored, and the fac-smules of
Masons' marks copied by Bro. Hay from the interior of the ancient
edifice, all of which were reproduced by Murray Lyon, in his history
of Mary's ' hapel lodge, are valuable contributions to Craft history.
The . ity-ninth Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
was John, third Duke of Athol, 1773. This is the same nobleman who,
in 1771-4, was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England, accord-
ing to " Old Institutions," better known as " The Ancient Grand
Lodge." The thirty-second Grand Master of Scotland was John, 4th
Duke of Athol, 1778-79. This nobleman was Grand Master of the
Ancient Grand Lodge of England in i775-8i, and again in 1791-1813.
The forty-sixth Grand Master of Scotland was Francis (Lord Kaw-
don). Earl of Moira, afterwards 1st Marquis of Hastings, 1806-07, who
was Acting Grand Master of England, 1790-1813.
There is some doubt as to the exact date of the establishment of
the first Masonic lodge in Ireland. The earliest minutes are found in
what is known as the Province of " Munster Records in which we
find the history not only of a private but of a Grand Lodge in 1726.
But in the minute book of the Corporation of Cork, on the 2nd
December, 1725, it is recorded " that a charter be issued out for the
Master Wardens and Society of Freemasons, according to their peti-
tion," and in the same year in the list of books sold at a store on
the north side of College Green, Dublin, there is mentioned Ihe
Constitutions of the Freemasons, 2s. 2d.," so that it is not improbable
that there were some lodges in Ireland which would require copies of
these regulations. ^ , A/r„.*.„^
In December, 1726, at a meeting held at Cork, a Grand Mas er
for the Province of Munster was elected, who continued in office tor
four years, when another Grand Master was chosen, who in 1731 was
succeeded by Lord Kingston In 173? we have the "-econi o the
formation of a Grand Lodge for the Kmgdom of Ire and, at Dublin
with Lord Kingston as Grand Master, but Dr. W. J. Chetwode
Crawley has discovered traces of a still earlier organization in the Irish
'"^ "^Gouid thinks there was no authority whatever to suggest that the
jurisdiction of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Munster extended
beyond that province. The records end on July 26th, 1733- Lord
Kingston, who was, as has been stated, Grand Master at Dublm. acted
as Grand Master of both Grand Lodges in 1731, in fact, he was elected
to preside over the Munster Grand Lodge the year after his first
elertion to the position of Grand Master in the Dublm Grand Lodge.
HISTORY Ol" FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Ill
There is no trace of the Munster warrant in " The First Lodge of
Ireland," at Cork, which was chartered from Dublin on the ist
February, 1731, by Lord Kingston. The year 1730 is given by
Anderson, and by Spratt, the historian of the Irish Craft, as the date
of the institution of the present Grand Lodge of Ireland. Both the
Grand Lodge of Ireland and the Grand Lodge of Scotland recognized
the Grand Lodge of the " Ancients " in London in 1779.
Gould explains the loss of the records of the Grand Lodge of
Ireland by noting the assertion that the early minutes were placed in
the hands of some person for transcription, who demanded such an
excessive payment for the work that, fearing he would not receive any
remuneration whatever, he confiscated both copy and originals. The
iir.st Book of Constitutions in Ireland was published in 1730. It was
mainly a compilation of Anderson's of 1723.
An incident in connection with the Grand Lodge of Irdand will
be of interest to Canadians. It was in Ireland that Elizabeth St.
Leger, daughter of the first Viscount Doneraile, was initiated into
Freemasonry about 1710. History relates that she hid herself in a
room adjoining that in which the lodge worked in Doneraile Castle.
She married Ricliard Aldworth, of Newmarket, in the county of Cork,
who was a distant relative of the late W. Bro. Mattice, a P. M. of
lodge. No. 235, Paisley, Ont. The early period fixed for this unique
inception is most remarkable, but the evidence discovered of late years
abundantly confirms the fact.
The first lodge warranted in Canada by the Grand Lodge of Ire-
land was in 1841, when a warrant was issued to a lodge at London
Canada West.
The following is a list of the lodges warranted under such
auspices:
N...
d 63.
hi 5')
b209.
1)21 1 .
h222.
■A22(>.
C221 . .
hi.l' ■
a232. .
8236. .
a-'37--
3238..
a-'H.I
b286..
b.l-M..
b.V=i«--
Lixation.
St. John':
il''"?';" •• I" "• M- 20th Rest. (King.ston, U.C.,) 1847.C0. ,
St. Johns jLondon, U.C
Middlesex Ft. Stanley
King- Solomon H . . , Toronto
Kinjj Hiram jlngersoll ■■■■.■■...........".
Montreal . . .
Hamilton ^ ^
St. Thomas
Nobleville
Quebec
Dunnvillo
Kingston
York '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.
Brantford '
Binbrook ' ' [
Stratford
Si. Davids.,
j Independent
jU'ellinjfton. .
Leinster ....
,St. John's. ..
I Brantford . . .
Binbrook . . .
War.
ranted.
a— Warrant not returned to Ireland,
b— Warrant returned to Ireland.
^^~r"rii?r''''''^ * ^'^''' Warrant, 1752-1847; now Antiquity Lodee, O.R
d -Field Warrant, Regt. left Canada, 1853. ^ ^ ^ '
1748
1844
1841
1851
•847
185.
1847
1852
'853
"''54
«8.S4
'8.S4
1821
1850
•853
•85s
•85s
. Que.
The history of these lodges is given in the chapter devoted to the
Irish lodges in Canada.
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HISTORY Of FREEMASONRY XN CANADA.
CHAPTER VI.
The Antiquity and Origin of Armorial Devices. — Heraldry
AND ITS Language. — The Arms of Masonry, including
Those of the Masons' Company of London and Craft
Grand Lodges in England and Canada.
If Freemasonry be a science and a system of morality, veiled in
allegory and illustrated by symbols, surely heraldry may also claim
to be based upon much the same lines. From time immemorial —
yea, from the " time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the
contrary," we know of emblems, insignia, devices and symbols in use
by men and women. And while in St. Paul's vessel the figures of
Castor and Pollux, the heroes of Greek mythology, were painted
upon the foredeck, the insignia of the twelve tribes of Israel have been
found fitting and appropriate for the Royal Arch or Capitular sys-
tem, which now forms so important a feature in Masonic work.
However much of antiquity may be claimed for heraldr}', it is
certain that, although the first mention of a herald in England was
in 1 137, heraldry did not become a factor which contributed to his-
tory until after the twelfth century. During the reign of Richard
III., 1483, the Heralds' College became a corporate body. Yet an
old authority jocularly asserts that our first parents, if not in posses-
sion of much of modern habiliments, were lawful bearers of coats of
arms, which with Adam was a shield gules, and with Eve another
argent, while after the fall Adam bore a garland of fig leaves, which
Abel quartered with argent, an apple vert, in right of his mother.
Others claim that the ancient Egyptian kings had armorial
bearings, and that even the gods of ancient Rome were not averse to
being so honored. One chronicler even gives Tubal Cain having, as
his arms, a silver hanmier on a black escutcheon. We know that the
North American Indians have tokens or figures, in pictorial form,
representing the symbolic name or designation, by which a family or
individual is known.
The words used in heraldry are either French or French words
anglicised, or rendered conformable to the English idiom. Thus,
the word " engrailed " is derived from the French word " engrele,"
meaning that some article has notched or broken ends, like a sheet
of paper torn so as to leave jagged edges.
Shields, which were in heraldry also called escutcheons or scutch-
eons, from the Latin scutum (shield) were made originally of metal
which was chased or beaten into various devices on hard wood,
which was stained or painted, or the skin of some animal specially
selected for the beauty of its marking.
Noblemen bore their arms blazoned on their shields which they
carried in battle. These shields varied in form, but that known as
the Norman or kite-shaped shield seems to have been the most
graceful and popular. When in actual use the shield was held in
front of the knight, so that the dexter (A), or right side, and the
sinister (B), or left side, covered the right and left side of the knight
carrying the shield. Therefore, the side of the shield opposite to the
left hand of the person looking at it, is the dexter or right side, and
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. H3
*ll•*MP/??^''*^\^*' W ''^"'^ ^^' """t**" or Je^t «de- The top of the
shield (C) IS the chief, and the bottom (D) the base. ^
Ihe field of the shield or escutcheon in heraldic languaee is di-
vided into nine parts or points, viz.: ^
E. Dexter Chief.
F. Sinister Chief.
G. Middle Chief.
H. Dexter Base.
I.
K.
L.
M.
Sinister Base.
Middle Base.
Honour Point.
Fesse Point.
Nombril Point.
G H^^of F."J r?'"*P S"!"*^" *'* *=*"*^^ ^^""^ quarters, as in E. F
Sr.XSfer?' quints ^^ '"' "^ ^^^ '"^^^^' ^^^^^ ^ ^ '* »
lines^tethlTnr''^ ^"f "P ""■ *?'^'^"^ '"^o «"y "»'"ber of parts by
&o eact oth«r -H t .^^^ertical drawn through it at right an^
gl' rifbetr rlartsVr'rrf *° '^ ^"^^^^'^ °^ ^'^^ ""-''-•
#>
1
\ '•
8.
3.
7
V-
6.
7.
^
of eighf ^" """'"^ '^''^''^"^ *"*° "8^^^ P*'"^^' '^ described as* quarterly
forms. o„. o, fifteen given inbook, on °hValdrra,e eS^/i^"""""^
A.
B.
Kngrailed.
Invected.
Indented.
D.
«-J i— I LJ LJ
Kmbattled.
"4
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
These forms will be found in connection with the arms of the
old Masons' Company and ihuse of the modern Craft
The tinctures or shades of color used in heraldry are of three
kinds, metals, colors and furs, and although the first two mdicatc a
distinction, they are both really colors in the ordmary acceptance of
^^'^ ThT metals are gold, or " or." which is written in full, and silver,
or argent, the abbreviation being " arg." There arc hve principal col-
ors, viz.: Blue. r^l. black, green, and purple, the heraldic erm»
being azure, gules, sable, vert and purpure. or abbreviated, az.
gu7sa.!vert. and purp.. respectively. The word "azure" .s a cor-
Fuption of the Arabic " lazur." a copper ore found in Persia and China,
'•gules " is said to be from the French " gueule.' signifying the throat
and jaws of an animal, from whence the word gullet, with the deep red
color of those parts. One can imagine a victorious warrior after
fierce battle, resolved that his shield, red with the blood of his an-
tagonist. should always retain its ruddy color The derivation of the
word " sable " is uncertain. It is claimed to be the most ancient and
endurable of all colors, and is probably derived from the color of the
sable's fur. dark and black. " Vert." or green is from the French
word signifving green, while purple is derived from the Latin pur-
pura." originally the purple fish from whence the color was obtained
in heraldry, whatever is placed upon the field or surface of the
shield, whether it cover the whole or part of it, is ca led a charge
These charges are divided into three different classes, known as
honorable ordinaries, subordinaries and common charges. Ihere
are nine of those styled honorable ordinaries, and these are composed
of right lines. Four of these ordinaries, which more particularly
concern the arms of Masonry, are known as the pale, the fesse,
the " cross." and the " chevron."
The Pale.
A.
The Fesse.
B.
The Cross.
C.
The Chevron.
D.
The pale is a perpendicular band placed in the centre of the
shield and occupying one-third ot it. l-ig. A
The fesse is an ordinary, crossing the shield horizontally, of the
same width as the pale. Fig. 15. ,. , , j
The cross is an ordinary produced by a perpendicular band, one-
fifth the width of the shield (or if charged one-third), meeting a hori-
zontal band near the fesse point; the four limbs thus formed being of
the same width. Fig. C. .
The chevron is formed by two bars, one-fifth the width of the
shield, issuing respectively from the dexter and sinister bases of the
shield and conjoined at its centre. Fig. D. An example of this form
IS found in the first quarter of the arms of the Grand Lodge of Can-
ada, a pair of compasses being extended on 'the chevron.
HISTORY or FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
"5
To mark the dignity and distinction of the ancient guilds, opera-
ive association* and the livery companies which existed from early
times coats of arms consisting of charges displayed according to
heraldic custom, on shields, banners and seals, were borne These
insignia harmonized with the trade which each particular company
or Wlowship had in charge. The Company of Masons was founded
probably about 1200 and the arms granted them by the KinR-of-Arms
in 1472-3. are described as j k ui rvrnis
"A field of sablyi. a cheveron silver grailed, thre castclles of the laine
The Grant of Arms to The Masons' Company, 1472.
wi.^^v,"^ ^""^ or heraldic honors were granted to the comoanv or
blTSjnVcXrmed T ''^ "^^^^^ °^ "^^^'^^' -^' clSnTg^ul"
heKinTff ArmJ I? ',^ P^^'".' ^^' ^''^^^^d ^V ^^e crown through
the cSune oT J^nnl ''f^ the insignia, which were most suitable
to tne calling of the applicants— either tools or any other emblem or
device which symbolized their calling. ^ emoiem or
Several of the old manuscript constitutions which were written
hVctrof°ar?nTof"the\v^ °^^" ^^^^^^'^ iHuminSs
Zlr^f^u- . Worshipful Company of Masons of London
one of which is reproduced in Hughan's "Old Charges " i8oc
ii6
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
this Masons' guild are those from which were derived, in pwt at
least. trprefTnt arms of the Grand Lodge of England, and. m
natural seouence, those of the Grand Lodge of Canada.
The Masons' Company was one of the early and important
puilds of England, and obtained its coat of arms, as stated, in 1472;
rhe Drapers^ Company was granted arms in 1439. and the Masons
Comoanv was fifth on the list thirty-three years later.
The CTOundwork or surface of a shield is rather fancifully said
to be called the field because the <=hayp or devjces laid u^^^^^^
originally represented deeds done upon the field of battle. Thus^ a
field of sablys" means that the ground color or tincture is sable or
black (stSy, a very dark grey), with "a cheveron," which may
be said to represent two rafters of the roof of a house, in silver and
^ grSled " that is, with notched edges placed between three cas-
i6to,
^(^ (.(f^^ 62^**iA^ ^<>.ffi^
^ i^\,^JhZlfU m^ fry "■'ft^' ^'^
The Masons' Arms from the Hari.eian MSS.
From tlie British Museum Harleian MSS., 6860. of about A.D.
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Ifr HprnJ^/^Tu".*^^* ''' ^^''''^ ^^^^^^ '" silver, and " garnyshed "
or black I'n 7uT"^lT '"' "'"'°"^ " °^ ^^^ '^^^ '" ^^at >s. i'n s:bie
or Diack. In the chevron a cumpas of blak," that is, on the chev-
Burk\-sTS.r?'"'^' T'l^ '''''''■ I" the arms as describtlln
«urke s G-neral Armory, the chevron is plain.
T^fh 7l«.^^^ I ^^h*^';^" 's engrailed, but in the beginning of the
17th century ,t was plain. Bro. Edward Conder, in his valuable
work on the history of the Masons' Company, of ^hich he was the
3^ ^^i^ '"v:(2.</l„„;:<
JN-ISgp^oTi^ Td^*^ enir TRV5T. •
The Masons' Arms from the Harleian MSS
^^^^From the British Museum Harleian MSS.. 472. of about AD.
nS^'J" '^^^"^' ^•'•"^^ *h^* the adoption at a later period of the
£ ''thrmnJ" P'^T.*?^ "" ^"^•"^■'^'^ «"«' -^y be dtfe^o the fa
aXecfriSrtttc^uarT'^'^^^ '^^^^^"^^ ^° ^^^ '^ ^^eir arms^
insta,Ke7 S mo'tto"S''/v "^ 'k'''^" '■*' °"'y ^°""d ^" °"^ ^'^ two
a nd h?" r ! , t]".^ achievement was " God is ovr Gvide »
and the earliest example of its use was on the tomb of Wiulam '? -
vvn in St. Helen's Church, Hishopgate, London ^^"
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There are two of the early 17th (1610) century MSS. in the
Harllian coSection. No. 6860 and No. 47^, now in the Br.t.sh Mus-
eum which contain plates of the Masons' arms with the motto In
fhr'f ord is aU our Trust." This motto is not found prior to 1600,
»nd as the chanee in the arms was made about this date it is suiv
nosed tiat with It was associated that form of the old guild motto^
fri894 the^Tasons- Company resumed the original motto of God
'' °"ln^thl'^firlt named, the arms are given with an engrailed chevron
betvveen three e"aborae castles, in the second it is a plain chevron
between three towers. There is no other reason given for the change
otetSan that suggested, viz.. that the tower was easier to engrave
'^*" Ihe Sinai parchment giving the grant of arms to the Masons^
Companv wfs lost'from the middle of the ^8th century but was fou_n
!; 1871,' purchased by the Company, and is nov, m the Lritish
^"'Sle Holme, born in 1627, a member of the lodge of Free-
masons"' Chester i'n 1688, also a herald and -metimes deputy to he
Garter King-of-Arms for five counties mentions in his book, the
AcIdemS of Armory, or storehouse of Armory and Blazon, &c.,
fhe facTthat he was a Mason, and thus alludes to the Masons' Com-
pany of London:
"I cannot but Honor the FelJowship of t^^ Masons because of lU
Antiauit r^d the -;.^as be^ng a ..nber of that Sooety. called^Free-
reS\o"o.rar/r: rSltaveUn born in Coats of Armours."
Bro. Conder alludes to the fact that the King-of-Arms of the
"Southe Marches" granted these arms, which shows that it was to
the Masons' Company at London, and not to the guilds all over he
Sngdom etherise the grant would have been countersigned by the
thict -o^::^.^^^" ^::;^^'l^fpp^7^^
representation of the arms of the Freemasons, the blazon being:
" Masons or ff-ee Masons S. on a Cheueron betw. 3 towers A., paire of
^!t^nd d S (of oldc the towers were triple towered); the crest, on
Twrelth a Tcwer A. ^ The Escutcheon is cotized with two columns of the
Jorinthio; oSer. O. Motto is ' In the Lord is all our Trust. &c.
In earlier books on heraldry colors were indicated by letters,
thus "O'' for a shield indicated gold (or), and S.. that it was sable.
THii Masons' Arms, from the Randle Holme MS. about
A.D., 1680.
luse of its
ailed Prec-
ise of their
; Armours."
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. ng
colult nowan ef/enda, SlZ^^' °?'^' °"^ '" ^^'"^^ ^'^ '^^
Gernfa^arch'Su^e'to^thl^^^^^^^^^^^ ^"-n in
was founded about ^o A D ht fh. i • ^•^"f^burg, m Bavaria, which
of Germany, has in^the interior n^.r fll""'''''" ^^ °P''"^''^'^ "^^^^°"«
typical of those lich stooS 'in Tront 0^?^" '''''T''. '^ P'^^''^'
Temple. These nillar. if Jc c "^ . i*^ ^^^. P^''^'^ ^^ Solomon's
main^entrance and tV rvff^^^^^ ongmally at the outer or
to an apartment in tL athetal bu dunt' tLVT^^I ^'^^^"^
were removed from the outer nnrVh t f ^^'* f^"*"'"y ^^ey
position within the body of the Cathed,a7 """' '" '^''' ^'''''''
Trad.tmn claims that these pillars were known to the Scotch
The Pillars in Wurzbuk(; Cathedrat. r.v
AL, BAVARIA.
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• . r.( *hf seventh century, and that the holy St.
and Irish missionaries of the seventh «J^^^ .^ ^^ ^ ^^
Killian, an Irishman by birth, was sent ^J"f^ I' . ^^ it^l of
introduce Christianity >nto ^f "^°"^J:, ^Near wlrzburg is a large
the circle of Lower FranconiaBav^^^ sfhottenberg
building called Kilhanstein j .^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^
(Scotch mound) and J^ '"^^"^jiS. with the aid of Scotch masons,
century, it is possible that ^^-^^ "'**', • grectine the pilUrs, intro-
S""id%tXSd'lTJn^rm S *t' :„"eS"v7n>asoL. Modern
wthoritf gwffthe daS of the cathedral as the eleventh, a„d .nat of
these pillar, as the ™f * «^;,V'y„Mished by John Stow, an English
.■ ' i„ X, are ?o be found the arms of Masons, which are
antiquary in 6|3 are to ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^_.^ ^^^^^^_ ^
;X of co,npassetsJS,e^hat extended of the firs,.
THE A.MS OP THE MaSONS'^Co^MPANV, PUBLISHED BY JoHN StOW.
The roll of the " OM Charges," belonging to *= I;f fe°' Anti-
quity! No. ., London, -tains sMlar a^s ajd s df d ,6^^ ^^^^
These arms, as g'.ven in Stow, "^?« "*" ?i ' ,i,e original grant
the beginning of the :7th «"E "" ^S^as m s'ing ou, of the
°!c,rs%rtS,;,AT5;on^*e\Sro.".he tSth lentury), was
'- tr cf vy^oid M^,rssri„"d'?orirr'
faX whton c"Sficft« ■ iL^rbf *: Company early in the
pSsenl «n,„ry. a white field is given and a chej.on of goli In ««
hL^rZ ComptrwUh^iirSd^di^fd^dTer Chevron^, silver
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 121
arms are described as: Sable, on a chevron between three towers
argent, a pair of compasses of the first; crest, on a wreath a castle as
in the arms Conder writes that the engraver thought the words
were interchangeable, and that in most cases the towers take the
place of the old castles as being much easier to engrave.
«^ \l^^ 1 "T- ?.*" ^^^^ ^^^ &^v«" to the Masons' Company,
and on this the shield has the engrailed chevron, instead of a plain
one and three castles, and horizontal lines, denoting blue as the color
of the ground. Conder thinks that the esoteric division of the com-
pany desired early in the 17th century to symbolize the square, and
as he plain chevron looked more like a carpenter's square it was
Zclli *^ '" r^'^^'^ T'- ^'though it is to be observed that
the Carpenters' Company have in their arms an engrailed chevron
from the time of granting in 1466 until the present df^
2 CRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND
itfore 1813
Seal of the Original Grand Lodge of England prior to 1813.
T-Ae Arnts of tft^ OperuUve or Stone, Ma/ons.
Arms of titK Operativk iVlASONS.
122
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Thk Akms Presented by the Duke of Norfoi.k.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 133
The original Grand Lodge of England, organized in Tune 1717
of sabtf '^r "T' *^°^^ °^ '^' ^^^^^"^ Company. Jii.:"- A ^eld
^arnshl^H w^ H ^ '^'Y^" ^'•^''" ^''^'l^d ^^re castelles of the same
ff blak " ThpT'l"""^ wyndows of the feld, in the chevron a cump^s
dJl\. ^ ^^^^ t'^'^^y ^«^" described. But to the orieiSal
stmnnrt ""'"'/' ^y^^^olical of Operative builders, were added a-
rr s.if^Siefa"d^°ruth '-'h ^^'^ °^*^^ ^^^^' -^^ *^"
pies upL wlS Mastr/^sMtrnJed ''""^ "'^""" *° ^'^^ P""""
supplr't rs°?:Xirarr"'s'.V"* '^P^T ^° ^^^ had -J kTnd of
usTBrthe Grand I nHcr. • It!" •'"■"" *^^* ^'^^ '^"^ supporters were
such^Th!''"* '"PP°''t«« were not beavers, though possibly meant for
subject ' ^° "°* ^""P'^^y *he information on the
the arms was never i^ed hv t^^ rV ,1 ?^ ^ ^'"' identical form of
!li!
J34 . HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
.. A Large Folio Book of the ^l^^ Writmg ^^^^^^^^^
of the Grand Lodge, most - 'lj;^^7Sf^;I"orTo^k Lply display'd. with
the Frontispiece in vfl"^, the Ams ^i ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^j
a Latin Inscription of h»s "^Xv'd a^d il^minated."
Masonry, likewise amply d^playd ^d^i^ it is stated
In the Grand Lodge "i»""^^^„.°' V.. .-' Brethren that his Grace,
that the D. G. M. " further acquainted the Brethren ^ ^^^^ ^^
the Duke of Norfolk, our P^^^"*^ ^"^^^f^^f jS^^^ also had made
good as to order £20 t°vvardsth^ General Char y. ^^^ ^^^^^
hlT^'^^sirlfi:^^^^^^ and other meetings
wto the Grand Master shall be present.
The Seal of the Grand Lodge at York.
. The formation of the original G-d L^^^^^^^
rah^liSa^^dT^tSk^
THE Sem. of the brotherhood at York by the College
OF KuWIN.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
»25
to have existed " from time inimeinorial." The seal of this lodge
vyas oval in form, and bore on it three regal crowns, with the inscrip-
tion " Sigillum Edwin Northuni Regis," meaning '• the seal of Edwin,
King of Northumberland," while the " Counter Seal " had the Crowns
charged on a shield with A.D. 926 above, in commemoration of the
alleged meeting at York in that year of the Masons under Prince
Edwin, and the inscription " Sigil. Frat. Ebor. Per. Edwin. Coll."
The Ancient Grand Lodge used as its first heraldic badge a
square and compasses, surmounted by a dagger, circled with the
motto "Virtue and Silence," and the inscription " Grand Lodge
London." All Craftsmen will understand the symboHsm.
There is no evidence as to the seal first used by the Ancients.
We know they used one from the time they first issued warrants, but
an impression is not extant. Bro. Henry Sadler thinks that " it was
smnlar to the old one used by the Grand Lodge of Ireland, and that
it was destroyed and all impressions of it removed from official docu-
ments and replaced by impressions from one of the seals subsequently
used in order to obliterate their trail when they were described as
Irish Masons." This is the case with all warrants bearing date prior
to 1760. The writer is led to this conclusion by the knowledge that
niany of their early lodges in distant parts of the country used seals
of a similar character, i.e., the Hand and Trowel, and they doubtless
copied the seal on their warrants. The arms in the minute book of
the Grand Lodge of England are not identical with either of the
sketches shown by Rro. Conder.
"Anciemtji"'
Seal of the Grand Lodge of the Ancients, 1760-1775.
In 1764 in the constitution of the Ancients the arms subsequently
given were adopted, and after the union of the two Grand Lodges in
J813, the two were "impaled" or placed side by side in one shield,
and thus blended as the arms of the United Grand Lodge of England
In 1764, when we had the earliest engraving of the arms of the
Ancients, the cross consisted of four operative squares, vert, " void-
ed argent, or in other words bv two perpendicular and two hori-
zontal lines meeting at the centre or fesse point of the shield in
silver, and voided, that is pierced, or some part of the " charge " re-
moved, so that the color or tincture of the field may be seen through
It. In tins engraving (A.) in the part where the charge is removrd
the portion seen is m argent or silver.
126
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANAUA.
uu
A.
. •' 14,. rl.an savs that Bfo. Marvin
m his •• Masonic Kcg.ster. J^^^^^^l^"^ „{ an early date
..formed hin. tbat '- '^^^ ^-^' „^ '^;^ to^gethi to form a cross.
••having the squares a.d ''^^ 'X\hov^ they are joined by screws.
each square having thiceponitsio . ^ody in Capitular
An early '-tj^"-;.f^„^j '^iT Arch Chapter. York." which
Masonry was the ^^' f "^.^.^ ^^.jch met iu that city as early
blossomed out of a chapur w^„ci ^g^embled under the
as 1762, which body f om ^1^°"^ 7 ^^,^^.,, ,^ ^ ,,
au.pices o. tb^ *^''^''''/:"^ythc title of which appears on the lower
away. This body hf ^ a eal the ti^^^ c ^ ^,^.^^^^^ ^.^h a
half of the circ 0. vyhi e the PPer ^"'^ '^V .j,,^^ ^^^^^^ ^^,
group of clouds clustermg -^[""7 .f^if'^""^^ trianHe in the upper
lued^ith a crescen^m ^l-^^^", ^ J; ^V^Uw' ler%eco,nized^hc
half of the crclc The Ath „ .^^^^^^^ ^^^-.^^ ,o more or
Ko^tl^TveSh '^:l.S:o^ theVt century.
'■*f»ftU**'»'
Seal of the Grand Chaptkr at York, Encunn.,. .780.
Hughan says that on the revej^e ^^ ^f^l2::t^ ^nl^^
bearing in the four q"^f ;,;/'!, .^^^'^t he Covnant." with cheru-
respectively. also -;;--/,,;" .^is coat o5 arn.s was adopted by
bim as supporters, and that jms ^^^ ^^.^,^ ^
Dermott for the .Ancient ^''^'^"'' ';"2^f„_„ countercharged vert. In
described as follows: ,$"^'-\^;'>^,^"i.^."i^'the se "^d quarter, or. an ox
the first quarter az a honramp^^^^^^ 1^^,^^^ ^.^^.^, ,,,,.
passant, sabe; m the t'^''^^' J^'' ^'^^p. -^ ^he fourth nnartor. az.. an
£:;iet;W, o"rCr;i., Tile noWArl -f .l^e Co.e„,n., proper, „.,.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
127
fhe Lorcf *'^""''""- ^^°""' " ^"^^^ ^^ Adonai - that is. Holiness to
Derinott claimed that the arms adt.ptod by the Ancients and
To mi in"rr""n T' '^y'".^'"."' "'^'^ ^'•''-' "f ^1- Modems 'w'"e
omul m t e collection of the famous and learned Heurewist Archi-
tect and Brother Rabi Jacob Jehudah Leoni." They wc. e c2d
mI 1; ''"ancf..'^' Most Honorable Fraternity of Free 'and Acc^pd
TrfnH T V T u^T'l ^" ''"^'''"^ reproduction of those used by the
..rand Lodge of all Lngland at York, which flourished from the year
176 . The motto Hohness to the Lord," and the inscriotinn "cr.^
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons." ^vere adckdTyTer^ott '^
Me ^rms off nw/t Aricien^ & JlonoraiU Iraternit/
of Fre^ an^Acce/ute^i Ma/bns.
Arms of the "Ancients."
the vl^r ^IT-^ I'J^X^^ 1 the union of the two Grand Lodges in
,\ ■ . 5 ^^^^^^^' argent (2), a pair of compasses extended orooer-
3). s.mster, quarterly, azure (4) and or (5), a cross quarterlv'
or of foi.r workmen's squares) of the second (argent) and lert (6)
iHtween. m the hrst quarter a lion rampant of the fif h (orr n he
veZ 'f';.°'' •'^'fr* ''^'^- '" *''^ ^hird a man with hands el'elati
ou th t^.T^ (vert). rohe,l crimson lined with ermine, and Tthe
m U sn r ? ^''^P'«>'^d^lso or. The whole within an ear of corn
n? in r^ Ji'"^ ""' ^'''^ "^^"'' •" b^^^- Crest, a representation
ot an ark supported on either side by cherubim, proper, with the
"CL^lfT'w '^' Lord" over it in Hebrew chaLieJs sabfe
Mipporters. cherubim proper. Motto. " Audi. Vide, Tace "
The arms are given in their proper colors in Hughan's " Mas-
onic Register." 1878. from Sir Albert W. Woods, Garter
( )ne part of the Arms is df clared to have been derived from the
I.
,ag HISTORY Ol- FKKKMASONHY IN CANADA.
,,„„., Wer, OH,.. our pr^d^
tr;':fp:st„rH«S.'-rr.w^
i^^^i-z^^r-roriirrxf i^rjrst, ,,..1... Ma,o„,
difficulty has been experienced by ntual.sts.
A.
The four •' squares," which are w^" »y°-™ d^' o'r"dt,"S
divided 'f °J?": /"I3 vert " the four charges, lion, ox, man and
from end to end arR and vert ^^ apocalyptic l.vmR
«gle. -^^ ";r£^ > M^l^^h^y^arfun^^^^^^ called in our Eng-
SrSation out iSl. 4cl which arc also commonly regarded
as symbols of the four evangelists.
C.
,ac^^^^s^^,cfs5sss;is's
s'?€Er23Ea^.ss„ce-;K
ZSrsL ha i' • res'embks a compass half open, while sonje say
:rrcarp^„rs,'^ii"'.lJn descXTa, proper" is n,ean, as be-
'"" °Th!s 'diTpTe's ^fhaH rMd or surface of ,he escu.cheon.
Thclinister, o°Tcft-hand side, of the escutcheon is quarterly, or con-
HISTORY OV FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
129
sisting of four quarters, colored, two azure or blue, and two gold,
divided by a cro.ssi, composed of four masons' squares, two silver and
two green. The first quarter, in blue, has a golden lion rampant,
or, standing on the left hind leg, with both forelegs elevated, the
right above the left, and the head in profile as if attacking a person,
signifymg courage. In the second quarter is an ox, colored black
and passant, a term applied to any animal represented as walking
wjth the right forefoot raised from the ground, with the head looking
toward the right, signifying strength. In the third a man, symboliz-
ing intelligence, with hands elevated, a sign of reverence as well as
an pncient method of exclamation or salutation. In the fourth quar-
ter IS a golden eagle, emblematical of keenness of vision, which is
displayed, or erect, with wings and legs spread out. The heralds
sometimes explain both the lion and the eagle as signifyine rovaltv
or majesty. a ^ e, j j
Cherubim are described in Ezekiel i. and x. and Revelations iv.
l^rom a comparison of the various descriptions we may deduce as
follows:
7^^"i ^^^"^ '^ impossible to determine; all we know is that they
had four faces, man, lion, ox, and eagle, six wings (Rev. iv.) (Ezekiel
sa>s four wings, but it may be understood that two remained folded
over the body), and hands. There is ground for supposition that they
were quadrupedal in form, but not sufficient to warrant anyone in
rejecting the usually conceived idea of a human form; Ezekiel i. 2 says
that they had the " likeness of a man," but whether this refers to the
whole form or not cannot be determined.
They had extraordinary powers of locomotion. Possiblv the
" wheels " and " wheel within a wheel " of Ezekiel may be the appear-
ance of a rapid flight, with six wings resembling the almost circular
form or appearance in flight of many kinds of pheasants.
As to color, the descriptions in Scripture are easier to under-
stand. They were of green hues (beryl) with golden metallic lustre
of extraordinary brilliancy, and " full of eyes " in every part, which
were probably not eyes for vision, but eyes resembling the char-
acteristic plumage of the pheasants, especially the peacock. If any
suggestion of the explanation of the wheel-like appearance is admis-
sible, rows of " eyes " would add to its probability as helping to pro-
duce such an appearance in rapid motion of wings. Writers describe
the cherubim as having the f.-'.ce and heart of a man, the wings
of a" eagle, the belly of a lion, and the legs and feet of an ox,
which three animals with man are the symbols of strength and wis-
dom. They are considered by some to symbolize the protecting and
overshadowing power of the Deity.
The emblem of corn which surrounds the central part of the
escutcheon is one of the three elements of Masonic consecration It
IS emblematic of nourishment. The sprig of acacia in the mystic
system of Freemasonry is the symbol of the immorality of the soul
1 he crest which is placed above the shield or arms is the typical
ark, which as we all know, contained the two tables of stone on which
were engraved the ten commandments. The supports were cheru-
bim. The ark and supporting cherubim are "proper," that is, of
their correct color as they actually existed, which we know to have
been gold; Ex. xxxvii. 6, 7.
,30 HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
re?v::^rSlt^ub^n^^^^^ of god issued and there the
Divine Presence rested .^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^j^^ ^„^i ^
The words Holiness o^ ^^^^ extended wings, in
characters placed in s""/ circular lo . ^^^j ^^^ ^j^e in-
English characters are Ko^esh La Yehova ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^.^^
P •?.^r„5tV xt rmpe^ Vide. Tace, (Hear See.
l''^ iZrA is sieSant to the initiate, and intensifies the obhga-
Jfo7of SLrfhf cTn truly say: " I have heard. I have seen.
^ """The'arms of the Grand Lodge of Canada are almost identical
• u . !?ffhl Grand Lodge of England, except that the dexter
across the centre of the field and contains one-third part of it. It is
SH d to be an emblem of the military g=rdle worn round the waist by
mediaeval warriors. The field of gules or red, with its charges or
devices of the three castles and the compasses extended on a chevron
on the right side of the English arms, are placed on the upper half
S) and in the lower half (B.), which is argent or silver a beaver
" orooer " and which is not intended as significant o operative build-
ers in a Masonic sense, as before the union in i8i3..but as represent-
ine the Canadian national emblem of energy and industry
The eariiest copy of the Constitution printed in Canada was a
reproduction of the " Constitutions of the Ancient Fraternity of Free
I
..S55. '»56-
First and Second Seals of The Grand Lodge of Canada.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
^31
and Accepted Masons. Part the Second, containing the charges
regulations etc., pubhshed by the authority of the United Grind
Lodge by WUham Williams. Esq., Provincial Grand Master for the
County of Dorset. First Canadian Edition-Republished by order
of the Provincial Grand Lodge ot Upper Canada. Kingston. PriSed
by H. C. Thomson, MDCCCXXIIL" This book contains no re-
ference to the arms of Grand Lodge, and does not on its title oa^e
give the usual official print of the feal of Grand Lodge as has befn
the custom since 1861. The first part was never puSed
^(*u n '"'"V*^^. °^ ^^^ convention which preceded the formation
sea of^Xi^.°'^^ •" ^^55 show that at that^meeting the temporlr^
S^'p^LtnttTerS^^^^^^ ^- ^' -« - - ^^
any doc„,„e„,s wS adeaT '4' LS'o "oT L s^attf tZv" ""'t
fjrand Lodge that exist ri fr^rr, V2L ■ , °^ *"^ Provincial
Quebec. ^^'^ ^'^°'" '764-91 'n the old Province of
of Bra Jo^sS^'lem^nt dlteSTeot '"^PPer Canada is the certificate
156, in the 8th ReS of Foot Th.T ' '^■^' 'f "^'^ ^^ Lodge. No.
tinct that it is impS;ib ' to trn. Jf ^ 'mpress.on of the seal is sS indis-
Lodge, dated 6?h Sril 7o6 T??«? ^^ Provincial Grand Master's
Ancient Hrand LodE 'tie' worl ' P ''^■" ^^,« ^•"^'•^'- *« that of the
Canada." encircling the seal P^-^^'""^! G^and Lodge. Upper .
"Provincial Grand Lodge; VpJcanS:."^^^ ''' ^""''^
SicAi. OF THE Provincial G. L., 1792-1822.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
the Grand ^l"""' °', "K ,„., „„,• be seen on the warrant ot lodge
^.o^^,7rt'S% no *lnXn. the town.hip of Oxford, conmy
of Oxford, Ontario. *..^ii„^ tUn (raft between the date
n-1 „ T^;r,rrctnn (oiivention controlled tnc erau oeiwct-u ni
purpose it IS no probable ^at,^^ ^J^^^^^^^^^^ Have been used.
^•\he' warrant. ^s/b the second' Provincial Grand Lodge o
TT rSn nnckr RW Bro. Simon McGillivray were froni the
Upper Canada ""^^^^^/^;;;^^I"There are no documents extant bear-
■ .\ rrnnH T odEre under R.W. Bro. McGilhvray. .
"■""'Tn tlievarV^U issued bv R.W. Bro. McGihivray appomtmg
Rrn Tames Fitzgibbon as his Deputy Provincial Grand Master Bro.
McGilrrav uscf hi^ private seal which had on it a representatton
°^ ^Ve"Sette;ra?Nia^afr"rSned the original seal, which was
for Yorlf (Toron?o). but continued its use on all the offioal docu-
ments of the schismatic Grand Lodge at Niagara p.^^incial
Thf next seal which claims attention is that of a Provincial
Grand Lodge which was formed by R.W. Bro. Z. M. Philips m 1844-
An i^presSn of this seal is found on t1;e^varrant of Ridea.1 lodge.
No 2 at Burritt's Rapids, township of Oxford, dated 27th Dec.
1844 it las somewhat different in design to those of the Provincial
Gr^nd I ^dge of 1792. and was about the size of an ordinary pennv.
S its centrf on a shield were the arms of the Grand Lodge ot Lng-
land It had indented edges and the rim was encircled with the
words " Provincial Grand Lodge. Canada West. ^ ^ ^ ...
The fourth seal of governing bodies was that ^f the Provincial
Grand Lodge of Upper Canada, formed in 1845 "nder R.^^ . Bro.
l! I
Seai o..- Provincial Grand Lodge, 1844, under R. W. Bro
Z. M. Phillips.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
133
«no^"r !f- ^^^Nab. There ,s an excellent impression of this seal
Tnlv .«!-, TJ?'^*'°7 °^ ^°"'''. '°^^^' No. 25, Toronto, dated 6th
jujy, i«47. ihis seal was encircled with the words "Provincial
(a) Seal of the Provincial Grand Lodge of C. W iSa^-cR
(6) Seal of the Ancient Grand Lodge of Ca-nada 1857*^
r^rt?^.^^^^^ °! Ancient Free Masons, Canada West." The entire
centre of the seal contained the arms of the Grand Lod^e of England
Many of the subordinate lodges and chapters had sealf one of
the earliest being that of St. John's lodge, No. 19, a Nkgara a
Seal of St. John's Lodge, No. 19, Niagara, 1791
& > "■ ly, iNidgara, 1791, ma circle around it.
Seal of Lodge No. 16. York, 1800.
,34 BISTOEV OF FKEEMASONRV IN CANADA.
Another seal was .hat °< f Jo-jf ^^^^^ e'igravVtithte
warranted in .800 by R-W. Bra Jams. It w ^ ^ _ „„
^^:=:^.^^^^^^^^^'''^' *= "^"" "' *'
'""^The sea, o. ^f^^^^^ ^^\S^IS^^
rsnornKAe"word rEu speUed with an " e" instead o.
'*.\? .. . . .1 ^^f onH modern form.
« : »
be noiea mai m^ »»"•- »
which is the correct and modern form.
SE^L OF RIDEAU LODGE. No. 25. BURRITX's RaPIDS. U. C.
181 5-1845.
The lodges have seals according to the constitution of the Grand
Lodge of Canada, edition 1891, page 61 :
231 " Every warranted lodge shall have a Masonic seal, to be affixed to
.„ «io-ments proper to be is ed^^^^^ .^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^,^ Grand Secretary, and
whenever ^hangeT "n impression of the new seal shall in hke manner be
transtuitted."
The seals of some of the private lodges are gi^e" i" the Wstory
of each lodge. The style of design seemed to vary, and ni no two
cases were they in any way alike.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
135
CHAPTER VII.
First Glimpses of Freemasonry on the American Continent.
— Its Introduction into Canada. — The military
LODGES OF 1759-60.— The Progress of the Craft from
1759-91-
The history of IVeemasonry in Upper Canada practically begins
about the year 1792. The Craft work in Lower Canada had b^een
active for forty years prior to that date. Indeed, from the days of
the capture of Quebec, the military lodges in the regiments engaged
in the siege had given a great stimulus to the work of the fraternity
Surely it is pleasant for those now to the fore to look back at the
work ot the Craft sower who, in the springtime of its Canadian life
so apty turned his sword into a ploughshare and furrowed mother-
earth for the shocks and sheaves which the harvest-time would
bring. He labored not in vain, and as the changing years have rolled
along, the mower's scythe has garnered the golden grain, thit staple
which has strengthened the life of what is now a fraternity i^ he full
vigor of maturity. The example thus afforded was not lost to those
who, with old- land recollections of Craft light, had settled in that
' Fo tL'Take"nf°' ^"^'^^' t^'^^ '" ^79x^ecame Upper Canada
1 or the sake of preserving the connection, and in order that the
reader may enjoy an unbroken line of thought ^hen perusing this his-
tory of the work in Ontario, a glimpse is afforded of the earlilr history
of the Craft when its banner was flung to the breeze in colonies
which have since developed into great nations, in that of the United
States and the Dominion of Canada. In so doing the aim will be.
with a due regard for brevity, to refer to the history of Masonry in
Quebec and the Maritime Provinces, and complete the story of the
Lraft in Upper Canada, now the Province of Ontario.
The earlier history of Masonry on the American continent is
clouded by the fact that documentary evidence--an essential in his-
tory building— is not plentiful; indeed, for the first few years it is
conspicuous by its absence.
We possess traditions which if clothed with even the fleeting
shadows of truth would be most valuable in giving the Craft a re-
spectable antiquity in Canada, but unfortunately this folk-lore (like
many other superstitions) has not within its wardrobe even so light a
drapery. We have, therefore, to be content with quite as honorable
If not so ancient a lineage, even if it has not so great a claim to the
years marked upon the calendai .
It will doubtless be travelling upon uncertain ground to
even consider the story of some historians that Freemasonry, as in-
stituted by the original Grand Lodge of England in 171 7, w--^s intro-
duced into Canada in 1721, and that at that date "Lodges of Free-
masons were established in Canada," or to assert that the piece o?
trap rock found in 1827 on the shore of an island in the Annapolis
Basin. Nova Scotia, with the figures " 1606 " and the square and
compasses indented thereon, is evidence of Craft life at that period
tor such statements up to the present are outside of the proof line '
h
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136
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
w
The Nova Scotia Stone, 1606.
This stone w»s (o.md by F'''"t»/'f Jg^^,.?/ th'it wMU S
c„„^.S':'""e'S'on,S roSie?s ..0 ca„,e ,o Nova
Scotia in 1603. ,.,rJupn tn a Mr T- W. Thornton and
U „o^- iX '^rl V.he -rE^g^na li.oHc-Ge„ea,o^ca.
Society. It is as follows: .,^^^^ ^d, 1856.-
.. B„, Si,: When F^neU A^„ J^d -«'\rtL: .TSLTllrp
z:.> ;u'z ^ri.."TrLrr;'flrs c ..p .*, ».„»„ i„ *.
'"'"■■At the ferry l.om Annapolis to Granville ». »a« a large ronnded rock
«itli this inscription: ' La Belle "^W' , ,5„4,<i ,„ commemorate the
pUc:rbuH?rrn^:^.di:rr'c^arto Nova ScoUa. < AnnapoH.
^-^'ci^^i^t^^^d other art^les^^g^bel^n^to ^e caH,
Annapolis, and ordered it *° ^^-^.^.^"^VJud^' Halibunrn t Thon,as
Pilgrim Soc'y (of ^1^7?^' ^^"-^'.^"yon it to him. and he now has it
Haliburton. Esq., Prevailed on me o abandon . ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^
carefully preserved On a '^^J J'^^ *° Y^^ld him all about it.
had forgotten how he came by it, and so i toia nn.
" (Addressed) yours truly,
" J. W. Thornton. ^ .p Jackson."
"Present. ^' ^
A sketch of the stone was sent to the late Judge Thos. C. Hali-
A sKeicn 01 "'c aiu^ „ dc'eribed it. not as a
burton, well known as bam b ick, ""^ uc u e,,„raved the
irvrr.^;:^uSi^:ir::;n,^':::!;,orSVt£r^n^
aate oi incn u „ .. . .jj^ j ^v ^e emblems, although
PM°::rrdSVn S^-y'h'-'rwHl.evi'r to . , with Craft Masonry.
I
HISTORY OF FREKMASONRY IN CANADA. 137
K. ^K?"" ^."""'P">'in& photograph of the ^tone is as good as can
be obtained. The part with the square and compasses thefeon was toS
ZnZZlaZ' Z''"'':^ °' f ''''' reproduc^on. for thTslori^as
ueen exposed to the weather for over two hundred years
c- c f i^?^ ^''^ ^^"^ t° t'le Canadian Institute. Toronto bv
Sir Sanford Fleming. C. E. It remained on view for some years hi the
old building which preceded the one since erected at t^e Sth-wes?
corner of Richmond and Berti (formerly Clare) streets Throueh
^:tnVV^\^''' °^ '^' management of the Institute the stone w^as
taken by the s onemasons and built into one of the walls of the build-
n.^;r.!.V%?v, ''' l^ '^^r^ ?^' although careful search has been made
no trace of the location of the stone can be found. Those who saw the
stone state that the date was as in the reproduction 1606
In 1829 Judge Haliburton published " The Historical and Statis-
tical Accounts of Nova Scotia," and at pages 155-57 in the second
volume he describes the stone found by Dr. Jackson as follows:
"About six miles below the ferry is situated Goat Island which
separates the Annapolis Basin from that of Digby, and forms two entrances
into the former; the western channel, though narrow, is deep, and generally
preferred to others A small peninsula extending from the Granville shore
forms one of its sides. On this point of land the first piece of ground was
cleared for cu tivation in Nova Scotia by the French. They were [nduced to
make this selection on account of the beauty of its situation, the good
anchorage opposite to it, the command which it gave them of the channel
and the faci ity it aflorded of giving the earliest^otice to the gar ison ai
Port Royal of the entrance of an enemy into the Lower Basin. In the year
1827 the stone was discovered upon which they had engraved the da e of their
first cultivation of the soil, in memorial of 'their formal posesstn of the
coantry. It is about two feet and a half long and two feet abroad and of
Uie same kind as that which forms the substratum of Granville Moumain
On the upper part are engraved the square and compass of the Free Mason
and in he centre in large and deep Arabic figures, the date 1606. It does n^t
appear to have been dressed by a Mason, but the inscription has been cut on
H K r.r '"• ^^': ''°"' •*'"" ^«« y'^'d^d to the power of the climate
and both the external front and the interior parts of the lette s have aUke'
sufTercd from exposure to the weather; the seams on the back part of it have
opened, and from their capacity to hold water, and the operation of frost upon
It when thus confined, it is probable in a few vear.? it «,n«iH 1,. u,^
to pieces. The date is distinctly visible, a^d ^ItCgh \hXre'' : "i^torl
down to one-half its original depth, and the upper oart of the l^tw A \
as much, yet no part of them is obliterated the v a?e nllinlv ^ uf^''^
the eye and easily traced by the finder At' ItL^ ^ ! ^ discernible to
country was conquered by the English some Scotch T'"' ^f""^' ^^'"^ '^'
" ' LEBEL 1643.' " ^ following monumental inscription,
plamly marked. Again Dr. Jackson in his letter writes the wTrd "La
,38 HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
belle" (the ^^^-^^^ ::::^St:! X S;^Kr :^:^1n A^^
who built the fortifications of 1632-4^ Alexander, of Mens:ie,
Another assertion .s JfJ^^^^der and Viscount Canada, who was
Scotland, known ^^^^^l^^^^^'^^^S^^^^ Edinburgh, in 1634. had mtro-
a member of Mary s ^h^P^^ 1^^^^^^ gir WilHam had charters from
duced Masonry into Nova bcotia ^^^^.^ ^^ ^g^,.
the Crown for the occupation of the ^^no^ afterwards Anna-
25-28, and settled ^Scotch coo y ^^ ^ ^^e colony in
polis Royal. The ^^ther returnee, 10 ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^_
Lmmand of his son. and he- jf^ th^ peac ^,^^^^^^ ^.^^
sessions were returned to France a,so^ ^j^. .^ ^
of his settlers and he did not returi^ it w ^^^^^ ^^^^ j^^ ^ad
he entered Mary's Chapel lod^e, so that n ^ ^,^,^1 without
any Masonic ^nowledj while m Nova So^.s ^^^^^^^ ^^
proof. It is suggested that he may "^^ evidence of Craft Mas-
^hom he found at Annapohs. but there is no ev^^^^^^^^j^^ ■
:^::y£^^^^^^^^^-^^' "^^ '''' '-''' ^"^^"^'
^n^\^rtyon. in. ^tf^J^^Lf^^T^V^^^gh;
gives extracts from the original "imut" ot t^e a^ ^ Alexander, the
fhowing that on "The S.day off Joulay 1634, ^^^^^ „ .^ ^i^^^j^dge.
son of Sir William, was ^f "^f^* ™ "^ inembers of fifteen Hebrew
Then it is stated that in 16^8 orneinem ^ ^^ ^ro.,^^t
families, who f^'g'-f ^f//^;" "f ^^^^
with them the three fi^f^^^deg^^^;^ ^j^^^^^^J^^^t belief in this statement
effort of the i^^nufacturer of tradition^ 1 Weefen's " Economic and
Si^"SSo;; cjYew ^;;^rnd!"rwHting as to the year .658, it
„ercant.le sk. 1 the '^^ ^'^ \ degrees-and not a great deal of
.. I^t t rnoUn xSiceTt thfs pcnod, so that this creation
Peterson m 'Mordecai Campannall. Moses Packeckoe. Lev.
the year 1742. statement is founded were said
The documents upon whu:hthi^ stateir^e t .^ ^^^^^
^° ^^'" S"J°S''''r.rdnrr in order Vo sat sfy himself of the gen-
Island. M W. Bro. Gardner in o^^^^ ^^ . .-^.^ ^he matter. Bro.
uineness of this s^^^^"?;"*' V^^^" -^^^^^^ doctinient was found amongst
Gould informed him ^'^^^^^^^^/^^"/'pe "which contained the writ-
HISTOKY OF KRKKMASONRY IN CANADA. ,39
that nothin, could be V:,^Z^Z^Z'j!'n\l^^^^^ ^^^^
was not^at^a[l^,SL'nTal^'L::t''^.^^^ ^^'^^ *he evidence
impossible to treat 'hfstorv w^t^h?^^ '^'V' ^"^ " ^>"^°«t
demands." ^ ^'^^ ^^^ attention which the subject
to thc%e;:ip;^nhe'coLt"'of'Ne''''J ^'"%^^ ^ '"'""^^ referring
sent from Coooer's Hnl? T^ a ^f^ Haven of a package of jfoods
goods being nfade%pt' aret"ate"o^rcef/ '''V'' ^-erica^Tes:
s.gnment. This pacw" was snolll " ^?"] *^« '^'^ ^^ the con-
•n part of the hie^oglyp^hic markinrt l.T''''''^ ""^ numbered, and
are represented. ^^ markmg thereon a square and compasses
^t^J
The Cooper's Hall Hieroglyphic.
is opp^:it;^x-^?iro"f sfiifodSo^-' ^V'v- ^--^«'" -^
erred to, and which is reproduced is attar^.H." fi^'-oglyphic re-
tion, which reads as follows: attached to a letter of instruc-
theryJZ 05d.^°a;dVTh'th'e"ad';:;cr '"' °"^ (''^''^> ^o- 19, which cost
Mr. Eliote for the use o the InHr,n ''^''T' *° ■*5£ 19s. 03d directed to
Rest of the psell and consigned to hir'^'' ^"' ^'^^ '' '^ «ever;d o,^ the
from the Course youer selvef app oved anH "°' ^^P-'^^ed; It seems dTff^rlnt
Continued: but this psell shal bTdewJd Sordir /'"=°"^^"'^"' '^ '' ^t
Ncwhaven, the 15th September 1655 " "''"^ *° y^^^^r desire. .
In 1741 Jonathan Belcher whn »r,o /-
roni 1730.41, and who was bom in R ?°^^'-"0'- of Massachusetts
"the First Lodge" at Rn.fL T ^°^*°" '" 1681. in a letter t!!
Mason i" i704£!protb,;1°"'Ent"nd° V'' *^^i ^^ -s m d^ a
mitiation date thirteen vears prior tnfj,^" "^"^'^ have made his
' Br °B^f h"^ England in i^'^ '° '^' ^^'^^'^on of the original
vai t'ed ,?;''^'*^^ ^^^ resolution of theZ^e tiS *,: '/^i, had reported
\^aited upon Gov. Belcher and ^IL ^^' ^.^ ^^^ °" the 2Sth Oct
140
niSTORV OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The Governor m reph satd. ^^^^^^^ ^^ .^
.■worthy Brothers: I t.Uc very W.ndJ^^ tb.s.n.arU^^ ^y^^.
now •thirty-seven- V-- --,;,a^Mai>ns. to whom I have been a fa.thiul
eS:*:Si'^:rw t. - ^-^^^LS'S the who. Frate^U. and
1:;! ,:^11ar:^.::;Tr; fan^ln^^ PC. to .0 the. any,.rv..c.^^..
Andrew Belcher, eldest son o^he Governor w^^^^^^^^^
ProvtnciarGrand Master of New England n i733. ^^^^.^^ ,^,, ded
jShan. who was L-^tenant-C .^.^^-^^.^^ ^^^^^, ^,,,,, ^f the
btin^^o^Ur^^^^^^^ y-,7^^^, Boston, dated .7t.
"^' In atl issue of the Masontc Mtrro o^^ ^ ^i.^gyman of the
Jan-y- ^^l:.C2^d 'I ^d^-ent .sUfy^ng^
I* )
pS on bt". although this statemettt ^^^^ -l^^'^^ ^ hi assertion, has
"^''^Th'Wa'.raph referred to reads: ^^^^ ^^
.-A year or two since, a c'er«y-n ^^^^^ ^iTeta than any other in-
prohably'n,ore conversant vvUh^^ ^^^"^h a document wherein it appeared
dividual now livmg P?''^^ > J"J/ F.eelnasons in America was holden m K.ngs
„h,,. abou, .be y«»'''f„„dor.o discontinue .b.i' «''''"'"■
,he Emhren considered ,t prua ,,„. s„„ ,7^,, contains tht
The Boston " N-vs Letter °!^ »* J^^V'ha^ sailed from tlje
^"^'rntnt rti.;: "r,;;«?ricXTufr;rwe have the fa„,i.iar nan,es
ol Daniel Coxe and H>-n'y P"«- j^ g constituted on 25th April.
In the list o( members "'^"^^^ ', ^i hin Temple Bar, London
bS^?oS^;X;r^- Baiig^.^^na.e of Henry Pnce
'' ^"^^^uMwrites that there is - l-^t ^hat^ Dartid^oxe .^^
He,. PHce are tbe noted coomst^^o^^^^^^^^^^^^ province ot West
Ton of a Dr. Dantel ^^^f ;, ;\i,'i^°,Y„\ ,vho had. prior to hts settle-
Tersey. Dr. Coxe was an ^:'fjf*'"\trt physician to Charles II. ai
S^in Canada, been ^PP^;"^"^!^^""^,^^ ,Jas the largest landed pro-
SuecnAttne. He possessed ealh^nciN ^^.^^.^.^ j^j, son, was
^n..t.or in the ^rovUK. winch . .c.^ru ^^^^^ ^^^ g
born in 1674. ^'.^'^^^ .^"f ," or^V..^ the Grand Lo<m. of Englatid
turned to America. V' t Svnr oik Granr .faster, on 5tli J""^.
howth appointnuntby I^ordNoroK, Gr^^^^.^^.^^ ^^^^^^^
^i^:^J^%^tr:^ andV-Innsyb nia. The p. .t was granted
ot New ' f^yf^, . . . ,.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
141
on the petition of Kro. Coxc, " and several other brethren residing'
and about to reside " in the provinces specified in the document, and
differed irom orcUnary connnissions in that iiis term of office was
hmited to two years from 24th June, 1730, after which date the breth-
ren of any of the three colonies named had the right to elect bi-
^
Daniel Coxe, Provincial Grand Master New York, New Jek-
S V ANU PeNNSYI AAXIA. I73O-32.
annually .i Provincial Grand Master. By this patent Coxe had to
furnish annuall> a return of the lodges he constituted with a list of
the membership; but there is no k.iowledge of anv such report hav-
ing been made.
In 1 73 1, on the 29th January. Coxe visited England, and at a
meetmg of the Grand Lodge in London, at which he was present, he
f^'
>w>
14a
HISTORY OF KKEEMASONRY IN CANADA.
was toasted as " Provincial Grand Master of North A»nenca and
in this year his name is again found in the records of Lodge Na 8,
at the Devil Tavern, London, lie was appouitcd to a judicial posi-
tion in New lersey in 1734 and died in 1739. • . 1 •
Tlurcl but slight. If any, evidence that he ever exercised his
power as Provincial Grand Master. This alleged proof is contained
In a letter written by Henry Bell of Lancaster, I'ennsylvania, on 17th
November 1754. to a Dr. Thomas Cadwallader, of Philadelphia, in
w? ch the 'wViter states that he was " one of the originators of the
first Masonic lodge in Philadelphia," that in 1730 be and h.s friend
had applied to England for a charter, but hearing of the appointnient
of Coxe as Provincial Grand Master, they applied and received a
warrant. The letter referred to reads:
" As vou well know. I was one of the originators of the first Masonic
Lodge in Philadelphia. A party of us used to meet at the Tun Tavern, in
Wat?r Suect, and sometimes opened a LodKe there. Once in the fall of 1730,
we formed a design of obtaining a charter for a regular Lodge, and made
rpplicalion to the Grand Lodge of England «or one, but before receiving it
we heard that Daniel Coxe. of New Jersey, had been appointed by that
Grand Lodge as Provincial Grand Master of New York. New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania. Wr, therefore, made application to him. and our request was
'/ranted."
The Old Tun Tavern, Phu„\delphia, in Which the First Lodge
OF Masons in North America was Organized.
The committee in charge of the library of the Grand Lodge of
Pennsvlvania states: " The letter was exhibited in the Grand becre-
tarv's office in 1872," and " bore all the marks of being genuine, and
w?have no Soubt of its being correct," but 'where has the letter
been for one hundred and twenty years ? In whose custody? Why
has it never been brouglit to light before? What is the full text?
jca," and
re No. 8,
cial posi-
cised his
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all of 1730,
and made
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equest was
I Lodge of
and Secre-
inuine, and
} the letter
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HISTOEV OF PREEMASONHV IN CANADA.
Wo"e :"^?^Lr,'"rUre1?'ev";"^' "^ satisfacomy answered
in the Gazette is the Mrli^cf u'^ • '"/73i- Thjs pubhcat on
onry i„ America It reads' ^""''"^ announcement of Mas-
we think the following accort of Fe.^ conjectures concerning them
tmacceptable to our readers " ^'•^^•"asonry, from London, will not be
This is followed by a paragraph to the effect that
masons^h'e^e'lt l^tdyTanS ^'d" "" °"^ f *^^ Brolherhood of Free-
Jigns and wonders. wS tt^'Sn^utZ^^^o^f ^ifaTm' °^ ^'^'^ ^^"^*
Fraternuy, contained in a manuscript found am'ng hU papt"' "°" '"'^ '''*
le,^Pr.M..BostOn!.hi?h?e.^^^^^^^^
"•Right Worshipfull: "Elizabeth Town, July 28, 1762.
find that'M^.'oanrerCox h'^LtThit'; 'T ^'T't ""' ^^« P-*" I cannot
Upon discoursing with a brother a PhLd°. T"' 'I' ''''"^'"'^^ ^^ ^arylanS
(me) that the Lodge at Anapohs fn Sarvlan^ - ?''^A^'^' ^^°' ^e told
Boston, had many years aeo An^ Maryland, was held by a Warrant from
Daniel Cox Died' before f;! the "timVvL^'"'^'":- "^"'^"'^^ ' «"^ *"r
was pleased to say, that if the' Case waT « "^ ""'"'l^"- therefore as you
immediately; and as you wrote notWn/^h ''? 'T^^ ''""^ ""' ^ Deputation
am desired by all those I have Cnm^^ ^^ '"'*''*^ '" obtaining it, I
n.mediate!y for a Deputation for^^df to" be tt T'Wl^''''' *°' *« ^'"'te
Lodge m Elizabeth Town. No i if vo„ h°i; ^"^ ^^'*^'' °f *''<= Temple
^^ "We have had a P^t^on ilaw" f"""" ^''''P^'" '° ^'^^ *' that Name.
Master of New Jersey Prav will if K ■''°" ^° ^PP'''"* ^ Deputy Grand
such a Deputation? "^ ^'" '* ''" P-'^P^'' ^"^ agreeable to you L grant
p.ea:e"toTut°f :;nde?rvr°", V'X S'' I l^'' '' -'" "• ^^^ -d
Town, and then it will be ,. ' on v fre. ?"p ' ^°'^ ^^'''' '" Eliz;beth
Parson (Chandler) should be n BoLn JJ^^'' ^"* Safe; unless our
o say ,n your Letter what Charge there Unn "^P^^^^^e is. Please also
-Han punctually be sent by the ,/i l^^^ EJ^f t TolT ^"' ''
S.r. your met Obedient Servant and Brother.
" I am well knoxvn by GovV Ficrnard Jonathan Hampton
Jeremy Gridley, Esq." '"^"^O'*'^"-
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ill.
In 1884 the secretary's ledger of St. John's lodge, Philadel-
phia, was oiscovered by the late Clifford P. MacCalla. It is marked
" Libre B." which would indicate that it is the second book of a
series, " Libre A." being the first. It gives the roll of membership
from 24th June, 1731, to 24th June, 1738, and the initiation fee as
£3 until 1734 and £e, after that date, with monthly dues of sixpence,
and a fine of one shilling for absence. Amongst the names are those
of William Allen, Grand Master, and William Pringle, Deputy Mas-
ter, entered on 24th June, 1731.
The " St. John's Lodge " seems virtually to have been " the
Grand Lodge," for the names of the brethren who were Grand War-
dens from 1735-38 are identical with those who filled the same offices
in the private lodge. As Gould says: " If, indeed, any lingering
doubt remained as to the lodge and the Grand Lodge being one and
the same body, this would be dispelled by a printed notice of June
16, 1737, signed by ' Thomas Hopkinson, Grand Master,' and his
officers ' on behalf of all the members of St. John's lodge at Phila-
delphia."
Dr. Cadwallader was Grand Warden in 1737, but HenVy Bell's
name is not found on the roll.
Daniel Coxe by his patent held office for two years until June
24th, 1732, when newspaper records show that he was succeeded by
William Allen as G.M., and William Pringle as D.G.M. The War-
dens were Thos. Boude and Benjamin Franklin. A notice of this
election is to be found in the Pennsylvania Gazette of 26th June, 1732.
But as we have already had the entry of these brethren, Allen and
Pringle, as G.M. and D.G.M., respectively, in the year 1731, it sug-
gests the thought that Coxe may have resigned his office in that
Henry Price, Prov. Gkand Master, New E -gland, etc., 1733-36.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CAiNAiJA.
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year. Bro. Allen was succeeded in his poi-ition as G.M. in 1733 by
Humphrey Aiiirra", and by Jienjamin Frankini in 1734.
This leads up to the connection of Freemasonry in New Eng-
land with Henry Price, who, it is asserted, furnished the first Cana-
dian iVlasonic authority. Franklin, who was the publisher of the
Pennsylvania Gazette, left Boston in 1723, but revisited it in 1733.
His paper contains a record of the meeting of Grand Lodge on 27th
June, 1734, when he was elected Grand Master. This paragraph
was reprinted in London newspapers, and in a Dublin Masonic
" Pocket Companion " for 1735, this lodge apparently occurs as one
of those warranted by the Grand Lodge of England, but in error, as-
it was never on the English register.
In this year Franklin wrote two letters, one in official form to
the Provincial Grand Lodge at Boston, and a personal letter to
Henry Price, the P.G.AL In the official letter he refers to the fact
that in the Boston papers he had seen a notice to the efifect that at
a Grand Lodge held in London in 1733 " Mr. Price's deputation and
power was extended over all yVmerica," and this being the case that
in the interest of Masonry in Pennsylvania and by virtue of Price's
coirmission the privileges of the brethren in Pennsylvania in holding
Grand Lodge, electing a Grand Master and officers, should be con-
firmed, the Grand Master of Pennsylvania " only yielding his chair
when the Grand Master of All America shall be in his place." Frank-
lin also asks for a copy of the Grand Ma ter's first deputation or
patent and of the document which extends his power to all America.
In the personal note, amongst other things, Franklin trusts that
Price will visit Philadelphia, as " rebel brethren who are foreigners "
contemplate a rival organization, which may bring the Craft into
" disesteem " unless the " true brethren " are " countenanced and dis-
tinguished " by such authority as that of Price. The letter to the
Grand Lodge at Boston reads: —
" Right Worshipful Grand Master, and Most Worthy and Dear
Brethren: We acknowledge your favor of the 23d of October past, and re-
joice that the Grand Master (whom God "^less) hath so happily recovered
fror' nis late indisposition; and we now, glass in hand, drink to the establish-
ment of his health, and the prosperity of your whole Lodge.
" We have seen in the Boston prints an article of news from London,
importing that at a Grand Lodge, held there in August last, Mr. Price's
deputation and power was extended over all America, which advice we hope
is true and we heartily congratulate him thereupon, and though this has not
been as yet regularly signified to us by you, yet, giving credit thereto, we
think it our duty to lay before your Lodge what we apprehend needful to be
done for us, in order to promote and strengthen the interest of Masonry in
this Province (which seems to want the sanction of some authority derived
from home, to give the proceedings and determinations of our Lodge their
due weight), to wit, a Deputation or Charter granted by the Right Worship-
ful Mr. Price, by virtue of his commission from Britain, confirming the
Brethren f Pennsylvania in the privileges they at present enjoy of holding
annu.illy tnvir Grand Lodge, choosing their Grand Master, Wardens, and
other ofiicers, who may manage all affairs relating to the Brethren here with
full powtr and authority, according to the customs and us.-^.ges of Masons,
the s:.id Grand Master of Pennsylvania only yielding his chair when the
Grand ^T.^ster of all America shall be in place. This, if it seem good and
reasonable to you to grant, will not only be extremely agreeable to us, but will
also, we are confident, conduce much to the welfare, establishment, and reputation
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of Masonry in these parts. VVe, therefore, submit it for your consideration
and as we hope our request will be complied with, we des"re tha tt mayTe
done as soon as possible, and also accompanied with a copy of the R W
Grand Master's first Deputation, and of the instrument by wh.ch appeals
to be enlarged as above mentioned, witnessed by your Wardens and Ed
by the Secretary, for which favors this Lodge doubt not of bdng able to
behave so as not to be thought ungrateful.
" We are. Right Worshipful Grand Master and Most Worthy Brethren
Your AfTect.onate Brethren and obliged humble Servts iirethren,
" Signed at the request of the Lodge.
"Philadelphia, November 28, 1734." " ^^ f'"""^''"' ^■^^■
At hPr ^^"°u ' '^"^^ *° ^"'^ '"^^ addressed to " Mr. Hetiry Price
At the Brazen Head, Boston, N. E./' and reads:— ^
"De.r Brother Price: I am glad to hear of your recovery I honed tn
have seen yuu th.s Fall, agreeable to the expectation yo were so good as o
wa"mod;ra:i iT "'^'""^ »^- P'-evcnted your coming while the weath^
re^qut7t7yoi°ldT" • T' '''''"'. y^ ^^^^^^^o Ir^e^rrrt'E
request to you, and to inform you that some false and rebel Brethren wh„
od :?frurBretir f °"' ^° 'V'' ' "'''''''' ^'"^«^- i" oPposUion t'o th^
and the Cra^t is lo tT' P^^**="^'"« '". "^'^^^ ^I^^""^ for a Bowl of punch
I am. Your Afifectionate Brother & humh. Servt.
"B. Franklin, G.M..
" Philadelphia, November 28, .734. " P^'^'^y'^'^'^a.
it to'me^;' " "'°'' °^ "'' Constitutions are wanted a.nong you, please hint
to dealfnrt'hlr^ '"If r' «? ^-^^sideration with Canadian Craft history
'dveVf„^,r a"l°;' ';■.' "T '"^^-''y '!"= »'-<=n.en, that l,c ro^
an>^^co„te,npora,v „.r.,„gs in the books Tui," cld ilfe^ '^
Vnrtli \^w ^^7° '* '' ^"'^" ^-" Provincial Grand Master of
!\orth Amenca, an appointiTient. as Gould points out '• tlicM ac n.lh
lie d by John Rowc. whoso nairie never appears at ! i„ iV^ F. r V
It .s generally adnntted that Price estabhshed a Provincial
HISTORY OF FREKMASONRY IN CANADA.
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Grand Lodge and a private lodge in Jjoston in 1733. The authority
for this is nut exceptionally good, for Charles I'elhain, the Gratid
Secretary of the Grand Lodge at Boston, was appointed in 1751, but
subsequently wrote the existing record from 1733. Many of these
" records " are, however, corroborated by AISS. of the period 1733-51.
Two letters, which are considered authentic, dated 23rd June,
and 1st September, 1736, both signed by Price as P.G.M., in which
the brethren of the " First Lodge in Boston," constituted 31st August,
^73'3> are recommended to the favorable consideration of the Grand
Lodge of England and of the Lodge of Glasgow, Kilwinning, place
beyond doubt the authenticity of the date of the founding of " the
First Lodge " in Boston.
It is remarkable, as before noted, that while there is an exact
copy of the patent of Coxe in the minute books of the Grand Lodge
of England, Price's name does not appear in the list of Provincial
Grand Masters published in the successive editions of the Constitu-
tions. Gould points out that while such documents as the patent to
Coxe are to be found in the first volume of the minutes of the Grand
Lodge of England, documents like that to Price were not given in
the second volume.
In 1736 Tomlinson succeeded Price, but the former died in 1740,
and pending another appointment Price was acting Grand Master
until September, 1743, when Thomas Oxnard was appointed "Pro-
vincial Grand Master for North America," holding it until June,
1754, when he died. Price tlion resumed his position, acting as
P.G.M. until Octtiber, 1755, when "Jeremy Gridley, Esqr., Counsel-
lor at Law," was appointed and held office until September, 1767,
when Price once more assumed his old ofifice of acting P.G.M. until
October. He was then invested as Grand blaster, holding office
until January, 1768, when John Rowe succeeded him. Henry Price
died in 1780, and John Rowe in 1787.
We ar? now brought to the links connecting British and Cana-
dian Masonry. It is recorded in a register book of the Grand Lodge
of England that in 1737 William Douglas, Commander of H.M.'S.
Falmouth, was appointed Provincial Grand Master for the Coast of
Africa and the Islands of America, and Captain Robert Comins, or
Cumins, for Cape I'reton and Louisbourg. These appointments were
made by the Earl of Darnley, G.M. of the original Grand Lodge of
England. In the same book the entry is repeated with the date of
1 738 and the words " excepting such places where a Provincial Grand
Master is already deputed." In the same register is another entry
concerning Comins which reads: "Constitutions 1756." "In 1746
by Lord Cranston, Grand Master, To Capt. Robert Comins for Cape
Breton & Lonisbourgh."
William Douglas was a naval officer and on the 31st Dec, 1729.
was appointed to command the Anglesea, a small ship of war. In
the month of Nov., 1731, he was removed to the Phoenix, a frigate
of 20 guns, and ordered, together with three other vessels of the same
force and two ships of war to be equipped, to the West Indies as a
check to the insolence of the Spanish guarda costa. His next ship
was the Falmouth, a fourth rate of 50 guns, one of the West India
squadron in 1740, under the command of Mr. Vernnn. It is uncer-
tain as to when the Falmouth was built, but it is supposed to have
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been in 1713. She was taken to ni.'rps mi ,-,.,^ ,
Capt. Douglas served with Mr Vernon at the^f '"' '' '? '' '/^ '^^y.
benig one of Commodore Lestoek's division ^n.^^'' ""' ^^'}^'^S^na,
fortunate commanders who feU a victim o t ^.'^%T°^ ''^''^ ""'
chmate. He died in the month of May T741 •"^^""bnty of that
cannot'b';^f;:»r. !rn;;aTa?^hltL?tor^i°'r ^"'"'"^- "'^ ^-^
operat^ns .vhich prec'eded the'caSe"o OuSc"'"'"^ '' '''' "^^
they?arr1'^;Var^^^^^^^ Scotia between
'stonce which affords ti,e si X«/^r ^/°'l"">'"ta'-y evidence in ex-
authority in tl,at provi "e p fo ? 1^/°° M^ r"''""^-^ ^^ ^^^^'^^"'^
1" connection with the antim^tv o/^if ' / V^'- ^''^cussion has arisen
it was "Acadia." bu alt rSo^k 7.. ' i^'^^' '" ^"^'^ Scotia, when
to fill the part whic shoukl be nl: 1 '''^'''Pr^'-^^l ^"^ surmise has
well-known name of Fns J„ F * " 7 authentic documents. The
nectedwitlUl,eCraf!^;^i-Sf?o :re^i;^:f^i^ ''''' ^°"-
• tion o^^^SSr in 'S^ - ^ ^^^S.S;!TJT.,. institu-
minion of Canada. '-^"ada. or rather m what is now the Do-
There is reasonable evidence that- a I^,^o■« c t-
instituted under a liostnn \!nrt^ . f a °^^? °^ Freemasons was
now Nova Scot a and tin t f. ? ^^ Annapolis Royal in Acadia.
by the organizat?;.. 0I a lodg n ^loItT/.^ '" 749. followed'
• -for Halifax was not nan°ed u i ^^.^S trnt^'tl '1''^'" ^'^"'^"'^
;;rNtr^o;;r^'^ ^'' ^'-- eve^^Si^^^S Se is^Toi^:
Annapolis, founded by the French in t^^ Jo *i .1
ment in that Dart of North \nw.r;^; 1 '^4. is the oldest settle-
f-nce, 1 .ii.M of New England. Ihcre s. however no record nf th;'=
s an ci trj of siicli action jn the books of St. lolm's Grand T orl« „t
Ara»aclniMtr, nndcr ,latc 24,1, Dcccnhcr. lyi,, vvlncli Jca'l' ^
cnrrP^'ll^rr '•.''"''''• *^^^'"f^'''^'' ^^"tten some time after the event oc-
L s notl nrnh.fr'r''^' '" '^r''''^'' -^^ '^ '"^y "°t be authentic,
a thTLu^.y '\ ''"'r'T' ^''"^ '"^'^ ''"■^^•"" "i^v bave taken place
?ot even colh or'nl '''^ . '^^ "'' 'T ' /'T^ '' '' ^''''^''^' ^^at theVe is
n Vost n i 7' J "n ■"'' l^"'^',^'' P^ ♦^ ^'-^^^ ^hat Phillips was made
i.ostnn ni 17,^7. It ,s not unlikely that after his initiation and on
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his return to Annapolis, he oiK-iicd a lodge with the assistance of
brethren amongst the otKicers and soldiers at the garrison and carried
on Masonic work.
Major PhilliiJs was born about 1706, and as earlv as 1726 was an
officer of the 40th Regiment, and a member of the Council of tne
Governor of the Province. The records show that he filled the offices
of ensij^n. lieutenant, captain, major, and lieutenant-colonel of the 40th
Regt. From 1729-49 he held the otitice of Judge-Advocate-( General in
the court of Vice-Admiralty, and was a member of the second House
of Assembly of the Province ip 1759. lie was also a judge of Probate
and Wills. Jlc died in Halifax in 1760.
One of the tirst references in the historical records of the period
to the name of I'Tasmus J. Phillips is in 1726, when " Captain Joseph
Bennett and Ensign Erasmus James Phillips were ordered to be
sent to Minas, to administer the oath to the people there."
A later reference is found in a parchment with the oath of al-
legiance to Great Britain subscribed to in 1730 by the inhabitants of
the Annapolis River. In this document are the names of sixteen
witnesses, of whom " Eras. Jas. Phillips " is one.
Then in 1730 at a Council hold at His Excellency, the Gover-
nor's house, in the garrison at Annapolis Royal, the Governor pre-
sided and " Eras. Jas. Phillips " was one of the Council present. His
name is also found in a commission signed by " Richard Phillips,
Governor," and countersigned by " Erasmus James Phillips,
Secretary."
Phillips was undoubtedly a man of some prominence, was either
a son or nephew of the Governor, and occupied the position of " P'ort
Major," for in June, 1737, a grant of land was made by the Govern-
ment " to Fort Major Erasmus James Phillips." He frequently
visited New England, and it was on the occasion of a trip to New
Hampshire that he sojourned in Boston, and made his first entrance
into the Craft circle.
On the loth August, 1737, Mr. Wm. Skene, E. J. Phillips and
Otho Hamilton were at the village of Hampton, New Hampshire, 46
miles N. N. E. of Boston, conferring with commissioners to settle
the boundary lines between Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It is
believed that it was on this occasion that Erasmus J. Phillips visited
Boston, remaining there from August, 1737, titil Tune, 1738. The
work of the Boundary Commission was protrat cd, and afforded ample
opportunity to Phillips to visit Boston, which was but a short
journey from Hampton.
The particulars concerning the initiation of Erasmus James Phillips
are to be found in the proceedings of the St. John's f>and I odge of
Massachusetts, and show that "on the 14th November, 1737, Phillips
and " J. SherifT," were made Masons in the " First Lodge in Boston."
The records of this lodge state that Phillips was present at meetings
held upon April 11, May 9, November 28, December 26, 1739, and
August 12, 1741. In the minutes of April, 1739, he appears as " Rt
Wpfull Bror. Erasmus Jas. Phillips, G. M. De Nov. Scot."
Tn 1741 E. J. Phillips was one of a commission to settle bound-
aries between Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He left Annapolis
for New England in April, 1741. and was at Providence, Rhode
Island, from then to June, 1741. The commission adjourned from
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the records of a meeting of the " First Lodge in Boston," on 12th
August, 1741, show that he was present, the entry being:
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Ihe authority granted by a Grand Master to a brother to act as
Piovinciai or Deputy Provincial Grand Master is called "a deputa-
tion," and such authority was granted to him at some period
between November, 1737, and April, 1739, for in the lodge minutes
of the latter date Phillips is styled " Rt. Wpfull," possibly indicating
the office of Provincial Grand Master.
Bro. Phillips, on his return to Nova Scotia, undoubtedly opened
a Craft lodge and made Masons. This was the first lodge in what
may be termed Canada.
In the archives of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, there is a
document, the body of which is said to be in the handwriting of Bro.
E. J. Phillips, which shows that he was recognized as the head of the
Craf.: in the Province of Nova Scotia, viz..
" Halifax, the 12th June, 1750.
■■ Sir: At a meeting of true and Lawlull brothers and Master Masons
Assembled at Halifax, in order to Consult on proper measures for holding
and Establishing a Lodge at this place, It was unanimously resolved on that
a Petition should be sent to you, who we are informed is Grand Master for
the Province of Nova Scotia, in Order to obtain your Warrant or Deputation
to hold and Establish a Lodge at this place, according to the Antient Laws
& Customs of Masonry, & that said petition should be signed by any five of
the Brethren then Assembled.
" We, therefore, the undernamed Subscribers, pursuant to the above
resolution, do most humbly Crave and desire Your Warrant to hold and
Establish a Lodge as aforesaid, according to the Antient Laws and Customs
of Masonry, as practised amoug true and Lawfull Brethren, and this we
Crave with the utmost dispatch, and beg leave to subscribe ourselves Your
true and Loving Brethren.
" Ed. Cornwallis,
" Wm. Steele,
" Robert Campbell,
"Willm Nesbitt,
" David Haldane."
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Eras. Jas. Philipps,
P. G. M.
The five signatures attached to this petition were those of
prominent men in connection with affairs in Nova Scotia. The Hon.
Edward Cornwallis was the son of Charles, the third i5aron Corn-
wallis, born 1712, and uncle of Lord Cornwallis, who surrendered at
Yorktown. He was appointed Governor of Nova Scotia on May
9tli, 1749, and arrived at Chebucto, now Halifax Harbor, on 21st
June (O. S.), 1749. Of the other signers of the petition, William
Steele was a brewer and merchant; Robert Campbell and Da /id
Haldane were lieutenants in the British army, and William Nesbitt
was one of the clerks of the Governor.
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Annapolis, was removed to Halifax in 1749, becoming " Lodge No i.
a Halifax, N.S." or whether the warrant granted tS Cornwall s and
, others was an original document, is not known. In a '' History "f
"From Europe the Royal Art crossed the Atlantic with the first
Emigrants, and settled in various parts of America It is said /. h! k
known in Nova Scotia, while m the hands of the french Bm ho^ev r'thi^
t^ok care tn "''"" ''''\'' ^''''" '' '^' English took posse on of It they
took care to encourage this charitable institution. They saw that it had a
endency to relieve distress and to promote good order By This ear - atten
^Z^:^Tr1^^'''''' '"^"f-^.- '''-^ th^Upml'sTtrle^mo
Maste?atThat re" A^d':^ ^'''•' °!,^""-''P°''« R^^a'- was Provincial Grand
a LodLe It Hnn^ Jt ?■ ^^'■'''' *° P*^''*'"" h'"^ fo*- a Warrant to hold
and a number of Naw St. ^ ^' °" *^^ '^"'^ ^^^"'"8 Lord Colville
It had alTo fl,-. 1 ^ Gentlemen were entered Apprentices in this Lodge
most of te GenttrnM"?'"*^ T"^n°^ '^' P""'^'''''^' inhabitants and
"On March the i8th, 1751. the second Lodge was formed it Hnlifn^
Br^otht^N^rL^rxttor;^^ ^^"f - D^utrGrjMt^'i^n':!
stalling the officers Attorney-General, as Senior Grand Warden, in in-
depuiadonMorTerd^a ^an5 w'" ?'''P^P-bably acted only under a
^;}' ^^^y^twZsZiT.:,%':i^^r^^^^ 3^1- ^?- this, irotn
belonging. "''/^^''" «* ^ova Scotia, and of the territories thereunto
Jon:;h?n'"Be£rE?;"'liernam r"'^' '" ""1 ^^/^'^ °«^" '^^ ^'^ "«"-
Province being in its Sfancv .nH ""^ °^ *''*= Province. But the
unfavourable to he cult"vaS nf ?t, I":'' 1° A"""^^'" ^'^'^ '"^"y difficulties
(1776) of the RW Brother R. if ' "'.' ^'""^ ^^"'■'■""^' ^^'^ '"'^ d^ath
fortune severely feUbf the Crah^' '^ ^°'''"'"' ^^-^ '"^"^ ^^^^^ =» "^'^-
fuUy'^prepared'bv^n ^^ ?' ^""u^ ^°^^^ °^ Massachusetts, care-
Nicke?soT stlte ^ha?: ^^^ '" '"'^°"*>^ ^^ ^- ^^ B''^- Sereno D.
Halifal'on'-the Sth'of J^f; 7-1 '"''h' Apprentice' in the first Lodge i,
J^n ot juij, 1,50, on the same evening' when its 'warrant'
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was received from Provincial Grand Master Pl.ilipps. was .con ordered to
lU..ton. with the other ' Navy Gentlemen.' It appears by our Records that
he was Voted a number ' of the First Lodge in Boston on the 24th of
October 1750, and on the nth oi January following— 1750 (O. S.)— he repre-
sented the Second Lodge in Grand Lodge, as Master. He was very constant
in his attendance in both capacities, until the 24th of June, 1752 when he
Summons d the Brethren to attend him att the Grey Hound Taver.i in
Koxbury. where he Held a Grand Lodge (by virtue of a Deputation granted
to hmi by our Right VVorshipfull Hn.ther Thomas Oxnard. Esqr., Provin-
c.a. Grand Master of North America, to be Deputy Grand Master of North
America), and the Day was Celebrated as usual.'
•' This distinguished Brother seems to have won the hearts of the pro-
fane, as wel as of bis Brethren. On the 12th of May, .752. 'At a meeting of
tlie Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Boston in Publick
IZ^Ii ,"\^ ^Z"'^^''^' ''^ ^''"'"" "^"'' *''^ following preamble and vote
were adopted: 'Whereas the Right Honorable Alexander Lord Colvill
Commander of His Majesty's Ship Success, has upon all Occasions during
hs Station here, for about three years past, discovered the utmost readiness
iL^fT'^'p""^ •" ^" ^"*"' '"■■ P'-»'"oti"S tlie Interest of the Province,-
and of this Town in particular, and by his Conduct and good Services has
fJnfcM'^''* Satisfaction to the Town, and the Freeholders and the Inhabi-
S VotS'Th.^^h'^T^ 'T S°r''*;"*'°"' P'-^P^"^ »"d thereupon unanimous-
ly Voted that the Thanks of the Town be, and hereby are Given to his Lord-
tWeml" ^f°';;^^'l Services an.l Good Conduct during his Station here, and
the Gentlemen the Selectmen are desired to wait upon his Lordship, and in
the Name of th. Town present him with their Thanks accordingly'
On Fnday, the 22d of ^Tay, 1752, the Town met according to their
clmZT;^ "'? /'.'• ^'"^^V""" ^^P""*^^ '^'' '"^^y had waited upon ford
f nrM I- P'-«f"'^,'l, 1'"" w'th a copy of the vote of thanks, to which his
Lordship gave the following answer, in writing:
"'Gentlemen, I am extremely sensible of the Honour done me bv the
Metropolis of America, and had I known six months ago, ho^ well he
Freeholders and otherlnhabi.ants of this great Town were afrect^d Towards
Z'l r^ have applied to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to
be continued on this Station; But as 'tis now too late. I can only say hat
whenever the American Stations are to be relieved. I shall "wnk mysel
orSeL^^n^d Crd" ' '°""*" ^'''' '" ^''^'^ -^ ^ .^ -F^
" ' Boston, May 18, 1752.' '-°''""-
Town.' ^°*''' ^''^^ '"' ^'"''■''"P'" ^"«*«^'- be Entered upon the Records of the
f T '/^^u''^t9"^'''^^1^ Communication of the Grand Lodge, held on the lo'h
of July, the Deputy Grand Master Colvill presided. On the 13th of October
Grand Master Oxnard officiated, and 'Presented our Right WorshipVul Bro
Br^LorH r f 'r ?• ?■ '*•'' ■'7^"- '" *'" ^°°'" °f °"^ R'«ht Worshipfuli
Bro. Lord Colvill who has gone for England.'
I • ,j?^!?'t^, '"^ departure lie presented to the second lod^e a copy of
I'leld s Bible pnnted in Cambridge, England, in 1683. When the first
and second lodges were united under the title of Saint John's Lodge of
Boston, this Bible became the property of that body, and is still care-
fully preserved in its archives.
The lodge. •• No. i. at Halifax. N.S.," was not on the English
hst until 1770. when it was entered as " No. 109;" in 1780 as No 88-
m 1781 as No. 89; and in 1792 as No. 82. Another lodge known as
Harmony Lodge, Coast of Halifax," warranted perhaps by local
authority, but with no date, was never on the English list In the
Ahiman Rezon of 1807 it is given as No. 28. Its location is unknown
HISTORY OF KRnEMASONRY IN
""• ^' fKI-.EMASONRY IN CANADA. ,„
'omac-5, ■■ Halifax, Norlli A.ncnca" .v-^ '"■ , '^°- '•" ''>-l'l "
.^f. .757, by ,l,e - Anci.m ""o f, ," r,"™,".'':.'',"'-7,U. Uc.™,-
t»«-'r, 1757, bv the ''An,.; .-.""' ^^"'^ vvarrantcd 011
65. a.^f';h7 wa%am"wr rc^ew 'd '^"'*'" '\ ^""^""- ^^ -« No.
• No. ^. of Nova Scoti^.'^vas v^^L^" ""^^ '784- Lodge
ty meet at the " Rowe Ltame % "'"^ "" ^7th December, 1757
was No. 66, and a°io he. S' ^^/^L'*'''^^''' \'^''f--" '^'^^^ lodgj
1757. being No. 3 Local. *- ^^' "^ '^'"^ ^^t^'' ^7th December,
vi^.: -T AnXl"'Vo?gV'N:""^-^'"^^ ^°^^- '" ^'- .-vince
^6th March. i768ras No ^^^s "^^t was"vo '^«^' ""u^"" ^'^'--'^
'«3^,andNo. 118 in 186? 'J hk li i .: '^^ '" '"'4, No. i^y hi
•^•"herst " in this year (,76^' t S'if "' '' l'^' '''^" "^ ^^e Goferal
'>y the Grand Master of KnJ ?' ^'■'"''*^^ ^ centenary warrant
second lodge, sai^ to bo kL ^^'!^, •''" ^'^ February, 1871 A
'56. was wa;raTl^'^'S"b„f h """^' Amherst's Lodgl'' Na
year. It is numbered ntKhfrnanRe.^^^^^^^ T '''''''^' '^'^^ tha
as m 1768. ^niman Kezon of 1804 and 1807 the same
Masot,-''ts'wirttrorx^ 1L" ^^ ^' Ancient York
at the Golden Ball, Pla fa " ^ c J""^' ^^o, as No. 211, to meet
John's Lodge," and' ' pStincia^Grand fo^.^'^" "'^u '^^'^^^^^d 'St
of 1804. It was No. 265?" 18 4 No ^«.^'' \]" '^' Ahiman Rezon
nu-bered 2 and T"ltt° g^'^it^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^or the warrants
tbat h,s name is written on haf S th. P '•'^''^ '° ^'"^'^ ^he fact
charter, and on the wa.rant of No 2 T? ^.'■°^'"^'«> Grand Lodge
warrants were ever rendered effective inTn' T^ 7'^^"^^ ^'^^' ^hefe
under their authority. The only twn in J ''^u '°'^^"' ^^''^ ^Pened
under the Phillips regime were tLlT ^^^'j' therefore, that we find
at Annapolis in 1738 and a Hal f. ''"''' '" ^'^^^ ^^«" warranted
record of a lodge S l/auL uSi i7"68"w7^°-t l^''' '^ "° ^^her
warranted by the Ancient Grand LoS at f" V^^' ^°- ^55, was
White Hart, Halifax, followed bv I «i^ i London, to meet at the
under the same autlmrity ^ ^ '''°"^ ^°^&«' No. 211, in 1780!
LondoVb'^^St^AXTs! N? rsTLVl: trf\?r.na Lodge at
renewal ' of their former Grand warrant " /. "ifV^°- ^"' ^«J^>"& «
were both " Ancient " warran"s Tssued n .^L^ ^^ "0°*"^ ^'^^^ ^h^se
The memorial recites that it ic f?^ , ^ ^^ ^"^ ^78o respectivelv
-". "together withVe lodge caed^'ul^' ^\'^^ ^"^ '°^g^ N^^^^
and the "lodge called St. George's Vn Hu'"a?- *°^" °^ «^"^^^."
Companies on St. John's Island* fwhichwSh ^^^''^y\ Independent
Spring) under dispensations from the firi. . '''^ ^' "^"^^'^ ^" the
^dges m due form assembled.'' The worS r,.^?^"'?'" warranted
Halifax in the Spring" have n tt ^ -, ^^ich will be here at
through them, an'd th^e word "in due°7fr' '''\? ''^ ''"« ^^'^w"
The cancellation shows that no person! aTted''"!?''^: ^"bstituted.
£!!:l::^™t from Dermott in ?7c8 th«^ H " ' ^^^ P'-ovincial
^prT-rT-r—T--— -^^ was no such docu-
St John s Island isnoyrN^^^i^^i;^^^;^, ^-
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iriSTOMY Ol iMICIiMASUNUY IN CANADA.
nicnt in oiuTatiDn, and thai iIksl ludgcs received their existence bv
dispensations granted b) Xus. 155 and jii. ihc memorial states
that the petnioiiers arc ' surrounded bv clandestine work ahuost on
ail sides, • and fear that modern iMasonrv mav be propagated should
people •■ who are called a lodge here, under the L>uke of Beaufort,
obtain a Trovmcial warrant from that quarter."
The granting of this renewal ol the old I'rovincial warrant was
delayed, and in 1782 a second memorial was forwarded, but it was not
until after lengthened correspondence that in September 1784 a
rovmcial (.rand vvarrant was received, and the newly organized
rovincial t.rand Lodge of Nova Scotia ^\as put into motion
i.ighty-hve years afterwards, namely, in ibOy, the Grand Lodge of
Nova Scotia was formed. **
It is stated in Rebold's History of 1-reemasonry, that "as early
as 1721 Lodges of I'reema.sons were established in Canada," but
iK re is no evidence to support this assertion, although in 1851a
I-rench lodge working m Paris wrote to Albion Lodge, ( )uebec, ask-
ing for fraternal a hance and stating " Vou have ..n'e^f the inost
ancient lemples of Tree Masonry, since its erection dates from 1721 "
1 his quotation hovyever. was evidently based upon the fiction that the
statement oi Kebold was correct. There is nothing in the way of
proof to support this assertion, or that of other writers who claim
that a lodge was in existence in 1755 at Ouebec
In i756.Jorc,ny Uridley. 1M..A1., at~15oston. authorized .,ne ..r
more lodges m the ex])edition against Crown I'oint in Canada, and in
1757 a lodge on Lake George, and another in 1758 in the 28tli Reft
at Louisbourg were formed. Jn 1758 lodges were authorized by
L.ndley in various expeditions against Canada, including a lodge at
crown Point on l-ort St. Frederic, between Lake Georje and Lake
Champlain. After the surrender of Crown Point a meeting of the
lodge vyas held, and twelve officers of the 1st Regiment of Poot
nutiated. *^
Crown Point, or as it is now called, Hammond's Corners, is a post
village of Essex County. X.V situated on Lake Champla 1 and on
he New York and Canadian Railroad at the junction of the ra way
to Hammondsville, thirty-two miles north of Uhitehall ^
rnl T"nl!!°v" ' 'J!l' *''^ ^^li'-^'d Lodge of Scotland appointed
Col. Jo n Young of the 60th Regiment as the Provincia Grand
Master over the lodges in America " belonging to that body
3istDe:SXT/^"'" lodges warranted in Nova Scotia d'own to
In 1784 New Brunswick became a separate province and th^
only lodge warranted between that date and'1829 was that whkh tJie?
at Fredencton, the charter being dated 2nd April. 1789 iT was No
541. and m 1792 No. 450. ^ ^ it was i\o.
ArfJil" '^^1?^?^^V^°- =^'3. in the 4th Battalion Regiment of Roval
Artillery, which had been constituted at New York in October 1781
was with the regiment at St. John's Island (NewfoundS ' Th U
was afterwards a civil lodge. It affiliated with tire Grand Lod J of
Canada in December 1869. and is now No. 2 on the renter o^^^
Provincial Grand Lodge of Quebec register ot the
St. John's lodge, No. i. of the Province of Prince Edward
I'xislincc by
iiurial stuti-s
k alinust on
;atc'cl should
uf Beaufort,
isarrant wjvs
It it was not
cr, 1784, a
)' orgaiiizi'O
ito inotiuM.
tl Loilge of
lltSTORY (,|.- I KKKMASONRV IV CANADA. ,57
u,v nco was called Saint John's Island, but by an Imperial Act the
av orVovin,';^"' '" 1'^''*' f ■■ ^""'-'•■^ ^'^•^^''^'•^i I'^'-'^"'' "" the .orh
si ?7on n "w'f'^' ''^"^'•^^^'^■iv^'^1 tlie royal allowance February
\va. IZL iu' remembrance of that period when the island
Pince F.Ln vl n 'V'"'";' T?^ Lieut.-Ceneral. His Royal Highness.
irmce Lduaul. Duke of Kent, the father of Her Most Gracious
'-•ifumimt4i>0ti'iAwiU''
\ I
158
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Majesty Queen Victoria. The Prince was a distin^^uished Mason,
and took a deep interest in the Craft. Victoria lodge, at Charlotte-
tovvn was chartered under the Scotch jurisdiction in 1857. On the
24th June, 1875, the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island was
prgnnized as a separate and independent iurisdiction. There are.
in i«98, thirteen lodges in the jurisdiction, having in all upwards of
500 members.
In Newfoundland the pioneer warrant was erected by the Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge at Boston in 1746. In 1784-5 warrants »vcre
erected by the Grand Lodge of England (Moderns), and in 1774 bv
the Grand Lodge of the Ancients. There are also lodges of the
Scotch register. Both jurisdictions have distinct Provincial Grand
Masters.
This brings us to the period of 1756-59. when six lodges were
warranted by the Grand Lodge at Boston, as follows: Crown Point
1756: Lake George, 1758; Louisbourg, 28th Foot, 1758; "In ex-
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
159
In the 55th
^,:r!^j^'^i: ^i^ ^■'°- '-'"-. '759;
of considerable iraportaiicc. After it was taken by the British in I76j
S«e,?:d and";;;: :"' ""-f^"'". -<) --e ,l,en'tl.e Itarbor has bS
cits<erted and the town is almost in ruins
indeed a w" ^^'i' *'ff ^^""'^'"g ^^ the first Craft warrant at liaUfax,
indeed, a fevv weeks after the gallant Wolfe had wrested Canada from
Prance on the memorable Plains of Abraham, the military lodges n
he regiments of the victorious army met and held the first cSrl
r. ?n%^|^S:c1mt?-iit '"' '^^"^^"^^' '^ ''' "^^^^ ^^^"^^^
Ihere is no record in the books of the Grand Lodge of England
of any warrants issued to lodges at Quebec earlier thani762 ^
In the winter of 1759 the masters and wardens of the military
loages at Quebec met and elected Bro. Lieut. Guinnett, of lodge No
192 Irish register m the 47th Regiment, as Provincial Grand Master
of Quebec. On the 24th June. 1760, Bro. Simon Fraser, colonel o
until the^^^th'Tf "'^hlanders. was elected, but only 'held offic
Se Nn ?c T ^''"^"■' '760. when Bro. Augustus Spanner, of
lodge ho. 35, Irish register, m the 28th Regt., was selected for a
In December of 1761 Bro. Milbourne West, of Lodge No 102
Irish register, in the 47th Regt., was elected and held offife until t^he
24th June 1763, when Bro. Turner, Lieut, of the 47th Regt and o'
Brott";'w1f ' ^'V^' P°r^'°" ^'^^ °"^ y^^'-' followed in^i76; by a
Brother Walker, and m 1765 by Brother the Hon. John ColHns o^
the Executive Council, perhaps the most active of all the Provincia
Grand Masters, aiid one with whom the western Craft Ts "ore
Wtly connected, by reason of the lodges warranted under hi^
Canad^beS? f^^"""'"'^ '" ^''^^.''\ Montreal, and other parts of
Provincial CrrnHluf"'"' «'-g^^"'.^fd form. The appointment of
cSl^ the rind pf '/ '"^'' '"''^'^ ^' Q"^^'^^' "^^de the ancient
1 he Canadian Craft is indebted to Henry Sadler in his " I ife nf
to select a Grand Master, and that Lieut. Guinnett of ^e l7th R. Jf
.ne horij organized; that Gumnett was succeeded by Col. Simon
/: ;
r
i!iil
i
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i
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CAXADA.
Fraser on 24th June, 1760, who was installed on that date by Dunc-
*h. ?4k n *^S*''^ °^." ?^ ^'^"^ ^^^'^'' ^^' afterwards filled on
he 27th December 1760, by Capt. Augustus Spanner of the 28th
i^fh R^V °" 27th December. 1761. by Capt. Milbourne West ot the
47th Kegt. Bro. Gawler declares that as many of the lodges had left
Quebec, and as the whole Province was conquered, appHcation was
"lade to the Grand Lodge of England for a Provincial warrant, that
a petition was sent but not acknowledged. That in 1762 Bro West
sent money for a warrant which, although issued, never reached
Quebec, and that 111 the meantime the Craft was presided ove by
ohn rlEr V^''^^'^, ^T' ^'■°- ^""^^'•' «"^ ^^«ther the Hon^
in^ ;„ ll^t t °- ^'^''''"' ^''^" '■^^P^'"*^ t'^^t o" lii^ return to Eng-
granted "'^' empowered to ask for a warrant which was
ate by Dunc-
ards filled on
r of the 28th
? West ot the
>dges had left
plication was
warrant, that
32 Bro. West
ever reached
ided over by
her the Hon.
turn to Eng-
t which was
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. jgl
fi,« r^^I^c^^ °^ ^'■°- ^awler is in part confirmed by the return to
1^^2 n l'"^'V'l^. '789. of a list of the members of St And ew's
lodge. Quebec, wh.ch ,n its heading states that it was warranted^y
H. M. S. Vanguard.
Col. Simon Fraser, P.G.M., on 20th October, 1760 and that Bro
Fraser was mstalled by Bro. Dimckerley. ^ ' ""'
1 his IS m bnef a condensation of the letter. It is a most important
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inSTORV OF KREEMASONKY IN CANADA.
•Ill
I
R :l!
li
lili
discovery for Canadia.i Masonic history, and gives information wiiich
otherwise could never liave been furnished.
»,ul/r"fili'i^ ^''''''*' '^'^""""jr"' '°''^'''' '" *''*^ ^'*y of Quebec, working
under field warrants. These warrants are granted whe., bdges are
established ni regunents in the anny. The ^ssue of these warrants is
not confined to the British army. There are field warrants in the
French army. Another class of warrant is a " sea " warrant g an .d
o sa.Iors on board a ship of war. It was permissible to iiold these
^ tin' .?'^'^'"/''^^'."^!•*^':^ °^ ^ "-^"^""^"t or on board a ship? or as
:^i^:m^s;;!etcfsii]p'^^"^^^"^'" "'^ ^'^ --^ — -^ p'-e
warrants wem'li'''''^'T \Q'''^'' '"' '759, with dates of issue of
Ter ^?i if f, /°«?rp^".*^" '5th Regiment, No. 245, Irish regis-
ifr, 1754, In the 28th Regmient, No. 35, I. R., 17^4- In the 28fh
fyTC'tul-T'^'T?' .""'^^ ''r''''- J^l- vva;ran^' was is uecl n
1758 by the Grand Lodge of the Moderns at Boston; In the 3Sth
Regmient, No 205, I. R.. 1749. In the 40th Regiment. No. 42 Eng
hsh reguijent (Anc.ents) 1755. There is doubt as to the dat of the
lodge mth,s regmient. t was at Quebec in 1759. and at Montrea n
I/60. The lodge IS said to have been warranted as No. 42 bv the
Grand Lodge of the Ancients at London, and so appeatf iif e
Ahiman Rezon of 1813 But there is no evidence of thi issuance of
the xvarrant m either the Grand Lodge minutes or in the registers
at Freemasons' Hall, London. rtgis.ers
No 2i8''l^R^' Il'fr!"' Th ^''- ''^'' \ ^'.J-^^S: In the 48th Regiment,
fu ' u ;• '75°- ^^"^^^ ^^'"^ the militarv or field lodges and it
^•as hrough the work of these that the first Provincial Gra^nd Lodge
at Quebec was organized. The first Craft festival held after the
TtS S'T ^'^^^"^ St. John the Evangelist, on 27th December!
1759- Capt. Knox in his book on North America writes- "The
t'his'grrri.son!''' ■' °'''""^''' ^^' '^'' ''^"'"^' ''^^^^^ °^ Freemasons in
w.« Vi;"" °^^''*' prominent ships of war which took part in the siege
was the \anguard, ' and on this vessel as gunner was Thomas
Duncker ey, the well known Mason, who had bfen initiated in Eng!
la d in January, 1754 There is no evidence of Masonic work bv
Dunckerley while on this voyage to Quebec. He could not have been
to Quebec with the warranf ancf authoriu'or'gtck rlettVr:^^^^
dire^ion "of Bro* DunTSr' ^^"""^^^ '" ''^' ^'^ "-'^ ^'^
A careful search through the archives nf th^ P^,.oi tt -^ j o
Illation which
HISTORy 01? FREEMASONUY IN CANAIM.
163
IM..
164
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA,
Vanguard were found. Subsequently an excellent engraving of
the Vanguard was discovered by the writer in the King's Library
in the British Museum. Qi the many ships in the British navy known
by the name of " Vanguard/' this one, on which a Craft lodge was
held was the first to bear the name that afterwards became cele-
brated as one of those under Admiral Nelson.
The " Vanguard," whose deck was so familiar to Dunckerlev
was built at Cowes in 1748 by R. Ewer. She was a vessel of 14 19
Zln f^i(''TA^-^°J''"^-J^^ ^^""Sth of her gun deck was 160 feet,
Tn f li ^- *"'']'"• *"? ^^'" ^'^^"^^^ °" beam was 45 feet 2 inciies
ln« ^H ^r t'K °^ ^*'' ^^^'^ ^^'■^ 28 guns, all 32 pounders, on the
lower deck, and fourteen 18 pounders on the upper deck. 14 being on
each side of the ship, while the quarter deck earned twelve o
pounders six on each side, and two 9 pounders on the forecastle.
On board the Vanguard " in 1759-60 was Capt. Harvey Smyth
W^t'ru '^' '^r ^T- °^ ^°°*' *"d °"« °^ the aides of Ge^S
Wolfe The army list shows that Capt. Smyth joined his regiment
ouaFfiSfvf T' ''" ^'^' November, 1756. In addition to his Sta^'
m.nv nf vk'u """l"" **■*''*' *"^ * ""'"ber of excellent drawing^
Tnd ^arl ""nn" ^^"^^ been engraved in copper, were published in 1760
and are now rare. Indeed, about the only complete set is to be
found m the British Museum. One of his six picturesis " i vilw of
the City of Quebec, the Capital of Canada, Taken partly from Point
rL?^'^^' ^""^ cP^"*'? P" board the ' Vanguard.' man-of-war by
NWbe"'7S,^T'- . '''"^ "-'^"^ "^"-^ P"^"«bed in London i^
where the Iron?. " tS^'l^''' Vu"" •'' *^*= P°'"* °" ^^e St. Lawrence
Zu }• T ^^". ''°'^" *be river on the ebb of tide to the place
plS"tt'^iercf;T^•.^l^^•" ^, '""'"^ ^'^^ d^P'<=*« - noble veic
passing the Pierced Island, better known as the Perce Rock situate
" v:n?;rl'3^L*^*^%r^"«'-' ^' ^*^p« ^S ?hf wrtt
vanguard, and on it at the same time as Capt. Smyth was Bro
oZ rl'^- ^^'t'°^ ^r^ ^^ '^' " Vanguard." in the pSirRea,rd
Office, Chancery Lane. London, contains the following entry •
"^""wM A Sth '758. Gaspe Bay.
Wednesday, 20th., " " Rock"
was Jt'au^tnnTuTy'ofTha't Kar'^ ^" ''''' ^°^ *^^ "^-^"-^"
at Quebec waMf. °S /''! ?^J'*"" °^ '^^ Provincial Grand Lodge
iL^ A I- *"^ ^^^^^^ ^"^P^^- sometimes called the Stewards'
prefent Cr^d^'Sf '"^ /'' Constitution of England, the pasTand
present Grand Stewards constitute a lodge, which has no niimh^r
bu which IS regstered in the Grand Lod^e books at the head of a i
other lodges. It is the duty of the Grand Stewards to order and be re
sponsible for the Grand Festivals. It is represented in tfifrLn^ir/
the only document i.sued by if. it is called the " .Select " lod^e with
Novenibe'"n.r'h'^'' "^ "Stewards." It was warranted Mv en
Tlirl" ,"■• '^^?' ^"."^ '•" ^'^^" ^« No. o in some earlv list?
There ,s no evidence that it had an English. warrant, hut it was
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
i6s
duly on the provincial register, for the finding in December, i8g7. of
a certificate issued by this lodge, proves that it was on the Quebec
register as early as April, 1761. This sets at rest all doubts as to the
ancestry of the pioneer lodge of the Ancient City
«,Jfh Thlf P"''^*-*^^^, \^'he earliest document of its kind in connection
with the history of Masonry in Quebec. A close search was made
many years ago for some of the Quebec warrants of 1760-70, but it
was unsuccessful. ' '
onni!fn°"'''. ^°''"'"<^"ts oi the period 1759-62 in Canada are far from
conimon. indeed .^o rare are these valued records that it is but once
t?casure^ ^^""^ ^^^°''' ^^^ '^^^^' ^^^^' ^^^^ historical
i77»^c!'^uSl ^'^^^ work was established in Nova Scotia between
neriocf ' Yer.h n '^'"''^ P^ ^"^ ^''^^ concerning the work of that
U .-n th. .r?v °. fu* ^"^'"^ •" ^o""ection with the Craft in Canada
MS f,^,^'"^''^^' « he Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. This ancient
Brn Frln,., "R"fr '""'[ f "* ^^ ^ord Cornwallis and others to W.
Ph?niS y^'^^i °^ ^.""aPolis. for a warrant at Halifax. Bro.
Tt aU r "p'*" ^ '^^r" '" ^^^^°" '" '738. and established a lodge
at Annapolis Royal. He was virtually the Provincial Grand Master
of the Province— hence the application
R.o/^S'^fr'" ""! '^^u^^ *'"^'"^' ^^'■'•^"t of the lodge in the 60th
Bro EM TF ','''" r *"!! ^^ ^^''"^'^ ^" '764. was found by R. W.
V^% .u Ehlers, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of New
R W 'Rrn' r'"'' ^^xi'^'^ ^'■"".^ '^"^y- This warrant was^ssued by
R. W. Bro. George Hanson. P. G. M. of New York, on the 27th
April, 1764, to • Lieut. John Christie of the 60th Regimen"" etc ^ It
tVe'rrTT'','" England in 1773, and was probably re urned to
Lodee of th-t t'.t°^ ^7 1""'^ '".^781 when the Provincial Grand
l-odge of that State, under England, passed away and became a sov-
SX^^^ V^' ^'■^"? L°^^^ °^ ^1««°"« "f New York The war-
rant was issued as stated on the 27th April and not on the 24th Ts is
frequently quoted, and the lodge was not at that time known tszToi
Detmit was not under the United States government until JulJ Tuh;
residi^^"?n^ S^ summer of 1897 Capt. Norman Leslie, a gentleman
residing in Montreal, discovered, amongst some family oaoers a
Masonic certificate issued in April, 1761. to Lieut James^esHe one
which "rm^T'th'/K-'n ^^•"^. '^^'^' '' ^"^'^-- This doc:^;ent
p{St:r ¥S'£^-fr ^-^^ - H
the naked eye, but the names of the master and wardens at the lower
nght hand corner of the certificate are almost flSe while T^^^^
name of the secretary in the lower left hand corner s' prackallv
undecipherable. The names of the W. M. and wardens may ho v
ever, be read with a strong magnifyine elass htiT LlVlTof \Y' 1
reveals of the secretary's na^me a?e tffe ^.o^df " tKos H^* sli^^"
But what the glass could not do the camera has done and^;ri^L
rhc negative made, shows " Thos. Heathsop, Secretary." '
HISTORY OF KREKMASONRY IN CANADA.
This certificate, dated 12th April, 1761, was issued by Select lodge,
which was warranted at Quebec between October and December,
'759. or early in 1760, and was given to Lieut. James Leslie, of the
15th Regiment of Foot. He had been made a Mason and passed to
the second degree in "Lodge No. i, CJuebec," and affiliated as
F. C. receiving his third degree in Select lodge.
The Select lodge was unnumbered, indeed, it was No. o, while
the " No. 1 " referred to was Merchants' lodge, which was probably
warranted at the skme time as Select lodge.
The finding of this certificate is also of value in that it gives
us the fir.st seal of any kind in connection' with Masonry in the
old province of Quebec. A fac simile of the seal is reproduced, the
better to enable the reader to examine the details of the engraving.
The seal as shown in the certificate is, of course, the same size as the
original.
The seal is of red wa.x, and is ornamented with two small pieces
of yellow and blue ribbon, as was usual in connection with many of
the early lodge seals. The design is a circle with two pairs of com-
passes, partially spread or open, and meeting at the points, something
like tw.i triangles open and placed in juxtaposition. Across the
centre of the seal are letters, which bear a strong resemblance to the
Greek characters in the word " dekalogos," meaning " the ten com-
mandments, the moral law." Examining the Greek alphabet the first
letter resembles a Delta, the second Epsilon, the third, .Xlpha, the
fotirth is more like Chi than Kappa, the fifth a Landida, the sixth
Omicron, the seventh. Gamma, the eighth Omicron. and the tenth
Sigma. Why the word " decalogue " should bo thus renderefl is
inexplicable. -Above and below the Greek characters one can see
short lines, whether intended for ornament or to resend)le the back
of a closed book it is impossible to state. This is the certificate, and
it reads as follows:
AND THE DARKNESS comprehended it not.
In tlio East .t place full cf Light where reii?ns Silence and Peace.
WE, the Present Master, Wardens & Secretary of the Select
Lodge in Quebec of Free and accepted Masons, adorn'd with all
(L.S. ) their Hommrs and afsemhkd in due form; do hereby declare.
Certify and attest that the bearer hereof. I.iiut. James Leslie of
the 15th Keginit. of Foot hath been Justly and Lawfully Reed, an
Enter'd apprentice in Lodge, No. i, Quebec, past as a fellow
Craft, and the Hearer joining said Select Lodge it wee having
sutTicient Proof and Trial have raised him to the Sublime De-
gree of a Master Mason. Whose Zeal for the Craft induces us
to recommend \vm to all the True & Faithfull wheresoever dis-
persed over '.lie Globe.
GIVEN under (jnr hands and seal of the Lodge at Quebec, this
I2th day of Apl, 1761, & of Masonry 576t.
J. Turner, Master.
S. McDonell, S. Warden.
S. Collier, J. Warden,
Thos. Heathsop, Secretary,
The No. I may have been Merchants', No. i, which was warrant-
er! in December, 1750. or for aught we know, the provincial mim1)cr
of lodge No. 245, on (he Irish register in the 15th Regiment of Foot.
Ce^^^
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HIHTORY (»l- KKKKMASONKV IN CANADA.
167
ThF SkAL on the CEKTlllCATii l-ROM SELECT LoDGE.
The sienatures to the certificate are those of Hros. Turner, S. Mc-
Donald ami S. Collier. It is not unlikely that the tirst signer was Bro.
(Lieut.) Turner, of the 47th Regiment, who in 1763 was I'rovincial
Grand Master.
On the ui)i)er left hand side of the paragraph commencing " We,
the ike," are a seal and two ribbons, one blue and the other an orange
or yellow ribbon.
A ■■ Select " lodge is given in Lane's Records as warranted at
Quebec on 16th January, ijCx), as \o. 6 on the provincial register.
He believed this " Select " lodge was the original lodge of that
name, and this warrant may have been a re-issue of the old warrant.
It is certain that " Select " must have had an English warrant earlier
than ^7()^). We know that it was working in 1761-4 along with the
lodge in the 78th Regiment, known as Provincial " No. 6," warranted
20th October, 1760, and with Merchants' lodge, which also had a pro-
vincial dispensation in 1759. and a Grand Lodge warrant 21st March,
1762. We have absolute proof that "Select" was at work in 1761,
so that if the Merchants' lodge and the lodge Xo. 6, in the 78tli, re-
ceived English warrants, prior to June, 1762, there docs not seem any
nasoM for disbelieving the claim that "Select" lodge must have
had a warrant, as had its sister lodges working in Quebec.
The "Select" lodge noted in Lane's Records (p. 127. Ed. 1805)
was warranted i6th January, 1769, as No. 225 E. R. It is also called
the " Provincial ( Irand Master's Own Lodge." Some years prior to
this date "Select " of 1759 had. it is understood, ceased work. This
must have l)een the case, as in 1769 when the second "Select"
was warranted, Merchants' lodge. No. i, protested against the forma-
tion of any new lodge without the sanction of the Grand Lodge at
London. This " Select " was No. 6, and, notwithstanding the protest,
was duly warranted. There must have been a new local cnumoration in
i/fi*) as the Provincial Grand Master's own lodge, the new " Select "
was No. 6, the same number allotted in 1760 to the lodge in the 78th
i68
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRV IN CANADA.
regimen, which at a later date became No. . on the Provincial
W.|'^S'a d°stnsTtii;;^?^:^- STS ^^^ J^^ ^^-•'-ts'
the Select lodge. It was warranted bvT.^^-^*/5." '^"^'^ *""^ ^^
London, 21st March, 1762 T' No 2,7 t °"^'^^' ^''^"^i Lodge at
he provincial register it was^ N? f Lh fll" '' ^^^ ^^- ^^o On
trace ,s in the certificate irsued by Sdect ?L'^''- "T ^•^'" '^' ^^'-'iest
lodge No. I " is quoted. ^ ^^'^*'* '°^8^« '" April. 1761. when
of Pjot! r ron^^f p%:?n:iaT?eSs^t ^°'^? ^" ^^^ ^^^'^ ^^^^-nt
°';,^;«P^"«ft;on is dated 2S? OcToier T^S"' tI'' P'^°"'"'='^' ^-'"'•-"t
notation of the lodges. Nos. 2. ^4 and /^n^u^^ " "° ^''^^^ of the
1760. It may be that the enum^rttlSn of tLS"'^-^P"°'" *« October.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
169
June, 1764, when we find Merchants' lodge as No. i. In 1768 this
lodge was No. 2 provincial, and in 1770 No. 221 on the English
register.
In 1759 there was a field warrant issued to the 55th Regiment at
Crown Point by the Grand Lodge at Boston. The records show that
this warrant was issued on the 12th March, 1762, but the 55th Regi-
ment was not at Crown Point in that year. The 55th Regiment of
Foot was at Montreal in 1760, and is said to have held a warrant
from the Grand Lodge of Scotland issued in 1743. This was the
first field warrant issued by Scotland, the petitioners being "some
sergeants and sentinels in Col. Lees' regiment of Foot." Bro. D.
Murray Lyon, 'the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Scotland,
informs the writer that this petition was remitted to the Grand Com-
mittee, and after that act nothing is known of it. It is doubtful if the
warrant was ever issued. If the records were obtainable it is not un-
likely that the Boston warrant would be found to be that under which
the lodge met, for 1759 is given as the date of its dispensation.
In 1760 lodge No. 3, at Quebec, was warranted. This lodge
followed the lodge No. 6, in the 78th Regiment, and was named St.
Patrick's, probably about 1768. It was No. 3 in the 1764 notation,
and was No. 222, E. R., in 1770.
There were at Montreal in September, 1760, seven regiments,
with Craft warrants, viz.: the ist Regiment, No. 24, I. R., 1737; the
17th Regiment, No. 136, I. R., 1748; the 27th Regiment, No. 24, I.
R.. 1734; the 40th Regiment, No. 42, E. R., 1755. The doubts cori-
cerning this warrant have already been referred to. In the 42nd Regi-
ment, No. 195, I. R., 1749; in the 46th Regiment, No. 227, I. R.,
1752. This lodge became in 1847 a civil lodge, and is now the lodge
of Antiquity, No. i. on the registry of the Piovincial Grand Lodge of
Quebec.
The 55th Regiment was also at Montreal. Its warrant has al-
ready been referred to.
In 1761 a lodge was wai ranted at Montreal, which was No. 4 on
the provincial register. It did not receive its Grand Lodge warrant
until 1768, when it was No. 2.?3, E. R. It was named St. Peter's
lodge, probably about 1768. It was No. 4 on the provincial register
in the 1764 notation. The English warrant was re-issued in 1780.
The foregoing lodges on the English register were all by the
Provincial Grand Lodge of the Modems at Quebec.
The first printed notice extant, calling the Craft together in
Lower Canada, is to be found in the " Quebec Gazette " of 21st June,
1764. It reads:
" NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That on Sunday, the 24th, being the Feftival of St. John, fuch ftrange
BRETHREN who may have a Defire of joining the Merchants Lodge, No.
I, Quebec, may obtain Liberty by applying to Miles Prenties at the Sun in
St. John Street, who has Tickets, Price Five Shillings, for that day."
The " Sun " Tavern was a popular place of resort for Craftsmen.
It was the earliest hostelry in Quebec, where IMasons were wont to
congregate. Here Masonic banquets were held. The " Sun " was
situated in St. John street. The landlord was Bro. Miles Prentice,
who in 1758-60 was a sergeant in Wolfe's army. He removed about
i?'-
170
HISTORY ()..- FRKEMASONRV
I'V CANAHA.
frcqiK-ntcd bv the whs an c- ux of H '""''''• '"' '"^ '''^''' '"^'-^e
I'cnsc was also known ' c Free, '°'''^' '" "'^'' ''^■'•'■"'•' ''"'u-
{Hed thorc and his widow, ^L! ^^^^T"- '''""■ '''■^'"^'■-
Lrsulc street in 1792 I„ -o, . ','*'""''' V','' '"'^'"^■^^- <lifd in St
of ^^•ales Jlo.el. alM, in S / „,'C" """"' J''?'"'- '-Tt the frinee
also a resort for Freemasons " '*''"' "''■" ''*'^ ''""^^' ^vas
'•lodie^t'^S;:;^^;,;-;;;;^^-'!^^;:^^-^ Vor. issued a warrant to a
0.ul,..e rc.yister. Thi ,' ' Z nr^' ''^ ''"-" '"•'«'^" ^^•''^ "^'ver on the
^^^ r.ro. Fhlcrs. r;ranV S .e tnr" T th"'''',"- '''■^^•''^■^^'■^•^' '^^^ '^
Lod^e of New York in Xo vembcr 18 I' ""' ""''^ "^ ^''^' ^•"■'^"^l
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
171
The Provincial Grand Lodge of New York also issued a warrant
in 1764 to Unity lodge at Fort William Henry on Lake George. In
1781 this lodge was No. 517, K. R.
In 1765 the Provincial Grand Lodge at P>oston issued a field war-
rant to a lodge at Quebec, and in 1766 a similar warrant to a lodge at
Montreal. The number or identity of the regiments'ls not given.
The Deputy Provincial Grand Master's lodge at Montreal was
warranted 20th December, 1767. The first Deputy Provincial Grand
Master for Montreal was appointed in 1767, when R. W. Bro. John
Collins was Provincial Grand Master of Lower Canada. It was No.
225, E. R., in 1770.
Wn.MAM IIknry.
A " sea " warrant was issued bv tlio Provincial Grand Lodge at
Quebec on 27th Doccnibor, 1768, to' the men on board His :\lajestv's
ship^" Caiu-eaux," at Quebec, Canada. It was No. 224. E. R.. Xo.' 5,
P. R. In 1780 it was Xo. 180, and in 1781 No. i8r. It was not on the
English list until 1770, and was erased 18th .April, 1792.
The earliest log of H. M. S. " Canceaux " in the Record Office.
Chancery Lane, London, is 1764. It is understood that the " Can-
ceaux " was moored at Quebec for some vears. probably 1762-3, for
her log does not show a visit to Canada in' 1764-5.
In Charnock's History of Marine .Architecture, p. 266. this .ship
IS given as " Canceaux. .A. S.. 10 guns, 12s. Bought 1762." This
indicates that the ship was not built originallv for the navv, but was
purchased, and that she was an ariiied shij) (A. .S.V
On the i-th Jiine, 1769, the Provincial Gran.! L. :(!<;(.• at Oucbcc
lya
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
A Sico.M, P,,A.v oi.- l-oRT William ilL.v„v.
field «^;rM'o?v'gL?«t;'io,,?d"nr',l";'^^' "• ^-^r'^'-"^ '-■^<' ^
and in Xuven.ber of H e «mc I ar s1 P.^'T,- "T''" "°' Ri"'"'
mSTOUY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
173
In 1780 the Provincial Lodge gave a field warrant to the regi-
mont "Anholt Zcrbst " at Quebec. It was No. 516, E. R. Unity
lodge, No. 3, was warranted in Sorel. January, 1781, and St. James'
lodge. No. 14, in the King's Rangers at Cataraqui in May, 1781.
c
f.
K
r.
In 1782 St. John's lodge. No. 15, at Michilimackiiiac \vas war-
ranted, and also Select lodge, No. 16, at Montreal.
In March, 1783, Harry lodge, No. 17, in the 34th Regiment at
Quebec, was warranted.
J',
! i i
J74
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
In May. 17.S3. the New Osweiratchie lodire Mm -r
■o ... Quebec correspondence as "No , New York" ' "'"'"^
'oJ"^'^o.^Jii';!;:'^^:^i^,'::^r^^^^^^^ s. g„, can..
June o( that year l" May ,7»t R,°T","^^' ^"" *'•'' o" '1" '3«h
^eing appointed by *" S^J^'n^Sa^'^VotLit d°" AS
11
u^ns.
Sir John Iohnson.
'a^u^r
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 175
at Montreal, and died tliere in 1830. These appointments were all
made by the Grand Lodge of the Moderns
On loth October. 1787. St. John's lodge, No. 10, Niagara had
Its warrant from the Provincial Grand Lodge at Quebec
In October, 1787, a lodge in the Royal Regiment of Artillery
was warranted at Quebec by the Prov ncial Lodge Ts 24 It
Quebec ' ^ °" ^''^ '^^'^^^' °^ ^^^ ^rand Lodge of
In December, 1790, Merchants' lodge, Quebec was reoocned at
D'cembetTro ^''^ '""^? ^^. ^^^- ^ 's- and purchased Na^t i'n
December, I79i, for £5 5s. od. It was reconstructed 13th June 1701
In the 4th Battalion of the Royal Artillery at New York here
aTst'loWrN ^°-^,!3. dated 3rd July, 17L. Thll lodge wa
No 2M n.i;.^/'' ''"v """^'Z" ^785. On the 20th Decembef. 1787,
Ao. 213 purchased No. 9 for £5 cs. od. to the Charitv Tf wa<;
raTS '"' 'r?^" "''"^^ later 'n.Lber to^iJ^haseTl'aoanl w""
C^aritT Fnn"^ f^'^,"""?^'■• ""..P^y'^ent of a subscription to the
Uarity Fund of the "Ancient" Grand Lodge of England This
"7^.' Td r "t''V^'. '''■7'""^' ^'■^"^ Lodge !f New Yorkdown to
the Fn^ll., .^^'''" *m' r^"'^''°" °^ the city. It continued on
the Enghsh register until 1870, and is now Albion lodge, No. i of
Hll Z i J^^'rT^"*'''o^' * ^'^'l '°^S« ^'^^ 2^st January, 1829.
On the 22nd October, 1787, the Royal Regiment of Artil ery at
Quebec had warrant No. 241, and this warrant was work ng^ in
S No'V ^^' '"^ '°"''""'' ""^^'- '^' ^••^"d Lodge of Qu^ebec
MonJrea7^an?ii''lir'' ^°'^^' °^ Friendship, No. 11, was warranted at
Montreal and in the same year Dorchester lodge, No. 12, at Ver-
gcnnes, Vermont was warranted 5th May, 1791 This was the last
lodge warranted by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Quebec (Mo^en)
warrant ioRk^r'/^' ^-l"^' ^"^^^u ^^ ^"^^^"^ ^^^^derns is^ied ^a
warrant to Rawdon lodge between the three Lakes in Upper Canada "
T?n", nT- T^ ^""^ ^"'■°"^- ^^'^ '"^^t'"& place of this lodge from
iSrZ \" ""f'"r"-T.- * ""'' I" ^^^^ •" ^797, and was in 1800 on
the register of the District of Montreal and William Henry, the
Avestern district of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Lower Canada
Duke of r '. ^Yf'.'^^'':^r^ ^^ "• P""*^^ Edward, afterwards
Duke of Kent, and father of Queen Victoria, was appointed the
Provincial Grand Master for Lower Canada by warrant No. 27^,
issued by the Ancient Grand Lodge at London, being the first
appointment n.ade by that Grand Lodge in Canada, and R. W. Bro
M.iTf./Yr' ^V^^i^'^^T,^'"'' J^^' appointed Provincial Grand
Master for Upper Canada. Prince Edward was a " Modern " as well
as an Ancient Mason, but after his installation no Provincial
$[r 1 .^ K ' ^'■.•^' "Moderns" was appointed in Lower Canada.
1 he latter body did not appoint any Provincial Grand Master for
•iiHsdiction^ formation of that territory into a separate
4»,- i" -7^,^ warrants were issued by the Provincial Grand Lodge of
the Ancients at Quebec in June to the Grand Stewards' lodge, No o
Quebec, and to lodge No. i. in the 2nd Battalion of the Rnya
Canadian Volunteers; on 20th July to Dorchester lodge at St
i
Pi
176
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
ItQulC" ?„' Nov"SV° ''' f ' "^"«"- °^ the 6oth Regt
Edwardsburg U C Thu 1^'^^^^^^^^^^ '''"''' '" lodge No Tat
il. R. H. I'RixcE Edward, Duke of Kent
of.tli^Snr7;"l$lSiX'L'^6^ ^r.^'"^'^' ^-"^ Lodge
7 -n the 7th Re^i„,ent o rl^afSudSc U tt '^ ' '°x^^^ ^o.
Mon real, and to Select Surveyors' No o S m"'°" ^°^'^"- ^°- «. at
HISTORY OF FHEEMASONKY IN CANADA. 177
blv^^'ln ^^n.""'^ '" Michigan, and in 1795 to a lodge No. 11 at Clian.
^' tV P^ a warrant was issued to St. Paul's No. 12 at Montreal
In T^rT ^^''^S^'"? comprise all the principal lodges down to i8oo."
ada bv R ^w'^'n" wn-^"^ "^.^^ ^'■''^^'' ^* ^''''^"^ '" Upper Can-
fnt.r r Y" ^'■°- W'lliam Jarvis. and all the lodges founded by
k? Pr^"^- f P?''*^^ between 1792 and 1800 under the authority of
the Provmaal Grand Lodge of Upper Canada. ^
dealt vvffh in tf' f^^ their origin and details of work, will be
dealt vv th in the volume of this series devoted to the Craft in Que-
H«he/b/r '^" •'* '' ^""u ^.'«="««ary to know that these lodges e^ab-
hshed by Canadian authority were the nucleus of all future govern-
Lr^^ T, . . "^ ^^'^^'■■' ^'f 'mportant to the Craftsmen of On-
ario for not less than six of the lodges warranted by Ouebec au-
thority were west of the Ottawa, which in those days inch ded what
a bTehiv^of'ltft^li^J^''^^^"' -'' ''^ '-^^^-^ Mi^chilimactii^;'::
There were in that part of the Province of Quebec, which after-
wards under the Proclamation of 1791 became Upper Canada some
bdges which continued to work for years under the ProvincTal
Grand Master o Upper Canada. The tabular statement whkh ac
companies the history of the Provincial Grand Lodg^- 792- 1822-
pves the names, with dates of warrants and other pafticu ars so that
It would only be repetition to give them in this chapter S a^l the
prmcipal counties of the province were represented
in stori^'o^t^'rnT^n^if si;;5rs^ ^''^ ''-'' ''''-' '" ^'^"^-^^' *'--
Addineton' /wn"l!rT ^'"''''' '^'^' ^"^ ^^"^ '" Frontenac. one in
Edward. ' ^'"""''' ?"^ "' Hastings, and one in Prince
and one in'J^IrhTm '' """'"^^ *'"^ ^^'^ ^^^ '" Northumberland
YorkiiJ'Thr?eTti?Jte1tSnr^^ "° ^" ''' ^^" ^'^^"^ °^
n the Nial^^ra nl T^'^^lt ^^'' ""^ '''"' ^''"'^'^ '^ "°^^ Wentworth.
lodges which to dav ar^ v^nrl \u *''" ^'''^^ ''""^'•«1 ^nd sixtv
in England in f773 as th^' I X* Tn'^'v '" t^^^. and registered
lodge at Detroit Sown as " Un£ No ?»tnd >'" '^^u ''''I' "^^ ^
successor of the No t n( r^fi. il' ' V ^"^ '* may have been thp
I*!
successor of the No 10 i7fi. T. ' i' ^""^ '^ "^^>' '^^^^ ^e
^ iNo. I ot 1764. It was dormant prior to 1790.
v^H
The
178
H.STORV OK KREKMASONKV IN CANADA.
lliis was the Hrst field warraiu ,rr-.„f , i V. ^' Niagara ui 1773.
land. 1, worked i„ cLSXw'LTri^s''/ "" ''™"'' '"'""•'••■ "' '^■^■
K.. ill 17.jI Ihis l,«l ,7. ,,,■*■, '^' "" ^"- '••• "iKl "s No. 427 E
Tli/rtf,l, lod, '3s'" f f ••"■yi'liii (Ki„Kslo,i). ^'''^' *-
(Mackinaw,, and ,va, ^JL^ty oLCtVl ■^"'""""-'-"■c
, . iJie sixth lod.re „.as St I.ihik'^v ,^ . '
slnj^ of Newark, or a Ouoe.rs i^ ' h' '"'""'^ '"^'^ '" ^ho tow„-
7«^. TluTc is no trace of the S„ of his In l'"""'-^' ."^ ^""^">"- '"
that period. ^ " "* ""» lodge, or of a " No. 2 " at
The seventh lodtre wts tU^ v r^
■ .783 as No. 7 by .In ILn^X Jno 7^.'''?, """'"*<' "
btUuuwn, now llrockvilk., i. , J, ti, ^ "*■ '' "'« at Eliza-
;ri:;".N'o"*;°' '^"''"-■" - '^-^ 5-. .^S; ™™:;s;s";^:,i'f. t-
|varranu-d in Jnnc, ,7y2. as No S ■(.' L "i ""? "■"■°")- " ««
'"''?'.:l^"rro"t^;;^as' u' ,^?-?"- '-- °"-'""' "™'"
on .lie EnRlisI, liSl^""'""" '^°- S^'' « Connvall, wliich was p„,
Lodge a, Q„,|,„ „ ,„,,\°\,^'^' ;^P»>" of elie Provincial Grand
'^:'ri:'^rrriiz:. tri^'^c^^ '-" *=„,* dow„ .„
possible to all lodges organizerM-i M^^n ''''' ^onhucd as nearly as
1791. except in a few cSes wh^ e odr/°""'' ""^ ^"^"^^^ P"or to
was a terwards Lower Canada pri^? to SL""'"^ ""'"'^^'^^ '" what
->;^^:rtrt;::t^ -;^^^^^ ..ief reference
acconipanies this work w 11 t fm.nd " ?! '"^'^"'' «^^*«"^^"t wS
earhcst times, which have "o ked Tar^ ot°' f '°'^^^- ^•"""^ ^he
In Sth^e^r^fr;^^^^^ ^ ^-^a"°^^' ^-^^'"^ '" ^^- Pa^t of
after ,79.. are ^i^ :„rdges'''frn:rio" ^'^'^ ^^^^ ^^^da
^^^s practically the closing vear oTZ/?'^ *° ^^^"t '817. which
^^f- Canada, preceding e Kin^ to^ r^'"''""''*^ ^'''^^ Lodge
The lodges warranted in Canrdn \.''"T"^'"" "^ ^«i7-22
Lodge at Boston were as follows? ^^' ""^''' ^'^^ P'-oVncial Grand
Annapolis, Nova Scotia j-r^Si tu-
z:iz Vrr-r'»"" ■-* "«'i'a""i; : -^l:;' -"'f, ^- j. p>ii..ip.
I7<;R- r-rn n . ""''""'■*^- -«♦'' Foot 17^8- Tn p T ■ ^'""*- '756: T.,-,ke
IIISTOKY OF IKKKMASONRY IN CANADA. ,7,^
Among the list ot Canadian lodtrcs on the mil «* .»,- r- j
Lodge of En,.land. ,764-89. were the foUowrng °" °* '^^^ ^''""^
DHr!!.r^l?d^n'^76S. No'':58 U°^' Scotia. ,767-67; No. 44«. Zion.
.787-89; No. 5/0. Ne?t)?;e«tl,teN';;:'T;r!;^.";B7:8^^''^'"«''"' '^«^-«^= ^"•
warran\s''Uen'?n'arin'tf'°"'r' '^^^' ""'^ ^^'S""-*'' -*'" ^^-Id
55tl. K^Mm^^^^^^^ ;7t'.. 27th 40th. 42nd. 46th, and
I)?rn,ane.u oKcs i n t h ■ P '"""f ? '""^ '" ^'»'-" formation of
ivere at leL th'rty "Uen iX ^^^^ '759 until ,7,. there
C^nuul Masters. ^'' established under various Provincial
The first*^;^ ■'^:,"Sty'l„|->F- working in the eity of Quebec.
No. 176; in ',781 No 177 ^anc n^S.'W' ""'"l^'-''-^^d 2^0; in 1780
was •• St. Andrew's lodge ' TlZuTl ■^''- Z^^" ^'^'"^ ^^'^""^ lodge
No. 221. In 1780 it wat ko ^7 in i^sTk'' "' •^'■'""^■''' '7^'''" ""^
'52. It was not in the FnSislf^i'c l^ ^°- '^^' ^"^ '" '79^ No.
Patrick's lodge, at Quebec (nn '"'"'K'^o. The third vv^s "St.
In 1780 it was No js in ,78Tn^ Z '^'"7 ^' '762," as No. 222.
fourth lodge was held i,"vi?tue o? a <^^^s'ea" '" '^^' ^°- '53- The
Majesty's ship " Canceaux " at Ouohl. r T"""''^' °" ^"^"-^ "^s
No, 224. In 1780 it was No iSn 1 • ^"""o''*'' ^' ^^'•^'i- ^7C^2, as
on the English list inTil i;;^" t' ''"'' '" '78i No. 181. It was not
, The fifth lodge was^^°s!!r.''f T''"^ '^'^ ^pril. jyg7
March. T762. as No,T Jn yS il^'^^V' 9'''^'''' Canada. 21
and ,n 1792 No. 155 ^^ '" '78o it was No. 181; i„ 1781 No 182-
tt;^^'^^'JrZ!;rc^^^^ -r'- a fie., warrant
226. In 1780 it was No. 182; n 1781 m^ \^ ^^^''^ '762," as No.
These were the lodges down to "787 ' ^^' ^"^' '" ^792. No. 156.
CHAPTER \1II.
zz' "°-- "-- o-=o'-?vr °: z: rz
Zrr'''po<<^-'Vi!::r!'Z^ wh,-ch .,« Cr.f, ,■„ Canada.
«Mc and, perhaps, ^vM"o,K^r3 ° 'P^' ^'^ "•■•"'^"'Ks are
; ><: lodges „.i,|, so me of X LrA P' ^' '"''" ""'>■ «'<! ™mcs of
'l'-ads,o weave i„,„fhe fabric oriSy!" """ --"'-i-' a te?v'
i8o
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
t he present tim.' fl,.. rvof* ;. ' '<'\iiinai Uraml L()(lf,'e, down to
extant of the Provincial Graiirl T n! l« f rf u "' '^ '"anuscript
composed of the fevriVes which w^ ^^ °'' t" '785. is
section of this history "^ reproduced m the Quebec
1759-^2' wJtfrnTnJ'""';'"' '■" '''" ''''' °^ the Ottawa River between
or field loXe'Urw . "" permanent character and one a nSar?
carJy l'°'4dor w th m' in' our'n' '" '''''^''^'' ^^••'"' ^^e better S
this prelimSv lis should hT •'- ^°"''"'y- ^^ i'' «««^"ti^l ^hat
of th'e IodgeT;'al;lter;lMcf r^o^'the^XL^'TthT^r^^p''^^
Grand warrant in Upper^anada/^The^b s rd tin, to t'^Tdiffef
tTeVTre"" :.:;;7ro'"h^ individual &stories. but i'?hU clupt^r
n,,Zf-F?^I- ° *"^* throupfh one lens the reader mav see the
mimerical standmpr and orifjin of each lod^e. and the void created bv
'itroV he '!!7'^' T''' "^*^^ -'^"^ ^^ sol^of tf^lotei^
I irst on the list we have two bdtres at Detroit both n( vuhir^u
rX3r"'^r"r*^^ ^-^ ^'^^ ^randYod^e of S'^la'ui'n^ 764 78
ter 'of h. -Pr '" V'r' ''T.'^', '°^'^^ ^'"- '" «* 1^^*^°*^ on the retns-
er of the Provincial f.rand Lods:e of Lower Canada in 1704 This
h;d^o worked under six difTerert warrants, viz.: Lower Canadt. ,704
|ork. 1844 and Grand Lod^e of Michijran, 184S. and under three
diflferem jurisdictions, viz.: The Grand Lodjres of ifmver Canada New
\ork. Territory and State of Michijjan. There is no evide Ke of nnv
connection between the Zion lod^e of 17,4 and the precXll^^
years ' ^" '" ^'''^'^ P"°'' ^^ '794 were dormant fSr
r„ V't ^f °"^Jo^&e at Detroit. " in Canada." was warranted bv the
.Wd^n°t';.'o Untn '"^ ''''<^' '''^''''' "-'"^ been ori^Lly
ssuecl in 1775 to Union Lodpe, No. 12, Curacoa, West Indies Thi^
lodge was known as Union lodge. No. i, at Detrot This
warrant was not working in ,792. indeed, no re ord of t etdirc c.n
Grnn" Lodt of F '", '\' 'T ?' '''" '^''"^ °^ ^^e warrant bj Z
Urand Lodge of England, and a letter, acknowledging a subscrintion
.Id (SeTnsr""^" ^" '''''' ''''' '^ '- ^--d^Se^cu.:;'y^S'Sg"
No. 1!^^ Sr^rr c!?iK^ ^zs:^7^z; T ^-''
S.^ wSeT ih ^'r T'''? ^; ^-"'^^"e: Na ?o."Dero . Sep^embeT
Wor;hS r. h^^A '^'Vt^ " t" ""^^^ application to the Right
of D^S f "^1 ^""^5^ ° ^^^' ^'''^' 'T^ obtain a renewal of No i
of Detroit, formerly under their sanction "
The third lodge is that known as No. 156. in the King's Regi-
HISTORY OF FKEKMASONRV IN CANADA.
i8i
wa. i. "'^^ 7*-, . ^'•"' .'•«^g'"'e'>t was at Fort Niagara in 1773. an.l
M,as Malioned at this and other parts of Canada until 17H5 The
warrant was No. .50 in 1770. No. 124 in 1780. No. 125 in ,781
worldnJn ("*'';'' f'*'' •7«o. although the lodge was undoubtedly
bv the Provin '; 'r;'*^" '1 ?'• .•'""?'• ^°- '4. at Cataraqui. warranted
by the I rovnu-.al (.rami Lodge of (Juehec on .2th May. .78.. This
/Tuf T*^*" ''/''^ '°''^^ '* ^*- Jo*^"'s '"dpe. No. 15. Michilitnackinac
\% ':^^inZTr.\''V''' P----' Grand L^odge of Qrbec ?n
;6fi'nT7'8x!"and No.t6 in"f9i" '" ''''■ ^'^ -^^^^"' ^^ ''-
i. '• J''^-!^.''*''' 1°"^^ '■' /'!!5.w*^"''e origin is involved in mystery. It
Niaeara^ ThU ^^''fl? ""^ ^"^"^^'j^'P' ^o. 2. Ancient York Mas'^.ns "
Z^Zl. 11 • *^r """'y """;''" ^y ^h'^'^ it is l<"«wn. There
are three lodges in Niagara and Quccnston. whose origin for many
theTr^^ ''■""^'^ those who have endeavored to trace L hUtory d'f
FH.£iv '"/'"« ,"^ahty. First we have "St. John's Lodge of
fo" nndTVv'!! f'A "'.Fr"= *lif" ^^ '''^^^ " St- John's Lodge^ No
10. and a third lodge No. 2. Queenston. or Township of Niagara "
Down to 1804 It was thotfght that these three lodges were one and the
same under different numbers, but the discovery of MSS n e
archives of the Crand Lodge of England has settled the identity of
Ao. 19 and in so doing shows that the St. John's lodge, No 2 of
I'riendship, had a separate origin and distinctive life from 1782 until
1/94, but as respects the authority under which it was warranted there
IS no trace whatever, although we have a MS. petition written in 1782
Although there is an indication as late as 1815 in the minutes
" No 2''°!; J'^'^-^^/^'V^m" was of Irish origin, froln the fact that a
No 2 and a St. John Man," were looked upon as of the same lodee
and tha a visitor, a "St. John Man," added after his signature "IHsh
jstablast." IS proof that his lodge, wherever it was located-and he
hved at Niagara— was of Irish origin.
The seventh lodge is the New Oswegatchie, warranted as No 7
on 7th May. 1783 by the Provincial Grand Lodge of New Yo?k Thfs
lodge met in the Loyal American regiment. The records from i78?to
1787 are wanting^ The first MSS. ^e have, which arein X wrft^s
possession record meetings at Elizabethtown, now BrockviUe on
loth October. ,787. The lodge was numbered in England as No
520, vvhich number it retained until 1792, when it became No
tZJr^'rwTJ''^''-^''''' ^^^ "N^- Seve"," C not the EngS.'
r^J^r 7^V°'^^r%Pr"°'' *° '799 became "No. 13" of the Provin
cial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada. x-rovm
The eighth lodge was known as "St. John's, No 10 » at
Niagara and was warranted by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Lower
Canada (Moderns), at Quebec, in 1787. and existed untiU 794, when
It is supposed to have either gone out of existence or to have merged
Ou^een".!^' ^j' "' ^^ ^^"u^^^'P' ^^ '^'^ ^^^nship of Newarrafias
No .CO T. ^''- '^ '" 7^1 ^''^"^^ ^°- 521. E. R., and in 1792 it wS
No. 450. It was erased from the English list in 1813^14 w^
^j- ;.]
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HISTORV OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
1 he ninth lodge is Rawdon, or " The Lodge between the Thr..
The tenth lodge is that at Cornwall, called " Union " Nn co,
;;; '??^- .'" '^]\J^'^Snsh records, the war;ant having been is^ued^hv'
the Provnicial Grand Lodge at Quebec in i7oo it h ht!" '."^H^py
52.. N-agara, fro,,, ,78-792, is ,l,e sa„,o warrant as a, CormvLun
r,.l,.'",- o"''" P".'''isl>e<l in Niagara concerninir the festival nf Sf
&r ci;is^^;^t,^-'^^p^"^ ^'--^^ ^'-" -^
:;rant^waV?^^ d'"^"^^'^ '^^ 4u^'Sovinciar c'l^d'todgf The"
v^ arrant was issued ni 1792, and is said to have lapsed in fs n hnf
there ,s no trace whatever of the work of the lodge Indeed' ^he
onb reference to it is in the Quebec official lists ^between 1702-
1800 and in the announcements of some of the Niagara lod^e?U
trii^t'th 'S ?r-'^"^''^ °' !'" ^'"'^'-^t-^ and the Sond Mgton
the list, the first being unnuml)ered and known as the Grand Stew
men ; f ' ^^"1 °; ^«'"P^^^^ oi Provincial Grand Lodge officer^
of KI^>^^L^"«t^re°Ji:';;,^-;::,^l-{5^;^7Sr,^ ?^i,™:s'
:?^:;r i,;?oVro"aS?io-r.7^"- S's r;s~
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
183
oLT'''' v'T"^ '''"^ ^^■^'^^ and known as the Koval
^on'^l^c::::^ ''f'^"""'"^ °^ ''■°'^'- '^'^e first fmtalionTar
Canal I?p^r. ,^°'' '''^' apponited Lieut.-Governor of ifnner
in^ iff n ^'^^^7^"' ?^ tilengarry. commanded the rci^iment dtir-
"ig Its period of service. The second battalion of the RovarCanl
dians subsequently volunteered the extPn^irTn^f f» • -^ ,
whole of British America extension of their services to the
warrant." and "No 2 "' is th. l^H ^^^'^^ Canadians, a travelling
lodge in the RoyalVanaclLns\ d'fec'v uS'Vo^^^^ [,'-
ongmg to the Merchants' lodge at OueTec Tlie R- nt r ■^^'"
lodge at St. John's, near Slontrea' ' ^''- ^ ^"'"^ l^orchester
ans il"not%ifen'' Botht^s' f'V'"' ^"'^^ "^ *''^ ^^^--' C--^''
and «.l»ec,,,cnThi,"orv rf W W. '''i",^ Cornwall: while the oriRin
Reg., of F„„, S 7a„°cV ci°a™„f S"?','' !''%'?'?? ■•" "'<■ «">
Se. Tolin's. Nia,,an \Vw n. . J' ' „'' J"'""' MWiilmiackinac,
tivolv sati facton wc 1" V? LT?r^'^"'"'"i' ^'"'■'-■' '"^ '°'"P-a-
O,.,.,.,,,,!,- ? ■"' ""'y "dual records aiirl minutes of tli.
f^^.^gatdnc lodge and Kawdon lodge. So .I,a. for Z " Hlerl we
I
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
arc compelled lo rely for history upon mere shreds of evidence,
which even when colored by tradition and local events give but little
insight into early Craft work. 1 he details will be found in the parti-
cular history of each lodge.
CHAPTER IX.
The First Lodge in Michigan. — The original No. i-
FouNDiNG OF Detroit. — Some pioneer pictures.
-The
At this writing it is just one hundred and thirty-three years ago
since the Book, which rules and governs our faith, was opened in tlie
primitive log barrack room of the fort at Detroit on the occasion of
constituting the Craft lodge known as " Lodge No. i, at Detroit,"
under the authority of the Provincial Grand Master of New York, the
representative of the original Grand Lodge of England.
Of the lodge thus formed little is known. Its records have, it is
to be feared, passed into the beyond of many a lodge record, and
naught remains but the original warrant tmder which the lodge as-
sembled. Thirty years ago this old treasure had its home and habita-
tion amongst the archives of the Grand Lodge of New York, and for
those thirty years, notwithstanding the active researches of the writer
and the Grand Secretary, R. W. Bro. Ehlers, the parchment nestled
comfortably amid the hundreds of old documents stored in the
strong rooms of New York. Old Craftsmen had seen the valued docu-
ment, and even younger men in the Craft declared that it was not
so long ago since daylight had peered at the handwriting of the
scrivener of a bygone century. Success, however, generally comes
to those who wait. This long interval, emphasized by another vigorous
search by the Grand Secretary in November, 1897, brought the
treasured document out of one of the safes in the office, where for
three decades it had been folded inside of a roll containing the
provincial warrant of the Grand Lodge of New York when it was
on the English register. To-day the warrant is in the possession of
Zion lodge at Detroit, to whom it has been presented bv the Grand
Secretary of the Grand Lodge of New York.
Endorsed on the back of the warrant is the following resolution,
witli the familiar signature of the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge
of New York:
" Pursuant to resolution of the Grand Lodge of New York, June 8, iSg^.
this charter is returned to Zion Lodge, No. i, of Detroit, through the M. \V.
Grand Master of Michigan.
" E. M. L. Ehlers,
" Grand Secretary.'
The date of this resolution, as will be observed, is June 8th, 1893,
butthe warrant could not be found at the time and remained conceal-
ed in the archives of New Yoric until November, 1897.
I
HISTORY (JF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
I8?
The Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of New York informs
the writer that the mover of the resolution had the utmost confidence
in the statement made to him by R. W. Bro. Innis. that he had been
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
185
The Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of New York informs
the writer that the mover of the resolution had the utmost confidence
in the statement made to him by R. W. Bro. Innis, that he had been
.1. _ 4.u« „.r,....„r.f u,r fVio r.rPTMniic (irand Secretary, aud,. therefore,
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thousa'iid*' seven" hundred and fift>-three, A.L. five thousand seven hundred
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Fac-sijwile of the Warrant of Detroit, Nc
1 84
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
are compelled to rely for history upon mere shreds of evidence,
which even when colored hv tradition and local events give but little
insight into early Craft work. The details will be found in the parti-
rs=at
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'^^!;^^^Q^^_, ^^y>r^.^^^. -jp.:,^^^^^^ ^ ^^ //^.>>?„_^. ^.^^-y-i^f^,..^^- .wj:^
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^>t^ ^-^-^ ^^^- ^^ ^f->^^r,^^^ .^ ^.^^ j^^^^ ^ ^^ //^.>>!!»^_^. ,j^-A^CX jii/^*^^-^^^
Warrant of Detroit, No. i, 1764.
Opp. pap- 158.
ed in the archives of New York until Nm^emberiSgr""'' '"""""
'^! f
184
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
are compelled to rely for history upon mere shreds of evidence,
which even when colored bv tradition and local events give but little
insijjht mto early Craft work. The details will be found in the parti-
1
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Fac-sim
ed in the archives otNew York until Novembe"ri897."'"'" ^""^"
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
'85
the JrhtT^^tSMluMrove? J.?' ^-and Lodge of New York informs
sliuun tlie warrant bv the nrovfnnt" r . v ^"""' ^'^^^ ^e had been
in the hope that imSlit son edlv. H'^"'^. ^r''''''>'' ^"^'' therefore,
tion authorizi,,g ts ret ,rr it^ erJr". ' '"' '"l'-^^'"'-'"" ^he resolu-
the authority given bv tehrrTn 11 oi'''^^'"^' ''^^"' ^^^ ^g''^^ with
The seal afV^rhpH ; Hi? ^°''^'^ '" *'"= '"""fr.
Grand 'lodg o ^ew York " No TAT f"^ ''",^ °^ ^'^^^ P^-ncial
known Htfghan thi',L tS'the ar^s cannot'h';''?H "'""f ^^^•^" '^
Lodge, but possibly in imitation of aTeTV 1 ? *^°'^ "^ ^">' ^'"-^"d
>"8 of the ciiaracter of he aJn s at tl e h?-. ?" f fr^''^!. period partak-
owned by the Grand I odL of r ''''' °^ ^''*^ Scarboro' MS."
tiquity "^MSS. The rfof th?J,i n "^ r ^'' "' ""^^"" " «"d " An-
the arms of the Masons' Con pL'S " ^•'''^" ^""•'^'- to
\ ol. II., facing page °^ ^°"^Pa"y' Edmburgh, as shown in Gould,
r^^^^^'^:!ttV''^ of the seal pre-
Wlon, .th Edward IV., .^.^^^^^^^ ^S:'^^?^^^
the clpa^^^^^^^^^^ or Lars, on which
■ the edges are straight engrailed, while in the Detroit seal
The prS X ^Sd ^£j:;d^S"^ -^ -t to New York.
Canada, prior to 18.., were aluS e in^S^S:.;?/ ""^P" ^"^ L^^^
S; -- SJ l:^tson?S?f — -^^
however, was not as accurate nfiJ^-u;', ^^'^ °'''S'"3' eopvist,
^locument that was of so mnrh I l"^^* '^^^^ ''^^" *" ^opving a
the errors were unimportant but fr'n" *^ ?^^' ''^^^'^ Tr'ue.
as n, the original. 1^° fi"st com st 0.^'°^'"^''^' ^'^""'^ '^^^'^ ^een
capital letters bv the writer o? i7fi/1 ."° attention to the use of
^vntten by a modern penman for J^tJ'''' A'""*^^' *''^ ^^'^'■'•^"t as if
'{oted that the date of ?«e is 27Th A " ?^''^ ^°^^^- ^' "''» "e
April^ as is sometimes staled ^" ' '^^'*' ^"^ "°t •• 24th "
The warrant reads:
^ •• ^^"cS;'^^7?aZ„^'^^f t" -^. ^veing Brethren.
Ancient and Honourable s";ie^v;;fp''°"'"'^'!.' ^--^"^ Master of the Mos,
v-ce of New York in Wi^rVj/aJLtr... ^"^^^^'^ '^^^ *" ^ he Pro!
our WoSZm'^6 weli''"h^'''!f'■'n'•■"^' '^"^ confidence in
CHRISTIE of the 60th L"''' ^''''^''' ^ieut. JOHN
Constitute and Appoi,? i,/t,fe'T"i Tn„t° '^^'•^''y "''-"'ate^
Ma.sterof a Lodge oHJaZ lU^U ^r?"^ CHRISTIE to be
under whatever name the sa "l Af °."^*° ''" '^^^'^ ^' Detroit,
to Distinguish itrand Wee ofir' '"-^ °'^."" ^^^^^ P'^asc
FLEMING. Senior Warden and Tf^T^Ac'^^rT* SAMPSON
Warden of the said Lodge by VirhLf m S J^^IAS HARPER, Junior
by a Deputation bearing dat'eTiTondof tL°l.Tnth'/"*\°?^ ^"^^'^ - -
thousand seven hundred and fiftv-three \ fZ\ "" °^,J""^' ^D- one
- •' - ^'^ thousand seven hundred
^
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HISTORY UF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
and fiity-three, from the Right Worshipful JOHN TROBY, Baron of Carya-
fortl, in till- County of Wiculow, in thu Kingdom ol Ireland, the then Grand
MaMer of luigland, appointiuK us I'rovincial drand Master of New York.
And wee do hereby authorize the said JOHN CHRISTIE to make Masons,
and also to do and execute all tilings lawful! in Masonry, in taking especiat
care that the members of his said Lodge do observe and keep the Rulea.
Orders, Regulations and Instructions contained in Our Constitutions and their
own Bye-l.aws, together with all such other Rules, Orders, Regulations anil
Instrvctions, as shall be given us, atul paying out of the first money he shall
receive for Initiation Fees to me, at New York, three pounds three shillings
Sterling, to be by me applyed to the use of the Grand Chan'ty here or else-
where.
" Given under our Hand and seal of Masonry at New York this Twenty-
seventh day of April, A.U. One thousand seven hundred and sixty-four, ano
m the year of Masonry, Five thousand seven hundred and sixty-four.
(Sig.) " George Harison,
"VVitnefs, Peter Middleton." "P. G. Mastc "
A document, which has been preserved, showing the work of thr
Craft at Detroit, is a letter written on the 14th of April, 1778, ad-
dressed to the R. W. Master, »S:c., of " Union Lodge," No. i, of
" Detroit, in Canada," from R. W. Bro. James Heseltine, the .Grand
Secretary of England.
The letter shows the activity of the Craft in Detroit sixteen years
before the advent of the Canadian warrant of i;.;4. The letter from
England refers to the warrant issued in 1778 to the ' lodge at Detroit,
in Canada."
The letter acknowledges the receipt of 10 guineas, and state.**
that the number of the lodge in 1778 was 510 in the Grand Lodge
books. The Grand Secretary also directs the lodge to place itself in
communication with the Grand Lodge of Quebec as Detroit was with-
in that jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the letter of the Grand Secretary,
the warrant was not at any time No. 510.
This letter was found by the writer in the archives of the Grand
Lodge of England, through facilities ofTered him by W. Bro. Henrv
Sadler. The letter reads:
" To the R. W. Master and the rest of the officers and Brethren of the
Union Lodge of Freemasons, No. i, at Detroit, in Canada.
"R. W. Mas. & Brethren:—
" Your esteemed favor of the loth October, 1777, ame to hand in dvf
time, and the Dot for 10 Guineas was duly honored and brought to account
in Grand Lodge, as you will see by the printed lists enclosed. T beg leav*" t<-
assure you that your letter (which was read in Grand Lodge) was receiveO
with every possible mark of respect. And I was thereupon desired not only
to return you the particular thanks of the Grand Lodge for the donation of
10 guineas, but also to assure you that it will afford us a singular pleasure to
preserve a regular correspondence with gentlemen and Brethren whose zeal
does so much honor to the society. Your donation is very handsome. It is
not. however, the sum of money particularly, but the manner in which it is
conveyed that inspires those sentiments of respect and esteem, of the exist-
ence of which we wish to convince you. Your lodge is now entered in our
books and stands numbered sio in the Grand Lodge Lists.
" .As there is a Provincial Grand Lodge for Canada, regularly established at
Quebec, you will from your situation, of course, be properly within that
jurisdiction, and we wish you to correspond and act in conjunction with them
accordingly. The Provincial Grand Officers there are well worthy of your
IIISTOKY OI- KKIiEMASONRY IN CANADA.
187
attention, and their union we trust will become beneficial to both parties.
The bearer of this letter is our worthy brother Thomas Aylwin, Esq., the
Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Quebec, who has been some time in
England on business, and who will forward the packet to you accompanied by
a letter on the part of the 1*. G. Lodge. Our new Hall, which you mention
in your letter, is now completed, and is allowed to be one of the most elegant
rooms in England. A liwt of the present Grand Officers you will see by the
enclosed account* of tlje 8th April instant, and I assure you of my attention
to a regular correspondence in future, and am with the utmost respect,
" R. W. Sir & Brethren,
" Your most obedient Servant,
"And faithful Brother,
J. H.
" Drs. Commons,
" 14th April, 1778,
"James Ileseltine,
" Grand Secretary."
The next documents are those dating from the meeting of the
lodge in 1794, when it was constituted under a warrant from the
Provincial Grand Lodge of Lower Canada, having its Grand East in
the city of Quebec, or rather the Grand Lodge of Canada, having its
Grand East in the city of Quebec, for although a large portion of the
old Province of Canada was divided into Upper and Lower Canada in
1 79 1, yet the verbiage used in the warrants prior to tiiat period was
continued in the issue of some of the warrants immediately following
the Union. These records are complete, and furnish a detailed
history of the many and varied experiences of the brethren, who
month after month, and year by year, for one hundred and one
years, asseiiiblcd in a lodge that was just, perfect, and regular.
Tradition is not regarded with much veneration by those who
''.esire to be accurate in recording facts. Yet it is important that some
reverence should be paid to the memory of those who have
handed down the story that the first Craftsmen in Michigan asse.n-
bku within the picketed enclosure which protected His Majesty's
60th Regiment of Foot from the red men, who were very nuich in
evidence at that particular period.
Again let it be said that, although tradition is ofttimes at fault,
yet many a Craft story (:old by the fathers, yes, and by the mothers,
of the brethren, which at the time of telling had but feeble support in
tlie line of fact, in after years was verified by the pen work of bygone
days, uneat^thed from some old lodge chest, which, in one case at least,
had rested in the garret lodge room of a farm-house for nearly seventy-
five years. And so it may happen that before many years, even the
history of the pioneer lodge of Michigan may be to the fore, and
another may tell the story of three decades of lost history, which
make up the past of the first " lodge at Detroit."
It cannot be other than interesting to the Canadian Mason to
know something of a jurisdiction which at one time was under Cana-
dian obedience, and which at a later period — in modern days — mani-
fested its regard for Canada, when by its Grand Oflfiicers the first
Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge of Canada were installed and
invested — a memory full of kindly thought by the few to-day who
survive to remember that eventful occasion.
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1 88
HISTORV OF KREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Detroit is one of tlic oldest settlemetits in the western part of
what was tiie old Province of guebec. It is a place wiiich has had
six different names and tiiree corporate titles. It was l<nt)wn l)y the
Algonquin Indians as " A Great Village," a name prophetic of its
future. It was then called " Circuitous Approach," on account of its
location at the bend of the river, after which it was named by the
Wyandottes as Tyschsarondia, which modernized into Teuscha
Grondie, having reference to the course of the river. The Huron
Indians called the place " The Coast of the Strait." When first
settled by the French it was called lort Pontchartrain, after the French
colonial Minister of Marine, and eventually was named " Detroit,"
from the Algonquin word which signifies a strait, and hence its
popular name — " The City of the Straits."
In the days of the early French settlement, both sides of the river
were known as Detroit, the i)resent city being calL'd North Detroit,
while the locality of the modern Windsor was called South Detroit.
In 1802 it was designated " Town of Detroit," and in 1815 the " City
of Detroit." The city is situated on the north and west banks of the
river, four miles from Lake St. Clair, and about 20 miles from Lake
Erie. The River Detroit separates Michigan, in the United States,
from the old Province of Upper Canada, now Ontario.
The earliest plans of Detroit were made in 1749, and 1754 and
l8l6. The fort of 1749 was in existence in 1764, and the plan of
1749 shows the location of the guard house and barracks, marked
" B." It was in those barracks that the first Craft lodge met in 1764,
when a detachment of the 60th Regiment was stationed there.
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Plan of Detroit, 1749.
IIISTOKY OF FRKEMASONRY IN CANADA. 189
The plan of 1796 sliows the town and fortifications of Detroit as
they stood before that year. The iminhcrs of Zion Unl^c frequently
attended divine service in the Council House, which was situated on
the south-west corner of Jefferson Avenue and Randolph Street.
In 1764 Detroit was one of the upper posts (garrisoned by British
joldiers, and Michigan formed part of the Province of (Juebec. In
the latter part of 1760, after the surrender of Canada by the French,
Detroit was occupied by liritish troops under the command of Major
Ropers, who thirty-five years afterwards planted a Masonic warrant
at Cataraqui (Kingston) with Bros. William Buell and John W.
Myers.
In 1763 the Treaty of Paris was signed between England and
France, and the luiglish flag floated over all the British posts west
of the Detroit River, including Michilimackinac, where a Craft war-
rant was established in 1784.
As early as 1700 the French had occupied and colonized Detroit
»
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»w ihti/ seooU ht/ore the year Ifm
Jf^om T 'ttiiifif M<tp macit May Jf 1116 trilh ae/flUioni /mm Jfoln
II I I - liii """^ / >w/i /fie >r«r Or/,atlnteiil,shoninq^ls
''" ■'' ~~1 relation to the p>-etent ,oia/t t/ the Citi'
^ea/e 1-OO/ eet tnl inelu
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IM.AiN OF Detroit, 1796.
190
HISTORY OF KREEMASONRV IN CANADA.
and Mackinaw, and the country passed into the liands of the KneHsh
by the J reaty of Paris in 1763. This was followed by the conspiracy
01 Fontiac, the destruction of Mackinaw, and the siege of Detroit
Ih. te-Titory was practically under the sway of the United States
after 1787, but the British did not evacuate until 1796. Michigan
was under territorial government until 1800, under Indian territory
for hve years, and in 1805 Michigan territory was constituted out
of the old North-west territory, but its boundaries were not those of
the present State, for at that time it extended to the Missouri River
including the present States of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and a
portion of Dakota.
In 1813 Detroit surrendered to Sir Isaac Brock, the British
General It was in July of that year that General Hull crossed the
river and attacked Fort Maiden at Amherstburgh. The attack took
place on the 12th July. On the night of the 12th the Craft lodge,
Adoniram, No. 18, was meeting at Andierstburgh, and, while at work
in the second degree, news was brought that the Americans were
expected. The degree work was finished; the lodge was called ofif
and was never called on again. In 1837 Michigan was admitted as a
State 01 the American Union.
It may be well to exi)lain to the reader what is at first view
apparently perplexing, viz., the notation of the lodges changing at
successive periods. The difference in the numbers of the lodges arose
trom new enumerations, the dates of which are respectively 1720
^lf\^''^.^' 770. 1780. 1781, 1792. So the lodge. No. 448, of
27th April, 1764, was not entered on the English list until 177^, when
the numbers were closed up and all erased or extinct lodges being
removed from the roll, and the others taking their places in^rotatS
<u ^'^ ^"'^^ '? correction of 1780. the Detroit !odj»e getting then
the No. 356. and this lasted until 1792, when there vvas anothe
^^closing up, and the Detroit lodge had the number 289 assigned
list J^Iu!T^F' ^a ''''' Ir'" f^'"-'^' '"'"^ "°^ registered on the English
i 1 di^^f^r^' •'''¥1.?!" designated;' Lodge at Detroit in Canada,"
xMfU flatt 1773 The lodge surrendered its warrant, and took out
^^^\/^^^^ retained upon the English list until iSii
record ^^^''^ Engraved List and Calendars contain the following
177.3-1779. "448. Lodge at Detroit in Canada."
1780 ".355. Lodge at Detroit in Canada"
1781-91, " 356,
1792-1813, " 289, Lodge at Detroit in Canada."
These numbers all refer to the lodge known from 1704 as " Zion "
r).Jrl ^'f^%"(,^^tro,t in 1796 is from a drawing oi a chart ii^^Mie
Sets nlrl t ^ *""^ ^'^'^^ ^""'^'■^^ ''0"ses, while within the
and Tl e rn '^T'//^"^ '50 to 200 houses. The view shows the Fort
the htbor ' ^"^''""' '''^''^' ^^^"^^ ^'"-^tly -'•t'^ of the brigTn
n-im J"7- ' *'t' ""'>;/^^o'-^- ^'o mention whatever is made of the
name Zion Lodge," nor of any date. The latter is given Ci the
HISTORY nl- FRKICMASDNUV TN CANADA.
191
192
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
f
" Early Hi^t-^ry and Transactions of New York," page XVII.,
published by Bro. Barker, in 1876, as 27th April, 1764. The reason
for the non-appearance oh the English register until 1773 must be
that it was not returned by Bro. Harison, the Provincial Grand
Master, who certainly issued the warrant on the day named.
The next lodge on the English list is the " lodge at Detroit in
Canada," warranted in 1775. Whether this was a re-issue of the first
warrant, and a continuation of the work commenced in 1764, it is
impossible to state. In Lane's Records is given the following:
" Union Lodge — Curacoa, No. 12, West Indies." The date when it
was placed on the E. R. was 1775, when it was numbered 488; in 1780,
393; in 1781, No. 394; and in 1792, No. 320." These lodges when
warranted were all acknowledged by the first Grand Lodge of England.
This entry is followed by the record of a lodge at " Detroit, in Canada,
1778." .
This second lodge at Detroit and its origin are not so easily
explained as in the case of Union. The second warrant seems to have
been issued by the Provincial Grand Master of Jamaica, as it is
entered on the English lists in 1776-8 as No. 488, and as " Union
lodge, at Curacoa, No. 12." This No. 12 must have been a Pro-
vincial number, and the preceding lodges on the English register,
Nos. 483, 485, and 487, were distinguished respectively as Nos. 8, 9,
10 and II (Jamaica), No. 488 being No. 12. In the lists of 1781-91 it
appears as 393-394- " Union lodge, at Detroit, in Canada," and the
same description with the altered No. 320 in the lists of 1792-1813.
In the Freemasons' Calendar, 1777-9, under foreign Grand
Lodges the lodge at " Detroit " was " 448," so that it must have
moved from Curacoa earlier than the Grand Lodge lists show. There
is nothing in the registers or minutes of the Grand Lodge of England
about these lodges, and no reason can now be assigned for its removal
from Curacoa to Detroit, unless the bare suspicion that it may have
been a military lodge.
There seems to have been only one lodge of direct New York
origin, that is the lodge of 1764. The second lodge came from the
West Indies. Curiously enough the "No. 12" would just suit the
register of Quebec if the lodge had been given a number at that time.
This however is not probable.
In an official list of lodges sent to England by the Provincial
Grand Lodge of Quebec in 1785, " Harmony L , No. — , at
Detroit, held by a warrant from the P. G. L. of New York," is given.
An examination of the records of New York does not show any lodge
at that period known as Harmony lodge.
In 1787 the Grand Secretary of Quebec adds to his official re-
port to the Grand Lodge of England: " N. B. There is at Detroit a
lodge called No. i, New York, constituted by the Grand Master of
New York, who have put themselves under our care." This probably
refers to the lodge noted in the Quebec list of 1785.
There is this point in connection with Craft work at Detroit in
1778-82. In the year 1779 there were in the Fort at Detroit 180 men
of the Eighth Regiment of Foot, 50 Rangers, and 138 of the 47th
Regiment, and in 1782 there were 246 men of the 8th an'l 71 of the
47th Regiment. The 8th and 47th Regiments, especially the latter,
were noted for Masonic work. 1 here were also many Masons in the
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
193
Rangers It is probable that the men in all these regiments, who
were Craftsmen, took an active part in lodge work.
This disposes of the first period of Michigan's Craft work. The
second Masonic period was from 1794, wncn being part of Upper
Canada, Michigan received a warrant from the Provincial Grand
Lodge of Lower Canada at Quebec, and its history will be found
under the section devoted to the Craft in Upper Canada from
1792-1822.
CHAPTER X.
ZioN Lodge, No. 10, at Detroit.— A Lodge that worked under
FOUR jurisdictions AND HAD SEVEN WARRANTS. — A
Michigan Lodge with a Lower Canada warrant in
1794-1805.
In a preceding chapter the history of the original lodges at
Detroit has been dealt with— not that there has been much of history
u-^u!t. ^^°"^,^^f ""'"l^er and the record of the authority under
which they worked. This chapter, however, furnishes a summary of
the records of Zion lodge, No. 10. at Detroit, which are complete in
every particular from 1794 until 1898.
. V\ Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada had been war-
ranted by the Grand Lodge of England— the Ancients or third
Grand Lodge-m 1792. under R. W. Bro. William Tarvis, at
Niagara, but the brethren in Michigan, probably from the military
connection of the former lodge, and possibly because they had not
ascertained the fact that a warrant had at that date been issued by
K. w. iiro. Jams, sought the Masonic authority which from 1760
had been established at Quebec. Then Michigan was not considered
as within the territory of Upper Canada. H. R. H. Prince Edward,
the Provincial Grand Master, also had left the jurisdiction of Lower
C;;nada some months previous to the issue of this warrant, and
probably Bro. Ainslie, who issued it, thought himself justified in
covering a district not claimed by Upper Canada, although Detroit
was not finally surrendered until July, 1796.
It is true that in 1792 the provincial bodv at Quebec had issued
Thirrrin Vn ^f- ^""^J' '* I'^dwardsburgh. Upper Canada, but
rZ^T , Vyr/'"" "f. that year, and the lodge had also been war-
ranted ami held for a time in the citv of Ouebcc. Moreover the
provincial warrant, which was sent out 'from England to R. W Bro
Jarvis, had only been delivered to him a few davs prior to this date'
which was before his arrival at Niagara, where he was to assume his
duties as Secretary of the Province an.l Provincial Grand Master o
Snt t ,T'r?' ''?'"' ^^^^'-^^ "^ ^"^^'^ ^^''^'^^- It '■'^ ^^'^' noteworthv
that the first perfect mimites we have of a lodge under R W Bro
Jarvis are those of " No. 6." at Kingston, which metonVheVt^i
August. 1794. one month prior to the date of the warrant of No. 10
at Detroit. The d,spens.-,t,on to "No. 6" was probably issued in
1]
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194
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
July, SO that R. W. Bro. Jarvis had, at least, one lodge in operation
in August, 1794.
There seems no reasonable doubt that lodge No. 3, in the
Queen's Rangers was warranted in 1794, but ot this there is no
written evidence. No warrants to lodges in Upper Canada were
issued by Lower Canada after 1794. Certainly the warrant of No. 10
was issued without the slightest desire on the part of Lower Canada
to overstep its jurisdiction, in fact, for fifty years after this date the
territory of Upper Canada was invaded by the jurisdictions of Eng-
land, Scotland and Ireland, without any objection by the lo'^al
Masonic authorities.
On the 7th September, 1794, a warrant was issued by the Grarid
Lodge of Lower Canada for Zion lodge, at Detroit. This document
was for years in the archives of the Grand Lodge of New York, but
about five years ago was returned to Zion at Detroit, through the
good offices of R. W. Bro. Ehlers, the Grand Secretary of New York.
The warrant is given in fac simile as well as in the letter press. It
reads :
" Thomas Ainslic, D. Grand Master.
"Thomas Dodd. S. G. W. John Lynch, J. G. W.
"To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
" We, the Right Worshipful Thomas Ainslie. Esq., Collector of His
Majesty's Customs, Lieutenant-Colonel of the British Militia of the City of
Quebec, etc., and Deputy Grand Master of the Most Ancient and Honor-
able Fraternity of Free and .Accepted Masons (according to the
old Constitution granted by His Royal Highness Prince Edwin, at
York, Anno Domini, nine hundred, twenty and six, and in the year
of Masonry four thousand nine hundred, twenty and six), in Canada,
and Masonical jurisdiction thereunto belonging;
" KNOW YE, by the authority in us vested, by His Royal High-
ness Prince Edwin, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter,
Zion and of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, Maior General
Lodfifo of His Majesty's Forces, etc.. Grand Master in his absence, that we
No. 10, do hereby authorize and empower our trusty and well beloved
Canada. brethren, viz: The Worshipful James Donaldson, one of our Master
Masons; the Worshipful Edward Byrn, his Senior Warden, and the
Worshipful Findly Campln 11, his Junior Warden, to form and hold
a Lodge of Free and .Accepted Masons aforesaid, at or in the City
of Detroit, in tapper Canada, upon the first Monday of every calen-
dar month, and o.i all seasonable times and lawful occasions; and
in the said Lodge (when duly congregated) to admit and make
Free Masons according to tiie most ancient and honorable custom of the
Royal Craft in all ages and nations thrciishout the known world.
" And we do hereby further authorize and empower our said trustv and
well beloved brethren, JAMES DON.ALDSON, EDWARD BY'RN^ and
FINDLY CAMPBELL (with the consent of the members of their Lodge),
to nominate, chuse and install their successors, to whom they shall deliver
this Warrant, and invest them with their powers and dignities as Free Masons,
etc.. and such successors shall in like manner nominate, choose and install
their successors, etc., etc,, etc. Such installations to be upon (or near)
every Saint John's day, during the continuance of this Lodge forever: Provid-
ing the above-named brethren and their successors duly conform to the known
and established Rules and Regulations of the Craft; paying due respect to us
by whom these presents are granted, and to the R. W. Grand Lodge of Can-
ada; conforming to the Laws and Regulations thereof, and preserving a
regular and yer:r!y communication therewith; otherwise thi'; Warrant to be of
no force or virtue.
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^ Opp. page 194.
HISTORY OF TRKEMASONRY IN CANADA.
195
"James Davidson, Grand Secretary
"L. S."
Utter ^'•'' "^'''^ ""■■""' '' '•'"Ki^'c'-'^d i" the Grand Lodge. Volume i,
of o!w.S •''' ''^r'''^} that the name of the Provincial Grand Master
? R II PhZ Fn'^'Jrr.S T!^'^ '^ ^^P^^'"«l "^y the fact tha
warrailr 'Jn^tL'l" '''? "°*' ^ T"°"^ ^'•'■°'- '^^ ^he writer of the
l^Z \^ ^ ,''■'''"'' paragraph, commencing '• Know Ye " the
foi,rtecnth word should read " Edward "-not " Kdwin " The Gratid
"P^"7'Fl-n"ar^'T''"^"^"J ^;'^^"^'>' '''' forgott'n'^Xt
EdwTrd KiS •' . — '^ '" ^^^ ^"t paragraph, and " Prince
the fr^mor n^ ' r'"/" ^ '" '''°"'^' '"^'"'^ ^wo different indivi.lnals.
iL^iirL^r cfnSrln'\;:,r'' •" ^^^ ^- ^- ^•■■^'•^ ^•^^ ■-- -^
r.n.n! ^/'a ^'.^'■'■^"ts issued by the Provincial (Jrand Lodge of Lower
loZ S ?ohn'?n'"r^ ^^" '?' ''^"'^ '^''' "f "^^'°- 3," Dorche e
hn £ K ^ '' 9"^^^^' ''^'^ the only two of which the originals
B I'ttSn of S ^- • ^\\f^^ ^^°- 9' E. R- (Ancients) in the 4th
Quebec ^' -^'"^'"'''■>'' "°- ^'°- 2 of the Grand Lodge of
On folio 4 of the register of the Grand Chapter of the Ancients
' sLrd Prrn'p'^ir^'-'f '•^^"' ?^°"^'°"' England, ts recoJSed
tdward Lyrn R M., 9," shownig that he was a P. M. of No
and received h.s Royal Arch degree in that chapter, which was' tt
Woolwich, England, in 1780. and met for the f^rst time in Quebec h
I/90, when Bro. Byrn, as W. M., presided. He acted as Sentor Grand
uranci blaster on 22nd June, 1792.
r... ^'''■^-/J/'d'y Campbell, the junior warden of No. 10 wp. also
present at the meeting of No. 9, E. R., at Quebec in iTcr The
Grt'd Lodf ""h"-;'^ Grand Lodge of Sew Yo;k, ^Si, .S
C.rand Lodge severed its connection in 1783, returning with the
Enghsh army to Canada after the evacuation o New Yofk citv In
^IZr'^' °^ this lodge at Quebec it is noted that on the nth
S. on the7?t'h -^^^'-^ ,f-^'-"' of No. 10, Detroit, affiliated, and
S^affiZf wfth 'th^lolge'"' ''''' ^ ""''• ^^^^^ '^'^^ ^'^° P-P°-d
T^ ?" ^^'f }f^^ "''''^^'" °f t''^ — •■''^"t the name " Zion Lodge No
10 Canada." ,s written. As has been .stated there is no rVord
extant of the work of the original Detroit lodge, and it is prob^-ib le that
that organisation became dormant. The few records of the Grand
Lodge at Quebec, vxhich have been preserved, do not cotiin nnv
reference to the warrant of 1764, nor of the two lodges wlfcb ru a
^ter date were estab ished at Detroit. The records of Zion „c ^e.
j\'n, 10. are complete from 1794.
I
196
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The only correspondence of No. lo found in the archives of the
Orand Lodge of Upper Canada is a letter from the Provincial Grand
LodfTo of Lower Canada to the Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper
Canada, dated July of that year, which states that " Peter Curry
Herman Kverts and James May, of lo, Detroit," for disorderly
behav.onr m lodge had "pronounced" on them "sentence of ex-
pulsion by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Lower Canada
In 1806 commenced the third period of Michigan Masonry the
transition from the jurisdiction of Canada to that of New York In
that year " a number of brethren at Detroit, then members of Zion.
No. I, petitioned the Grand Lodge of New York for a charter at
the same time surrendering the warrant of 1764. but not that of
Lower Canada issued in 1794. The records of New York, on the ^rd
September, 1806. state that "a petition from a number of brethren
at Detroit, at present members of Zion's lodge. No. i, under a war-
rant from the Grand Lodge of Quebec, praying for a warrant from
this brand Lodge and surrendering their former warrant, was read
and granted. The warrant was not under the " Grand Lodge of
Quebec, but rather the "Provincial Grand Lodge of Lower
Canada, whose Grand East was at Quebec.
As to " surrendering their former warrant," this referred to the
Z'Z^v 1 '?.5' ^'■^"*^'' ^7 Pro^'"'^ial Grand Master Harison at
New York. The warrant of 1764 from New York and that of 1704
from Lower Canada are in the archives of the Zion lodge at Detroit
It is possible that the reason the warrant of 1764 was surrendered
T ^ XT^I °^ I*' ^^'.!'^ ^" *''"^ °^ t'^^ o"g'"al Grand Lodge of Eng-
Grand^^odtrl' p'^' ' that of Lower Canada was fronf the thifd
?ror^\h;^Il England (Ancients), and that a warrant emanating
uSh i * ^°"^^."ot be recognized by any provincial authority
which owed Its origin to the former. The warrant of 1764 was
therefore, recogm.ed by the Grand Lodge of New York as the S
erection of a Craft warrant in Michigan
the CrlZ ?%^'"^"J'xT^ °^J^^ P^*'*'°" °f the Michigan brethren by
daD?erh.fnrSf ""^ ^'^ ^^''^ °^r 3'-^ September, 1806. nine months
^ h^Tn 8 f '^l^"* ^'""^ ^^^^ York was acted upon. On the
Snt%h. r^' 'iV""^^' T^r ^"^. ''^' re-established under the war!
rant of the Grand Lodge of New York. On that day tlie Zion lodge
Pa°me'r."Esq.'' ""'''"" " "' """^ '" ''' '^""'^ "^ ^'•°- J°^"
The f^rst meeting of Zion lodge, No. 10. was held on the iqth of
December 1794. As the minutes of this meeting have become
ThS r'eaJ''' "'" ^'''" '" ^'' ^''"'^ '' ^^" '' '" ^^^ letter preTs
Canada. Met in due form at the house of Br. James DON.ALDSONS
' Worshipful Br. Byrn, in the Chair.
Br. Donaldson, S. W.
Br. Campbell, J. W.
Br. Johnson, Tylor.
Br. Patterson, Treasurer.
BY VTPTTTI7 c . ^^- McLintuck. Secretary.
BY \ IRTUE of warrant, the Worshipful Br. Byrn opened a Grand
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
197
Lodge for the Installn'ent of Br. James Donaldson, VV.M. of ZION LODGE
No. 10, on the Registcry of the Grand Lodge of
CANADA.
c • ."/?*"' Y^; ^7- Donaldson was regularly Installed and honiagcd.
SoiU Grand Lodge was Cloascd and adjourn'd to Quebc
" The Worshipful Master James Donaldson called the Craft to
order and opned an Entered aprentice Lodge.
Our Br. Ruland not having the antient Landmarks
Was put thro the first degree of Masonry
Petitions was also read from Joseph Douglas and John Munro of the Royal
tI p !u ^ Honorable Society of free and accepted Masons.
Ihe Brethren presant agree'd to celebrate the festival of St. Johns The
Evangehsts Day, 27th December. ^
" The Lodge was doused at Ten O'clock in Love and harmony."
as wril'ten'^'rf */h " fi°^*^^^°"'' "^^ J^"^'' Donaldson, not Donaldsons,
fn nll^v I u^^t^ minutes, is unknown, and there arc no records
r^f™ . "^.u"^ '^""^ r'^^" ^^^ '°^at'°" o^ the meeting-place or
reference to the personal history of its charter members. The pro-
ceedings were m proper form, aUhough six members are recorded as
?eeulariv'rns/.*ll'J3' m good .form when "The W. Br. Donaldson was
ISililT^u^ and homaged," or, in other words, being installed
and saluted with grand honors, after which the "said Grand Lodge
was closed and adjourn'd to Quebc " i-oage
The initiation of Bro. Rouland at the first meeting and his
presence before the lodge closed, was no doubt considered S making
the lodge perfect in the Craft sense of the term ^
The petitions of two of the Royal Artillery indicated that the
lodge was making a fair beginning, and the fact that the 27th Decem-
tlfL fh ^"^l^l o[ St. John was to be celebrated was another proof
that the social features of the fraternity were not to be neglected
^,.r. .'^''°"'^ meeting, held on the 27th December? 1794; all
were present except Rro. Patterson, who is entered as tr^asurt at
aL fl T'*'"^' ^M' ^'^ °*^" ''^' promptly filled by Bro John
Askwith, who was hailed from Modern to Ancient Masonry." Thi^
K In^r' ^V^^'^t^i" the sense that he had been made a Mason
in a lodge working under the original Grand Lodge of England or
as It was called The Moderns, but in order that he might be accepted
as an affihate he was "hailed" or rather "healed" iif lodge No 10
nfTlf/A •^\'^^l''^°T^ obedience to the Provincial Grind Lodge
of the Ancients at Quebec, which had been established by the thifd
" Atiiil ^ r^' .°T ^."^^'"t ^^"^^ ^"°^" ^' " the Ancients," or
Athol Grand Lodge. The minutes show that a Master Masons'
odge was opened, that Bro. Askwith was " hailed," that the MM
tS Th' ^°''^ ""^ ^'^ ^- ^- °P^"^d' " ""der which the bre hren
t'o" mTent c^str-P'""'^'^ ^°^^^^^^ ^"^ ^^^"^ '^^ --"^ — hn^g
At the third meeting, held on the 5th Tanuary, 1795, six only
m7' Z?T?i" 'T'^ ''^^i^'- ' ^•■°- ^°"'^"d without lekyeahst "
Mn Joseph Douglas was, howeyer, initiated and three petitions
were receive.!, and tne first set of "by-laws were read and signed hv
the members present."
At the next meeting, held on the T7th January, 1795. cloven
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mcn.bcrs were prcsnit. Bro. Douglas and Rouland were raised,
and hros. Kowc and Curry were passed. " IJru. Miller, of Lodue
No. 23 umU-r the sanction of CJreat Hritain." and ■ liro. Guttrie, of
No. 1 held at Kilwunnng," were present as visitors
nr..Jm ^'":". »''"' '/"^^'ti^'. ^'^^<i '>» Hic 2nd March, 1795, fourteen were
prtstnt. i.ro. May was passed, although there is no record at the
pi-evious nieetmg of Ins initiation, after which I'.ros. Rowe, Curry and
May were raised l!ro. McNitf, another - Modern," was at the
same tune ha.lec from a modern to an Ancient Mason," and liro.
K Cornwall of Lodge No. . York, afhliated. There is no record
?/u .ru^'fZ n''1"/ ''"'^ "^ '^' '"'^^'' •" ^^^'^^ UPl-r Canada.
. J£u 'f '"'!"'■ ^" ^'"' ^^^^ ''^ «^^tant. This brother
To Hrl W '" """;''"■ f ""' "^ ^''" '°^'g« instituted at York by
N ^ X-^h.\h" / ,'"? ''^^' ^r' ^'"- 3. of the Queen's Rangers, or
No. 8, both of which met in York in 1795. t^ < ^
At the sixth meeting, held on the 6th April, 1795. ten were ore-
sent. It seems to have been customary to ent t in tl rniTmUes of
each meeting the names of all the members of the lodge, and ter the
name .^ each absent one the reasons for such absence At this meet-
ing, a ter givmg the names of the ten brethren who were actually
present, the minutes read: .icmaii\
" Br. Campble, .sick.
Br. Dodomoad, absent, reasons not given.
Br. Houland, family sick.
Br. F's Cornwali, )
Br. Johnston, )
Br. Carpenter, )
Absent, reason known.
Long Distance."
Cornwall was initiated. Mr.
was agreed by the unanimous
At this meeting Mr. Wheeler
cotem nf°mT F'T''"^' ""^ "'' "- "— "> -^- unammons
tlie ( ind ti '^i;^-;'''-^'" P'-'^'^^-nt to carry on correspondence with
the (.rand Lodge of Canada, annuallv on the J4th line beiuir the
most seasonable time of year for that purpose " ^
fbirt ' "'''''',""' '"""^'"& ^^-^s held on the 14th April, 1795, at which
hirteen members were present. The earlv lo.lges h id a few novel
orlhefir^r?" "^'^y.-'T' '"^ ?^"' ^^"•^°' -- '-t -- -cepuon.
I or he first time in the historv- of the lodge the black ball or " bean •'
TheZitfon .f T. '"^"""r '■""^^^" '''' ^^"i^^"' ^"^ initiated but
1 n 1^ A Tliomas Cox was read and balloted for and black
tonr;^;;S;;;;^;;;i,^ir->- -^^'<^vith desired ^s nami t<^^^e^^SsS
Then it was determined to use rlrastic measures with those who
exercised their right to reject candidates, for
black bean only be giv"n ngainst In h.t it ^i'"''' ^f '""^ ^°''' '''"'^ *' ^"^
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n.rn,hll "i^'t^ting was held on the 4th May, 1795, when eleven
members were present, and six absent. Two of hese Bro Choates
and iiro. Johnston, were absent for "reasons known "Prn At
w.th also attended the lodge. He had '' deda red him elf off "a; the"
neetmg on the 14th April, no doubt on account of the blackbean'n^
of his fnend. Bro. Askwith's action was considered viorthy a nodce
and he v.s.ted the lodge according to summons, and again request-'
ed for the second time, for his name to be eras;d from the Book ••
but no action was taken at this meeting. '
The ninth meeting was held on the ist June, 1705 when twelve
members were present, and .ve for " reasons knowV' ' were absent
The petition of Hugh Heward, whose name afterwards appears in
he records of early York lodges, was presented. The officers of the
lodge were elected semi-annually, in June and December
that ^hewV\"'ZV''' ^'^^^'^^ '"'' ^^' unanimously dSired
that the W. M. should be re-elected, as the Senior Warden and
Junior declined standing candidates for the chair, they not kn^wi g
':: rr"ef^?:,^e"rted^ ''''' ^^°'" '''' P'^"'' ^-- D-^^^-
preset 'and Hltl? p*'"^' r *^'-^?^^ J"""' ^795. ten members were
fe' t val of St lahu ?rr'[^ ""^^ ''''''^''^' ^"^ ^"^ the occasion of the
testival of bt. John. 24th June, 1795, ten members were present The
minutes are those of a joyous festival, and indicate that Ihe "east 0I
KL^hrmi^Zsltarthr.- "°^ -'^^ -'' ^^^-^
Seventeen brethren had evidently promised to Dartatr nf »,.
good tinngs .0 be provided, and the ,b,,™ce of eigtt while i°„iv
"a°sh'C. tThe":,1nfor"T"'""'"' "/".'' ''^"'''"<^ eWS'upon X
on, o^thetmSL^brnUlTo ZtJ:^' ^''■'""^^- ""^' "' '^^™
present." This detcrmimtion JL J""" s, ''^l' w'hether absent or
not be callerupon again to nrovll f '" '^'' ^''- ^'°"«'dson should
^■^^'£^' n"niS'"mrghr;reLr ^^^^"'^^" ''''''^^- -'-
Whitten affiliated at this meeting.
an appearance. Bro. A.
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On the 3rd August, 1795, being the thirteenth meeting, two
were balloted for, and the lodge had a visit from " Br. John Dono-
van, visitor from No. 2, Ant. Masons, Upper Canada." This lodge
met in the Township of Queenston, alias Newaris."
Eleven were present at the meeting, on 7th September, 1795, in-
cluding Bro. Daniel Murphy, of lodge No. 9. Upper Canada, a lodge
that met in the township of Bertie and at Fort Erie
Down to this date the minutes read " Zion lodge. No. 10, under
aueZ'JT °^ '^' ^^'■"."^ H^^^ °^ ^"^"^d^'" but at this meeting the
rKZ^^i J""' rr^ ^^'^.^^^^ *° '■^^^^ """der the sanction of the
if itn ^°^S\''^ Lower Canada," a form that was continued while the
lodge was under the Canadian obedience.
At the fifteenth meeting, on October 5th, 1795, ten brethren
GrandT'n"'' fj ^^i ,^''!'^''^ ^"^' ^ ^^^'^^ ^^^^^ " Lodge 527"
c^Hhie Pro^lr ^'■^'^"d- ;/t this meeting it was determined^to dis^
cipline Bro. Mengus, or Mungus, a brother whose name appears in
nTdis do': ""uT ""?"*"■ '^'''\ '"^ °'^^"" -^^ the nSes do
not disclose It seems, however, to have been for inattention to his
Masonic duties, probably for non-attendance at lodge meetings He
lad been present at C^ve meetings out of fourteen^ andX amend!
ment in his conduct may have been looked for in », ^"^^"t'
attendance. The minutes state that '"^'^ '■"^"'^'*
"From certain information among the rethren the thirH r.f a..„„ ^ v
^^rs^-r^rn-ix^^^^
:^;^'^er^;gi:nt'^:ndi^;^-^^ '- ^^- ^^^^^^ ^-^^^ -^t;
lyaJ'^Tu'^"'^^'' "^^'^ PI^'^"* ^* *'^^ "^^«t'"& of the 2nd November
I79S: The average attendance seems to have been about ten Two
pell ions were received, and one of John Armstrong ''formerlv a
Main " T."' P^'^r -^ '^ " ^^"^^ ^••^^ ^ ^^^dern'to an An^L?
Mason. Three brothers were " declared ofT," one of whom vvas
Bro. F.ndly Campbell, the original Junior Warden of theToZ ' ?„
consequence of their leaving this place " ^
M the seventeenth meeting, on the 7th December, 179c eleven
members were present, and the officers were all re-eecfed for Ihe
ensuing s.x months. John Cornwall and Ruben Tucker who had
been balloted for and accepted on August the 3rd. werr^^ n sub
Jm tluc^ulecT''' T. 'r '^"°* ^"^' ^^'-^'^ reinsrr:d ?he"v"o;
" th.T^f P I T i'^ ^''""^'" P^^'*'°" ^^s J^'d over to January and
to fo JJ^ ^"'^'^ ''^' withdrawn, and nnanimouslv agreed
to for good reasons not to make or admit him" The petition of
John Armstrong, balloted for and accepted in Xovcm r " wa also
y hdrawn (he not attending), and for' good reasons resolved not to
la Inm from a Modern to an Antient" ATason." The Xe do e^
•"'d adjourned to the 27th instant, being .St. Tohn's Da afd nn'ni -'
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HISTOKY OF FREKMASONRY IN CANADA.
mittee of three old Ma<;ons should ^it ^ '"*"^'^«r^o7 and a com-
and report accordingly!^' ^ ^""^ ^"^^"""^ '"^^ '"« '"easons
At the first meeting of the new vear held nii Atu To
^^sing ^^-seif orrg:-^t;- -^-o . ..^.^^^
unknown, whicl. he IZVZ evS^LT be attributed to some reason
his Circumstances not to be ncJcssl ton ' "\^^^^""^''»y "f the Body knowing
stand excluded fron, the BodT and be re.lr;""'"""'!,^ ^''^' ''^' ^'^""''1
LodRe." ^' ""*^ ^^ regularly reported to the Grand
laic. o^eT"" bt^t'"'^" no"t' t'hr'tt T ^"?^^'"^ ^"^"^ P^^'^-- were
obsolete. Lnd to be To^ '" B ^DZvai^of T?""^! *° ''^^^^^
gncn as No. 9. at a forn.er nieetiL ^v"s vvi"h a Brn^'c: ^°- 7' U C,
9. L. R., accepted as affihate* and Rrl If f ^ " ^urgener of No.
lodge No. 3. Lower al^dttvas a Sor""''''"^°" "^ ^°'•^'-■^^-
1 he attendance at the twentieth meeting on 7th V.h.
On 7th March, 1796, twelve were present ^nH " u
unaninionsly to write the Grand Master of LWr r J ''■^' ''^'"^^^
cat.ng our authority in a brotherly n an^r " Til \1''' ^°'"'""">'-
If''" u°'r''^' conmiunicating with R W BrJ W^'^'t*'"-'^'"'* "^"^^
the 7th March, 1702, had been annoinf; 1 r> ^^"'- J^''^'^. who on
of rnnor Canada at Niagara ^^P"'"'^^ Provmcial Grand Master
s..o^''':T S ^e^J^l.^ "SS°" t'^ ""'''' '^^' -^ the
'"-t".^ on 2nd Mav. T7orthe Zi;:!'''' "* *''^ twenty-third
mcnihers being present. ^^'^ ^^^^ worked, eleven
degrees ^wkcrinTBrLlLnerMav^ t"w''"' 'T ''^'''^'^^'
Hugh Howard. S. W.. and Isralr R hL V'' '''"'"^ ^^'- ^'^■'
Donovan. Secrotarv. The ofTjce of T W f ''' treasurer, and Bro.
filled, althotigh subsequentiv Bro Ruland nZ ""V'T"^ '" ^'^"^^ ^^^"
,, . n„ 24th T.me. 7706, the fe ti'^I of S^'l 7' *" '''^" "^'^"P'>^ it.
".t Being St. John. ^av. the HSh^j;! dll^eK^n^Juc^^^^^^,^
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203
after which they proceeded to the installation of the new elected
ofhcers, and paid them the homage agreeable to the ancient custom
of Masons, and " after spending an agreeable evening the lodge
closed at 10 of the clock in perfect love and harmony "
At the twenty-sixih meeting, on 4th July, 1796, nine members
were present. The lodge determined •' to present to the Grand
Lodge under which we are sanctioned a sum of two guineas for the
relief of indigent brethren wherevei tound."
Only six members appeared at the mceung of ist August, 1706.
Messrs. Daniel l-ields and William Shaw haa petitioned and were
accepted, but not attending it was resolved that the money sent
with these petitions " should be forteited to the body " At this
meeting is the first record of returns to the Provincial Grand Lodge
for the minutes state that " The returns to the Grand Lodge for one
year were signed in Lodge room by the present and past officers "
At the twenty-eighth meeting on 5th September, 1790, six mem
hers and four visitors are recorded as having been present, but it
seems to have been for business only. On 3rd October, 1796, only
four members are recorded as present, and " an apprentice lodge was
opened, which continued for the proceedings of the night," and at
the meeting the following month only five members were present
clock "° ^"''"^'' offering, the lodge was adjourned at ten of the
Six members only attended the thirty-first meeting, on 5th
?Zl'^^""' '^^^^ ^?- R"'f."d fo"- absence ''was accordh;gly sen-
tenced to pay a fine of two shillii^gs," and this rule was to appVin all
future cases. It was agreed " that the present officers of the lodge
should remain in their different stations for the ensuing six months "
Srnith ? r ""^^ " ^^^^ ^^^^' ^'''^'"^ ^"-^ther may be allowed to
furnish whatever sum he thinks proper for the benefit of indigent
brethren, but to constitute nothing towards the night's expenses "
dnfn" Z' f'^.f •;?"' \Y "^"y P^"-^"" "ff^""g W'^self as a candi-
date may be balloted for on thu first night, and, if approved, may
bo entered at any time by informing and calling a lodge of emergency
said candidate defraying the expenses of said emergency " ^^''^^'
meetfnTTolT^l^^ 'Y ''^ ."^?"'^'-^ °"ly ^"ended the festival
meeting of 27th December, 1796, "the brethren dined sumptuously
together and spent an agreeable evening." nipuiousiy
nn f)t^ i'' 1 ;'''''^>-^'"'''.' f "^ oP'-'ni'ig "leeting of the new vear, held
°ran .cted birT-' ""'^^^ T"^^*^? "c^''^ '''''''''' '^^' ^"1^ business
numhc s at River La Tranche the amount of their accounts and
demand payment for tlie same." The La Tranche or la Trenci; was
callea the Kiver Thames by Royal proclamation on i6th Tuly, 79^
On 6th February. 1797, only five members were prcseii and it
must have been considered a perfect lodge, for the W.^M. opened an
appreiitices' lodge " and proceeded to business " ^
On the 6th March, 1797, eight members were present and it
was unanimously agreed to strictly adhere to the bv-Lv respecting
fines, and it was also agreed " that any person who had already been
rdv4Vld'"!nll'p-n'\^';' '" ''r""'' ?^ '^r^'^y -^' wisht'to^re
an^atl^ed .hall p.iy fui every degree that he obtains in this lodge,
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tfTe sum of one pound, five shillings, N. Y. cy." This is the first
record given of the amount paid for degree work, when brethren
had been initiated in other lodges. The regular price of initiation,
passing and raising, was £3 iss. od., so that the degrees were
£1 5s. od. each. The dues appear to have averaged about six
shillings per month, or about seventy-five cents of modern money.
At the meeting of 3rd April, 1797, six brethren were present, in-
cluding Bro. Pixley, a visitor from No. 10, Earltown, N. Y. Eight
brethren were absent, so that the membership of the lodge was
thirteen. A letter was read from the Grand Secretary of the Grand
Lodge of Lower Canada. The subject matter of the communication
is not given, but it was read " and agreed that the contents should
be attended to."
On ist May, 1797, eight were present, and "The Wpful Master
opened an apprentice's Lodge," but " no bu; iness offering the lodge
was closed."
The 5th June, 1797, was the regular meeting for the election of
officers. Seven members of the lodge were present, and five visitors
from American lodges, one of the latter from No. 10 of Cincinnati.
The officers were elected, Bro. Heward being W.M., and " it was also
agreed that the Lodge, agreeable to the antient custom of Masons,
should assemble on St. John's Day next at i of the clock, p. m., and
walk in procession, if a sufficient number of brethren were present."
At the festival meeting of 24th June, six members were present
and six visitors. The lodge opened " and after the occasionals of
the day were over, dined sumptuously together and after dinner the
present officers were installed with the homages agreeable to the
antient custom of Masons."
Herman Eberts, who was an ancestor of a family which afterwards
settled at Chatham, Upper Canada, and a Mr. Shaw, were initiated
at the fortieth meeting, held 3rd July, 1797. As it was necessary to
prepare the annual report for Grand Lodge it was determined that
the lodge should pay dues for the members who were in arrear of
lodge dues.
At the meeting on August 7th, five members of the lodge were
present and three visitors. The F. C. was worked, and the lodge
closed in " perfect love and harmony."
Six members were present at the September meeting, and four
visitors, including Bros. Lewis Nide and Benj. Lyons, from Lodge
No. 4, of Upper Canada. This was a lodge which met at Niagara,
and was known as " the lodge of Philanthropy."
It will be remembered that at the meeting of 2nd Januarv, 1797,
the secretary was ordered to transmit the accounts of brethren
residing at the River La Tranche or Thames in Upper Canada, but
no mention is made of the brethren in arrear until this meeting,
" When the petition of certain brethren on the River Thames was read,
they praying the recommendation of our body to the Grand Lodge of Upper
Canada to obtain a warrant and book of by-laws to enable them to hold a
lodge under the name of Hiram Lodge."
The subject must have been fully debated, for the minutes read
that " after being duly considered " the brethren " were unanimously
of opinion that this body could not recommend to the Grand Lodge
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of Upper Canada," from the fact that it had "No correspondence
with that body," and could only assist the applicants " by applying to
the Grand Lodge of Lower Canada, from whom we have our
authority," and recommend them " for a dispensation under our war-
rant for a certain time," which, however, the members of Zion lodge
said was " liable to be revoked by us upon the appearance of any
bad usages," and " this upon a new request for that purpose." The
Detroit lodge was determined that the proposed lodge should have a
fatherly care and attention as long as " the dispensation held good."
There is no trace of any lodge known as Hiram at any point on
the river Thames in Upper Canada.
The forty-third meeting on 2nd October, and that of November,
were occupied by degree work.
At the meeting, held on the 4th December, 1797, the F. C. and
M. M. were worked, and a brother affiliated. The officers who had
served for the six months were all re-elected. The case of Bro. John
Dodemead, disposed of in January of 1796, was re-opened by that
Bro. sending five dollars as quarterly dues, but the lodge unanimous-
ly decided not to accept money, as he had " been excluded from the
lodge " in January, 1796, and the lodge " do not consider him a mem-
ber." Bro. Dodemead had requested in January, 1796, that his name
be erased from the books, but gave no reason, and the lodge " know-
ing his circumstances not to be necessitous," not only refused his
request, but by vote excluded him from membership. In December,
1797, he sent his dues— at least for one quarter— and the above action
was taken. So that all might be in proper form the W. M. sent a
letter to Bro. Dodemead, in which was cited tlie resolution of the
lodge, and the following:
"After the above resolve it appears we are obstructed by injunction of
ihe Grand Lodge to do only what may be consented to by them, but tho' you
have been fairly dealt with by us, we all regret your being misled (they
having since approved of our proceedings), and will further petition an appli-
cation for you to the Grand Lodge should you require it. Your five dollars
oflfcred we returned agreeable to the above."
This disposed of the question.
On 27th December, 1797, " prayers were read by the Worshipful
Master," and " the accounts being duly settled and the other cere-
monies being gone through as customary on St. John's Day the lodge
closed."
On 1st January, 1798, only three members were present, and
yet business seems to have been transacted, but no degree work.
Five brethren are noted as being " absent without pretence," and
were fined two and four shillings each, while Bro. McNiflf escaped
the penalty by scndmg a message by Bro. Ruland that he was sick
At the mcetmg on 5th February, 1798, eleven were present, in-
cludmg one visitor from No. 4 of Upper Canada. Bro. May and the
four others who were absent last meeting night, "having offered
their reasons of being absent, and the same put to ballot, they were
excused." A Bro. Frost asked for affiliation, and " it was agreed tbat
an enquiry should be made into Bro. Frost's moral character," wr.ile
JMr. Ihonia.s Cox was balloted for "and four black halls appeared
against him. A dispute between Bros. May and AfcNiff was left to
a committee to .settle and the lodge adjourned.
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cth M '^ petition Of Mr Mathew Gibson was read at the meeting of
Sth March and Bros Ruland, McNiff and Carpenter. " vouching for
his moral character, he was admitted. At this meeting is given the
" Rr "■" v'l°^ Ax;^r'°"'', '""''■^' '" ^^^'■°'t- The n.inmes state that
Bro. xNathan Wilhams havmg departed this Hfe this evening, it was
order the funeral to take place on the following Wednesday
^nH Al;-r° V^ ¥f " ''^"°^^'^ ^°'" ^"^ '"^''^^ted at the meeting on
and April Pie had been previously blackballed in February The
present rule that a year must elapse between periods for ballot did
not then obtain in Zion lodge. A letter was read from the Grand
i^ecretary of Lower Canada, dated 24th January, 1798. It " was
received and read with great satisfaction, and filed in (he records of
the lodge. At this meeting Mr. James McDonnell received the E
one S?; f r''^ ^^f accustomed fees of two guineas installation;
Tvlr •' Ti,?'-^'-?"'" °^ the Grand Lodge, and two shillings to the
Ju^ u '"'*'^i'°7 "'»y 'lave been under the rule passed on the
miv^.'^T.^f'; 7f ' '^^' T l'"°" °^^""& '"'"«^" ^s a candidate
^^Lt^ r. ■ °!:i,°" '^^ ^"' "'^'^^' ^"d' '^ approved, mav be
mtiated on paying the expenses of the lodge meeting. But while
Inl.t^n t^^ ^^^" ^ '■^^"'^'" "leeting, the petition does not
appear to have been presented at any previous meeting, and as the
sum of two guineas with the one dollar and two shillings, made up
two pounu. eight shillings, instead of the usual three pounds. fifteeS
shilhngs. paid on other occasions for initiation, this must have been a
special case. The account for the funeral of Bro. Williams was pre-
therecorJreads :''''' ^^^"^' '° ^'"' ^'^'' ^'^'^^'"^ ^^^ *'^^ '^^'^^ ^'
" For the pall purchased for the Lodge . S Q o
'• Bro. Donaldson's bill, paid Bro. Eberts ! ! 10 17 6
" Whole amt. of the pall. N. York Curry 16 6 6."
while Bro. Donaldson's account against the lodge, probably for re-
freshments, was £4 i8s. od.. which was " paid out of the fmids "
ATrDnnnin '.V'^^'"^ °" 7th May, seven members were present Bro.
McDonnell prayed to receive the second degree of Masonry but
for certain reasons was postponed to another occasion." Bro Ash
asked for a certificate. " being called on his lawful afTairs to a dfs
Ind^Fbe;; "it "' "" 'i ' 'j"!?""^^ "^ ^"°""* b^*--" B °os Ah
of Rr?w P 1 J ."'i^^'^u ^^ '""^"^' "^"^^"t. to the discussion
of Brother Rouland and Brother McNifT to be determined before Bro
Asl receives his certificate." Bro. Ash was an ancestor of the fam ly
anada. """' ''■ '^''''''^'^' ^^"led near Chatham. U^per
nre.;nl InH ^^^^-'.^^f"^' "^^^^ting, on 4th June, ten members were
present and one visitor Bro. McDonnell received his F. C. and M
M. degrees, and Mr. Gibson received the E. A. As this was h e nU; t
fi"t W M^oTttf r" ''?• ^.""^^'^""' ^"'^ ^^^ been dected t
foDL /»; i °''^u ""''''■. *^^ '''^''^''^- ^^^« unanimouslv asked
to accept the office for the ensuing term, while the wardens consented
mr Rro" 'McDonneT"*"^"'^^"T ^^" ^'^^"^ ^^ ^^^^^^ '~-
and Bro. McDonnell, secretary. It was agreed thaf t!ie brethren
celebrate the festival of St. John by walking "in procession to Ihe
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C(>uncil House to hear Divine Service," if sufficient number attended,
" and to dine together at 3 o'clock " on St. John's day.
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The Council House, Detroit, 1798.
This is the first record of any locality in connection with the
lodge work.
The minutes of the next meeting, that of 25th June, 1798, show
that the lodge celebrate St. John's dav on the 25th, and that the
brethren "proceeded to Divine Service and heard a sermon," and
that as usual they " dined sumptuously." The quality of the sermon
IS not alluded to. After dinner the officers were installed, and " an
agreeable evening in salutation of all Grand Masters was spent,
after which the lodge adjourned at 10 o'clock in perfect love and
harmony."
The record of the fifty-fourth meeting on 2nd Tuly, shows that
Bro. l<rost was continued as tyler. Nine members were present,
wlnle at the fifty-fifth meeting, on 6th August, 1798, it was decided
to remit the dues to Grand Lodge. Fifteen brethren were present,
including three visitors.
The meeting of 25th August was attended by ten members. The
occasion was interesting to those present as " a dispute of a law
nature " between I'.ros. Curry, Mav and Eberts. which had been
referred to a committee of " three oldest Masons " was to be reported
on. After the meeting of 6th August. 1798, Bio. May wrote to the
VV. M. Bro. Donaldson, calling attention to Bro. Curry's " unfilial "
behaviour. It appears from this letter that Bro. Currv had been
sinnmoned to attend the lodge on three different occasions, and only
attended at the third request. When he did attend, instead of giving
his explanations for past behaviour, he " began bv abusing Sherifif
Eberts in a most shameful manner, not to be suffered in anv lodge
room whatever, particularly when a lodge is opened." Bro. Mav in
his letter further recited the facts, pointing out that when he' did
attend the meeting, that Bro. Currv made injurious statements in
" setting forth " that he, Bro. May, had used him " in a rascallv man-
ner when doing his duty as a Justice of the Peace." Brn. ]VTav point-
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being Vls^^dtiT^S^^^e'^ifr^T'^ "°\^^''"'^ ^^ ^^'^ «'^"-
lie coicludccl Ins Ic^.'r , • "'''^ *" with.lraw from tlie lodge.
presided as W.' Si of a y 2r K"' T"'"" •'" '^'^ ^"^•^^' ""^' ^ad
brother Masons at tl o l,tl^«^^ \ ^^ unanimous vote of all my
writ for scfS. Id'bave^- k^jJl^^r-il^L^'^ ^:^^:;V" ^^^^^^
whole of the n.embers present to give evkkm" -'' "^P'"'"' ^^^'^
in "o^arui;;riodr:l'' thar^.'""^^^ Had neglected his duties
" I'iglily improner " Vur\'' f^t ■ ^ conduct m open lodge was
man '• ^ TfeTom,, itee "tn'''"""^ ^ ?'^"' •" ^^^^°" ^^''^ ^ g^'ntle-
tents of Bro \W lett.r .n T'a °^ ''P'"'"" ^hat the con-
tnuh, I>ut in^e,S to' ^ult liis fni ^V^"^* T ^as no foundation in
and May had Sned S att^^H .If "', T"^ '^'^' ^^ ^"^'^ 1^^°«- Curry
'^ ^^ileX^tS^^^^^^ LodgT-^' ^"'^
posed of. ffSJesoT-cimnl"^ f^'"^* ^••■°- ^'""^ ^^^ ^^^o dis-
tbought t!,at Bro C^rrylotdTrn.r';' '•"^','"^' ^"^ ^'•°- ^'berts
but disn,issod. but the?om L aire i^h:t7^ro'f'^^ ^'^,^- '°^^^
were^;i;;:;n^;;;r^;^:^;:^^ ° 0"^^?°'^^^^ ^''^" ^^" --^ers
agreed that "' ^" """^'O" "^ the VV. M. it was
could net he given .he .san'e n £u excem n o„ ' T """' "'"' ""^^ '^'^'^'^
entered apprentice was called a Jay to a di.sunnc; '• '^ """ °"='«i°"-t>'at an
-re^pril:n"tr;;^l";;;;;;;;f ,Sn:^r^''"'T' ^79«' ^- »-»•'--
A OSes Mas initiated at the x iet n u'e L?' """"f ^^^^^ ^Ir. Isaac
when te., members and thrt^ visitor' ^ °" ^'■'' I^'^cember, 1798.
was the Drst Hebrew b ,. er aJm ited riVT'\rV'' '^''^^^^^
son again consented to fill Se c la r for .h '• ^- ^'''- '^""^'*'-
the other officers were duly elected ft J '"T'"^,^'^'"'^"^''«. and
divuR- service on St. John's Dav '" ''''''''''^' '^ ^"end
A meeting was "held on i ^th T>rPn,h,.r 1
w-ere present, one being Bro Bond v^r ' '', ?, ^'^^''^ '""^'''"■^•"
Alason who resided on Yong^Stree" near ?X '*'^^; '' ^^•l'-'<"-wn
Toronto, or what was then Yor^k ^'^gbnton, four miles from
on ^'^'D^!:.h:^1;!^%Z:T^ °' ^*- J^'- «- Evangelist
whotu were visitors gfo Jates Don'^.n'"'" ""''' ^''''''''' ^''^^^Tn oi^
nuetings since organi^at^n^'S bSn heiro,;! ^-'T. ''""^^^ '''" '''^'
niiinitos read that: '^' occupied the chair. The
cessioJTo Ihe Co„rr House TDivinl '^'^^ "''^" ^' P^-^^ed - pro-
by the Past Master." ^''""'^ "'°"'"P' «"d heard a sermon S
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In the list of those present Bro. Heward is designated as Past
Master, and Bro. Brown as Bible Bearer. The record then slates
" after which we dined together in much satisfaction and harmonious
humour," and after dinner " homages were paid to the new elected
officers," and " we spent an agreeable evening in celebration of all
Masters and absent brethren," and then adjourned at 10 o'clock.
At the meeting of 7tli January, 1799, seven were present, of
whom Bro. Jatnes Donaldson, W.M., Bro. Heward, P.M. and
Secretary, Bro. Brown, Treasurer, and Bro. Frost, the acting Tyler,
w^ere the only members of the lodge. Bro. John Kitson, of lodge
No. 10, which met in the township of Barton, in Wentworth county,
was present as a visitor. The F. C. and M. M. degrees were worked.
On 4th February, 1799, three petitions were read and the M. M.
degree was conferred on Bro. Moses.
At the meeting on 4th March, 1799, seven were present, of whom
one Bro. Bond was a visitor. The petitioners of the previous night
were iinable to attend, " the passage of the river " being " dan-
gerous." These brethren evidently lived on what is now the
Canadian side of the river.
On 1st April, Bro. Houldsworth, one of the three petitioners of
4th February, 1799, was initiated. He belonged to the Royal
Artillery, and it was probably through him that the explanation was
given to the lodge that Messrs. Cole and Mutton could not appear
that night " by restriction of their commanding oflScer."
Bro. Gibson received the F. C. and Mr. Cole the E. A., while
Bros. Thompson and Bond petitioned for affiliation at the May meet-
ing. " The petition of Peter Schuyler, gentleman of the army," was
read and laid over, while a Mr. Strong was balloted for " but rejected
by six," and " his money was faithfully returned." Bro. James Lock-
hart Day, from No. 2, at Niagara, and Bro. Jeffries, from No. 11,
which met at the Mohawk Village on the Grand River in Upper
Canada, were present as visitors.
At a special meeting held Tst June, 1799, Bro. Houldsworth,
having " to leave this place " received" his F. C. and M. M. degrees.
Fifteen attended the sixty-ninth meeting on 3rd June, 1799. of
whom Bro. Louis Scrivner, of No. 11, Upper Canada, and Bro.
Jeffries, were visitors. The M. M. degree Avas worked, and the
officers for the ensuing six months were elected. Bro. Donaldson and
the wardens all consented to hold their respective offices for another
term. The lodge decided to attend Divine service on St. John's day
if a sufficient number could be got to attend. Bro. Day. from No. 2,
desired assistance to the extent of twentv dollars, which was unani-
mously granted out of the funds of the lodge.
At the festival meeting, on the 24th June, 1799, seventeen mem-
bers were present, five Being visitors. The attendance seemed to
fluctuate. While at some meetings from three to five members of the
lodge would be present, at others, as in the case of the present meet-
ing, twelve members put in an appearance. The lodge proceeded to
church service, listened to a sermon, returned (o the lodge room,
transacted business, and then " dined sumptuously together." and
" finished the day in harmony and enjoyment."
There were no visitors at the meeting held ist July, and fifteen
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H
niembcrs repsterccl. The I'. C was c„i.fc-rrcd. an.l tl.o I.kI.h' closed
"n^^nb^^^'alSt-"" '' "^ """"^^^ ^"-^' ^"^ ^'^^ ^^ "^-
on «h Amn,V"'?!;''''7 ''"■^' ^r''"' "' *''^' «^-vcnty-scconcl meeting,
^" ^ f"^""/' '799. two of whom were visitors. The M. M detrree
•! ? . '^^^^' .'"' '■"■''^'""'^ ^"'" ••"» "•'''<'"« the necessary
( A rSr"^%f° '•''^ ^'^"; ".-^--al^'^- to tut injnn^uon S
uc sun to 1 ros. Ala\ . . , ..:,>.:, two of I he parties concerned in the
<hmcnltv referred to ,n ihr. report of the n.ieting of A ,g ." VuS
odge a so dnxoted that Uro. May he notified U.at the\-on n iUec
uo dd hear hnn on the t-vening of the 7th Angust. The lodtre he.i
« dored that Uu, gtnneas he sent to the Grand Lodge fo the re ie
n.en.)rtr:p;:^;St^r::, :;;^^ -.:: ^- ^ir^^^-^i^r
and presentee a letter of apology fron. JJro. Aia^ or X ! '
!,uSr:.;i sei.;;;:;;:',""-' ""° "-' ■■■""»■- •" «- '-<"- -.«- -lIci, t
|.r.«nt' a„d'Xv!7„"'/""' ^'■|;""">7- 'W' •"cive hrc.l.ren were
ot tlie differences existing between l^ros M.Viff \i..- " ''"''"^'^
m.,,hcr .May nor l-H.n. Luuling acoSi;^' u Hu " pr',',':^, "r,™:
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At the nicctiiif,' of 4tli Xovenilx-T, 1799, at which nine ininihers
wcri' present, Bros. May ami liberts were expelled for not attending.
The conitnittee of thr •(.• Masons api)ointed to settle the complaint of
Bro. Donaldsfm against l!ro. McNift" sent in a report. Bro. McXiff
.slandered Bro. Donaldson's house, and claimed that he would never
atteuii the lodge again, that he owed nothing to the body, but had
overpaid what he owed to J'.ro. lleward. The connnittee went into
an examination of the accounts of Bro. Mc.Xilif, and reported that
there was a balance of £6 2s. Cn\., N. V. (. . remaining. In the opinion
of the committee Bro. Mc.Viff must "ask pardon" for slandering
his house, and for " the imjjntation that they had wronged him," and
that tlie account nui-t be settled with the lodge " under the penaltv
of < \pulsion." The lodge endorsed the report and then closed.
{)n 7th December, 1799, nine numbers were present and one
visitor. The V. C. and M. M. degrees were worked, and the officers
were elected, Bro. lieward, an old I'. M., being selected as W. M.
The brethren, as of yore, attended divine worship on the 27th Decem-
ber, and " heard a sermon," and " afterwards dined >uniptuously
together." and paid " homages " to the newly installed officers.
.\t the seventy-ninth meeting, on 6th lanuary, 1800. seven mem-
bers were present. Bro. McNiff had settfed his difficulty bv giving
an order on Captain Jvrnest for the claim of the lodge. The captain
vyas absent fmni i)ort, but the order "being thought good remains
till the payment is made." At the following meeting, on the 3rd
lubruary. six members Ijeing present, a petition was read, and it is
recorded that " the order given by l'.ro. .McXifT on Capt. Ernest has
been i)aid."
.\l i meeting held on 7th I'ebruary, Lieut. John Wilson, whose
petition iiad been received at the previous meeting, received his E. A.
degree.
At tin meeting held on the 3rd March. iHoo, nineteen brethren
were present, of wliom five were visitors, one of the.se being Bro.
Horner, of lodge No. 1 i, at tfie Mohawk '^'i'.lage, Upper Canada.
All the degrees were worked.
On the 7th -April, ten brethren were present, of whom two were
visitors.- Ml the degrees were conferred, including an F. C. on a
Bro. I'raizier. of lodge Xo. 42. in the 4th Rcgt of Foot.
At the .March meeting, five members were present. A petition
was received and tiie lodge closed.
At the meeting held on jnd June, twelve brethren were present
mc; hng Bro. Teliah W'ilcock^ and Bro. Henrv Bale, of lodge No"
14. in Upper I'anada. This loc'^c met in the township of Southwold,
in ^f^ddlcsex. a few miles from the present village of Fingal \t this
meeting Bro. McDonnell was eU.ted \V. M., and. as usual, it was
agreed to attend Divine service on St. John's dav. if a sufficient
number w ere in attendance.
_ The .elebration of the festival of the 24th June. 1800 bein"- the
eighty-sixth meeting was attended bv c ghteen brethren, six of whom
were visitors. " Agreeable to the order of the dav," the lodge " pro-
ceeded to Divine wors p. and had a discours. from the Master" in
the chair, Bro. Hugh lleward. "in the manner of a sermon."' and
with the same unfailing regularity " we dined together sumptuouslv "
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insn.Kv or freemasonry in canada.
ami "spom the evening in ^reat and liarnionions enjoyment in the
cekl.rat.ou oi all Cirand Masters a,„l al,sent breliiren .•^°^'""" '" ""^
At the meeting held on 7th lulv the I*" C in,\ \a m 1
wore conferred it,. John Dc-deSd t.s dl.tnim.f thtt hi? ^^s"
luntld be heard at the highest tribm.ai, and as the loige lad refiS
at h H "^ 7T'\ ''^' '''''^' ^«""m.nicated with the^-^r t d i! Xe
at guebec, bu he had .u.t asked /ion lodge to interfere J he 1 U^e
.mtght that tins was a n.istake. that the petition ,nu t pas hr u^^^^
Kight brethren were present at the following meetinjr A nun.-
ber of p,t,t,ons were rea.l. among then, being one fron lohn DoT-
odl''''nf'7,"'''' ''"'T^^ ^^'•^^■"••^ His petition to-'Z Grand
»jiancl Lodge with our reasons thereon "
1 wo were initiated and two received the F. C decree it tht^
"H-etnig held 1st Septen.ber. Bro. McNiff sent in a Ic t^-r of vi h^
Irawal, winch was left over to be co.isidered at tlu- next m eeU e
which was held on 6th October, and at which the l'' t an \1 m'
vfSor" :;;" ZfT' '•;?'•'«"" r^^ P--"^' of whonru l;' w 're
Canada: •^""" "''''"' ^'''"' ^^"- 4' ''^t Niagara, Upper
The GranrI Lodge of Quebec was in active corresijondence with
lu odge, for a letter was read in connection with the work and the
>earl>^re t.rn was or.Iered to be sent to the Grand Secretarv
Ihe application of Bro. John Dndemead f.,r re-admission to the
smt. The I'. C. and I\I. M. degrees were conferred "^
charged the amonnts up to the brethren I>a> master and
of 6th nr^ 1"''° agreed that Bro. Campau's share of the lodge night
of 6th Oct.,ber amountnuv to 13/6, be placed in the fund it beiuc an
om,ss,on. as " he went home before the bill was settle •' fthe"
note js made of the fact that " there was a piece of gold rece ved by
when^r- 1 ";","""' ^""r --^SO. from one of 'the body for £^ H^od-
w en weighed however, it was found to be worth only £3 os^od or
a diflerence of five shillings. "' -^ '
At the ninety-second meeting, on ist Decemh.-r iS,-«^ „i«.
;;re,r-!?i"'^ "' ""- '"- ;v-f visitors' C'tilions^W ' 'r™
C€..c,) .,,d the Office-! v,cre el«tcd, W. firo. McDonnell continnine
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as W. M. Sixteen members were named as absent, so that the mem-
bership amounted tt) about twenty-three. Un the isth of the month
tlie festival of St. Jolin the I'.vaiiKelist, was cekbrated for tlie
seventh time, thirteen members being present, two of whom were
visitors.^^ The lodge "proceeded to Divine Service and iieanl a
sermon," and afterwards " we dined sumptuously together," and
"after dinner the accounts being regularly settled homages were
paid to the new installed officers."
The ninety-fifth meeting was held on 5th January, 1801, fifteen
brethren were present, two of whom were visitors. The E. A. and
F. C. degrees were conferred, and a brother aftiliated. On the 16th
January, the K. A. was conferred on two can«lidates.
On 2nd I'ebruary, nineteen brethren were present, including
Bro. Trmdel Hobble from lodge No. 14. at St)Uthwold, Upper
Canada. Bro. Ruland, who had for many years been a faithful mem-
ber of the lodge, asked for his certificate, and it was " unanimously
agreed to grant his request." It was also agreed to grant certificates
to J'.ro. Levi Cole and Thomas Miller, " for reason of their not having
It in their power to attend." Both these brethren belonired to the
Koyal Artillery.
The meeting.s of 2nd March, and 13th March, were both degree
■WKrk. "
In the records of the one-hundredth meeting, held on 6th April,
iKoi, is found an interesting note in relation to the brethren at
Aniherstburg. The proceedings state:
_ " received a memorial from tl)c brethren at Maiden, the purpose of which
IS that we would assist them in obtaining a warrant, also to bestow our bene-
volence out of our fund: unanimously agreed to recommend them as worthy
and deserving brethren, but could not think of parting with money."
A wise resolve, truly, of the brethren of Zion! There is almost
a humourous streak in the minute. Cood advice is freely given— that
costs nothing— but they " could not think of parting with nionev,"
a resolve for which the lodge was to be commended. It was agreed
to send a copy of the resolution to the brethren at Maiden.
This proposed lodge at Maiden, or rather at Amherstburgh, was
Adoniram, No. 18, which was about this date warranted by R W
Bro. Jarvis, Provincial Grand Master of Upper Canada at York. The
lodge at Maiden received its warrant in due course.
.\t the one hundred and first meeting, held on 4th .May, 1801, a
prominent visitor was presem, in the person of Bro. Joshua Cozens,
of lodge No. 8 (Harmony), York, Upper Canada. The E. A.
and M. M. degrees Were conferred.
At the next meeting, held on ist June, twelve brethren were
present, four of whom were visitors. The Grand Lodge acknow-
ledged the receipt of the dues of the lodge, amounting to £9 6s. ird.,
York. This was the currency which took its name from the town of
York.
It was "unanimously agreed to meet on St. John's Day, the
24th inst., at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, to walk in procession from
our lodge room to the Council House and hear Divine Service, and
after to dine together at 3 o'clock. Likewise to invite such brethren
as are known to visit us on that dav. The Worshipful Ma<;tcr and
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Bro. Bates and Bro. Wallace will write cards to the strangers " The
oftcers were then elected, and Bro. James McDonnell agreed to con-
tniue as \V. }^.
At a meetnig held on i6th June, eleven brethren were present
1 lie lodge looked after the character of not only its members but of
Its visitors, for reports having been circulated injurious to the char-
acter of Bro. Palmer of Xo. y. Philadelphia, the secretarv was
ordered to summons him for the following meeting. Bro. George
Lnftin was ordered to furnish "a set of columns for the procession
on the 24th inst., and gave the Worshipful Master a bill of the
expense of the same.
.\t the celebration of the festival of St. John the Baptist, some
n Vh "i,"'''" f^f''"'\l«V including Bro. Abernethy, of lodge
14. at Southwold and Bro. Joshua Cozens, of No. 8, at York, Upper
Canada. It was the largest attendance at anv celebration. The lodge
was opened in the E. A. degree, and the brethren " formed in the
Pro Vn?"' f .TTv '" IT'^'^*^^^'^" to the Council House, where
bro. \\il ham Scott de ivered an oration, for which the lodge returned
him thanks. After this intellectual feast the lodge " dined togetl er
sumptuously at 3 o clock." and after dinner " paid homages fo the
nowlv-elected oftcers. The brethren were determined that the W
M. should be properly clothed in head-gear, at least, befitting his
rank, for it was *^
••oniorccl, on motion of Bro. Scott, seconded by Bro. Griffin, t'r.at a
hv^ui W f- ^TlT^ >,-■ "'" ^'■"'- ^°' t'^^ "^« °f the lodge, to be worn
by the Worslnpful Master.
.\ n-imber of petitions were presented at the July meeting, includ-
ing one from Mr. John Askin. jr., a member of a prominent family
rcsuling at Amherstburgh. I-ourteen brethren were present of
whom two were visitors. Up to this date there is no copv of the by-
laws given under which the lodge worked. It is to be presumed that
It used the ordmary form supplied to lodges bv R. W. Bro Tarvis
However, at this meeting a committee was appointed to revise the
l\v-laws and report.
The question of a lodge in the township of Maiden, at Amherst-
burgh. again came up in the following paragrai^h:
n,., ,! '^ I^""" '"'T /r"^ 'Y *"'" Secretary from Bro. James Donaldson inti-
matng the prob,,t.,hty that tl,e brethren resident at Amherstburgl,, and
formerly members of this Lodge, would siiortly receive a warrant establishing
them a separate Lodge, and requesiing a copy of our by-laws. Agreed N. O.
D. that they be supplied with them." n -i- ^.
The paragraph .shows that the charter members of Adoniram
lodge .\o. 18 came from Zion lodge, at Detroit, a fact which was
inknown until the examination of the old minute book. The lodge
teit that in the acceptance and initiation of c.nididates there was un-
revKf'' ''•''' '" '^ "''" ^'^termined that until the by-laws were
b.ll'fV '•'''" .''f '■''^^•f"' f"r " '•eRtilar lodge, immedi.ntely on application to
ballot for candulates whose characters are generally known." ^PP"""°"' *°
Bro. Palmer who had been summoned to attend and explain the
reports circulated concerning his character, did so. and ..atisS the
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215
lodge that such were " groundless." The " interfering paragraph of
. the by-laws." regarding initiation, having been repealed, Messrs.
Askin. jr., and Schieffelin were accepted as candidates.
Messrs. Askin and Schieffelin were initiated at the meeting held
on 3rd August, and JacobTlemons, who had been balloted for and
refused, was on the plea of a possible mistake given another chance,
but with the same result. The revised by-laws w^ere adopted, but no
copy is given in the records.
An emergent meeting was held on the 24th August, nine brethren
being present. The lodge had from its organization met at the
house of W. Bro. James Donaldson, but at this meeting it was
" Ordered that our Worshipful brother ^[cDonnelI, and brother Scott,
be a conmiittec to make enquiry for and rent a suitable room for holding our
lodges in future, and they are hereby empowered to enter into any necessary
engagements for that purpose, on behalf of the Body, and to supply said
room with such furniture as they may esteem necessary."
And it was resolved that
" It having appeared on the representations of brother James Donaldson,
late member of this lodge, that the bible, sword and Deacons rod heretofore
•ised by us. are his private property, the said committee are requested to pro-
vide by purchase new ones of a like kind for our future use, and report their
proceedings herein to the next regular Lodge."
At the meeting held on 7th September, 1801, Lieut. R. Barge,
of the I.St l'. S. Infantry, was accepted, and '" a petition was also read
for the first time from James McGregor, merchant, of Sandwich."
Both these candidates were initiated at this meeting.
The committee which had been ai^pointed to select a meeting
place reported " that they had taken a room in the house of our
Worshipful Master and contracted for its re])airs." The lodge ap-
proved of the action, and " said committee are requested to proceed
to the completion of the objects of tlieir appointment."
At a special meeting, held September nth, a brother received the
I*". C. degree. Twelve brethren were present.
At the regular meeting, held October 5tli, eleven members were
present. It was resolverl to allow the tyler seventy-five crnts each
night, ind a d(>llar for each initiation.' A notice' was given of a
motion to exempt the tyler from the expenses of each meeting.
-A re])ort was read to the effect that
" The committee appointed to provide for our future sittings, again
reports that they have paid the necessary attention to that duty, and that it
will in a few days be ready for onr reception. A:id it appearing that Br.;tli.'r
McDonncll, since the completion of the repairs of tlie said room, has th uv;ht
pioper to discharge the account without drawing on the fund.— Resolved, that
we rent the said room, and pay our Worshipful brother the sum of lli rty
dollars per annum, and for a stove during the winter season a farther rum (,f
seven and a half dollars."
Bro. James May, who was formerly a member of the lodge, but
uh.o had been excluded, wrote to the lodge at this date, but the con-
tent.^ are not given. It was ])ro')al)ly asking for a reconsideratioiT
of his case, but the lodge " ordere-l that the Secretary cause it to be
re-delivered to Mr. May in a blank cover."
The 2i;th October war. the day iixed for going to the new lodge
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room at W. Bro. McDonnell's, and the brethren were determined that
the event should be marked by a ceremonial apart from that of an
ordinary flitting. The lodge accordingly resolved
"that on tiiesday, the 20 inst., at 10 o'clock in the morning, they will
meet in full dress at the room which they at present occupy, and go in pro-
cession to the one prepared for our future meetings. Resolved, also, that
brother Scott ofriciate on that day as Chaplain, that brother Bates perform
the ofHce of orator, and that brothers Scott & Askin, Jun., be a committee of
invitations, &c."
The minutes of the one hundred and eleventh meeting, held on
October 20th, 1801, are noteworthy, as they open with the following
cntiy . '
•• Zion Lodge, No. 10, under the .sanction of the Grand Lodge of Lower
Canada convened as resolved, on the evening of the 5th inst., at the house
late the property of our deceased brother, James Donaldson."
Bro. Donaldson had withdrawn from the lodge before 3rd
August, 1801, for he was a visitor at that meeting, and the lodge met
on October 5th, 1801, "at the house of Bro. James Donaldson," so
that the brother must have died between October 5th and October
20th, 1801. As he had withdrawn from the lodge, no record would
appear in the minutes, and yet it is peculiar that so prominent a
Craftsman, one who had been to a certain extciil ihe mainstay of the
lodge, should not be referred to at the time of death.
At this meeting, of the 20th October, thirteen members were
present and eight visitors. The VV. M. opened the lodge in the E. A
degree, and after business the minuti;s state that
" VV'e went in proces.sion to the Council House, where Bros. Scott and
Bates officiated as appointed by the last regular lodge. The body thr,, pro-
ceeded to the Hall lately prepared in the house of our Worshipful Master
McDonnell "
Thomas Martin, Major in the ist U. S. infiintry, was admitted
after performing a certain ceremony."
Tie proceedings at the Council House nuist Fiave been of a
library character, as
"the lodge requested Bro. Bates to supply them with a copy\)f his
address for publication, who, conscious of much inaccuracy. bcKged time for
C( iisideration."
The lodge next met at the new meeting place, and twelve mem-
bers were present. Bros. Abbott and Askin reported that I'.ro J'.ates
^"".'*^' ">"PP'y ^ <^opy of his address for publication," and Bro
Schieffehn was " requested to have a few hundred copies thereof
prmted m such maimer as ITe shall deem most advisable."
At this meeting the tyler was exempted from all expenses for re-
freshments. Bro. Scott gave notice of a motion for the appointment
of " Stewards to attend to certain matters," probabiv the providing
ot refreshments. " wiiich have heretofore lallon within the diuies of
the wardens." Bro. Scott also presented sundry accounts, amounting
to i2i los. 8d., which were ordered to be dischar<>-ed bv the
treasurer. '^
A petition was received from Mr. Hugh Heward, >tnrr , the son
of the old past master. The lodge was making headway. an4 a new
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awakening seems to have taken hold of the membership, for their
rooms were not only well fitted up, but it was ordered that
" Bro. Schiefflin be authorized to purchase certain books on Masonry
for the use of this lodge, and to exercise his discretion with respect to
quality, number and price."
Bro. Adams, on the 7th December, made his motion with regard
to stewards, but the brethren determined that the deacons should
discharge the proposed duties in the future. The petition of Mr.
Hugh Heward, jr., was withdrawn at his own request, and Lieut.
Xenion Pickney, paymaster of the ist U. S. infantry, was balloted for,
accepted and initiated.
At this meeting, amongst the officers for the year elected, were
Bro. William McDonnell, as W. M., John Askin, jr., treasurer, and
Bro. A. G. Barde, secretary. The lodge resolved to celebrate St.
John's day, and
" go in procession to the Council House, where Bro. Scott is requested
to deliver an address suited to the occasion, and that we will dine together
according tu immemorir'. usage. It will be the duty of the stewards to have
a dinner provided at Mr. Dodemead's or elsewhere. Brother Askin is
requested to give invitation."
A meeting was called on 21st December by order of the W. M.
to enquire into the validity of the late election of officers. Twenty-
three members were present. What the real difficulty.,was does not
appear from the records, but the minutes state that
" an enquiry now took place into the late election of ofificers 011 a sug-
gestion of unfairness. After an ample investigation on the subject the lodge
was satisfied of the validity of said election.'
Bro. Scott, who had partly promised to deliver an address on St.
John's day, was for " sufficient reasons" excused.
The one liundrtd and fifteenth meeting was the eighth celebra-
tion of the winter festival. There were twenty-two present, of whom
three were visitors. W. Bro. McDonnell presided, and Bro. .\bbott
acted as setiiur warden in the absence of Bro. Wallace. After the
minutes of the previous meeting had been confirmed the record says:
■ Bro. Wallace entered, lakes his seat as Senior Warden, and fined isVi
cents for his tard'ness,"
an>I
• Israel Ruland offers such reasons fvir non-payment of his lodge account
as to excite lenity."
This was the day for the installation of officers, and therefore
" the apprentices lodge removed for sometime down stairs to give an
opportunity for installing the officers elect."
This was done so that the work of installation might be in pro-
per form for
" a Past Master's lodge was then opened, when Bro. Scott was installed
Master according to Antient custom."
The officers were then duly installed and invested, and
" The Past Master's lodge t' ''u closed, when the brethren generally rc-
tiuiied to the hall to rp.sume the ors of the day as apprentices."
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The ceremony of installation sccins to have been caiTied on
enlirely m the lodge of P. M.'s, not even Master Masons being
admitted at any part of the ceremony But after the return to the
hall of the apprentice's lodge,
" The W. M., ill order to solemnize the day so long honored by Masons
addressed a prayer lo the Father of Nature, elegantly and happily suited to
onr Patron Saint.
This seemed to Bnish the proceedings as far as the lodtrc work
was concerned, for & •«.
•• the l),;<ly then formed and marched in procession to the house of Bro
Jolin Harrison, where they partook of an entertainment very handsomely
provided and that with much convivial harmony and How of soul. From
thence about sunset we returned in orderly procession to our Hall, and closed
tlie k.dge in chanty and brotherly iove, en an adjournment until the next
regulai lodge.
The one hundred and tixteenth meeting, on 4th January 1802
was attended by fourteen members and three visitors The lodge
opened m the F. C. degree and transacted business. It seemed to be
regular for busmess to be transacted in an\ degree that was conven-
ient tor the work of the lodge.
■• The neglect of the Secretary in not sending the special summons to Bro
Kowe (so ordered) is passed over, and he is ordered to attend to that duty
before next regular lodge night."
The secretary was ordered to draw upon the treasurer for
sufhcient cash " to purchase stationery f„r the use of this bodv,"' and
after workmg the .M. .M. degree the lodge closed.
At the meeting of ist i-ebruary. fifteen brethren were present
of whom two were visitors.
The lodge financially was in an excellent condition, for the audit
showed
••a balance in t|- fund .,t eighty-six pounds, ten shillings and two
pence. Neu- \ ork currency, an<l outstanding debts to the am.,unt of twenty-
seven pounds hiteen shillings and ten pence hall-penny."
liro. Askin, the treasurer, who had been absent, entered, and
made a sufficient a])ology for !iis absence," The M, .M .k-n-ee wis
worked, the returns made out, ami with "two guineas as donation''
were forwarded to ( irand Lodge.
The meeting on 1st Marcl was atten.ied bv ni.ie brethren, one
of wlion. was a visitor, llie opening business was the receiving of
excuses from brethren who had been absent. As one, Bro. Roe had
not attended agreeable to his summons,
••the Secretary is directed to make out a fresh summons for Bro Roe
Vvithin one cable length. ^
This probably meant tliat if Bro. Roe was witinn a cerfiin di.
tance of the lodge he should be summonerl The cab toW !, ,' !l
those days was possiblv considered to be -is t ' to I. 1 5 '"
English miles from the lodge room '^ ''^"'"-^ '''"'"^ '^''''
Bro. I'reeman was e.-cempted from pavment of dues
lodge."' " " ^°""''*=^^' ^"^' ^'^ '^^ l^"" -">- hard dealt with by a former
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The 5th of April meeting was of the ordinary character. Bro.
Freeman, whose concktct was worthy of examination by a special
committee
" promised an amendment in his conduct, which apology is accepted of."
The one hundred and twentieth meeting, on 3rd ^Nlav, 1802, has
a reference to the Craft at Amherstburgh. Bro. Roe, who had
neglected to attend on special summons, lived ,at Maiden, and Zion
lodge determined that
'■ Bro. Roe not attending agreeable to summons, the Secretary desired
to write to the Master and brethren of Adoniram Lodge, Maiden, requesting
he will please inform us how he conducts himself there, further that they will
report the same to us."
This is the first reference in any record to the name of the lodge
at Amherstburgh. The V. C. degree was worked, and "one dollar
has been paid by the treasurer for ribbon and wax certificates,"
and the lodge adjourned.
Un the 7th June, 1802, the one hundred and twentv-first meeting
\vas held. Fourteen brethren were present, one being a visitor, a Bro.
Clmch, from St. CJcorgc's lodge, Xo. i. Where this lodge was
located is unknown. The Clinch or Clench family were all residents
of the Niagara district, but no lodge, such as " St. George's lodge,
No. I," is to be found in the provincial records. A petition was re-
ceived from •• VV. Bro. Spencer Evans, W. .M. of lodge No. 3, praving
for relief for a distressed brother of the name of John Endicott,"'and
it was agreed to grant him £4, York Cy.
No. 3 was Queen's Rangers lodge, which met in the Old Fort at
\ork, Lpper Canada. Its warrant had been handed in in 1800. and
the number had afterwards been transferred to Cornwall. Bro.
Evans should, therefore, be spoken of as a P. M., for the lodge
had ceased working, and the regiment had been disbanded two years
b.'fore this date.
The secretary announced that he had written to Adoniram
lodge but had received no reply with reference to Bro. Roe. The
'•onmiittee which made enquiry into the conduct of Bro. Freeman,
hiulmg that there was no amendment -in his 'onduct, recommended
action by tlv lodge, and the mintues read that
" The lodge, although extremely reluctant, proceeded to take a ballot in
orclcr to cast the stigma from the columns of their order to the person of the
individual, and were unanimous in his expulsion."
The officers were elected for the ensuing six months, Bro
Abbott being elected W. M.. and the lodge closed.
On the festival of St. John the Baptist, 24th Tune, 1802. fifteen
l)rethren were present, of whom seven wore visitors. The officers
were installed and invested in due form. I'.ro. Ruland had not acted
l)ro{)erly at the Festival and
" the lodge conceive that Bro. Ruland should make an apology for his
conduct to-day."
r.r.;, McGregor, of ^raIcltn, had not attended, and " Bro. Askin
is reqries'-ed to in<;*ruct Bro. McGregor on the principles of his dutv,
he hH.'n;T neglected the same this day, but for want of opportunity
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of knowing better is excused." As W. Bro. Abbott's " business call
ing him to the Indian country, and consequently not present to be
installed our present Master to be continued pro tempore."
At the meeting of 5th July, 1802, eight brethren were present,
one of whom was a visitor. Bro. Askin made an apology for Bro.
McGregor's non-attendance, and also explained that the brethren of
Adcniram had taken the letter concerning Bro. Roe into considera-
tion and would report next night.
On 17th July, i3o2, seven brethren, of whom one was a visitor,
were present. Bro. Buckingham, who was leaving for Michilimack-
inac, was granted a certificate. The lodge at that place was origin-
ally warranted by the Provincial Grand Lodge, at Quebec, to work
at Mackinaw, but it is doubtful if it was at work at this period. It
was meeting prior to 1790, but no returns are found after that date.
At the meeting of 2nd August, 1802, " Bro. McGregor " was
"suspended the privilege of this lodge." until the first meeting in
December, and Bro. Askin reported that he had received a letter
from Adoniram lodge concerning Bro. Roe, but had forgotten the
letter, so that the matter was left over until the next lodge night.
The M. M. degree was worked, and " the sum of eight dollars " was
" advanced by the Treasurer out of our fund to purchase a Bible."
At the September meeting two brethren affiliated, and one was
initiated. Bro. Patrick McNifT, an old member who had withdrawn,
wrote requesting a loan, but
" it not being convenient, the Sec'y is directed to write liini that our fund
is not at present at our command, being that we lent it out."
A letter was received from Adoniram lodge, respecting Bro.
Roe, and
"after maturely considering the contents we were unanimous for his
being expelled, and reported to Grand Lodge."
At the next meeting, held 4th October, 1802, eleven brethren
were present, one of wiiom was a Bro. Rogers, from No. 9, Upper
Canada, a lodge that met at Fort Erie, but of which no records have
been preserved. Petitions were received, and the F. C. and M. M. •
degrees were worked, while
" our stewards not having provided refreshments, it is agreed tliat the
members pay nothing."
On 1st November, 1802, eight members were present, routine
business only being transacted. On 28th November an emergency
was called for the purpose of burying the late Bro. Bell with Craft
honors. Eighteen brethren were present, including one, Bro.
Chipping, from No. 9, Upper Canada, at Fort Erie. The record
states that
'• after the necessary business was performed in the lodge room, we
formed in procession and proceeded with the corpse of our late Bro. Bell to
the place of interment, where his remains were deposited with the usual
honors."
At the meeting of 6th December, 1802, twelve brethren were
present, and the officers were elected. Bro. Scott continued as W. M.
The Grand Lodge at Quebec had been neglectful of its duty, and the
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lodge cleterniined that Bros. Scott, McDonnell and Abbott should be
" appointed a committee to write the Grand Lodge of Lower Canada to
know the reason of their long silence in not corresponding with us. Said
committee to mal<e their report on or before the first of April next."
At the one hundred and thirtieth meeting on 27th December,
1802, twenty-five were present, three being visitors. At this meeting
all accounts were settled. It was resolved " that the brethren indebt-
ed who are dead are to have their accounts balanced," while those
who were alive had to pay up. A letter" was received from the Grand
Lodge at Quebec, which was laid over until the next meeting. The
ofificers were then installed in a Master Masons' lodge. Evidently
the ceremony was more correctly in form than on a previous occa-
sion. The Master Masons' lodge was then closed, and an E. A.
lodge opened. The brethren wanted something special on this
occasion, so
" prior to closing the M. M. Lodge, Bro. Askin favored the brethren with
an oration, for which he received the thanks of the bretliren."
The social feature of the day then engaged attention, for " The
body then proceeded in procession to the house of Mr. McDonnell,
where a repast was prepared in honor of the day, and returned in
satrie manner at 5 o'clock in the evening."
The meeting of 3rd January, 1803, saw eight brethren present,
two of whom were visitors. The business was routine. The letter
from the Grand Lodge was read, but its contents are not given, and
a mmiber of petitions were received and laid over for consideration.
On the 7th February, 1803, fifteen brethren were present, five
of whom were visitors. The lodge at this time had about twenty
members, for five are named as being absent. The secretary stated
that he had written to all the brethren who were indebted to the
lodge but had received no replies, except from Bro. McNiff, an
expelled member, which was read, and it was
" Resolved that the expelled and dead brethren's accts. be balanced in the
book by profit and loss."
Bro. Dodemead, an old member, was in straitened circum-
stances, as his " unfortunate situation was mentioned," and ordered
to lay over till next night.
fn the records of this meetiiig we find the first reference to the
Koyal Arch work at Amherstlurgh, when Bro. McDonnell " re-
(|uested a recommendation from our lodge to the Royal Arch Lodge
at Amherstlnirgh, wishing to be raised to that degree." This was
agreed to.
The March meeting was attended by sixteen brethren, of whom
one was a visitor. The F. C. and M. M. degrees were worked, and
the secretary was " ordered to write Bro. James McGregor for the
last time, and if he docs not attend to the summons, to be reported
to the Grand Lodge."
At the meeting of 4th April, twelve brethren were present, two
of whom entered as "sojourners," while five are named as absent.
The treasurer was ordered to pay to W. Bro. McDonnell " the sum
of three pounds, fifteen shillings, N. Y. C, for rent of two rooms
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from 25th Di'ccniher. 1802, to 20tli Alarch, 1803. The Ijusiness was
roiiinu'. •• Jiru. McGregor not attemliiig this evening it is agreed
tliat It hiy over until next lodge nigiit," and " llro. 'luttle now en-
tered and gave satisfactory reason for tardiness," after which the
lodge closed.
Fourteen members and three visitors were present on 2nd May
1803 one of whom was Jlro. Cilkinson from No. 3, Unner Canada
The lodge granted to W. Bro. McDonnell. P. M., a certificate, and
are sensible o Ins endeavours to promote the honors and harmony
ot the craft. I'.ro. Dodemead's case was taken up and his suspen-
sion removed, and " he in conse(|uence entered." " I'.ro McGregor
sent in a sufficient apology for not attending to-night."
At this meeting the first move was made in the direction of ob-
tammg an American warrant. Detroit was finallv given up bv the
British government in i;.;.', so that for vears the warrant from
Lower Canada was in operation in Indian tcrritorv. of which Michi-
gan was part. A letter had been received from the (Jrand Lodge at
Quebec, dated 23rd l-ehruary, 1803, the purp.,it of which was un-
known, but which must have referred to the dues accruing and the
year,,. .eUirns. ^^;hether the question of a change in jurisdicti n was
discussed or not the records ,lo not state. The letter from Quebec
was, however, taken into consideration, when it was agreed to^nake
he returns due and write to the Grand Lodge praving to be discon-
tinued: and a recommendation to obtain a warraiu from the G™"d
Lodge of New ^ork; and that for this purpose the lo.Ige w II ap^ J
by Bro. Schieflilen. who undertakes to procure the same." The W M
was repaid for postage the sum of y/6. and the lodge closed "
for tll'^ '^-i^^^ting, on the nth May, 1803. was an emergencv,' called
for the purpo.se of <l.scussing the a<lvisal.ilitv of aiding the wid w
ot the late Bro. Patrick AfcXiff. Some vears ,»-eviou 'to this I ro
McXiflf liad not ..nlv withdrawn from the lodre but hnH n I^ kI
expelle.,. an.l although he had made a k'hlrfor d ,!^at,!^ ^J",^rs
ettcrs were .manswered. However, his widow had faitl h a j
t.ce charactenstic of Masons, and asked aid to defrav the exnei s.
of her late husbaiurs funeral. The lodge accordim Iv looke^f f^
the matter and concluded that .Hu)r(im,^iv looked into
At the moctinK on fill, Tunc rollmvintr. cloien lirMlin,. „•„,„
present, of nliom one wns n visitor Tin- olT,,-, rs , ..J . , „
Ahbott IxinR chosen as \XM. ""' '''""■'''■ '"■"
hin;;,i;"ec™:;,T,^ ris'r:!„:r;;'l,,;::,t,;:,7r'- r 7"" ; ' "■
were ,n.s,,,lle,l and inves.ej. The n.innte,' slL^rtl.a, the "certo";
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was in accordance vvitli i)n)i)C'r practice. Tlic .Master Mason's hnlge
was closed " and a Past Master's ()i)ened, when we proceeded lu the
installation of Bro. .\l)bott as Master." Then the minutes state " '1 he
I'ast Master's Lodge closed and a Master Mason's Lodge opened,
when the different officers -were installed, with the e.xcejjtion of Bro.
I)(jdenu'ad. who is absent on business." The lodge was then " called
to refreshments," and, as usual, the brethren " dined sumptuously
in great and harmonious enjoyment."
The meeting of the 4th July, 1803, was attended by nine mem-
bers, six being marked as absent. I'ro. McCrea, Jr.. the secretary,
not having attended to his duties,
"the lod^c expressed their disai)probation of the cdiuUict of the late
Scrretary, as they find that their iniiuitcs have been kept in a very irregular
manner."
It was decided that each brother present should pay five shil-
lings, and that the brethren who were absent should be fined eight
shillings each " without they can offer a sufficient reason to justify
their absence."
Bro. McCrea was ])resent and ])aid over all money due by him
to the lodge. A petition was received and a certificate granted to
Bro. McCrea.
At the meeting on 5th September thirteen were present, two of
whom, Bro. Askin and Bro.. Howard, visited from Adoniram, Xo. 18,
.Amherstburgh, Cpper Canada. Mr. Clover was balloted for and
" one black ball found." Under a rule passed by this lodge only one
black ball called for reasons for such action, and on this occasion
wire given, " wdiich the lodge deemed satisfactory," and "ordered
that Mr. Clover be notified accordingly and his moncv returned to
bin. "
The question of change of jurisdiction again came up. The
l)rcthren were determined to transfer their allegiance, as mav be seen
by the minutes, which read:
" The Lodfic taking into consideration the position we arc placed in, not
only as it respects our distance from the Grand Lodge of Quebec, but also
o,ir residing under another Government, have thought proper, upon mature
consideration & reflection, to make application t > the right Worshipful
Grand Lodge of New York To obtain a revival of No. 1, of Detroit, formerly
under their sanction, or to obtain a new warrant from them, & to obtain
this recpiest, they have appointed the well beloved Brother John Schieltelin to
do and act for them therein, and likewise to pray that Bro. Robt. .-\bbott be
Woishipful IVLaster, John Dodeniead, Senior Warden, & David Davis, Jun.
Warden, and that Bro. Charles Jewet be appointed to install said oflicers.
That Brothers Wm. M. Scott, .Xbbott & Dodeniead, be a Coniniittee to draft
a Petition to the Grand Lodge, and that the Secretary be ordered to furnish
Brother SchiefTelin with a copy of the minutes for his instruction."
The reference to Xo. i of Detroit, shows tliat one of the original
warrants, likely tliat of 1778. was originally .so numbered, that it had
had laifsed and been returned to the archives of Crand Lodge.
.\t the meeting hold on 3rd October. 1803, the committee, in
wliose hands the obtaining of a new warrant was placed, had been at
work and had drawn up a petition of which the following is a copy:
" To the Right Worshipful, the Grand Lodge of New York. The
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luiinl)Ic petition of the Brethren of Zion I ndgc, No. lo. of Detroit, Indiana
Territory, most rospeetfully shewi'h. That your petitioners have Iouk &
sensibly experienced the great ineonveniancy they liave laboured under,
arising from their local situation, far removed from any (Jrand L.kIkc of the
United States, they have held their warrant under the sanction of the Grand
Lodge of Quebec. Lower Canada. But finding it so inconvenient to hold a
regular corrcspotidcnrc. under a foreign government, and from sincere
attachment to the government under which they exist, think it a duty incum-
bent upon them to make application t. > some lodge within their own Terri-
tories, and for this purpose they have selected the Rt. Wpfiil. Grand Lodge of
New York. The object of our petition is, that the Wpfull. Grand Brethren
would, upon mature consideration of our relative situ.ition & circumstances, if
they think it meet & convenient, revive a warrant No. i of this place, ni)w
ying dormant, and formerly under sanction of their lodge. But if this cannot
be acconiphshe,!, fo give a new warrant, and for this purpose confer with oui
beloved Bro. Jonathan SchiefTelin, who is commissioned to obtain the same
as wi 1 appear by the extract from the minutes. And your petitioners, as in
duty bound, will ever pray that the honour of the craft may flourish in vour
name.
" Detroit, 20th September, 1803.
"W. M. Scoft, )
" Robt. .Abbott, ) Committee.
" John Dod<Miiead, )
To this \va.s appended an extract from the minutes, as alreadv
given. The brethren were desirous of reviving the old warrant of
lodge Xo. I, at Detroit, hut, if it could not he obtained, would ac-
cept a nev; warrant.
At the November meeting ten brethren, of whom one was a
visitor, were present. The M.M. degree was worked, routine trans-
acted and a brother affiliated. At ! he following month's regular
meeting, held on the 5th, eleven members were present W Bro
Abbott was re-elected and nearly all the officers. The lodge was
still faithful to its warrant, for
"it was ordered that ten dollars be remitted Iron, .uir funds as a donation
for charitable purposes to the Grand Lodge of Lower Canada, with ^/6 from
each member.
The stewards were ordered lo prepare a dinmr on .St John's
day, after which the lodge closed.
On the 27th December. 1803, thirteen brethren were present
including r.ro. Richmond from No. 12. Upper Canada, a lodge
meeting at .Stamford in the Niagara District, and I'.r... I lavs from
lodge No. 40, Quebec. After transacting bii ness the lodge was
"then c.nlled from labour to refreshment, and at 2 o'clock adjourned to
the house of Bro, John D.idemea.l. where they partook of an cutertaininent
(very handsomely provided), with much convivi.,1 h.irmoiiv and How of sou!
and spent the remainder of the day in a manner suitable to the anniversary of
our patron samt. in celebration of all Grand Masters and .ibscnt brethren."
The one hundred and forth-sixth meeting on Januarv 2nd 1804
and that of l-ebniary r.th. 1804, were for routine. \t the ' latter
nucfing Bro. Tucker gave a lecture on the E. A., for which he was
thanked.
A meeting, on 22nd February, was an emergencv, called for the
purpose of attending the funeral of the late Bro. Joseph Harrison.
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.•nt at tliis meeting, s'hich was the
largest as yit held in Detroit, l-'leven were members of this lodge,
eight were visitors and six were unaffiliated members of /ion lodge,
while one was P>ro. William Smith of lodge Xo. 11, (Iraml River,
Upper Canada; .mother was John Kitson, of lodge No. 14, at the
River La I ri'nclu--'rhe 'I liai.!(.s. I Ins imlge met in the township
of Southwold. Six were from Adoniram lodge, No. 18, Amlurst-
burgh, viz.: Uros. Labery, 'IVowside, Smith, MoCay, Cornwall and
Askin. This is the earliest record of members of that lodge extant.
The proceedings were as on foimcr occasions: "The procession
formed and proceeded to the buryini,, ground, where divine service
was read by Mr. Scott, accompanied with llic honors of Masonry."
The meeting held on 5th March, 1804, and the succeeding meet-
ings of 2nd April and 7th May, were fo degree work and routine.
At the latter another home had to be found for tlu lodge. The
minutes state that the lodge met on the 4th April, ihso^, " at their
hall in the house of I'.ro. Js. McDonnell." At the following meeting
the minutes read simply that the lodge met " at their Hall." There
is no indication in the records of a cliange of place or of ownership,
but at this meeting on 7th May, 1804, the minutes state that
" Rro. Smith leaving!; this house, and Mr. Donovan havinj? taken tlie
possession, it is found necessary to change our Ilall. Tliereforc, resolved that
this body do move to the long room in the house of lirci. Dodcmcad, and
hold their lodge there in future, on the same conditions that the body have
rented this present hall: ;ind the warrant, jewels, tools and implements he
r.'nioved there on the tenth instant."
Bro. Smith was undoubtedly the landlord, for he " presented art
account of £12 cs. od. as the yearly rent of our hall, and the Secre-
tary is ordered to give an order on the Treasurer for the same "
On loth May, 1804, an emergency meeting was called. 1 welve
biethrcn were present. It was the occasion cf another flitting, for
" the \Vp. Master opened an F.ntd. apprentices lodge and called the
Craft to order, when (the minutes of the) last regular lodge was read. The
body then walked in procession and carried the warrants. Jewels. Tools anrf
implements to om- newly rented hall in the house of Bro. John
l^odemead." * * *
" .An order was also passed for the removal of the benches, etc.,
appertaining to the lodge to the Council House," and it was ordered
"That three locks be procured for the chest, to secure the Jewels, etc.,
belonging to the lodge, and that a new lock be purchased for each desk."
At the meeting of 4th June, 1804. sixteen members were pre-
sent and one visitor. The M. M. degree was worked. The occasion
was tnarked by the receipt of an invitation from the brethren of
.Adoniram lodge. No. 18, Amhcrstlnugh, to join with the brethren
of that lodge in celebrating St. John's day on the 24th June. It was
resolved to accept and
"that the Sii-retary do notify the brethren accordingly, also that all
Masons within the cable tow be invited to join us."
The officers for the ensuing six months were also elected at this
meeting, P.ro. Dodemead being ehosen W.M.
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and which was attended by ten brethren, show that the rcsohition
to join the brethren of Aniherstburgh for St. John's day could not
be carried out. The meeting was called to discuss the matter:
" The Wpfl. Master informed the body that the intention of their present
nieeting was to consult upon convenience for going to join the Brethren of
Adoniram. No. i8, in celebration of St. John's Day, on the 24th Inst. After
the lodge had taken the matter into consideration, & finding that they could
not procure the necessary conveyances, &c., they unanimously resolved not
to join the Brethren of Adoniram, but to assemble to celebrate the festival at
their lodge, & ihe Sect'y is ordered to inform the Brethren of Adoniram
accordingly, & that such parts of our last minutes as respects the present
resolve be null & Void."
meet and
^^ It was then resolve-l that the breth-en of Zion
walk in procession to Divine service."
The question of non-attendance of officers and members was al-
ways one that gave trouble in the early lodges— none more so than
in Zion. So that the following resolution was passed :
" Any member, not in ofitice, absenting himself from the lodge the whole
of the night shall be fined the sum of four dollars, or at the rate of one
dollar tor each hour that he may be absent after lodge hours; the senior
Wardens three dollars, or 75 cents for each hour; the Junior Warden two
Uollars & 50 cents, or 62V6 cents for each hour; the secretary & treasurer as
the junior v.arden ai.d the Senr. & Jun. Deacons as common members, excepi-
ing always the member absenting himself shall be able to offer such reasons as
the lodge shall deem sufficient."
*u r'^^^'^f ""^ li"i»lred and fifty-fifth meeting on 24th June, being
the festival ot St. John the ]5aptist, twentv-eight brethren were pre-
sent, sixteen of whom were nieir:])crs and one was a visitor, Bro
Glass from lodge No. 14, Upper Canada.
The lodge being duly opened
"marched in rrocession to the Council house to hear Divine service deU-
vered by Bro. Scott, and returned in like manner to their hall."
The officers for the ensuing six months were installed and in-
vested and the lodge closed without apparently the usual banquet,
a though at the next meeting on 2nd July, 1804. 'the sum of £6 4s. od
N.Y.C was voted for the expenses of St. John's day
Ihe meeting on 5th August, 1804, and that succeeding, on ^rd
September, were for routine and degree work. At the latter meeting
Bros. Smith and luttle were directed to procure a suitable hall for
the accommodation of the lodge, and to report at the next regular
rneeting. No reason is given for this move. It is probable that
the hall was not convenient for Masonic purposes.
The next meeting was an emergency, called on i6th September
for the purpose of attending the funeral of the late Bro Tallman
1 wenty-six brethren were present. Funerals ahvavs secured a large
attendance of the Craft. The W. M. opened the lodge
" after which he informed the Brethren that their present convention was
to attend the funeral of their late Bro. Tallman, who had -csi-ncd the jewel
of this life on the 14th Inst. The Body received the melancliolv intelligence
with seasonable expressions of scrrow, and expressed their readiness to pav
their last fraternal tribute to the remains of their late beloved Bro. The Body
''" '1 & moved in solemn procession to the grivpy.ird. whore Divine Ser-
HISTOKY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
227
meet and
vice was read by the Wpl. Master, accompanied with the Honors of Masonry,
after which the Body adjourned to their hall and the Lodge closed.
On 17th September, 1804, fourteen members were present. It
was an emergency meeting called for " general business." The case
of a Mr. James Smit'.i was under discussion. Whether he was a can-
didate or asking afitiliation does not appear in the record, but mfor-
mation was required concerning him by Zion lodge. Therefore the
Secretary
" is ordered to write to the Wpl. Master & Brethren of Adoniram Lodge,
No. 18, for the necessary information respecting James Smith, said to be a
deserter, desiring their positive answer to the following questions, Viz, Is there
any ofificer, Non-Commissioned ofificer, soldier, or any other man, that can
go before Bro. John Askin, Jun., or any other Magistrate, and testify they
ever saw James Smith enlisted? Are there any credentials of his being
attested, or sworn in his Brittanic Majesty's service? as also for further light
as the Brethren of Adoniram can throw upon the subject."
The committee that had the selection of a new meeting place
reported that they had procured the necessary accommodation in
the house of— but the minutes of this meeting do not give the name
of the owner or location of the projwsed meeting place. It must
have referred to the house of a Bro. Smyth. The lodge had moved
into Bro. Dodemead's hall on the loth of May, 1804, and remained
there until the 17th September, 1804, when they must have moved
to Bro. Smyth's, for on the 24th June, 1805, an account for hall rent
and firewood, amounting to £8 i6s. od., X.Y.C., was presented to
the lodge.
On 1st October, 1804, the treasurer was ordered to pay rent
" due Bro. Dodemead for our former hall," and it was also agreed
that a lodge of instruction be held on the third Monday in every
month. The meetings of 15th October and of 5th November, were
for degrees and routine.
At the meeting on 3rd December, 1804, the officers were elected,
Bro. Richard Smith being chosen W.M., and a resolution was passed
to celebrate St, John's dav " and dine together as usual."
On the 27th December, 1804, twenty-two brethren were present
The lodge was opened in the E. A. and then a P. M. lodge, in which
•' Bro. Smith was passed to the chair." This probably should read
"passed the chair," after which all the officers were installed and
invested.
At the one hundred and sixty-sixth meeting on 7th January.
1805, the opening inisiness was routine. Bro. Brevost thought that
the lodge should invest its funds, so that there might be a legitimate
return for the investment. He therefore
" Motioned that as there was a considerable sum of money in the funds
dormant, that part of it should be drawn, for the Importation of a quarter
Cask of Madura Wine for the use of the Lodge, as the members had to pay
an cxtrav.np-ant price for that article, when as by importation it would come
cheaper and be better; the money made use of for that purpose could and
would be returned from time to time by the members. The motion was
seconded by the Body, and the Sec'ty ordered to draw upon the Trepsurer for
the amount, and import the same from Montreal the ensuing spring."
The motion must have been carried unanimously, for it was
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
seconded " by the body," which was a phrase that indicated the en-
tire lodge. The:-e were only six members present, so that it was not
difficult to securu unanimity. ,
The meetings of 4th February, 4th .March, ist April and 6th
May, 1805, were all for degree and routine, while at that of 3rd June,
1805, at which ]}ro. John Anderson of No. 14, Upper Canada, was
present, Bro. Abbott was elected W. M., and it was resolved "to at-
tend on St. John's Day next at 9 o'clock in the forenoon, to settle all
accounts relative to the lodge, and to walk in procession to the Coun-
cil House to hear Divine Service, and after to dine together as usual."
A committee was also appointed to invite the lodge. No. 14, at
the River La Trenche, and No. 18, at Amherstburgh, to unite in
celebrating the festival of St. John the Baptist.
After this meeting disaster in the form of fire overtook the
members of Zion lodge, for on the nth June nearly the entire town
was destroyed, including the hall. The minutes of the 24th Jure,
1805, state that
" Bro. Scott, in behalf of the Committee appointed for inviting tn*
Brethren of Lodges, No. 14 & 18, to celebrate the present day, Reported that
they had proceeded in their invitation so far as to write the Brethren of No.
14 that we were all Witnesses that on the 11 Inst, our Hall, together with
tho whole town of Detroit, consumed by fire, in consequence of which they
have ceased their invitations. That a handsome apology from the Brethren
of No. 14 had been received for their non-attendance, commiserating on the
late Melancholy occasion."
This meeting of June 24th, was held at the house of Mr. Lafon-
taine. At the meeting of ist July, 1805, which was held at the house
of Bro. Abraham,
"The Secretary informed the lodge that he had lost in the fire of nth
June, $10 money of the lodge, and the lodge determined that it should be a
loss to their fund and not to him."
The meetings of 5th August, 2nd September, and 7th October,
1805, were routine. At the latter Bro. y\llen, of No. 18, was present
as a visitor. At the meeting of 4th November, it was " resolved that
eleven dollars should be the initiation fee, including Grand Lodge
dues."
.\t the meeting 15th November, 1805, ten brethren were pre-
sent, of which nine were members. It was
" Resolved that a Committee, consisting of Bro. R. Abbott and Bro.
Scott be appointed to receive our Petition to the Grand Lodge of New York
by the earliest conveyance."
And as the lodge had not refurnished since the fire in June, it
was also resolved that
" Bro. Abraham take the trouble of procuring for the use of our Lodi?e a
Strong Chest with Three Locks and Keys, 4 Benches, with three of a larger
size to Match, 2 Pcdistals, 3 Large Candlesticks, a pair of Linncn Drawers,
a cable tow, and a Desk and pedistal for the Worshipful, and the Sect'y is
ordered to draw on the Treasurer for the payment of the same."
The meeting of 2nd December was for election of officers. Bro.
Tuttle being selected as W.M. It was also resolved that the brethren
assembled at their hall on St. John's day, " 10 o'clock, a.m. and walk
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 339
^S= ^ t ^^ ^^ ^^-- - pa.a.e of an
^-^^^Z^^^::::'^;^^-^^^:^^ ^as caned .
read!* I'd ""a^ertat^rrt^nsiSr^f ^^^^'--.an^ Bro. Smyth were
Smyth and Bro. Palmer cZeintn^u^ r ^7"" '""^^""^ '* expedient that Bro.
to retire until the Et^r ."s i cu ' d^l^^' mZ St^'^^ '/' '^^" ^'^'""^^
past conduct, and reunite in brothrrlt i ^ ^ acknowledgment for their
and were afterwards Tel^st^aTe^bttlreVo^r^h^ruriSa^^^^^ ^'^•
Joh„^n%[^rDt?e^b'i^8o.'^' celebration of the festival of St.
ham $3 per^n^onth foT hall ren 'andX T^""'^ '° ^-^^ ^'•°- ^^ra-
Abbott received the embkm nf\f " p a/ ""T "^^'^ '"stalled. Bro.
thanked " for his nnl.W« ° ^^ faster," and Bro. Mapes was
handsomeirLecutS " ?he W m'^'h 'l'"^ '^f ^^^^^ ^^^^'' P^'-''^ 'o
ceptance of office after JlSi "''^'^''"'^ "" "^^''"^ °" ^is ac-
with7ropVmuS.^rd^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -<1 accompanied
an elegant & splendid dinne? provided for ^h? "^ ' '"*'"■! '^'^ P"*"""* «*
of that social harmony & f«d?rhlaritv whirl ""l '", '^! ^"" ^"Joym.ni
Brethren." mianty which so peculiarly distinguishes the
bod/ of Bro. James I cf S sidv •'I!'* T' ^'^ ^'^^' honors the
made the requesT It w^^ 1 i 71u^ '^^''' P"°'' *« ^is death, had
of Mr. W. Forsyth at elven nVl' u " ^Vu" 1°^^^ ^^"""^ ^' ^he house
and that Bm ?uttle be IcomS f '^' ^^''^T^" °^ to-morrow,"
that Bros. Forsy"h and PrinX hf '" ^'■"' .^'''^"* '^'"^thren, and
the British side" The S^i'l •'''T'"'" ^ '° '"^'^^ ''"''''^'^ °"
1806, and proceeded to SwiVh"'" "^"^ ^o^^se on 19th January,
Adoniram fodge that Lt"e'd^^\henrT/r;tst^" ^'^^ '^"^-" °^
<^^^^r^J^:l^r:^:^.^-y'^~^ ^-hren, two.
The expenses attending the bS of the ht^ r' T"" '^^' ^'^''^^d'
discussion. The minufes state that ""• ^'" '""^" "? ^°'-
Jam^RL'wrSdtforTJh'lodr'*"^ *'^ f""^^^' °^ °"^ Late Bro.
Scott appointed to Idit the A/c^s of t'hrF^' *° ,*^° '°'- ^^■' ^^°- Sn^i^^ &
ram Lodge to know 'they wiirpay I '-onort ^ 'T''''''"^ ^'^^ ^^°"'-
pences of the i^un.ral to be^Ili' o7of trC°o" t^i:Z'^''- ^'^ ^''■
transn^iied rtheVel'^^ Sa^d 'f^"' ?^ ^'''^"'^ °^ *^^ ^°^^^ --
the late Bro Rice A fu^W I ^°/ ^'s services at the funeral of
the funeral expanses of S^R,vr""l°^ \'^'- ^^- ^^« «^"t in for
N.Y.C. ^''P^"'^^ o^ ^ro- Rice, makmg the total sum £42 4s. od.,
four w"erf vSo^s'^'^A'c^r^rSi^^^^^^ T' P^^^"^' ^' -^om
lodge at Amhe? burgh, as rwhat't^hr' """t'f ^'^^ ^^'^"'^^"^
expenses of the funereal of the Ta^fBro^C 4° 'u 'Y'"^ '^'
determined to avoid law suits J^k^^^J^^^
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
that view decided to constitute the lodge into a hoard of arhitration
for the settlement of all disputes. The proposal came from the mem-
bers of No. i8, and, after being discussed, it was adonted and read:
" That no disagreable dispute be suffered to arise between the members
of this lodge. But if a dispute concerning Masonry, accounts or otherwise,
should happen between the brethren out of the Lodge whicli they cannot
decide between themselves, such complaint or controversy shall be laid be-
fore two members of the Body, and if they can not decide it to the satisfac-
tion of the parties, either party shall have the privilege of appealing to the
Lodge, and in order to prevent vexatious Lawsuits, tlie decision of the ma-
jority of the Brethren in Lodge shall be final as it relates to the settlement
of accounts. But if one of the disputants will not consent to the award of the
majority of the Brethren on Masonic subjects, the Secty shall take the proper
minutes of the proceedings and lay tiie same before next Grand Lodge. And
the decision of the Grand Lodge shall be complied with on pain of expulsion
and being deemed forever unworthy of the Society."
The meeting of gth April was occupied by routine work. At
the meeting of 5th i\lay the S.W. announced that he had received
from Adoniram lodge the sum of £15 13s. 2d., the amount of their
share of the expenses for the burial of the late Bro. Rice. The F.C.
degree was worked and the secretary was ordered to transmit to
Grand Lodge at Quebec the dues " by the earliest connnunication."
At the meeting of 2nd June, degree work and the election of
officers took place, Bro. James Abbott being chosen as W.M. It was
ordered that the festival of St. John be celebrated and that Bro.
Scott deliver a discourse on that day.
On the 24th June, 1806, the lodge met to celebrate the festival.
Thirty-one brethren were present, of whom seventeen were visitors,
one of them being the Rev. Bro. Pollard of St. Peter's lodge, No. 4,
Lower Canada. A letter nas read from Adoniram lodge apologiz-
ing for not being able to accept the invitation to join in the festivi-
ties. The lodge then moved
" in procession to the house of Bro. Scott where he delivered a discourse,
appropriate to the occasion. Bro. Pringle, Godfoy & McKay joined the
Lodge, from whence they adjourned to the house of Bro. Smith, where they
partook of a dinner & enjoyed the day in all the hilarity, conviviality and
friendship that so peculiarly distinguishes the Craft. The Lodge returned in
procession to their Hall & the thanks of the Lodge were rendered to Bro.
Scott for the discourse delivered on that day, whereupon Bro. Scott expressed
his readiness to contribute to the interest & satisfaction of his Brethren."
Prior to this time the Royal Arch degree had not been worked
in Detroit, but Zion lodge had a number of members who were also
Royal Arch companions and, accordingly, they desired to have
A'ithin reach degrees such as the Mark and Royal .Arch, which had
been conferred in many Canadian chapters attached to lodges in
Copper Canada. This ^eems to have been the first move in this
direction for
" On motion of Bro. Scott unanimously ordered that this Lodge do
sanction the application of the Royal Arch Masons of this Lodge to obtain
from the Grand Lodge Chapter of Albany a warrant for a Chapter to be holden
at Detroit, and that the Secty. furnish them with an extract of this minute."
The expenses of Bro. Rice's funeral at Sandwich had been over-
paid, so four shillings were returned to each member.
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331
On the 7th July, i8c6, the F. C. degree was worked, and on the
4th of August hve dollars was ' to be paid over into the hands of
liro. Coult for the purpose of procuring Masonic books for the use
of this lodge," and the secretary was ordered to "forward a copy of
the proceedings of this lodge, together with the Grand Lodge dues,
to Grand Lodge by Mr. John I'^orsyth or by the earliest opportunity
afterwards, and for the sake of convenience Bro. Worshipful has of-
fered to negotiate the amount with Mr. Forsyth." This gentleman
was a brother of R.W. Bro. George F'orsyth, who was Grand Master
of the schismatic Grand Lodge at Niagara.
At the meeting of ist September, 1806, eight members were pre-
sent. A difference of accounts between Bros. V'isger and Abbott was
settled in favor of the latter, £7 us. iid. being awarded. Fourteen
members are named in the minutes as absent, so that the total num-
ber of members would be about twenty-two. Moses ^Morgan applied
for admission as a visitor but could not pass an examination.
On the 1 8th .September an emergent meeting was called, at
whifch seven members were present. Twelve members were noted as
absent. A communication was read from the W.M. of Adoniram
lodge. No. 18, at Amherstburgh, requesting the attendance of Zion
lodge at Sandwich to assist in the burial with Craft honors of the
late Bro. Samuel Cuthbertson. The lodge, however, decided to de-
clme and sent apologies to the W. AL of .\doniram.
An emergent meeting was also held on the 22nd September for
the purpose, as the W. M. stated, of signing " the certificate of Bro.
Joseph Guy, who was about to leave the country before the next
regular lodge. ' It would appear that a certificate' had to be signed
in open lodge.
On the 6th October the custom of heading the minutes " Zion
lodge. No. 10, under the sanction of the Grand Lodge of Lower
Canada." was resumed. This had not been the usual form since the
,^r(l September, 1804. Eight members were present and fourteen
were noted as absent. The work was routine. On the 13th October
an emergent meeting was called to confer the M. M. degree on Bro.
Forsyth.
The regular meeting was held on the 3rd November, 1806. The
accounts showed that the lodge had £S2 14s. 7kl., N.Y.C.. in funds,
and that the expenses of last St. John's day amounted to £12 9s. od.,
K. Y. C. Some routine wi ; transacted,' after which Giles Barnes
was balloted for and " one black ball found." According to the rules
of the lodge the brother must give his reasons. He did so and " the
ballot was taken a second time when two black balls were found,
■'nd on further consideration the ballot was taken a third time, when
three black balls were found, which debars him becoming a member
of this body." The M. M. was conferred and it was then resolved that
P.ro. James McGregor be excluded from this body forever. This
brother's crime consisted of paying his initiation fee and after re-
ceiving his R. A. declining to come up for his F. C. and M. M, To
say the least the penalty was rather drastic.
At th* regular meeting on ist December, 1806, the ofificers for
th'> ensuing six months were elected, and in the case of dispute be-
tween Bros, ^'isger and Abbott, the former was adjudged to paA' one-
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half the taxed costs. Arrangements were made for the due celcbra-
lion of St. John's day.
On the 27th December, 1806, the newly-elected otificers were
installed. Nine brethren were present and four visitors. After the
ins'tallation six brethren from American jurisdictions entered and
the lodge was called from labor to refreshment. The minutes read
tHat " Brother Sibley entered as well as Brother Hull, the Governor
of Michigan, and took their seats." The body then formed and
marched in procession to Bro. Smith's, " where they partook with
nmch convivial harmony and flow of soul of an entertainment very
liandsoniely provided."
The meetings of January 5th and 2nd February, 1807, were for
degree work and general business. At the latter meeting Bro. Adam
iJreely of Harmony lotlge. No. 8, Upper Canada, was present as a
visitor. The widow of a Bro. Lorain was allowed $2 a month for
six months.
The lodge was called upon to make another move as Bro. Abra-
ham, the landlord of the hall, had determined to leave Detroit in
May next. A committee was, therefore, appointed to procure " pro-
per quarters for the meeting." The Rev. Bro. R. Pollard ap-
plied by letter for a loan of sixteen pounds, N.Y.C., from the lodge.
It was, however, ordered that, although the members were ^' very
•desirous of accommodating him agreeable to his request, but that the
low state of our funds absolutely puts it out of our power." Bro.
Comparet, a P. M., who initiated three brethren during the evening,
was paid three dollars for so doing, and two dollars for tyling for
two nights.
At the meeting of 6th April, 1807, the accounts were examined
and the committee appointed to select a hafl reported
" That they have agreed with Bro. Palmer at the usual rate of three dol-
lars per month to take possession on the first Monday in May next."
At the meeting of the 4th May, 1807, ten members were present.
The W. M.
" then obligously favored the lodge with a lecture on lie Bntered Ap-
prentice degree."
The sum of " three dollars " was paid " for a silver compass for
the lodge," and eighteen shillings was paid " for six sconces for the
lodge." The sconces were of tin and hield the candles which lighted
the lodge room.
The 31st of May, 1807, was a remarkable meeting. Twenty-two
brethren were present, including " His Excellency, J'ro. William
Hull," the Governor of Michigan. The meeting was the last held in
the house of Bro. Abraham. The occasion was a red-letter one for
tho lodge. The minutes state that
" The Worshipful then explained the reason of the Emergency, which
was to remove to a new Hall. The Body then walked in procession ac-
companied with proper music carrying the Manual. Jewels. Tools and Imple-
tnents to our newly rented Hall in the House of Brother Palme^, where the
Worshipful delivered a very animated discourse appropriate to the occasion.
The Worshipful informed the Brethren that he had just received an invitation
frrm His Excellency, Bro. William Hull, requesting the favor of the officers
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
233
and Members of this lodge and the Visiting Brethren after the labour is over
to call and take refreshment with him, which was unanimously accepted of."
The days of the lodge under its Canadian warrant were drawing
to a close. The regular meeting was held on ist June, 1807. Eleven
members were present. After routme " on motion of Bro. S. Scott,
who suggests that as a new warrant from New York is clearly ex-
pected, having been left there by Mathew Elliot at Niagara, and this
being the evening of the eLction of ofikers for the ensuing six
months, that the same brethren continue in office." .This was agreed
to and the E. C. and M. M. degrees were conferred and the lodge
closed.
On the 6th of June, 1807, sixteen brethren were present, the
meeting being an emergency called for the purpose of arranging for
the festival of St. John the Baptist. The lodge resolved " that on
Wednesday, the 24th inst., being the anniversary of our patron
saint, John, the Baptist, at ten of the clock of the morning, they will
meet in full dress at our present hall and move in procession to a
room, which is to be provided for the purpose." It was also resolved
Bro. Hull, Governor of Michigan, 1807.
that the W. M. " perform the ofifice of orator on that day." The
secretary was " ordered to purchase a pewter inkstand for the use of
the lodge," and after the treasurer had paid 25/6, the expenses of
the emergency, the lodge closed.
On St. John's day, 24th June, 1807, there were thirty-three
brethren at the lodge room. After routine, the secretary said that
he had made " a statement of dues from this lodge to the Grand
Lodge of York Masons of Lower Canada, held at Quebec, from the
27th December, 1801, to the 24th June, 1807, with occasional extracts
from the minutes."
The concluding parts of the minutes of this meeting, as being
those of the last festival held under the Canadian warrant, are
worthy of re-production:
" Bro. Secretary offered to dress the Lodge Implements at his own ex-
pense with suitable Sky Blue Ribbons, which was accepted of by the Brethren
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and done. The Worshipful Master to solcmnizf the day so long Honored
by Masons addressed a short prayer to the great Architect of the Universe
to bless us in all the purposes of our present assembly.
•• The Body then fornu-d and moved in procession accompanied by suit-
able Music to the store of Brothers Robert and Janus .\bbott, where the
Worshipful Mar.ter delivered an Oration agreeably to appointment, Kle itly
and happily suited to the fundamental principles of our institution and of
the anniversary of our Patron Saint. The Lodge then formed and returned
in the .same Order to their Hall. Called from Labour to refreshment and
again to labour.
" The Body tiren formed and again marched in procession to the House
of Br. Didemead, where we partook of an Entertainment very handsomely
provided nnd that with much social harmony and congeniality of Soul; from
thence ahnut Six of the clock P.M. we returned in orderly procession to our
Hall and closed the Lodge in Charity & Brotherly love on an adjournment
until next regular Lod^c Night barring Emergencies."
The evening of Monday, the 6lh July. 1^,07, saw the brethren
for the last time under the Canadian warrant. Ihe meeting was held
in their hall at i5ro. I'ahner's, and the following brethren were pro-
rent :
" Bro. James Abbott, W.M., in the Chair; Bro. Wm. Md. Scott, S.W.,
P.T.; Bro. John Anderson, J.W., P.T.; Bro. Christopher Tuttle, Treasurer;
Bro. McDougall, Secretary; Bro. John Palmei, S.D.; Bro. J. B. Comparet,
J.D.; Bro. John Connor, Tyler; Bro. John Dodemead, Bro. James Forsyth,
Bro. James Connor, Bro. Emerson, Bro. Townsend, Bro. Picquet.
" Absent Brethren, Br. Jos. Canipau, Treasurer; Br. Robt. Abbott, Br.
Gabriel Godfroy, Br. Brevport, Bro. Kcbert P'orsyth, Bro. Morse, Bro. Grif-
fith, Bro. Woodworth.
'• Visiting Brethren, Bro. Harvey, Bro. Ruland & Bro. Brooks."
• Bro. Secretary's report as handed in on Saint John's Day was taken up
and read, thereupon, on motion of Bro. Scott, the following Resolution re-
garding Bro. Secretary McDougall was unanimously adopted, to wit: Re-
solved that the thanks of the members of this Lodge be presented by the
Worshipful Master to Bro. Secretary, for the assiduity and Attention with
which he has discharged the difTerent duties heretofore assigned to him and
the Worshipful Master accordingly delivered him the thanks of the Lodge.
Resolved, that a committee be appointed to draft an extract from the
minutes and report to the Grand Lodge, together with all dues to the same
with our sincere acknowledgments for their Brotherly Love & affection to-
wards us. and that Bro. Scott, Bro. Robert Abbott & Bro. McDougall be the
Comiiiittce to prepare and forward the same with the utmost prompitude
and diligence.
" Bro. Dodemead, Bro. Anderson, Bro. Tuttle. Bro. Connor and Bro
Picquet gave satisfactory reasons for their non-attendance and were excused
On Motion, Resolved that the outstanding debts now due this Lodge as par-
ticularized in the Book of Lodge Dues be collected by the present Secretary
who is hereby authorized to pay the Balances due and to remit the Grand
Lodge Dues as stated in said Book so soon as the amount can be collected
by him, and the remaining Sum in his hands thereafter he is hereby required
to pay over to the Secretary of Zion Lodge Number One as a donation from
this Lodge to said Number One. The Master Masons Lodge then closed
and an Entered Apprentices immediately opened. The Entered Apprentices
Lodge then closed as usual in perfect Love and harmony, and Stands Closed
for Ever. By order of the W^orshipful Master and the Rest of the Brethren."
This closed the career of Zion lodge. No. 10, under tlie Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge of Lower Canada. As will be gleaned from the
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records, Zion kulfj^e, No. lo, had no sooner passed out of existence
tlian Zion lodjre, N'o. i, came into Masonic life, and from that hour
has l)ad a f^oodly sliare of tiiat success which is due to an orj^aniza-
tion founded and wortced on tiie K^'i'ling principles of the Craft.
Tt is not necessary to this history to deal with the rcc(jrds of
foreign lodges, except where, as in this case, a lodge with a distinctly
British and Canadian «)rigm took a piouunent part ni tlie early Ins-
tory of the Canadian Craft. The history of Zion lodge shows that
it was the mother of, at least, two lodges, which :.vvarmed from it be-
tween 1797 and 1S02, viz.: lodge .\o. 4, at the River La Trenche,
now the Thames, and No. 18, Adoniram, which met at Andierst-
burgh, both in Upper Canada.
The meeting which closed the work of Zion lodge, No. 10, also
saw the opening of the books of Zion lodge, No. i, for as the lodge
"closed as usual in perfect love and harmony and stands closed
For Ever," so the same voice which made this declaration called the
brethren to order as Zion, No. i, which was opened and took its
place on the roll of American lodges.
The warrant was from the Grand Lodge of New York, and was
applied for by seventeen members of the lodge. The copy of the
dispensation is not given, but the minutes of the first meeting, which
immediately succeeded the close of Zion, No. 10, are recorded. As
a fitting close to this history they are given as follows:
" Detroit, 6tli July, 1807.
" In conformity to a dispensation granted to the Worshipful William
McD. Scott, Rs(|iiire, Past Master of Zion Lodge. No. 10, By the Most
Worshipful The lionoreble DeWitt Clinton, Lsquirc, Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of the Most Antient and Honorable Fraternity of Free & Ac-
cepted Masons of the State of New York, according to the old constitution
regularly & solemnly established under the Auspices of Prince Edwin, at
the City of York in Great Britain in the year of Masonry 4926, in ample form
assembled. The following Brethren regularly summoned, gave their at-,
tmdance at a Hall prepared for the Installation of Zion Lodge number One
in the House of Brother John Palmer.
William McD. Scott, Esii., James Abbott, Esq., George McDougall, Esq.,
Richard Smyth. Es(i., John Dodemcad, Esq.
Br. Philip Lecuger, Esq., Br. John Palmer, Bro. Leonard Brooks, Br.
Joseph Emerson. Br. John Harvey, Esq., Bro. Christopher Tuttle, Br. Jean
Bap Comparet, Br. John Connor. Br. James Connor, Bro. S. Townsend, Bro.
James Forsyth, Br. James Grow."
This was the preliminary entry in the records prior to the erec-
tion of the new warrant. Bro. William McD. Scott acted for the
drand Master and opened the lodge, the ofificers in the chair being
ail the "late officers'' of Zion lodge. No. 10. The minutes continue:
" The Lodge was then opened in the third degree by the Substitute of
the Grand Master
Br. Wm. McD. Scott. P.M.. in the Chair; Br. Philip Lecuger, S. War-
den; Br. Richard Smyth, J. Warden; Br. John Dodemead, Treasurer; Br.
George McDougall, Secretary; Br. John Palmer, Senior Deacon; Br. Jean
Bapt. Comparet, Junr. Deacon; Br. John Connor, Tyler. Late ofificers &
Members of Zion Lodge, No. 10, under the G. L. of Lower Canada.
The rest of the proceedings seem to have been in the ordinary
form and read that:
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" The Wurvhipful Bro. past master tlicn niuatcil an appropriate prayer,
When the dispensation and the Warrant uf Constitution were read, and also
a suitable and proper address on the nature and design u( tlie Craft was
delivered, V\ hen the new l-odRe was constit'tted agreeably to the Ceremony
of Installation as laid down in the Constitution of the Grand l.tidge of An-
cient, Free and accepted Masons aforesaid in the State of New York.
" Hro. James Abbott, Esq., Worshipful Master in the Chair; Hro. I'liilip
Lecuger, V.s(\., Senior Warden; Hro. Rich. Smith, I'^sii., Junior Warden; Uro.
John Dodcmead, Esq., Treasurer; Bro. George McDougall, Esq,, Secretary;
Bro. John Palmer, Senior Deacon and Steward; Bro. Jean Bap. Coinparel,
Junior Deacon and Steward; Bro. John Connor, Tyler.
■ On Motion, Resolved that a Committee be appointed to frame a code
of Bye Laws for this Lodge. Resolved that Bro. Worshipful, Bro. Treasurer
and Bro. Scott be the said Committee and report next regular Lodge. A
letter from Bro. Whistler was ilun read accompanied with certain docu
ments. Ordered to lay over until next regular Lodge & that Bro. Harvey,
Dodemead & Smyth be a Committee to examine the documents & produce a
change thereon, if deemed expedient.
" The Stewards produced accounts amounting to thirteen pounds. Ten
shillings. New Vk. Currency, for the Furniture of the Lodge. The Secretary
is ordered to draw on the Treasurer for the same as soon as the funds are
adei|uate. The following Brethren late Members of Zion Lodge, No. lo, were
admitted Members of this Lodge. Wm. McD. Scott, John Harvey, Leonard
Brooks, Solomon Townsend, Joseph Emerson, James Connor, Benjamin
Woodworth, James Forsyth, Jean Picquet.
" On Motion, Resolved, that thirty-two Dollars be remitted to the Grand
Lodge by the next mail to defray the expenses of our Warrant.
" The Lodge was then called from Labour to refreshment and again to
Labour.
" The Maste^ Masons' Lodge then closed and an Entered Apprentices
immediately opened. When the Lodge closed in perfect Love and harmony
until the first Monday in August barring Emergencies."
This, therefore, concludes the history of Zion, No. lo, under the
Grand Lodge of Lower Canada.
Zion lodge. No. lo, under Canada, therefore, worked from the
19th December, 1794, until the 6th July, 1807, a period of twelve
years, six months and seventeen days. During this period it held
210 meetings, of which 175 were regular meetings and 35 were
emergent. There were 118 names on the roll from the day of open-
ing under the warrant of Lcwr Canada until the day when the
lodge " closed for ever." There were 86 initiatiofis in the lodge, 35
affiliations and 30 demissions. Two brethren who had belonged to
lodges under the obedience of the " Mo'derns," or the first and origi-
nal Grand Lodge of England, were " healed " from " Modern "
Masonry to " Ancient " or rather to the obedience of the third or
" Ancient " Grand Lodge of England. This was often done, and the
reverse was practised by the other organization. The officers were
elected every six months, and twenty-six elections were held between
December, 1794, and June, 1807. W. Bro. James Donaldson and W.
Bro. James McDonnell held office six terms of six months each. The
minutes referring to the elections in June and December of each year
are in some cases inaccurate, names of officers being omitted, pro-
bably from the fact that at the time of election suitable brethren could
not be found to fill the positions and afterwards, when elected, the
secretary failed to note the selection.
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jeweller, for "making six jewels" received £2 17s.
accuiints were in N. V. currency, on 20 English si
An examination uf the old le Iger shows a curious assortment of
entries. Pages are devoted to " stated l.wlge niglils," and the names
of the members are all given, and under quarterly columns the dues
are charged. The dues seem to vary in anumnt. Those for January,
'795. were 4/-, while those for I'ebruary were 6/-, and those for
March were 4/-, while from April, 1795, until November, 171J6, the
auKJimt charged was 6/-. This latter amount seemed to prevail, so
that the ledger accounts give an idea of the expenditure.
The warrant. 15ool< of Law and Constitution cost £»; i8s. hd.,
N. \. C, which wou'.d be equal to $24.24 of current Canadian cur-
rency. The jewels were altered and the " expense of changing "was
£1 17s. Od., the original cost being £3 3s. od. "One small silver
square for the lodge " probably for the Bible, cost 7/-, and the set-
ting " Maul and Pillars " cost £1 7s. 3d. The minute book cost 4/-,
and for " making two cross keys and two cross pins, with a compass
to each " the lodge paid £6 8s. Bro. Ruland, who was evidently a
od. All these
currency, on 20 i:^ngnsu sixpences to the
pound.
A P. M. jewel, the first presented, cost £3 4s. od. This is the
first record of a P. M. jewel being made for presentation in a Cana-
dian lodge. Immediately following this entry is one, i'o Cash paid
for hanging of the P. M.'s jewel, £3 6s. 6d." This was an additional
expenditure, so that the jewel cost £6 los. 6d. The postage on a
letter from the Crand Lodge at Quebec cost 4/9. One small box
" for balloting" is charged 6/-, and in 1796 " postage on a letter to
Quebec " entailed an expenditure of 9/8. " 2 yards of flannel silk
doe for floor cloth " cost £1 3s. od.,and another letter with the early
returns to Quebec co.st 9/-. In 1797 £5 7s. 6d. was remitted to the
Grand Lodge at Quebec, and " the expenses of a pall cloth, etc.."
were £16. 6s. 6d. This was for Bro. Williams' funeral, which also
cost £4 18s. cd. additional. " i pint of spirits for luncrgency " cost
4/-. An account sent in by Bro. Joseph Criffin shows that " To
making one dozen aprons 8/- each, finding ribbon for strings 1/2 ps.
ribbon," cost in all £6 2s. 6d., or i- each. One Gabricllc was paid 4/-
" for mending the pillars " and " for cleaning the sword and mending
the scabbard " in t8oi cost 6/-. Twelve pairs of white gloves cost
3/6 each, and music for St. John's day cost 2/8, and cash paid
'' Wm. Smith for a cocked B. Ilat, 8/-."' Some hundreds of pounds
passed through the treasurer's hands in the twelve years of the ex-
isterre of the lodge, and it all seems to have been faithfully conserved
and dispensed.
Five years later brings us to the war of 1812-15. the fourth
period of Michigan Masonrv. Zion lodge met on the 7th Scntcm-
her, t8i2. but on nccount of the surrender of Detroit to the British
the lodge adjourn'^d until the 12th September. i8t2, and on that date
placed its jewels in sate keeping prd nrain adjourned until Septem-
ber, 1813. but on account of the troubled state of the country Zion
did not meet until 1P16.
Tn t8t6. on March 6th, the lodge petitioned the Cmnd Lodge
of New York to the efTect that, owing to the late war the lod<re h-d
been compelled to suspend labor for so long a period that its war-
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rant had lapsed, and asking that it be renewed. This prayer was
granted, by the warrant being renewed, the lodge to be known as
Zion lodge, No. 62, and it was then replaced upon the register of
the Grand Lodge of New York until 4th June, 1819, when the nu-
merical arrangement of the lodges was changed and Zion became
No. 3. In i82f. it united with other lodges in forming the Grand
Lodge of the State of Michigan and, being the oldest lodge in the
State, it became No. i. This Grand Lodge, however, did not have
a prolonged existence. Its measure of life was brief. The anti-
Masonic Morgan excitement of 1827-30 had a blighting eflfect on
Craft work in the State, and the Grand Lodge became dormant. In
1844 a petition was sent to the Grand Lodge of New York for a new
warrant, M.W. Bro. Alexander H. Robertson being Grand Master,
and on 13th June of that year a warrant was issued for Zion lodge.
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Detroit in 181 i.
No. 99, of Detroit. In 1845, however, the Grand Lodge of the State
of Michigan was re-organized and Zion resumed its old place of No.
I on the roll.
Zion lodge, therefore, has worked from the date of the issue of
its first warrant under three different jurisdictions and six warrants
or charters of constitution, viz.:
1st.—" No. 10," from P. G. L. of Lower Canada, at Quebec,
1794.
2nd.—" No. I. at Detroit," from G. L. New York, 1806.
3rd.— "No. 62" (No. changed in 1819 to No. 3), from G. L.
of N. Y., 1816.
4th. — " No. I," from G. L. Territory of Michigan, 1826
5th.—" No. 99." from G. L. of New Ycrk. 1844.
6th.—" No. I," from G. L. of the State of Michigan, 1845.
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CHAPTER XI.
The Lodge in the Eighth or King's Regiment of Foot. — First
Craft meetings in Western Canada. — The days of
^775-80. — A SCRAP of History. — 1755-1784.
Wheti we, the Craftsmen of the nineteenth century, listen to the
silver bell that chimes the incoming of the twentietn, we awaken to the
fact that the memory of the oldest inhabitant, in reference to Masonic
lore, is not to be implicitly relied upon. Our venerable informant
has assured us that there were no lodges in the Niagara district prior
to 1790. The evidence in hand, however, proves that he is not as well
informed as some of his younger brethren, who, although not claim-
ing to be pilots through the stream of antiquity, nevertheless have
knowledge that deserves more than passing regard.
We are, however, all liable to fail into error. Many a time while
delving into the old records, and sauntering — so to speak — through
the busy little town of Newark with our l)rethren of one hundred
years ago, we, without knowledge of the fact, were in sight of nuggets
in the treasure fold of Masonic research, which might readily have
gladdened us many years ago.
Albeit the march of time has made havoc with men and records.
Nevertheless we may in fancy picture tiie busy scenes which made
a military drama of the work in the Niagara district from 1775 down
to 1815. Yet we can scarcely realize the earnestness of our military
kinsmen, who within sight of hostile camps, performed Craft work,
and knelt at an altar improvised by a regimental drum draped with
the meteor flag that so often has carried the red coats of Britain to
victory.
If the old stones could but speak, if wc could but stand in the
lodge room in the stone barracks on the east side of the river at Fort
Niagara, and sec the red-coated brethren of "Lodge No. 156, in
the Eighth or King's Regiment of I'oot," as in due and proper' form
they met in Masonic communion, what untold pleasure it would be
to the Craftsmen of to-day.
And yet, wi'.h ail their enthusiasm, we have nought to remind
us of their existence, but the record in the books of the Grand Lodge
of England, that a warrant— the first field warrant issued— was grant-
ed to a lodge in the Eighth or King's regiment of foot, with five
certificates of membership issued under the seal of this militarv lodge
—four— all originals— belonging respectivelv to Bros. Joseph Clement.
Henry Nelles, Hy. W. Nelles, all in 1780. and to Bro. Daniel Servos
1784, with a copy of the certificate of Robert Daniel. The first four
were issued in Canada, while the fifth was issued at Salisbury in Eng-
and a few weeks after the return of the regiment from Canada. We
have also a picture of the stone building in which the regiment was
quartered, and of one of the rooms in which the lodire met from I77^
to 1785. ''^
The 8th regiment of foot is worthy of special mention, not alone
on account of its connection with the Craft, but because for some
years it was stationed at Niagara during the war of 1775- 1782 and at
HISTORY or FKKKMASONKV IN CANADA.
245
York, now Toronto, in 1812, and did its dnty in trying to save the
primitive capital in tiu- face of ovcrwlielniing forces. The regiment is
also closely identified with the general defence of the western frontier
during the earlier period, and in 1812-15.
The 8th regiment was formed in iMigland in 1685, and was dis-
tinguished by the title of " The Princess Anne of Denmark's Regi-
ment of Foot," in honor of the King's second daughter, Oiteen Anne,
who was married to Prince (ieorge of Denmark.
In 1688 King James, having ordered Catholic recruits to be
incorporated with the regiment at Portsmouth, the lieutcnant-colo-
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
nel and five captains refused to receive Roman Catliolics into their
companies, for they prided tiiemselves on keeping their companies
complete, all English and of staunch Protestant principles.
These officers, known as " the six Portsmouth captains," and
viewed by the public as champions of civil and religious liberty, were
courtmartialcd and sentenced to death, but the King did not dare
carry out the sentence in the face of public opinion, and the officers
were dismissed the service, the expenses of raising their companies
and purchasing their commissions being refunded.
In 1690 the regiment was at Derry during the siege, and in 1745
, ^^Ci.-
A Soldier of the 8th Regt. in full uniform, 1742-1817.
at Culloden. On the elevation of the Princess Anne in 1702 to the
throne, the regiment was designated "The Queen's Regiment," al-
though the Fourth foot was also honored by the same distinction.
After the rebellion in 1716 King George I. rewarded their good
conduct by styling them " The King's Regiment of Foot." On the
1st July, 1751, the regiment is designated "The 8th," or "King's
Regiment." Its regimental costume was scarlet coats, the cuffs,
facings and turn-backs of royal blue, ornamented with white lace,
scarlet waistcoats reaching below the hips, blue breeches, white linen
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA,
347
gaiters, reacliing above the knees, and three-corncrfd cocked hata
bound with white lace and ornamented with a black cockade.
Its first color was to be the great union, and the regimental color
to be of blue silk with the union in the upper canton. The regi-
n\cntal distinctions were in the centre of the color, the white horse
on a red ground within the garter, and crown over it, and also on
the drums and bells of arms, and in the three corners of the second
color, the King's cipher and crown; on the grenadier caps the white
horse and the King's crest, as on the colors, and the white horse and
motto " Nee aspera terrent " on the flap.
The white liorsc on a red field was the armorial bearing of Sax-
ony and the house of Brunswick, derived from the fact that Henry
the Proud married the daughter of a lineal descendant of Wittekend,
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
the last Saxon king. Ileiirv assumed the armorial bearmg of the
sovereign. The banner of WittekenU bore a black horse, whicli on
his convernion to Christianity by Charlemagne was altered to white,
as the emblem of the pure faith he had embraced.
In May, 1768, the rcgnnent embarked for North America to
relieve the 15th regiment. It proceeded to Canada, and. after passing
several years at Quebec, Montreal, and Chambly, in 1773 was ordered
to Upper Canada. One division landed at lorl Niagara, occupxing
the fort on the east side of the river and the town on the west side
Part of the 8th was stationed at Fort Niagara during the entire period
of the American revolution, but detachments of the same regmu-iit
occupied Carlton Island, where there was a regimental Craft lodge in
Tanuary of 1783. Oswego, Detroit, and Mackinac.
The detaciiment at Niagara joined Col St. Leger s expedition
against Fort Stanwix in 1777. A few volunteers from the ^an^e
corps accompanied Walter Butfer against Cherry Valley in I77».
and served with Col. Butler's Rangers in the Indian country m 1779.
Other detachments took part in Sir John Johnson's raid down the
Mohawk Valley in the autumn of 17H0, and that commanded by
Major Ross in' the following year.
\ curious old record of Mav. 1779, was discovered some months
ago. It shows the strength of the 8th regiment at Fort Niagara and
other stations on 21st May, 1779:
"Present doing dutv (N. C. O. and men), 121; Sick, 30; Servants, 10;
Gardners. .'; Artificers, '14; Uoing dnty with the Koyal Artillery, 7; I'>sher-
nien 2; Baker, 1; Attending sick, 1; Taking care of latter, 2; Making Lart-
ridges 5; Cntting and bringing home t^rewood, 23: Detac unent at Uetroit.
57: With colonel Butler. 14; At Fort Erie, 28; at Fort Schlossen, 26; At the
lower landing (now Lewiston), 13; total 356."
Fort Niagara, of course, was that now owned by the Americans
on the east side of the river and still known by that name. During
the hostilities of i775 between the British and American govern-
ments the Eighth were unmolested at Niagara.
Mtcr the wmter of 1776, part of the regiment was sent to Lovyer
Canada, but in 1777 was re-established with their comrades at Nia-
gara and Detroi . The regiment remained in Canada doxyn to 1785.
when, on the arrival of the Sixty-fifth, it returned to Fngland in
September. ... t * 1
In 1804 a second battalion was added to the regiment. In April
of 1808 the first battalion for the second time landed at Halitax,
Nova Scotia, but in November sailed for the West Indies. On the
17th of April. 1809, the battalion returned to Halifax. In May of
1810 it was removed to Quebec, and six companies of the second
battalion were ordered for service, landing in October in Nova Scotia
and New Brunswick. The headciuarters of the first battalion re-
mained at Ouobcc until the summer of 1812, when it was removed to
Montreal, iw(\ in the autumn a detachment proceeded to Upper Can-
ada. The regiment, when together, presented a most superb appear-
ance, producing a thousand officers and soldiers on parade, and was
much admired for its discipline and conduct.
Tn IMarch. 1813, the 8th received orders to proceed to Kingston,
with five companies detached to Fort George at Niagara. These
companies en route halted at York (Toronto), and on the zjtn of
ig of the
A-hich on
to white,
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r passing
3 ordered
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vest side,
re period
reginu'Ut
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in 1778,
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Americans
During
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to Lower
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■nioved to
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King^ston,
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349
April fonpht l)ravfly iiiultT Major (iftiiral SheafTc in his efforts to
save thf town. The five companies were subsc<iucntly stationed at
Fort George, the British fort on the Canadian side, a few rods to tlie
east of the present town of Niagara.
Mrs. Charl( s Seynionr, now in her ninety-first year, a resident of
Ottawa, in an interview some months ago, recalled the arrival of the
8th rc},nnient in York (Toronto), and described accurately their nni-
foriii and a])piarancc. I\Irs. Scviiunir is a dauf,duer of the late Dr.
Grant Powell, one of the early physicians of York. When a g^irl of
seven years of ape, she was with her mother and many of the princi-
pal citizens, including the wives of the Masons of York, who were as-
)!
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
semblcd for safety in tlie McGill cottage, situated in the square,
bounded by Queen, riuirch, Afutual and Sluiter streets, where now
stands the Metropolitan cliiirch. y\s history records, the fates were
against Canada on that occasion. The good old town of York, fight-
ing against overwhelming odds, had to surrender.
Capt. John McGill. the proprietor of the cottage, was a Mason,
and one whose name was on the first Knight Templar warrant of
1800. One of tlie An.trican otiticers wounded in the light of 181^^
was unable to be removed, and was brought from the fort to the
cottage and tenderly cared for, with such good effect that lie fell in
love with his nurse, a lady of York, and fought a!Kl won another
battle, for he became her husband, and lived for the rest of his life
as a British subject in the town of York.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
251
4i
IS a Mason,
warrant of
It was shortly after this that the affair at Beaver Dams look
place, when 570 Americans advancetl to disperse a few British troops
and capture a detachment of the 49th regiment, which with the light
company of the 8tfi and the flank companies of the 104th were at
that place.
The men of the 49111 were luuler Litut. James Fitr^gihbon, who
was a member of the Craft, and in i8jj was the Deputv Provincial
Grand Master of Upper Canada. Fitzgibbon was a gallant soldier,
.and. thanks to tb.e act nf one bmve woman, he was enabled to achieve
a signal success.
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HISTOKY OK KKEEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Laura Secord, the wife of Mr. James Secord, then of St. David s,
a member of St. John's Lodge of I'riendship, No. 2, (Jueenston, had
gained knowledge of a plot to capture Fitzgibbon and his party, and
she was delormincd to save them. Undaunted, and with wonderful
endurance, she walked nearly twenty miles, passing the American
sentries, taking a circuitous course through the woods, .finally reach-
ing the military camp and apprising Fitzgibbon of his danger and
enabling him to cai)ture 500 infantry, a field piece and fifty dragoons
with a comparatively small force of men. Lieut. Fitzgibbon has given
a certificate to this cfTect, which is held by the Secord family.
It is related in the Niagara district that the American colonel
and one of his principal officers became known as Masons to Fitz-
gibbon, a short time after their capture, and that even under the try-
ing circumstances more than the usual courtesy was shown by their
captor to the brethren whom he had made prisoners of war.
The Eighth regiment continued actively employed during the
remainder of the campaign. It was in 1814, on the 5th of July, that
the regiment, with a few Canadians and Indians, in all about fifteen
hundred men, bravely advanced from the lines at Chippewa and at-
tacked 6,000 Americans under .Major-General Blown. The advance
was not well timed, for it was found impossible to carry the eneiny's
position, and a retrograde movement was effected. It was during
this encounter that the gallantry of Bro. John P. Clement was evinced.
One might alnu)st call the Niagara district the cradle of Masonry
ill Upper Canada, for its soil is indeed sacred to the cause of the
Craft. Many reminiscences are familiar, handed down generation
after generation with a faithfulness which stamps them with the im-
I)rint of truth. Capt. John P. Clement, who died in 1845, was a brother
of Bro. Joseph Clement, a member of lodge No. 156, in the 8th regi-
ment, and a member of lodge No. 2, of Friendship, Queenston.
and a U. E. Loyalist, who fought on the side of the British in Butler's
Kangers. \\'lion the incident referred to occurred he had charge
of some Indians, and was fighting at Cliippewa. Clement's com-
pany had advanced and had taken some rifie pits, when the captain
observed ono of the enemy wounded, whom the Indians were about
to scalp.
The poor prisoner, scarcely able to stand, and with his left hand
helpless from the blow of a tomahawk, saw that he would have to
pay the terrible penalty of savage warfare and struggled with a
powerful Indian, whose keen knife was ready for its gory mission.
With a wild shout tlic American freed himself, and. seeing an otlictr
crossing an earthwork and coming towards him, he hastily gave a
sign and appealed for protection, calling on the officer to save liim
frlim a cruel death. Capt. Clement took in the situation at once and
with ffeet foot, for he was yo.ung and active, rushed to tlie aid of his
brother, ami. as in tlie n]>lifted liand (if the savage tlie bright blade
glistened in the morning sun, descending to its deadly work, Cle-
ment seized the strong arm. threw the Indian on his back, t)rdered
liini off. and, althoiigli the British had to retreat, called an orderly
and had the officer carried away as a prisoner. A surgeon was
found and the wounded man conveyed to a farmhouse, where
the greatest care was taken of him. \Vhen sufficiently recovered he
HISTORY OF FRKEMASONRY IN CANADA.
253
was sent to his home in the State of New York, forever grateful that
he had knelt at a Masonic altar.
It is related that Clement some months afterwards was taken
prisoner by the Americans and lodged in a neighboring jail in New
York State. The next morning when visited in his cell he found
that his custodian was the very man whose life he had saved at Chip-
pewa. That night a friend came to him and intimated that at early
dawn the jail door U-ould be on the latch and that outside a horse,
wagon and driver would be in waiting to convey him as quickly as
possible to the frontier.
The Eighth regiment was actively employed in the battles of the
Niagara district. The six companies from Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick were in the west in 1814, and took part in every battle
fought until the end of the war. For its gallantry the regiment was
subsequently given the word " Niagara " on its colors.
In June of 1815 both battalions embarked at Quebec for Ports-
mouth, England, and on the 24th December following the second
battalion was disbanded at Portsmouth. From 181 5 until 1B29 the
regiment was stationed in different parts of the old world. In July,
1830, the six service companies arrived at Halifax, N. S., and were
removed in 1833 to Bermuda and thence to Jamaica. After remain-
ing six years in Jamaica they were returned to Halifax, and in 1841
sailed for, and were stationed in, Ireland.
With this brief reference to the record of a regiment, which has
an essential Canadian history, more particularly interesting from its
Masonic connection, let us now give its Craft history, with which we
are more particularly identified.
The first record we have of Masonry in Upper Canada is the
original MS. certificate of Bro. Joseph Clement, issued by lodge
No. 156, of Free and Accepted Masons, from the Grand Constitu-
tion of England and held in the King's or Eighth Regiment of Foot,
dated 1780.
The regiment was at Fort Niagara at this period and, by an ex-
amination of Lane's Masonic Records, p. 106, 2d ed., we find that a field
warrant. No. 255, was granted by the original Grand Lodge of Eng-
land to the lodge on the 15th February, 1755. At the time the war-
rant was granted the lodge met at " The Haunch of Venison," Maid-
stone, Kent, and was at Salisbury, England, in 1785. This, as stated
previously, was the first field, or military, warrant issued by that
Gmnd Lodge.
The only trace of the work of this lodge is a letter written by
the W. M. to the Grand Secretary of the first Grand Lodge of Eng-
land, acknowledging the receipt of a letter containing the renewal of
their warrant. On its arrival in Canada the lodge had placed itself
on the roll of the Provincial Grand Lodge at Quebec, and was known
as Xo. 5 on the Provincial register. Tliis number had originally be-
longed to the sea lodge on IT. M.S. Canceaux, but in 1771 that vessel
liad left Quebec and the number was therefore considered vacant.
The letter referred to is as follows:
Niagara, 26th July, 1781.
Doar Rrotlier,
This is to inform yoit, tliat we acknowledged the receipt of your Letter,
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HISTORY OF KREEMASONKY IN CANADA.
dated 31st March, 1779 (with which we also received a renewal of our War-
rant, &c.), last year. We arc now glad to have an opportunity of remitting
by the Bearer (Brother Pollard) Five Guineas to the R. W. Grand Lodge,
which is to be disposed of as they may think fit.
Frotn the uncertainty of corresponding with you in these times, We beg
leave to inform you. that we have on that account, renewed our correspond-
ence with the Provincial Grand Lodge at Quebec; to whom we make sucli
Donations as our circumstances will admit of; which correspondence, we
hope, will meet with the R. W. Grand Lodge's approbation * ♦ ♦ * not-
withstanding which, we mean to keep up the regular correspondence that
you observe to us in your last Letter by every safe opportunity.
We wish to havp any Regulations, &c., which may have happened since
we heard from you last, sent unto us, and all Demands whatever shall be duly
honored. In the meantime, I beg leave, in the Name of the rest of the
Brethren of Lodge No. 156, to subscribe myself with respect,
Dear Brother,
Your most obedient and
most humble servant,
John McLauclilan, Mr
Sergt. King's (or 8th) Regimt.
Jame.= Heseltine, Esqr.
In the official list of the Provincial Grand Lodge of (Quebec for
1784 the regimental lodge is given as " No. 8, officers in 8th Regt.,"
but in 1787 the official list reads: " No. 5. In the 8th Regt. of Foot,"
while " No. 8 " is given to Unity lodge at Fort William Henry.
" Mr." in the above letter stands for " Master."
The lodge in the Eighth regiment was originally No. 255. In
^755 it was numbered 195, and from 1770 to 1780 it was No. 156,
and in 1780 it became No. 124, and in 1781 No. 125, and in 1792 No.
112. The secretary in 1780, when the lodge was at Niagara, evi-
dently omitted the figure " i " in writing the number of the lodge,
hence the error in Bro. Clement's certificate. The lodge was at Salis-
bury in September of 1785, after its return from Canada. It made
no return to the Grand Lodge of England after 1789, but the name
was not erased from the list of lodges until 1813.
A careful examination of the hooks of the Grand Lodge of Eng-
land and printed reports from 1771, etc., shows payments of £8 8s. od.
and £2 2s. od. to the Freemasons' Hall Inind under the date of the
Grand Lodge meetings of 3rd February, 1779, and ist February,
1786, respectively. In 1786 tiie lodge was No. 125, but no place of
meeting is recorded, although the regiment was in the south of
England at the time. There arc also three more records of subscrip-
tions to Grand Lodge: 12th April, 1786, £1 iss. od.: 28th November,
1788, £1 IIS. 6d.: 25th November, 1789, £1 1 is. 6d.
This lodge met in a room in the stone building v.Iiich was oc-
cupied as barracks and storerooms, and wlilch still stands within llic
precincts of Fort Niagara, N.Y. It was erected bv the French about
1760. on the extreme point of land at the mouth of the river, where
the liehthouse was formerlv located, and of it an engraving is given.
Mrs, Simcoe, of Wolford. England, widow of Captain Simcoe.
R.N., J. P. for Devon, and grandson of Governor Simcoe, has most
kindly furnished a copy of the private diarv kept by Mrs. Simcoe,
wife of'the Governor, during her residence in TJpper Canada, and in
HISTORY OK IKI-KMASONRY IN CANADA.
255
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it is found the following entry concerning this building, which was
known as "The Castle":
" 29th April, 1793: 1. TT 1 .
"There is a large stone house built by the French in the bort at
Niagara, and from thence it is said to take its name, as Niagara, in the Indian
language, signifies great house."
This fort, and that on the west shore, Fort George, are of all
those in this part of Canada the most historic, both from a military
and a Masonic point of view. The lodge in the 8th regiment met in
the fort on the east side of the river, and some of the early lodges,
notably that of the Queen's Rangers, No. 3, warranted by R.W. Bro.
Wm. Jarvis, met in the primitive building known as Butler's bar-
racks at Fort George, on the west or Canadian side of the river.
Fifty years later the Fort Niagara, U.S., on the east side, was
the scene of the Morgan incident, for within the walls of the stone
house on the south side of the parade ground, Morgan spent some
hours, if not days, of his life.
But little is known of the work of lodge No. 156. Its member-
ship was about forty, and in 1776-77-78 it is known that Bro. James
Greenfield, who was a woolcomber before enlistment, Bro. John
Gilder, Bro. John Adams, ^ordwainer — in modern English, a shoe-
maker — Samuel Newson, a laborer, John Dillon, a cordwainer, and
some twenty-seven others were all members. The names of officers
or non-commissioned officers are not mentioned in the earliest register
of the Grand Lodge of England.
The following is a copy of the register of the Grand Lodge of
England with the names of the members made and in the lodge from
March, 1776, until September, 1789. This is the first and only list
of members that can be found of the lodge No. 156 in the 8th regi-
ment.
Name.
Agb.
Samuel Nelson | 30
John Dillon | 25
3'
38
John Bailey
James Ridgeway. . . .
James V'allentine .. .
Robert Laysell
Samuel Dollword . . .
Archibald Mackey . .
John Ellis
John Clues
Daniel Mackey
Theodore Brown . . .
William Brown
Jas. Greenfield
John Gliden
John Adams
Robert Emery
John Ram
William Farker
25
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28
26
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32
24
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Business.
When made Masons.
Laborer 8th Regt.
Cordwainer "
Laborer "
Cordwainer "
1786.
Laborer
Laborer. . .
Woolcomber
Laborer
Cordwainer
Joiner and Carpenter.
Laborer
Do
12th March, 1776
24th June, 1777
6th Jan., 1778
22nd March, 1786
22nd Aug.,
6th P'eb.,
3rd Feb.,
24th June,
4th Aug.,
4th Aug.,
1st Sept.,
1st Sept.,
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1787
1786
The lodge was one often spoken of at Niagara even in the days
of 1812, and the fact is recounted that the first festival of St. John
which was
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June, 1777
Jan., 1778
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the Evangelist, ever held west of Montreal was by the brethren of
the old lodge in the 8th regiment at Fort Niagara.
As one turns over the leaves of memory and, looking back into
the past, recalls the Craft meetings, with familiar faces, some here,
others on the unknown shore, is it not pardonable to picture in mind
the festival of St. John the Evangelist, of 1775, one hundred and
twenty-two years ago, " when George the Third was King," and when
the Craftsmen of the King's or 8th Regiment of Foot, in their regi-
mental lodge. No. 156, in the Fort Niagara barrack room, decorated
with the colors of the regiment, met and toasted with the enthusiasm
of Masons " The King and the Craft." What a regret it is that we
have no record of that fraternal gathering, or that of a later date in
1780, when the Craftsmen of St. John's Lodge of Friendship, No. 2,
ferried their way across the river from the county of Lincoln and
enjoyed the festival with their military brethren. If the old records
were but to the fore they would indeed give us gleanings of interest-
ing Masonic events of the by-gone days.
The first written record on this side of the Atlantic of this old
military lodge is the certificate of Bro. Joseph Clement. It is written
on heavy English hand-laid paper and the writing is quite distinct.
John Bailey was the master, although the usual afifix of " W. M." is
not added to his signature. Whether J. McLauchlan acted in a dual
capacity as senior warden and secretary, it is impossible to say. If
not, there must have been two of that name in the lodge. It is not
unlikely that the S.W. and the acting secretary were one and the
same person. The certificate does not contain the usual signature of
the brother over the words " ne varietur."
AND THE DARKNESS COMPREHENDED IT NOT.
We, the Master, Wardens and Secretary of Lodge No. 156 of Free and
Accepted Masons from the Grand Constitution of England, held in the King's
or 8th Regiment of Foot.
Adorned with all their honours and assembled lodge in due form, do here-
by declare, certify and attest, to all men lightened by the truth, and spread
on the face of the earth, that the bearer hereof, our worthy Brother Joseph
Clement, has been by us lawfully entered an Apprentice, Passed a Fellow
Craft, and after having sustained with strength and courage the most Painful
Works and Severest Tryalls, we have raised him into the sublime degree of
Master Mason, and have entitled him, as such, to the mysterious and most
secret Works of the Royal Art, and lie may. without demur or hesitation, be
admitted or incorporated into any Lawful Warranted Body wheresoever met,
congregated or convened, having to the utmost of his power strenuously
supported and contributed to the advancement and interest of Masonry with
zeal and power.
Jno. Bailey,
J. McLauchlan, S. W.
Francis Sinclair, J. W.
Ne Varietur.
Given under our hand and the seal of our Lodge this 23rd dav of Septem-
ber, A.L. 5780, A.D. 1780.
John McLauchlan, Acting Sec'y.
The certificate is given in fac simile. Bro. Clement, as stated,
was a soldier in the Eighth and stationed at Fort Niagara. A detach-
ment did guard duty on the west or present Canadian side of the
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
M^son??n'sI ^I^Z^ff'' 1 S^' '5^ fro<,uently met their brother
{rom%S^Znr^^^^^^^^ "^''^ prominent at Niagara
only tiif^iai-^f ^:^s^^t;;S;|'^,n;^^^^^^^ -"-^ '— ^
loci J. E..iTah Fdiir^^^^^^^ "'•^'fi^^^« °^ thu
clerical error in he rl4l« i ' ?. ""•]' ''" "°*'"^ ^^'^^ ^here is a
should read ,71^ WhaM^ n re l"'r •'''"" ''f" T^-*' ^he latter
ferent in desi/, HoU hlv^ T[ P^^"''^*-. '« /''at the seals are dif-
thc words •• I c1l4 I 6 17.;^' !."'''■'■'''' '''"' '^"'•'•^"'Hling the seal.
orcentr.1 n^rV . ^ ' ^^ Heguuent," but one has in its fieh
dual. The later shows in t^ '?'/ 7^ ^'""' °^ ^ P'-'^ate indivi-
but nothing more dci^heabl'^'iTi 1 ''"' 'IT.' ' ''^^'^ ^ead.
of.the reg.?nent may lu ve been ti.e nn^ "r^^^
private seal was embodied in tirnt of t lo 'dJ^ \v ',^^' '"^ ■''''''* '''^
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nf M.T T "'°'^' ^"'^ '"^"■"^ ^'■y-'''*' ^^ '* ^^'««d to the sublime degree
of Master Mason, and as such have entitled hi.n to the secret works of the
2ed nto ^n'"" f ";-\y/^'thout demur or hesitation be admitted or incorpor-
ated mo any lawfull Warranted Body, wheresoever met, congregated or con-
tdSd to ;he"!;° ''' """°^^°'. "^'^ P°"" ^''^""--^'^ sup'pofted a.^ con-
Nevariatu?e ^''^""""'*^"' ^"^ '"Merest of Masonry with zeal and vigour.
May!''r"L""s';8;;A'; D."t;8;"' "'• °^ °"^ ''°'^'= ^^ ^'^«^^^' ^'"^ 7th day of
, . „ ., (Wm. Brown, M.
John Bailey. (Robert Whatley, S. W.
Secty. (John Scott, J. W.
tarv ^'n"?7R^\lTi '^''' l"^"" ^"'•'i=>'' '^'^ ^'-^I' °f ^78o. is the secre-
1785. ^ ^" *"■ "'■t'fi^ate we find that he was J.W. in
In the London Freemason of ai^th Februarv tS^t Js r>„Ki;<=i,^j
|,.copy of a private certificate, furnished bjL^ge X' r in *^
^ ' . .V T ^f,^^'^^o"'„^Ir. The similarity of the names " Tohn Railev "
and thi^'the w'lV 7^T' '''' '^^^ ''''' ^>->^ ^^ °- and the si L,
«ads ^•^^- °^ '7^° ^"^ ^ ^^'•^^" •» " '785." The certificate
whe^^r^in^Rt^o-n:" iire^nT'^pt ""^ ^" ^'^^ ^^ ^ ^''^ °^ ^'^^^^
Grand'^SnlLS'SSS'lf^d 'TT °.^ ^°'^^ ^^ '^6' ^-^ ^hc
do hereby certify and atteft lo'^lf M " t ' ?'"^.' ^"^ ^^ R^gin^ent of Foot,
over the Face of the Fn thM . I" ^'^^^tened by the Truth, and spread
Robert DanShtvetenb; our LodeeF^;"^^^ ""'T'' ^^'^ "''"^^^ ^-^'^-
Craft, and in Due time raS^'d L t^^f <; n t.'" ^PP''^"*'"- P^«t a Fellpw-
he may without Demur or hti?. Subhme Degree of Master Mason, and
lawfully warranted SdyvheroJer me? Co^' '' /--P-l'^d into any
hiving to the utmost of l,,; p1 ! ' .^on^i^egated, or Conven'd; he
the advaacement of Maso V wXL r"!;"""^ '""l^"''"^ ^"^ Contributed to
Demands to tSe Grand "[odge?. ' "^°"''' ^' ^'^'"^ ^" J"^* °"« ^"<>
„^.^^ S) Ne Variature.
Day o^'Sctobt^^^s" ; a'l'^;^ '"' °' °" "^"'""^ ^' '^"^''"^^- ^'^^ ^^^"^
" Pf,ii;^ t» 1 ■ o " Saml. Newson, Mr.
Ph.l.p Bockin, Secretary." Peter Deacon, S.W.; John Beaily, J.W."
her f8n^,^"^'i°" °^ ^^^. ^^^ '•^giment returned to Canada in Decern
26o
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY
CHAPTKR XII.
IN' CANADA.
St. James' Lodge. No i/i P p r^ at o ^
LODOH AT CATARA^gc^: NoS'K'^^o/TO^'^A^r''"^ ^''^^
HISTORIC P.ACK IN CIV,. AND M^RyTiU^;^"^ '" ""
Lawrtc'et La^e 0^^^^ ^^the^£?^""^ ^^^^^^ ^^e St.
obtained permission from his master in ^Fan^r .''"°^" "' ^'"^^t^"
he bemg recalled, it was left tn hicc. ^"^^"^ ^o erect a fort; but
to build the fort s; weTl Lo „ in Canadia'rSu.^"""^?^ ^^^'•°"^^"«<=
the strength of the fort, was caUed Sfo """^A ^^'^ P^^"- from
hawk word signifying th; " strongest '^S^r'.n^^ Cadarogue, a Mo-
Pouchot, the last French commander «f M '* ^^'^ '" ^^e land,
the war of 1755-60. writes the ^C^S^T'^:^:-!^ ^
De FRONTENAC ^
OK
K/^T/^R/^Kouv
An Ancient Plan of Fort Frontenac.
brid/e:7Lr stt^t^'r^tilfe^^ CrLro?V^^ ^^^^"^ ^^^-^-
SIX days' xvork, as the governor of New^' °1^^; ^"^ '^^''^ ^^^er
he great lakes in a foft St of L„ / '■^""; .'^^ held the kev to
tnmmed, were used for he pa,isLes wl .TV ^^"l '''''' ^^"^^ and
the structure. pausades, which fenced in and protected
whicf „t^Lat'■ Onil^rwrsr ^'^ ^* °^ ^ake St. Louis by
fortification was caireS^^rt^F ontnlc' atVf ^%^ ^'^^^ ^--'tK
The fort was situated upon the p" nt of if/ k"' /''"'-''' governor,
large bay close to the ^Tete ^^"^^n^^J:^^^:^ C^^^^Jt
"ISTORV OI- KRKEMASONRV ,N CANADA.
Cala • ^^^
was sqjaUc!urom Kin^sloirbv^/f^/ Kingston state that the fort
really surromulod by wafeJ-a., ishnH '^ "^ '^}^'^- "" ^''^^ it ^vas
The fort was occupTed at ffo f "^ .^^t''"-«q"i-
it was torn ,Ic,w„ and^rebuil S ' ^''"''f ''^ ^'■^^P-''' I" 1675
tains and bastions. In iS tl^ Lf "' '"'' .''trongthenod by cur'
soned with soldiers ^^ *" ^"'* ^'''^ ^S^'" rebuilt a.id garri-
Louse stableandgardenTjrlt were the > "^ '"^' ''^^ ^^"'■^-
'" the place, save the Recollet chT.rch I h "^"' °^ habitation
standing two htmdred yards we.t w 'r^" '''""d^" structure
Queen streets. The fort was orti a iTei; '^'' rr^"' P'-'"^^^^ -"d
-{f; th:Liss --^^r^u^-i— "-^^ --
Lake OnriiorS :.os'' to thcTunl,^ ^' r^-' ^ ""'^ '^-r flowing into
rence. It consisted "of four stone' TS^n, ''"^f °"^^"° '^"d the St ut
spare bastions. The wall were Z' h'"^" ^V '''^ ^^^^"ded by four
The Platforms c/ tj'LTsli nl reTtnSf ''''"' ^"^ ''-'- - a^ht"
tarns were p.erced for loop holer' "^"'^ °" ^°°d^" Pi'es and the cur-
"^i'rsS^:^:: ::'r '- ^^^°' -^^ °^ ^•^^^ ^orti^cation that
cuples ,s , ,„Ler oT'^'Jer.;; ^^'0^4^'^ '^^ "^ -^ ^^e ground it ol
^^^^ Pouchot, Writing in :7sS-6o .n h.s " Me.cir of the Late War,"
Cataracoui or Front«r.o
rcplein " " Thl t. *" "^"^ ^""^11 and a wooden crlff^ ^""y-t^o toises
tW r ^b"'"''l>"i't t?p°S tt !tTndfrd?t'"''..^""^^--^'»^ «tone walls
that the walls "were not eood " n'' strength, and in 1758 it is sa d
v'enMj ;"r'"dered toVadstreet'^the Br^^t ^"^"^* «' ^^at yeaf
event it fell into ruin and the V^ni "^'^^ general. After that
^ose who occupied the ?og huts andTe 7' .abandoned, save by
LV^^n^'f- -^^^^^^^^ Catara,ui cree.. and
Glass, who founded this seltT.mJn?'^ " " ''=""«) that cZ
Master „, the Provncal Grand Lo^ge of'^'uet ."^^t^oV'^r^
i" V-'" Collins
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IIISTUKV Ol- FRKEMASONRY IN tA\\l)\.
m '
vvab ordered lu survey the forts and harbours from Carleton Island
to Michihmackinac. Ho reported Fort l-'rontenac as being in ruins
defence ess _and nicapable of being repaired, with tlie barracks " partly
deniantled and " m very bad condition," but added that it " may be
still repaired. -^
The above is a reproduction of the plan of Fort Frontenac at
some year m the period of French occupation, %vhich was from 17^0
to 1760. The drawing shows the creek, fort and buildings The
Lataraqui river was also called "The Frontenac."
*!,• u"- ^^^^ barracks were built for soldiers on the site of the old Fort
this being the reinauguration of the place as a military station
h.H ?"^'''l°"""'d. siting in 1795, says that Kingston in that year
were from V'f 7 ^^° ^"f '• ""^^ '" ^^96 a writer says that there
were from sixty to a hundred men quartered in the barracks and
that in 1794 the population of Cataraqui village was 345
The remains of the tower in the interior of the old Fort Fronte-
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANAUA.
20 (
nac were removed in 1827. The toun was laid out in 17^4. and in
United^cSa ''^' ''^ ^^ ^'''''^ Sydenham as theclpital of
fir./l'^Hf/''^^'r'"f •''" '■" ''''"■"'0"y with our Masonic work. The
r..lr rt "\^^;"-''''l'" were Craftsmen. The Depntv Surveyor-
SZ P-^ ■" ^ "'";'• "^ '*'''^^^' ^'^^ the Provincial (ifand Master
o he Province of Quebec, and the late M.W. Bro. Dr. James A
Ifcndorson, asserted to the writer that on Carletnn Island a Eont;
y£dMWdUR J^OR TUE J'ESSELS
lodge met in one of the regiments stationed there in the earlv voirs
■-ntificd, ,. that one warranted in 1781 by the Provincial Grand
a64
HISTOKV or l-UKKMASONUY IN CANADA.
n on the I'st page of a slu-.t oi foolscap in an o.ta-.al hand an.l
^'^"o,'li,:^lnra':":;:i:f l^c^-t is a nnnute ordcing the rcnit-
tance of 11 '' i 'incas for c-vcry lodgo yon shall consUtnte. for he
me of the ira.wl Charitv." It nuj^ht seen, fro.n tins as .f the breth-
ren nnucd in the petition were onM-owerc-d to nrK^m.ze lodges at
Tlicc" ouVcr than Cataraqni. hut evidently it refers to the fees payable
{o the (Irand Lcxlge. The document reads:
LODGE, No. 14-
At S'tu;. of of^Lu'r' Worshipful Brothers, Major Ja.nes Roger,. Cap-
tai.Ool W din Meyers. Lieut. VVilham lU.cll. Captain Ozar.ah Prnchard^
Lkuuuant Solonu.n Johns. James Taylor. James berguson, & Wdham
•''"a Wlriint w:^g.'u:;5:-nstit«tin« said Brethren into a Regular Lodge
of Frer& AcccptedMasons. by the name of St. James' Lodge. No .4, of
Ouebec beari « Date as above. & signed by the Right Worsh.pfu^, the
Honbe' J o Coll.ns. Esqr.. Grand Master. Thos. Aylw.n. Esc.r Depu y
Grand Master, & Jas. Tanswell. Grand Secretary. & appo.nt'g W. Bros. NLv
for JanVes Rogers' Master. Capfn. John Walden Meyers Semor Warden. &
Leu. William Bueil. Jnnu.r Warden, for "P->n^^-'.^,^Lod«t; ^^'^^.^^
Same time you Remit to the Treasurer of the Society, for the Time being
in London Three Guineas for every Lodge you shall const.tute. for the use
of the Grand Charity The burthen of all which we will make easy to
JL by Our Presence, so often as our Health & Publick Vocat.ons w.ll
''"Tven at Cntaraqui. in the Province of Quebec, under Our Hand & Seal of
the Grand Lodge, this 23rd Day of June A.L. 5/84.
By Command of the Most Worsh.pfid Grand Master.
R W Bro. James Tanswell. the Provincial Grand Secretary,
writing from Quebec on the 22nd October, 1781, and notifying the
R W Grand Secretary of England as to the remission of eight guin-
eas, states that five were for their lodge but "the remaining Three
for St. James' lodge. No. 14. in the King's Rangers, constituted the
12 May last in the G. Lodge Room at Quebec." t^, *• ,
The view of Kingston in 1783 is given in two forms. Ihe tirst
is a half-tone reproduction from the original water color,^ drawn by
Tames Peachy, ensign of the 60th regiment, and "taken by Louis
Kotte The reduction in the half-tone is so great that the houses
cannot be seen distinctly. The second is a pen-and-ink sketch of the
same picture, with a key made by M.W. Bro. R. T. Walkem of
Kingston. . , . , r
There are eight figures upon the tracing to which reference is
made The sketch or drawing was taken twenty-five years after the
bombardment of the fort by Bradstreet, and the walls still bear traces,
in the picture, of the bombardment. Bradstreet's batteries were
placed, one to the west of the house marked No. i, another on the
IIISTOKV ()|- I KI.KMASONUV IN ( A.\.\l>.\.
J6i
L'ling the rcniit-
)iistitutc, for tlu'
as if the breth-
jaiiizf lod^jos at
the fees payable
a Regular Lodge
Lodge, No. 14. of
; Worshipful, the
in, Escir., Deputy
it'g W. Bros. Ma-
Senior Warden, &
idge, &c.
well, G. Sec'y.
or the Time being
stitute, for the use
will make easy to
:k Vocations will
jr Hand & Seal of
Irand Secretary,
nd notifying the
Ml of eight guin-
rcniaining Three
,. constituted the
hich reference is
■e years after the
5 still bear traces,
i batteries were
, another on the
high gnuMKl bchin.l the lu.„sr marked \n. .., No. 1 In-ing about ih
Tnl f r" '""■^■' ''''■'^■^' •■'"'' ^''^ ""'^'^ ••" tlK- higi, groun
r,o.hi„g is known. I. is near ,rsi.e o, *e old""Recone.''d;;rrch
which appears to have been removed or destroved. """ '""""'■
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
265
high ground behind the house marked No. 2, No. i being about the
site of the present market place, and the other on the high ground
on Oueen street, near the corner of Bagot street. , , ,_ _
J\o. I represents a smau nouse, uui ui mc uwuci ui uccupaufc-
nothing is known. Tt is near the site of the old Recollet church,
which appears to have been removed or destroyed.
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Master of the Province of Quebec, the Hon. John Collins. The war-
rant has not been preserved, but a page of the minute book of the
in the picture, of the bombardment B-adstr*.Pf'c Ko*/ • "
placed, one e„ .he „e.. of .he ho.,s"e„,a^:f ^ ,, an^olhefon".":
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
265
high ground behind the house marked Nc. 2. No. i being about the
site of the present market place, and the other on the high ground
on Queen street, near tlie corner of Bagot street.
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nothing IS known. It is near the site of the old Recollet church
which appears to have been removed or destroyed.
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ADA.
HISTORY OF FREKMASONRY IN CANADA.
267
1 r "■ V,^-^ ''"""^ ^°^^'' ^"'^' ^'*^'" ^he bastion at the corner of
the fort. Ihis was the south bastion. This tower was built of strong
rubb e masonry and continued in existence until 1832, when it was
razed to the ground. Ihe site of the tower, indicated by the circular
stone work is distinctly visible to-day in the barrack square close to
the ball alley.
No 6 is a three-cornered building, which was built of stone in
front of and a protection to the entrance to the fort, which was on
u '?°i'*h-east side acing Barriefield. One angle pointed towards
Larnefield and the building was constructed in this shape in order
to divert the fire of guns which might be directed against the gate
No. 7 represents a storehouse with a wharf in front of it, which
formerly belonged to Mr. Forsythe.
Further east. No. 8 represents the storehouse owned by the Hon
Sll'n *^^^,^^^'!&ht' ^'th a wharf in front of it. The adjoining build-
ing also probably belonged to him. Beyond this storehouse the land
runs to a point and then sweeps into the left, forming a bay, which
has now been nearly all filled up on which are the Montreal Trans-
portation Company's shipyard, Anglin's mill and other works The
other houses are probably engineer's or officer's quarter! or houses
popSed'i Ifetr " ^'' '''- --- - ^-^ been^'ve^^y tni;
to z\i:zt t:t!rt£:LS:ni' '"' '''' ''' '-'''- "- -'^
The first township was named after George the Third " Kincr'c
third townships were allotted to the 2nd battalion of th/sT.h/-
Greens." dangers. By the rebels it was called •' The Royal
The^LVX\aSn wlfV'"''''^""^''''^^ ^° '^'^ '"'^land district.
Island in 178'' Mafor Tat^« P ''•°"'^ ^^"^"°" ^^^^ ^^ Carleton
• "■ -^ ^^Tt>""' ^°^S^"J^as an officer in Rogers' ^^
His son, Robert Rogers, was in 1776 clvernor
Both officers were Masons. governor
the King's Rangers
of Michilimackinac.
shou&S ^'■'^l)^:^^'i^ -tl- manuscript
Quebec in 1780. The name IT. r,^ v' '''?' "'^^^ ^ ^ason at
'' \%"Ar"' ^? F^^^^^^^^^^^ "Waltermeyer,"
and withi ea\'la";gttrmted tV°"""^'.%^°"^^-y °^ ten men.
resided at^Albany.^^Voffctmt L^s^ht '''"^"' ''^^"^^^^' ^h^
rnad:fseS^on;fGtrar^''Sthr"".r' •^^^'^■"^ "^ ^'^ P'^^^ and
as if speaking to an armed force c f hi ol^'!! nT" "^.^^ ' "'"^°^- ^^d,
fellows, surround the house a^id se ure the Ti'lHal T" ^T' ""' '^^ ^'^^^
happy stratagem caused Walter Sejer and hrf iT ° "^ P'^ndering.' This
to flight." ^^^y^' ^"d h's follows to betake themselves
Another version of the story is that Meyers went with ten men
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to Albany, and. on reaching the residence of ^l^"; .f^Xe'^'ofthek
teied the yard and, through the wnidow, saw the object ot tneir
carch They ^ne ed the house but coukl find no sign of a human
betnj^" although they examined the place from garret to cellar. In
^hTlaUerXce there were some puncheons, a nun.ber of which we e
examined oUiers not. It appears that the general after the war told
Severs thai ee7ng his enen,ies approaching the house he had hidden
Wmself under onf of the puncheons, which, fortunately, was not
"""^"Dudng the war Bro. Meyers carried despatches ^rom Canada to
New York. On one occasion, returning from the States, he lost
his way and nearly starved to death. He had with him a favorite
dog w^^ich became sick for want of food, and so great was h.s love
for ihe animal that he carried it for days and finally reached home in
^*^%eyers was a brave and resolute man, but limited in education.
On the loth May, 1782, he was commissioned as a captain by Gover-
nor Haldimand. The name in the Masonic minute book would indi-
cate that he was a captain prior to that date. He was a pioneer in
all enterprises, owned a mill on the Moira river, and sailing vessels,
and with these did a considerable trade with the settlers. He first
lived on the front of the ninth township before it was surveyed, and
in 1700 settled on the Moira river, where he erected a saw mill, ihe
river was called " Meyers' Creek " until 181 2, and subsequently The
Moira " after Earl Moira, Lord Rawdon, and the town was called
" Belleville," after Lady Bella Gore, wife of Lieut.-Governor Gore.
The Masonic certificate of Captain Meyers has been preserved
by his family and is a curious old MS. It reads:
Lux sit et Lux fuit.
John Walden Meyers was entered into the Ancient and Honorable So-
ciety of Free and Accepted Masons in St. Andrew's Lodge, No. 2, Quebec,
there passed, and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason. In testi-
mony of which we have hereunto afifixed the seal of our lodge, this 28th day
of February. 1780, and of Masonry, 5780, and caused our said brother to sub-
scribe his name in our presence.
John Lynd, Secretary.
Laud Smith, as Master.
John Hurst. S.W.
James Durward, J.W.
(Seal.)
John Walden Meyers.
»..■
Lieut William Buell was the ancestor of the Buell family, the
father of the late Bro. Col. Wm. Buell of Brockville. He was born
in Hebron, Conn., on the 5th October, 1751. When the war broke
out he made his way to Montreal and received a commission in the
King's Rangers. He was a member of the early lodges at Brock-
ville and died there in 1832. His son, the late Bro. William Buell,
died in February, 1894, and was also a member of the Craft there.
Capt. Ozariah Pritchard. Lieut. Solomon Jones, Jan-'es Taylor
and William Marsh were all well known residents of Brockville.
Tames Fergu on is supposed to have been a relative of the barrack
master at Cataraqui from 1782-85.
The Hon. John Collins was the Provincial Grand Master at
leral, they en-
object of their
jn of a human
'to cellar. In
of which were
;r the war told
he had hidden
tely, was not
■oni Canada to
States, he lost
him a favorite
It was his love
ached home in
d in education,
(tain by Govcr-
ok would indi-
is a pioneer in
sailing vessels,
tiers. He first
I surveyed, and
saw mill. The
,equently " The
)wn was called
vernur Gore,
been preserved
i Honorable So-
, No. 2, Quebec,
Mason. In testi-
Ige, this 28th day
d brother to sub-
, as Master.
S.W.
ard, J.W.
)
1 Meyers.
uell family, the
He was born
the war broke
nmission in the
dges at Brock-
William Buell,
e Craft there.
, Jap^es Taylor
of Brockville.
of the barrack
and Master at
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 369
Quebec in 1781, and as Deputy Surveyor-General knew well that
Cataraqui would be an excellent location for a new lodge. James
Tanswell, the Grand Secretary, was, at a later period, a prominent
resident of Kingston. He was Grand Secretary of the Provincial
Grand Lodge of Quebec from 1781 to 1784, for in both years his
signature was attached to official documents. It is almost unneces-
sary to state that there are no records of this old lodge at Kingston.
The first meetings were held in the barracks, at least this is the im-
pression which the late Bro. Sellars expressed in speaking to the
writer. Bro. Sellars died in 1891, aged 99 years and eight months.
His father was a soldier and stationed at old Fort Frontenac His
early recollection was that his father had said that the lodge at Cata-
raqui met in the old French fori, for it was not in so great a state of
decay in 1781 as to render it uninhabitable.
CHAPTER XHI.
St. John's Lodge, No. 15 P. R. Q., No. 465, E. R., at Michili-
MACKINAC, NOW MACKINAW. — A LODGE IN THE UppER
Peninsula of Michigan, 1782.— What occurred at a
GAME OF Lacrosse.
The term ''Michilimackinac" or "the country of Michilimacki-
nac, was applied by the early French settlers to a large portion of
the eastern half of the upper peninsula of Michigan. The term how-
ever finally became restricted to the island of Mackinac
Mackinac is a county in Michigan, in the eastern nart nf th-
upper peninsula, borders 'on Lakes Hu^n and S^n and is
separated from the lower peninsula by the Strait of MackLc
Thk Old Block House, Built in 1780.
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StlStT'-^^ttJ^J^i^S.;^" N^ni.akh,an,. •• at the great
the Island of Mackinac ^^ ^"''^' '' *''*-^ ^"''•a" "am! for
the Ikti: Pen?ntia^L''£l^tvfhicl^^^^^^^ W""' ^^ole of
I>ne due west from the month of e S rL ^^"'? ^^ '^''^^'"^ *
The map gives the southern haU only ^ ^° ^^•'' Michigan.
Macpc^r':^,^ tt^'jeTnltt^;;7|f;-,V° ^ ^^'^ ''^-d of
in 1670 FathtT Claude Dablon .l ^ '^"''^ ^"""^^ visited it, and
La PointedeSt. Ignace asihe siie of ?"^''"'°'' °^ '^^ J^«"it«. se ected
qtiette arrived, and in i6'9 La Salle aT''"*"- '" '^^r Father Mar
visited the settlement, jol rnevint in M ' ^ "^"^'^^^ "^ twenty days
vessel on the lakes above I e Sf o? M ' ^'■"^°" '' ^^e first saihng
Creek, a tributary of the N^ga a "^^'^' ^ "^"^^ '^"'"'t on Cav gf
OFFICERS' Q..K.ERS A^ M.CHIOMACKINAC WHERE S. John's
A-ODGE MET IN 1784. 'J^- JunN S
Septem"be^i8th''&e7 surras ^"^'\^"d^'-^d to the British. On
Montreal and all Yhe French rlT' ^""^^ °" ^^'^ September 1760
the .8th September. %'6:^STror''°/^ ^^^° ca'pitulated.^S
rnackmac. Under the conspiracv of T'.-^"* .^'"^^^ ^t Michili
Canadian territory to the BritUh i. r^^ surrender of ail French
we..tern tribes and attacked Br7t s JVarri^'""^ " ^°^''«0" of m^ny
1- and about thirt?/vrmen''Tb^,rd' oVS^"^"^' J^^^^^^ -^ £--
^""^ "^ Chippewas, while playing
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a game of lacrosse just outside of the fort, knocked the ball, as if bv
accident, so that it fell inside the stockade; the players rushed after ii
.^nlrTilf M ^ weapons from squaws, who had them concealed
under their blankets and had previously entered the fort as part of
the plot, they raised the war-whoop and fell upon the garrison
Lieutenant Jamet and fifteen men were killed. Captain Ethlrineton
tt resrSTVn'"'"' ^'° "r "^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^'-^ of bairanS
rest of the garrison were taken prisoners; tli y were afterwards
cTeen'say ' ^"'"''"'"^ '''''''' ""' ^'« <=onimand'from the fort a?
• .St- J°li"'%'"f]ge at Michilimackinac was warranted bv the Pro-
a'rat'^^T^^^^ ^"!,'^^ '" ^78^- ^ ^^^ ^^^ and the Lodge
17L I wis No^ ?/''?•';''' "' ^^"^tituted on the 15th Novenihfr,
4«. No, 17, Barry Lodge in j4,|, Reg,.
407- Kainsford Lodge, 44th Regt."
iisn aid not withdraw for some years later.
CHAPTER XIV.
^''' •^""''nia^gar? ZJ""^''-^^'^^-, No. 2, Niagara. Township of
A Perm;npmt 7 ""' ^'^^<'^^' 1782-94.-F1RST Trace of
rNKNowN ''' '"^ ™'' District.-Its origin
field '^wa'rfant No'^'t c'^* T'^I^- '" -^'^^ ^^'^S^'"^ district was under
While this lod^.w'ff '" '\^ ^'"^^ °' ^'^^*h Regiment of Foot,
vyniie this lodge was for a time upon the register o^ the Provincial
Grand Lodge of Quebec, it could not be considered as" a Craft orS^
zation which would be permanent in the district or coun^v ^
revealed the^Jacrfhafcnlft^- P'""°"^ ^°u""1 '" ^^e Niagara district
re^eaiea the tact that contemporary with the lodge in the Eighth
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cafsidfor'lh'' V"'''"' "'r!'- '■ ^"'■\"'' ^''^^ '' ""^^ »ho east or Ameri-
can s.de of the Niagara River, there was a lodge on the west side
wurkmg at guecns.on. in the district now l<novfn as the Tountj of
RroJn*'''r.Pf "'","' J''**^^ ''""^ '782. the earnest being that of Toseoh
Brown dated 14th Septe„,l,er. 1782, to the brethren of •'Lodge No
2. 1 his proves conclusively that there was a lodge at work in xhi^
district at least, five years before the advent of th/gSebec lojge o5
hst of odges warranted by R. W. Bro. Jarv'is about z 794 '''
a brother, AG Brown of S^ Ah '".'"''"<'' Niagara, No. 2, has
Crafy^si G.orgf.r,:d"ge°'N!'-,'5!srCa^ar!res" -'■""^ °' •"=
age.ll;: mZ«Lro,ivSair;r'off' '"*' '"" ^="- >""■
Niagara district. Cories of th^i n«f.i , " '' '='"'"''5' "BO in the
son,! particulars coTco nfe g'^he Chren Tn!.^ i'" '" '^S°- ™*
given. They were all taken fmmTh. "'•"V""'^'' are herewith
order, and c^ertainly ttot",o're and rhTX^X'" """""'"
"To the Master of St. John's
cer,iS'i'is"T7» buT "ilTbrSST '\tr ''"' "«= °< "•<
initiated in 1787 Certificates or e le'L ""'"'l': "'' '™'' '"vo been
issned at perL's s„f ^ent to°e„t" ^^,^^1^ ''"' "^"'""^
^■JrZlk?.T^ntlA^^,T±/'"' '^-- °" «•' Niagara
IIISTORV OK IKKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
Thi« petition is peculiar in its wording. It reads:
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" The petition of Charles Field shewth that your petitioner has long been
desirous of becoming a Mason, and wishes to be initiated in your lodge
should he be thought worthy. I refer the lodge to Mr. Clark, who hat been
ac<iuainted with me, and I am, with respect,
Your most obed't
h'bl servant,
Charles Field."
Charles Field was an old resident of Niagara. Nothing is known
concerning his family.
i6th April, 1790. Petition of Jessie Hulburd, "To the Worshipful Master
and Brethren of Lodge No. 2, Antient York Masons."
30th April, 1790. Petition of Minar Bredt, " To the Worshipful Master
mL?.'"''"" °' ^*- •'°''"» ^'°^«*= °f Friendship No. 2, Andent York
There is no record of the work of the lodge nor any reference
L'p Sn'of M^T^ ^7^'rr? )'*'• ^P"'' ^796. whe'n we h"ve
tne P^ition of Mr. Thomas Clarke for initiation, followed by others
from Thomas Ingersol, John Clow, John Crysler JameTsecord and
several as late as 1810. The fact that all these early petitTonsfrorn
782-90. and those from " St. John's Lodge of Friendsh p No T'
sibly have worked origiLS" Sntr'^at t.;''wa''r'r'a'7' TheT^?^
H was given the local No. 2 indicates an »,Tft,„ ■? ' '"" """'
and points to the probability of its havtL k ">' "'"" •«""«.
Provincial Grand Lodue o n„.Tji ''^7'"8, ''«■' warranted by th.^
England (Moderns) ^ ""''"= ""''" "■' ""■»' Grand Lodge c,'
18
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CHAPTER XV.
Lodge No. 19, P. R. Q., at Niagara, 1787-96. — One of ten
Lodges warranted in that part of Canada which was
AFTERWARDS KNOWN AS UpPER CaNADA.
"^x^ ^^^^ references which attracted attention in modern days to
lodge No. 19, at Niagara, were found in the " Upper Canada Gazette
or American Oracle " of the 14th July, 1794, and 29th August, 1794.
In this journal, which was the official newspaper of Upper Canada,
at that time are published two notices calling meetings of the Craft
and signed by " Rolfe Clenche," as " Secretary."
As with the original No. 2 at Queenston its origin was— if not
a mystery— a question which would not survive close enquiry No
19 could not have been warranted by R. W. Bro. Jarvis, for the lodge
given that number on his register did not exist until after 1800, when
No. 19 in the township of Haldimand was formed. Therefore we
had to seek elsewhere for the authority under which No I'o at
Niagara worked.
Seal of Lodge No. 19, Niagara.
In collating MSS. in the possession of the writer, not only the
nnLt^l ^u"*^ ^"^ '^^'■'■^^ ^^^'^ ^^^"^ f°""d, but also the corres-
Prnvfn.J^i'^r 'fT""! '° ^*' '''"^- ^^^ ^9 was a creation of the
thXnH T.t L°^&%?t Quebec. A letter, written within
wh^t \ ^'k° *b!,.'^«"^ oi ^ts warrant, disposes of a vexed question
Niagara distrkT "^^"^ ^" ^°"'" ^^ *^" ^'^^ ''' ^^e
J^lLT^ customary in the days of the early Provincial Grand
h^r^Tu ^PP°'"V^ committee to answer communications received
from the mother Grand Lodge. On the 23rd October, 1787, the
committee appointed by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Quebe^ for
his purpose after references to other matters, wrote the Grand Secre-
tary of England as follows:
tn./'Yri/'!'' ^^*'!'T *"' ^''"*' ^°'- ^"*'" ^ warrant was granted, loth
Inst constm,t.ng a lodge at Niagara by the name of St. John's Lodge No
Znljtf.r ■""'' ^'°\^°'- ^"^'^'- '^ ^PP"'"*^<1 Master; the Fee of five
guineas for the same together with our annual donation of one Guinea S
be given you by our W. Brother Adam Lymburner, Esqr "
referJt^th^e"'n?n?^ 1" ^^"°^1 \^ ^"°*^^'"' ^^^Portant because it
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" As several of the Lodges holding under the constitution of England In
this country are extinct, we mean to revise them, and if we have time for
that purpose we shall enclose you a correct list of those that remam.
These paragraphs settle two points. The first establishes the
identity of " No. 19," as warranted by the Provincial Grand Lodge
of Quebec, and the second shows that the Provincial Grand Lodge
was prepared to take action regarding the lodges of English birth
which had worked in Canada and become dormant.
The warrant of No. 19 had been granted by the Provincial
Grand Lodge during the .nierregnum which occurred between the^
death of R. W. Bro. Christopher Carleton, and the appointment 01
Sir John Johnson to the chair of Provincial Grand Master. The for-
mer had died in June of 1787, and the latter was appointed in 1789.
The fees and communications concerning "No. 19 had been
carried to England by Bro. Adam Lymburner, but the Grand Secre
tary of England had apparently neglected to acknowledge the receipt
of this money to the provincial body at Quebec, although, no doubt,
he gave one to Bro. Lymburner. This neglect was noted in a letter
of the committee of the Provincial Grand Lodge, dated 13th June,
1788, to the Grand Secretary of England. The Canadian brethren
were evidently dissatisfied. They wrote:
"What surprises us most is that we have no acknowledgment for the
money we have remitted to the Grand Lodge of England for constituting the
Lodge at Niagara called St. John's Lodge; unlefs the Prov. Grand Lodge
can give the said Lodge of Niagara as afsurance that their Fees have been
regularly paid, so that they may be registered by the Grand Lodge of England,
we fear they will follow the example of some other Lodges in this Province
by refusing to contribute a single shilling to the contingencies either of this
Grand Lodge or that of England, and we will not undertake to answer for
the consequences; for with alt our attention & Zeal & Desire to conform to
the trre principles of our institution, we have not been a little reproached,
not from any error on this side of the water, and we beg leave to say we
have struggled hard to preserve the unanimity & harmony that has hitherto
prevailed."
In the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of England, at the Quar-
terly Communication held on the 13th February, 1788, we find under
the head of Constitutions: " St. John's lodge, Niagara, £2 2s. od."
The next reference to No. 19 is in the " Upper Canada Gazette
or American Oracle" of Monday, the 29th August, 1794, which
reads:
" A meeting of the members of St. John's Lodge, No. 19. to be held ia
the lodge room, Newark, on Tuesday, 22nd instant, at 11 o'clock, A.M., of
which all concerned are desired to take notice."
" By order,
14th July, 1794. " Rolfe Clench, Secretary,"
This meeting was held in the Freemasons' Hall, which had been
erected by the Land Board in 1792. " Rolfe Clench " should read
" Ralfe Clench," as we find it given in the oflficial records of the
country.
This meeting points to the closing days of the lodge, arid its
probable amalgamation with No. 2 on the register of the Provincial
Grand Lodge under R. W. Bro. Jarvis. It was in 1794 that the
lodges of his regime were formed.
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The next notice of No. 19 is in a supplement to the Upper
Canada Gazette, dated Monday, 29th August, 1794. It reads:
" A meeting of the members of St. John's Lodge, No. 19, to be held in
the lodge room, Newark, on the second Tuesday in October, at 11 o'clock
A.M., of which all concerned are desired to take notice.
"By order.
31st July, 1794. " Roife Clench, Secretary."
Whatever transpired at the meeting of the 22nd July was appar-
ently of more than ordinary routine, for the meeting called a few
days later was three months in advance of the regular time. Unfortu-
nately, the records from 1794-96 are incomplete, but the belief tnat
No. 19 returned its warrant to the Provincial Grand Lodge at Quebec
and united with No. 2 of Niagara is strengthened by the fact that in
December of 1796 a meeting of " St. John's Lodge of Friendship, No
2, was called at Wilson's Hotel in Newark, by a summons signed
" Rolfe Clench," as " Secretary." Along the line of proof we find a
notice of a meeting in Jime, 1797, of " St. John's Lodge of Friend-
ship, No. 2, signed by " Thomas Clarke, Secretary." This brother's
petition for initiation was found in the package of papers belonging
to No. 2 of 1782, and his presence as secretary shows the connection
between the old lodge of 1782 and the later one of 1795, warranted
hy R. W. Bro. Jarvis.
There is no further reference to No. 19 in the MSS. That it
was originally a lodge of the Provincial Grand Lodge at Quebec is
proved by the records, and that its membership swarmed into " St
John s Lodge of Friendship, No. 2," township of Niagara, is practic-
ally an assured fact.
CHAPTER XVL
Union Lodge, No. 9. P. R. Q., No. 521. E. R.-Cornwall. 1793-
An old lodge in the Eastern District.— An Ancient
Certificate that gives a faint trace of the lodge.
Cornwall is an incorporated town on the St. Lawrence in the
township of Cornwall, Stormont County, and is the county seat The
first settlers came to Cornwall in 1776, and the pioneers in the front
townships of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, were the discharged
soldiers and retired officers of Sir John Johnson's " The Royal Regi-
ment of New York," and a few companies of the 84th Regt. Many of
the first-named regiment were Masons. These forces were all dis-
banded in 1784.
In a map of 1786 made for Sir John Johnson the town plot is
set out and named " New Johnstown," a familiar name in early
t^raft work. There were a number of Masonic lodges in diflferent
parts of this section of countrv, which was known as the Eastern
District. The Masonic map which accompanies this volume will
show better than letier press the location of those old lodges which
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existed from the earliest years in that part of the old province of
?H 1''' I'^r^V^^ ^'''"'' ?^ ^^°"*^^^>' ^"d which district nduS-
thnf ^f''^'"^ ^"^ ^"°"^^ °/ *^^ '■^^°'"^' o^ the lodge at Cornwall to show
r^H'^x^''^"^"'"^ ^^ '^^ Provincial Grand Lodge oLoweT
the rli- . r '' '"'° '■"''^'^ °^ '^^ ^°'-'^' ^^«Pt that on page 28 of
the register of warrants in tlie archives of the original Grand Lodte at
London, there ,s an entry to the efifect that in 1793, No 521 t^niou
i^^fo' 'S?T^"1,^' \" UPP^^ ^^"^^^•" ^«« entered on he Hst a
London. Under the hne quoted from the English records theJe S
oi Montreal, Frov. G. Sec. for Canada, dated 5 Novr., 1792, p. Mr. Beck."
Th. f/^°" ^'^^^''^ ^as well known as a prominent Mason in Montreal
1 he lodge met at Cornwall, and seems to have been the predecessor
of one known as lodge " No. 9. at Cornwall, County of^Stormont
those "w ?P'' ^Ti^" '^'' '"^tory of which wilf be found wSh
those warrants issued by R. W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis. The earliest
N^o «L^''°"'^ '" ^°™^^" '^ ^ "">fi^^te issued in i/c^ by lodge
No. 9, and now in possession of the writer ^
-.!...;^^7!u^ ?° information regarding the manner in which the lodee
obtained the local number "9." The first lodge with that numbS
was warranted at Bertie (Fort Erie) by R. W. B? o. ]arvi whk" was
believed to have succeeded what was known as lodge "No q'^at
Fort Erie, but of which there is only a trace. The certificate of' No
9. Cornwall, is genuine. The warrant may have been an old fi.lH
warrant, for Bro John Pescod, who signed'it alw M was an ex
¥i e7nlll°"' °^ '^' '""^Tt^ '■^^'"^^"^«' ^"d settled .^"ihTlocaHty
Ihe following is a copy of the certificate: 'oi-auiy.
AND THE DARKNESS COMPREHENDED IT NOT-
SILENC^e"aND^PEA^CE^^'^ ""^^ °^ ^^^-^^' ^»E«^ REIGNS
r^s^^D:«;sirtiSr^srfi-~^
rs^s^a!rr^;T^-^-^;i-f^
Examination, Given at out LODGE ROOM M^ "^"^^' ^°''«' ^^'''' ''»«
Nine, and in ,l,e Via, „( M^sZ, s/J'""™" «"" I'""""" «■' Ni««T
John Pescod, Master.
Frank Clark, Sen'r War'd
Daniel Campbell, Treasurer. ^°'''- '^^Gloughlond. J.W.
James Utterwortli, Secretary
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of " No. 9 " in this chapter is not known. No. 9 met in " our lodge
room, No. 9, at Cornwall." This gives' the exact location of the
warrant.
Cornwall was deemed an important place, and amongst the list
of early settlers, emigrants from the United States, disbanded soldiers,'
and officers of the British army and others, are the names of many
who were Craftsmen. The town was famous from 1803 to 1812 for
Its schools, and some of the leading men of the province at that time
were educated there by the Rev. Dr. Strachan. Amongst these are
also many members of the Craft, including Bro. Samuel Peters Tarvis.
Registrar of Upper Canada; Bro. Thos. Gibbs Ridout, a Provincial
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Upper Canada; Bro. I.
Macaulay of Kmgston, and many others prominent in Masonic, busi-
ness and legal circles.
CHAPTER XVII.
New Oswegatchie Lodge, No. 7, N. Y., and No. 7, P. R. Q., No.
520, E. R., 1786-91.— A Lodge with an American and
Canadian History,
There is a halo of interest surrounding the history of early Craft
work. The discovery of old records bearing the handwriting of the
sturdy sons of Britain, who turned their reaping hooks into
bayonets, and, armed with the old flint lock musket, marched
shoulder to shoulder in defence of their adopted land, is especially
entertaining. Amongst the earliest of these records are the minutes
of the New Oswegatchie " lodge, which met at Elizabethtown, in
the county of Leeds, in 1787. The minutes preserved are the first
writings of the kind we have of any Craft lodge work in what was
then the province of Quebec, but which by the act of the imperial
parliament in 1791, was divided into Upper and Lower Canada
Ihis lodge was of American origin, and was warranted as No. 7
by the Grand Lodge of New York on the 7th May, 1783. The claim
13 maintained that the lodge met in the American Fort Oswegatchie
on the south side of the St. Lawrence. Another statement is that the
lodge worked under a dispensation obtained from Ogdensburg in
J,ew York State. This latter deliverance was made by Bro. Adiel
bherwood. The probability is, however, that the warrant was issued
by the Grand Lodge ' New York.
The name Oswegutchie— or Chouegatchie— is supposed to be a
corruption of the Huron word meaning " Black -/ater" Fort
Oswegatchie is associated with the early struggles o'l the United
States and Canada. The fort, which has long since gone to ruin, v/as
originally built by the French in the immediate vicinity of Ogdens-
burg, in St. Lawrence county, New York, on the banks of the River
Oswegatchie. which runs adjacent to the modern town of Ogdens-
burg. The fort was known, in 1740, as Fort Oswee-atchie. hut ic also
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called, on old French maps, La Presentation, and La Gallette. It
was occupied by the French during the Seven Years' War, but was
captured by the British in 1760, when they were en route down the
St. Lawrence to attack Montreal.
Ihe above view of Oswegatchie 01. uic River St. Lawrence,
dated J a'/, 1765, is taken from the orieinai drawing which the writer
found IV the British Museum in iSgr ', is believed to be the earliest
picture oi Ogdensburg known.
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Among the English troops, which, after the fall of Quebec, in
I7S9. made an attack under General Amherst on the French posts on
the St. Lawrence, one of which was La Presentation, afterwards
Oswegatchie, were the 44th regiment, and five companies of the 8oth.
I hese regmients had field lodges, but not in tlie case of the 44th,
till 1784, and, in that Of the 8oth, many years after.
The fort finally fell into the hands of the English, after a severe
engagement Lieut.-Col. Massey, with his grenadier regiment, took
possession of the fort, the garrison was sent to New York, and the
post named by General Amherst, Fort William Augustus.
Ihe town of Ogdensburg and its suburbs are rich in historic
memories of the old French and revolutionary wars, and a sail on the
dark waters of the Oswegatchie recalls the marvellous stories of
Jrutnam, and the gallantry of the defenders of the old battlement
Directly opposite Ogdensburg is the Canadian town of Prescott,
and east of Prescott is the township of Augusta, in the county of
Grcnville, in which was situated a district known as New Oswegat-
chie, a section of country that was for years a home and stru..u.i..a
of Masonry. '^
Near the present village of Maitland, in 1758, defensive works
were erected by the French, and because of the conveniences of tim-
ber a shipyard was established. The original French fort, with its
pickets was in existence in 1785. It contained about six acres, and
was star-shaped. About forty years ago a small portion of the earih
works was visible. When Upper Canada was divided into townships,
the fort was found to occupy lot 29 of the first concession of the
township of Augusta, county of Grenville.
The house, represented in the centre of the accompanying sketch
was the French officers' quarters, and was the only one left whrn the
place fell into decay and ruin. R. W. Bro. Ziba M. Phillips had a
house on this site in 1820. It was a tradition among the early settlers
that the French had buried money within the grounds of the fort
but although numberless relics of the davs of the war have been dis-
covered there, no money was ever found. The sketch shows the
beach along the lake shore. The gates of the fort had been removed
twenty years before the sketch was made. The small plan shows the
property-holders on the present site.
The lodge certainly gained its title from either the river on the
north side of the St. Lawrence, the creek near Maitland, or the
section of country on the south side of the river. A correct presenta-
tion of the old and new Oswegatchie is necessarv in order to locate
the origin and seat of this old lodge, the records of which, having
lam in darkness for a hundred years, have been brought into the
sunlight in the endeavor to piece together the bits of Craft history
which years of search and research have produced for the edification
of the modern Mason.
In 1889 the minute book of New Oswegatchie lodge was dis-
covered in the county of Leeds. The records are in an excellent
state of preservation, kept in a manner which would reflect credit
upon the modern lodges of this country. The old minute book is a
curiosity in its way. It contains a couple of hundred leaves of stout
hand-made paper, an almost square book, about 6 in. x 5 in., with a
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View of Fort Oswegatchie, Canada, 1785, and plan of the
SITE, 1897.
Stiff parchment cover, well bound, and none the worse for its century
of existence. From the day the first minutes were penned this old
book travelled with the secretary from place to place and from house
np..T^' 1^"^".}^^" ^'■^thren found it convenient and profitable to
SnVf^L ri^' i^' "'"'^'"^^ °^ ^'^^°"^" The handwriting gives
h s nnthi I the pedagogue was not abroad when the secretary Sade
hts pot-hooks and early scrawls at the village school. The roll con-
tarns the names of many who were prominent in the defence of
Canada during the war of 1812-15. and nearly every memberof the
lodge was a United Empire Loyalist
to eanT r/nin-^'T?" °^-^^^ ''^'^'' ^^^ ""^^ "°t be informed as
to early Canadian history, it may be stated, that after the stru^e-le
between the revolted colonists and Britain closed in 17L a treatv o^^
hliZ T 'l^"'^ ^r"^ '^' United States its independence ^Bu
before the close of the war. and after the treaty of peace no fewer
Uian ten thousand persons, who had fought for the unity of The
Empire and against the separation of the thirteen States rather thin
live under a foreign flag removed to Canada. Life had been made
uncomfortable for them in the States. Their property was coTfis!
were^' th" UnTtT F ""'''''' f' 1"^^" °"^ °^ '""^^ '^'^"^-^- These
were the United Empire Loyalists, and the British government
Sh' '"m*^ ?'"^ ^"i'^ .^''^••- ^'"'^'•■^" i" different parS of
Canada. In Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island extensive settle-
ments were made, and also on the northern side of Lake Ontario in
L pper Canada.
Sir John Johnson, son of Sir William Johnson, was one of the
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most loyal men. He had gathered together a regiment of about 800
Of his friends from the Johnson estates on the Mohawk River This
regiment vvas the " Royal Greens." as it was popularly called.' but in
military phrase the "84th Royal New York." The regiment had
been stationed on Lake Chaniplain. The wives and children of the
soldiers having to leave the States, had journeyed from the settle-
ments on the Mohawk River, so as to be with their husbands and
fathers.
In the autumn of 1783 the refugees reached Sorel. and in 1784
ascended the St. Lawrence. Part of the first battalion located in the
townships of Cornwall, Osnabruck. Williamsburgh and Matilda, in
the county of Durham, and the remainder of the detachment of the
Johnson regiment, known as "Jessup's corps" settled in Tune. 1784.
on what was afterwards Edwardsburgh. Augusta, and Elizabethtown.
1 he accompanying picture is by Lieut. James Peachey, a military
° .."'"Vr J*'^ «"."« »s on the banks of the St. Lawrence, below Pres-
cott. The drawing of this picture was made on the spot, 6th June
1784, and It was copied in water colors in 1785. The original is in
the possession of Mr. Lawrence Heydon, Toronto, who has kindly
permitted a reproduction of it for this work. The Hon. Tudee
Pringle of Cornwall, who is a member of the Craft, writes in connec-
tion with the location of Johnstown, that it
-/as intended for the district town of the old district of Lunenburg and
the plot for It was a few miles east of Prescott. where a building for a court
aT/the HuI'-T: ''''''^\ "^^''V "'"^•"^^^ "^'"^ '" '^33. Cornwall be-
;rn iSo fvillage"''" ' '" '^' ""'"""^ ''"^ Johnstown never developed
tained^'Rel^nrH^/^l^'^p """"jP' *'"^ "« that there are therein con-
No Seve^" Proceedings of the New Oswegatchie Lodge,
• xj^\}^^ 7*^ ¥^y' ^783. a warrant, No. 7. was issued to " a lod^e
Sew V^rr^b"^"^'-' ^-'--an Regiment^' by the Grand Lodge ff
New York. The jurisdiction of this American Grand Lod-e was
adjacent to what is now Canada. ^""^e was
In the " History of the Craft in New York," by Barker Vol I
was unanimously granted." *-"«Kei iNO. 210,
T.^'^^"'^f M the rath June. 1783, at a special meeting of the Grand
ri!_ lYiajestj .<! i.oja! .American Regiment or elsewhere, the peti-
«84
HISTORY OK FHKEMASONRV IN CANADA.
tioners for that lodge presented brother Anthony Allaire to be Senior War-
den. Brother Caleb Fowler to be Junior Warden, who, meeting with the
approbation of the brethren, were installed and invested with their proper
jewels, after which the Right Worshipful Grand Master delivered fh.m their
warrant, By-laws and Book of Constitution, with .-tructions to meet on
the first and third TuecHay of each calendar month. business being fin-
ished the Crand Lcfh . cicsed."
Tn the same volume are the proceedings of the Grand Lodge,
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
-58s
dated New York. June 3rd, 5789." "The Right Worshipful
Brother Peter McDougall, J.G.W., in the chair," that the representa-
tives of lodges No. 2, 210, 169, 8, 5. Holland, and No. 4 were present.
At a meeting of Grand Lodge, on 4th March, 1789, it was re-
solved that a committee consider the status of the several lodees and
meet *"
"For the purpose of settling the rank of the respective lodges in this
cUy, and «liat they make report of their proceedings to the next Grand Lodge."
( Barker, N.Y., p. 79.) "
This committee reported at the meeting of Grand Lodge, on
June 3rd 1789, and from this report it appears that the representa-
tives of Nos. 212, 2, 169, 5, 4, 2in and 8, with a representative from
Holland lodge were present at us deliberations. The report was
read to Grand Lodge. In it is a resolution reading
.iH.L^?.*'!^ ^^^''^°'"' seconded by Bro. Harrison, moved that No. 5 be con-
sidered a> the seventh, and carried in the affirmative." (Barker, p. 84.)
V J^-^ '"i*"' ^'■'*. '■^^=':e"<^e to No. 7 in the proceedings of New
:Z Tn^ t^ meeting of 12th June, 1783, and the fact of the omis-
sion of all reference to its work is collateral evidence that it was the
Kew Oswegatchie lodge, and was working in a part of the jurisdiction
remote from the centre. The facilities for communication in those
days were imperfect, which may account for no report of the lodge in
tt'nr^/nf w "^' 1° . ^K Grand Lodge of New York. There is no
meetfn^ of'^clif^f' I ^ V' ""k^^"" ''' ^'^^"^^^ """^^er until the
meeting of Gra;id Lodge, December 1st, 1790, when among the
lodges represented is " No. 7." ■*« -vjug luc
.^*i,'^^!" ^* l^^ proceedings of the Grand Stewards' lodge, on March
i6th, 1791, the representatives of "Hiram lodge. No. 7." were in
attendance and again at the Grand Stewards' lodge, 0/ May 25th.
1791. Lodge No. 7." (Barker, pp. 1 12-3). y :> '
for is" ^-^^^^ °^ ^^^ constitution of the Grand Lodge of New York
. reLSio°n !fAl" r*"*"! ^"/^"ts have become extinct and conformable to
• resolution of the Grand Lodge of 4th June, 5819, cannot be revived."
The following li-^e is under the date of 1783:
"No. 7. Royal Amer. Regt. Travelling warrant, June 12."
in Jr!' 'T°'''''fiP°"l' '"'^^ ^^^ ^^^^ °^ ^^' constitution of the lodge
!n th?L oFNe^YorTa:" '"°'"' '""'^^ '' Ogdensburg, enterfd
Title.
No. 186, St. Lawrence.
_ °wn. County. Date of Warrant.
Osvvegatchie. St. Lawrence. Sept. 6, 1809.
withThe^No ' /of 7783 °^ '°""'' " "'" '''^'' '"^ ^^' "° ^'^""^^^'°"
New'^YfrlTpag: 434''^;""'"' " ^— ^^^ '" ^^e State of
P^Jwil-"'*" ir' """^ '^" °^. ^^"^ ''°'"8rs and history of this lodge as that of
t^irritYneTf ?'"'"• ""^ ? •'' f'^^ '^'' '^«^' °' '"«'"-» occurred to dis-
onts warrant" "'"' ""* "" *^"'' ''"" '^ "° ''"''"^ '^^'^'^ "^ ^^e return
286
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
ii m
The American historian wrote in r886, hut in 1889 the " peaceful
repose ' was disturbed, by reason of which we arc enabled to give
many of the records of the brethron who assembled for Craft work in
Canada over a century ago.
^.^^^ €yC^,^__, . _^
Fac simile of the Title Page of Minute Book of New
OSWEGATCHIE LoDGE.
It has been proved that the New Oswegatchie lodee was dulv
T:^t\^\ ^?-7' ^- ^•' *'^* '^ '""^^ havelorked at Ogrnsburg
he north .fd^ du ^ri;^"*'"^ ""tjl ^787. when it was transferred tl
bers in the InvL A^*- Lawrence river, probably by some of its mem-
Can.H^ T. °>^' .A!?^^"*:^" regiment, who settled in that part of
Canada. It is well, however, to trace its history from 1787. In his
Records Lane gives ;< New Oswegatchic. Canada." with 1786 as the
date of Its warrant, with the No. 520 until 1792, when it bcVame No
429. The warrant was erased from the English list in i8n
with r.n!,!" tI^ '^'Tl""^ ^'^'' ^'"^'■'y '^^ connection of this lodge
with Canada. It must have met under the original American warrant
n tIrI Loyal Amer.c.u Regiment " at Fort Oswegatchie. which
m 1787 was in the possession of the British. The minute book wh ch
has been preserved, does not contain the records of any meet nTs o
the lodge prior to 1787. so that the earlier recoups from^i78v86 mus
the Stnt^of M • Pv^T '/^ t'^l^'-^hives of some ol the old lodgeTS
«ie S ate of Nevy York. In 1787 the lodge was transferred to Canada
receiv d f^m fh" p'"'"' ^^J^'^' T^^'^^^y '^^"^^ ^'^^ informaJfon
received from the Provincial Grand Lodge at Quebec The first
reads: ^' ""^^^ ""^ England (Moderns). It
anHhS °^ Lodges constituted by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Canada
n^,, .f. ?f J'"'*?V''\^?"^ Lodge of England, whereof His Royal H"gh'
.Tnutrfc-af^sute'sron^^'^"^ '' ^^^^ ^^-"' ^'"^ -^ reduced%o «t
In another memorandum by the Grand Secretary of England of
the same date is noted "John Jones, Prov. G. Sec for Canada ?n
'e red '•' %'e' T^' ""^^^ I'" ^°"°-'"^ '°^^- ^^ich were not regis"
OswegatchYe " ^''" *^' "'""^^ °^ ^^"^"- '"'^'"^'"^ ' 'S^o, New
HISTORY OF FRKEMASONRY IN CANADA.
287
These entries almost prove that the original warrant was renewed
at Quebec, or given up to Quebec, and a new warrant issued.
hv alllt'^ ^'m '"A!,*'?^eu^*' '°''?* ^" ^ "'•"^"y °"e » furnished
to Dr Canniff lfT^'*''\^*'T°u°^' ^°" °^ ^'^- Thomas Sherwood,
to L»r. Camuflf, of Toronto, which is quoted later on.
^t^J""" n™ T'l 7^' ^* ^ '"'^"'" ""^^^^'^fi^ °f *he lodge the minutes
state, proceeded to make a return to the Grand Lodge from Tulv
to December 27th 1788." This is the first allusion to a Grand Lodge
which must have been that at Quebec. ^""K^.
ance^'occurs." h wfs"' '*' ''^'"'"^' ''^^ ""*'^" '^"^^^ °^ ^P-*'
>t i'^J^Thlt '^1! °n ^*"**"y '"^'«« a "t""-" of the proceedings and forward
t. togelher with all arrears due to the Grand Lodge, as alsp a letter request-
ing to be numbered on the warrant of Establishment for this Lodge."
This minute refers to the Grand Lodge at Quebec. The request
aI ,, ""'"bered is not intelligible, unless it meant that the lodge
desired to have the original notation of No. 7 changed to its proper
number on the register of the Provincial Grand Lodge. Against this
i"i';:7fi«,"M''' ^A'* '*'"' I". "" ««^^'«' "«t °^ 'h« provindal lodges.'
dated 1787. New Oswegatchie is No. 14, and in another list it is given
as No. 520 on the register of the Grand Lodge of England. The
minu e book of the lodge concludes with the record of fhc meeting
ot 13th beptember. 1791. *
There was quite a number of half-pay British officers in the lodge.
VrZ ^Jl^y r^* l^' l""^^^ ''^' °^ American origin, and consequently
made application to the Grand Lodge of England (Moderns) for a new
ir? She?'' Vf /'"r '^ 'Vl?^- The local number of the lodge? bZ
Thf frc/T^°? 'T^"^' "^^^ ^°- ^'" ^"^ ^^« «tyl^d " Harmony lodge."
The first thirty-five pages of the minute book are devoted to the
records of New Oswegatchie. but on the thirty-sixth page is a memo
of an accoun of "Harmony Masonic Lodge, Dr. 1839 to B?o WrS.'
^i. S'fe '" ?J^'"'-,^ °^ '^- '°^«^^ ^"d clearances from Farmers:
o T.Vh.^ u • -A !'"^P\was in the township of Yonge, county
of Leeds. It is said that the lodge was continued here and was
eventua ly broken up through the introduction of political feeling
nf T IV '^Tif °° • """^ ^^'Z "''""*^' °^ '°d^e No. 13, in the county
rL H ' ? '^^ \T^^' ""[ ^^^ Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper
tho,^nf ""''"■ ?■ ^■i?'*-^- 2f'"'""^ J^^^'«- The first minutes were
those of a meeting held in Elizabethtown. a township in the county
nL Jf?; T7?\\°u''' ""^ T'^^'"^' Sherwood. Elizabethtown was
named after Elizabeth, one of the fifteen children of George HI The
members of the Sherwood family were enthusiastic Masons. At the
conclusion of the revolutionary war. in 1783. the first settlers in
Upper Canada, and especially the counties of Leeds and Grenville.
M^Lr""! f '*n^l P'"°^'«"^'^l "lilitary regiments, which, unde;
''CJ'R^S•''^7'!f J^°y'' Rangers," and Major Rogers, of
Rogers Kangers. had been stationed at the frontier post of St
Johns, twenty-seven miles from Montreal, on the south side of the
nnnTn.?;.^ l"'l ^^""f J''l^ ^^ '784. these settlers came up,
and located on he banks of the St. Lawrence, a short distance west
of the provincial line, and along the shores of the Bay of Quinte
1 homas Sherwood, at whose house the first meeting, of which
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA,
we have record, was held, was the first settler in the county of Leeds.
His house was on lot No. i, in the first concession of Elizabethtown,
and was built in June of 1784. He was one of a family of three
brothers, beth, Thomas, and Adiel Sherwood. Thomas was a native of
old btratford Connecticut, and was born in 1745. He emigrated to
the btate of New York, and located on a farm five miles north of Fort
^.dward, a short distance from the spot where Burgoyne surrendered
At the beginning of the American revolution, Thomas Sherwood
remained loyal to Britain, made his way to St. John's, Lower Canada
where he was employed by the military authorities in secret work
George Til ""^ ^*^*^' *° ^""'* "'^" *°'" *^^ '^'^^^ °^
Ir.hJ!'^ ^}%u*'''^^ ^c^"^^' '" ^779. removed from the States to St
jonns, and Ihomas Sherwood received a commission as a subaltern
in Major Jessup s corps. Both his brothers entered the revolutionary
army as officers. Thomas Sherwood was made captain of the first
provincial regiment raised in Leeds, and received the first commis-
sion issued to a magistrate in that county. At that early period,
magistrates were legally qualified to perform the marriage ceremony
and Bro. Sherwood probably united in the holy bonds more in-
dividuals than even the regularly licensed clergyman.
There is no trace of the initiation of Thomas, but his brothers,
., ,c"^ ,^^' ■^^'■^ initiated in Master's lodge, which was warranted
5th March, 1768, at Albany, N. Y. The lodge opened for work on
4th April, 1768, and in 1776 the brothers, Seth and Adiel, were duly
initiated into the mysteries cf Freemasonry.
Adiel Sherwood was one of the leading men of the Johnstown
district, and filled the positions of colonel in the first regiment of
Leeds, military paymaster, treasurer, and finally sheriff of the district
We hear of his Masonic connection at a much later date In alluding
however, to the first Craft lodge, Adiel Sherwood writes to Dr'
Canniff. of Toronto, the author of "The Settlement of Upper
Canada." as follows:
"The first Lodge of Freemasons that I am aware of, was held in the
township of Elizabethtown, near Brockville. I am unable to give the pre-
cise date. The members consisted principally of half-pay officers, who were
located along the bank of the St. Lawrence. I understood that they met
under a travelling warrant. It was some years after the settlement of the
Province that the regular orgnnirr.tirn rf the fraternity took place. I believe
it was accomplished by Mr. Jarvis, who came out as Secretary of the Pro-
vince, and acted under the appointment of the Duke of Sussex, then Grand
Master. Mr. Jarvis assuming th. duties of Provincial Grand Master, and
issuing the necessary warrants."
(Signed) " Adiel Sherwood."
Adiel Sherwood refers in this letter to the lodge of which his
father was a member. Young Adiel. for he was only a boy of eight
years of age in 1787, had, up to the time of his death an excellent
memory, and his statement as to the lodge meeting is borne out by
the MSS. extant. He was born at Fort Edward, New York, on the
i6th May. 177Q, was brought to St. John's, in Lower Canada, while
at his mother's breast, and, at five years of age, removed to the banks
of the St. Lawrence, saw the first tree cut down in the united counties
of Leeds and Grenville. and the first hill of corn and potatoes planted.
H^TORY OF KKEEMASONKV IN CANADA.
289
In 1800 he was a member of the Craft, and lodge No. n, under the
of the lodge as working under " a travelHng warrant." This is fur-
JsweJ^tfr'^" • '^^' '^' ^■"'•'■^"t ^""^^^» t« ^vas that of New
WnS Ti •'' ""^'-f ^''^"'■"•" P'^^^« '" EHzabethtown and
"i78? n '7hl^Z'\^''' 'l'''!"l^ ^" *.^^ ^^S- '^f "^^^tings earlier than
1^ u u *"«^t»"g had been for organization, some reference
th. Z"""^? V^^*°''^4;.'°*^' '787. New Oswegatchie Lodge Assembled at
tJTl :-c,ocrR J.'°^- '''^^^°°'^' •" E'-'^e^^town. an5 opened in due
den BroX"rr-'rK"rr""' E«l' Master, Ensign William Buell, Sen. War-
aSnifsecrJv P ,. °^'°"' "'^ J""" ^^"'■^'"' ^"^'K" ^avid Breakenridge.
En ?fn Tho,.;, ^f ^TT ^'""P''^"' "'^^'"S Tyler. Capt. Samuel Wrigh.
Ensign Thomas Sherwood, Brother Jeremiah McArthur. Visitor
was baUoted^oTLn?''"""''*^'' ^^ '''''*'°" P'°P°^'*^ *'''"^^'' ^« ^ Candidate;
be] nronolH .' ,r° "^S''!.'!" ^PP'^'"^ ^«^'"^^ »"•"' ^ieui. Alex. Camp-
an Lr? ,''" ^ Candidate by petition, was balloted for, and un-
ircTotdmrm^" " °'^'°^'' '""""^ ''^'"^ ^-P'-«^- ^^'^ L°^««
«o,i '^ '^t.,"^'"^r ^"^^ ^''°^^ present at this meeting include many of the
Rrr. T^nJ ,' acres, Ehzabethtown, patented March 26th, 1798.
caota/n fn' P '"^>^- ^^^ '^''^' ^^ginally from Maine, and wL a
caned •• M-.h^°f ' t^^"^'"t. ^"'"^ °^ ^^'"^^ complexion, he was
ca led Mahogany Jones." He was persecuted by the Whies tied
ZJ/''^"'^ ^'■'^^:i^ '^J""''^^ '^' '^^'''' thrust ^into Bo fn lu
canturc'o?ht7r'^ '* 9^^'' '" ^^^O- Among his feats was\he
capture of his old enemy the American general. Gushing
th. ^'^''^^'g" William Buell." The Buell family settlecf originally on
the VnZF o .Brockydie. The town in those days was known as
made a?^Rnor if '?'°''"' ^"1: *" '784, landings were frequently
made at Buell s Bay, by western-bound emigrants, but, owing to the
rocky nature of the land where Brockyille now stands, no focation
o 'Wm R?Ti character appears to have been made until the arrival
of Wm Buell, Sr., or rather Bro. Wm. Buell, the S. W. of New
Uswegatchie. riie entire site was called " Williamstown, in the
township of Khzabethtown."
cut onlfh" nf\ ''^' °^ ^"^l^ ''"f'""*' ''"* '"^^ b°^" >" Connecti-
cut, on sth October, 1751. \Vhea the war broke out he was on the
loval side, left the States, found his way to Montreal, where he re-
ceived an ensign s comirisslon in the King's Rangers. He was the
bearer of important despatches from Canada to New York, a^d was
present at the surrender of Burgoyne.
fh, -r ^^"''l^^"^", of the quarrelsome n.Uure of some of the settlers
he site of Brockville was called " Snarlingtown." the first house in
wood The'nir' '.^ '''■" ^'""' '-'"'^ '""^ ^''' t-'-" by Idrel Sher
^vood. Ihe place, however, increased in importance and assumed
the name of the village of EHzabethtown. and. at a later nc"L T18 i)
c"vr"X m^elT^nd'f "^%^"^1' ^^"V'V" ^"^"-- it'urWilliamsl"
bnt r.. 1 2 ', ""^ J°"^' families of that day were not friendly
but General^ Brock settled the name hv styling it " Bruckvillc. ' '
m
290
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IIISTOKV OF FREKMASONRV IN CANAIJA.
Another name is tliat of " Bro. Caleb Clauson." In tiie
onguial nunntcs it is spelt " Closson." This brother resided at con-
cession 1, lot II, E. 1-2. 102 acres, patented December 1st. 1707 al^o
concession 1, lot ^u^ K. 1-2. 108 acres, May 17th, 1802, and concession
M^ ^--^/^ J
''Tt^^^-^-
'e-^ty.
^e^^.
Fac SIMILI-: First Pagk of Minttk P.ook of Xkw Oswhciatcuii:
Loi)':e 1787.
3, lot i-j, W. 1-2. roc acres. May ist. 1798, all in the township ,)f
Augusta. Bro. Clauson could lu^t have been the regular occupant of
the J. W.'s chair, for it is written as " junior warden. In the next
"■"■■VctiP'- " -■ ■-'■-' 1'---- \-.- 1I-! : .-. .
icciiiig \\ T- ijiui
."MiCTuijud was the |, W
HISTORY OK FRKEMASONRY IN CANADA.
291
" Ensign David Breakenridge," the acting secretary, lived in
concession i. lot 32, E. 1-2, 114 acres in Augusta, patented' Mav 17th,
1802. His family were U. E. Loyalists, and his father, Lieutenant
James Breakenridge, was a lieutenant in Rogers' corps. Ensign
Uavid Breakenridge afterwards received his commission as a colonel.
He was a magistrate, militia colonel, and local elder, all in one, and
performed more bai)tisms in the district than all the regular preachers
put together. He was an anient 'lory, and of U. E. Loyalist stock.
A Avriter, Mr. Carrol, says:
" Possessing a fair education, and a large public experience, he occupied
a foremost position. As a preacher, he was caustic and severe. He would
advise those who were so strenuous al)out the quantity of water in baptism, to
make thorough work of it, and have themselves 'put to soak over rtight,'
and those who carried their divinity in their pocket ' to put a lock and key
on it, lest they should lose it' "
The Bro. George Campbell on the list was a member of the
Campbell family, who resided with Alexander Campbell, at concession
3> lot 35, W. 1-2, 100 acres, township of Elizabethtown, patented 4th
September, 1800. Bro. Campbell was acting tyler.
Captain Samuel Wright was before the war an officer in one of
tlie provincial corps. Ensign Thos. Sherwood has been alluded to in
connection with his son, the late Adiel Sherwood.
Bro. Jeremiah Mc Arthur was a visitor, probably from an Ameri-
can lodge.
Capt. James Breakenridge, the father of the acting secretary,
appears to have " proposed himself a candidate bv petition, was
balloted for, and two negatives appeared against him.'"' Capt. Break-
enridge resided in the township of Elizabethtown. It does not state
whether he was elected or rejected— probably the latter. Lieut.
Alex. Camjibcll, who was also a resident of Elizabethtown, met with
more favor.
The next meeting of the lodge was held in the house of Bro.
Juiliis Sherwood. He resided in concession 5, lot 17, N. E., 1-4, 50
acres, township of Augusta, patented August 24th. 1796. This farm
\yas near the spot where the old " blue church " was erected. Bro.
Sherwood was a captain in the colonial militia, on active service dur-
ing the American war of independence, lie came from the United
States m 1799, to St. Johns m the province of Quebec, where his
second sou, the late Justice Sherwood, of Toronto, was Ijorn. He
settled in Augusta. He had another son, I'.ro. Sanniel Sherwood, a
member in 1853 of King Solomon's lodge. No. 22, Toronto, and in
1854 of St. Andrew's Indge, No. 16, Toronto, and, prior to his death,
in 1867, was Registrar of the City of Toronto.
"Augusta, Tuesday, November 13th, 1787. 6 o'clock P.M. Opened the
Lodge in due form , he hou.se of Justus Siierwood, ICsii.
"Present. The >vi,il. John jones, Esc]., Master, Knsign Wni. Buell,
Senr. Warden. Justus Sherwood, Esq., Junr. Warden, and aciing Secty, Vm-
sign Thos. Sherwood, Ensign Thos. Smith. .After rehearsing an entered
apprentice's lecture, the lodge was closed in due form, and in harmony, at
10 o'clock."
Ensign Thomas Smith, or Smyth, was ar, officer in the provin-
cial corps. 'I'here does not appear to have been a quorum present.
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HISTORY OF F.vEEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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Mi
Zcut Tk'''%J''' omission of work, and the recital of the E. A.
lecture onl>. The minutes of the next meeting read:—
nn.„'lf •'^li''*^'?'^"' ^^"'"ber nth. 1787. 6 o'clock P.M. The Lodge was
to"^ the Init?.r "? T '^'.^°"^' ^^ J°^^P'' White. Esq.. and proceeded. Tst
Lecture ,^00.^1 ^h ^'T" ^'T"^"" ^"^' '^'''' ^ ^"'-'^ appren ice^
a Master'f Lodge ' ''°'^*=' '"' ^'^""''"^•^ *° « °''='«*='^- » °'<^'->^ «P-<=d
WarZ'^R"'' w" ^S"- -^"'T ^r''""- ^^<1- ^^'■'^t^^' Br. William Buell, Senr
K:;;id\^e/ trg'T;r1V^T.:onJL"sH"' ^"^^.-^-^Secty. Br. 'Oavrd
n, n-r- u W "^""s^^y'". ^r- lliomas Sherwood, Br. Georee ramnh<>ll
Deacon '°''°"' ^^'"'■- °^^*=°"- ^'- ^eo. Campbell. Junr.
hou::^:^ei:s^ihriSs;;^;rt^ s;'j:;;r-' ^° ^''^ -^'^ ■-• - ^•^^^
A 1 J^i^ ""r*'"^ ""^^ '''^^'' ^* ^''^ '^o»«^ "f Joseph White, concession
?8o° ^A'n'ew nnn/""' '"""^"P. "^ Augita, patented' mhU^y,
Fufah Bo«nm TT ^^P'"'" •?• '^^ '"^""*^« "^ ^^is meeting, Bro
slSe aSin Wr'r '"'J'*"''^' "^'" ""^ ^ ^^P^^'"" Governor
oinicoc arnvcfl ni Upper Canada m 1792, and, on his leavino- Rtnrl-
yile for the west, the loyal provincial cops assembled a^ the ^n^oi
Bro. Bottum resided on concc.vion i lot 2? F t o ^^
township of Atigusta, patented mIT n rL Jn'^f-^Ur''
Bottum was one of the town and churci/wa'rdens of iSgufta'
Caleb Closson, Senr Deacon Rr r//V ^-'' f \ B°""'"- Treasurer, Br.
Sherwood, Br Samuel WrLhtRr A. ^^T^fj ^T' ^'"'''"' ^'- Tl'os.
tion from' Mr. BemsTec ^ el 'who w rS^ltL fr'^^^ ^""•^^'" ^ P^*'"
clo.sed at I p.n.., which gave ample time for an enjoyable re-union
due fo'r^tt"ScrpS^-p^rSent^^;h:"S JT'T "°^ "^^^ ^"
Br. William Bnell, Senr Warden Br Tho, ^^V. ^ a •^°""' ^''>'' ' '^^^**='--
''^"Pr^ctTd^t^^^r.^^ ^^^^^^^^ ssS"^- ^^^^^"•
Be^sireXr b" in;'::"b"u, S:'ed''tr^7 ^^^'°'°'"^- ^"'^- -<«
and Br. David Breakenr dge Sectv ^^r Kr ^ ^p°''^' was closed in brotherly
harmony at 9 o'clock." ^^ ^°"""'' treasurer, Br. Caleb
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Bartholomew Carley, one of the newly initiated brethren, resided
on concession 2 lot 20. E. 1-2. 100 acres, township of A^ffusta
B? Wm Buell'^ '' "^"''''' ^"^" "^^^ ^ '"'^^'^^ «^ the S W [
TnH^^"^'?^' Z"'^- "^^' '788- 6 o'clock opened an Entered ApMentice's
IZ^^l '"xt"' ^°' cL ^'■"'"*' "^"^^ ^*- Worshipful Wm. Buell. Master Pro
ten, Br. Thomas Sherwood. Sen, Br. Caleb Closson, Jun, Act nrwrrdens
Br. Alexr. Campbell, acting Sec'ry, Br. Bemsley Buell, acting Tvler Br
Bartholomew Carley. Proceeded to business. 9 o'clock cSd the LdJe
m due orm tmt.l the second Tuesday in March, unless in case of emergtnc ""
the firS'st;''; Ma'on'^rr' '"'' ''^^ ""'^ "^^'^^ °^^"^^ '" '^^ '-'" ^
" Present, Br. Wm. Buell actinc Ma<itpr Rr tk,^,, vi j . ^
Mr. Dunham "proposed himself by petition as a candidate"
This was an mgenious method of dispensing with tlfe formalitv of a
proposal and seconder. The lodged closed fn " brofherly harlny "
in ^-^utT^ 8th 1788. 7 O'clock P.M. 01 ned an enteredly Prentice's Lod«
Sen? W ."■ p'""t ^^' ^'^^ J°'^" J""««' Esqr., Master, Br. Wm Buell
Sen.. Warden Br^ Justus Sherwood. Junr. Warden. Br. D Breakenrid«
so"'^Br Alev "r ^'^"""'i.''^^"'^'-' ^'■- '1'-^ Sherwood, Br Catbclf^:
'°"'„ c t \ ^•'""Pb'^"' Br. Bemslee Buell, Br. Bar. Carley
closed the Lodge in due form and in han ony at .0 o'clock^' ^" "
There is no trace in the countv of " S. Duealon " Bro Daniel
J^unham was a native of Argyle, near Saratoga nSv York lie wa
.oyal to the core, and travelled for seven days and ni .lits to iofn
Burgoyne's army. The Dunhams came to Canarh in 178^ VT.
first br,gade of boats t,p the St. LawrctL, lam h'^t^J^tuhat^?
edly7remfce""Ldr1ri: 'f"' ''"^ ' ^''^'"^'^ P"^" ^P^^^ -^ Enter
con.nt. .0 o'cio^cS ^^^''E^i "^t^ i::.:"- J uiiz^'' "'''--
1 his nieeting gives the first record of an election of nffir.r.
." 1I.C early day.. H,s work will he found specially i,. connoCion S
Ml
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the tirand .Masonic Convention of 1817-21, the Provincial Grand
Lodge of 1822, and the attempted revival of 1842. Bro. Phillips and
Bro. John Dean did herculean work for the Craft in later days in this
section of the country. The peculiar term, an " luiteredly Prentice
Lodge " will be noticed.
"The .second Tuesday in June, 1788, 8 o'clock V.M. Opened an end'ly
Prentice's Lodge in due form. Present the VVptl John Jones, Esq., Late
JMji.ster. Er. VVni. Buell, Senr. Warden. Br. D. Breakenridge, Sccty, & act-
ing Junr. Warden. Br. Elijah Bottum, Br. Alex. Campbell, Br. B. Carley,
Br. Bemslee Buell, Br. DanI Dunhem. Enstalled Br. Wm. Buell, Master.'
Closed the Lodge at nine o'clock in due form and brotherly harmony."
This is the first record of an installation, and also the first men-
tion of a past master, although the term used is " late .Master.*' Bro.
Jones " en.stalled " his successor. The festival of St. John the Baptist,
does not seem to have been kept, as it is in this day, for installatioti
ceremonies:
" An Enteredly Prentice's Lodge opened in due form. The second Tues-
day in July, 1788, 6 o'clock, P.M. Present the Wptl Wm. Buell, Ensn &
Master. Br. Thos. Sherwood, Senr. Warden, Bro. Elijah Bottum, J. War-
den, Pro tern. Bro. David Breakenridge, Secty Bro. Caleb Clauson, Bro.
Bemslcc Ruell, Tyler. 9 o'clock closed the LodRc in due furm and in har-
mony."
"August I2th, 1788, 6 o'clock, P.M. Lodge opened upon tin first step
of Masonry in due Form. Present Br. Thos. Sherwood, acting Master, Br.
E. Bottum, .icting Senr. Warden, Br. Caleb Clauson, acting Junr. Warden,
Br. Geo. Campbell, acting Sccty. Br. Bemslee Buell, Tvler. Br. John Jones
Past Master. Br. Saml Wright, Br. B. Carley, Br. Stephen Riirritt. Visitor.'
7 oVlock closed the Lodge. Closed in due form: and then opened and dosed
a Fellow Craft's Lodge. Then opened a Master Mason's Lodge, and raised
Br. Alex. Campbell. Bro. B. Carley, and Br. Bemse Buell, to the sublime
Degree of Ma.-iter Masons. 9 o'clock closed the Lodge in due form & in
harmony."
P.ro. John Jones, present as a past master, and " Bro. Stephen
Burritt. X'isitor." The name of the Burritt family lias been associated
with the Craft from, possibly, 1790, down to 1898. The family of
William and Ste])licn Burritt etnigrated from ^Vales in 1600. Both
brothers fought on the royalist side at the battle of Bennington,
\'ermont. After the engagement they found a wounded American—
a .Mason~on the field, whom they nursed and saved. Some time
after the Burritts were thrown into jail at Bennington, and the soldier
Craftsman whom they had befriended was their guard. Pie aided
them to escape. Stephen came to St. John's and joined the British
army. After the war he received his discharge, and as a U. E.
Loyalist drew lot Xo, 29, 1st concession of .Vugusta. I'>ro. Stephen
then went out on the Rideau on an exploring expedition, aiul founded
lUirritt's Rapids in the township of Marlborough. It was there that
Col. Pdiiuind Burritt was born, the first white child on the Rideau,
December 8th, 1793.
Sept. oth. 1788. Opened an Enteredly Prentice's Lodge in due form at
7 o'clock P.M. Present the Wpfl Wm. Bnell, Master. Rr. lustns Sherwood
Senr. Warden. Bros. Thos, Sherwood. Junr. Warden, Br. David Breaken-'
ridge, Secty. Bro. John J,.nes, P. ^r:lster. Bro. Caleb Clauson. Bro Saml
A\ right, Bro. Ale.xr. Cami>beli, Bro. B, CarleV. Bro. Henrv Larne \-isit,T
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Jr hv P Iv ''"°.' ^°' ^^'- ^'"''' ^''''^'' ^''° '-^d proposed himself a candi-
P rntice-s l'Z-. "'' ""-""'ously accepted; after which an Entered Ap-
Mr f'im.^lrr-' ^^T "^^^ a, visitor, probably an American Mason.
p:t:nTed'Mi°;,7Th.f8oo'^- "^' ^^ ^-^' ^^ -'"-' EU.abethtown.
Tn^l^"'"^^'"' /'**''■ '='^' 7 o'clock P.M. Opened an Enteredly Prentice's
woot S^n ."V:X. bT Thos%T '"T' ,«-"-„^^--> Bn^'jus'irlhrr'
PAT Rr no 7n ", ^'^•./"O''- Sherwood, Junr. Warden, Br. John Tones
Clnuson B^ Sit PMr""'f ' l'''^' ^'- E'*^'^" ^ottum. Treasured B. Ceb
ritt ViJ,nrJ' p "'"^^ ?"''"' Jyler. Br. Lev. Stone and Br. Stephen Bur-
tors ^amlit^rli?°"^ ""'f ?^?''"" ^^"'"'■'" ""^'"^ '^^th present as visi-
tors and It IS also recorded that the warrant and bv-laws were re-fd
o to-dav "/iritnf TtT*"" ^"""';V^^' ^•"--^ved■to"h: cStstn'jI;
hJ the sien m-n^nTf^ the venerab e piece of parchntent, contain-
AAr.i .1 ^ manual of the I'^nglish Grand East, could be obtained
This is the record of the second election of officers.
P>ro. .7iba
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Phillips, who had been elected secretary on 9th December, had
declined to act, and Bro. Thos. Smyth was, therefore, installed into
that office. Bro. Phillips had been made a Mason in Kngland before
emigrating to C anada, and was a P. M., but of what lodge is not
known.
This is the earliest record of celebrating the festival of St. John
the Evangelist in this part of Canada. Henry Cross lived on con-
cession 6, lot 33, 200 acres, township of Augusta, patented April 14th,
1798, and he had land on concession i, lot 25, W., 1-2, Augusta,
patented 14th April, 1798. He probably kept a public house, or own-
ed a public hall. The location of this land may lead to the discovery
of the spot on which St. John's day was first celebrated in central
Canada.
Jany. 13th. 1789, an Enteredly Prentice's Lodge opened in due form at 7
o'clock P.M. Present the Wpfl Justus Sherwood, Esqr., Master, Br. Thus.
Sherwood, Scnr. Warden, Br. Caleb Clauson, Treasurer & acting Junr. War-
den, Br. Geo. (.ampbcll & Br. Carlcy, Deacons, Br. Bemslee Buell, Tyler,
Brothers John Junes and Wm. Buell, I'ast Masters, Br. Sam'l Wright, Br.
Danl Dunham, Br. Lenil Caswell, Br. Peter Loop, Junr., Visitor, & acting
Secretary. Proceeded to business. Kead a petition of Joslnia Sinadas, who
•,V3S balloted for, not accepted. A petition of Henry Cross was read, he was
balloted tor and accepted. Then the Wpfl. Master Called from labor to Re-
freshment for the space of half an hour, which time being elapsed, Call'd to
order, and Closed the Lodge in due form & harmony."
Bro. Peter Loop, a visitor, kindly acted as secretary. Mr. Henry
Cross, at whose house St. John's day had been celebrated, was
accepted as a member of the lodge.
"Second Tuesday in February, 1789, 7 o'clock P.M. .'Xn Enteredly Pren-
tice's Lodge in due form was opened. Present the Wpfl J. Sherwood, Es<ir.,
Master, Br. Thos. Sherwood, Senr. Warden, Br. Caleb Clauson, Treasurer,
&. acting Junr. Warden, Br. B. Carley, Br. Bemslee Buell, Tyler, Bro. Danl
Dunham, Br. Peter Loop, Junr. Visitor, & acting Secty. Br. James Jordan,
visitor. Proceeded to make a return to the Grand Lodge from July to De-
cember 27th, 1788, Read a petition of Jonathan Fulford, which on account
of the thinness of the Lodge was referred to the next regular Lodge night.
10 o'clock closed the Lodge in due form."
The " thinness of the lodge " was probably due to the weather,
for February in the old days before the forest was cleared, was a
month which sent the thermotiieter down many degrees. The second
paragraph is the first allusion to the governing body. There are no
records of this return.
"Tuesday, loth March, 1789. 7 o'clock P.M. Opened an Enteredly
Prentice's Lodge in due form. Present, Br. Thos. Sherwood, acting Master,
Br. Elijah Bottum, acting Senr. Warden. Br. Caleb Clauson, acting Junr.
Warden, Br. David Breakenridge. acting Secty, Bro. Alexr. Campbell, Br.
Ziba Phillips, Br. Barthw Carlcy, Br. Danl Dunham, Br. Lem'l Caswell, Br.
Bemslee Buell, Br. E. Merwin, Visitor. Proceeded to business. Read the
Petition of Jon'n Fulford. balloted for, not accepted. Read the petition of
Benoni Wiltse balloted for and not accepted. Closed the Lodge in due form
and in harmony at 10 o'clock, until the second Tuesday in the ensuing month."
Mr. Fulford was not accepted, although he was of a highly re-
spected family, nor was Benoni Wiltse. Benoni Wiltse was the first
settler in the township of the rear of Yonge, county of Leeds.
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Opposite the residence of the Wiltse's is the remains of an antique
causeway that was built long before white men settled in the vicinity.
and of which making the Indians could give no definite information.
'• April 14th 1789. 7 o'clock P.M. Opened an Enteredly Prentice's Louge
n m.n, Tr '•/'""iJ,':' ^P"- '^^°'- Slierwood, acting Master. Br. Eliiah
B,,t um, & Bro. Z. Phillips, acting Wardens, the Wpflul John Jones. Esqr.
Kr hw 'S'i ^ T i^"'^** ^''"'''"' '^^^^^"^"' ^'- Aicxr. Campbell. Bro
Barthw.Carley, Tyler Pro tcm. Br. Geo. Campbell. Br. E. Mervin. and Br.
A a[ u y''"°"' ^'■o- Peter Loop. Junr. Visitor, & acting Secty. Pro-
ceeded to business. A Resignation of Br. David Breakenridge was handed up
uture ? nT; ""^ °^^^'-''^ '° ^^ '^^^ ^V the Secty, and was postponed until a
future Lodge. There was also read a petition from Mr. Francis Scott, signi
fying his desire to become a Mason, referred till the next Lodge night Busi-
ness being completed the Lodge closed at 10 o'clock in due form & harmony."
Bro. Mervin and Bro. Jordan are entered as visitors. The
fiequency of visitors at meetings shows that there were other Craft
lodges at work in this section of Canada.
T a" ^''^ a'"'^^' '^^- 7 o'clock P.M. Opened an Enteredly Prentice's
Lodge in due form. Proceeded to business. Present, The VVpfl. Justus Sher-
wood. Esqr., Master. Br. Thos. Sherwood. Senr. Warden. Br William BueTl
acting Junr Warden. Br. John Jones. Past Master. Br. Danl Dunham Br
wa's 'rad ■; Ifoted^ ^"^"^h" ^-"'7^'- ^ petition of Mr. Francis Scot'
r ^f' A e '^. ''"■' ^"^ accepted. Received at the same time a petition
from Mr. Asa Starkweather, who was balloted for and accepted''
Asa Starkweather was a relative of Bro. John Starkweather, who
about 1800 made for Rawdon lodge, of York, Royal Arch furniture
minuter"' ^^^''''^^'''^' "'^'^ '" ^'°- '^' ^ record of which is in its
"June 9th 1789. ,0 o'clock RM. opened an interedly Prentice Lodge
Present the Wpll. Justus Sherwood, Esqr., Master. Brother Thomas Shcr
7h 'Prn'"- '^■'^'''\f'- E- Bottum. Junr. Warden, Brothers John Jones and
Z.ba Phillips, Past Mnster.s, Br. Caleb Clauson, Treasurer, Br. Bartho' w
S,';^r\v""h, R^'TV ^- »^"'"'« Buell, Tyier, Br. David Breakenrid, B^
IriL. 'if '/%/'*'"'' "t""^"'"' ^' L*-'"'- Caswell, Br. Alex. Campbtll
Brothers Stephen Burntt. Leml. Bottum, Peter Loop, Junr.. Acting Sec'y
V.sitor.s. Mr. John White was proposed by Br Sen'r. as a Candidate fo;
Masonry was balloted for & accepted. Then proceeded to ballot for the
Officers for the ensuing six months-made choice of Br. Thomas Sherwood
Esqr., Master, Br. Elijah Bottum. Senr. Warden Br Caleb rL?onT?.nr
Warden. Brother Justus Sherwood, Secty, Br. Alfx Campbe 1 Tre'a. "r
ZZ:; a'To^V,oct'"'-"°^^' ''' ^°^- ^" ^- '--^ '» ^-s
tic-.'^Tn^r"'"'"'' 'f^ J""^. '789. St. Johns Day. An Enteredly Pren-
Thomiif '^P^"^'^^'" '^'Z Form at 10 o'clock, A.M. Present, the Wpfl
Thomas Sherwood Esqr., Master, Br. Elijah Rottnm, & Br. Caleb Clauson
Wardens. Brs. John Jones, Esqr. & Ziba Phillips, Past M.. Br Alexr CampI
bell. Treasurer, Br. Bemslee Buell, Tyler, Br. Geo. Campbell, Senr Deac^S
Br. David Rreakenndge. Rr. Danl Dunham, Br. Marsh, Visitor Br sJark-'
weather Secty Pro tern. Officers not Install'd by the Non-attendance of he
Late Master Justus Sherwood, Esqr. 5 o'clock Lodge closedln d"e form "
These two last minutes contain the record of the third election
and a meeting for installation, which, however, did not take place on
account of the absence of W. Bro. Justus Sherwood.
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Tuesday 7 « clock P.M. 14th July, 1789. An llntt-redly Prentices
Lodge opened in due Form & proceeded to business. Present the Wptl
Tlionn, Shcr\y..,.d. Esqr., Master, lir. J-.Ini Jones and Br. Ziba I'hillips Past
Mastc-,^. 'M, I ottum, Senr. Warden, Br. Alexr. Cainphell. acting Junr. War-
den. Br. Hen...lee Buell Tv)er. Br. Banluv. Carley. Br. Starkweather, Secty.
Iro ten,, Hr Jordan, Visitor. Initiated Mr. John White. Then dosed the
Lodge m due lorni.
The mmiiiR (Iocs n..l contain any accunt ..t the installation,
winch possibly took place on St. John's day.
"Tuesday 7 oMnck P.M. August iitii, 1789. An Enteredly Prentice's
Lodge opened in d-ie form. Present, the Wptl, Thomas Sherwood. Esqr.
Master, Br. hhiah Bottum. Senr. Warden. Br. Wm. Buell, Past Master art-
Mig Junr. War.l.n. Br. Ziba Phillips, Pa,--.! Master, Br. B. Carley Junr Dei-
con Br. Starkwcather,acting Secty, Br. John White, acting Tvler, Br. James
Jordan, and Br. Henry Larne, attending on business. Visitors. Half past
7 o clock closed the Enteredly Prentice's [.odgo and opened the Fellow
Crafts an-l Past Brothers Asa Starkweather & John White to the second de-
gree of Masonry, 10 o'clock ^11 the business being completed, closed the
Lodge upon tlu second step ot Masonry in due form and brotherly harmony
until the second Tuesday in September Next."
The postscript is often the most important part of a letter It is
certainly the most interesting part of these minutes:
..n.„'^'"', "'■";'■'■ !'"■,"'"'::>"' '-'"'**''■ •'^"«"«' '"•!■ '7«<;. was closed, it was
unanimously ordered that Br. Geo. Campbell should stand suspended till
he shall appear ,ind give satisfact,.ry reasons for his non-attention this eveniuK
pay his arrears due to this l.o,i«.., ..ml answer to the complaints brought
aguMLst him by Brs. Z,ba Phillips. James Jordan & Ik-nry Larne."
The brethren at this meeting determined to discipline P.ro
(icorge e ampbell for non-attend.tnc and non-pa\ nicnt of dues and
for non-fiimiment (jf his financial obligations. In these days lodges
discharged the functions of a court for the settlement of business
disputes. I his primitive custom has fallen into a state of - innocuous
desuetude, to the great relief of lodges, for thev would have to meet
oftener than once a month if they proposed to adhere to this one of
the ancient landmarks, and attemj)t the work so faithfullv performed
by many of our brethren who ocupy seats in courts established to
deal with the cjuestion of mine an<' thine.
One scarcely can ivalize in tl..se days of modern enlightenment
the position of brethren who were callerl upon not onlv to practice
the art and iii)hold the principles of Masonrv. but also to play the
part of jury, advocate, and judge, giving a jiist deliverance on what
they had well and truly tried.
The following minute is of decided interest, and reveals a state
of business morality which is commendable, in that all brethren must
keep close to the lines of their obligation.
"Tuesday. 8th Sepr., 1789, 7 O'clock P.M, An Enteredly Prentices
Lodge opened m due form. Present, the Wpll. Thomas Sherwood Esqr
Master, Brs. John Jones. Justus Sherwood. Z. Phillips, past-m.istcrs Br'
Eh.iah Bottum. Senr. & Hr. Caleb Clauson, Junr. Warden Br \lex Cimp-
beli. Treasurer. Br, Sanil. Wright. Br. Parlhorw. Carley Br Geo
Campbell. Br. Bemslee Buell, Tyler. Br. Hani. Dunham, Br' \sa .Stark-
weather, Br. John White. The Fellow Crafts and prentices being desired to
withdraw, a Master Mason's Lodge was opened, and Br. George Campbell
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v...^ called before t hen. l.av.nK made a satisfactory acknowkdRinent for not
attemhnK Last Lodge NikIu, aKrceable to the snnunons sent him, h. was
Cnlfd upon to answer the Coniplaiuts brouRht against in.u by brothers Ziba
Hn IPS Jatnes Jordan & Henry l.arne. Br. I'hilhps then rose and Declared
to the Lodge that he was satisfied with Br. Campbell, and dcsire.l to with-
draw iM, compla.nt, which was permitted. Br. Jordan, (a visiting Brother)
was called, and a leged that Br. Geo. Campbell did clandestinely dispose of a
note of tjj ss. belonging - . him the said Jordan, without his knowledge
Br. Campbell confesses he did take the note, but by Jordan's consent to keep
or h.m, and did dispose of it without his knowledge; which he acknow
ledges was wrong, but that he !ul afterwards pay Jordan to his satisfaction
Br. Jordan says that Br. Camplull has paid bin, l.ut since the complaint was
made and that now he is fully safistud with B Campbell and considers bin
as a brother mason and an honest man. Br. Larne, being called, says Br.
Campbell owed h.m for hay, which was to be paid in flour, at four dollars mr
hu.ulred weight, which he has not done. Therefore on examining the above
charges, the Lodge is unanimously of opinion, that f'-r. Campbell has not
behaved with that rectitude and honesty, which be, .mes a man professing
due Z't1,"f '*^''^^;'^''^''- "••" ';<= «''"» P»y ^r. Larne 7/6. which is his jusi
h n,' rlv ■ '. ''" '■''■"',"" "'" •'"'P^^io"'' vvhich Larne says he cast on
hmi to Wilse and pay up Ins arrears due to this Lodge immediately, after
ih ni Jh; ^ ,?'"" "'-V'^'^'f f'-^ '""""'^ '■•"•" *'"^ ^-^«'^- -'•"-encing
h.s night. At the expiration of this term, if it appears that he ha.s r.-fnrmed
rom the slippery actions which he has been guilty of, he rill be penn.tled
to resume his seat as a member in thi. lodge; o'clock closed the .Master
Masons Lodge, In.t.ated Mr. Francis Scott; dose.I ,he Lodge ,n dn • fo n^
at 10 o clock. Justus Sherwood, Secretary."
Four dollars per Jumdrecl wcifrlit \vas not an unreasonable price
he niorc especially as it was a n.attcr of trade and barter, not a cash
transaction, l.ro. Campbell, h, wever, had to pav the penalty, but
had another chance for Masonic life when lie had " reformed from
the slippery actions which he had been guiltv of.'*
The meeting: of Tuesday 8th September, '1789, was an important
one for Hro. (,eorge ( ampbell, and, if the procedure was unique it
answered every purpose. It was a shorter method of disposing- of the
complamt than bringing it before one of the primitive courts of those
days.
"October 13th. 1789. Tuesday Evening, 7 o'clock P.M. Opened an
Enteredly Prentice's Lodge in due form. Present, the Wptl Justus Sher-
wood, Esq., acting Master, Br. John Jones, Past Ma-ster, Br Alexr Camp-
bell acting Senr. Warden, Br. Thos. Smyth, acting Junr. Warden, Bi". Ziba
Phillips, Past ^Lister and acting Tyler, Br. Starkweather, acting Secretary
A letter fro,,, Br. George Canipl.,ell, directed to the Wptl Master, was read
publicly in tile open Lodge, recommending Mr. Samuel Wilson as a candi-
date. Deferred acting thereupon till next Lodge Night. Mr. James Morris
having made application to be admitted as a visiting member, the Lodge
deputed Brs. Thos. Sherwood, Esqr.. Ziba Phillips. & Thos. Smyth to confer
with the said Morris, enquire into his character, and make a report to the
Lodge. 9 o'clock closed the Lodge in due form & harmony."
Nature had evidently made a man who would not be dishearten-
ed by adversity, for P.ro. Camiibell must have written this letter after
being disciplined by suspension. However, his recommendation
was effective, for on the 8tli December Mr. Wilson w^as accepted and
initiated. ^
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Enteredly Prentice's Lodge, in due form. Present, the Wpful Tlios. Sherwood^
Esqr., Master, Br. Elijah Bottum, Senr. and Br. Caleb Clauson, Junr. War-
den, Br. Wm. Buell, Fast Master, Br. Alexr. Campbell, Br. B. Carley, Br. L.
Caswell, Br. Francis Scott, Br. David Breakenridgc, acting Secretary. The
Enteredly Prentices being desired to withdraw, a Master Mason's Lodge was
opened, and Br. Starkweather was raised to the Sublime Degree. Then ths
Lodge was closed in due form & harmony."
"Decemr. 8th, 1789, Tuescay Evening, 7 o'clock P.M. Opened an
Enteredly Prentice Lodge in du: Form. Present the Wpful. Thos. Sherwood,
Esqr., Master, Br. Elijah Bottum, Senr. and Br. Caleb Clauson, Junr. War-
den, Br. Ziba Phillips, Past Master, Bro. Thos. Smyth, Br. Asa Starkweather,
Sccty. pro tem, Br. Carley, Br. Francis Scott, Br. Jno. White, acting Tyler.
Proceeded to business — Balloted for Mr. Saml. Wilson, who was unanimously
accepted and initiated. Then proceeded to the Electirn of officers for the
ensuing six months. Made choice of Br. Elijah Bottum, Master, Br. Caleb
Clauson, J., Senr. and Br. Thomas Smyth, Junr. Warden, Bro. Alex. Camp-
bell, first steward, Bro. Starkweather, Secretary and 2nd Steward, Bro. Carley,
Treasurer, and Sen. Deacon, Bro. Samuel Wright, Jun. Deacon, Bro. B.
Buell, Tyler. Then Made choice of Bros. John Jones, Thos. Sherwood, Elijah
Bottum, Ziba Phillips, and Asa Starkweather as a committee to revise the by-
laws. As the Festival of St. John will happen on Sunday this Instant Dec,
voted that the celebration of the same be deferred till the ensuing Monday;
and that Bro. Justus Sherwood shall read a sern^on on the occasion; and that
Bro. Phillips and Starkweather shall deliever an oration, and Bro. Phillips
give a charge to the Lodge on the subject of Masonry. At 10 o'clock closed
the Lodge in due form & in Harmony."
Sincerity is one of the first elements of religion, and there need.
be no doubt that the ceremonial laid down by the lodge for the
festival day of the Craft was dictated by the purest and best of
thoughts, so that the Sunday service, with its sermon, its oration
and charge upon the principles of Masonry, must have been made
the doorstep of an entrance into a very temple of wisdom, in the
esteem of the Craftsmen of Elizabethtown.
A copy of these old by-laws have not been preserved. The by-
laws of all the old lodges were, however, modelled on those of
subordinate lodges of the Grand Lodge of England, with such
amendments as were deemed necessary by the Canadian brethren.
Some of these emendations in other lodges were singular. The
brethren of a century ago did not veil their language in allegory, but
in framing by-laws for the lodges undertook to look after, not only
the mental, but the physical welfare of the members.
" December 22nd., 1789, at 10 o'clock A.M. Opened an Entered Prentice's
Lodge in due form. Present the late presiding officers, by whom the newly
elected officers were regularly installed, and are as follows, viz.: Br. Elijaii
Bottum, Master, Br. Caleb Clauson, Senr. and Br. Thos. Smyth, Junr. War-
den, Br. John Jones, Esq., Br. Thos. Sherwood, Esq., and Br. Ziba Phillips,
Past Masters, Br. B. Carley, Treasurer & Senr. Deacon, Br. Alex. Campbell',
first Steward, Br. Asa Starkweather, Secretary & 2nd Steward, Br B Buell
Tyler. Br. lohn White, Br. F. Scott, Br. Peter Freel, Br. Samuel Wilson'
Br. Daniel Dunham. Badness of the weather and deficiency of clothing pre-
vented the appointed procession. A. S.
" At 12 o'clock, the Wpful Master called from Labor to Xofrcshnient at
which time Br. Philips delivered a charge to the Lodge, after which the cor-
rection of the by-laws was read arid duly confirmed. At 6 o'clock closed the
Lodge m due form and in harmony."
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'"''uesday, 12th of January, 1790. 7 o'clock P.M., opened an enteredly
Prentice's Lodge in due form. Present, Wpful Elijah Bottum, Master, Br.
John Jones, Br. Ziba Phillips, Br. Wm. Buell, Esquires, Past Masters, Br.
Thos. Sherwood, Br. Caleb Closson, Senr. and Br. Alex. Campbell, acting
Junr. Warden, Br. B. Carley, Treasurer, Br. Starkweather, Secty, Br. John
White, Br. Leml. Caswell, Br. S. Wilson, Br. B. Buell, Tyler, Br. Francis
Scott, Br. Saml. Flagan, Visitor. Proceeded to business. Voted that Brs.
Leml. Caswell, Saml. Wright, Thos. Smyth, & Francis Scott, shall be excused
from attending the Lodge oftener than once a quarter. Also the by-laws were
again considered, and duly ratified and confirmed. Br. Thomas Sherwood
cave an Enteredly Prentice's Lecture. 10 o'clock closed the Lodge in due
form."
Non-attendance at the lodge was, in the early days, inexcusable.
Therefore, when brethren neglected their duties they were sum-
moned, and, when through business or length of distance from the
lodge they were ui able to attend, they had to be excused in due and
proper form.
"Tuesday. 9th Feb., 1790. 7 o'clock P.M. Opened an Enteredly Pren-
tices Lodge in due form. Present, Br. Thos. Sherwood, Past Master, acting
Master, Br. John Jones, Esq., and Br. Ziba Phillips, Past Masters, Br. Caleb
Clcsson, Senr. anc Br. John White, acting Jun. Warden, Br. Asa Stark-
weather, Secty. Br. Saml. Flagon, Visitor. Voted that Bro. Secty. Make a
return nf the proceedings and forward it, together with all arrears due to the
Grand Lodge, as also a letter requesting to be numbered upon the Warrant
of Establishment for this Lodge. 10 o'clock, being completed, the Lodge
was closed in due form and harmony." '
This reference to the Grand Lodge at Quebec has already been
alluded to.
" Tuesday, 9th of March, 1790, 7 o'clock, P.M.. opened an Enteredly
Prentice's Lodge in due form. Present the Wpfl Thos. Sherwood, Esqr.,
Past Master, acting Master, Br. C. Clauson, Senr. Warden, Br. B. Carley,
Treas. & acting Junr. Warden, Br. John Jones, Br. Jus. Sherwood, Br. Wm.
Buell, Br. Ziba Phillips, Past Masters, Br. Alexr. Campbell, First Steward,
Br. .\sa Starkweather, Secty, & Second Steward, Br. Jno. White, Br. Francis
Scott. Proceeded to business. Half Past 7 o'clock, the >Vorshipful Master
called from labor to refreshment for the space of half an hour, at the expira-
tion of which term he called to order. Then the Enteredly Prentices and
Fellow Crafts withdrew, and a Master Mason's Lodge was opened. Raised
Br. Jno. White to the sublime degree. 10 o'clock closed the Lodge in due
torni and brotherly Harmony."
" Tuesday, 13th of April, i790, 7 o'clock P.M. An Enteredly Prentice's
Lf)dge opened in due form. Present, Wpfl Elijah Bottum, Master, Br. Caleb
Closson, Senr. and Br. Thos. Smyth, Jun. Warden, Br. John Jones, Br. Ziba
Phillips, Br. Thos. Sherwood, Past Masters, Br. Carley, Treas., Br. Stark-
weather, Secty, Br. A. Campbell. Tst Steward, Br. John White, Br. Danl Dun-
ham, Br. S. Burritt, Visitor. Proceeded to business. Br. Geo. Campbell
having neglected to comply with the order of the Lodge as recorded 8th of
Sept. last, the Lodge have agreed to give him two months longer from this
night to render his excuse for not attending to-night, as also his reason for
not complying with the said older. The sense of the Lodge being taken
whether Bro. T. Freel can, with propriety, be considered a member of this
Lodge. Voted that he is not. Voted that Br. Lemuel Caswell be exempted
from fines until the expiration of the present quarter on account of illness,
Br. Samuel Wright having sent a sufficient excuse for non-attendance the
three last Lodge nights. Br. Thos. Smyth having given in his resignation.
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prays a discharge from the Lodge. Voted that it be granted, on condition of
his paying his arrearages due to the Lodge. lo o'clock Lodge closed in Due'
form & Harmony."
r)ro. Campbell had neglected to keep faith and carry out the
direction of the lodge on the 8th September, and the brethren gener-
ously gave him further time to discharge his liability. Bro. Freel's
name had been held over, and the resignation of Bro. Smyth is the
first record we ha\ e of a withdrawal from the lodge being granted.
"Tuesday evening, 7 o'clock, nth of May, 1790. An Enteredly Appren-
tice's Lod 'c opened in due form. Present, the Rt. Wpll Elijah Bottnm,
Waster, Br. Caleb Clauson, Senr. Warden. Br. Earth. Carley, Junr. Warden.
& Treas.. Br. Alexr. Campbell, Br. Jno. White, Br. Fran. Scott, Br. Beni.
Buell. Tyler, Br. John Jones, Es(|r., Br. Ziba Phillips, Br. Thos. Sherwood,
Esqr. Br. Wm. Buell. Esqr. Proceeded to business. Balloted for Wni.
Samson and accepted. Voted that Br. Samuel Wright be summoned to attend
the duties of the Lodge next Lodge night; also that Br. David Breakenridge
be again summoned to attend to the duties of the next Lodge night, inasmuch
as the summons designed for him the last Lodge night did not come into his
hands sufliciently seasonable for him to attend. Voted also that Br. Justus
Sherwood be sununoned to attend the duties of the Lodge next regular Lodge
Night. 10 o'clock Lodge closed in due form and in harmony."
Even a past master, one of the active members of the lodge,
failing to attend to his duties, was sununoned.
"Tuesday, 7 o'clock P.M. 8th of June, 1790. An Enteredly Apprentice's
Lodge opened in due form. Present, the WpH Elijah Bottum, Master, ISr.
Caleb Clauson. Senr.. and Br. B. Carley, act. Junr. Warden, Br. Thos. Sher-
wood, Br. Ziba Phillips. Br. John Jones. P.M.'s. Proceeded to business.
Choice of otificers for the ensuing six months, as follows, viz.: Br. Thos
Sherwood, Esq., Master, Br. Alexr. Campbell, Senr., & Bro. John White.
Junr. Warden. Br. Asa Starkweather, Secty., & Treas. Voted that Br.
George Campbell shall have six months from this night to pay his arrears,
and comply with the decree as recorded on his trial this 8th of Sept. last, w-
o'clock Lodge closed in due form and in JIarmony."
The lodge was in a liberal frame of mind at, this meeting, for we
find that it granted Bro. Geo. Campbell six months to pay his
arrears.
"Thursday, June 24th, 1790, 10 o'clock A.M. The Brethren assemble
to celebrate the anniversary of St. John Baptist. Opened an Entered Appren-
tice's Lodge in due form. Present— Br. Caleb Clauson, acting Master, Br.
Thos. Sherwood, P.M.. acting Senr. Warden. Br. Barthw. Carley. acting
Junr. Warden, Br. Asa Starkweather. Secty. Br. Alexr. Campbell, Br. John
White, Br. Lemuel Caswell. Br. Daniel Dunham. Br. Samuel Sherwood.
Visitor. Illness having prevented the late Worshipful Master from attending
the new elected oflficers were not installed. A petition of Wm. Warn was
read. Proceeded to ballot and unanimously accepted. 7 o'clock P.M. the
Lodge closed in due forin and in Brotherly Harmony."
"July T^th. 1790. Tuesday evening, 7 o'clock. An Enteredly .Appren-
tice's Lodge opened in due form. Present. Kt. WpH Elijah Bottum. Master.
Br. B. Carley. Senr, and Br. Jno. White, acting Junr. Warden, Br. Ziba
Phillips, Br. Thos. Sherwood, Esqr.. Br. Wm. Buell. Esqr, P.M.'s, Br. .\tcx.
Ciimpbell, Treas., Br. Asa Starkweather, Secty, Br. Bemsley Buell, Tyler. Br.
Caleb Clausson. Proceeded to business. When the Rt. Wpfl Thos. Sher-
wood was installed in ample form, and invested with the Ensigns of his office
for the ensuing six months. He was then pleased to appoint and invest with
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the badge of their respective offices, viz: Br. Alexr. Campbell, Senr, & Br.
John White, jimr. Warden, Br. Asa Starkweather. Secty & Trcas., Br. Barthw
Carley, Tyler, Br. Samuel Wright, 1st and Br. Daniel Dunham, 2nd Steward.
Voted that in consequence of Br. David Breakenridge's application to with-
draw from this Lodge he be discharged therefrom. 2nd. voted that Br. Ziba
Phillips, Thos. Sherwood, Elijah Bottum. C. Clauson, and Asa Starkweather be
a committee to revise the by-laws. Proceeded to the initiation of Mr. William
Warn. 10 o'clock closed the Lodge in due form and harmony."
The insignia of ofifice in the pioneer lodges consisted of silver
jewels, simple in design, attached to a collar of blue ribbon. In some
of the lodges, when the brethren were unable to afford the expense
of such jewels, block-tin was substituted, and answered every pur-
pose. Instances of this kind, however, were rare.
"Tuesday, 7 o'clock P.M. loth August. 1790. Opened an entered Appren-
tice's Lodge in due form. Present the Wpfl Thos. Sherwood, Esq.. Master
Br. Caleb Clau.son, acting Senr., and Br. John White, Junr. Warden, Br. John
Jones, Esq., Br. Ziba Phillips, Br. Elijah Bottum, Past Masters, Br. Bern.
Bucll, acting Treas. & Secty, Br. Francis Scott, Br. Barthw. Carley, Tyler.
Proceeded to business, when the Wpil Master gave an entered Apprentice's
Lecture. The necessary business of the evening being over the Lodge was
clo.-ed at 9 o'clock in Brotherly harmony."
It is refreshing to read of the regularity with which the W. IVI.'s
of the old lodges delivered lectures to the brethKn when business or
work failed to fill up the time.
"Tuesday, 14th of Sept., 1790, 7 o'clock, P.M. Opened an Entered
Apprentice's Lodge in due form. Present, Br. Wm. Buell, P.M., acting
Master, Br. Jno. White, and Br. B. Carley, Wardens, Br. Wm. Warn, acting
Tyler. Proceeded to business, and closed the Lodge at 9 o'clock in
Harmony."
" October 12th, 1790, 7 o'clock on Tuesday, P.M. An Entered Appren-
tice's Lodge opened in due form. Present. The Rt. Wpfl Thomas Sherwood,
Esqr, Master, Br. Caleb Clauson, acting Senr and Br. Alexr. Campbell, acting
Junr. Warden, Bro. Elijah Bottum, P.M., Br. B. Carley, Tyler, Br. Wm.
Warn, acting Secty, Br. Saml. Wright, Br. Bern. Buell. Br. D. Dunham. Br.
Daniel Breakenridge. Visitor. Proceeded to bu.siness. The Rt. Wptl Master
gave a lecture on the First Step of Masonry. Lodge closed at 9 o'clock In
Brotherly Harmony."
"Tuesday, Nov. 9th, 1790, 7 o'clock P.M. Opened an Entered Appren-
tice's Lodge in due form. Present, the Rt. Wpfl Thomas Sherwood, Esq.,
Master, Br. Alex. Campbell, Senr., and Br. John White, Junr. W., Br. Asa
Starkweather, Secty, and Treas., Bro. Barth. Carley, Tyler, Br. Ziba Philips,
Br. Wm. Buell, Esq., P.M.'s, Br. David McFall. Visitor. Proceeded to busi-
ness, when the Wpfl Master gave an Apprentice's Lecture. The Lodge closed
at 9 o'clock in Peace and Unanimity."
" Nov. 30th, 1790, Tuesday, 4 o'clock P.M. Lodge of Emergency opened
upon the third step of Masonry. Present, the Rt. Wptl Thomas Sherwood,
Esq., Master, Br. John White, act. Senr. Br. Bern. Buell. .\ct. Jun. Warden,
Br. John Jones, Esqr., Br. Z. Phillips, Br. Justus Sherwood. Ksqr, Br. Wm.
Buell, Esqr., P.M.'s, Br. Asa Starkweather, Secty. and Treas., Br. Barth.
Carley, Tyler, Br. Peter Freel, Visitor. Proceeded to business, which being
ended the Lodge was closed in due form at 10 o'clock in liarmony."
"Tuesday, 14th of December. 1790. at 7 o'clock P.M. Opened an
Entered Apprentice's Lodge in pmple form. Present, the Rt. Wpful. Thos.
.Sherwood. F?q,, Master, Br. Alexr. Cnmpbell, Senr., Br. John Wliitc, Junr.
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Warden Br. Z. Phillips, Br. Eh. Bottum, Br. Wm. Buell, Esc,r P M 's Br
business B?W^' ?''n' ^in^"^'^ Breakenridge. Visitor. PricTeded S
Br. Bemsley Buell, Sen. Deacon, and ist Steward Br Barthw rf,i i '
Deacon & and Steward & Wm Warn tJiI! v\ i\u J? ^^^^^V- Junr.
incr (r^^'^u ^PP",*=»i'0" " was frequently made by those withdraw
mg from the old lodges. No form of demit or discharge seems To
have been given. The certificate gave the character of fhe brSher
and. ,n some cases, the lodge on the rejection of a brother for affilfa
SinTerLr^"^ ''^ ''"''''^'^ '" '^"^^^^ which^c:uf7no?be-
o.e:rrL^t:prS,-^
T omas Shervvood Esq., Master. Br. Caleb Clausen, acting Senr Br Tohn
J lute .lunr. W. Br Z. Phillips, Br. Wm. Buell. Visitor Br E Boti^m
Lri, r 1 '^^?, Starkweather. Secty. and Treas., Br. Wm. Warn. Tyler Br"
Barth. Carley. Br. Ben.. Buell. Br. Daniel Dunham. Br. David Beakcnrid^^
V.S, or. The oft,cers according to the late appointment, wore regulaJly fn
stalled, anc; c.nch took his place in due form. Half after one o'clock the Rt
Wpful. Master called from Labor to Refreshment to cominrJe if the
brethren shall have taken dinner. Half after two called from Ref "sh, ent to
Labor, at wh.ch t.me the Wpful. Master gave an oration to the LoZ an3
Br. Secty. admm.stered a charge. Closed the Lodge at 7 o'clock PM^n
peace and Harmony." * ' ociock t .ni. in
ZiS^M PKir^'^ ^"^ '""f^^ '": ^PP*^'" ^^"«^'^ '" which R. W. Bro
/ oa M. Phillips was elected as W. M. He had been an active
Mason from the date of his initiation, and continued hisTnte?estumi!
wathm a short time of his death in 1845. so that he may fairly be "a
to have spent hfty-seven years in Craft work. ^
I nZlT'^'^'A -f^":, "*';• A-D- '791. 6 o'clock P.M. An Entered Apprentice's
C^tln •" ^"^ f°r;, ^'■''""*' '^'"^ Wpful. Ziba Phillips. Maste" Br
Caleb Clauson, Senr. and Br. John White, Junr. Warden. Br Thos Sher
wood. Esq Br. E Bottum, Br. Alex. Campbell, Br. Bem Buell ir BartT
PetTprtl V,V. '^"p- '"''T.'"'- P'"''' ^""''^"^' »^- W™- Samson Br.
t'eter Freel. Visitor. Proceeded to business, which being ended the Lod.?e
was closed at 9 o'clock in Harmony." °^'^
" February 8th, 1791. 6 o'clock on Tuesday P.M. Opened an Entered
tu.Tt'n"^^' 'c '^"•^ f°^"'- P^^«nt. the Rt. Wp^ul. Ziba pSps
Esqr%M BTTl'e.?"r' ^'•,):^'^''«..J"n':;, Warden. Br. Thos. Sherwiod.'
tsqr.. i^M Br. Alexr. Campbell, acting Treas., Br. Wm Warn acting
Secty. Br. Barth. Carley. acting Tyler. Br. Bemsley BuelT Proceeded to
T;o"Ta'ss%'rT'a?n t' H°''^ "''hV'^ "'=?'' '''' of' Masonry, and"ptceed-
ea to pass Br. \\arn to the second degree of a Mason, after which the Wpful
a^d UnaSty. ' * '^"'""' '"' *^'°^^' '''' ^''^^^'^ '' ^ ^'^'^'^^ '" P-"
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" Tuesday, March 8th, 1791. The brethren assembled, but by the indis-
position of the new elected Treasurer, the Lodge was not opened."
," April I2th 1791, Tuesday 6 o'clock P.M. Opened an Entered Appren-
tice s Lodge in due form. Present, The Rt. Wp'iul Ziba Phillips, Master. Br.
S w "Jx""' ^c"""' ^'r J^''" ^'"*^' J""'-- Warden, Thos. Sherwood. P.M..
Br, Wm. VVarn. Secty. Br. Alex. Campbell, Treas., Barth. Carley, Tyler, Br
Dunham Wm. Samson. Proceeded to business, when the VVp'ful Master
appointed Br. Warn to give an Entered Apprentice's Lecture, which, being
concluded, was ordered that those brethren who have withdrawn from this
body be desired to pay their arrears within three months or rejoin the Lodge.
After which the Lodge in Harmony was closed."
.u ^^l °^u^l *^•^* ^'■^thren must either pay up arrears, in cases of
those who had withdrawn, or rejoin the lodge, is rather a novel pro-
(.7^' J ^^J"^ of connection with the lodge is shown in many
of the old records. Affiliation was appreciated, and those who with-
drew could not expect to be looked upon with favor if they did not
act honorably. •'
"Tuesday, May loth, 7 o'clock P.M., 1791. An Entered Apprentice's
Lodge opened in due form. Present, the Rt Wp'ful Br. Thos. Sherwood,
P.M., acting Master, Br. C. Clauson, Senr., Br. John White, Junr. Warden,
Br. A. Campbell. Treas.. Br. B. Carley, Tyler. Proceeded to business, and
the Lodge closed at 9 o'clock in Peace and Harmony."
" June 14th, 1791, 6 o'clock P.M. Opened an Entered Apprentice's Lodge
m due form. Present, the Rt. Wp'ful Ziba Phillips, Master. Br. Caleb Clauson.
Senr., Br. John White, Junr. Warden, Br. Thos. Sherwood, Esqr., Br. E
Bottum, RM.'s, Br. Barth. Carley, Tyler. Br. D. Diihham, Nathaniel HilHyer,
Visitor. Proceeded to business. Closed this Lodge. Opened and closed a
Fellow Crafts Lodge. Opened a Master Mason's Lodge, and raised Bro.
Warn to the sublime degree, after which it was closed. Then opened an
Entered Apprentice s Lodge, and Proceeded to the election of officers for the
r/iTri'"" """c ' ^1;^" ""animously was re-elected Ziba Phillips, Master,
Caleb Clauson Senr. Warden, and Barth. Carley, Junr. Warden, Wi 1 Warn
Secty. Alex. Campbell, Treas., D. Dunham, Tyler, Bemsley Bue I. Sen"'
^r Zu i""'^;, 'l^ J°'^" ^^''•*^' J""- D*^^'^^" ^"d Steward. Granted
oftn/r tl ^'^"^°°f' Esq.. and Will. Warn the liberty of not attending
cTZuT ZV '"■%' T"'^''- ^^°°^^ ^''- Thos. Sherwood, Esqr., Alex
Campbell, and Barth. Carley, a committee to revise the bv-laws before the
ZTllAL^P °" ''''''' ''' ^''"^ °^ ^'^'^ '-• Lodge close-in Z
"The liberty of not attending " for a period was a custom that
prevailed m the pioneer lodges. Regular attendance was an essential
that obtained in many lodges prior to 1800. As the lodges increased
in membership the rule did not seem to be so rigidly enforced, and
since 1845 is not specially noted in the minutes of any'lodge.
''June 24th, 1791, 10 o'clock A.M. The brethren assembled to celebrate
the Festival of St. John B. P.. and opened an Entered Apprentice's Lodge in
ample form. Present, the Rt. Wp'FuI Ziba Phillips. Master. Br. Barth. Car-
^r- Tn ^ ^'"'■•;, Br. John White. Junr. Warden, Br. Thos. Sherwood, and
Elijah Bottum. Past Masters. William Warn. Secty, Alex. Campbell, Treas..
Br. D. Dunham. Tyler. Br Buell, Br. Nathaniel Hilliyer, Visitors. Br. Bemslej;
Buel . in absence of Br. Clauson was installed pro tern. The officers wer^- all
regularly installed and congratulated according to form. Dr. Nathaniel Hilli-
ZLTlfJ^,} Application to be admitted a member. Upon which the
sense of the Lodge was taken, and he unanimously accepted. In ample form
the Lodge was closed And Harmony as 1 -ippose "
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While " verbal application " to withdraw from a lodge was and
IS proper procedure, such procedure " to be admitted a member " is
an innovation now apparently introduced for the first time into this
lodge. It was, however, successful, for the " sense of the Lodge was
taken, and he (was) unanimously accepted." The secretary was
doubtful as to the proper amount of harmony with which to credit
the lodge, so he tempered his closing minute by poetically expressing
his mental reservation as follows: " In ample form the Lodge was
closed And Harmony as I suppose."
"Tuesday, July isth, 1791, 6 o'clock P.M. Apprentice Lodge opened in
due form. Thos. Sherwood, Esq., P.M., acting Master, Br. Caleb Clauson,
Sen. and Br. Carley, Jun. Warden, Br. Nathan Hilliyer, D. Dunham, Tyler,
John White, acting Secty, Francis Scott, Br. George Campbtll, attending
according to summons. Rejoined the Lodge, opened a Fellow Craft's Lodge
and passed D. Dunham to the second step of Masonry. 9 o'clock Lodge
closed in due form."
" August 9th, 1701, P.M. 6 o'clock. Opened an Entered Apprentice's
Lodge in due form. Present, The Rt. Wp'ful Ziba Phillips, Master, Br. B.
Carley, Senr., Br. Buell, Junr. acting Warden, Wm. Warn, Secty, Br. D.
Dunham, Tyler, Br. N. Hilliyer, Br. G. Campbell. Br. Thos. Smyth, attend-
ing according to summons. Proceeded to business, when the sense of the
Lodge was taken whether Br. Smyth shall again pay his arrears, after inspec-
tion it evidently appearing he once had paid them, voted that he shall not.
Voted that a committee of three be chosen to examine Bro. Starkweather's
behaviour in leaving this lodge in so abrupt a manner. Brethren chosen
Thos. Sherwood. Alex. Campbell, and Bern. Buell, and to make their report
by the next Lodge night. Granted B. G. Campbell liberty of absence two
Lodge nights in quarter. Closed the Lodge in ample form."
Bro. Starkweather was not present at the last meeting, so that
his withdrawal must have been on this night, when the committee was
appointed to investigate and report upon his unsociability and want
of courtesy to the brethren. Granting leave of absence meant that
the customary fine would not be imposed on any member who could
not be present at the regular meeting of the lodge.
"August loth, 1791. Wednesday, 4 o'clock P.M. Lodge of Emergency
called by B. Francis Scott, opened in due form on the second step of
Masonry. Present, Ziba Phillips, Master, Br. Thos. Sherwood, P.M., acting
Junr. Warden Br. Carley, Senr. Warden, P.T.. Will. Buell, visitor, acting
Tyler, N Hilliyer, Francis Scott, Thos. Smith, and Peter Freel, Visitors
Proceeded to business, and passed Br. Scott to the second step in Masonry.
Closed the Lodge in peace and Harmony."
"Sept. 13th, 1791, 7 o'clock, P.M. Opened an Entered Apprentice's
Lodge in due form. Present, the Rt. Wp'ful Ziba Phillips, Master. Br Caleb
Clauson, Senr. Warden, Br. Barth. Carley. Junr. Warden, Br. Alexr. Camp-
bell. Treas., Br. John Sherwood, Br. Elijah Bottum, Past Master, Br B
Buell, Br. G. Campbell, acting Secty, Br. N. Hilliyer, Br. Wm. Samson,
Acting Tyler. Proceeded to business in consequence of Br. Samuel Wright's
not attending on the summons sent him by the Secty, the sence of the Lodge
being taken, the Lodge have considered and give him to the next Lodge
night. ID o clock closed the Lodge in due form and Harmony."
A local history of Sussex lodge, Brockville, states that the war-
rant of New Oswegatchie was cancelled in 1790, and that a new
warrant was issued for " Harmony lodge. No. 2." This statement
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does not seem to be borne out by the facts presented. New Oswe-
gatchie met until September ot 1791, and the last records certainly
contain no hint of a discontinuance of the work. It is probable that
the lodge continued to meet as Harmony, No. 2, until the advent of
the Jarvis warrants in 1794, and then became No. 13 of the county
of Leeds on the register of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper
Canada under R. W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis. As has already been stated
the minutes of No. 13, from 1799, are contained in the' same minute
book as those of No. 7, and the cash account of " Harmony lodge."
The history of No. 13 is given with those of the first Provincial Grand
Lodge of Upper Canada.
The following is a list of the members of New Oswegatchie
lodge :
Buell, William; Brackenridge, David; Bottutn, Elijah; Buell, Bemsley;
Clausen, Caleb; Campbell. George; Carley. Bartholomew; Caswell, Lemuel;
Cross. Henry; Dunham, Daniel; Hillyer, Nathaniel; Jones, John; Mc Arthur,
Jeremiah; Phillips, Ziba; Sherwood, Thomas; Sherwood, Justus; Smith. Tho-
mas; Scott. Francis; Starkweather, Asa; Samson, William; Wright, Samuel;
White, John; Wilson, Samuel; Warn, William.
The following is a list of the meetings of the New Oswegatchie
lodge, from 1787 until 1791, all of which, with the exception of that
held at Augusta on the 13th November, 1787, were held in the lodge
room at Elizabethtown.
loth October, 1787; 13th November. 1787; nth December, 1787; 27th
December, 1787; 8th January, 1788; Kth February, 1788; nth March, 1788;
8th April, 1788; 8th May, 1788; 8th June, 1788; 8th July. 1788; 12th August.
1788; 9th September, 1788; 14th October, 1788; gth December. 1788; 27th
December, 1788; 13th January, 1789; 13th February, 1789; loth March, 1789;
14th April, 1789; I2th May, 1789; 9th June, 1789; 24th June, 1789; 14th July,
1789; nth August, 1789; 8th Septem er, 1789; 13th October, 1789; loth No-
veniber. 1780; 8th Decenil)cr. 1789; 22nd December. 1789; 12th January,
1790; 9th February, 1790; 9th March. 1790; 13th April, 1790; nth May, 1790;
8th June, 1790; 24th June, 1790; 13th July, 1790; loth August, 1790; 12th Octo-
ber, 1790; 9th November. 1790; 30th November, 1790; 14th December, 1790;
27th December, 1790; nth January, 1791; 8th February, 1791; 8th March. 1791;
i2th April, 1791; loth May, 1791; 14th June, 1791; 24th June, 1791; uth July
1791; icth August, 051: 13th September, 1791.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Rawdon Lodge or "The Lodge Between the Three
Lakes, No. 498, E. R.— The first lodge warranted at
^oKK (loRONTo), 179^-1800.— Curious Records and odd
METHODS IN LODGE LIFE AT THAT PERIOD.
vu^",.'^^^ "'^. '*'^'-' "^ 'Toronto was selected by Governor Sinicoe
with the uitention that the future town should be the capital of
Upper Canada Ihe land-iocked sheet of water a couple of miles
long, and a mile and a half wide, which fronted the site, gave to the
town until 1793 the name of " Bay of Toronto," but when Governor
iJinicoe named the embryo town \ork, it became the " Bay of York "
for the country east, west and north, and including the town site
was the county of \ork, and the new town was situated in the town-
Snip 01 York.
It is an odd fact that previous to 1793 the locality of York town-
ship was known as Dublin, while to the east of the town site the
bcarborough heights were called Glasgow. Darlington, a few miles
turther east was known as Bristol, and Whitby— now Port Whitby
on the lake shore, was called Norwich.
The early inhabitants of the places named came from Great
Britain, and, therefore, they sought to perpetuate the familiar names
of the old land in the newly-laid out territory. It appears, however,
that the name Toronto was familian for a century before it was applied
to Toronto, when in 1686 the Marquis de Denouville, Governor-
Ceneral of Canada under Louis XIV., named the entire country
lying between Gloucester or Alatchedash Bav on Lake Huron and
i^ake bimcoe, the Toronto region. In a French despatch the
Governor recommended two military posts, one at the southern end
or entrance to Lake IJuron, and another at the upper or eastern end
at the pass by Toronto." These posts were located at these places
so as to prevent the linglish fur traders from joiiirevin^- to
Michihmackinac by these routes. The southern post was known as
^ort St. Joseph, afterwards the site of Fort Gratiot, near what is now
Port Huron in Michigan, opposite the Canadian town of Sarnia. The
post at the eastern end was never built, but an old map shows its
location not far from the town of Penetanguishene, and the proposed
fort IS described as " at the mouth of the Bay of Toronto upon Lake
Huron." ^
In the same map which accompanies " Lahontan's Letters " Lake
bimcoe IS called Lake Toronto, and the Indian tribes of the locality
were called Torontoguernons or the Toronto Nation, tribes which
were properly known as the Hurons or Urjandots.
By the despatches of the Governor to France and by the old
map referred to, it is shown that the name " Toronto," as originally
applied, seemed to denominate the country which lay around the
shores of Lake Simcoe. A map by Herman Moll, dated 1720, uses
the same nomenclature.
In other maps of the period the Humber river, which lies to the
west of the citv of Toronto, was the line of communication south-
ward between Lakes Simcoe and Huron and was called "the To-
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ronto River," and even the route between these lakes by the rivers
RivcT" ^ '^°^^^ ^^'^^ ^^''^ "^^" ^^'■^ "^^"^^ " '^'o'""nto
Eventually the Huron tribes, scattered from their homes on
Lake Simcoe by the Iroquois, left the country without inhabitants
Ontario "^'"^ became attached to the country surrounding Lake
r.KrS%'^^"''f'°"r.?^ ^^.^ "^"'^ "Toronto" is a matter of doubt,
uabnel bagard, a Pranciscan missionary, in his dictionary of the
Huron language published in 1632 in Paris, gives " Toronton " at
hL Kn ?■ JT"*?"u^- ,aho"yO' meaning that he killed many of
the ijenecas, a tribe of the Iroquois a ;r ui
of the wit.^'""T7'''!f*'°" '•' '^T '^^ ^^'■d "^^^"« "t'-^es rising out
°hat thrwnrH <??'' denvation has arisen erroneously from the^ fact
word whkh Id IZZ'^KJ^^VTi^'''''' '" ^°""^ t° ^ Mohawk
ralhidTd tn i^ "^'^^ r '^"owledge of the dialect to think that
Jt alluded to the long rows of trees that years ago covered the nenin
£gr SaLSo°P^^^ '^^^ woThr'haS^LTous"
f7i^,f » ^ ^'^° ^'^" >t ^s Otoronton," and in 1700 " Ouen-
?oteworthTVh;''"^'^'P"^' J° ^^'^^ S'"^^°^' ^ similarity^hTch is
^aJa^'T, nnJ^M^^'"* ^^l^' shortened at both ends, just as " Oni-
gara IS now Niagara," an initial Indian " O " being dropped off
that ?heTJr '"P'^'i ^•5^'-^"* derivations. Lieut Coke^ writes
s so-called from 'th.^'"- '''? ^T'^ " ''^"^^ ^'^^" " ^^ating thrt " i?
buil?" ilr p-T *j'^„^"''=">a'- bay upon whose margin the town is
San offire^nf^'"'^ Bonnycastle thinks that it was ?amed from the
Italian officer of engineers who built the old French fort.
«n„tv, * r *''^1"n? P°'* ^^s '^"own as Fort Rouille near the
km wrtftr^''""'* of Toronto and was established in 1749. It Mas
storeJ^usSld^a^Si;^^^^^^^
•4ood hrll '";7^' ''^ ^^^^ P'^^"^t' ^ French prTeft who ftnd
^ Poiuhnt irv""'"' '"^ everything requisite foV the t^ade "
and Fran rsays '' T^eTor? ""-' '''' r' ^^^--" England
Sfee?i!ragt;;s"'"' ^"--""'-^es with Lake Huron by a port^eTf
safet?o?hl tiT^c/'l^sl^l^S^P^:, ^^ l^l^^,^^^ ^or the
ri^^^'l'^'^ A"-^" ^/'■''''^ ^^^^^ the iSns w ?e^ a sel'liSTthe
5^.1 .^^"^ ^"*"r'° '"^"^ "^'R'^t be induced hvthrPneirsh to
foswegot ' " *'' *"'' '' *'" ^''-"^^ '"^""^^^ ^'^'-^^ «' ^'^otguen
In 1757 a plot by a hundred Mississagas Indians to nillafrp th*
fort was frustrated by M. Pouchot. The force at the fort nlvfr ex!
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cectlcd twenty-five men, and at tliis time there were only eleven
including the storekeeper.
Fort I'runtenac was cajUured by the British in 175H, and the
French (lovernor ordered that if I'ort Toronto was in danger it
should he burned and the stores rein(jved to Niagara. It is believed
that this was done and the stores and guard were shipped to Niagara.
On 13th September, lyiKi, Major Rogers, of the Rangers, with
200 men and fifteen whale boats left Montreal for Lake Ontario. ( )n
the 30th September they reached the River Toronto (the llumber),
and Rogers in his narrative says: "There was a track of about three
hundred acres of cleared ground round the place where formerly the
French had a fort that was called Fort Toronto."
The Indians told Rogers that Detroit was only eight days'
journey, and that when the I'rench traded at Toronto the Indians
came from Michiliniackinac by way of the river Toronto, and that the
portage from the north end of that river was only twenty miles across
country to a river falling into l.uke Huron, for tlu- Indians considered
the Holland river, Lake Simcoe and the Severn as one stream.
As early as 1788 the Hon. John Collins, the deputy surveyor
general of the province of Quebec, reported to Lord iJorchestcr that
" the harbour of Toronto is capacious, safe and well sheltered."
Collins was in the western part of Upper Canada that year, and in
1787, when attending to liis duties at Cataraqui (Kingston), founded
the Craft lodge known at St. James, in the King's Rangers, of which
Major Rogers was senior warden.
In Holland's map of the province of Quebec the peninsula
opposite the present city of Toronto is marked " Presq' isle,
Toronto," and Iluniber Bay is called " Toronto Bay," \vhilc all the
tract of land in and around the old French post is named Toronto.
In 1791 Augustus Jones surveyed the whole of the north shore
of Lake Ontario, a district that was included in the term: "Toronto,
and the Trent head of I'.ay of Quinte," and in 171^ he surveyed the
land around Humber Bay, and in 1793 visited the place with Lt.-Gov.
Simcoe. They left Niagara and coasted the lake, arriving at Toronto
after a journey of seven days, stopping at different places en route.
Joseph Bouchette made the first survey of York harbour in 1793,
and in a description of the proposed provincial capital says that the
sole inhabitants were two families of Mississagas Indians. Governor
Simcoe named the new capital York, in honor of the second son of
George III., then a military commander in Europe. In letters and
documents appears the expression " York, late Toronto," and
" Toronto, now York."
Down to 1793 Niagara had been the seat of government and the
capital of Upper Canada. In July and August of 1793, however, steps
were taken to remove to York. The Queen's Rangers were sent to the
latter station, and on 29th July, 1793, Governor Simcoe left Niagara
for York. On arrival they lived under canvas at the garrison at
the west end of the town. At a later date the Governor built the log
house known as Castle Frank on the Don river, at the east end of the
town.
On the 27th August the news of the success of the Duke of York
in Holland having arrived, the Governor ordered the union flag to be
raised at noon and a roval salute to be fired " in respect to His Royal
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Highness, and in coinnuMiioration of the naming; this liaiionr from
his I'.nglish title."
In Mrs. .Siincoe's diary is found the following entry concerning
the naming of York:
"24th August, 1793. The Govr. has received an ofKcial account of the
Duke of York liaviug distinguished himself in action at Flanders, by wiiich
the French were dislodged and driven out of Holland. The (jovr ordered a
royal salute to be fired in coninicnioration of this event, and took the same
opportunity of naming this station York. There are a few 12 or 18 pounders
which were brought here from Oswegatchie or Carleton Island. The
Misji.ssaga and Onondago fired also and their regt."
Probably had it been known that the success which attended the
first operations of the J)uke did not continue, the harbour might have
remained Toronto Bay.
The first Executive C'ouncil at York was held in the canvas
house on the site of the present fort on the 3rd August, 1793, and the
Governor and his family passed the winter of 1793-4 under its shelter.
On the 13th May, 1793, Mrs. Sinicoe made the following entry
in her diary:
" Coll. Simcoe returned from Toronto, and speaks in praise of the
harbour, and a line spot near it covered with large oaks, which he intends to
fix upon as a site for a town."
Augustus Jones writes in 1793 of " the town of York." This is
the first time that the expression is used in an official document. On
the 3rd of August he " waited on his Excellency in Council and went
with him to look at the situation of the town of York."
Mr. Talbot, of the Governor's stafTf, wrote to Col. McKee from
York: " There is a most magnificent city laid out which is to begin
in the Spring," and Mr. Jarvis, the secretary of the province, who was
also the Provincial Grand Master of Upper Canada, wrote to a friend
at Niagara that the legislature was to meet, and that after it was
prorogued " The Colonel (Governor Simcoe) and his suite are to go
to Toronto, a city hunting. I hope that they will be successful."
In Augustus Jones' journal we see that Chief Joseph Brant and
Colonel Butler, of Butler's Rangers, were with Governor Simcoe at
York in 1793. About the first work that the Rangers had to do was
the " making a road from the camp to Toronto old Fort," that is to
Fort Rouille.
The original town plot of Y^ork was at the north and towards the
€ast end of the present bay. It was defined by George street on the
west, Ontario street on the east, Duchess street on the north, and
Palace street on the south. In the summer of 1794 the public
buildings were erected. These were situated at the east end of the
town, between the river Don and the east town limit. The barracks
or fort were two miles away at the north west of the harbour. In
these bawacks the Queen's. Rangers' Craft lodge met from 1796, and
on festival days they marched to the town and to the public buildings,
where divine service was held, after which the evening was spent in
enjoyment at some hospitable house in town.
This was the York of 1794. In 1795 a French writer who visited
the place states that there were only twelve houses in the town, and
that these stood " on the bay near the river Don." But York pro-
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gressecl, and by the end of the century there were, at least, a hundred
people in the town, exclusive of those at the garrison.
In 1795 there was quite a number of houses in the fort at the
west end of the town. The picture given by Mrs. Simcoe is one of
thirty-three Canadian views discovered by the writer in a portfolio
in the King's Library in the British Museum, London, in 1894. The
drawings are in sepia, and are interesting because they are so closely
identified with a city which, from a population of half a hundred in
1795. to-day has not much less than two hundred thousand within its
limits.
One of the pioneer Craft lodges, the first of the early English of
which there is any authentic record, was known as Rawdon lodge,
No. 498, E. R., or " The Lodge between the Three Lakes," Ontario
Snncoe and Huron. This ternv arose from the situation of Toronto
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Rt. Hon. Francis Ravvdon Hastings. Earf, of Moira— Comman-
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on the map, and by the fact that the first trading posts north of
Toronto were up in the Lake Sinicoe region. In travelHng between
the three lakes, the first halting-place was an old pine tort called
" Gwillinibury," on the Holland river, and fiom this ancient canoe
landing, the journey was made on foot to Toronto, the place
" between the lakes."
Rawdon lodge was named after Francis, Lord Rawdon, Earl of
Moira, in Ireland, who was at the period of issue acting Grand
Master of the Masonic fraternity in England. Lord Rawdon was
descended from the ancient family of Rawdons in Yorkshire. , His
family was seated in that county at the time of the conquest, but in
ifioo his ancestors removed to Ireland, from which kingdom they
derived the honors they hold in the British house of peers. His
father. Sir John Rawdon, Bart., was in 1750 advanced to the peerage
with the title Baron of Moira, and in 1761 was created Earl of Moira
in the county Down. By his third wife. Lady Elizabeth Hastings,
sister of the Earl of Huntingdon, Lord Moira had six sons and four
daughters; the eldest of his sons was Francis, after whom Rawdon
lodge was named. He became Marquis of Hastings in 1817.
Lord Rawdon was burn 9th December, 1754, and was an ensign
in the 15th regiment of foot and served in the American war. In the
battle of Camden, 16th August, 1780, he greatly distinguished him-
self. On March 5th, 1783, he was advanced to the dignity of an
English peer, with the title of Baron Rawdon of Rawdon, in the
county of York, and by the death of his father he succeeded to the
earldom of Moira. He took a prominent part in the debates of the
House of Lords.
Of his lordship's Masonic career there can be but one opinion.
He was acting Grand Master of England from 1790 to 1812. He was
also Grand Master of Scotland in 1806. In 1793 he presented an
address to the king from the Freemasons, and on his departure for
India in January, 1813, a farewell banquet was given him at Free-
masons' Hall, at which six of the royal family, members of the Craft,
were present: The Dukes of Sussex, York, Kent, Clarence, Cumber-
land and Gloucester, and five hundred brethren. A magnificent jewel
was then presented to Lord Moira, on behalf of the Craft, in an
emergent communication of the Grand Lodge: "To no person,"
says Oliver, " had Masonry for many years been more indebted than
to the Earl of Moira." He died in 1826.
Regarding the formation of Rawdon lodge there is in the book
endorsed as that of " Warrants of Constitution and Patents to Prov.
Grand Masters," now in the archives of the first Grand Lodge of
England, the following entry at page 23:
498, The Rawdon Lodge between the three Lakes in Upper Canada.
Wm. Demont, Master.
Thos. Richardson, )
John Hewitt, ) Wardens.
Const, dated iSth June, 1792, contains this clause:
" The Rawdon L. to be opened and held in any convenient
The place between the three lakes in Upper Canada, provided the
new Rt. Wors. Sir John Johnson, Bart., our P. G. M. for
Nos. Canada shall not object to the holding of sd. lodge."
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History of freemasonry in Canada.
In the minutes of the meeting of the first Grand Lodge of Eng-
land (Moderns) held 21st November, 1792, it is stated, " 498, Rawdon
Lodge, Upper Canada, £2. 2. 2. 2," meaning that the lodge had been
constituted and had paid £2 2 o, and £2 2 o to the Charity and Hall
funds respectively.
These entries are conclusive evidence that this well known lodge
received its warrant direct from the Grand Lodge of England. The
names of its officers are familiar to the pioneers of York, but in the
earliest list extant of the inhabitants of the town, issued in 1805, there
is no mention of these names. It is doubtful whether the right to
hold the lodge was referred to Sir John Johnson. The lodge was to
be held " between the three lakes," and not " between the lakes," as
has been the location given the lodge prior to the discovery of the
book containing the entries which have definitely decided the matter.
It will be observed that W. Demont was the W.M. in 1797, five years
after the issue of the warrant.
In the archives of Canada a document relating to the early settle-
ment of the country contains the following:
" Loyal Americans who have signed to go and settle in U. C. (Upper
Canada), London, Dec. 26th, 1791. These have pensions, Fred. Herickfield,
I, I. 2.; Wm. Demont, i. i. o."
The above were both members of the Craft. Bro. Demont was
the W. M. of Rawdon lodge, and Bro. Fred. Herickfield was Bro.
■ Frederick Hirschfieldt, Grand Master," of Kingston, who in 1800
was the Grand Master of the Templar body held under the sanction
of lodge No. 6, Kingston. He was no doubt a relative of " Thos.
Hershfieldt," who was W.M. of No. 6, Kingston, in 1798.
The lodge worked in Toronto from 1793 until the 27th May,
1800, under a warrant granted by the Prince of Wales, Grand Master
of England, and afterwards George IV. The warrant of Rawdon
came, as stated, from the first or original Grand Lodge of England
(Moderns), and was dated 15th June, 1792.
The earliest minutes of Rawdon lodge in existence are those of
an emergent assembly held on the 14th May, 1797. Of the book
coftta'ning these minutes the first four pages are missing. The fifth
page and those following are intact. The first initiation of which
there is a record in York (Toronto), is in the proceedings of this
lodge on the 27th of May, 1797, when " Mr. William Cooper was
brought forward to take the first step in Masonry." Mr. Coopei was
a prominent inhabitant. He was one of the first wharfingers, and had
a wharf at the foot of Church street, which was afterwards known as
" Maitland's wharf." The committee meetings of Rawdon lodge
were held in the office of the storehouse on the wharf. His descend-
ants still reside in Canada, one being an Anglican clergyman at
Port Hope.
On the 24th of June, 1797, the festival of St. John was for the
first time celebrated in Toronto, and on the same date we have a
record of the first expulsion from the Order — a brother, John Coons
— the reasons for this action are not explained.
The writer, in searching the records of the Toronto Public
Library, had his attention called to entries in an old day book of
Ahner Miles, the proprietor of the Tnrnntn Hntel, freqtiented by the
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Craft on festive occasions. Bro. John Coons was a liberal patron of
the house, and the frequency of his name in the ledger, shows that
possibly the brethren acted with discretion in expelling him from the
Craft. Bro. Coons was certainly the most profitable customer the
hotel bar had during Miles' time.
On December 27th, 1797, the lodge met at Miles' tavern, and
celebrated the festival of St. John. The hotel stood on the south-
west corner of King and Sherbourne (Caroline) streets.
The first record of refreshments being served is after the meet-
ing of March 19th, 1798, and the first intimation of fees charged is
at the meeting of June xith, 1798, when
Tt being the desire at this time of the officers and brethren in general to
know the wealth of the lodge coffers, therefore request the Treasurer to bring
forward his accounts properly stated the night of our next meeting.
There was no meeting of Rawdon from this date until 8th
December, 1798. No records whatever have been found which show
that the lodge had been called together during the preceding six
months. An epidemic of what was called " Philadelphia fever," per-
haps typhus, afiflicted the town, and many died, and this has been
given as a reason for the lodge not being convened. The 27th
December, 1798, gives us the first record of a past master. The
minutes state that W. Bro. John Kendrick " passed the chair."
In 1799 Rawdon lodge met in Marther's Hotel, for the minutes
of 27th December, 1799, say that
at 12 o'clock the members formed a procession, called at Mr. McDougall's
Hotel and refreshed ourselves, and then returned to Marther's Hotel, attend-
ed by music from the garrison.
Marther's Hotel was situated on the north-east corner of King
and Jarvis streets. The registry office records show that on 4th
September, 1800, the Crown granted to Samuel Marther, lot No. 24,
on the north side of King street, concession 8, one-fifth of an acre.
Samuel Marther was described as an innholder. He sold on 9th
February, 1801, to Benjamin Gilbert, also an "innholder." The fact
that the grant was not made to Marther until 1800, is no evidence that
the hotel was not at the north-east corner of King and Jarvis in 1799,
as no doubt some time, perhaps a year before the grant, Marther
had taken up the lot and built his house thereon.
The 17th of May, 1800, saw the last assemblage of the members
of Rawdon lodge. They had decided to cast their fortunes with the
Provincial Grand Master, and give up their old warrant on the Eng-
lish register, and take one with Roval Arch powers from R. W. Bro.
Jarvis. This they did on the date named, and Rawdon became
absorbed in St. John's Royal Arch lodge, No. 16, which worked from
1800 till 1825. and met regularly in Barrett's Hotel in the town of
York. Barrett's Hotel stood on Kin<? .street east, on the north-west
corner of Jarvis street.
It ^^'^^^ *"^^^ lodges opened anf' -<;ed in whatever degree the
W. M. desired to work. On the 24ih of Tune, 1797, the first
Masonic festival was celebrated in Toronto. The brethren met at 11
a.m., and "with the utmost harmonv and felicity went to their
respective houses at 7 p.m."
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The minutes of Rawdon are interesting, and as read by the Craft
to-day show the earnestness with which our old time brethren faith-
fully labored to carry out the principles of the fraternity.
The Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of England, writing
in 1886 to R. W. Bro. J. J. Mason, Grand Secretary of Canada, says:
" I find that the ' Rawdon Lodge,' No. 498, was originally founded in
1792 to meet ' between the three lakes,' in Upper Canada. This lodge, how-
ever, never made any returns to this Grand Lodge, and probably ceased to
exist shortly after the warrant was issued."
The minutes, however, show that the lodge did not become dor-
mant for many years after the issue of the warrant. The first minutes
are as follows:
14th May, 1797. "A Lodge of Emergency met according to order for
particular reasons that Brothers Joseph, Hiram, and Duke William Kendrick
should be passed and raised to the degree of Master Masons."
This is the first record that remains, as the portion of the minute
book saved, by its paging, shows that four pages are missing. The
" particular reason " was to qualify sufficient brethren to open a
lodge. The above minutes are signed by " order of the Master and
Brethren " by " John Coons, Secretary," and the following note is
appended, " The petition of Mr. William Cooper was received and
accepted."
This is the first petition in the lodge of which we have record.
27th May, 1797. The stated meeting was held on the 27th inst.,
when Mr. William Cooper was brought forward in order to take his
*' first step in Masonry." This was the first initiation.
On the loth of June following, which is styled " Regular Lodge
night," Brother William Cooper was passed to the degree of a Fellow
Craft, and the lodge then closed, and opened in the Ent'd Apprentice
degree. The lodge then proceeded to elect officers for the ensuing
year.
It appears from a list of names in the minutes, which are dated
the next day, that the following officers were elected on the loth of
June, for the ensuing six months. The secretary probably did not
finish his minutes until the morning after the meeting. The officers
elected were:
Brothers William Demont, W.M., John Kendrick, S.W., Duke William
Kendrick, Treasurer, William Cooper, Secretary.
An emergency meeting was held on the 23rd of June, 1797, and
the lodge was opened in the second degree, when, as Brother Phelps
was going " to leave the country," he was passed and raised to the
sublime degree of a Master Mason, and Brother Bush was also raised
to the same degree.
At this period it was the custom to open and close in the degree
in which work was to be done, and not as is the rule to-day, to open
in the first degree. It was also customary to elect their officers every
six months, and to meet semi-monthly, and for the secretary to sign
the minutes " by order of the Worshipful Master and brethren " at
the time of meeting. To-day lodges can only elect as master, one
who has served as a warden of a warranted lodge for one vear. The
organization and legal existence of Rawdon lodge, therefore, dated
from the 24th of June, 1797.
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ce William
Tliere are no records of previous meetings, but it is evident that
the brethren who filled the offices of senior and junior wardens,
secretary and treasurer, were raised to the third degree in order to
qualify them to take their part in the government of the lodge on
the approaching St. John's day.
On the 24th June, 1797, the brethren celebrated the festival of
St. John the l^aptist. The record is original, humorous and instruc-
tive. The minutes state:
24th June, 1797. " In order to celebrate tlic anniversary of this day (so
conspicuous upon the Masonic annals) the Brethren met according to adjourn-
ment at II o'clock, after going through the necessary business an elegant
dinner was served up, when it appeared to be every brother's desire to do
honor to the day, with conviviality accompanied by true decorum, after many
Masonic toasts were drunk, the Brethren retired with tlie utmost harmony
and felicity, to their respective homes at 7 o'clock."
In this happy and fraternal manner was the first anniversary of
the festival of St. John the Baptist celebrated by the first lodge of
Freemasons, assembled for that purpose for the first time in York.
How pleasant to read that the celebration passed off " with convivial-
ity accompanied by true decorum," and that the brethren " retired
to their respective homes at 7 o'clock." What a change a century
has brought. Read the records of our celebrations of festivals to-day,
when the Craft is never " called off " until a couple of hours after our
ancient brethren are said to have " resumed labor," and often the
toast of Bro. junior warden is not required until it is low twelve, and
" the iron tongue of midnight has tolled the hour."
" June 27th, 1707. Lodge of Emergency opened in the Master's Degree.
Brother William Cooper was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason."
As the latter portion of the minutes refer to the first expulsion
from the Craft in this city, it is here inserted verbatim:
'■ The Brethren then took into consideration the conduct of Brother John
Coons, when after every minute circumstance was investigated the Lodge
adjudged the said John Coons unworthy of ever being admitted into their or
any other Lodge."
Sweeping as was the condemnation, we are left entirely unin-
formed as to the offence. A month before he was their secretary, and
any slight offence would have been more lightly treated. However,
we are assured that the enquiry was searching, and that justice was
tempered with mercy, for the following extract from the same
minutes shows that the punishtnent might not be permanent:
" Unless he makes every proper concession for said ' misconduct.' "
This was interlined in the original, probably at the instance of
some worthy and charitable brother. Coons had been removed at
the f iiergency on the 23rd inst. from the office of secretary, and
William Cooper, a Fellow Craft, appointed in his stead. There is no
record that Coons was ever reinstated, so that his name stands as
the first brother expelled from the Craft in Toronto.
At this meeting Mr. Seneca Kctchum was proposed for initia-
tion, and notwithstanding the arduous labors of the brethren the
lodge was closed at half-past ten o'clock.
Mr. Ketchum was the brother of the well known and philan-
thropic Jesse Ketchum, a prominent citizen of Toronto.
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"July nth, 1797. Regular Lodge night. The Lodge opened in the first
ucgree.
" Mr Seneca Ketchum was balloted for, and agreed to be admitted with-
out a dissenting voice."
" The Worshipful Master gave a lecture, and the Lodge closed at 10
o clock.
"July 2Sth 1797. Regular Lodge night. Brother Seneca Ketchum was
passed to the degree of a Fellow Craft."
•• August 8th, 1797. Regular Lodge night. The Brethren met according
T u V" T- , ^^'=°"*' Degree, when a motion was made by Bro
John Kendnck and a petition was presented recommending Brother
Seneca Ketchum to the sublime degree of a Master Mason, which being ap-
proved of and done, the Worshipful Master gave a lecture and the Lodge
was closed. "*
(Signed) William Cooper,
Secretary.
This is the last time Brother Cooper officiated as secretary The
subsequent minutes were signed "Seneca Ketchum, Sec'y pro tern"
until the 4th of December, when he was regularly elected.
h,.Jl '^"^K f "''• '^^{" f.^ ^"'^^^ ^«^'" •"«=*• ''"' as there was no particular
str^^tt^Uero/^Ma^^nS"''^"'- ""''''' ""'^"^^"^ " "''"""^ '"^ '""^
The proceedings of the next meeting are important. The
brethren recog„,zed the principle of having a governing body in
Canada. Although their charter was direct from England they vvere
willing to pay obedience to the jurisdiction of the Provincial Grand
veriSm: ^°'^^' ^* Montreal. The minutes are given
Sept. sth, 1797- Being Regular Lodge night the Brethren met a^
usual: no particular business coming on, it was generally movd tS the
t^Tawdnn ^T' ^.^""''!,-"\'^ ^^ »^»"«-it a list of the Bretirn b Sg ng
SncllGrand I^'.' '" ft" '^'^' ,'^''' "'"^^ "^^^ ^' ''^^^''^^^'^ *" the Pro
Sereon ^^ "■'"'' '"'' '" '""''"''* * ^"^"^'y correspondence
T j^''°'^*[ ^JI^'P' """^^^ '•^at honorable testimony be given from Rawdon
Lodge to the Grand Lodge of Montreal, that not only the regis terL n'onev
but a donation of at least a half a Joanna be sent, sen' also w1 h a Jf.ju siS
of SreT' «"PP°«i"^ the honor and dignity of the Grand Lodg;
A discussion ensued respecting the weakness of the Lodge, when Brother
Phelps m conjunction with Brother Hiram Kendrick declared hat 'hey them
cllZ T° H ' : '^'^ ''°"°'' °^ ^'^°"^^' P^y '^' ^""^ °f half a Joanna to s"d
Grand Lodge, at the same time assuring them they hold themselves in everv
due subordination and submission, and requesting their patronage and instruc-
tion being authorized by the Grand Lodge of England, sanctioned and sup-
ported as the Most Ancient Grand Lodge of Masonry, by His Royal Fieh-
ness George, Prince of Wales, now Grand Master. The Lodge perceiving
the Masonic generosity of the above two Brethren willingly coincided with
them.
The Lodge closed in the utmost harmony and good fellowship
Seneca Ketchum, Signed by order of the
Secretary, pro tem. Master and Brethren.
It is rather odd that in sending a subscription a foreign coin
should be used to designate the amount. This is probably accounted
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for b> the fact that there were at that time a large number of foreign
coins in circniation in the country, which were principahy imported
from the United States.
As explained in a previous chapter a " Johannes "—or in Eng-
lish, John, was a Portuguese gold coin, of the value of eight dollars,
contracted often into Joe; as, a Joe, or half-Joe. Therefore, a half
Joannes would be four dollars. This seems to be the amount con-
sidered sufficient fOr affiliation. We have an official list of the Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge at Quebec, issued on loth January, 1798, which
contams a list of lodges, and gives " St. Paul, Montreal," as No. 12.
It IS possible, however, that the lodge was registered by the Grand
Lodge of Canada as " No. 13."
"Sept. 19th, 1797. Regular Lodge Night. No business other than that
of routine was transacted."
" Oct. 3rd, 1797. Regular Lodge night. The Lodge was opened in the
entered apprentice degree, and motion was made and seconded, and a dis-
cussion ensued on the singular conduct of Brother William Cooper, be
specially summoned to answer tlie particulars of his conduct."
There is no record of this " singular " conduct.
"Oct. 31st, 1797. Regular Lodge night. "Lodge opened in the Second
degree and the Worshipful Master gave a lecture, accompanied by some
good and wholesome advice, and charges respecting Masonry in general, all
of which war, gratefully acknowledged. Lodge closed at 10."
" Nov. c/th. 1797. Being regular Lodge night the Lodge met and opened
in due order in the Apprentice's degree, the Worshipful Master giving in-
structions to the younger part of the Brotherhood, explaining some matters
that were not entirely clear to them."
"The Lodge was then closed, and a Fellow Craft's opened, which con-
tmupd open for some time, was then closed and a Master's opened."
"A short discourse on the sublimity of Masonry ensued, which gave
tmiversal satisfaction."
" The Lodge closed in its usual good order at half past ten o'clock."
The meetings of this lodge were most creditable to the Craft. Its
ni.nutes, and the character of its membership, testify to the fact that
they lived close to the lines of their obligations.
''Nov. 20th, 1797. Lodge of Emergency was called at the instance of
Brother Ketchum for Joseph Phelps to be admitted a Brother; a committee
was formed in order to make enquiry into his moral character, &c. Lodge
closed at 9 o'clock.
•' Nov. 28th, 1797. Regular Lodge night. The Lodge opened in the first
degree, a petition was presented from William Marsh and Solomon Arthur,
praying to be admitted into our respectable society, and being desirous of
receiving some of the benefits of Masonry.
" They were recommended by Brother Josiah Phelos as being well dis-
posed, honest men. and worthy of notice being taken of them. A Committee
wa,<! formed to enquire into their respective characters so as to have a full
account the next Lodge night."
" The Lodge closed in its usual manner at 10 o'clock."
"Dec'r i2th. 1797. Regular Lodge night. Lodge opened in the first
degree. A favorable report having been received of the two candidates men-
tioned the last Lodge night, from the committee appointed to inquire respect-
ing them, they were balloted for and duly admitted ' without a dissentinir
-voice.' " ^
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' in good order and
" A short lecture was given and the Lodge closed
harmony ' at lO o'clock."
" Dcc'r. 26th, 1797. This being Regular Lodge night, and preceding the
anniversary of St. John, the Brethren met. and in order to have every requisite
preparation for the same opened in the Apprentice's degree."
" Upon motion being made for the installation of new officers the follow-
ing were chosen:— John Kendrick, Master, Joseph Kendrick, Senior Warden.
Duke W. Kendrick, Junior Warden, Josiah Phelps, Treasurer, Seneca
Ketchum, Secretary, which being done, and the necessary business of the
meeting completed, the Lodge closed with its usual harmony."
" Seneca Ketchum. " Signed by order of the
Secretary. Master and Brethren."
The Coniniittce omitted to report on the petition of Josiah
Phelps before the lodge closed, so that it was re-opened to admit him,
as the following addenda to the minutes show:
" By the report of the committee appointed to scrutinize the character
of Josiah Phelps it is found he is worthy of admittance, therefore a Lodge of
Emergency is called this night after the close of the other.
" It being the eve of St. John, the candidate and his friends arc desirous of
his participating in the next day's festivity, he is admitted to the First Degree
of Masonry."
" Seneca Ketchum, Signed &c."
Secretary.
The lodge now consisted of thirteen members, four of whom liad
been initiated since last June, and one expelled (John Coons). The
minutes of the following meetings are full of good nature and brother-
ly love, and are specially enjoyable.
"Dec'r 27th, 1797. Being the Festival of St. John the Evangelist, the
Brethren met at Mr. Miles to commemorate the same. After assembling,
clothed according to each degree, a genteel dinner was prepared, of which
we partook, and after our repast several Masonic and sentimental toasts were
drunk, and continued our hilarity, with the truest sense of delicacy, till seven
o'clock when we returned, each brother well pleased to his respective home."
" Seneca Ketchum,
Secretary."
The minutes of the new year must commend themselves to every
reader.
"January 9th, 1798. Regular Lodge night. The Brethren being met and
the Lodge opened in the First Degree, when a short oration was given upon
the New Year, and every brother joined with a sincere wish and supplication
to the Grand Architect and Master of the World to inspire us with a true
sense of our duty, and what we have entered into, earnestly hoping through
his divine influence that peace, happiness and unanimity may ever subsi.st
among its and Masons in general."
"A petition was presented recommended by Bros. Dunnie and Bush that
Mr. Joseph McDonald be admitted a member."
" Lodge closed as usual."
The examination into the character of a candidate was not a
cursory one. He had to be of good repute and worthy. In this ca.se
of John McDonald, which should read " Joseph," the committee
enquired into " the candidate'.^ character, and finding it to be un-
exceptionable he was admitted,"
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"January 23rd 1798, RcR-ilar Lodge night. Lodge opened in the First
Degree. Brothers Dunnic and Bush requested that Mr. John McDoi.ald
should be brought forward. The master desired to know if due intjuiry had
been made into the candidates character, and finding it to be unexceptionable
he was admitted to the First Degree, and after a Lecture the Lodge closed
in its usual good order."
" February sih. KiKular Lodge night. Lodge opened in the Second
Degree, and Brother Joseph McDonald was passed to the Degree of a Fellow
Craft. A petition was presented praying that Messrs. Badger and Beadle be
admitted."
Brr> McDonald nmst have been a very worthy man, for one of
the reasons for which he was raised, on the 20th February, to the
third degree was " from Ills particular attention to the Craft, and his
general good behaviour."
" The Lecture was given and Lodge closed in usual good order."
" February 20th, 1798. Regular Lodge night. The Brethren met accord-
ing to order, the Lodge was opened in the Fellow Craft Degree, till the
necessary business was gone through, it was then closed and a Master's Lodge
opened. A request was made that Brother Joseph McDonald he raised to the
sublime degree (from his particular attention to the Craft and his general good
behaviour) which was unanimously agreed to. Gideon Badger was admitted
to the First Degree, but Mr. Beadle, being a stranger, was refused till further
enquiry should 6e made into his character and abilities.
" The Lodge then closed in its usual harmony at half past ten o'clock."
" Seneca Ketchum,
Secretary."
" March 5, 1798. Regular Lodge night. Brethren met according to order
and opened in flic First Degree. It was moved that Mr. Beadle should be
admitted to the First Degree, wbich was agreed to and done properly, the
Master then gave a lecture and the Apprentice Lodge was closed and a
Fellow Craft Lodge opened, when Bro. Badger was admitted to the second
degree of Freemasonry. The Lodge then closed in good order as usual at
halt past 10 o'clock."
" Seneca Ketchum,
Secretary."
The minutes of igth March, 1798, convey a perfect idea of the
harmony which prevailed. The younger brethren were instructed,
and the lodge was closed. Then the brethren were " called to refresh
themselves," and after mirth, " songs and toasts," retired each to
his respective home an hour before midnight "in the usual good
haimony." This surely gives to posterity a pattern for imitation.
" March 19th, 1798. Regular Lodge Night. The Brethren met according
to order, and the Lodge was opened in the Second Degree, after which several
important parts of the constitution were read for the benefit of the young
brethren, all tending to illustrate the Ancient and Royal Craft. The Lodge
was then closed, after which the brethren were called to refresh themselves,
and with some innocent miiih sang a few Masonic songs, and drank some
toasts, upon the same at eleven o'clock the brethren retired each to their
respective homes in the usual good harmony."
" Seneca Ketchum,
Secretary.'
This is the first record we have of the brethren partaking of re-
freshments after meetings on lodge nights, except at the regular
festivals of St. John.
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The welfare of the Craft generally was truly the subject matter
of this " short lecture," and the " necessary admonition " coming
from the cast would, no doul)t, have a lasting effect.
"April 2nd, 1708. Regular Lodge night. Lodge opened in the First
degree, no particular business was transacted, but a short lecture was given,
and some neci-s.sary admonition touching the behaviour and conduct of
Masons generally. The Lodge closed at 10 o'clock."
" Seneca Kctcliuni.
Secretary."
"April loth, 1798. Lodge of F.mergency. Called for the purpose of
passing Bro. Phelps to the Second Degree, that business being done with
propriety, the Lodge was clt.^id and the Hrethrcn retired."
" April 16th, 1798. Regular Lodge night. A lecture was given appertain-
ing to the two first degrees.
" Regular business completed, and Lodge closed with accustomed good
order."
" April 30th, 1798. Regular Lodge Night. Lodge opened in the Second
Degree, and remained opened for some time, then closed and a Master's
Lodge was opened, and after the necessary business was completed, a lecture
was given in the Third Degree. Lodge clo.sid in good order at half-past
nine."
" M.ny 28th, 1798. Regular Lodge night. Lodge opened in the Third '
Degree. Brothers Badger and Arthurs were raised to the sublime degree
of Master Masons. The said brethren paid their full fees after the business
of the evening was finished. Lodge closed in good order .it half-past ten
o'clock.
" Seneca Kctchum,
Secretary."
In the minutes of this meeting we have the first record of fees
or (lues. The amount paid by members is, however, not given.
"June nth. 1798. Regular Lodge night. Lodge opened in the Fellow
Craft Degree, then closed and a Master's Lodge was opened."
" When Brother Joseph Phelps at his solicitation was raised to the sub-
lime degree of a Master Mason. It being the desire at this time of the offi-
cers and brethren in general to know the wealth of the Lodge cofTers, there-
fore requests the Treasurer to bring forward his accounts, properly stated,
the night of our next meeting."
" Brother Duke W. Kendrick (The Jr Warden) is requested by the lodge
to procure a complete set of jewels, which he agrees to have done.
"At 10 o'clock the Lodge closed in good order, and it is .igreed to re-
main closed until the 20th Inst., so as to appoint Master and Wardens for
the ensuing season."
The lodge had at tliis time sixteen members on its roll, an*'
closed on the i ith of June to open again on the 20th for the election
of officers, but "man proposes and (i.KJ disposes." At this time a
serious epidemic ravaged the country, and for six months the brethren
were unable to mcci. In His mercy the Great Architect staved this
plague and restored the devoted band of Craftsmen to health. The
lecord our brethren «hv , ft of their thanks to God for this act of
mercy is as follows
"December 8th. iv'/M. The Lodge met by appointment of the master
and brethren with thanks to the Supreme Being for being able to do so after
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such a chasm from their last iiicftinK, occasioned fcy «iirkness incidental to
the country raKMiR among the brethren, so thai th<y could not meet in num-
bers sutlicient to form a l.odKC."
" We, however, hope throUKJi the assistance of the Great Architect of
the Universe, to proceed witii it from this time as usual, and form ourselves
at regular periods as heretofore."
" A motion was agreed to that ' Brother Marsh should be passed to the
degree of a Fellow Craft,' which was duly pcrlormed and the Lodge closed
in harmony."
Of the nature of the malady there is no record save that it was
" incidental \n the country." It was possibly typhus fever or ague,
and this siipi osilion has wei>,dU from the knowledne liiat the spot
first ileoted .0 build the town of York was a cedar swamp,
bouiuLd on its eastern limit by thousands of acres of marsh, fertile
with noxh.us weeds, the miasma from which, coupled witli tlie
eflfltivia of the new clearings, liad a very deleterious effect on the
iHalth of tile town. We have the evidence in the published report
of the death of two individuals living in difTerent sections of the
country.
The " Upper Canada Gazette and American Oracle." of October
13th. 1798. states that there
r- uu ^'*j '"' *"** °^ **"* prevailing fever at New York Mr. James Mc-
Cobb, and last week at Newark, Mr. James Field, both natives of Ireland."
The inference to be drawn is that it was an epidemic, which
swept this portion of America. Another extract from the same paper
reads : ' *^
" Several letters received by gentlemen in Niagara from their correspon-
dents in Montreal, mentioned the melaricholy circumstance of the ' Phila-
delphian fever, raging with great mortality, that fifteen of the 42nd Regi-
ment died of It m one day, that the physician. Mr. Gould, who visited the
unhappy victims, caught the disease, of which himself and all his family died.
many of the inhabitants have already fallen victims."
This fever may have raged in Toronto in 1798, and in Montreal
the following year. That the scourge did not afflict the brethren at
^lagara as soon as it did those in York is shown by the following
notice, taken from the before mentioned paper, of date Tune TO»h
1798: •' o ' •
'• Newark, June 30th, 1798. The anniversary of the Festival of St. John
falling on a Sunday, the celebration of the day was deferred until the 25th
inst, whe.i the Grand Lodge, and the mother Lodges in town, walked up to
.ilson's tavern to meet their brethren from Queenstown, and the Mountain;
about one o clock a procession was formed of the following Lodges v^z • the
Grand Lodge, the Grand Master's Lodge, Lodge No. 2, Lodge No 4 and
Lodge No. 12. They walked to Hind's Hotel and as soon as the business of
the day was over, they sat down to an elegant dinner, many loyal and Ma-
sonic toasts were drunk, and the brethren parted at eight o'clock in the even-
ing, with the greatest harmony."
" December 8th, 1798. A petition was received from John Clark ' praying
to receive the benefits of Masonry,' which was referred to the committee to
report on.
" Brother Duke W. Kendrick presented an elegant set of jewels, whicli
he was sometime requested to procure. They were highly approved of, and
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the Treasurer was ordered to discharge the bill for the same. The Lodge
closed in good order at lo o'clock "
" Seneca Ketchum, " Signed by the order of
Secretary." the Master and Brethren."
" Dcc'r 151I1, 1798. Lodge of Emergency. Called for the purpose of
admitting Mr. John Clark, a favorable account being heard of him, he is
therefore entered and takes his first step in Masonry.
" Brother Marsh was raised to the sublime deg'-ee of a Master Mason."
The Lodge closed, &c.
" S. Ketchum,
" Sec'y." •' Signed, &c. '
" Dec'r 26th, 1798. The Lodge met according to adjournment, and
opened in the Second Degree. Brother John Clark was passed to the degree
of a Fellow Craft, after which the Fellow Craft's Lodge was closed, and
opened in the Masters' degree."
" He was then proposed on his (Bro. Clark's) intercession to be raised
to the sublime degree of a Master Mason, which was agreed to and exe-
cuted in proper form."
" We then proceeded to the business of electing the several officers for
the ensuing season, Brother Joseph Kendrlck, in consequence thereof ' passed
the chair.'
"The following officers were chosen: Duke W. Kendrick, Master; Gid-
eon Badger, Senir Warden; Joseph Phelps, Junior Warden; John Clark, Trea-
surer; William Marsh, Secretary.
" The Lodge closed in the usual manner, when the brethren unanimously
agreed to meet the next day, it being the anniversary of the Festival of St.
John, the Evan,gelist."
At the election of officers in December, 1797, Brother John
Kendrick was chosen W. M., and held office for one year, there
being no election held in June for the reasons given. The record,
however, distinctly states that Brother Joseph Kendrick " passed the
chair." This, therefore, is the first record of " passing the chair," a
prerequisite for R. A. Masonry at that period.
" December 27th, 1798. Being the anniversary of St. John the brethren
of Rawdon Lodge, No. 13, met at their Lodge room in the house of Mr.
John McDougall, where (as it is before agreed upon) they had ordered a
dinner to be provided, of which the brethren partook, and after a few glasses
of wi.ie being drunk, to toast the season with Masonic sentiments, after much
economy and good behaviour the brethren departed in a respectable manner."
" Seneca Ketchum,
Secretary."
The house of John McDougall was one of the early meeting
places of the Craft in Toronto. John McDougall was a highly re-
spected citizen. He was the father of the Hon. Wm. McDougall.
John McDougall was on the 4th March, 1799, elected at the town
meeting held in the City Hall of York, as one of the " overseers of
the Highways and Roads, and Fence Viewer for the district of the
City of York." In those early day? the inhabitants felt that if they
did not live in a " city," York would some day or other gain that
eminence, and thus they merely anticipated history by about thirty-
five years.
An examination of the records in the registry office shows that
on 19th March, 1798, the Crown granted to John McDougall, of
York, yeoman, a patent for lot 16, in block C, on south side of Duke
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Street, now called King street, containing one-fifth of an acre. This
lot IS at the south-east corner of King and Frederick streets, and is
66 feet x 132 feet, on the cast side of Frederick street. It was sold
ni 1804 to Mr. William Allan. At that time the location was in the
centre of the town of York. On the 25th April, 1808, John Mc-
Dougall and his wne, Sarah, sold to Jordan Post, lot 21 on the south
side of King street, one-fifth of an acre, which was the south-west
corner of King and George streets. It was granted to McDoueall by
the Crown on 6th April, 1808.
In 1824 John McDougall bought of Peter McDougall the south-
east part of lot No. 10, on the north side of Palace street, near the
Market, and opposite the present city weigh scales. The lot No 16
*r Vi^4°"*'^"^^^* ^*^'""^'' o^ King and Frederick streets, .was the site
of McDougall s hotel, '• in the town of York," and of the old lodge
room in which the Craft first held its meetings from 1797. The land
had been occupied and the house built some considerable time before
the patent was issued. The other lots" held by John McDougall are
given as from the original plans of the town, so that the difference of
opinion which has existed about the site of the old hotel and the
lodge room may be settled. The second and third lots held by Mr
McDougall were granted by the Crown years after he had gone out
of business. The descendants of Mr. McDougall state that about
1805 he gave up business in Toronto, and removed to a farm a few
miles from Toronto, on the west side of Yonge street. A statement
has also been made that the hotel referred to was on the south side of
King street, and between that street and the bay, not far from Ontario
.street, but no land in that immediate vicinity was ever owned bv
John McDougall.
When John McDougall arrived and settled in York there were
but few houses, not more than thirty or forty in all. He rented a
vacant log house and built an addition to it, on which he kept a store
as well as hotel. The house was partly log and partly dressed timber.
Lumber at that period was costly for building purposes. Mrs .Mc-
Dougall, who until her death in 1886 lived in Toronto, stated that
her family arrived in York after its capture by the Americans, and
she thought the log house had then disappeared, and, althouo^h the
site was pointed out to her by her husband after her marriage she
could not identify it after so many years. The Hon. William Mc-
Dougall owned " part of town lot 5, on north side of King street
loronto, described by metes and bounds." This property, however'
was never owned by John McDougall, although he liyed there in
1822-23.^ Dr. Stoyell, an early inhabitant of York, married Mrs Mc-
Dougall s mother, and he built the frame house at the north-east
corner of King and Ontario streets, and also a large brick hotel east
of this house, on King street, afterwards owned by the Helliwells.
ihe Hon. William McDougall was born in the house on the north-
east corner of King and Ontario streets, and this spot is also well
known as the site of the Yellow House, the best house of the time in
^o.k, erected by Hon. D. W. .Smith, the Surveyor-General of
1794-1800.
At the first meeting of the last year of the century, the members
.^re as usual brief but to the point.
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"January 12th, 1799. Being Regular Lodge night the brethren met and
opened in the first degree. A petition was received from William Walsworth,
praying to be admitted so as to receive part of the satisfaction relative to
Masonry. The Worshipful Master ordered an inquiry as to the points touch-
ing the candidate's reputation.
"After receiving a short lecture the Lodge closed in the usual manner
at ten o'clock.
"William Marsh.
Secy. "Signed, Sic'
" January 26th, 1799. Regular Lodge night. The Lodge met and opened
in the Master's Degree. A motion was made that the former petitioner should
be balloted for, and it was unanimously agncd that he should come forward.
The business being finished the Lodge closed, and opened in the first dfj^ree,
when the candidate took the first step. After which a short lecture was
given, and the Lodge closed with order and harmony."
" William Marsh,
Sec'y. "Signed, &c."
"February 9th. 1799. Regular Lodge night. The brethren met accord-
ing to order, and opened in the First degree, which being closed and a Fel-
low Craft's Lodge opened. Brother William Walsworth was admitted to the
Second degree.
" The Lodge closed with common decorum."
" William Marsh,
"Sec'y." "Signed, &c."
" Feb'y 23rd, 1799. Regular Lodge night. The brethren met according
to adjournment, and opened in the Second degree, after going through the
necessary business, a lecture was given, and a lyiaster's Lodge opened, when
Brother Walsworth was raised to the sublime degree of a Master.
" The Lodge closed in due form at ten o'clock."
"William Marsh,
"Sec'y." "Signed, &c."
March 9th, 1799. Stated Lodge night. The bretliren met according to
adjournment and opened in the Master's degree. No particular business was
done, except a petition sent from Mr. Michael Miller, and which was pre-
sented by Brother Marsh. It was ordered that an e-..quiry should be made
into the candidate's character. Brothers Badger and Clark were appointed
to do the same."
"Brethren present: Duke W. Kendrick, Master; Gideon Badger, S.W.;
Joseph Phelps, J.W.; John Kendrick, P.M.; John Clark, Treasurer, and John
Walsworth.
" The Lodge closed in good order at ten o'clock.
" William Marsh,
"Sec'y." "Signed, &c."
The committee appointed to enquire into Mr. Michael Millar's
character was not .successful in its firht attempt, for although they
" report of his being an honest and industrious man " his initiation
was retarded for a week.
" March 23rd, 1799. Regular Lodge night. The Lodge met agreeable
to adjournment, and opened in the usual manner in the Apprentice's degree.
" The committee that was appointed to inqflire into Miller's conduct re-
port of his being an honest and industrious man, but his coming forward is
still deferred.
" The Lodge closed in good order at ten o'clock.
"William Marsh,
sec y. Signed. &c.
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maimer
initiation
" March 30th, 1799. Lodge of Emergency. Being called the Brethren
met and opened in due form in the First degree."
" Michael Miller according to his and his friend's request was brought
forward and admitted to the first degree."
" Brother Walsworth made a report of Mr. Sealy's being desirous of
being admitted into our society, a committee was therefore appointed to ex-
amine as to his character and morals."
"William Marsh,
"Secy." "Signed, &c."
This appears to be the last time Brother Marsh acted as secre-
tary, for, although some of the subsequent minutes bear his name,
they are not in his handwriting.
" April 6th, 1799. Regular Lodge night. The Brethren met in the usual
good order, and opened in the Apprentice's degree, which continued some
time when it was closed, and opened in the Fellow Craft's degree, and Bro-
ther Miller was passed to the second step of Masonry. A lecture was given
by the Worshipful Master and the Lodge was closed in perfect order."
" April 2Qth, 1799. Regular Lodge night. The brethren met in the usual
order, the Lodge being opened in the Master's degree.
" Brother Michael Miller was raised to the sublime degree of a Master
Mason, after that being done a petition was brought in from a Mr. Dixon,
and being discoursed on by the members of the Lodge, it was adjourned to
the next night."
" Membej.* present: Duke W. Kendrick, Master; J. Clark, S.W.; Josiah
Phelps, J.W."
" The Lodge closed at nine o'clock by order of the master."
"D. W. Kendrick,
signed for W. Marsh,
Secretary."
" May 4th, 1799. Regular Lodge night. Being Regular Lodge night the
Brethren met in the usual order. The Lodge being opened in the Appren-
tice's degree a motion was made that Mr. Dickson should be balloted for,
and if found worthy that he should be entered to the first degree of Free
Masonry. It was unanimously agreed to and Mr. Dickson was presented in
the First degree of Masonry."
" Signed for W. Marsh, By order of the Master,
D. W. Kendrick."
"May 28th, 1799. Regular Lodge night. The Brethren met according
to adjournment. The Lodge being opened in the Second degree of Masonry
a motion was made that Brother Dickson shold pass to the Second degree
of Masonry. It was accordingly so done.
A report was then made of a Mr. Robert Young, a committee was chosen
to inquire into the character of Mr. Young, and if thought proper to be
balloted for the next Lodge night. After that being done, the Master gave a
lecture in the Fellow Craft's degree, and the Lodge closed in harmony."
" Signed for W. Marsh, By order of D. W. Kendrick,
Secretary" Master."
"June loth, 1799. Regular Lodge night. The brethren met according
to custom, and nothing of consequence transpired.
" The Lodge was closed at 10 o'clock in good harmony."
"John Kendrick, Master; John Clark, S.W.; Joseph Phelps, J.W,; D. W.
Kendrick. Treasurer."
"June 15th, 1799. Stated Lodge. The members met according to custom,
and no business being done of consequence, the Lodge was closed in good
h:irn!nnv.
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PhHnf7w"rP"w"*J John Kendrick. Master; John Clark, S.W,; Joseph
Phelps, J.W.; D. W. Kendnck, Treasurer."
The term "stated lodge " is an expression used in calline lodees
T .^1'"*"' ^"7' '^^- . ^^ ^°^"'^ ^^y- Members met at Marther's Hotel
Lodge opened at 10 A.M., proceeded to the installation of officers "hen
Flielps. J.W. D. W. Kendrick, Treasurer, and Michael Miller, Sec'y."
They then admitted Mr. Robert Young into the First degree of
Masonry. After initiation the Lodge called off to refreshment and had a
most excellent dinner, and after a number of Masonic songTand toasts the
Lodge was called to labour." loasis, tne
Ph.Inf lw'VTf;.-,-J°*'"e^'"^'''''' ^•^■: J^hn Clark. S.W.; Joseph
Sr; ^n J '? ^'"t'"' ^''^'" °"'*" ^- Kendrick. Treasurer; Brothers
Badger. Dickson and Ketchum. i^mcrs
"The Lodge closed at ten o'clock in good harmony."
The membership of the lodge at this time was twenty-one.
" July 6th. 1799- Regular Lodge night The brethren met according to
custom, and Brother Young was passed to the Second degree of Masonry "
"And Brother Young reported John Miller and Cornelius Benson Bro-
ther Ketchum reported Mr. George Cutter."
"Members present: John Kendrick. W.M.; John Clark, S.W.: Joseph
Phelps. J.W.; D. W. Kendrick. Treasurer." ' ^ ^
" Lodge closed at nine o'clock in good harmony."
"July i2lh. 1799. 5:>ated Lodge. The brethren met according to custom
The petitions of John Miller and Cornelius Benson were read and agreed to
and they were initiated into the First degree of Masonry, and each paid $12
into the hands of the Treasurer."
" Members present: John Kendrick, Master; John Clark, S.W • loseoh
Phelps. J.W.; D. W. Kendrick, Treasurer." • J P"
" Closed the Lodge at ten o'clock in good order."
This entry in these minutes gives an insight into the fees
charged, viz., $12. The minutes do not state that it was the full
initiation fee, still, it was probably the regular amount.
"July 20th, 1799. Stated Lodge. Members met according to custom,
and proceeded to pass Cornelius Benson and John Milltr to the Second
degree of Freemasonry."
" Brother Clark reported Henry Lamb as a proper person to receive the
degrees of Masonry."
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; John Clark. S.W.; Joseph
Phelps. J.W.; Michael Miller, Secretary; D. W. Kendrick, Treasurer."
" Lodge closed at ten o'clock in good harmony."
"August 3rd. 1799. Stated Lodge. Members met according to custom,
and proceeded to raise John Miller and Cornelius Benson to the sublime
degree of Master Masons, then closed the Master Mason's Lodge, and
opened in the Entered Apprentice degree, and balloted for Henry Lamb,
which was agreed to and proceeded to initiate him into the First degree of
Masonry, and he paid twelve dollars into the hands of the Treasurer."
"Members present: John Kerdrick, W.M.; John Clark, S.W.; Joseph
Phelps, J.W.; Michael Miller, Secretary; Duke W. Kendrick, Treasurer; John
Miller, C. Benson, and Henry Lamb."
" Closed the Lodge in harmony at ten o'clock."
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S.W.; Joseph
receive the
It will be noticed again that the fee of $12 was paid for initiation.
" August 17th, 1799. Stated Lodge. Members met according to custom,
and proceeded to pass Henry Lamb to the Second degree of Masonry, and
went through the necessary business, called to refreshment, and had a num-
ber of excellent songs, then called to labour."
r» "Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; John Clark, S.W.; Joseph
Phelps, J.W.; Michael Miller, Secretary; D. W. Kendrick, Treasurer; J Mil-
ler, C. Benson, and H. Lamb.
" Closed tiic Lodge at ten o'clock in good harmony."
■' August 31st, 1799. Stated Lodge. Members met according to custom
and proceeded to raise Henry Lamb to the sublime degree of a Master Ma-
son, and went through all that was necessary for that time"
DK ," ^Iw^'^f ■■?/.?.'• J°''" Kendrick, W.M.; John Clark, S. W.; Joseph
Phelps, J. W.;M. Miller, Secretary; Duke W. Kendrick, Treasurer, and Bros.
S. Ketchum, H. Lamb, E. Hale."
Bro. Hale must have been a visitor, as there is no record of his
either being initiated in or affiliated with Rawdon lodge, down to this
date. Bro. Henry Lamb had a short career as a Craftsman. He was
as we have seen initiated, passed, and raised in Rawdon. His certi-
ficate has been found among the records of lodge No. 16. It reads:
" And the Darkness comprehended it not."
" In the East a place of Light, where reigns Silence and Peace."
" Virtus et Silcntia."
We, the Master, Wardens and Secretary of Rawdon Lodge,
Number Thirteen on the Register of Montreal, do certify that
the bearer hereof, our trusty and well beloved brother, Henry
Lamb, hath been lawfully entered, passed, and raised to the
sublime degree of a Master Mason, and has ever behaved
himself as such. We do therefore recommend him to all the
"Beauty" worthy Fraternity, wherever assembled or met around the
Globe.
" Given under our hands and the seal of our lodge, in the
year of Masonry 5799. and in the year of Salvation 1799."
John Kendrick Master,
Duke W. Kendrick, John Clark, Senior Warden,
Secretary. Joseph Phelps, Junior Warden.
The words " Denied admission 24th June, 1803," and " Un-
worthy " are written on the margin of the original certificate. On the
back of the certificate is the following endorsement : —
"To all whom this may come,— Know ye, that the bearer of this certifi-
cate was not found worthy of becoming a member of Lodge No. 16, held in
York. Upper Canada, June 24th, 1803.
Thomas Hamilton, Master.
John Kendrick, Sen. Warden
Duke W. Kendrick, Jun. Warden."
The minutes do not show when Henry Lamb received his certi-
ficate, neither is the document dated. It is likely, however, that he
received it in 1799. It appears by the minutes that he was present
only on the night of initiation, August 3rd, on the night he received
his second degree, August lyth, and on August 31st, when he was
raised to the third degree. Here we find a brother initiated, passed
and raised in the same month, and before the end of the year— for the
certificate was issued in 1799—- he asks for and receives his certificate.
" Wisdom
" Strength
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! i
»h.r" f ""I' '^"'' ,'^^- ^'^'''* ^°'^«'- Members met according to custom but
cXh r ^'"^''""r" :$° '=°'"' '"^^"'•^ the Lodge at that time, they were
Ws"anS'«S"o' tl^' ' """''" ^^ ^-°"*^ -- -^'-^ »'''--'
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; John Clark SW- Tr..A«i,
Phelps, J.W, Richard M.ller. Sec'y; D.' W. K;ndS. "^T Lfe^' K HaU
visitor, H. Lamb, and R. Young." ' '
" Lodge closed in good harmony at ten o'clock."
;• Sept 28th, 1799. Stated Lodge. Members met according to custom
admitted Brother Cherry from No. 43. Columbia Lodge, Connecticut, and T;
there was no particular business to come before the Lodge it was closed in
good harmony at ten o'clock."
PK ." ^Tw "xf ''^^ir 1°''" Kendrick. W.M.; John Clark, S.W.; Joseph
Bro?%^Hi ^- j^'"*^'-' S'^^iftary; D. W. Kendrick. Treasurer; R. Young;
Bros. E. Hale and Samuel Cherry, visitor.s."
" Oct. I2th, 1799. Stated Lodge. Members met according to custom b,U
no busmess done of con.sequence." ^usmm, our
"Members presem: John Kendrick, W.M.; John Clark. Senior Warden-
Joseph Phelps, Junior Warden; Michael Miller, Secretary; Duke W Ken-
drick, Treasurer; Bros. R. Young, J. Miller and E. Hale, visitors." '
Closed the Lodge in good harmony at ten o'clock."
" Oct. 26th. 1799. Stated Meeting. Members met according to custom no
particular business coming before the Lodge, the Brethren were called to
refreshment, when a number of Masonic toasts and songs were given with
the honors which are customary on such occasions; called to labor at 8
o clock.
" Brother Clark resigned the chair of Senior Warden to Brother Youn»
who will do the duties of Senior Warden until St. John's Day next wsuing
Closed the Lodge in good harmony at ten o'clock."
"Members present: Bro. John Kendrick, W.M.; John Clark SW-
Joseph Phelps. J.W.; Michael Miller. Secretary; Duke W. Kendrick, Trea-
surer; Bros. R. Young, and J. Miller."
No reason is assigned for the resignation of Bro. Clark.
aI^u"?^!"' V'^- ^^''^'"^ ^°''8*=' Members met according to custom
and balloted for John Cutter, which was agreed to, and proceeded to initiate
him into the first degree of Masonry, and he paid twelve dollars into the
hands of the Treasurer. The Lodge was then called of! to refreshment and
then had several songs; at eight o'clock called to labor."
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; Robert Young SW • Joseph
Phelps. J.W.; Michael Miller. Secretary; Duke W. Kendrick. Treasurer and
Bro. J. Clark." '
" Lodge closed at ten o'clock in good harmony."
" Dec. 7th. 1799. Stated Lodge. Members met according to custom John
Copp had previously requested to become a member of this Lodge, the busi-
ness being then canvassed concerning his character, and he was thought
worthy of receiving his degree, and accordingly was initiated into the first
degree of Masonry, and paid twelve dollars into the hands of the Treasurer
Brother Cutter was raised."
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; Robert Young, S.W.; Joseph
Phelps, J.W.; Michael Miller, Secretary; D. W. Kendrick, Treasurer; Bros.
E. Hale, C. Benson, and J. Young (visitor),
" Closed the Lodge at ten o'clock in good harmony."
"Dec. 2ist, 1799. Stated Lodge. Member."! met according to custom.
Brother Young reported (proposed?) Mr. Hamilton, and Bro. Hale reported
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333
custom, but
Mr. John Starkweather, and their characters being so well known that they
received the first degree of Masonry without further enquiry, and each paid
twelve dollars into the hands of the Treasurer.
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; Robert Young, S.W.; Joseph
Phelps. J.W.; Michael Miller, Sec'y; Duke W. Kendrick, Treas."
" Closed the Lodge at ten o'clock."
Dec 23rd, 1799. Lodge of Emergency. Members met according to
order, and read the petitions of Josiah Leitch, Pitman Collins, and John
litus, and proceeded to enter them into the first degree of Masonry, and
each of them paid twelve dollars into the hands of the Treasurer, and they
«il came forward in the Lodge and returned thanks."
" Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; Robert Young, S.W.; Joseph
Phelps J. W.; Michael Miller, Sec'y; D. W. Kendrick, Treasurer; E. Hale,
P.M.. Thos. Hamilton, J. Starkweather. P. Collins, J. Leitch, and John Titus."
" Closed the Lodge at ten o'clock in good harmony."
"Dec. 24th, 1799. Lodge of Emergency. Members met by summons and
opened in tlie Entered Apprentice degree, read the petitions of John Van
Allen, and I homas Shear, which was unanimously agreed to, and proceeded
to enter them into the first degree, and each of the paid twelve dollars into
the hands of the Treasurer."
" Members present: John Kendrick. W.M.; Robert Young. S.W.; Joseph
Phelps J W.; Michael Miller, Secretary; Duke W. Kendrick. Treasurer; E.
Hale P.M.: Bros. Thos. Shear, J. V. Allen, J. Titus. J. Leitch. and Bro. P.
M. Cherry, visitor."
" Closed the Lodge at ten o'clock in good harmony."
" ^^'^- ^Sth, 1799. Lodge of Emergency. Members met at their Lodge
room by virtue of summons, opened in the Entered Apprentice degree, and
read the petition of Benjamin Gilbert, which was unanimouslv agreed to.
and proceeded to enter him into the first degree of Masonry, and he paid
twelve dollars into the treasury."
" Members present: John Kendrick. W.M.; Robert Young. S.W.: Joseph
Phelps. J.W.; Michael Miller, Secretary; D. W. Kendrick. Treasurer; Bros.
P. M. Hale, and P. M. Cherry. Collins. Leitch, Titus. Hamilton. Cutter.
Van Allen, Shear. Walsworth, Gilbert."
" Closed the Lodge at ten o'clock in good harmony."
" Dec. 27th. 1799. Festival of St. John, the Evangelist. Members met at
fen o'clock a.m., and opened in the first degree. At twelve o'clock formed a
prt.cession, called at McDougal's and refreshed ourselves, and then returned
to Marther's Hotel, attended by the music from the Garrison. At four o'clock
returned home, and waited on our wives and sweethearts, back to the hotel.
;md partook of a sumptuous dinner at five o'clock. And at seven opened a
ball in great harmony which was carried on with a great deal of politeness,
and closed the ball at twelve o'clock."
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; Robert Young, S.W.; Joseph
Phelps, J.W.; Michael Miller, Secretary; Duke W. Kendrick, Treasurer; E.
Hale, and S. Cherry. P.M.'s, and fourteen others."
" The Lodge closed at three o'clock in good harmony."
Probably in the whole of the exi.stiiif; niinutos there are none
written which convey so aptly the pood fellowship that characterized
Rawdon lodge, as those of Dec. 27th. 1790- As Craftsmen they did
their duty; as husbands they must have been exemplars, and the
i)achelors in the lodge no doubt were most attentive to the fair sex.
With " a sumptuous dinner," a ball carried on with " great harmony,"
and " a great deal of politeness." it must have been a festive occasion.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
This is the first record of ctlebrating the festival of St. John the
Evangelist in so royal a manner. The lodge, although but two years
and a half in existence, had thirty-six tnembers on its roll, all of
whom were active workers. The many emergent meetings held in
the latter part of the Masonic year were ni order that all might be
made Master Masons, and to celebrate the last Masonic festival of
the century. What an imposing sight in the pioneer town on the
shore of Lake Ontario to see even nearly a hundred Craftsmen— for
with members of other lodges there were that number— marching
in procession, headed by the military band from the garrison. What
feehngs of pride must have filled the hearts of those worthv Crafts-
men, the Bros. Kendrick, the Ketchums and the Phelps,' as thev
stood on the threshold of an incoming century and looked back a't
their efforts to build up in the little hamlet of York an enduring
Masonic structure. They deserve a full meed of credit for their
W'ork, and their names should have a warm place in the hearts of
their Masonic descendants.
The roll of Rawdon lodge. No. 13, on the Grand Registry of
Montreal and Three Rivers, was as follows, on the ist January 1800 •
mon Arthurs, Jo.seph McDonald, Gideon Badger. John Clarke, _ Bush H
Lamb. rece,ved certificate, William Cooper. Hiram Kendrick, Josiah Phdps
Seneca Ketchuni, Joseph Phelps. J.W.: William Walsworth, Michael M.Icr
Secy; Robert Young, S.W.; George Cutter, - Dunn.e. ~ Dickson. joSn
Coons, expelled.
Fellow Crafts: John Miller, Cornelius Benson.
Entered Apprentices: John Copp, Thos. Hamilton, Pitman Collins, John
Van Allen John Starkweather. Joshua Leitch, John Titus, Thomas Shear,
Benjamin Gilbert, — Beadle.
Bro. Beadle was initiated as early as 5th March, 1798, and does
not appear to have received his second degree. He may have left
the country, or died during the epidemic before alluded to
The nineteenth century opened with bright prospects for the
Craft, and the new year festivities were hardly over when the lodee
was again at work. The minutes record: —
Jan'y 4tli, 1800. Lodge of Emergency. Members met according to cus-
tom, and proceeded to pass Brother John Starkweather, Thomas Hamilton
Pitman Collins. John litus, Joshua Leitch, John Van Allen, Thomas Shears
and Benjamin Gilbert, to the second degree of Free Masonrv."
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.: Robert Young SW- Joseph
Phelps. J.W.; George Cutter, J.W.; George Cutter. Sec'y pro tern; Duke W
Kendrick. Treasurer, and twelve others."
" The Lodge closed in good harmony at ten o'clock."
For some unknown reason there was no election in December,
consequently the officers elected in June, 1799. continued in office.
January nth. 1800. Stated Lodge. Members present according to cus-
tom, and proceeded to raise Bros. Hamilton. Starkweather, Collins, Leitch,
J. Van Allen, Bro. Shears, and Bro. Gilbert, to the sublime degree of Master
Masons."
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; Robert Young, S.W.; John
Miller, J.W.; Geo. Cutter, Secretary pro tem; D. W. Hendrick, Treasurer,
and twelve other.".."
" Closed the Lodge at ten o'clock in good harmony."
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"January 26tli, 1800. Stated Lodge. Members met according to cus-
tom and no business came before the Lodge of consequence, except that
W P M Hale gave a lecture in the Entered Apprentice degree, and alter the
lecture the Senior Warden proposed Mr. Elisha Dexter as a proper person to
become a member of this Lodge." c -nr . t^k^
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; Robert Young. S.W., John
Miller, J.W.; George Cutter, Secretary; Duke W. Kendrick. Treasurer, and
nine others." ... •>
" Closed the Lodge at ten o'clock in good harmony.
" February 8th, 1800. Stated Lodge. Members met according to custom
and opened in the Entered Apprentice degree, and canvassed the petition o
Mr Elisha Dexter, and proceeded to initiate him into the first degree of
Masonry Brother Cutte? 'reported' Mr. Ebenezer Hartwell as a proper
nerson to receive the degrees of Masonry, and paid the report.
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; Robert Young. S.W.; John
Miller J W; George Cutter, Secretary; Duke W. Kendrick, Treasurer, and
twelve others." ,,
" Closed the Lodge at ten o'clock in good harmony.
One can nndcrstand a caiulidatc l)eins " reported " upon, but
what is meant by "paid the report'; is more than a mystery; unless
U refers to the "proposition fee" usual m most lodges. Bro.
William Cooper, the first candidate of whom we have record as bemg
initiated, had for some reason refused to i)ay his fees, and, accortl-
ingly, he was summoned to appear at the meetmg of ist March.
" February 22nd. 1800. Stated meeting. Members met according to cus-
tom and opened the Lodge in the Fellow Craft degree and Proceeded to
na"s Bro. Elisha Dexter to that degree. W. Bro. John Kendnck reported
?.nlhony Buller, and 'paid the report.' P M. Hale 'reported' Mr. John
Emmons, and paid the report." „ . ,r c «r t^i,«
"Members present: John Kendrick. W.M.; Robert Young. S.W.; John
Miller JW- George Cutter, Secretary; D. W. Kendrick, Treasurer, and
seventeen others;' ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ 3^^^,,^^
Cooner to appear on the 19th March, to answer for his past misconduct in
St paying ifpTs initiation fees, and in refusing to answer previous sum-
monses." ^ , > i„„i, ••
"Closed the Lodge in good harmony at ten o clock.
Bro Cooper did not appear in answer to the summons, indeed
he refused to do so. For tliis he was expelled and the neighboring
lodges notified.
" March ist, 1800. Lodge of Emergency. Members met according to
cu.stom, by order of the Worshipful Master, and opened in the Fellow Craft's
degree,' and proceeded to raise Bro. Elisha Dexter to the sublime degree ol
a Master Mason." , , t j
" A motion was nia.le by Brother Hale that the members of the Lodge
should on their stated Lodge nights immediately return to their respective
homes, as soon as the Lodge is closed, and the furniture made secure.
Which motion was agreed to by the majority." , , ,
" At eight o'clock the Lodge took into consideration the conduct of
Brother William Cooper in refusing to come forward and answer to his sum-
mons Brother Shears and Van Allen came forwaiB and declared that they
did deliver to said Cooper two summonses, and requested him to attend-as
Masons which he refused to do. And on that prmc.ple the Lodge proceeded
to expei him from the Masonic s,.ciety. and to report in form to their neigh-
boring Lodges"
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T u"m'm"''^''M*,'""!"'- '■- ""'*=' ^^' Pi-o »«^"'; Robert Young, S.W.-
John Miller J.W.: George Cutter, Secretary, and fourteen others."
Closed the Lodge at ten o'clock in good hnrmony."
At the tiRitins of 8th March it is recorded that a candidate was
unan.niotKsly hlackballcd. ' This was the fate of Mr Anthony
Buller. fhe „an,c of John Etrinions was laid over. Ev de. tly S
friends ,hd not wish hin. to receive the .same treatment ^
cancel the petitions of Anthony BullerVn^J Jot" En..:!""" ''"''''''' '^
»i.e a ,r„„k lo conlaTH; r1„ 'a "rS , '^ compl.tt ,he ,a„,o, and lik.-
•■Lodge closed a, ,.„ „y„ck p.,„';„ good L.Sn'™''- '""""■
™,o: 'SJ- LT.etr.o^nTi;;?;^ 'p°idr;Jar> "-t »' -
.hch wa, agreed ,o, (or ,l,e beneru ol BroiherCopn" "'"' ""'"«■
and eight others." • J vv., rro teni, Oeorge Cutter, Secretary,
" Lodged closed at ten o'clock in good harmony."
"March i8th, ,8oo. Lodge of Emergency. Members met accord
ing to custom by request of Brother Copp. and proceeded tnr,i»t
to .he sublime degree of a Master Mason. N^ 'o"ttr'^St elm^^^^^^^^^
fhe Lodge it was closed in good harmony at ten o'clock "
Members present: Eliphalet Hale, W.M., pro tern- Hamihon «; W
projem; Benson. J.W.. pro tern; G. Cutter. Se'cr^ry. Tnd "en olSi me"^:
" March 22nd .800. Stated meeting. Members met according to custom
and opened in the Master's degree, and proceeded to business." '
Brother Duke W. Kendrick came forward and requested that the peti-
tion of John Emmons might be withdrawn, which wns agreed to bv the
members. ^ ^^j uy mc
''Brother John Starkweather presented his bill against the Lodge for
wenty dollars winch w.-is nnleiT.I to be paid out of the funds, and placed to
llu' credit of the Treasurer."
" Mr. Raker from Genessee came forward as a candidate, and being well
recr.mmended I)y Bros. Dexter and D. W. Kendrick, the Lodge took the
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
337
business into consideration concerning Mr. Baker, and the disadvantage of
his living at such a great distance from the Lodge. They proceeded to initiate
him into the first degree o( Masonry, and he paid five dollars into the hands of
the Treasurer."
" Brother Young ' reported ' Abraham Cutter and James Fish."
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; John Young, S.W.; John
Miller, J.W.; George Cutter, Secretary; Uuke W. Kendrick, Treasurer, and
fourteen others.
" Lodge closed at ten o'clock p.m. in good harmony."
The Royal Arch furniture, which had been made by Bro,
Starkweather at an expense of $20, which was paid on 22nd March,
was improved on the 22nd by an order that the canopy " should be
supported by two pillars."
" 25 March, 1800. Lodge of Emergency. Members met by order of the
W.M. and opened the Lodge in the Entered Apprentice Degree. Afterwards
proceeded to pass and raise Bro. Baker to the degrees of a Fellow Craft and
Master Mason."
" A motion was made by Brother Hale that the canopy that Brother
Starkweather was making should be supported by two pillars, which was
agreed to by the majority of members present."
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; Robert Young, S.W.; John
Miller, J.W. ; George Cutter, Secretary; D. W. Kendrick, Treasurer, and ten
other members."
" Closed the Lodge at ten p.m.
" April 5th, 1800. Stated meeting. Members met according to custom
and opened the Lodge in the Entered Apprentice degree, confirmed their last
proceedings, and took into consideration the petition of Abraham Cutter,
and after balloting found him worthy of receiving the degrees of Masonry,
and proceeded to enter him into the first degree."
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; Robert Young, S.W.; John
Young, J.W., pro tem; George Cutter, Secretary; Duke W. Kendrick, Trea-
surer, and twelve others."
" Brother Abraham Cutter paid twelve dollars into the hands of the Trea-
surer. Closed the Lodge at ten o'clock in good harmony."
" April igtlr, 1800. Stated Lodge. Members met according to custom
and opened in the Entered Apprentice degree, and proceeded to pass Brother
Abraham Cutter to the degree of a Fellow Craft."
" Closed the Craft Lodge, and opened in the Entered Apprentice degree,
and balloted for and entered Mr. James Fish into the Apprentice degree."
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; Thos. Hamilton, S.W., pro
tem; John Miller, J.W.; George Cutter, Secretary; Duke W. Kendrick, Trea-
surer, and twelve others. Brother Abraham Cutter paid four dollars into the
hands of the Treasurer."
" Closed the Lodge in good harmony at ten o'clock."
The fate of Rawdon lodge, however, was sealed on the 3rd May,
1800, when it was resolved to give up the Prince's warrant, and peti-
tion for one from R. W. Bro. Jarvis, the Provincial Grand Master for
Upper Canada. Rawdon had been warranted by the first Grand
Lodge of England, and from 1791-1812, H. R. H., the Prince of
Wales, who in 1820 became George IV., was Grand Master. The
warrant of Rawdon, having come direct from the Grand Lodge of
England, was known as " the Prince's warrant."
" May 3rd, 1800. Stated Lodge. Members met according to custom,
and passed Brother James Fish to the degree of a Fellow Craft."
22.
338
HISTORY OF FREKMASONRY IN CANADA.
" W. Bro. P.M. Hale made a motion for giving up the Prince's War-
rant and taking out another ironi tlie Provincial Grand Master oi Upper
Canada, which was unanimously agreed to, and Bro. Hale was appointed by
the Lodge to intercede with the Grand Master for a Warrant."
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; Thos. Hamilton, S.W.; John
Miller, J.W.; George Cutter, Secretary, and ten others."
" Closed the Lodge at ten o'clock in good harmony."
No time was lost in carrying into effect the resolution of yd
May, for on the loth an emergent meeting was called, and the new
oflFicers chosen. The lodges warranted by the " Moderns " or first
Grand Lodge of England, were often called " the Prince's lodges,"
after H. R. H. the Prmce of Wales became Grand Master, in order to
distinguish them from those of the Athols, or Ancient Masons, which
were under the third Grand Lodge of England.
" loth May, 1800. Lodge of Emergency. Members met according to
custom and opened the Lodge in the Masters' d'-gree, and proceeded to the
choice of ofificers for taking out a new Warrant from the Grand Master oi
Upper Canada, when W. Bro. P. M. Hale was unanimously elected Master;
Brother Thos. Hamilton, S.W.; Brother George Cutter, J.W.; John Van
Allen, Secretary; Cornelius Benson, S'enior Deacon, and Joshua Leitch,
Junior Deacon."
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; Thos. Hamilton, S.W., pro
tern; John Miller, J.W.; George Cutter, Secretary, and ten others."
" Closed the Lodge at ten o'clock in good harmony."
On Saturday, the 24th May, 1800, Rawdon lodge passed out of
existence. There are no particulars of the proceedings, but on receipt
of the warrant, that of Royal Arch lodge, No. 16, was handed to Bro.
Hale, under whose direction the Craft worked with renewed vigor.
" May 17th, 1800. Stated Lodge. Members present according to custom,
when it was agreed that Saturday, the 24th May, should be appointed to re-
turn our old warrant from the Prince of Wales, and receive a new Warrant
from the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of Upper Canada."
" And then the Lodge proceeded to raise Brother James Fiish to the sub-
lime degree of a Master Mason."
"Members present: John Kendrick, W.M.; Thos. Hamilton, S.W., pro
tern; John Miller, J.W.; G. Cutter, Secretary; Duke W. Kendrick, Treasurer,
and ten other members."
" Lodge closed at ten o'clock in good harmony."
And thus ended the labors of Rawdon lodge. No. 13, on the re-
gistry of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Montreal and Three Rivers.
The names of Worshipful Bros. John and Duke William Kend-
rick stand foremost in the annals of this lodge. In its eighty-five
recorded meetings they were rarely absent. Like faithful stewards
they were true to their trust. John Kendrick was the senior warden
at the organization of the lodge, and was its W. M. at the close, hold-
ing office continually during its existence. Duke William Kendrick
was its first treasurer, and, except when master, held that position
until the lodge closed its labors.
Considering the circumstances and the difficulties which must
have attended the work of the lodge, a great deal was accomplished
in the short time of which we have records. There were initiated,
passed, and raised in it, three brethren, viz: Bros. EHsha Dexter,
Baker, and James Fish; one, Bro. Abraham Cutter, was initiated and
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
339
passed; nine, Bros. John Copp, Thos. Hamilton, Pitman Collins, John
Van Allen, John Starkweather, Joshua Leitch, John Titus, Thomas
Shear, and Benjamin Gilbert, were all passed and raised. One
candidate, Mr. Anthony Buller, was blackballed, and one petition,
that of Mr. John Emmons, was withdrawn. Tabulated, the iummary
of the roll shows:
Master Masons, 38; Fellow Crafts, 1; Entered Apprentice, i;
Total, 40. Expelled Master Masons, a.
The subsequent history of Rawdon lodge is continued in that of
Royal Arch lodge. No. 16, into which it was merged on the 24th
May, 1800, when the English warrant was surrendered to England
and a new charter received from R. W. Bro. Jarvis.
RAWDON LODGE, No. 4<)8, E.R.— ROLL OF OKI ICERS, 1797-1799.
Year,
1797, June
.... Dfc.
1798, Dec.
1700, June
.... Dec.
W. M.
Wni. Demont . . ..
J 110. Keiidrick. . .
D. \V. Keiidrick.
J 111 I. Kenilrick. . .
Jno. Keiidrick. . .
s. w.
John Kendrii'k
Jos. Kendrick .
Gidii. Badger.
Jno. Clarke.. . .
K. Young
J. VV.
Joseph Kendrick
D. W. Kendrick
Joseph Phelps. .
Joseph Phelps. .
J. Miller
Trean.
D. W. Kendrick.
Josiah Phelps.
Jno. Clarke.
D. W. Kendrick.
D. W. Kendrick.
List of Members— Arthurs, Solomon ; Bush, — - ; BadgiT, Gideon ; Bendle,
— ; Benson, Cornelius X.; Baker, — i Coons, John ; Cooper, Wni.; Clarke, John ;
Copp, John; Collins, Pitman; Cutter, Abraham; Cutter, Georjje* ; Dunnie, ;
Demont, Win.; Dickson, ; D»xler, Elisha ; Fisk, James; Gilbert, Benjamin j
Hale, Eliphalet* ; Hamilton, Thomas* ; Kendrick, John ; Kendrick, Joseph ; Kend-
rick, Hiram ; Kendrick, Duke W.* ; Kctchum, Seneca* ; Leitch, Joshua* ; Lamb,
Henry; Marsh, Wm.; McDonald, John; Miller, Mich.iel ; Miller, John ; Phelps,
Josiah ; Phelps, Joseph ; Starkweather, John ; Shear, Thomas ; Titus, John ; Vao
Alien, John"; Walsworth, William ; Young, Robert*.
* These were all Royal Arch Masons.
CHAPTER XIX.
The first Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada, 1792-1822,
AT Niagara and York (R. W. Bro. Jarvis). An account
OF THE Schismatic Grand Lodge of 1802-1822, at
Niagara (R. W. Bro. Kerr). A Valuable Discovery.
The books of the third Grand Lodge of England, known as the
Ancient and also as the Athol Grand Lodge, contain the record that
on the 7th March, 1792, William Jarvis was appointed " Substitute
Grand Master of Masons for the Province of Upper Canada." With-
out anticipating history it will be a text guide for the reader to know
that this Provincial Grand Lodge, which was warranted in 1792, con-
tinued in operation until the death of R. W. Bro. Jarvis in 1817, but
that in 1802 a rival Grand Lodge was formed at Niagara by brethren
who objected to the removal of the Grand warrant from Niagara, and
claimed that their organization was the legitimate Grand Lodge of
340
HISTORY OF tREEMASONRV IN CANADA.
Upper Canada. After the death of R. W. Bro. Jarvis the Craft was
in a disorganized state and the Grand Masonic Convention was
formed at Kingston, a body which from 1817 until 1822 performed
all the functions of a regular Provincial Grand Lodge.
The picture of a part of Niagara, U.C, shows the north-west end
of King street near the river. It was originally made in water-color
in 1863, The site at that date had on it two houses, one of which
was the " Gleaner " printing office, and the building to the north was
an hotel, of which the gable is clearly shown. These buildings were
burnt about 1874. The site of these buildings was that on which
stood in 1792 the public house, the Freemasons' hall and the residence
of D. W. Smith, the Surveyor-General of Upper Canada, all of which
were destroyed by fire in 1813. Until about i860 a blockhouse stood
in the centre of the street opposite the " Gleaner " office. Tradition
gives the beach at the end of this street as the landing-place of the
U. E. Loyalists in 1784.
Niagara, Northwest end King St., 1863.
Site of Freemasons' Hall, 1791.
The original draft manuscript copy of the warrant issued to R.
\V. Bro. W. Jarvis was discovered in the archives of the Grand Lodge
of England in July, 1898, by Bro. Henry Sadler, the sub-librarian of the
Grand Lodge. It was found in a collection of papers which embraced
returns and letters from R. W. Bro. Jarvis to the Grand Secretary of
England. The package containing this document was tied up witli
ordinary red taj^e in April, 1792, and was untied for the first time
in July, 1898.
The following is the endorsement on the draft warrant :
274 Dated 7th March 1792 Grand Warrt. for
L'pper Canada for \VilIi;im Jarvis Esqr. For Mr.
Agar, NI.'VGAFi.V, Mr. Leslie's compliments. To be
written upon \'ellum in the best manner — half
Injfrossinff hand and the words Grand Master &c.
&e. at the Top in Capital large Letters Ingrossed in
the best and handsomest manner.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
341
sued to R.
On the 2nd February, 1820, Bro. H. T, Page, of Ancaster, made
a copy of the original warrant. The latter eventually fell into the
hands of the Niagara brethren, for writing from that place on the
i8th March. 1820, to the W. M. of Stamford lodge, No. 12, Bro.
Edward McBride, the Grand Secretary of the irregular Grand Lodge of
Upper Canada, at Niagara, says:
"I have the satisfaction to communicate to you, for the information of
your lodge, that the R. W. Grand Master and R. W. Past Grand Master have
procured the warrant granted by the Duke of Athol, Grand Master of Masons
in England, forming a Grand Lodge in Upper Canada."
And again on the 8th February, 1821, Bro. McBride writes to the
W. M. of Stamford lodge:
" I have the satisfaction to inform you, for the information of your lodge,
that the Grand Lodge has at last got the Grand Warrant in their possession
after being so long unjustly deprived of the same."
The finding of the draft of the original warrant seemed to be as
close as one would ever get to the vellum itself, and, for that reason,
a careful copy of it was prepared for this chapter.
Everything, however, comes to him who waits. So, at least, the
writer thought when in January of 1899, while questing in an old
farmhouse seven miles from Toronto he foimd, snug and secure,
within the covers of a hidebound trunk, not only the ongmal vellum
warrant of R. W. Bro. William Jarvis, but the records of the schis-
matic Grand Lodge of Niagara from 1816-1822, together with the
original minutes of the Niagara and other private lodges from 1795-
1822. . .
This warrant is a well-preserved document. The sheet of parch-
ment on which it is written is 24 x i;^;^ in. The writing occupies
22 X 14 in. In the upper left-hand corner of the written matter and
immediately above the word " .\tholl " are inserted two pieces of blue
and yellow ribbon, to which very probably was attached the private
seal of the ducal Grand Master, while at the bottom of the document
under the word " Grand "' preceding " Secretary," are two other pieces
of ribbon of a similar color interwoven in the parchment, to which was
attached the seal of the Grand Lodge of England. The seal is one
and five-eighth inches in diameter and is an excellent impression.
The orthography of the names in the original document has been
faithfully followed in the above copy. Some of the proper names in
connection with the Duke's titles differ from those given in Burke's
Peerage. The signature of the Grand Master at head of the document
may be " Athole." while in the bodv of the document the engrosser
clearly gives it as " AthoU." " Balveny " is now spelled " Balvenie,"
and " Balquider " as " Balquhidder." ^ , t
Such a find as this had never before been made in Canada. In-
deed, it will almost rank with some of the great finds of early MSS.
made by the Masonic students of the old world.
The accuracv of the copv made by Bro. H. T. Page in 1820 is
jiroven bv the fact that when' compared with the original parchment
there were found only three errors and those of minor importance.
The warrant of R. W. Bro. Jarvis reads as follows:
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342
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Atholl, GRAND MASTER.
James Agar, Deputy Grand Master.
Watkin Lewes,
Senior Grand Warden.
John Bunn,
Junior Grand Warden.
TO ALL WHOM, GREETING, KNOW YE TH.\T:
WHEREAS the Grand Lodge of the most ancient and Honorable Fra-
ternity of Free and Accepted Masons of England and Masonical Jurisdiction
thereunto belonging according to the old Institutions in Ample Form assembled
m London on the seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and ninety-two, and in the year of Masonry five thousand
seven hundred and ninety-two, viz.: The Most Noble Prince John Duke Mar-
quis and Earl of Atholl, Marquis and Earl of TuUibardine, Earl of Strathtay
and Strathardle, Viscount Balquider, Glenalmond and Glenlyon, Lord Murray
Balveney and Cask, Heritable Constable of the Castle of Kinclaven, Lord of
Man and the Isles, and Earl Strange and Baron Murray of Stanley in the
County of Gloucester, GRAND MASTER of Masons in that part of Great
Britain called England and Masonical Jurisdiction thereunto belonging The
Right Worshipful James Agar, Esquire, DEPUTY GRAND MASTER The
Right Worshipful Sir Watkin Lewes. Knight, SENIOR GRAND WARDEN
The Right Worshipful John Bunn, Esquire, JUNIOR GRAND WARDEN^
together with the Representatives of the several Warranted Lodges held under
the sanction and authority of the said Grand Lodge in order to remedy the In-
conveniences arising from the delays and distance in communicating with
this Grand Lodge upon various occasions by the Warranted Lodges in Upper
Canada held under our authority and to facilitate the Establishment of new
Lodges, and in order more effectually and speedily to rectify and determine
ALL Masonic diflferences and disputes and controversies, if an_y such should
arise BETWEEN tht Brethren now resident in the said province of Upper
Canada, IT WAS this day in Grand Lodge RESOLVED, THAT a Warrant
be granted appointing a Provincial Grand Master for the province of Upper
Canada who shall be invested with the full and ample powers, privileges and
authority by the Constitutions of Masonry annexed to and vested in the said
office of provincial Grand Master, IN PURSUANCE whereof WE DO hereby
nominate, constitute and appoint our Trusty and Well beloved Brother, WIL-
LIAM JARVIS, E.squire. of Upper Canada aforesaid, GRAND MASTER of
MASONS in the said province and Invest our said Right Worshipful Brother
with full and ample powers, privileges and Authority as aforesaid hereby au-
thorizing and impowering our said Right Worshipful Brother to Grant Dispen-
sations for the holding of Lodges and making of Free ISIasons to such Brethren
as shall be sufficiently qualified and duly recommended to receive the same iw
order that such Lodges and Free Masons may be by Us and our Successors
duly congregated and formed into regular Warranted Lodges according to
the most ancient custom of the Craft in all ages and nations throughout the
World in order to which the said Dispensations shall continue in force for the
space of twelve calendar months from the Time of issuing the same respec-
tively and no longer. AND WE DO by these presents further autliorize appoint
and impower our said Right Worshipful Brother to rectify Irregularities and
to hear, adjudge and determine ALL and singular matters of Complaint con-
troversies or differences, if any such should arise relative to the Craft, when
and as often as the same may occur in any of our said Warranted Lodges or
Masonic Bodies or between the Brothers thereof, resident or being in the
said province of Upper Canada aforesaid strictly requiring all and every our
Worthy Brethren in the said Province to be conformable to All the Orders and
Degrees which shall be made, and to .-ill Things clone bv mir <;aid Rieht Wnr-
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Upp. pagre 342.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
343
shipful Brother in pursuance hereof, and to aid and assist our said Worshipful
Brother in the due Execution thereof, he our said Right Worshipful Brother
duly conforming to the known and established Rules and Regulations of the
ancient Craft, AND WE DO by these presents further authorize and impower
our said Right Worshipful Brother to nominate, constitute and appoint his
Deputy Grand Master in and over the said province, who shall be invested
with the same powers, privileges and authority to act for our said Right Wor-
shipful Brother and provincial Grand Master aforesaid in his absence or by
his directions or desire, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever our said
Right Worshipful provincial Grand Master or his Deputy shall legally do in
the due Execution of their respective offices aforesaid GIVEN under our
Hands and the Seal of the Grand Lodge in London, the day and year above
written.
Robt. Leslie, GRAND SECRETARY.
(Seal.)
Seal on the Warrant Appointing R. W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis, Prov.
Grand Master of Upper Canada, 1792.
The text of this warrant for years gave rise to discussion in
Masonic circles in Upper Canada, more particularly with regard to
the power to be exercised by the governing head of the Craft. The
paragraph relating to the power of the Provincial Grand Master
reads :
" In pursuance whereof, We do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint
our trusty and well beloved Brother William Jarvis, Esquire, of Upper
Canada aforesaid, Grand Master of Masonry in the said province, and invest
our said Right Worshipful Brother with full and ample powers, privileges
and authority as aforesaid, hereby authorizing and empowering our said Right
Worshipful Brother to grant dispensations for the holding of Lodges and
making Freemasons to such brethren as shall be sufficiently qualified and duly
recommended to receive the same in order that such Lodges and Freemasons
may be by us and our successors duly congregated and formed into regular
warranted Lodges, according to the most ancient custom of the Craft in all
ages and nations throughout the world, in order to which the said dispensa-
tions shall continue in force for the space of twelve calendar months from the
time of issuing the same respectively and no' longer."
In order to acquaint the reader with the position of Masonic
affairs in Canada prior to the appointment of R. W. Bro. Wm.
Jarvis, we must turn to the proceedings of the Craft in Quebec in
1791. The Provincial Grand Master of the province of Quebec was
R. W. Bro. Sir John Johnson, who resided at Montreal, and was
appointed in 1788 by the Earl of Effingham, the acting Grand Mas-
ter of the first Grand Lodge (Moderns) of England. The third
344 HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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Niagara, U.C, 1846.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
345
Grand Lodge of luigland (The Athols or Ancients) had no foothold
in Canada at this period.
The first Grand Lodge of England (Moderns) had appointed, as
early as 1760, R. W. Bro. Col. Simon Eraser as Provincial Grand
Master. He was succeeded by R. W. Bros. Milborne West in 1762-
66: John Collins, 1767-85; Col. Christopher Carleton, 1786-87, and
finally by Sir John Johnson in 1788. Many lodges were under the
direction of these brethren, whose authority extended over all parts
of Canada, from 1760 until 1792. The third Grand Lodge of Eng-
land (Ancients) had no provincial representative, although prior
to 1792 there were in Quebec three lodges which derived their war-
rants from that Grand Lodge.
The first of these was No. 9, E.R., a lodge in the 4th Battery
of the Royal Artillery, first warranted when the battery was in New
York, 3rd July, 1781, as No. 213 on the register of the Ancient
Grand Lodge. After the peace in 1783 the battery was stationed in
Newfoundland, returning to England in 1787, when No. 213 pur-
chased the vacant warrant No. 9, which had been originally issued
June I2th, 1752. as No. 11. The battery returned to Quebec in 1790
and held its first meeting 4th Nov., 1790. It is now No. 2, G.R.Q.
The second lodge was No. 241, which from 1784 had worked
under a dispensation, but which on 30th May, 1788, was constituted
at Quebec under a warrant, dated 22nd Oct., 1787. It is now No.
3. G.R.Q.
The third lodge was No. 40, E. R. It was worked at Quebec
under warrant No. 265, E.R., in December, 1790, by some brethren
formerly of Merchants' lodge. No. i, Quebec. The officers were in-
stalled in June, 1791. In December of that year No. 265 purchased
the vacant No. 40, which warrant had originally been issued in 1755.
As stated in a previous chapter, under the regulations of that
Grand Lodge of England, a lodge could, under certain conditions, pur-
chase an older warrant than its own, if such warrant was vacant or
lying unused in the hands of the Grand Secretary. In this way
lodge, No. 213, purchased vacant warrant No. 9, which had origin-
ally been issued in 1752, and No. 265 purchased No. 40, which was
originally issued in 1755.
The first members of the Craft in Quebec, who held allegiance
to the third or Athol Grand Lodge, felt that for the successful cul-
tivation of Masonry a governing head was necessary. One object
was to facilitate the granting of warrants, especially in Upper Can-
ada. Bro. Alexander Wilson, a prominent Mason of Quebec and a
member of one of the " Ancient" lodges, was most anxious that an
appointment should be made, and offered to act as Deputy until a
suitable person for the position of Provincial Grand Master was
selected.
In a letter to the Grand Secretary of England, dated 30th Oct.,
1791, Bro. Wilson writes:
" We must have a Grand Master, and as we have no very great prospect
at this moment of getting a man in high rank to fill that office, I hereby em-
power you to ofler my services to the Grand, as from yourself, to act as Deputy
Grand Master for this Province under the Grand Lodge of England, until we
can find a person of more elevated station of life to make a Provincial Grand.
346
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
fh.r..?., !.r "".**'* '"""J* ^'■'"^ ^°*'8« * fi" i» With very respectable
such bod:,'!!, T," ° r**^^' '*'' '?""" °^ «""""» * "'""ber of warrant, to
such bod.es in Upper Canada, as have neither funds or means of sending to
you for It; and by paying into the hands of the Grand Lodge part of the Fee.
of such warrants it might still continue as under your sanction"
r,o 5''c ^'i^°" *''"? wrote— apparently on the same date— to the
Urand Secretary to this effect:
o« r?'i '''""** '*''° *°. '"'°"" ^^^ ^""<* ^^'^^ '*>« Antient Craft in this place
are likely to increase in respectability as well as in number, and that an
rJHa^T^A °^»^P'°vincial or Deputy Provincial Grand Master, under the
orand l.odge of England is indispensably necessary."
v.ith^Z^AtuTr-^J'r'1^'' ^^^ Craft in Quebec con.municated
with the Athol Grand Lodge, stating that H.R.H. Prince Edward,
the fourth son of George III., afterwards the Duke of Kent had
consented to become Provincial Grand Master of Upper and
,^T ^^^r^"^^- ^^^ '^"^'' ^^^ ^•8^«'l ^y the W.M.'s and wardens
of lodges, Nos. 241, 40 and 9, at Quebec, and read:
Right Worshipful Sir and Brother: ^"'''"' ^^^ ^"•' '^^'•
UnH^L'!.,'^''!! '°^"'*' pleasure we have to inform the Grand Lodge of Eng-
land of the advancement of Ancient Masonry in this part of the world by the
valuabe acquisition of His Royal Highness. Prince Edwadw^o has made
CO, sented under his signature to become Provincial Grand Master of Upper
and Lower Canada, an office we consider as absolutely necessary for promo^fng
ia rr/arf'""* "" ° '^' ^'t^' '" '^''' ^°""t^' Particularly^hile'inde? Jf
?t v?ll fnn. '° ^j^emplary a character as His Royal Highness, and we hope
n thi ZTl '''"'r' '? 'u' ^"r*l Lodge, the difficulties Masons must ha!e
Enln/T 1 ^.■''^ °^ '''"' '""^'^ *^''*^"''*^<1 Provinces to carry forward to
England applications for warrants to constitute lodges. We therefore for
ourselves -and in the names of the Bodies we repfesent supS Grand
Royfr Hiehn"el'^ •'' T,""^''!? '°' ^"^''^^ ^ -"""* co'n'stitudng His
Koyal Highness Prince Edward Provincial Grand Master of Upper and
Lodge's. ' " "''°"'' '° '°" ^ '^""'^ ^"^^'^ -^ to constitute
We have to request you will lay the above circumstance and requisition
On our humble opinion so advantageous to the interests of th. socS a"
them mVch"' r^^'f '' ''^ ^""' ^"""^'^ ^"'^ *^ «»"«- °"»elves t w 1 giv"
them much satisfaction and meet their approbation
The warrant. &c., &c., you will please to convey under cover to Alex
fa 'LTomo^?n^".?"'"^'°". '% t' ^''''' ^^^'"^^ »>"<== ^"ose zearan" Issidi^ty
ta promoting the good of Masonry has our hearty thanks and we h, mKu
conceive deserves the attention of Grand Lodge ^
.u J''! ^^^^^t °^ tl^e expense attending the above shall be sent to von hv
the first returning ship to England. • " ^^
We have the Honour, &c., &c.
George Beattie, Master.
Archibald Ferguson, S. W.
Thos. Ferguson, J. W. of Lodge No. 241.
James Davidson, Master.
John Lynd. S. W.
Andrew Cameron, J. W., Lodge No. 40.
Robert Moorheard, Master.
Edwd. Byrn, Senr. W.
Jas. McDougall, J. W. of Lodge No. 9.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
347
The proposal made by the brethren of I.ower Canada originated,
no doubt, from the fact that Upper Canada was a wilderness
compared with the populated and civilized settlements in Lower
Canada, more particularly at Quebec and Montreal. Therefore,
the claim was advanced that, owing to the difficulties of com-
municating from remote parts of the provinces with England in re-
gard to the issue of warrants to constitute lodges, it would be im-
possible to conduct Masonic work unless by a warrant in Canada
for a Provincial Grand Master " with authority to hold a Grand
Lodge and to constitute lodges."
It will be observed that the request was made for a Provincial
Grand Master with the powers of a sovereign body.
As is shown by this record the Quebec brethren desired the
two provinces, comprising Upper and Lower Canada, to be covered
by one warrant, under a Provincial Grand Master, in the person of
H.R.H. Prince Edward. Dr. Alexander Wilson, a surgeon in the
Royal Artillery, was enthusiastic in Masonic matters and interviewed
H.R.H. Prince Edward, afterwards the Duke of Kent, who had ar-
rived in Quebec on the nth August, 1791. The Prince had " made
himself^ known to Brother Alexander Wilson as an ' Ancient'
Mason." Probably Bro. Wilson, knowing by public report that the
Prince was a Mason, interviewed the distinguished brother, and, as
a guarantee of mutual confidence, both satisfied themselves that each
was a member of the Craft. They then discussed Craft matters, the
wishes of the Masons of Quebec being placed before Prince Ed-
ward, and to these he assented.
Prince Edwa^u had been made a Mason on February loth, 1790,
in the lodge " Union of Hearts," at Geneva in Switzeriand. In the
same year he was appointed honorary P.G.M. of the first Grand
Lodge of England (Moderns), and Provincial Grand Master of An-
dalusia, a province in Spain. His jurisdiction comprised the strong-
hold of Gibraltar " and places adjacent." There had been a lodge at
Gibraltar as early as 1728.
The record in the books of the Grand Lodge of England shows
that at a quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge, when the
Duke of Cumberland was Grand Master, with Sir Peter Parker in
the chair, acting as Grand Master, the following resolution was car-
ried:
"The Grand Lodge being acquainted by the Grand Master in the chair,
that His Royal Highness Prince Edward had been initiated into Masonry in
the Union Lodge at Geneva, it was thereupon
" Resolved unanimously.
"That, in Testimony of the high sense the Grand Lodge entertains
of the great Honor conferred on the Society by the Initiation of Prince
Edward, His Royal Highness be presented with an Apron lined with blue silk,
and, in all future Processions, do rank as a Past Grand Master."
There is no record of the " healing" of Prince Edward that he
might be brought under the obedience of the Ancient Grand Lodge,
indeed, it is likely that his first acknowledgment and obligation to
that body were made on the day of his installation.
In the minute? of No. 241, i8th December, 1791, we find that
an extract was read "from the members of lodee No. 40." stating
mk
HISTORV OF FHKEMASONRV [N CANADA.
Pr1nr,''pH' ^^i'™" '"!* '" '''» P"""'™" » P>ptr signed bv II R R
•n?V„, ^ /"'"l'°\"PP" Canada. These records are imoort:
T^n / • 'TJ"^' °^ ^.''^ ^'"""^ ""^ ^♦hol Grand Lodge of England in
of M.tc'h.'w'j,"'"' ''"''''• '^'"'"° '"' '^"''""' '" "" S.""J. the „h d.,
" Present.
tJ''d^^,,^^J'""" '^*"' ^^'P^^y Grand Master.
Th« r' w" I T'^ "''?"• ^^'' Senior Grand Warden.
t5 b w ^/- ?°.''"' ^""'^' Grand Secretary.
S w u H'; J°''" ^"'*'"^' Grand Treasnrer.
lo^Kel "• ^"'' ^^''"' ^"'^ ^^'•'1*"» •'f 'he warranted
U f J'!^°J^*'i:°^ Substitute Grand Master is of Scotch oriein It
o Pro Grind Maste? fn'Z^ ^^^^T'"''' ^^'^^^^^^ «™''*'- *« t^»t
the fiTstS inr^sf^ t ^,"^'"^ '>/*"'" *"^ w^s introduced for
he office Scr^nHM. *^' 'u''*'°" °^ ^^^ Duke of Cambridge to
Grand Lodin?^ Master when a regulation was adopted by the
cept".d the office n?? '""i T ^'^l"'^^'- ^ P""« °^ the blood ac^
cepttd the office o Grand Master he should be at liberty to nomi
nate any peer of the realm to be acting Grand Master and to thU
office .s given the title of Pro Grand Master. Hrmust be a noWe
nan and a past master There have been but few Pro Grand Mas
Ea I'of 7? '"^- ^* '^'' ^^"*^ °^ th« Duke ot Sussex in 184 f the"
the chlir atratThe%"n *''" f'^^ ^^^ Grand Master. assLed
HISTORY OK i-REKMASONKY IN CANADA.
349
. .. , ^' ^*^P"'>' ^luved, and it was leconded, tliat our said Rt. VV.
William Jarvys. and several other Brothers of lodge No. 4, being soon to
depart for Canada, and not in that capacity to be admitted or received into the
Holy Royal Arch. Ttiat for the good of the Craft in those parts, a Dispensation
pass for those brothers, being recommended to the Grand Officers for the
purpose of their being received into the Holy Royal Arch."
To return, however, to the Craft appointments. The foUowinR
letter, written by the Grand Secretary of England to Bro. Wilscn
at guebec, on the 21st April, 1792, gives the inner history of the
appointment of both K.VV. Bros. Alexander Wilson, H.R H Prince
Tx^wanl and R.W. Hro. VVm. Jarvis, which we do not find in the
ofhcial minutes, but in the correspondence appended thereto It
aids materially in an understanding of the powers delegated these
rulers of the Craft. The letter reads:
Dear Sir:
We are fully sensible how much the Ancient Craft are indebted to your
exertions in its behalf, and before we received your last letter of 27th Dec,
conveying to us the pleasing intelligence of the last distinguislied effects of
your zeal in the cause of Masonry in the acquisition of the Prince to us, the
Grand Lodge had at their Quarterly Communication on the 7th of March last
voted you their thanks for your services to the Craft, particularly for your
judicious adjustment of the Masonic diflferences between the Brethren in
Quebec and had appointed you Deputy Grand Master of the Province of
Lower Canada.
D ^!?fr,?'^^"'' ^°^^^ ^* ^^^ ^^""^ ''"'^ appointed our worthy and now R W
Bro.^ William Jarvis, Esq., Secretary to His Excellency Governor Simcoe.
Uep y G. M of the Province of Upper Canada, which by a late Act of Parlia-
ment has been separated from the Province of Lower Canada. The late
wmmunications from you and the lodges in Quebec desiring that His Royal
Highness Prince Edward might be appointed G. M. of Canada induced us to
alter that Determination, and we have accordingly appointed His Royal
Highness G. M. of the Province of Lower Canada, with full power to appoint
««/'«•; """^ * warrant for that purpose has accordingly been sent by
our R. W Br. Jarvis about a week ago, who will probably see you before you
receive th^. The Province of Upper and Lower Canada having been
separated both in their political and Masonic jurisdiction before we received
your communication respecting the appointment of the Prince, and the former
Province being then under the Masonic direction of our R. W. Br Jarvis we
were unable to confer the Masonic government of both Provinces on 'His
Royal Highness, which otherwise we should have been happy to have done
Agreeable to your instructions and upon your credit a set of Masonic
Jewells are making with all expedition by our Rt. W. Brother Mr. Thomas
l"7'ou GrTd 't ^f'' ^'"'=""', "'*'=' "'" ^"'°""* ^° Thirty Pounds a
least. Our Grand Lodge never takes any concern in these matters, but 1 was
eaveTe orH ' '7;'?"" "°?*^ disappointed in this particular, kccordingS
gave the order. I doubt not but you will remit the first opportunity. We
duly received your Remittance for the renewal of the warrant of No 40 which
was paid into the Grand Lodge in March, and will be further noticed' in our
circular letter of the next year. I fully intended writing and senSngs^^^
publications as requested, but unfortunately missed the Captain
By order of the Grand Lodge, '
I have the Honor, &c., &c.,
2ist April, 1792, ^^''^ ^^"'•^- G Sec'y.
Dr. Willson. Quebec.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY m CANADA.
Ill
HiHil
zeal in Craft matters in OuSt tu • °^ ^'■*"*^ ^°^S<^ ^o** his
Grand Lodge on Th Mar?hi^^^^ i^ .T'""*"' ?^}^^ '"'^^^ing of
had been appointed SuS'n J^ Pro 7 S'' "^'^^/^ ^'^^^ 2^°- Wilson
and Bro. Ja'.^ist^hetr offic";"^^^ 5LpT S^adf " TH^T'^
tonal changes which had taken olace led tn fh« !i k J^^ *^'""-
ments. The old province oicJl^l l *^ ^^ ^""'^'^ appoint-
view to re-appear in the eeo«-anhl,1 o"^*' ^''T '^ ^''^PP«" ^'•°"»
vinces of Upper aid Lowe? Can Ji. f'T *l*H^ ""^'^ *°^"^ed P^-
these division"^ haS been ordered "' ^"^ ^''^ ^"^P^"^' ^^* °^ ^79i
MarcI^U'" appoLVn°^^^^^^ the action taken by Grand Lodge on
Lower Canada^Td Bro Wv,^ n°"' .^'^"*^ ^'^"^ ^^^^^ ^or
Canada. These appointments h^H ^^^^^^^^ ^'^^ Master for Upper
but later the leS? "f Bro wLJ'''^^-"' ''"l" "'^^^ '" d"«f°rm,
Prince Edward should be aDD^in r^^'^K.^^^ suggestion tha
received. This, however cou?d not h^'-"* '^*''" °^ ^'"^^^ ^"^
Jarvis had already S^Tun^rC.A'^u''^^^ ^' ^W. Bro.
the views of the OuehlKrZu^^ Canada, but in order to meet
lish Grand Lodge^td" to aL'" t'.'^"^''^ the Prince, the Eng-
and appoint Priie Edward "GM of'^th^ p"^'""' "determination"
ada. with full powers to appoint Ws Deputv ''° Th? °^ ^^^''^ ^""-
sent out " but " sent to " R w « ^^^P^^Y; The warrant was not
transport on which Bro Ta^is h.^TJ^'^''' ^^'^ '"^^^ Henniker"
three weeks after the date m^nLntn •^\T ?*''^S^" ^''^ "°t sail for
rctary of England '"ent'oned m the letter of the Grand Sec-
The official letter shows that tUr- r,-^^^ r j
territorial changes for thev rl^LJ:- T^u^ h°^^'' ^^^ ^'^^e to the
vinces •' in theif p^Htlcai a„d mP '^"-^ ^^? ]?"=* ^^at the two pro-
and distinct, the provinci o^ U^tf ?' J^^l^iction" were separate
der the Ma on^^TrlZn'of'^r/^^^^^^r'^^^^^^^^^^
bSn ^;tit ''-' ''' ^^^^- °^ ^»^^ Q-' - teen J^I'LTJ
^9'tlT-^'.S^^^^^^^ o^^th March.
Provmcial Grand Master, although the letti fr.rn'.u r '^ 7 o ^'
retarv of Ene^land nn thJ ^r I a-^ "er from the Grand Sec-
ible flct that the province of UnneJ ^.2^' T''' ?^ i"controvert-
sonic direction ofou^R W Bro ffvis "'""''" "'' ""^"^ ^'^^ ^^-
utes terrSnS^L^odTe fn^UX^T 1^ r^V:^ ^^\ T'
rant of H.-.H. Prince Ea ward'' A '^^^^^^^^ T '"' '^' "'■''-
ejgn Lrrand Lodge The warrant contains references to the " inron
wItMhi? Gr3 T '"^^ ^H^'^/l^"'^ Distances i?communicarng
with this Grand Lodge and " the warranted lodges." It names
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
351
Prince Edward as " Provincial Grand Master for the Province of
Lower Canada " and gives him " full and ample powers and privileges
and authority," etc., ' to grant warrants and dispensations " for hold-
mg lodges, making Freemasons " and forming the same into regu-
lar warranted Lodges," determining all matters of complaint, con-
forming to the regulations of the Craft, " paying all due respect to
this Rt. Worshipful Grand Lodge," and with the instruction that
a regular and yearly communication" is to be preserved with the
Grand Lodge at London and empowering the P.G.M. to appoint
his Deputy Grand Master. The following is the Provincial warrant
«ssued to Prince Edward:
[ATHOLL, Grand Master.]
JAMES AGAR, Deputy Grand Master.
WATKIN LEWES, jqhN BUNN,
Senior Grand Warden. junior Grand Warden.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
" KNOW YE. THAT
, . ,. _, „ "Whereas the Grand Lodge of the
mos Antient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of
England and Masonical Jurisdiction thereunto belonging, according to the
old Institutions, in Ample Form assembled in London on the seve. a day of
March in the year of our Lord, One Thousand, seven Hundred and Ninety-
Two, and in the year of Masonry Five Thousand, Seven Hundred and Ninety-
X WOj Viz* •
ouull'' ^T f ?',ru^"!?" ^°}'' ^"''' ■^'"■'l"'^ *"d Earl of Atholl, Mar-
^Lu^t rf ° "i''*'".'''^?' F"' °' ^*"**^*^y ^"d Strathardle, Viscount
Baqu^er, Glenalmond and Glenlyon, Lord Murray Balveny and Gask, Heri-
table Constable of the Castle of Kinclaven. Lord of Man and the Isles and
cZjTr ^"d, Baron Murray of Stanley, in the County of Gloucester
Grand Master of Masons in that part of Great Britain called England and
5Sr Est-^XnS'^r *^Tr° ^''°."«'"«- '^^^ R'«^* Worshipful James
IcSht Linr r ^ ?Z^ 5*^'*"' *^' ^'^'" Worshipful Sir Watkin Lewis.
s^vefal warrinteH l^H** ^^Ij^'^"' together with the Representatives of th^
Lod« Tn nrH . *'*^" T'^V ^^^ '^"^^'°" »"^ authority of the said Grand
Lodge, in order to remedy the inconveniences arising from the Delays and
the waJr^ntTLTJeT'S"'^' ^'^^ ^^^ ^^^^'^ "P- -"°- occarns'y
acilit^Je ?hllihi ^. " ^?''" '^^"^^^ ^^^^ "'•'•I" °"' authority, and to
and peedUv to Ri!.?r'"'/n"'^ ^°^^''' ""'^ '" °''^'' *« ^^^^ effectually
Britain &c &c Xrr r,^„A x/r » « vtcuikc, ine imrd. King of Great
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worthy Brethre^n the sa?d Prow ?• k*"'"'- ''"''"''■'"« ^" ^^^ ^^^--^ our
Decrees, whci shall be made and t ^° '^,f .<=°"'o™^ble to all the Orders and
Right Worshipf^flrother n%rsua°ncf t r"eS a''nd"to'y"''d"''-^°^^' ^"^
Roya and Right Worshinfi.I Rr^fiT fu J '° ^'^ ^""^ ^^^'s* our said
Royal and Ri|ht WorshToful BrnS' 'h ''^ ''"'. '"''^"''°" ^''^^^-'^ °"^ ^^i^
established rules and rguEnf of the Tr ''f/°"]"T*"^ '° '''' ^'■■"^ -"^
same Powers, Privileges and Authoritv to V'f 7 '^ invested with the
Worshipful Brother, ^rur said Pri^ncSlGra^nd^M ?" 'r^"' ^""^ ^'^^^
absence or By his Direction or De.irl^K f'*"" ^f°r«aid. in his
whatsoever our said Roja and Rt W r^hinTf ^ ''""^^'"S ^"'^ confirming
his Deputy shall Iegally°l';i^^e^I""SL^:^';hef """"' ''^^^^^ ''^
aforesaid. Given under our Hands and the Sea of thl r f'^P^^^'^^ ^ffi""
don, the day and year above written *''" Grand^I.odge in Lon-
when he sailed from EnSanH h?/ "^ ?°* ''^^" engrossed
essential clause of the warrant "^"''^'^>'' however, to repeat the
appointing Prov?nda;"G?a"d" M^^'^^'/ ""l'^'^'^^ *^"^ ' — "^ "e granted,
shall be invested with th??un a^d 11^ ' '"■°""'^' "^ ^PP^"- ^^"^'da. who
th^ constitutions of Masonry annexed!' ''T"' Pf""'"^" ""^ ^"'^ority. by
vincial Grand Master In nnr,? ? a"d vested in the said ofiice of Pro-
stitute and appoint our trus V ?nd TZ\ ^^'^ ^° '^^^'^^^ """''"^te. con-
Esquire, of UpV Canada "foJes^fd' Sr nd t^^e ^f^v" ^'"'^'^ J^^^'
Province, and invest our said Right WorshlnfuRr.h ^^"T!^ '" "^^ ^^'^^
powers, privileges and authorhy as ator'.S u'""^^^' ^'^'^ f"" ^"^ ample
powering our said Right wSoful Brn^ '. ''''^ «"thorizmg and em-
holding of Lodges and makW Fr *° ^•"^"^ dispensations for the
sufficiently qualifi^ed and du'fefomr^enTro '° !'"^\brethren as shall L
such Lodges and Freemasons maT be bv - ''T" '^' '''^' '" "'"^^^ ^^at
gregated and formed into re^lTr warin T / ""^ «""«^o" duly con-
ancent custom of the Craft ifall a^S and ''ni;°''^''''u '^'^"'^'"^ *° ^^e most
order to which the said displnsat on, ,.,!m •''"'' '"•°"^'^o"t the worid, in
twelve calendar months from the trif-'°""'.'" ^°'" ^''^ '^' ''P^" of
no longer." "^°'" ^"^ *""^ «' '"u.ng the same respectively and
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
353
It will be noted that while appointing Bro. Jarvis as " Grand
Master of Masonry in the said Province " he was restricted regard-
ing the issue of warrants. He had power " to grant dispensations,"
but the lodges so authorized were to be " formed into regular war-
ranted lodges by us and our successors," meaning the Grand Lodge
at London.
Both Prince Edward and Bro. Jarvis were Provincial Grand
Masters, but the former was given the power to issue warrants,
while the latter was limited to the granting of dispensations. The
discussion as to the authority of R.W. Bro. Jarvis, in after years, led
to much friction in Craft circles.
The Grand Lodge of England in order to place on official
record and confirm their procedure with regard to the issue of the
warrant to H.R.H. Prince Edward, at a meeting held on the 6th
June, 1792, revoked the authority given to Bro. Alexander Wilson
on the 7th March, 1792, consequent on the acceptance of the office
of xrovincial Grcnd Master of Lower Canada by H.R.H. Prince
Edward. The minutes read:
" At the Grand Lodge at the Crown & Anchor in the Strand.
" 6th June, 1792.
"The R. VV. James Agar, Esqr., Deputy Grand Master, &c. The Rt. W
Deputy mformed the Grand Lodge that since the last meeting an application
had been received from the warranted lodges at Quebec in Canada, stating
I. J'/'i^ f Highness, Prince Kuward, had made himself known to our
Rt. W. Brother Alexander Wilson, Esqr., as an ancient Mason, and had con-
sented under his signature to Become Provincial Grand Master of Upper and
Lower Canada, and requesting a warrant constituting His Royal Highness
Grand Master with authority to hold a Grand Lodge and constitute Lodges,
and that consequence of such application the authority granted to our Right
W. Brother Alexr. Wilson, Esq., had been rendered of no effect and had not
been made out or forwarded-and that a warrant had been granted to His
Royal Highness Prince Ldward, constituting and appointing His Royal High-
ness Grand Master for the Province of Lower Canada."
In a second letter, dated 12th July, 1792, the Grand Secretary
writes to Bro. Wilson concerning the jewels and regalia for the
Provincial Grand Lodge of Quebec and says:
R w p°^l*^'^ ""'" P.?f'^ ^""^ ^^""^ ^^^ ^'■^"'1 Warrant forwarded by our
Zr] tT . J^"■'^^^•'" ^"swer every expectation and increase the pros-
penty of the Antient Craft in Canada."
This is confirmatory of the fact that R.W. Bro. Jarvis had been
entrusted with the warrant for H.R.H. Prince Edward as the Pro-
vincial Grand Master of Lower Canada.
In the minutes of the Grand Lodge of England (Ancients) in
December, of 1792, are statements aflfccting the Craft in Lower Can-
ada m connection with the powers delegated to H.R.H. Prince Ed-
ward, which would lead one to believe that his original warrant did
not contain the ample powers outlined in that reproduced in this
Chapter, i he prerogatives and powers in the warrant quoted seem
to be most complete. They embrace everything which could be
granted t^ a Provincial Grand Master. In the autumn of 1792, how-
ever, H.R.H. desired " a further extension of the nnworc trrant..d bv
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" At the Grand Lodge, Crown and Anchor, Strand.
" London, sth December, 5703.
•<Ti, t. «r T "Present:
" CrLfi A •^^'"" ^^^'■' ^''l' ^^P"'y Grand Master.
the G?and'LX''orTo":tr'"can:da° His l'^' ,'lf.^T'^" ^-- the R. W.
(Here the lower part of the page is blank in minutes).
ence ^o Quebra ' "°'' '" ^'^ ^"'^^^'^"^"^ '"^""^^^ ^>^'^ ^'^-^-
dateiVtT^M^ remembered that in the minutes of the Grand Lodge
dated 7th March, 1792, it is stated that Bro. Wilson was annninSn
•Substitute Grand Master" for Lower Canada and that RrS^T
pe?cS:''"^t^i^'? T'^'Tr f- "t^aiS'pr^linc^:^
per panada. Ihe definition of the term "Substitute" Grand Mas
tuJe" J u'jf^'- ^'.?' '^P'"'"'"^- ^" ^he minutes the word "subst -'
Zm -'D^rut/' ist,n7"^^""'^"^^ °^ ''^ ^-"^ Secretarf ti'e
" vattr'^'jiff ^'^"'^ ^"^S:e in England derives its existence from a
mS 'anTat'r deX'ii.,^;'^ ^^^^"^ '^ ^^^"^^^ "^^ "^^ Gr^nd
Grand Master it become^ extS i"' '""r^^' °^ ^^e Provincial
Provincial Grand ReSar vv o k-o" ''' >'" r'" "^^'"^^ «^ ^^^ the
.ncnt of another Graf/d Mast r It Sithorht'l T" /!." ^PP^'"^"
matters such as the making of reguladons and thi'T"'"? '° T^""
putes, but no extreme nenaltie/rl^, 1 " «^ ^"^ hearing of dis-
sent of the Grand LodL a! or '"^"^'^ ^'^'^^"t the con-
Lodge has a shadow olpovfer S^^'verTHitl'" ' ^kT"^'^' ^'^^"^^
talk, but it cannot act " ^ ''"'"^ substance. It mav
causeTa" in^su"ai"anK"m ord'"' ^"^"'"^^ ' '^^ ^-^ ago it
who were interested irCaft1.istrv"Z ''"°"^ '''T '" ^^"^^1'''
an opinion as to-what ** a LtlTei exte^s?nn nf ?vf ""'^ ""^'^ *° ^iye
by Grand Lodee" meant T;,.!l \ ^^^^"^'0" o^ the powers granted
who waits, and^ in ThrjeaJ "Tg ;rw;'f^:]"S --^^hing^to hini
tion. Among the MSS of rLS • , "^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ interpreta-
Lodge of Eifgland a eUer from bS A1.'^' .^''^.IJ-? ^^ ^^e .Grand
to the Gr.ind Secretarv of fh^ a ■ ^'^^^"der Wilson, of Quebec
been found. Aft^^h" n? n^ he^S^'i'^r' f' ^ov.. .7^92. has'
;^ended conferring on ^^n^ ^'^^^^ ^t^^^^^^^^Z
division of the country could hive no inn Province, as the political
We have already had appi ca ons from the"'' °" ^'"''''' arrangements.
People of all description.s wish g to lavTtler rh" fT'"" '''' ^''''^""'^'
they very justly observe it carries with it weTiu 1 .' "^ T '^'' ^^'""' ''
quence to the whole craft. ^ ^ ^'^" '''8"'ty and conse-
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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I have taken the liberty of mentioning this circumstance to His Royal
Highnefs, who has been gratiously pleased to observe that he will most
readily accept of any further authority the Grand Lodge of England may
think proper to invest him with, provided it would promote the general good
of Masonry.
"I, therefore, in the strongest manner wish to recommend this to the
consideration of the Grand Lodge and humbly presume they might appoint
His Royal Highnefs Grand Master of Masons in Canada, and that they
might appoint a deputy for each of the Provi ices, which would exactly
correspond with the government of the Country; the two Provinces having
one Governor General & two Lieut. Governors. Should I have presumed too-
much in offering this hint, I hope the Grand Lodge will attribute it to it*
proper cause, my zeal for the general good of the Craft."
The letter of R.W. Bro. Wilson had been written with a due-
regard to the exigencies of the situation. The authority granted tO'
to the Craft m Upper Canada, and the fact that the Prince was a
Mason, and had been spoken of as Grand Master of both Lances
was known to many m the few lodges of the west. Moreover here
whn°nrr^* J^' '^' ^'^^ '"""'^ °f ^^e royal brother stimulated those
^a^ndTitte^oTb^o^Utls ''' ^^^^^-^-^ ^"^^r^Jt
X/^^rn^^^^ -g^- -^--- MS.
cSl^dgnfLoLTinX-.^^
Sr^-yerbrexTreL^r^^^^^^^^^^
thority granted toVh VrinrnXli^ iTlZTrl t^. ^U
"R.W. Sir & Brother:
that 'ptforstThelScltfon Tor? °' ''' ^•^^ ^^^"'^ "^^'^^ ^' Q-be.
nefs. Prince Edward. SrdiJe/arrer '^l.T""^ "'^ ?°^^' "'«'^-
cstablishment of new lodges and speedilv to r?/tf I'T'^''' '.° '^"^'''^^'^ '^e
differences and disputes if anv .nl c^ ^°/'*^.''fy ^"^ determine all Masonic
Lodge to appoint^Cliam aTvir^^sS^rvincialT M "TtI '" ^^^^"'^
ada, to Grant dispensations for i oldiSgof Lodlet IJf °f, FpP^*- Can-
Masons, in order that such brethrln ,l?;^t,? • a "f ^°'' '"^'''"^ °^ F'-^e
sefsors the Grand Lodge of EngandTftme"d "f '""' ?' ^^ "' ^"^ °"^ «"<=■
such Dispensations were not to tn (""e^^ ^°^^"''
tw.ve months-reference to thrwrarrni-althorit^granl:;?; ufto^ B^
z SFSIi»^^^^ ^
£ wart to;B^^^^^^^^ t^ ^Z^^^I^^-J-^-^^
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t:'coltrZ\tLlT^^^^^^^^^^ bein. our sincere wish
His Royal Highnefs and the'RW Gr nd LodVe ofT''^' ^ Grand Master,
grant every aid and afsistance to our R W Hr ^T ^"""'j. ^" '"'^"^ »°
rants if necefsary for Upper Canada L fi„^. / ""'' /^S^'^er with war-
will be most conducive trtheextention in "^r T'l'''^' ""^ ^^"'^ ^^at
^=^ i;n.;^.:-;t^ ȣ?'- v" -- "- -
fested by his Royal Highnefs cannot ^il tT' . "^of P"="o"sly mani-
everv quarter of the e obrxvith ?h! f ""P'"^' ^''^ ^^^^""''^ ^o"-!*! '"
..steem' We are, I'thtntln.:^; of^egard"'"' ""'"*^"*^ °^ ''^''''"'^ '^'
"Your very sincere brothers in Masonry."
1? w'^Rr.'^"^'' '* '""i ^^. o'^s^'-ved, alludes to the appointment of
R.W. Bro. Jarvis, as Provincial Grand Master of Upper Canada and
recites his powers tinder his warrant, including the dme Hmit of the
dispensations issued bv him " Tt tli^r. " Ti,l V . ? ^
writes, "became expedi'ent'\o\rant' hI " Val ^Xs'^S
more extended warrant and authority," which " HfRovlf S
ncss has been graciously plea.. J to accept of," but as R W B m"
Jarvis had possession of his warrant, although he had not made anv
return, his territory could not be interfered with t1 Tf ! ^
farther ex.ero'„^?Thtpow^fof'l>l^crl^waJ^ '"''"' =' ""''
at a perfectly satisfactoT/'conSon™" ffe cXaf o7eh 'T'.'
suggested a governing head for both provinces The cZ/, /'^
had appointed Substitute or Deoutv Grand M, 1 <jrand Lodge
urisdiclions had revoked tlK- 3Stv relegaW to R- 'w-,'"°
for Lower Canada and allowed that for UppS Canada^o '?"
at the same time issuing a warrant tn H R H ^a^ada to remain,
• Provincial Grand Master "of Lowe" Canada' In^ ft"'"' "'
rant ample powers were given for Xissinncrofr ""■ ""■■-
warrants, without confirmation bv he G™d I Z"''T'?'" f"^
while in the warrant of R.W Tiro Tarvi. ,!,„„„ ^^ at London,
.1- "granting of dispensations-^^" fe 'liW^ofTdges! 'Tn'or'd'er
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
357
that such lodges and Freemasons may be by us and our successors
duly congregated and formed into regular warranted lodges," and
that " the said dispensations shall continue in force for the space of
twelve calendar months from the time of issuing the same respect-
ively, and no longer."
Had there been no territorial change we can readily understand
that the warrant of the " Substitute" Grand Master for Upper Can-
ada would not have contained as extensive powers as those dele-
gated to the " Provincial Grand Master of Upper and Lower Canada,"
but the political changes had taken place and the Craft jurisdiction
had also to be altered. Bro. Jarvis also had already been appointed.
There was, therefore, only Lower Canada to give to tiie Prince.
The question as to what powers were given l'>ro. Jarvis will al-
ways be a debatable one. His warrant nntst have been changed,
for it has within it the term " Provincial Grand Master." which
would not be found in the warrant of a Substitute Grand Mas-
ter. But while that term is used his powers did not permit him
to do more than " to grant dispensations for the holding ol lodges"
in order that " such lodges" might be " formed into regular war-
ranted lodges."
The original intention of the Grand Lodge of England was
that R.W. Bros. Wilson and Jarvis should have the restricted pow-
ers of subordinate officers. But after the appointments had been
made, the territorial question came to the iront. The English au-
thorities rightly judged that it would not do to place Upper and
Lower Canada under one governing head, and, therefore, resolved
"to alter that Determination " and to separate ar.d make two juris-
dictions where originally they only intended to have one.
The warrant for R.W. Bro. Wilson, as we see by the minutes
of the Grand Lodge on 6th June, 1792, '"had not been made out
or forwarded" to Canada, but that of Bro. Jarvis had been delivered
to him. We know that on the 28th March, Bro. Jarvis was fully
cognizant of his appointment, for in a letter of that date to his
brother he alludes to the fact that the Grand Lodge of England had
appointed Prince Edward " Grand Master of Ancient Masons in
Lower Canada," and " William Jarvis, Grand IMaster of Ancient Ma-
sons" in Upper Canada.
It is difficult to reconcile the statement in the minutes of the
Grand Lodge in December, of 1792, to the effect that "a further
extension of powers granted" is asked by the lodges in Lower Can-
ada for H.R.n. Prince Edward. As Provincial Grand Master he
apparently possessed an almost unlimited prc-ogative. Nevertheless,
the minutes of Grand Lodge state that the request made for
" further powers" was ordered " to be entered on the minutes."
What action was taken cannot be given owing to the imperfect
state of the English records.
It will stand explanation, even after the lapse of a century, why
these two warrants differed in text. The impression prevails that the
anroimcement made by Bro. Wilson, of Quebec, to the Grar.d Lodge
of England, regarding the willingness of Prince Fxlward to accept
the position of Grand Master materially changed the opinion of the
authorities in England. Had thev been free to act thev rertainlv
would have .Tppnitited Prince Edward Provincial Grand Mnster of
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
J
f^""ou^^^ for Lower Can-
Lower Canada and Bro Jarv^s DeCv f I?' ^'>°" deputy for
action of the Grand Lodge on Vhlfth M ^^^'' ^^"^^^^ B"t the
-h course, and conse^ntf; tt%eisd'!SSs r; Sr^^^^^^^^
the ^^'^^VT:^^^^^^^^^ felt that
and Masonic work, havinrh^eM the nn v *■' ^°*'' ''^ ^'^ "-oyal birth
Grand Master at Gibralta? but h^^.l '°". T °"'y ^^ Provincial
one held m the highest esteem hv .11 i!T ^' ^ '"^" ^"d Mason,
experience was not as great ami m. /^''° J^"^^ ^im, his Masonic
Both brethren were, ho^Sr Provircll^^ ^''/.T^'"^ ""''^ '^""""d
R.W^L^:;;%r"^n^renTd%rth: r^-r °^ ^^^ warrant Of
England as great an ex ent of au^W ^"'"' .'^' ^'^"^ Lodge 0I
warrant of Prince Edward ssuednnyf^ \' *''^^ ■"«='"ded in the
soever the intention of tht SZ'dLod'l'ri '1'''!?' ^793. What!
Jl^^^t/emains that the warrant of R W n^^^r'^ "^^^ ^^^^ been
Pfed^nlJSi ;--;^H W^^ ^e?r-5!
Canada, strengthen^ th"e CrTin^Z/'' ^"^^ ^« '^ was in Lower
'n 1794. and in July was at Hni?. \P'"°^'"*''' «« left Quebec
fo??h .V^ T^'""^^ !^ hoUhto&e"orPro''-^"'fr^ ^°^ -ven'
for that length of time, the work bdnJ H ^T'"'!!^' ^'"^"^ Master
Master On the resignation o7LST X *?" L)eputy Grand
ter of the Ancients, he was elerin r ! ?f ^^^''^' ^^ Grand Mas-
as such on the ist December. 8 \'^ M^^t ^{T'' ""^ ^^« '"^taUed
the rival Grand Lodges of Fnc!i 1 ^ ratification of the union of
year he nominated his voun^?^"^ ^^ '^' ^^''^ December o that
the Grand Master of the'^&S Crand'T' '.'^ ?".'^ °^ S"^sex a
The records from 1792 umil i«t. °''^'' °^ England,
perfect condition. Of thV Pro" nciaf GrrnH T!, '^>' '"^"^ "^-«"« i" a
from hTn '" ^'^^^ •"^«'-"'aHoTS,\a^,:"/j7°^,^^
irom the paoers, m nute book<! :>nJ ^!u j ' '^^ ^ork s gleaned
fon of private lodges of fhe Tarvl r°*''-"" ''^'^"'"^"ts in the posres-
'ng under the authority oihe Grand ^t'oh' ^^['^^^'^ to-dav^rk-
^ It IS certain that R W Rr<; ? • .^^^ °^ Canada. ■
"nder his Masonic waVrL^ithi^ •,/--« ^id "°V^^«-t his authority
he re ord, ^^ ^.^^^^^^ which we eb/rn,??;,^ ^'^ ''•"^^'' ^'^hough
that he was present at the celebration Sc? t l"^ ^^^""^ ^So, showed
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
359
in the township of Newark, alias Queenston, and " Lodge No. 19,"
Niagara, warranted by the Provincial Grand Lodge of yuebec, was
also an active organization. The spirit of Masonry in and about
Niagara had been materially enlivened by the work of the lodge, No.
156, in the 8th Regt. of Foot, which had faithfully worked in the fort
on the east side of the Niagara river, now in American territory.
R. W. Bro.Jarvis found congenial spirits in Lt.-Col. John Butler and
the Hon. Robert Hamihon, both Masons, and the fact that both these
brethren held office in the Provincial Grand Lodge iu evidence that the
aim of Bro. Jarvis was to have the best men in the community
to aid him.
As will be seen by the tabulated list there were no less than eight
different warrants erected m that part of the old province of Quebec,
which afterwards became Upper Canada. Two of these lodges were at
Detroit, warranted by the Moderns of England, and of one at that
place there is no record beyond its name and number. One lodge,
also a " Modern," was at York (Toronto), the " Rawdon," or "The
Lodge Between the Three Lakes." Another had been warranted at
Cataraqui (Kingston), and one in what was then the far west, at
Michilimackinac (Mackinaw), both warranted by the Provincial Grand
Lodge at Quebec, while a lodge of American origin — " The Oswegat-
chie " — was in operation at Elizabethtown (Brockville). A lodge,
" Union," warranted by the Moderns of England, was also at Corn-
wall, while at Niagara, including the military lodge in the 8th Regi-
ment, there were " St. John's, No. J, of Friendship," the original war-
rant of which cannot be traced, and " St. John's, No. 19," warranted
by the Provincial Grand Lodge at Quebec.
From the date of the advent of R. W. Bro. Jarvis as Provincial
Grand Master of the Athol Grand Lodge we have an imperfect account
of Craft work down to 1817. From that date the records have been
fai; ly preserved.
In an old record of the government Land Board, held at Niagara,
it is shown that the authorities, many of whom were Masons, recog-
nized the fraternity by providing for it a meeting-place. The MS.
states :
" Land Board, held at Niagara, 24th June, 1791. Present,
" Colonel Gordon, Commanding Upper Posts,
" Lt.-Col. Butler,
" Peter Ten Broeck,
" Robert Hamilton,
" Benjamin Pawling, Esquires.
"John Burch,
" John Warren,
" John McNabb, '
" Lt. Brugers, R. Engineers.
" The Board, after re-considering the plans for a county town in this dis-
trict, relinquish the first proposed by the Surveyor-General and adopt the
second as the most eligible, the first having been curtailed by the reserva-
tions for Government to a front of only eight hundred yards. They accord-
ingly direct the surveyor to run the outlines of the said town to the west of
Navy Hall, adjoining the reservation, and they direct that such persons as
may be inclined to build on town lots shall pay to the present possessors two
pounds ten shillings, N.Y. currency, for each improved acre, and the present
occupants are permitted to retain the lot on which their houses may face.
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Adjourned to the and Monday in Jufy" ^^'^ ""= "<=^' '« '»•
aUur'^.l;[a';i.?ro?';;{r:sh:;S7o^l" ^f^ °^ '°^^^'"^ - ^^f-onic
able to decide, but withou p '<;• iS toTho ° °"^^"°'h^'- we are un-
assimie that the scheme origini e i', a c °': "''>' ^T""''' ''"^ '>'^y
of the brethren and shorten the , A .'"'"'"''>' '^""^'^■''*^'''^«
length of which at a later tSrio^ " ^•^^" '" '•^^f'-cshnients, the
rank „/ captain-lieutenant. After ,1 e , r I ?.f'F'""' "'"? '° ">e
J?. l^t:;iv?"Stci,Z,:^ti'°c"„v'J°^'|-'"'on, a „e.„ber o,
John Burch was a Provincial T nn,i c ^
No. 2 and at a later peHod the Provin.'.LTT'"' ^ '?^"'^^'- °^ '°^%e
•rreguiar Grand Lodge at Niagara '"^ Secretary of the
san./t"ce^t;^:"aTeU;e"''^"^ °^ ^'^^-^- ^enry Warren, of the
Napiirtaf^t'afre^laU^^^^^^ father of Sir Al.an
Grand Lodge of Canada. The emrTnth.K "*•''"' .°^ ^''^' ''^"^ie"^
Mark's church reads that on 24th KJ' ''^Pt's'iial register of St
pier McNabb, from \V,rl° t. "^ "'^' '^99. Baptism/Allan Va
"MacNab" by S^Allan '^ "^"^^ ^^^ '" ^^'^^ years IpeHed
T"e'''MasS 1^1^"^''' °^ "'^ Engineers,
Masonic purposes, h-„ afso for'n.SSr'"''""-' ["^^'■-'^•'' ""^ only for
the Craft, for we fi.ul ifTh urper V-Vl'' r" "°' °""P'^d by
Orac. Of Tbursday, July 4, i^^^rfoS; "^ ^aph • ^"'^■•■•^-
..Her at ^Zl^^',;^. t^^^J^^^^y of this Proving dined to-
members of this laudable instlSn^a crnTlcdT '"T"' "'^''*='' ^^^ the
party. The ut.nost cheerfulness and .ont- LTi^tre all'ed on'th"'^ "'""°"*
This was the f5r.t hall nr , , °"'''°" "
sonic purposes in Upper CanadrT°"\, ''"''' 'P^^'«"y ^or Ma-
-cond. The ^aU at'l^Lgar' ! ^ ^l 41'^^^^ '" ^8-4/being the
a two-story building, and while the n, / '^ "^^^tnig-place. It was
'" the upper portion the low r part T.Tl^^W^'' ^''^' ^^crc he?d
njeetmgs of the Agricultural SoStrweeTlH '.^ '^'-' f^"'^"<^- ^he
the conferences between Lt.-Govxn or ?In ""T^ ^' ^'^o were
and other Indian tribes. The f;;;e^^^;'-- -';':: ^^^^^^^^^
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
361
ler lot at the
le next to It
a Masonic
we are un-
■rs ue may
>iiVL'iiieiice
iiit'iits, the
'as made a
his friend,
er Posts,"
!":.:r.
His
nd Senior
:r prior to
Iff to the
agara.
ember of
i Deputy
of lodge
■y of the
1, of the
ir Allan
Ancient
er of St.
Ian Na-
spelled
>nly for
^ied by
nerican
ned to-
vith the
imerous
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)r x\Ia-
ig the
It was
e held
The
were
luuvlcs
public
dinners and social gatherings. On the festivals of St John the
Masons tnct tlie wivc-s ami (laughters of the Craft in the lower hall.
The exact location 01 lis building was at the extreme north-west
end or angle of King street and the River Niagara, close to the river
beach. Mrs. Sinicoe in her diary refers to it as follows :
29th July, 1792. " There is no cluirch here, but a room has been built
(or a Mason's lodge where Divine Service is performed on Sunday."
Mrs. Simcoo also rrfers to The Upper Canada Gazette or
American Oracle, from which an extract is given above, thus:
17th April, 1793. " A newspaper is published here, called the Upper
Canada Gazette or American Oracle." As yet it is filled with Proclamations
and adviriisemeiits. The only printer to be met with was a Frenchman and
he canti )t write good English.'
In the Report on Canadian Archives for 1891 (page 48, Suite
Papers, L.C.) it is stated that a council of the Indians of the western
confederacy was held by Lt.-Governor Simcoe " at Freemasons' Hall,
Niagara."
Many of the members of the Land Board were Freemasons and
the proposal of the ('.aft to pay a rental for a building, to be
known as the Freemasons' Hall, was no doubt an incentive to the
Military Board to accede to the reques*^
When R.W. Bro. Jarvis assumed the regalia of Provincial
Grand Master, he did not possess a profound knowledge of the
duties he was called upon to perform. His personal knowledge of
Craft work in its executive sense \ as limited, and, therefore, he had
to rely on others to guide him as he walked in the furrow of the
Masonic iield of labor and p'-'uted the seed, which for a hundred
years has been so productive.
The provmcial warrant was not engrossed and ready for R.W.
Bro Jarvis when he sailed from Gravesend on the " Hennikci ," so
that it was sent to Canada a few weeks later by the hands of
Brother Christopher Danby. a men.ber of lodge No. 4, London.
He had met the Provincial Cirand Master in England.
Bro. Christopher Danby had enugratcd to Canada after June
of 1792. Bro. Danby was clever, well-read and expert in the Craft
jurisprudent of the day. He could draft a letter, frame a dispen-
sation, indite a warm , talk on Masonic subjects or organize a
lodge as if it were tlie work f every day life He was popular
with the Craft, but di. ired rank and authority, and up to middle life
hesitat'd at no effort or labor to make the Craft work a success.
Bro. Jarvis looked to hnn for guidance and Bro. ; )anby held the
Il",cs. The Provincial Grai I Master had his hands fully occupied
with the affairs of the pro' ice. and, therefore, his counsellor, f. lend
and bi ther drove the Cr.ilt as he willed, in a manner w lich led to
serious trouble dunng the term of ofifice of the first Provincial
'' and Master.
What I er dotibts there may have been in the minds of some
as to the powers under the Jarvis warrant, there were none in tht
opinion of W. Bro. Danby. The warrant, as its text indicates, did
not confer the full authority which was afterwards exercised under
it. The warrant read that R.W. Bro. Jarvis was empowere«'
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"■™«V OP PRKHMASONRV ,» caNAD..
cessors du y cnnerec-itoH o„-^ / I'rocmasons may be l)v .. . .
^^ ^-n.rcgated and fornu-d into regular warranted lodge; '' ""' '""
ample to'Jhe'VrrvInc'ial 'uand 'l [T ^'^I ^^^^ '-"^^^^ ^or ex-
s'jrncd by Bro. Laurence I ) r mott .^''r "^ V^"^ ^«^°''« '" 1757
warrant we road that the ' ov nc a," v^?"^ ^'"'''^^y- I" iS
. to grant Dispensations W ,rrnnf« i / r '^ ^^^^^""^ ^^^ empowered
>ng and holding of Reguar Lodge .?"^r/^«"«,^itutions for th^e form
Scotia warrant to indicate Thn, f. • ^"'^ '* nothing in the Nova
rants should be reportecl to K 1 ' !''"" '^^ dispensations or war
whom the wt,,„,^ '" ^"-"s'and, only thae fh„ 1 ... ^'^"
tl,n f- . i^^"'"'t vvas granted slTnnlrl •• o ^ "^*^ l>rethren to
tl'o Grand Lodge at London '"^ ^'^^'^^'^ P«y d"e respect to°
i lie hrst n(>tice wo li.>,..> c
Lodge is in July of ^795 wien the'S"^' "^ '^' P^^^''^^^'^' ^rand
all the lodges working up to ha In -n"^ summons was sent to
^.-^the^minutes of fodg^e"NrrKrngs/o';r T^^^^^^^
;n'orn. you that Wedncsd J t^e^u, dav 'M' ^""^'" Jervi^. Esq thl' ,
.me and place appointed on wh.^rtt rZr '^"^"'' ""'' '■•' Newark is tJ
ng fhT^offi^errto'' ^"^"^^'^ ^^ ^-" a Slnftr ^Z t^ '''''^^ '°^«" ^^
P'^eyo tr^^ ---^- Provincial C.anlflX^' at'^^t:;:;^
Fa.i not. By order of the R.W
"J"'y Anno Domino. ,7P5.;nn?tp''?;;;
dispensed with, and he will bring with hLh ^^^"^f"' ^vere present, will be
may represent. It will he expedien t^f ^'T' °' "'^ ^^"r whom he
mentioned 'Tie of »h^ „, ^"^P^^'^"' that you make a return af thJ .l
ra.c.j I "^ niembers of your lnHt,„ u » return at the within
rai.sed, when made members. &c." ^ ' '^''^" "^'^y ^^^re respectively
" (Signed D. Phelps, G.S., pro tern)."
Provincll S^'oX'^Nff ""^'^ '''', ^^'""-t ^^-al return of the
t shows that the GratfLodg'^TSulwo: '' , V^^" Wm/ar^is'
1795. by live Craft lodtres nS If V """"' »^ *^cvvark in Aueust
It also contains new nam 's i / ■"' "'" ^"^'''^ ""^'^'^ ^or itocS 7
we find that R. ^^^ BrS^n po^r^ ^t^'^'^ ^/^^ ^--^d Lod^^lfo^r
'" 1795. and that he was sS,k , i^^ ?^T ^tT'"'"'' Secretary only
Cockrel, who retained office fo J u'^ 7^.^ ?,• ,^^- ^ro. Rfchard
The roturn is vnlinhln ,'"'" -'""p- '796, until June. 1708
lodges fon.cd ^rlor to jt: 707"",/^ T^ *^ '^'^atio.lT twelve
was "held at Queenstonn the Home "d '•' "f''"'"''^ ^'''"^^ " ^oT'
or Niagara, although at a ater d ito th. '^7'^' -''"^^ ""» at Newark
^^o. 10" is returned as being •helVi'n^^'r ^"'' "'^^t at Niagara
tbe Home District," and not warrJ, J ' '"wnship of Ancaster in
Barton. The townslnps of Ani^l^VS T' r '^'' township o"
other in the Countv of WentvvorUi If ""'^T, ^'''>' ^''^^^^"t to each
tention was to locate lodge No o 1^1',^^"''^" ^'^^^ ^''^ original in-
*, o. ,0 m the former, a.ul that later the
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J>fi3
bri'tlirt'ii prcfcrrod to meet in the latter. In the sparsely populated
condition of the country at tiiat date the territory niijjht be considered
the same. 'I'lu' return also jjives " No. 5, held at New Johnson in the
I'.astern District," and ."No, n." the lodge at the Mohawk village,
as being " held at the Mohawk Castle."
" Castle " and " village," however, are synonymous. Iroquois
towns were originally fortified, and by the early writers called
'• castles," subsequently the term " castle " was applied to the Indian
reserves.
RRTURN Ol' TIFF.
GK.\NI) LODGE OF THE PROVINCE OF
UPPER C.\N.\r).\.
" Newark, Tlome District, Aiipr. 26tli, 1795.
" Piirsu.Mit to Siiininonses to five LodRt's constituted uiulor the s.inction
of the Warrant of tlio Grand I-odRc df I'.n^land to tlic Rt. W. Win. Jarvis,
Esqr., Provincial Grand Master of Upper Canada, the Master and Wardens
of the said five Lodges, and Past Masters attended in Committee, aRreeablc
to the Constitution, and the folIowinR Brethren were elected and installed
officers of the Grand Lodge, viz.;
" R. \\. John Hutler. Esqr., I.ieut.Colonel in His .Majesty's Service, Agent
of Indian .Aflfairs in Upper Canada, and Lieutenant of the County of Lincoln,
S. G. W. ; R. W. Wm. McKay, P'scir., Superintendent of Inland Navigation,
&c., &c.. J. G. W.: R. W. Davenport Phelps. Esiir, G. Secy, R. W. Chris-
toplier Danhy, G. Treasurer."
" Tune 24tli. 1706.
Otticers of the Grand
; R. W. Francis
Richard Cockrel,
" The following Brethren were this day in.stalled
Lodge for the ensuing year:
" The Honorahle Robert Hamilton, Es(|r.. D. P. G. M,
Crooks, S. G. W.; K. W. Samuel Gardner, J. G. W.; R. W.
G. Secy,; R. W. John McKay, G. Treasurer."
" Niagara. June 24th, 17Q7.
'* The following Brethren were this day installed Officers of the Grand
Lodge for the year ensuing;
" R. W. Robert Kerr, Estir., Surgeon to the Indian Department in the
Province of Upper Canada. &c , &c., D. P. G. M.; R. W. Christopher Danby,
S. G. W,; R. W. Ralfe Clinch. Esi|r.. J. G. W.; R. W. Richard Cockrel, G.
Secy; R. W, Alexander Stewart, Esqr,, G. Treasurer. Wm. B, Peters, G.
Secy, pro tern."
" List of Lodges under the Sanction of the Grand Lodge of Upper Canada,
with their places of meeting : Grand Masters' Lodge— Newark— Home District
No. 2, and lield at Queenston, in the Home District: No. 3, ist American
Regiment of Q. Rangers at York; No, 4. held in the Town of Newark; No.
5. held at New Johnston in the Eastern District; No. 6, held in the town of
Kingston. Midland District; No. 7. held in the Bay of Quinte, Midland Dis-
trict : No. 8. held in the Town of York, Home District: No. 9. held at Fort
Erie, in the Home District: No. m, held in the Township of Ancastcr, Home
District; No. 11, held at the Mohawk Castle, Home District; No. 12. held in
the Township of Stamford. Home District."
The first officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge, therefore, were:
R.W. Bro. William Jarvis, Provincial Grand Master.
W. Bro. Robert Hamilton, Provincial Deputy Grand Master.
Bro. John Butler, Senior Grand Warden.
Bro. William Mackay. Junior Grand Warden.
Bro. Davenport Phelps, Grand Secretary.
Bro. Christopher Danby. Grand Treasurer.
Bro. Robert Addison, Grand Chaplain.
364
HISTORV OP FREEMASONRV IN CANADA.
The next referencr k fr^ .
'" 1798 Evidence fronrt he mhllftef V !"?''"^ °f ^hat body held
shows that dispensations wer^ i sued t h''^' T°- ^ '' Kingston.
Bro. Jarvis. The „,i,„,tes of the 2nc? Tnnl '^^'^ ^°^^^« ^y R.W
^. "Bro. McKay brought from N. T "^ ' '^9^' ''""^''^ ^hat
wh.cn was received in open Tdge ^'S o^ "h"*"^"' ^•■'^- '^e Grand Lodge
McKay to return to the Grand Lodg?^ d.spensation delivered to efo
Ihe first nieetine- of Vr> /^ 1 , .
so that it worked Zlfr d\pe'sS./'f °" ^'l^ ^th August, 17^4
receivuig its Nvarrant. The date S^L "'"'"'^ ''^'^ ^^^''^ before
odges s not a guide to either Sl / ''''''^'''' '" "^^ ^^^^ o^ these
lodge. Lodge iVo i or 7l,! p • ^ ^^^ '^'^ ""nierical order nf fhl
^-ilar to tit i^- D.rbIinl-^or"ar--?ire"r''^f ^'^ lodgt a lodg
was not warranted until the 6^1? tr. 7^ ^'^"'^ Master's Lodge""
next m succession to tl e Provinri^rr ' 'l^^V '^^""^ '^dge ranked
bration of St. John's day 1708 "'k^'""^ ^°^S^' '^'- '"the ceie-
cess,on consisted of •' TKcfanci Lodee'^Ti'' r' ^^/^ ^''^* ^^^^ P^^"
Lodge No. 2, Lodge No 4 a , 1 t 'f ' v'^ ^""^"^ -Master's Lol^e
2 was warranted to mmin' thl . °''^u' '^°; '^■" While lodge \o
ton, on the 20th Nov' ,795 U wa^' /.^ «. Newark, alias ^.^i
John's Lodge of Friendshin No ?•• V , "^""^"^ successor of " St
and also of lodge No 10 n t^' ' °^ "'"^ township of Newark
vincial Grand L?dg. at guebe" ^' """""^^^ '" ^^s' by the^Prt'
^^^fiz^:S:^:^^ il:: .lisis',^--^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^-^
Bro. Jarvis as Provincial CranH 1 . ^'l^ appomtnient of R W
however, can only a ph to zTo^ in f''"" °.^PP^^ ^^^"^^a. This'
counted for by the fict ' hl^ the chir ef '' ."'''"''' '"^ ^^" I^^' ^c'
mihtary men, to whom as thov J "'ambers of that lodge were
acquaintance with t le ' Ma n'l^?',?'"^" ^^^'•^°"''^' knowlecfge and
natural to become conKi^tcT with h '''? '' ^'''''''' ^t seen/ed
old province of Quebec rXr hi ''^^"'°ther Grand Lodge of the
vincial Grand Master of Up^er Canada ''" ""''''' ^^P^"^^"' ^'^o-
Bn> j^:^r^^is r i^riii!^, ;?r"t ''' p"-^- °^ ^-w.
until 1796 Detroit came i nder t . I. ? T r^''''''' ^hat territory
;787, and the scope of tl e P o 'ncS v^ °^ ^'^"^ ^'"'^^^ States ij
to cross the Detroit river t a hi - ''n 'T "^^^"^ '"^^'"^i^d
R-W. Bro. Jarvis to excrci.^ hu f possible that the neglect of
form conmience the work of Jp ^"^''o.'-'t>' and in due and proner
led the Detroit bmh:°;^,?^^:,f °J'-- /;--' ^ niafir:
warrant. '^^4 to apply to Quebec for a Craft
5/- v^'niet'n-dle S;l'^1 7'- ^T' ^^"-^ ^-dge No
of miles east of Pres/ot °a," examol^lf^'P^r ^'''''''- ^^^^
the powers of H.R.H. PHnce Fdu J S^ ^ l'''^^''' extension of
Lodge No. 5 was onVi,,;,i f^ ^-dward. But this is not the cise
of Quebec o^ tht^.o f Oct' yorliZlYT^' ^"^^ ^e'^ - the" ty
was settled in a pernmnent home f V ^'^"'^ r^"^' ^'°- jarvis
Ti'uri^''^''''^^^ a warrant fomHRff' p • ^' V'''' ^'^^^ ^he
of R.W. Bro. Jarvis, sin.piv bcca se the^'tf""',' ^^'^^^''^ ^° ^hat
^^en^an influence and slanding ^;:^:ie^^ie^'-S!;; ;;j-^L--
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
365
readily under the warrant ot a gentleman who, although of the
army, was yet considered a civilian.
But withal the Grand Lodge at Quebec under Prince Edward
neither infringed on the territory of R.W. Bro. Jarvis nor purposed
doing so. This is clear from the conditions of the warrant of No.
5 which was granted to petitioners, who were about " to settle in
the Upper Province," and when they had done so they were " or-
dered to put themselves under the authority of the Grand Lodge
of Upper Canada, while they are inside there."
Nothing couid be clearer. It simply proves that the extension
of power suggested by Bro. Wilson, of Quebec, and applied for,
was never given by the Grand Lodge of England.
Another lodge in the west — " No. 19, Niagara" — warranted by
the Provincial Grand Lodge at Quebec, has been cited as a sim-
ilar case to No. 5, but the answer to that is that No. 19 was war-
ranted in Oct., 1787, by the Provincial Grand Lodge (Moderns) at
Quebec, nearly four years prior to the imperial Act of 1791, which
divided the province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada. All
these lodges are dealt with in the history of each in this period of
the work. What more particularly occupies our attention just now
is the actual history of the Provincial Grand Lodge in its varied
phases of existence. The references to these lodges briefly antici-
pate their individual histories, but this plan will commend itself to
the reader, as thereby he may group under one lens all the lodges
warranted by R.W^ Bro. Jarvis. The references apply only to the
date of origin and number of each lodge.
Of the Provincial Grand Lodge at Niagara we have some few
records of proceedings. The minutes of lodges Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5
are missing. It is difificult to give the names of the officers and
members of many of the lodges. Some of the secretaries of the
lodges at Kingston, York (Toronto), Hamilton, Grimsby, and Stam-
ford kept a list of visitors, and by that means in a few cases a par-
tial record of the members has been secured.
The first lodge record is that of lodge No. 6, which states that
at "Kingston, U.C, 7th August, ^794," the Grand Lodge "opened
and proceeded to constitute Lodge No. 6." As this was the sixth
lodge on the register there seems to be no reasonable doubt that
the five earlier lodges were warranted during the last quarter of
1793 or early in 1794.
Although there is no proof whatever of the work of the early
lodges, as long as the memory of man runneth, it has been claimed
that lodge No. 3 of " Ancient York Masons " in the " Queen's
Rangers." met in Butler's Barracks, on the west side of the Niagara
river at Newark. If this be the case the warrant must have been issued
i'l 1793, for the Rangers left Niagara in August and September of that
year for York.
Between 1793 and 1804 R.W. Bro. Jarvis warranted about
twenty lodges, and up to 1817 he had increased the number by six,
making the total number on his register twenty-six.
In order to keep the erection of the different lodge warrants
clear of the direct history of the Provincial Grand Lodge, with its
many vicissitudes, it will be well to deal under one head with all
the warrants issued.
366
HISTORV OP KREEMASONRV IN CANADA.
"TheG d J'*'^v>s as the Provincial Grand
-lile Jodge l^O 2 nr " C* t 1 ■
the warrant being dated 1787 a^^N^f "^ ^"^ ^'^'''•^"ted by ^ff^ebec
and m _T79a as No. 430. ^^ '^ ^^- 5^^ on the English regSer'
In the letter of R W Hro t • .
The lod-e V. '1 Newark. 793 and to have met
"^Xlij^?' « ^^^" " ™' '""^^ °' ^""-^^P^" was
known as - ^onfi.l "^ r?.'",?"" '" '^94 at For. Frie and
».=•■"» ■■"--MS:, ji -fig;
the »u„,yof Le„°„or'" """"""■ ■" "797 a. Fredericksburg i„
!" ■79/aeTorlJ^'';,„M;-- ^J j^Harn.onv lodge," „.as warranted
""'"The IoTTn ° " '°''^'^°- ^ ' '" ' ""' ""••■•'"""«
tie in tl,e c°oumv of WculZ^nl't"! '^.?^-" "'= '"wnship „, Ber
posed to „ave an.,,an,atedUl,;irl?d,e'af l^i,-'-;: ^^
;:;:rt,?-/Sr'^-r„rSlS,r ,»"■ ,^. .O.,. in,i.„er
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
36;
The lodge No. 11 was warranted in 1796 at the Mohawk
village in the township of Brantford, county of Wentwcrth.
The lodge No. 12 was warranted in 1798 to meet in that part
of the township of Stamford, now Drummondville or South Niagara
Falls, in the county of Welland.
The lodge No. 13 was warranted on nth June, 1804, in the
township of Elizabethtown, county of Leeds. This lodge was origin-
ally No. 7 of the Grand Lodge of New York, and in 1799 became
lodge No. 13 on the Grand register of Montreal. On nth Feb.,
1804, it exchanged its warrant for one from R.W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis.
The lodge No. 14 was warranted in 1799 in the township of
Southwold, in the county of Middlesex.
The lodge No. 15 was warranted in 1799 in the township of
Grimsby, in the county of Lincoln.
The lodge No. 16 was warranted in 1800 in York, as the suc-
cessor of " Rawdon" lodge, York, No, 498, E.R., and No. 13 on the
Grand register of Montreal, to meet in the town of York.
The lodge No. 17 was warranted on the loth March, 1801, in
the township of Thurlow, county of Hastings.
The lodge No. 18 was warranted in 1801 to meet at Amherst-
burgh, in the township of Maiden, county of Essex.
The lodge No. 19 was warranted on the 4th Oct., 1801, in the
township of Haldimand, county of Northumberland.
The lodge No. 20 was warranted on nth Dec, 1804, at Corn-
wall, in the county of Stormont.
The lodge No. 21 was warranted 3rd Sept., 1810, at Mille
Roches, in the township of Cornwall, county of Stormont.
The lodge No. 22 was warranted 3rd Sept., 1810, in the town-
ship of Charlottesburgh, county of Glengarry.
The lodge No. 23 was warranted on 3rd Sept., 1810, in the
township of Osnabruck, county of Stormont.
The lodge No. 24 was warranted on 3rd Sept., 1810, in the
township of Edwardsburgh, county of Grenville.
The lodge No. 25 was warranted in 181 2, in Richmond, county
of Lennox.
The lodge No. 26 was warranted in 181 5 in the township of
Augusta, county of Grenville.
The lodge No. 25, " Rideau" lodge, was warranted in 1814, in
the township of Marlborough, in the county of Carleton. It was
not given a number until the time of the Kingston Convention,
when it received the number " 25" of the lodges on the register of
that organization. It of course had no connection with the lodge at
Richmond.
While thus disposing of the dates of organization and location
of warrants it may not be amiss to note that the first fifteen lodges
were warranted between 1792 and 1800, while the r ainder were
warranted between 1800 and 181 5.
The irregularity of proceeding on the part of R.W. Bro. Jar-
vis in exceeding the powers granted him by the Athol authority
was certainly embarrassing to those who were active in the work,
and the dissension thus caused materially retarded the progress of
the Craft in Upper Canada. Not only was the cause weighted down
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'Sr
m,u
f^aftfif
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
:i^^t^^ ^^i^^'7^1^^J^J^^^^^^^^ was created.
R. VV. Bro. Jarvis as t},?^ £ ? ^ P^^^^ '" England.
Canada resided ^at".^Ctb,rrr^^ Province of Upper
Toronto), and from that ti ne dowr to Ts J . 'T^^^''^ *° ^ork
liave given much attention to the vvor - n .1, p^ ^'^ '^"^' "^^ ^^^'" to
other than affixing his sic atur^ t. .1 ^ ^ '"'^'"'•^' ^'■^"d Lodg
and warrants issued bv thi 1 "dv %,f;\r'°"\ dispensations
deeply interested in the' work WiL ]''^ Niagara brethren were
carried with him the oarchmin; " /^'^" removed to York he
The absence of tlJs do'^un t ou'v'e'r ' T '''' ^'^'^°' ^''-^d Lodge
Niagara, who were nrenlbers o "the Salld ZrV '^' brethren of
transactmg business of which R W Bro 1^^?^"' i'T "'""^'"^ ^"^
T'^f- u V'' '""^'•' although he rSa-^rd 'Z' ''"'^ ""^ '"^^"^^''ly
signed all dispensations and documentrfi ^^'V?'"'"^"^ ^^ ^ork,
Provincial Grand Lodge at Niagara ^^'^warded to him by the
is ti Jfim ^?rf ilSl;::;^^^;:,^,? ,jr- ^r- Ja-is in March. .7,8.
The bodv of the letter is In the LIh ^X^po^'c authorities at London
the Grand Secretary tie s"ena,, r^ h'""*'"? °^ '?""' ^^^^^1, perliaps
Its contents are of son fimnort Thl'"^ "'"* °^ ^- ^- ^ro. Jarvis.
tl>rec lodges ^vith vv^ ant" under Uu ^""°""f.'"ent that there were
land, working prior to t e X,Vf \' ' ;""'8^!"'''l (,rand Lodge of Eng-
I?, warranted 'bv the Grand ^^olil^n^^^^ ^1
Niagara, was alwavs known n. .irf. ''SQ"^'^'^^ and working at
on the Bay of Q"inte. Th^n^w Osw?' .° v^^^ Y"^'^''"^' ^"^ ^o. 7
to 1792. was also of the same 'rock S';^''JT'?'' ^'^'-'-anted prio?
Jarvis referred, n,av have l^en °No I J m"'^ °J^'' ^° ^hi<^h Bro.
tiiere is no reliable evidence ^ ^^''' Johnson," but of this
rrea^rer of the Grand LoS,f:TcJ^^::^^^^^^^, Grand
April, & forwarded the ist
" Rcc. Sunday, Reed, at Jue the
June. 1798. by yr. very Hb,e. icrr'w.'Lindsay."
and also
" P The Lively, Cap, Preston, 2 Dec."
R. VV. Sir & Brother, Niagara, March loth 1798
v.nce I found the Masons to be numer'^u" tho 0I' °" ""^ "■""^' '" ^^^ Pro-
t<> be ane.ent by their working, yet^l,eir warrnnfs '"^'"'"'''t'°" t'^ey were found
Twelve Lodges have been con;tftut d .nlr mv S.n ?• ^'■°"! "^°dern autho.ntv,
formerly under a Modern Sanction and roL^ Sanction, three of which were
''ers. Lodge No. 19, and 1.0)^^1 Nia' a in n r^ '- ^'"'' ""'"^^'- °^ ^em!
00, and which ha. now branched ou imo sever;'l T' T'''''^ °f ""^y
Harmony and good understanding which orSl^"^"" ^^^^"^ ^'^'^' ^^^
P"'^^"'^ an'ong the Fraternity in
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general, nnich good may be expected to result for the Benefit of the Craft,
and particularly to its advancement in this Western Quarter of the Globe.
I have the honor to be, R. W. Sir & Brother,
Your most Obdt. Hble. Servant,
Wm. Jarvis, P. G. M. of Upper Canda.
James Agar, Esqr.
The actiiiR- ( irand Secretary of the Grand Lodjre at Niagara on
the same date forwarded a general report of the condition of Masonry
in the province to the authorities at London. Bro. W. 15. Peters was
a relation of Rro. Jarvis. His letter contained the returns, such as
the> were, of the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge from .\ugust.
1795, until June, 1797, as well as a list of the lodges and places of
meeting. The letter reads:
„ „, c.- o T. Niagara. March loth, 1798.
Rt. W. Sir & Brother,
I am directed by the Rt. Worshipful Wm. Jarvis. Esqr., Provincial Grand
Master of Upper Canada to inform you of the flourishing State of the Ancient
York Craft in this Province under his immediate care and Jurisdiction and to
transmit to you the returns of the Officers of the Grand Lodge of this Province
from the time of its E.stablishment to this period; being apprehensive that
those heretofore made out and sent to you for the information of the Grand
Lodge of England have miscarried by some fatality attendant on a State of
War, It is sincerely to be wished, that if in consequence of such failure of regu-
lar communication, we have rendered ourselves liable to incur censure, tli
receipt of this may eflface and do away any impressions entertained to Our pre-
judice, or that of the Craft in general, in tliis Province,— 'tis with much satis-
faction I can acquaint you. that the utmost Harmony and good understanding
prevail among the Craft in general, and that in consequence thereof it increases
and extends itself daily.
The returns enclosed you will have the goodness to lay before the Grand
Lodge, and should there be anything informal in them, your information rela-
tive to the correction of them in future, will be gladly received by
Rt. Worshipful Sir & Brother,
Your most Obedt. Hbl. Servant.
r, ^ ^ ,. ^ Wm. B. Peters. Actg. G. Secy.
Robt Leslie. Esqr.
The endorsements on this letter, as far as addresses and mailing
are concorncd, are the same as those on the letter of Rro. Jarvis, but
a further note shows tliat the letter, after being filed, was re-endorsed
by a memorandum in the handwriting of the G-nnd Secretary of Eu"--
land, as follows : "^
Memorandum of Notice. jsj j^^g^ jgg-
" William Jarvis, Esq.
" We have not reed, any Return from you agreeable to the Tenor or pur-
port of oil.- Warrant entrusted to your Honor and granted in Lo;jdoii some
years since— the R. W. Grand Lodge in London hopes and trusts you will
speedily comply in this request and cause the proper return to be made record
according to rey^ulation ; in the Hool<=i <,{ >'u- Grand Lodge in London."
The memo was die draft of a Uu.cr written in 1803 to R. W. P.ro.
Jarvis, and tlicre is also another fiKinrsenK'nt : " See ans Tune. 1803,"
and "See ans 4 Marcli. 1804," showing that on two occasions the
Granfl Secretary at London had called the attention of Bro. Tarvis
to his neglect. " ;
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shown at an exbSnTn H ' 1^^ ^^ ^""1^'' ^"^ "^^'^ by him
of bygone dayf To thrwriter tt^ ^'"°"^'* °^^''" ^^^^^^'"y '^""osities
piete record of the first governing Masonic body in tlie province
with R W n.^ rf^u. V- ^^ "'"^ brethren are reported present
rt^BrAt,^x?s.nL"sinSrL°™^ -^-^ ""^"
„ , Hines Hotel— June 8th, 1798.
R.w"Zb« 1f^„"S,5.'pf' °=''-"" ""'"""^ •>""•«» p-"'^
Christopher Danby, G.S.W
Middaiigh, GJ.W., pt.
John McKay, G.S., pt.
-A. Stewart, G. Treas., p.t.
Bro. John Clause, S.W.) No. 12
B. Page, J.W.)
A. Templeton, J.W., No. 4 as M.
Bro. John Fleming, G. Tyler, p.t.
proposed to be G T W hv Rro n=.„K t- l^^^^° 'j-^w.— Hro. Clench was
posed Bro. Fleming as G Tylor The T o^^^ ? ' ■ .^^J^""*^'" P^""
jccount find that th'e D.G.S.Ii°in s^m^ mt! .eTegleTt^S^du^y in^^n'
the Secretary elect shall write hfm on thsJli"rassooras°marbr'^ ^m'
convenient, as authorized by the Grand Lodge ^ ^' """'^'^
R.W.D.G.M. proposed that the different Lodges shall m^ef «„ m j
2Sth inst at 10 o'clock. & go to church and hear DivinTset^ce at on'e
oclock-this providing Mr. Addison comes from York. The bre^ en of No
I & 4 to meet the other Lodges at Wilson's Tavern <i the Secretarv U h!rlv
adv,sed to summon the Lodge No-i, 2, 4. 9, 10 11 & ,2 ^ " ^'"^'^
Amo!;°t £9r.s\'Yr"'l?cIwhJ°G 7''"' ' ^"" '°^ *° "^"^ '"^^ i^-'''
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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28th June, 1798. ' ' ''
.n^ P^ accompanying view or bird's eye sketch of the falls of Niagara
and the surrounding country was taken in 1812. The Wilson's tavern
referred to in the minutes of the Provincial Grand Lodge was a?
Newark and must not be confounded with Wilson's tavern at the
L ti.; r.^ r u-f' ""''^, ^'''"' N^"^'-'^- The tavern marked
on the sketch, which was afterwards known as "The Pavilion"
f}2?t Z the, top of the bank almost directly back of the
.« Af r-, , •"/ c"^ ""•" ^* *^^ ^"°t o^ the bank belonged
to Messrs. Clark & Street. Logs used to be floated down
from Chippewa Creek to this mill along the bank of the river. The
Indian Ladder was at or near where the roadway now runs down
■^c:l!- /.^"y- "e^'-'y opposite the Clifton House. Robert Gourlay's
Statistical Account of Upper Canada," compiled with a view to a
grand system of emigration, Jan'y ist, 1822, contains the following
reference to this ladder: ^
" Almost half a mile below the Falls you may descend beneath the cliff
and pass up to the very precipice. The descent is by a ladder of 36 rounds
and 45 feet in length. It formerly was by the trunk of a tree the limbs of
which were trimmed into steps on each side. At the foot of a ladder you
land on a sloping pile of earth and broken stones, which appear to be frau-
nients crumbled down from the cliff and scattered along towards the water's
edge.
No information concerning Simcoe's " Ladder " can be gained
and no trace of any of these places now remains, although in Mrs'
Simcoe s diary, under the date of 24th August, 1795, T find:
" Mr. Pilkinton having been desired to put one or two short ladders to
make the descent easy from rock to rock by the side of the Indian Ladder
(1 notchfd tree), we set out to-day," etc.
It is possible that the ladders erected bv the direction of Governor
bimcoe were afterwards designated by his name.
Nothing is known of Bros. Teiiipleton, John Fleming. Page or
Campbell. Bros. Alex. Stewart and John Claus were prominent men
at Niagara in 1798. Claus was a member of lodge No. 2. at Niagara.
jiis son. John Claus, married a daughter of Bro. Stewart. This son
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
373
jovernor
was born in 1800, died in 1875, and was burieu in the Claus plot in
the Butler graveyard near Niagara. Two sons, Stewart and Douglas
Claus, hve on the lake road four miles from Niagara.
Wilson's Tavern at Newark, where the Craft met, was at the
south-east corner of Queen and Gate streets, opposite the Masonic
Hall, burnt in i860. The tavern was also known as the liritisli Hotel.
The house was built and owned bv the late John Willson, father of the
latf R. W. Bro. Dr. Wilson, and the late Airs. Hy. Palifard.
At a meeting held on the 8th June, 1798, the ofificers for the
ensuing year were elected. The !odges represented were the Grand
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No
Rth-Wkst Knu King St., Nk.wakk :N.ac.ara), near the R.vkk
SAo...„frrr)Pn6Nrffouse. f.) Free,„asons Hall, fjjn n-S,nW.
Surveyor.Genemrs House. ' '
'''"'' °'^.:^ON^ D. W. SMUH's, Sukvevor-Gknkka,, OF Can^,,;"
ILAN OK Newark (N.aoara), showing N.W. i-Nn of
King St., nicar River, 1791
rrj Public House. f.J Freen^asons Hall. (jj n. W. S.ntks House.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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Master's lodge and lodges, No. 2 and 4 of Niagara, and No. 12 at
Stamford. Tlie proposal to celebrate the festival of St. John shows
that not only lodges Nos. i, 2, ai\v 4 from Niagara were invited, but
also No. o from the township of Bertie, No. 10 at Barton (Hamilton),
No. II, from the Mohawk Village on the Grand River, and No. 12
from Stamford. R. W. Bro. Addison who was in York (Toronto) was
expected to be present and preach to tne brethren.
The next record of which there are MS. minutes is that of the
meeting of September 5th, 1798, and reads:
Newark Grand Lodge Room— S«pt Sth/gS.
Lodge opened at ii o'clock A.M.
Present— R.W. Robert Kerr, esqr, D.G.M.
■ Christopher Danby, G.S.W.
Ralfe Clench, G.S.W
Alexander Stewart, G. Treas.
Read the minutes of last Grand Lodge night, which were unanimously
approved of.
Proceeded to call the Lodges— No. i absent & fined— No. 2 present-
No. 3 absent, not summoned— No. ^ present— No. S, 6, 7 & 8 absent, not
summoned— No. 9 present— No. 10 absent & fined, having been summoned—
No. II & 12 present.
Grand Master's Lodge apologised on account of absence of Treasurer—
not being able to pay their dues— their excuse was by consent of the Breth-
ren admitted — Lodge No. 2, admitted in the same way on account of absence
of Master. Received dues from No. 4 for members raised and passed: Quarter
Dues: No. 11 being called on for their Dues, Bro. Horner, S.W.. excuses on
account of Distance & receiving the summons at a late hour — upon its being
put to the vote his excuse is admitted; No. 12 paid their dues.
Read a letter from the Grand Lodge of Lower Canada inclosing a list
of their officers for the present year, with a list of the Lodges und^r their
jurisdiction with those of Nova Scotia, accompanied with an extract from the
minutes of said Lodges & Masonical occurrences.
Resolved that, the Grand Secretary being absent, Bro. Stewart do answer
the same and solicit a continuance of the brotherly correspondence, accom-
panied with the thanks of this Lodge to their Grand Secretary for his atten-
tion in forwarding their letter to the Grand Lodge of England.
Motion by the R.W. Bro. Clench, G.J.W., and seconded by Bro. Hale,
that the first Wednesday in December be the day for election of Grand Offi-
cers, instead of the first Wednesday in June.
2 o'clock P.M— Called Lodge from Labor to refreshment— half past
2 o'clock Lodge called from refreshment to Labor— Bro. Clench's motion
being put was carried unanimously.
" Bro. Danby informs the Grand Lodge that Bro. Hale, Past Master
of Lodge No. 4, sat as Master pro tern on the 2nd August last, the regular
Lodge night, and did actually refuse to collect the Grand Lodge dues. At
the same time did solemnly declare that he would attend the Grand Lodge
Quarterly Communication & have that taken off, saying " if we are to pay a
tax to the Grand Lodge we must scratch out the word free-masonry & put
down bond-masonry," that he was seconded by Bro. Whiting, S.W. of the
same Lodge, and on Saturday. 18 August being a Lodge of Emergency made
the same declaration in the same solemn manner. On motion of Bro. Danby,
G.S.W., seconded by R.W. the D.G.M., Bro. Hale being called upon to ac-
count for such unmasonic conduct and stating the circumstances, the brethren
of that Lodge who were present at the time, were called upon and examined
— upon the question being put "whether Bro Hale do make to the Grand
Lodge an apology for his behavior?" it was resolved that his words and ac-
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motion of the R.W.D.G^M seconded by the R.W.G.S.w/'' whether B^o
Hale has made use of the above words with an intent to prevent the dues
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Fac simile op Minutes of ist Pro. G. L., Sept. sth. 1798.
No. JfromTent t^'iJ'C^" ?°- \^^l ^^ 4 fro. Niagara.
Stamford, were represented and th^f M '^"1 ^'\7.' ^"^ ^o. 12 from
Edwardsburgh, No 6 from Klnili^^'M ^'^^i ^•^^^'■^' ^^^ 5 ^om
and No. 8 ffom York weTe ^E No^'/..^'^'?. Fredericksburg,
lodge, at York, had not been sumnioned Th. r ^Tt^^ ^""^^"'
and No. 2, both from Niagara we?e excused Th?"'' ^^J''^ '°/^^"
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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Grand Lodfee of Lower Canada, and also with the Grand Lodge of
England. It is to be noticed that the Provincial Grand Lodge thank-
ed the Grand Lodge of Lower Canada for forwarding a letter to the
Grand Lodge of England. This was, no loubt, the communication
addressed by Bro. Wm. B. Peters, acting Grand Secretary, to the
Grand Secretary of England, on the loth March, 1798.
The afternoon session of the Grand Lodge developed the fact
that Bro. Hale, who was a past master of lodge No. 4, while presiding
over that lodge in August, 1798, refused to collect the Grand Lodge
dues, and that at the same time he made a remark that would indicate
strong objection to paying the dues claimed by the Grand Lodge.
This was Bro. Eliphalet Hale, formerly of Niagara, and at that time
resident at York. His work has been referred to in a chapter connect-
ed with the Toronto lodges. The expression used by Bro. Hale,
stating that paying dues to Grand Lodge did not mean " freemasonry
but bondmasonry " was the subject of active discussion, and a motion
was put demanding that Bro. Hale apologize for the expression that
he had used, but finally it was decided that " his conduct proceeded
from ignorance," and that, therefore, no apology was required.
Bro. Hale, although not mentioned in the list of those present at
the meeting of the Grand Lodge, was nevertheless on hand, for he
moved a resolution directing that the different lodges be summoned
before the next quarteily communication to pay their dues to Grand
Lodge.
The next record in the MSS. is concerning the quarterly meeting
of December 5th, 1798, at which at lL:iSt seven brethren were present,
probably more from the fact that no doubt the wardens, as well as
the masters of the four lodges named in the minutes, were present.
In addition to these representatives were present from Nos. i, 4, 9, and
12. The semi-annual election of officers was held at which we have
for the first time tne name of Bro. John Warren, as Grand Senior
Warden. It was also resolved that St. John's day be celebrated, and
that the Grand Lodge be held at the house of Mrs. Weir. The follow-
ing are the official minutes:
Newark Grand Lodge Room— December gth, 1798
Lodge opened at 11 o'clock A.M.
Present, R.W. Robert Kerr, Esqr., D.G.M.
R.W. Christopher Danby, G.S.W.
R.W. George Forsyth, G.J.W., pt.
R.W. John McKay, G. Secretary.
R.W. Alexr. Stewart, G. Treasurer.
Lodges, No. i, 4, 9 & 12.
Bro. G. Campbell, G.P.
Bro. J. Fleming, G. Tylor.
Read the minutes of the last Grand Lodge night, which were approved.
Proceeded to call the Lodges— No. i present & paid 36/— No. 2 & 3 ab-
sent— No. 4 present, paid 5/ quarter dues: No. s, 6, 7, & 8 absent— No. 9 pre-
sent-No. 10 & II absent— No. 12 present and paid 8/9.
Motion of the R.W. Bro. Danby. G.S.W., that the Secretary write to the
absent Lodges in this county to know the reason why they did not attend to
the election of officers and pay their Dues ^ they shall attend on the morning
of the festival.
Proceeded to the election of officers, when the following brethren were
unanimously elected: R.W. John Warren, Esqr., G.S.W. ; R.W. George
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Forsyth, GJ.W.; R.W. Silvester Tiffany, G.S,; R.VV. Alexr. Stewart, G.
Treas.; R.W. Robert Addison, G. Chaplin; Bro. Geo. Campbell, G.P . and
Bro. J. Fleming, G. Tylor.
On motion of R.W.D.G.M. "whether or not the festival should be cele-
brated on St. John's Day? " the motion being put it was unanimously agreed
to, also that the Grand Lodge shall in future be held at the house now oc-
cupied by Mrs. Weir— likewise that the different Lodges meet at lo o'clock
on St. John's Day to form a procession, go to church and hear a sermon from
the Reverend Grand Chaplain.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRV IN CANADA.
381
The last meeting recorded in the MSS. for 1798 was that referring
to the celebration of the festival of St. John, the Evangelist, on Decem-
ber 27th, 1798. The Grand Lodge met at Mrs. Weir's tavern, on the
south-west corner of Prideaux and Gate streets. This house was
afterwards remodelled and known as Harrington's Hotel, and was
destroyed by fire about 1870. Eight Grand officers were present.
Three lodges were represented, no doubt by a large number of mem-
bers, for the brethren went in procession to church. They were
accompanied by the " Worshipful Glengarry Lodge." There is no
trace in the MSS. from 1780 to 1820 of any such lodge at Niagara.
The Glengarry lodge referred to was in the second battalion of a
regiment known as the Royal Canadians. The warrant was number
" I," and the regiment was either stationed or about to be stationed
in Glengarry, Upper Canada. This was the first warrant issued by
H.R.H. Prince Edward as Grand Master of the Ancients in Lower
Canada. These minutes are certified to by Sylvester Tiffany, the
Grand Secretary, who was installed on this occasion. His Masonic
work has been referred to in another chapter.
Newark — Decern. 27, 1798.
Grand Lodge of Emersency.
St. John's.
The Grand Lodge met at Mrs. Weirs Tavern at 12 o'clock (noon).
Present. R.W. Robert Kerr. Esqr., D.P.G.M.
R.W. C. Danby, G.S.W., pt.
R.W. E. Hale, G.J.W., pt.
R.W. R. Addison. G.C.
R.W. J. McKay, G.S.
R.W. A. Stewart, G. Treasr.
Lodges No. i, 4 and 11.
Bro. G. Campbell, G.P.
Bro. J. Fleming. G. lylor.
Confirmed the minutes of last Grand Lodge — the Grand Lodge in ample
form proceeded to install the following officers for the year ensuing (viz.):
(The G.S.W. elect absent, not installed).
R.W. George Forsyth, G. J. Warden.
Being joined by the worshipful Glengarry Lodge — went in procession to
church, when the Revd. G.C. delivered a sermon on the occasion, after re-
turning home installed the R.W. Silvester Tiffany, G. Secretary and rlosed,
to meet at the same Room on the first Wednesday in March, unless sooner
congregated in case of Emergency.
A true copy from the minutes,
Silvester Tiffany,
Grand Secretary.
His Honor, Judge Pringle, of the County Court of Cornwall.
Ontario, with whom the writer has communicated, states that at page
122 of his book on " Lunenburgh or The Old Eastern District," is the
statement that the 5th Regt. of infantry was stationed at Fort Niagara
in 1795. In his letter the judge says:
" .^n army list of the ist of December, 1798, shows that none of the regu-
lar Highland regiments were stationed in Canada in that year. The old 84th
Regt. which was raised on the breaking out of the revolutionary war, was dis-
banded in 1784. The Fencible Regt.. raised in Glengarry, Scotland, about
EC. 5TH. 1798.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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Fac simile of the Minutes of the ist Pro. G. L., Dec. 27TH, 1798.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA,
383
1794, was in Ireland in 1798, and was disbanded soon after that year, and the
corps raised in Glengarry (Canada) for the war of 182 1 were .lOt in existence
in 1798. Therefore, I think that there was no Highland or Glengarry corps
at Niagara in that year, but the lodge may have taken its name from some
men, perhaps retiied officers or soldiers from Glengarry, then living at
Niagara."
In the MSS. there is a letter dated December 14th, regarding the
appointment of a Deputy Grand Secretary, und the warrant of lodge
No. 15, Grimsby. It refers to the installation of the officers of the
lodge, and also to the appointment of Bro. W. McKay, of Kingston,
as Deputy Grand Secretary. Another assurance is given us in this
letter, that although written by one who at a later period was un-
fricndlj, to R. W. Bro. Jarvis, still up to this time amicable relations
existed not only in Masonic but in personal matters. As will be seen
hereafter R. W. Bro. Tiffany was the Grand Secretary of the Niagara
Grand Lodge in contradistinction to the Grand Lodge at York. He is
writing to R. W. Bro. Jarvis about the warrant " for the 40 (No. 15,
township of Grimsby),' Grimsby was formerly known as Forty Mile
Creek, hence the expression " for the 40." The letter is without a year
date, but it must have been written in December of 1799, for the war-
rant of No. 15 was dated 20th November, 1799, their first meeting
havmg been held in December of that year. The letter reads :—
Sir.—
Deer. 14.
In obedience to your order I have made out the warrant for the 40 (No.
IS township of Grimsby'), and they being desirous of appearing in form on St.
Joh"h's, and many others not having had an opportunity of getting your signa-
ture in season, I appointed next Tuesday for their installation, and shall go
for that purpose to-morrow. On examining I find it legal; as it now stands
it is more than a dispensation, and when signed by the G. M. it is a complete
warrant. I now find that there will be an opportunity in a few days to get
your signature, and shall direct them to send it that there may be no accident
by mortality.
I must inform you likewise that W. McKay, Esq., of Kingston, is ap-
pointed Deputy Grand Secretary. Any orders you may have to make to the
lodges eastward, may be done thro' him.
Am, Sir, your very humble servant,
S. Tiffany.
To appear " in form on St. John's " meant to meet and celebrate
the festival of St. John, the Evangelist. This letter indicates due and
proper submission, up to this date at least, on the part of R. W. Bro.
Sylvester Tiffany. It is remarkable that Bro. Tiffany should write that
the warrant for No. 15, when signed by the P. G. M., should be " a
complete warrant," and that two years later he was content to have
the warrants signed by a P. G. M., who certainly had not received any
appointment from the Grand Lodge of England.
The minutes of No. 10 at Hamilton show that on the 2nd August,
1799; " A summons was read from the Secretary of the Grand Lodge "
at Niagara, and also that on 22nd November, 1799, " a letter and sum-
mons " were read " from Grand Lodge." On this occasion it was
resolved that " each brother present shall pay in order to enable the
lodge to pay up their dues to the Grand Lodge."
I 1
•384
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
£\, QUARTERLY grand communicaiion will b» held in iheGnad-I.odgc room, on
ftt/n^Jii;, (he 4'h of Sffltmhr ntx\, SI 1 1 o'clock a.m. among oilwr purpofci, for ihil ot
«leaingg|»nJnfficf^ifof iheenfuing ye.n; at which place and time you, or Tome one of you
•re KifMAti 10 be in your jewels, and with yon 10 have the reiurni ot year lodge, and the
«lu(i that then mtj^K owin^. Fail no: ftj triir.
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CKA9D ild«ETA«t.
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GRAND LODGE
Lift tflht Offictrt eflht Grand LcJ/e t/ Upftr Canada, ftr lit ;«*r 5799
The R. W. WILLIAM JARVIS, esCU Prcvmciat Grand Maflrr,
R. W. ROBftilT KtRR, isil^ Pnvmtlal Dtpuly Grand Majltr,
R. W. JOH^ WARREN, isq^ Grand Snihr /harden,
R. W. GEORGE FOKSYTH, EiO^ Grand Jnitrffardtn,
R.W. Sn^STER TIFFANY, C/^*,JJ/f«/«^ ,
R. W. ALEXANDER STEWART, ts<i^ Grand Tru/urer,
R.W. «Ev.' ROBERT ADDISON, G/-«/.</ C/.r>//«;«..
LiJgn undtr thiir JanO'itn.
Grand'Mallir,,} ^'^^"'' ^"^ '• ^"*.
2, ^kn/1'1, «J, Berlit,
3, Ih ti* Rut. of ^uttn't Rangrrt, 10, J}arttn,
4, Netiieri, ll, Mihawk yHlatti
5, Edwardtburih, 13, Slamfird,
6, Kinjtfitm, 13, Nivi-Jthnflnunf
7, Frfdtridiiurfk, 14, SiulhtutulJ.
FaC simile OF THE OFFICIAL SuMMONS FOR THE QUARTERLY COM-
MUNICATION OF THE 1ST Pro. G. L,. 4TH Sept., 1799,
WITH LIST OF Grand Officers thereon.
We know not the business transacted at Niagara up to December,
1799, but surmise that it was confined to the election of officers and
routme. A quarterly meeting was held in December, 1799, at which
the Grand officers were elected, R. W. Bro Robert Kerr taking the
place of R. W. Bro. Robert Hamilton as Provincial Deputy Grand
Master, and R. W. Bro. George Forsyth as Grand Senior Warden in
place of John Butler (Lt.-Col.) who died in 1796, while R. W Bro
Wm. McKay gave way to R. W. Bro. John McKay, with R. W Bro
Sylvester Tiffany as Grand Secretary, he being the second in that
office, and replacing R, W. Bro. Davenport Phelps. '
HISTORY OF KRKEMASONRY IN CANADA.
3«5
For the convenience of the lodges Nos. 5 at Edvvardsburgh, 6
Kingston; 7, I'mltrickshnrfr: and 13, New Johnstone, Kro. Wni. Mc-
Kay of Kingston, was appointt-d Deputy Grand Secretary. The
circniar reads: —
,., , . , , . „ Niagara, January .-0, 58110.
Worshipful and Bretlucii.
I have it in command as is my duty, now to transmit to you the list of
the grand officers for this province for the present year, viz.
The K. W. William Jarvis, Esq., Provincial Grand Master.
The R. W. Robert Kerr, Esq., Deputy Provincial Grand Master
The R. W. George Forsyth, Esq., Grand Senior Warden.
The R. W. John McKay, Grand Junior Warden
The R. W. Silvester Tiflfany, Esq., Grand Secretary.
The R. W . Alexander Stewart, Es(|., Grand Treasurer.
The R. W and Rev. Robert Ad-lison, Grand Chaplain.
Lodges under their Sanction and jurisdiction.
Nu. I, Niagara.
No. 2, Queenston.
No, 3, In Regt. of Queen s Rangers.
No. 4, Niagara.
No. 5, Edwardsburg.
No. 6, Kingston
No 7, Fredericksburg.
No. 8, York.
No. 9, Bertie.
No. 10, Barton.
No. II, Mowhawk Village.
No. 12. Stamford.
No. 1,1, New Johnstown.
No. 14, Southwold.
No. IS, Grimsby.
You will be pleased to notice, that for the convenience of Nos 5 6 7
£ Tin..? Secretary, to whom and through whom communications may
be made by such as choose.
You will in a particular manner notice that at the quarterly grand com-
n.umcat.on in December last, the sentence of expulsion on ArchiS W
Komery. by our lodge No. 5, was unanimously confirmed, and he ! thereby
excluded the benefits of Masonry, and the society of Masons, as such '
Worshipful Master, Past Masters and Wardens.
A quarterly grand communication will be held at the grand lodge room
M, Niagara, on Wednesday the sth of March next, at 11 o'clock am w^n
you or some one of you in your jewels, are requested to be. and her;of fai"
not; and also at the same time to make due returns, and paymen" of due"
S. TifTany,
G. Secretary.
The roll shows that at this date there were fifteen lodees in
operation In the circular special reference is made to an expulsion
thereTe e'^f ' ^^i ^ ' ^SEdwardsburgh. This would indicate ha"
Grandlndr ' 't n'^f ?^ Z'^''^' ""'"^"- ^^ ^792 the Provincial
Grand Lod^e at Quebec had warranted a lodge " No. 5 " on the peti-
tion of brethren who were about to settle in the Upper Provin^ce "
daT Grand S r'" f'\T'''''^ '° ?'"^^ themselves under the Provin-
cial Gratid Master of l.ipper Canada when thev had settled in a ner-
nianent home. There is no record of the establishment of two lodges
at Edwar.lshurgh. It may be that R. W. Bro. larvis placed this loSe
'n^'av'h f V '? ''""^^ •" ^T*- ^^"'''^'^- ^-' th-t even then th od?
may have kept up correspondence with its mother Grand Lodge A
subsocjuent circular issued on ist Augu.st, 1800, however, alters this
2^
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HISTOKS oi- 1-KKKMASONRY TN CANADA.
opinion, for m it R. W. Bro Sylvester Tiffany calls the attention t)f
the brethren Xn the death of the D. C. M. of Lo'.vit Canada, and also
specially alludes to the fact that the Provincial (jrand Lodge of that
Province had expelled a brother of " No. 5. KdwardsburK." one of
No. 10, Detroit," and others. It therefore seems clear that there
must have been two lodges at Edwardsburgh.
The next quarterly meeting was held at Niagara in March, but
there is no record of the proceedings, A circular issued in May of
1800. states that as the King's birthday falls upon the day of the
quarterly meetuig. it is postponed until the 7th June.
Niagara, May i, 1800.
Worshipful Master. l';ist Masters and Wardens,
The next staled ciiiarleriy communication of the Grand Lodge failing on
(lie birthday of His Majesty, it is postponed to the Saturday foihiwing, the
7th of June, on which said last day you, or some one of you in your jewels,
are reiiuested to be with your returns and dues of your lodge, if any dues
should then be owing, at 11 o'clock a.m.. at the Grand Lodge room: and
fail not.
Worshipful and Brethren,
Von will be pleased to call to mind the resolution of the Grand Lodge
which was some time since communic.nled to you on the subject of delin-
(luciicy in the payment of dues, and permit me to recommend to every lodge
to have its returns accurately stated, and where it is convenient, to send them
to me as cnrly as may be, that I may, if possible, be able on that day to lay
before the Grand Lodge the state of its funds.
.\8 a guide to you in estimating the dues, I will state, that no quarterage
in any case is by the existing resolves of the Grand Lodge, to go further back
than to June 1797, or 3 years, to June next; that the quarterage .is is. each
raising 5s. and enregir.ering is. H. C. all to be paid from your fund: on all
newly admitted members, master Masons, if not before enrcgistered in this
Province, then registry must be paid with the dues.
Brethren, you will likewise with your returns note the place and time of
holding stated lodges, that I may be enabled to lay the same before all the
lodges with my next summons.
Sylvester Tiflfany.
Grand Secretary.
This circular gives the first breathings of the serious trouble that
involved the Craft in Upper Canada. R W. Bro Jarvis, as secretary
of the civil government of Upper Canada, had left Niagara in 1707 to
reside in York taking with him the Grand regalia and Grand warrant
The proposal, therefore, not to charge quarterage " further back than
to June 1797, was an indication that they would cancel all arrears
during the period of R. W. Bro. Jar^n's' regime at Niagara. But prior
to the issue of this circular in December of 1799 R. W Bro Jarvis
had expressed his views openly on the state of matters at Niagara In
the minutes of No. 6 at Kingston, dated 6th December, 1700 Bro
James Richardson, a prominent citizen of York, is said to have stated
that he
"had conversation in person with the R.W.G.M., who said that at
Newark (Niagara) there was no Grand Lodge, and that the lodge was to pay
110 attention to those letters that might be received as the warrant was with-
drawn from that place and in his possession."
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
387
May I, 1800.
1 his notification was followed at tli.- nit-cting of No. 6. on 27th
December, 1799. witli a motion by Bro. Darley " that we hold no com-
niunication with the lodpe at Newark until we hear from the R W
Bro. Jarvis."
In the minutes of lodge No. 6 at Kingston, dated ist May, 1800.
It 19 recorded that
" a motion made by Br. Mackay that a member of this lodge, had told in
open lodge, that the Provincial Grand Master, Wm. Jarvis, Esqr., had withdrawn
the jewels and warrant from Niagara and that in consequence they are not
entitled to hold a Grand Lodge at Niagara. Upon said information Br. Mac-
kay applied to the R.W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis By private letter, but as yet has had no
answer, having received communications from the Grand Lodge, at Niagara,
and the duts paid, & returns made to them without authority, & further that
he will forward the enclos'd to the DifTerent lodges & further that the min-
utes of this night be Coppy'd and sent to the R.W.M. Wm. Jarvis, Escjr., and
to the Grand Lodge at Niagara who Calls themselves, sucii a Committee to
be held at Br. Mackay's on Friday evening at seven o'clock upon particular
business, when and where the officers of the lodge are to meet but afterwards
postponed till the arrival of the first vessel from Niagara, then the lodge
clos'd in Harmony."
At the meeting of No. 6, on 7th August, 1800, the lodge 1^
resolution agreed to the wish of the Provincial Grand Master to
remove the Crand Lodge from Newark to York. On the ist Novem-
ber, 1800, It was also voted by this lodge that " Br. Barthw. Carley
should go forward with the returns and pay up the dues of this lodge
to Br. McKay." and again on 8th November, 1800, it was " Voted to
send a member to the (irand Lodge in consequence of a letter received
ot them to ascertain to whom we shall pay our dues and to whom we
shall make our returns."
The minutes of lodge No. !o, at Barton, for 28th May, 1800, show
that a letter was read " to the G. L. enc. returns and the amount of the
sum due to the G. L., which letter and returns were approved of bv
the lodge."
On the 29th August, 1800. this lodge paid £7. 7. 6. to the Grand
Lodge, and the W. M. was requested to attend " the quarterly com-
munication and pay the last quarterly dues, amt. 34/ Halif. Cur."
T j^" l^^ ^"^^^ November, 1800, No. 10 was still true to the Grand
Lodge of Niagara, for it was resolved " that 16 dollars be sent to the
G. L exclusive of the quarterly dues, as part payment of the debt we
owe G. L.
The^next record is one calling attention to the death of the
Deputy orand Master of the Provincial Gn,nd Lodge of Lower
Canada, under a notice calling a quarterly meeting of Grand Lodge at
Niagara on 3rd September, 1800. Special reference is made to the fact
that a complaint lodged against Bro Eliphalet Male, P. M. of No. 4
Niagara, as a member of lodge 16. would be determined. The letter
reads :
Worshipful and Brethren
Niagara, August i, 1800.
Since the last conuminication of the Grand Lodge, we have received the
official and melancholy intelligence of the death of the R.W George Lewis
Hamilton. Esq., D.G.M. of Masons in the province of Lower Canada In
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
this dispensation of our divine Grand Master, Masonry h. i lost an ornanieni,
and, for a time, a pillar in that province.
By the same opportunity it is also announced to us that the Grand Lodge
of that province had pronounced sentence of expulsion on the following per-
sons, of which you will take notice, viz.— Levi Presbry, No. 5 Edwardsburgh,
Daniel Dupre, No. 6, Wm. Henry, and Jacob Marston, No. 8, Montreal, for
violating of their obligations in high degree; Victor Baudain. No. 8, for defama-
tion; Peter Curry, Herman Eberts, and James May, No. lo, Detroit, for dis-
orderly behavior in lodg°.
Worshipful Master, Past Masters, and Wardens.
A quarterly grand communication will be holden at the Grand Lodge room.
in this town, on Wednesday the 3d of September next, at 11 o'clock a.m. when
some tne or more of you are required to be in your jewels, and to have with
you the returns and dues of your lodge; and fail not. as then among other
necessary business, the complaints against Brother Hale, late Master of No.
4, will be determined.
Sylvester Tilifany,
Grand Secretary.
The No. 5 at Edwardsburgh here alluded to was the lodge of that
number under the Grand Lodge of Lower Canatia.
Bro. Hale was one of the niost energetic of the York brethren, a
well known and respected inhabitant, a past master of Rawdon lodge,
and W. M. of St. John's Royal Arch lodge, No. 16. The charge made
against him— whatever it may have been— did not aflfect his character
in the estimation of his fellow townsmen ot York.
The business transacted at the quarterly meeting in September
had reference to the collecting of dues and the adjustment of accounts.
The record is made of the expulsion of a brother of lodge No. 6,
Kingston, " for a robbery on a brother." The circular calls the quar-
terly meeting for the 3rd December, 1800, and reads:
Niagara, October s, 1800.
Worshipful and Brethren.
At the quarterly communication on the 3rd of Sept. the Grand Lodge
taking into consideration the willingness of the delinquent lodge to pay, and
the difficulties attending the adjusting of their accounts in time to exonerate
themselves from the censure promised at this meeting, have reconsidered the
resolve, and given me further time to the communication in December next,
to make final settlement.
At this meeting sentence of expulsion was passed on , of
No. 6, Kingston, for a robbery on a brother, and of this you will take notice.
The choice of Rrand officers, and otiier highly important business of
the Craft being to De transacted jn December, it is much wished that a full
representation may be made from as many lodges as can make attendance
convenient.
Worshipful Master. Past-masters and Wardens.
A quarterly communieaticn of the Grand Lodge will be holden at their
room in this town on Wednesday, the third day of December next, at 11
o'clock a.m., for the election vt Rrand officers for the en.-^uing year, and for
the transaction of other concerns of the Craft, you. or some one of you are
required then and there to be in your jewels, and with the returns and dues
of your lodge; fail not.
Sylvester Tiffany,
G. Sccretarv.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
3«9
t an ornanienl,
lodge of that
No.
8,
York.
No.
9,
Bertie.
No.
10,
Barton.
No.
II,
Mohawk Village, G.
No.
12,
Stamford.
No.
13,
Elizabethtown.
No.
14.
Howard.
ecretarv.
Of th..' meeting in December, i8oo, there is no record. It is
possible that none was held, as a circular dated April 6th, i8oi,
states that the installation, which probably included election, h?d been
" so long delayed " that " the Grand oflficers for this year stand as in
the last."
In this circular there is a proposal for the establishment of a Royal
.'Vrch chapter, and the lodges were to express their opinions on the
advisability of forming it and report to the stated quarterly meeting of
Grand Lodge in June. The funds were to be raised " by loan or sub-
scription " to be repaid from fees received or " allowed in the fee for
arching." meaning that the sum borrowed was to be credited as fees
for conferring the Royal Arch degree. The circular reads:
Niagara, April 6, i8oi.
Worshipful and Brethren.
Several things intervening to prevent the installation of the newly elected
grand officers in December last, even until this time, prevented my making
the usual returns to you; and the installation having been so long delayed.
will not probably be entered into, wherefore the grand officers for this year
stand as in the last.
The lodges under the sanction and warrant of this Grand Lodge are: —
No. I, Niagara.
No. 2, Niagara township.
No. 3, Kcg't of Q. Rangers.
No. 4, Niagara.
No 5. Edwardsbiirgh.
No. 6, Kingston.
No. 7, Fredericksburgh.
No
In the course of the year past the R. W. Grand Lodge has had the painful
occasion to expel from the benefits of our society Archibald Montgomery, of
No. S> Wni. Eadus, of No. 6, as heretofore communicated; and lately Eliphalet
Hale, late Master of No. 4, for very highly unmasonic conduct, comprised
in seven articles of charge, duly proven.
***♦♦•*
The portion of the letter omitted contained a list of expulsions
from the Grand Lodges of American jurisdictions in correspondence
with the Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada.
On the 27th February, 1801, Bro. Beasley was requested to act as
a delegate to the Provincial Grand Lodge in March by lodge No. 10,
at Barton, and in May of the same year Bro. Aikman was requested to
represent this lodge at the meeting held at Niagara, while on Decem-
ber 26th. 1 801. the J. W. of lodge No. 10 " read a summons from the
G. L. requesting the officers of lodge No. 10 to attend the G. L.," and
it was also
" Resolved to write the Grand Lodge that they have not received the sum-
monses till late, the 26th too short notice for their attendance, and inform
tlicm that No. 10 will pay their dues as soon as possib'e."
Tlie propo.sal to establish a Royal Arch chapter was evidently
received with f'lvor by the offcials of Grand Lodge. R. W. Bro.
Jarvis had been made a Royal Arch Mason in England before his
departure for Canada, and he hao always felt a lively interest in the
Royal Craft, so much so that in 1800 he granted a Royal Arch warrant
to " St. John's Royal Arch lodge " No. 16, Vnrk. He also granted one
to lodge No. 6. at Kingston.
IS, Grimsby.
390
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Niagara, April 6. i8or.
Jftrfiifful ami Brilhnn,
_ _^ OE VERAL ihin^i-tatnirening lo.errvent ihe inftalltiion of thf newly elrScd sran.
-Biceft in December Uft, even until this iime, prevented my making the ufuil rtiurnrtoynu ; iivi <he
inftallilion having been To long delajed, will not probably be entered into, whciefore iho graoa uffccn
for this yeir (*ar.-i at in the lalt. '^
The lodges under the Tanftion and warrant of this grand lodge, are :
No. I, Niagara,
3, do. towiAip,
3, Reg't of (^ Rangers.
4, Niagara,
5, Edwardlbufh,
6, Kingnon,
7, Freiferickflureh,
i. York,
I:
No. g, Bertie,
10, Barton,
11, Mohawk Village, G.R.
12, Stamford,
13, Elizabethtown>
14, Howard,
15, Griiofby.
In iiici»u»re of the year paft the R. W. Grand Lodge has had the painful xcafion to expel fniai
«h« benefits of our focieiy Archibald Montgomery, of No. 5, Wra. Eadus, of No. «, as heretofore
cammunicaied i and lately Eliph,l,i Halt, late mailer of No. 4, for very highly unmafoaic condud.
coroprifed in feven articles of charge, duly proven.
Befides ihefe, brethren^ you are to take notice of the following communications from R W Grand
trdees in correfpondence. made fince my laO, viz :— Lowe»-Ca n ada, ,*t,ll,J. Jean Wro. Delifle.
of No. 11, Manirnl :— NovA-ScoTiA, expillid, James Caflidy. No. icc, St. Andrews reffirttv 1/
England, now .. //-/'/".am" Leu.. James Moor..-' N.. 7. « G%fi.r.; ^^^^i, 1TZ\^B,ZL
Pete, W^e, expelleH by No. it. at hntjhn fN. a.) 1, reftore.). Pinnstivania. «»,//,rf.T^
emiahf ifter, John Cloer. Frederick Hurd. lohiua Baffington. Joleph Pearce, J ,hn Barry. W 11,^
Carfon, John Hammil. John Brown, Ifaao Smith. John Qiimn. No. 3, PhilaJ,lthi.l-WM,^
Mountain^No.^5.C--.Wn Srjrf^,; Jame, M-F^ar^^
Cr,.nflurth ; Jhos. Evans, Edtv'd Cahill. Samuel Sco... No. M.'town of «^^™7 RiberrDri!:
No. 74. CtnctrJ 1 John Strain, James Strain, George Strain. No 80 SMJ&Mr,^—tL^!!^A. \^r
Thoifon. of No. 59. PhiIaJ,!fL. ^ been refloref froln hU w^ulfi;^*^"'' *~**""**' ^•*^**
H'irjhipful tud Srithrtn,
your lodge who will promote the delip, and what fum. they will advance, .0 be "^Sumed f™ bV r^
paytnent from the funds of that degrj/, or allowed tn the fei for arching. And a^M^re m.v be fo^
wonhy brethren of your lodge who h»e not paffcd the chair, and whoinuld wiS to iJ.L d^H?
'»^, ''z rHi-'fl^Toraii^Tdy-i^re^.' 'r^^'iz^^:^£^^p^
Hftrjhiffu! mafttri, paftmaflirt ani uiarjtns,
lune .»;^■^^"l'.'Lwk^"^°'""'?'""' "' "'"«™"' '«"«• ""•''>« '•"'•••n 00 the ill W«l„efd.y in
June nei.. M 1 . oclock. p. m. in this.own. when you, or fome one of you in your jeweis MTreoud.
ted 10 b- and 10 bave with you the retins and dues of your lodge. '
By trJir%
SILVESTER TIFFANY,
Grand Sunltrj,
Fac simile of Circular from R. W. Bro. Silvester Tii fany,
Grand .Secretary to the Subordinate Lodges of tui;
Jurisdiction, Aprii, 6th, i8oi.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
39'
The Royal Arch was looked upon by Bro. Jarvis, as Dermott
wjites, as "the root, heart and marrow of Masonry." Prior to 1791
Royal Arch warrants were under the control of Craft warrants. The
references to the Royal Arch in this circular are as follows;
" The Grand Lodge being very desirous of establishing a Royal Arch
Chapter, propose to procure the proper regaha therefor, by loan or subscrip-
tion; and have directed me to lay the same before the respective lodges for
doing thereon as they may see fitting; you will, therefore, after duly weighing
the importance of the subject, transmit to me a list of the Arch Masons, Past
Masters and Master of your lodge who will promote the design, and what
sums they will advance, to be accounted for by repayment from the funds of
that degree, or allowed in tlie fee for Arching. And as there may be some
worthy brethren of your lodge who have not passed the chair, and who would
wish to assist the design along, such you will also return in like manner; but
distinguish them from the present Master and Past Masters, and these from
those already arched. The returns are requested to be made timely for me
to lay the same before the Grand Lodge in June next, and the result you shall
be made acquainted with as soon as it shall have been made.
"Worshipful Masters, Past-masters and Wardens,
" A stated quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge will be holden
on the 1st Wednesday in June next, at 11 o'clock p.m., in this town, when
you, or sotne one of you in your jewels are requested to be, and to have
with you the returns and dues of your lodge.
" (By order)
" Sylvester Tiffany,
" Grand Secretary."
This circular, which was sent to all the lodges, was signed b>
R. W. Bro. Sylvester Tififany. At first there does not seem to be any-
thing aggressive in it, but the reference to " the installation having
been so long delayed,'' and the proposal that the present Grand officers
should " stand as in the last " without re-installation, merited attention
from brethren who knew, as is evidenced by the subsequent action of
No. 6, that there was unrest in the Grand Lodge at Niagara. Further
the request to attend quarterly meetings and pay quarterly dues was a
demand open for discussion.
This letter of 6th April, 1801, was read at a meeting of lodge No.
6, at Kingston, on the 7th May, and a committee appointed to con-
sider the same. Without anticipating the action of the lodge, it was
no secret that No. 6 was fully informed of the state of matters at
Niagara. Briefly R. W. Bro. Jarvis had taken up his residence at
York, keeping the Grand warrant in his possession, and did not take
much interest in the work. The brethren at Niagara were determined
that more attention should be paid to the business of Grand Lodge or
a change made. This was the position of affairs as gleaned from the
subsequent action of the Niagara brethren.
The attention of the committee of lodge No. 6 was specially
flirected to the legitimacy of the position taken by the Niagara
btethren. The Kingston brethren knew that R. W. Bro. Jarvis was at
York, that he held the warrant, and that he had not beeti deposed by
any superior authority. Therefore, the committee was directed " to
enquire into the proprietv of allowing the same " — that is the Niagara
organization — " to be a Grand Lodge or not and to write to them." the
Niagara brethren.
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IIISTOHY OF KREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
was I'nt 'WL^ara'and'^n 'ir' 1^". ^'^ ^"^''«^'^^> '" ^ '-"er which
Copy of the Remonstrance sent tr> »i,o ivi u
sitt.ng at Niagara, also to the RiKht Wnr fnf^ n^'". ".' "'" G""^ Lodge
to different Country Lodges." Worslnpful Grand Master at York and
"Right Worshipful Brothers-
i.rcg„i^H;i:r;hra;;;:./r^he:;; •n^h!:^';! T^^^'r ^° ''«'- -« --*„
.be first place, certain Mcmb "o \ ^ Sv Trel/ 'r ^---^ ^odge. In
Nir.gara without a Warrant fl„.v nr ^^ *- 'io'd">K a G. Lodge at
of .hen, hold it -r''n,despen^n;irD„?y1o pa'y drTf'"'"'"' ^^ '^ «"'
Lodge. ,t in due organization hi,t rZ ,. P^^.^^,^^ deference to our Gr.
duly organise.! when^he Crrnd VVarrant and' G^lnd' M """^"' ""''' ^' ^^^^^^
consi,ien,hIe .lis.ancc from them and ,I?e Uft^f ^;"*"' '■"*-' '"'^'""^'^'l «« ^
tl.o Grand Lodge at a different place td U h ?' *''" P"^''*=^^ °f folding
es.abiish„,ent of new Countryf^s "Ve ;?fu,ir'"'"^'!."^
st.tution we cannot liold a I odge wi.honr , w ^ P^^su^idtd by our Con-
reasons so improperly to act our ^^ r ""■?"■' '"^ ^'^'"'^ ^« fo-" certain
""I and void, and how °arc;nsu able ^n"]^' ^"/'"^ "'^' P^'^'"^ ^""'^ !'«=
feci proud i„ being tenacious^oT^r an.lnt Sd Mar'lc? *"/^^-"""- We
err. we hope never to be defficient in tr .? lUnc • .. ' "'"^ '''"""* "''''"">
dividual Brother much more to o^r G T od.!^ T?' ''"'^ ''"'' *"^'''">« =>" '"
that the proceedings of the G. Lk ge^avors So m ''/T "'r'^ '''PP'-"-''" »" '"'
agamst itself. We do not pres,„, e to noTn ...^ > ^'f^" house being divided
'" the Grand Master or in L M U^rs'^ of .T gI'oH "", "'1' ''""' -'"■"
error does exist is too evident ' ^'°''^''' "^"^ "'«* a Palpable
yearii'Sm:^^.^:;^^:::^:;:^-- -;.--nt expressly says, 'we shall hold
r.r,md .Secretary has re,,,es.ecro,,r Qu nel r '^^"' ^^'''' "^ «"•• brother
Quarterly communications a e eld^ itT Lm '7""'?';'" "" P'^""'"'^ '"'^^^
the Bills of Mortality of ,he G I odJe of K T'i '°''^" ^''° ="•«= within
Lodges without said"BiIls nay one n.in^ "^ '"'^' '"' ^" "^""^^ ^" Country
Quarterage has ever be n Exacted from iem-"' h'^r *" 'K^-' ''°''«'=' ''"* "'
practice in England wlu-re conl^u^C, s";e e sv'"nr ' 'S '" ""''" *'''
ders ,t impracticable here; for insn„ce . ,T . ^' r "^■''' •'"t"-'*^'"" ren-
the four Quarterly communicat on^^ G "nAs'muJt b ^"^"^'7.°^ y-" "v
money only independent of the expenses'wh, Z j g^'^''"^'"' '^"^ P^^^^'^^
distresTSs'Trair h:;.;'ci::H^t';^'"T ''v'^ ^^ "-^ ^ ^-^- -
" In looking over ou paper we find Tc '7'"^' "" ''-^^'f'
Lodge respecting CountryXV^c. ny nV o^^eT. " '''''' ''"' ^" """ ^""^
the 2ist day of October 1700 tie nnil ""e. Guinea pr year, bearing date
docs not appear satisfactoof the Gr J Se ;;ry' t ■''' ''^''","'"^ '''''■ ''^^
all Countries is laid on membersb p ' our Cnlc7, . ' ''^' 'Quarterages in
of ATortality,' and that 'Conmryn/lJri ?,'"*'''" ""^^ ' ^'■»'"" ^'"- Ri""
. "We have next to obry^tl e t^.hri 'y T.^rc'^'^r'; ^^'^^'^■■
t'on i„ his communications. We nreT, me wht ^rand Secretary's die-
Secretary of a private I od<re is dnnn K "''■''^vcr transfering from the
whatever is com'm , nica ed ffon t e G I'odt""!"" 7^ "" ^'"'^-'"'^'"^ "^"--^
to presume ought to be n ilncd by the CrirAfT *'^^'''''"^ P'-''"^'>'^
have been our surprise in finding the wo ds ^RvV;'*"^ "'"'' "^'" '""^^^
not a word mentioned of the G Ma ter W. U^ "'"" ^^"^^'^'-'^ ""* and
it has ever been the estall shed cus om i^Fn 7 !J"* '"^ '"' *° ''''^^'^«
for the G. Lodge to be held .;' the's^t ^'f' Go^etmenT '" "'"^ ^°""'^'"
These considerations Rigb. Worshipful Brethren, bear great weight in
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
393
our minds, wc liope an .nnswcr soon, and that effectual conciliatory measures
may soon be adopted, is the prayer of your affectionate brothers.
" Kingston, May i8th, i8oi."
The cuii.iiiittcc first pointed out the untenable position of the
brctliren at Niagara in lioUUng a Grand Lodge without a warrant,
while the Grand Master was actually carrying on the work at another
place, and. secondly, questioned the right of any Grand Lodge to exact
quarterly fees and attendance.
.After this letter had been read W. Hro. (lardner made his ex-
planations, of which there is no record, but it was unanimously
agreed
" that the thanks of the body be given to Bro. Samuel Gardner for his par-
ticular attention in behalf of this lodge and rest of the country lodges."
Probably Bro. Gardner fully satisfied the brethren of the good in-
tentions of the Niagara brethren, following this a counnittee of No.
6 was directed to answer the second letter of R. W. Bro. Tiffany, and
" unanimously agreed to by a shew of hands."
The letter prepared was explicit and courteous. Apparently the
explanation tendered by Bro. Gardner foreshadowed a reconciliation.
The reply shows assuredly that the members of No. 6 were ignorant of
any impropriety in the conduct of the Provincial Grand Master-
" R.W. Brother:
'• By Brother Saml. Gardner, No. 6 received your answer dated Sept 29
to their Remonstrance, dated June 6th. Are happy to fiiul that a proper
understanding has taken place, for by the tenor of your letter, we draw an
intention of a reconciliation. Also by the report of bmtlier Gardner, we are
led to understand that former irregularities will be done away, which we trust
will be accomplished by virtue of the new Election of Officers.
" .\ssuring at the same time, it is our firm determination to adhere
strictly to the antient land-marks of our Order, whatever may be the Con-
scquence. Persisting still, the necessity of a Provincial lodge holding, and
ever keeping in its profession, the instrument by which they were created,
nainely the Dispensation, or Warrant, granted them by their .Mother Grand
Lodge; for the moment that ceases, the power and authority, of the Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge sinks to nothing and until we shall be convinced to the
Contrary, our conduct will be according.
" We are fearfull the proceedings ui the G. Lodge have been too much
fiiased, by the whimsies of some superantiated member, who has said and acted
agreeable to present conveniences; if we are wrong in our conjectures, allow
this as a palliation, that No. 6 has for som.e years past been subject to such in-
convi nicnces, by means of a litigeous Member, whom they were unwilling to
correct by means of his age, and still in Masonry; if such is the case, we hope
the new arrangement will obviate the evil:
•• Respecting the impropriety of the Grand Master's conduct, aiul whatever
information you may have received thereon, we here acknowledge that we
are strangers to it: but trust that no eminence of station will make you forget
we are all brothers, and error even in the most exalted st.itions among
Masons, cannot pass with impunity.
" It is immaterial to us who is Grand Master, so that he is worthy, and
for the honor of the Craft, Respectable.
"We hope to be favond with the proceedings and the result of the new
arrangements: in the mean ip P.. AY. IJrother we are Yrs faithfully.
" Jcrmvn Pai W.M.
"John Barley, S.W.
" John Sfauber, J.W.
"Thomas Sparham. Junr.. P.M.
" Rr. Silvester Tiffany,
" Grand Secretary."
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HISTOKY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
|i
shows that he decla" Ws tanoL ' "f ,'n' °", "'^""^ ™'"n",nicatfon
"To the R. W. William Jarvis, ^""^ ^^^' "^O''
" Mr Elir-„1.» u . ^; ^; '^■' *' • **=•• °' UPP*^*- Canada.
Grand I-dg7on': v^^^it^es'X'Lt a^t ''h\'''^'' '"°"'"P'"' ^^-^'"-1
tempt.":, "z "^i^ ^z:zr *" ^!i" '"^^^' '^ -- «"'" -<^ -„.
the said Lodge, and tha he can an"t ahl^ .l^""."?" '^ '° ^''^ P^^"'' °f
support his just claim to grace theS and nr7 ^I! ?"J' ^'"''''^*=^ '^erefore to
by himself or brother, an? done bv T; ?o M. '^ f -".'""^ ^' ^'^"^ '^'^''^^
as to him. be enabled 'to appear and show the s?m?' ""'' '^'°"«^- '^"^ '' ^°^
"^""^ "S. Tiffany.
A„ „j: ^ ■ . Grand Secretary."
cia, ct,r,f' Sa,'?o'ThVte;',%?g,t°"^' '^ °'^" °' '^^ "-»-
" To R. W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis,
" M PI- 1 I ^'■°^''"<:'a' Grand Master.
circumstances to elt?;Lnt^ertfr'. '"' •'•^^'^""« '^'""^^" P^-^^^d of
are to require the sa d R W G L 'to he-T'""fv,*° ^' ^''''^ *'^"^°"- ^^ese
right belongs, provided such annlh/- ''!" J^"" ^^"^°^' ^o far as to him of
six months. and^Jingwh eh tin '?rrhnT ^" '"'^l'"' ^"*^^^^ '"^° ^'t'""
rights and privileges as To him bdong ''"'"''^ ^' '' "^*°"<^ ^° ^" «"<=»»
"^''°^^^'"' "S.Tif!any.
as .hIJ|ra,*a^a'!^M^I- ^^^furf^r^^'^^^-'j--
cro. Hale must have been a man ^f X^ ,i
munity, for " The Oracle " of 2mh TW ? ^"o"^ ""^P"^*^ '" *''« corn-
present at a public meeting inHH ^^u^f'Vi '^' '^""^^^ that he was
which was to^;e'^upTrS^d' l.'W"^ro"ja?vl^^'?', ^ ^°"^^^'^*'
was for opening up Yonge street "^ ^^ contract
i"g that prior to 1800 Yo„Le ^.Teet ,oV.'h n, n"''"'"''''' '" '>""'-
Thornhill one of the rerson. inr% '^u '" l^'^ '^^' ^^"^"^'^'d to
"in peace and harmonv'' or o '^ ^^^
undertake the hazaX^s L,rn/v ?,1 v^'"'^" ^"'"^^ ^''^"'^ "ever
After the subfectrd^J'^^rjii^^LyeT^^ '''''' ^° ^^^^^"'^ "°*^'-
n.ak:fhe7ord.rsc m„ro;'irnstirb^''""' •'':, ^- "^'^ ^" °p<- -<>
-e for clearing it. where f' c^e^ trZ^^, ^ ^ /^ °J,. J^.^ -
mSTORV OK I'KKK.MASONRY IN CANADA.
395
cutting the stumps in tlie two middle rods close to the ground, and 7-6 pro-
vincial currency per rod, for making a causeway, eighteen feet wide, where
a causeway might be wanted. He undertook to give security for the perform-
ing of the work by the ist of February next."
This was a primitive roadway, eighteen feet wide, costing about
$500 per mile. To-day with its sewers, its stone sidewalks and
asphalted pavements, it has cost half a million dollars, and is traversed
by an electric railway, a thousand vehicles and not less than 100,000
people daily.
Mr. Hale's proposition was accepted, and Mr Secretary Jarvis.
Mr. Allan, and Mr. Jas. Playter were appointed to superintend the
carrying it into execution.
" A petition to the Legislature lies for signature at Mr. McDougal's
tavern, and subscriptions will be received by Messrs. Allan and Wood."
McDougall's Hotel was the central place of nieetinpf of the carlv
residents of York, and contained the lodge room in which " Rawdon "
and other lodges met. It stood on the south-east corner of King
East and Frederick streets.
The following notice of the death of Bro. Hale is taken from the
" York Gazette," of September 19th, A.D. 1807:
" Die(', on the evening of the 17th inst, after a short illness, Mr. Eliphalet
Hale, High Constable for the Home District, an old and respectable inhabitant
of this town."
" From a regular discharge of his official duties he may be considered
as a public loss."
As there is no mention ol a Masonic funeral it is to be presumed
that he never resumed his connection with the Craft.
Of the quarterly meeting in June there is no record, nor of that
called for September. This information is derived from a MS. cir-
cular to the lodges dated in December, 1801, in which the quarterly
meeting called for early in December is postponed till a later date. Tt
will be noticed that R. W. Bro. Jarvis, the Provincial Grand
Master, had signified his intention of being present. He had probably
intended to visit Niagara and explain to the brethren what he intended
to do with reference to the Provincial Grand Lodge.
The Grand Secretary furnished a financial statement of the condi-
tion of the Grand Lodge, and also a postscript to the W. M. of \o.
IS, to whom the circular was addressed, and who had borrowed the
book of constitutions belonging to the Grand Lodge, and forgotten
to return it. The circular reads:—
,,, ,.,,., , Niagara, Dec. 15. 1801.
Worshipful Master, Past Masters and Wardens.
The quarterly communication of the R. W. Grand Lodge is further
adjourned to Monday, the 28th inst., at 10 o'clock a.m., at which time at the
G. L. room, you or as many of you as can attend, are requested and required
to be in your jewels, for the completing of the choice of Grand Officers, and
the despatch of other business of the highest importance to Masonry, and to
us of this Province in particular. The R. W. G. Master meaning to attend,
and business relative to him being then to be discussed, your attendance is
the more necessary, and fail not. (By order)
S. Tiffany,
Grand Secretarv.
J
396 HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Worshipful and Brethren.
pern,it me to stale for yoi r informlt ''"''='"«="' ^^ then,-and for the present
nearly accurate fron/ .L biks a„T v" ?' T''"" ""'^ ^'"'^'^ ^"' ^e found
of a few paying lodge the debt ar'rc'll'! ' V'^'^"'^. '"''' "^^ »''« -ertion,
ment is from December ,709 toin' ?^f ° be extmguished. The state-
accredited. ^^' ° •'""*^' '*"• ^° ^^'"c"' t'nie the accounts are
to the R. W. C, Master, exclusive of interest
principal, say H. C. . ""crest,
To Grand Secretary "^^ ° °
To Bro. Danby's old account " . .' .' ." ." .' ," ." .' .'.'.'.'.; .'' ." ' 5 , ^ "
lodge's aT«aTt:ri;":Set^^^^^^ fT'''^^^ -"^ ^« -^h of the
want of tie" prev',^^^^^^^^^^ ?" ^i"« ^^'^^^i^" "the
circular we have the firs .lE '="«t°'" b^ing followed. In this
which is as fXvvs -To Lo n.nh'° ^i ^'■°- ^iristopher Danby.
Bro. DanbvadvisedR. W Bro krvk^Lnf ^^^'"''-^5. 13. 5-" W.
and Masonic lecturer a ded i^Th^ fZt?" ?'?'' ^'^"'^ ^' organizer
the word '• old " accou It it ^s tu Jo ?'V°? °^ '''' '""y '°^^^«- ^^^^"^
he had been doing wo C for eitttl R w V'""'"'-^^^^^^ ^° *'^'^
or the Provincial^Grand Loc^'^"^^!;: drclr'^continues''""' '''''''
.o.ge;'-;^^i-Sci^^:?^,;r;L;j3Lt^t^::;.-'^ ^-"^ '- p--
Monies paid by lodges
Paid G. Master % 15 i
I have the honour to be your friend and l^rothcr.
Please to bring down the book of constitutio^ns'^'f Z' ^"^""^ Secretary,
for letting it go. and you for keeping it so long "nich^blaimed
Jarvi":;ra"resrni or?::;,.^'? of discontent. R. W.^.o.
his po..sessio,,cProvinc^.fV-vV ,''•'' '""^''' ^'^^^'^- ^^"^ J^^^' '"
witlfit. maintlJ^^Tng^a'd Sh 1; th.tTw^lS"^' ''''' ^'T""^^ *° ^"^
ife. unless re-called^for ca fe l^'the M W ^rr ''':?'\^ ^''""^'l'^' ^°''
land, and that the Grand Fast ofTlL r at ^'""'"^ ^^''''*^'' ^^ Eng-
Provincial Grand Mas cr recrrld T ' ' t°'-^' was wherever the
being then to be discirsced " nl In led l.ff '"'''' '"'^^'^'^^ ^° ^im
to ti^e manner in wh ch he wa ttint^J P ^°!-'-^rP""flence proves,
The letter of the Grand Socrefnrv^ as Provincial Grand Master.
HISTOHY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
397
Dated the 19th December, 1801, there is in the MSS. a letter from
Bro. Tiffany to R. W. Bro. Jarvis which shows tliat the Provincial
Grand Master was determined to ignore the claims of the Niaf^ara
brethren. lie had determined, no doubt, that where the Grand war
rant and Grand Master were, there should be the location of (irand
Lodge. The letter proves that the Niagara brethren were of opinion
that they could practically direct the operations of the Provincial
Grand Lodge, irrespective of the presiding officer of that body, for they
promptly addressed R. W. Bro. Jarvis in terms that could not be mis-
understood, and thereby placed him at defiance as will be seen.
Niagara, 191I1 Dec, 1801.
R. VVor. W. Jarvis. — Sir and Urotlicr. At a special nieetiiig of Grand
Lodge, held by adjournment on the 14th inst., I was ordered to acquaint you
*ith the nomination of George Forsyth, Esq., to the oi'lice of Grand Master
in case of your non-attendance on the 28th inst.
S. Tiffany,
Grand Secretary.
Of the proceedings of this emergent communication of the Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge there is no record. The members of the irreguiar
Grand Lodge at Niagara should be credited with a desire to see Craft
matters progress. 'Ihe minutes of the special meeting of the 14th
December have not been preserved.
The Niagara brethren were thoroughly roused to action by the
deterinination of the Provincial Grand Master to locate the executive
office of the Craft at York, and showed no disposition to yield to the
removal of the Grand East, from where it had been originally estab-
lished. They determined to ignore the Provincial Grand Master, and
if he persisted in what they alleged were his impious designs, resolved
to establish a rival organization in the interests of at least a section of
the Craft. Many of tlie lodges it must be remembered, however, were
satisfied that the Provincial Grand Lodge should be transferred to the
residence of the Provincial Grand Master. The Niagara brethren
claimed in tlicir opposition that they had borne all the expense of
carrying on the business and operation of the Provincial Grand L odge,
that many of the lodges were in arrears of dues, and that should the
I'rovincial body be removed from Niagara to Toronto the defaulting
lodges would possibly use their influence, and by resolution dischargt
all outstanding liabilities.
There was a great deal of reason in their contention and modern
Craft thought would be inclined to deal generously with brethren so
situated. No rccurd exists of the proceedings of the December meet-
ing, but there is no doubt they had a meeting for installation purposes,
as •■ some of the newly elected Grand officers " were absent. On llie
3rd March, 1802, the stated quarterly meeting, "the installation was
completed."
The proceedings of ledge No. 10, at Hamilton, for February and
June, 1802, show that Bro. Lottridge, the W. AL, attended the
quarterly coninumication for March, and that a sunmions was read
from the Grand Lodge requesting the attendance of the lodge on the
2nd July. This must have referred to an emergent meeting of the
Gri.m. Lodf;e, for the quarterly meeting was held in June.
The proceedings of this meeting show that the threat of Decem-
ber, 1801, had not been carried out, for the printed circular, dated the
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
sanctio,, of tl,o (Jranc I oXe oV In^ r ''' '." 1 '^' '"'"S" ^ ""^'^•'- the
time tlu-re were nineteen ^t a so Sis ^hellf V^''"^'Vf '^'' ^' ^^.s
non-pavn,ent of duos, and contains nfriS /"'"*?" "^ '°^«f^« ^^ ^he
the kind that was i^si^d The Grand T?"'''^ "'f?^''*' '^e first of
Crand Master and in the staten,rn? .h ^ff^^'^'"' mdehtcd to the
•' note ■• of the fact and par ial v r.l J'T? ^''^'^^^ry makes a
Master by a paynu-nt to C of 'f/g Is'Inc 'n,ak'''"'f 'f '''' ^""^'
"' the nmonnt dne by snpposine thatfH. r Ar''l "" '''^^'^' reduction
to the extent of £,/for the S S^t ^?^' l'''\' '"'^"'^^^d "'oney
prompt in remitting. Thrdrculfr reads - °^ "'' ^'""^^ ^^^« "°»
Worsliipful and Brethren Niagara, March 29th, 1802.
;|-nat.n was complete, to^e.^^ ;;^'^rr; if d^pS ll^^? .S!!
r'' u^"«!^..°""'"" ^°' ''"" ^"^ ''^•^ «» follows:-
R. V,. W.lhan, Jarvis, Esq.. G. Master.
R. W. Robert Kerr. Esq.. D. G. Master
R W' ^J'^'^^/^l^y'^'- i^sc,.. G. S. Warden.
R- W. Alexander Stewart, Esq.. G. I Warden
R. W. Sy vester Tiffany. G Secretary.
R. W. John M'Kay, G Treasurer.
R. W. Rev. Robert Addi..on. G Chaplain.
\\. Jerniyn Patrick, of Kingston. D. G. Secretary
Bro. John Bassell, G. P. secretary.
Bro. John Fleming. G. Tyler.
n'oTn;:::;,"" '"""'"- -'"" <^""j '■■"'- »< ^pn- c,,,,.,.,..
2 H„ ' T 1 • ^°- '°- Barton.
"° lownship, ,, n„,f ,
3. Queen's Rangers. '• ^^ , \
4. Niagara. f iT'u'f'
5. Edwardsburgh. J'^' .^''^'"''''^tl't^'wn.
6 Kingston, *
Fredericksburgh, ,1"
York, '^•
17.
7-
8.
9
Bertie,
Howard,
Grimsbv,
York,
Thurlow,
No. 19, Haldimand
18. Amherstburgh,
Worshipful and Brethren:— You will taW*. ««f!.- ♦u . •
munication to you sentence, of l^^ 1 • I °*'"' t*^^' ^'"« ^y last com
lodge on Charfes Tr utp : NoftrZ ^""^ '"" '^^"'^'"'"^^ ''^ '^is grand
C. Cain, and on AaroT'steward 'of No :rr" <^""^'"^\'- ^^e late Ann
lodge, and that Andrew Bradt of No 2 ^•; 'TT }° ^'''^'''' ^^^ ^^at
dues: from every of these, brethren y^u wil refule'f 1 7 """"P^^""-' "^
and m like manner from Joshua A.hnrv ^f xt l "'«=rcourse as masons:
John Van Winkle. Jun.. No 25 of Nova Sc1t.^.°' '' ^°'" ''^"'^'^- ''°- ^ ^'^
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By order of the R. W. G. L.. on pul.lishing of the accounts. I subjoin a
l>rit-l siatcnient; and am sorry to remark that the too great neglect of several
distant lodges m not niaUiMK returns and payment of dues, leave- the state-
ment not so respectable as it ought to be, These have onco had relinquished
to hem the dues of more than two years: and a long time has since expired
without much, and in some instances no payment, while lodges in the vicinity
of the G. L. and some of them small, have never been cased of a single
quarterage, but have borne all the burthens, and yet have considerably reduced
the debt: whereas, if all had paid in any degree of proportion to these, the
debt would long since have been extinguished and the G. L. might then
adopt the motion before it, of reducing the quarterage, or otherwise as shall
seem most beneficial.
In the statement I have condensed the items as much as could be with
clearness and a due regard to precision in the sums. Before my acting in the
office I find no regular accounts, from whence I suppose the receipts did not
exceed the necessary and immediate expenditures, and therefore it may be
accounted for not corresponding in some instances, perhaps, with the total
payments nor with the expenditures, and therefore a gross charge is made for
these. The accounts are regularly to be published hereafter, and will allow of
dates and items now omitted of necessity, or from a desire of not exposing the
last time of payments from some lodges. I-'uture statements will exhibit this
and by which it will be seen which are and which are not punctual. It is
almost needless for me to remind you of the conditions expressed in. and on
which a warrant is holden. The not being represented in, or not making
returns and payments to the G. L. for more than one year, is a full and com-
plete forfeiture. Several are now in this predicament and liable accordingly.
Worshipful Master, Past-masters and Wardens.
The next quarterly communication of the G. L. will be in their room in
Niagara, on Wednesday, the second day of June, at ii o'clock, a.m., when and
where you are required to make returns and payment of the dues of your lodge.
By order of G. L.
S. Tiffany.
G. Secretary.
By this statement it will be seen that Bro. Danbv's account had
beet! contracted by the Provincial Grand Lodge for " expenses attend-
ing installationt. and for a Grand Lodge case." The circular contains
no record of the installations attended by Bro. Dauby. The " Grand
Lodge .case " was one for the regalia of Grand Lodge, which had
been nnported from England.
The entry concerning the Provincial Grand Master shows that he
had received moneys direct from the lodges. How much the amount
was the Grand Secretary could not state, but " suppose he has received
from lodges about £12. o. o." The receipt of this money and the
omission of a statement thereof was another cause of dissatisfaction to
the Niagara brethren.
This is the first financial statement that we have showing amounts
due by subordinate lodges. The accounts prior to this date had been
kept in an irregular manner, and hence the declaration of the Grand
Lodge that "the accounts are regularly to be published hereafter."
The initials " H. C." signify Halifax currency.
In the minutes of lodge No. 13, county of Leeds, on sth June
l»02. It IS shown that ilic lodge had determined to remain loyal to
Bro, Jarvis, because on the receipt of Bro. Tiffany's circular it was
Voted to write the Grand Lodge and enclose a copy of Bro TifTany's
letter, which came to hand 2nd June, 1802."
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IIISTOMY OK fKEEMASONHV IN CANADA.
K. U Wru. Jarvis had hwn advarunl iiioiu-v for tin- i)ayiui-iit of
Jiwds ami ntluT inaduital cliargos. Tlu- jcwolv' had been made ex-
press y for the I'rovincial (iraiid Master hv a l.(.i)doii jeweler. R W
l.ro. Danhy, whose heart at this period in his Masonic career was ever
vyith the (.rand Master, was an earnest worker. He drafted some of
the warrants, conducted nmch of the correspondence pertaining' to the
formation of lodges, attended to the organization of ine lodges uu. ler
the warrants, installed ofticcrs, exemplified the w»)rk and performed
duties akin to those of a modern Ciraiid Lecturer or District I )eputy
Grand Master.
The nmrmurings of discontent with the conduct of K. VV. Bro.
Jarvis were, however, in the meaiUime hecoming more intense. Iii
these da\ a similar .state of affairs would have produced something
more than suppressed criticism, i he .Niagara hrethren were earnest
m the work. P.very act recortled shows that tluir forbearance was
tested to the limit. Indeed, it is surprising that thev did not promptly
mete out to their ofiicial head as large a measure of wnith as he, with
full knowledge of the situation, had given them of neglect from 1797
down to 1802. If ever brethren were energetic those at .\iagaia were
entitled to the palm. Jt is marvellous that the ardour of the brethren
was not completely crushed by what was more than ordinary indifTer-
ence to the Craft work.
Bro. Jarvis was so occupied with official business in connection
with the government that he allowed his grip to prove a slip on the
manage.nent of Masonic work. Yet while in York he had an interest
in the lodges which were in operation. Ifc often visited the meetings
and on several occasions appeared in public with the Craft at funerals
and other ceremonials. lUit the keen eye of rebellion was scanmng
!''f , ''m 'l""^';"- T''''r,^"'^'""^"" ^^ ^i^K-'^rn were definite in their
resolve that un ess the Provincial Grand Lodge were summoned to
meet with regularity at Niagara, as the Grand East, a change would
have to be made in the Provincial head of the Craft. Thev apparent-
\y would have been satisfied if the communications of thJ Provincial
Grand Lodge had been called at York, but at cither the old or new
capital the meetings must be held. R. W. Bro. George Forsyth of
.\iagara, a merchant of repute and good standing, was l.x.ked up to
as one able to undertake the management. }lis name had been
brought forward at the quarterly meeting in March, at which, of
course R. W. Bro. Jarvis, although sununoned to attend, was not
incr ;)",rH m"^ l'"' ^'^ ""^ ^^ ^'^'^'''^^^^ ^''"and Lodgc at Its meet-
ing of 3rd March, 1802, can be formed from a letter wri»ter by Bro
Richard Beasley. of Barton lodge, who had an account of tb- proceed^
ings from W. Bro. John Lottridg., the W. M. of Barton -n 'on)
lodge No. 10. Brother Beasley writes to R. W. Bro. h 'v,-, and ,!^'s:
Dear Sir: ""■'""' '•^"' ^^'"■'^'- '«*'-■
your^l^anSf 'Thu"jr'''"' ''\' ""^"!'^"^d. Probably it has not vet come to
fr.nc. , 7 "^•^^« '"/rely to Rive you some information re.pecting the
ransact, .ns of tlie Grand Lodge at the l.st quarterly communication T had
Your ( ,.. ,..-ion froM oiifice was strongly urged, there being only five present-
there wcr. ..reo .ya.nst you and two for you. The business was postponed
HISTORY OK KKEEMA80NKY IN CANADA.
401
Mil the quarterly communicnlion in June; it is then to be brouKht to issue.
There la a thouKhf struck me which 1 shtiM communicate to you, allowing you
however to be thr best judge whrthci the observatit.na that I make be founded
on the constitution. I am much at a loss, having no book or books that con-
tain the constitution in full, I should suppose that you. aa the Grand Master
have It in your power to aummuns the different lodgca under your jurisdictioti
to meet at York, if so, why not summon them to attend at the quarterly com-
munication in June and summon the Grand Lodge with the rest? Could that
be accomplished the business would most certainly determine In your favour,
and an end put to the views of some individuals composing the Grand Lodge
I could enlarge on the subject; it will not answer to put more to paper. They
have Mr. G. Forsyth in view now for P.G.M. Excuse me for troubling you
with so long a letter. I remain your very humble servant,
Wm Jarvis, Esq. Richard Beasley.
^'■*5- ^«asley liad written, probably in February, to the Provincial
a/^"u 'ff'^"'^'. "^"^ '"^^ receiving a reply, wrotK again on the 13th
March. I he five brethren who attended this quarterly meeting cer-
tainly had not the courage of their convictions, as is shown bv the
official list of officers published. The idea that by a stroke of the pen
the brethren assembled could remove the chief ruler of the Craft, is so
at variance with what was even in those days the strict rules of the
fraternity, that personal animus must have exceeded their discretion
and led thetri to the committal of an act that was not only improper
and Jllegal, but most impolitic.
As will be seen by the letter from Bro. Beasley of Barton he had
received through the W. M. of No. 10 a full knowledge of the pro-
ceedings at Niagara. He writes to Bro. Jarvis: " Your dismission
from the office was strongly urged, there being only five present; there
were three against you and two for you. The business was postponed
until the quarterly communication in June. It is then to be brought
to issue. Bro. Beasley adds: " I could enlarge upon the subject; it
vvil! not answer to put more on paper. They have Mi. G. Forsyth in
view now for P. G. M."
Bro. Beasley in a letter of 22nd March had strongly advised the
calling of the Provincial Grand Lodge at York, but this advice given
in 1802 was not acted upon by Bro. Jarvis until 1804.
The second letter brought an acknowledgment from R. W Bro
Jaiyis. on the 17th, in which he said he would follow the proffered
advice and summon the Provincial Grand Lodge.
Both R. W. Bro. Jarvis and Bro. Beasley seem to have been
interested in other matters beside Masonrv. We find in a letter of the
22nd of March, that these two distinguished brethren were engaged in
a trade or bargain for a negro woman, the property of R W Bro
Jai-vis. Bro. Beasley agrees to buy for $50 New York currency, but
does not desire to be burdened with the child of the negro woman As
to the result of the correspondence, at least as far as the slave is con-
cerned, the MS. gives no further information. The letter reads:
Dear Sir Barton, 22nd March, 1802.
I have received your favour of the 17th inst.. you say that you will take
my advice respecting summoning the lodges to meet at York. I hope vou
have considered the matter well and that you are fully invested with the power
requisite; if you have it will be the only means of frustrating the designs of
some few members of the Grand Lodge. I am mtich obliged to you for your
MMM
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HISTORY Or- FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
ZfnZl '".,r'''''"K "^f to pres.de .n your absence. My remote situat.on iron,
he lodge will subject the Craft to great inconveniences which will be obviated
by putting m a person that resides nearer to you. With rega.d to your negro
woman she is certainly not wor'h as much as when you first purchased her-
'iTJrl 'T ' "u"'!"'' ^""^ ''^' ^'" ""''" '"^'^^ «° Bood a servant as
™=c H T,, ;"' "f '*'u-,*J^' '*'*°P**^ ^'♦^•^•"'^"' *d^^« f"-"'" >v»'at she formerly
possessed. The female child you mention worth thirty pounds, New York cur-
rency I do not want. I will give you for the negro woman fifty pounds. New
York currency; if you owe that much to Barry estate shall settle it with the
executors. I remam, dear sir. your very humble servant
William Jarvis. Esq. Richard Beasley.
The MSS. of the pioneer lodges are full of inviting titbits. Litera-
ture we not a field of glory for the early Craftsmen, but the fragments
handed down have a wondrous charm and increase respect for the
ancestry who penned them. Slavery was permitted in Upper Canada
down to 1800. No slaves could be brought into the country, it is true,
but those already resident at the formation of the governn.ent in 17^2
were allowed to remain as such and could be sold or hired The
i^^"A^f''o'*" 'L^^^T^'l to '" the letter of W. Bro. Beasley was between
K. W. Bro Jaryis and Bro. H. Spencer, a member of lodge No. 7, at
Fredencksburgh. It is about the last document of the kind drafted
and executed m this part of the British dominions. It was drawn up
by Bro Davenport Phelps, the Grand Secretary of the Provincial
Grand Lodge, and is written in an excellent hand. Bro P V Alstine
was also a member of the Craft. The document reads:
" Know all men by these presents that I, Hazelton Spencer, of Freder-
ick'sburgh, m the county of Lenox, in the Province of Upper Canada For and
in consideration of the sum of Fifty pounds, Quebec currency, to me in hand
paid before the ensealing and delivery hereof by William Jarvis. Esq.. of New-
ark, in the county of Lincoln and Province aforesaid. Esq.. the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge. I do by these presents give, sell, convey and confr.m
to him the said William Jarvis. Esq., a certain negro woman, named Sarah
— -. aged about thirty years, and a certain male child born of her body named
Prince, about ten months old. now belonging to me as negro slaver viz - the
saio negro woman during her natural life, and said male child during the term
allowed by the Laws of said Province.
" To have and to hold the above bargained and sold negro woman and
male negro child unto him the said William Jarvis, esq: and to his heirs and
afsigns, to his and their own proper use, benefit and behoof forever, I hereby
engaging to warrant and defend them the said negro woman and male child
to him the said William Jarvis, Esq.. his heirs & afsigns as aforesaid against
the lawful claims and dei-_...;.-, of any person or persons whomsoever— In
witnefs whereof I have '.ercunto set my hand and seal this ninth day of Tulv
A.D.. 1794. J J J.
.. c- J . . „ " f^ Spencer."
Signed, sealed & Delivered
"in presence of ."
•' P. V. Alstine,"
" Daven Phelps."
The Niagara Grand Lodge was mi accomplished fact in Decem-
ber of 1802 for on that date the official letter and circular were issued,
signed by R.W. Bro. Danby. the Deputy Provincial Grand Master,
under K. W. Bro. George Forsyth, as Provincial Grand Master of this
irregular organization. The circular of Bro. Danby was sent tc all the
lodges, the nitinbcr being filled in for each lodge.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA,
403
Bro. Danby, who had the reputation of being well versed in
Biblical reading, fraternally refers the brethren to the epistles of St.
John. Probably he did this in the hope that a perusal of the
writings of the patron saint of the Craft might so soften the hearts of
those who were known to be antagonistic to any assumption of
authoritj , that they would be readily influenced by the specious argu-
ments prescribed for them. Bro. Danby possessed himself an clastic
conscience and he. therefore, had the faculty of adapting the con-
stitution of the Grand Lodge of England to meet the requirements of
any circumstances which might arise.
It is only by collateral evidence in the minutes of lodges that the
records of the Niagara organization can be verified. We know that
Bro. Beasley of Hamilton was a friend of Jarvis, and a subsequent
coimm.nication, prior to the assemblage of the Provincial Grand
Lodge at York in 1804, was expressive of his views in connection
with the revival of the lodges. The minutes of lodge No. 10, at
Barton, for 27th October, 1802, state that the W. M. " presented a.
summons from the Grand Lodge at Niagara," requesting Lodge No 10
to attend the Grand Lodge on the ist Wednesday in December, for the
purpose of choosing officers," and Bro. Beasley was " appointed and
authorized to represent No. 10."
W. Bro. Danby must have known that the G. L. warrant he
brought out to R. W. Bro. Jarvis did not confer the power to issue
subordinate warrants. It sounded very well for Bro. Danby to ask the
brethren to walk after the tradition" they had received of Grand
Lodge and trust in the Lord that they remain steadfast therein " He
should have remembered when advising them that they should "not
permit themselves "to be led away by men of little faith," that he
himself was not a hero in faith, in that he had deserted the standard
of his Grand Master and might well have been included amone them
of whom he wrote " all men have not faith." ^
The explanation which Bro. Danby gave the brethren would have
been constitutional had the premises upon which he argued been
correct. His advice was at variance with Masonic law for, while R
W. Bro. Jarvis had no doubt exceeded the powers gran ed by his
warrant It was unfair for Danby to assume, as he did in writing to
the Craft, that the warrant actually embraced the power wSf he
would have liked to have seen in it. The warrant, as has been pointed
out, empowered the issiie of dispensations-not of warrants ^
The circular is the first and most important of those issued bv the
Niagara organization. It reads: ^ issucu oy tne
[CIRCULAR.]
To Our Good Lodge, No. ^''^"^' -^^"^ ^~' '^"^
,»,. T^aT ''°" ^=»"< .after the tradition you received of us. and trust in
he Lord that you rema.n steadfast therein, and not permit yourselves to be
led away by men of little faith: for all men have not faith ^"''^^^'"^^ ^° ^^
9f T^h/'TT''"^,,"' ^°" ''.''°'^ ^"'"''°" *° *''^ Epistles of our great patron
St John, which w.ll strengthen you in your duty one towards anothe? and
part,ct,lar y request, that if any brother walk disorderly amongst yon. and Z
hm"" nd h^H r " ^''I'r ^I '''fV" '^ "•■'• ''''' >"^" withdraw%,!^seives from
, , , . ' ., ■" :~' i-f.n, ,..T Hr liiai uiudtrth him Cod-Spetil s a oar-
taker of h.s ev,l. (See the loth and nth verses of 2nd Epistle of St. John )
404
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
You have perhaps heard some murmuring respecting the grand or pro-
vincial warrant remaining in the possession of our late Grand Master Jarvis.,
and of the Grand Lodge being held at Niagara. We wish you to be perfectly
informed of the use and intention of a provincial warrant— It is granted to an
individual, travelling into, or living in a distant part of the globe, for the pur-
pose of establishing Masonry there. It gives the brother to whom it is granted
full power and authority to issue not less than five private warrants, to form a
Grand Lodge; the masters and wardens of these lodges, being regularly sum-
moned for that purpose, meet as a committee, agreeably to the constitution,
and out of that committee are elected the grand officers for one year, who must
be installed on the ensuing St. John's day by the authority of that warrant: this
being done then cease the power and authority of the provincial warrant, and
the grand lodge thus constituted is a complete grand lodge, having full power
to form a code of laws tl it best suit their situation, provided they do not re-
move an ancient landmark; and, agreeably to the constitution, they can elect
their officers every year, and their authority is equal in every respect to the
grand lodge in England which gave them birth.
With respect to removing the Grand Lodge from one town to another, or
from one house to another, a motion must be made in a quarterly communica-
tion, and seconded, and in the next summons it must be particularly mentioned
that such a motion is before the lodge; wh^n the lodge meets agreeably to the
summons, the motion must be read, and the majority of voices carries it: and
by no other power or authority can a grand lodge be removed. I write this
principally for your information, and if any more remains in my power, it shall
at any time be at your command, and remain,
' Your affectionate Brother,
1 Chris. Danby, P.D.G.M.
If you have anything to propose for the good of yourselves and the craft
at large, direct in a letter to the Deputy Grand Master, who is the proper per-
son by the constitution to receive communications of this nature.
This odd production of R. W. Brother Danby, with its peculiar
preamble, would not commend itself either in style or diction to
brethren of to-day, and yet he seems to have wielded such an influence
that anything that came from his pen was accepted in good faith, not-
withstanding the fact that he represented a party at variance with all
the lodges on the north side of the lake, and with a following that
could scarcely expect to retain any position as rulers of the Craft.
The action of the quarterly meeting in December,' 1802, at
Niagara, was followed up with vigour, and in a letter, which even-ex-
ceeded the denunciation of Bro. Danby, the following was sent by the
Grand Secretary to the Provincial Grand Master at York :
" Niagara, April 24th, 1803.
" R.W. Sir and Brother,— The R.W. George Forsyth being installed Grand
Master for this year, I am ordered by the Grand Lodge to request that you will
be pleased to send the jewls, and whatever belongs to the Grand Lodge in
your hands, that the proper officers may be installed with them. I am also
directed to communicate to you that the Grand Lodge sincerely thank you for
your services.
By order of Grand Lodge,
" S. Tiffany,
Grand Secretary."
W. Jarvis, Esq.
" PS. — Bro Kendrick will be a proper hand by whom to send as above
requested. S. T."
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405
; grand or pro-
1 Master Jarvts,
I to be perfectly
is granted to an
>be, for the pur-
om it is granted
rants, to form a
regularly sum-
:he constitution,
year, who must
lat warrant: this
ial warrant, and
iving full power
they do not re-
, they can elect
respect to the
1 to another, or
rly communica-
larly mentioned
igreeably to the
carries it: and
d. I write this
■ power, it shall
s and the craft
the proper per-
'e.
h its peculiar
or diction to
1 an influence
lod faith, not-
ance with all
ollowing that
le Craft,
ber,' 1802, at
hich even'ex-
is sent by the
il 24th, 1803.
installed Grand
St that you will
•and Lodge in
m. I am also
thank you for
send as above
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Fac simile of the letter from the schismatic Grand Lodge at
Niagara to R. W. Bro. William Jarvis.
Whatever doubt the friends of R. W. Bro. Jarvis may have had
as to the courage of the Niagara brethren must have been dissipated
by the action of the Grand Lodge at Niagara in April, 1803. The
installation of R. W. Bro. George Forsytli was a direct defiance to the
Provincial Grand Master at York, and the intimation of tlie proceed-
ings as given in the letter demanding the jewels while firm was
courteous.
The brethren had apparently settled the question that a Provincial
Grand Lodge, holding a warrant under duly rnn'?tituted authority,
4o6
HISTORY OF FREIiMASONRY IN CANADA.
/
X. X-
c^/^h;.,.^^
FaC simile OF THE COVER OF THE LETTER TO R. W. BrO. JaRVIS.
could remove the Provincial Grand Master, without consent, notice or
knowledge, without charge or trial. The fact that Bro. Jarvis retained
m his possession the warrant of authority from the Duke of Athol, the
Grand Master in England, was, it is evident, the cause of all the un-
rest; and all eflforts to obtain the prized parchment were unavailing
as alter events proved. ^
The absence of official documentary evidence to any extent makes
it obligatory to use whatever correspondence from other smirces
offers, in order to place clearly before the Craft the proceedings o the
Provincial Grand body at this period u gs oi me
Bro riS.n^vTo r'^ who was the bearer of the communication from
Bro. T fifany to Bro. Jarvis at York, was Capt. Kendrick, the owner of
a vessel which plied between York and Niagara He was a nrnminpn
Mason in York from 1792, and had three brShers who vv re also men"
bers of the Craft in Rawdon lodge. No 408 E R 1702 no L^Tf
John's Royal Arch lodge, No. i6,l8oo ^ ' ^^^^^ ^""^ ^'•
In the meantime the quarterly meeting of the Grand Lod^e at
N.agara had been held in June and again in September R W^Bro
to R ?f •^C'Ta'/i'''^-" ?" time completely Lvered his allegiance
to K W. Bro. Jarvis. His hour at last had come and his ambition—
the dream of years was realized in his promotion to high office in
Grand Lodge. While the action of Bro. Danby was not to be^com
niended from a Craft point of view, yet, with his brethren at Niagara
he had much to justify even more extreme measures. For the past
quarter of a century his course has been the subiect of din ml! ^
but he should not be judged by the standard of SfpleZe oTa v
Had the mother Grand Lodge been more active in '^^ooking a ter Us
subordinates the entire hfe of the Craft in Upper Canada nLh have
There i.s no ofificiai circular in the MSS nf fh;>: Ar,^^ • • .1
new Grand officers, but from correspondence it wiut en til"! W
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
407
fraternal and brotherly, he indited a sensible letter to R. W. Bro Jarvis.
reviewing the- situation and offering his personal advice under the
circumstances. He writes:
p. ,, ,,, ,-,, c- J T, .- Kingston, March 17th, 1803.
Right Worsliipful Sir and Brother:
I trust to be pardoned this intrusion when I assure you that Lam actuated
to Jt from a true principle of promoting the welfare of Masonry in this Pro-
vince, and you, R.W. Sir, must be fully sensible of its unhandsome situation.
I would not wish to be considered an enthusiast in the cause, for I highly dis-
approve the conduct of those who, for the sake of glory, make it a stalking-
horse for the world. I hope not to be suspected of egotism when I assure you
I act from principles imbibed at my initiation and tenets imitated in the most
admirable institution. At an early age I received the mysteries of our Order
in my native country (England). Thirteen years' experience has not depreci-
ated It m my favour. Since my arrival in Canada I have been (honoured with
the chair of Lodge No. 6 in this Province. On the death of Bro. Wm. McKay,
the P.G.L. at Niagara thought proper to appoint me D.G.S., which office I
now hold. I should not have troubled you" with this recital, but to show that
my experience in the Craft enables me to form a judgment and my present
situation has made me acquainted with the proceedings of the P.G L and the
dififerent country lodges in this Province.
On the 29th January last I received a letter from Bro. Tiflfany, dated the
rStli of the same month, stating that Bro. George Forsyth was Grand Master,
Christopher Danhy, D.G.M., etc., and wishing me to communicate the same to
the difterent lodges. I laid the communication before No. 6. According to tb»
present appearance of things they highly reprobate the conduct of the members
at Niagara, but forbore making a formal declaration until further information
on the subject. I was by them requested to write you a private letter, requiring
of you the terms of your warrant or dispensation, granted by the Grand Lodge
of England, as much as appertains to your appointment and authority. I
humbly presume, R.W. Sir, the request is truly laudable, for No. 6 feel it as an
incumbent duty to support you in your office (still supposing you are right)
yet want this information for the .:;stablishing of this opinion and to fully report
It again to the members at Niagara. I say again, because they have heretofore
repeatedly presumed to disapprove their conduct on this head when it was but
in agitation. I mention this, doubting whether you have been fully informed
of the conduct of No. 6 toward the Provincial Grand Lodge respecting this
business. My doubts arise from what Bro. Cottier observed. He says you did
not know me personally or by report. This I know, my conduct since I had
the honour of being Master of No. 6 has appeared conspicuous in the Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge, either in a good or evil point of view, in consequence of
an earnest desire that unanimity and respectability might pervade that body;
wr have so far exerted ourselves by frequent remonstrances, that unhappily
we diflfered so far in opinion as to incur their censure, and it seems they were
on the point of calling home our warrant, and branded us with the epithet of
a litigious lodge, but finally the storm subsided. They acknowledged some
irregularities, and so far acceded to our propositions as to put an end to pre-
sent altercation.
The subject matter in dispute was, in the first place, they demanded regular
quarterage, with our attendance: our local situation rendered this burdensome
and inconsistent: our next subject of complaint was in the official printed com-
munications. They were concluded with these words: " By order of the Grand
Lodge," the word " Master " being erased. Such communications, we con-
tended, were illegal, and submitted it as our opinion that they had no power to
sit and act as a P. G. Lodge without a warrant or dispensation any more than
a private lodge could do. In answer they contended that " as being a Grand
Lodge fully constituted and appointed by virtue of the original warrant, they no
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
longer needed that instrument" Mr « •
explained They returned us a vague answer n« ^^''^^^^""'^nts, and again
of reconciling matters acceded to ?ur renn • ^^.If ^^'"^' ^"^ ^^'"' ^ view
troversy dropped. We now find the sSect'f'" ""'Y '''''''''' '^ '^e con-
your total rejection, they having of themS.f ^"""P'^'"* V^^^y •"'^newed by
i sent you a copy of our letter to ?hemTn i 'u?"" ''"°^''" '" y°»r P'^ce.
an answer am feLful it didTot'^come": y^ '/haf '"* " ' "'"-'' ^-^'^^
Permit me, R. W Sir if T «»», ■
divides the minds of the brethren o Spp'e" cTnat" tI°" 'l^ ^"''^"^ ^•^•^'h
Nmgara brethren split appears obvious to me anHT ^''V^f °" which our
communicated by a proper channel would ^onvrnr./h"'' "/T observations
they are not disposed to hear counseMrom iX ", i'"" '^'" '''°'- "^"^
own creating. The argument they use in slnort °f H^^"' ''^'^''^^^y »f their
ing a regularly constituted Grand J "dVo l.v v^rT r '"" "''^'"'<= ''• ^^at ' be-
I-odge of England, they are fully empow 'ed bv h ^ "'"?"* ^"'''' *''^ ^'•'''"d
continue as such without the further aTdS fhL .^ '° ^°'"'^'^^ '° ^« ^"d
this, I observe they are not, nor never hav^hl '"^i""",^"'- ' I" answer to
v.ncial Grand Lodge only PermTt m. L c' ^J^"^ ^'°'^»^- '^"^ a Pro-
self-erected power Lmed"^ by roniunction^f"' '''/•' ^""^ ^°^^^ '« '->
convened for that purpose; by virtue of S -^ ""^'" ""'"'^^•- °f '"^ges
so formed have an inherent prin 1 of ia„-i"-""'^''°"^ '"'' ^''"^ "^^'^^
(so acquired) authority: their miiutes on r" ^""^ 'u '^''' ^"^^essors their
Such was the case in t'he establTZe" of the Grand ^'h '""i'^'^"* "^-^"'
such has repeatedly been the case in North A^.r V^^' °^ ^"^'^"^^ ^^^
other side of the water had its Grand Lod. .Tl!v\ 1°' '^">' ''^'^ «" the
knowledged through Europe, therSeine no^f ''''^' ^'^'*^'^ ''^^ l^^^" ac-
the Grand Lodge of England Ss is the error r*" ""^''" '^'' '"'"'■^diction of
ren have fallen into, not making that necessa^v Tr^' """i "^''^''^ '"•^^h-
Lodges and Provincial Grand Lodges Am fearf„l"?," J''"'^^'^" ^rand
but must presume still further on yo^ natTon.r ''"t ^"'Vhink me tedious.
Provincial Grand Lodge which exp'rencetat"St"me"hr ""''?';"•"'>• '''''' -' ^'
there are many Provincial Grand Lodges the f 1, H " ^ '^^'^ "^"^'^'"d- ^^^
brethren of the Grand Lodge- also for thV "'"^ ^'^P^'^ °' relieving the
vincial Grand Master holds^his ami oritv f 0^1:0'^ "^/Jf ^"''- '^"^ Pa-
cers, and act as so many agents for the PrS r ^ ^'•''"l ^'"'*" «"d his offi-
cessors they are accountabfe, and none ei e can ?. '^ *" ""u '"^ *" *'^^"- ^"c-
specific time (that I know of) when fL. 1 .^''P,?«^"« them. There is no
agent or the body who appoints hYm If he . "'^ - ''"' '' '^' "'" "' *^^
tion. he may be reported bv the br^thrin \f '"^!^'"^ "nworthy his skua-
Grand Lodge will "ake cog'^iiJance of t aL f '''' ^"°!^'^dge of it. and the
office. Such, I presume is he "ituatinn ? ^'""l^"' ^'^PO"<='^ ''im of his
under the Grand Lodge o Sigltr^^^^^ ^T"<='^ ^""^' Master
I have the honour to be
R. W. Sir and Bro.,
5f our obedient, humble servant.
You will see Sir T »,,,■„ . . • , Jermyn Patrick.
i."e, ,■„ .„e pj„%=i;i' S'j^p-.t'Kn,'::-.,':!,';,'':! '■-" "' '"^^' '^ ->
veniCTi, for Hat I shall not waft to resim mv In M an,,,er „ ,o„„
■n -y rower to a„„,„ a„ n,a„>' ."od^'f '^iroC^ t'L",':.? o^'',;' j' -
. , In June of 1802 Bro. Abner Fveritt r.t \
-. .0 „.e rnited s,a,« a„d fo,:;;d';;,:f",L°i,r,r.^ji.::" ..i^.t:
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
409
were deeply interested in the action oi the Canadian brethren, and
that " many respectable Masons " whom he met " unanimously
approve of our proceedings, excepting that we have delayed the form-
ing of an independent Grand Lodge longer than we should have
done."
The American brethren favored the formation of a sovereign
body in Upper Canada, and the hints that we have all through the
correspondence of independent action was the outcome of discussion
that the Canadian Masons had with the brethren on the southern side
of the St. Lawrence, who for years had enjoyed the rights of a self-
governing body.
The strongest lodge in the west was No. 10, and there is no
doubt that its action in 1803 contributed, to a certain extent, to deter-
mine the fate of the schismatic Grand Lodge at Niagara, for in 1803 on
" motion of Bro. John Aikman, seconded by Bro. Caleb Reynolds, that
this lodge shall maice no returns to them that calls themselves the grand Lodge
until the dispute between them and the Grand Master is settled.
And on the 17th September of the same year the brethren of this
lodge declared their absolute loyalty to the Provincial Grand Lodge
under R. W. Bro. Jarvis, by resolving that:
" the Secretary prepare a letter for the Grand Lodge against the next lodge
night, informing them that Lodge No. 10, does not Consider them as author-
ized to summons them to attend their quarterly Communication as Lodge No
10. knows no other Provincial Grand Master than Brother William Jarvis,
Esqr , nor Grand Lodge that act without a warrant."
At the same meeting
" After reading the summons from the Grand Lodge of the 8th of August,
Requesting their attendance at the quarterly communication in October to have
witii them their Return, as the Grand Lodge does not acknowledge Br Wm
Jarvis, Esqr., provincial Grand Master, and that this Lodge knows that \v' has
a warrant from the Duke of Athol, Grand Master of Masons in that part of
England called Great Britain and the jurisdiction thereunto Belonging, and
further that the present Grand Lodge is destitute of a warrant that this Lodge
will acknowledge no other Provincial Grand Master than Br. Wm. Jarvis un-
less Br. Jarvis be duly and Regularly suspended by the Grand Lodge of Eng-
land, nor attend the summons of those that terms themselves the Grand Lodge
at Niagara."
R. W. Bro. Patrick correctly estimated the situation. The ofificial
letter of the 18th January to which Bro. Patrick refers is not in the
MSS., but his reply gives a concise view of the contents. The living
fires of loyalty to native land were not stronger than the fealtv that the
brethren at Kingston felt for the Provincial Grand Master. They
were ready to follow where he led and Bro. Patrick knew that he
voiced the opinion of the brethren, not only in his correspondence
with the Provincial Grand Lodge, but in the personal advice which he
tendered to the Grand Master.
The departure made by the Niagara brethren in January of 1803
was a radical one. For some reason they had been unable to persuade
R. W. Bro. Jarvis to call the Provincial Grand Lodge even at York.
If any meeting was held there are, save of one, no minutes. Having
severed their connection, the Niagara brethren proceeded to carrv on
the business of a governing body without any warrant of authn'ritv
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
They claimed that they were fully constituted " by reason of the
ffi^t o7;?t"he N?atlr'* " *'^'^ - >-&-rnuired th'at ISn/ent' •
usetnLT?Lt !^(i^^^°'^^'''^^^''''} ^"' ^'''^^'' emphasized by the
Grand L^d^e^thf^d ^'Xtr " blin^'^lrtS^^ " "^ ^''^ °' ''^
«^ri 1 ^?^ ?L^'",. ^^^* ^ guiding and directing mind was auietiv at
R w''^;o^&iv"'f °".;:''''^ ^'^ newly-formid body'wLTo w^rk
was endr -tn h^^ '''• ^^^ "u°7'"^ 'P'"*' ^"^^ »" action at Niagara
was endc.sed by li,s opimon before it was made known to the Craft
Ho was shrewc enough to see-for he well knew-tl e difference
between a Provmc ial and a Grand or sovereign body. He conteni-
Founln!; ^T^ "'''?"' ^^^' f "°"'^ have in name at least, as par° of Us
varraS 'to B^o^ °"^'"'' ^'°"'"''"' Grand Lodge a
warranted to Bro. Jarvis. but m action Bro. Danbv had other ideas—
of a much wider scope. The limited sphere of a Provinchl body was
^^fiT f Tj.'-^^tncted and, therefore, his aim was to nX he orL^;"
powers'asSm^reH ^?."' ^f f '" '"'^y ''"'' ^^ ^^e term whh
powers as unlimited as those of the mother Grand Lodge in Enelanc!
sT okraTd"taken'rr "^frr'f^'l P^^^^P^- really pSned thffir
W Rr'n p1 ^ i" . r ^'"* '*? ^^'^ Canadian independence. That R
W. Bro. Patrick fi.I y comprehended this may be seen from his letter
- JorTof?,?,'X''r""\"^^ '"* ^" end'orsation 5 t"os"ifthe
ed of tT W p '°^f ^•.^°'- whatever may have been the opinion form-
rt?L Y-n '"i ^^'^''' ^'^^ C'"^^*' as a whole, repelled the unwS-
ranted and illegal assumption of power bv the Niagara brethren as
GiSMLt'r "'"""'*' regard to the removal ^ofJheProvinci:?
No '}! ft" r^^'^u °^ t'^^^'^ws of the lodges that of the brethren in
Slkfacln u-liilir^i iT '"•""-■f'"^ M Niagara had created dis-
satisiaction. which might possibly cad to a schkm hi ihr Trift nr
nnd to the point It reads: '""^^^^ '^^^ effective
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
411
Kingston, 2nd October, 1803.
By virtue of authority vested in me by the K.W. Prov. Grand Master, Wm.
larvis. Esq., I address you on tlie subject of Masonry. I presume you cannot
he ignorant of some of the unwarrantable proceedings of the brethren at Nia-
iitara, I mean those who are in possession of the Regalia, who consider them-
selves the Grand Lodge of the Province.
That they did, without the consent, or even the knowledge of the only tru»
Provincial Grand Master of this province nominally throwing him out of oftice,
and created another in his place, thereby exercising an authority unconstitu-
tionally, which has unhappily produced anarchy and confusion among the
Craft. In order that the brethren working under the sanction of the Grand
Warrant may have a clear and perfect idea of their proceedings, and also in
order that a true and legal Provincial Grand Lodge may be established in this
province, the R.W. Prov. Grand Master, W. Jarvis, has thought it expedient to
have every lodge under his jurisdiction to meet him at York in the person of
their proper officers, and there to hold a grand convention and form a Prov.
Grand Lodge. The Prov. Grand Lodge Officers being a deputation from the
Grand Lodge of England, the person appointed cannot be divested but by the
power who invested him. The above proceedings, therefore, are an infringe-
ment of the prerogative of the Grand Lodge of England, and when transmitted
to them, which will be immediately after the grand convention, they no doubt
will take notice of it and act accordingly.
Lodge No. — I hereby summon to attend the Right Worshipful Provincial
Grand Master, W. Jarvis, at York, on the loth day of February, 1804; a proper
officer will therefore represent the lodge, being duly clothed, and with the
jewels, to meet the ollicers of other subordinate lodges in Grand Convention
for the purpose of restoring harmony and to settle some constitutional points
in Masonry heretofore unhappily misunderstood. Herein fail not.
By order of the R.W.P.G. Master, Wm. Jarvis.
Signed, Jermyn Patrick, acting Secretary under the deputations from the
Grand Lodge of England.
Bro.
Worshipful Masici,
of No.
In considering this letter the Grimsby brethren decided on a
cautious attitude, for on 26th November, 1803, it was resolved not to
answer the letter " at present."
This letter was read to the brethren at Kingston and before being
mailed to the lodges had the approval of the Provincial Grand Master.
The sentence referring to the power of that otilicer was suggested by
R. W. Bro. Jarvis, and also the fact that he was " a deputation from
the Grand Lodge of England."
A deputation, it may be explained, is the authority granted by the
Grand Master to a brother to act as Provincial Grand Master. It was
also used in the sense in which a dispensation is now employed to
signify the Grand Master's authority for a now lodge.
The fraternity on the north side of the lake was loyal to Bro.
Jarvis, and did not heed the behests or summonses of the newly-
created Grand Lodge. Why so long a time was allowed to elapse
between the issue of a summons for the meeting and the day arranged
for the meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge cannot be explained.
It was unwise to delay the day for discussion as it gave the Niagara
brethren further opportunity to place themselves in a better position
with the Craft, for whatever may be said of the personal longings of
some of the officers it may be admitted that thev had the welfare of
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
uL hn tflJ 1' e Niagara brethren did not, so far as is known,
take hostile action Ihey regarded the work of R. VV. Bro. Jarvis
with apparent indifference, and called the regular mectine for the
election of Grand officers. R. W. Uro. Sylvestfr TiflanyTh^e Grand
Secretary had resigned, and Bro. William Emery liad been appointed
Rrn'V" '"^kP'''^ ^V^l'. ^^^- '^'"'^ •« ^ «""^"^0"« signed byTw
Bro. Forsyth as Grand Master and " Wm. Emery. G S " ^ ' "'•
folioLnM'/L r""";^ 'T^^ ^y ^^^ ^'^8:ara brethren in notation
followed the last numbered warrant on the register of R. VV Bro Wm
jarvis, VIZ.: No. 2i. which was instituted on the 24th Tune r8o? in
onnZrs^ Th°"^"'V,^.^-^* 0"f°^^' •" ^hi^h is'situS'tl e t'own
known as No .2 ' O^M ^"""^^^r' "''''"^"* ^' ^'°"^ P"'"* ^"^ was
r.nf^j M • ?^ ^?- ^'^ '•'^'■^ *s "<^ »'■»«. but we have the war-
rant of No 24 issued on the 19th May, 1810. to a lodge at West Fbm-
?f°a' ^°Jha^betw^«" >8«3 and 1810 the irregular body onYv Lsued-
if all were issued— four warrants, making with Nos i' and 4 at
Niagara, No. 2 at Queenston, No. 9 at Bertie^ and No. ?2 a Stamftd
nine lodges on its roll. There is no evidence that No. 8 at York ever
acknowledged the irregular organization.
The Niagara brethren did not appear to be influenced bv anv
pressure from the fraternity on the north side of the lak" for in the
Mbb. there is a sunimons, signed by " Wm. Emery, G. S., pro tetn "
calling the Grand Lodge at Niagara for the 7th ]>ccmhcr. h Ss:
. 1. ■ ,, Niagara, 7th Nov. 1803.
iir and Brethren \ ou are hereby requested to attend tlie duty of the
Grand Lodge on VVednesday, the 7th of December, and then and there in pro-
per cloOiing, and depart not without leave, it being the day for election of
(jrand Officers for the ensuing year.
By order ot the Right Worshipful
Geo. Forsyth.
-r .. Grand Master
Vir »T . , Wm. Emery. G. .S.,
W. Master of Lodge No. 15. p^^ tern
The friendship of W. Bro. Beasley and the member."^ of lodge No
10 tor the Provincial Grand Lodge was shown by their action at the
meeting on the 13th January, 1804, when they resolved to " send a
copy of their letter to the Grand Lodge to their sister lodge at ' the
torty in order to open a communication between the lodges respect-
ing the conduct of the present Grand Lodge."
XT-, V^^ ^?^^^ " ^^ ^^^ ^°^^y " "w^s the lodge at Grimsbv or the I'ortv
Mile Creek.
On the 24th January, 1804, lodge No. 10 resolved that Bro
Keasley should represent them at the convention to be held at York
on the loth February, agreeable to the summons of R. W. Bro Tarvis
tor the purpose. ''
The advice tendered to and impressed upon R. W. Bro Tarvis
culminated in the summoning of the Provincial Grand Lodge at York
1 he Provincial Grand Lodge had been by the summons of the
acting Grand Secretary called on February loth. 1804. and of this
tneeting we have the MS. minutes sent to lodge No. 2, township of
Niagara, duly attested by Bro. " Jermvn Patrick, Grand Secretary."
wu-,""r*^^ ^""^ creditable specimens both in form and penmanship.
While, however, the brethren had determined to convene in Grand
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illSTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
413
or the I'orty
Lodge, many of them thought it well to have a preliminary interview
with the Grand Master, possibly at his own request, in order to settle
definitely the authenticity and genuineness of his warrant of authority.
It is believed such a meeting was held a couple of hours before Grand
Lodge met, for there is in the handwriting of Bro. " Thomas Hind,
Acting Secretary,'' the minutes of a meeting in which the Jarvis war-
rant was discussed, and at which " Bro. Jermyn Patrick " was present,
not as secretary, but simply as a delegate P. M. from lodge No. 6,
Kingston.
The MS. is endorsed, " Minutes of the Grand Convention held at
York, February loth, 1804." The MS. may be a rough draft of the
extended minutes, and is only important in this respect that the
brethren may have desired all doubts to be set at rest before consent-
ing to meet the Provincial Grand Master in Grand Lodge; moreover,
every line written by the Craftsmen of the early days of this century
is of value and interest to the brethren of to-day. The minutes read:
York, Upper Canada, February loth, 1804.
10 o'clock a.m.
Pursuant to summonses received from Brother Jermyn Patrick, acting
Grand Secretary, by appointment from the R.W.P. Grand Master, William
Jarvis, Esquire, the Masters and Wardens of Nos. 6, 8, 16, 17, 20, and St. John's
Lodge by dispensation at Erncstown, met in the lodge room of No. 16, at
York, U.C. A lodge was opened in the third degree by the Master of the
senior lodge for the express purpose of examining the powers invested in the
Grand Provincial Warrant, and also the preceding conduct of some brethren
at Niagara who have assumed the prerogative of a Grand Lodge.
Brethren present:
R. W. Wm. Jarvis, Esq., P.G.M.
W. Bro. Jermyn Patrick, Master for the time being from No. 6.
W. Bro. Heron, from No. 8.
W. Bro. Hamilton, from No. :6.
W. Bro. Bleeker, from No. 17.
W. Gro. J. Y. Cozens, P.M., from No. 20.
W. Bro. Cottier, from Lodge of St. John's, Ernestown.
Bro. Zenas Nash, acting Senior Warden, from No. 6.
Bro. Duke Kendrick, do, from No. 16.
Bro. Campbell, do, from No. 8.
Bro. Walsbridge, do, from No. 17.
Bro. Grey, do, from St. John s.
Bro. McFee, Junior Warden, from No. 8.
Bro. Hiram Kendrick, acting do, from No. 16.
Bro. Harris, Junior Warden, from No. 17.
Bro. Isaac Pilkington, acting Treasurer, from No. — .
Bro. Joseph Kendrick, acting S D., from No. 16.
Bro. J. Kendrick, acting J. D., from No. 16.
Bro. G. Cutter, from No. 16.
Bro. Ab. Cutter, acting from No. 16.
Bro. J. Leech, from No. 16.
Bro. J. Hale, from No. 16.
Bro. Clinkenbruner, from No. 8.
Bro. Middleburgher, No. 8.
Bro. Benson, from No. 8.
Bro. Hind, acting Secretary, from No 4.
Bro. Pitto, St. John.
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The W. Ma«ter then read the Provincial Grand Warrant, and also that part
of the constitution which treats of the prerogatives and powers of a Provincial
Grand Master, the extension of which appeared to the full satisfaction of all
the brethren present.
The conduct of the brethren at Niagara was then fully discussed and was
unanimously considered to have been unwarrantable. The Lodge then closed
in harmony at la o'clock a.m.
Thomas Hind,
Acting Secreary.
At this preliminary meeting tlicrc were twenty-seven brethren
present, exclusive of the Provincial Ciraiid Master. At the communi-
cation of the Provincial (Jrand Lodge, which followed, there were only
seventeen representatives present, being the W. M."s, P. M.'s and
wardens of the various lodges which sent duly qualified representa-
tives. The desire of the Provincial Grand Master was assuredly to
inspire thorough confidence by allowing as general an attendance as
possible. The Bros. Kendrick, Leach, Hale, Hind and Clinkenbruner,
were all enthusiastic Masons of York.
The proceedings of the Provincial Grand Lodge, which must have
met immediately after the preliminary convention, show that K. W.
Bro. Jarvis had awakened from his lethargy. The brethren were
determined to support him and insist that the permanent seat of
Grand Lodge should be at York. The Niagara organization was
denounced and communications were ordered to be sent to England,
notifying the Grand Lodge at London of the illegal acts of the
rebellious brethren on the south side of the lake.
The meeting was attended by the representatives of eight lodges
out of the twenty-one which was constituted by R. W. Bro. Jarvis.
Two lodges explained by letter why they could not attend, eight did
not heed the summons, and three of the lodges were dormant. The
minutes read:
Minutes of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada, sitting at York.
York, Upper Canada, Feb'y loth, 1804.
Pursuant to summonses issued by order of the Right Worshipful Grand
Master, William Jarvis, Esquire, to the .subordinate lodges, under the sanction
of the Provincial Grand Warrant of Upper Canada, the Masters. Past Masters
and Wardens of the same, attended as follows:
No. I, Niagara, did not attend.
No. 2, Township of Niagara, did not attend.
No. 3, Queen's Rangers, warrant given in; regiment disbanded.
No. 4, Niagara, did not attend.
No. S, Edwardsburgh, did not attend, but showed good cause by letter.
No. 6, Kingston, W. Bro. Jermyn Patrick, M.; Zenas Nash, S. W.
No. 7, Fredericksburgh, did not attend, but showed good cause by letter.
No. 8, York, W. Bro. Samuel Heron, M.; J. Campbell. S.W. ; Md'cc. J.W.
No. 9, Bertie, did not attend.
No. 10, Barton, W. Bro. Richard Beasley, Esquire, M.
No. II, Burford, did not attend.
No. 12, Stamford, did not attend.
No. 13, Elizabethtown, warrant delivered in.
No. 14, Howard, did not attend.
No. IS, Grimsby, W. Bro. Robert Nellis, Esquire. Past Master.
No. 16. York, W. Bro. Thomas Hamilton, M.; Duke Kendrick, S.W.; H.
Kendrick, J.W.
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No. 17, Thurlow, W. Bro. Jno. Bleeker, Esquire. M., W. Walbridge, S.W
G. Harris, J.W.
No. 18, Amherstburgh, did not attend.
No. 19, Haldimand, warrant not taken up.
No. 20, Cornwall. W. Bro. Joshua Y. Cozens, Past M.
Ernestown, by dispensation, W. Bro. Wm. Cottier, M.; Mat. Gray, S.W.
N.B. — 8 lodges attended.
2 concurred.
8 did not attend.
3 dead warrants.
It was customary in pioneer days for the Grand Secretary to
write a copy of the minutes for each of the lodges. The fac simile of
the first two pages of the MS. minutes is from the copy sent by the
Grand Secretary to lodge No. 2, at Niagara.
The representatives of eight lodges were present, viz.: No. 6,
Kingston; No. 8, York; No. 10, Barton (Hamilton); No. 15, Grimsby;
No. 16, York (Toronto); No. 17 Thurlow (Belleville); No. 20, Corn-
wall, and the lodge at Earnestown. Two of the lodges, No. 5, Edwards-
burgh, and No. 7, Fredericksburgh, excused themselves for non-
attendance for reasons not given. Eight' lodges were not represented
VIZ : No. I, Niagara; No. 2, township of Niagara; No. 4, Niagara; No
9, Bertie (Fort Erie); No. 11, Burford; No. 12, Stamford; and No. 14
Howard (Southwold), and No. 18, Amherstburgh. Six of these
lodges are believed to have been unfriendly to R. W. Bro Jarvis viz •
No. I, Niagara; No. 2 township of Niagara; No. 4, town of Niagara!
^;u 7'i (fort Erie); No. 11, Burford; No. 12, Stamford. These
rlfffJif A^""' '^l"'''- "^^'x^ "°* represented. Three warrants were
returned as dormant, viz.: No. 3, the Queen's Rangers, at York gar-
r"T' aJ^' '" ^^^ township of Haldimand, county of Northumber-
land, and the vyarrant at Elizabethtown (Brockville), county of Leeds
Ihe minutes give the business transacted as follows:
A Provincial Grand Lodge was opened
The Right Worshipful P.G. Master, willian, Jarvis. Esquire, in tlie cha.r
Richard Beasley. Esquire, D.G.M., P.T. • h - ■ mt cnair.
Zenas Nash. G.S.W., do.
Thomas Hind, G.J.W., do.
Jermyn. Patrick, acting G.S.
Daniel Cozens. G.T.. do.
Joseph Kendrick, G.P,. do.
John Bassell, G.T., do.
N. l\^'^"i Secretary read a letter he has received from the W. Master of
ntt.nH. E'^*^':^.^'^"'-gh. in answer to his summons, showing cause for non-
contemnlln rf ^"^'''."'■'"'u" °^ ^PP'^^bation from No. 5 of the measures
contemplated. The G. S. then observed he had also received a letter from No
7, Fredericksburgh, expressing the like satisfaction and cordial approbation'
out trom local circumstances could not attend.
The G. S. then read the R.W.P.G. Master's warrant, from the tenor of
which the representatives of the different lodges, unanimously acknowledged
the authority of the R.W.P.G. Master, Wm. Jarvis, Esq.
The G. S. then read part of the Constitution, which points out the Origin
he Duties and Prerogatives, of a Provincial Grand Master, to the entire sati.-
taction of the Worshiplul Brethren present.
The D. G. M. moved, seconded by the G. S. :
.1. ^"i^ ''/\,'^''^* *^'^ Provincial Grand Lodge declare the proceedings of
the Body of Masons that assume the title of Grand Lodge of this Province of
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assembled at Niagara, to be unconstitutional and consequently
U. Canada,
illegal.
The same was carried unanimously.
The D. G. M. moved, seconded by the G. S. :
Rule 2. That the following be entered on the minutes:
That as the irregularities of the Brethren, who call themselves the Grand
Lodge oi this Province, sitting at Niagara, have been so manifest and contrary
to the true and ancient design of the Craft, and their proceedings so uncon-
stitutional and illegal, that they have unwarrantably elected, (without the con-
sent or even knowledge of the one, and only legal P.G. Master, Wm. Jarvis
Esq.,) a Grand Master, and other Grand officers, and have further proceeded'
after such election, to style themselves the ' Grand Lodge of U. Canada,' and
issued summonses to the different lodges ot the Province, (the same being
under, and within the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of England,) to attend
their Quarterly Communications and to pay up their dues.
" In order to prevent such abuses, and to put a stop to such illegal prac-
tices, and, further, in order that harmony should be restored to the Craft, an
event devoutely wished by all worthy brethren, and further, as some lodges
under and within the jurisdiction aforesaid, have actually attended the sum-
monses from the aforesaid brethren at Niagara to the end, that anarchy and
confusion have unhappily prevailed among the Craft of this Province.
"That therefore, the R.W. Wm. Jarvis, Esq., P. G. Master, being duly
authorized by virtue of his warrant from the Grand Lodge of England, sum-
moned afl the lodges under his sanction to meet in convention at York, the
toth day of Feb., 1804, in order to deliberate how to remedy the aforesaid evils,
and constitutionally establish harmony and good order to the Craft. Eight'
lodges having assembled agreeable to summonses, with the concurrence of two
others, ara having had reference to the P. G. Master's warrant, and also to the
Constitution touching the Prerogatives and Duties of a Provincial Grand
Master, and from other good causes do hereby feel themselves constrained to
accord with the R. W. P. G. Master, Wm. Jarvis, in establishing the Provincial
Grand Lodge of this Province in the Town of York, and that the same be
hereby established accordingly.
" Carried unanimous
The D. G. M. requested the R. W. P. G. Master to proceed on the nomin-
ation of his Grand Officers.
"The R. W. P. G. Master then appointed our R. W. Brother, Richard
Beasley, Esq., Deputy Grand Master.
" On the choice of P. G. oificers the following Brethren were unanimously
elected:
John Hadden, G. S. Warden.
Thomas Hind. G. J. Warden.
Jermyn Patrick, G. Secretary.
Daniel Cozens, G. Treasurer.
Rev. Robert Addison, G. Chaplain.
Joshua Leach, G. S. Deacon.
Caleb Humphries, G. J. Deacon.
Duke Wm. Kendrick, G. Pursuivant.
Nicholas Klingingbrumer, G. Tyler.
The Provincial Grand Lodge then closed in perfect harmony, until next
day at half-past six o'clock, p.m.
•' By order of the R. W. P. G. Maste».
Jermyn Patrick.
G. Secretary.
Whatever doubts may have existed in the minds of the Niagara
bn'thren. as to the action of the Craftsmen of the leading lodges on
consequently
y, until next
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 417
the north side of Lake Ontario, must have been dispelled when thev
received the report of the proceedings of the Provincial Grand Lod J
The pereniptory and definite tone of the resolutions e.m.htized^
determination to stamp out. at all hazards, the seiirwhih had been
nTheaVonh^'r"' ?! '^Jr^"' ^'°"'^ ^^^ ^een loyaHotKe govern"
r£nH T J %9^^^- Unfortunately the mandates of the Provincial
Grand Lodge did not secure the anticipated obedience nnd aUhou i
Tain'tYrms tL'Shrf r^ "^ '"^^"^'"" -^^^ pronotS no un S
tarn terms, the ability to carry into eflfect to any extent was lackinr
R W Bro'g'i^haTd BTaL'^ read and underst'ood without com"„Snt.
F trick oHoHa/M A ft °^ ^^^^^ '^°- ^°' ^"d R. W. Bro. Jermvn
sonir c'o^U^ofdence 'wi STw Iro' tT'" '''''''T ^^ '^'-
^i!^^^^^ ^- V^ ^^^^^ ofToubfe tSlir ^X
Provinc a ' GrfnH m''?"''°"' "^,^1^""^ ^'^P^'^^ ^"^ discussed bv the
unanmous whh alUhfh ^"^P^'fi^d an opinion that was practicallv
4e NTagara^?dges "'^'''' '"''P' '^' ^^^ ^^° ^^^ -^"^bers of
more'^ge'n^raTchafate'r^Thaf tl' ^^^r^'^yP'-oceedings were of a
consideration is Xsted It "^''^^^ ?^ '''" ^'''^' '^^' the first
latTer.^a'^^en^rt'b^Cr^a?^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Wa'rden, \?t t^e
might be excused, and hSplace^was taken bvVw"^ °^ 1^' '^t
Heron of lodge No 8 York ruTr T^ ^ " ,' ^''°- Samuel
the lot of R. W. Pro Jermvn" Palirkort? ^%"'%y' P^^^^ion fell to
eminently capable andT^.n - '.^ ^'?- ^' ^^ ^^'"gston, a brother
as the la^B^ro Seflars oTKin^Tn ^T^lemanly in his demeanor"
known Pro. Patrick well h.vnf?'-'"^c'''"Tl*^^ ^"*^'-- ^e had
with him for over fiftyTeis ^ ''* '" ^*- ^^^"^ '^^S^' Kingston,
churcTi'Vlgara,td^^e'SaVa?n^^^^^^^ ''^^^^'^ ^^"■^''-"^
was elected as Grand Chanlan\U^.^'i'''^*V'*' °^ ^pper Canada.
Grand Senior Deacon ^ ' ^^ ^'■''- J°^^"^ ^each as the
No. Jt Bra UacVabout'isS'? '"h"'^"* °^ ^°'-'^' ^^ ^ -^-^er of
ner of King and Yonge s r eS^in^YorT n" '"t °^ ^^°""4 ^* ^^e cor-
for £50. Halifax currency or SaSnV"?^ h"^'^^^^^ This he sold
present dav this acre is nrnhUu .u ^^"^^lan money. At the
dollars. ' ' probably worth over three-quarters of a million
broth'^rs.^;ho''wt sTJir m^'"^'"^'.^ °"^ °^ ^^e Kendrick
wards Of St. Joh?: R^TirTh td^e, 1^76^^ '^'^- ^^ after-
promt^ntSd^n'^oft;?-?-!-! n^lTef "".." ,^ ^'^^ ^S'— ^
St. James' cathedral as early as 18^ ' '' °" '^' ''^* °^ pewholders in
years^Sra'^'S^e'^halTouXT;^ ^" °'A ^^'^•^'•- -" "P -
Of Quebec^^His son^ wfs l^tV-a^^/^-Llkri^^ ^^oil;^ TZ
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HISTORY OK FRKEMASONRY IN CANADA.
If
'1
1 ^^wf ■
1
early assessment rolls the orthography of the name was Clinken-
brunner, but his son, disregarding the Teutonic rendering anglicized
it into Clinkinbroomer. There was quite a German settlement in the
vicinity of Toronto — to the north of the city — in i8oo.
The installation of officers must have been according to an
original form, for to-day to open a lodge in " Ample " form can only
be done by a Grand Master, while it is the prerogative of a Provin-
cial Grand .Master in England to open in " due " form. The
legality of the act is the same whether in " due " or " ample " form.
The expletive refers only to the dignity of the officer by whom the act
is performed.
The resolutions passed covered the entire Craft work in all its
branches. The Provincial Grand Lodge was proclaimed anew. The
olive branch of peace was offered to the refractory lodges and an effort
made to reconcile the divided friendship, and, as a sure bulwark
against future evil, the lodges loyal to R. W. Bro. Jarvis were to be
freed of the payment of arrears of dues and all future charges were to
date J^rom that meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge.
""he leading men of the Provincial Grand Lodge realized the
im^ . tance of making their case known in England. There existed
no ooubt in their minds that the Niagara brethren had informed the
Grand Secretary of the Athol Grand Lodge at London of the action
taken at Niagara, and probably, from their standpoint, of the neglect
of R. W. Bro. Jarvis in his management of the Craft, so that a
resolution requesting the Provincial Grand Master to comnmnicate
with England was quite in order.
While R. VV. Bro. Jarvi. had in his possession the English war-
rant for the Provincial Grand Lodge, the regalia and many of the
books and belongings were at Niagara. The return of these was to be
insisted upon. A further move was to be made in connection with the
quarterly dues and meetings. Heretofore the practice had been to
hold the regular communications of Grand Lodge quarterly, together
with the collection of quarterly dues from the lodges. This system
while well enough in a thickly populated Masonic constituency could
not prevail to advantage in Upper Canada, where attendance meant
many days' travel. For instance, from Kingston to Toronto or
Niagara occupied the best part of three days, while to journey from
Amherstburg to Niagara covered about the same period. So that the
proposal to dispense with the quarterly dues and communications as
regarded the distant lodges was a wise one.
The rest of the business was routine. It will be observed that for
the first tmie a scale of fees was adopted for the Grand Secretary he
w^as to receive a shilling a folio, one hundred words. The English
shilling, at Halifax currency, rated sixteen to the pound The Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge was to be supported by a contribution of a
.guinea a year, or twenty-one shillings, Halifax currency, with five
shillings for every initiation, while two guineas was the amount
charged for engrossing a new warrant. As compared with the fees
collected to-day that for a warrant would be about six guineas; foi
initiation eight shillings, which was a fee similar to that charged for a
Grand Lodge certificate, and four shillings for registration. In earlv
days each private lodge was furnished with a MS. copv of the minutes
of the Provincial Grand Lodge. ^- minutes
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
419
The minutes of the second session read as follows:
"York, Feb'y nth. 1804.
" Present: —
R. W. Richard Bcasley, Esq., D. G. M
W. Zenas Nash, G. S. W.
Elect.
P. T.
Elect.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do
R. W. Thomas Hind, G. J. W.
R. W. Jermyn Patriciv, G. S.
R. VV. Rev. Robert Addison, G. C.
W. Joshua Leach, G. S. D.
W. Caleb Humphries, G. J. D.
W. Duke Wm. Kendrick, G. P.
Bro. Nicholas Klingingbrumer, G. T
before^^MLitlTSe?^' '^^"^"' '"' "^^'''^^ °^ ''^ ^'^^-^ '«^«" "
" Brother John Hadden, who was elected G. S. Warden the preceding even
S.t,^TV7 ""'""', ' "'^'^ ^° ^'^'^""^ '" consequence of i age Tc ^ Bro"
Samuel Heron was elected to that office.
"The RW. Grand Officers elect were then installed. The R W P G
Lodge constituted and proclaimed, according to the ancient custom of" t£
SnadaiS aTpletrm"'' ''^^^'"^'^^ ^^^"' ^°^^^ ^" ^'^ ^-.nce .of Up^J
." ,^m'^ ^^^' '^^^ ^- ^- ^- "loved, seconded by the G S
,h.f hoH f a/""' °^ '^' .'°^^" •" '^'' province, having plid their dues to
nn^^^n"" JI"'"",'/ "'v""'"^ '^' ''*'" «' ''>^ ^rand Lodge of this province
not knowmg the.r illegality, that no arrears of dues should be demanded and
u"n°,e^sr;t?:,d^:;^;; ^'i tvz zr:z-A'' rrT^^^s^
hereafter Tho <;nn,» .. ,c .4 regular Quarterly Communications
nereaiter. 1 he same was carried unanimously.
.'.' ?u'! "^l^- Jo ?• ^- '^'- "'"'■'^^ seconded by the G. S..
mat this P. G. L. do request our R. W. P. G. Master Wm Tirvi<, tn
F^Hnd h'' ""■'".'' opportunity of communicating to th bid Lodge of
ines of ti^t r." f'T °' ''"^^: ^- ^^ ^' *'^ ^^""^ ''^' to state the proJeel
.ng of that body of Masons sitting at Niagara, calling themselves the G L
of this province, informing them (the G. L. of England) that they (the afort
mentionoci brethren at Niagara) do wilfully withhold the regaJrof the P G
L.. and the requisite documents, by which means this P. G. Lodge is not in
oror;e°"Tf '"''"■"'■' '° "^^^^ ^ ^--"^ representation of the Craft in h^i
province. The same was carried unanimously
Ham'iltotNai6,'"'" "" ^^ '' "'"'''''■ ^^"^^"^^^ '^ ^- ^-'^er Thomas
W P^g' M^.^t.?\v ^T''""^ ^'l ^'r''^ '° ^^'^^"<^' •" the name of the R.
V\. f. G. Master, \\ ni. Jarvis and the P G L of thp hrpfhr»n o* m-
assuming the title of the G. L. of Upper CaUa.le regi wi^hlts^"'^^^^^^^
dages be'-r.ging to the P. G. L. of this province. ^^
" The same was carried unanimously
No.'is^"'' ^'^' ^^' ^' ^' "'°^'''' "'°"'^''^ ^"^ ^^'- ^'■'^^'^^^ ^^''^^t Nellis,
"That in consequence of the local situation of many subordinate lodges
under the sanction o the Provincial Grand Warrant, that quarterly Sues and
communications be dispensed with from the distant lodges, and tha returns be
made annua ly to this P. G. Lodge, and that each and eve y subord nate odge
under the a oresa.d sanction, shall pay one guinea yearly to the P G Fund
and five sh.lmgs H. C, for every initiation, and one shilling, H C to he
Grand Secretary for registering the same. Carried unanimously
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HISTORY OK IHKEMASONRY IN lAMADA.
" Rule 7th. Tht D. G. M. moved, seconded by the G. S.,
" That the Grand Secretary be directed to summons the brelhrcii wlio call
themselves the Grand Lodge of this Province, sitting at Niagara, to attend thij
P. G. Lodge at York, at the Quarterly Communication in June next, to answer
for their late unniasonic conduct. The same was carried unanimously.
" Rule 8th. The D. G. M. moved, seconded by the G. J. W.,
" That the fees for engrossing a warrant be two guineas, one of which to
be paid to the Grand Secretary, the other into the P. G. Fund, and that the
Grand Tyler's fees be seven shillings and sixpence, II. C, for every and each
attendance. The same was carried unanimously,
Ij Rule 9th. The D. G. M. moved, seconded by the G. Treasurer.
" That the Grand Secretary be directed to purchase two books for entering
the records, minutes, and keeping the P. G. L, accounts, and that the Grand
Secretary be allowed to charge and receive one shilling, H. C, for every
hundred words he shall have occasion to write in summonses, communications
or in any business relative to his otVice, and is hereby allowed to draw on the
Grand Treasurer for the same. Carried unanimously.
" The Provincial Grand Lodge closed in perfect harmony until five o'clock
p. m:, on the following Monday.
"Jermyn Patrick, G. Secretary.
" By order of the R. W. P. G. Master,
The close of the week ending the nth February, 1804, brouglit
with It the close of the second session of the Provincial Grand Lodirti
On Monday afternoon the third session was opened and it was in one
regard most nnportant. The schismatic Grand Lodge at Niagara had
assumed all the functions of a governing body, and had kept up con-
tmuous correspondence with the lodges of Upper Canada, so as to
secure not only official yearly returns but also allegiance. The
brethren at York saw through this scheme, and accordingly took
prompt measures to notify lodges that the Provincial Grand Lodge
met at York and that to it all returns must be sent. Hence the
resolution.
It is difficult to comprehend the exact meaning of the resolution
regarding the fees of the Grand Secretary. In the proceedings of the
nth It is ordered that " one shilling " be paid to the Grand Secretary
for registering the same," that is entering the name of the initiate on
the books of Grand Lodge, while the resolution on the 13th states
that the G. S. be allowed one shilling, H. C., for every member so
registered.
This meeting was important in that it was there resolved to estab-
hsh at York a Grand Royal Arch Chapter for the Province of L'pper
Canada The Kingston brethren were anxious to have it formed in
the east, perhaps from the fact that the Provincial Grand Lodge was
n"n. /i>.? • fl'^ ^^^ delegation from York had the control and vvielded
not a little influence with the brethren west of York, so that the honor
of organizing Capitular Masonry in Upper Canada was ceded grace-
fully to York, with, however, little purpose, for the resolution was
never carried into effect and the Grand Chapter became for the fir.t
time an organization in Masonry in the province when formed at
Kingston in 1817.
The proceedings of the third session concluded with an examina-
tion into charges brought against Bro. J. B. Cox. touching his con-
duct in Masonry, for which he " showed great contrition for his pa^t
errors, and after receiving a handsome reprimand and pithv charge
HISTORY Ol- FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
421
Grand Master hv was unanimously adniittod."
from the Provincial
'J'lic minuti's read;
.. . T. ■ ■ , r- . , . " '^'°'"'*' Monday, Feb'y 13th. 1804.
A Provincial drand LodRt- was opened.
' The R. \V. V. G. Master, Wni. Jarvis, F.sii., in the chair.
Present:
Hicliard Bea.slcy, D, G. M.
R. W
R. W
R. W.
R. W.
. .Saimiel llenm, G. S. W.
Thomas Minil, (;. j. W.
Jerniyn I'atrick, G. S.
R. W, Daniel Cozens. G. T.
W. Joshua Leacii, G. S. D.
W. Caleb Humphries, G. J, D.
VV. Duke Wni. Kendrick, G. P.
Bro. Nicholas Klingingbrumer, G. T.
"With the Masters, Past Masters, and Wardens of the different lodges as
before. Minutes confirmed.
"Rule loth. The D. G. M. moved, seconded by Brother Robert Nellis No
15. 1 hat in conse.iucncc of the late confusion among the Craft in this province'
regular returns have not been made of the warranted lodges under the sanction
of this 1 . G. Warrant, and if any such returns have been made, they are unwar-
rantably withheld from this P. G. Lodge by the brethren at Niagara.
Resolved, therefore. That the Grand Secretary be directed to order regular
returns of membership from every subordinate lodge working under the sanc-
lon of this P. G. Warrant, and that the G. S. be allowed one shilling, H C
for every member so registered, the same to be paid by the respective lodges.
Carried unanimously. *
H 'u"'^xt"*'v Vl^ ^- ^ ^^- "^°^^^' seconded by Brother Thomas
Hamilton, No ,r,. That the Grand Secretary be directed to transmit a copy of
he minutes of this P. G. Lodge during the several sittings, to all subordinate
lodges, under the sanction of this Provincial Grand Warrant. And also to
reriuest those lodges, who have not attended his summons at this time, to show
cause by letter, to the Grand Secretary for their non-attendance, to be laid
be ore the P. G. L at the Quarterly Communication, at York, in June next, on
failure of which to be .struck off the list. The same was carried unanimously.
Kule iJth. The Grand S. moved, seconded by the D G M
• That a Grand Royal Arch Chapter be established in this province The
same was carried.
The G, S. moved, seconded by the D. G. M.,
;' That the same be established in the town of Kingston.
U Bro. Thomas Hamilton, No. 16, moved, seconded by the G S W
lliat the same be established in the town of York,
" On taking the votes, a majority appeared for York
' As some charges had been exhibited against Brother Joseph Beliter Cox
U.uching his conduct on Masonry, the G. S. received a letter from Brolhe;
Cox. stating a request to be indulged a hearing before this Provincial Grand
Lodge, which was granted. An investigation took place; Brother Cox showed
great contrition for his past errors. After receiving a hai.dsome reprimand Id
pithy charge from the P. G. M., he was unanimouslv admitted
The Irovmc.al Grand Lodge, having no further business before them
eLsufng!" '' "' '"™°""' """ Wednesday, the sixth day of June, nexi
" By order of the R. W. P. G. Master,
" Jermyn Patrick, Grand Secretary.
The minutes of this meeting of the Grand Lodge were not printed
b,.t as explained before, a written copy was sent tS each lodgri." the
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
jurisdiction. Bro. Patrick, the Grand Secretary, in enclosing the copy
of the minutes to the lodges, accompanied it with a letter calling the
attention of the lodges to their duties-^ tlu- collection of dues and the
issue of two warrants, one to lodge No. 13. Frncstown. and the other
Athol lodge No. 3, Cornwall. A conuminication to lodge No 2
township of Niagara, gives a copy of the letter sent to all the lodges : '
" Kingston, April 17th, 1804.
" To the Worshipful Master. Lodge No. 3. Township of Niagara
" Worshipful Sir and Brothei :—
" The copy annexed I transmit to you according to the eleventh rule By
the same rule I hereby request that you do show cause by letter, directed to
me at Kingston, for your non-attendance at York, on the tenth day of
February last, being duly summoned, on failure of which your lodge will be
struck off the list.
"You also find by the tenth rule, I am directed to order regular returns of
membership. You will therefore make me a regular return of the members'
"un" °' yo"*" 'o<^8e with their occupations and time of initiation, and one
shilhng, H. C, for every member so returned, that the same may be enregis-
tered on the P. G. Lodge books.
"According to the sixth rule your dues are to be paid yearly, you will
therefore forward the same bj the twenty-seventh of December next to me at
Kingston.
"A warrant has been granted to brethren at Ernestown, who have been
workmg under dispensation designated by No. 13, bearing date the nth of
February, 1804, Wm. Cottier, Master.
"Another warrant has been granted to brethren at Cornwall, designated by
Athol Lodge, No. 3, bearing date 13th February, 1804. Walter Butler Wilkin-
son, Esquire. Master.
" I am. Worshipful Sir,
" Your faithful Brother.
" Jermyn Patrick,
" Grand Secretary."
The eleventh rule provided that a copv of the minutes of the
Provincial Grand Lodge be sent to all lodges and that non-attending
lodges show cause by letter. The tenth provided for regular returns
and fees to the (.rand Secretary, while bv the sixth rule quarterage
was dispensed with in the case of distant lodges and the payment of
certain fees regulated.
The first warrant referred to in this letter as being granted to the
brethren at Ernestown was that wb^ch succeeded " New Oswegat-
chie " No. 7, at Elizabethtown. The lodge No. 7 had been warranted
by the Grand Lodge of New York, but a dispensation had been grant-
ed to the brethren at Ernestown, early in 1804, for a warrant which
was the hneal successor of No. 7. The " New Oswegatchie " minute
book of 1799 shows that the lodge was known as " No. 13, County of
Leeds, and this book contains minutes down to 1803, so that it
eventually became " Addington lodge," No. 13, of which there is an
extensive history.
The warrant at Cornwall was the dormant warrant of Queen's
Rangers lodge. No 3, York garrison, which had been returned to the
l^rovincial Grand Master, when the regiment disbanded at York in
M ■ » /-.^^^ revived under the name and number of " Athol lodge
No. 3, Cornwall. This is the warrant that was in later years trans-
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423
)dge will t)e
secretary.
fetrcd to Rrockville and under which Rrockvillo lodRC No. 3, was
nprned in 1S17.
The Grand Secretary of England was evidently up in amis and
determined to pet some satisfaction from R. W. Hro. Jarvis. On the
iJth of March. 1804. he wrote to the latter. His letter, as piven
below, does not seem to have been a reply to any previous communi-
cation. It was, no doubt, the outcome of correspondence vvitli the
brethren at Niagara, who were in this year very active, .\fter the
despatch of the letter a statement of the' case was received from the
Niagara brethren, for the draft copy of the Grand Secretary's letter
bears the endorsement :
" Prov. Grand Lodge, Niagara, Upper Canada. Df Cnpv Letter sent 12
Mar, 1804.
showing that it was duly mailed to Bro. Jarvis. A second endorse-
ment reads :
" Duplicate forwarded t.. Knury. G. S . .10 June, 1804, at the .satiie time,"
and a third endorsement, " 1804. ansd " refers to the answer of the
F.mery letter.
The letter to Bro. Jarvis explains itself. It points out the lack of
returns and the non-payment of fees, even for the provincial warrant.
The letter reads :
Kight Worshipful Sir & Brother,
I am directed to transmit you a list of the Officers of the Grand Lodge
for the year 1804, and am happy to inform yon that within the last twelve
months we have purchased and added to our fund property nine hundred
pounds three per cent. Bank Annuities at the B.ink ..f F.njj'and. making in the
whole 4.000 in the p Cent ann.
It has been matter of serioui regret that since the granting your War-
rant, due re.spect and attention has not in any one Instance been paid thereto
nor any return according tn Regulation yearly or otherwise of the dispensa-
tions or Warrants, nor of the Members of and under the several Warrants
granted by you as Provincial Grand Master.
According to the Regulation of the Charity it would be a Bar to any relief
beini? granted to any of those Brothers so made with you and not registered in
the Hooks of the Grand Lodge here, and to remedy this defect let me entreat
the most serious attention of your Provincial Grand Lodge and an attentive
perusal of the Warrant under which you act.
The of the Members of the Military Country and Foreign Lodges
holding Warrants under the Grand Lodge of England according to the old
Constitutions prior to the year 1794 was only one shilling paid (?) to the G S
since then however and under the regulations adopted ("after great considera-
tion) the Registers have been particularly well attended to, and have much
extended the Funds of the Grand Lodge, and consequent relief granted to
Brothers at home and from abroad by the R. W. Stewards Lodge held every
third Wednesday in the Month.
My fees as well as those belonging to the Fund of the Grand Lodge upon
the Grant of your Warrant were not paid at that time nor at any time since.
I remain, R. W. Sir & Bror..
Your very sincere and hble Servt. & Brother in Masonry,
Robert Leslie, G. S.
Wm. Jarvis Esqr. Tokenhouse Yard.
P. G. M. Niagara uth March t8o^.
Upper Canada.
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nrotci?'m^'/l?1"^.f "''"'T ^^ '•^'"°"«trance is the first known written
flip Fp^f,-,r.i ( V ^"^ovi'icial drand Lodge is incorrect v given as
BMmmsmBm
actual date are unassailable ^''' P'^*"^' regarding the
eludes Mith a Hst of tlu> Cr^'n ffl ' ^'■°- J^'^''^ ^''^■'''^1^^. It con-
",. "Jill <t iihi (ji tiie iirand ornccrs plpcfpri af v^^u j i <•
the discipline of Pro Tarvis and tliP nffirpr! I • ' '""'^ ^^^^ ^^'^
Gran., rodgrCr'ca.L^y. Sar.t"'"""" ""''"' "■"""'"' '''"•
It reads:
To the GranH T ^H r i^ . Niagara, 17th March, 1804.
HoMen at the Crown and ZcSr SeTn, iTZ'ToX^' ^'' '"^'^'"''->
ninety-five, under and by virtue of a P-Ji^" °"'- -'"''""" '"'"" ''""^'"^ ''"''
Duke of Athol, Granted to B^^^^^lLmJar;is"LI'?"lJ^^ "'^ ^'•^" '^^
lishing and propagating the Rov-! IcZtT ' u^ ^' ^t"^ P"''^'"'"^ ^^ ^^^^b-
Lodge was by Virtue of thif throughout this Province, the Grand
poinfed and iLx u" nte run'ediran^r?° l^'/*'''"'^^''' "^^ Officers duly ap
duties and functions in the r'„^^ ^ Proceeded in their respective
time past which i t i with regret we a^e^n'owoM*''??''' ""''" ^''^'" '°^^
thing but the greatest deviation r^,^ M o .^"'^ *° '*^^^- ^"^ ^•''ch no-
draw trom us as it s fa f om ou^ ^iTT\^''^'' ""'^ ^""'^'P'^^ *=°"'d now
but the good ;f the craf & the necTssUv oMhi"'' '''' ^'^ '^'^^''''' •=^"^»^'^'
After the Grind T nL„ "^<=*^ssity of the case now demands it.
Grand Lster the„ we of 0^.^^ ''■'\'°"'''*"''^^>- ^"'' ^'- J"-- i"«''-^"ed
than our c^sti ron b^ wS '"'h' I""' '"' '"^ '^"'^" "" "^'^^^ ^uide
Our Grand Ma te Mn^tead of Den V "'T, ^u '""'* scrupulously Governed,
keot it in hu '"^'^'^'^ ."' I^epositing the Warrant, with our other Records
pen e h hai re"nf r''"""' '-'-i'^^^-^di"^. we r'epaid h^,;;. or every et
anS est b sh our L^d«'%'rTh"''.i' '"u '^' ^^^^"^' "^"*'"« »° -~m,
he has at DHTerent t°nfes niade^,o,d Sh""^'""^ the Warrant in his possession.
to remove the Grand TohI f ?u- '" ''"'' ''P'"'°" ""warrantable attempts
held, thi he a tempted to do bXro^\""'' "'^".'^ '^"^^ ''^'^" '=°-'-''>-
-cierj^sX;tSngTh-Tt^ xs^s: ::^dSr aga°:
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA,
425
n Irrr nH M . ^''^.'jf , ^'''^ter, h>s reply was, that he considered himself
to be Grand Master, until] he was divested of it by the same authority that he
was invested with it, we in consequence of this as well as Various other
Charges wc can support against him, were under the necessity of Proceeding
to a new Election, when George Forsyth, Esqr., of Niagara, Dept. Lieut of
the County of Lincoln, &c.. &c.. in the District of Niagara, was unanimously
elected Grand Master, and was duly & regularly installed on the 27th Decem-
ber j&jj, and the Business of our Lodge has been regularly conducted and pro-
ceeded on, until within a few weeks since, when Bro. Jarvis either from disap-
pointed ambition, or not being acquainted with our Masonic Constitution Sum-
moned a number of Lodges to attend at York in a Grand Convention (as he
pleased to term it) and in this Convention, when not a a single officer of the
Grand lodge could attend the illicit meeting, there we have reason to suppose
hat Br. Jarvis nominated a Dept. G. Master and all the other officers wanting to
form a Grand Lodge, as all this has we conceive been done in an unmasonic
like manner, and as the Honor of the Craft, must be injured, we could not
think of allowing of this Schism in Masonry to pass unnoticed, for this reason
we liave thought proper to give you this early intimation, of Br. Jarvis's pro-
ceedings, and have earnestly to beg, you able counsel, how we are to act
towards these Schismatics, as we w.sn to be guided by you & our Constitution
After the most mature reflection, we were under the necessity of proceeding
to the exclusion of these Brethren amongst the schismatics who accepted of
appointments or offices under the pretended Hereditary Grand Master Jarvis,
and beg leave to state their names, viz.
Wm. Jarvis. G. M.
Richd. Beasly, Dep. G. ^i.
Duke Wm, Kendrick. S. G. VV.
Thos. Hind, J. G. W.
Jermyn Patrick, G. Secretary.
Daniel Cozens, G. Treasurer.
Our proceedings we therefore Humbly submit to your superior Wisdom
and knowledge, fondly hopeing. that you will be pleased to give us the earliest
advice and relief in order that we may know how we are to conduct & to be
conducted in future, as nothing can be more mortifying to us, than be obliged
to complain of any Brother or sett of Brethren, nor should it now have taken
place, had not their conduct been truly such, as to demand the strictest scrutiny
& the severest censure, this R. Worshipful Brother we can safely say as men
and Masons, proceeds from no malice or hatred we bear to them or either of
them, and trust on investigation you'll find our assertions well founded, just
and true, & Permit R. W. Brethren to subscribe, With the Greatest Esteem,
Your faithful Brother
By order of the R. W. Geo. Forsyth
Grand Master.
R. A\'. Robert Leslie, Psqr.
Grand Secretary.
Wm. Emery, Grand Secretary.
The petition of tlic schismatic Provincial Grand Lodge at Ni-
agara, as given above, was dated 17th March, 1804, but under date of
14th IMarcli of that year Bro. Emery had notified the (Irand Secretary
at London of the intention to send in a memorial of complaint con-
cerning the movements of Bro. Jarvis. In reply the Grand Secretary
of England points out to "The Provincial Grand Lodge, care of
William Emery, Esqr.,. Niagara, Upper Canada," that when he re-
ceives the statement of Bro. Jarvis on the same subject he wUl " take
the first opportunity of laying the same before the Grand Lodge for
their serious consideration."
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not deal with a scSnmtic I, X Z ^'^^^^^1^^ advice as he could
his letter to the • Prov nr^^r " 1 t'"*J' t'l^.^efore, careful to address
whohads,°nld^un;sXr;?;a;r^et^:'rf • '" '^'^ °^ ^'^^ '--V."
entlv Bra'l^slS h'ld^not Tei '^'f l^^"^? J""^' ^«°4. when appar-
Emery as G. S. • ^ "'^^vtn as i^. Lr. M., and Bro.
of his letter. in^vSch pV^rciSJ Jrel U hh''" """i"<"«g Paragraph
warrant relative to .he7owmto'h?e"e IjIT Twf"^?' '("
si:t?r,fr;^£.-ft^^^^^^^^^
heen complied with." "i^uons naa not m any one mstance
Riglit Worshipful Brothers,
an anr:rt^Tsrzr;;n;:itf;T'to" in^i'-'^^''- '^"-"-"^ - ^-^^ -- -c.
respect to the R. W. Grand I oLThem T ^ ' ^'''" '" ^^^ ^'"^ ■'""^"'i"" a^cf
Emery. G. S.. under date the ilfofi'.rH'h-'"?"'"'^ '" ''"''■^^^ '■•"•" ^m.
authenticated. ^ °^ ^^'^'*''' ^'^'^'^ '^ 'i"' '" any other manner
LodL1:^'th:lrs^L^l3:rSf ^;^t^ ^'^^ -- •^^f-- »- ^^rand
to hand upon or relative to that c^Z" cnK?'^ '%''"°" ^' ^''P^'^^' ^«'"es
Wm. Jarvis. ^' ''""' '"^^'^'^f "'•''tf*''- f'":" our R. W. Brother
out ^He*=u:u:!r;s"tlaSrttr:on'be?"tr* "'^^''"^^ "^ ^^^^^ J^^'-^ ^-•^''-
vented the Schism youTave now eot^^to 7 "' "T P'l'^^ ^""''^ '''^^'^ P""-"
nor warn (?) anythfng so effect^/?Vl , VT''/ ^^ f ^ *=^"""^ ^^^'^^
proceedings, due respect to the Sv of m'o ^"^''^'f' °" ( ^f a" erroneous
according to the Tenor and Fffer? .? li w ^ ^""^ ^^'^'^P'-ance on your part
Grand Lodge by wSo^n it wa^^^nnted ""' '''"' *''" R^-^"''-*''""^ of the
vinc.^rVra^TAST„'u\T; ar;a^nve't-'%^'"- •^-^'^- ^'^^ ^-
privilege vested in said office andthP-H'"^ ^'''"' '""'^ "'^' P"^^*--- »"d
said Brother to grant dispensations or ttJi'Tn ""^'^t ""'' ^'"P"^v^nng our
Free Masons to such as sS h'° . J "'I'L'^ °' ^'"^^^■'' ^"« '"aking of
and Free Masons may be bv„^V''''"*'^ ''""'"^'^^ '" "''d^'- ^'^at such lodges
into regular war amedlod/esLlT '"""/°" "^^'-V congregated and formed
.uch dfspensat?oTs^':^ont^n e r o;ce%orl"^^ "^T^ '? °^'^^ ^° ^'-"^
longer-with power to hear 7dZl7.Jl! ^ " "^ *''"''^^ '"°"*''^ & "«
if any should arise rdative;otr.r I • '^"*"'"'"'"'' complaints and differences
and to appofnrhTs d pu^v ?« ..t •'" f"^ °^ °"'' ^'^''^ Warranted Lodges
Warrt. and as"?ention':d1;r LrnTeVd^JlUer* tith "^^ 'u '" ^'""'^ °^ ''^^
in any on. instance been comj^yd wiSh ^"''^ "^'"'-^ '^^^ "°»
I remain Right Worshipful Sir & Brother.
Your very hbl. Sert. & Brother.
Rob Leslie, G. S.
To the R, W. Provincial Grand Lodge ^° J""^' '^'^■
Upper Canada.
Wm Emerv r «? tuF 'r'^° J^"^' ^^°4, ans to despatch from
vvm. iimery, G. S., Niagara. Lpper Canada, with circular letter."
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427
In July, 1804, Bro. Jermyn Patrick, the Grand Secretary of the
Provmcial Grand Lodge, addressed a communication to the Grand
Secretary at London, as directed by resohition at the special meeting
of the Provincial Grand Lodge in February, 1804 This letter first
acknowledges the receipt of a communication from London, dated
27th r3ecember, 1802, and recites the condition of Craft matters in
Upper Canada from the standpoint of the Provincial Grand Master.
It bears out in detail what is generally known from other correspond-
ence, and reads :
" Kingston, Upper Canada, July 5th, 1804.
" RiRht Worsliipfiil Sir & Brother,
" By order of the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master. William
Jarvis Esquire, I acknowledge the receipt of Yr. Communication dated the
27tii Uecemr. 1802. whicli is the last received. The rea.son it has not been
answered before will appear in the detail.
I am exceedingly sorry R. W, Sir, that my present Communication must
of necessity, be a subject of complaint, and we fear will implicate Brethren
formerly in estimation among the Craft, but the merits of the case rest entirely
on the decision of the Grand Lodge of England; from whom our power is
derived, and on whose candor and just judgment we implicitly rely. The
many improprieties, and their complex connexions, added to the earnest desire
of this present Provincial Grand Lodge of U. Canada that a clear, and just
representation should be made to the Grand Lodge of England, will we trust
apologize for the prolixity of this Communication.
William Jarvis, Esquire, Secretary and Register of this Province of U.
Canada, by virtue of a Provincial Grand Warrant granted to him, and in con-
formity to the Ancient usages of the Craft, did Open a Provincial Grand Lodge
at Niagara, that then being the Seat of Government and place of general
Rendezvous for the Province of U. Canada.
Dispensations and Warrants were granted to applying Brethren. Many
Subordinate lodges were established throughout the Province to the number
of Twenty. At length the Seat of Government and general Rendezvous of the
Province were removed from Niagara to York. The former laying on the South
Side of Lake Ontario, and near the lines of the United States. The latter on
the North Side of the Lake and more central: the Province of U. Canada
being partly hounded on the South by the lake and more especially that part
which is settled.
The Provincial Grand Master owing to his Governmental Office was al.so
obliged to remove. Time soon shew'd the great inconveniency of the P. G.
Lodge being held at Niagara, and the almost impossibility of tiie P. G. Master
attending, especially at the Grand Festival, and also a considerable majority
of the Subordinate lodges, it being at a Season of the year when navigation
is shut bv means of the Frost, and if ever so desirable, it is at that time, im-
practicable to travel through the Woods, round the head of the lake for the
of snow at that early Season being a journey of 86 miles from York and
from some of the Eastern lodges upwards of four hundred miles. In conse-
quence of these ditiliculties, and the increase of the Craft to the Eastward The
P. G. Master expressed a wish in open P. G Lodge at Niagara to have the
same removed to York, which was objected to by some of the then sitting
Members, they being inhabitants of, and near Niagara. Some time elapsed,
The P. G. Master attended again but the same Members remained, and he did
not urge the matter at that time. Dr. Robert Kerr. Deputy Grand Master,
wished to resign, his resignation was accepted, Richard Beasley, Esquire,
(Speaker of the House of Provincial Parliament) was appointed in his place.
From this time we have to date our Complaints. Fhe P. G. Master required
due obedience from the Members to His Deputy and as he himself must of
necessity be absent, he requested the then Grand Secretary (Silvester Tiffany)
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
A very conside ab e d r,e e aused »nH '*' '"''^'^ ''■°'" ^''"'^ '" '^"^^■
P. G. Master wr<ne SevcrTumeTtt Z r° TT'' '^"'' '"'^'^'^'^^d- The
answer. ""'''' ^" "'<^ Grand Secretary, but received ii„
yearr^s!:^l^r't;;::^a^;t'''S;::[f r'""'' Communications tardy. son,e
Lodge put aside of tl er own ScordZn '/''"' '^■' ^'""^''^ °f *he P. G
and put another in his p^ac" "^^ appointed by the P. G. Master
Master, and appointecf I odee No « ,/ V*^ u of accusation against the P. G.
to examine tllT same Thf Artic?es If°l' ^°'"'" "^^. «?1^ ^""^ Lodge
authorizing the above Commit nn. u- u^r ?" <=«ni^'ned in the Warrant
lows verbatim Committee to s.t which I have now before me, are as fol-
censured tL'rGlld'lo'^rr'''"?-'". '"' *'' f'-^d-^t'- 'o^ge at York, and
the Ancient landmarks "^^ "^ ^'"''^ "''''""' ''^ '"''^ endeavoured to remove
Lodge1rom^h?^L'^' """"^^ '''' ^^"=^"^ ^ dispensation of this Grand
The ?rV;fncL"'^GrrH''M'';'''''''"'^ *° ''^""^'^ ^^e Grand Lodge to York."
conscio L S Is own nte ' ff 7°"^'" u '^' 1° ^^^ *'^''' C°'"'"'«^'= ^eing
^ser. as thfcSSlL:'- ^^ St^^n^ ^^^
Pro^TJdarG^and'wa'rrt^raL^lr'r'^ ^"^^' '" ''''" ''^ ^^'^ °f «'-
relate) Amenable onlv to thl P. "^ u'^?'^^" " •=""*^*"^ ^ "«d "«t here
dent, or Conation ^ tacit y toTendeT "^r?'' '^''' "°' ''''"'^ " P^
unwarrantable authoritiev nL ,,n?on« 7*- .f ''■''^^''^"' ''"'^ dignities to
which was made to him alone; Tufh "e" e^h fd SseT ^'h' Z"^*'""'"^"*
SeSerfrNraS Tti^y td^^-{-"e"-nX^"ofrUue7t:rth:
Grand ^odge^f ^g^iV t:^rm^rhoS;t 1^ '''"" '° ^^^
with°h"r\1embertT NLTrl '=°"^"'?" '''' -SoJ^dina^te^Sges Remonstrated
expulsion-!rSr^e^sS;n'lTet ri??:t;;^7re;:^
oravfnrh^m '• n '^'^''^''"' f^PP^'^'^ to the Provincial Grand Master at York
Snfhnil^f f , '^"■'"' '"'.^ '"•^^'"•■^"^ •''■'^ '^isht be conducive to the re
and^" xert al hZH Tf T" ?""'' ^"""'^ ^'^^ ''''^' '" ^^is Provtn e.
nthUW !•• ■'"'* '''^^' authority, as was in him invested by virtue
of h,s Warrant." with assurances that "they would second all such laS
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429
of this Grand
endeavours to promote the same." The consequences which followed produced
a most happy effect. The Provincial Grand Master caused all the lodges in
the Province to be summoned as also the aforementioned Brethren at Niagara
to meet him in Convention at York on the loth day of February last Not-
withstanding the great distance of many lodges, (one of which was upwards of
three hundred miles) the season of the year, and the badness of the roads so
desirous were the brethren for harmony, that the Officers of eight lodges' at-
tended, two concurred who from intervening circumstances could not attend
Others from their local situations did not get the summonses timely, but have
since acknowledged, others indeed kept back, perhaps through fear of expul-
sion from the lodge at Niagara not knowing of themselves who was right
After the business of the Meeting was explained an investigation of the
proceedings of the Brethren at Niagara (who did not attend) took place
The Provincial Grand Warrant was read, reference was had to the Constitu-
tion, touching the prerogatives, privileges, and dignities of a Provincial Grand
iMaster And after ample discussion it was thought expedient for the Provincial
Grand Master to Open a P. G. Lodge which was accordingly so done at York
on the tenth day of February, 1804. At this Sitting The proceedings of the
Body of Masons assuming the title of " the Grand Lodge of this Province ol
Upper Canada," Sitting at Niagara, were '• declared to be unconstitutional
consequently illegal." After the proceedings of the brethren at Niagara were
declared to be " unconstitutional and illegal," The D. G. Master requested the
R. W. P. G. Master to nominate his P. G. Officers.
Richard Beasley, Esquire, was appointed Deputy Grand Master The
following Brethren were Elected to the Office annexed
Samuel Heron, G. S. W.
Thomas Hind, G. J. W.
Jermyn Patrick, G. S.
Daniel Cozens, G. T.
Rev. Robert Addison, G. C.
Joshua Leach. G. S. D.
Caleb Humphries. G. J. D.
Duke Wm. Kendrick, G. P.
Nicholas Klingingbrumner, G. T.
Previous to the above Election the D. G. M. moved, seconded by the G. S.
That the following be made a Rule, and entered on the Minutes,
"As the Irregularities of the Brethren who call themselves the Grand
Lodge of this Province, Sitting at Niagara, have been so manifest, and con-
trary to the true and Ancient design of the Craft; and their proceedings So
unconstitutional, and illegal. That they have unwarrantably Elected a Grand
Mastesr and other Grand Officers without the consent or even knowledge of
the One, and only legal Provincial Grand Master William Jarvis, Esquire,
—and have further proceeded after such Election, to style themselves The
Grand Lodge of Upper Canada, and have issued summonses to the different
lodges of tJiis Province. (The same being under, and within the jurisdiction
of the Grand Lodge of England) to attend the Quarterly Communications, and
to pay up their Dues
" In order to prevent such abuses, and to put a Stop to such illegal prac-
tices, and in order that harmony should be restored to the Craft in this Pro-
vince, an event devoutely wish'd for, by all worthy Brethren, .'\nd further as
some of the lodges under, and within the jurisdiction aforesaid have actually
attended summonses from the above mentioned Brethren at Niagara, to the
end. that Anarchy and Confusion have unhappily prevailed among the Craft
in this Province.
" That therefore, The Right Worshipful William Jarvis. Esquire, Pro-
vincial Grand Master, (being duly .\uthorized by virtue of his Warrant from
the Grand Lodge of England) caused to be summoned, all the lodges under
the sanction of the said Warrant, to meet him in Convention at York, on th-"
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
-Eigiu lodges having asreSTlJSir'^''''' '^^'■'"^">- '^'"°"« "'« Crah
of two others and hav.nriS ^f""^^^ *° smnmons, with the concurrence
Warrant, and also to ti rConstittUi ^'1" T ^'•\P^°-i"'=i«' G^and Master's
The above motion was carried Unanimously "
same time to state the proceedinc-s nf iL\ nr.A t\, ^ ^^^S*^' ^^ "'«
The same was carried unanimous." i^roMULt.
On motion it was agreed
W P^r' M^ P''''*":l,f.^^<-"''''«f y be directed to demand i„ the name of the R
'■ The same was Carried unanimous "
On motion it was Resolved
them'se^!';'; • The^'cr-fnlT'l'"'-' ^ :^'r''^ '" ''""""°" ^he Brethren who cdl
thrs!;"nciJGra ilor^^^^ri;^^^^ fTv' ^'^^•^"' 'r° -^"-^^
next, to answer for their'ltlm^t, -Vl^^n^,:;-;,"'"'^ Communication i„ j„.,e
Ihe same was Carried Unanimous"
M^r ::rus-^ Z:\-; ;i- -id --f "--^ "^^- in
one to the Grand Lodge of ^iglLd whom ^h S"''"!' ••^^^'^'"^"d any
provided he thought the per on elLibTe ^, ,hr"' V"''^; '^ !^" ^'^^ O^'"^^'
.ignation, except Iwo or ^hS^ lodgt at Niagara ' "^"*"' ''^ "-
L. on?oTXl/:ru,J'GT Wrr7en°^SrrT^-'^^'^^^" ■■" °-" P- <^'
vate pi.ue! which one of the I'^C's If e Old P GToXf/"'''^? ?°" ?"'
in M^lsonrL'll^leSln^h^^^.^ctroS^ ^? ^"^^^ "^^ '^ --" ^'^
has gained him repute as a skilful l^fasoT TI. ""'"^ ''''^'"^ ^^'^''^^^
manyimpropnetie,s and gross rsurdirsrrJ^^effrr^'f'"'.' '''''^ ''^"" ^'''''*-
have been, sir allowed as^ec^^ar :to;;;o en^ f^fr f ^ft^^^^^^^^^^^^^
h^? G TX::vu7' 'f '""T'''-'^ influencJ in^L'd^:-;;:,^,,,^ ;;;i;;
' ,.■ r.-..°^^ "' U. Canada, and too many worthy brethren h^v^ k»„ .
to h.s l,t.g,ousness. This is the Brother .lo u^J.!^^'^:: U^i:!;":^
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431
pointed Deputy Grand Master in opposition to the one appointed by the P G
Master. Soon after his appointment he sent Circular letters to the Country
lodges, one of which I herewith inclose for the perusal of the Grand Lodge-
\\hich will better disclose his sentiments than I possibly can do-One thine
IS worthy of remark, although they had established a " Grand " Lodee and
^r^nd 5'%°''" fT'^VV^'J'!!''' "'" ^"'hority equal in every respecft'o the
Grand Lodge of England which gave them birth." Yet knowing how obnoxi-
ous to many of the Country lodges this Usurpation would be he has had the
♦niTn 'k^" ^'""'" " PT^vincial Deputy Grand Master." This same Chris-
Sin /w^irf^ ""'""°" • '° '"'" ^"' P''°"^Pt him to overturn every
stumbling-block to his promotion, whether right or wrong, has ever in his
moutn his veneration for the landmarks of our Order, how far he has preserved
;,TGrand^''i'''"l TI'''. '^ '^•^°"" ^'=''°-' ^« '-ve to the dec's ^n of
the Grand Lodge of England, to whom We look up with veneration, and to
whose precepts we are bound. ^lauuu, ana lo
inH J]'*' f^'^A ^'■°*'J?'' °^"^y ^^^ P""""""^ '^ °f notoriety in some of the
lodges in London. He was formerly of No. 4 Piccadilly opposite St Tames-5
Church, and may perhaps be remember'd in the Grand Lodge
The Regaha, Books, papers, &c., belonging to the P. G. Lodge have been
required of them, but refused. ^""Ke nave oeen
The Members were summoned to attend our Quarterly Communication in
Juno last but neither attended or wrote Lodges in the vicinity of N Lgara
have neglected our summonses and seem regardless of our Authority
l--very argument, and every means of persuasion to convince them of t'leir
er^ror and to bring them to a sense of their duty have been used, bu" witho'u
o.s^/zj:rrt:s iJ""'' ''-' '^^^ ^^^^^^ -^ ^^^^^ '^'^^' ^-
We luimbly hope, and pray the interference of the Grand Lodge We do
not wish of ourselves to make use of coercive measures if there remfiSs a pos
sbility of avoiding it, that may bring censure on the Craft, bi t Sily reuret
the cause of this our just Complaint. neartiiy regret
The following are the names „f the Members, now or late comprisintr that
body, ^assuming the title of the Grand Lodge of Upper CanaJa' sitting ?[
George Forsyth, Esquire, G. Master.
Christopher Danby, D. G. M.
Robert Kerr, G. S. W.
Joshua Ferries, G. J. W.
William Emery, G. S.
John McKay. G. Treasurer.
The ahuve e.xplained situation of the Craft in this Province at this time
will I hope excuse my not making a Regular Return of the different odZ
With an.xiotis expectations we wait the favor of an answer
I have the honor Right Worshipful Sir. to subscribe myself
Yr. Obt. Hble Sert. and faithful Brother.
^ . „ Jermyn Patrick.
Grand Secretary for the Provinces of U. Canada.
W . : Robert Leslie,
Grand Secretary to the Grand Lodge of
Ancient York Masons, England.
PS.— Please to address me at Kingston, U. Canada.
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th. yi 'fo"^ «'^''?"^ "" ^^^ ^'-'"•^'i- 'Sofi- The firs stated th^t
the letter of Bro. Patrick, "dated the qth Tnlv i8n^ " ,. J .. . , :^^
London the .2 Dec." nith the figured ^•.Vi'Vl.etm^ber of th'pr;;'
vmnal warrant, and the n.mo "See du^ate an'^'e^M^ar 'x^}^
and Jored'i' follo'J:? *° ' '^"" ''"' ^^ ^^ J^^s in March. .804.
" under u'm-l, Ime acted " '" °^ ""■'""" ^^^--^'-^nding ^d paragr
Min J*"^ third refers to a letter from London, sent in duplicate to
Niagara and Kingston, in June, 1804. noted as follows ''"P"'^*^ *^
warding o«r &_.'nding with ?.^" blrL of S"' WaS^t 'T '""• '""
Hepiity in his absence Warrant— tn appoint a
" R. VV. Brother.
long extract of proceedings of the Prnv r T *"'''™'* ' '^'^^'^ reed a
neve, j„./.„ ..an.-.,c,;'c.'r ;:, '-1,^1";-::^";?;. tht
.-•.nd animadversion & recinrocal rlmro-^c « 1 • ^ ^^' *-'"■
claiming the Title of Grand'S' c^f'ThT^. L^' c/l^^J^r S.^df ^ "'^"^ ^^"^
to each party, and that as sot'as th/ ^n, >r or ^"oorro?'"' *'"' '""'""^^
Todg:;':''^!:'*' '/'''' '- '-^^y to cr^^onHTn: wIlf/T'Gr^nd
l.odg.s.-Both parties being very inconsistent & irrei^ulir forH, ^ .
I am Rt. Worshipful & Worshipful Brother ^ ''^ '''^"'"'
Your very sincere friend & Brother.
G. S.
•• Provincial Grand Lodge, ^ ^^'''''''' '^"
Upper Canada."
"Jermyn Patrick. Esq..
Kingston."
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February loth. 1804 irovinciai Urand Lod^re on
1od,e^s"were^^n^Lf senll in^etls^^rd'^h;; ''''' ^^^^^"'"^ ^^^^
received from England. aUhot'gTtwentv months ZT'V'^'^ '^T
meeting of the Provincial Gra?d Lodge a" York ^ ""'' '^^
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The gravity of this letter is apparent, showing as it does not only
fnt^nJ!^n"to^''tL''^ w' ^T^ '^^"^^^^^ ^>' ^- ^^ «^°- J^^^is, but aJ
intention to withhold from hini correspondence of great importance.
n c- ir . Kingston, Nov. 4, 180s.
Dear Sir.-Your letter with the return from England was delivered by your
nW.H .Th"^ *" ^'J""" ^""^^ '^"""^ ^'^ ^t'^y ^' K- I f«' intolerably per-
plexed at the present disarranged state in which we stand as a Masonic body;
nrLr T 7"^ ''^'' t' U' """'" '" ^'°'" ^^"^ country-(I cannot say sub'
ord.nate Lodges) namely Nos. 6 and 13. I embrace every opportunity in
urging them, but to no avail, and what adds to my perplexity and to my grea"
surprise that no answer has been received from the Grand Lodge of England;
h.s last return .s dated last March (proceedings of the Athol Grand Lodge
at which time they must of course have been in possession of mjr letter-but not
one word on the subject. We must be either right or wrong. I have received
communications from the Grand Lodges of Halifax and Quebec, in answer to
M,em wh?nT ^''1^^"^"' establishment; they are highly saTisfactory; shall send
them when I make up my packet for the next festival
I renounce Mr. Cox as D. G. Secretary, and must confess myself justly
thrHh.r'!v''l'f"!11 ^°".*^^^"" '" «.f h a man; shall therefore for the present take
th# liberty of addre.ssing you until another is appointed. With your leave I will
again write to the Grand Lodge of England and urge an answer
I wrote down to No. 3, at Cornwall, requesting them to hail the brethren
applying for the last warrant, as they being wardens, and also to inquire into
their conduct. I have received a letter from No. 3 not verv flattering, but I
have my doubts of the propriety of the proceedings of No. 3. Shall wait till
better satisfied on both sides, in the mean time I hope you will send down the
warrant the first opportunity; be assured of my circumspection before I
deliver it.
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I remain. Sir. with respect, your most obedient servant.
,,, J . _ Jermyn Patrick.
Wm. Jarvis, Esq.
The Grand Secretary was evidently not satisfied with the " hand-
some reprimand " given to Bro. Cox and so informed the Provincial
brand Master. The letter confirms the opinion formed by many
brethren, that the Provincial Grand Master was not acting as
energetically as the cause deserved. The subscription in the letter
shows that It was forwarded to York " By Capt. Kendrick." Bro Cox
was an old member of the Queen's Rangers lodge No. 3, and was alio
a soldier in that regiment, which was disbanded in 1800.
There was some difficulty in connection with.the Ernestown war-
rant. Ihe reasons for certain actions of Athol lodge. No 3, at Corn-
wall are not given. The matter must, however, have been adjusted
tor the warrant was afterwards delivered and the lodge opened R W
Bro Jarvis, however, had suppressed the letter from the Grand Lodge
at London^ The communication of the Grand Secretary, Bro
Fatrick, had been replied to through him as early as June, 1804 The
Provincial Grand Master, however, was careful to see that it did not
reach the Grand Secretary. It was a sharp reprimand and severe
enough to awaken the energies of a Provincial Grand Master The
letter was dated 30th June, 1804, and an extract reads:
" R. W. Sfr and Bro.— It has been matter of serious regret that in the
granting your warrants, due attention and respect have not in any one instance
been paid thereto, nor any returns according to regulations, vearly or other-
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wise, of the members of and under the several dispensations for warrants,
Kranted by you as P. G. M.,— how to remedy this defect let me entreat th*;
most serious attention of your Prov. Grand Lodge, and attentive perusal of the
authority under which you act."
R. W. Bro. Jarvis, if he had the interest of the Craft at heart,
certainly did not display much enthusiasm, nor did he exercise atten-
tion in directing the proceedings of the Craft. The acknowledgment
ot the letter to England, containing the proceedings of the meeting
held at York, was received by him at Kingston in the autumn of 1804.
Instead of communicating the contents of the letter to the Provincial
Grand Secretary he pigeoi holed it, for on the 4th November, 1805, we
find that R. W. Bro. Patrick writes him, complaining of the dilatory
manner in which the lodges make returns and pay their dues. " And,"
Bro. Patrick writes: —
" what adds to my perplexity, and to my great surprise that no answer
has been received from the Grand Lodge of England; their last return is dated
last March," (Proceedings of the Athol Grand Lodge), " at which time they
must of c'-irsc have been in possession of my letter, but not one word on the
subject. We must be either right or wrong."
The lodges of the Niagara district which severed their connection
with the regular Grand Lodge under R. W. Bro. Jarvis were No. i,
The Grand Master's lodge at Niagara; No. 2, the lodge in the town-
ship of Queenston, alias Newark, in the county of Lincoln; No. 4, the
town of Niagara lodge, also known as the " Lodge of Philanthropy;"
lodge No. 9 in the township of Bertie, and No. 12 in the township of
Stamford, both in the county of Welland. These were five of the
lodges. A sixth was said to be lodge No. 8, at York, which claim-
ed Bro. Kendrick as a member. A letter written in 1817 from the
Grand Secretary of the Niagara organization to lodge No. 17, at Stam-
ford, refers to " No. 8 at York " as being one of the disloyal lodges.
The communications from the Grand Lodge of England seem to
have been always addressed to the Provincial Grand Lodge "At
Niagara." There is no record in the books or proceedings of the
niother Grand Lodge which would indicate that the English authori-
ties were opposed to the Niagara organization.
There are not many documents relating to the Provincial Grand
Lodge m 1806, so that we are compelled to rely upon copies of corre-
spondence preserved in the archives of private lodges— and MSS that
have been collated in England and Canada referring to the oroceed-
mgs of the Provincial Grand Lodge.
In January, 1806, Bro. William Emery, the Grand Secretary at
Niagara, wrote to the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Eng-
land, enclosing a duplicate copy of an address to that Grand bodv
adopted at Niagara on the 5th December, 1804, which had not been
acknowledged. It referred to the receipt of the Grand Secretary's
letter of 30th June, and reviewed the action of R. W Bro Tarvis
pointing out that he had been paid all fees for warrants and' regalia'
and repeating the former charges of neglect by the Provincial Grand
Master. It also gives the names of the officers of the schismatic
Grand Lodge at Niagara in 1806, and in a postscript alludes to the
doubts expressed by bdges m the province as to which Grand Lodge
they should adhere. The letter or petition reads-
rtoviiioial
assembled.
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Lfppcr Canada in Unarteily Cumiiiuiiication
Niagara, s Deer. 1804.
Duplicate
I To till- Grand LodRe of England] Greeting
wu acknowledge the rect. of Brother Leslit>, Grand Secretary's Letter bearinE
date 30 June with the duplicate to Br. Jarvis *
It IS with sincere regra & heart felt sorrow that uc are informed that our
la e Grand Master has been so very negligent in the Discharge o tl a duty
which we owe to our Mother Lodge, but his conduct has beeif unio m y "p
pusite, to the wellbeing of the Craft in this Province which compelled tl, Gr^nd
Lodge^ to put the constitution in force, & to Elect another in his place
-^our Secretary ,n his last dispatclies was pleased to say that the least at-
t elon'bJm. nadf "Y.T^' ''"''""'•''^ '^' ""'■ ^''"''^ (-'''^-' the usua fees
hereon being paid) would have prevented the .schism that we have got into
Ihe tact ,s. that the schism has happened with Br. Jarvis. who has fhe wa^^
rant in his posse.ss.on, & as we observed, in our secretary's ast disptch which
Ins bln'm/de^'to^oZ'^'"-: '/' '^'''"^''^ ""■■ ^^-c/frequent remonst;lnce
lias been made to obtain it from h.m, but all i . no effect. We cannot help
again expressing our sincere sorrow that Mr. Jarvis has not paid the fe«
.m'^r-F V: "^^ P^'^^J T'''' *''^ ^•■^"'^ Lodge, that we have Paid hi n the
L^.t?-^ ',%"'' '''0'''''''= ^""«='i«^" to shew. According to a resolu-
non in this Grand Lodge, Sept. .800. the late Grand Master was permitted
to receive the quarterly dues of Lodges No. 8 & ,6 held at York, and accord-
ing to the register of their members, amounts to thirty-six pounds three shil-
hngs and nine pence sterling, & as those two Lodges has joined Mr. Jarvis
m the .schism, we have reason to suppose, he has reed, the said sum of the
abcne Lodges If our Mother Grand Lodge thinks proper to exert their
authority to obtain the warrant for us, the regular successors to the Grand
Lodge, according to custom from time immemorial, we do hereby Pledge onr-
.selves to pay the fees thereon. With all due respect & attention to the Grand
I odge therein contamed. we have strictly acted by the constitution that came
V ,th the wvirrant, & have no other object than that of fixing the Craft upon
Its broad Basis m tins western quarter of the Globe which requires the most
serious a tention & the greatest exertion, duly considering the part of the world
we are placed in situated in the midst of a wilderness, the extreme distance of
some of the Lodges, the difficulty of communication, & above all the late
Grand Master Gr.int.ng warrants indiscriminately, never examining or caused
It so to he done, the Qualifications of the party so Granted to. Even the Br
who was appointed to be the W. Master thereof & the number of Abridged
constitution, that is obtained from the Different states of America causes great
confusion, in order to remedy this last difficulty, if we the legal successors to
the Grand Lodge are continued therein we have Come to the resolution to have
one .-\hnnn„ Re.on for every warranted Lodge. &for the future to issue no
warrants without one to be affixed thereunto.
We have summoned all the Lodges under the Provisional warrant to make
regular returns to us. for registering in your Books on or before the first
Wednesday ,n June next which we will take the earliest opportunity to trans-
mit to you.
After taking your letters into our most serious Deliberation the Grand
Lodge Proceeded to the Election of Officers agreeable to the Ancient custom
of the Craft when the Pr sent offers being severally proposed, were unani-
mously re-elected for the Ensuing year which I have the Honour of trans-
mitting to you their names.
R. W. Geo. Forsvth. Esqr., P, G. M.
R W. Christr. Danby, D. G. M.
R W Joshua Ferris. Esqr , S G W,
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R. W. Robt. Kerr. Esq., J. G. W.
R, W, Jnii. McKay, F'lscir , G. Treasr.
R. W. VVm. Emery, G. S.
Br. Bradt, G. P.
Mr .McBride, C. Tyler.
true copy
Wm. Emery
N.H. Our returns being kept back is owing to the decision of the disputes in
this Province in the Lodges, some hold one way & some the other, but will
comply when a Definitive answer arrived from our Mother Grand Lodge which
I hope will be soon.
I am right W. Sir
Yours &c.
Wm. Emery, G. S.
Niagara 12 Jany. 1806.
Thr Grand Secretary of F.iiglatid endorsed this letter from Ni-
agara with the following memoranda :
Extract of Letter to Wm. Jarvis, Esq., 1'. G. M.
Niagara, U. Canada, 17 Mar. 1804— beginning
" It has been matter of serious complaint— ending with 2d paragr. in said
Letter attentive perusal of the Warrant under which you
This was the beginning and ending of a letter sent from London
in 1804.
.\ second endorsement reads :
Extract Letter to the Provincial Grand Lodge U
Canada, 30 June, [804, beginning
" Since forwarding our last dispatch in March "—to the end.
The third endorsement is a full draft of a letter from the Grand
Secretary at London, written 5th March, 1806, and addressed to the
" Provincial CJrand Lodge, Upper Canada." As the original is torn
in several places some portions are necessarily omitted, it reads:
Right Worshipful Brother,
The last of the above Letter was sent to you in Duplicate .uul as yet I have
not rccd any answer to either— but I have a long E.xtract Statement of the
proceeding of your Pro. G. L. under date July. 1804. Kingston. Upper Canada
written and signed by Jcrmyn Patrick. Grand Secretary for the Prov. of Vpp'-r
Canada.
I have also a dispatch from Niagara signtd Wm. Emery, S. G. (qy. G. S.)
under date the 12th of Jany la.st, inclosing duplicate of letter of the S
Dec. 1804,— the original of which never came to hand— these dispatches
contain a list of the Provincial Grand Ofhcers and animadversions and recipro-
cal complaints again.st each other— each claiming the Title of Grand Oflker
of the Grand Lodge of Upper Canaoa— In this situation
I can only repeat my observation and recommendation contained in our
last dispatch under date the .30th of June and as above sent in duplicate— and
as soon as the Tenor or purport of your prov. Warrant with I shall
be happy of your Correspondence but not with " 2 " Grand lodges and both
parties are so very incon.stant and irregular at present that one can hardly say
which (or who) are the most so.
^ , „ . . _ Sth March. 1806.
To the Provincial Grand Lodge,
Upper Canada.
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The letter simply reiterates the opinion at Freemasons' Hall It
acknowledges the strongly-worded statement of Bro. Jemiyii Patrick
m July, 1804, written from Kingston, and also that of 12th June, 1806,
from Bro. Wm. Emry, enclosing the duplicate of December, 1804,
which, it will be observed, never reached London.
This letter, with the petition, has as a general endorsement : " 274,
Dec. 1804, Niagara, Duplicate 2d March, 1806, never came to hand,
see copy sent to each of the contending parties, March, 1806."
There is no record of the work of the Provincial Grand Lodge at
Xcc'-*"^^ '" ^^"^ ^^^ °"'y document found in the accumulation of
MSS. IS the dispensation for a funeral in that town. It is directed to
vy. Bro. Thomas Hamilton, of St. John's Royal Arch lodge, No. 16,
York. •*
By the Right Worshipful William Jarvis, Esquire, Provincial Grand Master
of the Province of Upper Canada, etc., etc., etc.
To Worshipful Brother Thomas Hamilton, Master of Lodge No. 16, York.
\ou are hereby authorized and empowered to inter the body of our late
Brother Thomas Schofield, deceased, in Masonical order, on Monday, the 28th
inst., at the same time having due regard to see that none of the Ancient
Landmarks of Masonry arc removed, and this shall be your sufficient warrant.
By order of
The Right Worshipful Grand Master,
Jos. B. Cox, Deputy Grand Sec'y.
York, 26th January, 5808.
At the church door the whole shall open from right to left, and counter-
march inwards. The first orders, Templars and Royal Arch, with the Deacons
with their staves, to form the Arch at the two doors of the church, under which
the body passes, and again in returning out of the church in the same manner.
Two of the oldest Masons in office, or two Past Masters to walk as chief
mourners.
It is believed that this funeral took place in St. James' church-
yard. The records of burials in the cathedral of St. James were
burned in the fire of 1839 and all traces were lost. The large propor-
tion of the members of the Craft in the early years of York were mem-
bers of the Anglican church. This was not the first Masonic funeral
at York, for on the 15th December, 1800, Bro. Alexander Perry of
>rontreal, who had been drowned in the Rouge River, some miles
east of York, was buried with Masonic honors, R. W. Bro. William
Jarvis being present, and the Right Revd. George Okill Stuart,
the first Anglican rector of York, although not a Mason, acted as
Grand Chaplain.
It will be observed that there was a place for the Knights Tem-
plars in the Masonic ceremonials of those days. Perhaps the fratres
were from Kingston, Ontario, where in tSoo a Knight Templar en-
campment had been opened, or it may have been fratres in York,
who had received the Templar degree in England.
In the autumn of 1806 we find a letter from Bro. Patrick at
Kingston, partly on private matters, and with a slight reference to
Masonic affairs. R. W. Bro. Jarvis. as head of the Craft at York, did
not trouble his Grand Secretary with much correspondence; indeed,
Bro. Patrick is seemingly in doubt as to whether he was or was not
an official of Grand Lodge. That he was on friendly terms with Bro.
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Jarvis is shown by references to private business in this letter fnr it
The letter of Bro. Patrick reads :—
- „ „. , . . Kingston, Nov. i8, i8o«.
of vonHriflSi^oSl-r* -I"'- ='"'""><"' *« oppormnily ol rmindin, ,o„
01 yoor inendly olTer in ass„i,„g nc to obtain a town lot in Kintston. • < °
Maso"?"a"f As"' "' """"'" """"" ^'"^ P='"* '*" '<>
But i ?Tm ,t.n "PPr*"''' ^ '"" "^'•y *° **^"^«^ "P "v books to your Order
the P r T !^ '?».°'^t'' '"■^'^ ^*"* ^ "^y ^^ '"fo^ed of the proceedinKs oi
With dn. r«p,ct, I am yonr mo.t ob.dient .er.ant and faithful Brother.
Wm. Jarvis, Es«. '"""™ Patrick.
k.j ?"" '^ sjai-Ml.y comprehend the sittialion. R. W. Bro Patricli
WoceX« ^f trp'"'"'"' f neglected, for he knew noZn/o he
proceedings of the Provincial Grand Lodge at York It mav be «airt
that we of to-day know still less. His cinnection with t"e Craff n
Kingston shows that he was an active worker, and hU etter to R W
h^a^blro'pVornu/^ "" "' ""' ""«"« '° P'*"" Hil'lL'^if^.
with^fni'rVhrj:™,"- rsit re^p^
faStin-g-'otiardolt^-nt SyLrts IT 'i' ^X^r""'^'
^'rtK'EnSaXrprfe^M^'^'^^--^^^^^^^^^^^
MasonslnShas go^onr odie 7„"York tTtL''" '"'"'■ '=''^<!«''"'
xVi^ „„ , J . ° ^ ivjugc in I orK and two more in if<; vtVinitir "
s^:m^-s^'^-,- -- - ^s t^-=f
con,atas'a'fe;,°!h?'offic^e"sZ' S'A?"? JT^^?^'' " ''''^'"'- -'-
the bill of exchange%tt'SV™^°roHer TheE're^l? ""^ °'
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T.- L „r ..,.„. Niagara, 28 April, 1807,
Right Worshipful Sir & Brother,
We received two dispatches by one post, bearing date the 5 March & 4
June, 1806, which contains no other than Duplicates from 30th June 1804,
excepting that of your receiving a long despatch from Jermyn Patrick, of
Kingston, with charges reciprocal and each claiming the title of Grand
Officers, &c.
We wrote to you in our despatch, bearing date 6th Jan'y, 1805, the proceed-
ings of Br. Jarvis and itself-created Grand Lodge, and if men will ddiberately
violate the constitute and openly forfeit their secred trust, which you have
exptriencea, and we the same, in paying him the sum of money, which we
mentioned to you in our dispatches bearing date 5 Deer., 1804, it is not to be
wondered that men of such principles should be at a lofs to make up dispatches
but experience teaches they are liable to be disboHcal and should they be other-
wise it would be a wonder indeed.
We have sent you a bill of Exchange, payable in London, for the sum of
ii3 10. sterling, which is to pay the fees for the provincial warant and the
remainder for enregistering fees, but we are ignorant what the fees for the
warrant are, and with respect of the returns for registering, the Lodges that
are well disposed to the constitution declined making returns till a categorical
answer is received. It is a matter of serious regret the state of the craft in this
province, and much to be lamented, that the business should be retarded
especially when the Provincial G.and Lodge pledge themselves in answer to
your despatches of the 30th June, 1804, that they would pay the fees, &c., pro-
vided that they could be put in possession of the Grand Warrant, and thus it
stands at this day, and since the melancholy dispute has arisen another schism
has taken place by one Eliphalet Hale, formerly in the League with Mr. Jarvis,
in his -ambiguity, but the object being discovered it was crushed in its bud!
Mr. Jarvis denied all the charges that Hale brought against him, in conse-
quence of which the said Hale began to make clandestine Masons and has got
one Lodge in York and two more in its vicinity. This will shew you the urgent
necessity for a quick d'spatch. and that full power and authority be placed on
one part or the other, in order to bring the Craft if possible into its regular
channel. We do not mean to dictate to the Grand Lodge, in whom this power
should be invested, but we sincerely pray that it may fall into such hands that
has judgment, and energy to carry them into salutary effect.
I am. Right Worshipful,
Sir & Br.
Your most obedt. & Verv
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Robert Leshe, Esquire, \Vm. Emery, G. S.
Return of Grand Officers for the year, 1807.
The R. W. the Honbl. Robt. Kerr, Esqr., Provl. G. Master.
The R. W. Christopher Danby. D. G. Master
The R. W. William Wallace, S. G. Warden.
The R. W. Stephen Brown, J. G. Warden
The R. W. Will'm Emery. G. S.
The R. W. & Revd. Robt. Addison. G. Chaplain.
The R. W. John Chrysler, G. Treasr.
No- . Exchange £13 10 sterlj?.. New York. 22nd June, 1807.
Three Days after sight of this First of Exchange, second, third & fourth
unpaid. Pay to Mr. Robert Kerr, or Order, Thirteen pounds, ten shillings,
sterlmp. value received & charge the same to account, with or without advice
to your obedt. servt. g. N. Murray
To Mefsrs. Thos. Mullet & Co..
London.
Please to pay the within to Mr. Robert Leslie, Rsqr., Lnndnn.
Wm. Kerr.
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Grand Secrrtarv rST c , j ' . J^™* """"n 'he r fold. The
words and the adaptation of Hnlv Wr / m I ' ^^ volubility of
desire of Bro. DaSb/s hean^t'e ^e aX ^^ \"«-P'-hed the
vctones. He dictated this circular foTth^^LS wSry™ "^"^
Circular.
every well meaning brother wh^h w^ ^ ''u''" '^'" P'^^'" satisfactory to
initiated into the miits of t"; Crlft Th ^T ""u ^°" ^^^' ^^'" ^^K^'^^'y
that had not the good of he Craft heart T". "'"' ''''" '^** ^^^^ ^^ "^'^
False Shepherd th^at climbs ove^ the waHs' a's^osuT ''^ '°'"''^"' ^° ^^«
the Apostle Paul's observatmnc I ■. ' I ^"'^'^ ^'^ recommend you to
worseideceivirg and beTrrH?; i ""'", '^"^ '"•^""" ^l'^" ^^'^ worse and
Now. be it knoJn "o yoi^brehren t^hS w J"""*'"' '''' S!"^"^"' ^^"^ '^th.
your faithful allegiance to ihe Grand' T^H .u"" *""" ^^" y°" '° '"et"'-'^ *«
good report of yS. to the GrL^Lodi; f p '''f' Z' T^ ^' ""^^'^^ *« '"^l<e a
this is the accepub e 'me and we Im If "^- '' '*'' '"'' admonition.
Wednesday in March, xS^. " ^''''' ""^'"^ °"'- '"^'"'•"s till the first
resolted'a^d^'oTde' ed^tHf ry ScJJf W^^^^ °' ^'^o^^'"-^^""' ^- '^- >^ --
other person whose bus nes^^t ^f K .**.'"' *"■ P'-^^i^^'"'? Officer, or any
admit or enterTain n hi or their lodt'. H ''^'"", T"'"'^'" °'- ^'^*»°"- ^h^"
transacting the proper busTness of ^^^femaoZ ""^^^ ^"T ""' '^' *'•"« ^^
strictly an ancient Mason conforlble to the^'n7T"H'"'",°'' "f°^ "°*
such loo, .o transgressing, shall forfei their warrant an^d%h'' '"' °''''[^'
disposed of by the Grand Lodge. warrant, and the same may be
True copy. ,Vm. Emeryl'S'? "^ """"""• ^ S'
EngLn^:;^^:ls^n;yi^l*'^ ^'^"^ °^ *^^ ^ ^^- ^^'^ ^--^i r.odge of
R'w^B^.^Tts.°Ht;er; ^g'.' m"' '"' ^^^ ^""^ ^^-^
R. W. Bro. Richard Humphreys, S G W
R. W. Bro. Thos. Scott. J. G. W.
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R. W. Bro, .Robert Leslie, G. S.
R. W. Bro. Edwards Harper, D. G. S.
R. W. Bro. W. Cummerford Clarkson, G. Treasurer.
R. W. and Rev. Bro. Edward Barry, M.D., G. Chaplain.
W. Bro. Malcolm Gillies, G. S. Bearer.
Bro. Benjamin Aldhouse, Grand Pursuivant.
Bro. James Masters, G. Tyler.
I am W. Sir and Bro., yours, etc.,
Wm. Emery, G. S.
20th January, 1809.
W. Master and Wardens of Lodge No. 15.
There is nothing on record concerning the Provincial Grand
Lodge at York from this date until the 7th of May, 1809. In that
year lodge No. 15, at Grimsby, requested its master to call on the
Grand Secretary for information as to the Niagara Grand Lodge.
The MS. records of the Niagara organization in 1810 contain the
report of the usual meeting in December of that year for the election
and installation and made R. W. Bro. Robert Kerr Provincial Grand
Master, with R. W. Bro. Danby as Deputy Grand Master. R. W.
Bro. Emery had resigned his position as Grand Secretary and his
place was filled by R. W. Bro. MacKee.
It will be noticed that the heading of the letter reads: " Provincial
Grand Lodge of Upper Canada." This seems to be a recession from
the ground taken by P. W. Bro. Danby in 1802. The copy of this
document was sent to the lodge at the Forty Mile Creek, No. 15, at
Grimsby. The brethren desired " information respecting the authority
of the Grand Lodge at Niagara," and on the 25th May this lodge also
" declared the authority of the Grand Lodge " was " to the entire
satisfaction of this lodge," but on 22nd June, 1809, they withdrew
their endorsation, and on 21st September paid dues to the Grand
Lodge at Niagara. From these extracts may be seen the state of mind
into which the lodges were thrown by the disintegration of the pro-
vincial authority. The Niagara brethren had ^ member of the regular
Grand Lodge at York on their list in the person of Bro. the Rev.
Robert .\ddison as Grand Chaplain. The letter refers to fees and dues
and does not indicate any laxity on the part of the oflficials to do their
duty. The constituency of the Niagara Grand Lodge may not have
been extensive, for but hw, lodges were under its obedience, but the
machinery for Craft government was better attended to and the Pro-
ymcial Lodge met more regularly than their confreres of the legitimate
body at York.
Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada of the Most Antient and
Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, according to
the old constitution:
Grand Lodge, Niagara, 29th Dec, 1810.
Sir and Brother. —
I send you a list of the Grand Officers for the year ensuing viz •
The Rt. W. Robt. Kerr, Esq.. Pro. G. Master.
" Rt. W. Christ. Danby, Dep. G. Master.
" Rt. W. Ben. Meadough, Sen. G. Warden.
" Rt. W. John Chrysler. Jun. G. Warden.
Rt. W. Adam Bowman, Grand Treasurer.
" Rt. W. Alex. MacKee, do Secretary.
' Rt. W. Rev. Robt. Addison, do. Chaplain.
Bro. Sam!. Lord Grand Pursuivant.
442
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
me Jbcr o?rio7grs n^e'th^'le?; L^°h'^? *° '"'°''" ^- ^^^^ -"^ "«"-
Dollars, ana members made since t¥^. h. "f^ '"*° '''" ^'"""^ L°<*«« Three
shillings currencrfor ererinrand one ,\n7 "■ ''"^ Master-shall pay six
Grand Fund of Chanty and from lr«,,^"*r e"''""*'^ P""" 'l"*'^" ^^^ ^^e
By authority.
I am. Sir and Brother,
Alex. MacKee,
Bro. Moore, W. Master of Lodge No. 15. ^'*"*' Secretary.
The MSS. of i8ii from the archives of the Grand Lod^e if T nn
S thrbod'fat'N-' ''^ "^^^"^ ^°^^^ car4d rn^o^e!poL^Sce"
nTot;i"pa'dtr1h^PrS^^^^^ °^ *h:
the Sand L^e at N^a'Sd^^hT^. "'"'"*' '" °P^°^'*'°" *-
money so obtained 'o h s Sat "le A nnT •^fP'-^P'-'^t "g the .
Niagara brethren were abou^rpera R^vaH^TSdr V^^fer
^, ^. . Provincial Grand Lodge
The R,. W. Hjb,. K.„, E.,.. P„. G. M^^^"' "' """"^' "":
Kt. W. Christr. Danby, Dy P G do
" pI' w ^.^"J"- Middaugh. Senr. Gr. Warden.
Rt. W. John Chrysler, Jun. Gr. W.
» ■,? ^ '^'^'^- Mackee, Or. Secretan'
" S*w'^,^^*^. Robert Addison. Gra. Chaplin.
K. W. Adam Bowman. Gr. Treasurer
Rt. Worshipful Sir: ^'" ^'""'' "-"''• '^'- ^"""■^*"*-
year.'r^Tpe^/tfnTa ^firsT & sronS"" Bnrol^E °h ^"° '^""' ^^ ""^ ^^ '"*
no mention made of said bills having heen^^eived *" '"'' ^^^PP-"""-*
As we mentioned in our dispatch, inclosing the first of exchange, that it
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
443
was to pay for the Provincial Warrant, and the fees thereon, the residue to ro
towards the cnregistering of members hereafter to be transmitted to you the
which cannot be entered upon record here until such time as we are in
possefsion of the Grand Warrant or some other authority from the Grand
Lodge of England, as they may think meet.
And we beg leave further to acquaint the Grand Lodge that Mr. Jarvis
makes very improper uses of the Provincial Grand Warrant, particularly in
granting warrants in opposition to this Grand Lodge, and in appropriating the
money arising therefrom to his own private use. '
We have also to acquaint you that we have received a dispatch from the
Grand Lodge of Ireland, held in Dungannon, signed by a Mr. A. Seeking
styling himself Dy.Grand Secty of said Grand Lodge, but according to the return
we received from you. dated 2d Sept.. 1807. wherein you forbid us to receive any
travelling Brother with certificates signed by said Seeking, we also forbear
entering into any correspondence with said Grand Lodge until we see your
next dispatch, which we sincerely hope may be as soon as you can conveniently
make it, as the prosperity of the Craft here in every respect depends on you.
I am, sir and Bro.,
Alex. Mackee, GrLSect.
N.B. Since we have received another dispatch for the year 1809, dated 6th
Septr., but no dispatch for 1810, nor any account of the said bills having been
received by you. I am happy to inform you we are now about to open the
Holy Royal Arch Lodge, and will be glad if you will in your next inform what
the expense of the Dresses of the Grand Chiefs, the three Companions & the
Two scribes may come to. We wish the Dresses of the three Chiefs to be
Koocj, though not extravagant.
I am, W. Sir & Brother,
Alex. Mackee. Gr. Secty.
Extract. New York,
I am this day favoured with yours of 26th Derr.; in reply I can only say
that the Bill in your favour on Thomas MuUett & Co.. dated 23d June, 1807
for £13 10, sterling was paid on the nth August following.
I am, sir. Yours, &c.,
T> , , T^ ^ ^, Geo. Wm. Murray.
Robt. Kerr, Esqr., Niagara, )
Prov. Gr. Master. )
N. B. The above extract is given on Purpose that by your afsistance we
may find the sooner what has become of our money.
I am, &c., &c.,
A. Mackee, Gr. Secty.
The Niagara brethren probably had forgotten that R. W. Bro.
Jarvis held the Provincial warrant and vi^as continuing the work under
that document. While giving all due credit to the brethren on the
south side of the lake, their action, regardless even of every justification,
was not according to Masonic law and procedure.
. . J.'^^. conviction firmly settled in the hearts of the Craftsmen of the
jurisdiction was certainly in ^avor of the position held by R. W. Bro
Jarvis. This is the more surp.ising. for all evidence proves that he was
as a general rule neglectful of Masonic work. Be that as it mav the
two leading lodges of York were with him. and demonstrated 'their
loyalty in a tangible manner, which certainly had an influence with
the lodges on the north side of the lake.
,- .^^"x^^V' °^ ^^" ^ meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge wa^
held at York, at which R. W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis was present The Pro-
vincial Grand warrant was then read and explanations made with
HISTORV OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
regard to the actions of the irregular Grand Lodge at Niagara Bro
f:ZW"^Vl ^°'"'^ ^' '^^. ''""'' «"d whilst there threw doubt on the
egahty of the warrant of Toronto lodge No. 8. but on being caled
to appear he declined. Bro. Zelotes \Vatson of Ancaster was Present
Jarl^is^ ^^^ ^""^ ^ ^^"^'' ^^""^" '" J"'y o^ 1811 to R. W. Bro!
•n May of 181 1 Toronto lodge. No. 8. endorsed the authority of
f^'^ J^' J^""-^''^'. condemning the Niagara brethren, advising the
lodges and cautioning them not to be imposed upon. The letter of
No. 8 IS an admirable piece of caligraphy, written bv Bro Tohn
lifn°"' r^ P'^PnctoT of a printing hou e at York and publisher of
the Upf.cr Canada Gazette. Every lui. in the .MS. would make eood
copy lw,e^ for the children of the (rattsmen of to-day. The letter
HISTORY Ol' FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
445
Upper Canada,
„. . ,.. . York, nth May, 1811.
Right Worshipful Sir,—
Toronto Lodge, No. 8— to whom you have permitted your warrant as
Provincial Grand Master to be read— which warrant they view as a document
of the highest import, and the only existing authority, direct or indirect, from
the Grand Lodge of England by which a Provincial Grand Lodge can be con-
stituted, held or conducted;— and as they view its letter and application
peremptory and positive and directed solely and individually to yourself, they
conceive that any assumption of your powers as Provincial Grand Master (by
any individual or collection of individuals) is a gross and unwarrantable viola-
tion of the constitution and tending to vitiate and degrade the known virtuous
principles of our honourable institution. I am therefore commanded by the
Master, Wardens and members of Toronto Lodge to request, by written requisi-
tion, that you will forthwith cause the various constitutional lodges in this
Province to be notified of the baneful system adopted and acted upon by certain
individuals at Niagara— and with such desired notifications sit,'nify your strong
and marked displeasure at such unjustifiable proceedings, accompanied also
with an official caution to the lodges against suffering any species of imposition
which may be attempted upon them by the individuals in question.
I am further commanded by Toronto Lodge that they have a just impres-
sion of the regularity, order and constitutional deference which the Provincial
Grand Lodge— of right— claims from the affiliated lodges— and that under such
impression they feel it doubly incumbent on them to discountenance whatever
conduct may produce anarchy and schism; and that they will be the first to
assert that dignity with which from the highest fountain of Masonic honours
the Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada stands clothed.
I have the honour to be.
Right Worshipful Sir.
Your obedient servant.
John Cameron,
Secretary Toronto Lodge.
The action of lodge No. 8 was endorsed bv tlie members of St.
John's Royal Arch lodge, No. 16, which met'out on Yonge street.
Their letter reads: —
Upper Canada,
„ Yonge street, 22nd Mav, 1811.
Right Worshipful Sir,—
Royal .^rch Lodge, No. 16, who view your warrant as Provincial Grand
Master of Upper Canada the only document from the Grand Lodge of England
by which a Provincial Grand Lodge can be constituted or held— and as its letter
and application are premptory and positive and directed solelv and individually
to yourself— they conceive that any assumption of your povvers as Provincial
Grand Master by any individual or collection of individuals, is a gross and un-
warrantable violation of the constitution, and tending to vitiate and deerade
the known virtuous principles of our institution. I am therefore directed by
the officers and members of Royal Arch Lodge to request that you will with-
out loss of time cause the several lodges of this Province to be notified of the
baneful system adopted and acted upon by certain individuals at Niagara. And
with iiich notifications testify your strong and marked displeasure at such un-
justifiable proceedings, accompanied also with an official caution to the lodges
severally against suffering any species of imposition that may be attempted to
be practised upon them by the individuals in question. And I am further
directed by Royal Arch Lodge to state to you. Sir, that they are dulv impress-
ed with a sense of the deference due to the Provincial Grand Lodge, and that
446
IIISTOKV VI- t-RKEMASON'RY ZN CANADA.
their every step shall aim to preserve the dignity of the Grand Lodge of Upper
(.anada pure and unimpaired. ^vv>ct
I have the honour to be, etc.,
M. Wright,
Wm. Jarvis, Esq.. Right Worsiiipful Grand Master of Upper CaSa"^'
The letter to R. W. Bro. Jarvis from Simon Zelotes Watson, of
Ancaster. indicates that the Niagara Grand Lodge had been prooa
gating Its work and had warranted a lodge in Oxford, known L To
21 . 1 he announcement made to them by Bro. Watson was a revela
tion qui e unexpected. The brother had been travelling in ?he west
and while in Oxford paid a visit to lodge No. 21, where he delivered
himself of information, which caused thf following correspmidence
Right Worshipful Sir and Brother- '^""''"' ^'^ ^"'^' '^"'
the ?estrvalT St"]Ir\7''t'' '-^ '^''' ^^''' ' ''""^ "'« P'^^^"^*^ '° ""^^rate
the festival o. St John the Baptist with my brethren of Lodge No. 21 at
Oxford, and from having visited the Toronto Lodge at York last April, at the
\.rr/n? ';°"J"""Jd »« honour US with your presence with the Grand
Wa ran . which was then read and several communications made to that lodge
explanatory of the duplicity of the nominal Grand Lodge at Niagara, together
w,tl, Mr. Kerr being then at York, and having questioned the legal ty of he
7ZTI f ?! ^.°''°"'° ^°^«'' ^•'^ "'''^ •'•'" *° ^PP*^^-- »"d show cause fo
and substantiate his aspersions, which he notwithstanding refused to do This
ToZTfl" I ^^^r^^V ""J u^"t'^ *° '""'' '° ^he brethren at Oxford, for the
S? that I ?7 ? '' ^•'''^. ^ '^'^ '•? ^P'^" '°^»^- ^"'l '^^y '^^ •* i" the same
hght that I did and appointed two of their members to draft a letter to the
Sr^ of' if\'!u f f,"^-- '^^''' ''"° '''^"^ ^y assistance, and I drafted a
letter, of which the following is a true copy.
D- 1.x i.r . • , , ^. Oxford. 24th June, 1811.
Right Worshipful Sir and Brother,—
y.rJ ^^"""f i* '." command from the Worshipful Master, the Wardens ana
brethren of Lodge \o. 21, in open lodge assembled, to inform you that in your
I'oTT"*'^", fc^^"^"* ^""f^"' ^'^^''^- ^9th December, 1810, addressed
to the Worsh.pfu Sykes Townsley. Master of this lodge, containing a list of
Grand Officers for the present year, wherein Robert Kerr. Esquire is
Rll^^rw t ^7wn' ^•"t"'* ^^''"' '"^ '^"^'"e alv.ays understood that 'the
Right Worshipful William Jarvis, Esquire, had been legally appointed Provin-
cial Grand Master of Masons in Upper Canada by a regular executed warrant
™. the Grand Lodge of England, authorizing and empowering him, the said
William Jarvis, Esquire, to constitute and organize a Grand Lodge in the said
Province, and appoint the proper officers to rule and govern the same- at the
same time we have always conceived that the warrant under which we work
enanated from the authority of the said Grand Warrant through the Rt
Worshipful Christopher Danby, D. G. Master, who we always supposed had
been legally appointed to that office by the said Grand Master, by whose dele-
gated authority the said D. G. Master was authorized to issue warrants to con-
stitute lodges accordingly. And having been lately informed that the high
and honourable situation of Grand Master of Masons is permanent and not
elective. Lodge 21 have humbly conceived it to be their indiEpen.sable duty to
look up to the Grand Lodge, humbly requesting to be informed whether the
said Grand Warrant has been superseded by another, issued from the same
source of authority, constituting and appointing the said Robert Kerr, Esquire
Provincial Grand Master of Masons in his Majesty's Province of Upper
Canada. If so, we shall at all times be happy to acknowledge and recognize
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
447
Ige of Upper
him as such, in scrupulously observing a due subordination, in punctually pay-
^LZ\ fh"- ?M°u''r"' «"df""8 every respect and attention consistent
H«n«!lS "**''''•^«'» ""8". laws and customs of the most Anticnt and
Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons according to the old
constitution. With high consideration. I have the honour to be, W. Sir and
^'°- Your friend and Bro.,
(Signed) Wm. Sumner,
Rt. W. Alex. Mackie. Grand Secretary. Secretary.
It is at the request of the Worshipful Master and brethren of Lodge No. 21
that I give you this information, observing at the same time that they will be
happy to be honoured with any Masonic communications you may think orooer
to make known to them.
With high consideration and respect, I have the honour to be.
Right Worshipful Sir,
Your Friend and Brother,
^ . „. . ,., ,. , Simon Zelotes Watson,
lo the Right Worshipful William Jarvis Esquire, Provincial Grand Master.
etc., etc.
The letter of Bro. Watson demonstrates the position in which
some of the lodges were placed by accepting the statements of R. W.
Bro. Danby m behalf of the Niagara brethren. The members of No.
21 were willing to listen to an explicit statement of facts, and would
never have consented to the transmission of a letter drafted by
Bro. Watson, had they not been convinced that he correctly represent-
ed the state of matters with regard to the warrant of R. W. Bro Jarvis.
, .• .^/^^'^gaja Grand Lodge was assuredly in a state of semi-
activity at this time, for they were in communication with many of the
lodges, and an anxiety prevailed to have their pseudo organization
acknow edged by the lodges, for records from 181 1 to 1817 show that
p w p had seemed to have settled into a state of inertia and decay.
K. W. Bro. Jarvis was not a successful ruler. Whether his official
duties as secretary of the provmce interfered with his office as Provin-
cial Grand Master we are unable to say, further than that in his reign
Masonry was at a low ebb. Those of the lodges tiiat did meet only
came together at irregular periods, and many of the lodges hTd ceased
eTce oTr W%Tr' ''^'"^t."^ ^°"'V "^^ '''' ^^^"^^ of theTndfffer
ence of R. W. Bro. Jarvis. The war of 1812 had a depressing effect
on Craft work ; indeed, from the latter part of 181 1 down to the L^ne
The dissatisfaction which had, so to speak, slumbered durin? the
war time, increased with renewed vigour on th^ return of peace The
lodges re-assembled, but the harmony of the Craft generally was
marred by the mdiflference of the Provincial Grand Ser He
neither spoke nor acted, and this condition of things gave a fresh
impetus to the Niagara brethren, who once more claimed fncnuJ\fu!l
the Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada constitute
p 1 J T^ ac( ounts of the Past Grand Secretary of the Niagara bndv
R W Bro. Lmery, could not have been in perfect order oflnMardl
of 181 1 a circular was issued for a meetine of the Gr/nH nffi .
aiso mvited lo attend. The circular reads: '
448
Sir and Brother,-
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Niagara, 27th March, 181 1.
According to a resolution of the Grand Lodge last quarterly communica-
tion, you are hereby required to attend (if convenient for you), a committee
of the G. Officers on Wednesday, the 27th day of April next, at 12 o'clock a.m.,
for the purpose of s.'ttling the late G. Secretary's accounts, etc., etc., etc.
Yoti are .i!so requested to inform the brethren of your lodge that those who
choose may attend.
By authority.
Alex. MacKee,
G. Secretary.
There are no further recorii,; of the irregular Grand Lodge ext.mt
from 1811-16. The ^ar of i8j2 interrupted the proceedings and
from June, 1812, until March, 1816, no meetings were held. It was
officially intimated in 1816 that no dues would be charged against
any of the contributing lodges for the period named.
in January. 1899, the writer found the original minute book of
the irregular Grand Lodge, with the records intact from 1816 until
June, 1822, two months before the re-organization of the Second
Provincial Grand Lodge at York by R. W. Bro. Simon McGillivray.
The first meeting after the war was held on the 3rd J.umary. 1816.
at the house of Alexander Rogers, Niagara. R. W. Bro. (Dr.) Kerr,
Provincial Grand Master, presided, with R. W. Bro. Christopher
Danby as Deputy Grand Master, R. W. Bro. Benjamin .Middongh,
as Grand Senior Warden, and R. W. Bro. George Adams as Grand
Junior Warden.
During the year four quarterly meetings, ^i^. : 6th ^Llrch, 5tii
June. 4th Sept.. and 4th Dec'r, were held, each at .Mcxander Roger's
Hotel, which was known as the Harrington Hotel, and was situatofj
on the south-west corner of Prideaux and Gate streets. It was burned
in 1869.
Notification of the resumption of Craft labor was sent tn the
Grand Lodge of England, and the supervision of the subordinale
lodges was earned on apace. The minutes show that R. W. Bro.
Danby was the authorized representative nf the organizaticMi "to
visit the different lodges. . . . examine their books and look into
the state and progress of each lodge and to report the same as soon
as convenient to this Grand T. dge." for which the different lodges
" are hereby requested to aid and assist the said Bro. Danby in paying
and supporting him in so laudable an undertaking." Tn this work 'le
was actively engaged until 1820.
Diligent search for the warrant of R. W. Bro. Tarvis .is also
made by the same officer, for the minutes of 5th June.'rSjfi. state that
"the R. W. D. G. Master .should be remunerated for his trouble :\ d
expense in going to the Genesee River in quest of the Grand Warrant,
which was unanimously carried that he should receive iif* dollars
for the same." The minutes of 3rd December. 1817, show that R. W.
Bro. Danby also went to York on this mission, for which he received
£13 N. Y. Cy.
The officers were elected this year in Tun< ne regular date for
niat purpose being changed fi(j.n Decern' t. The officers elected in
« I "4 I I I
iS^5i^i^t?*8ti-''^'''"^
Mam.
Alex. Roi.KKs Il<rii;i„ S W Con. ( m'i; wn Pridkaix Si .. Niagara.
jwii'S KixjioKs' ll()Ti;i.. (Ji i.ix St., .Vr.XdAK.
';ti-
-:ai
C"iiAKi.i> K(,r.\"s Coi I KK rioi'si.:, N.W. Cor. VicrvORiA and
l'i!ii)i:,\tjx Srs., NiAdAR.x. Opp. pa^. i .'■■
Jiiili
iriSTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
449
each year will be found in the tabulated list. There is no record ot
the celebration of the festivals in this year,
Two special nieetinfjs were convened durinjj the year. The first
was on June rst, at " Paul Shipman's Tavern in Grantham." for the
purpose of constituting a new lodge, designated " St. George's." No
number is given to the new lodge in the record of its formation, and
later it is given twice as " No. 25," once as " No. 26," and finally as
" St. (ieorge's Lodge, No. 27, St. Catharines," which was its proper
appellation.
Tlic second special meeting was held on the ist October. r8i6,
at '■ Mnir. Calvin Cook's in Crovvland," where Hiram Lodge, No. 28,
was " constituted a regular lodge under the sanction of the Provincial
Grand Warrant of Upper Canada."
Ca'ivin Cook was collector of Crowland Township in 1815. His
house was probably situated at Cook's Mills on Lyon's Creek, ten
miles from its mouth, about the centre of the township and three
miles ea,st of Welland. It was once a place of considerable size but
has almost disappeared. It was also sometimes called Skiimer's Cor-
ners, but the Post-ofiice there is now called Crowland.
The minutes also contain a copy of an official circular, dated St.
David's, nth Septend)er, 1816, which contains a list of the officers
for the current year.
Three regular meetings were held during 1817. The first on the
5th March, was held at Alexander Rogers' Hotel, and the remainder,
VIZ., 3rd Sept and 3rd Dec, at " the house of Br. Tames Rogers in
this town." ^
This house still stands on the north side of Queen St., between
Gate and Simcoe streets. It has been the residence of Pro. John .\.
Blake for many years.
The news of the death of R. W. Bro. Jarvis was communicated
on Sept. 3rd by a letter from Br. Hamilton, the W. M. of Lodge No.
8, at York. It was resolved that " an answer should be immediately
sent, signifying our thanks for his timely information of the death of
our late Past R. W. G. Master," and that the " Dy. R. W. G. M.
Christopher Danby, should go to York as soon as convenient for to
endeavor to obtain the Provincial Grand Warrant, and that the ex-
pense attending the journey should be paid bv the Grand Lodge."
A special meeting was held on the 25th Oct.. 1817. at " Brother
Parry s Hotel in the Township of Thorold." when Lodge No 20
was duly con.stituted.
During t8i8 four (|uarterly meetings, viz.: 4th March, 3rd Tune
2nd Sept., 2nd Dec'r. were held at the house of Br. James Rogers
the election of officers taking place in Tune. The Festival of St. f^hn
the_ Baptist, was duly celebrated bv a procession and attendance at
divine service.
Three meetings only were held in 1819. viz.: on 3rd M.-Tch 2nd
June and 24th June. The election of officers took place at the Tune
meeting, instal'.ntion following on the festival.
There are 110 minutes of anv meetings in 1820, although in the
records of Lodge No. 12 the receipt of a summons to the quarterly
meeting in June is noted. .\n emergency was held on the loth Jan.,
I82I. at which the minutes of "the last Ouarterlv Communication"
were read, but the date is not given, and a committee was appointed
2q
1^' -
ii
450
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Pr^y.-l purpose of summonsing the different lodges tliroughoiU the
Province to at^nd at the next Quarterly Comiminicatioif in Juno
r,^^i; ^"'° "^"'■s. VIZ., Deputy Grand Master and Grand Trea-
meeti'nl^'h f"'f '"' '^'' '^f''^' ^^"'^h would seem to indicate that
meetings had not previously been held with regularity.
The four quarterly meetings for 1821 were held on 7th \Iarch
6 h June, 5th Sept. and 5th Dec'r. The election of officers was held
at the June meeting when also there was appointed a conimUt'e ' o
draft a letter to the Grand Lodge of England."
ci,« ^^^'^fu *^'^ *'"'^ ^^^""^ ^^S:i" to appear in the minutes entries
showing the granting of sums for the support of R. W Bro cSs
r^n.";. '"^' .^^^ 'r"*"^"^ ^^"^ ^"tirelv supported bvdonatons"
CranH t'o?'"''''''',""'' lodges and contributions from the ProvTnda
care of ? V"Rr^/' r*' '"^•^i'l"^'«- -"^ seems to have been in the
Master ^'^""'^^ •'^^^'"'- '^^ ^- ^- Provincial Grand
.u 2?^P"'f "'"^ records are of two meetings in 1822 the first on
CoVee Ho:;;?' where'th'T' °" ''' ''"l J""^' '' " ^^^^ « '^-""
):t.u "°",f^' w'l^'^e the officers were elected and " the oroceedincr^
of the day were " left for the approval of the Grand Lod^e a il
next communication," which was probably never heW \ nfotinn tn
remove to the ' House of the Widow RoyS" whkh was lef ov ?
corne?o!-'?rideai;^%?rv- V^"'' ""''' '^^4 stood on tlu- north-west
corner ot Frideaux and \ ictoria streets. It was at one time ounpd
Tp'eaTSarr'^ '"^' '^^"^^^' ^^^^>'- '^^^ ^^^ "^^ ^^^^
.:.ruJn(M^T-^''^ ^'u ^""'^ "f ^''^ schismatic Grand Lodge is neces-
sarily of the briefest character because of the li.nited space at the dis-
ZkaJJ "'■""■• • ^"'^"'"^ '^^^ '''^^'" ^'>-"- however to show that
the Niagara organization was composed of active craftsmen Ihn
ttTalTSLr;"^'^-^-'" '^ ^- ^— ^-^- of^thSTaEor^^ln^
rS^eS' were^'\;T:"*?' Y ?' ^^'"^■"'''tic organization during
Vo 27 Z r X ^^'^""'^y *'''*^" •'^°^^'"- ^t- ^-eorge's Lodge
\To 28 "Vrn 1 T"'- '^°":'*'^"t^^' '«t J""^- 1816: Hiram Lodge
Ao. 28 Crowland." constituted ist Oct.. 1816; Lodee No^n
Ihorold, constituted 25th Oct., 181 7 Thei is no Vp^nr i ^"f fi ^'
sdtution of Lodge. No' 30, at' St. Thom^ Vut"Is T.',.: o doH;
paying R. W. Bro. Danby £5 4s. on the 2nd June. 1819! abouf which
time It came into existence, the inference plainly is that it ow«i its
.nception to the Niagara Provincial Grand Lodge
period were!^'' represented at the various meetings held during this
Nos. 2 and 4 Niagara; No. 9, Bertie; No. 12. Stamford- No iq
Grimsby. No. 2,, Oxford; No. 22. ^Mttoria; No. 24, Flamboro Wes^
No. 26, Townsend; No. 27, St. Catharines; No. ts. CrouT^id No
29. Thorold, and No. 30, St. Thomas. •
-.1 ^T^^" ?''?• •^^'■^'^ ^^'"' "" t'^*^ '3t!i -August. 1817, and was buried
with Masonic honors in the old churchyard attached to the cathedra
or St. James irj Toronto,
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
451
In the month of February, before the death of the Provincial
Grand Master, the brethren of lodge No. 13, at Bath, had made up
their minds that some vigorous efifort must be made in order to place
the Craft government in proper position. They communicated with
all the lodges and finally held a convention at Kingston, in February,
1817, the first of a series ot meetings which did effective work for the
Craft. The Niagara brethren were asked to join in this attempt at
reorganization but refused.
The MSS. in the English archives furnish a valuable addition to
the literary contributions of the irregular Grand Lodge at Niagara
to the Ancient Grand Lodge at London. The writer is certainly to be
credited for an energetic presentation of the Canadian case, even if his
views of Masonic procedure somewhat diverged from the ordinarily
accepted opinion of the powers of a Provincial Grand Master He
writes :
„. , „, . . , . ^ Niagara, U. C, April 14th, 1820.
Right Worshipful Sir & Brother:
The state of the Royal & .'\ncient Craft of Free Masonry in this Province
requires that we should exprefs through you to the Grand Lodge of England the
solicitude we feel and have long felt in relation to it. We have from time to time
addrefsed the Grand Lodge in the hope, that the differences which had arisen
in this Province might and would be considered by them and corrected, yet
have received no answer; we have now to call upon you for tlie expression of
the opinion of the G: Lodge in order to preserve the existence of Masonry in
this Province.
In the year 1792 the Duke of Athol constituted William Jarvis, Esquire
(Secretary of the Province of Upper Canada), Grand Master of Masons
therein, that a Grand Lodge was regularly congregated at Niagara; and that
in the year 1798 the seat of Government being removed to York, the said
Grand Master removed there—that in consequence of such removal the said
Grand Master conceived he was authorized to remove the Grand Lodge thither,
by virtue of his own authority only, the inconvenience which was likely to arise
to the Craft in general and the old established land marks, by which the Grand
Lodge conceived itself to be guided, led them to oppose such a measure, and
they accordingly continued to convene as a Grand Lodge, and annually pro-
ceeded "n the Election of their Grand Master, kept up a correspondence with
the Lodges of the Country and with the Grand Lodge of England until the
commencement of the late American war. Designing and mischeivous men
have induced many to believe, that all the proceedings of the Grand Lodge have
been irregular and improper; grounded upon the principle that Willi: Jarvis,
Esquire, was permanent Grand Master, and that he could direct the Grand
I-odge to remove wheresoever he might think proper; we need not represent
the folly and absurdity of such Doctrine so repugnant to the rules of Masonry,
which annually requires che free Election of their officers, yet it l-.as had its
effects, and a convention has been afsem'.led, composed of many Brethren,
some of respectability, but many from the Ui'.ted States, destitute of all prin-
ciple, in DirecT opposition to the Grand Lodge constituted under the first
Grand Master. Our Right Worshipful Brothers George Forsyth and Robert
Kerr, ever afsiduous and attentive, detected and exposed the machinations of
certain men, who were disposed to destroy all order and regularity in Masonry
for their own individual "purposes and views, the latter actually txpelled two
Lodges of real illuminati out of the Province. V/hat we wish distinctly to be
exprefsed by the Grand Lodge of England is this, v/hether a Grand Lodge,
constituted and congregated as that of Upper Canada has been, be not com-
petent according to the ancient Land Marks, to proceed and elect annually its
own oflficers, not excepting the Grand Mnster. We have to refer you to the
452
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRV IN CANADA.
record of the Warrant to William Jarvis, Esquire, for the more perfect under-
standing of this important subject. On this decision we conceive the future
prosperity of Masonry depends here. We have thirty subordinate Lodges
acknowledging the authority of the Grand Lodge; yet the proceedings .if the
Grand Convention of Free Masons as they style themselves (since the Death
of William Jarvis, Esquir , have been calculated to sow discord and division
among the Brethren, and to this cause may be attributed in a great degree the
failure of a regular remitance of our dues. We cannot refrain from cxprefsing
our hope that the Grand Lodge of England will see the necefsity of interposing
its authority on this occasion and check a Disorder, which is increasing and is
tending constantly to bring into disrepute the whole Fraternity, and will per-
haps lead to its total extinction or dishonour in this Province. We will forbear
to make any particular comments on the proceedings of the self-styled Con-
vention, and shall only refer the Worshipful Grand Lodge of England to the
instrument itself which we now enclose.
I beg leave. Right Worshipful Brother, to transmit to you the n.imes of
the officers now composing the Grand Lodge of Upper Canada.
Right Worshipful George Adams, Esquire, PI. Grand Master.
" Robert Kerr^ Esquire, Fast Grand Master.
" " Chrisr. Danby. Dy Gd. Master
" Benjamin Middough, Sr. Gd. Warden.
" Josiiih Brown, Junior Gd. Warden.
" " John Burch, Grand Secretary.
James Rogers, Grand Treasurer.
■' Revd. Robert Addison, Grand Chaplin.
Edward McBride, ) Deacons.
Samuel Potts, )
.Andrew Truesdel. Grand Pursuivant.
I am,
Sir & Brother,
Your obedient &• huir.ble
scrv.nnt.
John Burch,
Prol. Grand Secretary.
To Edwards Harper, Esquire,
Sec'y to the Grand Lodge of England,
Free Mason's Hall, London.
(Addressed " Edwards Harper, Esquire. Great Queens Street, London,"
and endorsed. "John Burch, Pro. G. Secry, dated Niagara, April, 1820. m
respect to the appointment of a Provl. G. Master.")
The Grand Secretary inadvertently assumed an untenable posi-
tion, one directly opposed to the definition of the powers of a Provin-
cial Grand IMastcr. While everyone will admit provocation for many
acts of irregularity, no one will deny that the Provincial Grand Master
had a perfect right " to remove the Grand Lodge " to York " by
virtue of his own authority," the " inconvenience " of this act " to the
Craft " to the contrary notwithstanding.
The brethren who are quoted as " designing and mischievous
men " had at least Masonic law upon their side, when they affirmed
that the " proceedings of the Grand Lodge have been irregular."
Following this the secretary claimed that these actions were " ground-
ed upon the principle that \\'illiam Jarvis, F.sq., was permanent Grand
Master," and that " the folly and absurdity of such doctrine " was
"repugnant to the rules of Masonry." which, he claimed, "requires
the free election of their officers." The secretary may be excused for
.iK;ifc-ii(a*
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IX CANADA.
453
R. VV. Hro. Geo. Adams, P. G. M., Niagara, 1820-22.
his limited knowled.'^c of Craft law, for possibly he had not understood
the reading of the warrant of ai)i)ointnu'nt handed over by the heirs
of Iho. Jarvis.
Tie then criticises the work of the ( iraiid Convention and praises
the action of those who formed the irre,ij;nlar Grand Lodge, claiming
thirty lodges as imder i(«; obedience. This mnst have included everv
ledge in the jurisdiction
'i'he appeal to the ( nl Lodge to interpose its authority was the
portion of the letter which should have brought from England the
investigation made two years later under R. W. Bro. Simon
McGillivray.
The meetings of the Kingston Convention were continued from
i<St7-2I, and in its proper place will be found an account of its work.
In these years repeated efforts were made to bring the Niagara
brethren into line. The records although iiieagrc reveal the exact
r in
*
454
HISTORY OK r-^KEMASONRY IN CANADA.
position held at Niagara. A letter from the Grand Secretary in
December, 1820, shows that hope in the future was not by any means
extmguished. He writes:
w , . , t o. J T, ■ Niagara, December i8th, 1820.
Worshipful Sir and Brother:—
I .4 ^ ''^'"^ *'?^ satisfaction to communicate to you, for the information of your
lodge, that the R. W. Grand Master and R. W. Past Grand Master have pro-
cured the warrant granted by the Duke of .^thol. Grand Master of Masons in
England, forming a Grand Lodge in Upper Canada.
In consequence of that event the R. W. Grand Master has thought proper
to call a lodge of emergency, to be holden in the Grand Lodge room in the
town of Niagara, on Wednesday, the loth day of January ne.Kt ensuing at
eleven o clock in the forenoon, where you, your Wardens, and all members who
can conveniently attend, are requested to be there present in due form and
regalia of your lodge.
By order of the R. W. Grand Master.
Edward McBride.
_ , ,„ ,, Grand Secretary.
To the W. M. of Lodge No. 12, Stamford.
P. S. .As business of the utmost importance is to be transacted in the
Grand Lodge a full attendance of your lodge is absolutely necessary.
To this letter there is no reply in the MSS. On 8th Feb., 1821,
Bro. McBride issued a circular letter to all the lodges, and that sent to
lodge, No. 13, at Emestown, reads:
w L- r . J T, . Niagara, 8th Feby., 1821.
Worshipful and Brother:—
I have the satisfaction to inform you, for the information of your lodge
that the Grand Lodge has at last got the Grand Warrant in their possession'
after being so long unjustly deprived of the same. In consequence of which
a Grand Lodge of Emergency was held here on the loth in.st., where it was
resolved that every lodge in this province should be summoned to attend on the
first Wednesday in June next. The Grand Lodge of Upper Canada wishes to
meet your lodge with all brotherly love and Christian charity, not wishing
to take a retrospective view of what has happened, but that everv difference may
be buried in oblivion. Ancient Masons ought to be like primitive Christians'
meek, mild, gentle, and easy to be entreated. The Grand Lodge fondly hope'
on the above considerations, that your lodge will be properlv represented on
that day. Wishing you and your lodge all the happiness and prosperity that
you can anticipate,
I have the honour to be,
Worshipful Sir and Brother,
Yours sincerely,
Edward McRride,
_,„,,, Grand Secretarv.
lo tlu^ \V. Master of Lodge No. 13. Ernestown.
This brought forth a reply from Bro. John Dean, as the W. M of
Addmgton lodge. It was a brotherly letter.and yet gaye the brethren of
the schismatic Grand Lodge clearly to understand that their auth.^rity
was not recognized, while expressing the hope that a legally formed
Grand Lodge nnght be organized. A letter to the same effect was read
at the meeting of lodge No. 12, at Stamford, on the 15th I-ebruary. 1821
Stamford lodge had always been loyal to the schisniatic Grand' Lodge
at Niagara. Prior to this, on the 5th September, 1816. they had order-
ed to be transmitted " Thirty-one dollars and three shillings N Y Ty
to be paid into the Grand Fund for quarterages and registering fees for
this lodge." Bro. Dean's letter reads:
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY [N CANADA.
455
" Bath, 2ist Feb.. 1821.
Edward McBride, Esq., Sir —
" By the last mail I received a letter signed by you, summoning our lodge
to send a representation to what you style the ' Grand Lodge of Upper
Canada.'
" In reply, permit me candidly to reply to you, as the organ of that body,
that we know of no legal power you have to hold a Grand Lodge. Previously
to your coming in possession of the Warrant, upon which you now appear to
found your authority (although I believe pretensions to holding a Grand Lodge
have long been kept up without it), such measures had been adopted by lodges
in the different quarters of the province as they deem legal, of whose proceed-
Obverse. Reverse.
. Craft Jewels of R. W. Bro. George Adams, 1820.
ings you cannot be ignorant. And our lodge is of the number. Considering
as we honestly do our proceedings to be legal and yours illegal, your judg-
ment will convince you of the course we shall pursue.
" We are sensiMe that ' Brotherly love and Christian Charity ' are essential
requisites among , ins, and cur most strenuous exertions are used to dis-
seminate and cult ' ■■ those virtues.
" We regret th.. dififcrence of opinion exists where harmony alone ought
to prevail, yet, until wc are convinced that your proceedings are legal and ours
illegal, we shall not be ' easy to be entreated ' by such measures as you are
adopting.
" I subscribe myself,
" Your respectfully,
" John Dean,
" Addington Lodge No. 13.
N. a.— Our next quarterly communication will be on the first Wednesday
in March next; if ti'ie will permit a representative from your lodge will be
happily received.
Niagara, February 8th, 1821.
456
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The Niagara brethren were convinced that if due exertion were
made, and a fraternal and happy spirit evinced, all lodges might he
won to their allegiance. The felicitous letter of Bro. McBride justifies
th:s conclusion, and the determination to carry on the government of
a 1 rovincial Grand Lodge, in strict accordance with Craft rules, was
certainly a strong factor in the methods employed to secure the fealty
oi the lodges. '
At this time no copy of the warrant of R. W. Bro. Jarvis could
be found at the Grand Secretary's office at London. Bro. John
B. Laughton, of Ancaster, who had gone to England, empowered
to have inatters placed on a proper footing, wrote on 22nd May,
1S21, to Bro. Josiah Cushman at York that the letters and petitions
sent by the Grand Convention of 1817-19-20 were of " no use,
as there is not a copy of the Grand warrant to be found," and
that he had -waited on the Grand Secretary" who said "there
can be nothing done for the Craft in that part of the country, as th^re
is not a single return from the Grand Lodge of Niagara or York since
the first establishment of the same, and having no copy of the warrant
they cannot consider us as Masons, unless the copy of the warra .; can
be obtained, whereby they may be convinced that the warrant was
granted. Bro.. Laughton then adds to his letter:
'' I hope you will go to Ancaster and get our worthy Brother Page to go
to Mr. Jarvis and get a true copy of it from him, but if that cannot be obtained
send me the copy of that which was got from Mr. Jarvis, as soon as vou can
and I will do what I can tc obtain a warrant."
There is no doubt that the warrant given over by the heirs of
R. vV. Bro. Jarvis was the original parchment of 7th March, 1792.
The Grand Lodge at London was certainly in doubt as to the exact
powers granted to R. W. Bro. Jarvis. This is shown bv the interview
with the English authorities as late as 1821.
It was not until July. 1898, when this chapter was already in
type, that the draft copy of tlie warrant of R. W. Bro. Jarvis was dis-
covered by Bro. Henry Sadler, the sui)-librarian of the Grand Lodge
of England. The package containing this document was tied up with
the orthodo.x red tape in April. 1792, and was not unfastened until a
century had elapsed. Its discovery in 1821 would have set at rest all
controversy as to the powers vested in R. W. Bro. Jarvis as the
Provincial Grand Master of Upper Canada.
The meetings at Niagara were, however, harmless as regards the
effect on the Craft. The majority of the lodges were true to the
articles of association adopted by the first Ki<.igston Convcnaon, and
the alluring words of the Niagara Grand Secretary did not prevail to
even the slightest extent.
The hi'itory of the ?rovincial Grand Lodge and its schismatic
companion^does not make a brilliant page in the history of the Craft
of Upper Canada. As an organization it possessed all the elements
which, combined, should have made a powerful and influential body.
The account of its work must be read with profit by all who
desire a knowledge of Masonry in Upper Canada from 1792-1822.
\\'hatevcr defects might be found in the proceedings of the governing
body, the work of the subordinate lodges was excellent Their history
possesses a two-fold interest, for thcv displaved an inherent and
ster.ing strength, whch was steadilv maintained during a term of
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 457
years, when without the supervising attention of a Grand Lodge they
were subjected to the throes of every storm that was raised by those
in power. Then the earnestness of the membership demonstrated that
they had the principles of the Craft at heart and were determined to
stand by the ship, knowing that sooner or later disturbing elements
would disappear and peace and harmony prevail.
A review of the Craft life from 1792 to 1822 exhibits the effects of
mismanagement, both in the old land and in Canada. Its repetition
in a less harmful form for the succeeding forty years created a de-
pression in Masonry in this province from which it had scarcely
recovered in i860.
Tl-.e appointment of R. W. Bro. Jarvis in 1792 was followed by
the establishment of the Provincial Grand Lodge, on the 26th of
August, 1795, and of fifteen lodges between that date and 1800. In
the issuance of these warrants the Provincial Grand Master exceeded
the powers of his written warrant, although it is probable that if he
had been an active worker and had regularly reported to the authori-
ties all the power required would have been readily granted to him
1 hen R. W. Bro. Jarvis in 1797 removed to York bringing with him
the Provincial warrant. This action led to dissatisfaction and to the
troul)le of 1 799- 1 802 and the formation of a schismatic body at
Niagara, a rival of the Grand Lodge at York. The meetings of the
latter body in 1804 were evidence that R. W. Bro. Jarvis clung to the
authority under the warrant. The Niagara brethren kept in running
oraer all the machinery of a Grand Lodge and carried on correspond-
ence with England. They remitted fees, but, as far as can be learned,
never received any acknowledgment or any communication beyond
the ordinary ofificial copy of the proceedings of the Atliol Grand
Lodge. In all their claims for recognition thev were .lever able to
show a communication of any kind from England that assured them of
their legitimacy or the correctness of the position occupied by them
Tlu;.t the English body recognized R. W. Bro. Jarvis as the head
ot tlie L raft in Upper Canada is proved by the correspondence of 1804,
which contained the reprimand of the authorities upon his neglect of
duty— correspondence which he withheld from his own Grand
Secretary.
It is true that the Grand Lodge at Niagara was schismatic and
irregular, yet it had a tnora! claim upon the Craft. The Provincial
Graud Lodge of R. W. Bro. Jarvis, which met at York in 1804 and
elected ofificers, was the direct successor to the Provincial organization
formed at Niagara in 1795. but its life was rcallv a dormant one,
tor there are records of but one meeting between 1804 and 1817, while
almost a score were held at Niagara during the same period A
respectable minority of the Craft believed in the rights of the Niagara
body and the lodges, few as tliev were, under its warrants and control,
did their share of good work.
Wuh no inclination to justifv and without any desire to condemn
the action of the Niagara brethren, looking clearlv into the past after
the lapse of seventy vears. their position, it not tenable according to
regular procedure, was the onlv one which thev could reasonably have
taken under the circumstances. Their stand was strengthened by the
fact that the English authorities, knowing the state of the Craft, never
intere?ted themselves in straightening out the diflFiculty.
it
458
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HISrORy OF FREEMASONKY IN CANADA.
The current of discontent whicli comincn.-..,! ;„ .w,^,
«,rned .luring ,1,. life „, ,he iTj£c^'Z^iZ^^,JTrw
ijro. Jarvis; while in name it existed until .x,, ;* . • '
fluencc whatever after ,8„, L„d"S', Z' Uu , - Lad' n'^sT;
,.,^^1 • • 'V*^ . " ^"^ iirand Masonic Convent on of iHi7-;>:> Tfc
?aSSSS3i?L:SHS
£i'!|^:^fad;;;^:";e;f:s;■^S'(^ar';*^^^
Addington lodge No. 13 i„ the work of the Nia,Ja Grand Lodge
Th J'^^Vt""'^'' '?'.^*'' ^"^' *''^ ^^^'^"'•t^^ "^ the Convention pre Sed
con,. ?"'' ^"/'^V-^^ ^•.^^- ^^'■^^- •^^'•^*'^ '''-i^'- '-^^ '-^n organiza't on be
against hope, evincing a spirit of determination which under the cir
rTI^: sS, McC-I]'"'- '"'"r'lf"^^'- ^^"^^ P-vailecfamUvhen
infinite a^as em I, ]/.'■'•■ f n'^" '•'' "'^"^^"'""l his steps and with
mnnite tact assembled the second Provincial Grand Lodee at York- he
rc-made friendships that had l^een severed for vears andSve the Crlft
'" I pper Canada, in 18... what it shouhi havXn "g^teVii^ ;^^^^^
was never
ider R. VV.
ised no in-
atl in 1817
I, however,
(iges of its
'quired for
id activity,
i body, al-
avor.
individual
e lodjrc or
1 that for
ble. This
7-22. Its
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aintained
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the 8th
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n 1792.
CANADA— 1792-1827.
^CIAL GRAND LODGE OF UPPER CANADA,
PPKB CANADA, 1792-1822
iad«, and of the Subordinate Lodgei under its jurisdiotion.
iD
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Gkand
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Grand
CHAi'r4Ai!r
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, Syl. McKay, W.
Syl. McKay, W.
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i Syl. McKay, W,
f Syl. McKay, W,
Syl. McKay, W
Syl. McKay, W
NoteF
Syl.
Syl
jiJrm
McKay, W,
Patrick, Jrm
Note G
Addison, R.
Addison, R,
Addison, R.
Addison, R.
Addison, R.
Addison, R.
Addison, R.
Addison, R.
Addison, R.
Addison,R.
Addison, R.
Addison. R.
Addison, H
Addison, R.
Okand
puesiiivant
DeJardin, P.
DeJardin, P.
Caiiiphell, (leo,
Campbell, Geo.
Campliell, Geo.
Cainpliell, Geo.
Campbell, Geo.
Campbell, Geo.
Campbell, Geo.
Campbell, Geo.
Campbell, Geo.
Campbell, Geo.
Bassctt, John
Kendrick,D.W.
Grand
TVI.KB
1792
179a
1794
1795
1796
1797
Fleming, John 1798
Fleming, John 1798
Fleming,
Fleming,
Fleming,
Fleming,
Fleming,
Fleming,
Fleming,
Fleming,
Fleming,
John
John
John
John
John
John
John
John
John
John
rieming, jonn J»U1
Fleming, John 1801
Fleming, John 1802
f leiiiing, iior
Fleming, Joli
Klinging-
brumer, J.
1798
1798
1799
1799
1800
1800
1800
18C0
1801
1804
1805
-22
NOTKS.
Grand Secretary waa first appointed in 1798 for oonreniene. of
pr?bX"aSri S.uf ri^sr^ "' °^'"' '^^'^ p^'" *» »'««•
.d^ ^Sod ^fC^ Humphries were the first Grand Deacons of the
I Bro. fficlc ■'' *"'' ^'■'"" ^°'^ (Toronto). No assistant Grand
cord of any meetingof Grand Lodge at York from 1804-22. Bro.
Opp. page 458.
THli PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF UPPE!
THK ROLL OF OFFICERS AND DATES OF COMMUNICATIONS OF THE PKO
IlKLII AT NKWARK (NIAGARA), AND AT TOBK (TdROKHJ
Compiled from recordi preserved in tlie Aroliivei of the Provincial Grftnd Lodge of Uppei
Datk
or
M BIT-
ING
Plac'b
Mrctino
1792 Note A
1793
1704
1795
1798
1797
1798
'.7»«
1798
1798
1799
Aug. 26
Not«B
Newark
Location
OF
Hali,
June
Sept.
Dec. 5
Dec. '24
Sept. 6
1799! Dec.
1 800] Mar. 6
1800|June 7
1800: Sept. 3
1800 Dec. 3
1801
Dcl528
VoteG
Feb. 10
Provin-
cial
Qramd
Mastkr
Provincial
Drputy
Grand
Mastrr
1801
1802
1804
1805
-22
NoteH
Newark
Newark
Newark
Newark
Newark
Newark
Newark
Newark
Newark
Newark
Newark
Newark
York.UC
NoteC
Fr'm's'n'ihall
Fr'm's'n'shall
Fr'm'H'n 8 hall
Hines' hotel
IFr'm's'n'shftil
IFr'mVn'shall
\I r» Weir's htl
Mr» Weir's htl
MrsWeir'sht!
Mi-sWeir'shtl
MrsWeir's htl
MrsWeir'shtl
MrsW«sir'»htl
Note J
MrsWeir'shtl
MrsWeir's htl
M'rk't Ine h'U
Note I
Jarvis.W.
Jarvis.W.
jJarvis.W.
Jarvi»,W.
JarviB,W.
Jarvis.W.
.larvis.W.
Jarvis.W.
Jarvis.W.
Jarvis.W.
Jarvis.W.
Jarvis.W.
Jarvis.W.
Jarvis.W.
Jarvis.W.
Jarvis.W.
.)ar»is,W.
Jarvi»,W.
Grand
Sknioh
Wardkn
Grand
Jtnior
Wakdbn
Hamilton, R.
Hamilton. R.
Kerr. Robt.
Hamilton, R.
Kerr, Robt.
Kerr. Robt.
Kerr, Robt.
Kerr, Robt.
Kerr, Robt.
Kerr, Robt.
Kerr, Robt.
Kerr, Robt.
K.Mr, Robt.
Kerr, Robt.
Kerr, Robt.
Kerr, Robt.
Beaaley, Roh
Grand
TRKA»DRItR
Butler, Jno
Crooks, Fr,
Danby.Chr
Danby.Chr
Danby.Chr
Warren. Jn
Warren, Jn
Warren, Jn
Foisyth,G.
Forsyth,G.
Forsyth, G.
F.)r8yth,G.
Forsyth, G.
Forsyth,G.
Forsyth, O.
For8ytli,G.
Haddeu,Jn
Mackay, Wm
Gardner, Sml
Clench, Ralfe
Clench, Ralfe
Clench, Ralfe
Forsyth, Geo.
Forsyth, Geo.
Forsyth, Geo.
McKay, John
McKay, John
McKay. John
McKay, John
McKay. John
McKay. John
McKay, John
Stewart, Alex
Hind, Thos.
8e'
Danby,Chr8,Phi
McKay, Jno Co(
Stewart.AlxCoi
Stewart. MxjMo
Stewart.AlxjMc
Stewart. Alx Mc
Stewart.Alx
Stewart. Alx
Stewart.Alx
Stewart.Alx
Stewart.Alx
Stewart.Alx
Tif
Tif
Tif
Tif
Tif
Tif
Stewart.Alx Tif
Stewart.Alx
Stewart.Alx
McKay, Jno
Cozens, Dan.
Tif
Tif
Tif
Pal
MOTHS.
A-The meetings from 1795 804 arc the only ones recorded in the Mss. The reader
will understaiul that this tal , incluJes onlv the.duly warranted Provincial Grand
Lodtte 1795-1822. The schismatic Provincial Grand Lodge commenced at Newark in
18oT ' From 1794 the meetings were probably held uuarterly except in 1812-1J-14.
B-Niagaraw.» also known as Newark from 1792-98 and then it was changed to
Niaffara Both names were used indidcriminately. „, , ,, -^ ^ j
C-The location of the hall is not given in 1794-6-7 or 1801. -The hall was .Una ed
next to the public house, which was 1. M "on the corner lot at the east end of the
Town adjoining the river and a Ma»..us' Lodge the next to .(."-(Extract from Ms )
The public house was next the river at the extreme north-west end of King street.
Newark on the beach and the Mason's Hall stood adjoining it. r, «. n w
I^The officers were nearly all residents of the conn.y o Lincoln. R. W . Bro Wm.
Jarri. and Bros. Robert Hamilton. Kerr. Butler. Fr.rsyth, Stewart. ClcncK TiffH^iy
Robt Addison Hodden. Hind, and John Fleming wore from Niagara ; Bros. W. McKay
SktrlcWrom Kingiton; Bros. Cozen«. Ken.hiok and KlingiDgbrumer from \ork
?Tor.ato and Bros. DeJardin and Beasley from Wentworth (Barton Township).
J-^Mrl: Weir's hotel was on the south-west corner of Frideaux «nd Gate street, in
Newark.
E— The Dep
Eastern Lodgei
F — No recon
Rev. Bro. Adili
G — Broa. Jos
Pruvinoial Grai
Secretary 8ucc(
H — There is
Jarvis died in I
RAND LODGE OF UPl'lsR CANADA— 1792-1821.
)MMUNICATI0N8 OF THE l'ROVI>fCIAL GRAND LODGE OF UPPER CANADA,
(NIAUARA), AND AT YORK (TOROHTO), OrPRB CANADA, 1792-1822
ie Provincial Gnnd Lodge of Upper C»n»da, and of the Subordinate Lodges under its juriBdiotion.
lAND
NKIH
RDKN
Grand
Jtkior
Wahdiin
ler.Jno
>k»,Fr
by.Chr
Grand
TRKA80BBR
Orand
8r,i KKTART
Mackay, Wm
Gardner, Sml
Clenoli, Ralfe
bv.ChrClench, Ralfe
by.Chr Clench, Ralfe
rren.Jn
iTeu.Jn
rren.Jn
syth.G.
lyth.G.
lyth.G.
ayth.G.
lyth.G.
syth.G.
gyth.G.
syth.G,
Ideu.Jn
Forsyth, Geo,
Forsyth, Geo,
Fomyth.Geo.
MoKay, John
McKay, John
McKay, John
McKay, John
McKay, John
MoKay, John
McKay, John
Stewart,Alex
Hind, Thoa.
Danby,Chr9
McKay, J no
Stewart, Alx
Stewart, 'Ix
Stewart, Alxj
Stewart, Alx
Stewart, Alx
Stewart, All
Stewart, Alx
Stewart, Alx
Stewart, Alx
Stewart, Alx
Stewart, Alx
Stewart.Alx
Stewart, Alx
MoKay, J no
Cozens, Dan.
Phelpi, Dvp
Cockrel,Rd.
Cockre!,Rd.
MoK»y, Jno
McKav, Jno
McKay, Jno
Tiffany, Svl.
Tiffany, Syl.
Tiffiinv, Syl.
Tiffany, Syl.
TilTanv, Svl.
Tiffany, Syl.
Tiffany, Syl.
iTiffanv, Svl.
Tiffany, Syl.
Tiffany, Syl.
Patrick, J rm
Deputy
Gkavd
Srcbrtarv
Note E
McKay, W.
McKay, W.
McKbv, W.
McKaJr, W.
MoKay, W.
McKay, W.
McKay, W.
McKay, W.
MoKav, W.
Patrick, Jrm
Note O
Grand
ClIAl-tJilN
NoteF
Addison, R.
Addison, R,
Addison, R.
Ad(liHon,R.
Addison, R.
Addison, R,
Addison, R.
Addison,R.
Addison, R.
Addison, R.
Addison, R.
Addison, R.
Addison, R.
Addison, R.
Grand
1'UR.sniVANT
DcJordin, P.
DeJanl
Canipbel
Campbel
Campbi'l
Campbel
Campbel
Campbel
Campbel
Campbel
Campbel
Campbel
Hassctt, John
Kendrick,D.W
n, P.
(iCO.
Ge...
Geo.
Geo.
Geo.
Geo.
Geo.
Geo.
Geo.
Geo.
GK/tND
Tvi.KR
Fleming, John
Fleming, John
Fleming, John
Fleming, .John
Fleming, Johi.
Fleming, John
Fleming, John
Fleming, John
Fleming, John
Fleming, John
Fleming, John
Fleming, John
Fleming, John
Klinging-
brumer, J.
*
u
1792
179»
1794
1795
1796
1797
1798
1708
17im
1798
1799
1799
I80(»
IHOO
1800
18C0
1801
1801
1802
1804
1805
22
the Mss. The reader
ted Provincial Grand
nenced at Newark in
:eptin 1812-13-14.
3n it was changed to
'he hall was situated
, the east end of the
'—(Extract from Ms.)
t end of King street,
In. R. W. Bro. Wm.
rart, Clench, Tiffany,
ira ; Bros. W. McKay
ngbrumer from York
rton Township).
X and Gate streets in
N0TK9.
E— The Deputy Grand Secretary was first appointed in 1798 for oonreniene* of
Eastern Lodges.
F— No record of a Grand Chaplain, Grand Pursuivant or Grand Tyler prior to 1798.
Rev. Bro. Addison probably acted as Grand Chaplain.
G— Bros. Joiihua Levsh and Caleb Humphries were the first Grand Deacons of the
Provincial Grand Lodge, 1804 : they were from York (Toronto). N.t assistant Grand
Secretary succeeded Bro. Patn k.
H— There ia m record of any meeting of Grand Lodge at York from 1804-22. Bro-
Jarvis died in 1817.
Opp. page 458.
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R .1 . n« "^"^ PROVINCIAL ^iKKt
KoU of Officer, and Dates of Communications of t»
Compiled from Records Preserve 1
Niagara
Niagara
Notn B
Location or
Ha LI,
NoteC Forsyth.G
Phov. Or.
Mastbk
Jan.
Mar
■fane 1
June 6
Sept.4
Oct. 1
Dec. 4
^ ar. 6
?ept. 3
Oct. 26
Dec. 3
Mar. 4
Juni, 3
Jun24
Sep. 3
Dec. 2
Mar. 3
June 2
Jun 24
NoteN
Jan 10
Mar. 7
June 6
Jun 23
S«p. 6
Dec. 6
Mar. 6
Ifiagara
Niagara
Niagai
.ra
Fr'mason's hall
Fr'mason's hall
Fr mason's hall
Fr'mason's hall
Fr'maaon's hall
Fr'mason'e hall
Fr'mason's hall
Fr'mason's hall
Fr'mason's hall
Fr'mason's hall
Note O
1822' June 5
Niagara
Niagara
Gr'nth m
Niagara
Niagara
Growl ad
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Thor'ld t
Niagara
Niugara
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Alx Roger's htl
Alx Roger's htl
PlShipman'shl
Alx Roger's htl
Alx Roger's htl
Clvn Cook's htl
Alx Roger's htl
Alx Roger's htl
Jas Roger's htl
Perry's hotel
Jas Roger's htl
Jas Roger's htl
Jas Roger's htl
Jas Roger's htl
•Iss Roger's htl
Jas Roger's htl
Jas Roger's htl
Jas Roger's htl
Jas Roger's htl
Forsyth.G.
Forsyth.G.
Forsyth.G.
Forsyth.G.
Kerr, Robt
Kerr, Robt
Kerr, Robt
Kerr, Rolit
Kerr, Robt
Kerr, Robt
Kerr, Robt
Kerr, Robt
Kerr, Robt
Kerr, Robt
Note R
Kerr, Robt
Notes
Provinci'i,
D. G. M
banby,(;hr
Danby.Chr
Danby.Chr
Danby.Chr
Danby.Chr
Danby,Chr
Danby,Chr,
Danby.ChrSwa
(IRREGJULAR) GRAND LODGE
Sohiimatic or Irregular Provinci
in the Archives of Private Lod
iD Sin.IGrami) Jdn.
IROIN I VVaRDKN
Itite D Note E
Broi n.Steph
zt.Iuac
Danby,Chr Mid luih.B,
Danby,ChrMid
Danby,Chr Mid
Kerr, Robt
Kerr, Robt
Lodge room
Lodge room
Lodge room
Lodge room
Lodge room
Lodge room
Lodge room
Koun's coffee hs
Danby,Chr
Darby,Chr
Danby.Chr
Danby.Chr
Danby.Chr
Mid itugh.B
Danby.Chr
Mid
Mid
Mid
Chr
«ngh,B.
augh.B.
Wallace, Wm
Middsugh.B.
Chrysler, Jno
Chrysler, Jno
Danby.Chr
ingh.B.
>i)gh,B
nigh,B.
il«r, J,
Grand
Trkasi'rk
Note F
Uowman.Adi
Bowman, Ad 8
Bowman, Ada
Adams. G. Danby.Chr
Adams, G.
Adams, G.
NoteM
Adams, G.
Adams, U.
Kerr, Robt
Danby.Chr
Kerr, Robt
Ken, Robt
Note P
NoteX
Chr iler, J
Ad ms, C.
Mid
Adams, 0.
Adams, G.
Adams. G.
Street,' T,
»»gh,B.
Mid lugh.B.
Mid ingh.B.
Brown, J.
Brow n, J.
Brown, J.
McPhail, P.
Bowman, Ada
Bowman.Adai
Bowman,Adar
Rogers, Jamei
Rogers, Jamea
Rogers, Jamet
Kay, Robert
Kay, Robert
41';Wotrei|tTori°8^^^^^^^
W! Stfl. ?*™ '''''» »'«° ''nown «8 Newark 1792
r A '.'i"""" ^\?re used indiHcriminat
F— There is no record nf aO T Mvn r n- laio
A?di.T'\'cVe7a°sStr„%«r'b^otre rS "^rWrBro.Ker-llTi
«ara„dirreKU..rOr«nrLtta^"'N^a^•;^ird2Sn7^^^^^^
NOTES.
at Vork.
H-Grand Deacons ,
first time In 1820. Bron
ti. S. on death of Bro.
J— There are only fo
ment of a Grand I'ursi
K— It 1r believed tl
continued as G. T. fro
li- There is no recoi
Delievod, however, t
•^iiT'i?'"''- Adams wai
R.W.Bro. McGillivraj
Master of the Irreguli
R.W.Bro. Kerr, but r
Zg!lJL. i K*y. Rotw t
I N-There is no
the irregular Gi
Krcat regularity.
I O-TheFreema
nre by the Ameri
If" sppointed for the I
jrd. Of appoint. ,_^,„„„
l!'i«'5.S.inI895. It is
.^ hcP ^"■'^'*?'^" ''V
flwiv L"""'""'™" J
fO^Mon at thereof
^r'-It was not
Urand Officers to
liavinir served in i
Q-Bros. Forsyl
iirown. Bowman,
and Lord were all
vicinity. Bros. W
Emtry, Afackie ,
Township of Stam
REG ULAR) GRAND LODGE OF UPPER CANADA fi
I of t\ iSohiimatic or Irregular Provincial fir.n-l i a '^'^ ^^^— I»03-22.
eser|j: th^ch-ves of Private Lodges^i^ruU^^'gln'L',^::^!'^^;^' -,^ Niagara. 1812-22.
■ U int>AWit IrikT /"I.. . _ '. " — —
Gra
W iBDiN VVardkn
ID Sii».|Gra!*i) Jcn.
J ite D Note E
GKAMt)
Tkkasitkkr
Note P
Grand
Skckktaby
Broi n,Steph
jSwa ze,IiMC
|Mid iiifrh.B.
Mid mgh.B.
Mid >ugh,B
Mid lugh.B,
Tiffany.Sylv.
Tiflrany,,Sylv.
Tiffany.Sylv.
I Note L
Midd.ughB.Bown,an,AdamEme'5:w;:-
Chry8ler,Jno|Bowinan,Adam "-- "•
Chrysler, JnolBowman. Adam
Grand
Chaplain
NoteG
Grand
1>KAC0N.S
Mid
Midi
Mid
ingh.B.
togh.B.
■|,B.
Adams, G, Bowman.Adam Maokie. Alex
Emery, Wm. Addison, Robt.
Mackie. Alex Addison. Robt.
Grand
pumcivant
Note H Note J Note K
Tvr.KR
Grand
Yb.
Mackie. Alex
Addison, Robt.
Addison. Robt.
Addison. Robt.)
Addison. Robt. I
Addison, Robt I
Lord. Samuel
Lord. Samuel
Brown. J.
{id ingh,fi.
lid ingh,B.
Bro« n, J,
Brown, J.
4id.ugh,R Brown. J. Roger.. James Burch. John
Chr,.r,. Ada.ns,a. Bo.man.Adam(coekrell. R.Addison. Robt. | Note g jsiater.MaJor
Dhr ,ler. , Adam,. G. Bowman.Adam Burch. John Addison. Robt,
Ad»„,C. Street, T. Rogers. Jame. Burch. John Addison. Robt.
NoteU
Note V
Rogers, Jamet
Kay, Robert
Burch. John
McBride.Ed.
Addison, Robt.
Addison, Robt.
ii«l .«gM McPhail. P. Kay. Robert McBride.Ed. Addison. Robt.
Note W Lutz, Jacob
Truesdel.Aw
Zg!!ll_i Kay. Robert Chisholm. P. Ad^;,»,, R<,bt.
« "Mointed for the
"'"'ide was reelected
in 1822.
va?"*' "' appoint-
™ 18^ "''"•" *''<""'"«
o" !!i'l!."'^n'"'885. It is
ly hcP „""■"■'?''?«' ''V
til .n;.„''^''an"'. was
"> "^con at the rcur
Roulei. W.
Note Y I Cramer. R.
1803
1803
1804
1805
18U0
1807
1808
180»
1810
1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
I8I6
1816
1816
1816
1816
1816
1816
1817
1817
1817
11817
1818
1818
11818
1818
1818
1819
1819
18.19
1820
1 1821
1821
1821
1821
1821
1821
11822
G^rgeCTge nSIt o?8^'"r constitute St.
tham"towlJrh?S: ri°n,l^in°VS'- f'''th«r.nes,Grau-
M,.Xt,'. "~Be. "O. «7. of St.
tham township. Lincoln Co
tioB was hold Sept 3 "°* '° "'''* ">« e'e°-
X- o',S?;ro^'flT,^""'" '- e'-tion.""""'
co^P?•'drau'i\",^««r& -tn 1874. „. w.
t,-^,
803-22.
12, and Niagara, 1812-22.
us MS8.
Grand
Dkacons
Note H Note J
Grand
pur«oivant
Tyi.kk
Granii
NoteQ
Note T
Note U
Note V
Lonl, Samuel
Lord, Samuel]
Brown, J.
Slater, Major
NoteK
Yb.
Note W Lutz, Jacob
' Note Y
True«del,Aw
Roule», W,
Cramer, U.
1803
1803
1804
1805
1806
1807
11808
180»
1810
1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816
1816
1816
1816
1816
1816
1816
1817
1817
1817
1817
1 181 8
1818
1818
1818
1818
1819
1819
1819
1820
1821
1821
1821
1821
1821
1821
1822
1822
i7„?"f ^^"* x,""?-''"F to constitute St
orge 8 Lodge, No. 27. of 8t. Catharines Gran
.m township. Lincoln Co. ""'""""•"'^"n-
l^?'v"^^«"^ meeting 10 constitute Hiram
• "^ThP rri'nH n^'^'*'^ *"•• Welland co.
ari5^-„J*"1 Offlcers were elected on the
Wednesday in J one in each year.
,r« K i;^ *"" "° meeting of Grand Lodge on
^wL' Z^Ts^" "'°™" •" '*'"' *'•''' '°'
siuirfiS^* meeting »o constitute Lodge
V Thi ™ J°."'"*'''P.°u' Jhorold. Lincoln 3
- fiS" '^'^^^^ZT, "l""*'*' '"'■ election.
K- Office not fllled.
-Chas. Koun's coffee house until 1874, n. w
. Pndeaux and Vittoria, Niagara.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
CHAPTER XX.
The F-STPKHion of Craft History.-Lifk of William J.kvis.
for J^r „"evaT;ir"S;^"^'' f'^ '^' ^'^''^^^ -^ tree-life of U^
ci^nLtion the ;irffi.^,lH *''''' clearings and but few evidences of
U rmust E; anoarfn? Th P^'f ^"^^^ to advancement in every line of
th' Niakra £;.? Therefore, when we view the surroundings in
fraternal Ian krfn. m "^''^ ^"* °"" P^^^^ «^ ^^e social or rather
of ol^Say ?he re^^^^^^^^^^ ""/» '^^7 ^" '"'^'^^ ^^'^ ^^e brethren
as it climh^H ?u? V I 'boyhood o^ the (raft, with its vearnings
™i; astr.'irLxi^ficiis.t^ '"' >'™' '" '-- "-^ '^y-
uuge oi upper Lanada. liaviiiR been appointed to that po-i-
46o
HISTORY OF FREEMASOVRY IN CANADA.
R. W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis, p. G. M., 1792-1817.
Lod"/e o°&ld?hrn^ eri;), under the title of the United Grand
landTnfhi! v?ar of gracT" " "'"' '""^''^'^ '''' ''''^' '" ^ng-
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 46I
Samuel Jarvis was born on the 27th December, 1720. and was the
town-clerk of Stamford, Conn., from 1760 to 1775. He died in 1783.
William Jarvis, the grandfather of Samuel Jarvis, was born on the
5th October, 1698, and died on 27th September, 1777, and resided at
Huntingdon, Long Island, and married Naomi Brush, of Cold Spring,
Long Island.
Samuel Jarvis, bought a homestead " with a barn and shed " on
the nth January, 1744, from Nathan Finch. William and his two
brothers, Munson and John Jarvis, were loyalists, and were seized
at the commencement of the revolutionary war by American soldiers.
In the month of August " on a clear night " they were taken in an open
boat to Long Island and found hospitality in the home of a Mr. Coles,
who treated them kindly. In 1783 Munson and John went to New
Brunswick. The former died at St. John on the 7th October, 1825,
and the latter at the same place on the nth February, 1845.
The Jarvis family was ever loyal to the crown. William was sent
at an early age to England and received an education, which fitted
iiim not only for civil but for military life. He was a well-read man,
of genial character and fair business ability. He was commissioned as
an ensign in the Queen's Rangers, or ist American Regiment, that
commanded by Col. John Graves Simcoe, prior to 1780. His grand-
son, Mr. George Murray Jarvis, of Ottawa, Ontario, has a MS. letter
addressed to him as " Ensign Jarvis, Queen's Rangers, Portsmouth,
Virgmia," dated ist May, 1780. He was promoted in 1782 to colonel
m the same regiment. He was present at the siege of Yorktown and
was wounded in that memorable engagement in October of 1871.
There is no doubt that he was in the fight and was injured, for
Munson Jarvis, writing in February, 1784, from Nova Scotia, says:
■' I hope by this time you are recovered of vour wound."
The Rangers, which consisted of both cavalry and infantry, dis-
banded in 1783, and the Army List of 1798 (page 573) gives the names
of forty-four officers, who were placed on half-pay, many ot whom
settled in Upper Canada— some of them Masons— and in the number
we find the name of William Jarvis. He returned home and in 1785
went to England, and was married in his twenty-ninth year, on the
1 2th December, 1785, at the fashionable church, St. George's, Hanover
Square, London, to Miss Hannah Owen Peters, the daughter of Dr
Peters, an episcopal clergyman of Hebron, Conn. The bride was
twenty-three years of age. Jarvis was commissioned in 1789 as a
leutenant in the " Western Regiment of Militia," in Middlesex, Eng-
land, and on the 1st January, 1791, as a captain in the same regiment.
It IS at this period of his career that we take up the thread
of his Masonic connection. He was made a Mason on the 7th
February, 1792. The minutes of the Grand Master's lodge, held at
London, give the following record:
" William Jarvis, Esq., Captain in the West Middlesex Militia (late Cornet
in the Queen's Rangers' Dragoons) was initiated in the Grand Master's Lodge
on the 7th February, 1792."
The Grand Officers present were:
" His Grace, the Duke of Athol.
Grand Master in the chair.
R.W. James Agar, Esq., D.G.M.
R.W. William Dickey, Esq., P.S.G.W.
as S.W.
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R. W. Ero. Wm. Jarvis, as an officer in The Queen's Rangeks
R.W. James Jones, Esq., P.G.G.W.
as J.W.
R.W. Thomas Harper, P.S.G.W. as S.D.
R.W. Robert Leslie, Esq.. G. Sec. as J.D.
K.W. John Bunn, Esq., S.G.W.
and many other membe.s."
In the books of the Grand Chapter register of the Ancient CmnH
Chapter we find in folio 8, Vol. A, this entry: " 1792. Apr S Ur"^
W.lham, G. M. L.-240 certified." showing that VvX m ^rvis n
mernber of the Grand Master's lodge, was^ admitted o the Ro;al
Arch ,„ lodge No. 240, and that he received a Roval Ar h cert fi
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN laiNaUA.
463
The reader will understand that prior to 1791 the Roval Arch
dej,'ree in Canada was given in chapters attached to the Crait lodges,
in fact, the capitular degree was considered the completion of the
" Atholl " Craft degrees.
•As before stated Bro. Jarvis married the daughter of the Rev.
Samuel Peters, of Hebron, Conn., and it is not therefore surprising
that we should find in the next line on the same date and folio this
entry: Peters, Sam'l, Rev'd., 4,240 certified," which shows that the
Kev. bamuel Peters was a member of lodge No. 4, now No 7 and
was admitted to the Royal Arch in lodge No. 240, and received a
Royal Arch certificate, although the word " certified" is scored with
a single line, as 1 the entry had been made in error. It is recorded
on page 481 of the Grand registry of the Ancients that the Rev.
bamuel Peters was initiated in March, 1792, and paid los 6d
1 I. T^ ^ connection it may be stated that on the same date Rro.
John Darley. who was so active at a later period in the work of No
0, at Kingston, Canada, was a member of No. 4, now No 7 iii
London, and was admitted to the Royal Arch in lodge No. 240 and
also received his certificate. ^ . " '"
William Jarvis was appointed the Provincial Grand Master of
MaSToTih P?f • ?"^^^by the Duke of Athol, the M. W G^and
S Vv. o Grand lodge of England, on the 7th March,
1/92. (Vol. 3, page 395, Minutes of Athol Grand Lodge ) The
records extracted from the books of the Grand Lodge of England
show-^ how- and when the appointment was made
Re<.i?trar nf?.Il p'^ ^^^ j^^'^ ^^^« appointed as " Secretarv and
Kegistrar of the Records of the Province of Upper Canada" He
sailed from Gravesend in May. 1792. and of his proposed rip he says
jarvis, at bt. John, New Brunswick, dated March 28th, A.D. 1792:
<i.rr! ^"^ i" possession of the sign manual from His Majesty, constituting me
Secretary and Registrar of the Province of Upper Canada vv th he oower .f
appointing my Deputies, and in every other respect a very full warrant T.m
iZuJ r"' '^"■''■1 ^° ""' ^"^"'^^ ^° inform'you tSh cTanTLodgeTf
no"^ n C rd/ ciand M T' 'T f''' '•'''''°'"*^'' P""" Edward X i
now in Canada, Grand Master of Ancient Masons in Lower Canad-i and
pointn" n^s^trarthS^LrdTaleTont e'i \Z ^'J^orAi^nsZTo ^^d
3;'/Q'n? RaTgeSr Jo^rrJV''^ ' ^^""^^-' ^-^^^" ^^"-. ^ -^^^^^^
word^-'oueen'^"" it •^' fl to the reading in the MS. letter of the
"Z" V; f- * 'f abbreviated, and mav be either " Qns " or
2d It must mean the " Queen's Rangers," as there was no reri-
ment known as the 2nd Rangers. ^
and H^e^0^e.'n"c'%^*"^''' "t"?"' ^'-n^'°^ '" the revolutionary war
Sni tS f ^"^^'i i" ^PP^*" ^^"^^^ ^e'-e different organiza-
tions. The former was disbanded in 1783; the latter was recruited in
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN C.WAPA.
T •^" T^784 Munsoii Jarvis addressed his letter " To (nrn^f v\'iii:
Jarvis. L. R. Dragoons. No. 2 Comp'v " so that R W r t '""•"
the official staff on tL nth S^ntember T^<i ". ''^' ^^•"Sston with
opening of the first sesion nf ?h '■ ^-^f' ^"^. "^^^ P'""^"^ ^^ the
September 1702^ If Z -.r ^^e provincial parliament on the 17th
settlers Parliam^Af ^^^u ,^?"^'^"' officials, storekeepers and
the goverimeS to vTrlc'"' ""'' ^^^^ "^^" '' -- --'^-d, with
Gove?;Sriim?oe^;^r7o"' '^(^^^^^^^^ "^ ^' trip being with
Surveyor-General I) W Sniith fh V^". ^'^'^ ^''" ''"^'^ «"* ^y the
the park lot at the soutlleast cLi' ^'n T'"' 'Jf'^l'^'^' '"^"^^ «'^*^""^"d
line) streets sSh b Hit f!!r 1 " °^ ^"^^ ^"^ Sherbourne (Caro-
finely finished ho« e of hewn loes da^S"' H° V'^' t"°^'"^ y^^^' '"^
material for the house was cut on th^?''^^? °u" *^^ ""^^'^e. The
two stories an J f half Tn height f.cedPnsJ^K^ ^"•^^•"^' ^^ich was
built directly on the strL Hne/nH th ^^^''^^^"'""^ street. It was
the Sherbourne s reet-then rlf r f '"a"! ^'"trance was through
was an attempt at ornaLema^on A T"'~'^'''''' ^^^'^ ''^''^' ^^ere
Duke street, £it th?re was no Pn;r. ?^ extension ran east along
Farther along i:^TiZcl wit "fhTgVUkefret" ^'^S^''^
Duke street into the lot where were hnHt ™ • ^ , opening from
and a root house, for the Secretarv hr^, capacious barns, outhouses
a number of horses cows .Wn^ 1 ^ '\'^ '""' ^'"^"^ Niagara
planted fruit troes'amon\''^tich^rs^f:^n ^^'^^"^ Jhe house v?ere
been an especial favorit? wkh thf ^ P"^""' /^''"^h seems to have
south ofthe'housewiraUmy verandah"^ Theh?-',.-^* *'^ '''' °^
white. ^ verandah. I he building was painted
and Wst't£/L"*rS",^''?.|r^\r\oT"^"^ '"^ '"''-'
corner on the ground floor was rnnvJ^; ^ • . "P^^'^^s room at the
rooms of the familv be.W aTthe r7.r .1'"*° ^" ^<^^«' ^^e living
above the Secretarv^s offic? was the 1^1"^ ''^''^'''- ^" ^^e floo?
and parties were frequently held It vf^c^^^'T^/^u^"^ '''^''^ ^alls
flight of winding stairs from the ml n hair'' ^^ ' ^'"^^''"'^
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
465
1 *.;«^!^ ^ ^''^ Jr*"'^ ^'^* ^ "'^^ °^ Striking personal appearance,
tl^VT m"^ ^''' '" r^^"'"*^' ^^" proportioned, with a fine face
rJiJ^li ■ .u^""^ frequently occurs in the archives of Upper
Canada during the administration of Governors Simcoe, Hunter and
m^nJ' ll^'Tif" f.P^^holder in St. James' church from its commence-
ment. In The Cazette and Oracle of November 3rd. 180^. his name
may be found appended as Provincial Secretary ti an orckr of Gov-
ernor Hunter, appointing a day and place for holding a weekly pub-
lic market at York. He was foreman of the jury which in iC
Tt!^ wi-^'^"'"'f ^^J^'" J°hn Small for killing Attorney-GenerS
John VVh.to in a duel. Following the custom of the time he was a
sbveholder and in the early part of March. i8ii. he cor^plain^d to
the court that a small negro boy and girl, his slaVes, had solen siU
"'"i; M\^?l'^ ^?"1 t'^ ^"'^ ''^'^' which they made good thdr esJa'pe
S^li'^'V?'^ ''"^ ^vf" -^'^^^ ^"^ «d^'«^d by on! Coachl^, a ??ee
Zf ^'if ^<=^"sed having been caught, the court ordered that the
boy named Henry, but commonly known as " Prince/' be commit!
clctl/r-disJtfrgJS' '''' '^ '-^^"^-^ ^° her master .TZt
_ Secretary Jaryis presided at a meeting of the subscribers for the
improvement of Yonge street on Monday, March othT^i and
after the meeting the committee went in a body to view that oart
plac^V^rS^,^-SistlS ^G^vIJn^r St^^S^
very peremptory at times in his dismissals. The Quakers from uS
ITIVT r"i V^^'^S^*'°"' headed by Timothy Roge? and
Jacob Lundy, o the Governor, complaining of the difficulty and de
lay they experienced in getting the patent! for theiJlands where
upon Mr. Jarvis and several other officers of the prov nee weTe or-'
Hpnnl ° ^PPfA *h,^ "'^*^^^y before the Governor, together with the
cSed " The9rten;. ^°'"*'"^ *°, '^' Q"^'^^^^ ' the Governo? x!
Claimed. Ihese gentlemen complain that they cannot e-et thf.,V
patents." Each of the officials tried to exculpate hSf but it .n
peared that the order for the patents was m(^?e tha^a v^ar old «n^d
Mr Jarvis was found to be the^ne most to bameTh J unfortunate
Secretary could only say that the pressure of business in his office
rw'tn^T J^'* he had been absolutely unable up to ?heprS
or's reol? "?f'tSr''''"'''.P^''"I^ ''^^y- " ^ir," was the Govern-
or s reply, if they are not forthcom ng, every one of thprn /nH
placed m the hands of these gentlemen hSe Tn my presence aT'noSn
on Thursday next, by George. I'll un-Jarvis you.^ ^ °°"
on the ^ih Aui'sT'iS^T^ %!''''' T'-^' ^^t'^' ^h^ch occurred
Toronto. The grave plot was on the west side of the churrh t£
m!^ o;JI 1 1 • y J^ have a distinct recollection of standing at
the grave, bokmg up Court street, then a lane," so that the "xaS
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IirSTf)RV OI- FRKKMASONRV [N CANADA.
BuRTAT. Place of R. W. Bro. Jarvts. St. James' Cemet
ERY.
Sacred
To th(? Memori/of
'^llUkH JARV/|]3
W/to was Horn
September//'-/Z56
<3i'oAniJ of -^oQ
//« eldest daughter
and Wfferf
George Ha mi (to 71
hornSI^'ofDeremberl78fi
St. JA.MES' CkMETERV, 1856. .St. JaMKS' CHlRCHVARn, 1817.
Inscriptions on the Tomb of R. W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis.
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
407
K.;Se'JrcXs liZ ^'""" '"''' "'^°"' '" ^ "- (-^^) -th the
able position' winch hc'h-'i'r'' 7'' ,'"^'' ^.« ^^«^ ^"'^ '^ »''« ''o"or-
but also arProSii's cm ""'y/« P^-incial Grand Master,
was defrayed by contr buu'onl rnn, Tn »k *,""! '"P?"'^ °^ ^^^^ burial
The records of nT i, at rH.n l \ ' '\' '""^^^es in the jurisdiction,
voted £,. ics o towlrd. thl '" '*'" ' ^^^^ °" ^^^^ October, 1817.
Master Wnt Tarvrdec^ased •• "•■" ^"^"^"^ "^ °"'- '^'^ <"'-''
vis. s^KnTd'^s'^S t^rTpT^ ^^^\r' ^^ ?^^P^^" J-
cava ry in the South r-irniino ^' ^ ?• ' ^^'*- ^^'''^ ^ hcutenant of
action^ durVnp th^revSuH "narf4' "^'fJ" if^^' .«"d ^^^ *" «-eraI
after the revolution, and I en om.wLd tn V^ 'V^'"^, Brunswick
a cousin of the Provincia V 3%'leT fn^^ ^""r^"' ^^' ^'"'^
registrar of the coiinti<.c A; v^ 1 U • '' ^"^ ^^^^ for vcars the
district, but exchange , he office of ;'''".° '".^ ^f'' ^'^^ ^'^ H°"^«
Mr. Sann.el Ridout Stenl^cn Tnrl, '^"^';''"" ^u- *^^* "^ '^'^^"ff ^^ith
purpose of securing the Sffice t o h « ""'''' J^'^ exchange for the
ford Jarvis. Stcphfn died at T-nn '°"'J''' ^*" ^'"'^"^ ^ots-
year of his age a the residenJ. f .^ '" '^4"' '" the eightv-fourth
Canada College. After thf death nf wu^''" r^'. ^'^"''^ °f Upper
ofhce of Secretary of the ProWp ^'"'^"? ^^''''' *he duties of he
Samuel Peters Jar4 who Xl fn T' ^^'•^^'■'"^d by his eldest son.
1857. Jarvis.who died in Toronto on the 6th September.
the infl;[:;:e^Ie^ote^s:r''^ci!:rrh;^ '^^f/----^^ -ore energy.
Craft a far more Advanced position tLnTf"^ ^'^' '^'^"^ ^° ^'^'^ the
as the Provincial Grand Master ^'''" ''"""^ ^'^ ''^^•"^'^
recor{?/teTnd^/ttc'un?enreZ ^''".^^^•.^"d one of the earliest
1-ster the oaths of oLe to he rne^W ''w? ^T ^^^'"^'^'^ ^o admin-
per Canada. *^^ members of the first legislature of Up-
^ The appointment of R. W Bro Tarv.'c f^ *i,
tion of Provincial Grand MaVter hv lul A ? ^^^r '[esponsible posi-
have been n.ade with a ?uirknowIedy '"f tV/a'^elle ''"; ^°.!'-'^' "°*
an executive and governing head Tn?e the ¥wT m^^'''^^ ^'
pied a responsible and official nn.Uinn "t' J^' ^f^ther occu-
ernment of the day but if the ^S /" .^o"."f,<=t,on with the gov-
istcred in the same' main-r as h1rM°^ ^" '7' ^'^^ ^^^'"^ ''^^^"i-'"-
well for the governm^nrof tSe cSinYrv'" Th.'^-^V 'J* ^''^ "^* ^""^^
Jarvis led to disastrous confusion anH^J^ initiatory acts of Bro.
been written concerning the pXVo^he^T''.'-.^''"*^*"'"^^ h^^*=
highest Masonic authority in Enghnd ^"''^d'ted agent of the
the curren? biSn^et o7 t^mtrrbut''^ H """^ '" ^"^^'"^
Rro. Christopher Danby a brother who V, ^u^^ '"*" '"' ^"""^^Is
England, and who had arrived in th. ''''. ''^'" T'^^ ^ ^^'"^^o" '"
Bro. Jarvis. The advice tendered hvtv^r^'.l ^^^'^^ ^^"^^ time as
for the Craft, for Danbv vvas one wL ? ^""'J'^'J^'^ ""t augur well
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
those who were directly opposed to the views of the Provincial
Grand Master.
W. Bro. Hon. Robert Hamilton, was the Deputy Provincial
Grand Master of the First Provincial Grand Lodge under R. VV.
Bro. William Jarvis. He was a merchant of Niagara, a member of
the Land Board in 1791 at that place, a member of the first Execu-
tive Council of the civil government in 1792, and a man prominent
m affairs in that part of Upper Canada, tie was pIso the first judge
o- .e district of Nassau. Lord Doi Chester formed western Canada
into four districts, of which one was Nassau, and it was located be-
tween the river Trent on the east and to a line extending from
Long Pomt north from the western boundary which included the
Niagara pewinsula.
In 1797 the lodges at Niagara elected him as Provincial Grand
Marter m the place of R. W. Bro. Jarvis, although the records after
that date give the name of the latter officer as continuing in the
oltice to which he had been appointed. R. W. Bro. Simon Mc-
Gillivray, however, in a letter, which he wrote to the Grand Master
of England in 1822, states that after R. W. Bro. Jarvis removed to
York "the lodges at Niagara held a meeting and elected the late
Robert Hamilton. Provincial Grand Master," but, he added, " Jarvis
retained his warrant." It is possible that the lodges did this in 1797
and at a subsequent meeting in 1799-1800 re-elected Jarvis, for in a
circular, dated 2yth March, 1803, " R. W. Bro. William Jarvis, Esq.,
G. Master," is given.
During the American revolution Mr. Hamilton, in partnership
with Ml. (afterwards Hon.) Richard Cartwright, established a store
on Carleton Island, near the military post which was known as Fort
Haldimand, and carried on an extensive trade with the Indians.
Soon after the close of the war Mr. Hamilton removed to Queens-
ton, and was appointed one of the local judges, having Lieut.-Col
John Butler as his colleague on the bench.
Captain Patrick Campbell, who visited Niagara in December
1790, says: '
" Mr. Robert Hamilton, a gentleman of the first rank and property in the
neighborhood, and one of the Governor's Council, came also to wait on me
and invite me to his house, an honor I readily embraced. He and Mrs. Hamil-
ton were so very obliging as to go along with me in their oak sled tr see the
Grand Falls of Niagara."
Hamilton built a large stone residence at Queenston, a brewery
and a warehouse. In 1791 he was appointed a member of the Legis-
lative Council for the new Province of Upper Canada, an office he
retained until his death. For some time he distinguished himself in
connection with Mr. Cartwright, his old partner, also a member by
opposing government measures, thereby incurring Lt.-Governor Sin^-
coe s lively displeasure. In one of the Governor's despatches he de-
nounces Hamilton as an " avowed republican," but when it was
hinted that certain privileges would be taken away from them the
opposition ceased. Governor Simcoe acknowledged that he had re
ceived much valuable information respecting the commerce of tlie
country, and particularly the Indian trade of the far west, from Mr
Ki'ilgston" "^^'^^^ ^^*^^'' °^ *^^ '^*^ "°"- J°''" I^amilton, of
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
469
... I. 1 1
4 «*' . .
R. W. Bro. Col. Butler.
11
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The following entry concerning Mr. Hamilton is found in Mrs
binicoes diary, dated at Niagara, 30th July, 1792:
♦«, "^' V°^**'u '"'' breakfasted at Mr. Hamilton's, a merchant who lives
.nH.H'l"^ "I ^"V^ the landing, where the cargoes going to Detroit are
landed and sent 9 miles to Ft. Chippewa."
»!, •^''' "*•""!?" ''*8 a very good stone howse the back rooms looking on
hL"^^f' ^ f^'l'"^' •*"' If"^'' °^ '^"^ •'"""' '" ^ delightful covered walk.
Both below and above in all weather."
The Grand Senior Warden was Lieut.-Col John Butler, who
was a charter member of St. John's Lodge of Friendship No. 2. He
was born m New London, province of Connecticut, in 1728 His
life was spent m the service of the crown. In the war with France
tor the conquest of Canada he distinguished himself at the battle of
^«.l nnT' Z '^' 8*\September, 1755, and was present at the
attack on Ticonderoga arid the capture of Fort Frontenac, and also
at the siege and capitulation of Fort Niagara, 25th July, 1750
mur.T!:r.J^^\ T"f^*"^ ^^I ^'"^d Sir Wm. Johnson took corn-
s' r»h *^^„^^*^'^ ^?'"«'. apd the conduct of the Indians devolved
on Butler. He greatly distinguished himself in the defeat of a re-
Durfnl PonH.."^ accompanied Gen. Amherst against Montreal.
During Pontiac s war he was active in restraining the Six Nations
from taking part Owing to his knowledge of Indian languages he
Th o?^r? '" '^^ r^'" ^^*=" *h« department was redufedlt tl e
end of that war. In 1775 he accompanied Col. Guy Johnson to
Montreal and was sent by Sir Guy Carleton to Fort Niagara toTaW
of F!rt°Un' t^^'T'^i '^'''- i" '777 he was present ft the s kge
Rangers." " '^^^^ '"^ ''^"^^^^ ''"°^" *« " Sutler's
for the" w?f! 5" "^wv'' "^^^^ V' *^^^? R"'^"^'' *"^ w»s exchanged
tor the wife of a Whig colonel, named Campbell. In 1778 he took
and destroyed e ght forts in the Susquehanna valley LarWyomTne
and defeated a large force of Americans in a pitched battle In Sf^
same j-ear he built a row of log barracks at Sgara. on the Cana-
cSLe'd in°nim'brrr''S?''=^ was gradually enlai/ed as Ws corps in-
creased in numbers. These buildings were known as the Rancr^rc'
barracks, and are still standing. During the years i779-8^8?^and
82 his corps was engaged in many successful expedkionT After
E ^% r' appointed deputy superintendent of the Indians and
justice of he district court, and enjoyed a salary of fqw steriini^
CorSer' ''°°' -'*h \^r °^'^"^ '^' hSiself a^n?famn^^'
Col. Butler was one of the founders and the fir^t nafr«« Jit lu
present parish of St. Mark's in Niagar? or Newark as ^^was then
tetd- in'^Setult1n';i,?£,\^^' ''^' ^"^ "^ ^-i- "ere^ 'i^"
passing the town line on the stone roK It Catharines "''''
the Rev RoS'ahh- ^'"^^\'" '^' ^''"^^»'' >" the handwriting of
Sfi T u « fr ^<id'f«>"' 's the entry in the year 1706 " Mav t cth
Col. John Butler, of the Rangers, buried fmv natron?"' xflJ^}-
"Cn in N^ "r^^ '" ^t.^ ^^"^^^- '' -aMrL. Bu U wi^
Born in New London. Province of Connecticut 1728 nje/o*
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
471
In Mrs. Simcoe's diary is the following brief entry : " Navy Hall.
15th May, 1796. Whit Sunday. Coll. Butler buried."
Bro. William McKay, the Deputy Grand Secretary, resided in
Kingston, and was a member of lodge No. 6. For the convenience
of the brethren living east of York, in the Midland district, he was
appointed Deputy Grand Secretary. On the 14th December, 1799s
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Niagara '3,,™ S'r'' w ^^'"f ■^«"">'' "■» Grand Secretary at
lodges eastward may be done thro' him." "*
1.,^ The Provincial Grand Lodge in this matter, as in many others
had acted without consultation with the Provincial GrTnd^Master
larran? o?'?,"*' r ''^??.- ^^^^^'^ "^"^« '« ^^""d at the head of the
^^arrant of the Grand Master's lodge in 1796, in which he is men
wlVr Gra"d Junior Warden."^ In the p^ceeZg of the PrS-"
vincial Grand Lodge of 1800 there is mentioned " W Bro Toh^
McKay Grand Junior Warden," and also the record of ihraoDohit
ment of R. W. Bro. Wm. McKay, as Deputy Grand Secretarv^ HU
ES^e^'^H "°* ^°""^ '" ""^ ^^'^^^-^^ connected wfth'drand
Lodge He was a government official and the W. M. of No 6 at
Kingston in 1795. He was also the bearer of the warrant nft'hn I
as r;/n;i §''*■"'"■ Tiffany who succeeded Bro. Davenport Phetos
Nia^Sa tZT"' ™' S? ^"'"'" °' ^'- GM^n xSy both of
A nScan SraVtJe 'firS'"'"' °' '^'" V^P" Canada G^azette, or
and tflS^%Z ^'kr^SZLT''-' " '^■'»- '''"''^■
?«,d^„""^r,--^S^„.n'^"Ci^^^^
moved to Canandaeuia NY jlT\u ^^"?^.^. ^''^"^ ^803, and
He ceased his connfctbn as r'r.nH cj^''! established a newspaper.
Jermyn Patrick hZ that of^cen^1^;"anrk"w'R' ^f' \ ^^°-
held the same office in the scliismaU?' CrLf ^\^"'- 'l^}' ^""^'y
November, i8or Bro Svlves er rlff^ ^ u^""^^^ ^* Niagara in
E. IL Tiffany, tf AlTxan^Ha" OnSrir "" *'^ ^"-^"^""^^^ °^ «-
man^of 'iJnusual- SaTnEls^'li? w^as^ b"^ ""^^'J.^ k'^^^^-^' -- ^
though his family came oriSnalk^^^^ "I ^^'^'■°"' C°""' «'-
grandfather was William Phelns wZ I? M^t"'^ '^ ^"^'^"^- ^'^^
good ship " Mary annohn'' fn ifiJo Th"* ^r""-, ^"^^'^"^ '" ^^^
Chester, Mass., for five years and tSn I ^^",V -^ ''^^^ '" ^or-
1635. There ihe fatherdied in 1672 ' hJI ? .^'"^'°''- ^•^""•' ""
Timothy and another, who went to lix^ . H l'"'"" '?•"'' J^^^P^-
Davenport Phelps was descended from Tnc I S?!"""' ^°""- ^ro.
cated at Dartmouth colleee New iZlT^^ ^^^^^^ "^ was edu-
being John Brand or Rifn't son of?ltl"^ """^ "^ ^l' schoolmates
Nations Indians. Bro PhSns was aT.«7f "''^';'^r; ^^'^^ ^^ ^^e Six
and his family, and espeaaUy' of\l ^o^ apt"'BrI„f '"^"^'^ '^'^'^^
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
473
Thayendanegea was present at the organization of Barton lodge,
Hamilton, on 31st January, 1796, when W. Bro. Davenport Phelps
was in the chair. So strong was his friendship for Phelps that on the
24th June, 1803, he walked to the house of Bro. Richard Beasley to
hear Bro. Phelps preach a sermon on the festival.
This brother was originally educated for the church, and about
1790 was sent by an American episcopalian church to Canada to
preach. For the first few years he lived at Niagara, close to old Fort
George, where he preached, and where it is understood he was asso-
ciated with the Rev. Dr. Addison. He also preached at Queenston
and at the Twelve Mile Creek, the site of the present city of St.
Catharines. After this he was located at the Forty Mile Creek,
wh^re there was a prosperous Craft lodge. Later he spent a few
week5 at the house of Robert Kerr, in Hamilton, who was the
brother-in-law of John Brant, and there he again met his old friends.
Tho attachment of these Indians to Phelps induced them on one
occjision to present him with some thousands of acres of land in the
township of Glanford, but the claim was lost through neglect.
The Masonic work of Bro. Phelps is closely interwoven with
the early history of the province of Upper Canada. He was the first
Grand Secretary of the first Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Can-
ada, the first Master of Barton lodge, at Hamilton, and was identi-
fied with Masonic work throughout the entire Niagara district. The
following notice, which appeared in The Upper Canada Gazette of
loth July, 1794, proves that he possessed good business ability:
" His Excellency, the Lieut. Gov., has been pleased to appoint Davenport
Phelps, Esq., to be an attorney and advocate in His Majesty's Courts of Jus-
tice in this Province and Thomas Ridout, Gentleman, Public Notary."
By those who knew him he was considered a man of erudition
and culture, of sterling integrity, and worthy the respect of not the
Craft alone, but of all with whom he came into contact.
Not only was Bro. Davenport Phelps known as a notary public
and lawyer, but he also had a reputation as a lay preacher in the
Anglican church. In a letter of nth January, 1798, written bv the
bishop of Quebec to Mr. President Russell, who was then President
of Upper Canada, his lordship states that he had received a letter
from Sir John Johnson, enclosing another from Capt. Brant, on the
subject of establishing a stipendiarv clergyman amongst the Five
Nations Indians.
Capt. Joseph Brant, when in England in 1796, had had a con-
versation with the archbishop of Canterburv on the subject of ap-
pointing a clergyman for the Five Nations Indians, and he not only
recommended Bro. Phelps, but made application to the bishop of
Quebec, through Sir John Johnson, for his ordination after he had
been dulv examined. Brant stated:
" He is a person whom we would wish to have and it is also the wish of
several respectable inhabitants in th-; neighborhood and he has sufficient testi-
trcriiais of his moral character ant', loyalty."
In writing to the presic. ' Ae bishop said that the application
was in some degree irregular; t.iat if the necessary testimonials had
been found satisfactory, and if Bro. Phelps had offered himself for
examination and been found competent, he might have been directly
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
recommended, Init the bishon f^lf fV,of u u
testin:oniaIs nor invite P helns to t.tl X '?''* "?* "°^" *^^" f"*" '''<^^
undergo the examination ''«,;i * u S? '°"^ J"""""*"?' '" order to
chiefs.^a greatHeeree of enin "* '^°'d'"& o»t to him. and to the
of the business I am authorized to'do"''"^''^!'; V^"" ''''''^' ^'^'^
before the Council Board as a petit o„er for ZL'"''"^^- ^°™^ti"'« seen him
as an Advocate and Attorney. But i? he is nl' ^""^ '" '^^ ^°"^'^ ^^ ^aw
the functions of a clergyman than he appears to H^^'k '=°"'r*^"' t° e'^ecute
I am persuaded your Lordshin will L! ■ I ^'^ ^^^" ^^ose of a lawyer
, "Mr. Phelps' is a natt of'he "unit^d'stal^s " 'h "'^'^^J ^°^ °^^'-^>-
colonel in their militia. He appears to hi . Spates and was (I understand) a
the manners and address" good ompanv bu?T' ^^"l*"^'"^". and to hive
hKs family and the narrowness of hnr?umstan..,'''r?'"^ '^' '"'■«^"^" «'
fitness for the office in inducing Caitn Br.^r? *"'' '"^''^ ^^'''^ ^h^" his
and the stipend of missionar^forth five Nat onr'^lT'"^/'.'^ ^""^ Orders,
doubt the propriety of placing Mr Pheln. « . • ^ ''^^^ ^^'"^^^ '^^^on to
of this Province. As I hoW^it my dut to VuaTd'''"""^ \"^°"«^ ^"^ 1"^'^"'
persons to situations of that naSe fwhJr.T ^^^'"'' ^^^ introduction of
attachment to the British fons? tut on I Tavl the Tr V'°. '"'^'^'^'^^^ ^^ose
But that your Lordship may be canable nf 7.?^ ?''l"* '^"'*^ ^° «"spect.
•t nght to mention the cause of my'^Soubtswit^^^^^^ of that propriety I deem
I beg leave to do in confidence^haf I mav no/fP"^ '° ^'- ^''^'P^ which
necessity of further explanations to Captn Bran vll''^ \'^P'^'^'^ ^o the
"" Ab'ourrw ^" '"'' '''' — "niSn^to yourTelf" "^"''^"'P "'" *^--
a.ainst^a°rerr foTLSstaCSr ^^nd'S t ^ t. «1^^ ^ '"^--'*-
was seen in his Barrister's gown at he LaS o . ' ^''"'P' ^"^ ^ »"' told)
.ng to the Court House with a proposed ^nt^!. '=°"^°"«« ^^ farmers march-
on the day of trial; they had JhrSenc. S °^ ^"Pporting the accused
the man was convicted/but it was the Attorn^; r' *° ^ '''"'' ■" '''^^' ^^'^
made a motion in consequence for relvtu^MrSfr" ' '"^*="*'°" *<> have
not been prevented by his absenting =? ffom ^t'^JfJ^^.Tversi t^^^^ ''
the S;:ri:;;;^tht* £• Fr^et/enrRLss^^ T\ p^'^"'- "- -
large amount of animus conne^ed w^h hi' ^"?. '^'^* .^'^^'"^ ^^« ^
the S;J^eT^r^t^-S^::S ^^ --again concerning
;;; ~ r;::s1n^^pS--^-^^ PHncip.es puts it out
^^sr^r-iu^i- -^sf aiSr r ^^^
there can be the smallest doubt." ^"^'^'^nient to the British Constitution
I am, &c.,
Capt. Joseph Brant. (Signed) Peter Russell
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
475
militated against Bro. Phelps, who was certainly a good Mason, a
man highly respected by the Craft, and one who apparently pos-
sessed the conlidcnce and esteem of the public generally.
A letter written to President Russell on the 24th January, 1799,
by the Duke of Portland alludes to the fact that he had laid the
question of Mr. Phelps' ordination before King George, and that His
Majesty agreed that the appointment of a clergyman should be made.
In July of 1799 President Russell wrote to the Duke of Portland to
this elYect:
" I am very happy that what has been done respecting Captn. Brant's
application for the ordination of Mr. Phelps meets with Your Grace's ap-
probation."
The records of Trinity Anglican church, Geneva, New York
State, show that Davenport Phelps was rector of that church from
1803 until 181 3. He died about 181 3, but of his death and burial
there are no^ records.
In Stone's Life of Brant, Vol. 11., page 438, it is stated that
" Mr. Phelps was ordained a deacon in Trinity Church, in the City of New
York, by Bishop Benjamin Moore, on Sunday, Dec'r 13th, 1801. He immedi-
ately returned to Canada and entered upon the active duties of a missionary,
holding frequent services and travelling far and wide in the discharge of his
duties. His residence then and for several years before was upon his farm
about three miles from Burlington Bay. Capt. Brant had repeatedly endea-
vored to itiduce him to accept a grant of land, probably with a view to his
residence with or near him at Grand River, but without success, as the accumu-
lation of wealth was not the desire of Mr. Phelps. In 1803 he was ordained
as a priest in St. Peter's Church, Albany, also by Bishop Moore. Thencefor-
ward he entered upon the life of a missionary in the western part of New York,
and in 1805 removed his family from Upper Canada to Onondaga. He subse-
quently removed to Geneva, where he died some years since."
The Rev. Robert Addison, who was born in Westmoreland,
England, in 1754, was the Grand Chaplain of the Provincial Grand
Lodgo, indeed, he subsequently also held the office of Grand Chap-
lain for the irregular Grand Lodge formed in 1802. He came to
Niagara in June, 1792, and was the first rector of St. Mark's church.
In 1791 he had been appointed by the Anglican church as a mission-
ary from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign
Parts. He acted as the chaplain to the troops at Niagara, and preach-
ed to the settlers. When the Government was formed at Niagara in
1792 Bro. Addison was appointed chaplain, and he occasionally visited
the Indians, on the Grand River, officiating as an interpreter,
baptizing and marrying. In 1823 an act was passed by the legislature
granting him a yearly pension of £30 for life.
When Lt.-Gov. Simcoe lived at Navy Hall Bro. Addison was a
frecjuent visitor. The sermons to the Craft on the festivals of St.
John were preached in St. Mark's church, when Bro. Addison was
rector, and when in 1810 he visited Toronto he preached a sermon
to the Masons on St. John's day in the council chamber of the old
parliament buildings, which stood south of the east end of Palace,
now Front, street. Bro. Addison was a man of kindly disposition
and an attractive speaker.
The sketch of St. Mark's, 1812-14, is from a point three hun-
dred yards to the south of the building. The parish was founded in
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476
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
(or the present walls of the „M n=„ ^ "■"' ""' """"y destroyed,
interior ^nd roo^J^.g^,r -Fh;-,^" "^,';;:f ^^^^-j;
latter date is given on the oulni, t£ T^',^"''' '" ■84.-43. The
.U after the etfiargetn^^nfofTh'e-'c'hur^ch! .a'ttrfoni'r"'"''^ ""■
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
477
No picture of the Rev. Bro. Addison can be found, but the
house he occupied in 1816 still stands in Niagara, and in it there is
a peculiar bit of colonial carpenter work, of which a reproduction
is given.
The death register of St. Mark's church contains the following
entry in 1829: " Oct. 9th, 1829, the Rev. Robt. Addison departed
this life on the 6th, in the 75th year of his age." On the outside
wall of the church a large tablet has been erected to his memory
and there is another in the chancel.
The names of R. W. Bros. Jarvis, Hamilton, Butler, McKay,
Phelps and Addison comprise the list of those who formed the first
St. Mark's Church, Niagara, 1887.
Provincial Grand Lodge. In 1796, when the Provincial Grand Mas-
ter's lodge was formed by R. W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis, he named Bros.
Francis Crooks and Robert Kerr to be wardens of that lodge. Bro.
Francis Crooks was a relative of the Hon. James Crooks, who settled
in Niagara in 1794. The family came from Kilmarnock, Scotland.
At the death of the Hon. Robert Hamilton, Dr. Robert Kerr
succeeded to the office of Deputy Grand Master. R. W. Bro. Kerr
was for many years surgeon to the Indian department. He was a
connection of Sir Robert Kerr, who in 1600 became the Duke of
Roxburgh in the peerage of Scotland. He was an army surgeon in
Sir John Johnson's 2nd battalion, and settled at Niagara about 1789.
He married a daughter of Sir William Johnson, whose second wife
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478
HISTORY OF KREKMASONRY IN CANADA
1 >*^t^'>
Interior St. Mark's Church, Niagara, 1887.
Sr»n ?. ; ^°".^ ?'"^"*'t.* ''^*^'- «^ ^^^ I"dian chief, Joseph
Brant. The family hved on Prideaux street. Niagara, named after
the general vyho was killed at Fort Niagara Dr Kerr S said to
th'e',.th'R;" •''"''? '"J°^^^ ^°^466. E^R., known as " Barr;- n
n T7^ T?^"7^?' ^""^ ^^^ '"^^.^ ^ ^°y^l Arch Mason at Quebec
in 1790. This lodge was at one time No. 17, Lower Canada R W
Bro. Kerr was the Deputy Grard Master under RWBro Tares'
m 1802, and .ni8o7 was the Provincial Grand MasteV of the Shi
r«'.n' ^^ "r' ^""""^ ^°^&" ^' '^'^P'-^'-^' ^"d held that office untU
sh^^tSanUrn^""^^'^' '^'^ '^- ^''^'^- ^^^^^^
PI is effective work, while holding the latter assumpH m^cin-^^ •
nor^.ha right .o deprive Dr. Ke^^ t^trl^ inr^ot JutSS
In the archives of Unity Royal Arch chantpr Mr> o<^ r» u
HISTOHY OK I'KKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
479
and battalion. Major Ros.s addocl tliat Dr. Korr had servfd faitlifnlly
at Carloton Island and Cataracjui. At both of thcso places tliore were
Craft lodges as larly as i^Hj. A fnrtl.cr icstinioiiial lo his ability
is found in a letter of May, 1787, from Neil McLean, father of the
late Chief Justice McLean, who wrote to Dr. Kerr, testifying to his
care and attention as a medical man, and trusting that the government
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
would retain his s rvices. This letter was aticires.se.l to • Mr Knh
show that he was on the '' MiEv S>,ff" ^^^23 the mil, ary records
".ent" at - Niagara. " and als^' rtL'^'-tilil^clner'aT'staff '• ''T/-
^;iSr In ^i^:n.r!;^^^ -SS rr-"'
^^Z^ a^^r^;"a*r;^Tn W ^^ a^ X^r" ^^^sS:
well known ioJ^S fffr Ind rus^cisLr^V"'^^'''''.^^ ^^««
sports, and was proficient in the\rtST ■ "*" V^ °"'' °^ 'Athletic
bout with the gC,s soZX,oth!^T"^ and enjoyed a fricndlv
boxing magistrate •' ''^' *'^ "^^^ ''>''"' ^y „,any '• tlic
Kerr!" kt sTareJ'ttaf hi was^r?a.l"fi;;el'v'^h"?. ^^^""^^^■''"" "^ '^^•
straight, but from his brown skin looS "'f' ^""^■"' ''''y
had seen much active service H^wnc ^gather-beaten, as ,f he
speaker, interesting To Converse w"th Tnd fT.n r'"'"*."'' ''' '^''^•'''^ant
prior to 1822 in the old hospital at Nia^ll r ^'^'^^'•••^'- "^' 'ive.I
bany. N. Y. Bro. Kerr 3 in Feb ofS/'??/'"^ '" '^^^^ '" ^1-
years leaving a family of three"sons and'tw'o'd ug,;:^^ "^ ^'^^>-"'--
orgaSStioVS i^JelTpr^^^^^^^^^^^ the re-
Simon McGillivray in 1822 rnTwa?nr.«^?^^°'^S:e by R. W. Bro.
ing at York (TorL?o Tn hdy 182^ Ttho'^V''"'-''T'^^ "''''-
J juiy, 1023. In the autumn of that year,
a
by /*r A-\.Oi<,n - o.>h. *k.*> 1616.
■»Lti Chimney Piece, Niagara, 1816.
HISTURV OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
481
however, he determined to reniovo from Niagara, U. C, to Albany,
N. Y., where he hatl many friends. He did not lon^f survive his change
of residence, for he died at the capital of the State on J5th i'e})ruary,
1824.
ThrouRh the courtesy of W Bro. Solomon Strasser, P.M.. of
Mount Vernon lodge, the writer was enabled tr) gather some particu-
lars concerning his death and funeral.
The Albany " Argus " of Friday, ^7th February, 1824, thus notes
the death of the distinguished brother:
DIED.
" Tn this city, on the evening of the 25th inst.. Dr. Robert Kerr, aged 69
years. Or Kerr was a most respectable inhabitant of Niagara, Upper Canada.
For upwjids of 45 years he was a surgeon in His Majesty's service, and we
understand that he has held several important places in the magistracy and
public trusts of the province, where his station has been for many years. His
liberal hospitality and uniform kindness to the American army are extensively
known and gratefully remembered by many now in this city. His funeral will
take place this day at half-past 4 o'clock from Cnittendcn's (Public Square).
His acquaintances and friends arc respectfully requested to attend without
further invitation, and it is hoped that our citizens and members of the Legis-
lature generally will be disposed to pay due honor to the memory of this re-
spectable stranger."
Dr. Kerr's death is also noted in "The Weekly Register." the
unofficial supplement of " The Upper Canada Gazette," the official
paper of the old Province of Upper Canada (Ontario) in its issue of
Thursday, 8th April, 1824. On the second page of the " Register " is
the following notice:
DIED.
" At Albany, on Wednesday, the 25th of February last, aged 69 years.
Robert Kerr, Esquire, of Niagara, Upper Canada, Surgeon in the Indian
Department. Mr. Kerr was one of the oldest inhabitants of Upper Canada.
He was a man of great respectability and conspicuous for his loyalty. During
the late war he was with his three sons actively employed in His Majesty's
service. The funeral of Dr. Kerr was attended by a large concourse of citizens
and members of the Legislature. He was indeed universally respected. Being
a Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Upper Canada, the Masonic brethren
of Albany, under the superintendence of the officers of Mount Vernon lodge,
paid the last tribute of affection to their good and worthy brother and dropped
the sympathetic ♦cars over his grave. The lodges resolved to wear crape on
the left arm for 30 days as a testimony of their respect for him whose loss they
deplore."
The funeral was under the auspices of Mount Vernon lodge, No.
3, F. & A. M., Grand Lodge of the State of New York. The records
of the lodge for the year 1824 are missing, so that the official record
of the action of the lodge in connection with Bro. Kerr's death cannot
be given. The notice, however, in The Gazette shows that the last
tribiite of respect for the dead was paid to the remains of the dis-
tinguished brother by the Craftsmen of Albany and that the funeral
was of a public character.
The interment was originally in the burial ground of St. Peter's
Episcopal church, situated near the old State Capitol building. This
church was incorporated in 1769. Some years after the burial of the
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HISTORY OF FRt£MASONRY IN CANADA.
Ivte^removTi t??e 'fntel^r''/ •^''"""'^^"^^^^^ *° ^t. Peter's church
Washi„gto^Park^;^d'raT/wTreTgS^^^^^^^ P°«'- ot
government of Albany in tho Rr «i r '^^■'"^^'^red by the municipal
was opened in 1845 Bro Kerr^ r/l?"""*" •^- J^'' ''""^^ ?^°"nd
re-interments from St PeterrEoi?nnIf T V^^ '°* devoted to the
tion 49. lot 13, North kSSfov^rV.^P*' ''*'"'*''' ^''^""^^ *"d in see-
in a fair state 'of preservatfon S,out tS„f f^^ ? ^ '^^K"^ ^^''^ "^^'-b'e
Wde. bearing thAollo^^^g inscription: ' ^°"^ ^"^ two-and-a-half
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
ROBERT KERR, Esq.,
JUDGE OK THE SURROGATE COURT AND AN ACTIVE MAGISTRATE
For the D.str.ct or Niagara ,^ Upper Canada.
Descended from an Ancient Familv in Nort» r„,^
KvM,..o. "'** ^°'"'"' "*"'" *'*° Kindness of Hfart
LNUKARKD HIM TO HIS Ac^,! A.XTANCES. AND His .OSS War.ON. BE KE.T Bv
those WHO KNEW HIM BEST.
OP New Xork, where he died, ,n the 69T„ vear of
HIS ACE, ON THE 25TH Feb., ,824, ARE
CiRATEFlLLY ACKNOWI.KDGEn
BV HIS SORROWING
FRIENDS.
r^^'cointir^^^^^^^ of the Com-
the slabs and tombstones of al' the dead wtn u^}^ '"scnptions on
from the St. Peter's Eoisconal r^nLI . u^^r.''°'^'^' ^^''^ removed
record reads: ^P'^^opal Cemetery to the Rural Cemetery. The
" Robt. Kerr,
"Judge of the Surrogate Court. Niagara,
^^ District of Upper Canada, Masons. &c
Feb. 2Sth. 18.4. 6^^,^ ;^^^ „
. This simple entry contains the record of the close of a useful Hf^
city, and there appear/no ?S'o,^abledoX [h tT,'*\°' ?'' '"'"'"'
erected by his brethren of this citv », rh. M ■ .'? """b-'tone was
dieates." ">^' '= ™* inscription somewhat in-
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
483
His wife's remains were interred in the Niagara churchyard, and
a headstone bears the inscription:
" Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth Kerr, wife of Robert Kerr, who de-
parted this life at Niagara, the 24th' January, A.D. 1794, aetat 32 years."
His eldest daughter. Anna Agnes Kerr, married at St. Mark's
church, Niagara, on October 3rd, 1816, Mr. Robert Gillespie, of
Montreal, and the youngest daughter married the Hon. Thomas
R. VV. Bug. (DR-) Robert Kkuk. P. 1). V. G. M.. Niagara, 1822.
Clarke, who was a member of one of the Niagara lodges, and who
on 30th May, 1825, affiliated witli St. Andrew's lodge No. 1, Toronto.
His eldest son, William Johnson Kerr, born in 1787, married in
1828 Elizabeth, a daughter of Joseph Brant or Thayandanegea, chief
of the Six Nations. William distinguished himself in the war of 1812
and commanded the Indians at the battle of Beaver Dams. He also
in 1837 at the time of the rebellion raised a body of Indians for
crown service. He was a meniber of the Legislative Assembly of
Upper Canada, and sat for one of the ridings of Halton, and in
1841 was W. M. of Barton lodge. Hamilton, of which lodge Chief
li
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
His daughter, Catharine, married Tohn OshnmA «* v u
and now of Winnipeg. Mr. Osborne was el?cted to ?he 0^.^*°";
Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Canada in VrS ^^? ?!
the position until the annual meeting in 1857 ^ ' "^
Tomb fap Mrs. Robert Kerr. Niagara.
Bro. Col^Bml?rwer,p;e7;nf and';^^^^^ •''°?*- ^^<*'«°»' ^^ R- W.
of General Brock at Ni^a in iSr^^ " *'' ^^^''^^^^ ^* ^^^ ^""*-'
^».,«FTff. ^°"yth; the Grand Senior Warden in tS^
chant of Wara. He was connected ^tL'''<^^' f^^^^^,-
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1797, and in 1803 was the Provincial Grand Master of the schismatic
Grand Lodge at Niagara, and continued as such until his death. In
business life he was connected with a firm known as Messrs. Rich-
ardson, Forsyth & Co., of Montreal. He was buried in St. Mark's
churchyard, and his tomb is prominent from the fact that it was
used as a butcher's block by the American troops in the war of
1812. As a citizen he had prominence and v/as well known through-
out Upper Canada. The engraving gives a representatiDn of his
tomb in St. Mark's churchyard at Niagara.
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Inscription on the Tomb of Bro. George Forsyth.
Bro. John Burch, who was for a time the secretary of the schis-
matic Grand Lodge, under R. W. Bro. Robert Kerr, was a surveyor
by profession. Of his antecedents but little are known. He was
born in 1784, and from 1817-19 was the Grand Secretary of the
Grand Lodge under Bro. Kerr. He lived at Stamford and died m
1822. In the graveyard near Lundy's Lane is an old tombstone,
bearing the inscription : "In memory of John Burch, Junr., who de-
parted this life August 15th, 1822, aged 38 years and 5 months."
Christopher Danby, who for so many years played a prominent
part in the Craft work at Niagara, deserves more than a passing
notice, not that he merited all the criticisms which have been freely
showered upon him, but because he was the man who manipulated
Bro. Jarvis and, so to speak, managed Craft aflfairs at Niagara from
1792-1817. Bro. Danby was an Englishman by birth, and an en-
thusiastic Mason. He emigrated to Canada about 1792, and
joined No, 4, Niagara, on its establishment. He had been a mem-
ber of lodge No. 4, London, England, for on folio 7 of Grand
Chapter register of Ancients, Vol. A., under date, 1791, we have the
4%
'"»T,>HV „„ ...KKMASUNKV ,N CANADA.
In Vol. 6 I ctter F-" f
Kerr, stating that Bro. DanbTS » n?"""?"'' '"<"= '<> R- V. Bro
„Htel" "■' '^'"°« - '^= Granc Master o, E„„a„a Bro. McCiUivra v
Past Provincial Grand Office", wth who;; f,^ T'"^ ' ''■''^'^^ questioned the
ng some of whom declared t hey ne^^r iL ''' ■'!" oPPortunity ,.f convers-
hJr- ■^"■"'^' ^'^■'^ others stated that .ev '''," "'" °'''«''"<'" P«'^-"t gramed
had been received from Englanrabroga 7. hI''.''^"^."''^^^'''''^"* atfthon y
upon dispensations in the patent and fn ^ ''nutations of time imposed
Bro. Christopher Danbv. rati er dnn to R "t""""' '" '''"P"'*"^ to a certS
.rregu arities which had taken "iJcT "' J'"*^"^ '^'"^-"^'f the blann- of i^
't appears that Bro D I
England the patent sent to Rr^'' "'"."'^ P^-^o" entrusted to carrv ..„t !r
«( .r,eg„l„i,y and in,e„,p/„„;: ■• "" """"=■ ' »" '«'<J. from l,i, own tabIS
HISTORY OF KREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
487
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRV ,N CANADA.
iSntke^VSi^ir'S;;?^!?'^^ ""l ^7. winch met there. The posi
tenable. TheV^a^i b .S doub^ /ha! D^h' ^^- ?^°- ^«"by wasq^u^^"
advice to R. W. Bro. Jarvrs which nS ''^ "u'''^ '*^« ^raft and gave
Niagara. In fact, had-^rstroni handPnr^,'^r°^„^'th the work at
been at the heln,, guiding R W^l ro J^f, '^'^' ^^ ?'-p- Robert Kerr
born i Londin oTth^e^S October^tf T '^^ >'"'^ ^^ -s
cotnitry about 1798-99. The firYf r^rl;. rJ' "^ emigrated to this
's on the 24th Jtine/rsoo, when he wL nr^ '^ ^""' '" ^"'°"'^ ^^S
at Kmgston. There is norcL of ? ^'>- • ^' ^ ^'■°^''" °f ^o 6
n England in 1790. We JtW 1.° f " affiliation. He was initiated
the 17th March. 1803. to RWRo' t'"°'- ^ 'n*^*- ^^ich he wrote 0,1
^thirteen years' expedenc^ " hi the C^afr '' ^} ^'^^r^' "« ha J then
Kingston m 1801, and was subsenSn ^""^ ^^' ^- M- of No. 6 a?
Secretary on the death of W Rn? aa^. .*'/ . ^PP^'"*^^ Deputy Grand
Lodge at Niagara. lie diod o?," ^'"" ^i'^^^' ''>' ^he original Grand
residence in Kingston he Uved on ft ^°'^ J"."^' '«'0- I^uHng 1 s
CHAPTER XXI
'"^ "pi;.^-:- ----000^ No. . p. R.. . ,_,,
THING ABOUT THE OLD Ca7xt7. OP Upp^h'r' 0!^^^^^
Law/e'n?e"ro H^Sa'g? nt^tS?^'? M^34. and sailed the St
shores of the St. Lawrfnce in i^8 * Bn h ,?^"^P'«'" colonized the
the Indian tribes, and exploration M ,? ^''T ^'^^overers had met
province of Ontario was ?he coSStr^ nA''''?r'^°^*^*^ '^^^ ^^e presTn
ed from the eastern limits of Ontarioto fjf ?"'°" *'°""t'T extend-
The Iroquois were the occuoants of .»! /'^^.^hores of Lake Huron
Ontario and the St. Lawrence Test to 1'^'"^'-*° 'i' ^°"th ^'f S
the possessors of the land between t^w^ Erie. The neutrals were
This territory comprised in nTr? t J m- "'■°" ^"^ Iroquois country
were also called the '' tobacco nation »''^^^'^ -'^^^^^^ '^^^ ""^^^
thl ' ^^^ ^ predilection not on"y for h.^ • ' ^^'"'^ ''^^'''' ^r the
^e weed. The principal yiUaZ of ^hl* ""^''V' ^"* f^-" the use of
^agaraatthemouthofthrriveroffS. "eutrals was Onghiara or
JJ^affara ,s said to occupy the she of fL"^^'- ^^ Present tow^ of
Nations lived on the east side of f1.» at- ^"'^'^" ^^'"'et. The Five
' • "^'^ "^^^ ^''^^ ^^^ ^^"« ha^/;;r„Lr^ r?%5o Te i?i:
HISTORY OF FRKEMASONRY IN CANADA.
489
sissauguas occupied the western side of the river, and the site of the
present town, the old village of Ungliiara, was the headquarters of the
tribe when La Salle, the French explorer, visited the river in 1688.
La Salle built the first fort at Niagara, on the cast or New York
side of the river. It was a primitive stockade, and had heavy pickets
and earth-works. In 1685 Denonville ordered it to be built of stone
from quarries at Queenston. The large stone building, known as
" The Castle " in the American fort, and the stone block house were
built about 1726-36. In June of 1759 the French commander,
Pouchot, surrendered Fort Niagara to the Btitish general, Sir Wm.
Johnson. Niagara prior to 1791 was the capital of the district of
Nassau, one of the four districts into which the province had been
divided. The town was first called Butlersburg, after Col. Butler. It
was afterwards and prior to 1792 called West Niagara, and was known
as Newark up to 1812. In all Masonic documents of the period 1792-
1812 the words Niagara and Newark are used indiscriminately.
The town was laid out with the idea that it would be eventually
the capital of the province. The first grist and saw mill was built in
1783 by Capt. Daniel Servos, at the mouth of the Four Mile Creek.
Servos was a member of one of the Niagara lodges.
Major David Secord had a mill in 1786 at the head of the Four
Mile Creek. The year 1787 was known as "the hungry year" at
Niagara. The crops were a failure in 1787-8, water was scarce, and
from the King's stores at Niagara food was distributed to the settlers.
At the meeting of the Land Board in June, 1791, the survey of
Niagara town was adopted, a public house at the east end of the town
was ordered to be built and " a Masons' lodge next to it."
In 1792 " Butler's Barracks " were built, and Governor Simcoe
arrived in the same year. In 1791 Prince Edward, father of Queen
Victoria, visited Niagara. The first regular religious service, other
than that celebrated by the garrison chaplain attached to the various
regiments at Niagara, was celebrated by the Rev. Dr. Addison, and by
him the parish register was opened. He lived at " Lake Lodge " near
Niagara. The house is still standing.
In 1791 the division of the province into districts was abandoned,
and that part of Canada west of the Ottawa became Upper Canada
and the east. Lower Canada. The first parliament of Upper Canada
met at Niagara on the 17th September, 1792. The town was pros-
perous, and from the shops and stores the western part of the province
was supplied with goods.
Fort Niagara, N.Y., was ceded to the United States by treaty in
1783, and was given over in 1795. Newark or Niagara had been the
provincial capital and was recognized as such when Governor Sitncoe
arrived. In the year 1793 the governor visited the western part of the
province, and decided to select London, U.C., as an appropriate and
central site for a capital, but as Michigan was ceded to the Americans
he decided to remove to the trading post at Toronto and make it the
capital. In order to make a distinction in name, Simcoe gave the old
township of Niagara the name of Newark, but the change was not
permanent, for the original name is preserved.
The first church at Niagara was erected in 1794 by the Presby-
terians of the town. It was built of wood. The second was St. Mark's
church, built about 1804.
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situated above .he hank f • i ' ' '"">''-"»i ^'^ ^'"•^ ^'^'^"•gf. It iJ
a tor his recall in .7./ uj) , ivS V' ""' n *^^"- " ^^« "■"'^'•'•l
l-t-(ol. Isaar lirnck arrived -.f Vi-. "' ^'»'l< i/')". In i«<,..
Col. James iMt.Ciibhon. irp (f m ' f'fl '""' "•^' -*'>"' '•'•»''''"'••"
sereeant-major „f tlie 4Mth ' 1822-25. wa.s at this time the
On the 27th Mav iXi^ v;.
anny. The Lu w^; ^l^S.w'i:^?''''. *?• ^'"^ ^-•-'"
J'.nulre, houses, inchuhn^ s o ^mi ar^ ,? *"" . '''■'^' "''""' ""■^'^'
Many of the dvvelli„r.s were Xo e . tn ^T'V'^'^'' ^•^^'abhshment.
ht-r the town ^^txs\\,,troi,^'Z^"'^ ^
Se<-retary-o -War at VVasInngton ^Wier'-' T*''' ,"^ ^''^' •^"''■'■i^''''"
"•K lu.nse alone were saved l^arracks and one dwell-
in -!ana;!:;nrt^;^;;^::;;:;i^':,Nja,.a. N. Y.. ...s .a,.tnred. and
ton and every h.nlding fron Fort NiT''' *''" P""''^'"^'' '^'"-'H''' T. w s
Buffalo and Black Rofk * ^"^■'"■''' ^° ^^' Falls, and oven to
P°P..lar for sun.mcr rrsKlence! "' ""'"""" "> ""P'-"ve .-ind isnZ
placed in''fo"/ttIhro,.''H ^''"^•'"■•''' ^^'"^l' was ercrfcd I,v „,. r , •
was for n scri..Q ,.f ^ "^ erected n the t-mmfr., t \'^^ ^^^^ diffusion
for its repair nr» 1 P"^^ess,on of it but seem o t.i '"r store-room..
-••nared on .ronl^rse^^r'l f!:;',:': '""%f''«'-'- "P the river. tUe British for. •
constructed of earth iml ^ i . "■'" ^'^^-'t"! than tlie I-,., fl .-, " "
fortress alread. described. Tl,e ho S' n,; "2 ^"^^ V""'-«'^. t''- name of th':
have a neat and clean appearance heir n J. f "^"' ^"'^Posed of wood and
two hundred. The streets are pac s C v?""^^" "^'''^ ^'"^""^ '" "e"
other so that the town when co;;p,et;d S^ S^.SIh?;,* j;-'^-;; ^^ ^
IllSTURV (»l KKKI'MASONRY IN CANADA.
491
sioagna I'oint, which is on the west side of the mouth of the river, ii light-
house, for the Kuidnnce of vessels wliich navigate the lake, has lately
been irectrd. Near this point, white fish and black bass arc cauKht in great
abundance."
Governor and Mrs. Siincoc resided at Navy Hall at ilifTerent
periods during their sojourn in Upper Canada. On the j6i1i July,
1792, Mrs. Simcoe wrote the follow inj:^ description of the house in her
diary:
" Navy Hall is a house built by the Naval Commanders on this lake fnr
their reception when here. It is now undergoinK a thoniugli repair fur our
occupation, but it is still so unfinished that the Govr. ordered 3 marquees to
be pitched for us f)n the hill above the house, which is very dry grnun<l and
rises beautifully, in parts covered with oak bushes. A fine turf leads on to
woods thro' which runs a very good road leading to the Falls. The side of
our hill is terminated by a very steep bank covered with wood, a hundred feet
in height in some places, at the bottom of which runs the Niagara Kiver."
Wlien R. W. Bro. William Jarvis was empowered in 1792 to
fortn a Provincial Grand Lodge at Niagara he did not do so with a
promptness which would be commetulahle in a Provincial firand
Master. We have no data as to his Masonic work for 1792-.^ al-
though we know that he celebrated the festival of St. John at the
Freemasons' Hall in Niagara on the 27th December, 1792. and that
he visited some of the lodges, notably No. 19 at Niagara, an organ-
ization warranted by the Grand Lodge at Quebec.
From the advent of R. W. Bro. William Jarvis there is not a
little difficulty in attempts to unearth records. True, there is a list
of his lodges, and many interesting facts are known concerning
them, but for facts connected with the early Niagara lodges on his
register the search-groimd is a desct of literary want. Earnest
quest and eagerness to peruse old mamiscripts is rewarded in many
cases by writings which do not afford a fair opportunity to gather
siifificient matter for even a few pages. The best that can be done
is to preserve what exists, and conjecture from the environment the
progress made by the founders of the first Grand East of Upper
Canada in the last decade of the eighteenth century.
The imfortunate fire of i86(\ at Niagara, did much mischief,
and deprived the Craft of what might have read like a romance in
Masonic work. The old brethren of Niagara, who knew much of
the history of early days, have passed away, and with their departure
what was left of Craft history was lost. There are facts, however,
which have been preserved and from these an outline of the work
can be gathered, which must serve until titne and circiunstances re-
veal documents that so far have not seen the light.
Tt is perplexing to attempt to decide upon what principle R. W.
liro. Jarvis issued his dispensations and warrants. Lodge No. 6 had
its dispensation on the 7th .August, 1794, and lodge No. 2, at Nia-
gara, had its charter in November, 1794, for its warrant is dated
20th November, 1795. No. 4, at Niagara, was probably warranted
about December, 1795, and all evidence points to lodge, No 3. in the
Queen's Rangers, being organized, at least, as early as lodge No. 2.
There never was an issue of a warrant to a lodge No. i. This
is proved by the enumeration in the McGillivray manuscript. R. W.
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HISTORY OF KREEMASONRy JN
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HISTORY OV FRKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONKV IN CANADA.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
495
Bro. Jarvis, no doubt, intended that the Provincial Grand Master's
lodge should occupy the position of No. i on the list.
The view of Niagara in 1806 is a copy of a drawing in Heriot's
" Travels in Canada." The building with the flag is Fort George, while
those near the river bank are the Red Barracks and Navy Hall. The
church shown with a steeple is St. Mark's. The building facing it is
the old Black Swan Tavern, on the corner of King and Prideaux
streets. The house to the right of the tavern was the house and store
of the late Andrew Heron. The site is now included in the grounds of
the Queen's Royal hotel at Niagara.
The picture of Fort George, U. C., taken from Fort Niagara, N.
Y., shows Fort George with Navy Hall and the Red Barracks on the
left. The gully shown on the right is now a travelled road and leads
to what is known as the upper or Navy Hall ferry from the town
across the common.
The Lighthouse at Niagara, U.C, 1805-14
The picture of Niagara, showing the lighthouse, with the keeper's
house beside it, and also the American side of the Niagara river, was
taken before the war of 1812. The lighthouse was built in 1805, and
the keeper of it was Dominic Henry, an old soldier. During the
course of the war the Americans gained possession of Fort George,
and held it for about six months. When they heard that the British
were coming with a large force to re-take it tliey burned the town and
crossed the Niagara river. They did not, however, burn the light-
house, as it benefited them as much as the British. Fort Mississagtia
stands on the site of this lighthouse, which was removed about 1814.
The tower of the fort was built out of the old bricks from the town
after its destruction by the Americans in 1813.
The charter of the lodge warranted as that of the Provincial
Grand Master is given in the text and also in fac-simile
496
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Proymcial Grand Master's Lodef^' t; nV'* "^^^ ''"^^n ^s "The
was issued in April, 1706 abouf fn,. "^u ^^ "°ted that its warrant
No. 10. in the Tow'nsSp of Ston JIIS"'"^' \^'"'. '^^"^ '^'^' °^ Lodge
of Lodge, No. 6, Kingston The fact thn/'f^'i^ six months after that
met m August of 1794 under dine„"^ t.^^' ^°- ^' ^^ Kingston
Jarvis had to a certlS^ extent no^fo'^'^^" '^°^' ^^at R. W.^B^o.'
warranting of the Provincial Grand V ^"^ ^'T' P'^O'^edure. in the
found in January, 189 J "ts evident ^^T.'u \°^^*^- ^^""^ MSS
the Provincial Grand Lodge outslSe the ^' ^"'^^'•dinate officers o
rant, had more to do with the orelir^f ^"^^ "^"^"^ °^ ^he war-
Provmcial Grand Masted hL elf ^ItTaTr °''^","'?*'°" ^^an the
matter of surprise whv thi^ PrJ., L • . ^ ^^^" «"^ always will be a
formed, at lea'st pr7or\^LZr^^^^^^^ wis no?
Bro. Jarvis. There is this to be sai fh^^ t^ - °'^^'' ^^ ^- W-
vincial Grand Master had no knowfedlf '^ "^^^y appointed Pro-
cedure, while some of those rnn^.!f ^X^atever of Masonic pro-
Lodge were unusually weU verged fnfh '^''- the Provincial Grand
By this fact he was to a certZ exten. »f /.""'P'""^""^^ *^^ the Craft,
to control. "am extent at the mercy of those inclined
WM. JARVIS, Provincial Grand Master.
R. HAM,„o.. P.D.G.M.. JoHK BUX.KK. S.G.W.. WM. Mackav. J.GW
of F-rd^tp^rMa?^^^^^^^ -<f honourable fraternity
unto belonging, according to the old fS^t^n, ^""""'"f ' Jurisdiction ther,;
London, on the Seventh Day of Afarch tthrv '" ^^'^ ^°™ afsembled in
«and Seven Hundred and ninety Two and ^ It ^^" ?L°"' ^'''^' ^ne Thou-
S*v« Hundred and Ninety Tw^The So^M^^^T'^ ^'^^^ Thousand
and Marquis of Athol. Marqiis and Earl o^ T.l.^^^'- ^'l"" J"''"' ^uke
and Strathardle, Viscount of Ba'lqu"derGenLJ^^ii^'^J"A ^"^ °^ ^trathtay
ray Belvaney and Cask, Heritab rCon^table of th" V'"! ^'?'^?"' ^°'^ ^ur.
of Man and the Isles, and Earl Strand* 7„h p * ??"*'* °' Kinclaven, Lord
County of Gloucester Grand Mas er of M« °" ^""^^ °* Stanley, i„ the
called England, and MasSal iSs2t.-^„ ?»."' '" '^''} P"" °* Great Britain
Worshipful James Agar E^re 5«u i rr T^^^ belonging: The Right
ul Sir Watkin Lewis KnighrSenio? GraS w ^"*'!4,J''^* ^'^^t WorsWp-
John Bunn. Esquire, JuniofcVand Wa^d-^ »^^^^ -' ^'^^' WorshipfSl
of the several warranted LodgS held und.; /l?^'"'"'' •*'*'* '^"^ representative,
said Grand Lodge. Did appoint our RiJEtWnr!h-'?V'S" "1?^ ""'''""t^ "^ the
Esquire Secretary of the ProvTnce of Uppe^JI^^^^^^^^^^ ?'°'^" William Jarvis.
vincial Grand Master in the said Prov^^n^! ^ * *' t*'^' ^*<=' «*«=' to be Pro-
further extension of the most hinou^MT?'/"^ °'" *5L'= ''^tter regulation and
to grant Warrants or DiToensat^on^?« . f ''""."* ^™'t' D'd empower him
for the same. accor°dLg rtrindeS Formr'''" ^"*''"" " '"^'^'^ ^PP'"
Ye T^./^v.^ ^?°.^ ^'^ ^^AY CONCERN GREFTTMr x.
ye. That whereas it is thought exoedient fnr •♦1,1 .^^f^TING: Know
Craft in the said Province that thJpu* «, ^V"^^^ °f the ancient
Grand Master's LodgeTJ^'rnied and opene^d We°h "''''"l *•*? P'°^'"'=-'
fit and do hereby authorize and empower Th. ^- if'^^ir 'K'''^°"' thought
vincial Deputy Grand Master, for th?t°me beTn^ fn^t* Worshipful the Pro-
Worshipful the Provincial Grand Master ,TI' V^^ "^sence of the Right
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6th April, i70.
Opp. page 496.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
497
Esquire, to be Juni r Warden of the same, and do hereby authorize and em-
power them, The sa.d Right Worshipful the Provincial Deputy Grand Master,
Francis Crooks, and Robert Kerr, Esquires, to hold the said Lodge as afore-
said (for the present) in the Town of Niagara, or in whatever Town or Town-
«.liip the said Provincial Grand Master for the time being shall or may here-
after judge most conducive to the Benefit and Honour of the Craft; and at all
times and on all liwful occasions in the said Lodge when duly congrcgateo
to make Free Masons, according to the most ancient and honourable custom
of the Royal York Craft in all ages and nations throughout the known world:
And we do further authorize and empower our said trusty and well beloved
Brethren, the Right Worshipful the Provincial Deputy Grand Master, Francis
Crooks, and Robert Kerr, Esquires, with the consent of the members of the
said Lodge, to nominate, choose and install their successors, to whom they
shall deliver this warrant, and invest them with their powers and dignities, etc..
etc., etc., and such successors shall in like manner nominate, choose, and install
their successors, etc., etc., etc.. Saving nevertheless the right of the said Right
Worshipful the Provincial Grand Master to nominate, appoint, and install the
said Provincial Deputy Grand Master, who for the time being is to preside as
aforesaid. Such installations to be upon or near every St. John's Day, during
the continuance of the said Lodge forever, who shall from time to time cause
to be entered in a book for that purpose an account of their proceedings in the
Lodge, together with all such rules and regulations as shall be made for the
good government of the same for the inspection of the Grand Ofificer. Pro-
vided the above named Brethren and their successors duly conform to the
known and established regulations of the Craft, paying due respect to us, by
whom these presents are granted, and to the Grand Lodge of England, and
conforming to the rules and regulations thereof, and preserving a regular and
yearly communication with the said Provincial Grand Lodge, otherwise this
warrant to be of no force or virtue.
Given under our hands and the seal of the said Grand Lodge at Niagara,
this sixth day of April, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred
and Ninety-Six, and in the year of Masonry Five Thousand Seven Hundred
and Ninety-Six.
Davenport Phelps, G. Sec.
Newspaper notices in the " Upper Canada Gazette or American
Oracle" contain no references to the Jarvis lodges until 1796. The
first refers to the celebration of the festival of St. John, the Evan-
gelist. The second, published on 21st December, 1796, reads:
"The members of the Grand Master's Lodge are requested to attend at
Thompson's Hotel, at ten o'clock in the forenoon on Tuesday, the 27th inst.,
in order to celebrate the Festival of St. John."
" By order.
" J. McKay, Secretary.
Thompson's Hotel was subsequently known as " The Black
Swan." It was situated on the cr-rntr of King and Prideaux streets,
Niagara, and adjacent to it on the latter street was the old " lock
up " — ^a jail in name only. Thompson sold out to one John Graham,
and the house continued to be known as "The Black Swan," and
was a favorite resort for the brethren on festival days. The build-
ing was destroyed by fire in December, 1813, was re-erected, and
again burned in 1890.
In 1798 on the celebration of St. John's day, the procession con-
sisted of "The Grand Lodge, the Grand Master's lodge, lodge No.
2, lodge Ro. 4, lodge No. 12."
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498
HISTORY OF KHEEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The foregoing is all that can be given concerning this lodire
reSrTes" t'^U^''^^'^^'^-,''''' ''''^'' ^^ «^^" ^^ carelcslies of sfc
lodges '^" °"'^ ^"'" '* **'" ^^^"^ d°"« i" the pioneer
tiis lodge,
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Opp. page 499.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
499
CHAPTER XXII.
St. John's Lodge of Friendship, No. 2, P. R., in the Township of
Niagara, 1795-1822.— A lodge that had an important
PART in the Craft work at that Place. — An Old Certi-
ficate.
The history of St. John's lodge " No. 2 of Friendship," in the
township of Newark, ahas Queenston, and that of lodge No. 19, on
the register of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Quebec, inform us
that from whatever authority No. 2 derived its warrant it existed as
early as 1782, and continued to work until R. W. Bro. Jarvis formed
his first lodges, when it was placed, ready-made, on his register as
No. 2 of the twenty lodges organized by him between 1792 and 1817.
The lodge in which we are nov; specially interested is that
known as No. 2 " in the township of Newark, alias Queenston,
Home District." The Home district was one of the political
divisions into which Upper Canada was divided.
The records of this lodge are complete. MSS. petitions of the St.
John's lodge of Friendship of 1782 were found in the archives of this
lodge practically proving the lineal descent from the old lodge, ihe
warrant of the lodge was also discovered some years ago, and an
accurate copy of it preserved. A copy of this warrant had been
made in 1840 from a Niagara MS., but in the transcription many of
the phrases had been altered by the copyist and names which never
existed had been inserted. These errors are accounted for by the
fact that the original MS. was illegible, and that in the transcrip-
tion care had not been exercised. The warrant is signed by R. W.
Bro. Davenport Phelps, the Grand Secretary at Niagara, and en-
dorsed on the back is the name " Dalhousie No. 2." It is strange
that this record of Craft work should have remained hidden for a
century. The name " Dalhousie " was not written by the person
who inscribed the body of the warrant, for the latter was given about
1822 when the lodges were reorganized and the second Provincial
Grand Lodge formed by R, W. Bro. Simon McGillivray. The name
was given in honor of Earl Dalhousie, who was appointed Governor-
General of Canada in 1810.
The names " William Jarvis," " R. Hamilton," " John Butler "
and " William Mackay," P. D. G. M., S, G. W. and J. G. W. respec-
tively, at the head of the document, are as distinct as if but recently
written. The warrant, which is given in fac simile, reads:
WM. JARVIS, PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER.
R. Hamilton, P. D. G. M.
W.
William Mackay, J. G. W.
John Butler, S. G.
Whereas the Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity
of Free and Accepted Masons of England, and Masonical jurisdiction there-
unto belonging, according to the old institutions, in ample form afsembled in
London on the seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Ninety-two, and in the year of Masonry Five Thousand
Soo
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA,
fnr"^"""^''^''^*"^ Ninety-two, The most noble Prince John Duk^
sJrath^r'Tn'H °l '\?°'^, "^'^r' ^"^ E^^l °f TulliLardine? Ear? o
KTnclaven Lord ./m ^^^ "' Ballquider. Glenalmond and
tt"Ri«h1 w"ort-^1 fj^'-^-^ ^>--l iurfSLttn'^trrru t"ot orging^'
Worshfoful S^S-^T^-^^f' .^'^"''■"' °^P"'y Grand Master; the R ghi
worshipful Sir Watkm Lewis, Senior Grand Warden; the Right Worshinf„i
John Bunn, Esquire. Junior Grand Warden; together with tS renr^enS fv
i^t^::fLo7.T,V''''''- '^^'^ ""'" the^anctio'n'and^uth'orit; o 'S
?»^;c^ • c*' ^'"^ ^PP°'"* °"'" ^^K*"* Worshipful Brother William
Jarvis Esquire, Secretary of the Province of Upper Canada &c^iro^-.
o be Provincial Grand Master in the said ProviSce and for th^h;H^^ *'
mno" ^"t'"?" ^''^^"^'°" °f ^'^'^ --^ honorable and ncientcS^^
tST" ,""/° r"* ^''■""*^ °' dispensations to such woSv brelhren^
should apply for the same, according to the ancient form: ""^""ren as
To all whom it may concern, GREETING, Know Ye that we at tho
petition of our trusty and well beloved brethren John ButL Sn^r; r I
J^r^Bufle? K '"''^ 'T°t' ^"^ ^"'P^-- ourSrusty and well beloved
Warden & Caot^.T^ '° ^JV^aster; Captain Joseph Clement to be Sor
vvaraen & Laptain Samuel Gardner to be Junior Warden anH t^ f«,Z, j
and nations throughout the known worM And we do hSet furtL'r"»?i'^"'
Johns Day, during the continuance of this Lodge forever- who shalMro^^i^
irordinrin t^LdrtU-h^er^^witVSl s2 ^^Y^—^ S^^
b^made for the good gL'emLnt 'o7Z l^Jt: i^t^ror^Se^S
thek'nr;f:LttatrdTutS^^^^^^^ ^-'^ --^-m to
to us by whom these presents are gramed and to tL r ^' Pfy'"S/"e '"Pect
land, and conforming to the rules Ynd^eguTafion^ ^ ^,°^^' °^^"^-
regular and yearly communication with fhe said ProvSci^l' r^'".'7'"/ '
otherwise this warrant to be of no force or virtue ^'°^'"'^'='' G""'^ Lodge,
this Ji' Z" orNo"v?m\t ?n thl'je^if^^ *'? "^n^""'* '^^'^^' ^* N-^--
Setyti^----
(Signed) Davenport Phelps, G. Secretary.
Received of the W. Master of Lodee No o T,.,« r, • r . •
r'«;,VnAH^ ' ^° Guineas for this warrant.
^^'«''^'^> D. Phelps, G. Sec'y.
Queb^ec^oth^Oc^ober^X'"*'^ ^^' ;'^^P'•«vincial Grand Lodge of
HISTORY- OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
501
from documents discovered so late as the summer of 1898 proves, the
membership of this lodge was of material use in the organization ot
the lodges of the vicinity of Niagara by R. W. Bro. Jaryis.
The fact that the W. M. had paid for the warrant is attested by
'the receipt for the fees at the foot of the document.
Four of the charter members were: —
John Butler, who was colonel of the Butlers Rangers;
Joseph Clement, the granduncle of V. W. Bro. John M. Clement,
of Niagara, a P. M. of No. 2, G. R. C; . u ^A *i,-
John Clement, grandfather of the same brother who held the
rank of captain in Butler's Rangers. He was made a Mason in the
lodge No. 156, in the 8th regiment of foot, and his certificate, the
earliest Masonic document extant in, what was in 1791, Upper Can-
ada, is reproduced in this volume. Bro. John Clement died in 1844
and was buried in the cemetery attached to St. Mark s church. His
commission is in the possession of his grandson.
Ralph Clench, the fourth charter member, was an old resident
of Niagara, and the head of a large and influential family. He was
colonel of the militia in the time of the war of 1776. and was a b.
E Loyalist. He was also superintendent of public buildings in
Newark in 1795. His youngest son, Mr. F. A. B. Clench, was for
many rears the county clerk of Lincoln and deputy clerk of the
crown.' He died in Niagara in 1887. Mr. Johnson Clench, the pre-
sent county clerk, who resides at St. Catharines, is a grandson.
The complete minutes of this lodge from 1795-1821 were not
discovered until January, 1899, when a chapter on its history, based
chiefly upon a bundle of petitions and some fragmentary MSS. had
been prepared for this volume. The space available for the substitu-
tion of fuller information was, therefore, too limited to admit more
than an outline of the work of this historic lodge. This is the more
regrettable as the records, written as they were over a century ago,
contain many quaint passages full of interest to the Masonic student.
The first meeting was held at " Fairbank's Tavern. Queen's
Town." on the 24th May, 1795. when (Col.) John Butler, of the But-
ler's Rangers. Master; Piro. Joseph Clement, S. W.; Bro. Sam'l Gardi-
ner. T. W.; Ralph Clench, Secretary; John Clement (as") Treas.; and
ten members were present.
A code of by-laws was adopted at this meeting and ordered to
be copied into a book " to be kept for that purpose." and ' A floor
cloth and Book of Constitution, as also ^Toore's Treatise on Masonry"
were to be procured as soon as possible.
The first festival of St. John the Baptist, to be celebrated by this
lodge was the 24th June, 1795, when the brethren convened at noon in
Hind's Hotel. " ...
On this occasion nineteen members and five visitors walked in
procession 10 the Council Chamber, where a sermon was preached to
them, but the minutes do not say by whom.
A Lodge of Emergency was held on the T.Sth of July, i795- "by
a special Dispensation from the Grand Master," at Hind's Hotel,
" Bro. William Gervis " himself being in the chair. The_ purpose of
the meeting is not stated, but was probably for the consideration of
petitions, as the ballot was passed for two candidates.
502
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
It was decided to meet again on the ist Saturday in \neu<;t '• n.
hfid"'' °^F.^"-b^"l<«'" but it was the 14th Novemlr 179! before
ThVnnf k'*-'" ^'"^'■g^"^y at •• Ingersoll's Tavern, Queen^Town ••
tTo'n'sTnd^ ^Sj:.'^^^ ^ ^'^^"^^'°" -P-^'»^ " the present r^-
o.u^']''^^"^^^*'"^^ ^ere held in December on the ?th ^/^tv, n a
and ihelsrfL'H'"^ '1'^ regular „,eH„K for irjectio'^'ofl'^c ,'
?h, t, f- , ^["!= "=l>=l>™'On of tlie festival of tl,e Evaneelist \i
Lodsel No^f5';''sr4hari4*''^"<"""' "' '-"hers of S.. GeorRe-^
cembeV/^Jhi'S^risErdlhU:"'" °^ -'^■™*^" "-* " "' ^e-
"NOTICK.
.^e re„iv., of S,. „h„. o, SrcontSa^mlike" .'.'o^icT™""- "^'"^
" By the lodge,
"Newark, Dec. 12th." "Ralph Clench. Secretary.
sit>,a,ed"o„ rte clZlV".fl''-'J ''T" '" "Wilson'. Tavern,"
i. referred .o ta a pr"ev1ou". chapter """"" '•"""'^ ""^ "^'l^' ''
princrp^rbiln'^rs'fra'n?,",^' fe r^-"''"' ."^^''^ ""^ "^"^ "-
.^e ,od.e^,e. a. .hrSe°or="C"M„„Sxt ;S\£.aL^?':
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
on the 6th
on the 7th August at the house of " Bro. Thos. Clark "
November at " MulHnux Tavftrn," when it was
" Resolved that this lodge shall be moved to the Landing, and to stand
fast there as soon as a conveninent place is fixed on.'
The festival of St. John the Baptist was celebrated at Wilson's
tavern, the officers being installed and some petitions read. Among
these was one from William Dummer Powell, a Fellow-craft.
In drawing the boundary line between the British and American
possessions in ^1789, Detroit was left in the hands of the Americans
and a new town was built on the other side of the river where court
was established, and the Hon. William Dummer Powell was the first
Judge who presided over this Court. He was appointed a comrnis-
sioner of the Peace of the Province of Quebec m 1789. In _i79i he
was appointed a Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer and Jail De-
livery for Quebec, and in 1792 to the same office in Upper Canada. ^
On the festival of St. John the Evangelist the lodge met at Adam s
tavern, the officers being installed according to custom.
In the " Oracle " of 2nd December, I797. there is a notice calling
" St. John's Lodge of Friendship, No. 2," to meet and celebrate bt.
John's Day. It reads:
•■ Notice.
" The members of St. John's Lodge of Friendship, No. 2, will meet at the
new lodge room at Queenston, on Wednesday, the 27th inst, precisely at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, to celebrate the Festival of St. John, and to do the
business of the day. of which visiting brethren and those concerned are required
to take notice.
" By order of the Master. c .
" Geo. Adams, Secretary.
" Queenston, Dec. 2nd, I797"
The lodge continued to meet regularly during 1798 at " Adam's
Tavern, Queenstown," termed in the minutes " our lodge room.
On the Sth February a letter was received from the
•Grand Secretary, desiring the lodge to send a list of their members to-
gether with the dues, due the Grand Lodge, and also stating that one shilling
be paid by every member of the different lodges in future quarterly; also a
list of the Grand Officers and a summons to the Worshipful Master and Ward-
ens ordering their attendance at Hind's Hotel, at the quarterly communication
on the first Wednesday of March at ten o'clock of the forenoon.
At the next regular meeting, held on the 5th March, it was de-
cided that the lodge should meet " on the 3rd Monday on the month
and at the hour of 4 o'clock for the present year. 1798- except m case
of emergency." . , , ,
On the 17th April John Crysler, who two years previously had
been rejected by two black balls, was initiated " into the mysteries
of Masonry." His petition is amongst the MSS., and as it is rather
a novel record of the period is reproduced here:
"The petition of John Chrysler Humbly shewith. That your petitioner
has long been desirous of becoming a Mason, having once before petitioned
your lodge and was rejected, still relying on a good character and the liberality
of the lodge, again presumes to request the honor of being admitted into your
society. Your petitioner will ever pray. John Chrysler."
504
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Chrysler, who now resides on tiff. ' °^ *^^ P''*^^^"^ Mr. John
Chrysler, also a merrber orth's iX' aS'f '•. ?^'^^^ ^°'-<l«"
-rchant in Nia,ara in the eart p^rtS tH^ ^^:^^^y^t
<l^ci6eS • 'nof S g^ to '&% ".^ ^ ^"'^ "P °^ hands " the lodge
rather -that this lldge dh^e at O. ^. f "" ?•' "^^' ^^^^'^a'-" but
Festival of St. John." It was iSr r? ^ J" '^}' ^°^^^ ™°"' «" the
Bro Mullynux at ten o'c oTk in the £0^^ '^ '"''' "' '^' '^°"^^ ^'
•ng house to hear a sermon preached b?^^^^^^ *^ ^'^^ •"^^^-
our lodge room at Queenston to dw\; •\r ,.^""; ^"^ *° '•et"rn to
to celebrate the Festival of s" U;" ^°"^"^' *^^ ^^th June, and
'^iZ^T:^,:^:r ^^-'^"^^"^^-^^ °" ^^^ ^^^^ j- ^he
to Join th?R. ?J: thf (•; n1^Lo7g?an"d' Th^^'^V".''^---" ^° Newark
summons of the Grand T-odgeff; J purpose'"' '^''''''' ^^^'^^^'^'^ '° ^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^-^-a, contains a notice
-^'^^^^"^^'^'^^^^^^^^^^ walked up to Wn-
Thp nr^^^ ■ wueenston and the Mountain "
Master's ■odgTToVX^r,otlo'.<=^^"j', ^^«'' *= ^-d
I^ow the Grand Lodp-*> fh^' r^^ i;°- 4- and lodge No. 12" etr
J' and 4 were locatedt'^ffaga^a"" Th"^^^^ \''^^ ^^ '°dges Nos.
to welcome the brethren of No 2 S n?^^"?' '"^l^"^ '"arched
pubhshed at West Niagara. June 30th sPysf"""" ^^' " ^'^'^''"
'' The anniversary of the Festival r^f q. t "u^^^,^/^' J""^ 27th, 1798.
celebration of the day was deferred^ nHI .u ^°^^ ^^"'"8: on a Sunday, the
walked to Hind's hotel, and as soona^rtfl, ?' "• ""'' '""''S' No. ■/ The,'
sa. down ,0 an a,^^„ ^.^J Many I'oval and M °' *' ^'"' "" "'" «l>5
S™X.^=-^"° "'"'^ " -" ■'•c.-rlntenrnr.'S leV™*
W^Jo?Ssh,>tJX"ifrS who was „,ade in St. John's
It is, however nroof nf fhl "^ °^ ^^^ ^^^^^ days of long- aeo
that of ;795/'T'h?s°'^.°^th\7acrth'°t"alute';°'^'°^ ^^S^"^^^'
No. 2 of 1782 were in possession nf p ^ documents extant of
.?'ves us a clear understanding T.,, ^■'': ^°°P^^ down to i8s6
life to that now workingTt SS^ °"^'" °^ ^ ^^^^^ which gale
grandson,X'TmisG'r P°H°".°^ chelate Bro Cooper's
Streetsvilie, Onta?b AnotSr^'"' °i ^^'' ^^'^ ^odge No «6
the present time two mi^s fro^ o"^'*""' ^^"^'^ ^- Cooper. Hves at'
and Daniel Cooper'ar^a so es7de??Tn" S.r'"^ Rowland, Thoma
Whom the certificate was issuec ^'^^ ^n SC'^Jr^^o^o^^^^^^^
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
505
on the i6th July, 1770, married on the 22nd Sept., 1796, and died
in March, 1856. The following is a copy of the certificate and with
it we give a fac-simile of the document. So few of the records of
the old lodges are extant that any reproduced will be examined with
interest by the Craft of the present day.
IN THE EAST
A PLACE OF LIGHT.
We, the Master and Wardens of St. John's Lodge of Friendship, No. 2,
Ancient York Masons, do certify that Br. James Cooper has been regularly
Entered, Passed and Raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason in our
said lodge, and h?s during his stay with us behaved as becomes a worthy
Brother.
Given under our Hand and Seal at our
Lodge room, Queens;.on, Upper Canada,
this 18 of February, Anno Domino,
1799, Anno Luminis, 5799.
John Reilly, Master.
Sam'l Gardner, S. W.
Gilbert Fields. J. W.
Ralph Clench,
Sec'y.
Sam'l Gardner last Past Master of Lodge, No. 2.
Prior to the festival of St. John the Evangelist in 1798, the mem-
bers again decided to celebrate the occasion by dining in their own
lodge room., and that " dinner bespoke for twenty members." The
paragraph in the minutes reads:
" Received a note from the Grand Lodge, wishing the attendance of the
officers of this lodge to dine at Newark, which was not carried."
At the second meeting in 1799 " Bro. Danby was obliging enough
to give a short lecture," and it was decided to remove from Adam's
tavern to the house of Bro. Gilbert Fields, after which the lodge closed
" to meet at G. Field's, agreeable to the resolve of this night, and at
5 o'clock of the afternoon,"
The lodge met regularly through the year and continued to do a
fair amount of work. The election of officers t(^ok place as usual at
the meeting previous to the festival of St. John the Baptist, but at the
celebration of that day " the election of officers on last night appear-
ing to be rather unconstitutional, for fear of any impropriety we have
proceeded to a fresh election."
On the i8th November in this year the minutes state that " Bro.
Christopher Danby petitioned the Lodge to be admitted a member —
balloted for and unanimously granted." Bro. Danby was elected
Master for 1800.
The lodge continued to meet with unfailing regularity until 1812,
a large number of candidates being initiated, but nothing of import-
ance is to be found in the minutes. There is not the slightest hint
regarding the discussion as to the right of the Provincial Grand Mas-
ter to remove the Grand East to York, which engrossed all Masonic
minds after 1797. On April 15th, 1805, the minutes contain a motion
to summon the members
"to attend lodge of Emergency on Saturday, the ist of June next, in order
to pay their dues, &c., to be paid into the Grand Lodge, or such members who
I
ijj ^ WMjl j l ^ff": |r«"lWf».^M«'frH''«7'»f'-3r'Wr*'""
506
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
do not pay wiU not be returned to the Grand Lodge of England except some
excuse appear to exist." _ ^ -, ,
Ai *v,» ifith necember 1807, "The R. W. D. G. Master
Also on the loth jjecemocr, io»j/, vnrl.- with thp late
" ch occur°enm betoB r^^^^^ after the removal of the gov-
™«Xm Niagara'.' York ■„ W However, the ^^se 'h
late Provincial Grand Master Jarvis" shows that the members oi
todge'^N™ did not consider R. W. Bro K' ^altevf *" TCs^c^
At this meetinK "the Treasurer was ordered to allow the W. Master
one douS- bdiig his expenses of attendance at the Grand Lodge on
The 2nd instant The W. Master reported the proceediiigs of he
Grand L^dge at same time." This must refer to a meetmg of the
scSsmadc Grand Lodge, as the Provincial Grand Lodge u^^^^
W Bro. Jarvis did not meet after 1804. Snnilar entries show that
Lodee No 2 was frequently represented at the Niagara Grand Lodge
by R W Bra Danby, who usually " related the proceedmgs of the
^''"Sn^n? occasion, the 29th June. 1809, R. W. Bro. Danby •' made
his report of Grand Lodge, which was that every lodge should mite
or dine in their own lodge room." Jhis must have been a decision
regarding the celebration of the festival of St. John the Baptist.
The meeting held on February 5th, 1813, was the last until the
war of that period had ended. The minutes of the first meeting after
The interre^um, which are undated, state that " the reason whv the
lodge did ?ot meet since the 5th February-St. David's was head-
''"*'*The work'of^ThTlodge was resumed wUh vigor an emergency
being held on January 17th, 1815, for the initiation of six candidates
of the marine artillery and one of the Royal Artillery. Nevertheless
the war had had a depressing effect on the country genera y a fact
which is noted in the minutes of i6th December, 181 5. thus No
election of officers, no St. John's Day, owing to the war, dull times
^'^VrorlT March i8th, i799. to 25th June, 1804, the lodge met at
the tavern of Bro. Gilbert Field, Queenstown. . t^ , ..
From 24th July, 1804-ioth October, 1805, at Bro. Gilbert Drake s
tavern, Queenstown. ,,r
From 8th November, 1805— ist August, 1806. at Bro. W.
Moore's tavern, Queenstown. ^ . c^ ^ , 0^0 „* Pm
From August 30th, 1806. to 6th September, i8o8, at F.ro.
^"tromTh^ Sber'^lS^3rd March, 1809. Gilbert Drake's
*'"?;oiTsrMaT-i8o9-28th July, 1809, at Mr. Bannister', tavern.
Quee^^stown^^^ September, 1809-nth February, i8n. at Bro. Joseph
Brown's tavern, Niagara. t....:^v, Tirnwn'<s
From — March. t8ti— February 5th, 1813, Bro. Josiah Browns
tavern, St. David's.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
507
From January 17th, i8[5, to 26th October, 1819, at Solomon
Quick's, St. David's.
Krom November, 1819— July, 1821, at Wynns hotel,
Niagara.
The minutes of ist May, 1809, state that the " Master's Senior
and Junior Wardens' and two Deacons' jewels were taken from the
hangings and stolen out of the Master's desk since the last lod^^c
night. The lodge was at that time meeting at Mr. Bannister's *avern,
Queenstown, but as on 28th July, i8(x>, " it was the opinion of the
members present that the property of the lodge was not safe, there-
fore resolved, that the furniture be removed to Hro. Brown's by next
regular lodge night."
The minutes are complete until the end of 1819, but show only
one meeting in 1820, and in 1821 only those of February 24th, March
13th, April loth and July.
The reader will probably be surprised to learn that in the pioneer
days on British soil in a Canadian colony on the banks of the Nia-
gara river the slave had his home and habitation. Slaves could
breathe the pure air of old England, but in a Canadian colony they
were openly sold to the highest bidder. Members of the Craft were
slaveholders — even the Provincial Grand Master himself.
Mr. Robert Franklin, at the Receiver-General's office, had " a
negro wench " for sale. The term " wench " was not used at this
period as it would be in modern times. In former days in England
its primary meaning was a young woman — a maiden — while in
America it alluded to a black woman, a colored female servant.
This wench understood washing and cooking. The advertise-
ment is from the Upper Canada "Gazette" of 25th July, 1795. It
reads : ,
" For sale, for three years, from the 29th of this present month, of July, a
negro wench, named Chloe, twenty-three years old, understands washing, cook-
ing, &c. Any gentleman wishing to purchase or employ her by the year or
month is requested 10 apply to Robert Franklin, at the Receiver-General's.
Newark, July 25th, 1795."
James Clarke also had " a wench " named " Sue," who preferred
liberty to bondage, so this notice from the Upper Canada " Gazette,"
of 14th August, 1795, suited her case:
" Ran away from the subscriber a few weeks ago, a negro wench, named
Sue. This is, therefore, to forewarn all manner of persons from harbouring
said wench, under the penalties of the law. James Clark, Senior." " Niagara,
August 17th, 1795."
Mrs. Clement, the widow at a later date of the respected brother
who presided over the lodge of Friendship, also desired to dispose
of a " man and woman," who had apparently been specially " bred."
The advertisement read:
" For Sale. The negro man and woman, the property of Mrs. (widow)
Qement. They have been bred to the business of a farm; will be sold on
highly advantageous terms, for cash or land. Apply to Mrs. Clement. Niagara,
January 9th, 1802."
Charles Fields, another member of the Craft, had an Indian
slave named Sal. She recognized the truth that the air was free and
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SToSdVe to ?^^n%Z'rZ ^" T ^'"^ -- *hat she had
one pice to coLt her thou^Ss Inf '"^^ ^t' °"l\thirty minutes in
penta^nce. Bro. Fields safdrtt^'GazeUe'' °"' *'' ^^''""•^ °^ ^^-
cealing"ty"lnd?an stl^'cX Ta/°L'f *=" ^"'°""«' ^"^P'^^-^' - "-
offender, to the utmost extremity of tho In ^"^ /^t^™i"ed to prosecute any
to remain on their premre^Rhf space oThaif^ "'°. "^^ ^"'^'^^ '^^^
consent, will be taken as offending! -TLl wlIh^LcoTJinrloTaw"^ """^"
"Niagara, August 28th. 1802." ^''^""''^ ^^"^^' ^'^^^'"
Secretr^oA^e IScLi'&h f S -^^TT^'^ "^« ^^e Grand
"Upper Canada SL tte '' ai?o h^H « /'• ^uf ^he publisher of the
he was not without blemish but wl^' t''':^^'^ h^"? to hire. True
were '• cash or new laTds."' The oLrTead:'"' ''''''^•" "^'^ *^™«
sman pox,^at is^rpTetf^s^WcrTthlTh^'^"' ^"' '^"'''^^' ''^ ^^^ ^"e
will be made easy to the purchaser -"1 ^ " °'''°"' ''°°''- '^''^ '"'"'"^
ment. Enquire of the Printer ' '*' °' "'^ '^"^^ '•^^'^^d in pay-
" Niagara, November 28th, 1802."
ery wa^s aboh-shej *^T,f ''* legislature of Upper Canada in 170, slav
^^^r^LTTo^J'lllTs'T^^^^ '";'' ''^ abolitioKSS
were to be free, provided the7rn.m« ''"P°"pd, ?nd children born
of the government names were registered with an official
View of Niagara, 1807.
To the righ?Ts sTown th^ la:^ '' '''''''■ f ^""^-"^ ^^^^ 1" ^807.
to the softh and ea For?Ceo7J:'- ^'!'' '^'' '^°"^^« °^ «^^ t°wn
of the river, while on the left ,?<Z 't,'^^°^" "" the western side
an:; .^e American fo°rt ofV^i^ra .^Te^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ -er
Gilliv?ay 'in r;? tw warr' ^ ^"^^ ^^ ''■ ^^ Bro. Simon Mc-
England dated 2%d sZ %IT ^^f' ''-"^^ ^^ '^' ^rand Lodge of
housie."' It is :S unXlv ?hat tSe '^//^^'^. '^^^^ is named 41
endorsement " Dalhousie - af^r 810 anfth.'tT""* '"^'^'^^^ ^"^^
tmued in the new one sent rom Fn^i ^ that the name was con-
-ic Records. pa,e .S^eTd ^IS^^S. 'LX.'"Ni^.SS fjp^:
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
509
per Canada, 23rd Sept., 1822." In the English """1^"^^ /"f ? °f
1814-1831 the lodge was numbered 755. and in the list of 1832 it is
No 488. It was not erased from the English roll until i8b2.
In the Provincial Grand Lodge Proceedings of 1 848 it is noted
that no returns were received from twelve lodges, and there is
the entry " Lodge No. 2, Niagara, returns required for six months
and "twelve months' dues owing." I" .the Proceedings of the Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge of Canada West Sir Allan N. MacNab, P.G.\L,
1853-4, " Niagara No. 2 " is given in a list of the lodges under the
jurisdiction of that Provincial Grand Lodge, which had its authority
from the United Grand Lodge of England. In the last issue of the
Proceedings of the Provincial Grand Lodge " Niagara No. 2 is not
on the list of lodges, but in the first annual report of the Proceed-
ings of the Grand Lodge of Canada it is given in the list of the
lodges forming that Grand Lodge.
List of members of St. John's Lodge of Fnendship, No. 2. Nia-
gara, U.C, 1795-1822.
Charter Members— Jno. Butler, Master; Joseph Clement, S. W.; Sam'l
Gardner, J. W.; Ralph Clench, Sec'y; Jno. Clement, Treas. 1795— Daniel
Powers Andrew Bradt, Ebenezer Whiting, Gilbert Fields, Jno. Reilly, James
Medaugh, John Darling, Robert Campbell, Jacob Tedenck, Walter
Btiller Sheenan, J. B. Rosseau, Charles Depew, Jam. Seacord, James
Cooper, Asa Dayton. David Seacord. 1796— John Morden, Abra-
ham Bowman, Geo. Campbell. Thos. Ingersoll, Thos. Clark, Jno. Fraleigh,
Geo. Adams, Jno. Pinchion, Jno. McKertie, Peter Bowman, (a)— Wilson, (a)
D. Thompson, 1797— James Bags, Charles Whiting, Jno. Dunn, Jno. Clow,
Gustavus Schiveral, (a) James Hurst. Adrian Hunn, Thos. Horner, James
Wilson, J. McCartey, Daniel Servos, (a) Wm. Dummer Powell, Benj. Page.
Wm. Mullinex, Caleb Sweazey. Thos. Adams, Geo. Purvis, Benj. Medaugh.
,7g8_jno. Chrysler, Jesse Hubbard, (a) Ezekiel Woodruff, (a) — Halliburt.
Charles Gilbert. Stephen Seacord, Dan Scroop. 1799— Shubael Park, Aaron
Stevens, Francis Weaver, (a) Christopher Danby. 1800— Ray Marsh, Thos.
Hewitt. 1801— Elisha Purdy, (a) Isaac Sweazy. (a) Adam Vropman (a) George
Adams 1802— James Durham, Elija Angevine, Joseph Brown, Jno. McBride,
Hy. McBride. 1803— Gilbert Drake. 1804— Isaac B. Tyler, Chris. Bongeners,
Jas McKenny. 1805— And. Rorback, Fred. Brackbill. Conrad Hoffman, (a)
F Coyle. 1806— Jno. F. Micking, Jno. Bureh. 1808— Jno. Connolly, Mathias
Carron. 1810— Sa.ii'l Sweazy. 181 1— Joshua Green, Jno. R. Smith, Wm. Gard-
ner W Beach. 1812— Wm. Forsyth. 1815— Wm. Hutton. Edw. Applegath.
Hugh Fraser. Cap. Wm. Lee. Wm. J. Frandling, Geo. Hamilton, Sam'l Bunt-
ing Geo. Fred. Ireland. 1816— Christian Carne, Lewis Clement. R. M. Chrys-
ler Adam Chrysler. 1817— Daniel Field, Joseph Hodgkinson, Joseph B. Dar-
ling, Wm. Hodgkins, Duncan Clow, (a) Jno. Dodge. t8i8 — Buckler. iSji
— Raymon.
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CHAPTER XXIII
Queen's Rangers' Lodge, No. 3, P. R., at York (Toronto),
1793-9. — The Craftsmen of a Provincial Military
Regiment. — Its Membership and Meeting-Places.
One of the warrants issued by R. W. Bro. William Jarvis, Pro-
vincial Grand Master, at Niagara, was to the military corps known
as the Queen's Rangers, which had been raised for colonial defence
In the official return to the Grand Lodge of England, made by R. W.
Bro Jarvis in 1797, the Rangers' lodge is given as meetmg m
Niagara. It must have had a dispensation or have been war-
ranted in I7Q^, for the Rangers sailed for York late m August
of St year.^^Of these warrants No. i was for a lodge in the town
of NSgara. known as the Grand Master's lodge ; No 2 for a odge
in the township of Newark or Queenston, known as St. John s lodge
of Friendship, '20th Nov., i795; No. 3, for a lodge m the Queens
Rangers' regiment, which became dormant in 1800. 1 his warrant
was transferred to Cornwall as Athol lodge No. 3. and './« claimed
that the same warrant was again transferred to Brockvil e in i8ib,
and that under it BrockviUe lodge No. 3, was opened; No 4 tor a
lodge in the town of Nip-ara, also known as the Lodge of Philan-
*^'° Of the Queen's Rangers' lodge, " No. 3, Ancient York Masons,"
which held its meetings in the York Garrison, now the historic Old
Fort " of Toronto, we have a list of members of the lodge, a yeany
return to the Provincial Grand Master, copies of circulars, the copy
of an old certificate, and references to the fort or garrison at io-
ronto. These, with a copy of part of the pay roll of the Rangers,
as preserved in the Archives Department at Ottavya, and a sketch
of the life of Lt.-Gov°rnor Simcoe, who— it is said— did not look
with unfriendly eye on the meeting of Craftsmen, which took place,
month after month, in his regiment, complete the MSS., and lend
additional interest to the history of one of the earliest Craft organ-
izations in Upper Canada.
The original corps ot the Queen's Rangers was one of the best
known regiments during the war of 1776. It was organized by
Major Robert Rogers of New Hampshire, who had served during
the French war as the commander of " Rogers' Rangers," and in
1776 was appointed to the governorship of Michilimackinac. In
1777 Rogers sailed for England, and Lieut-Col. John G. Simcoe
succeeded him as commander of the regiment.
The Queen's Rangers, of Niagara history, was an entirely diff-
erent body of men from that which had taken part in the revolu-
tionary war. The latter regiment was composed of both cavalry
and infantry, and was disbanded in 1782. In 1783, the soldiers
were paid off, and allotted land in Nova Scotia, where they per-
manently settled. The Rangers of Niagara were raised in Canada,
from old soldiers of the regular regiments, strengthened by a de-
tachment of ex-soldiers from English regiments, which was drafted
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It is believed that if thorough search could be made in the Eng-
lish records, it would be found that Lieut.-Governor Sinicoe was a
tTeta'n °/'' ?t^ "'' ^'r^ i^*^" ^''''''' ^ "eut.-coloneT of
the Rangers, and chief agent for Indian afifairs for Upper Canada,
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
513
was Senior Grand Warden of the Provincial Grand Lodge at Nia-
gara, in 1795, and another friend, Davenport Phelps, a prominent
attorney, was Grand Secretary, in 1795, of the same body.
Lieut.-Governor Simcoe permitted the Rangers to have the use
of a building in the fort at Toronto, for lodge purposes, and there
are many evidences that his heart warmed to the brethren of the
primitive lodge. A sketch of the life of this distinguished man is
fitting in this history. The name of Simcoe is more familiar than
perhaps that of any other Governor, even to the present time, and
his alleged Craft connection gives his career more than ordinary
interest.
John Graves Simcoe, of the town of Cotterstock, Northamp-
tonshire, England, was the son of John Graves Simcoe, late com-
mander of H. M. Ship " Pembroke," who lost his life in the ex-
pedition against Quebec in 1759, at the age of forty-five years.
Capt. Simcoe left a widow and two infant sons. The elder was
John Graves Simcoe, who at the time of his father's death was
seven years of age. The widowed mother, with her two sons, soon
after her husband's death, removed to Exeter, and John Graves
Simcoe was educated at the free grammar school of that town.
His younger brother was, unfortunately, drowned in childhood. At
fourteen John was sent to Eton and from thence to Merton Col-
lege, Oxford. At nineteen he was an ensign in the 35th regiment.
He landed at Boston on the 17th June, 1775, the day of the battle
of Bunker Hill. He was subsequently adjutant of the regiment
and afterwards purchased command of a company in the 40th,
which he led at the battle of Brandywine, and was wounded. He
was a thorough soldier at heart and attentive to every part of his
duty. On the 15th October, 1777, Sir William Howe appointed
Capt. Simcoe, with the provisional rank of major, to the command
of the Queen's Rangers.
The Queen's Rangers, a newly-formed colonial corps, were
originally raised in Connecticut by Rogers as stated. They were
scouts or light cavalry. The cavalry detachment went under the
name of "The Queen's Rangers' Warriors." In Rivington's Royal
Gazette, printed in New York during the occupany of the British
army, an advertisement was published which read:
" All aspiring Heroes
" Have now an opportunity of distinguishing themselves by joining The
Queen's Rangers Huzzars, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Simcoe." " Any
spirited young man will receive every encouragement, be immediately mounted
on an elegant horse, and furnished with clothing, accoutrements, &c., to the
amount of Forty Guineas, by applying to Cornet Spencer, at his quarters, 1,033
Water Street, or his rendezvous, Hewit's Tavern, near the Coflfee House, and
the depot at Brandywine on Golden Hill.
" Whosoever brings a Recruit shall instantly receive Two Guineas.
" Vivant Rex et Regina."
The Rangers were disciplined for active service, not for parade.
The deeds and adventures of Col. Simcoe and his Rangers during
the war of independence are well known. The corps and its com-
mander were included in the surrender of the army of CornwalHs.
Col. Simcoe in ill-health was sent away in a sloop of war, which,
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by an article of capitulation, the British received to transport the
sick and wounded to be exchanged as prisoners of war. Tiie cap-
ture of Yorktown ended the conflict. The Queen's Ran^'ers regi-
inent never roassenibied under Sinicoc's command. In 1782 it was
disbanded the officers were placed on half-pay. and the men settled
ui Nova bcofa and ,n Upper Canada. Col. Sinico.^ returned hon=e
was received with honor by the King, and, after the recovery of his
HISTORY Of FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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lu-altli. was appointed "' Lieut. -Col. ConiniandatU" of a new corps
to be raised in Canada, to whicli he gave the name of " Queen's
Ran^a-rs." He married a Miss GwilHm, a near relative of the wife
of Admiral Graves, who had commanded at Boston during the revo-
lution. He was elected member of parliament for St. Maw's, Corn-
wall, England, in 1790, and his name figures in the debates on the
hill by which the province of Quebec was divided into Upper and
[.ower Canada. Col. Simcoe was appointed Lieutenant-Governor
of Upper Canada shortly afterwards. He first thought of placing
the centre of his settlements within the land encircled by the lakes*
Ontario, Erie, Huron, ard the Detroit river, but. as Niagara was
to be given up, he changed his plan. York had at first been de-
termined on as the capital, although Simcoe favored London, Upper
Canada, but afterwards this idea was dropped and York was made
tlie capital. In October, 1794. Simcoe was promoted to the rank
of major-general, and on the 3rd December, 1796, he was appointed
Lieut.-Governor of San Domingo. On 30th October, 1798, he was
made lieut.-general, and in i8ot he was in command at Plymouth,
England. He was sent to Portugal on a diplomatic mission in 1806,
but, taken sick on the voyage, he returned to England and died in a
few days at the age of fifty-four The chief command of the British
army in India had been given him, and his wife was in London
making arrangements to leave for that country when he died.
In the Simcoe papers. 1792-93, U.C. 279, Part I., Archives de-
partment, Ottawa. Gov. Simcoe writes to the military authorities:
"The Queen's Rangers are hutted by great exertions at the Niagara
Landing, now Queenston. Mr. Street, an inhabitant of the place, chose to dis-
pute the right of the land. I directed the Attorney-General to defend the suit,
and judgment was given in favor of the Crown."
The Mr. Street referred to was the ancestor of the Streets of
the Niagara district.
The following entry concerning the Queen's Rangers is found
in Mrs. Simcoe's diary:
i4lh of June, 1793. " The Queen's Rangers have left the huts at Queenstown
and are encamped on the mountain above. It is a fine,
dry. healthy spot, and the tents look extremely pretty
among the large oaks which grow on the mountain."
In .'Vugust. 1793. (;ov. Simcoe determined to make a move to
York, seeing that the site of the modern metropolis had advant-
ages that Newark did not possess. An extract from The Upper
Canada Gazette, or American Oracle, of ist August, 1793, says:
" A few days ago, the first division of His Majesty's corps of Queen's
Rangers, left Queenston for Toronto (now York), and proceeded in a batteau
round the head of Lake Ontario, by Burlington Bay, and shortly afterwards
another division of the same regiment sailed in the King's vessels, Onondago
and Caldwell, for the same place.
" On Monday evening, His Excellency, the Lieut.-Governor. left Navy
ITall, and embarked on board His Majesty's schooner, the ^^cssessauga. which
sailed under a favorable gale for York with the remainder of the Queen's
Rangers on board."
Mrs. Simcoe remained at Niagara for a short time after her
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rival at York she writes as follows:
30th July, 1793. " The Queen's Rangers are encamped opposite to the ship.
After dinner we went on shore to fix a spot whereon to place
the canvas houses, and we chose a rising ground divided by
a creek from the camp, which is ordered to be cleared
immediately. The soldiers have cut down a great deal of
wood to enable them to pitch their tents. Wc went in the
boat two miles to the bottom of the bay, and walked thro' a
grove of fine oaks, where the town is intended to be built. A
low spit of land, covered with wood, forms the bay, and
breaks the horizon of the lake, which greatly improves the
view, which indeed is very pleasing. The water in the bay
is beautifully clear and transparent."
In another letter from Gov. Simcoe, dated at Niagara, 23rd
.'\ugust, 1793, he again refers to the " hutting," or housing of the
Rangers, and writes:
'■ I have determined to hut the Queen's Rangers, and probably to remain
with them this Winter at this place. It possesses many eminent advantages,
which I shall do myself the honor of expatiating on, by the 1st opportunity,
and expatiating on such places as appear necessary to me for permanent
barracks, and fortifications to be erected, adapted to present circumstances, but
which may be increased, if it shall become necessary, and, at a less expense, be
rendered more impregnable than any place I have seen in North America."
Queenston is situated upon the Niagara river, seven miles
above Newark and five beiow the falls of Niagara. It was origin-
ally at the head of navigation for ships and the old portage road,
which was made on account of the falls, commences there. All
goods for Lake Erie from Lake Ontario were landed at Queens-
ton and carted or carried along " the portage road." In a topo-
graphical description of Upper Canada, issued in London in 1813
and revised by Lieut. -Governor Gore of Upper Canada, it is writ-
ten: "There are huts enough here to receive a regiment." This
reference is to the huts built in 1793 by Gov. Simcoe. The huts
are to be seen in the centre of the foreground of the picture, which
is a facsimile of the drawing by Mrs. Simcoe, made by her in 1793
and, with thirty-two others, presented by Lt.-Gov. Simcoe to King
George III., and now in the King's Library in the British Museum.
Later in the year Gov. Simcoe again writes concerning the
Rangers, and his determination to quarter them at York.
" York, 20th Sept., I793-
" Upon the first news of the rupture with France I determined to withdraw
the Queen's Rangers from the unhealthy vicinity of Niagara, where they were
encamped, and to occupy York. I submitted to the Commander-in-chief my
intentions, and desired his s.-.nction to authorize me to construct a block house
to defend the entrance to the Harbor." J. G. S.
In December, 1793, Gov. Simcoe communicated the fact of the
removal of the Rangers to York. The document, addressed to
Lord Dorchester, the Governor-General, is as follows:
" Should I have the pleasure of seeing your Lordship at this place, I make
no doubt but the arrangement of the log huts for the Queen's Rangers, and the
public store I shall build the ensuing Spring, on Pt. Gibraltar, will be such as,
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HISTORY OK KKKEMASO.VKV I\ CANADA.
in yniir Lordship's cstimali,,i., with a .ino i.rnportion of artillery an.l an eciual
garnson. will appear to hi- mure defensible than Detroit, and scarcciv less ' r
than Niagara
"To Rt. Hon. Lord Dorchester
'■ J. G. Sinicoe.
. The log Iiiits for tlio R.-mj^^i-rs wore vvvcWd on the left side of
Uie eastorti entrance to the present fort at 1 oront... It was in one
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HISTORY OF FRKEMASON'KV IN ( WADA.
519
of tlu'Sf log huts that tlic Oucen's R;iiii/ors' liidj^t- met. A block
house was erected on the island at (lihraltar Point, now Hanlan's
Point, but the building was disniantled in iHiH. Ft stood near the
waterworks maul le, a few hundreil feet north iA the present ferry
wharf. A cannon ball was brought up by a dredge at this point in
ii^96- ticneral PilkitimMU drew th plans for the fort at York, and the
tirs*^ buildings that \ en erected W' 1 1" those in which the Rangers were
quartered.
The garrison or fort of ijc^-iSoo was on the site, and com-
prised many of the buildings of the present fort, indeed very
f.'l
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any of the bu.idmKs of the first erections stand to-,Iav
much the same as wlieii the l„gs were hewn by the men of tliV
yueeii s Rangers, nearly a century ago. The enclosure is still the
origmal one. west of the Queen's Wharf, and south of the Grand
Irunk railway tracks. The gate at the entrance is changed, and
the sere and yellow appearance of the old block houses, the one-
story frame and log Innldings, testifies to the fact that 1-ather Time
has a mortgage on the old weather-beaten tim'oers
rrnn, -I;!.*"''' '"''" '""' ""V;'"^ t'>^' f'r^t buildings erected by (Jov-
a tal "^STV '" '^'-''^'5. "'^' ^■"^'o^"-''- vva« i" '79« surrounded by
a al picket fence on the east, west, and north sides. The only
e uK-es were at the east and west, and they were guarded bv
stout oak gaes of sturdy construction. The south, or lake frun^
was apj.roached Imm the back, and the high bank wa pk-ke ed
wnle, fr.m over the edge of the bank peered half a loza L-uns
w nch. ,or the early days of Nork. were of no mean ca 11^^ Slu
nagaxn)e wa.s u .ir the western entrance, or rather e.xi mdil v s
era Pikr „ "; '''', '^^'Z^"?" "^ '«^3 took place, which cot(^n-
era ,kc and two hundred men of the American army, their lives
the fire. ^' ' ''P'^'"' '^'' '"^ ''"^'^ ^^at were destroyed by
were'^btdl{'about°7>i/r'"'H ''r'^'"^'' "' '^'' ''''' ^'^e of the fort.
were bu it about 1825, and the one story row of brick cottaap- ,.n
the north and south sides of the west^ntTance, vlas crecfed to
orSr slV ndtsT Th'^ /'""^'' regiments' st^tionT^'To"
and^yet"i;'c?n.rfa-f^ re^al? tt° tL'^o^rStst^e^t ^' ""?'
" -r"" ?^'''^ '''' "^^" ''^ -^ cUs Vara"ed"o"r" t" eet?"" d
»^m'n our lodges were visited by ,nany of Her Majesty? ser^mts
each about twenty-one feet frontage, and a depth of ?hir"v feet A
weTthe? th^r'T.' "" ^'" entire \>ngth of th^e front St wc^
weather the soldier on guard, instead of seeking the cover of Z\l
blue-pamted sentry box, which stood across the foadway Tv?ew of
the gate, would kill time by walking to and fro undeTthis shed^il e
andX^ii^nrf ^- ::!i^ '^- ^'^ ^"-^ — S:^-
The house adjacent to the gateway or enfnnr<. „.nc j
HISTORY OF KREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
crature, stray English nvngazines. copies of The Upper Canada
of the house ZXItli scares "h'" ^'^^'^^^trng the upper part
tacks. Had the autl ori iesT he wt nT'T'' '" brass-headed
jesty's property was nnf T^ V ^^^'' ''""'^'" ^''^t His Ma-
ior'nii^hXvVEn'the^e:;^' ""' ' ^^ ^-"^ ^o the Cover-
aItar,''fLwoKdTut'!of'a; '^TJ'l "-^-"-P^osed. A prinntive
stood near the eit and'^o^t^^e H? ht of^h:T M 1 '" ^"^^f^'
fo owed the rule of th^ ^\a % i i , f *^- "^^" ^°'" '" this they
Book and t^ie other '" Ireat liSuf'- '''^^''' ?^''^ ^^'^^ the Good
in this now metVopolitircit? The''"? '"'"r^l^* ^°"^'^* ^° ^'^h*
but the tallow dios in tl lir in '^''^'' ''^^^' ^^'"'^ wanting,
like glow o the h-te rno *"Vf °"'^^« .""parted a yellowish, ho.n?-
of thf winter's wind sweporstthfH'"^'^' ^°^ ^'"^ ^^^ ^''^' '^>««t«
felt as much iZresseTl with wh^f ^''''''T.T °^^ ^""^ brethren
Hundred years aX in hrirni^ ^^^ ^^'^ ^^^"^ ^^''SK nigh a
niture, as ?he cS of tnJJV'"^^^ '"?°'" ^'^'^ '*« homelv fur-
in furiiiture and decorated fn tCl ""^ P"''''^' "meeting-places, rich
^ Miss Cecil ctinT sis e"r 'of S"Ta ^ ^S °^""'"" r^"
Supenntendent of Indian Affair, in T^t V J" G»vnis. who was
Toronto, and has resiXd 'there f " l^^L ' '^''>' ^'^^ ^^'^ bo-"" i"
writer a few months lefore her H.Lh'^ '^1''^ ^.'^"' '"^^••'"^d the
tinct recollection of tl e buildiLs a. ,ll" '^^"^ '^'"* •''''^- '^^^ ^ ^is-
girl of seven vears o a^e Her^' ^^'^^ ^"''^ '" »«'i. when a
bered Governo, Sir pfanci^ ror'"""'-!; T' ^''^^''- ^''e remem-
Brock. There is every reason to ?rH"A^'''"'-^'^^^^^^^^ ^'^''- ^'^^^
a daily yisitor from earl ch^Joodl; '^Y Tr'"'' ^' ^^e was
only a mile from her residence TW r ^"'^ Garr.son." It was
das street and the Bro'cTto^To'ad. o ' '^Ck ^H^on •• '""^T ''' '^""-
was built in i7;4 by Col Giving Tt, . ^'^"^"^o"- J'megrove"
Inindred vears vvithout am- IdH. ^'^^'^""^^' ^^^ood for nearlv one
book s ^£- ^;;t^-;^rrx-s^:?^^^ '- '^
infoZt!;r;e"egrrs"and?h1rt?fi?' government in Upper Canada, is placed
of a harbour of The same tZl 1 Z" %"' "°'^' '''*'*"''^- "^''^ *'^^ •'°«°"'
by the appellation of Sib^rnr pZ^T ""''T P*^".'"^"'-''' ''-^'"^"ished
securing it from the storms of the lie .'"' ^f- ^"^'^'''''"^ ^^''^ ^'-'^'-bour.
around the coasts of tl.'rs^Lffeshw.t;rrQ^^^^ '' *''" ^'"'f"' "f ■•>"y-
structed near the extre^nin of th^ Zn A '"" a"d blockhouses are con-
on a bank of the main land alnZ\ i'""'* '""'^ '^'' ^^"'■^""- -^^'-^nds
wooden blockhoi'se and som. ? *° ^^'^ P"^'"^' '"'"^ •^""'"'^ts on'v of a
HJSTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
523
present state of the province, and is erected upon a bank of the lake, near the
mouth of Toronto Bay. The town, according to the plan, is projected to
extend to a mile and a half in length, from the bottom of the harbour, along
its banks. Many houses are already completed, some of which display a con-
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siderablc degree of taste. The advancement of this place to its present condi-
tion, has been effected within the lapse of six or seven years, and persons who
have formerly iravellcd in this part of the country, arc impressed wiili .senti-
ments of wonder, on beholding a town which may be termed handsome, reared
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are occupied as chamber for th; ^nn. """J designated as wings to a centre,
scene from f is nart of fL i • "^^^ ' ^"'^ '°'^^'" ''""■"^ «f assembly. The
situated Tpon' a wood n''ba'r';;rm;X'n' '"? 'r"''^^'*= ' blockhouse
points of land cloathed with soread.W Jit "'^'"' °>*=,^*= P^"-' «* t>^e town,
eye. one behind another u'ilLrmln.f.H s[r\ ^i;^^"""^ ''^"^'"8 f^°'" the
rne spot on which the ioiLrw'^^"'* by the bu.ldmgs of the garrison, and
mem for passengers, is established on the hankrof thj^' n'/er -^"'^ °^ ""^■'■'^■"-
This divergence from our history proper eives the reaH^r ,
descnpuon of the embryo city where'^nV WrifwL first ope, ed
fMSH ~ -iSS •■-■■?'. .i'-?s
QueSs^^^^Z"" "7f k' •'''! °^ *^'^ "ffi"'-^ ^"d „,embers of
b> t 4 t"' t '. liT '"^'P'^fbet'^^^lly ^rr^nged, with the titles hold
drafteH m '" ! \i fi^'^T- *^^ '■^Riment from which they wore
Rank.
Name.
Masonic „
Rank. ' '^'^^
Sergt.. Major.. Cox. Joseph B.
^!P- Carfrae, Hugh..
Duncannon, John
.. Eniicott, John...
..Kvans. Spencer
. Hadden, R
. . Jackson, H
^ Jenkins, Wm.....
^"'P Lyons, John. Sr.. .
^^P Mealey, Michael. .
Norton, Peter
.V .■; • • • -Purvis, Geo
Quarter. Master
Corp. .
Private
W.M. ...
S.W.
J.w. ..■■
P.M. ....
Secretary .
W. M. . . .
M.M. ...
J.D...
M.M.
J.W.
19th.
91st .
3rd..
34th.
68ih.
19th.
Date of
Enlistment.
*»Sergt.
•Sergt. .
Private ,
Sergt. . ,
Private .
Corp...
Perry, Alex
Petto, John
.Shank?, fas
Trout. Henry
Thom.i,s, James...
Van Soie, John . . . ,
Walker, fohn
'Ward . C'eorge
M.M.
sw. ;."
MM
Treasurer ,
SO
M.M
44tli . .
53rd..
ist...
39th. .
'3 'St
iSth Nov. , 1 79 1.
2Sth Feb., 1792 .
i8th Mar., 1792.,
3rd Jan., 1792...
25th Dec,, 1797. ,
25th July. 1792 , ,
25ih Feb.. 1792..
Mar., 1792
25th Feb., 1792..
24th Dec, 1791. .
8th June, 1792 . .
9th Apr.!, 1792 ..
28th f'eb.. 1792..
Mar., 1792
Service.
x'A years.
4 yrs. 8 mos.
4 years.
I yr. 6 mos,
J yrs. 6 mos.
. ja yrs. 6 mos.
'1
23 yrs. 6 mos.
:2i years.
1 16 years.
3 years.
14th Dec, 1791...
3rst Mar., ijge. . .
5 years.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
525
The military rank, regiments, and dates, are from the Simcoe
papers in the archives at Ottawa.
Many of the members of the lodge had affiliated from other
military lodges which possessed travelling or field warrants. Quar-
ter-Master Sergt. Alex. Perry was made in Rainsford lodge, in the
44th regiment, Canada, a warrant No. 467 on the English roll of 1781-
1791, in Canada, 12th September, 1784, and in T792, No. 378.
Corp. John Lyons, Sr., was made in the Lodge of Unity in the
17th Regiment, warranted in 1771, as No. 168 on the Scotch regis-
ter, or in No. 237, in the same, regiment warranted 24th January,
1787, at Chatham, England. Private Jenkins was made a Mason in
lodge No., 170, in the 3rd regiment, or Buffs, warranted 9th No-
vember, 1 77 1, in the city of Exeter. Doubtless other members were
initiated in military lodges.
The first record, except the reference to it in the ofificial return
of 1797 made by R. W. Bro. Jarvis to the Grand Lodge of Eng-
land, is the yearly return of che lodge made to the Provincial
Grand Master from the. 27th December, 1799, to the 27th De-
cember, 1800, inclusive, and is as follows : " Robert Hadden,
W. M.; Henry Trout, S. W.; George Purvis, J. W.; Wm. Jenkins,
secretary; John Van Sole, treasurer; John Walker, S. D. ; Michael
Mealey, J. D. ; John Enticott, P. M.; Alex. Perry, James Thomas,
John Petto."
The lodge had been working for some years prior to this re-
turn, for Joseph Cox and John Enticott are both on the roll as past
masters. J. A. Duncannon was, from the roll, a past junior war-
den, and Spencer Evans a past senior warden. It is not unlikely
that this lodge received its warrant in 1793. Of all the names that
of Hugh Carfrae is the most familiar to the Craftsmen of to-day.
He was the father of the Carfrae family, who resided, until i860, in
Toronto. His son was at one time collector of customs at the port
of Toronto. The portions of the minute book that remain show
that the following members had "declared ofT " durinr^ this year:
Hugh Carfrae, Henry Jackson, and Joseph Cox. This'nieant that
they had withdrawn and become unaffiliated.
The following members of the corps had been ordered to
Kmgston on duty: George Ward, John Lyons, Peter Norton, and
Spencer Evans, and John Petto, James Shanks, and Alexander
Perry had evidently been guilty of unmasonic conduct, as will be
seen by the followmg notice sent to Royal Arch lodge. No. 16:
" Lodge No. 3, Ancient York Masons,
„„, ..,,-. , „ . Yo""!^ Garrison, June 7th, 1800.
Worshipful Sir and Brothers:— I have it in command from the Worshipful
Master of the above Lodge to desire you to acquaint your Lodge that Sergeant
John_ Petto (late a member of said Lodge) has forfeited every right to the
sanction and benefit of Masonry, for highly unmasonic conduct, and is there-
fore expelled the said Lodge, and reported to the Grand.
"And aslo to inform you that Brother Jar Shanks, and Alexander
Perry are suspended from sitting in the said Lodge for the space of six months
from this date, for great irregularity in their conduct in repard as Masons
" I am. Worshipful Sirs.
Your affectionate Brother.
Spencer Evans,
T^. th.- Worshipful Master of Lodge No. 16. Secretary."
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Thr>nt""'"f * ^^^ P^P^*^'- ^''^'^ '" «'^" f«""^l the cer' i.icate of James
Lr X^^^nH^'n't""/^ L°.^^^^ ^''- 3- o" the 17th of DeceT
reads: ' ""^ "" ^^^ '^th November, 1802. It
AND THE LIGHT SHINETH IN DARKNESS. AND THE DARK-
NESS COMPREHENDETH IT NOT
Thn.^fJ' ''"°'^" to all BRETHREN round the Globe, that Brother Tames
a"^ MASTER mSoi^' i^^LS^GE^N'' ^^'^'^\" ''' '"'^'''^^ °^«-' "
ever1,e ?..rhl;i:7t^re"'"^"' "^'"^ ^'^ ^"^■" ^° ^'^ ^'^ ^-ternity. wher-
GIVEN tinder our hands, and the Se-il nf o„r t ^j
York, in the Province of Upper Canada 'th^s «: ' nteent^dS
of November, n the venr nf n,..- i j /> i^. ^
Eight Hundred and^'tlo'^rnd^of Masonr;,''.8o'i"^ ^'°"^'^"'''
Spencer Evans, Sec'y, P. T.
Jos. B. Cox, Master.
Hugh Carfrae, Senior Warden
Adnnued the ..th day of Dec.^'soo' """"""""• "^""'^^ ^"-^-
Declared off, the ijtl, day of Xov'r, 1802.
Janus Thomas.
.ng of .1,0 Ura,Ki^„4l t," , ",0 "VfCr;:'" ff •",■,"■= "«■'-
Of the proceedings of tlie Grand I „d„e s a. ! ' • , - '"^ "''P''"
because the regime,,, ,vas di'lSanil^P '"■ '""■'■" ""■■"'" "P
a queii'" Xihl-" iJrJ P™;;'"-' '■™'<1 Lodge at York in ,804
read,' been given ,n a ,re,i„, V,^,, "•■'%,f'""«' Tl,is has al-
ter that ilro Cox Hd een . . .'T'.. ^^"' "■■•«'>''■ "ill ren,e„,-
iiro. Jarvis n,u'-cr.^;t' ,'/, r^lf fit' 'IK-I- '^ h'' '^•"'T? "^
rep„d,a,ed ,he appoint,,,™,, writi, g ,„ °i,e P " I' ."I/" '''"P ■iilically
lod^'-e
Xo.
of the township of Niagara.
rotary, to the V\'. .\l. of
which states that:
'■ .\nother warrant has been "ri tf-H t,, T! ■ fi
.^.^4'':,';^™TSd",r,,'■;te;,r■;7^'■',vv'■^[
-n";:g,:::d ;:?ahS,:^;{a^-^,'rr ^f ^' -i^^ "-
m the Provincial r,ra,,dl^^odV? roc" d,wT /^"s'' '''^^''^^ '«"^
that the, arrant u-as given up It\ a. 1 ?, ■*■ '? " ''""'•'Ifd
t m up. It «as as the representative of Brocl-
> i # i» w n( <i») MU > » ' m ii'wwi"»
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
527
ville, No. 3, that Z. M. Phillips sat as president of the " Grand Con-
vention of Masons," at Kingston, on the 27th August, 1817. This
fact is confirmed by the original minutes of the convention. Al-
though careful examination ol the records has been made, there is
no evidence^ presented that Queen's Rangers' warrant was ever
moved to Cornwall, although it is not doubted that the number
and warrant were transferrea, and the name changed to Athol lodge
JMo. 3 at Cornwall.
The MS. minutes of the Kingston Convention. 181 7, sta'.e that
Bro. Phillips represen'ied " Lodge No. 3, Brockville," and a post-
script to a letter of Bro. John W. Ferguson, the secretary of the
Grand Convention, of 1817, states "the localities represented at this
Convention were No. 3, Brockville," etc. On 4th November. 1804.
Bro. Jermyn Patrick wrote from Kingston to R. W. Bro. Jarvis in
this extract:
" I wrote clown to No. 3, at Cornwall, requesting them to hail the brethren
applying lor the last warrant, as they being wardens, and also to enquire into
their conduct. I have received a letter from No. 3, not very flattering, hut I
have my doubts of the propriety of the proceedings of No. 3. Shall wait till
better satisfied on both sides. In themeantime I hope you will send down the
warrant the first opportunity: be assured of my circumspection before I deliver
it."
In Lane's Records it is recorded that a warrant. No. 521, was in
1793, issued to Union lodge, Cornwall, constituted in 1790 (lb., 2nd
edit., 1895, page 230), but there is no MS., or trace of its wck. It is
not even referred to in early documents, and, while it may ha\ e had an
existence, was certainly not an organized body in 1794-95 when the first
issues of the Jarvis warrants took place. The only document vvliich
furnishes any clue to I'nion lodge is an old certificate given in the
history of that lodge and issued " at our lodge room, No. 9, at Corn-
wall. County of Stormont, L'ppcr Canada."
This examination of dates and figures is absolutely necessary
in order to define the actual antiquity of the lodges of the juris-
diction. It has l)een claimed that Athol lodge No. 3, at .Cornwall,
never had an existence, that difficulties arose with the brethren and
that Bro. Jermyn Pntrxk, who thoroughly understood the situation,
acted on his judgment, and did not forward the warrant, but the
MSS. remaining show that the lodge had more than a brief exist-
ence. This is only surmise in the absence of documentary
evidence, but the fact that Bro. Z. M. Phillips sat as representative
of '■ No. 3, Brockville," in 1817, seei ■ to satisfy the claim that this
lodge warrant after leaving York \\;i 1 ansferred to lodge No. 3,
Brockville. The Sussex lodge at Br. k ille of this day may, there-
fore, be the heir to all the antiquity of Oi^ Queen's Rangers.
It was for a time thought that New Oswegatchie lodge, which
was warranted in 1787, and worked in Elizabethtown, was the
progeiiitor of the oldest of the Craft organizations of Brockville.
but this assumption was iticorrect. New Oswegatchie No. 7, pre-
ceded No. 13 in the C'>T:i'ty <;: Leeds, and No. 13 worked from 1799
until i8t2, and from 18x7 until the formation of the Provincial
Grand Lodge in 182;.'
The Queen's Rangers' lodge mur'. have met with regularity,
although nothing remains concerning its work but newspaper no-
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRV IN CANADA.
tices. The Upper Canada Gazette or American Oracle of 2Qth
town nP^ l"' the following paragraph from a correspc^denV inline
S tL 1 y^"''' w'th reference to the celebration of St. John's dav
of the last year of the century: j<>"ns> aay
the Feltivai S'sTtn^in"'""' '^"'' '^^- ^°"^"y '^^* ^'^•"K '^^ anniversary of
rwhich wnlWH H-' ; ^P/f^^^'O" '" consequence was formed of Lodge No
Ha^monv ?n^ r *°u^''" 'l'""' ^'^^'■^ ^^'y '"^t 'heir brethren of No 8
^nZ \ ^^' '"'" ^''^""^ ^^^y ^'^•'^^^ do*" to the Legislative Coundl
Rohrr; l/P '" t'^'^'u- rT°" ^^^ '^^"^^"d o" the occasion by the Rev
Robert Addison, after which they returned to their respective lodges."
T. • ?^^u ^\^ ^" .^^^ records known of Queen's Rangers' lodtre
EdlrH^W • Z^''^'' t"l-°^ '^' °'^ ^^^SS^wiU ever tufn up. Ir"
Edward Wright, an mhabitant of York, who died in the sixties"
was quarter-master sergeant of the Queen's Rangers in ,702 He
was not a Mason, but knew of the old lodge. He ived for sixtv
years on the corner of John and Front streets, Toron o and owneS
the tavern known as "The Greenland Fisheries" ^
Ihe order from the British War Office, for' the disbandment nf
?/. h'T'^""^' •'??? '" ^^^y' ^802. and, probablv Reached Can
fn th/ i \^"^'lf' ^°"°^'"ir- An excerpt from the Sinfcoe paper;
m the Archives department, Ottawa, reads: -'nicoe papers
" Horse Guards— 31st May, 1802
mandant. should be disbanded." Lieut-Cof. Com-
" To Lieut.-Gov. Hunter,
" Upper Canada."
Also another:
Majest'y ■' ^""'' '^'~^^''^'' ^'^"^ "^tter from C. Yorke, by co.nmand of His
• " ^^' J ^2:" *'" ^^^^ ^"'^h measures for sending Home the disbanded com
missioned officers, non-commissioned officers, and private men who shall be
desirous of returning to Great Britain, as shall be found best "or our service
mand'T '\' T"" *° ^'"'"'' "''^ *''^*^ ^ -^ -"^ children under he 71:
mand of such discreet commissioned officers as you shall think necessary To
take care of them on their passage." "t^ctssary to
This letter was addressed to " General Hunter or the Officer
commandmg Forces at Quebec."
T. V"^ ""l^ i"""* ?^ '^^"^ ^"""^ ""^ changed much from that of 1800
Ihe hre of 1813 destroyed the western part of the fort, but by 1816
^ was all rebuilt. The huttings, which once were occupied by the
meronThtlS^^"i'^'"^%"^"'P'^.^ '^•^'^ "^^"-^ -"Itarvregi!
T.T u^ u ^^f ""^^ °* *''^ garrison, which had been stationed
M9 In ?h ^"Z ^'P* '?. ^ " J^^PPy-J^o-lucky" condition. An old
MS. m the archives at Ottawa formed the basis of this renorTto thl
w*S rel^l^r'Sld^J-X" S'^" "=\'" an ptordi,i„'„'
was tne present Old Fort. The new barracks referred to wen.
" State of Barracks.
" r a:- V^r.l'*"'" °^ harracks in Yo.k, 1834. old Fort
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abandoned, without prejudice to any essential object of military defence during
peace time, but, as peace is the proper season to provide for our wants in war,
it would be very inexpedient not to continue the new barracks, as proposed to
be erected from the proceeds of the sale of part of the military reserves.
Besides, a detachment seems necessary at the seat of Government and resi-
dence of the Lieut.-Governor and General Officer commanding in U.C."
" I2th May, 1834."
To revert to the history of lodge No. 3, there is nothing in its
liistory at Cornwall to guide us as to the transfer of the warrant.
The records of "lodge No. 3," Brockville, in 1817, read:
" Province of Upper Canada. Brockville, 22nd December, A.L. 5817.
This meeting being called by a request of a respectable number of Free and
Accepted Masons, for the purpose of opening a Lodge on Warrant No. 3, and
electing officers for the ensuing six months."
This would indicate that the warrant was sent or lent to Cornwall,
but of this act there is no evidence. It seems certain from Bro. Jermyn
Patrick's letter that the dormant number was assigned to Athol
lodge, which worked at Cornwall as late as 1813. A lodge, called
Hiram lodge, also claiming to be " No. 3," was warranted at Brock-
ville about 18 16, but it probably became dormant as v/ft have no
record of its work. All existing evidence points in favor of the
lodge of 181 7 at Brockville being opened " on warrant No. 3," of
Athol lodge, or, possibly, that of " Hiram lodge No. 3."
CHAPTER XXIV.
Lodge No. 4, Niagara, Township of Niagara, County of
Lincoln, 1796-182^. — The Lodge of Philanthropy. —
The Founding of a Benevolent Fund.
The history of this lodge, like that of others of this period, is
incomplete from lack of official documents. The minute book has
not been preserved and the scattered facts gathered together have
been '.aken from newspapers and references to the existence of the
lodge in the reported minutes of the Provincial Grand Lodge. It
was warranted 6tli April. 1796, and was included in the official return
made to the Grand Lodge of England by R. W. Bro. Jarvis in 1797.
In a notice in the " Oracle," published in June, 1798, lodge
No. 4. is among the lodges called to participate in the anniversary
of the festival of St. John, and is quoted in connection with the
Grand Master's lodge. In 1800 a quarterly meeting of the Provin-
cial Grand Lodge was called for 3rd September, at which special
reference was made to the fact that a complaint had been lodged
against Bro. Eliphalet Hale, late W. M. of No. 4, Niagara, who
was also a member of lodge No. 16, York. His case is dealt with
in the history of lodge No. 16 of York.
In the financial statement of the Provincial Grand Lodge for
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1802 there is a credit of £4. 3.0. on account of lodge No. 4, and in
February, 1804, " Bro. Hind, acting Secretary, from Nc. 4," repre-
sented that lodge at the meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge,
held at York, and was elected Grand Junior Warden. On the morn-
ing of the loth, a preliminary meeting was held to examme the
Provincial Grand warrant of R. VV. Bro. Jarvis. Bro. Hmd is regis-
tered as being present at this meeting. The regularly organized
meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge was held later in tiie day,
and the records state that " No. 4, Niagara, did not attend." but
at an adjourned meeting, on the same dav, amongst the list of offi-
cers, we have " Thomas Hind, G. J. W., Pro tem."
The only record handed down is a certificate of John Mc-
Glashan, issued on 7th August, 1822, with " Alexr Huttoii ^F
Abraham Boice, S. W., Robert Emery, J. W., James Tin'line',
^ec y. and attached to this certificate is an impression of the seal
of the lodge in wax, from the original seal used in 1798.
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This view of Niagara represents the town with the American
fleet mukr (.'onmuxlore C hauiicey on the 27th May, 1813. It is the
best sl<etcii of tin; town obtainable.
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elected Grand Master of the Niagara Grand Lodge, so that, while
Bro. Hind may have been a mcmbrr of No. 4, he wa» present in
his individual capacity, for lodge No. 4, Niagara, was an adherent
of the rival Grand East at Niagara.
The Niagara lodges were not members of, nor were they rep-
resented at the Grand Masonic Convention at Kingston in 1817-22.
At the Provincial Grand Lodge held on 23rd September, 1822, at
York, the record states that, ' Bro. Alex. Hu'.ton, W. M., and
James Tinline, Jr., S. W., P. T., (pro tern)" represented " No. 4,
Niagara," and at the meeting of the Provincial body at York, on
8th July, 1823, "No. 4" was represented.
As an evidence of the existing Iiarmony of that year "the
R. W. Dr. R. Kerr, P. D. G. M.," of Niagara, at one time the Pro-
vincial Grand Master of the irregular Provincial Grand Lodge at
Niagara, sat on the right hand uf R. VV. Bro. James Fitzgibbon,
the Deputy Provincial Grand Master. R. W. Bro. McGillivray had
given Uro. Kerr this honor as a mark of his approval of the fra-
ternal feeling he displayed in giving his allegiance to the newly-
organized Provincial Grand Lodge.
The "Gazette" of 28th June, 1797, has a notice of Philan-
thropy lodge No. 4. It is the first reference in any lodge announce-
ment in Upper Canada to a benevolent fund for widows and
orphans of the Craft. Of the proceedings at the meeting we have
no record, nor do we find anything to show what determination
was arrived at by the brethren:
Philanthropy Lodge, No. 4.
At a meeting of the lodge in their room, Newark, it was resolved that a
fund should be establislied for the benefit of Free Masons' widows, the educa-
tion of orphans, and indigent brethren's children. Those of the fraternity who
are desirous of encouraging this laudable institution are requested to attend at
the above lodge room on Thursday evening at seven o'clock. The chair will
be taken precisely at eight o'clock by Brother Danby.
In the list of visitors at the meetings of Stamford lodge No. 12,
there are five names given as from No. 4, viz.: Bros. William Em-
ery, John Alison, Josiah Brown, A. Corbin and Josiah Cus! man,
Bro. Emery was afterwards the Grand Secretary of the irregular
Grand Lodge at Niagara. Bro. Brown was a brother of Bro.
Joseph Brown of lodge No. 2, 1782, and Bro. Josiah Cushman was
an American affiliate, who in after years took a pron lent part in
the promotion of the Kingston Convention, 1817-22.
There are no further records of No. 4. The only Niagara lodge
which has been handed down in direct succession is No. 2 on the
provincial register, the lodge warranted by R. W. i{ro. Jar'is in
^795-8- It received its second warrant from the Provincial virand
Lodge of 1822 as 755 on the English register, becoming in 1832 No.
488 on the same register, but as dating proviucially from 1792. I'he
warrant was erased from the English list on 4th June, 1862. It 1 ■
explained that erasures from the English list at this date do not signify
that the lodge was under English control until that period, but simply
that it had not been struck off the list of English lodges until the date
eivcii.
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CHAPTER XXV.
Royal Edward Lodge No. 5, P. R., at Edwardsuurgh, Town-
ship OF Edwardsburgh, County of Grenville, 1794-
1822. — A Lodge warranted at Quebec for Upper
Canada.
The evil effect of duplicate names and numbers in connection
with early lodpes places not a few obstacles iii the way of giving
with absolute accuracy the genealogical descent of some of the old
lodges.
For forty years past " Royal lulward Lodge, :<o. 5, Edwards-
hurgh," " No. 5, Fdwardsburgh " and " Prince Etlward Lodge," at
llallowell, have bee, thought to form an inextricable Mas.mjc
maze. It is only witiiin a few years that the identity of the Uxlges
was fixed, and but during the last few months that a search of the
archives of the Crand Lodge of England has dissipated much which
has obscured the Craft vision for half a century.
Of these three lodges two were in the township of Edwards-
burgh, in the county of Grenville, both at a village called Johns-
town, three miles northeast of Prescott in the old Johnstown dis-
trict. The first of these was warranted at Quebec by the Provin-
cial Grand Lodge of Lower Canada on the 30th October, 1792. It
was known as " Royal ICdward" lodge. The second was a lodge
known as lodge No. 5, Edwardsburgh, warranted by R. W. Bro.
Wm. Jarvis in 1794-5, and included in the return made by him to the
Grand Lodge of England in 1797. The last lodge of the trio was
Prince Edward at llallowell in Prince Edward county, wKich was
in the old Prince Edward district. Tt was warranted 11 1811. These
three lodges were separate organizations. But the lact that two
were in the township of Edwardsburgh with the word " Edward"
in each title led to a lengthened search which has eventually
brought the truth to light.
In 1793 H. R. li. Prince Edward was the Provincial Grand
Master of Lower Canada. The first official record of " No. 5. The
Royal Edward lodge," is in an official list sent with a letter to the
Grand Lodge of England by Bro. James Davidson, Grand Secre-
tary, Province of Lower Canada, which states that the lodge was
constituted "30th October. 1792," and that it was
" Formed and held in the City of Quebec, and to be held elsewhere so far as
may be expedient for the general good of the Ancient Craft, at the petition of
the Members, who intend to settle on Lands in the Upper Province, and pre-
ferring His Royal Hignefs's warrant to that of Mr. Jarvis, conceiving it will
be to the greater advantage of the .\ncient Masons, They are ordered to put
themselves under the authority of the Grand Lodge of Upper Canada while
they are inside there. Meet on every second Saturday of every Month."
In the official lists of Lower Canada, issued 5th January, 1795-
96. the lodge is given as " No. 5. Royal Edward Lodge at Ed-
wardsburgh, L^pper Canada," and in 1798 in the "list of lodges,"
ur.der Lower Canada, the lodge appears as " No. 5, Royal Ed-
ward Lodge at Edwardsburgh, Upper Canada," the only lodge in
the list which met in that province.
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The nunutes oi No. 241, E. R., Quebec, a lodge of the Grand
Loop of England (Ancients) for 14th July, 1793, show that a Bro
ir'hilhps, of No 5, Upper Canada, was a visitor. This was tht
father of R. W. Bro. Ziba M. Phillips, who in after years was so
prominent in Canadian Craft circles. .y » was so
On the 9th August, 1793. Sro. Phillips and Bro. F. Scott, both
registering irom No 5, Upper Canada, were made Mark Master
Masons in a lodge of that degree attached to No. 9, E. R., Quebec
In the minutes jjreserved of lodges meeting in Quebec for ten
nrXllTV ' c**^ ^7 e^u""^ ^^^ "^"^^^ °^ Upper Canada Masons.
Ut these Bros Samuel Sherwood, Reuben Sherwood and Smades
are found in the records of No. 241.
In the official proceedings of the Provincial Grand Lodge ol
li7ZJ-^"^^^i 'T^^ at Quebec on 28th December, 1816, fmder
the heading J,odges under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge
of Lower Canada," No. 5. (X) Royal Edward Lodge, at Edwards-
burg, UP. Can." and '' No. 10 (X) Zion Lodge. Detrlit. Upper Can-
ada, .ire given A foot note shows that all lodges marked " X"
were Lodges having no permanent situation, and not making re-
S'^Li^n ' ^K*""^ Lodge." In the official list of Lower Canada
n.fih ''T«^\'^'7, "No. 5" is given, but on the list of 28th
December. 1818. that number is blank.
_ The official circular of the Provincial Grand Lodge at Niagara
.Z'V'lu ^^"""'■y' '^i ^y '^'' '^''^'^'y' Bro. Tiffany, stSes
JliAl I ^°"venience of lodges No. 5 at Edwardsburgh, No. t
tnu^ ",!l 7' u\ 7 ** Fredericksburgh and No. 13 at Elizabeth,
town all of which were in the Kingston district. Bro. Wm. McKav
" No c " ^Sr^'^fJ^T^y. ^.'^"^ Secretary. This notice applied ta
Ro ^'1 Edward"*^ ^^""^ •^^'^'^ register, and not to No. s
an einukfnn^<'^h circular the Grand Secretary notifies the Craft oi
an expulsion by our lodge No. 5," thus indicating that there wer<
two lodges of that number. On the ist .\ugust 1800, he Pro
vinca Grand Secretary, in his official circular from \iacara calh
SsTutVt'"th'"r°' !!"t ^r^ .^f ^^ «^ Lower CaS,a^
Tbrother of " Nn c S"'' ^°k^" ?\,'^'% Province" had expelled
fhere were two Nn«^' Edwardsburgh." This is further proof that
tnere were two Nos. 5. one under Lower Canada, and the othef
under Upper Canada obedience. ^'
R. W. Bro. Benjamin McAllister in his report to the Kingston
Convention on 8th February. 1819, writes- Kingston
entertain, no doubt that thefr exmfon^ r^L'^u^cefs J" '"'°"' ^"' '"
" K^^r" *''°^'\ t'^at there were two lodges at Johnstown This
No. 5 must have been " Royal Edward " for at thrrvl^ at
Richard dT*"" '' ^•"^^*°" °" X5th February ?82o'' w' ^ro
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stituted, and the officers installed on the 19th December, by W. Bro.
J. Y. Cozens and three P. M.'s of Athol lodge No. 3, Cornwall.
The investigation into the history of " No. 5, Royal Edward"
leads to the belief that " No. 5, Edwardsburgh," of the Jarvis regis-
ter, united with it under the original title of " Royal Edward No.
5," and that Harmony lodge. No. 24, was a separate organization
warranted by the Kingston Convention, and that when Bro. Mc-
Allister reported on the two lodges at Johnstown he meant the
united " No. 5 " and " No. 24."
When the Kingston Convention was fon..ed the secretary ol
that body wrote to the W. M. of No. 5 requesting the attendance
of a delegate from that lodge. In his reply it will be observed that
the W. M. uses the term " Prince Edward's Lodge, No. 5." It
would seem as if the terms " Prince Edward " and " Royal Ed-
ward " were used indiscriminately — as will be seen subsequently.
The W. M. Bro. Joel Adams, who certainly did not live in tHc
Prince Edward district, writes:
Johnstown, U. C,
3rd February, 1820.
Brother:— I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter,
dated Kingston, U. C, ist January, 1820, for the general Annual Communica.
tion of Free ^nd Accepted Masons, requesting a deputation from Prince
lidw;:rd's Lodge. No. 5. of which I am W. M., and in obedience to the will ol
the Grand ConTention, I beg leave to recommend Brother Richard D'n Eraser,
as duly authorized and appointed, as Representative from our Lodge. At th«
same time, I hope our neglect (if any) in non-performance of our duty, will be
atti-'btited to oar long absence from labor. Please inform Bro. Fraser, respect-
ing dues, &c., alio any other moneys to be paid, and to whom.
I have the honor to be, Brother,
Your most obedient servant and Brother,
To John W. Ferguson, Esq., Joel Adams,
. Secretary. W. M.
Accompanying this letter was a return oi the membership, show
ing that there were fourteen members on the roll. What the ex
pression " Received a Dispensation " meant in connection with eact
number of the lodge, is difficult to understand. The returns read :
Return of Prince Edward's Lodge, No. 5 held at Bro. W. Tucker's Inn
in Johnstown, U.C, 3rd February, 1820.
No.
Name
Present. Absent.
Received a
Dispensation.
Remarks.
1. B.Joel Adams, W.M i.
2. B.Hugh Munro, S.W i.
3. B.John McDonell, J.W i.
4. B.George W. Tucker, S.D 1.
5. B.Roswell Cook. J.D i.
6. B.Richard D'n Fraser, Sec'y i.
7. B.Samuel Adams, Treas i.
8. B.Andrew Adams i.
9. B.John Fraser, Steward i.
10. B.Thomas Fraser, Stiward i.
11. B.Ezra Adams, Steward i.
12. 'Wm. G. Fraser i.
13, B.Gideon Adams i.
14. Thomas Armstrong. Tyler 1.
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hr.iU "fTu ' ?•" *^" '■°i' ^'■'^ ^'^^^ *° t'^'s day in memorie. of the
biethren of the district Bro. Joel Adams lived seven miles west 5
Cardinal on the River St. Lawrence. Samuel Adams, his son Hved
at the old homest?ad four miles west of Cardinal on the River St
Lawrence. The Adams grandchildren live on the 7th concession of
the township of Edwardsburgh, near Shanly. Bro. Thos Arm-
strong, the tyler, lived at the old homestead near Cardinal on lot ii
1st concession on the River St. Lawrence. Bro. Roswell Cook lived
on the L. concession of the township of Edwardsburgh, in the rear
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of Cardinal. Bro. Ashley Dodge lived on the 3rd concession of
Edwardsburgh. Bro. R. D. Fraser, "Col." Fraser, lived at the
windmill, near Prescott, and Bro. John Fraser resided near the same
place. Bro. Tucker's inn was an old fashioned frame building that
stood on lot No. 6, of the ist concession of Edwardsburgh, in the
county of Grenville, in the Johnstown district, which was formed by
the three counties of Grenville, Leeds and Carleton, on the main road
between Prescott and Montreal. The house was on the north-east
corner of the main road and a road that runs from Spencervillc.
From 1800 until 1825 there was no hostelry so well known on
the Montreal road as Tucker's. It was the sojourning place of the
gentleman traveller from the old land, and the resting-place of the
emigrant settlers who crossed the sea to iind a home. Although
only four miles from Prescott it commanded a trade not only from
the personal popularity of -the landlord but from the fact that he
served his patrons well. The house was built in the old style iamiliar
in early colonial days. The windows were small, twenty-four panes
of glass to each sash, while the main door looked as if the carpenter
had thought well over his work. The west gable had a semi-circular
opening covered with lattice work, and it was understood that in the
room on this floor the lodge meetings were held. Some of those
now living at the place remember the old house and the lodge meet-
ings, but when, owing to the proximity of Prescott, business left that
part of the main road, the house went to ruin and the memories of
old associations seemed to pass away n ith it.
In many of the communications • Prince Edward " was used
instead of " Royal Edward " and. although W. Bro. Adams writes of
" Prince Edward's lodge, No. 5," it should have been " Royal Ed-
ward." Bro. Adams and Bro. B. D. Fraser lived in Edwardsburgh,
and not within mile^- of the Prince Edward district. In the returns
of 1820 the term " Prince Edward " is again used but " V.^ Bro. W.
Tucker's Inn " was " in Johnstown, U.C.," further evidence that it
had no connection with the Hallowell organization. " Lodge No. 5 "
was duly represented at the Kingston Convention of 1820, although
the term " Prince Edward " is again used in the proxy of the dele-
gate. This letter and the copy of the proxy are important as they
justify the explanation of the error by the W. M. in using the words
"Prince Edward." The proxy to the Kingston Convention read:
We, the W. M. and Wardens of Prince Edward Lodge, No. 5, of Johns-
town, do certify that Brother Richard D. Fraser, is fully authorized to'repre-
sent our Convention, to be held at Kingston, on the second Monday in
February, A.M., 5820.
Joel Adams, W.M.
H. Munro, S.W.
John McDonell, J.W.
Johnstown, 3rd February, 1820. Sec'y-
A reference to the original minutes of the Convention, however,
shows that the W. M., when he writes of " a deputation from Prince
Edward lodge No. 5 " and recommends " Bro. Richard D'n Fraser
as duly authorized," should have written " Royal Edward " for in the
official minutes of the Convention it is given : " Richard D. Fraser,
Royal Edward, No. 5," and also " Charles Smith, Prince Edward,
Hallowell." These entries show that " Royal Edward " and " Prince
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Edward were distinct bodies. The use of tlie terms " Royal " and
Prince, and the fact tliat tlie latter was used in error by the W M
which°rea"ds-^ ^ *° ^''^ Kingston Convention of February, 1822;
T^tu^r J c . /- J ^ Johnstown, 8th Feby, 1822.
To the Grand Sec'y Grand Convention of
Free Masons held at Kingston,
n- ^ !*■? the honor to acknowledge the. receipt of your letter, dated 31st
rJnLlT^ f'^u ^^'"^V*"*' '?'* Saturday, and have to inform you for the
information of the Grand Convention, that the Worshipful Master and Brethren
?L./ E^wa'-d Lodge. No. s, are extremely sorry they cannot comply with
l.nJ^r"M°"f r'"J°"' '•'"^'■' *° ""*^"** *t Kingston at the Grand Con-
ofour ^JrL'T °/ *r ' ""T^- ^"^ ^'«- '^'''^°''' 'f*'^^ ^^' consideration
of our distressed situation, that you will accept of this letter as an ample
apolog>_ for us. The Worshipful Master, Sec'y. and Treasurer, are the only
TiT w^V*?"^!"* *■?" '"I' ^"^^'^ "'K'^'- ^"^ "o "'°"«^y in our chest,
to lelhim Wno" ^^"^[°'^' begs leave to ;equest that you will be good enough
to let him know how to proceed, as he, as well as the Sec'y and Treasurer are
ithl'AT^ ? '^'''^ °V* '" ^°P" °^ 8'^"'"» ''^"^r '"^"'bers. Our late W M
wished to return or give up the charter, but a few held out against it. and we
it ^Wrtiye!'" '""' '° ^ ^°" " "''''' '"^°'^'''^ ^"°""' °f °"^ lodge thin
I have the honor to be.
Yours fraternally,
John Fraser,
T T 1 r r. Sec'y.
r J'A"^ °^ ^^^^ ^- "^- ^'■°- John Dean, the secretary of the
Grand Masonic Convention at Kingston, sent a list of the lodges in
the jurisdiction to R. W. Bro. Simon McGillivray. who wa? re-
organizing the Provincial Grand Lodge. In this lis? are the follow-
Fr?Jr W^M^°^"1>?^^"'"1'°^«^^' ^'°- 5. Johnstown, Richard S.
I- raser, W. M.;'" Prince Edward lodge, Hallowell, no returns."
The latter was the, lodge at Picton. In the same year there is the
annual return of membership, made presumably for the secretary of
the Grand Convention. The return shows a roll of twenty members,
and is headed Return of Royal Edward lodge. No. 5 " Bro Tohn
Fraser had succeeded Bro. Perkins as secretary.
At the formation of the Provincial Grand Lodge at York on the
23rd Sept.. 1822, there is no reference to " Royal Edward No <; "
At the same time the Provincial Grand Secretary did not forget that
there was such a lodge, for in November, of 1822, he writes:
Bath. 29th of Nov.. 1822.
To the W. Master. Wardens and Brethren of Royal Edward Lodge.
I beg leave to call your attention to a resolution contained in the proceed-
ings of the Provincial Grand Lodge respecting dues from subordinate Lodges
and as there is a balance due from your Lodge to the body of Masons lately
acting as a convention, and as the books are now in my hands for the collection
of such dues, It becomes my duty to rerinest payment as soon as possible as
in closing the accounts of the Convention demands appear against it for the
payment of which there are no funds, and whatever balance remains after dis-
charging the demands IS to be paid into the funds of the Provincial Grand
Lodge Such dues embrace the proportion of monies received by your lodge
account to the tim^ the Convention was dissolved. I remain Brethren.
Yours fraternally.
John Dean. Prov. Grand Secy.
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There is no record of the lodge after 1822. From the letter of
Bro. Fraser, the secretary, it would seem that the lodge became dor-
mant. Prince Edward lodge, however, continued to exist, and met
in the village of Hallowell, now Picton, in the Prince Edward dis-
trict.
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McDonell, John
Fraser, Thos
.\dams, .^'aml
Fraser, J. B
Fraser, R. D
Fraser, John
>
S.D.
J.D.
Cook, Boswell
Fraser, Wm
S.S.
J.S.
Tyler.
i8jo Tucker. G. W
Fraser, Thos
Tucker, G. W ....
Armstrong, Thos.
Armstrong, Thos.
.8..
Adams, Gideon. . . .
Fraser, J. B
The following is a list of the members of this lodge, compiled from the
minutes: —
Adams, Joel; Adams, Samuel; Adams, Andrew; Adams, Gideon; Arm-
strong, Thomas; Adams, Ezra; Brown, W. E.; Cook, Roswell; Dodge, Ash-
ley; Fraser, Richard D'n; Fraser, John; Fraser, Thomas; Fraser, Wm. G.;
Munro, Hugh; McDonell, John; Munro, Phillip; Smile, Wm.; Tucker,
George W.
CHAPTER XXVI.
Lodge No. 6, Kingston, Township of Kingston, County of
Frontenac, 1794-1822. — The Leading Lodge of the
Midland District. — A Prosperous Lodge in an
Historic Place.
In another part of this work, in dealing with the history of
the old lodge at Cataraqui, reference is made to the early settlement
of Cataraqui from the days of Frontenac. The locality of
Kingston was known originally under the Indian name " Cataraqui,"
although subsequently the name was confined to the small
stream, which falls into the River St. Lawrence at this point. From
1783, the date of the first English settlement, Cataraqui was little
more than a military station, and although in the earlier days the
French preserved in Fort Frontenac a military force, it was not a
populous place until after the English had settled in and about the
district. Kingston is situated in the township of Kingston, in the
county of Frontenac. In July, 1792, the government of Upper Can-
ada was organized at Kingston, and it was at this place that R. W.
Bro. William Jarvis sojourned when, as the Secretary of the Pro-
vmce, he did his part in putting into motion the executive machinery
which under the watchful eye of Lieutenant-Governor Simcoe had
been prepared for the newly-formed Province of Upper Canada
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
No.
No.
Governor and Mrs. Sinicoe visited Kingston in this year, and in
Mrs. S.mcoes diary is the following entry descriptive of the town:
July ist, 1792. "Kingston is 6 leagues from Gananowui. a small town of
about 30 wooden houses and merchants' store houses. Onlv
one house is built of stone. It belongs to a merchant. There
IS a small garrison here and a harbour of ships. They fired
a salute on our arrival and we went to the house appointed
for the commanding officer, at some distance from the
barracks. It is small, but very airy, and so much cooler than
the great house at Montreal that I was very well satiqfii.rJ
with the cl^nge. The Queen's Ringers .rJL^:!!>r>TiT^
mile beyond our house, and the ball tents have a very orettv
appearance. The situation of this place is entirely flat, and
incapable of being rendered defensible. Therefore, were its
situation more central it would still be unfit for the seat of
Government.
No. I.— The building on the right represents a building on On-
Sret (^/e StreV'" """'^ '"^"^'' ^°°^ °^ ^""^^^»
^-^eJ'ISlSaS li^ ^JL^/IS^ P--- -^^^--' -.
3.— nic old Macaiilay House, now a butclier shop standini!-
on S.W. corner of Prineess and Ontario Streets, west side o1
l"- ^■-losi.^.ZVres'elrSarX.ale^'-"'^ """ °' "^'^ "P"
7 '-'^ G^lrri^B^aStft-^Tatt'e-ri^^'""-'^""- """ "" "« ''"
;°' '-p^ a^'di'iZrdsr; ,;tr;:r"'» '"^^- "- "- ^■'" o,
Ao. 7.-Bevond i.^ vacant .space at present occupied l,v the K & P
K. R., and in front of the Citv Hall Wo^t ^f 11 \' '
are buildings on Ontario Street '''"* 'P""
"SeVl'^'t'fcepor' ^* '" ^""^ "^ -T"^'"-" ^^^-t- "ear
^''' '"■"OW''' ■^'•^'^^^^'•"" '"^"'•"•^■•^ '-"•''0. now occupied I.v Dr.
Governor and i\rrs. Simcoe visited Kingston a^ain In i^nr , ^
and a room over it for the Govr's office, and these a wel"
as the kitchen, are detached from our other thre; rooms
rtovei^ir".'?"'""-''"", '"'^^ '1^-ingroom ha' no? a
sto^e in it which is a misfortune, but it is too late in the
fi" •• '" T :;ntT"'r"'";"^'"r"- ^^'^ '-- exceireiVwood
mon by M/^StiwLr'""" *"''" ""' '"'"•'' ^" ^^^"-^ --
In 1841-44 Kingston was the capital of the province.
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HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
541
542
HISTORY OF KRKEMASONKY IS CANADA.
From a Masonic point of view Kingston and its lodges have
always stood high in the esteem of the Craftsmen of the jurisdiction,
and as one reviews the minutes of the work done from 1794 down to
the present time, it is but a just compliment to the brethren of the old
capital of Upper Canada to say that those of the present day have
effectually carried on the work so worthily begun in August, 1794 —
over one hundred years ago.
The first meeting of lodge No. 6 was held on the 7th August,
1794, under a dispensation issued by R. W. Bro. William Jarvis at
Niagara. The warrant, which for some reason or other was not is-
sued until 2nd June, 1796, is dated Niagara, 20th Nov., 1795, four-
teen months after R. W. Bro. Christopher Danby, in emergent
Grand Lodge, hcia in due form at Kingston, " proceeded to consti-
tute Lodge No. 6." There is no doubt as to the lodge working un-
der a dispensation, for on 2nd June, 1796, the lodge agreed that
" our dispensation" be returned to Grand Lodge.
The warrant is on a sheet of parchment and is in the usual
form. On the back is endorsed the words " Lodge No. 6, Kings-
ton, 2d June, 1796, dated Niagara, 20th Nov., 1795." Under the
figures " 1795" is written, at the lower end of the endorsement, but
reversed, the abbreviation " exame," which probably meant " exam-
ined."
The warrant is in the neat and carefully penned script of R.W.
Bro. Davenport Phelps, and is reproduced in fac-simile in this chapter,
with the endorsement.
Wm. Jarvis, PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER,
R. Hamilton, P.D.G.M. John Bittler, S.G.W. William Mackav, J.G.W.
WHEREAS the Grand Lodge of the most ancient and honorable Frater-
nity of Free and Accepted Masons of England, and Masonical jurisdiction
thereunto belonging, according to the Old Institutions, in ample form afsem-
bled in London on the seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, and in the year of Masonry five thous-
and, seven hundred and niiiety-two, The Most Noble Prince John, Duke and
Marquis of Athol, Marquis and Earl of Tullibardine, Earl of Strathtay and
Strathardle, Viscount of Ballquider, Glenalmond and Glenlyon, Lord Murray
Belvany and Gask, Heritable Constable of the Castle of Kinclaven, Lord of
Man and the Isles, and Earl Strange and Baron Murray of Stanley in the
county of Gloucester, Grand Master of Masons in that part of Great Britain
called Engand and Masonical jurisdiction thereunto belonging; The Right
Worshipful James Agar, Esquire, Deputy Grand Master; The Right Worship-
ful Sir Watkin Lewis, Knight, Senior Grand Warden; the Right Worshipful
John Bunn, Esquire, Junior Grand Warden, together with the representatives
of the several warranted Lodges held under the sanction and authority of the
said Grand Lodge, did appoint our Right Worshipful Brother William Jarvis,
Esquire, Secretary of the Province of Upper Canada, &c., &c., &c., to be
Provincial Grand Master in the said Province, and for the better regulation
and further extension of the most honourable and ancient Craft, did empower
him to grant warrants or Dispensations to such worthy Brethren as should
apply for the same according to the ancient Form.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. GREETING, KNOW YE,
Tiiat we at the petition of our Trusty and well beloved Brethren,
Uilliam McKay, Esquire, John Charles Stewart, and John McLeod,
three of our Master Masons, and several other Brethren, to be separated
iges have
riscHction,
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
543
and formed into a Lodge, Do hereby constitute the said Brethren
into a regular Lodge of Free and accepted Masons, and do hereby authorize
and empower our said trusty and well beloved WilHam McKay to be
Master, John Charles Stewart to be Senior Warden, and John McLeod
to be Junior Warden, and to form and hold a Lodge in the Town of Kingston,
which is hereby designated Number Six, and at* all times and all lawful
occasions in the Lodge, when duly congregated, to make Free Masons accord-
ing to the most ancient and honorable custom of the Royal York Craft in ail
ages and nations throughout the known world, and we do hereby further
authorize and empower our said Trusty and well beloved Brethren, William
McKay, John C. Stewart, and John McLeod, with the consent of the members
of their Lodge to nominate, chose and install their succefsors, to whom they
shall deliver this warrant, and invet.t them with their powers and dignity as
Free Masons, &c., &c., &c., and such succefsors shall in like manner nominate.
chuEe and install their succefsors, &c., &c., &c., said installation to be upon
or near every St. John's day during the continuance of this Lodge forever,
who shall cause to be entered in a Book for that purpose an account of their
proceedings in the Lodge, together with all such rules and regulations as
shall be made for the good Government of the same for the Inspection of the
Grand Officers — Provided the above-named Brethren and their succefsors duly
conform to the known and established rules and regulations of the Craft, pay-
ing due respect to us by whom these presents are granted, ahd to the Grand
Lodge of England, and conforming to the rules and regulations thereof, and
preserving a regular and yearly communication with the said Provincial Grand
Lodge, otherwise this warrant to be of no Force or Virtue.
Given under our hand and the seal of thfi said Grand Lodge at Niagara,
the twentieth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and ninety-five, and in the year of Masonry five thousand seven
hundred and ninety-five.
Davenport Phelps, G. Secretary.
Of all the early lodges "No. 6 " at Kingston, now Ancient St.
John's, is the only lodge which has anything like perfect minutes.
From its history, therefore, one can form a fair opinion of the Craft
life generally, for the records left of the work of the Provincial
Grand Lodges are few, and the communications from those bodies
to the subordinate lodges are all that remain of the official work of
the Provincial Grand Lodges.
These writings are valued remains of Craft literature, and of these
1,1 SS. certainly the by-laws and regulations of lodge No. 6 can claim
special attention. The bylaws of all the early lodges were pe-
culiar in construction. The compilers in their efiforts to secure a
combination of all the" virtues, without any of the vices, followed to
a certain extent the rules laid down by those who years before had
first put foot on Plymouth Rock, for the fathers of the pilgrims
could not have made any better effort had they been called upon to
institute a Craft lodge. The preamble or preface of these " rules and
regulations " states that they were framed
"in order to prevent all Feuds, Controversies, Illegal arguments or debates,
which might in any sort disturb or make void the true Intent and Meaning
of this our unanimous Conjunction."
It must be admitted that this covers more than an ordinary multi-
tude of sins.
Having included and disposed of what might be called a gen-
eral covering clause, tlic rules and orders are laid down in twenty-
544
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA,
six clauses with interjectory notes, which were supplemented at th.
iaw^^;;:r: z^- ^t^z^ m^:^ ^^j^^ Ma^e
quated m form, nevertheless the framers had within them the tJ^^
"tCi ° k^''°"^'J: ^.^'" 'i^'y P^^P^^d them for the government of
the brethren. The first clause names the meeting-pla!e as
(or dseihtre?" "' ^"''" ^°'" ""'''''' ^* ^"™^' tavern. Kingston,
Z^^
Endoksemenx on Warrant of Lodge No. 6, at Kingston.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
545
Bro. Darley was one of the leading spirits of the Craft at its
introduction into Kingston. He hved at one time in London, Eng-
land. As Bro. Darley had the reputation of being an excellent pro-
vider, and was particulaily hospitable with the members of the Craft
his house was a popular place of resort. Only seven officers cornl
prised the number allotted to the lodge in the early days, although
m rhis age the number is nearly doubled, and •' every brother shall
appear in clean, decent apparel, with proper clothing, and observe
a due decorum while the lodge is engaged in what is serious and
solemn.
This suggests the idea that appearance counted for something
in the estimation of the lodge, and that at times the membership
had facetious moments as a set-off to those which were " serious
and solemn." The clause reads:
. »i!' 'li" '^^^^ r^^°'^,^^ °^ ^""^ ^"^ Accepted Masons aforesaid shall be held
at the House of Brother John Darley, at Free Masons' Tavern, Kingston, (or
elsewhere) on the first Ihursday of each Calendar Month; That the said Lodge
ci^^ij^itTa',^^ ^""^r.^^^^"' "^^^ WARDENS, Two DEACONS, one
SECRETARY, one TREASURER, and as many Members as the Master and
Majority may think proper; and that every Brother shall appear in Clean,
decent Apparel, with proper Clothing, and observe a due Decorum, while the
Lodge IS engaged m what is serious and solemn, and, for the better Preserva-
U°" °[ Secrecy and good Harmony, a Brother well skilled in the Master's
Part shall be appointed and paid for Tyling the Lodge door, during the Time
of Communication."
The second clause defines the hours of meeting, and for non-
attendance exacts a fine, graded by the duration of the absence
except such absentee be sick, Lame, in Confinement or upwards
of Three miles from the place of meeting."
The hours of meeting were in the spring and summer time, or
• from the vernal equinox," when the sun enters the first point of
Aries, being about the 21st March, " to the autumnal equinox,"
when the sun enters the first point of Libra, being about the 23rd
Sept. "at seven o'clock in the evening, and sit to ten," while in the
autumn and winter, or " from the autumnal equinox to the vernal
equinox following from six to nine o'clock."
In these days such limited hours would not prevail. The de-
gree work of modern lodges generally commences when our an-
cestors thought It nme to retire from labour. The clause suggests
a novel feature in that while general debility is provided for, due re-
gard was also had for those whose liberty was curtailed by the
strong hand of the law or through illness. The principle of charity
was evinced in the proposal to applv the accumulated fund " for the
Relief of indigent Brethren." The clause reads:
(i:^"<r^t .l7^^* ^^^^'°*^^e shall meet at the Hours hereafter mentioned: vizt,
(X) from the Vernal Equinox to the Autumnal Equinox, at Seven O'Clock in
the Evening and sit to Ten. and, from the Autumnal Equinox to the Verna"
Equinox following from Six to Nine O'Clock: and if any Member be absent
one Hour after the Appointed Time of Meeting, he shall be fined sixpence,
and, if absent the whole Nigbt, or time of Business, he shall be fined one shil-
ling & sixpence except such Absentee be sick. Lame, in Confinement, or up-
wards of Three Miles from the place of Meeting, and that such Fines sliaM be
ueposited m the Fund lor the Relief of indigent Brethren
35
546
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
" (X) The Vernal Equinox upon or near the Twenty-first of March-
Autumnal Equinox upon or near the Twenty-Second of September."
The explanatory note was intended, no doubt, for brethren not
deeply versed in the topography of the heavens.
The third clause provides for the election of the W. M. by bal-
lot, but " the wardens shall stand candidates for the chair on stated
Lodge night next before each St. John Day." The wardens were to
be the nominees for the chair, and the elections were held each six
months. During the election " the candidates shall withdraw, while
every free Member gives his Vote in favor of Him, which he deems
most worthy; each free Member having one 'Vote, and the Master
two Votes.' The "free members" were those who were not in-
debtea to the lodge, for Clause 13 states that those indebted " shall
not have a vote on St. John's Day."
History sometimes repeats itself. In 1890 at the Annual Com-
munication of the Grand Lodge of Canada, held nearly one hun-
dred years later in the same city and almost on the same site, this
principle was endorsed by an amendment to the constitution which
provides that " should the lodge desire to do so, it may by bylaw
provide that no member shall be entitled to vote at the annual elec-
tion of officers who is twelve months in arrears of lodge dues "
^ The power given " the Master Elect " to " nominate " a brother
for the Senior Warden's chair " and that " the present Master and
Brethren shall nominate one in opposition," is a feature which
rnight not prove acceptable in modern times. The method of elec-
tion without nomination, which prevails to-day, is in advance of the
pioneti form. The foot note explains when the W. M. could exer-
cise his dual power in voting:
"3rd. THAT the Master shall be chosen by Ballot; Vizt, the Wardens
shall stand Candidates for the Chair on stated Lodge Night next before each
St. John's Day; and the Candidates shall withdraw, while every free (x-Member
gives his Vote in favour of Him, which he deems most worthy; each free Mem-
ber having one Vote, and the Master two Votes. (X)
" When done, the Master shall order the Candidates before him; and, hav-
ing carefully examined the Poll, shall then audibly declare him (that hath the
Majority) duly elected.
" Then the Master Elect shall nominate for the senior Warden's Chair;
at which time the present Master and Brethren shall nominate one in Opposi-
tion to be balloted for in like manner, and so on in the Choice of all the in-
ferior Officer.?; and that no person shall be put in such Election but such as
are deemed to be able and worthy of Performance.
" (X) Vide the Rule 13.
" (X) That is, when the Number of Votes happens to be equal, in such
case the Master has two Votes; otherwise he has but a single Vote."
The fourth clause was probably a copy of the bylaw of an
English lodge, for it speaks of the W. M. and wardens attending
" the Grand Lodge and the Steward's Lodge "***";{ within
twenty miles of London." This is owing to the fact of bylaws being
printed, save as to local dates, places of meeting, etc., as a general form
for the lodges under the " ancients." This code is similar, save the
needful changes, to the bylaws of the present No. 185, London, of A.D.
1787. (History of the Lodge by Bro. Jno. Constable, London, 1874).
There was no Grand Steward's lodge in the jurisdiction of Upper
HISTORY OF FRKEMASONRV IN CANADA.
547
, oc? r i c!"^^ ^"^ explained that in England the present and
past Grand Stewards constitute a lodge, which is not numbered
on the register, but stands at the head of all lodges. In Grand
Lodge ,t IS represented by its master wardens and past masters,
but has no power to make Masons. On this continent the
Grand Lodge of Maryland has a Grand Steward's lodge whch
acts as a committee for the hearing of grievances during the
recess of Grand Lodge. The clause ii? the bylaws of No 6 feads
I od«"l'nd"th7 it! ^^f/"/"f Wardens of this Lodge shall attend the Grand
rt^:u-. Steward's Lodge, when summoned by the Grand Secretary
lLhT. V" 'Tr'^ ^'''^°^ ^°"^°"^ ^"<^' ^hen in the Grand or Steward's
Lodge, he, they, or either of them shall have full power and Authnr^! f^
;!irWho?rB''f "^ "'^.f*^ *° '""'^ L°^«^- - weV'Srand'trut as i Ve
the Whole Body, were there present." '
The fifth clause expressly provides that those who accept office
ber h.f fiVi''' 'T °'-,''\«»bject to a fine, but that when^a mem!
ber has filled an office he shall not be asked to sewe again in that
So thafa broZr°''r i'^IT^ '* ^'''^ ^^^^« ^'^ ^^^ers in the ?odge
bo that a brother who had served as warden could not be asked to
?hTclaus'eTads:""'"^ ''"^ "^" ' '^^"^ °^ '"^"^'^-^ in th? l^dge"
"Sth, That if any Member (past Officers excepted) (X) refuse to serve
Fivelhnr '^"'■""J S*^"."' ^' ^'^^" ""' fi"^d *« f°>'°ws viVt fo the Master
Deacon onfshll ^^iJ^V"^ ^"'■^'"^' ^^^ Shillings and Sixpencteach
S K« fi r*u }"^'c.^*^^ Treasurer at the Discretion of the Majority) and
to be fined the hke Sum if they don't serve their full time, excipl for the
Reasons mentioned in the second Rule.
h. Jiff ^' \^ "°* '^wf".J to fine a Member for not serving an office which
nl^^VT ■"! ":r^ ;v,th Honour; nor for non-servitude in any officl be-
neath the Dign.ty thereof, while there are other Master Masons in the Lodge"
The sixth clause provides for the celebration of the festivals
nav -^rivn" ™*^^that all visitors "who dine at such Feast shSi
IJ" •^^" S^,*"'"&s, sojourners always at the Discretion of the Maior-
nvitpH ? 1"" , J'^'^""'- ^PP"^"^ ^'^ non-Masons who might be
"6th THAT all the Members of this Lodge shall dine together upon
(or near) every St. John's Day, that each Member shall pay s/- on the lX"
mght (next) before such Feast Day, towards defraying the Charges of the
Festival that the Wardens shall be appointed Stewards t^tVansacrS Matter
relating to the Feast; That the new Master and ether Officers shall be m
mediately installed after Dinner, at which time all and every of the AccomSs
belonging to the Feast and Lodge Affairs in general, shall be properly seZd
and Delivered to the new Officers, and that all Visitors, who dine at uch
Majority'' "'"^ ^^'' S°J°"'-"^'-^ «'^'«>'« »t th; Discretion of "he
" The -; -ath clause determines the amount to be paid as dues
one shilling and sixpence," Halifax currency, equal in modern
currency to 37 1-2 cents, with " three pence," about 6 1-4 cents, " for
the relief of Indigent Brethren." The junior warden, if he did not
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
give an "exact account" to the lodge, was to be held accountabli.
for any deficiency, and. further, that if "any meniber shaU ord.r
Warier ,rt!!"/°'^^ ^'^^°""*'" ^^'^'^^"^ '^^ ---t "' '!- ad
warden, he, the transgressor, must make up the amount duo ..nf nf
h.s private pocket." The note marked "X" to thUclause w^ n^
one shSinir^^*!!!;"" """uf 'n^^^ ^°''«^ ^'«^^' «^<^h Member shall pay (X)
?vf ,h» h^ ?'"'^' "f^„C"'-'-^"<=y. of which one shillling & three pence
(X) shall be spent, and the Remainder put into the Fund for Mip pliLTf t
Ind.gent Brethren, that the Junior Warded shall keep an xacticclpt of the
ReckomnK. and acquaint the Lodge, when the stated Complementri, And
upon h.s negligence or Omission, he shall be accountable for the Deficie^,cy
And whereas the Jiinior Warden is accountable for such Deficiency ifs
hereby ordered and Declared that, if any Member shall Order any L quor L
on the Lodge Accompt. without the consent of the said Warden the Trans'
gressor shall pay for the Quantity so Ordered, out of his private ' Pock Jt ex
elusive of the Stated Expense of the Night. t-ocket, ex-
•■ Iv! n.^"^ k"""^^' P^ '^^^" '''•"•"«^ P^"" Q""tef. <^'"n«l Dues Included
Quart^r^'^^rrSinrs."'""' '''' "*^ "*^ ^'^^''^^ *° ^'^ ^'^>"'"«« P-
t^.itJJ'L^'^!'^^' ""'^"'f ''^'^V*'*' *''^ privileges of visitors, who. if ad-
mitted, must prove themselves Masons before joining n the sodal
ZmL?l/^' 'u^^'-i ^'''^'''^ ^^° ^^^^ ^^-dint in^K^gston am
unaffiliated could only pay one visit, while to "sojourners" those
Jest^ricMT "ThfS"" "" '"f ri' '\ P"'""'^^- were withou
restric.ion. The lodge was careful that the visitors should pay for
the'" Hit? t '^'%'?r^ enjoyment, although it is to be presum^ed^iS
dause ieads:°" "'^^°"'^' ''"' '"""^""'^ ^''^ generosity. The
V "^'^xJ'''*' no \-isitor (X) shall be admitted after Lodge Hours- Viz-
N ne m VVinter and Ten in Summer, nor at any time, without the consent of
the presiding Officer: and, if admitted into the Lodge Room, he shall oerform
a certain ceremony in the Master's Presence, before he shs down! nor shaS
Zn^e^r'exceSd. '^ '"'' ' ''^"'" °^ ^ ^"'^^'^^ ^'"'^ ^ ^^^^ ^'^ So"
the MaforitT'" '^""' Contributions to the Reckoning left at the Discretion of
The ninth clause was an important one. It laid down the con-
ditions of membership and outlined those who were eligible, provid-
ing that propositions shall be made one month before ballot, so that
the morals, character and circumstances of the Candidate" mieht
be enquired into, and that a deposit "of the candidate's money not
less than one crown, ' equal to six British shillings, be made It
also regulated the fees, making the price for the three degrees" six-
teen dollars four British shillings bdng equal to the dollar, but
not less than two guineas" and " cloath the Lodge if required"
The term clothing the lodge " meant furnishing the brethren with
gloves and aprons. In the " General Regulations" approved of by
I H r*^'^"'' Lodge of England in 1721, it is provided in Article
7 that Every new brother at his making is decently to cloath the
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549
Lodge," that is all the brethren present; and " to deposit something
for the relief of indigent and decayed Brethren." The regulation
no longer exists. In regard to the deposit required, if the candi-
date were rejected " his money " was to be " faithfully returned to
him," but if accepted and then he refused the invitation he shall
"forfeit his money." There was no doubt in those days as to
mental or physical qualifications. The candidate must be " upright
m body and limbs," with the " senses of a man." and some " visible
way of acquiring an honest and respectable livelihood." i.e.. under the
"Ancients." The original Grand Lodge, as such, never insisted on
physical perfection in the manner so long advocated in the LTnited
States of America. It is the operative requirement reallv introduced
in speculative Masonry.
1 n'lP''^' ^^^ Person, desirous of being made a Free Mason in this Lodge
shall be proposed by a Member hereof: that is to say his Name. .Age, Descrip-
tion of his Person Title, or Trade, and Place of Residence: That such Proposal
shall be tnade in Lodge Hours, at least, one Lodge Night before the Initiation,
m order that the Brethren may have sufficient Time and Opportunity to make
a strict Inquiry into the Morals, Character and Circumstances of the Candi-
date; And the Brother that propo.ses him shall, at the same time, deposit such
a ium (of the Candidate's money) as the Majority shall think sufficient fnot
less than one Crown) to ensure the Lodge the Candidate will attend, accord-
ing to the Proposal, and, if the Lodge approve his Person. Age. Character and
Circumstances, and, therefore. Initiate him into the Mystery. &c., &c he shall
pay Ten dollars for the first step, Two dollars for the second, and four dollars
for the Ihird step, or whatsoever sum the Brethren shall think proper here-
after (not less than two Guineas) and Cloath the Lodge, if required- but if
the Lodge think the Candidate unworthy and refuse to make him. his money
sliall be faithfully returned to him: But, in case, the Lodge Approve his Person
Character, etc., and he refuse to be made, then shall he forfeit his Money for
the Benefit of Distressed Free Masons, and it is hereby Ore' red and Declared
that no person is capable of becoming a member of this l.odge. but such as
are of mature Age, upright in Body and Limbs, free from Bondage has the
sen.ses of a Man. and is endowed with an Estate. Of=tice, Trade. Occupation
or some Visible way of acquiring an honest and reputable Livelihood as be-
comes the Members of this Most Antient and Honourable Fraternity."
The tenth clause regulates affiliation and reads:
" loth, ANY old Mason, desirous of becoming a member of this Lodge,
shall produce a Certificate of his good Behaviour, in his former Lodge: upon
which he shall be proposed and Balloted for as before: and. if admitted as
Member, he shall pay whatsoever Sum the Brethren shall think proper not
less than Five Shillings."
The eleventh clause covers a multitude of sins, and, if acted up
to in its entirety, would place lodge Xo. 6 high in the esteem of
good men and women, too. To " curse" or " swear "—the differ-
ence is not defined— to " Lie " or " offer to lav Wagers." to " use
any reproachful language in derogation of God's name or corrup-
tion of good manners," subjected the offend'^r to a fine. Collateral
evidence in much of the Craft work of the early periods of Masonry
indicates that character was an essential of some moment in a
lodge, and that the work of investigating committees was of more
than a formal character.
"nth. If any Brother in this Lodge, Curse, Swear, Lie or offer to lay
Wagers, or use any reproachful Language in derogation of GOD'S Name or
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to th?i;dre"''dil^Ted?n'Lr^^^^^^^^^^ T^'? ^'^-^ --^ers who can,e
hours." It reads: ^°'' ^"^ "^^^ame so " during Lodge
so dLit ZX' htTs%7lh'l,%'e°ad'Lrh\d^^^^^^^ '" ^i^"-' - "—
the first offence; for the Sccrd of tSeTature hi /hil'^'^T'^^^^ ^^^
and for the third, he sha„ be exc.ud:d^r„7;ei:rtS^S:tr?„"d" S^-
•withTh: paVTenl^ft" an?dT '^^^^ ^^^-^ to in connection
from votiSg^t'"tL"'sr^lL^'a'd:c dot ^oS sf Toh" ^l.'^^^"
debtedness were not liquidated °"^ °" ^t- John s day. if in-
Ni^ht'St^ai;; ^ir-bSoSet; IjJi^'^^'V" '"•= ^'''^^ ^«'»*^^) Lodge
have a Vote on ST. JOHN^S DAY He rn's*''" '^fT!? '"^^^^^^ ^^all n?t
appear, which may excite Lenity " •"" excluded, except some cause
.nastJr'lnts^rencfaTd ^tJZ ^^LT' 1 ''.^ ^'^^ <>'
extending all the powers of ^the master to th. ! a""^" °^ ^^^^^^ ^"
exclusion of past masters The clause U ^ wardens-even to the
note "X" which enahlec tl,. J "' ''o^^ever, qualified by a
they have legal dar^'^ThfcSeTeUr: """ *'^ "^'^* *° ^^'^h
n.ay"tr h.??;ace" ?xi1„^S i "t^^ AbJence'' th'^^ ^"^^".f' ^'^^ ^^^ ^"'er
Absence, the Junior Warded aid in theXe'n e' f^l ^'I''*^"' ^"^- '" ^is
bers. according to Seniority aSd' Me it shaH fill ?h ak' ^^''"' '^' ^em-
(x) and it is hereby Ordcr-d and Donfr.i S\^ ^^^^"^ O*^""' P'^ces,
Lodge Night. whetherVtated or on .n r ^^^^ ^''"^ ^'^'"'•' absent on a
ary Fine, over and aSovI the coml " IrT"'^' '^f. ^' '^"^^ ^ Discretion!
Reasons mentioned in thf te^d ':n"d'V"hVt^nrp%t^" '"^= ^'^"''^ '°^ "^«
though''a\?rm:;'Mast"erbe"pL'e'^t'\:^t t ^° '^^ ''^ ^''-' -"
Privilege upon a Supposition tha" the oast M^.^''''"' l'""''^"^ ^^'^« *'»"
the Business of the Lodge." ^ ^^'^^" ^'^ ^'"t acquainted with
n-etlngl'lrread::'"" ^"" ^'^ ^^ '''■ P^^^ ^o call emergency
on aVgLrX'Ul^.r:nr >tmb^etTr:To\ll" ^ ^°^««
as on stated Lodge Night.- but VuVh fi^L I n ^ "J ^^ ''^''''= *° F'"es.
Majority shall Ihink- proncr ,„d ,E11„, ^ V"' .V* »' "" '^"'" and
-or ,h. Advanco^en,",, S" Sd^'td B^Sl '„r,Xr.hrJ ''■"■°"'' "'
-he S^rnrrha, i'r;Sds'"' ''°"" "-^ ™'" '- "-^ S..ida„« of
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
551
17th. THAT the Secretary shall keep a regular Register of the Mem-
bers, according to the Form annexed; and proper Minutes of all the Transac-
tions (that are fit to be committed to Writing) in Order that the said Transac-
tions may be laid before the Grand Lodge once a Quarter, if Required."
The eighteenth clause is another which was extracted from the
official English code and incorporated in the " rules and orders " of
No. 6. In many of the early lodges, for example, the New Oswegatchie
No. 7, at Elizabethtown, the provision for the adjustment of dis-
putes was ample.
" i8th. THAT no disagreeable Dispute be suffered to arise in this Lodge:
but, if a Dispute (concerning Masonry, or otherwise) should happen between
the Brethren, out of the Lodge, which they cannot decide between themselves,
such Dispute, Complaint or Controversy shall be laid before this Lodge and
here decided, if possible. But, if the Disputants will not then agree, in order
to prevent vexatious Law-suits, &c., the Master shall order the Secretary to
take proper Minutes of such Complaint, Dispute, or Controversy, and lay the
same before the next Grand Lodge, where such Disputants are to attend (if
within Twenty Miles of London) and agree as the Grand Lodge shall order.
But. in case of Non-compliance to such Decision of the Grand Lodge, such
person or persons as refuse to be conformable, shall be forever excluded, and
deemed unworthy of this society: and the Grand Secretary, (according to the
Nature of his Office) shall give Notice of such Exclusion to the Warranted
Lodges (under the antient Constitution of England) throughout EUROPE.
ASIA, AFRICA and AMERICA."
The nineteenth clause is the usual one empowering the lodge
to amend or alter the rules and orders.
" igth. That the Master, Wardens and the rest of the Members of this
Lodge, when duly congregated, shall have full Power and Authority to make,
amend, correct or explain these, or such other Rules and Orders as may seem
most necessary and convenient for the Welfare of the Lodge, provided such
Additions or Alterations do not remove our antient Landmarks. And, if such
Addition or Amendment be made, the Master shall order the Secretary to send
a fair Copy of such Regulation to the Grand Secretary, for the Benefit of the
Society in general."
The twentieth clause enables the tyler to sustain life by a fee
of a shilling for every initiate, and sixpence for every affiliate. The
further provision is made regarding visitors and sojourners. A visi-
tor not a member of a warranted lodge was to be admitted once,
while a sojourner who produced a certificate had greater privileges
than the visitor. The rules and orders were to be read to members
and candidates.
" 20th. That the Tyler shall receive one shilling for every Mason that shall
be made in this Lodge, and sixpence for every old Mason that shall become
a Member of this Lodge. And the said Tyler shall take particular care not to
admit any Person (not even a Member) without the Knowledge and Consent
of the presiding officer; neither shall he admit any Visitor (that is not a Mem-
ber of a Warranted Lodge) a second time, Sojourners, producing Certifi-
cates, excepted.
" That these Rules and Orders shall be read (by the Secretary, or some
other Brother of the Master's appointment) to every new Member (or candi-
date, if required) or otherwise, as Occasion shall require in the Lodge."
The twenty-first clause has been omitted from the minutes. The
twenty-second requests contribution to " the Grand Lodge Fund or
general Charity." The Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada
552
HISTORy OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
J"ne. 1797. th^riod^ No 4 the '''L'odjfnf'pf-, "''P''^' ^^ ^«^1'
gara. met for the purpose of nrlL;-^ ° Philanthropy," „f Kii-
but Jt did not restfltTn definiraction.^ " """"^ ^"^ ^••Ph«"« f»nd
the Gr'fJdLo'd"^ FunJ olTenTral^hiHtJ-f ^^h"''? .^T*"""''' — "^ •«
masons, according to the general Mnll^t ' *^u ^^^''^^^ "' distressed Free-
and that the Master shl?! sfnTa tru^ltt of Xh''t°^ TEMPORE:
s/oi'':h?r:!,ut^.?'' ^^ '^^ '^-^ "^ -^ c;j;r£.uir ^raJ';;^; ^ars
for a\\X"rd'enhtr^r:L'?,:rirheT"V^ '^r*^" ^ P-^'^y
«n regard to a brother who Takes i ohL^'k-^^'^^ '* '^ «P»cit
sustain, for the same punishment !h^i^'^^ "^^J""^ ^^ '« ""able to
who fails in his pnaof a" would h. . ' ""'^'"^ °"* *° *"'« accuser
had he been found guilty ^^''^ ^''" '""^^'"^ ^^ the accused
.nd l?t fold G°uSt: Irsun^'":! ^T?^^''^^'- ''^^ -°ther Brother
Grand Lodge, according to tSe Eighteenth R ', ^^^^'"^tion of this, or the
agamst a Brother, wherfin the A^Ser shall Ifeit."!' ^p ^^p'^'"* ''^ "'^S'
and Fellow Crafts from'lodgefellowstr It reads" "' ^PP'-<^"tices
"24th THAT J f ^i icaus . .
ing) Master Maso;s,^°1s"heX'o:H ^°f ^f'T"^ »"d <^"<=0"rage (work-
under the Degree of' a MLfer mL^h'^'S ^"^.^^'f-'^. ''''.'' "o Brother,
upon any Pretence whatsoever" admitted to visit this Lodge.
secur?a' pm^er'TiL'te'r" of th''"' *° t^^^ ^^^" «P«<='ally framed to
Provincial' Sd"S7e.^%pTa;?S '°°^^ °^ *^'
longed to the secretary rather thnnt. !l , '^^^^ Properly be-
officers. ^ '^^**'^'^ *''^" t° the newly-installed and past
ance"o??his lod^g l "tSrn^w i^^tlJled o'ffi!er ^^l";^ °^^.' '^"""^ '"^^ ^ontinu-
the Members, signed by thT sa"f Officers and cn.tn/'"*^ V^^" ^i^t of all
cers, to the Secretary of the Grand I ohL!. u '=°""ters.gned by the past Offi-
enabled to know the Handwrh'g of sJck'oS^" *'' f^ ^'"'"'^y "'^V ^e
such^Persons as may from time lolir^SSd^Sj ^^ S^^T^^:
directppecil^d^nVe atrtjd R^T^LfS^Ll H^"\-;fl-eanor, not
when a Provincial cfand n^i^"^' ™' ''1'' <•" 7* A„c„s,, i^c,,.
.op.,er Danb/Sl,?:S^i^*^,™ XT^l'Sf "' "'^ '"''■ '^'^^-
niSTf)HY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
553
" William Barron,
Nathan Curtice,
Abraham Gates,
" KinRston. U.C, 7th Augt,, 1794.
" Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons opened at 7 o'clock,
at Brother John Darleys Free Masons' Tavern
Present:
"Christopher Danby, G.M., ProiTem:
John Darley. dcp'y G.M., Pro:Tem:
Richard Cartwright, S.G.W., Pro:tem:
John Walker, J.G.W.. Pro:tem:
J. C. Stewart. act'g Grand Sec y.
" Visitors."
No. 7.
St. John's.
St. John's.
"The Lodge proceeded to Constitute Lodge, NO. 6, when the following
Brethren were installed in due form, according to ancient custom.
" Bro. Richard Porter. Esqr, W.M.
" William McKay. Esqr., S.W.
William Burrcll, J.W.
_ " Brother J. C. Stewart was appointed Secretary and Brother Hershfeldt.
Tyler. '
"The Grand Lodge was then closed at 9 o'clock in due form and perfect
Harmony.
The Freemasons' Tavern, in which the first meeting of the
lodge was held, stood on the southwest corner of King and Bar-
rack streets, not far from the site of old Fort Frontenac. It was a
. ,o-story frame building. R. W. Bro. Danby had journeyed ex-
pressly from Niagara to be present and constitute the lodge No. 6,
and It may be added was the brother who assisted in the organiza-
tion of many of the lodges on the Provincial register. Under the
" ancient " system, the officiating officer was descril ?d at such consti-
tutions as " Grand Master pro tem."
Bro. John Darley was the host who provided the room and
cheer for the Craft.
Bro. Richard Cartwright was the great-grandfather of the pres-
ent Sir Richard Cartwright and Rev. Conway Cartwright. Bro.
Cartwright settled in Kingston in 1790. Born in Albany, he was
compelled to leave his home on account of his loyalty to the British
crown, and after the peace of 1782 he resided at Niagara, and was
business partner of Bro. Robert Hamilton, afterwards the Hon.
Robert Hamilton, the R. W. Deputy Grand Master of the First
Provincial Grand Lodge under R. W. Bro. Wm. Tarvis. Bro. Cart-
wright was a man of business energy and "liberal education." In
1816 a new township in the rear of Darlington, in the old district
of Newcastle, was surveyed, and out of regard for the services of
Bro. Cartwright, who was a member of the legislature, the council
and an officer of the militia, the township by order of the Lieuten-
ant-Governor of the Province was named " Cartwright." He was
fifty years of age at the time of his death, which occurred in Mont-
real on the 27th July, 1815.
Bro. John Walker was the host of Walker's Hotel, which sub-
sequently was built at the south side of Brock street, and by the
corner of Ontario street, about the east end of the present corpora-
tion buildings in Kingston.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
«ro. Kicharcl Porter, the first W lu ^t \j' ^
meet a, lo<lg "no I « D«mi. T, h„ ' ""»?". »n<i °«>ers. to
.8.9 No. ,,,^Gra,,d LoSgfof New yorr^d U°„„*^ '7- '*?«•/"<'!"
.Grand Lodge o, Miclfgan, a'^m t «„ ' ^X W«o t'^t'.t
odge. The second warrant was to be held " in H M t !? ^ a "^*
.can Iiegln,cn. or oLewhcrc." ThU todgc'larwSVa'^Ii^irT'.i^^T'.^:
l-IT.n»NIC.,„,
* F. «. TAVERN
> MRtev's muss
1. PATRICKS ^i^
■-LEWtS'A
> WALKER
O WALK'S NEW-
r BAVMAfrs •
JniLWARiys ••
neA»rMl)»» -
»-OLCorrs
T ST.JOHt™HALL
.0-"«y at-OBacn
V</f /7f rg^ONTCNAC
Map OB Plan of Kingston in 1796.
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IIISTORV Ol' FHKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
555
he brand Lodge of New \ork, and was No. 7. which evenluallv
became the New Uswegatchie lodge, which worked at Elizabeth-
town in Upper ( anada (see history of No. 7J. VV. liro. Porter pro-
bably belonged to the second lodge known as " No 7 "
k'i...«!""" 1^'" '^^'^^^y* ^''^ *«"'^'" ^a""^"'' was a resident of
Kingston, and in 1797 was appointed Deputy Grand Secretary o!
the Provincial Grand Lodge under R. W. Hro. Jarvis ^'""""'^ °'
Bro llersl.fieldt was Bro. Fred, llcrshficldt, who at London.
England, on the 26th Dec. ,79,. is included in a list of • S
Americans, who have signed to go and settle in Upper Canada"
The impression is that Bro. llershficldt came over with R W Bro
Jarvis in the '" Ilenniker." '
n.^«^nf° ^i^^"^^^'■•'*'^' ^''^ *^"^ treasurer of the lodge, was m busi-
meml ^°te -keeping up to 1797. and then assumed the manage-
n^rLnfu "**"'"" Brewery. Air. John Siauber succeeded [ohn
Darlcy m the tavern busines.s, and in 1798 became a member of
It ^ill be helpful to the reader to see a plan of the town ot
Kingston in 1796, with each oflicial residence and the meeting-
places of the Craft marked. The plan has been carefully drawn
S°'\\r'"?f' "^ /^'r K''^^?,'^ ""^ *''^ references have been verified by
R. VV. Bro. H. J. Wilkinson, of Kingston. ^
In order that the plan may be accuratelv followed by those who
have not old-time knowledge of localities the references to the
Masonic locations are given in the letter press:
J.-Freemasons- Tavern, s.e. corner of King and Barrack streets, red
• brick dwelling house, Matthews Estate, known as " Valliere
rcrrace. Aug.. 1794; Oct., 1801.
K.— Darley's dwelling, east side Rideau (Brewery) street, on a line
with the north side of Bay street, now a vacant field. Nov..
1801— teb., 1802, and June, 1802— Oct. 1802.
L.— Patrick's house, n.w. corner of Brock (Market) and Wellington
(Quarry) streets, now occupied by the Waldron block. Nov
1802— Dec. 1802, and June, 1803— Jan.. 1806.
M.— Lewis' dwelling, 60 feet north of Queen on west side of On-
tario street, near n.w. corner of Ontario and Queen streets
Dec, 1802— May, 1803.
N.— Walker's hotel, now site of Kennedv House, brick building
Brock street, near the n.w. corner of Ontario (Front) street
March. 1802— May, 1802, and Feb., 1806— Nov., 1807
O.— Walker's new hotel. " British American," s. e. corner of King
(Church) and Clarence streets, present buildings. Dec . 1807—
Jan.. 1814, and May, 1815— Jan., 1822.
P.- - llayman's Inn, north side of Brock (Market) street. 80 feet
from n. e. corner of Wellington (Quarry) street, on site of Liv-
ingstone s store, 75—77 Brock (Market) street. Auij , 1814--
Oct., 1814.
Q.— Millward's dwelling— .Same as L. Feb. 7th, 1822— May, 5th,
1825.
R.—Mc Arthur's dwelling, south side of Princess (Store) street, now
No. 178 Princess street, near the corner of Montreal street,
west of Bagot street. June 2nd, 1825— Sept. 2nd, 183^.
556
HISTORY OF KREEMASONRV IN CANADA.
^■~~cesTslL^°V^' "°'' '"' Of VVindsor Hotel, north side of Prin-
cess street No. 204. west of Montreal street. Oct ^rd isVr
Feb. 6t 1. '8^4, and Deo i cth i«^o v^ ^u o *^ '°33—
T <;f T^i,.,- Li 11 .rT . . ; ^ ' '°43 — Nov. 20th, 184s.
1. -St. Johns Hall (Patrick's dwelling), corner of Brock rM^rW.A
and^Welhngton (Quarry) streets. %oy. 28th? 1845-Oct ^
''~in^on\^%:J^'^' '" "^^ '' ^'^' ^^--- Hall, front-
whirh^'f/""^^^ ^^'''"f ^*'^" ^"^y constituted proceeded to business
readvVv^n^T"''^''"^^^^^ '^' confirmation of the bylaws a'
ready g,yen and certain " extra bylaws for Lodge No 6 " Thet
o^°.e^°s j;:^-s sSLr ^if^i^i? i-
W.iM. Two shillings & sixpence.
S.W. Two shillings.
J.W. One shilling & sixpence.
" And it is further ordered that, if any of the above-mentioned nffl
thT^r "° w"^"' ^'^•'* /"^^ ^'^'''^ ^^"^^ '^"-'- to the Senior Warden"
t/flTl' ^""w"-:;" ''"^^ '"^""^'■' to the Junior Warden, or Master'
and the Junior Warden to the Master or Senior Warden statbg the
cause o his or their inability to be present, upon whkh tJe n xt
Officer in seniority shall take their respective Places
As It appears that this lodge has unavoidably incurred certain Fx
penses: It IS. therefore ordered that these expenses shal be pa d from
time o time out of the surplus of such moneys, as shall arise rZ
" IV TuT T' ^u T T^ !^''"^ ^'"'^^^ "'Sht. or Lodge o Emergency
, ■ longer iHorc: ''" ""^'^^ '''" ''''' ^"^ P"^^'^'"^ ^"'^ *« '^ "«
"V. Master Masons, wishing to become Members of the Lodge, shall pay
two dollars, previous to their admission." ^^
The bylaws were duly signed by twenty members the last
BrTit'r 'Yl^^ ^l^- "^^''"''' Beasley." the ances o of th
Bro. Beasley of lodge No. 10. at Barton, whose interesting corre
spondence w.th R. W. Bro. Jarvis. the reader has already ptusec
are alf.Uows: ""''""^ '''' ^'^^ °" '^' "'^ ^'P'' The minutes
•• Rrn V rZ ^^•'>'^o"«' T^^*---"- Thursday, nth Septr., 779,
Bro. Richard Porter, Esquire, W.M.
William Mackay, Esqr., S.W.'
William Burrell, j.w
" /o^"" °3'"'ey' Treasurer.
.. -., , . 'S) John C. Stewart, Secretary.
(late of I od^r^r.\^ '" f "' ^'''■" • '" '^t'^ '^'^■- ^''''^" William Barron
"J. C. Stewart, Sec'y."
"3.
^■4>fitt(liK%«'^*'«fe'^:V.'W*^
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
557
There appears to have been only five members of the lodge
present by the return in the minutes. If others were at the meet-
ing their names have not been given. The figure " 5 " before Bro.
Stewart's name would indicate that there were only that number
present. There were, however, no initiations, but when these occurred,
the right number of members were present.
The third meeting was held on the 2nd Oct., 1794, with W
JJro. Porter in the chair; Bro. VVm. McKay, S. W., and Wm. Bur-
rcll, J. D., Bro. Darley, treasurer, and Bro. John Walker, a visitor,
aclmg as junior deacon. Bros. Ichabod Hawley, Nathan Curtice and
John Donovan, of lodge No. 7, were present as visitors.
The lodge was opened in the third degree as were all the
lodges of that period. " Bro. Abel Gates, late of Dorchester No.
3, wishmg to join this body, his certificate was produced to the
lodge, upon which he was unanimously approved of and admitted
a member."
Dorchester lodge No. 3 was the lodge on the register of Lower
Canada at the town of St. John's, an old frontier post on the River
Richelieu, in the county of St. John's.
Bro. Titus Fitch, late of St. John's No. 8." was affiliated.
This " No. 8 " could not have been " No. 8 " of the Jarvis register,
as the lodge No. 8 at York was known as " Harmony Lodge," and
the names are not to be found in the Craft history of that place.
" Requisitions were then read from Messrs. William McDonnell,
Jonathan Gorman and Dugald Gray, praying to be initiated, who
were balloted for and approved worthv nem con." The minutes
close with the entry, " Thos. Plummer "and William Edhouse en-
tered in the ist deg." This is the first record of an initiation in
No. 6.
On the i6th Oct., 1794, an emergency was called. An absen-
tee, Bro. William Edhouse, was noted as such. The record of the
work done at all thes^ meetings is to be found in the register of
the lodge. It is only when special mention is necessary that the
mere record of work itself interests the reader.
At the meeting of the 4th December. 1794, fourteen were pres-
ent, mcluding three visitors. " Upon motion of Brother Darley it
was unanimously carried that the present officers of this lodge' do
remain in their several stations for six months ensuing." After
work in E. A. it was " Resolved. That the members of this lodge
do meet at 10 o'clock on St. John's Dav, in order to regulato that
Festival." and it was ' (Ordered. That the Lodge dinner be at 3
o'clock, and that five shillings be paid by each member for his ad-
mission." This was preliminary to the first celebration of the fes-
tival in Kingston, but of the actual celebration there is no record
in the minutes, for the next meeting of the lodge was on the 2nd
January, 1795, in which there is no reference to the occasion.
On the 1st February. 1795, there was a large number of breth-
ren present, eighteen in all. This meeting was devoted to degree
work.
At the meeting of 5th March, 1795. B:o. Burrell acted as W.
M twenty-one were present and " Bro. Curtiss, from Lodge No.
(5) was prepared to become a mem.ber of this bndv, hut he wa^ re-
558
HISTOPV OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
an E A. before he KonTs an F C ''"" '''"''''''"^ the queries o"
regular nfghi anT 'Te'Xr 1 1. '°'^^ T^ '^^'^' °- O" the
was done Ihan mere rtaWne leave J o'^' w' T ""'^'^ ^usines
much respected Master RichLd pL T ^""'^^y S'-other and
ab y called off, and muS aealnrt hU "^i!""'' '^^"^ ''^' ""^^^'d
obhged to resign the chat."^ W Bro Pnr. '"^ '"^^''nation was
6otli regiment, had been ordered from V ."' ^' ^^P*^'" '" the
At the meeting of 7th \Iav ?Z ^•"&ston on military duty
acted as W M „n>,l tul- T n ^'. ^^^5' ^ro. Burrell, the 'S W
acted «,. deg^e"';tf Af^ri'JJtoJ""'- ^^e busit.'.ri
Slykeman, from No. , New \nLI^ ^ °"= "*'""■. Bro. John
On the 4th June 170= ,/?t ' ,™" P"^""-
made b, Brolher Sor^Jh^t the k''^"'":; ?««"« "^ ""^'ion was
ed to preach a sermon for Jiir 7"™'' *'"■■ Stewart be reguS
to he Shan be invTe" tod' wr.f:h°"lir' '""i' °»^ S"
The^meettn, Cosed with the e,ec",o'i S'l^f^^^l^^^
,vvere"t:™7^TfLl:/r:^l°r"k ZVr'- ''^^- ^ ""* <".ce„
" The Lodge afterw^rH. °'^^^''^ ^^re installed
follomng /et't^er'tHe" sem '.°o'?S' "^.^^^r '•"'"•'^- °^'''''<' *=
" Free Masons' Tavern
" ^'% Wednesday, 24 June, 1795.
No. ^J^i!^^^^^Sl;:S;:^^'^^r^^sS.Br.^r..oiLo.,.
them this Day, and that they sincerely hooe anH' '""t ^u°"°^ ^^^ •'^^^ done
elegantly express'd in your most excellent, .r,? '^''^' '^^' '^^ sentiments so
upon the minds of the Body, as well a thi n/h '"'^, ^*= '^'^P'^ '"Pressed
"I ha^.ejhr'SonoI'trbe." '"' °' ^'^ Congregation.
.,' ?.""' ^°"'" "^ost obedient &
"Tq ^ery humble Servant,
" The Rev'd Mr. Stuart." " ^'"- ^cDonell, Scc'y.
the Sft"" {odg/Vo"'6" The'"'°" °' *'l ^^^^'^^ °^ ^t. John bv
George's church, whichlced Si IvS'f q°°'' P'-"" '" ^'^^ A'-^t St
of the block. The preacher w.<fthp'^ Sqi,are in about the centre
Rev. George O'KillSart wha ^n fj^^ J°.^" ^*"^'-t' ^^ther of the
(Toronto).^ ^'^' '^^'^ '" '^ ^^'^^ Anglican rector at York
At the meeting of 2nd Tulv T«rr^r « a
Brethren absent on their lawful rnn.i.'r . '""^'°" ^as made
wl^en ...e San,e sha,! b^f^^^'i ^'^^^^"'^ '^^
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meant that absentees were not to be charged for dues by the treas-
urer The word " box " is often used in early minutes in the sense
of the modern "treasury." The cost of tyling was also to be done
away with for
•■a motion was made and carried that this meeting the Lodge be tyled by
ttie Brethren in rotation, beginning with Brother Burrell, and that the present
1 yler be dismissed from his employment."
At the meeting of 6th August, 1795, eleven members were
present and nme noted as absent, but all were sick or excused ex-
cept one, and his case was promptly investigated for "a mo-
tion made to fine Bro. Wilkins is. 6d. approved and carried " " \
motion made by Bro. Darley to take oflf the next monthly lodge
till the first Thursday in October," and "The Master and Wardens-
ordered to attend the Grand Provincial Lodge of U. Canada in
the Home District." Niagara (Newark) was in this district.
A motion made by Bro. Senior to have the business settled
on our next meeting, with the Master and Wardens of Lodge No
p w & t^l^s""^ proposed to pay the Grand Pro. Lodge."
K. w. ±5ro. Kerr, of Niagara, was present at this meeting for the
minutes state "visited by Bro. Kerr." At this meeting the follow-
ing letter was read from the Grand Secretary:
" To the Worshipful Master and the good Brethren of Lodge, No 6
It IS the will and pleasure of the Rt. VV-RCx. Master, William Jarvis
Ne'wark tV. H °''" ^°" that Wednesday, the .6th day of Augu^tnext at
Newark in the Home District, is the time and place appointed, on which the
representatives of the several Lodges in the province are to assemble and
form a Committee for the purpose of electing the officers to Compost the
"F.Tl n^'. n "^f • ''*'"^'^ *ir ""^ P'"" y°" ^^^ ^^'''^^ to attend.
1*311 not. By order of the R. W.
, " Grand Master.
July, Anno Dom. 1795, Anno Luc. 5795.
" (Signed) D. Phelps, G. Sec'y, pro tern.
N.B. Should it be inconvenient, on account of your distance, or other-
'V'^; l°L ^"""^ ^,^'■'1^?^ to attend the foregoing, the attendance of the Wor-
shipful Master only, with a written instrument, empowering him to act as fully
and amply in behalf of the Lodge, as if the Wardens were present, will be
dispensed with, and he will bring with him the Jewel of the Officer whom he
may represent.
" It will be expedient that you make a Return, at the within-mentioned
time, of the number of your Lodge, when they were Respectively raised, when
made members, &c.
" (Sig'd) D. Phelps, G.S., pro tern."
Thus ends the first year's work of lodge No. 6. The lodge was
known as " No. 6 " and not by the subsequent name of " St. John's "
It had but five members at its first meeting, but from October loth it
had the full complement of seven. It cannot be said that in all parti-
al ars Craft procedure was followed. Members were proposed
balloted for accepted and initiated at the same meeting, members
affiliated without previous notice and the custom of opening and
closing in any degree, at the will of the W. M. was a common
occurrence. While such action to-day would call forth comment it
must be remembered that all this occurred a century ago, when but
few possessed more than a passing acquaintance with Masnnir ritual
procedure or jurisprudence.
56o
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
motion, and also by the factXt , W w m I. ?"''™/!' ''>' «>= ^bove
"' Trn!::.eSf^^ 1 '-^'r ^0dge,t'SlS d'^i' ^"™'
any ad„ t^^K o^ hL' ceSS^T; '^''=' " '^''u^ ^^ "" ^=''<' " 'hat if
deliver them upTo thU cannot or wSn fV "t^er lodge and do not
"that a subscription be made for Sn r?'"^ \^?' ^^^^ '"^^ol^ed
brother with a large family hoLtthath^h"^'^'' *''"?^u^ ^'^^''^^^^d
do their duty accordingly^' ^ ^ ^''^ ^'^*^'"^" °^ ^^^ ^o^ge will
was .^a: irdtfor^j; ?o7ShT^:;rra^' ; a.recommendation »
mother lodge." Previous miwJ. lu, ' ^ ^'^ '' ?°'"S *° °'" his
Burrell was present arZfi^l I- ^'^^ "° "^'"^ *« t'"s lodge. Bro
of the lodge. ' ^"' '"'"*'"«: on 7th August, 1794.^5 J. W."
done''t"his'U;1„g»"and\'t t'h^e'^' *'^ ""''^J^ ^^^^^^^ " ^o business
SampsSn to t ithdraw h;r'\-fi^5^' '> ^""^'"' ^^« ""^^de by Bro
made (bv) thrAZshinful Z^!f""\" J'"'"' °"'' '°^^^-" "^ motion
(was) approved '' Thil wl! n f '^^^° ^^P?*"* ^'^- ^ckford. S. D
or rules and orders Thi custonTharh "''' ^"!f -^ '^^ ^^e bylaws
^ At the meeting of nh Apr ? ' Bro ^"''uT'^ '" "^°d^^" ^ays.
ficate as he is leaving the pZ nee '^ Hfl^.^K ''^"'''^^ ^'' ''''''-
deacon in February. W:th re Jard to Rrn 5 ''^'" appointed senior
motion made by the secretary ?nrlr.-7^i ^^"^P^^" « withdrawal "A
body, as he is about leav'^ThfoSce'^ T? •*'"'' ^' T"^'"^^ '" ""'•
back of the certificate "rLc P ^'"^ '^^^ ^^ ^e done on the
the lodge, and contnue to he .T^'T "J°^^^ '° '^* ^is certificate iS
On^the 2nn ne .'3 mnv"r5''K'^u^''^""^'^d his intent."
officers for the ensSg six moX ^'rw^^ '^' ^- ^^- *« elect the
is ^noteworthy, as it rfcords the arriva^o? Z' U^^' ''^'^ '"-^'"^
had from its foundation been worklnl ., 5 ^?^ '^^'■'■^"*- ^o. 6
minutes read that the bretbrln ^ I 5 ""'^^'" ^ dispensation. The
day," and " Bro. 'mcL; t^^f^^^ ^l^^"''^^^ °" S*' John's
Grand Lodge, which rid Tn nnUT^ ^"^^'^ °"'' ^^'"''^"t ^o^ the
vered to Brl'McKaytot;iT"cS'L^^^^^^^^^^ S?^"^^^*'- ^^'>-
one of the number issued by R. W. £a Ja^vlf InThl.: ^S^::^
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
S6i
it is unnecessary to discuss whether Bro. Jarvis exceeded hi, nn«,.r
by issuing warrants without communicating wa' h the Gran^ LoLe
this body in open Tod«° !Z Z r ? ^''°"? '5' "0"-al«n<Iance to
lod,roVenyt*/o"3o-o^t\"tr '"' '' ^"" '" '"^ "■'"-'-• «'-
church »„d i, »ar™o]vad ,h». r , ' ?"; I'' ^"""'^ "'^"""••l '™">
this bLv'thTri"''' °/ f' ^"S""' '796. "Brother J)arlev informs
footnote to these ni mutes read.;- "V R wnw r- • , '"alter. A
robbery on Nathan Curtis'ofst. JohnC fo merl' oT nT 7 "S" J >^
V nclarCrand'7 'h'^^' r'^^'^-u ^'""^ ^^^ ^^ ^-k with by'ihY Pro-
Septemb^r T8no -^J' l''' "' '^J' '^""'"'^'"^J^ '"^^^ing held on the 3rd
Srof No ^k- T"'f ""^ expulsion was pLed on Williim
A \u ^ u' ^'"fston, for a robbery on a brother "
On the 6th October, 1796, the minutes read-
scc^Sj ^r;- !- r^^ - -^^: ^j:?: -r- - »„
On the ist December the lodge met and
.nforn,ed him he was going away, and BrotheVTn id trthe says thaTi e nd
FlTJ""'^ ''"'" *" Bro Fitch, during the time he was absent whiehB
o.^ M • ^<^^°"\P3"y'"fi^ P'cttire is taken from between Point Frederick
and Mam street, lookmg m a north-western direction.
562
IIISruKV OK KUKKMASONin I.N (A\,\|)\.
A ViKw OF Ktngston in 1796. From a Drawing bt
Mrs. Simcoe.
No. I. Is Cartwright's wharf and storehouse, built on the Horn
which turned in toward the ground now occupied by the
Montreal Transportation Company's shipyard, there be-
ing formerly a bay on the site of the shipyard and extend-
ing in close to the present site of the Haymarket. It is
now occupied partly by the military stables on the south
side of the road leading to and across the Cataraqui
bridge, partly by the road itself and partly by Knapp's
boathouse. It is on the north side of the road and close
to the end of the bridge.
2 These buildings were storehouses, formerly occupied by
the Quartermaster-General's department. Thev ha\e
long since been swept away, their site being occupied by
officers' quarters within the walls of the barracks. The
foundation walls are still visible in the barrack square.
This is Forsyth's Wharf, now called the Queen's Wharf,
in the barrack yard, on the south side and on the line of
Barrack street.
The flag on I^-ort Frontcnac. probably the s. c. bastion,
where there was a round tower, the foundations of which'
are visible in barrack square.
Probably the gable of the present Central Hotel, corner
Qaeen and Ontario streets.
While the brethren were .strict in looking after the deportment of
their fellows, they did not apply the same rule to the lodge business
^/ /" 7!r ^"^,^^t'"" «f their by-laws •' .\ move (was) made hv Bro'
McLeod that the officers now in ofSco remain 6 months longer -
which vva.s earned by a sh^nv of hands." The bylaws had provided
•for .^ ballot, but that regulation on this occasion did not concern the
Drethren.
No.
No. 3.
No. 4.
No. 5.
IlISTOKY 0|.- KKKKMASONKV IN CANADA.
5^>3
resolved hat ' Bro "en, n . fn T' -rf ^''r'^''^^^^' and it was
to h. paid out ofthe lodee ,m ' md ' ^' n ''^ '^''' '^°^>- '" f^t'"-^'
i"K apiH.intnuMU. ^ '•' '^' '""" '''^ ''■'^"' '^ was a benefit-
On the 5th January. 1797. aft, r the nmuues had been confirnK-d.
sent, Tr:'i;ili^?;oTS;;t;\.rtoX;T ^'''''" '•''^'""^-«- °- ^'-
After maturely examining h^S UnUo„ B:n?r ''"•" °"'- '^°''y'
-o^(^rZ^Sz^^.S:^a;..'^^^ •-- ^•-^ -^'^
this LoSeVoircf r:rD'onar:':n MrNr"- ^°'^^' ^^°-"- -- ^--
beinK an old residcnter of the Pla^e and L ."" ,°'^u" ''' ^'^ ^^'''■^t. He
Lodge, or any Member that he w.. . S ?, "?^,'^'^'*« himself known to the
ance. Directed thatTro'th ? Dark^sho^, d n''"' 'Vn ''^^Craved their assist-
princ]?,: ar1thV'e;'r7er:To'ntn1!^b ''' ^^^^
to the benefits of the charity.'oVr 4?h'Marcr Z79T '"^ "^*'"^'
and no PaTtic2';%tt:rtrdo' "L^ VoS °V!^^'°^"°' '''^'"^ «-"«ht,
dispensed with till the next night" ^ ""'"P^"' thought that it might be
fore.^;u.ont th;^^^?h:';^orrw;n? ':r :?;;f'^^^^'' -^' ^-•-
of the meettns of 8th \nnl 1707 I ^^^"dstill. From the tninutcs
n^asons' Tavern had changed haS for "'' '''''''' ^'^* ^^e Free-
f«..y settled. Agreed to by a S^^^^ltiSs^ .^'^cSeS^irpX/^'Hr^nr;
At the meeting of 6th May, 1797, " '''" ''^'^^ondl, Secy.'
" Bro Darley proposed Charles McDonell a rnnriiH,f« j . .
to-night, it being so nigh St John's D^ JU Candidate, and to be entered
Hands, which accordingly was done & en Jed'' "" '^"''''"^^ ""' ' ^'^^ "^
and then
" A motion made by Bro. McKay that Brother Darlev tak« th. ru ■ (
the ensuing 6 months." i-'dney taKes the Chair for
tn the code which governed the lodge. At the meeting of mt T n?
1797. the minutes state meeting ot ist June,
" Read over the Petitions of Solomon Ball & Silas Nicholas nf .A t
ship, praying to be admitted into o.ir Body. They be ng trange? o Ly'^f
our body, referred to Brother Amos Martin, a Visitor of St John's A Move
r.hev LJ"- f '^'^ to communicate the same by Letter to odgeNiV
!f they h.id made any application to their Body to be admitted."
564
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
fn„,„ 1 ^P^'"-'"'"* ^''-^ '•'-^fidents of the second township. The first
M n r^ T "^'"^d ^fter King George 111., the King's' Town, and
a 1 of the other townships, both upon the St. Lawrence and the Bay of
guinte, were named after royalty. The second township. Ernestown
was named after "Ernest Augustus," the eighth child of Georgein'
Ihe second township was allotted to the 2nd battalion of the 84th
regnnent. or the New York Royal Rangers. The entry in U
minutes is important as indicating whether the visitors to No 6 at
Kingston from • No. 7 " were members of the New Oswegatchie
which met at Elizabethtown, now Brockville, or of " No 7" Fred
cricksburg a township in the county of Lennox. A foot note to the
minutes of ist June says: ° ^"^
" N.B. Bro. C. McDonell received his 2nd step."
On the 24th June, 1797. "Bro. McKay informed the lodge that
Solomon Ball, wlu, had made application to this lodge, had likewise
made application to lodge No. 7. and could not be admitted" The
lodge celebrated the festival of St. John, and " walked to Church in
rTv. T'stuarT"'''' ''""°" " ^""^ " '''"''^ *°^'^''''" '"^'^'"^ ^'^^
On the 5tli October, 1797, the "lodge opened in ist degree
hro. .Sm,ps..M repeated liis charge and the W. M. return Bro. T Mc-
nr.nal.l thanks for h.s attention to Bro. Simpson, who was passed to
the 2n,l decree." Bro. McDonald had been th; instructor of Bro
bimp.son prior to the F. C. •
" A Motion made l,y Bro. M'Kay that a bolt should be put on the outside
of the Door, seconded by the W. M." ouisiac
Why the bolt was placed on the outside of the door is not ex-
plained. One could understand the action if it had been on the inside
th./l , "■ ^''"'''" ^ '''''*°'" ^'■°"' ^■°^«^' N°' 7. having suggested to this Body
tl a a necessary comnu.n.cat.on should be opened between both Lodges 6 & 7
of the Midland District, signifying that no Persons who have lived in The
mitt:7ofT iTdge^Nre."'"" •' '^ ^°"'^"^' '" ^°'^^' ^°- '• '' -•• ^^ ^'■
There seenis to have been quite a friendly feeling between the
members of No. 6 and No. 7. The intern of\his niotionvvas to
preserve in its entirety the jurisdiction of the respective lodges There
was no such question as infringement of jurisdiction in the days of
" A Motion made by the W.M. that the Body of this Lodge should meet
to-morrow evening to settle the acc'ts to go before the Grand Lodge with Bro
M Kay, who is going up." . *
This gives the assurance of another meeting of the Provincial
Grand Lodge at Niagara, under R. W. Bro. Jarvis. Among the
visitors were Bros. Priam and Courtier of " No. 7." and Petto S " No.
3- Ihe atter lodge was that of the Queen's Rangers meeting in
York garrison. On the 6th October, 1797: ^ meeting in
Rr„"nl°' ^^u^^ u^l^ ^Z". «?'<"owledgment in behalf of Lodge No 7 for
HISTORY OF FREEMASONBV IX CANAUA.
565
hmJ^^^J^?' ^M° was expelled for un.nasonic coiuhut ,„, 7th
iZ'i^^: r^'fi^?' ^- ^.°- 4 ^^« ••Tlic Lodge of Philanthn.pv,^
and this IS the first record of a member of that lodge. It niJt'at
Niagara and was represented at the Provincial Gra.ulS ocige The
ofhcers were elected without ballot for the ensuing six months; '
reading n inl"; " '^'..Tv,'' December, 1797, the first business after
readmg n mutes was "The petition of James Richardson rond "
1 ins was the well known Capta'in James Riiardson! who .na^fded
the sailing vessel running between Kingston and Niagara vitork
He was for years the harbor master of Toronto and died in 1870
At the meeting of 4th January, 1798, J. F. Dame ami fames
^iw'!'"",/,""' '"'tinted," and a " motion bv the W ^fihat he
Tyler should have is. /6d. every night he attends; is. /- every teo
3d. every summons, and i/- everyone joins." Among the vi ito^s hat
evening were ' W. Bro. Vananlstine " (Van Alistinel^W A o^Yo 7
work1n\tTerni"dV^ 2nd February, 1798. the business consisted of
llro Dn^. f^',?' ^'T- ^•'^'"^ ^"d Richardson being passed
tha^•Rro n;^ "°' ""'"."P "\^^^'"ination, for the minuses ate
Bro T M;n .!,?'''T'r'^.*^ ^'' ^""^'" i»«tructed under the hands of
Bro J. McDonald." while " Bro. James Richardson received annlause
for his attention in being so well instructed." .\n iSestinriet er
was read from Bro. Cozens, of lodge No 8 it Ynrl l^^ - i
conduct of Bro. Gibson referred to^at the meot,>^^ of ^„^"^f5"'"^/he
T797- The letter reads: ^ '^^ ^"^ "Hcting of ,th December,
Worshipful Brother:
" York, Jan'y ,^rd. 1798.
"Bro. Darley. ' " Your affectionate
and sincere Brother,
" Sam. D. Cozens."
5f)()
HISTORY (JF l-KKKMASONHV IN CANADA.
life and in Lrift u.Jl 'I ' ^'*^''"'- ^'^ ^^-^^ ='" t^xcniplary man in
lilt ami in Lratt uoik. I lu- rc-ftroncc to the " Modoins " was t,,
Ravdon lodge No 49H. I-:. K., wind, n.c, at York, and vvl.id, l.a
i-n^land (Aolcrns). J lie appointn.eiit of R. W. iim Tarvis c-n.,o
n.in t he third (.rand i.odge (Ancients;, and the antipathy 00.'.
he other was earned ont at York in the rival lodges of tL Si h
bodies. At the meeting of 2nd March, 1798, ^ ^
KmvV !,; ^^ '° ''" appointed in this District. Thcrclou. as 1 ru \U
wlH. nlu h" ''"'"'"' '"" '"'" '« '"^"P^ ■'• ''^ pitches on Bo. A e on |
wlio meets the unanimous consent of the Lodge" ''*^"i>iuii,
• \I the meeting of ()tli .\i)ri| i7(,x •• |>,v> 1 \i .m 11
-tion that a Larje M.hle slonld'be bJi ^it' o tl '^^^ •:;r^,:
•mcf W ]■; r' 'r''7 t 7tl' June, 1798' Bros. h'l'nk^Ie of Xo 7
of- sV i'. '.•''''"''■ ^'^ ^^^- ^ " (Newark) and Hro. Wn i.ortnne'
At the meeting of 21st Jnne, ,798: " ]!ro. Sills of Richelieu lodge
AV 1. n"''""" ^■'"•''' :'• '"'i''=»^«I- Richelien lodge was loc , H r'
V^dham^ Henry, now Sorel. P.Q. There was alsA nlcSoi 1;^],;^
b. a^poiniiiS";^ i^.^:s S^?nl:^.:!:"v !'■" ^^•^'irr'"^ °"'^^ "^^^<- ^"-"^
Bro. Dame. ' ' '^ '''■"'^' ^•'"^■" "1"'" «" '>■'""•■ "0 names
th,s V'';;.,r'^:'';;';:ij:";; I'S: f '^ "f'.'" '^ '^^ ""^ ^-" -* -^ ^"''«
nrisi,,.-„o„; ,he ^asM'Jht "^If hi^^Z, S^B^ S^n, t^ H ^''"r^"
to withdraw from *lie Lodcr Rr« ciiil sparliam, Jun., He wishes
last meeHne'"^] V's-n '''"''' ^'TT- '^ "" ^'-^"^'■^'' ''••'^> ■"''■^-^ ^'' the
p li«r f\ L '''^" '"•^•" \vbo were so demonstrative. Tn givim^
Br^T W V? "''■' -"^' "'""•'^'^'"-'^ ''^^ ^^'^ ^'°^^^ '^f the minntesTaf tr
Bro. J. \\ Plumpers name, a note states that he was " Keiulered
ncapa hie o close the lodge." The strength of the reLshme t for
the In.lge had hcen called off. was more than the f. W. co 1 ta ml
hence the candid remark of the secretary.
At the meeting on St. John's day. the 24th June, 1798, the
narl'e!"<:''^Vw-''''^ '" P;°<=f'-''°" \" '•'"""'^'i ^^ eleven o'clock, rcturn'd to Bro'r
Darlcy s Motion made by Bro'r Mackny. informing the T od-e of Bro'r
Spencer's cnpac,eme„t with ATr, Brayan Crawford, and wishing to Icl if i
wr,„lc bo a«reea l,le to t],o Lodge that Bro'r Speneer should bring M Cravv
fnrd to Dine with him. & Carried by a Show of hands"
msTUKV Ol- I'KKKMASONKY IN CANADA. 567
There is no nrord of iiistallation. ( )ii tlie 7tli Scpteinher, 1798, a
"Mntion iiiiido by liro. Mackay that the Constitution Book should not
remain with any Itrotlu-r more than three weeks, or be produc'd one week
previous to tht- [.od^i- niKht."
There was l)ut one book of constitution for the lodge, and, con-
scrqucMitly, it iiad u, Uv passed around. After refreshment at this
nieetmg the lodpe resumed and
" Bro. Sills moves that the minutes of each preceding night be entered in
the l)ooks and not, as usually, put upon a scrap of paper."
Tlie minutes of many of the meetings were not as fully reported
during the past year as in the earlier years. Hro. Sills determined to
correct the neglect. From the minutes of the meeting of ist Novem-
ber, 1798, it appears that
" The Secretary being absent, and the minutes since June last not appear-
ing, a blank space is left for their insertion the next ensuing lodge night."
A motion was made by Bro. Sparhani :
"to have three chairs provided for the use of the Lodge, for the Worship-
ful. Senior, & Junior Wardens, with the emblems of their offices on the back
of them.
The secretary had not been performing his dutv satisfactorily for
on the 6th December, 1798, (lie lodge determined that:
" In future, when the Socreiary slinll neglect bis dutv by ncjii-attcndance,
or reserving to himself such mintttis as he may have made that he .siiail be
hiied the sum of five shillings, or nominate a proper person to go through with
the duties of his station."
Another indication that No. 6 was attentive to its duties as a
lodge on the Provincial (irand Register for
•' W. Bro. .Mackay, past (irand Ol'licer, having taken the Chair, moves that
this Lodge make their proper returns to the Grand Lodge ol our proceedings,
to see that the fees be paid, .iiid to proceed with any utiier Business that may
be iJeemed necessary."
llru. J'.easlcy, for suine reason, had neglected to attend the lodge
and
• lliii'r Darley iiiDves that Bro. Woisliiplul propose to Bni'r Sills to ho
appointed to speak to Bro. Beasley, respecting his non-attendance, and that,
upon a proper concession he will be admitted a member of this Lodge again."
(Jn the 271)1 December, 179S, they worked the 3rd degree, then
•'adjourned until three o'clock, opened, then called to refreshment.
They dined & called to labour." On the 3rd January, 1799, " llie
lodge opeiiM in ilic llrsl degree, llie lodge cail'd Iroiii labour to
rureshmciit high i welve," after which the lodge opened, the officers
were installed antl the lodge was " called to refreshment." It was
"called to labour " then and after " Brother Murray paid his dues of
I'cllovv Craft and .Master Mason" the lodge was again "cail'd to
refreshment." This was the third occasion at the saiiio meeting on
which the lodge thought fit to refresh themselves with the alleged
comforts of life.
On the 7th Alarch, 1799, two candidates were "rejected" and
five members withdrew from membership. An emergency was called
on the 15th .\pril, 1799. The state of the finances of No' 6 occupied
attention.
568
HISTORY ,,K FRKKMASONRV tN CAXADA.
flutii-s of the ludj.*'. .iii.r I..1I1L, y..u„ "•^'""^'^^ ' "'«• have not attended the
that, in case of „',„ , . " n'the' 4'.'h",""":' ' '" "^"''^ '" ""'"'• '^e .anu.
that the uu.ncys arising f?mf,T ''^,-4'h nmst he rcpurterl accordingly, also
Lodge Chest. ^„.,: wlTn fo / fi c'e^nTs; ,?' t';;.',!'!'"^ be depos.tcS ^„ „:
«onu- person of pr.-pcr.y. who can l"e " tn tei v Ih ^T '"*" "'^' '''""'^ '"
fnterest, the Treasurer lo come forth he ^i h ! . ''"'"•^' *" ''«-'='f
that they may be adjusted and settled '■ ''"' '" '"* *"""""' "' °'-^"
nio„Jys%ere"t '• be pu "hlto";,;: Ss T'''^' '''''''''''^' ^ ^•'••■
one shilling for every Pegl.'lar t^jfer^'SLin'^er^ilre;/;;^^'^"'^ ^••^^-' '^'
Secre^rn.^tNw'l'" '""^"'"^ ^^^^^ "- --' fro. the Gra.ui
"Worshipful & Brethren: "Newark-, i6 April, 1799.
jue;i-;;:-;::'it::,^Sc^^i,X;;';;'rv^-- ^--. --< ",..
June ,,. ,705. To that there is to the ct of jZ ^*'"' '''"'" "" ••«='^">'' i^
one Dollar for everyone Raised since th" d "e \ , ' 'T '^ "''"'^''- ■"'^1
fund. None but Master Masons are to 1 e .'.r^ 1 "Tl ^' '''''^ f^"'" >•"'"■
unregistered must send 1/ therefor- frnn 1 ' '"""' "'"'^ ^^''° ^^'^"''f ''e
.taten,ent of dues, and if vo,, 1 ! pj 7 ' '" ^;:;:' '■^" "^••'';e "P your own
from the sum. We are obliged to adorn this ^nP <"T' ''^'"- ^'^^'"^^ f'^'"'"
cases, because the Grand SecretaHtT hereof u "''■''''''"'"*'■"'•'" ^'^^^
neglected their .luties, and de^^ng '\L acctmt? tTs r' '''^'--^"'"^•.v
tion of the Grand Lodge to he Hili J f .°^^"^f\ '' 's. however, the inten-
Pt.t the Business on a proper fo, ,i ? It'"is'"-1"r '^' "^■P""^-"^-*-. nnd, „.
h. taken up in complyi'ng'^Uh 111 " ec,. es^ Fo 7 -'nur''''"''" '''''' '"""
of the Bus.ness of the Eastern Lodge I sh-, be Hi '''"■ *""«"'-tting
^PC.m.ng a worthy and ."a.ified ^SoJ,^^'/,. ''^^:;^- 'J, ^jj- ^-J
^ipi'on'Se;^;^!:^;^;.^::^ ^::°fri--t:^ Y ^''^ ^s^^ --
Master thereof. ^' ^' ^^^^ James Fleming is
.-onvicted of infamous contemn nnn! ,,!, ^^'^- °^ *•"' *own was
" I am. Worshipful and Brethren.
" Your devoted Brother
••V^ Tur.u . .. "'''''f^"^^> -'^'■'voster TifTany. Gr .Sectv."
^.b. The Dollar is paid only on those raised in your Lodge No 6"
ran,.... o„ ..^';«*sL'i^H^r-^s:t.,nsx £ ;^^:
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY rN CANADA.
569
>c, 'rfu'lf. ^"t^ wa» i„ ,I,c „m,„l, f S,„„I,„„1,1 i„ Mi,|,|,,.
treasuiS '^Ir!-."' -'i '.T ''.''^'*,"^ '''"'' ^'■°- ^^^^-'^v was continued as
HK year of the^rr.?^^n'r ' ''•'' "^^^^ "!''••''' Knowledge in the open-
adm re tU n oddinf-, .1 "•' "'"'''" '"'" consideration one must
of th^ 'd:;Jtch"?r2e;i tireirzir ^ """"^^- '" ^^'^'^'^ ^^^ ^^^*'-'"
January. 1801." duly signed by the nienX s On the .^th U T '^
On the 4th July, ,799, a motion was made bv the W, ^f that
were a^out T w::/^' "' ^"^"^' ^^^^^ '^ "^"'^ ^P^-^ ^hat cowans
seve;ro7lr%.tf rof,:f ^^ r, nnS"*7^ '^^^^^" « - -
making application to becom; a Member rV-'-^'' ■'"""'''" f"""' ''"■' ''"°"
& tri'd by 5ome brother that i,. qSified -' '. "'"" '"' ^'"'^' "^'"'"^^
'M.V R^'senrSen ":'' °" ''^^ '''' -'"^"^^' '"^ -'^^^ -- "-de
that "car so": Z olSin^Du^r^^ ^\"'"' A'T^ ^^ '^^^-"^- ^^^ "^'--^
Letter a; aboJe Dated" ^ "'''' ''' ^""^"^'^^ conformable to the
570
HISTORY OF l■-Rl•:K.MAS(,^•l<^■ IN CAXAUA.
the loI;L"nnh°" ''''''^ °^^.'■°• ■^^"•°'- ^^"•^■'■-^ '"^>tio.i was to free
lt^r.tl.:;L^n'^,S^^^^^ Grand Lo^^e!
Hs cash and a n,ot^;! t ;^^^?S;:'^^eiI]:;::S S- ^'^°" ^"
not;o?;:nd^:>Tt.;e'Sate:?wttIro"^".r r^^T"^ ''^ '^^ ^° «'- his
to all n^ortals. therefore! it is eque ted tZ\t" t°^^'' ^'\"'^ '' ^^=^"^''->'
lb requestea that the above must be adopted "
negleae'rir'' ''^""' ^'^^ ^^^ ^°"^'-^^ ^^^-^ -as not to be
agreed''?: ^Ivf a'lupplfev'rv'L'd ' ""L'"^°^ ^" ^•"^^«'=-^' -anunouslv
that those Brethren a?^ to oav th^r ^' f'^^'' ^"""^ *'^" '^'"*^'- Season, &
The suppers tfc^^n^rS t^fir^S^Jr tj^ ^^ '^ '^ ''^"^"''
S.n'f'^^lrdTT'l'ulV'^- ?°T"''''' ^799- "A move made by Br
Sfs LltoR °- ^"'"' »"" "^P^^O '° «"c« his authority. At
J™eV'Ric,t,rd»t,. lr;,°':r,r,' It ."h ^r' '•■"■^^ ""Obo-ted Br. .
^«:-Saf„;;tr„trr.^£i! ;'r^^^
It was moved by the W. M, "that one or two Do/'n lamb slins
viCeTb': S f, ' '' r °^- °i ^'" '°^^^- " '-^-'^^^ they ci 1 1 o-
vioed b) St. Johns day." A motion was also made bv Br. Bavman
•'that new Ribbon be purchased for the Jewels, and enquiry tu be' made
?he lock to h. h I !. V'^ "" "'^'"'^ ^" '"''"*^' their respective Kevs.
prfvi^e account.' "■ '"' '" "^'"*" °' "" ^'"^'^' ''^ ^'^ ^"-^^^ »« "--
fi,« r^° '''i^l"" ,''■''' ^"^ xf'' '''^ *'iis mcetinj- with regard to the letter from
the Grand Lodge at Newark, but at the meeting of 27th December
wi?h'ti;;inV""T v'^' 'Y ^'Y'^>- "''''' ^^•^" '-'^l "° connnunSi";
with the lodge at Newark until we hear from the R. W M Tarvis "
At the meetmg of 6th March. 1800, the lodge opened and "
" During busincs.s-brother Bavman and Brother Ilershfieid Invinir ,rmiP
i:^ in":3b?irf;rirfmur:""^^"*' '"^ ' '- '"^""""^"' "•'"" '-" - --
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. -71
'^\loflse of emergency was called on the ist April, 1800 for the
funeral of Bro. McLeod, and " the lodge waJkcd in pro^essbn for he
riosTd'a fn'cV l^""'' Br McLeod, and, after that, the lodge wa
(Josed at 50 Clods, ni the afternoon in good Harmony."
The qilist^n of thrnfff" "'^'''1 "^ '^'' Commissariat Departme,it.
th.L^ 1 V V ^ diflFerenccs between the Niagara brethren and
rll?M A .XT- "": J''*'"''- '^^ 1^"^^'' ''''>f' hecn received from the
bv Br Mack'a,'! "" °" *'' '°"^ •^^""^'"-^' ^"^^ ' -°^'«" -^^ -ad^
had withdrawn tl,c Jewe4 !nd Wnr/. V S'^"*^ ^^'''■'■' ^^"^^ J^'-^'^, Esqr.,
they are not ent cd holS -, cT,, h h™*" ^m-^""^ ""^ '''^'' '" 'consequence
Br' Mackay app i d , he R W M VVm 'if ^"f •^"°" ^'"^ information
has had no answer H-. L rece.v.H r^' ^ ^^ ''".'''''' ^■''''^'' b"' «^ >"^t
at Niagara anrtlic d . n-.id 7 . """T"""""' ^'■°'" '^^ ^'^""^ I'Odge,
further't,,:; 'Ih wi n ia ' hf en do "d To ^,^0'^" "'!"'."' -'^'^-'*^' &
the „,inuu.s of this ni.ut ^.^.r^'^^i::::^ ,!:'^:r^^tr^^ tt^
parHcd. ,n,siness wh.„ a^^S^ tho^S^^rnl^L^d^-I^et'nt/'Z
LS;::^::?:s^i;r H^i,!;^-^ ^--^^^^ °^ ^"^ «- --> fronf Nia.ara,'r; T.
n.adetv"Bra"DSe7 """■"^' °" ^'^ "^"^'^ '^^'^'^•' ^«°"' ^ -^-" --
•■that it is inconceivable that quarterage Slumld be paid to the Grand
i,fa''nrrin7rr" tl-t according to the rt.les of Lcrdges in part,;,."'
vh , a R.o. ,n J),strcss Calls upon us for Relief it is hard that he should be
at the i'xpensc to go to the Grand Lodge for support."
Thi,-^. meant that the lodge could bettor discharge the dutv of dis-
pensmg chanty than by sending the applicant to Grand Lodge At th^
meetuig of 4th June, 1800, it was resolved " that a small box be pro-
vided for the purpose of receiving donations for relief of indigent
brethren. At the meeting of 7th August, 1800,
u;.hAv'°1°'\ 7""^ '"^,^^,,''y Br. Wm. McKay that it was the wish of the
Right ^Vo,-sh,pfnl Grand Master to remove the Grand Lodge from Newark
to Yo,k, Seconded by Bro. Dailey, this motion was agreed to by an unanimous
shew of liands
The charge made some yea'-s previous against Bro. Eadus
had apparently reached Grand Lodge for "Bro. McKay presented
the followmg letter from the G. Secty. to Bro. Wm. Eadus
„ -D " Niagara, June 7th, 1800,
" Lodge, No. 6, liaving reported to the R.W. Grand Lodge that you had
vi.latod y,„rself ni a spcccs .,f injury on a Brother of so great a degi'cc as to be
the nature of a robbery. The said grand Lodge this day ordered me to require
you to shew cause tc them on the first Wednesday in September next why
sentence of Expulsion should not be confirmed on you then, and you will
govern yourself accordingly.
" By order Silvester Tiffany,
"M,-. \\m. Eadus."
It i? noted that at the meeting of 4th September,
i„
57-' .i:sr..Kv ok fkki.;.m.\s,,nkv in caxada.
to
o
»'•' -" ^ ■'« -" I^S;, ;;S:.'"^:-:„i,'i-^' -j--
Sop., "™:;"n:;;:::.;;:'-;:,,jL':;:;!-^':;;r£;;^-.-- — ...
And at tlic meeting: of November, 1800
'A«i,u-s.h,v ,1,. third day of Dccc-n.l.er m-x, ru n^o'clock ""m •'"""'""" ""
oat^;;clte^/::^.^rorlSo^;^rvh '"'"^" r^, -r^^-y -s caned
f lodge No. 9. Aul^^sq^- 1^ 1 ri:; : :; '^^s;" ;'•'•"->' -[■
place from the garrison ^^ .in.Kla. 1 lie tnneral took
work not onlv in his own lodm. h, , i, v\ ' ¥" '^ ^'"' e>:L-eIlent
i" .1.0 ,„„„:„;<.„K.„.„v;,':,'',t;; '','„'■; Chir" ■"'''' '"""'-■'"'
Onllie mil n,c<-iTiber. it
.. ..o-..«p,„, ,„.„ b;;;,'!;;.""^,:,!";:;,;' ;i;;;;:„'r T.s •;;,;-';, '.""»"••
At the n.cctinK of sytl, Dc-ociil.ci. ,X„„ thc
-. .-™^T;,,^^;;,';,,fr';«,,:• f;;>*"';..« S.; J.'l...'. ng,e»b,o t„ ,„e
K.-poned that all ,„h, " 1 r; , ' ."•■.■""-.■■.;. .L" I-Ik.'. Br,., MoK,,,
...oc.I,,b'- ?i'i'"'trw''Vrlil'''";T'' "* ',' *"'^°" ••" " '™-.--.- l.-.JKe
bv tl,c Wors p M to I m pi" '"''■"■'; '"■; ' ■•' .■^P"'".-'...! "as give,,
(or hi,,, either Vi 1,, r-, "" '""■ ''"' I'''*' .:°"<l'"' lies .nor
.l....Th'e '°X!"r"eei'v!;;;r';"v ',""'" ?"'■"■ '"■• «■•= -'""t.^^ ».».c
d"ly „i5lalled at this mccti,,,; '' "" "">«" >"«re
.ene^a'l L^,^i"nrittar„,te;r?;: "^'- ""■''■ "^ "^^-^ "-^ ^"^
one ■J'lf.^'iv", :';?,', ;'r„J:r;;r,„7*e z.!;;'J;^ "-" r" "- "-'■
o,,eenVR;:;:;:'''?,,°',-^;.|' ';';''™»7. '^o,. wnia,,, Atw,,. „, ,he
^At ti^y;,?;;™-, .t'r^^c'l,"";;^;: - '= -■■ -" '=-"->•■
'^lMii*i'"*M*;«"* -
HISTOKV or FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 573
that Kro' Wilhan, "L 'J"'"' "'°'°'^,^' '""' '•' ="'' <'«y '° P^term in
Km iL.Vi!! '^'''' "»" '^''"'''' '° l"» account." The W M
ilro. latrick prepared an oration, read it lo ttie ln,l« V„1i !.'
ordered lo Ix- delivered at llie grak-. The lildge ^ ' ^ " '""'
that he was rcadrto ttc. d nt o O ^rf ^, ""' "^^r^ ''^ ^^''^P^' ^^'^'^'^^
receipt for the same, and allso an ..nkr li V rs An . v ( ' V'""^ '"^
which is to be presented ,0 Mrs. Ans^^y'U'first'ipJrtunity ''■^ " ^""'-"^'
ivjacKay. 1 lie former rendering is correct
bio .S\lvrster l.lfany, tlie Grand Secretary, at Xewark " This letter
contan.cd a hst of brethren expelled. .\lth ,ush it was read a com
js .mt given in the minutes, but a committee of three viz Bros Solr
oZni^SoLrK ^""^' "^"^ T'^'r? ^° -q-- IsTo .liTthef'tl:
reSn o, t . , h1?'r ""'n' P'^''^ ^°^'^^ °'' "°*' ^^s committee to
oXe in £68 A fn u- Pf '^' '^' '''^''''^'' was indebted to the
Srf nn n' '.;• ?r '^^'^'^ he gave a certain bond, dated May sth
1800, payable 5th Alay, 1806, as security for !us indebtedness The
proposal seems to have been acceptable 'ueuieauess. ihe
At the meeting of 4th June, 1801. the officers were elected and
matte^Twls^'read T"""" ^P''^^"*!^ *^ ^^^ with Gran? Lodge
matters was read. The report was decidedly against the position
R W h '^^'^.^^'^ brethren, and a copy was or^dered to beCt^o
r;, A'°- J^?." '^* ^'''^' ^"^ also to lodges No. -< York No V^
" Copy of the Remonstrance sent to the Mernhpre r^f fi,„ <- j t i
and read:
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574 lUSTORY ..K l.R|.;|.:.M.\S.,XKV IN- CA.VADA.
■' Ki'Klit Worshipful Brutliers-
requesting Quarter .gca^d 5, ■ u-rK " '" "" ^''■''^'"'^'" ^^""""-y ^-^dW
it our indespensibie^jui^lP ^d^ ;;:";";;:;rr';^' -i--^°f them i;;,c,
orgaui^atiou. but can wc possi ,ie\o icj, ' ," r '? 7' J*"; ^-"^«'^- ^^ '" clue
the Grand Warrant, and Grand M Iter ^ "^^^ '^"'^ organized, when
from them, and the latter dms ,hr,n;J/T^^^ a considerable distance
different place, and is there dSp "si « ^1i:l'^?''^'"f *''^ ^^f "^ '-''«« at a
Country Lodges. We are fnllv pemndc^ bv . r' ^'■':'''''^''^'""^nt -f -ew
a Lodge withont a Wanan, and whert tt ^r'l^rt.^n"'"'"""" "" """"" ''«'''
act, our proceedings during that period ion ^l '''Tf''"^'° ''"'^''^P^-'-'^
far censurable will leave for vm, tn H . ,.""" ^'"^ ^"'''- ='"d how
tenacious of our untie I a,,dM'.Hs^nH'r'''':'-u\^ ^''^ ^^""^1 '" 1>-"K
be deficient in true ^ as Idc duiv 'i.'n ,? , ^^'""'1^ "r, we hope never to
more to our G. Lodge b it to „hinlv nnn '"■ ' f" '"^'^'^"^1 brother much
the G. Lodge favorsToo nn/cVo/a 1 fs^EL' ." 'T ["'' '^' P'-o-'-li-gs of
not presume to point out were the ern lavs m. "^^'"■''' '""''• ^^ ^^ ^"
the Members of the G I odVe bnt th / !' '" ''7,'" '^'^ '^•'^^'^ ^fa^ter „r i„
evident. ^ ^ ' ''"* *''''* ^ palpable error does exist is too
yeariy'£mm;nlc;;i::;;;;i;;'^::^^i;;^i™^ s^:^ r^^ ' ^^^ ^"='" '-">
Grand Secretary has requested ouOnnrf^rll r ^ ■ '^^'"■' ''' °"' ^'"«"'er
Quarterly comLnicatirs are held^ s r'rm°Zrr''.°" ^^^"— - --^-
money only independent of the expenses while attending '"^ ^°' ''''''^'
We presume it cannot be the right, neither the will nf Hip r t a
distress us, if the above have Charity in view it swallow^ up itself "^"^ "^
in lookmg over our papers we f^nd a Copy of a letter sent to tho Pr.n.i
tt t" "T'"*^^'"?, ^°""^'->' ^■"^S- «">""g one'V^uinea pr yt" bea ng d
the 2. St day of October, 1799, the answer bearing date Decern! erJSh ,7nn
does not appear satisfactory, the Grand Secreatry there sa 's' garter 'gs^ in
ail Countnes laid on membership:' our Constitution says 'within the BHs
Mortahty and that" Country lodges shall pay one Guinea yearly'
We have next to observe the singularity of the Grand Secretary's diction
in h,s communications. We presun,e whatever transfering from thi Sec eta v
Of a private I odge .s done by the sanction of the presiding otiker wlmtever S
communicated from the G. Lodge, we have from the same prTnc pies to
presume, ought to be sanctioned by the Grand Master; what thcr," s 1 ave
been our smpnse ,n finding the words "By Order" scratched ou n nS^
«rord mentioned of the G. Master. We have next and last to ohs'e x i? 1 as
ro'd'^^T".";' r/'''"*f"' "''''f J" ^"^'^"^l -^ - °ther countries fl^'teC
Lodge to be held at the seat of Government.
"These considerations Right Worshipful Brethren, bear great weight in
our m.nds we hope an answer soon, and that effectual concilLory mea t r
may soon be adopted, is the prayer of your affectionate Brothers.
"Kingston, May i8lh, 1801."
At the meotinf. of St. John's day, 24th June, i8or, certificates
to be mac e on parchment were ordered for brethren for the sum
of one dollar and
" A Small jewel having been Delivered by Br. Sparham of our Late
inSTORV OK FRKEMASOXRV r\ CAXADA.
575
"A ^U n ,L Vv\f ^ ^'r- n-f/"^ ^' ''-'"'"' ^^ '^'^ acln.inistrator;
the officers J v th ^^^'^^^ CM d from Refreshment to Labour to Install
tne oitictrs J.iect. the ceremony of Installati.,n was Performed."
No t 'tn H,''"' '■'"'' ^'"'"" ^''f ^'"•''"^ Secretary an<l also fro,,, lodRe
O,; 1 u Ith [""^"f '••'i"" ;f^'"t out at a previous inoetinK^
a viskor rt '^"''' '^'- ^; ^''■•^- J'^'^^P'^ Kcdrick- of York was
a visitor. He was a prominent York Mason, a member of Rawdnn
lodRo. an< afterwards of No. t6, York. TIio lodc^e -L des rou of
AirTl "' "^''^'"^ P'^'.' ""^ ^ ^°"""'"ee was appoimed to vi^t
.Alt. ( ofhn respectms obtaining a room in the Co, A TTr^.L •
pose to hold a lodge at stated meethigs " Af he , e" , JTt's;
c^orhonle'f^; ftTaT^' ^'^ "^^^^^"^ ^''^ ^^ "^ ^•^-"' - ^h^
■t not necessary to call onVr'SS^-pt^'ThVcLt^piotj^f^- ^'^^"^'^^
the LJd.v;:rhe7;rt bT Dal,:;';; t^'^ '--'. ^'t '^ "- -• -^-^^'-^ ^hat
thenc to%.e furnihediu? a coition of Se^^^^^ ^'" ^"^"'"^^ "-"'h,
which agreed." eolation of Bread & Cheese as a refreshment
from'R. wro^^T^fTanv the cL''.''?'^^' ^'°^'/ ^^"^^ ^^ -^^
at Nia,,ara. alitor ^JliiS^^t 4s ^"'"^ ^^^'"^^^'•y °^ *he Grand Lodge
Bod;mr:^mou^;;;LThe'Ln"so?tr'R^'/^/^-- ^^^'^^ ^ '- ^"^ °f the
for his particular aSnttonnheLlf of ,?isf f ^'"'''. '? ^'°'- ^^'^'- Gardner
Lodges. Mov'd By Br Darlev f <? a ^T^^S^n^.the rest of the Country
Con,mittee of thre'ef Vi^ : ^f gaS.am 7.t' B^r D^r.rrBr^t'ub^"'/'^^^ ^
purpose of answering the aforesaid I c^nf•rZ\\ n \\' ' Stauber, for the
agreed to by Shew Jf hLl , 1 ^h f *! cSl VW ''"'.'T "^ ""^"'-°"^'y
n^cnt for a short space-thene the Lo^ ^?a1^d^•r?.ll Ltrhl^t" to^L^^.^'^-
Then is given the correct story of the exDulsinn n( Pr^ i- a
It appears that goods were given hL to deH^e^to Bro^,^^^^^^^^^
purchased for the use of the Body andwntA-.-n 7 ^T' '""^'^''^" ^'
Breake, Decanter, tembler or gli "in n v "^^'''r'"/'^ 7''^'''' ^^S*-^'^ ^1'^^'"
porting the Stock." ' P''-"^ "' ""f""'' f'"' tl'e Benefit of S«p-
At the meeting of 5th November, i8or
produce. , Cop, o, ,„e '^^^•Izi;,:'^:^:^^:;^:;:;^^,^;:^;;-:-^
The letter read:
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
" R. W. Brother:—
to thei^^R^l^llrat'^ateSe 6th 'a'^"'^' ^°"'- ^"^^ ^^'^'^ Sept. ,,
standing has taken place for by the tcnor'■o^^''^*'' ^""^ '^'' ^ P'-^P^'" ""''-
of a reconciliation. Also by the r port SrBrotherr'*!,''"' ^' ''''"^ ^" '"^-^'i^"
stand that former irregularities w^n l^T ^^'^''^\' ^e are led to undcr-
accornplisi,ed by virtue oriT::jm.^L'ToSs "'"' "^ *^"^' -'" ^^
to them's iL'd^uJkTo;";".' ^rde" 'T^ ^'--■-'-" to adhere strictly
Persisting still the necessity of a P^ovfn^iTl f 7" u" m^ '^^ '^^ consequence
in its profession, the instrSn.°!t by S 11^ ^' hold.ng and ever keeping
pensation, or Warrant gra ted them l^.h^A^'f '^'''A'*"^' "'''"^'='>' ^'^^ Dis
moment that ceases, the^pi"!:? aid authorhv''oMhI";^ ^'■'"'? /-^'«<^= ^"^ »'-
sinks to nothing: and untH we shall be conv need o th/r '"r"' ^'■'"' ^^"^^'^
will be according. convinced to the Contrary, our conduct
"We are fearlull the proceedincs of ihp a i-^Hr,„ i i
aliow this as appallS^l^NT'^e a^' I rTome ;:::^r'past T '^^T'"^'^^'
■'Hh mconvonionces. by means of a litimn.VAr ? , P"*'', been subject to
ii". to correct by means :^^ :l:::::n^ ^^^^}'z:^i ;---vi'-
hope^the new arrangement will obviate the evil ^ "'"' "^^
strangers to it; but trust that no eminence of station Si n, l^ ?* "'" "'''^
We hope to be favored with the proceedings and the lesulf n( fi
arrangements, ,n the n,eantin,e R. W. Brother, we a^^Y^s faithfully "'"
"Jermyn P.itrick, W. A[.
Br. Silvester Tiffany.
" Grand Secretary."
John Darley. S. \V.
John Stauber, J. VV.
Thomas Sparham, Junr.
P. M.
No reasons are assigned for removal of tiie lodge room from tlu-
Peemasons Tavern, ht,t the record shows that it met in Te o e o f
Bro. John Darley. situated on the east side of Rideau strm k^
SjuTfamify"""-^ ^^"^' '-^"^ ""^^- ^'^^' ^'^^^''y °^ ^ m^uZ'^'Z
n,.n J^*" °^'"'^^' -1°"'^ '''^^ originally built in rubble stone-work but
many years ago it was given a coat of rougT-cast, and fro, ti ie
time alterations have been made, so that the original ni d J
?r" fi l'\' ^"graving, s somewhat different to the one of tida v
When first built it was a large house for that period, and Bro Dariev
could well afford to offer St. John's lodge a room in which to hold it^.
meetings. The ground upon which it stands slopes well to tlie re r
.u o'^ft-'"^^^ a^'^^'able for increased cellar room, being quite near
the Robbin's brewery. The cellar was used for storing^2e barrel
of beer. The crown patent for the lot was issued to Joseph Forsvth
and soon afterwards the ownership was transferred to James Robbins'
Some years after John Darley left it, and Samuel Shaw, once a 1^
ware merchant in Kingston, and later a clerk in the Royal Engineers
resided m the house. Bro. A. Shaw, now of Kingston, is a desceiTdant of
IIISTOXY or FKEEMASONRY IN CANADA.
S77
^rewery^l-KlNGSTON
The House of Bro. Darlev, where Lodge No 6 met from
November, i8oi, to October, 1802.
Bro. Samuel Shaw, the secretary of No 6 TIip na.i. 1
wa3 afterwards the residence of (ol I >^..o' V ^"^..V^^ley house
At a meeting of 4th March, 1802, the minutes read that
fU. r ^''^ Worshipful Master received a letter of date 13' of Janry 1802 from
the Grand Secretary desiring him to acquaint the Body that ho r/nnnrn'
th.ng unt.l March when the instalition of the n': o£rs willtake pface" "''
This meeting was held at the house of Bro. Walker On the ^rd
June a letter was read by the W. M. as prepared bv the commitfee
appomted to reply to the letter of the Grand Secretary At his
meetmg we have the appointment of a committee on benevolence to
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i
take mto consideration all applications. " The lodge then appouued
roo^;, '"a.^? V° ^'■'P"''" "r ^^""^" f^*- '^'' ^^'"^•"^^^ i" th? lodge
unZed— " presumed to be the September meeting-for it is
thn I ^'''' ,""""*" °f t''5 preceding night read and confirmed, on account i-i
harmony!"" " "° """"■ ''"'''""' ^" ^°"'^' ^'^^ ^°^8'= ^'°"^ '» P^'-fec.
llio nature of the "general sickness" which prevailed at the
time IS luiknowiv A siinilar record appears in the proceedings of one
of he \ork lodges. It may have been typhus fever which was
epidemic at that period. *- ■ wd!>
The meeting of October 7th. 1802, was held at Bro. Barley's
?Sl ^-f .f ^^^ o""* ^} ^'■°- Patrick's, and from December 27th'
1802, until May 1803, the meetings were held at the house of Bro
Isaac Lewis, which stood at that time near the foot of Queen street'
TVnnJr°"'l "^^^ *°''" d?.wn.niany years ago. The minutes of 6th
January, 1803, are peculiar in the line of " refreshment."
" The minntcs of the last Lodge night being red & confirmed bv show of
nam s the Lodge proceeded to Business. Brs. Titus Fitch petitioned tie Lodge
two monH"/°''^"'T'n'°r^ "" ^'' ^°'"P'*^*'^ d"^'^' ^^^en the Lodge Voted
two months longer for Brother Fitch to complete his payment, the one haff to
to ?<^;thn ntT'th''°"f '^ °"^-0"tJ^. The Lodge then cali'd from Labour
to re.rishmcnt & then from refreshment to Labour, when the first section
enter d Prent.ce Lecture w.s given by the W. M. when the Lodge ca I'd om
Labour to refreshment and then from refreshment to labour, when Se seS
section of the same Lecu.re was given & the Lodge calldTroriabour c
refreshment & then from refreshment to Labour, when the third sTctionotJ
Sd Lecture was g.vcn. & the Lodge closed in due form & perfect harZny"
K.„.iJ'"' r^^ ^"'■^''' «"ffic»<^"t refreshment to have satisfied the
foX/'" ^°'" ,ri7 '"r*'"8:s- On the i8th February an eniergen
Allfn ^'f^"""^^ ^f\l^'? P^T^^e of attending the funeral of Brofhe
Allan Cameron, of Union lodge No. 286. Bridge Town, Barbadoe'
At the meeting of the 3rd of March, 1803, the '' W M nro
?nX/l 'f ^r\'^' ^"•'-^"^ -^ecretarv'showing that the GrTd
Lodge had made choice of a new set of officers, when a debate
rr?ndTPr'"^ i'^f ""^•^^"^y f ^he new elected officers of the
Grand Lodge." A footnote states that "The Lodge voted that he
No. 6'wa's'tkr;;h-^tt''^o.'''V^^'-^'^^p^^ '■" ^°""-*-" -iti^
«ri„vi, T? 1 A / -' • '797- There is no record of the date at
"^mnitij
HISTORY UI- IKKKMASONKY IN CA.NAUA.
?7')
At this meeting (7th April, 1803)
Myers and -^ RlcVrS„^rrrUem"°°''' •""" '"^'=''"-' •">""
p ^^ Grand Lodg. „, duly opened wi,h Bro, Jo™y„ p.„ri,k „ R, «,, f, „.
"After the usual ceremonies, the R W r A4 r-
mentioned Brethren, into a recular hnL^f v' ^ . *=""^"'"t^d the above
able to the ancient forms of or hon/"^'' ''' »'-^ '^''''"'' "''''"'
their Warrant from the Prov nc ll Grand ?L'''^k'*^/ . ^'"^^ ^^^^ P'-^^uced
then Installed in their resZheoffi-'^*'^v'- ^'''^ f<l"°^i"g brethren were
Master; John Bleeker, S wSn an^rfl J'^jB'^- Samuel Sherwood. W.
honors were given and h. / Caleb Gilbert, J. Warden. The Grand
form. The R W G M then Tr '''', P''°«^'«''"«d by the Grand Secretary in
business bein^TntiSly^.r ttS^tS ttt'^'oV^^ °^^^^'°"- I''
was then closed in perfect harmony." °'^'^*' ""'^^ opened, it
5.h of May, ,803, i^ro. JohrSdLTr\rpe„Ted'°rd- "" '"
iwo Bodys ot EarneMown & Kfn«T„ /"'"'">"'" l-e e«ablished belween Ihe
applicalion ,. n,.,y be „Id- .Tea'? bLlY"'^"" "' »"""""i«'tinB ..,c„
vicinity otoach body. & aUo ,o reoort th^m ^IT J ''"'°" """"" "''"i" '!•<
" «■"■" i'"°™">i™. "•" °>.TorT„,^^^ztr,7l';;T„';,';- "■•
were elected. meeting of 24th June, 1803, the officers
known as Quarry street V^Z .T'^'-^^'^'^'Sion street, then
block at this corner °" *^' ''*" °^ ^^^^ P'^'^"' stone
At the meeting of 4th August, 1803.
TitTany'ron'\^.^;?,'d"erhr.'^^^ '^^ ^^^ ^'^ f-- Brother
duct of the new SV c^lfin^ ,r 1 ^'"■"i ''''' ^•^'" '^'' ^"'^J^'^* "^ ^he con-
Place, & endrdlit'^c^LStio^Xlra^lSu?'"' ^^'^^ " '''-'-'' '^^'^
of fh^ ^^^^fotV"" th^«V"''""tes states that "To close the business
of the Lodge Brother Grant made the Bodv a present of a snuff
box o^f^aniost enormous size." At the meeting ifT^i sf s'epl^m"!
hands'^TL"'w"M ?^-?f \^"' ^uH^ T^*^* ^''"^ ''^'^ & confirmed bv .how of
etters & p^perf from the P w r°t' ''^V°T'''' °^ ^ ""^^er of Masoni
the Irreeuhr T ndv nf M. \%^- '"*^ °''^'''^ respecting the conduct of
irregular Body of Masons at Niagara. & cali'd to refreshment & then
n
km
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5«o
niSTOKV oi I KICKMASONKY IN CANADA.
or-l-rcd t.. lahonr The \V. M. after reading the before mentioned papers an.l
let ers road the report of ,I,e Standing Committee Summoned by'^hi, ord r
wnicM uas as follows:
., ~, ^, ,. " Kingston, Augt. i8. 1803.
W \f ^ i'"" /"* Conunittce of Lodge No. 6. nut at the re.,uest of tl,e
fron. the f \ '"'"/"f ^ -"""" "" -"•^•"•^ of certain papers received by bin
trom the K. \\ . G. Master, concernmj, the reestablishment of a legal 1' C.
Lodge, do hereby report, * '
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HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY \S CANADA.
581
I «H M '} '." ^ ■■ ".P'"'°" tJiat it will be prr.por, & it is tlifir wish, that
Lodge No. r. do forthwith request the P. G. Master. Wm. Jervis, Syr., to sum-
hir' .V i'' ! respective officers or presiding officer, at least, to attend
I od c "*" ''**^^''"'= '*''■ "^^ purpose of establishing a regular P. G.
" Signed— Zenas Nash. )
" Robert Walker. ) Standing Committee.
"John Darlcy, 1
"The W. M. Then produced a copy of a letter which he wrote to the P G
Master respecing the afforementioned proceedings of ,he Masons at Niaga-.
Cnim '^ ^°**' u '^' ^^°*^«*' *" ^""^"^ i" 'he report of their St ndi g
armative"""'"""^ '''' '""^' ""'^^ '""' ^""^' — ^J-Kly and voted .n.h?
At the meeting of November 3r(l, 1803,
h-.nd7th^/w"M" °^"'^'''"" ^'OdK«= "ight being read & confirnid by show of
hands, the W. M. read a letter & summons from the R. VV. M Wm fervis for
Z ZTirl^^dfeir^" his jurisdiction to meet him by their' of.kers York
At the meeting of 3rd December, 1803. it was determined that
" On account of incidental expences to the Lodge at present it mi«lit be
economu-al to dispense with the insuing Festival, and it was agreed urani-
mously that no dinner shall be provided on that dav at the expense of the
members.
stalled' "Thrw"T. "^ '^"' n^'cember. 1803. the officers were in-
stalled. The W. M. read a letter from R. W. Bro. larvis. dated
December 6th. postponing the time of the general meeting at York
until the 10th day of February next. The influence of Xo. 6 was
elt at York, and the meeting, which it is presumed had Ixen called
tor an earlier date, was duly postponed, as rcouested \t the
meeting of ist March, 1804, held at "the lodge room" (no 'report
of a removal in the minutes),
I j'^o^ ^- ^- Pi'otluced a copy of the Minutes of the Proviiiial Grind
Lodge Sittmg at York, the loth, nth and 13th days of Februarv, 1,^4 which
was read and ordered to be entered on this Book." '
And it was further ordered that
r »•' ^ fi'^'^"" '^r^x'*' " ^^ " "nanimously Voted to Worshipful Brother William
W m'' ^f.^f" °f Lodse No. 13. Ernestown, For his friendlv assistance to the
S^an^Lidge'al'YorV" •"'"^^"'''"^ '"<^ ''"^-" ^^ Establishing a Provincial
The minutes of this meeting have already been given in full in
the history of the Provincial Grand Lodge. At the meeting of 5th
Apnl 1804, the expenses of the W. M.. Bro. Patrick, to the Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge at York were audited and passed, and so
Highly did the brethren appreciate the work of their W. M. that
♦1, ."t^S"' -^m" ?^J'^^ """'^ ''"'' •""'■''^ f seconded by Brother Robert Walker)
GoM M^H^I f°" t ° ''''''"' ''"'■. ^^'"'•■'''ipfxl ^faster. Jermyn Patrick, with a
Gold Medal for his eminent services in Masonrv in promotiuR th. Establish-
ment of a Provincial Grand Lodge at York, and thereby res^, „g hi m ot
and good order among the Craft in this Provinct.
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lllSTORV OF t nEEMASONHV IN CANADA.
I lio saiiii' was VDtrd liy a iiiianimous show ol hands
" Br^Jl;" John Darly & Robt. Walker were a Committee to scr that the
^)riafed^° "'"" *'"" ^"'''' '° ^'°' *'°"'"' "^"^ Properly appr...
These two bretlireti fully deserved the encomiums and testiinon
lals voted them. Bro^ Patrick, as a Grand Secretary, showed zeal in
his office while W. Bro. Cottier was determined that the irovcrn
niciit of the Craft should be in ^ood and legitimate hands Thcv
had rehed, however, too much upon the promises of men, and the
aftermath of Craft work-from 1804 to 1822-excmplified the fact
successful! '""""* ''' '-"^^'^''"'"K ^ead and mind could not progress
An emergent meotinfi; was held for the purpose of attending
the funeral of Bro John Carey. The solemn Lrvices had an anlel
loratinp efTect. for on the return to the lodge room,
rr.llV ,,•'"'"' l?'"''''^ "'"'■^'^' *'■•'" "'■ J"*^" ^'^"''" ^^ reinstated a Member
ot this LodRc, and .n cnnse.„.ence of Bro. Sellars great contrition and nnkine
lZV°T\7 Ir '"" '"'"'■^ «""'' '^""d»'=*- '^'" >--«'ving aseJere la «e
henH ^- ^^- ^ ' "'' •''^'"'*''''* ''>■ ^" ""aninious shew of hands, the I odge
then closed in perfect narmony." '-ouRe
A public reproof was common iu the early lodges. In everv
case It seems to have been received with " great contrition." At the
meeting of the 3rd May, 1804,
'The minutes of tlu- last roRiilar night were read and confirmed by show
of iiands. as was also the lodge of Emergency. ■
•' Brother Robt. Walker as one of the Committee to see the Medals nro-
perly executed voted by this body before, presented the same
.Ja i^Ttl^^'' ^^''^^^'' »«:<:«^P'<^d the Gold Medal with sentiments of
gratitude which He hoped to retain with lasting remembranco
The silver Medal voted to W. Brother Wm. Cottier was presented and
given in charge to Brother Samuel Gardner with a note to Bro. Cottier which
fe promised to do ner to Bro. Cottier. Called to refreshment-Recallecl S
labor Brother Walker produced the bill ot the aforesaid Medals, which were
as tollows: "v.^.
" Gold Medal £4. 10. 6.
Silver do j j^ 6
" £6. 2. 6."
At the meeting of 7th June, 1804, a public dinner was ordered
for bt. John s day, but of this festival there is no report in the
minutes. '
On December 27th, 1804, the officers were installed At the
meeting of the 3rd January, 1805, seven members were present
1 here were no weather probabilities in those days. The winter was
exceptionally cold. The minutes are in accordance with the facts for
" The minutes of the last Lodge night being read & confirmed by show of
hands, in consequence of the intence cold the W. M. calld to refrehsment, when
the Brethren all gathered round the stove, he then ordered to labour when the
iH fi!"/.P'" gathered round the table, when Brother Patrick observed to the
hody that the candlesticks now on the table was a present from Brother Cottier
«,,"/. ''^ "nanimously voted thanks to Br Cottier for the same The
W M. then ordered that the Members attend to a Lecture, which having been
HISTORY Ol I-RKEMASOXKY IN CANADA. 583
performed the Lodgf calld to refreshment & was then ordered to labour, and
having no further busimss the Lodge closd in due form & perfect harmony."
^^[llile tlic cold weather may have interfered somewhat with the
work It had no such effect upon the time spent in refresinnent. The
minutes of all the meetings of No. 6, when not confined to work,
were diversified with the business incidents, extracts of which are
given. The truth is that in the early days none of the lodges were
within range of a modern District Deputy Grand Master, and,
therefore, liberties were taken with the constitution, which would
not be tolerated by the membership of to-day.
The minutes of the meeting held on 5th January, 1805, are
given as an example of the manner in which business was trans-
acted. ]^ro. Talbot was initiated on the 27th December, passed on
the 5th January, and on the 7th he was raised at an emergency.
The minutes read:
" The Minutes of the last Lodge night being read and confirmed by show
of liands. Brother Olcott rose & proposed that Brother Talbert now receive his
second degree, a Vote being then calld Passd in the aflSrmative he having been
found qualified to receive the same. The Lodge then closed on the first &
opend on the second degree for the purpose of Passing Brother Talbert to the
degree of fellow craft, which having been done the Lodge proceeded to the
performance of the Ceremony, which having been duly & regularly performed,
with a suitable charge delivered from the chair, the Lodge ordered to refresh-
ment & then ordered to labour. The lodge was then ordered that a Lodge of
emergency be held on Monday night next by the W. M. for the purpose of
raising Brother Talbert to the sublime degree of a Master Mason, he expecting
soon to leave this place & go on a long journey, and «fter a serious and well
timed admonition from the chair for every member of the Body to pursue a line
of just Morality for the ensuing year, the Lodge closed in due form & perfect
harmony."
The minutes of the emergent meeting are also interesting.
" The Minutes of the last Lodge night being read & confirmed by shew of
hands. Brother Darley rose & proposed B. Bush to become a member of this
body, his Petition was then read & accepted, he is therefore considered a mem-
ber of this Body. Brother Talbert was then desired by the W. M. to repeat his
Fellow Crafts obligation, which he did to the full satisfaction of the Body,
the lodge then closd on the second & opend on third degree for the purpose
of raising Brother Talbert to the sublime degree of a Master Mason he having
been found worthy to receive the same. Preparation was then made, the
Ceremony Performed & the Business finished with the greatest Propriety &
due decorum. The W. M. then calld to refreshment and then ordered to labour.
The W. M. then proceeded to deliver a charge suitable to the occasion to our
newly raised Brother Talbert. who accepted the same with due respect, the
Lodge then closed with due decorum & perfect harmony."
At the meeting of 7th February, 1805. " The lodge then re-
ceived some information from the chair, and made some improve-
ment upon the Master Masons' obligation." This might not have
been news for a Provincial Grand Master. It could not be said that
" Mo. 6 " had not the morality of the Craft at heart.
On the loth March, 1805, an emergent lodge was called for the
purpose of burying with Masonic honors Bro. Stauber, the treas-
urer. The Rev. Geo. O'Kill Stuart officiated and was duly thanked.
At the meeting of 4th April, 1805, " Bro. Milton excused him-
self for non- attendance this night by saying he was obliged to at-
M
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Br"o,herpSfk ""' ■" """^"^ ' "" "' •'""'" in'o «- yard."
.he lttar„"r"^..1ei^'d^,t','^' Mf„S<a"b.r. ..he widow of
dle«dcks," which \,';7egltetXaof:ore'd A, ".t °' ''?^'"' ""
August, 1805, ^ ireuuiy accepted. At the meeting of ist
requ.s.tes and that our liquor, &c:, shal be lain i^ L .P'""*^" ^nd other
Stewar he appointed for that purpose. 'i^^'^^i^^l^SSl-^:^^
in BT!;.%"aS? ho'use'Tut'on' "y^^ '^' ^^ --" ^his was
met at Bro. Walker's "on account ^n? ..^"^^ ''"' ^^°5, the lodge
Patrick." At this meeting ' °^ '^' "^''"^'"^ '"'h^^lth of Mfs.
subilcfjf hL%rpe'n';ro;"':heYenor%T K I'T ^/^^''^^ '^'^-- ^^"^0" on the
Milton and heart'felt'orrovv for his la"e condtT' '"""f '^""*"*'°" «" Bro
instated in the body, it appeared hv t^! w a/' ^'''^""tly Playing to be re-
Milton was so since"; in co'n esslng'the tat^' a„d 'Ihf . ?'-^"^^^"/'^-' brother
hereforward more on his guard in hilLnlr^' ^"V^* ''^ "^""'^ probably be
.n his observance in the Duties of 5 as^rv hT."''"7' .'"^ ^ "''''' ^^''^^^^^^
an.mously agreed that the suspens on should' hi IV" * «'.^ *'\' ^'°*^ '* ^^«« """
and that he should again be rLtoredTo thl K f '" °*^ ^Z"*'^"'" "^hos. Milton,
Secretary should noti^ Bro Eon accordingly '^ '^ ' ''^"'^'■' ^"^ ^l^^' '^^
^l^cttl Z oTre^.°;h ^DeceSirtV ''''' ^'^ ,f «?"^^ ^^
meeting W Bro pJrirl December, they were installed. At this
ing of eth Tamtarv iSofi '^^^"^'""^ '^'^ ?^ '°^&^- ^t the mee -
prfsent lod^trom' o^acc^tt'^'orih^ °o d' " ''^ 'S>'^^ i" ?^
nothing was decided on. The meet nl of nth 7 d'«^"ssed, but
an emergency, called meeting of 9th January, 1806. was
agree';: ?cl';vJ"f:o^'STod':e';"'^%""'" '''' P-""^"' circumstances would
has refused rgiveTllase to the L^ol '''"'' Z'''" "''''' ^' ^'°'^''' P^^rick
which the Lodge have eenerali;^ ^ agreeab e to his promise of the room
Walker's was the^lae ag^eed'n'tin th^Lod ^°^^^ -"^-^-^ly. & Brother
a room." ^ *'" ^^^ L°<^&^ «:o"'d be further provided for
sion of'a'cWgf I'ughft™^ '^^ ''" '"■'■'"' '" '"= <"■—
r,:';tLfr''l'r"^'~-^-<>'^^
■ng that Bro. Nash had at one time been suspended by a lodgeTn
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
585
^vTJn^'' A?H "''"'r'''' I'^l^T' '^°^^^^'^'-- ^^'^ "f"'-th<^r 'consid-
eration. At the meeting of 6th March, 1806,
" The Minutes of the last Lodge being read, they were found incorrect and
ordered to ly over untill a fuller Lodge should be assembled to take them into
consideration & correct them, if they shall think proper by order of the W. M."
On the loth April " the minutes were separately read and all
n
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
confirmed by show of Iiands," and on May ist there was an initia
tion. and a committee appointed to write up "all the minutes whet
are now entered on loose paper" and " a reconciliation now took
bldv" Frn" ^M ^"«"J ""^ ^^'^' *° th« ^"» satisfaction of the
b:e.^epfrJs:%r' ""^^'J--^' ^^^' the records had
Rrn w n*" J°''"'^^d^y'. 24th June, 1806, " the brethren voted that
h.n.fi71 .7 should wnte to Montreal for an account book for the
benefit of the lodge." The minutes had not been entered up in a
proper manner, as will be seen later. Appended to this book of the
or,gmal mmutes are "the rules and orders of No. 6 as correcJed
and revised by the unanimous consent of the lodge on the fifth dav
of January 1801." With a few additions these vvere practicany the
same as those passed at the institution of the lodge. There were
.wenty-six clauses m the original rules and thirty-one in those re-
vised The most important referred to the balloting for candidates
and die procedure to be observed. The new rule read:
T j"^°u'^„P^* every candidate previous to his being Initiated into thi.
Lodge .sha I be properly Balloted for in manner following'
lie W M. shall order his Deacon to deliver to every regular Member
present who has the freedom of voting two Beans or Balls the one shal be
white the other shall be black, the W. M. shall then declae from the chair
ballVl' '\ .'' ^''"'. °' -'''L'' ^**'"'' '^' ^^"^'^^^«' ^^'^ 'hat the bS bean «;
Bnv /f^'p .w- '"^" " ^'^'^y ^•■^^'■^^ ^"'l «^^«='«'-^d that on examining the
Box a ter Ba lotmg >f one black bean or ball shall be found against the cfnd
be 'Jr ''"^Tl'^t^^ ^' considered as rejected, but he shall hive thf prrvtleg
hereafter ,f he thmks proper, to offer another petition, in which case one black
bean or ball shall be sufificient for a final rejection
P..-.' ^"* '^^Tu'^^^r'' ^^^"' °'' ^^"' 'hall be found in the Box aforesaid the
Petitioner shall be forever rejected as a Member of this Lodge. And it is
further ordered and declared, that if one or more black beans or balls on
ZITZ7 lu ?"' uT^^'^' '^^" ""' f°""'^ ^^^'-* the petitioner, that no
SJtIke •' ' respecting it, or them, except on supposfiion of a
At the meeting of 24th June, 1806,
Kendrl'v.l^v^u *^^" °-''""u *^* ^'^ ^'''^ '''°"''' ^^t^ ^ Letter to John
a TeS tn rl7 '■"P.^'^t'ng the Business of his being long since endowed with
Time tha hT? f n^ '" '^' ^'""^ ^°^^'^' ""^ ^' ^eing inform'd at this
'undelSe Loi^e^at^Yo^k^' "^'"^' ^^ ''^"^"' '' ^° ^°'" ^" ""™^^^ ^
There is no apparent reason for this complaint against I'.ro
KcTidrick. Ihere was no irregular lodge at York. Rawdon or
The Lodge between the Three Lakes" at York had gone out of
existence, and its membership had entered St. John's Royal Arch
ro^R ?v p' •" the same place-a lodge with a regular warrant
from R. W. Bro. Jarv.s. Bro. John Kendrick was a member of this
S i^; D ''t''"'''^^ ""i^^- '^ ^°"t^»" ^"y face of disloyalty to
K. W. Bro. Jarvis. Yet it is quite possible that it did not stand
firm in the cause of the Grand Master for it advocated the forma-
tion of the Grand Masonic Convention at Kingston, and at its first
meetings was represented by Bro. John H. Hudson. In 1806 there
were meetings at York of both No. 8 and No 16
At the meeting of 3rd July, 1806, "The W. M. proposed that
two Royal Arch Masons do wait on Bro. Sparham before the next
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IV CANADA. eg?
rlTlZ ,?T" K°', '*°J''' ^"^ M='S™s do meet, to dedrc him to
remove the box belonging to that Body to Bro. Walker's "but this
sent of R. W. Bro. Jarvis, assumed the authority on the ground
Walker's Hotel, Kingston, 1807.
that the Royal Arch was the completion of the Craft work The
(..rand Lodge, which appointed R. W. Bro. Jarvis, defined Craft
Ma onry as mcludmg the Holy Royal Arch, and he had been exalted
to that degree before leavmg England in order that Canadian lodges
the^work ""^ opportunity of exemplifying the capitular part of
The minutes of all the meetings for the remainder of the year
and dovvn to December of 1807 are mere records of degree work
as contained in the tabulated statement with this history.
On the 2nd October, t8o6. '•on account of Mrs. Walker'.s ill-
"5
I' 1 1
I
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
I
'oL:r '''" "'"'""^ "> "■■= "-> di-X°d • J';;:,,,';r„ic
.Jcltpfs i:;:i-^,s\ KL,y" "- '"""^'^ "■'"' ''- -'-»'
Copied by order of the Worshipful Master & Brethren-
"Jany, 1808,
" Smith Bartlet. Secy "
the Worshipful Mas^^r £t Br^Nvt^^r shotU? ge" Bro ^Nash to
Lod;e'';\rSlteX%ltbi:i\SF ^'^"^^ " '^-^"^^ '^ "-"^- ^^ *'^'^
A meeting of emergency Mas called on 6th August, 1808
that'B^n'7^l!'i^^'''."'u'^^'u ^'' •■"^'°"^ f^*- """'« the Lodge of emergencv
ha ?Itt?;^ '"'' '^'' ^; ^°"'^ '^''"^ ^" ^«i°" «K^'"st The Chair say.J
hat Pattrck was a rogue and all those concerned with him. Brother DarW
fnaif . T ? ^^'""T ^l '^^ ''""'' ^"^ d°«^ "°' remember anything abom it
and f he hurt any Brothers feelings he is sorry for it. Brother w!.Ike?"Us
that he Has present with Pattrick. and he said that he would get Br Darlev
^ sign a note wth one Cromly for the purpose of being paid fooner on B?
Walkers saymg to h>m that then Darly would have to pay it PaUrick g- e
then'^th Y^" " •^"/"'^ " ^^^^°" ^^^'^y ^'^^"'d "-ver be hur for so loin :^-
then the Lodge closed in perfect harmony." "'
In September, October, November and December the lod-e
was occupied w,th degree work, and in December the officers fo?
the ensuing six months were elected. At the meeting of 2nrl
a^3^i°' n TP°'.^ °.V'''"'J"^''' '"^'''^ ^^« " unanimously
?fn^^r« °'.t i^*"^ "^^'^ ^^^' '^°9, assistance was given to Bro.
t7Z\ * \'°»*?,^ ''^'^^'^ *° '^"d him five pounds," and on the
3rd of August, Bro. Frederick Bush petitioned to the lodge for
IrLfTu 'l''^" P?",""^'- ^^" shillings, which was unanimously
fnTlP /^r fxr^^"^i- ^" *h^ 5th October. 1809. Bro.
Joseph Kendnck. of No, 16. York, uas a visitor.
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589
At tlie meeting of 27th iX-cenibcr tlie officers were installorf
and a .notion was also carried "to send l5ro. Wn? Cotter a bottfe
of wine as a token of their friendship-unanimous "'a mot on
rvfe^inrarr'o-do^f f'"., '""^"^ ^^'"™'"^^ ^^a"-- ^ sTnda?
evening at 60 clock for the purpose of completing the settlement
of the book. ■ The state of the books had bel-n a frutful source S
discussion at intervals for years. The meetings of thriodge UD to
June were of an ordinary character ^ ^
funer^rj/'lv ^itn ^ /""'' '^A°' ''f '°^^^" assembled to attend the
ti neral of W. Bro Jermyn Patrick, a brother, who as a member
hid nerfoml"' r'^'n ^'"'^^'^ ^* ^^^ P''^'^'"^'-! Grand Lodge
had performed estimable service. There were eleven members of
nine frr""o' ITLT'"''^. ''""'" ^r^.^"^^^^ '^^^^ "«* Zld Ld
nine irom Ao. 13 at Ernestown. There are no particulars reUrH
ing the services other than that after the funerar "Tl^^ business
"^t'thet:'.- " 'r"7 i''' '""'^^ "^-^ ^1-^^ - due form"'
At the meeting of 2nd August, 1810,
vestiX'^andTetS^^'r^'''" ^'k'^'^ ^"' ^^"°" & ^^°'''^' Masters, to In-
xestigate and settle a Greviouns between Brothers Campbell and Jones."
HprA'fi* n.",'''-^i"5 °^ 4th October, 1810, " the petition of Frederick
He schfie dt laid by as nothing could be done concerning it at pre-
sent rii.s case of a brother's expulsion by the Provincial Gi^nd
Lodge for unmasonic conduct has been before referred to
At the meeting of 1st November, 1810, it was resolved " to
have printed summonses for the good of the lodl ' and at the
meeting of 6th December it was decided that the eXould be ''pre!
n I)1cembe?T"r7 °"!^" ^\^'^^ "1^'-^^'"" -^ St John's day
in iJecember, the lodge proceeded to church to honor Divine
might "retire to dine!" ^ "'' '°^^' '" '''"* '^'^ "^^"^bers
«f .l'^^ ^M'r^^.^i"^ ""^ 3'"^ January, 181 1, Wni. P. Patrick jr son
of the late W. M., w-as proposed, and duly accepted at the me;tng
'to end bv'7ro Mn "^.^ 'n K^^'S^'^^^' '^''' '* ^^^« ^-^-d
bvlaws" T^,. ; °''<< *° ^""^"'^ ^°'" ^ Constitution book and
bvlaus The vote was "unanimous." The price of the book was
lawfat Vew^"!"'" H V \^f'l '^^''^ ''""'^ °f constitutions and by!
aus at Newark and York had previously become exhausted, hence
he emiuirv at Quebec. This incident is another evidence of the
neglect of the executive officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge at
On the 6th June an adjournment was made to the nth and
^^ r!!i /,'' ^\rf ''''', ''^'^ ''^'^^^d by °P^" ^'0*e. The brethren
had httle thought for the rigorous bylaws passed bv their prede-
cessors^ of 1797, for this action of electing officers "'by a show of
hands was contrary to all law and precedent
At the ineeting of St. John's day. 24th Juno, t8ii. the officers
were installed, hut no other business was transacted. At the meet-
ing of 24th July, the minutes state that,
•,h=I.!'i'"'"/"^ ^l ^^^ comnnniication receiv'd this evening that Doctor Reed
absoiiu ely refuses to assist h.s wife in returning home to her friends or to
render her support in this place, the W. M. made .1 motion the body sliottld
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY in CANADA.
me snow of hands the above mentioned sum should be allowed."
lod Ji'n Z: ^P ^f ^''^^ ^^ "^^^ necessary to show the action of the
lodge to Mrs. Reed, so a motion was made that,
6 wi^h It"/" ^•'°"'d^»'^ furnished Mrs. Reed of the transactions of Lodge No
6. w.th a recommendation to the Lodge in Montreal for further assisfance '''
• ^u l"'"*^^'" particulars of this charge against Bro Reed are
given, but at the meeting of ist August, i8ii.
I,- i" '^r f°'"P'2'nt was brought forward against Br. Asa F. Reed for havincr
with T " r'' •" ^'^ ^"'i1 ^''''' "^"""'"^ '"^^ Canada and liv ng in adult ry
w ein hlJ" ^'"r; ""^ ^°r -bsplutely refusing to aid or assift his lawful
wife in her wants, but to continue in the same unlawful way of life."
This was followed by " A second complaint made by Bro
Waker against Bro. Reed for having used him with the ^eatesi
contempt and likewise, using the Lodge in the same manner"
ihe lodge was determined, however, that some discipline should
DC Shown, so a motion was made by Bro. Walker,
" Seconded by Brs. Spaflford and Patrick that Br. Asa F. Reed should be
suspended from this Lodge for the ensuing six months, that during that space
of time he should .f possible clear up his character if it lies in his power, and
again become a worthy member."
-At the meeting of 5th September, 181 1, there was no partic-
ular business other than the reading of a petition for initiation, and
a Drother who was going to the lower provinces was " declared off "
in the olQ^minutes this expression is frequently used, either " He
declared off" or "declared off." In modern phraseology it signi-
fies the issuance of a withdrawal certificate or demit.
The minutes for the end of the year were not enlivened by
anything more than the ordinary work of initiating, passing and
raising. Ihe mmutes of June 3rd, 1812, are those of the last meet-
ing recorded for about six months, when a meeting was held on
the 3rd December, 1812, by the minutes of which it appears that an
emergency had been called for the 19th August. Its minutes were
approved of on the 3rd December, but are not reported in the min-
ute book. It IS supposed that after the declaration of war on the
1 8th June, 1812, It was found impossible to hold the meetings with
regularity. This was certainly the case after April, 1813
.\t the meeting of 4th March, 1813, three candidates were in-
itiated, and the VV. M. presented to the lodge a letter from Bro
iiuftman. The minute reads:
Hnffli^n" '^^'f I'Pf"' ^,^'%' presented to the Lodge a Letter from Brother
Huffman complaining that Brother Smith has refused paid him the Balanc. of
Wages which is honestly due him. & praying that the members of this Lodge
will use their endeavours to conciliate the Matter. The Worshipful Mast.-r an. I
Brethren have appointed a Committee of three Members to invesncrate tne
Lusiress.
Here again is a repetition of the settlement of business disputes
by the lodges. Many of the old records show that similar matters
were disposed of and in nearly every case satisfactorily.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
.ni.l™am°dto,t'„'of p°bl™k'aj=i,°,' '";««"!"« Lodges: iha, owln^ ,„ ,w
war. X o, h/Let" St^6""'» " Kingston during ,L
tary forces and, thfrefore ?hdr «m. ""7 connected with the mili
.0 .heir d„t,es in .he deL'ce'oMh Sn'^r " °"'"'"'' " ^"""'"S
On December nth iSt^ tuJ^I^A ^•
er's hotel. The min^u e^ o \f Jeel'^T't M "'"^1 ^^ ^'^- Walk-
Apnl 27th, 1813, were read and ^ooro"^. t^°^ ^th and
worked and the oflficers for the yea? electa ^^vf '^l"^ "^'^'^^ ^^«
The lodge met on January 6th trL ! I .u ^^ "'^^^ °^ hands."
worked. Following-'these'iiinu';s1hteTs'an:te'S''l'T^^ --
" Brother Robert Walker havJn a- *° *^^ ^^^« that
Room. The Wo^.hipfurMaster Sa^ n^^ '""^ ''""^^ ^ith t..e Lod.e
or opening the Lodre in reguhr Ci nf" .'° *''''"'" ^ '^^"^ convenient
Lodge nights: Feby. ?d, 1814, March S Z"^"'VT''^' ^^^^^ing reS
June 2d, 1814, July 7th, 1814; August 4th iSm ''"' ''''' ^^''»' ^'^ Sth, ^814^
-eti'n^" ThrnSnto^Lt^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^* any of these
Brother Dayman's Inn" At^L? \ u ^^^g^^^e^-e convened at
1814. " Bro. L. Bayman Requested Sh^ °" *^' ''* September,
proved unanimous V show^ ol'hand^ '' xTlf. ' •"'"'"^'''--^^'"^ P"^
the north side of Brick street Sow wS /"" ^^' ^'^^^t^d on
75 of the present time. On September Ih^f^" ''''''' ^^°"^ ^o.
ing, at which considerable delree w-.i- -^ ^^^ ^"°*^^'' "'^^t'
lowed by two emergencies onJonZ\T^^' "^T""- ^his was fol-
I2th September. ' ^ """ *''^ 7th and the other on the
evident' '^t'me^etLgTu^^t'Si^;^^^^^^^^^^ f ^^'^ P-iod" is
acter. No meetings Ire recorded hetL^u"^''! °^ *h^ "«"al char-
18x5. On the latter date *'"""" ^'^'^^ ^^^^ ^"d May 28th
i:':.nr,oTi:e:rtfT"'""^^
LodjTron; Brt;"4rs";:"'B'n Wa^ te'^A^ T^^^"^ ^° --^ve the
(previous to the opening of this I oHo-pW ' ^ ^- ^^""'^^^ ^as authorized
Kwels^with the several articL'Bclongfn^ to° thrLrdgl'lZ!:.. •=°"*^--"'^'
;^ting «ix mo"S"L°e^?ected\{rd"on'?h.^'/!!' ^-^^^""^ ^^'^ ^^e en-
the same were duly installed On the th n^""'"? ^*- J°h"'« day
was a verv lar.e attendance. " Th^o^^^we^eX^S l^^^T
'»f*i
592
lllSTORy OF FREKMASONRY IN CANADA.
grecs worked. The festival of St. John, the Evangelist was <h,lv
ceebrated by a dinner although the' minutes do nofo 'state Z
the 5th January, 1816, there was again a large attendance and he
degrees were exemplified. There were six petitions for iniUatb;
At the nieeting of 8th February, 1816, a brother-an F A -
tdg:' Hovfver:' "''°"' '"'"^ ' "^^"^^^'^ ^^°'" "^ "-"'-
•; in consequence of his long established good character in this Town " ho
out' sublc^ln':'! -^ 'f M''^ •^"'' * ^--^ ^^^^^'^ "f ^^'---y in this Lodge with
out subjecting hini to the inconvenience of sending to his original lod^ in
aniSrus." " '^"" ^' --.nn,e„dation. being put'to the L°odge prove'd' '«;."
At fi^t,""."^^'''?^ nieetings were held with the usual regularity
At the meetnig of 4th April there were present forty members and
lSedtr"%/'l ^f^'°"' ^'''.'''^ ^"d fi^^ bretien were bai
on 2, d A ; r il/^r' ^'^^ ''T^'^- ^^" -•"<^^^^«ncy was called
on 23rd April for the purpose of "interring Bro. Hamilton he
i^rf ' .f^T""''- u ^'*^°"^h the emergencv was calleT for this
?eo?nr ^!i^T\ ^^'^ "° ^""P>^« regarding -the conferring of the
Se't:t:e'';his're^ "^°" *^° '^^^^'^^" --'^ -^--'^ ^^d:
the Rev^M^'s^^V^ ^''' June 1816. the officers were elected and
tne Kev. Mr. Stuart was mvited to preach to the Craft nn «;«
/e°n nresen^. ^*, the meeting of July 4th!^ 1816, there weVe, 1 et^'
Ifof ^Iw ,^"''.^'^ht """'t""- The minutes of nth Juiv 186
Slate that alterations were being made in the lodge room fcr
. ~ widf r: sr^s !oor;:i!if;::- - - ssr^
Bro her & One of the Carpenters Shou'd Attend & VaTue the VVork & b'^
.u . ^^r.u^^ ^?^ August, 1816, the carpenter's bill was read with
that of the estimate made by Bro. Dickinson, " and the latter a'-ree
P%Z sameV'"'^ "'^°"'^ *° ^'''''''' ^^^^"' ^^e treasure'-r to
At the meeting of sth September there were fiftv-eieht mem
bers present. At the regular meeting on the «h December TsTfi
,.„!' »"""."> ''"v*^ been a difficult matter to induce brethren to
'^nmw^
HISTOKY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. ' tg-
Ten o'clock in the Morninir & Mrs niiv,.r *, Woii
of the Reverend Mr Slmrt fl„ Itii . ^.^^^^ '"■*' requested to Enquire
.nay be enab ed to proc ed to Chtrrd in'nr '"* '"' ^^^^^''^ '''^* ^^e Brethren
b. published in the' Smte! agreed lo" '''°"'^"'"' ^«'-"'' '°. & that the Same
Of th?"lot'e^?as^lX^r;'.. s'^',"""^''*^^ .'"^^*'"& «f the committee
of the odge '' 'J1u tethref mi? "'"'n "^, ^" '^"'^' ^^^ ^"°""ts
;^.;er t.^ .., t i;:^r;iJ"tL^-^^^:e^''f,ji^ji;e
Harmony." ""'' "''^ ^'°^B"^ closed m perfect Love &
retu;nfdrtrRe" G tew'a'rttur^n''/^'/'^'^ ^'^^"'^^ °^ ^'^^ Lod«e be
guineas for the kindness ho h. °^" ""^ ^ P'"""* °f ^he sum of two
Festival of S John-Xl v. .rtdT M ^'"'^"'^'""^ ^° *'^^ "'^'^y «" 'he
Shaw are to wait on him trdi'Sy " " "'""'"' ^'■°^'" ^^^•"^^ *
nt a ^i:^l^:'S^X:r^^^' ''' "'^-^-^ '^ -ident, for
assis't'Lrr h?s SaSl S Yo^rk'^^ntt^ -iourner praying relief, to
joh.,?3i/nj:;^,f^rsi;*^t^;iLr^^^^^^ °^ ^ ^'-^^"- «- ^t.
wait'ot, ITrVo " tu^rl"'" /''^ '^'"^^"'''^ •''"^^'^-^ ^'^"<- & Oliver may
at the same tim^? n^r- - -- i- --;sum^^^^^^
Canrd:/r"s;';crga%rreslnJenI"b{""\]J^- ?' f' ^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^P-
which v;as a'greed^o unani^^^ously " '''""" *'" ^°'«^ ^"^ *"^ ^^^^ Lodge.
the trovernmL°hmK wti ; '''''''?" °^ correspondence with
^ At the meetmg of 5th June. 1817. a circular letter was read
u-questmg that a Candidate n,ay be appointed froni eve y Lod^e
\vl P/ovmce to meet at No. 6 Lodge, at Kingston! 0,1 the Ifh
I odg"" ' '" ""^"'^ ""*' '°' *'' ^"'■P"^^ °^ estal>lishing a Gra'nd
This circular was sent by lodge No. 13 at Ernestown Th<^
38
594
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
At this meeting it is shown that a knowledge of the English
language was considered a pre-requisite for initiation.
" In consequence of the Candidate who has been ballotted (or not under-
standing sufficient English to understand the nature of an obligation, a motion
was made that his initiation may lay over until the next regular night-
agreed to."
At the meeting of ist May, 'A Petition was read praying re-
lief for a visiting Brother, which was rejected on account of tlie
lowness of the funds."
On the 5th Ju le apparently the funds were in a better condi-
tion as " A Motion was made from the Chair that the sum of Five
Guineas be taken from the Fimd and subscribed to the Bible &
Prayer Book Society— agreed to Nem Con."
The brethren, too, were socially inclined for in order to display
their fraternal feelings towards brethren at a distance, " A Motion
was also made that Lodge No. 13 may be invited to dine with
L. N. 6 on St. John's Day, which was agreed to unanmiously."
On the 24th June, 1817, "After llu- installation of the officers
the whole of the brethren present walked to Church in usual form
and heard a discourse from the Revd. Wm. Wilson, after returning
from church the Lodge closed in perfect love & harmony."
At a former meeting it had been agreed that the Rev. Mr.
Stuart should be invited as a preacher, but probably the rector who
had served them so long had other engagements. Therefore, the
Rev. Mr. Wilson occupied the place. The records in the next min-
ute book commence with the 3rd July, 1817, and bear the preface,
" The Records of St. John's Lodge No. 5 Prov., No. 758, R. E.," but
in the records the " No. 6 " is still adhered to. No. 758 was the war-
rant issued 23rd September, 1822, by England, but in Canada really
dated froin 20th November, 1795, locally as St. John's lodge, Kingston,
Upper Canada. The warrant was erased from the English book in
1857. The lodge did not receive its local " No. 5 " until the re-organ-
ization in 1822. The entry of " No 5 " on the title page of the minute
book of 1817 was made after 1822, and not at the time the book was
opened. On the second fly-leaf we find the following entry:
" Grand Convocation held
Kingston, d^
To Paid Postage of a letter
to the Grand Secretary )
of England )
One letter by Hallifax, :; u
D by N. York. 14.' 2.
1817.
Oct. 2.
£1 o. I.
The postage on a letter to England seventy years ago was a
serious expense. In these days of fast Atlantic liners a similar let-
ter—probably double weight— would cost for postage about ten
cents. A duplicate had been sent by New York.
At the meeting of vSt. John's held on the 3rd July, 1817, the
minutes are headed: "Kingston, St. John's Lodge No. 6." This
is the first time that the title of " St. John's" occurs in the minutes.
The celebration of the festival of St. John in 1817 must have been
'^WttH^s
HISTORY Ol- I UKIC. MASONRY IN CANADA. rnc
UDon'X'p"" Y,'^'"u-^; '•''«'-«^ter. for not only did the l.^dee wait
at this Lodge rooro^ W;Sre d^f S f ; ^"rn:;'".^'';''?^'; 'f A^'^^'""
consu t measures for »h.. #.cfom i I > " ' '° O Clock, A.M., to
which was ag":^ trunanimously.'' ""' °' ' "-""' ^°'«^ '" '»>'« P--"«
,.„ii ^^^'^ was the Grand Masonic Convention which did such mar
venous work m connection with Masonry durinrthe period ^J i?!;!
crick\ac'kaTis"fivin^''' September i8.;. the name of Bro. Rod-
Trothe at a Ler -rJ-H^"'''"^'' those present as visitors. This
urotner at a later period was nommated as Provincial (Jr-ind \Tac
ter, but unfortunately was drowned shnrHv llZ 1 ,
tion had been sent to En^l^Z a! 1 ^ ^^*" ^^^ .recommenda-
Marcus Phillips, a brother"tho'se fnA^eLeTpon" Craff ToTk '''^
extensive, was also present '""ence upon Craft work was
by th^'e' W' riL"a? BroCer?"wl"' i^'Av" "^ "^"^'^ ^^ -^^^
Revd. Mr. S ewart and be^ l^ -u ^ ^t^"'' '^^^^ ^^>t «" the
John's, which was ageedto^-'An'^dnP''"'^ v^ '^-^ ^°^y°" ^t.
of charity a motion ^n as also made hat "i'^'f ?" °^ '^^^P'"*
be given out of the funds toBrTtlru^A ^ ^"^^"^^ ^°"ars
which was unanimous y agreed to and o^^^^ hi.n ^'^^''-^^d Brother,
pounds was also granL^o anSh^^^^Sfre^Vrcltt^tanTr
by a^molron'made^t tJTSt ^t'' '" T. 't^' ^^ ^^^^^
''that the sum of two Guineas h.. I ^"^ f ^^^^^^ by Bro. Ohver,
and one Guinea to the ClS of tl-rh '? '^' ^f'"^- ^- ^- Stuart
Lodge for their ervices o^ St Tnhn' h"'' ? °"! °^ '^^ ^""ds ,of the
of liberality, '• A n otfon was it" ''^T' f ^ '" '^^ '^""^ feeing
Guineas be"^ allowed TutTf the fSnds ofthi '^h '^' \""^ °^ ^'>^^
Compassionate Societ- and agreed fo '' "^^^ *° '^' ^'"&^*°"
for t^'e'^u^^S^of^^TamiS^^^^^^^^^^^^ t^" an emergency called
alted to the degree ?f ^al ? h' MLons° '''"^ " ^^-
appear that the Craft lodge eave T^rS. . ^'°"' ^^'^ '* ^'^"Id
the Royal Arch chapter ^ certificates of recommendation to
. At the meeting of 2nd April, 1818 Bro H r ti,
ceived the Fc low Craft deerpp rh;l i \7 ^- Thomson re-
lisher. and afterwa d owned a nrin^n j''l ''^' '• P'T '"^"^ P"b-
the meeting of 7th May, Xg, ^ house m Toronto. At
" Brothers Will Dean & Raht sim.'fh u„ •
order of the W. M. for charges brotliinJ'".? been specially summoned by
attend the same, the former B oth ?\vaf JnelledTh/H'' "^* ^''1"' ^^^^^ *«
Ninety Nine years, and the charges aTa nst B otl r 1; !l''^'' °^ '^^"^°"^y f"""
over until Saturday 9th inst.. being an Emergency " '''' ""^'''"^ '° "^
;^lij
596 HISTORY Ol- IHKKMASUNRY IN CANADA.
A precodfiit for an expulsion of "99 years." it is needless to
say cannot l.e found in the annals of Masonic .liscip hne A^
tie meeting of .jth May. .818. Uro. Smith's case was dealt with
The m.nntes state that the following charges were preferred acainst
agamst
"F<
n.,.. , . 1 '""-"",";"•>'»"" /" a "P^ial summons. f„r ncn-paymcnt of Hack
Dues, ami for a Uroach of promise to Ur. John W, I-ctkusou. On the first
charKc he was acjuitted. second guilty of culpable NegliKence. and on the
third gmlty of a Breach of promise, and thereby deceiving Br, l.'erguson in
consequence of which the Lodge have unanimously agreed to suspend him
until next regular Night, and if at that time the dues of the Lodge be not paid
'"I c i„ i^'^V" ''"'' """ ""'" ^f'-'lir*^" »" whom he is indebted not be
satisfied Br. Rt. Smith shall then be expell'd from ail the benefits of Masonry."
At the meeting of 5th June. 1818, the brethren anticipated the
celebration of St. John's day by requesting the Rev. Mr. Stuart to
preach to them. Whatever eruptions may liave occurred during
the year the brethren always seemed tu recognize the first prin-
ciples of Masonry by attendance at Divine service on the festivals
of St. John. At this meeting the case of Bro. Smith was again
dealt with. He had not complied with the resolution of the lodge,
for tile minutes state:
" That in consequence of Br. Rt. Smith non-compliance with a certain
resolution of this Lodge, and conduct unbecoming a Mason, he is hereby
expelled fnnii this Lodge and all benefits of Masonry for Nine Hundred &
Ninety Years.'
The brethren had deteriuiiied that whatever chance Uro. Dean
migiit have of again affiliating Bro. Smith certainly should have
none. .At the meeting of 2nd July, 1818,
" It was unanimously agree<l. to present the Revd. (Jeo. O. Stuart with the
sum of Two Guineas, and the clerk with one Guinea, for their services on St.
John's Day— Brother Saml. Shaw and Brother George Oliver were nominated
to wait upon the Minister & clerk to present the gift — and, upon the motion
of Bro. I'ringle it was unanimously agreed, that should the minister decline
accepting the present, the Brethren who wait upon him shall use their dis-
cretion in requesting him to appropriate it to what use he pleases."
At the meeting of 6tli .August, 1818. it is recorded that: "The
gift gnnited on last regular night to the Revd. G. O. Stuart of two
Guineas for Preaching to the liody on St. John's Day was accepted
by him. and afterwards returned U> the I'ody for the benefit of the
institution."
On the 1st October, 1818, " it was resolved the members of the
Lodge wear suitable mourning, a crape round their left arm, dur-
ing the time of communication in Lodge, for the space of three
months, in consequence of the late Death of our Grand Master
I-lUiot Rodwell Mackay, Esquire."
The lodge recognized the appointment of Bro. Mackay as Pro-
vincial Grand Master as having been fully made, although it had
not received confirmation from the Grand Lodge of England.
The minutes of 7th January, 1819. read " 1818." Bro. S. D.
Fowler, the secretary in 1849, makes a note of the error. In the
records of February, 1819, there is no reference to the receipt of any
authority from the Kingston Convention, hut we find on the orig-
inal warrant an endorsation in the form of a dispensation from Bro.
John M. Balfour. \'ice- President of the Grand Convention. It reads:
...*8*t»««*.
HISTDKY Ol- IKKEMASONRY IN CANADA.
597
.,. ,, , . Upper Canada,
lo all whom tluse presents may concern.
and w."lM.r' "'.' T"\ ''^ •'^■'"" ^'"""■' •'^■■" ^V*-- •■" "''^ IK-^ti-n"!fo„r truity
am! well l.elcvcl Hrethren, GeorRc Oliver, W. M,. John .Strange. S VV John
VV I-crKUson, J. W and a ronstiti,ti,.„al number of Brethren, to h. Id al Z-
of Free M.ison,s ,n the Town of KinKSton. by the name, stye and , t e o S
Johns lodKe No. 6, I. John M. Halfour. I'resi.lent. for Ziba M Ph | in
President of the Grand Convention of Free Masons, held at KinKston n th^i
9th day of Feby. 58,0, have thouRht fit to ^rant this, my dispensation. „ be in
force dnrinff the rontmuation of said C.nvention and m, longer, to the afore-
mentioned Brethren, to hold a Lodfje in the Town of KinR.ston aforesaid, to
make free Masons to the third decree, according to the ancient cu.stom of the
Craft, as in all other parts of the world in all aRcs and nations
In Witnefs whereof I. John M. Balfour, for the said Ziba M. Phillips, have
hereunto set my hand and seal at KiuRston, this tenth (lav of Febrnarv in the
year of our Lord, iHiq.
John VV. Ferguson, )
Scc'y to the Grand Convention. )
) John \I. Balfour, V, President.
P. President, Grand Convention.
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598
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
minister su.. relief as his situation may demand." ^ ' ^ ''''
fh. /" th- records of this year there is no reference whatever to
he proceedings of the Grand Convention at Kingston other than
Fe'r^'uso?'";; *''' °" ^'^ ^th August. 1819, upon^ motion of Bro
l^erguson 1 was unantmously agreed that Brother George Oliver
be^allowed Stx Dollars for his attendance upon the grand Convln-
On the isth September, 1819, an emergency was called for the
purpose of burying Bro. Ward, who had died at Point Frederick
^•" '^l! K^i9^^ '?.'*" ^"°*^^'" ^^« <=a"ed for the purpose of inter-
ior 1' ''°'^?',°^ ^?- ^?'^^ °°"S^^^- The expenses of these
funerals must have been borne m part, at least, by the lodge, for
at the meetmg of 7th October, the following rule was submitted
and adopted: '
hn,Zl^'t\u° °^^^' ^^^"^ Members of this Lodge be interred with Masonic
honors at the expense of the same, and in the event of an application to inter
a Brother who is not a member the expenses must be guaranteed previous."
An eflfort was also made to charge brethren attending funerals
who were not members of the lodge, 2s. 6d. and members, is 3^
the same to be collected at the entrance of the brethren," but this
proposal was not carried out. A third motion of a peculiar char-
acter was proposed b'lt not carried:
•' That from the frequent irregularities committed by the Military Brethren
whilst v.sitmg th.s Lodge and for the better management in the future, no
Military Brother shall be allowed to attend except in plain clothing, which was
unanimously agreed to and ordered to be annexed to the ByeLaws "
After this resolution the word " Expunged" is written It is
impossible to form any idea of the " irregularities " committed Tiiev
were probably of a jovial character. ' ^
At the meeting of 3rd February, 1820, a petition was read for
the first time, from Robert Sellares. wishing to become a Mem-
ber, which was ordered to lie over till the next regular communi-
cation the following Brethren were appointed a committee to en-
quire into the character of the petitioner: Chrisr. F. Collins Wil-
liam Lvans and A. J. Fearns, and to report the same." And at
the same time Bro. Oliver was appointed delegate to the Grand
Masonic Convention to be held on the 14th February. 1820
Ihe Bro. Sellars mentioned in the minutes is the same brother
Whose petition was read a second time at the March meeting. He
was then balloted for. and accepted, and on the 6th April was init-
iated, on the 3rd August, 1820, was passed to the degree of Fellow-
cratt and on 2nd November, 1820, was raised to the sublime degree
of Master Mason.
At the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Canada, held in Kings-
ton, in 1890, Bro. Sellars was introduced to the Grand Lodge by
the writer, then Deputy Grand Master. As the aged brother, feeble
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 599
M. W., the G?Ind Masfer Bm R ^t'^w*,,^"""'""' ^^•^°'"«- The
brethrlt^'homT'i^'undersE'"''^ to investigate the conduct of certain
refrain f;om thdr evi' wajl" "' ^'"''"^ disorderly, and to admonish
Mea'geT'halt^TfSln^dT^l.Tn'lrSS ^rnd'" ^°'"'"'"^^' ^-"^^^ ^'•- J^^
Catholic Church in consequence "hereof '' excommunicated from the
adu^S'^tma^rlr^h^^rSVSlJ^^- ^^ ^^'^^ ^^ "^^ ^"
disorderly House"''^ '° *'' ''^""'"^^ *^^' ^^'■- ^^hard Bond is keeping a
wom'lJ^rihorhfha^rhaJ a'chiTd'"^ ^'^' "^^^ J°''" '''^'^ '^ '^-^ with a
findthIfL^i:l^^i^VoftTeSm:?mf rrrJ'^^ ^^^^ °^ ^-^'^^ ^^^l'-
acquit him. ^ "^""'^ ""P"*^^ ^° h.m, and, therefore, honorably
him to abstain from his evi wts . ,H T u '' ''' '■'.PP°'"ted to admonish
Regular Communication n A^^'^th" t Zl hr/T;'''" L'^^^'='°'->' ^^'^ ^^e
Body may deem expedient The follow nV '^^^^^ "'*'' ^^ording as the
& Brother Olcott followmg were appomted, viz: Brother Oliver
.nou:i?-:^stinj;3,-r5fr;;xif:^^^
on 3?d%fy!'r8.rh^-<:i^n'ifi^^^^ ^^^^-P-^^ he received, for
lodge, to set le hi accoun ^ih tl, 't.^'"'' to withdraw from the
ance of the funds irrhan^wSch^^^' ^"^.h^"^ °ver the Bal-
^ At this meeting BroC^Fer™ '^"
their desire to withdraw. Tl e ^S^s sLte-^'^lfV'^" ^'^"'^l
Brother John W FprcmsrM, f^ •.uj r "^^ *"^ request of
agreed ti he Z hav n'^ ^ narlkular'Te/"" .*'!, ^°^^^ '^ ^^^
Jno. Strange signified I& s^to w i'l d 'wZn^ht'l"^/"'' "u^'u
was agreed to." wunaraw troni the Lodge which
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6oo
HISTORV OF KRKEiMASONRY IN CANADA.
The brethren were determined that the principles taught within
he lodge room should be exercised without it. The conduct o 1 "
onded'''tl'ar'' '''' '° ^^^"^^'°"« ^''^^ a n,otion was made and sec-
" the late conduct of Br. Walker be laid before the Secretnrv of th.. r .
Convent.c„. and that the Secretary of this Lodge tratn^'Ihrsame."' '''''"'
..ll«tV'!. '"^^^'"^ °^ 3rd June, 1821. a lodge of emergency wa.
the rl!.°' '^" r\T'' "^Z ^^y''"^ ^'^^ ^^'^ sadSribute of Respect ?o
May 821"' Jl?*'" -^?,'"\Darley, who departed thi.s life^ 13 h
Ma>, 1821, aged 70 years." It will be remembered that Rro Dar
^v Nyas oneof those present on the 7th August i7q1 acting T.
Deputy Grand Master pro tern, when the lodge^ wl; nstUute 'hc
was one of the most faithful attendants at all the meetitJg "
tS-,, f. "!f"'\^r^^'''; ""^ ^'^^ 'o^&^ '"'^^ removed in December of
til omT/ 7- ^^^^''' *° P''-"- George Milward's tayeni ^ ^^\v°s
iLtl^T"^ ^rr °" ^'^^ "''''''' °^ I^'-»<^k and Wellington ^eets
h Bro JSf ^' r'^' "'"' '" '^'^ ^^^'•'•^'- y'^'^ "f its existence It was
n , J M.llward s tmie known as " The King's Arms " an I u-^!
pul ed down in ,842 to make way for the ere^to^of the stone I'locl
^: :z:s^roXt'i '--'^ •^^-^^-.winiam vv;ison.:rse't:^^
Tame. A hIIT i ^^1"^^" ^^t"^^^"- ^"^' ^he mother of Mrs
ft: L"ndtodge'orci:ra^ '''' ''■ ^- "^°- "^"^--"- p- ^'- ^^^•
At the meeting of October 4th, 1821. a committee for the nnrnn.P
of consulermg the case of distressed brethren was formed j '''^'^'^
mtttee was hmited to an expenditure - not e^xc^^d^^g 2 s " ^' "'""
At the meeting of -Jrd Tanuarv t8^? •■ P.-^^ r\^■
..o.^y approved of\sa^,el.5,\:^,?;,::Sa„,l':M,™rcr^^^
hands" ' ''■''''' "'^^ ""«"""o"sl.v agreed to by the usuaUhow o5
each member Present." ' '-^Penses ot ^,t. John Dnuier for
secre?aVof 'the ^Sm-'r ' "^ ^''^^''T"'"^* "'^'^ ^^^'^ '»• t^o
appointn';ent S' a S KiarT^ram^NH "'"" ^'" '' f ^^'"'^ ^'-
S^iJL^^thr ;^r-;E^'£T^^ i--^-^. sir
September St Tohn°sKr v^ ,''■'""' ^™'«^'* '" ^I't' following
accordinirlv •• TJ, ?r the (, rand Secretary, which ^vas read
con^lnStionJ' m th"- ^m^lir^errl^^ ^f'"'' '"'^''''^ ^" '
No. 6. granted by R. W Rro " L t^r "' ^^^'"'•.^"^^^ >"^lRe
Masonic Conyenfion. Rro ZUn M Ph in ' ^''^Pf"?^*"?" '••^"' t'^-^
at this meeting, and. on ..o^ ^. j:;^^ ^^Jent^rV;-;!;:
a
Richa
a.
Willia
a.
Willia
a.
John I
a.
John C
a.
Willia
a,
AbelC
a.
Titus J
"'^feiis';!.*..
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA, goi
LIST OF MEMBERS OF ST. JOHNS I nnr-iT xr . .
^i. j«JHi\ s LODGE, No. 6, KINGSTON,
1794-1821.
*wm
1794.
a. Richard Porter
a. William McKay
a. William Burreli
a. John Darley
a. John C. Stewart
a. William Barron
a. Abel Gates
a. Titus Fitch
Thomas Plummer
William Eadus
"' fiV n- Thomas Sparham
William Macdonell
Jonathan Coram
Dngald Grey
John McLeod
Thomas Sparham, jr.
Thomas Bea<ley
Henry Eckford
James Beyman
William Norfolk
a. Theophilus Sampson
a. Robert Wilkins
a.
1795.
James Dawson
Warrant from Wii. Jervis
1796.
Nicholas Smith
John Grewer
John George
^797.
Charles Macdonell
John Maodonald
Joseph Douglas
Robert Simpson
Frederick Hershfieldt
William Alleii
1798.
John Frederick Dame
Jaiies Richardson
John Emerv
Edward Gahen
John Stouber
Jonathan SilU
Simon F. >'abb
Angus Mclntyre
James Murray
a. Parke Allyn
1799.
John Size
Jonathan Sayers
1800.
John Carey
■ Frederick Bush
Richard B, Hay
Patrick Smith
a. Thomas Price
a. Jermyn Patrick
a. John Sellars
a. George Ward
a Spencer Evans
a. Peter Norton
a. Joseph B. Cox
a. — Shanks
Isaac Pilkington
Alexander Phillmore
«• John Thompson
1801.
a. Salmon Castle
a. Robert Walker
a. Thomas Milton
■u — Calls
1802.
a. Zenas Nash
a. David O'Connor
a. Isaac Lewis
a. Asa F. Reed
1803.
a. Benjamin Olcott
1804.
— Killburne
Robert Talbot
Archibald Reith
George Douglas
1806.
Henry Baker
William Osborne
Lauglin Mclntyre
1807.
Alexander Stewart
Smith Bartlett
1808.
Samuel Lord
a. Henry Moore
a. John Leslie
Daniel Lovett
1809.
. James Wheat
. Jabez .'Jizer
Lewis Evans
William Wilkinson
Elijah Spafford
George Smith
Sylvanus Smith
Samuel McLean
Richard Smith
J. Mills Church
John Campbell
Alexander Mackenzie
Sa-'.iuel Brazier
Soiomon Shepherd
1810.
Joseph Jones
Hastings Carpenter
a. Thomas Smith
Joseph Cowley
a. Stephen Blyther
a. John Butterworth
1811.
John L. Jackson
William P. Patrick
James Robins
Abraham Grenier
a. Peter Page
a. George Douglas
a. Francis Carlisle
a. E. A. T. Duran
Henry Katzback
a. George HufTwan
a. Elijah Hough
a. Charles Keith
a. Alexander Oliphant Petrie
1812.
Stephen .Mills
Appollins .Vlidcalf
1813.
1. Frederic Bush
Francis Macdonell
Albert McMichael
Thomas Hardie
*1
^a HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
LIST OF ME MBERS OF ST. JOHNS LODGE, No. 6-ContiHued.
1814.
Samuel Shaw
a. .lames Baynion
a. George Henry Sarratt
a. John McCullen
I'. Daniel E. Allen
Daniel May
John Jones
William Liitman
Godfrey Brentun
1815,
a. Angus Mcintosh
a. Robert Young
a. Etienne Petrie
Samuel Huntley
James Waller
a. Alexander Davy
Henry Coster
Horace Yeomans
Daniel Ferris
John Cowan
a. John McCallum
Ebenezer Jewell
a. John Hughes
a. George Oliver
a, Robert Johnson
a. Bernard McGee
a. John McMuller
a. Nathaniel Cherry
a. John Augby
a. John C. Wilson
a. John Aldersley
Richard Peel
John Waller
t8i6.
William Dunn
Richard Shaw
a. Duncan Thompson
William Boyd
John Oakshot
John Main
Henry Main
a. Reuben Cahoon
a. E. A. Jeremiah Whitehead
a. David Barr
a. Samuel Goudy
a. James Bowie
a. John Goudy
a. Jumes Purdy
a. James Davidson
John Mosier
a. E. A. John Bone
John Ward
Henry Gillptt
Robert Tail
James Woody
Abraham Whitehead
a, Joseph Rumsey
a. James Kelly
John Moore
Haftel Coy
Francis Redmond
James Dickinson
Asa Yeomans
a. John H. CamptwII
Joseph Collam
John Davenport
Robert Adams
James Meagher
James Sinclair 1
John Martin, ist
Henry Latham
a. John Mason
a. Robert Smith
a. William Main
John Martin, and
John Rumsey
a. George Bryan
a. Andrew Cunningham
a. John Hall
a, Walter Patrick
James Keough
Adam Coyle
Richard Mijkin
Robert McConaghty
John Diggory
a. George Scougall
John Wilson Ferguson
1817.
a. A. Patterson
a. C. H. Clements
a. - Hammond
James Medley
John Bond
Hiram Todd
John Strange
Thomas Murphy
1818.
Robert Graham
Hugh C Thompson
a. Alexander Pringle
a, John Jennings
a. Horatio Gates Bertrand
Christopher F. Collins
a. Joseph Scott
John Moore
Alexander F. Ferris
1819.
David Morrison
William Evans
a. John Spence
William Donaldson
a. E. A. loseph Daley
a. John Nlarlin
1820.
a. James Medle
Robert Sellars
a. Jeremiah Whitehead
George Millward
1821.
Jonathan Goldsmith
John Miskin
a. William Dean
Hugh Kelly
a. Roderic McKay
a. John Hynes
ROLL OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
•Aug., 1794.
Dec, "
June, 1795.
Dec, ' .,
June, 1796..
Dec, "
June. 1797..
Dec, •• .
June, 1798.
Dec, " .
June, 1799..
Dec , " .
June, 1800..
Dec, " .
June, 1801. .
Dec., " .
June, 1802.
Wm, McKay |„o_ c. Stewart .
.l"°- '^'='^°'^ • • • rhos. Sparham," jr .'
rhos.^ Sparham. jr James Elaymon.
I II
Jno. Darley ••
11 ' * ' '
Jno. McLeod !.."...
*i
Thos. Sparham, jr.
James Baymon . . .
Jermyn Patrick..!..
Jno. McLeod
Thos. Hershfeldt
Wm. McKay
Jbo. Grewer .
Jno. Size
Jno. Darley ..
Wm. Burrell
Jno. McLeod
James Baymon
Wm. McDonne
Thos. Plummer
Chas. McDunne
II
Jus. fiaymon
•I
Dugald Gray
lames Murray
Jno. Stauber
James Baymon
Park Allyn
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
ROLL OF P RINCIPAL OFFICERS-Cor.finued.
jermyn Patrick
Park Allyn
** * ' ■
Robt. Walker..;.'."
II
Jno. Darley...'.i,V.."!
Benj. Olcott '..'...'..
Fred. Bush [['''''"
.1 no. Darley . . .
Hy. Moore
Francis Carlisle.
Dec, 1802.
June, 1803.
Uec, "
fune, 1804.
Dec, "
June, 1 80c.
Dec, "
June. 1806.
Dec, "
June, 1807.!
Dec, "
June, 1808.
Dec, "
June, 1809... ■'.'.■'.■;| AsaF. Reid
Dec, ' ,
Jun?, 1810.,
Dec, "
June, 1811. .'
Dec, "
lune, 1812
bee, "
lune, 1813.'.
Dec, "
Tune, 1814. '.'.
Dec, " ..
June, 1815...
Dec, "
June, i8t6..,.
Dec., "
June, 1817. , .
Dec, " . .
lune, 1818 .
Dec, " . .
June, 1819. . .
Dec, •• ..
(une, 1820.,,
Dec, " ..
June, i8ai
Dec, " ...
lune, 182a
Dec, " ...
•'"°:'^?,'''ey Park Allyn
'^"''' Allyn Robu Walker
Robt. Walker':::.::;: Benj.'picou
Benj.^Olcott ...;;;;;;: Zenas Nash
Jno. Size.
Asa F. Reid .
Robt. Tolbert
Benj. Olcott .
Robt. Walker'
Benj. Olcott
Jno. Butterworth.
Jabraz Sizer ....
Rich. Smith
Elijah Spaffortl . .
Robt. Tolbert ; ;
»i
(I
Jno. Butterwortii
Robt. Young
Rd. Sh?,w . .
Thos. Smith .
Jno. Size
Fred. Bush
II
Smith Bartlett
Geo. Douglas
Jno. Darley
II
Rich. Smith
Wm. Patlon
Jno. Butterworth
Rd. Smith
Charles Keith
Jno, Allen
Thos. Smith
Geo. Oliver
Benj. Olcott
Sam'l. Shaw.... I Geo Olivor I i ,.,. .
II AJeo. uii\er Jerry Whitehead
Geo. Oliver ir,« c. J"°- Strange
" Jno. Strange I Jno. W. Ferguson
Jno. Butterworth
Alex. J. Ferns . .
Jno. Butterworth
Jno. Butterworth .
James Whitehead
Alex. J . Ferns ...
Jno. Spence
Jas. Meagher . . .
Benj. F.^irhead. . . ,
Chris. F. Collins
Alex. J. Ferns
I*
Jno. Spence
James Meagher
Wm. Donaldson
Geo. Oliver
60.^
CHAPTER XXVII.
St. James' Lodge, Nf
COUMTV r.^- T 7.' ^" ^■' TOVVNSHIP OF FREDERICKSBURG,
HaTtm /„.!?''''''' ^794-i822.-The First Masonic
WALL IN THE MIDLAND DISTRICT.
settlemeltf in ul^;rT^'^^°^? ^'°' ^ ""^t, is one of the oldest
H?cIrW '"Upper Canada. It is a township of the old Midland
hlllitSh^'^own'shi'tfofr °! ''''•''"^^"^'-■- L— X and Add;;fron'
thTnfrth weHhe R«v 0/ n''T" °" l^'' "orth-east, Richmond on
tnwn nn ii!! • i, y of Qiunte on the south-east, and Adolphus-
town on the south-west. It is now in the county of Lennov With
the p,oneers of the district it was known as " Th^ Township of ^ed^
6o4
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
erick," so named in lienor of Augustus Frederick tlic Duk,. r,r
fS l\ "'"''; r''^'^' of George Ill/and the Grand Ma'te of tl
l.mted (..rand Lodge of England after the union in i8ir The ,v „
unl'Zf" ""'^%'^-^'' ^:' l^.'"^ J"'"^«°"'^ ^"-^•^^"^'e^ soldiers, but ;
"ot bemg sufficient land in the township, thirteen lots were a, e
The first portion was known as " Frederickshurgh original" a 1
he second as " I-redericksburgh additional." There waf a esm
o, a village ,11 the township for years, but the population was nee
large enough for even a small hamlet.
The records of this lodge are meagre. The number "7" Ir,-
sometimes been confused wifh that of the N>w O wegSchie^.b?
which met at Elizabethtown, but tliis lo.lge exchange^l .t miV
If T?nn i^ ^^r' '^°^- '^'^^ "^'""t^' ^'^o^ "f the lattefg ves ted
as 799. but he names of the members do not in anv wE corres. mul
with those of No. 7, Fredericksburg. The lodge varVirraS
Ste'"? ^^ '''f'^'''' '" '''' "'^^-'^^ return^^arto'Tl "g
Lodge o England m ,797 by R. W. l5ro. Jarvis. The earlS
record of it ,s ,n a petition presented on the 4th Februarv ,8 '
when as will be seen by the records of No. 25. which met at' Ri.-h'
TeT\ f \v''n '"^^'1;'^'"^ "^ Richmond, in Lennox, a petition was
sent to K. VV. Bro. \\ m. Jarvis recommending "Joseph PriuLde
Jehial Hawley and Elisha Phillips, three proper persons to be aij-
pointed officers of a lodge to be holden in the township of Richmond "
1 his petition was signed bv " Bros. H. Spencer. Duncan Bell. Daniel
Kingsbery, Jos. (iunsden, Gilbert Sharp, Garnet D. Clute. Honrv
Sharp. B. C. Spencer."
The petition asked for " a warrant to establish a lodge in the
Township of Richmond, in the Midland District. L'pper Canada."
with " Joseph Pringle as Master. Jehial Hawlev. Sen'r Warden and
Elisha Phillips. Jun'r Warden." The officers signing were ' Duncan
Bell, W. M.: Daniel Kingsborrv. S. W.; Gilbert Sharp, J. W.; B. ( .
Spencer. Secretary. P. T." As directed the officers of Xo. 7 proceed-
ed to Richmond, installed the officers ard reported to R. W. P.ro.
Jarvi.s. that the duty had been performed on the loth March.
The report of the proceedings gives about the onlv records ]iie-
served of the membership of Xo. 7. It reads that:
" Agreeable to the instructions from the Grand Lodge, No. 7, ass-nibkd
at Abel Goold's, on the nth of March, 1812. in the Township of Richnioiul,
for the purpose of installing Richmond Lodge, at present without Number
" Br. D. Bell, Master of the Chair.
Br. M. Laraway, Past Master.
Br. J. Cornsolus. Past Master.
"Then proceeded to open a Master's Lodge and proceeded to Iii<t;ill
Joseph Pringle, Worshipful Master.
"Jehial Hawley. Senior Warden.
Elisha Phillips, Junior Warden.
" Then clo.sed the Master's Lodge in order to < pen that of an i'.nUrol
apprentice. Members present: Br. B. Iki!. Worshipful Master' Br M I im-
way. Past Master: Br G. D. Kingsbury. Senior Warden: Br. G Sliarl,
Junior Warden: Br. E. Phillip. Seni. .■ Deacon: Br. J. Pringle. Junior Dc,-,-
con; Br. J. Hawley, Treasurer; B, T. D. Sanford. Sect'y; Br. G. D CliuU'
r>k'r; Br. H. Sharp; Br. J. Otr i.. T. Pringle; Br. S. Ashley Br P V11
Drider; Br. J. Cummins.
" Lodge clo.sed in peace and harir.Miy at 8 o'clock."
The first building exclusively f-.r- Craft purposes was built in
r7^*i#
HiSTOKV OF FREEMASONRY IX CANADA ^e
visito,-s at No. 6 "-' "'"' >°''" l>o"°van were
}fy.^5ri,::'S:':;!:r^:i^i^°-,^:^:f"iy;j>'^ o- .1- and
a.Kl for servicM in the r d.enio, nf t„ " ^"""-T"" ™ ""gio",
i-re,lericl(sl>urg was convenient to tl,e lownsliimof Ri I,
c-rectcd the rirst fra.ne builc i, g L' ,, e tun ^ "n ' fl T' ^''
ccive.i"i;;n;;^:;e'h:?.:s'''Tho'h^''' ^^^^^^-•'"^ ^^ '-^ ^f bread re-
was tied stJod umfl^ \ n. fSrt-In V "''^' "" '^V'l"'^
of the first settlers to give themfre'lo.u " ^'"" """" *''"^' ^"^
On the 10th Alarch, 1805, J]ro. Thomas Stauber Tr F,a„cis
ycock, Bro C.arlow, Bro. Brass, were visitors at Ki, i^iton and
]>ro. Sherwood visited on 2ik1 Augnst, 1.S10 The broth,-ri S w r',, i
were also ine.nbers of the Xew ( ^vegatchie lo 1^ Na 7 wl Xmet
.n 1787 at lU.zabethtown. Bro. I'eter \anclertu<kM. o^• \ rDrkleT"
visited \o. 6 on the 3rd December, 1812, and on the 21st Febrinr;
1813, the name of Bro. Jehial Mawley, the senior Tv^rden o t fe
newly-estabhshed lodge in the connty c,f Richmond is on th" list of
visitors. R. W. Bro. Ziba Marcus Phillips, a brother who did so
n.uchwork for the Craft all through the Midland disJrict. was a mem-
ber ot No. 7 and visited No. 6 on the 4th December, 1817. It was
ns relative, Bro. I.:iisha Phillips, who was the junior warden of Jhe
lodge in the coiinty of Richmond. B.ro. A. P.. Huiif, of No. 7, was
a visitor to ho. 6 on the 15th September, 1819.
These names antedate any list extant of the membership bv
many years. Had the visitors' register been carefully kept much
more information would be at hand in compiling the liistorv of this
early lodge.
Tn the ^fSS. there is a certificate of a delegate to the Kingston
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HISTOKV UK KREE.MASONRV IN CANADA.
vinS r ^ T ^^^'■^tary. The lodge was not represented at The Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge meeting of 1804, for the minutes state that " No 7
i'redencksburg, did not attend but showed good cause by letter " The
minutes also state that " The G. S. then observed he had also received
a letter from No 7, Fredericksburg, expressing the like satisfaction
T^u *iPf., ^ approbation, but for local circumstances could not attend "
I he like satisfaction " alluded to a similar letter from No. 5 at Ed-
wardsburg, " showing cause for non-attendance."
As already stated, the records of Richmond lodge, in the county
of Lennox, show that on the 4th February, 1812, the members of No
7 recommended " Bros. Joseph Pringle, Jehial Hawley and Elisha
l^hillips, three proper persons to be appointed as officers of a lodce
Sec .u° ?^Pc " T^^ Township of Richmond." And it is also in the
Mbb. that St. James Lodge, No. 7," which was the name given to
Fredericksburg lodge, " met on the loth of March for the purpose
of installing the new Lodge held in the township of Richmond at
present without number." The lodge, therefore, must have been in
working order, as the installation was carried out, aereeable to tlie
instructions of R. W. Bro. Jarvis.
In the proceedings of the Grand Masonic Convention of 27th
August, 1817. "Bro. Elisha Phillips" represented "Lodge No 7"
and in 1819 R. W. Bro. Benjamin McAllister in his report to the
Kingston Convention writes concerning this lodge: "On visitine th«
brethren * * * * at Fredericksburg the second time, a suitable
degree of ambition seemed to have been raised, which I hope will
have a proper effect." The lodge, however, was not represented at
the Convention of 1819. In the MSS. there is a certificate for a dele-
gate to the Kingston Convention in 1820, signed by the officers of
the lodge, which contains the names of Bros. Spencer, Elisha Phillips
Duncan Bell and Alexander Clark, all names familiar in the history
of this lodge. The certificate reads:
We, the Worshipful Master and Wardens of Lodge, Number Seven do
certify that Brother Timothy Thompson is fully authorized to represent ' our
Lodge in the Grand Convention, to be held at Kingston, on the second
Monday in February, A.M. 5820.
Bro. Conger Spe.ncer,
Elisha Phillips,
Duncan Bell,
W.M.
S.W.
J.W.
Alex'er Clark,
Secretary
To
John W. Ferguson,
Secretary to the Grand Convention,
Kingston.
In the minutes of the Convention of 1820 under the head ot
Returns " is entered " Lodge No. 7, at Bath." This was the lodge
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. fo^
at Bath, perhaps re-numbered by the Convention Tt,..* \t - j .,
not pass out of existence is established by "he fact ihaUn x8^^' f h''^
the re-organization of the Provincial rLnH t V Vt ^^^' ""^^'"
numbered as "No. 6." and ^To ?co''anftv^v'u^''- ^' ^^^ '•^-
warrant was granted for a lodSe^?" Vr ^ k ^"^ '''' '■*^^''*«'"- The
burgh," an evident error in tranfcription In thif ' "°* Frede.icks-
September, 1822, is the nameof W r r. ^ warrant, dated 23rd
faithfully by the odge fromTs ?n,i.? °- ^T'^t'^ ^""' ^^o stood
-all that can be ascertaS nf ?, *i°"- R^ ^''^""'y °^ the lodge
devoted to the sS Provinc al Gra77'y ^A °""? '" '' ' P«"°d
organized by R. W. Bro'^sJmorMcGnHvray^^'^^' ^''" '' "^^ ^-
The following is a list of the members of this lodge:
Bell,. Duncan, J. W., 1820, X
Brass, —
Curtice, Nathan,
Clark, Alex., Sec'y, 1820, X
Courtier, —
Donovan, John.
Dusenbury, —
Finkle, Hy.,
Garlow, —
Hawley, Jehial, S. W., 1812, X
Hawley, Ichobed,
Huff, A. B.,
Pringle, Joseph, W. W X
^S' X ''''^' ^'^" '^"' ^"*^ ^•^■'
Priam, —
Phillips, Z. M.,
Stauter, Jr., Thos.,
Sherwood, —
Spencer, Conger, W. M., 1820 X
Thompson, timothy,
Van Alstine, —
Vandertuden, Peter,
Wycock, F.,
cordld.' ■' '"*"' '"'"*^*" ''' ""'^ °'-^"- of ihe "lodge whose names are re-
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Harmony LoooE. No. 8. Toronto, i796-i8n.-A Lodok That
Had Many Pioneers Among Its Members.-The First
Masonic Funeral in York (Toronto)
occttpiedVbdg'e No's'at^YoX °' 'r'*, '' *° *^^ ^^^^ ^^^'^'^^n
^^:fir^.:S\^^-^
certificate vnth para lei columns, one in Enj^ish; but the other Tnsteld
wa n'oTe or ?e".s fn'"i; '' '^^ ''^^"^'' % '^"^"^^^ which afd'tpod
was more or less spoken m western Canada
records'left 'in'th^i S^c"^"'^^,^'"^ have been compiled from the scant
arreaderV of .Irlv^ f; J^'' ".V^^ membership are familiar to
OntTn-oT; SleTre^em Ume:^^"' • ""^"^ °^ ^'^"- ^^^""^^^^ ^^ '"
6i)8
HISTORY (Jl- IRKEMASONRV IN CANADA.
The text of the certificate of S. 1). Cozens is as follows-
To
All Ancient, Regular, Free Hnd Ac-
■ ' ' -fl Masons.
cV'.i, lu-.i Ji, Happiness.
W«^ '.'.o hereby certify that the
bear or iicreof, Brother Samuel D.
Cozens, a member of J.odge No. 8
(Ancient Free Masons), under the
jurisdiction of the Provincial Grand
Lodge of Upper Canada, hath been
raised to the sublime dep-ree of a
Master Mason, mu' 'ii.,t;i ^^viformed
all his work among us to the entire
satisfaction of the brethren, he is
therefore recomnuMuled as such.
In Testimony whereof we have de-
livered him this certificate, and that
it may not be of use to anyone else,
we have caused him to sign his name
in the margin " Ne Varietur."
Done at York in Upper Canada,
this loth day of July, A.D. 1797.
•Approved.
Wni. Jarvis, P. CM.
Samuel D. Cozens, Sec'y.
tons les anciens Macon-t regulierj
sur les deux Ucniisphers.
Union, Sante, Bonheur.
Nous ceriitions (|ue le porteur du
present le Frere Samuel D. Cozens
member de la Loge, N'o. 8 ( \n-
ciens York Macons), Sur le jurisdic-
tion dc la Grand Orient, de Haut
Canada, a ete eleve au sublime
grade de Maitre Macon et (luil a
travaille parmi nous a lentiere sat-
isfaction de seo freres, est pourquoi
nous le recommendous comnietel.
En Foi, de quoi nous liu avore
dehvre le prese.ite certifiiat, et at'fin
quil ne puisse servir a aux autre per-
sonne, nov. lui avons fais signer
son nomire a la marge '• Ne Varie-
tur."
Donne a York en Haut Canada
La 10 Juillette A.D. 1797, A.L.
Samuel Heron, Master.
Jonathan Scott. Senior Warden.
Thomas Stoyelle. Junior Warden.
h.„ "^^i °"f. *'""'' ^ '"'''■ '"^^ attached to the certificafo b\ a blue rib-
bon ]„ the niarg.n ,s written the signature of the mvner of the
certihcate above tiie words " ne varietur "
'J'he Cozens family were of the (arlv settlers. TIk- oriiruial
was Captain Daniel Cozens, a man who took an active part in the war
of American independence.
On the breaking out of the American revolution of 1770 Daniel
\vS; P '" Sp"^fatl'^'r had emigrated to .North \naTica with
Wilham Penn adhered to the Hntish crown, and took an active mrt
a;H7!;;n^t;' T- '""■? '". .'■'""^^'^t^''- ^-o^'ity, who readilv embodied
and put themselves under Ins command, and whom he victualled at
his own expense a cons, lerable time before he made application for
mwns. bor this he received the commission of cap ain roi^ Sir
f^r 1?" tV'''''' '■''" '" /'';i'^'*'^''l'''ia. commander of tin 1 ritisl
forces, fhe company of Captain Cozens was called the "West
Jersey Volunteers." and he continued firm in his a., crence to the
rown throughout all the protracted struggle •- the revolution rv
\\ til .
The active exertions which Captain Cozens mad,. i„ udistiup
ce "d ';!;;" '^"'^ ^'^"'^ ^^ '"^ T" "'^^ ""^» •- --' i" ''■' -
\Kc and the extensive influence which he exerted in West bi^.-v
excited the enmity of the colonial government, au 1 d ,0 hi c , -'
fiscaton of his entire estate, which ext -led between I^hihlelhh
and Irenton. and the forced eiertnu-nt i„c f i ' "' '^' "-'P'"-!
his wife and uve childrcr 'J'^*'"^"^ '"^ ^«'"''.v, consisting ot
tn fJJ''l ^"""\^"'' "".VH-lfiinR loyalist was rewarded for his dev.nion
to the crown, b^ n grant from the IViti-' iovernment of ^.ori, acre"
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
anci^/jIrtiSc^?.^^^^^ - ^he shores of Lake Ontario
issue two'sousTboth^oTSm^e'^e^^^^^^ ^'^"* «t«"ds. had
three claugh.ers, one of whoronlv 1. ^'''"'' ^'■^'" *'^^ "°vvn and
who .narried Stephen Snick^or Phnr.T\'"'^-~^"^«" Cc..ens.
£ '"^'■.^ JJ- Carnick, of New York cifv^'l^'''^'- ^"^ ^^^ose son
^our of them being the children of he/' M '^ ''"" ^^^ grandchildren
Jr.. of New V«rk city, and the n?Lr f^'^'^'l' /°"' ^^^Phen Carnick
Loms Carnick. Philadelnhin n .V''^ ^^'^"^ o^ her yomu'est son'
captain Daniel Cozins ^ "^"'''^ '^' °"'3' hving de^scendams of
( aptain Daniel Cozens aff»r
crown, went to Toronto wSSebnirn'''''"^*^' ^'"^"t ^-"om the
hat city. LU, ,^„,, DaS and Sl^i V- f ^ *^' '^"^ '^""■^^^ erected i^
he early plans of Markham on lots L J ' t° ''''^ ^"-^"^^ «^ land In
erslv'"' ? 5-^T"^ ^-ens mafbe'ste^''^ ^SI^ '''' ^''^^'^ concession"
Jersey, and died there In an%>.H i ^h'^^^^s removed to New
Shivers Cozens is on No /, Z h^^ ^r^" °^ '^^'•""t^ the name of
died suddenly i„ a lit i„ ToVoC'lf '"'""'«' "' London He
erred w,,h Masonic honors o™te IV'^?' ^^'" '«°^' '•"> «as Vn-
Janifs' cathedral. ' "" 3ist nit., ,n the cinnchyard of St.
.ranna'ry 27U,, iS^herelrthe fSf"'° ^ '^"■''■■ican Oracle " of
o<.^^,VorH Hlsr^l-s'^--^ -;E^.ahl^
a cousin of SiT a cSel'l^T ""'•'" ''>- benjamin Cogens
S:'-- ^- ---S'^et^Trt^e'lreatKrS-i^'ll
York, Upper Canada.
8th April, 1808.
^fr. Jonathan Paul,
Dear Sir. '^"* ^^- J-sey.
only one I have received from fh-,.
"xh;;!"/"' '»" '-"/". «'ll. " »"«■ ' .m
»^™.n,c«,™ .„.„, „„ „, „. J"*-,";^^ ;;- -=h^=Heape. L, S«'
' '*' °f ^farch, which is the first anH
""-ter since I arrived hire 1 am
III
6io
HISTdRY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
It has been a very hard winter here. Snow fell (our feet on the level, and
there is considerable snow at present hack in the country.
The people in this country arc much alarmed ft)r fear of an American
War, whuh (Jod forbid there ever should be. If tin Americans declare war
against France, I should like to go to South America. I belong to a Vol-
unteer Cimipany of Horse that is ready at a minute's warning to go on any
expedition they are ordered.
Samuel D. Cozens died this winter. He was taken in a fit, fell back-
wards, and never spoke afterwards.
Therr were orders arrived this morning to raise two Regiments of foot
in this Province and two thousand Regulars, and there march from the
Lower Province to this place.
Dear Sir, I remain.
Yours most truly.
(Signed) Benjamin Cozens.
The " Upper Canada Cazottc or American Oracle " of 1 5th
December, 1800 (a paper published in York by William Waters and
T. G. Simons), gives a description of a Masonic funeral, the cere-
monial bcinp: conducted by lodge No. 8. The report says:
" Brother Alexander Perry, a member of Lodge No. 12, of Montreal,
was drowned on the iith December, 1800, whilst crossing the river (now
called the Rou^re) seventeen miles from tov\n, being on his way home."
The Rouge River is in the Township of .'^carboro'. County of
\'ork, seventeen miles east of Toronto.
The following extract from the minutes has reference to the sad
event. ( aptain Daniel Cozens, of loyalist fame, was W. M. The
extract is the first record of a Masonic funeral in this province.
" Lodge of EnuTKcncy called on Sunday, the 15th Inst. (iSth Dec'r,
iRoo) to pay the funwral honors to the body of Brother Alexander Perry
of St. Paul's Lodge No. 12, of Montreal."
"The Lodge was opened in due form at half-past two o'clock, P.M. anG
honored with the attendance of the R. W. the Provincial Grand .Master ol
U. C, William Jarvi.s, Esquire, Secretary of this Province, and a respecta-
ble number of visiting brethren.''
" Before removing the body the f'->llowing short oration was pronounced
by the Worshipful Master ot said Lodge, Brother Daniel Cozens":
" ' Like Leaves on trees the race of man is found,
Now green jn youth, now withering on the grcrtind.'
" Fellows and Brethren: —
" Knowing your feelings on the piesent melancholy occasion, I shotiM
conceive it unnecessary for me to urge anything on my part, or to point out
to you the necessity of observing a particular decorum in doing the last
offices til the remains of this our departed brother, had not his fate whilst
living seemed strongly to mark for " commisseration," and whose untimely
end demands the tribute we are about to pay. The spectacle before tis
should inculcate the most awful lesson on the minds of us, his surviving
brethren, and I doubt not but that it will leave impressions on each of us.
impressions, whose benignant operation may convince us, that there is noth-
ing terrible in death. To I'rcemasons more particularly, dcatli should nC't
be terrible, to them whose sole object is a moral one, bound by their vow«
to a moral union, to the practice of charity, and the Cardinal virtues, li
their lives but conform to the spirit of Freemasonry their deaths however
untimely, however accomplished, cannot but be happy. Could our participa-
tion alleviate the distresses of a childlcs"; mother, or soothe the afflicted
msn.KV <,..• ..RKKMASONKV I.V ( A.VADA. <5,.,
what i, now in our p„wc C , "llv f'VM''' ""^ ^'^ '^»"""' P"'"""
further remains for me to add nv h^ . .•'ff.-ctH.natcly will do. Li„ie
clcxuu manner, ,o .lis^hfrKc th L t:^;;n^^:^''' '^fTT' "' '^'^^ '"-'
Krcssivcly inliabit." Peopie, and collective humanity must pro-
The procession then moved tn »ii» .^lo ■
order: " """'*='* '° "^^ P'""' '» oucrnunt in the following
Preceded by the Rev. Geo. Stuart.
Corpse w,n. ,s,x Master Masons as pail W.u-r.
i wo I ylers
Two Deacons
I'ast Master, with the Rible Snuir^ X, r
Senior .md Junujr Wardens' ^r:'!!;:'''''-''
Master Ma.^ons, two and two
Secretaries and Treasurers
f'ast Masters, two and two'
Masters of Lodges, two and two
Right Worshipful, the Prov'l Grand .Master
The most perfect order and s leS^ V"^ ^^P"*^ <^""'' '^f-'^'ter.
"M-sited in the grave, the p"roc ssion reuVned'^H ■'''''" '"'^"^ ^'^ ''-'^
"York- 15th Dec'r in the v.,r •'"%""■'" •''"'' IH'rft'ct l,arm,.„v,
R..ilder of our hope.^8,;o" aid ^rMalnr";, s'S^".- ^^^"^ ^■'^-*- "^ ' ^^'-er
Riding, a„c| flu. Con,, Tvoi .k1 i^T' 'f ^li'^'^'''"'' ^'^^ '^^'^^
llirco counties elect.ul '<•,>. ;,^-;, "'^ County of Snncoe." These
^8or. the electio"\oo,r f 'u.X;r'cof- '''^ '^'^^ "^"^ ^^ ■f"'>-
nient builcling,s in H,e to v, of Y„ " ' ^r w'!,""''' ? , ^''^ ^^•*^■^•••"■
Senator G. \V Mhn „-,. /» • .-■ William .Mian, father .-f
"i«,K.enen,. 11-; i^tnt S"S- ^^, ;;;^;r;i-Zr'"
.->-a-ri-,i^e^:^^;,---^^-.^ost .and .t:!^: 1.
^-tv, .n assembly, by those who ^isz %;T:::i,:T:'^r^;:^-^
1 wo canchdates presei,ted themselves Mr V M .", > ,r ,
J. Sniail. Mr. AIcDonell wps ,l.,i'i .'.... •^.,:. .-.^- •^'^■'^^>"^-lI. an,l
Th
h
E
liiiii, as the " Oracle " stntos " t ,., • *-''^ ^'1 there appearing f.jr
E«q.. 32; Majorit i^.'-X;8o4 thJJe'ur'"""! ''''''' ^^' ^- •^-^".
and Bro. McDoncll was aL hfret rn^ i ?' '1'"^''"'" ^■''^^'^•"" ^""test.
Bro. McDonell. a yi^ar S U^Zf ' "'^•^^""^' constituencies
one of the thirtv-ni.te pe u ; lost on T II ''/'. ^'"'-^''^ ^^^^ '" ^eing
ment schooner '•' Speedv'' IT. . ""^^a'^^' / »ntano in the govern-
Cochrane. Soiicitor-'c" ral C^y'^a'doth .''""*'' 1 ^'''''- -^"^1^^
" Upper Ca,tada Gazette or AmeH;l.X:H,!?r-^;;'y '^■"owt, as the
..rant. in the eai-ly times.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IX CANADA.
613
?reef easHrr^^'' T ''I "P- '" ^^'- ^^^-eron's house on King
of tSt, r ^"^^^ '^'■^^*' ''"* '" '«^^'- davs from 1808 till the wa?
Merc r ' on";^'^ ' ^Ju'' ''^' "' ^'^^ "'^ ''«"«^ °'^^"Pied bv Andrew
ThTSgr^S^inThth^e ^°^"^^ °^ "^>- ^^^^ ^^^^''^"^-" -'-
Niagara river fame, worked as a laborer in i8,- VA '^organ of
to Toronto as a brewer and nSts'ter h^t^e Dod frew ^c^^ tL'^^^^
west corner of Bay and Richmond streets ■ ^ "'^''^^'
The accompanying view is interesting as it give, an idea of T<,
rmuo m the earher part of the centurv. The localHv is the eastern end
of the cty east of the present St. Lawrence MarSt and nor h of the
shore hne o the bay-in those days on the bav shore I is also Z
?"n^.T.T °^ '•'' '^'? Parliament buildings extant. The buildin:/in
ront of the man on horseback was at the present corner of East Mar-
ket Square and Frotn .street. The building to the north, with the door
in the centre, was McC.innis & Montgomery's genera) store That in
the centre to the left of the tree was George Monro's private house, at
tsJ? -n *,''M'.'"''^"^ ,^^°''^^ ^^'^^^- This house is still standing
(i8Q>'). i he building with the gable towards the reader was the Post
Ofhce at the foot of Frederick street. The block house which was
destroyed by the Americans in 1813 stood withm a few feet of the
waters edge near the mouth of the Don River. This is the earliest
picture which gives any idea of the embryo city
„r'^''Ir^''^^yi" °/ ^?^^ J""^' ^801: contained the following
oration, delivered by the Master of Harmonv lodge. No 8 on the
occasion of his resigning the chair of the lodge. ' '
Brethren:
As this is the pji-iod wliich the constitution of our ,,nlcr has Hniitcd iuv
my hokhng the high and important, and most honorable seat Tn whi h
brotherly love and Masonic affection has placed, and so long cont.nuerme
r canno res,gn the dignified chr.rgo without giving e.xpression o he t' rm
and tender emotions, which this charge has reated
,rc.- 'S"T; ^^'"'■'f'''"^"' accept my grateful rind unfeigned thanks for the
chstnigutshed honor of voting me into the chair. I have endrvored \v th
earnest sohcitude to discharge the dutier, attaclKd to .t, in cl a min
1 st^ncrrh.r^ ""''^r ''*"' "^' °""^- ^PP--tion as a Ma.c,o; f Tn y
Accept Brethren, my warmest thanks for the order nn.l harmonv which
ig S:r"lt"^"lTi?on?v'", '" ^r°'^*^'-^""^ ' '^'-^ "'^^ the^honorTp^estd
wecan'beenabled tn'^.sl'''"^? ^'''''^°\'^^y '''"d exemplary conduct, that
that ue -an display to the world the native beauties of our o der md
crl,!:rLt;.-rJ; t«;::z:t'::;"^- -^ " '' - -^ -• "
6i4
mSTOKV OF FREEMASONRY IX CANADA.
; het us wear in our hearts that iiiiu)i-eiice ai wliich wo wear the emblon
on our bodies, let us in every situation or transaction of life remember that
vvc ate Masons, let the order in which the rules of the Lodge impose onus
be voluntary, and our rule of conduct on all occasions.
I ct this truth be deeply impressed on our minds, that no one can be a
good IVIason in open Lodge, who :v .therwise out of ii, that goodness is
the foundation of Free and Accepted Masonry, and tnat goodness only can
form the bupet structure, and lastly, that no one can be a good Mason who is
not a good man.
I cannot dismiss this subject. Brethren, without tenderly suggesting that
It be your future and most serious care to guard against admitting into this
society, persons, who from loose principles, immoral and disorderly con-
duct, bring Masonry into disgrace, and fix upon the whole body a stigma
as unjust as it is prevalent. You are called to be thus jealous by every in-
ducement, your domestic peace as a body, your character as men, yo'ir repu-
tation as Masons, and your dignity as members of society.
With such impressions I feel an assurance that you hereafter will scrutin-
ize with watchful caution the character of every future candidate, and admit
no man until his principles urc fully ascertained.
May the three Great Lights in Masonry, the I'ather, Son and Holy
i^puit, .so enlighten and invigorpte our souls, tiiat ,,e stray not into the
retriops oi darkness, beyond the tropic of redemption.
Let us tiien, my Jirethicr), make the four Cardinal virtues the four
corners oi that immortal mansion, which every .Mason should pride and
glory in rai^ng. Ar, we advance in the noble labor, let us mount on Jacob's
la-lder, whose summit will bring our faith to reality, and our hope to widely
spreading immortal love, -o us will then be allotted some of the manv man-
_i.;ns_ which the Great .\rcliitect of the Univr-sc has declared to'be his
fathers hcnise. where all is I'.-gulaied by the S(|Uare of .Almighty Goodness
,r>Hi the o.mpa'-ses oi infinite mercy, ' where is heard no axe or hammer's
s.HMid. but sounds of eternal prai.se from cherubims and .Seraphim', with
whom may that of IMasons join until tune shall he no more.
The (irand Lodjjo report of 1801. of which, however, 110 detailed
'r;iinite.s are extant, and in which No. 8 i.s mentioned, states that the
\v<)rsh.i,.tid master, past nia.sters and wardens, were suninioned to
aitend tlie ne.xt ( ,rand Lodffe at Xiajrara, which was holden on
Wednesday, the jud Jniie, at 11 o'clock a.m.
The brethren at York— at least some of them— were in doubt as
to the ijeniimeness ol the warrant of autlioritv held bv K W jlro
Jarvis. Ihe irre^niiar or rival ( ,rand Lodj-e" at Niagara had been
formed, and was niakino every effort to draw the lodges from tlieir
allegiance to th. frovinciai (irand .Master at York. This state of
matters is proven b.v the request made to K. W. Rro. Jarvis to satisfy
the brethren at York. The .MSS. contain the 'ollowing letter or
stimmons to the Provincial (irand .Master:
Riiclii Wor-hipful Sir & Bro.:
\;u are hereby notified -ii.it. in concurrence with a Warrant to u^
directed, by the Right Wnrshipiul. tlie Grand Secretary, dated Niagara ^rrl
.August. 1802. of wliuh you have hnd the peru.sal. we have called an Rnier-
gcncy of Harmony Lodge .\o. 8. to be holden at Brother William Co<M)er'<=
Hou.se, on Saturday, the jist Instant, to assembb at three o'clock in the
-tternoon. of the ^al(l Day. and we have summoned all tiie Brethren of No
'.f>. vvho were member., thereof, on the 24th May. .800, and one intelligent
br.othcr, 1 homas Ridout. Esquire, who was a Visitor of No 16 on that
night, to attend us. to give their information to the injunctions in ^ai.l W.u
HISTORY OF FMKEMASONRY IN CANADA.
615
be found. ^''^ '^"' E^'im'nat.o-.. that the Truth may
I am, Right Worshipful Brother and Sir,
Yours sincerely,
p -., , ,^ Hugh Hcward,
Vork-. :6th August. 1802. " '""'" "' ^"^ ^^^'■'^"^-
Wn:. Jarvis, E.s(ir.
meeting of N„ i6 at >S|, Pr„ R- , "' " "° "'""^ "' •'"»'
unn.e|t,«. n».-|ij;';;.^: j^,-,/<'^r;r;^' ,?--'.- .," ^^ -
otA^mblrUnilrr'"?''"'-''''''''^'''-"''"''' '''^- B™ Home
Chew ct n ,C V- ,''• ;°'"" =«i"R-S"'-veyor fienen,! with ifr.
Grand Master. Al^-Nab was Provincial
Heron ^ll.'ti!!''^;']- "' "T -r' '^"^ there is the certificate of Sanuiel
rZTmZtrly"^^''%'7 °^'.!f>' -^L- 5808, and signed bv
r W orre 1 ^nH w Sf'"''' Pilknigton, S. W.; Parshall Terrv.
.1. vv pro tem., and V.ni. Heward, secretary
Isaac Pilknigton, the senior warden, joined Xo 16 from No
^.^X;^'&--i„-^rii,,;-,r HeS
-he iSrwaT'-Irworr'tli;"''" "'\'" P*""!^^-- f"'-"-' '-"■<• -^'''^^v that
lie loagc was at nork at tlie jxTiod named.
Caleb Hu.nphrey was a pew-holder in St. James' church -ind
t rT' ^ 'w::"^"' ''7"r^^ ''^>- -^^"f t'- «l^' jail on R:rkdei
street. It was afterwards known as the " Little Don " Lient
G.vms afterwards Col. Givins. on the occasion of hi fi -st vis^ tto
Toronto m 1793, forced his wayHn a canoe with a friend up Vevor."
'^Zl^'^^rS: "^i;"^ ''T''' ""'^^'- '''' '-Pression th^ he ^^
e.xp onng the Don. It was. however, onlv a rivulet, runnino- out
ot the larger stream known as llu- Don ' runnni^ out
In the list of the appointmen* of the town of York made at
town n,ee,mg „, ,799, the re^ Is show that Pa a Terrv
uas Pound keeper for the Circle of the Don " ^
A short distance over (he Don bridge there is -i ro-,,1 tUn fi^cf
!.L . , ,"' ""gmally to the mills of Parshall Terrv of
who.e accKlental drowning in the river Don there is a notice Tn
the "Gazette" of Julv ...^.l, ,808. In ,8cx, Terrv lad been nro
moted from pound keeper to -overseer of the waVs f?o„ the Rav
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Road to the Mills." In 1802 it is described " from the Bay Road
to the Don Mills." Helliwell's miUt subsequently occupied the site
of Terry's mills.
Bro. Isaac Swayze, or Sweazy, and Bro. Parshall Terry, had
the monopoly of contracts for the supply of the fort at York. Bro
Swayze was originally a member of lodge No. 7, New Jersey, and
was initiated in 1776, receiving his E. A. and F. C. in the United
States, and affiliating as an F. C, was raised to the sublime de-
gree of a M. M. in 1801, in lodge No. 2, at Niagara. This was
the original " St. John's Lodge of Friendship," No. 2, ,it Niagara.
Wm. Howard was a son of Hugh Reward, clerk in the Lieut.-
Governor's office, in 1803. Bro. Thos. Hamilton was a storekeeper
in York.
Duke W. and Hiram Kendrick are names thoroughly identified
with the early history of Masonry in Toronto. There were four
brothers, Joseph, Duke, Hiram and John, respectively. They were
originally possessors of lots Nos. 6, 7, 8, and 9, on the west side of
Ycnge street. They all displayed nautical proclivities, or, as one
vvho knew them said, they were all "water dogs." In 1799 Duke
Kendrick established a pot-ashery on lot 7, and his advertisement
headed " Ashes ! Ashes ! Ashes !" appears in the " Gazette " of
2ist December, 1799. The name of Kendrick appears frequently in
cornection with the early marine of York. In Masonic matters
they took the greatest interest, and in connection with Rawdon and
other lodges displayed much energy and zeal in advancing the wel-
fare of the Craft.
Of Bro. John Edgell nothing is known save that in the
•• Gazette " of 14th March, 1801, he is named with other inhabitants
as a subscriber to the extent of $5 towards the improvement of
icnge street.
Samuel Heron was one of the town-wardens of York in i7-:^9.
He WIS a brother of Mr. H^'-on, of Niagara, the father of the late
Andrew Heron of Toronto.
The Grand Secretary, Bro. Jermyn Patrick, had some doubt
as to the work of No. 8. He wrote to R. W. Bro. Tarvis en the
2nd March, 1808, and his letter exhibits the unsettled state of the
Masonic mind in the province at this time. The records show that
the lodge No. 8 of 1797 had not met for two years prior to rRii.
so that the lodge w^o really dormant. Bro. Patrick writes:
" When I Iiad ongrosscd the Warrant, I propose sciuhiiK them a copv
of our minutes for the mode of proceding, but I suppose they will fall into
the ,^anlc channel the otlicr piil ordinate LodRos have done. l' iiear nothing.
nor do I receive r.nything troni them, and as I hear notliing from York, I
cannot call them to account."
The words " When I engrossed the warrant " conld scarcely
refer to the charter of 1797, and yet as there was no other lodge
No. 8 between i797-r8o8, it might refer to a new warrant. The
new warrant, which followed " Hamionv," was not issued until
1811^ The term "I suppose thev will fall into the same cliatmel
as the other lodges " is also unintelligible, unless it should refer tr.
an incoming warrant. Whatever may have been the result of Bro
Patrick's letter the last document in the MSS. proves that the lodtjo
HISTORY OF FREEMASONKY IN CANADA.
617
Ss1°''"''"* ''■°'" ^^"""^ *^' beginning of 1809 until 1811. It
orSaturdTv thf ,ti, ? T ^"*=P**=^ Masons, assembled by verbal summons,
and .eso,„tfo;: *' °' ^'"""^' '«"'" ^"^ ^'^^^^^^ ^^e following preamble'
berdSI?'?om"ri?rf'r**°'*^"".^"^ ""="'•'*=" of Harmony Lodge, num-
new,, :,ss ar<,%:t t=„:L'"Tr"o^,"^"^"' °' - "-•"" " "-
Caleb Humphrey S. W.
Benjamin Cozens T. G.
" Signed and approved in presence of
John Cameron.
Secretary elect."
inner'^^uL'^'Tr'''"' .•''" ''^"'1 """^^ ^^ ^^^ «^"'°^ warden and
nf fp/p • T'l,^ "i^^ting may have been called a> the su^gesHon
hLI n P':^^'""^' Grand Master, for on the ^rd of Tanua?? niJie
days previous, a deputation waited on the R. W Brother and ore
■^ 'l^Zk^:&Jr^ '' ^^^-^ ^'- establishrnrof^^^e:
"T„ ft D- w -i.T ,■ ' York, 3rd January, 1811.
rl'J:" '^'"''' Worshipful Grand Master of and in the Province of ^pper
Canada.
of F^e and Accent h"m '^'■"*'''" "^ '^' ^"^'^"* --^"^ Honorable Fraternity
o;.a;i:aS"otlnd''i:nief orr"e^""i"o"d;e^^ ^^"^^^"^ ''^' ''' ^-
Kently performed, have met fo! ' n^frnoL 7' i"'" ."^'?'<^'='^d- ^"^ negli-
have dcDuteH Rrnf 1,! -r^ Purpose of designing some plan, and
John Cameron
Joshua I^eitch
John Campbell
Caleb Humplirev
p^ „, ,, . ^ Joseph Kendrick.
f>. Ihe Brethren deputed we-e also present.
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HISTORY OF KRKi:.\!.\.S(».NUV I\ CANADA.
!
January 19th, i8n.
To tlic Right Worshipful William Jarvis, Esquire.
Provincial Grand Master of Upper Canada.
'■ The petition of the undersigned Brethren belonging to the Ancient and
Honorable Fraternity, being all Master Masons, and desirous to establish a
Lodge in the town of York.
They therefore pray your Worship to grant them a Warrant for that
purpose, and beg leave to name Brother Thomas Hamilton, Master, Brother
Hugh Carfrae, Senior Warden, and Brother Benjamin Cozens, Junior War-
den, and also beg leave to have tne Warrant for the above mentioned Lodge,
to be designated ' Toronto Lodge, No. 8," and your petitioners. &c."
Thomas Hamilton, Master.
Hugh Carfrae, S. W.
Benjamin Cozens, J. W.
John Cameron. Caleb Ihnuphrey,
John Campbell, Joshua Leitch,
and Thomas Deary.
The prayer of the petitioners was j;raiite(l forthwith and the
officers of this new lodge were installed on the 26th January, seven
da\s after the application was dated, and thus 'J'oronto lodge No.
8, ax the successor of llarmonv lodge No. 8, waj: fairly set in work-
ing order.
After the lodge had been organized the W. M.. Bro. Hamilton,
on St. John's day in June, 181 1. made an address to the lodge, anc'
it so commended itself to the brethren' that it was determined to
draft a reply thereto, and a committee was accordingly appointed
for that purpose. No coi)y of the address has been preserved in the
MSS.. but a copy of the reply was found in 1897 at St. Catharines
Ont. ' '
\ Committee was appointed to draft an answer to the Address of the
Worshipful Master on St. John's Day, and the following was read and ap-
proved of in Lodge, 6th July, A.D. 181 1.
Worshipful Master:
" \\ e are pleased once more to witness your rising amongst us. to renew,
cnfoiye, and .strengthen doctrines and sentiments which you in a former in-
stance delivered to our Brotherhocd, instilled in our principle, interwove
with our common duties, and forcefully strove to engraft on our practice.
" We now. Worshipful Master, in a body testify with commingled cmo-
t!ons our unfeigned happiness to see you again preside' over a body whom
you aim to render virtuous and ' delight to honor.' Where the practice, the
whole tenor of his public and private conduct are in perfect unison wi'":! his
duties as Master of Toronto Lodge No. 8; let us ask. yes, let us ask un-
answered where or how we could have selected a Brother more worthy to
fill the honorable Seat, which our truly worthy Brother is again felected
to fill and now fill with such dignity and exemplary rectitude.
■■ We individually hope that the complimentary thanks with which you
favor us for our general conduct is neither misplaced nor misapplied: In-
deed with the conduct of our ^L•lster for our example, and his instructive
admonitions, he who will wantonly deviate from his precepts or estrange
himself from the fpirit or fubstance of his moral lessons, would be unworthy
a Brother's seat within these walls. It makes one of the .'ver during pillars.
the prop of our Craft, that our Mafter's conduct should be our guiding
Beacon, and yours. Worshipful Brother, is to us fuch a desired Beacon.
■ We cordially participate in your congratulations on the increase of our
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
619
number, and with you we as cordially prefun. that they will not dishonor
neceZi^^xXdewiie t;;Jl' f ^, »'- ^--'^ -dor we are Men.bers or
fornial steps which lead to Mnf"^ ''""'"" '^""°"'''>' ''•°'" ^vitneffing the
solemn, our iSitu ion anj ^^rs JL T^ r °"^ ''"'"^ ^'•' ^oo
-nry; but from our moraJ depor n^^nt S the W "r^?"" *'^ •^''^"" °^ ^^•
Society, and fhould the ^enpli?. ? 'et the World form its opinion of the
-nry/let that wond bf "" 'd bv Tel'"' '"f ""'" "^ ^^'""'^^-^ '" ^'^^
" With vr.., \\r I f , i? °y "'^ *^"0'" of our exemplary lives
cluirac^s of7ome uTwo^thv l""' "' '.''"°" ^'^'''^ *'"^ '^ ^''*>' -" '-^^
.-. stigma to honTrs more 'nti-t'"^','l'^° ''f,'^'"*^^ ^^^f°"^' ^ave attached
Koman Eagle But we irnnwAi? ^^"^"'^'f »1'^" ^''^ Golden FJ.ece o,
.-.nee alone I'n de ree t Xt !"r'?^'^'°^^^^ "" "' '"-^'""^ ''^"'■
tl.o darkening Bufhef ^"' ^''"'^'' "'"^ "''* '^^ P'^^d unde.
n..t ''"'yfhockLling anSCpTthv iut'7 , ""''' '""^'^ disgust, thej
and sink us below the lowes7X n f . *-"•■"'" "' "' "'^" '''"d ^^^'^^^
-nains in fome meaf re to d snef tL^ T '"^^'"'^"^^ ^rute. With .,s it re-
as are enemies to Masonrv I iMf ^ "'''' °'''' ""''' ^""''^ ''y f"<=>'
foundation on which S'er^'odls'L^n? Itill'letTb"' '"' ^'"°" "°^ ''^^
■-■ur every act tend to rend H,p ,. .1 11' L '* "^^ °"'' °''J^<='' "I'ld may
eyes, and ma,/rr orderTvHes eS-d^^^^^^^^^^^ *'''°'^'" "^^ '""'
our conduct be a lett^'S /i;^, "^^lll^^ ^^ff ^t^ ;rrr'r;;;?
sn..:- ---^ - lid h-;s;sroi;s,rS' f^:;^ s-s
nuration of our irreproachable lives, and the dSril ich w U r '*'' "t
- as real Masons, and may our whole conduct' ndrtr^ly d u'S.
thou good and faithful Servant." ^^" ''""*
R,, J," r ^"""f c ''''■^'^^" ""'' '^^^' November. 1817, bv Rro Tohn
Burcb. GratKl Secretary of the irregttlar Gra.id Lodge at Niagara
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
to Stamford lodge No. 12, asking that bodv to send representative*
to a quarterly meeting of the (irand Lodge at Niagara, he states
that he had enclosed to them a printed copy of the proceedings ol
the Grand Lodge of England, received between 1812-15, and that
he had also sent a copy to lodges " No. 6 and 7 " and to ' No 8
at York," adding " the officers of the above lodges formed a part
of the committee out of which the Grand Lodge of Niagara was
constituted." This letter, written in 1817, referring to an occurrence
ot i8o2, confirms earlier MSS., which show that one Toronto lodee
was opposed to R. W. Bro. Jarvis.
A revievv of the MSS. forces the conclusion that Harmonv
Lodge was the original No. 8 on the list of the Provincial Grand
Lodge under R. W. Bro. Jarvis. That after 1802 it allied itself with
he irregular Grand Lodge at Niagara, to which organization it
held allegiance until about 1809, when it became dormant That
m 181 1 either a number of the old members changed their views
XT ^° the legality of the Provincial warrant or a few of the original
No 8. who were loyal to R. W. Bro. Jarvis. handed in their war-
rant and petitioned the Provincial Grand ^raster for a new warrant
to be known as "Toronto No. 8."
The following is a list of the membership of this lodge •
Benson. Jonn. Heron. Samuel.
Campbell (. Kendrick. Joseph,
Cozens. S. D„ ^eitch. Joshua,
Cozens, Ben.iamin. McPhie H
Cozens, Daniel, Pilkington.' Isaac,
Cameron, John. Stoyelle. Thomas,
Humphrey, Cakb, Scott, Jonathan,
Hnmherstonc. 1 Terry, Parshall.
Heward, William,
ROLL OF OFFICKRS.
S'ear.
W. M.
S. W.
J. W.
Sec'y.
LG.
'7<.<7..
1800..
Heron, .S,iniuel. .
Cozens, Dani-^l. .
-^crtt, Jonathan .
Hiiniberslone, T.
Stoyelle, Thos. .
Cozens, S. D . .
Campbell, Geo.. Pilkington. T
Terry, P'r?hall..
McPhie, H
Benson J.' ...
Heward W'm. . .
1808, .
Humphrey, Caleb
Pilkington. Isaiic
Cozens, B.
CHAI'TKR XXIX.
LoDGK No. Q, P. R., TowN.snn- of Bkrtie, Cocnty of Weli-and,
1796-1825.— Tracings of IMa.soxic Work at Fort Erie.
A Lodge with Thirty Years of Life but without
Records.
The Niagara district is composed of three counties— Lincoln,
Haldimand and Welland. In the townships of Grimsby and Nia-
gara in Lincoln, and in the townships of Bertie, Stamford and
I.
G.
ens
, H.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 6-21
V\ HIaiid, there were Masonic lodges as early as i7o^ R«rH-. • .1
to2h;P m which is situated l4 Erie!^a'nVL7Xec^royost
tor oT'r^corS ?n thTMSS 'tntiM. '"^ " ''°- 2" '" ^^ circular, let-
cular issued by the Provinc aT Cr^nH 'P f '^' '^' ^'^^" '" ^ ^^i"-
of lodges is given ''NTQlier^e^'lH''''P ^' •'^'^^"''^ '" ^''^ »«»
6th A?ril, i^x. On the%trMarch xSorth/""''''" '"'''''' '^^
the Oand Lodge roll In thl '^'^'^'^n. i»02, the name appears in
< .rand Lodge^on ,ist D.. k '^' statement of the Provincial
£3. o. o. Thf lodge was noPrcnn-sS'to /^?';, ^n°- ^ '^ ^^^^^ited
iny at York in 1804 whS renders tnrn.M ^""'l. Lodge meet-
tlH- irregular Grand Lodge at nI'L P'^'^^^^^that .t adhered to
district of Niagara were reoresenfS? fi .v "' °^ -^^^ '°^&^« '» ^he
utes it is recorded 7hZ ' Z TiLt '^A '"''''"»^- I" ^^e min-
"o mention of the lodge in th? min^f ? T t"""^" There is
tion of 1817-.3. but offhose preset at ?h.r'^' ^•"^''°" ^°"^^"-
Haldimand," as if the nn. hJr 1 , Convention was "No. 9,
.ra„sferred',o .he 'tow"„ Mp'"o TaldiS"' Thi?"'"' """ ''.^="
error, for at a later date the sarm^ i..! • ^^^^ '^ ^ copyist's
Ilaldimand.- reyertinrto the nn^h ^f '\^"tered as "No. 19,
township was origiS> formed ""''''" ^'^"^'^ ^•^^' '°^^« *" that
'•No'9/S!?L-" t r ci^^r^;^ -T --r'> than that of
were issi,ed by R. W. Bro ffJs ?^' about the time warrants
ate Bro. Lewis Palmer oT Se' s^ate^'S'/f' "^'""^ ^^^''''' ^^^
lodge at the date mentioned in F<;rt Fr e Tl e "■' "'^V ^'^'■'•^"t^d
said, was brought out from EnH;,m L ,- , original warrant, he
i"ff to the statements of ma;?oM r^'^l ^""'^^^ ^'^''"^'■' ^«ord-
•• Fort Erie. No. 5." Wletli^er after tl '*''"'"?•, ^"^' ^^'^^ '^"own as
Bro. Jarvis •• No s " amaSam/tlH .f v"' ""^ ^'''-^ ^^^'•'•^"t by R. W
further than that therTfs !fo reco J'^ 9 U is impossible'to state
chives of Grand Lodge of a" No c: " 1 r^' i'l"^ '" '^^ -^''^S. or ar-
• No. 5 " at this place is proyedbv^th T' ^"'- '^''^^^ there was a
nun,lKT. who in\85o were ahye"^ and Tvf'"''°^^'"^*'^^^"' twenty in
No- 5." At the festival of St Ton Th'° T'' "1'"^'^^" °^ ^'d
village of Ridgeway on Decen ber lit'h « ^''^i^^''^''*' ^^^^ ^t the
\vho died in 1889, and who for si.tv ' ^^^' ^'''- ^^wis Palmer,
Craft was present and cor^obora Sd ^thf'^. ''"' " '^''^^'' ^^ the
'ng the earfier history of Maso my 1 .h f *''"'!!^' '"^^^ ^°""rn-
I'ad his father's word^for the aSnhV . ? v"'^'P "^ ^'''^'■- He
t<on was held by the members n^^^ °^'^°• 5- This celebra-
of the Grand Lodge of Canada OfT'°" ^'?^^^' ^^- ^- & A. M..
with '' Fort Erie, 4. 5,'' we?e Bro? tS^ '^^^^^^^ ""'"^^ connected
Hardison. Sr.; Henry WarVen iT 1^1^^ i^^,'''""' ^r.. Benjamin
John Warren ThomL Baxrer'a„{ ' Vot' "iartt""' ""'"'' ^^-•^-
Associated w th Col Tr.«,.,.i, i> . J.axter.
Palmer, was Col. Hemy Warren ''!;V ^^^"^^"^her of Bro. Lewis
ren, of Victoria. The'e breCn^? Jl'^^f ^'^ ^'^l^- ^^- G. Wa !
and had been made Masons before leayinf^?''', "^'^^ ^^"^'^^ arm^•
a field or military warrant. It is stated t^.K^'""^-, ""^^'" P'-^bably
they Obtained a warrant, of ^^^^"^':^ ^^V^'^^^t
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HISTlJKV Ol' I'KKKMASONKV IV CANADA.
HISTORY (,|. I KKEMASONRV IN CANADA.
623
Falls, fornierlj; of Drun mo;,dvi c Wv Z ""''" "' ?°""^ '^''^'^"'"^
(father of Bro. Palnu'rWintil th? 0I r ^^ Mi. John I'almer
the fall of ,8,5 a few brc Im- .0 'T^'^'l^ "' Will.,ugI,h^. In
clcln.„ined on\ reoLa ,i 'l^^^^^ f ^'^- '<'I-"er-s house and
Plished. The son,4 ^fr AZor ' .^'^J' '^'"^'^ ^^'^^^ ^'''^^-
after tl^e reorgan.atio, " T " vearr at'r T' """'^'^'"' '"^^^^'^
year 1817, ]!ro. Lewis Pa hm-r , ' ^fter this event, viz.: in the
the members at thh time ulrn u '"f ''^, '' -^^^■''""- Among
Hardison. Sr / Pe Jr W m 2 . t ^,^'''^;'"'' ^^''^^hias Ifaun. Ikni
I faun. "'^"' ^""'■'^' Ho"sc, Nicholas House and Jacob
in tlie"ei:';t.'^and'h-;;rr¥"^' ^^ '^- ^^- °^ ^-t Erie lod^e
for junior warden Bra A dew MilS'.'7 '''''^^'\^'^- P>enj. IJall
and secretary. Jlro. Char los Hib, af.'^ '^r'T' ?''"• '^'^^^'^'"^l ^arr
■"any difificultie.s in kcepin. th >i bl, i^'\, ^''''^'^'' encotnitered
tens worse a crushing blofv came X „ T '''"• '"'' ^" "^^'^^ '"^t"
early part of the year 1825 Rro Pa ^ • ?'' ''P'""^^^^' f^'" '" the
pound, together with its contents v'v "'" ''''' '^"''"^^ *« the
ter. books, records, regah'a Fe^e '' am^l "^ T' Z^^^^'" ^he char-
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CHAPTER XXX.
Lodge No. id. P. R., Township of Barton, County of Went-
WORTH, 1796-1810.— The Lodge Afterwards Known as
"The Barton," Hamilton, U.C.
Twc. hundred years ago La Salle and his French voyageurs
a-^cending the St. Lawrence reached the Seneca village at the mouth
of the Genesee river, and with a few of that tribe further proceeded
west in canoes, and in about four days reached the sheet of water
known now as Burlington Pay. " The Head of the Lake was the
popular name for that part of the township of Barton, centenng
for seme miles around the location cf the present city of Hamilton.
Indeed, a settler who lived anywhere within a few miles of what is
now known as BurHngton Bay would be described as living at
" The Head of the Lake." Among these early settlers were Charles
Depew and his brother-in-law, George Stewart. Bro. J. H. Smith,
in his historical sketch of Wentworth county, states that these men
coasted the south shore of Ontario and landed at the mouth of Big
Creek near the present waterworks pumphig house, at the south-
east corner of the bay, portaged across the beach and pursued their
course along the south shore of Burlington Bay, landing about half-
way between Hamilton and the Beach on what is now the Depew
farm, and tenanted by Mr. S. P. Stipe. Mr. Stewart located further
west on what is now the " Grant Farm," east of the city limits.
Bro. Smith thinks that 1785 was the date of this pioneer voyage.
He also states in his interesting sketch that Mr. Richard Beasley,
who traded with the Indians, claimed the land where Dundurn
Park is now situated.
A View at "The Head of the Lake," Upper Canada, 1794.
From a Drawing by Mrs. John Graves Simcoe.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
635
dravvW ^«?i"rt"^ ^i^^""^ •' ^ pen-and-ink reproduction of a
drawing made by Mrs. Simcoe, wife of Sir Tohn Graves 4 m^L
taSi^T."*"^^^"."^'" °* UPP^^ Canada, 1792^^^ ThT skeS S
" The King's Head Tavern," 1795.
Mrs. Simcoe.
From a Drawing by
and Lake OnZ^lZ.'tl:^^,?^'^:^^^,^^^^" «»>
The view given is of the rear or southeriv sm/IS^S?! f * '"""■
IS at Grimsby. Distances wtrevaeu^thlTfu' . Fo^y-Mile Creek
The Twelve-Mile Creek wLatsTcalh^^^^^^^^^
dan ; the "Thirty" just west orBeamsv ^
ona. Then came Stoney Creek. Flambo o Jh H Jd t th.T^'";
the mountain north of Burlington. It is qufte a ?rnminp„. /"? °^
on the northern hori^on. lookin^; from ^Burlln^^n' TerrThX'
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HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
iardiiis I)ri(lgc of the (irand Trunk Railway is at tlic west end of the
bay. five or six miles from the scene of the sketch— that is, to the left
hand, but not shown in the drawing.
The King's Head was the house of call for all travellers gomg into
the townships of Barton and .\ncaster, and the officers and detach-
ments of the Queen's Rangers often tarried at the hostelry on their
wav to York. , ,. . . ■ • r ^i
Mrs. Simcoe's diary contains the following description ot the
"King's Head Inn":
" nth June, 1796. King's Head Inn. This house was built by the Govr.
to facilitate the communication between Niagara and La Tranche, where he
intended the seat of Government, and its situation was not without reference
to a military position. There are 8 rooms in this house, besides two low
wings behind it, joined by a colonnade where are the offices. It is a pretty
plan I breakfasted in a room to the S. E., which commands the view of the
lake on the s. shore, of which we discern the Pt of the 40 Mile Creek,
Jones' Pt. and some other houses. From the .ooms to the n. w. we see
Flamborough Head and Burlington Bay.
The old Gore district of Upper Canada was set apart in 1816
and comprised the counties of Wentworth and llalton. Oi the
townships in the former. Barton and Brantford possessed Masonic
lodges even as early as the last decade of the eighteenth century,
while in Wentworth the township of Flamborough West owned an
active band of Masonic workers in the early years of the present
century. The Gore district is nearly octagon in shape, and is pene-
trated on its eastern boundary by Lake Ontario with its continua-
tion, Burlington Bay.
This sketch is also a reproduction of a drawing in color by
,Mrs. .Simcoo. The artist evidently stood on the beach, where the
figures are shown, with the bay to the west, the site of the present
A View of " The Head of The Lake " (Ontario), 1794. From a
Drawing by Mrs. J. G. Simcoe.
HISTORY OF FRKEMASONRV Ii; CANADA.
(^2^
city of Hamilton beinir to the li-ft r.f fi„. . : * ■-,
weld show abo,„ theM?e"of Z VZT^^^X;'^'
The first settlers in VV^entworth wp£ oi ^^ township of J'.arton.
pire Loyalists, ^vlm cal to Canada a?lTh '"'''"^ ^'"*^^ ^■''"-
Noc a few of these were Masons nlrl. r revolutionary war.
regular A.nerican lodges P HncToallv nn I " .T'^''-'^- '°^&^^ «"^1 '"
Grand Lodge of New York Thf«f • '^ ^''^ J""sdiction of the
the old Midland district of ■Unnr r ". ''^'■t'«:"l^riy noticeable in
quite a number of brTtUn who 1 A ''^' ^"' '''" initiations of
trict may be seen record on L rnM^'f T ^''^^'' '" ^'^^^ ^"«-
township of Barton, in whth the well kn ^"r"*^^" lodges. The
.s bounded on the north sde bv Bniin T'^'iP^''^" '^^^e worked,
of the township is below the hLJ ^^""r ^''^' ^'"^^ ''^arly half
Mountain." T^is township^'v^a 'tt L'J'Tn V^?^ 'r^" f ^he
tamed about one hundred and fiff,/u ^^^' *"^ '" '817 con-
inhabitants. "• ^""^ fi^*y '^°"s« and nearly a thousand
iHE Head of tiif T avi?" A»r^ -.-
mesTrom'wS extractrh;' "i*'^ ^^^'f '^^ ^'"'^-^^ - its nnn-
est to the members of Bartnt' -'"f '"' '^'""'^ '"«^- '^^' of int ■ -
Barton So To °L form T P^f '^^ ^r- ^"^ the Craft in genial
tlK' person of R. \V Rro '^r^is^'ltV'" '• '"r?"^^^^' authJritv t"
'7Q2 until 1817. The C?aft nn^;=. Provincial Grand Master from
their descendants. One hmK ed v- "/ ^''"•^" '^-^''-v^' '""ch from
^^orth was in „,any places a ml' 1, ?^" *'^'' ^'"""tv of Wont-
-rs of Barton assembled a l7Mn' '• ^"T^' ^^"^' "''^'" the mem-
'n.is: and wearv journey throuih }t ""a ^^^%, *'^^>' ^'^ «« ^^er a
"'•cfi:ular. and on the aVival of slsTo„.h'^'^'""' ''^''^'->' '^'^^
snips at Ouf^bec letters for the far
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west were dispatched by the vessels saihng up the St Lawrence to
Montreal, thence by road to avoid the rapids, and either by the In-
dian trail from Kingston west or by small coasting vessels or bat-
teaux which traversed the western part of Lake Ontario. After
1811 the mails were sent from Toronto to Hamilton and London
via Dundas street, which was opened in that year.
Supplies in those days were obtained from Newark. Ihe
road was nothing more than an Indian trail which ran not far from
the lake shore through places such as Grimsby, then known as the
Forty Mile Creek, and St. Catharines, named the Twelve Mile
Creek The emigrant Craftsman paid heavily for his supplies, and
after 1800, when goods were sent from Montreal, the time of transit
was generally five or six weeks, the price being increased almost
in proportion to the length of the journey. Wheat, which our
brethren paid over in lieu of cash for dues, was half a dollar a
bushel, and goods given for wheat cost about four times the pres-
ent price. Rye was a quarter of a dollar a bushel, and whiskey,
such as it was, sold for two dollars a gaMon.
"The Head of the Lake." Anothef View of Burlington Bay,
179.4. (From a Drawing isy Mrs. Simcok).
This sketch was probably made from the west side of the pres-
ent beach, looking up the bay. The most accurate sketch by Mrs.
Simcoe is one m the collection in the British Museum, giving the
original entrance to the bay, as it was in i794- ^ , , ,
Ancaster was laid out as a village in 181 7, and the lot on
which the meeting place of Union lodge No. 24 stood was sold for
fifteen dollars per quarter acre, while a corner lot was worth one
hundred dollars. Strange stories are told of doings m those early
davs A log house, 20 by 15, served as a lock-up or jail. It was
not only insecure but uncomfortable, so much so that prisoners
who were fonder of home comforts than those provided at the public
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629
iTON Bay,
occasion a „a„ i,„pnso,.e<,*nt%S!iT„7d rriheSf .h-J
iia!': hZrV:z\i^.z 11!!","" 'ri' ""■''-™°''' -" '« w™
630 HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
out in 1813. The bay in earlier days was almost iand-locked. Tlie
only break in the sandbar beft)re the pres'^nt canal was built, was a
narrow opening over half a mile north of the present canal. The
water was deep enough for small craft, but not for sailboats or
schooners. In 1823 the Burlington canal was built, and in 1826 it
was opened, after which tlic more northerly entrance fell into dis-
use and gradually filled up with sand. As a business and manu-
facturing centre Hamilton is engaged in a large trade, and to this
it may be added that the majority of its business men from the
earliest days have been connected with the Masonic fraternity.
This is the only sketch known of the entrance to Lake Geneva
or Macassa Bay, now Burlington Bay. The original of this and other
sketches by Mrs Simcoe, are in the Manor House at Wolford, near
Honiton, in Devon, England, the family residence and burial place of
Lt.-Gov. Simcoe. The sketches are reproduced by the kind permission
of Mrs. Henry Simcoe, the widow of Capt. Simcoe, grandson of the
Lt.- Governor.
'1 he picture shows the original entrance to the bay. It was
about half a mil< north of the present canal. At times it was closed
by easterly storms throwing up the sands and forming a dam,
which would be reopened by an accumulation of water in the bay.
With these preliminary observations, made so that the reader
may understand geographically where he is, let us open the original
minute book of Barton iodge No. 10, warranted by the authority
of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Canada, under R. W.
Bro. William Jarvis, P. G. M., which met on the 31st January,
1796, the warrant being dated 20th November, 1795. There were
eight Craft warrants issued prior to this date by R. W. Bro. Jarvis,
viz.: to No. 2 at Niagara, No. 3 at Niagara and at York in the
regiment of the Queen's Rangers, No. 4 at Niagara, No. 5 at Ed-
wardsburg, No. 6 a» Kingston, No. 7 at Fredericksburgh, No. 8
at York and No. 9 in the township of Bertie.
The first MS. which attracts attention as one turns over the
writing of bygone days is the account rendered by the Grand Sec-
retary for the warrant of the iodge. The original warrant was re-
turned to England in 1844, at least, the records so state. How-
ever, it has not been found, although an exhaustive search for it
was made in the arrhives of the Grand Lodge of England in 1896.
The fac-simile given in the receipt of fees for the warrant and
for a copy of tb", proceedings of Grand Lodge. The warrant cost
£1.3.4., the fees were a similar amount and the proceedings 8s. 3d.
The latter wer- in MS. and, as was the custom, were sent to each
lodge in the inrisdiction. The account was rendered in November
?f 1795. prob?bly about the beginning of the month, and was paid
in March of »796, some months after the lodge had commenced
work.
The firs minutes extant are dated 3Tst January, 1796. Those
of the meeting at which the lodge was constituted are missing, so
that the exact date on which it first met cannot be given. I)ut it
probably met in November or December after the receipt of tiio
warrant.
It will be remembered that in tlie return made bv R. W. P.ro,
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
631
ttZX::^'::i^^Zln^t"'r ^^^^7. barton Locl,e is given
that name The nSefnf h. i T""'* u" '"'^"'"^' ^'^^" township of
to anv n-eetir., ,r K I [* "" '°''^''' however, contain no reference
an\ n.eetn.g-place but the township of Barton
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. „. E. Charlton states that formerly nmnncr +1,0
a.clnves of the lodge were the draft minutes of a .neetirSefd on
6th January 179b. They were contamed in a smairboolc n.n.?
cov^-red, and were extant in 1868, but have been^iling tceTa^
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
" Pursuant to a summons from the Worshipful Master of Lodge No. 10,
The members met at Smith's Tavern, in Barton, January 31st, 1796, and
A. D. 5796, Lodge opened in the entered apprentice degree; Fellow Crafts
and apprentice's being present. That Lodge was closed, and opened in the
Master's degree, when Brother James Wilson was duly installed Senior
Warden. The Masters' Lodge was then closed, and an apprentice Lodge
opened, when the ByeLaws were laid before the Lodge and being read and
considered, paragraph by paragraph, were approved. Brother Daniel Young
was elected Treasurer — and Brother John Thomas, Secretary, for the ensu-
ing six months, or until St. John's Day next. The Lodge closed at a Quar-
ter past Ten, in good harmony.
"John Thomas. Sec'y."
" Brethren prest.
Worshipful Davenp't Phelps, Esqr., Master, Barton.
Brother James Wilson, Sr. Warden, Barton, Merch.
Brother John Rykeman, J. W. Pro tem, Barton, Capt.
Bro'r Daniel Young, Trens'r pro tem, Barton, Farmer.
Bro'r John Thomas, Sec'y pro tem. Barton, Schoolmas.
Bro'r Warner Nelles, Barton, Farmer.
Bro'r Will'm Nelles, Barton, Farmer.
Bro'r John Aikman, Barton, Farmer.
Bro'r Will'm Smith, Barton, Farmer.
Bro'r Saint John, Barton, Farmer.
Bro'r John Young, Barton, Farmer.
Bro'r Capt. Brant,* Wellington.
Visitors.— Bro'r Fry, Bro'r Bradt, Bro'r Clark, P M., Brot'r Cozen, P.M.
" N.B. The Lodge Expense of the night amounted to £5. 6. 0.
J. T., Sec'y.
♦" Chief of the 6 nations."
Bro. Davenport Phelps was not only the W. M. of " No. 10," but
also the first Grand Secretary of the Provincial Grand Lodge under
R. W. Bro. Jarvis. He was a clergyman, an attorney and notary, and
transacted much of the legal business for the settlers in the Niagara
district. His biography will be found in the chapter devoted to the
officers of the first Provincial Grand Lodge.
Bro. James Wilson, the S. W., was a pioneer of Ancaster, a U. E.
Loyalist, from Pennsylvania. He kept a general store for the supply
of the settlers.
Bro. John Rykeman, who acted as J. W., was a farmer and one of
the first settlers of Barton township. He is given in the U. E. List as
" Lt. John Ryckman, H. District, Indian Department, S. G. Stamped
Book."
Bro. Daniel Young was a farmer, and his name is found on the
list of the United Empire Loyalists, made in 1789 by the Privy Council
at Quebec. The roll is now in the Crown Lands Department,
Parliament Buildings, Queen's Park, Toronto. His name is
given as " Young, Sergt. Daniel, S. G. Indian Department, Stamped
Book, Niagara. A wife and two children, P. L. N. 1786" (Provision
List, Niagara).
Bro. John Thomas, who filled the position of secretary at the first
meeting, was a pedagogue of repute, who possessed the faculty of im-
parting information to the sons and daughters of settlers, who lived in
the log farm houses, scattered throughout the newly settled town-
ships. He is believed to have been a soldier in the 8th or King's
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633
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J-ODGE No 10, Held on the 31ST January, 1796.
■yif^^l^c.! >,??» i»i^B^«^W5r'
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Keginient of l''o<)t, wliicli was at Niagara in 1785, but his name is nut
on the roll of the nieinbers of the lodge No. 156. in that regiment.
Fron) his after avocation it is likely that he was a man of some ability.
The Bros. Warner and William Nelles were farmers, who lived in
the township of Harton. relatives of the Nelles family of Grimsby.
The latter were .sons of Capt. W. I f enry Nelles. The name is given
as " Nellis " in the U. E. List. Capt. Nelles belonged to the Indian
department, and in the U. E. list is given " Indian l)epartn\ent: a wife
and 5 children, P. L. N., 1786: Niagara Stamped Hook."
Bro. Aikman was a farmer and tavernkeeper, who lived in Barton,
in a house situated on the site of the present residence of .\lr. Michael
.\iknian. His wife, Mrs. Hannah Aiktnan. born in 177K, was the
(laughter of a loyal refugee from the Wyoming \alley, who was one of
Butler's Rangers. The family fled after the battle of Wintermoots
Fort and sought Canada as a resting place. Their journey was a
perilous one. The boat used in crossing the river became disabled
and messengers had to be sent to Newark on f(M)t to obtain aid.
During the interval the family subsisted on roots dug from the
ground, but fortunately help came to them from a party of Mississagua
Indians who were on a hunting expedition. There were about 500
Butler's Rangers, each of whom received a thousand acres of land.
Dr. Case, an old resident of Hamilton, says that in 1S12 the
.\ikman habitation was an old log house with a frame kitchen, but
that soon after the war the log portion was either torn down or
built over by the present clap-boarded building, the frame kitchen
being retained. Bro. A. T. Freed states that the present building
does not form any i)art ot the old log house.
Bro. Wdliam Smith was also a farmer, while "' Bro'r Saint
John " stood for " Bro. Jean Baptiste Rousseaux." " St. John "
being the short and familiar name of Bro. Rousseaux. His signa-
ture appears in the minutes as " J. B. Rousseaux." His name is
found again as " St. John " in the minutes of 5th August. 17()7, and
3rd February. 1798. Bro. Rousseaux was a French Canadian, and
one of the first settlers in Ancaster. He built the first grist and
saw mill on the site of the present village. Bros. Rosseaux and
Wilson were personal friends, and on lodge nights invariably walked
to the meetings of the brethren of Barton. The reader must recol-
lect that in the days of the first settlement, the county was a wilder-
ness, and that the best road was the Indian trail, along which the
early settlers had to travel.
In Mrs. Simcoe's diary is a paragra])h concerning Bro. Rous-
seaux, which .shows that he was living in York in 1793. It is dated
the 2()tli July, of that year, and reads:
" We had gone under an easy sail all night for. as no person on l)oar(l had
ever been at Toronto. Mr. Boiichette was afraid to enter tlic harhoiir till day-
light, when St. Jolin Rousseau, an Indian trader, wlio lives near, canu- in a
boat to ])iUit I's "
Bro. Rosseaux died in 181 5. In the York (Toronto) Gazette of
23rd September, 181 5, is the following notice with reference to iiis
estate. It reads:
For Sale. — Being duly authorised by the last will of John Baptiste Rous-
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635
tiste Rdiis-
seau L».niirf, dcccnsed; the Executors tlicrt<,f will sell by I'ubhc Auctio., on
Kr"'. " 9.h cay of October next, at the Hotel in Ancaster. Five
MmidreU Acres of land ui the township of Barton commonly known as St
John s farm situate on the little lake adjoininR the lands of Col. Beasly. If
payment be made at the hour of sale a title will he then Riven. If not security
will be re(|uircd for payment within o,u- month, an.l the Heed with-held till
p.-.ynient, William Croors, Executor. Marxaret Rousseau, Executrix. Sept.
1 'us advertiseinent contains more information tiian is shown on
Its ace. 1 he Koiisseau and lU-ask-y propcTtics adjoined one another,
•"' r" I w. •','.'" •» ^:'""' "''""^'*' •'f^^T J^''»" l^aptiste Konsseau. was
on the h le lake ' that is, the small bay at the north-west corner of
I laniiiton Hay. While the lodfje met at Hro. licasley's, it was certainly
lonveinent for Uro. Koiissean.
liro. John Yoimjj was another farmer from IJarton. He was
a lieutenant III ikitler's Hangers and resided in the Homo district.
Hro. Capt. Brant, of Wellington .S(,uare, was the chief of
11 Six Nations Indian tribe. His name appears as a member in
the imnntes of the first meeting, bnt he did not sign the •' Knles
and Regnlations." Hro. Brant does not seem to have visited the
lodge at any time from 1796 until ,803. when on the 241' June'
on the festival of St. John, he was with the brethren wlien thev
wa Iked in procession to the house of Bro. Richard Beaslev Fsa'
fhe loSg' ' '''■'"°" ^'^'^" '^>' '"■"• '^- f'helps/' the first w''m of
In .821 John Brant visited England, and while there refuted
he dastardly calumnies thrown upon his father bv Campbell in his
poem Gertrude of Wyoming." In 1827 the Karl of Dalhousie
rMciT*''"'"" l"'*''^' °. ^"''"^'^^' appointed him a captain in the
Hnt si army and superintendent of the Six Nations He w s
;n''8^2 but ;^, T"''' «f ^'f^^'-";--"!^! "' t'le provincial parliament
m 1832. but on the ground of technical disability was for4d to eivc
"P his seat. He died of Asiatic cholera at the Mohawk Village n
the same year in which he sought parliamentary honors HhoZ
ponent also died about the same time, and of 'the same diiase
Bro. John Brant was 48 years of age at the time of his Lt e
o? he \rn/"L''vMf'"' ^^""r?'^ '"^ ^^'^''' '" ^''^ burviig gro.l d
of the Mohawk \ 1 lagc. near Brantford. His sister a wonnn n
many virtues, married W. Bro. Wm. Johnson Kerr who was W M
rLvf tI!" '"'^^' '" '^'^'' ^"^* '"« «o". the grand on of the ere- 1
in Union Se^No ^'l'.' "k , -^^i'" ^''''' "''^'^ ""t'^^-' «'>o»t i8rs
meeting of this lodee holrl nf r^.V 1^ •„ ^ ,^^^^ present at the
the loth Mav tS,« J at Dindas village. Flamboro' West, on
Pn»i„«: Bro. John Bn,,, paid^h'-ee .S^^f. l^ f
passing.'
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
On the 7th November, 1818, Bro. John Brant was acting sec-
retary, and on the 20th December, 18 18, after the lodge had opened
and proceeded with business the minutes state that " Bro, John
Brant arrived." On the 27th December, 1819, Bro. Brant was
present at the meeting of the lodge in Dundas village, and was
elected junior warden for the six months ending June, 1820. He
was also present in January, 1820. There is no record of his in-
itiation nor that he received the third degree.
Of the visitors, Bro. Fry was a member of " No. 13," known
in 1799 as " Lodge No. 13, m the County of Leeds," and Bro.
Bradt, who held a commission in a colonial regiment, Bro. Clark
was a P. iVi. of lodge No. 7, Frederic' sburgh, and Bro. Cozens
was a P. M. of Harmony lodge No. 8, York (Toronto). The lodge
expenses for this meeting were £5. 6. o., or about $21. Details are
not given.
Smith's Tavern, Barton TowNSHii*, 1795.
This is a sketch of Smith's tavern, where Barton lodge No.
10 met from January, 1796, until 6th November, 1797. It is now
the northwest corner of King and Wellington streets, Hamilton,
Ont. The drawing is made by R. W. Bro. B. E. Charlton from a
small sketch in his possession.
The minutes of the first m«?eting of No. 10 are followed by the
" Rules and Regulations," which state that the lodge is to " be held
at Smith's Tavern or elsewhere in Barton." The lodge met here for
some months, and, from subsequent minutes, is supposed to have
removed to Bro. Beasley's house about the latter part of 1797
Bro. A. T. Freed, the historian of Barton lodge, states upon
information received from R W. Bro. B. E. Chsrlton that " the front
door of the original tavern was about eighty feet west of Wellinc:-
ton street, and the same distance north of King street." There is
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 637
of the.place of ^1^1^10^! ^oTl^^" l^iVVn''^ '"^^'^
1797. It was resolved "That as the memh^r« «f .i- f /**" January,
meet on St. John's Dav th7 hr.f k? " °^ '^'* ^"^^S^ *=o"ld not
Smith's Tavern and dhfe to^eth.r ^v T'""* «^° ^" procession to
to by the brethren present ""^TWs^ft'^^^^ unanimously agreed
moval. But this does not ndicate LLtt ^"^'^ regardmg a re-
fer on the festival of St frn/hl n\^i '""^y^^ *° Beasley's,
lodge walked in proce sioi ti Bro BeaskJw'nH^" /""!j. '797, the
turned to the lodge room" ^^asley s and, after dinner, "re-
not cl'tlin"'wKef B^ro^'lTkmL^ Z^^' ''f'' " ^^at as it was
use of the lodge'The^^ue^'onarpJf ^bS^^^^ ^*\^
he consented, and it i. unatiim™,.!,, , j^f ^l""™. <o which
held at Bro. Aikman'l' as s^Hf IL^'^"' ■""? "« '"""S' 'M be
Hon/' This house'^asniSed'^f hre'ir e^d'of V* T""
m lo"drmus,l" °' '"' Pres-t Ai?man™dteli„g""«' ""•"'•
.;98^t ttfrnres'T.JrdlS stHh' f^^^^"' '^ '"> ^Pril.
the lodge shall sit no more at nfs ho,?„ V ■ ■'"°- ^"'™" »V8
day." In consequen.-e of Bro Ait„. .' ''," 'f '» '" <"> Satur-
sitathishouscifitwereonSat^iTV "''^ ""« ">e lodge
Ryckman, seconded brB,» Joh?&",h7,^ ""-^O "y Bro. J. «r.
.deration ,h. present ^tc^.U^^llToi'Z.oZ'^ !° i"'" 'C"" ~"-
.her. „e „a, Bnd a .„„,.„,„, „„„ for said lod'e No .S™" "''" """
meetiS^arheld™'. our'for ""? ?'"'='''<' "> «"= <-« 'ha, this
tinue a. Wstust on c'inXn«',t'"1'^ '?,"«' f°"" """
ten oclpck, let whatever bustaes, bVbefore tfe 1!^^ • °"«" '"'"
-he /c^;rrt'?^^JL■:;^^^- «s fwlw^X^'„i„„.., .hat
turtted on 9th Aprif ti 1^^' Beas,evT a,^d f^' '^■"""""'^ ^""i «'
i".reX'"XKCte%Sf„X"prealt^'.'°''«^' "'"^■' =>«
T». «".£ .re^r„STr,"tritT"hrp ""--i •" ""•»= "«•"'=•
Upper Canada." a«tnonty of the Provincial Grand Lodge of
n.les'y'antn'3is?iodee":n7"'. ^^^P^' ^^^^ «'*--«ons. of the
--. The hyt;^s ':fto.rattin1sr^Vhrh^S ^.^
638 HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
compiled from similar sources. In rule 18 of " No. 6 " at Kingston
we have the •'xpresuion, " if within twenty miles of London." The
secretary had, no doubt, neglected to erase the word "London"
and insert " Kingston." The first secretary of No. 10, however,
was careful not to kail into the same error as regards location. The
belief is tha». the b/laws of all the lodges up to 1813 were modelled
on the form adopted by lodge No. 2, at Niagara, which was war-
ranted on the 20th November, 1795, by R. W. Bro. VVm. Jarvis.
The bylaws ia the first minute book are signed by fifty-seven
members of the Craft. These enactments read:
" 1st. THAT a LODGE of Free and accepted Masons shall be held at
Sniith'i. tavern, or elsewhere in Barton, upon the first Monday in
every other month, to commence on the first Monday of March
next, and that the said LODGE shall consist of one Master, two
Wardens, two Deacons, one secretary, one Treasurer, and as many
members as the Master and majority shall think proper to admit:
And that every Brother shall appear in clean, decent apparel, with
proper clothing, and observe a due decorum, while the LODGE
is engaged in what is serious and solemn, and, for the better
preservation of secrecy, good harmony, a Brother well skill'd in
the Master's degree, shall be appointed and paid for 'yling the
Lodge door during the time of communication.
Ilnd. THAT the LODGE shall meet at the hours hereafter mentioned,
(viz:) from the vernal Equinox to the autumnal Equinox at seven
o'clock in the evening, and sit until ten, and from the autumnal
equinox aforesaid to the vernal equinox following, from six o'clock
until nine, and it any member or members are absent one hour
after the appointed time of meeting, he or they shall be fined two
shillings, and, if absent the whole night, or time of business, he
or they shall pay five shillings each, except such absentee be sick,
lame, in confinement, or more than three miles from the place fit
meeting, or some other sufficient excuse, and that such fines shall
be deposited in the fund for the relief of Indigent Brethren.
inrd TH.\T the Master .shall be chosen by ballot, (viz:) the wardens
shall stand candidates for the chair, on the stated LODGE night
next before St. John's Day, and the candidates shall withdraw
while every free member gives his vote in favor of him. whom he
deems most worthy; each free member having one, and the Mas-
ter two votes; when done the Master shall order the candidates
before him, and, having carefully examined the poll, shall tlun
audibly declare him, who hath the majority, duly elected: Then
the Master elect shall nominate one for the senior Warden's chair,
at which time the present Master and Brethren shall nominate fnic
in opposition to him, to be ballotted for in like manner, and so
on in the choice of all the inferior officers, and that no person
shall be put in such elections but such as are deemed to be able
and worthy of performance.
IVth. THAT, if any member, (past officers excepted) refuse to serve in
any of the aforesaid offices, he shall be fined as follows, (viz:) for
the Master, seven shillings and sixpence; each warden and sec-
retary, two shillings and sixpcnc: each deacon, one shilling aiul
sixpence. (The treasurer at the discretion of the majority) and to
be fin'd in like manner, if they do not serve their full time; ex-
cept for reasons mentioned in the second rule.
Vth, THAT the members of the LODGE shall dine together upon or
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY I\ CANADA.
639
VJlh.
VlJth.
Vlllth.
IXtli,
Xth.
Xlth.
near every St. John's day: that the wardens shall be annointPd
stewards to transact all matters relating to the feas Tha the „lw
Master and other officers shall be install'd befo e din„ r af whS
tmie all and every of the accounts belonging to the feLranS
on.ng. and acr,„aint the Lodge, wlu-n tin stled .? ? ^ '^'^'
out the consent of the ,a i w-,;dfn th. I "''*'" '''"°""'' ^''*h-
the quantity so ordered^ut of hU ''^"'S'^'^or shall pay for
of the state'd expen^'ofThe^iiglu -l"^'^^*^ ''''''''• ^-'-'-
™'::;t?^; ^f^::^r:^;'zr'^ 'T' ^^^-^ -'-
out the consent of the presiding Officer ' ''''''' ''"^' "'*'^-
.X''fhair,r;;ot::e7Lis "^t %^-~ *« this
age. name. descn-pTon of h^s pTrso^V '"■'°'- '^''' '' '° '^^' '"^
residence; That L, prlp^Lrstl 'irmaSe h f I'oDrP^'r" °'
at least one LODPtF nio^i,* k c . x . " 1-ODGE hours,
brethren may have suffictnt 1 1' . '"'*"*'°"- '" ^^'^'^ ^^at the
enquiry into^he mor"Ts "h,r ter Tna " -'"'""''^ '° "^'^■^ ■"'"«
didate. and the Brother who nrl '""^ , ^"•'="'"«tances of the can-
posit such a sum o the ' ndX'^r' ' ''''"' '* "^^' ^■'^^' d^'
think sufficient, (tha sum ;,"t 1, %h '"''r''' ",\\^' ''''^°'''y ■^'^»"
Lodge that the andidate ," XnH ^^'",^"'''''-> '" in^"re the
'•f tbe Lodge approve ,r;;:lor age dl^n^^e^.td '^- """"'• •''"^'-
and, therefore, initiate him int^ fi7 '^"•^"'^.^'^r and circumstances,
eight dollars or t ^ " fi " ' ' dL e rf'^T.^'- '^^ ^''''"' '^''»-
ond" degree and four J 11 ^'^^'^^- T'^ree dollars for the "sec-
degree of'aMas r M o b!;-^ U^'^T /''''' f- ^" *"^" ^"'""-
unworthy and refuse to make him 1 ^ ^' *'''"'' '^' '=^"^'d^t«
returned to him. But. in c^^,'! t "' I ODGe"' '''" 'f • '^■^'^f"">'
character, &c. and he ref„ /J k .'X , aPProve his person,
tbe money so deposted d t ^.l/f T' / ''" ?f '^^ ^^'"''^'^
free Masons._l_ ''"' ''" f""" t^^ relief of indigent
I.ODGE: ,,po„ „hkl7l,e,l,,n\f l>«hav,our in hU former
befor_^adn.i«^d'a^-b:^ S^^^^r f^'tJ:
;vaS.t^^«:: ^/"^^^S^',^- r- '- ^^ °«er to lay
■larne, or corruption of ^noH i^"^"=*«^^- '" derogation of GOD'S
while speaking" he shal be fine^H "^'^^ Z '"*''■""'' '''"> °ffi^"'
and majority.-_lr "' '^ ^^ ^''^ discretion of the Master
H any member of this LODGE comes x v ^ ^- ■ , .
"H. n,„„., ,e .h,„ ,. ad„,„„.,re7'b/,he%4Mi„;„^rS
640
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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ii
the first offence, for the second of the same nature, he shall be
fin'd five shillings; and, if a third of like nature should happen,
that member shall be excluded and reported to the grand
LODGE.
Xllth. All fines, dues, &c., shall be paid on the third stated Lodge night,
next after they become due; otherwise the person so indebted shall
not have a vote in the Loage; and, it not cleared or paid off on
the next St. John's Day, he shall be excluded, except some cause
appear, which may excite lenity.
Xlllth. THAT every officer absent on a Lodge night, whether stated or
on an emergency shall be fined a discretionary fine, over and
above the common fine of a private member, except for the reasons
mentioned in the second and fourteenth rule.
Xllllth. That the Master shall have full power to call a LODGE on an
emergency, where all the members are to attend, or be liable to
the same fines as on stated Lodge nights, but such fines are not to
be levied until proof be made of the absentees having been actually
summoned in writing to each emergency.
XVtli. Til. AT the ctiest. warrant, eash. and lumiture of the lodge shall be
in the care ct sonic responsible Brother, such as the Master and
majority shall think proper and sufficient, and the money to be
disposed of for tiie advancement of the Lodge and benefit of the
Brethren.
XVIth. THAT the secretary shall keep a regular register of the members
and proper minutes of all the transactions (which are fit to be
committed to writing), in order that the same may be laid before
the GRAND LODGE when required.
XVIIth. THAT no disagreeable dispute be suffered to arise in the Lodge;
but, if a dispute (concerning Masonry or otherwise) should happen
between the brethren (or any of them) out of the Lodge, which
they cannot decide between themselves, such dispute, complaint,
or controversy shall be laid before the Lodge, and there decided,
if possible, but, if the disputants will not then agree, in order to
prevent vexatious lawsuits, &c., the Master shall order the secre-
tary to take proper minutes of such complaint, dispute or contro-
versy, and lay the same before the next GRAND LODGE, where
the said disputants shall attend, if within Fifty miles of the Grand
Lodge, and agree as the GRAND LODGE shall order. But in
case of noncompliance to such decision such person or persons as
refuse to be conformable shall be forever excluded and deemed un-
worthy this society.
XVIIIth. THAT the Master, wardens and members of the Lodge, when
duly congregated, shall have full power to make, amend, correct,
or explain these or such other Rules and orders as may seem
necessary and convenient tor the welfare of the craft, provided
such amendments, &c., do not remove our ancient landmarks, and
such amendments or alterations, the Master shill order the
secretary to send a fair copy of to the grand secretary for the
benefit of the society in general.
XlXth. THAT the Tyler shall receive five shillings for every Mason, that
shall be made in this Lodge, and one shilling for every old
Mason, that shall become a member of this LODGE, And the
said Tyler shall take particular care not to admit any person (not
even a member) without the knowledge and consent of the
presiding officer; neither shall he admit any visitor (who is not a
member of a warranted Lodge), a second time, sojourners produc-
ing a certificate excepted. —
XXth.
XX 1st.
XXIInd.
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member or canS iate, f equi edor ITl"'""'"'' *° '''"^ "'*
require in the Lodge-— ^ otherwise, as occasion miy
a'ndiieTtird «ui,T;t^trsta\drt^ r. ^-"^^ «~»''--
or the Grand Lodge according tol « ,<l^t""""ation of this
complaint be made against a Brnth.l "^'^^^""'h rule, but it a
support his corpIaintTconvi?,°n :,T ''" ^he accuser cannot
penalty as the I'oDGE S'Thlnk ^ ''''''''' •^'^^" ^-'^"' -<='^
THAT ■*" '"'"'^ J"St- — -
o "h1J',rg;The"":;7„s^anV<rffi"' '"r- ,f ""« ^'^'^ '^""^'~■
all the me,nb;rs signal bv, ""^ ''^^'•^ ■''hall send a prop.r list of
the past officers; o" th seer arT'o/' h""''^ "*!, --t--K--d by
the said secretar; „,ay be enable7t ?'^?'* ^°^«"- ^^"'by
officers, and pay d e re pee ^^ '''" '>«"<'-nti..g of such
XXIIIrd T^^i,'^:--^^^^ ^y the officj;; of'ti TX— riil"'" *""^ "
^^Sy'sSidt'^^^^alr-V""? "^ ''- '"-^"'-'- "-
dealt with according tth. ,1 . '''^? ""'^ "''^'''' ^' «'i«" ^c
•such decision, t^.er , e Is S^a7 'Z J "" f'^^" '''"'' ^^'^'^-'^^^
Keneral grand Lodge.-— 1_!^ '"''J'"' '" ^" ^PP^-al to a
XXIVth.
being made; but one lloZ !, L ''^ <:?ns.dered as a bar to his
reasons assigned. " 'nsufhcient. without satisfact. ry
41
64a
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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Fac Simile of Signatures Attached to Bylaws op Barton
Lodge, No. 10, 1796.
J ^.
1. James Wilson.
2. Daniel Young.
3- Jno. Thomas.
4- Warner Nelles.
6. John Smith.
7- James Henry.
8. D. Phelps, M.
9- Robt. Nelles.
10. John Ryckman.
11. Richard Be^sley.
12. John Young.
13- J. B. Rousseau.
14- John Aikman.
15- Caleb Reynolds.
i6. Elias Long.
17- John Depew.
i8. Daniel Springer.
19- Benjamin Springer.
20. W. K. Smith.
21. William Nelles.
22. Robert LanS, Col.
23. John Lottridge.
24. Ebenezer Jones.
25. A. Jones.
26. Peter Bowman.
27. George Sturd (probably Stewart)
28. James Morden.
29. Conrad Philman.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA,
30- Allan Nixon.
31- Jonathan Moore.
32. John Showers.
33- John Treanor.
34- Willi. Wedg.
35- Henry Skinner.
36. Abel Land.
37- George Ransier.
38. Stephen X. Coon.
39- Philip Jones.
40. George Chisholm, Sapn
41- Charles Depew.
42. Robert Shearer.
43- Ralph Morden.
44- Ephraim Land.
45- Josiah Bennitt.
46. Matthew Bennit.
47. William Lottridge.
48. Adrian Marlet.
49- Joshua Pollard.
SO. Joseph Birney, Capt.
5^. Jacob Paterson.
S2. Abraham Lockman.
. 53- John Will.
54- John Connell,
55- Aron Brink.
S6. Char's Redman.
57- George King.
643
pended the names of fiftvLverbmhref .nH ^^""7 ^'^^ ^P"
also be traced by the U. E lisr ^*^'^^"' ^"^ ^""^^ ^^ these can
No ly-thn ^t^ V"°^^'-^^'°"S^<^ to Butler's Rangers
"q r T '^V. T.-^^P^"^' J""' '^as a son of "John Denew " ^r o
P L N S*'m- '"*• ^"c^'^" ^'P'-' S- G., a wife and Srchildr;n
or " N P i^ - ^■^^.^'% ^*^"^P"^ ^°°k." The initials 'PL n"'
^d w^r- LntTitTin'^tU'T^ar Sic^^te-d^T ^^ r^'"
No.- ^i-Bra'l'b'e?SnrrC^^^ 'l^^''^'^ R-^-"
nient" in 1786. ^ ^^°'-^ "^^^ *" the "Indian Depart-
Robt^LoSdTe^H DistricWnH-^' ^ °^ '^' ^^'""y °f " Capt'n
-ly) P. L. C ;7f6.?'^tnct, Indian Department. S. G. (Five in fL"
Rang'J^s. !'• G.5''" ^'^"^^^'- J''"- was a " Sergt. in Orange
No 27ZBr'o rl'r ^°^T' ^^« '" Butler's Rangers
"StewaJ.»Ji ?"?o?diS"rnB7£^^^^^^^^^ ^^ "Stuart"
or
644 HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
ecuted by the Americans in 1780. The entry in the U. S. List
gives " Ralph Morden, H. District, Deceased, condemned and ex-
ecuted by the Rebels in 1780, had three sons, John, Ralph and
James."
No. 30 -Bro. Allan Nixon was a resident, after 1799 of
Grimsby, and a member of No. 15, which met "at the forty mile
creek."
No. 31. — Bro. Jonathan Moore was another resident of Grims-
by, and a member of No. 15.
No. 32. — Bro. Freed thinks that "John Showers" was the son
of a Michael Showers, a soldier in Butler's Rangers.
No. 33. — Bro. John Treanor was a " S. G. Soldier."
No. 36. — Bro. Abel Land, the U. E. Record gives as "States
to have served last war, say Indian Department and Engineer's De-
partment at York Town."
No. 37 — Bro. George Ransier was a soldier in Butler's Rangers.
He was in 1799 a member of No. 15 at Grimsby.
No. 38. — Bro. Stephen Coon was a son of Sergeant John Coon
of Butler's Rangers, and was in 1799 a member of No 15, at
Grimsby.
No. 40. — Bra George Chisholm, regarding whom the U. E.
List contains thf following entry: " H. District — V. states a car-
penter in Gen'l Burgoyne's Army."
No. 41. — Charles Depew was a "Soldier (in) Butler's Rangers,
a wife and one child. P. L. N., 1786."
An early resident of Barton township, if not the first, was Bro.
Richard Beasley, whose name appears as being present at the meet-
ing of loth March, 1796. Bro. Beasley was an Englishman by birth,
born about the year 1762. He owned the land now known as Dun-
durn Park, with a large acreage adjacent, which for years was
known as Beasley's Hollow, and he built a flour mill on the creek,
which flows into a marsh known as Coote's Paradise, which ex-
tends from Burlington Bay west to Dundas. Coote was a keen
sportsman, who enjoyed duck shooting, and who spent so much of
his time in the marsh that it was called his " Paradise." Mrs. John
Graves Simcoe knew MXi.B^^sley and made a number of sketches
of Burlington Bay and Coote's Paradise. Bro. Beasley was not
only a mill owner, but storekeeper, and located in Barton town-
ship about 1794-5. He traded with the Indians and kept a gen-
eral store on what is now King street. Hamilton. He was buried
in the churchyard of Christ Church, James street. Hamilton, and
on his monument is the inscription:
" In memory of Richard Beasley, Esquire, who departed this life on the
i6th day of February, 1842, aged 80 years and 7 months. The first settler at
the Head of the Lake."
Bro. Richard Beasley was the W. M. of the lodge prior to 1810,
and was active with R. W. Bro. Jarvis during the period whei the
Niagara brethren were antagonizing the Provincial Grand Master.
It was Bro. Beasley who had a conversation wijh the W. M. of
Barton lodge, W. Bro. John Lottridge, who had attended a meet-
ing of the Provincial Grand Lodge at Niagara just prior to the for-
mation of the irregular Grand Lodge Bro. Beasley had written to
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 645
^vth r^( xr^ "" advocated, and that W. Bro. Georire For
S'r. t'^BTyvTs '°BrrBeVr ^^ ?r^ ^^^'^ on thrjemov^i
by Bro. Beasle^ The per^3Ta ter r-\ "' ^"«^«=^*^^
which R. W. Tarvis desired to Ln I / , '',"""^'' transaction, in
Beasley. ThisUfon TtheTett:? rLd?'"' ^'^^^ ^"' ^^"^ ^^ ^^O-
as wlT^L'iJs^'^SrrJed'h";;. rrfi^'; 1 "'*r'^ "°* -°"»^ " "-h
never make so good a servant as Zh^\u u ^.T '^' *' °'*'" ^"«» ^^e will
ferent ideas from wha? she^ormerly Jo„« J^ " ''''-- "'°'''*' **''"
worth thirty pounds New York r.™! t\i ^"""^'^ '=''''<* y°" mention
for the negr'o woman, fify pounds New virk tr^ "^r ' "'" ^'^^ '°'
to Barry estate shall settle it with yo^r executors 7' ''°" °7" '^"* '""'=''
very humble servant. executors. I remain, dear sir, your
"Wm. Jarvis. Esq,"
' Richard Beasley."
ATocfJ^ *u P .^"- The minutes read: " The R W P r:
Di^SrcSnd^Tasr-^"^ ^- ^^ ^^^ ^^^^"^ B^rsl^y.^^uirt*
and B^a BeLletll'Ut'f ^. ^- ^rc Jarvis
was not represeSed at ^he kZTJ °f^^»'-P"se that Barton lodge
vvasintheVhararthereviva^Tfl?!?"^'"^^^^^ ^'''- ^easily
Land. Bro. Geori ChlsE inj r ^t"^^^ V" ^^36. Bro. Ephraim
who in 1836 a°ded in he rTooenin'''- T^^ f'^'^ ^^^« ^'^'^'^^
of 31st October 18,6 Bro ?S^ °^ *^^ •°^^^- ^" ^^^ "^^""tes
"F^rst visit, and S whoni we hr*"' ^PP^', ^'^^ the note:
minute refe;s to the facrSiat in xRrn R %^'X.^d the jewels." This
Mason, fearing that The warran nn?'"' ^P^'-a™ Land, a zealous
charge of them and guarded tSem c^ref^.^v''' .T'S'* ^^'°^*' ^ook
lodge in 1836. when he handedTh. r ^.""*'^ *^^ '"^^'^^^ of the
as good order'as when he recefvedlt^'^^'''^ °^''' *° '''' '°^^^ '"
796^" Xh^^nhT^Stin'o? M^'^^ 7^ ""t^ °" ^'^^ 7th March.
noids were a second ttm^ read '^Th./°'" ^'"^^'^ ""^ ^^'^'^ R«y-
presentation of these peTitions hnt It '' "? '^''''"^ °^ *he first
•meeting, said to have 'beerheld on fh^ Sf ^^' ''^"" ""^^d ^' *
-vc oeen neJd on the 6th January, 1796. They
hihhb
I
646 HISTORY OF FKEEMASONRY IN CANADA.
were not read at the meeting of 31st January, 1796, to which reference
has already been made. It is possible that an emergency may have
been held in February, of which no record was kept.
The second regular meeting of the lodge was held on the loth
March, 1796. W. Bro. Phelps presided and Bro. Robert Nelles was
installed as junior warden of the lodge.
"On motion of Bro. Beasley for the consideration of the Brethren of
this Lodge, that any person oflFering as a candidate to this Lodge, who had
offered as a candidate to any other Lodge, and was refus'd admittance, their
petition ought to be taken no notice of in this Lodge."
"The motion of Bro. Nelles that, instead of Monday in the week that
Saturday should be the day appointed for the Lodge to meet, laid over for
future consideration."
" Motion of Brother Beasley that the Lodge meet every month laid over
for further consideration."
The expenses of the lodge for this night were somewhat less
than at the first meeting, for they were reduced to forty-four shil-
hngs or £2.4.0.
At the meeting of 2nd April, 1796, Bro. Beasley, Bro. Aikman
and Bro. Henry were made M. M.'s.
There is no record of Bros. Beasley, Aikman and Henry being
initiated or passed, and the surmise is that they may have received
their E. A. & F. C. degrees at Niagara or at a meeting held in
January or February, of which we have no minutes. At this meet-
ing we find that Bros. " Rousoue, Smith and Raynolds. who had
serd a lawfull time as enter'd apprentices," were "Made Craft
Masons," but of the initiation of Bro. Rousoue (Robert Rousseaux)
we have no record. '
t.r w* ^^\ meeting of 2nd May, 1796, Bro. Phelps was re-elected
W. M. and Bro. Beasley S. W . with Bro. Rykeman as J. W The
lodge was without jewels, although an order had been sent to Nia-
gara for a set, but as the order had not been filled Bro. Beasley
proposed
" that as the Lodge had been disappointed in not getting the jewels from
Newark, he would piDcure Jewels from Kingston as soon as possible.
Resoly'd that brother I easley procure the jewels as soon as he possibly can
do it.
The jewels were in due course received, and when the lodge
ceased working in 1810 were taken care of, as has been stated, bv
Bro. E. Land and returned to the lodge on the 22nd August, 1836
An emergent meeting was called on the 23rd of May and brethren
were instructed and raised. At the meeting of 8th Tune 1706
after opening in the E. A. degree
" That Lodge was then closed, and a Lodge open'd in the Master's de-
gree, when it was proposed by Bro. Rykeman, that, as Bro. Dani Springer
was going to travel, that he supposed there was a real necessity of raising
Bro. Dan'! Springer, to the sublime degree of M. Mason; by order of the
Worshipful Master the members were desired to let their opinions be known
whether they thought it necessary to give Bro. Springer two steps the present
night, or not The brethren present, in consequence of the great progress
that Bro. Springer had made in Masonry, together with the necessity of his
going to travel, were unanimous of opinion that Bro. Springer ought to be
rais'd to the sublime degree of Mas'r Mason."
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647
The degree was then conferred. There does not seem to have
been any written or unwritten law in connection wif, the government
of Masonry that the members of Barton lodge were not able to cir-
cumvent. In this they were not exceptional, for all the early lodges
could so read the constitution of the Grand Lodge of England that
there was no trouble in adapting the clause so as to meet the exigen-
cies of the case. There was this much to be said in favor of such
innovj'tjor— that it was always for a good purpose, and with a view
to confer benefits on either individual members or the Craft at laree
At the meeting of 24th June, 1796, the '
" Lodge opened in the Fellow Crafts' degree, fellow Crafts being present.
The minutes of the preceding Lodge night were read and confirm'd as they
stood, and then proceeded to take into consideration a motion made by Br.
Sen r Warden, Beasley, the preceding Lodge night, That, as there arc
several of the members of this Lodge that do not attend on regular Lodge
nights, and, as the fine mentioned in the bylaws is too small to command the
attendance of such absentees as are unnecessarily absent: That it be annexed
to the bylaws that, if any member be absent from the Lodge on stated Lodge
nights or from Lodges of emergency, if legally summoned to attend, he or
they so absent shall pay the sum of two dollars, unless such absentee be at
IS specifi'd in the second article of the bylaws of this Lodge, and such
absentee being absent two regular Lodge nights unnecessarily, and he or they
being summon'd to attend the next stated Lodge night, on account of such
absence, unless he render such reasons as, in the opinion of the Majority,
shall be deemed sufficient to justify such absence, such absentee shall be
suspended and dealt with as the constitution directs: and that the secretary
shall transmit a copy of this vote to all the members that are absent; the
question was put in consequence of the aforesaid motion and Unanimously
agreed to.
On the principle of regulating the community by act of parlia-
ment the brethren determined to see what a stringent bylaw and
the imposition of a fine of $2 would do in securing better attend-
ance.
On the 4th July, 1796, Mr. George Chisholm was initiated. His
apron was an historic one. It was w rn when he was made a Mas-
ter Mason, and on special occasions, notably at Chief Brant's funeral,
the general public obtained a view of it. In size it would make four
modern aprons.
One of the most important symbols of speculative Masonry,
one which commands the attention of the Craft from the earliest
period of a Mason's progress, is the apron. The ceremony of cloth-
ing the Masonic candidate has its archetype in the secret societies
of all nations from the earliest periods. In the priesthood of the
Israelite the girdle was part of the investiture. In the Mithraic
mysteries of Persia an apron was used in the ceremony. The Es-
senes clothed their novices in a robe of white material, cotton or
linen, while the Japanese, in rites of initiation, invest with the apron
and in Scandinavia a white shield is used in its place. '
In color the apron should be white and of lambskin The
normal size is about 14 inches by 16 inches. The decorations vary
some are plain, others have an edging of blue ribbon, with rosettes
and silver tassels. The regulations are not alike in all jurisdictions,
m Canada the size and style correspond with those of England
648
HISTORY OF FREEMASONKY IN CANADA.
Bro. Chisholm's Apron.
HISTORY OF PRlCliMASONRV IK CANADA.
649
The 'iX'/i'I '',T' '«"' "":: "" """"•" " '""fonnilv i" Canada
ini lodges ol I7i,j.i8jj used aprons which ranccd in size from
olany 'LTT, 'T'^'JI? T' "' «""" "'*'' while he us"
ton. who was ini ated in L^tL^T^''^ of Nelson, county of Hal-
sets of blocks fof the an on ? in"thl?' ^T ^T''^ ^'''"' '''^-•
Col. Chisholm through fhe war of ^8?. Tc'^'',, ^5 ^^l ^^"'^'d by
of i837-38. There was a piece o? c aoe S fu'^ '''" *^! '■'***"'°"
when Bro. Chisholm wor^ ^ nf L P . '''^ ^P*"*^" ^^out 186s.
the late Bro JoseTBTrnev Tu ^""l'^' ^^ '''^ brother-in-law
to P. M.'s, who £ired to^use S' 'P'"" ^'' ^"" '*="* "^^"X times
degrees upon candiSatel '' ' *'''""*'' '^""•■^' '" '^onf^'rrinK'
ingiyTtLrhad"t;vrrrtr";£e"'';o^'^^^^ i" ^""^-^ -'^- — •'-
I. O. U.'s. This thev rlinTn . ^ ""^ modern idea of mvinir
in.eres.in. d^crSs^re^he*™? rlSc':;^'' '"" — '"•-
Fac Simile Note55 for Monthly Dues.
650
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
At the meeting of 5th September, 1796, the lodge
" took into consideration a verbal message from the right W. M. of this
province, by Bro. Rousoux, to the worshipful master, Sen'r and Jun'r Wardens,
and members of this Lodge, That as Mr. Chars. Depew had formerly peti-
tioned to Lodge No. 8 of this Province before Lodge No. 10 Existed, that
in consequence of the sd petition, Sd Lodge balloted for Mr. Depew, and upon
the examination thereof found they were unanimous in Mr. Depew's favor.
But, as certain causes prevented Mr. Depew's attending, at the time appoint-
ed for his initiation, and as he had deposited the sum oi four dollars in that
Lodge, as a security to the sd Lodge for his attendance. But as the members
o{ sd Lodge are convinced that his not attending was not thro' any neglect
of his that could be avoided, and as he, the sd Mr. Depew, lives within the
limits of this Lodge at present, and as the members thereof are universally
acquainted with the character of Mr. Depew, That, if they think proper to
admit him into the mysteries of Masonry, that the grand Lodge should credit
this Lodge with the sum so deposited by Mr. Depew. The question was then
put whether the petition of Mr. Depew should be taken notice of by this
Lodge, in consequence of his former petition, the usual sign being requested,
was found unanimous in Mr. Depew's favor."
Briefly this lengthy explanation meant that Mr. Depew had
been proposed and accepted by the lodge No. 8 at York, that he
had deposited four dollars as a pledge that he would attend for in-
itiation if accepted, but that being unable to keep his promise, and
in the meantime having removed to the jurisdiction of No. 10, the
$4 paid to No. 8 was to be transferred, if Mr. Depew were ac-
cepted, to the credit of No. 10 on the books of Grand Lodge.
At the meeting of 7th November, 1796, after accepting the
offer of Bro. Reynolds to act as tyler, the lodge then
"took into consideration a motion made by Bro. Thomas, that, as the
members of this Lodge were, in general, unexperienced Masons, and none of
the members so capable of instructing in the necessary masonic Lectures as
all that society ought to be instructed in. That the officers that are at this time
elected shall attend Newark, or some other "/ell informed Lodge's lectures,
at least, once between each and every regular Lodge night, so as to be capable
of informing the members of this Lodge, with the necessary principles and
lectures of operative masons, and that they solicit the degree of Mark
Masons, that the brethren of this lodge may be benefited thereby, and that
any Brother proposed as a candidate shall make known whether attendance
will be convenient t" *iim, previous to his election. The sd motion was
seconded by Brf. Sen'r W. Rt. Nelles and unanimously agreed to by the
brethren present."
The thirst for knowledge of the ritual was frequent in all the
early lodges. In the days of the pioneers of Barton, such brethren
as Bros. Phelps and Beasley were fairly well informed, but the ex-
pert of the d»y was Bro. Danby, of Niagara. His services were al-
ways in demand. The allusion to the desire for the Mark degree
was made, no doubt, from the fact that many of the Niagara breth-
ren who vi.sit»;d Barton had received it.
The election of oflficers followed, as recorded in the tabulated
statement which accompanies the history of the lodge and which
also contains its work. At the meeting of 4th Dcfimber, 1796,
Bro. Bov.man, of lodge No. 4, known as the " Lodge of Philan-
thropy," at Niagara, affiliated. For some reason " it was thouglit
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
651
inconvenient for the members of this lod^e to meot «n fi,»
versarv nt ^t rnh„ >> a * ^i . '""S^ 'O meet on the anni-
versary of bt. John. At the meetrng of 6th January, 1797, the
lodge opened in the fellow Crafts' decree Trnffc k •
h" a^l^r 'S- ^rS-r T^r -^-- SI^N^
ing) and deserving the llieTT.'iir'/K,'' '^7^^' '^''" ^" «''J^^' ('^^»"-
motion of Br Worsh.of" 1^ , t. " !" 'c'* ^'" ''^^P^'^^ P««P'^- O"
the f„nd of thi, Lod^4 th. .r ''; -? '* ^^'^ ^'''^^'' ^''^"'^ ^^^'^e out of
^vBr^H....3;^°^^-l3;-^^^
not h^^n^t^^? sT7o^h?;Klht '^^'^^' - ^' ^^ -'^
meet ?: sTfow! l^y^ttC^L'Tr "'>"'' °* *^" ^^''^^ -""« "°*
Tavern, and dine tOKeth^^r whlh *^ "* ^° '" procession to Br. Smith's
preient" together, which was t.nan.mously agreed to by the brethren
at this SX*m\heU°'Tharit "',l*"/> ^^°- ^^^^'^^'^ ^ouse
tavern. ^ '^^^^ ^''^^ '* ^^'^^ed m procession to Smith's
essenTLjo^tnThe^^Ufb^ari^^^^^ *'^* ^^^"^^ ««-^-- -
That't^h^ ^:::r;[^;^i^'^ti^^^ '-'- ^fr ^-^'^-
present, and the members absent S u ^. "^"^ °^ ^^^ members
shall be callVI over Tery reg uhr lodjl I!"^"'';" ' ""^ *''"* ^"'^h registry
at any time absent shl^Tv? reasons^ whfthev ''"* t"'^' '"^'"''^" ^^ "«
reason shall be laid before the me^h.« ^ ^^'^ ^*''*'"*- ^"^ t'^^* ^uch
absence was necessat. ornS,\2TX\ L^^ X°"bf I^/.f*^- ^^
fromT|'"B^^"?H?^^^^^^^^^ -ived a visit
ren a pood'y share of knowlStp «« ♦?• "^* ■^^''^ ^^^" t^e breth-
of 6th March, 17^7: ''"''''''^«^* °" t''" o^^^asion, for at the meeting
" On motion of Bro. S W Rp9«tov ti,o* u t, ,
so obliging as to take the trouWe 'o VS Ih" Sd/e ""h"'*"'^ ""'' '^^^"
members thereof in the lectures of th? IT c . ^®^' *"'' '"""-^-cting the
therefore, this Lodge'" i^d b to'n.'rb :Tm°'d "k"^' ^'''"'^''•
>n consequences of the services h/hJ ,! !i -^^ ..• x ^^"^^ ^ present,
that the sum of forty dolWs with ththt-f !^" ^°^«'' ^"^^ P'-^Po^ed
bro. P. M. Danby The aforesid Jnt " °' '^'' ^°'^«' ^' P'-'^^^"'^^ to
.-.nd unanimously agreed to by the re ror^h ''^"S'^ ""' '''°- ^°'''- belles.
the worshipful Master SenV anH T ' \^f ^^'^ ^'^^^'^'' P*"^'^"^" Therefore,
of Lodge No 10 iet^rn heir h^ y ^."■'''"'' '"^ *''*= '"^ °^ ^^e brethren
his brofherYy lov; anS nilst rlv Tn7r/r-^ """•■' ^'^'"'^^^ *° °^°- ^^^^''^ ^o'
Danby will accept of thT smaf sui offo": Tu '\'^'' '°^«^' ''"P^ ^'°
-now,.dgment^of their^hTnS, rtht,;°;:,le^lTaSof ^ ^m^^ ^ ^
the Provin^'cLf^Grrnd'^l!^^^^^^ H^vTsh'tlart^o '"^'* ^^°" °'
tended over a weeW fnTV,7-!^ • .? . *° Barton may have ex-
from l."bS«'^lUyoel,''^'J'll?^S°P™'<' '".'1^ -« wa. called
«i iwo o ciocR. and walked m procession from the lodc^e
652 HISTORY OK FREEMASONRy IN CANADA.
room to Bro. Beasley's to dinner," to celebrate the festival of St.
John. This is another mention of the lodge without naming its
locality, but it may have been Smith's tavern.
The meeting of 29th July was scarcely regular. The minutes
state that " at the request of Bro. Dan'l Springer, a few of the mem-
bers of the Lodge No. 10, met at their lodge room in Barton on
Wednesday, th« 29th July, 1797, A.L. 5997, for the benefit of a
lecture." Then a " lodge " was open'd in the Masters degree.
" when it was motion'd by br. Jun'r Warden, pro tem, J. Smith, that as
Mr. Andrew Wesbrook, who had been balloted for on the last regular Lodge
night was then iv waiting, whether the brethren present were not duly quali-
fied and invested with power to initiate Mr. Wesbrook. The question been
put ' tis the unaninxous opinion of the brethren present that they are invested
with that power, and accordingly that Lodge clos'd and Lodge open'd in the
apprentice degree, when a Mr. Andrew Wesbrook was bro't forward and in-
itiated in the first degree of Masonry."
This meeting could not even be called an emergency, yet it
suited the purpose of the brethren to make it a legal meeting and
confer degrees.
The lodge met on 5th August, 1797, when Bro. Beasley was
installed as W. M., and in September, when it was resolved
"that the liquors for the use of the lodge shall be purchased with the
money belonging to the lodge by the barrel or quarter cash, and that the
money to purchase the same may be obtained from the Treasurer by a person
appointed by th«^ lodge to purchase the same, and that said liquor be deposit-
ed with Bro. S W. Aikman and that he is to be accountable to the lodge for
the same."
On the 6th November, 1797, the lodge met, transacted degree
work and el«;cted Bro. Thomas as " W. M." No meeting was
held in December, but on New Year's day of 1798, the lodge met.
The irregularity of the meetings led to a motion being carried
" that the lodge should meet once a month " and on " the first Sat-
urdav in every month."
The W. M. of the lodge in 1796, Bro. Phelps, was present at
the meeting of 3rd February, 1798. Amongst other matters after
degree work it was
" MovM by Br. P. Master Phelps that this Lodge take into consideration
the utility of appropriating a part of the fund for the purpose of purchasing
a public library to be under such regulations as shall hereafter be agreed
upon, and that, to this end, a committee be chosen to report a sketch of rules
and regulations respecting this design, as also the sum to be appropriated,
the mode in which and place where a selection of books might be best pur-
chased, «tc. Sd Motion seconded by bro'r J. W. Rykeman, and unanimously
agreed to by the rest of the brethren present, and the committee, therefore,
appoint^ for that purpose is Br. W. Thomas, Br. P. M. Phelps, Br. P. M.
Beasley, Br. J. W. Rykeman, Br. Chisholm, Trea'r, Br. D. Young and Br.
Roeauseaux."
TTiis was the first move towards the establishment of a public
library in this district, if not in Western Canada. The resolution
adopted, however, does not seem to have been carried into effect.
The expenses of this night were thirty-one shillings, New York
currency. The expense of the meeting of the 9th February
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
6S3
amounted to thirty-two shillings, " which was paid by the benefited
brethren, so that those who did not partake of refreshments were
not called upon to defray the expenses of those who did
At the meeting of 7th April, 1798, the lodge " proceeded to settle
their accounts with the Treasurers." There were apparently three
defaulters, Brothers Daniel Young, Aikman and Bowman." That
there was financial difficulty was evident as " a balance was found
of ii4.2. 6. due from Br. Aikman, which he could not account for.
£'6. 3. 10. from Bro. D. Young, for which he also was unable to ac-
''?""*'„and Bro. Bowman's was "left unsettled until the next Lodge
I^l-frc u u •'"°Vu" °t^''?- P^^'^^y '* ^^s resolved "that the Treas-
?o7?h:'nLTi:dge";ight^ '" *'^ "°"^>^ *^^* '""^y ^^""°* — *
.f fZ^^^^TF '" '-^t^ ^y *l^ custodians was a feature in a few
of the early lodges. The members would not permit advancement
Z.T^ i^'\ to another unless the candidates were sufficiently
instructed, for at this meeting the
not ".i^flfH ?'" ""^"'■'"0"'''^^'"'' **"** ^'- "^•"'*"" »nd »'• Skinner are
S^ie; inSucted.""'" ' '"'''" ^'^" '" ^"^'^ -'" ^'^'^^ '"^«" be
Bro. Robert Land had been too earnest in debate for on mo-
tion of Bro Beasley. " Bro. Robert Land " was " fin^d for inTe?I
the' cafh two'i;:;Sr' ^' the lodge.;; Bro. Smith was afso finei^nd
Jndige'f'brrthren""^'' ''''' "'' P"* '" *»^^ ^""^ ^^ ^^^^^ -'-f of
this i^as^ri-s^^^^^^^^
No rSt ?ie fir'sJ^'Frff ' ^•"- ^•'"^" Propo/ed^^rt^L^^dg
dTy.-^TrLotton'^^ s^^sf'^by^aT^Litr"^^^^^^^^ °' h'^*-"''
tried moral suasion and the pacific ^onr.7nf .ni *^"'^" '"^"''"^^
John Smith, that a Lodge o eme «ncv be L7»wl ?'"' ^",°"'^ ''^ »'•
Beasley.ourformer lodge room on Mondav ^h! n/I" m°T °^ ^'■- ^- ^
consideration the present circumstance, nf^T / ^ m ^^"^' ^^"^ *° '^^'- '"to
and where we n.^find a conrnSTool t'fd tC^^^: ''"^^ ''-
i7c/aVtreeT^"^Br7VTSa^rd'^'' T '\'^ ^P"''
lodge room." The lod^o nu^n^A ^'^.^'^'^d Beasley, " their former
<o. lis— is^^-^rtL— ^ri ;;:^r-- -
r
654
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
" laid over for further consideration." Then on motion of Bro.
Beasley, seconded by Bro. Wilson, it was resolved " that the Lodge
meet at their Lodge room, at the house of Br. Sen'r W. Aikman,
at the usual hour and day, there to take into consideration the re-
maining part of this our present meeting."
Beasley's house and stores were on the north side of King
street, between what is now Ferguson avenue and James street. The
building was standing in i860. It was built of hewn timbers and
in the early twenties covered with clap-board. It stood about eight
feet back from the present strret line.
5^.
Beasley's House, North Side, King St., Hamilton, i86q
(200 Yards West of Smith's Tavern).
There has been considerable doubt as to the site of " the house
of Bro. P. M. Beasley, our former lodge room." Bro. Beasley
owned two sites in Hamilton, one on the north side of King street
and another which comprises the site of the present Dundurn cas-
tle. The vicinity of Smith's tavern was a central locality, even in
the days of 1794-98. The pioneer buildings of Hamilton were built
in that neighborhood, and it is within the recollection of the writer
that buildings near by were old buildings in 1850, structures which
were said to have been erected about and prior to 1800.
It is, however, stated by the Beasley descendants that the house
of Richard Beasley was west of the present site of Dundurn cistle
and that the building was afterwards incorporated in the present
castle, but this is not at all likely as the first dwelling must have
been built of logs. The so-called castle is a siibstantial residence,
built of brick and well proportioned. Senator Mclnnes, the present
owner, states that the stone building at the western part of the
castle, now used as a gymnasium, was built prior to the main
structure. It shows indications of having been incorporated in the
main building. The descendants of Bro. Beasley's family state that
Richard Beasley moved to his house at Dundurn immediately after
his arrival at Hamilton, or more properly speaking. Barton town-
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 655
ship and that his sons, Richard, George, David C and Henrv
f^of ^W^k" ^?'^ •" '^' ^°"«^' «"d that Ilenry was born there n
thath^^d^r^o^nsLe^^^^^^^^^ ^-<i-. and
resoled ' "''*'"^ "' ^^' ^^^' ^798. after degree work, it was
brethren may received SrLgree Hthevlrl" ti'^'^P' "^^^ ''^'^ '*'^^"'
those brethren who have most comiiuoui^ Iv^A '^'^ '""^ *''"'"' *"^ ^^at
think proper for receiving T decree ifT. v-°^"* """^ '^'"'"« ^^^^
out any expense." ^ ^•"' '' ^''^^ "*= ^^^^''^^d for the same, with-
The brethren had not been paying their dues for
that it^Lrrun efstofd iT^JsTtl^^Z^f '' ^V' ^•^>--'
cash for their dues, on or before St joWs Ih. . °' u''°°" '° ^^^ "'"^
same, bearing interest from the dates" ' *''''* ^''"'" "°*" ^°^ '^^
been^tht LTe'holVt t£ b^^etS" ^''"^^":^- ^^^^ *° '-e
S. W. Aikman agreed for the 1°^^^-' '^•^' "'""^'"^ " ^'■°-
condition that the loSe .,> no i ^ *u ^'^"t»""e at his house, on
business be tSrV^hf lodge » '"Kn '" bV Ak '''°^'^' ''' "'^^^--
the room for one or two years Thi« ^kman agrees to rent
that required a definite answer as to hT' ^"^ '°^'^ ^^ ^ "motion
Aikman let the lodge roor^nos1?iv. h ' f"'' *"""^'' " ^hat Bro.
he will rent the room "7; a further "^^ '°"^' ""^ ^^ ^'^^t rate
that "Br. Aikman provide sunoers to hl""^""?'?' '' ^^^ '•^«°l^«d
Aikman was "to give an anTwer tJ '"^g^larly paid." and Bro.
In reference to Bro Aiknrn'<= "'''' "^^^ting."
B. E. Charlton says: ^'^"^"" ^ connection with the lodge, Bro.
W.S shortly after the Morgan rd,™i, '^'h^,' °'"".. '"""' «^'<' "'i' visit
.« progrm, in which Aikman took pan This I r, " ^"''°""" """' »»
A.k».„ to,d hi„ H. did „.t intend fo "tten^^f 'L^l^tn'od^ nl^' ° " ""'
,t».^ac.i„n, „.cH .^ HtVbli,%s«c:^\r^,^^,„trct':
"agrees to furnish the Lodge with a Room for three years at the r^t. of
twenty dollars per year. He likewise agrtes to furnish tLTi r
«ix persons on every stated Lodge night. u;a„im:,tly;g^r«d^^^^^^ '°'
This resolution removes all doubt as to the meetinp-nlare an^ ««
the 25th June the lodge returned to Bro AjSr/r ' At the
656 HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
meeting of St. John's day the officers were installed. The sec-
retary in error, caused no doubt by the celebration, has entered in
the minutes that " B. John Aikma'n, Installed Worshipful ' Grand '
Master."
At the meeting of 7th July, 1798, it was *' reported to the lodge
that a gentleman stranger wished to visit the lodge," and it was
" voted that a committee should be appointed to try the sd visitor."
The result was satisfactory, the visitor proving to be a " Bro.
DuflF." After installation it was resolved on motion of Bro. Beas-
ley that
" four gallons Rum be provided for the use of the Lodge, & paid out of
the fund. The question was put & Carried, Br. Worshipful Master to furnish
the Same & a keg to contain it."
And on another motion by Bro. Beasley it was resolved
" that Bro. Rousseaux furnish the lodge with one barrel of spirits and one
of wine, at prime cost and charges, and be paid the same out of the fund."
The fees for raising at this meeting were ninety-six shillings,
and the expenses of the night thirty-four shillings and six pence.
At the meeting of ist September, 1798, the lodge "settled ac-
counts with such members as wt«-e present by taking their notes of
hand," in all amounting to £72. 11. 6., New York currency. A letter
was read from the secretary of the Grand Lodge at Niagara re-
questing the attendance of the W. M. and wardens of No. 10 at the
Quarterly Communication on the 5th September. The W. M. was
unwell, lots were drawn as to who should attend, and " the lot fell
on Bro. S. Warden, Robert Land."
At the meeting of 3rd November, 1798, it was resolved " that
Bro'r Samuel Williams be summoned a second time to perform the
duties of his lodge." Bro. Ephraim Land gave a due bill for "his
crafting fees."
At a lodge of emergency held on the 19th, it was resolved that
" provided Bro. Williams does not attend the duties of his lodge,
after the 2nd summons, he shall be proceeded with in a summary
manner, provided he has received his summons."
At the meeting of ist December. 1798, it was resolved "that
the sense of the lodge be taken whether Rr. James Wilson be fined
or reprimanded from the chair for undecorum in the Lodpfe." It
" was unanimous " that he " be reprimanded." It will be remem-
bered that Bro. Wilson was the S. W. at the first meeting and the
first signer of the rules and orders of the lodge in 1796. Prior to
this business there was degree work and before the close of the
meeting the new officers were elected. The reading of these meet-
ings is out of the ordinary. The minutes state:
" Proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing six months, when
the SnV & Jun'r Wardens retired, and the wish of the Lodge that Br'r
Beasley should retire as a candidate, as Br. S. Warden Land has Declined
taking the Chair. Ballots taken, on examination, were found unanimous in
favor of Br. Beasley, was duly elected Master for the ensuing 6 months.
Br'r S. W. & Br'r Jun'r Warden retired. Moved by Br. Beasley that R.
Lottridge should retire as a Candidate for the office of Sen'r Warden. Upon
examination, found that Br. Robert Land was unanimously re-elected S. War-
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for i^rhT/ptl rc'r^tire'SiffH^ ^^H °'7 ^'^ "^^'"^^ ^^^^oie,
the ballot. The cause of Bro Wi, nn' *^^^' ^"""^ ^'^^ P'-""^^ o^
ptite with Bro. Elias Lon^ for »/ m ' ""^^^^orun, " was a dis-
• Bro. James Wilson gave^'a wri«en J'T'"!-^ °l "^th December,
to leave the lodge" an^d^'leavrwas err^l^'^T/^'" ''" ''''''^'^''
Bro. Beasley, seconded bv FVo ?• ^'^^"*^^- . Then on motion of
;; Brother /ames VV^Ison ^shou ^/ot i:!"" 'li/S T^ ^r'^^^' ^"^^
%;"t'r,?srD^"- f^' LonrwiT^Jed^ed"'^^ ^'^ ^ ^''^P"-
.he lod^e '''' °'^'"^'^^ ^" ^'"^'•gent n.eeting was called, and
Eiia:r;„TrB? j:srr.r "TT'irr- ■^^'-r ^^'-"- ^-^^-^ b.
have told Br. Long that Br James W^*^!]^'. "^^^ ''^^' ^''' Smith should
Smith had given him as a Maso" wSh . '^''^ T ^''^ ^ '^'^'^^ "^at Br.
Br. Smith & Bro. Long being Pr„en the ^^^ ^'' ^'"''' ^^"^^" <»«n"^«l
the Charge not sufficiently stfpported & BrV°?'^'' T^. ^''^•"'"^tion found
same, by the unanimous voice of the Lodge '' ^""'' ^^'''°" '^'^'^'^ °' '^e
^esolvei%S^."?:::;,;l,rim^^^^^ followed after which the lod^e
and tlie lodge closed^f "'X'lVa^CnT'' '' ^° P"^^*^^- -"d'-"^''
- the true spirit of ge„eroly?'J was resXV^' '"'' '"^^^'"^ ^"^
Henry, seconded bv Bro. Thomas '^^^olved on motion of Bro.
replace part o( tht family clolhrne losf by fire " ' " """ "''"'' ■"«« '»
such ,„an„cr a, he shall IS^^l tZ'"" """"''■ ''■^- Cj-- '"
On motion of Bro Phplnc it f™P^f-
dollars be allowed any bro £ thit !t! ''fr^'' '^''' '^'^ ^"'" -^ six
of this lodge." ^ °^^''' ^^^^ ''"*^"d the Grand on the business ■
Of the meeting of 2nd February 700 thirl ^""^"*^ ^°^^" ^' Niagara.
VV0.1 d scarcely appertain to .node n^^/o k'^VheT^"' '"^^>'' ^'"^h
ATastors degree and, after the minute^nf fi , ""^^"^ °P^"^d '" the
road and confirmed. niinutes of the last meeting had been
" Bro'r James Morden, seconded bv RmV cu
summon Bro'r Philman to attend next 1,7^^ r'"' '^^' ^'"^'^ Secretarv
Brother Fellow Craft Miracle ThohnksS S' S ?'"" *^^ *='-^^<> ^i
rem him. a Fellow Craft M^son and toM v.- • ^'"'•"^" '■««ived a grip
knows the Masters' grip- Brc/r ?hl?ml ^ "" '* ^^' » Master's grip Tnf
said Brothers Mord?n'& sLwe f S^'Tharro'^'F'??' °" exa?.in';ti;a
demes that he told Bro'r Miracle wheTher it Ic ^^ J'"°'^ ^'^^' Miracle
Laid over for furthc- proof." ^"^tner it was the Masters' Grip.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The question of Bro. Danby's expenses was discussed. He had
been voted $40, which had been paid to him, but all his expenses
contracted during his stay in Barton had not been liquidated, so tha:
question of paying for his stay " at Bro'r Rykeman's was laid over
At the meeting of March 2nd, 1799. it is recorded that Bro. Ihomas
the secretary, " is to remove to the Grand River." As to the cxinnscs
of Bro. Danby it was resolved that :
" Upon the application of Bro'r Rykeman. for payment of his account for
boarding & Lodging of BroV Danby, voted that the Sum ol Three pound
nine shillings, N. Y. Cy be paid him out of the fund, which with the sum o
four pounds unpaid, of the sixteen pounds, before voted to Bro r Danby, will
amount to Bro'r Rykeman's account of £7 9/. N. Y. C, seven pounds, nine
shillings, N. York currency."
The minutes of 6th March, 1799. show that forty dollars, or ten
pounds, had been voted to Bro. Danby, and not sixteen pounds,
which would be in N. Y. currency $64, so that the claim was
liquidated by an additional amount of "three pounds, nine shillings,
N Y Cy "
W Bro Davenport Phelps was elected to the office of secretary,
which had been rendered vacant by the resignation of Bro. Thomas^
At the meeting of 4th May, i799. " communications were reac
from the Grand Lodge. At the previous meeting Bro Samuel
Williams had been " excluded " for refusing " to attend to the duties
of the lodge," and at this meeting it was resolved that the Granc
Lodge and sister lodges be made acquainted with the exclusion of
Bro Samuel Williams." In the minute book, foUowmg the record
of this meeting, is a financial statement, showing the indebtedness of
Bro Geo. Chisholm, as treasurer from 1798. followed by a state-
ment of the indebtedness of Bro. Samuel Young, and a third statc--
ment showing the account against Bro. Aikman, Bro Lottridge and
Bro. Bowman, with contra accounts from all the brethren except
Bro Chisholm. The total amount involved amounted to about 1300.
a large portion of which was in notes of hand given by brethren for
*^*^'^The next meeting was on the 6th July, I799. no rjieeting having
been held in June. The meeting nights were changed to the second
Friday in the month. It was resolved that "wmdow curtains be pro-
cured for the lodge to be provided by Br. Beasley. also that the
rest of the brethren be acquainted with the alteration of the stated
lodge nights." On the 2nd of August the lodge met and a sum-
mons wa! read from the secretary of the Grand Lodge" at Niagara.
The minutes stated that at eight o'clock after refreshment. Re-
ceived from Br. Charles Depue, Jreasurer, in notes and due bills and
"^°"The lodge\°or the second time proceeded to refreshment and on
return " On motion of Bro. Beasley it was resolved that the lodge
will accept good merchantable wheat delivered at Br. Rosseaux
• Mills from any Bro. of the lodge in payment of their dues.
When cash was not available, rather than see the lodge financialv
embarrassed, the brethren were prepared to take dues ^ in kind.
At the meeting of nth October.
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659
the present or future SecreUrv to ^i^'' '^""^ '"""'' '° "' '° '"^'''^
the Members as have receTved the ^A °' '""'" "i"' "rtificates for m.cI. of
nave received the Lodge sanction for that purpose "
the loc"k JhrBrolikmLnl ^^^V'j'^V^'^^' P^>' ''•• J" S-ith for
brethren, however were^f« "'"'f^^^H^ ^^'^ lodge room." The
make the ZmcoZZJlTlt '"*'' ^'■°- ^'•^""'^"'^ P'-°""«<=« »"
resolved that " if bT A^^'ari shn";!'""';";,' "^ ^'■- ^^^^^^^y- '* ^^^
according to agreemenf th^ln^! r^t ^^""^ ^^^ '■°°'" furnished
its present statf. Br Ailmanlftn'?"''"^- "?' '° ^'' *" '''^' »■"""' "'
proceedings." ^" " ^° ''^^^ ^""^^y "otice of this night's
On the 8th November IWn vu^)r.. u
accountant, was ''siimmoned to Li P'', '^''° "^'^^ ^" e^Pe^t
it was resolved on motion of BrOeasW '• tl?.? T? ^u^^^' ^"^
shall pay up in order toef^Th\lfU^jP' . ''^^ ''''''^' brother present
Grand Lodge." ^'' ^""^ ^^""^^ *° P^y "P their dues to the
the lody^'ha?a^SaTgTr*'of^t" °P^ Phelps "informed
mitted as a visitor "ifew/s examLed °^Osburn wished 4o be ad-
The brethren of No. ro dSredTo assist oth'.r^^^^^^
forming and agreed to " nav tL^ =7^ . f^ '°^^^^ ^^ich were
f"nd."^t thTmeetTng B^V'K:^Ja°^eL^£d V'°""f °"* °! ^''^
piotion of Bro. Roussclux, it wrreLweVtt t ^ H ' T'r'' '"^ °"
the Festival at ten o'clock in the forenoon " '^^' '^''' °"
" to funirt^'ro^igi wJtVrnrsj^n'e^r- ^^"^^^^" ^^' °^^-^
quills. . sticks sealfngraxTnVraper!Tnk'7o;5:n iV'canSle""
«^d r? j^^r^si^s^i;: sdrnHF^r -5h^
"inrS^dir^f. ^^- ^^ ^'^ P^-- -s rnoU-f„ ;l?,r ol
formld^aldtitJ^^hJiiew oUid^^Ttlfatl d"^'' ^''-f ^' '^^^ b^"
the resolution of 13th ]5^cen?ber Bm P f ' ^^^ '" ^^'"^"y ^'^^
lodge lend their sister lodge at ^;^Ltv^^^^
Grimsbv fifty dollars " hut th^^..f; , ^ . " ^^^ ^ ownship of
all resolutions whTch camf Ke the'loJ^''- ^^ ^^^^Id be said that
seconded. The name 0^1^^^^; Je'r^• IfcaTeris'" ^.itt^^' ^"'
necessary in this history omitted, as un-
1800. it was resolved that "X cSiHat i fn? ^'*',"^' °/ '^'^' ^P"l'
out paying the fees in cash atl^ timfoM," t^it " 'Xl "''"
reso rt.on to accept " good merchantable whei " had nn. .1 '".''"
cipated resu ts. Another rpsn1.,t,v.« , „ wntat nad not the anti-
a-y Br. that shaU rSiTRS" H™; ?n1hf ?„' ,""' ""'""? " *»'
lod,e is closed shall be ffned ti'thlTZ^VnllteMg:-- "'" '"^
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HISTORY OF KKKEMASONRY IN CANADA.
At the meeting of 9th May, 1800, " a coniniittee was appointed
to examine Hr. G. Tiffany " and " the committee reported him Just."
Hro. Tiffany was one of the Tiffany Brothers, printers and pul)lishers,
of Niagara. A letter was " read from the Grand Secretary, requesting
the attendance of the lodge at the Quarterly Conununication on 7th
June, and to come prepared to pay up their dues agreeable to a former
resolution of the Grand Lodge." At the meeting of 2Kth May— an
emergency— a letter was read " to the Grand Lodge enclosing the
returns and the amount of the sum due to the Grand Lodge, which
letter and returns were approved of by the lodge."
At the meeting of 13th June, 1800, Bro. J. Morden was elected
Master, followed by the election of the other officers. A letter was
also " read from the Grand Lodge " dated " ()th June." On the 24th
June the officers were duly installed.
At the meeting of iith July, it was resolved that every i)rotiier
" who has not paid the initiation fees be requested to pay the same
on the next lodge night;" and a further resolution was passed on
motion of Bro. Beasley " that every member of this lodge is to pay
off the whole of their dues by the 27th December, such as are not
discharged by that period will be reported to Grand Lodge."
The next meeting on the 9th August was for degree work. On
the 29th August at an emergency "£7. 7- 6." was to be J' paid to
the Grand Lodge towards defraying the debt of the lodge, and the
W. M. was requested to attend " the Quarterly communication " and
" pay the last quarterly dues, amt. 34/- Halif. Guy."
On the 1 2th September, 1800, it was resolved that " Bro. Aikman
should furnish the lodge with liquor and light." On the loth October
the lodge " received a lecture from Br. Robert Land." On motion
of Br. Beasley it was resolved that " any Br. petitioning to become a
member of this lodge must with his petition deposit one dollar.'
On the 14th November Bro. " The senior Warden " was request-
ed to attend the meeting of Grand Lodge, and at the next meetinR,
the minutes of which aie also dated " 14th November, the J. W.,
not being satisfied with the efforts of the caterer, it was resolved
■ " that Br John Aikman should be fined the sum of 4/- for not fur-
nishing tile lodge with refreshments agreeable to the minutes of the
last lodge night." On motion of Bro. Rosscaux it was resolved " that
16 dollars be sent to the Grand Lodge exclusive of the quarterly dues
as part payment of the debt we owe Grand Lodge." Evidently the
brethren were anxious to see their liabilities decreased.
At the meeting of 12th December, 1800, a letter was read from
the Grand Secretary, and Bro. Trainer produced a receipt from that
official " for 23 1/4 dollars." This receipt probably covered a large
number of payments by lodge No. 10. At this meeting Bro. Trainer
was elected W. M. and the other offices were duly filled. After re-
freshments a letter was read
"from the Grand Secretary informing this Lodge of Communication re-
ceived from the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania announcing the death of the R.
W. G. Master Washington, and requesting this Lodge to go in mourning at
their public and private meetings Six months, including their first meeting, in
Consequence cf which Br. Aikman moved, 2nd by Br. J. Showers that a
piece of black ribbon should be purchased for that purpose. The motion
being put was carried. Br. John Lotridge agreed to furnish the Lodge with
the ribbon."
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George Washington died on the 14th D
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tu^* r- " """•■"■Kiuii uicu on ine 14th Ueceni her i7(in linf at
that tune news from New York, which to-day wouUl traveUn few
of's'rto'ntr'r "'" ^.^. '^ ''''' '" ^ ^'^y' di^'not "oa ch t c'hren
emerccncv " to ,.^1/ I *''' n,eet.ngs, and after a nmt.on for an
emergency to enable the secretary and treasurer to settle ih.Mr
accounts." ,t was resolved that " six dollars shou ^be tak" 01 o
the funds to purchase liquor for the lodge." TIk bre hren o No 10
all enjoyed the social feature of their meetings
were acbWedTnTr^ °" *^? ^l'\ ^^^"'"ber. ,8cx). the accounts
were adjusted, and it was resolved that " every Br that has not fur
mshed hmiself with clothing" shall pay a " f„fe o "4/ " Thi ho^"
ever, was repealed at the meeting of January nth 180 fnX
mmutes of the 31st December, Bros. We W Bennct A -md
h^n-^-Jhi^^ "^' ^"' ^^P-' -^ ^^-"- -^^^^ -e'n-hot ^bov'e
. At the meeting of 9th January, 1801, the lodjre ooened ind fho
rm'Sr^Srhr'-T'^" '"'^' r^^ ^•^""' fro^MXMo?ef!el'h!
was banntPrI fnr t ^^^7 ^^' *^''" '''''""^'^ ^"d Adrian Marlat
to refrSmlrthen 'to l!:!"'' "V' "'i'!*^'' ^'^^ ^^^^^ ''^' '^^'^^ ^^"^^1
lo rciresnment, then to labor, when Mr. Marlat was initiated after
Dusiness was transacted and before clos hg " in perfect hammnv "
he brethren were called to refreshment for the fouruTtlme h adven-
ing. Surely there must have been " perfect Inrmonvl'' Ti
penses of that night were twentv-fo",r shiUings '' ^''' '"■
h. «Kf • reproduction of the certificate in half-tone is as good as can
be obtamed from a time-worn document. It reads:
AdrL'^M^rLtarbJInTntered^'^'^^ '° '^"^''•^ '^''''y '"^^^ brother
ed Afaster Mason in th ^^ k''^ '"^ '''''^^ ""<^ '^ ^ >^«"'^'- »«=«'«*-
ns. Behaved himself^"^:^"'..''"' ^"^ •'"" '^"""e ^^ ■'"^ong't
this eiKht Day oTjam^i^ th. '" f °"n* ^'■"*'^''' ""^^^ «">• ^and,
and two. ^ ^ '" '•'" y"*" ''^ °"^ Lord one thousand eight hundred
'I Br. John Lottridge, W.M. ,
"J. B. Rousseaux, S.W.
'' Br. Ephraim Land. J.W.
"Br. Robert Land, Sec'y."
n^X ",o"re"o;:r''rvn:rar-^ bo n,„e„ „,„„ey. Ll if ^,ey"wo„M '
too heavv hnrhrfMrl . ? , l^ '''°"''' '*PI'^^'" t'l'it the dues were
d»ou^rb^sS;^^^^hr£;jroi^^^'^ ^^^^"^^^' "''-' '''''
At the meeting of 27th February. 1801, the minutes of the last
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inortinp wore read hut "not coiifiniK.l." f..r wliicli action, however,
no reason is friveii. A letter was read " from the ( iraiid I.odpe esti-
mating" the "fees" at forty-ei^,dit shillin>,'s. liro. iJeaslcy was
rerinested to act as (K-K^jate to the rrovineial (iraiid I.(.djL,'e nieetinj;
in March, and on motion of I'.ro .Smitli " Hr, lU-ash-v is authorized
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to request the (irand Lods;e to accept of a yearly stipend instead of
ilie dues now exacted hy the (irand Lodge for tlie reason which Rr.
I'.easley sliall state to the Grand Lodge." Decree work followed with
the usual call to refreshments.
The mcetino; of the 13th March. 1801. was routine. Th
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penses of the meeting of loth April are entered " Expenses of tlic
night 3 pints whiskey." At the meeting of 8th May Bro. Aikman was
directed to represent the lodge at the next quarterly communication
of the Provincial Grand Lodge. The meeting of the loth July, i8oi
wa3 of a routine character.
At the meeting of 14th August, after routine business, Bro.
Aikman agreed " to furnish the lodge with a room for one year at the
rate of one dollar for each night the lodge shall sit," and he also
agreed " to furnish the lodge with tables, benches, two chairs, deacons
rods, two tills in the chest, candles and refreshments."
On the 3rd October it was resolved " that Bro. Aikman be fined
2 dollars for not furnishing the lodge room agreeable to the minutes
of a former lodge night," and he was also ordered " to furnish a lock
for the lower door." The questions of non-attendance, not appear-
ing in Craft clothing, and non-payment of dues were topics that
always furnished texts for discussion with the members of No. 10,
when they were not occupied with degree vork, to which, by the way,
they were most attentive.
At the meeting of the 13th November, 1801, the "lodge pro-
ceeded to examine tlic members without clothing," and Bro. Showers,
J. Bennett, M. Bennett and R. Morden " were fined 4/- each," and, on
motion of Bro. E. Land, it was resolved " that every Master iMasoii
shall repeat his Master's obligation the next lodge night." Also,
"Bro. A'kman agrees to make a handle to the seal of the lodge
against the next lodge night or fubniit to be fined."
At the meeting of nth December, 1801. the officers were elected.
Bro. Lottridge being chosen as Master. It was determined to hold
the celebration of the festival of St. John on Saturday, the 26th. The
brethren had not forgotten their resolution cor.cerning Bro. Aikman
for the minutes inform us that " Bro. Aikman fined one shilling for
not putting a handle to the seal."
On the 26th December, 1801, Bro. Lottridge was installed as
W. M. The J. W. " read a summons from the Grand Lodge request-
ing the officers of lodge No. 10 to attend the Grand Lodge," but it
was resolved " to write the Grand Lodge that they did not receivi
their summons till late — the 26th, too short notice for their attend
ance, and inform them that lodge No. 10 will pay their dues as soon
as possible." The secretary had neglected to note the election of
the S. W., secretary and treasurer, so he appended the note " Minutes
amended, the Senr. Warden, Secretary and Treasurer were re-elected."
At the meeting of 8th January, 1802, after routine, it was resolved
" that the Sec'y be ordered to summon every brother to attend the
next lodge night, and such as are indebted to the lodge, if they can't
provide more, one dollar will be accepted," and it was also resolved
that as " Br. Rosseaux is going to Niagara the first sleighing, he shall
be authorized to purchase one piece of blue ribbon and half a yard of
broad cloth for the use of lodge No. lo."
The brethren apparently were in a moderate frame of mind with
regard to dues. Rather than lose what was due, they were prepared
to accept ]iaynients on the instalment plan from "one dollar" up.
As for the purchases ordered through Bro. Rousseaux, what a
contract to " shopping " in modern days. Ninety years ago Niagara
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
66s
Wnlr« Tf ![?''' ^"u -^^ P^'-^hases had to be made from the shop-
keepers Of that once thriving place. Now the order is reversed and
Niagara people to a large extent deal in St. Catharines or Hamilton
nW.^r -Kf "'^ '■'"'''" Hamilton without a shop or store where a
piece of nbbon or a yard of broadcloth could be bought. Ttriust
be remembered that the Gore and the locality of Kine and Ws
tte" w:s"ha;Slv\Toot^%".^i'^'^^ \''' ' ^°^^^^ °^ tall piLranJTa
tner was hardly a foot-path down James street to the bay
At the meeting of 12th February, 1802, Bro. Lottridee the W
GrknTlo6lT:X ^° ^"^"^ 'i' ^-^^'^^h' communlcatfon of t^e
Z^t V: ^f ^* Niagara. At the meeting of 12th March 1802 " I
DeTe^frolrlndlf^'H'" Tfu'^'' " appointed To'examS* Mr'
thernKartSe'lte ct^ J^ain tir"^^" '^ ''^ '^^ ^^-
:?rLb"^t'o%L'ttTSt'h:£dT;^ '"' '-''- '-'' '-^^^^-'^
old P M '''"*^''^" '^^Pt <='ofe to the lines of the contract, and even an
AMre'L:t:g"ol3^XnM8rC^^ ^"'«'"^^"* of' everyTtal^
ferent reasons'^and^" the'^s cV' was '« oh';.:^'^ ^""^"^°"^d Jor dif-
re 7\^'- ^*- ^^"-'orro^e;s;°ow^eriod^
^'s^J'.^'^:^:';^-^^^^^ ^-^"^ ^-erest for^he^^aii^!
of t J'fL'"^" '"^ °^ V'^ '4th May, 1802, was formal. " The exoense
J e °h?:ecrS?tad'"'r ^''"""^ T°^'" .^" ^"dayrt^e^nth
«estWtWda;;?e^fi:^^^^^^^^^^
y itltorred^-trat'j;- ""n '"' ^°^ ^'^^ -lebryo"' of" St. Joh ^
be?sorthe 24th ins i^ fheV. f '1^'°^'^' ^'""^^ ^°'- twelve mem-
should make up tie deficiency'.'' '°"^^ "°* '^'"^ ^^ '"^"y- ^^e lodge
rall^?" f!l'^ 24th June the oflficers were installed, and the lod-e was
called to refreshnient at one o'clock, to labour at ha f past thr^e »
The expense of the feast " was " 4. 8. 6 N Y Cv "
At the meeting of 13th August, 1802, it was a^ain resolved " tr^
rprwh^'wr'n'" t^^ '^ ^'"'?^-" ^-- ^- Ss^wafo^dereS
sticks two quires of paper and one paper of ink powder "Ttsun^^^^^^
tl is fs bmlL"^ "h"-'"'"' r' ;° ' "'■^^'" -'-^* liniited at Zjh
np A. . """^ ^;,"'^ ^''"^ '^^^ " •"•< powder " required replenish-
ing. At this meeting Br. D. Phelps finding it " incunveiUent forTim
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to attend the duty of the lodge wishes to obtain a certificate from the
lodge." " The members were all agreed," and it was ordered to be
" made out." At the meeting of 1 3tli September on motion of Bro.
Lottridge,
'• that two trustees be appointed to take notes from the members of the
Lodge to the amount of their dues, and those trustees to account to the
lodge for the monies as they Receive them, that on giving such notes such
as Require it may have their Certificates. Motion Carried."
And Bros. Beasley and Depue were chosen "trustees to the
lodge for the purpose aforesaid." Bro. Lottridge "' wished to know
why Bro. Aikman did not bring his accounts against the lodge," and
was answered that the omission was through " neglect."
The meeting of the 9th October was routine, but on the 12th
November the question of dues again came up, and " a committee "
was appointed for the purpose of " settling " accounts due and " to
make out the quarterly returns to send to the Grand Lodge." At
the meeting of the 9th October Mr. Wm. Piper Paul had been pro-
posed for initiation, and at this meeting Bro. Land and Bro. Aikman
desired, for some unexplained reason, that Mr. Paul's petition be
withdrawn, but Bro. Beasley and Bro. Lottridge proposed that " Wm.
P. Paul's petition be not withdrawn but balloted for." ^ This was
carried, btit when search was made Mr. " Paul's petition " was " not
to be found," and Bro. Beasley proposed " that the balloting be post-
poned till the next lodge night." This was negatived, and the lodge
proceeded " to ballot for Wm. P. Paul." " The ballots when taken "
were " eight black and one white." There was no need of a second
ballot. The brethren who were urgent for postponement knew well
what was coming. Yet with all this difference of opinion the " lodge
closed in perfect harmony."'
On the 27th October, 1802, the W. M. " presented a summons
from the Grand Lodge " at Niagara, requesting lodge No. 10 " to at-
tend the Grand Lodge the first Wednesday in December for the pur-
pose of chosing officers " and Bro. Beasley was " appointed and
authorized to represent No. 10."
At the meeting of the loth December Bro. Rousseaux was elected
W. M., and the usual procedure of candidates being proposed for the
■other offices and retiring during ballot was gone through until all
were elected. The case of Mr. Paul came up again, and it was resolved
that " the sister lodges be made acquainted with the application of
Mr. Wm. Piper Paul, and his being debarred the benefit of Masonry
by Lodge No. 10." A foot-note to the minutes states that the pre-
vious minutes were amended for " the committee met and reported
that the accounts were all arranged and ready for settlement."
At the meeting ol 27th December, tRo2. the festival of St. John
was duly celebrated by tv o calls to refreshment, the expenses of " the
feast " being £6. 16. N. Y. currency. At the meeting of the 14th
January, 1802, Bro. Morden, who had been censtired at a previous
meeting for not attending, appeared before the lodge and explained
that "inability to pay his dues" was the cause of absence. Aftrr
this explanation the vot^ of censure was expuneed. but Bro. Morden
withdrew from the lonp'e by certificate and settled h's d'-es bv rivinp
" tile nntp=. for dues " tf • vhe amount of " nine pounds, fifteen shillings
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and two pence. Thf M. M. degree was worked, after which on
niotion of Bro. BeasK-y, " Bro. Rosseaiix " was to be "fined one
shilhng if he does not bring a Bible to the lodge the next night."
The meetings of nth February and nth March, 1803, were
devoted to initiating, passing and settlement of dues. Bro. Beasley
was paid " six dollar? for his attendance at the Grand Lodge." The
meeting of the 8th ^pril was confined to work in the M. M. degree
and that of the 13th May was noted for " refreshment " only.
At the meeting of the loth June Bro. Lottridge was elected
W . M. It was resoIv«;d that " any Br. Taking the constitution book out
of the Lodge and not returning it on or before the next lodge night
shall for every such ofTence pay a fine of four shillings N. Y. C."
The cost of a copy of the constitution was about $2 and only one
copy was provided for each lodge. The stock on hand in the west
was so small that in the central part of the jurisdiction extra copies
required for lodgfs had to be procured from Quebec pending the
arrival of copies from England.
The arrangements for St. John's day, June, 1803, were also made,
and It was resolved that " lodge No. 10 meet at their Lodge Room
the 24th of June at ten o'clock A.M. in order to settle the business of
the day, then to walk in procession to the House of Br. Richard
Beasley to hear divine service providing Br. D. Phelps will attend
for that purpose, then return to their lodge room and dine together
at three." And it was resolved that " the secretary write to Bro.
Phelps to acquaint him with the wishes of the lodge."
The so-called right exercised by the Niagara brethren to meet as
a Grand Lodge agitated the members of No. 10, and accordingly on
" Motion of Br. John Aikman, seconded by Br. Caleb Reynolds that
this lodge shall make no Returns to them that calls themselves the
Grand Lodge untill the dispute between them and the Grand Master
is settled."
On St. John's day, 24th June, " lodge No. 10 " was " called to
refreshment ard at half-past eleven walked in procession to the
house of Bro. Richard Beasley, Esqr., heard a sermon given by Br.
D. Phelps and " returned to the lodge room." " Br. J. Brant,"
the chief of the Six Nations, was amongst those present on this in-
teresting occasion. Brant was an intimate friend of Bro Phelps
and joiirneyed from Wellington Square where he lived, not only to
honor his friend, but because he enjoyed the reunion with his breth-
ren. Ihose who remember Brant as late as 1850 declare that he
always had an enjoyable time with his brethren.
At the meeting of the 8th July, it was moved that " Bro J Aik-
man, the treasurer, be " fined four shillings for non-attendance and
disappointing the lodge." The reason for this discipline was that
the Treasurer not attending we could not get clothing." The mo-
tion was lost. Four shillings represented in York money half a
dollar. It was not a heavy enough fine, and on motion of Bro. Smith
the Ireasurer was fined "one dollar."
At the meeting of the 12th August, 1803. the lodge requested
Mr. Dexter s attendance to enquire of him respecting the lodge
room," for Mr Dexter had said "that it is not convenient to let
the room any longer. This led tn n motion by Bro. Smith " that
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
the lodge be kept at the old house of Br. Beasley, providing that
it is agreeable to Br. Beasley." The motion was carried for Bro.
Beasley said " he is agreed that the lodge should sit there." The
lodge, therefore, removed at this date from Mr. Dexter's house on
Upper John .street to tiie dwelling of Bro. Beasley, now the site of
part of the present Dundurn castle, where it met until the 13th of
December, 1805.
On motion of Bro. Aikman it was resolved that " the Treasurer
take as much money out of the chest as will purchase three gallons
of whiskey against the ne>l lodge night," and it was also resolved
" that Bro. Wedge take the furniture of the lodge to the house of
Bro. Beasley by the next lodge night." There does not seem to
have been any expense on this evening for the minutes read: " Ex-
penses of the night 0000."
At the meeting of the 9th September it was resolved that " the
lodge provide themselves with six pounds of candles, a half gallon
pitcher, and one pair of snuffers, and the Treasurer is desired to
furnish the money for the same if there is so much in the cliest."
And it was also proposed that " Br. Beasley be paid eight shillings,
N. Y. C, for the use of the lodge-room every night that the lodge
shall sit therein, providing that Br. Beasley furnishes firewood for
the use of the lodge."
This motion was lost and also one for " ten shillings " per
night, and finally it was resolved " that Br. Beasley be paid 8/ per
night when there is no fire wanting and 12/ when fire and wood is
prepared."
The supply of refreshments was always an object of import-
ance, so that it is not a matter of surprise to read that a motion
was carried to the effect " that any member of tl-e lodge that chooses
to furnish the lodge with liquor it will be accented of " It was or-
dered " that Br. Wedge be paid 14/ N. Y. C. for bringing the fur-
niture of the lodge to the lodge-room."
At an emergent meeting of the 17th September, 1803. after the
minutes had been confirmed, a summons was read " from the Grand
Lodge at Niagara," and on motion of Bro. Smith, seconded by Bro.
Depue, it was resolved
"that the Secretary prepare a letter for the Grand Lodge against the next
Lodge night, informing them that Lodge No. 10, does not Consider them as
authorized to summons them to attend their quarterly Communication as
Lodge No. 10 Knows no other Provincial Grand Master than Brother
William Jarvis, Esqr., nor Grand Lodge that act without a warrant."
And after refreshment it was resolved to insert in the minutes
that
" after reading the summons from the Grand Lodge of the 8th of August,
Requesting their attendance at the quarterly communication in October to
have with them their Return, as the Grand Lodge does not acknowledge Br
Wm. Jarvis, Esqr., provincial Grand Master, and that this Lodge knows that
he has a warrant from the Duke of Athol. Grand Master of Masons in that
part of England called Great Britnin and the Jurisdiction thereunto Belonti-
ing, and further that the present Grand Lodge is destitute of a warrant, that
this Lodge will acknowledge no other Provincial Grand Master than Br. Wm,
Jarvis unless Br. Jarvis be duly and Regularly suspended by the Grand
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY m CANADA. 66y
gS ?odgT':t"'Nraga?"""' ^'^ "•"*"°"' °' ^''-^ *'-' '"- themselves the
characterized this'welf Wn lodge' T^^^^^^^^^^ ^''''''' ^^3^^
making every effort to hrincr M^ ;\. ~, ^'^^y^^^^ "^^ Aiagara were
Beasley was ^a Icerffriend^ o^ R w""r"" H^^"" . '^^""^'•. but Bro.
understood the positi^^Tfhe ^cJnte^din^e'n.fer ^"' ^'^"•°"^'^^>'
ing of Qth ■ December ^Snt.t!^™^^'" "^^^ '■^"^•"e- At the meet-
and the treasurer was directed to " l^b •"""""'' "^^^ transacted
sufficient to purchase onetS^ib^:,. "tasTls^resoled^ ^'^ ^""'
Danb;'?o ;!;: rr«:rSecW'[he G "h"V .^^''^^ °^ ^•^^ ^^"- -« t" Br.
Sec'y that the Lodge has Reed hST"* ^°'^^"' "."^ ""^^'^ *° "'form the
the enclosed to the Grand Lodge." """"^ '"^ ^'^""^ ^™ *« Present
occas!on^hafv°siS"''?fo'';o^'"''^H *?^' ''''''^'' ^^° °" ^ former
been elected Se Denutv Cr.J^t T'"''!''^. '^^ brethren, had
Lodge at Niagara Tt^hefestivafof St ° u' "'T'^' ^''^"^
cember, the officers werp incfJn J i^\- , J°^"' °" ^^e 27th De-
home of Br John ATkman /. ^"^ ^""^ }^^ ^°^^^ " adjourned to the
At the mieUng o T ^th / ^"^ ^'^f'^'^ ^^e festival."
last meeting were nof confirmlV" k"?'^' ^^°4. the minutes of the
of Br. Aikfnan he lodge dieted "X^ '"^"-Pl^^e." On motion
of their Letter to the Grand LnH-t f.^'^.'^^^ry *« ^^nd a copy
forty in order to open a cornninn^?!.- ^'k"" '''*"'" ^odge at the
specting the Conducrof^hrCs^^bTandToXe ''^ '^'''''' ^^-
bers^pr:::^^^^ ''^'^ ''^^ " *'-- -s nottiig^^id by the mem-
At the meeting of 24th January, 1804. a letter was read from
England, which etlr'^contanedr-' "''''"''' °' "'' """"^ ^°^^'^^'
York, a Grand ConventTonn order '"""/ ' ^°^«' ^°- "^ *° '"^^^ a
present confusion that sXisted^n'he craft'" '°"'" '° ''"'' ^"^ ""^^"^^ '^e
No. to1n^rverolraV^:k'^?oth'Xf°"'' " ^^^^-^ '°^^«
P. Grand Master W. Jarvis Esar sunlL ?^'^i ^^'^'^^^^ to the
dispensed wi.ly^bu.lh'^Sn UT "'S* cS " ' P"" "°""- "=
May, it was resolved that " Bro pLlu * *^^ V'"'^^'"^ °^ "th
Quarterly communication at York "' Ti^irrt^hr' ?'" '"^'^^f -^^ ^^^
-nee of a quarterly meeting of the Grand^^d^ "^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^
670
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The meeting of 28th May, 1804, was routine, and at that of
nth June, the officers were elected, being duly installed on Mon-
day, the 26th June. A note to these minutes states that on the 13th
July and loth August there was " no lodge for a want of the suf-
ficiency of the members." The meeting of the 14th September, 1804,
was routine, and at that of 12th October the fees were " reduced
to one shilling, N. Y. Cy." It was moved that Bro. Dexter return
" the tumblers that he has of the lodge or the money for the same,"
but this was lost and a resolution passed " that Bro. Lottridge call
upon Mr. Dexter for the tumblers or the pay for them." This was
a distinction without much of a difference.
At the meeting of the 9th November balloting and other rou-
tine business was transacted. In these days " petitions " for initia-
tion were " read a second time." On this night that rule by vote
was suspended in the case of John Wire. The usual motion was
made for payment of dues. Bro. Beasley was anxious to know
how Bro. Warner Nelles should account for a four years' absence,
and, seconded by Bro. John Lottridge, he moved that,
" as Br. Warner Nelles has not attended his Masonical Duties for more
than four years past, that he has frequently been summoned by writing also
by a Brother at Different times, and has not attended the summons nor the
duties of his lodge, when so often and so regu'arly thereunto summoned, he
treating the Lodge with such gross contempt and by his conduct violating
his obligation ls a mason, that he be excluded from Lodge No. 10, and that
the Secy, be Directed to Inform the Grand Lodge of his unmasonical be-
haviour, and also our Sister Lodge at the Township of Grimsby, and all
Lodges acknowledging the Jurisdiction of the Grand I^odge at York. Br.
Beasley moved that the W. M. Direct the Sec'y to inform Warner Nellis that
he is excluded from Lodge No. 10 consequently from the benefits of masonry."
This minute shows at any rate that up to this date there could
be no doubt of the allegiance of the lodge at Grimsby to the Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge at York.
At the meeting of the 14th December the officers were elected,
Bro. Barney being selected for the east. On the 27th December,
1804, the brethren celebrated the festival of St. John the Evangelist.
"The lodge received a leter from Bro. Warner Nellis wishing to
be heard and to give his reasons " for " not attending the sum-
mons of the Lodge." Bro. Nelles was admitted and acknowledged
the summons, but pleaded " the want of and the ignorance of his
Masonical obligations," asserting at the same time that he had no
one near him to give him any instructions, and that " after receiv-
ing the last summons " he was " under the necessity of going to
Niagara." The meeting closed with the installation and in " per
feet harmony."
At the meeting of nth January Bro. John Wire was passed to
the second degree, and "applied to ihe lodge for a further degree
in Masonry, stating for his reason that he expected to take a long
journey." The lodge granted " his request," and also reinstated
Bro. Warner Nelles and moved that " the Secretary be ordered to
Write to the Grand Lodge and to their Sister Lodge at the forty
Bro. Warner Nelles and moved that " the Secretary be ordered to
factory reasons for his former Conduct."
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
671
rl.r.^L f -r H^ ?^^'^ February, 1805. Bro. Shower was or-
f^i A. "T''^' }^'^ '"^^e^ ^^'th " 10 gallons of whiskey." Those
of 9th March and 8th April and loth May were for degree wo?k
On the 14th June, 1805, the ofificers were elected and oS the S
were installed, Bro. Philman being W. M The neetines for C
i2th July and during August, Sepimber. Occ^ler and November
were occupied with degree work and ordinary business Arthe
K?he°L£.^lS t:; Ser ^''^^ ^-^' was eSted^.^li^
to furnlllwh.^^" *5'" '°°u '"'° 'consideration the offer made by Br. Wedge
12/each riight wlH^n fire was wanHnI T,,T^"'^''' '"'''-'" "° ^"'' ^"^
bers^preLrwS ^oti^; t^?o:;^?'L"TrXdrrki';; » --
placel^bein^'Rlo/^i^ •?!,"'" ^*' "]'^^'"8^' ^'^'^ f^"*" P--^-^'^"^ >»ecting-
pjaces being Bros. Smith's, Beasley's, Aikman's and Mr Dexter's
to meTii'.''^ 13th December. 1805, shows that the Sge de ^ed
more ?Ln halfa m V ?r''''°^' -f^^^ ^'''- ^'^^^^'^ '^«"«- ^as not
VV^dg^un't^l^l -,':^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^«^^e met in Bro.
uiy d personal matter, for on aiot on it was resnIvpH "fhof X^ Z
ordL-T^l'r '^ ^"""^^"^^ ^^ attend the next lodge n?ght'?n
Sera^ntBrj.Tmifh^"^-" '^ difference betw'eS Brt^ r"
Decte^* ••'Jo Tf'*"^ °^ '"" '^''^ J"""^'"^' ^806. as Bro. G. King ex-
ow^n^^^Lifess'o? f '^eX ;'^' U'^l^s ^ '^^. "to^^- ^^ ^^^t"'
thModge did meet, -the election .^tr-'^gUrfo^^^nCot"
ture from b"o"SM.?.-' Tliat"^' '^""l ^'^ ^°^^^ " '--^ ^ '^c-
also those o Mav and Tune Atlhl'';^ .^^V' Tc' '■°"*'"^' ^^ ^^""^
the officers elect being present »thl.^^^^' ° ^S/"'^" " "°"^ "^
b7y the officers did not U ink hat in dertL"°-'"'*'""*'°"- ^'''^^-
tion was necessary. There had be ""- f^e circumstances installa-
tion? The lodge ''dineTat.nvS,"°^^^ ^'^^" '"^talla-
TU^^^ ^ "'"^^.^* 3 o clock, ' the expense beins- "£r t^"
There were no meeting.s of the lodge in July, AuTuft nor Sep-
672
HISTORY or FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
tember. Those of October and November were poorly attended.
At the meeting of nth December, 1807,
"Bro. Showers informed the lodge that a Br. of the name of Harry
Lamb wished to visit the Lodge. On being asked whether he could vouch
for him he answered in the negative. The W. Master nominated a committee
to examine Harry Lamb, the members of which were R. Beasley and R.
Land. The committee reported that ' nothing Satisfactory could be obtained
from Harry Lamb he being in a state of intoxication,' he was not admitted."
This was a brother who was disciplined by a Toronto lodge for
probably similar conduct. The records of No. 16, York, show that
on the "24111 June, 1803, this brother had applied for admission as
a member, when he was not only refused admission but his certifi-
cate was endorsed. " Denied admission, 24th June, 1803," and the
word " Unworthy " was written across the margin of the certiiicate,
with a further endorsement on the back stating that the bearer had
been found unworthy " of becoming a member of a lodge, No. 16,
held at i^ork." There was, therefore, good and sufticient reason
for hi. cclusion. Bro. Lamb had evidently been guilty of miscon-
duct on other occasions.
The celebration of St. John was held on the 28th December
The lodge dined, but " the officers elected not being there no instal-
lation took place."
It is not often that a W. M. elect declines office, but on the nth
March, 1808, we find that " Bro. John Showers signified to the
lodge that he did not wish to do the duty of the iVlaster for the
lodge," and after debate Bro. Lottridge was requested " to fill the
chair until the next installation." At the meetings of 1808 there
was no deviation from the usual routine. In December Bro. Lott-
ridge was elected W. M., but on the 27th December, 1808, he de-
clined office and requested that another brother be elected " in his
stead to fill the chair." The lodge promised to take " his request
into consideration." and Bro. Patterson, who had been elected fi)r
the previous six months, but had not been installed, " having given
sufficient reason to the lodge for his non-attendance, was re-elected "
to the seat vacated by Bro. Lottridge.
The next meeting recorded in the linutes is that of 27th De-
cember, 1809. There is no reason given for the lapse in the meet-
ings. This was followed by a meeting on the 12th May, 1809, id
which six members wore present, and a " petition " from Edward
Peer was " read." On the i6th May, i8og, an emergency meeting
was held, and Bro. Forfar received the thirri degree.
On Friday, the 9th February, 1810, the nc.vt meeting was hold
and on motion of Bro. Beasley it was resolved
" that every member of the Lodge that lives within the limits of four miles
of the lodge room shall attend the Duties of his lodge every regular Lodge
night, sickness or absent from home on his necessary business excepted,
motion put and carried."
Bro. Charles Depue and Bro Jno. Aikman " were exempted
from attending every regular lodge night and that they attend once
a vear unless particularly summoned." " Br. Barnum " was " fined
for swearing in the lodge." The lodge then closed, and as this is
HISTORY OF l-KEEMASONKY IN CANADA. 673
!,r«™ aTgi^fn:""'''""' '"■"' '"" ""'" '^^ ""= -™« "' "•"»
"A. Land, VV.M. p «■• „
J. Smith. S.VV., PT r r ^ ^i! .
£. Land J.W. O. Ch.sholm.
R u 1 c- *■'■ >5tfwart.
R. Bcaslcy Secy. c. Depue.
J. Biirncy, Irv 11 f ■
a. Land "^ {"' " j^!^"^^"-
.. xr -^ J- i-ottridge.
.. H, ,, ^'"^"'■'- J. Burncy
Hr. Barnuni. -n A*r •
R Coclcrell ^- Atkinson.
K. uockrell vVilliani Wedge, Tyler."
1 Ills Closes the first period in the history of Barton lotkrc Vn
10, on the register of the Provincial Grand Lodge and No 7, An
and Hn?;^ i^ , ^^1^'°^^^^ ^P^"^'^ on the 1st of January, 1706
ruarv tRto r ''°'''' ^' ^^^ ^' '^"^ ^^ ascertained, on the Jl ¥£'
ruary 1810. resuming work in October, 18^6
war o" fcT^nd'alth?:^*'^' first munnurings of the eventful
cubing those sdrrTnt t W^^.v. '"^"^ °[ *'^.' '"^^^^ ^•""f? together
defence of the^r hf^r^ ' *-^^T """ *^' ''"'^ °^ '"^'■'^'^ '^^^ '" the
his rest, relates a/?nciden relative to t^". ^'""'^'"''r "T S°"« '^
1813 on the 6th of W tL a • V^ charge. In the days of
Creek, within seven ,"£ of t^"^?^^^^^^^ ^"^^'"P^d at Stoney
A night attack on tl e'temy was cecl^" ''""^^ ^^'^ Vincent".
British bavonets burst on the A^ J °" ^""^ ■'^^^" hundred
capturing four guns andTwo'lnteSTenS^' ^°"*'"^ ^"^^ -->'•
Ephkaim Land's House, South Side op AUm Wet Near
Ontario Avenue, Hamilton. '
^*5
674
HISTOKY OK I'KEKMASONRY IN CANADA.
Bro. Land's residence was at the extreme eastern limit of what
is now the city of Haniihon. Ihe engraving shows tlie honse as
occupied by him in 1855. The grouna to the left and rear of the
house was an orchard, while to the right was a field of grain. On
the morning of the attack Bro. Land's wife — for he had shouldered
a musket in defence of his country — knowing that her husband
prized the jewels and that the records of the lodge, if lost, could
never be replaced, buried these with some of her own valuables in
the garden attached to the house, planting a flower in the centre
of the bed so as to be able to identify the spot. As has been stated
the enemy was put to flight, and the jewels were unearthed and
again placed in a more suitable hiding place until eventually restored
to the lodge.
There are no records of the meetings of Barton until the loth
August, 1836. On that date a meeting for reorganization was held
at Kennedy's tavern on Hughson street south, between Main and
Jackson streets, Hamilton. The jewels and warrant were returned
by Bro. E. Land on the 22nd August, 1836.
The brethren were anxious to meet again under a proper war-
rant, and, with that object in view, they made no less than two ap-
plications to the Grand Lodge of Ireland, but their communications
were unanswered, or, if they were answered, the replies miscarried.
Neither the lodge nor any of its members took part in or were
represented at the Grand Masonic Convention of 1817-22 at Kings-
ton, nor is there any reference to " No. 10 " in the proceedings of
the second Provincial Grand Lodge under R. W. Bro. Simon Mc-
Gillivray in 1822. In 1810 Union lodge No. 24, a lodge warranted
by the irregular Grand Lodge at Niagara, met at the tavern of
Manuel Overfield in the village of Flamborough West, about three
miles north-east of Dundas, and it records as a visitor on January
2Sth, 1812, " Adrian Marlat, from lodge No. 10," where he had been
initiated on the 9th January, 1801, and on the 29th March, 1817,
Bro. John Showers, of No. 10, was a visitor. The latter had been
initiated in No. 10 on the 9th April, 1798, and was W. M. of that
lodge in 1808.
From August. 1836, until 21st October, 1841, there were 27
meetings of the lodge. The first minutes in the book for 1841 are
those of 28th October, 1841, but it is said that a meeting was held
on the X3th.
The continuation of the history of Barton lodge will be found
under the period devoted to the second Provincial Grand Lodge of
1822-45 under R. W. Bro. Simon McGillivray, the Provincial Grand
Master of Upper Canada.
The following is a list of the regular and emergent (E.) meetings of Bar-
low Lodge, from Jan. 1796 until Feb. 1810: 1796, Jan. 31st; E., March 7th •
E., April 2nd; May 2nd; E., May 23rd; June 8th; June 24th; July 4th; Sept sth"
Nov. 7th; Dec. 4th. " '
1797. Jan. 6th; E., Feb 5th; March 6th; May ist; June 24th; July 20th-
Aug. sth; Sept. 4th; Nov. 6th. ■> j ^ ,
1798. Jan. 1st; Feb. 3rd; E., Feb. 9th; March 3rd; April 7th; E., April 9th;
May sth; E., May 12th; June 2nd; June 2Sth; July 7th; Aug. 4th; Sept. ist;
Oct. 3rd; Nov. 3rd: E.; Nov. 19th; Dec. ist; Dec. 27th; E. Dec. 31st.
1799. Jan. Sth; Feb. 2nd; March 2nd; April 6th; May 4th; July"6th; Aug. 2nd;
Sept. 13th; Oct. nth; Nov. Sth; E., Nov. 22nd; Dec. 13th; Dec. 27th.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. <!»■
1800, Jan. loth; Fib. 14th; March 14th; April nth; F... April 2Sth- Mav oth-
E May 28th; June 13th; June 24th; July nth; Aug. 9th; E, Aug. ^ioth- Seot
I2th; Oct. loth; Nov. .4th; E., Nov. ,4th. (?); Dec. uth; Dec. afth E dJc
31st. ' ' •
1801, Jan. 9th; Feb. 13th; E.. Feb. J7th; March 13th; April loth; May 8th;
L., May if)th; July loth; Aug. 14th; Sept. nth; Oct. 3rd; Nov. 13th: Dec nth-
Dec. 26th. •
1802, Jan. 8th; Feb. 12th; March 12th; E., March 19th; April 3rd; May
14th; June nth; June 24th; July 9th; Aug. 13th; Sept. ij.th; Oct. 9th; Nov.' lath-
E., Nov. 27; Dec. loth; Dec. 27th.
1803, Jan. 14th; Feb. nth; MarcH*1ith; April 8th; May 13th; June loth-
June 24th; July 8th; August 12th; Sept. 9th; E., Sept. 17th; Oct. 14th: Nov'
nth; Dec. 9th; Dec. 27th.
1804, Jan. 13th; E., Jan. 24th; Feb. loth; March 9th; April 13th; May nth;
E., May 28th; June nth; June 24th; Sept. 24th; Oct. 12th; Nov. 9th; E.,
Nov. 26th; Dec. 14th; Dec. 27th.
1805, Jan. nth; Feby. 8th; March 9th; April 8th; May loth; June 14th i
June 24th; July 12th; Aug. 9th; Sept. 13th; Oct. nth; Nov. — ; Dec. 13th;
Dec. 27th.
1806, Jan. loth; E., Jan. i8th; Feb. 14th; March 14th; April nth; May gtli;
June 13th; June 24.h; July nth; Sept. 12th; Oct. loth; Nov. 24th; Dec. 27th.
1807, Jan. 9th; Feb. 13th; April loth; May 8th; June 13th; June 24th;
Oct. 9th; Nov. 13th; Dec. nth; Dec. 28th.
1808, Feb. I2th; March nth; April 12th; June loth; Aug. 12th; Sept. — ;
Dec. 9th; Dec. 27th.
1809, May i2th; E., May, i6th.
1810, Feb. 9th.
Meeting Places of Barton Lodge, No. to, 1796-1810.
From 31st January, 1796, to November, 1797.— Smith's Tavern,
Barton, located at n. w. comer King and Wellington streets,
Hamilton, and at Bro. Beasley's, near Dundurn Castle.
From 6th November, 1797, to 7th April, 1798.— John Aikman's
House, site of present residence Michael Aikman, Main
street, Hamilton.
From 9th April, 1798, to 2nd June, 1798.— Beasley's House, near
Dundurn Castle.
From 25th June, 1798, to 12th March, 1802.— Aikman's House.
From 19th March, 1802, to 12th August, 1803.— Mr. Dexter's House,
Upper John street.
From 9th September, 1803, to 13th December, 1805.— Beasley's House.
From 27th December, 1805, to 9th February, 1810.— Residence of
Bro. Wm. Wedge, near site of Military Hospital, Ham-
ilton—formerly residence of Peter Hamilton.
Initiations in Barton Lodge, No. 10, 1796-1810.
1796.... 12. 1801....1. 1806.... 2
1797- ••• 6. 1802.... I. 1807.... o.
1798.... ir. 1803.... 3. 1808.... I.
1799- ••• 4- 1804.... 3. 1809.... o.
1800.... o. 1805.... 3. T810....0.
The meetings were held generally with regularitv. From the
openmg of the lodge on the 31st January. 1796 untiland including
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thf 9th February. iSio. tliirc wvrv 154 rt-Kiilar iiuftiuns ;iii«l .»4
emergencies. The rcj,ai!ar meetings until the 3rd uf I'ebruarv , ijijH,
were upon the first Monday in eacli month. After that date. Iiovv-
ever, the day was dianged to the first Saturday of every month.
and from the 3rd of September. 1799, a further change was made
to the second Friday in each month.
The meetings were held with regularity from the 7th March,
1796, until December, 1807. In 1796 there was no meeting in
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August or October; in 1797, none in April, October or December;
\n 1798 all the meetings were held; in i8<ji there was no meeting
in June; m 1802 and 1803 all were held; in 1804 there -vas no meet-
mg in July or August; in 1805 all were held; in 1806 August was
omitted; \\\ 1807 there were no meetings in March. July, August
or September, and in 1808 there were no meetings in January, May,
July, October or November. In 1809 the only meetings recorded
are those of May 12th and i6th; and in 1810 there was only one
meeting, that of 9th February, the date of the last meeting.
The election of officers took place at the regular meeting prior
tT) the festivals of St. John the Baptist, and St. John the Evangelist.
The list of oflficers is incomplete. There were only three instances
in which senior and junior deacons were appointed according to by-
laws viz.: in 1798-99. Of the W. M.'s Bro. Phelps held the office
for three terms and Mro. Heasley for the same number. All the
st^ior wardens up to 1810 reached the east, except Bros. Wilson,
Philman and Brink, and all the junior wardens except Bros Ryck-
nian, Thomas, Philman. Pollard and Brink. Hro. Aikman was
treasurer for eight terms; Bro. L. Lottridge for nine, and Bro
Birney for three. As secretary Bro. Thomas acted for three terms,
Hro. K. Land for seven and Bro., Heasley for thirteen.
The attendance at a large number of the meetings was fair
At the opening meeting in 1796 there were twelve members and
four visitors, and at the meeting of 13th December, 1799, there were
thirty members present and one visitor. From the 7th March, 1796,
to the meeting of 9th April, 1798, there were twenty-seven initia-
tions and from 1796 to 1810 there were forty-eight initiations
Smith s tavern in Barton, or rather in the city of Hamilton
was a more extensive building in 1850 than in 1800. The log house
had disappeared. It had been covered with a sheeting of clapboard
and IS shown in the engraving with the extension of the larger
building which was erected about 1830-40, and which after 1840 wa<
known as the " Victoria Gardens." Part of the old driving-shcil
remains at the present time, and it is a concidence that the brief
but interesting history of the lodge, prepared twenty years ago.
should be from the pen of R. W. Bro. B. E. Charlton, who is now
the occupant of the property, which was so well known as " Smith's
Favern, in Barton."
List of members of Lodge No. 10, Township of Barton, 1796-1808 :
1 u <^harterMemI)ers-Davenrort Phelps, W.M., James Wilson, S.W., Rolvit Nelles I W
. ohn Thomas, Sec'y Daniel Young. Trea*., Vi'hteler Douglas. Warner NVIIps, James Henry'
Mnrrf^/^t^il"' IS r' ^li??.'*"'' ^S''" ^?""e j™n Baptosle. Rousseaux. John Aikman. James
Fl?« v;,^.^^ r^ n*"'- ^'' f ""• K- S>^'«h. .796-Capt. John Smith, \fajor Caleb Reynolds,
Elias YounR, John Depew, Daniel Sprineer. Benjamin Sprineer. Colonel (ieorpe Chisholm
Charle, Depew Col. R Land Jr . C:.pt John Lottridge. Ebeneier lones. Phillip [ones. .7Q7-
Mnnri f,;^« T''" . Ixrn" Andrew Westhrook Conrad Philman, Allan Nixon, Jonathan
Moore I798--Samuel Willmms, John Train-r, William Wedge. Henry Skinner. Ge. rfje Ran-
sier. Stephen Coon, Abel I. and John Showers. Robert Shearer Ephnim Lard. 1- alph Morden
I799--Pel" Ferenson Josiah Bennett, Mathew Vennett. William Lottridge i8ni_Adrain
Marlet. i8o2--Joshiia Pollard. 1803-Capt Joseph Birnev Jacob P tterson. Abraham Lock-
Aaron Brfnf «T ^IT^i J"^n Wier John Cornwall. ,805 Pro. kaway > mes Thos. Forfar.
Aaron Brmk. 1806-Charles Redman, Daniel Taylor. 1808— Thomas Atkinson
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CHAPTER XXXI.
Lodge No. ii, Township of Brantford, County of Went-
woRTH, 1796— The Story of the Mohawk Village.
The counties of Wentworth and Halton originally comprised
the Gore district. In the former there were eight townships, and of
these, Ancaster, Barton and Brantford possessed Masonic lodges.
In Halton there were also eight townships, in one of which, Flani-
borough west, there was a Craft lodge. The site of the Mohawk
village is on a bend of the Grand River in Brantford township, near
Brantford, the county seat.
Years ago Wentworth was redivided and the new county of
Brant formed, so that now the prosperous city of Brantford is in
Brant county. The town, or rather city, is situated on a high gravel
ridge skirting the north bank of the Grand River, and has tine views
over a large extent of country, the picturesque valley
of that stream. Its name is derived ironi the Indian chief,
Joseph Brant, the Indians having a ford or crossing at this point,
which is known as Brantford. During the revolutionary war the
Six Nations Indians fought on the side of the British until the peace
of 1783.
In negotiating the terms of peace with the United States, the
commissioners on the part of Great Britain omitted to make any
conditions for the treatment of their Indian allies, although the
country of the Six Nations was within the boundaries of the terri-
tory ceded to the United States. When the Mohawks first aban-
doned their native valley to take part in the conflict, Sir Guy Car-
leton promised that at the close of hostilities the tribe should be
placed in the same condition as before the war, at the expense of
the British Government. In accordance with this promise General
Haldimand, the Commander-in-Chief in Canada in 1779, confirmed
the promise of Carleton and pledged himself to execute it " as soon
as that happy time should come."
At the terminatioti of the war the Mohawk tribe were living on
the American side of the Niagara river in the vicinity of the fort.
The Seneca tribe, wh'ch had been allied with the Mohawks during
the war, offered them land in the valley of the Genesee, but this
was declined by Brant, who said that the Mohawks would " sink
or swim " with the British. Subsequently, Haldimand agreed that
land on tTie Bay of Quinte should be purchased, but as the Senecas
were unwilling that their allies should be so far from them, the land
on the Grand River was chosen. In 181 2 when the war between the
United States and England broke out. the Mohawks, true to their
ancient faith, fought under the flag of Britain and took part in many
actions.
The Mohawk village is about a mile and a half from Brantford.
It consisted originally of a cluster of fifteen or twenty houses, built
of log and frame.
The writer, while examining records in the British Museum in
London, England, found in the King's Library a portfolio of water
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681
color sketches, executed in 1792-6 by Mrs, John Graves Sinicoe,
and presented to King George III. by Lt.-Governor Sinicoe, the
u \r°7^''"°'" "^ ^PP"^"" <-a"ada. In this collection is a picture- of
the Mohawk village on the " Ouse Kiver." The Grand River was
ongmally called the Ouse by proclamation of i6th July, 1702 The
sketch IS taken from the south J :> t^
The Rev Bro. Ashton has submitted this sketch to the only
wo persons alive, who knew the village prior to 1829. Mr. Tames
Wilkes did not recognize any of the buildings, other than the church,
f .f .^ the spire was at the west end, while the drawing places
fla^ nnS" '\'*- , i ' ^"'■^''"" '^^^'^ ^'^^* t^''^ "^"'Iding wUh the
I'e^v I CS ^°; ' l^' '^ ''""^^ ^f "^^P^^'" John Brant. The
Kev. 1. Bearfoot states that he remembers an old Indian woman
that this b Hiding was used as a council house for the accommoda-
iton of visitors to the village and f„r dancing. The Lrg^lTuSie
niark^ed 2, with the gable facing the reader, answers the description
the village is only a memory to-day. The river still tlovvs a^
.did one hundred years ago, bu? all si|ns of hab.ttion have long
since disappeared, in fact, but one log shanty marks the site 0I
what vyas not an unimportant place prior to {he war of 1812
the a?ent^nTZ " r'' r "j" T'^'''^°'''^""^' ''^'' ^'''"'t occupied by
the agent of the New England Gompanv." and the officers who
ndi.t""'^Tht ''"^ establishment for the support and education of tt^
Indians. This company was constituted in 1649 as a society "for
f - . . '
The Only House ok the Village Now St;
ANDINO
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the Propagation of the Gospel in New ^England." and in the early
part of the reign of Charles II. a royal charter was issued renewing
the 'title and adding the words, " and the parts adjacent in yXmcr-
ica."^ It was this company that supported missionary undertakings
in New England during the 17th century. In Canada the opera-
tions of the company have been carried on in New Brunswick and
Ontario.
The principal object of attraction in what remains of the origin-
al village is the Mohawk church. It is interesting to strangers,
more for its antiquit;y rather than its beauty.
The church, which was commenced early in 1785, during the
reign of George III. and finished about the end of that year, was
erected by the British government, and not by Brant or with money
he collected. The building was erected for the government by John
H. Smith, a U. E. Loyalist, with the assistance of his sons. The
timber was cut in the neighborhood of Paris, C. W., and floated
down the Grand River to the site, where it was sawn by hand, and
the clapboards were beaded by hand, as may be seen by an exam-
ination.
The church was the first built in that part of Canada which in
1791 became Upper Canada, and was the first Protestant edifice
built in either Upper or Lower Canada. It was consecrated by the
Bishop of Quebec in 1830.
In "The Church of England in Canada, 1759-1793," (1893)
the Rev. H. C. Sttiart of Three Rivers, Quebec, claims the latter
honor for a church at Sorel, Quebec, but the building was not
erected for a church, it was originally a " marine store," and fitted
in 1784 for church purposes. In 1785 another building had to l)e
obtained as the " marine store " was removed, then " one of the best
houses in Sorel, part of a bankrupt's eflfects," was purchased and
fitted for a church. Dr. Doty, rector of Sorel. wrote in his diary
under date Christmas, 1785, "Completed the first Protestant
Church built in Canada and opened it for Divine Service."
The structure wis not built as a church; it had been a house,
" part of a bankrupt's effects," and had a less valid claim to be
called "the first church built in Canada" than had the old "marine
store." fitted -ip tor a church a year before. The present church at
Sorel was buih m 1790. When Dr. Doty made the entry in his diary
at Christmas, 1785, he evidently was not aware that the Mohawk
church had been built earlier in the year, and further he made an
incorrect use of the word " built."
In April, 1784, Sir John Johnson wrote to Governor Haldi-
mand concerning the boundaries of the grant of land to the Indians,
and also stated that " Brant has applied for a place of worship, and
for a bell that is now at Carleton Island," which application Sir
John recommended should be granted.
The Rev. Bro. Ashton. who has charge of the Mohawk Insti-
tution and church, has made much research into the learly history
of this church. He informs the writer that at one period the lower
part of the church structure, its timber and sidings had rotted awav.
These have been replaced, the first three feet of the siding beinsj
now composed of machine sawn timber, while all above that is of
the original hand-worked boards.
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When the church was built the entrance was at the east end;
It IS now at the west. The spire was different in design. Tlie windows
were lower, broader, and not so pointed.
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in 1823, and whose memory even at this date is perfect, states that
on entering at the cast end he saw the tablets containing the creed
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and the ten commandments, and the communion table. The pulpit
wa.s in the centre of tiie south wall, facing north. On the west side
Of the church was the pew occupied by the Brant faniily. At either
•side at the west end facing the altar were two pews for the white
members of the congregation, the remainder of the seats being for
the Indians. All the seats were high box pews. The Mohawk-
church, strange to state, had no regular minister in charge during
the first forty years of its existence.
In 1829 the church was repaired bv the New England Com-
pany. Ihe spire was taken down and rebuilt, the lower portion
being .so enlarged as to form an entrance porch through its centre
a small vestry on the south and a small store room opposite on the
north side.
f M '^'.^t..^'°°'" ^* ^^^^ ^^^^ ^"^^ of the church was boarded up. It is
still within the wall. The conmninion table and tablets were re-
mov«l from the west to the cast end of the church,
n :■ u ''^•^^' ''^""^ "^ England were given to the church by the
Mritish government and adorn the wall on the west end. The Mo-
hawk church at the Bay of Quinte received the same gift. Both
these churches are known in official phraseology as " H. M Chan-
els of the Mohawks." '
The church possesses a handsome communion service of beaten
silver, each piece bearing an inscription, stating it to have been
given by Her Majesty. Queen Anne of England, " To her Indian
Chapel of the Mohawks, 1712." As the larger body of the Indians
hnally settled on the Grand River to their church was given the
Hagon for the wine, the alms bowl for the offering, the chalice, or
cx)nsecrated cup for the wine, and paten, or consecrated plate for
the euchanstic bread, and also the large Bible. The church at the
Bay of Quinte was given a flagon, a chalice and paten only. The
Bible bears the inscription " To Her Majesty's Church of the Mo-
hawks. 1712. The inscription on the plate bears no date, but the
silversmiths mark is 171 1. From March, 1696, until Tune, 1720,
Britannia and the lion's head were substituted for the leopard's
head crowned and the lion passant on silver, which both before and
since have been in use. All silver bearing the former mark is now
greatly prized and is generally termed " Oueen Anne silver "
Dr. Stuart visited the Mohawk Village in 1788. He describes
the village as consisting " of a great number of good houses, with
an elegant church in the centre. It has a handsome steeple and
bell and is wen furnished within." He also mentions the communion
service, the crimson covered furniture in the pulpit and that "the
l"saImody was accompanied by an organ."
• o^'^"*' ?^!'' '" '"'^ " 'Travels." states that he visited the church
in i«i6. and that the services were being conducted by " Aaron, a
grey-headed Mohawk (who) had touched his cheeks and forehead
with a few spots of vermillion in honor of .Sunday. He wore a sur-
plice and preached."
It was after a report made by the Rev. John West in 1823 that
the New England Com pan , decided to assist the Mohawks on the
Cirand River.
It was claimed that the bell in the steeple was given by Queen
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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The Communion Service.
Anne, but as it bears an inscription, noting that it was made by
"John Warner. Fleet Street, London, 1786," this pleasant fiction
passes away. The bell was given by the government, with other
furnishings at Chief Brant's request, when he was in England. It
was placed in the steeple in 1787, but was removed to anew church
at Kanyenga in 1866. There it was cracked in 1873, taken down
and replaced by a new bell. The original English bell was made
The Bell of the Mohawks.
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687
ready to be shipped to Troy as old metal, but was rescued by the
Kev. Mr. Ashton at the railway freight shed before the train left
Brantford.
The Rev. Bro. Ashton (for he is past District Deputy Grand
Master of the Eighth Masonic District) has charge of the Mohawk
In.stitution as the agent of the " New England Company." The
children are boarded and receive a good English education. The
boys are taught trades in workshops established on the premises.
JnttVf ^bout^fV*'"''''^" '" ^^^ ^^^°^^' ^"d these include not
only Mohawks, but Tuscaroras and the children of other tribes
i.f.7- ! ^Johawks had the Church of England Prayer Book trans-
s ued Tn° T.S' ^Z^-T '/ 't^^^ ^' ^714, an enlarged edition being
issued in 1769, reprints of which were ordered by General Haldi-
mand at Quebec in 1780, as the Indians had lost^the.rs In 1787
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Grave of Chief Joseph Brant.
r".Jrr7c*J ^''i*''^" "^^^ '^""^^ ^" London, to which was added the
Gospel of St. Mark translated into the Mohawk language by Capt
Joseph Brant. All of Brant's translations were made'^before The w^;
t^hV^-^ty'" Bo"ok atrXriat:.'''^'" '' '" ^'''' *^^ ^^'^'"^ °^
• '^^^ ?'■^^^ °^ ^'■^"* "«s on the south side of the church and
js surrounded by an iron railing. The original vaut of the Brant
Vilfage Hamilton, and No. 11, the lodge at the Mohawk
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The Stone slab forming the top ot tlie tomb bears the followinK
inscription:
This Tomb
Is erected to the Memory of
Thayendanegea, oi
Capt. Joseph Urant,
Principal Chief and
Warrior of
The Six Nations Indians,
By his Fellow Subjects,
Admirers af his fidelity and
Attachment to the
British Crown,
Born on the banks of the
Ohio River, 1742, died at
Wellington Square, U.C, 1807.
of
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his Son, Ahyouwaighs, or
Capt. John Brant,
Who succeeded his father
as Tekarihogea, and
distinguished himself in
The War of 1812-15.
Born at the
Mohawk Village. U.C, 1794.
Died at the same place, 1832,
Erected 1850.
A short distance from Brant's grave is another with a head-
stone stating that it was erected to the memory of " Peter Brant
John," a grandson of Joseph Brant.
Joseph Brant, or Thayendanegea, was born on the banks of tin-
river Ohio in 1742. His father was Nickus (Indian for Nicholas) Brant,
a full-blooded Mohawk of the Wolf family— one of the three totems
into which each of the Five Nations was divided. Brant is said to have
been a grandson of one of the five Sachems, who visited England in
1 710 and were presented to Queen Anne. He was educated at
Lebanon, Connecticut, by Sir William Johnson, who took as his second
wife Molly Brant. One of Sir William's daughters married Dr. Robert
Kerr, of Niagara, P. G. M. of the Provincial Grand Lodge at thai
place.
In 1776 Brant visited England and was introduced at Court,
when he proudly declined to kiss the King's hand, but remarked
that he would gladly thus salute the Queen.
He was initiated into Masonry in " The Falcon " in Princess
street, Leicester Fields, London, on the 26th April, 1776. His certi-
ficate is signed by James Heseltine, who was the sole Grand Secretary
from 1769 until 1780 of the Grand Lodge of the Moderns.
While in England Bro. Joseph Brant was presented with a
Masonic apron by King George III, This apron was presented by
the old chief to his son, Capt. John Brant, and by him given to his
brother-in-law. Col. Wm. Johnson Kerr, who in 1787 marricr! Bessie
(Elizabeth") Brant, a daughter of Joseph Brant. Col. Kerr presented
the apron to Mr. O'Reilly, and the latter gave it to a relative who
now holds it.
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Capt. Joseph Brant (in His Younger Days).
Capt. Brant visited Navy Hall at Newark while Governor and
Mrs. bimcoe were residing there, and in Mrs. Simcoe's diary she
refers to him as follows:
9th Dec'r, 1792. " Capt. Brant dined here. He has a countenance expressive
of art or cunning. He wore an English coat with a hand-
some silk blanket, lined with black and trimmed with gold
fringe, and wore a fur cap, round his neck he had a string
of plaited sweet hay. It is a kind of grass which never
loses Its pleasant scent. The Indians are very fond of it
It smells like the Tonquin Bean."
Brant died at Wellington Square on the 24th November, 1807,
aged 64, and his remains were removed to the Mohawk Village on
the Grand River and interred in a vault near the south side of the
church. According to the constitution of the Mohawks the in-
heritance descends through the female line exclusively and not to the
eldest male, the eldest female nominating one of her sons or grand-
sons. The widow selected John, or Ahyouwaighs, the fourth and
youngest son, who was also a member of the Craft. He was born
at the Mohawk Village on the Grand River, on the 27th September,
1794, and received his education at Ancaster and Niagara, where he
was an attentive student. His amiable and manly disposition was
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Capt. Joseph Brant (in His Young er Day s).
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much improved by education. When in 1807 he succeeded his lather
he became the Tekarihogea, or principal chief of the Six Nations. He
took the field in 181 2 and was a leader at the battle of Queenston.
At the close of the war he resided at Wellington Square with his sister
Elizabeth. This was a village in the township of Nelson, eight miles
from Hamilton. The family house of the Brants was, for those days,
a handsome two-storied dwelling, situated north of the beach which
divides Lake Ontario from Burlington Bay.
On the 13th October, 1886, ^ memorial statue of Chief Brant in
bronze was unveiled at Brantford, Ontario, the foundation stone of
which had been laid by the Council of the Six Nations Indians.
The first cine to the origin of the lodge at the Mohawk village
was discovered in January, 1899. True, a reference to this lodge had
been found in the minutes of Union Lodge at Flamborough West
for 1816, alluding to a brother v/ho was permitted to affiliate " with-
out a certificate," as " it could not be procured on account of Lodge,
No. II, being broken up, which he formerly belonged to." That it
was a Jarvis lodge was also known from the fact that it was given in
the official lists of 1797 and 1800, as meeting in the " Mohawk Castle."
'\gain in a return issued by R. W. Bro. Syb.ester Tiffany, the (Irand
"secretary at Niagara, on the 20th January, 1800, under the list of
lodges within the jurisdiction of the Provincial Grand Lodge of
Upper Canada, there is " No. 11, Mohawk Villiage."
The discovery of January, 1899, however, shows that, altliough
the lodge is given in the return of 1707, its warrant, which was in the
usual form of the period, was not issued until 12th February, 1798.
It names the first officers as: Capt. Joseph Brant, Master; Thomas
Horner, S.W.; and Wm. K. Smith, J.W.
On the 6th April, 1801, a return issued from Niagara giving a
Masonic Apbon of Capt. Joseph Brant.
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hst of the lodges includes "No. n, Mohawk Village, G.R." The
initials 'G.R" indicated The Grand River. In the return of oth
March. 1802, No. 11, Burford," is given. This last entry shows that
either the location of the lodge or its name was changed At the
meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge at York in 1804, No. 11 was
"°* ';^P''^45".*^f/s t.h^ '■ecord states "No. 11, Burford, did not
attend. Ihis lodge is not referred to amongst those present at the
first meeting of the Grand Masonic Convention at Kingston, in 1817,
nor do we find any mention of its name or work in the report of
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Statue of Joseph Brant, at Buantford, Ont.
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the Grand Visitor, R. W. Bro. McAllister, who in 1819 reported on
the state of all the lodges in affiliation with the Convention
On one occasion R. W. Bro. Christopher Danby visited the lodge
during the regime of the schismatic Grand Lodge at Niagara, and
there is a strong reason for the belief that No. 11 did not adhere to
the standard of R. W. Bro. Jarvis, but enrolled itself with the
opponents of that official in constituting the rival Grand Lodge at
Niagara. The lodge, however, did some work, as is shown by their
payments to the Grand Secretary. But this work is a matter of the
past, without record or location— nothing but a name. The lodge
met at the Council House, which seems to have been utilized for all
such functions. The general belief is that No. 11 was removed to
Burford in Brant township, nine miles south-west of Brantford, some-
time in the summer of 1801.
CHAPTER XXXn.
Lodge No. 12, P. R., Township of Stamford, County of Wel-
LAND. — The Lodge of Friends.
When to-day the Craftsman travels through the Niagara district
and, tarrying on the east side of the township of Stamford, at the
point where can be viewed in all their grandeur the Falls of Niagara,
he can perhaps realize the feelings of father Hennepin when for the
• *'I"^* ^^^^^^ " ^'^^ ^^^^^^ ^^"^^ ^^11 ^'■on^ this horrible preci-
pice * * * foam and boil after the most hideous manner
imaginable, making an outrageous noise, more terrible than that of
thunder."
When the venerable priest s.aw this " cadence of water " the sur-
roundings were of a vastly different character to those of to-day
Both sides of the river were thick with forest foliage, while perhaps
the pathway through the woods may not have been marked by even
the footprints of an Indian trail. This was in the last quarter of the
sixteenth century, in 1679, when La Salle enclosed with stockades
the site of the first fort at the mouth of the Niagara river. To-day
btamford is one of the centres of fruit farming and agriculture in the
Dominion of Canada, and Niagara Falls have been viewed by admir-
ing millions from every part of the old and new worlds
The township of Stamiord is in the county of Welland, which
with Lincoln and Haldimand forms what is known as the old Niagara
district. A mile and a half from the river was the village of Stam-
ford, m the days of 1798-1812 with a population sufficient to make
the place a business centre-for from 1784. when the township Avas
first settled, the present location of Stamford seemed to suggest itself
as most convenient for the pioneer hotel and primitive blacksmith-
shop with Its imported anvil and home-m.sde grind-stone.
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Here is was that our Masonic forefathers planted the warrant of
lodge No. 12, or as it was for years known " the Lodge of Friends,"
an organization which contributed in no small measure to the effort
made by R. W. Bro. Robert Kerr, when he raised the banner of the
irregular Grand Lodge.
The lodge No. 12 was warranted by R. W. Bro. William Tarvis
the Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper
Canada, Niagara, about the year 1799, probably in the early part of
The Jones' House, an Early Meeting-place of the Lodge
AT Stamford.
that year. Lodge No. 13, in Leeds, had its warrant in August, 1700,
and lodge No. 15, at Grimsby, had its warrant in December of the same
year, so that lodge No. 12, at Stamford, must have been founded prior
to August of 1799, m fact it is not improbable that it was in the latter
part of 1798. It is known that it met in 1800 at the house of Bro.
Jones, lot No. 27, m the township of Stamford, on the Beaver Dams
road, four miles from Niagara Falls south, and three from Lanty
bhannon s house. The house was built in 1800, and the lodge was
held in the upper north room. The old house stands to-day as it
stood years before the war of 181 2, when it was the resting place of
many a weary loyalist, who with musket on shoulder plodded along
the newly made mud road, and, at times, through the bush path on
the way to the village of Stamford, which was adjacent to the scene
of operations in the days of the struggle with fhe American republic,
ihe interior of the house bears evidence of the work of the
colonial carpf-nter. The stairway is not machiae-made as in modern
times. The balustrades, the mouldings on ^iif, door, the care displayed
in the frame v.ork at the entrance of the J nuse, and the details of the
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
695
Lodge Room of No. 12 in the Jones House, Stamford, [800,
The Hall and Staircase Leading to the Lodge Room in
THE Jones Hol'se.
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colonial architect, so many examples of which may be found in the
Niagara district, all recall the pioneer days of nearly a century ago.
The first festival, of which there is record at Stamford, was cele-
brated in December of 1800 in the Jones house. The room to-day is
a parlor — in thpse days it was used as a dining room and probably a
sitting-room. Its mantel is unique in size and build. It stands six
feet in height and eleven in length, and at the west end there is an
oven built of brick, out of which many a substantial loaf of bread
was turned in the days when the public bakeries were unknown and
when the recipe for making palatable bread was the cherished secret
of the housewife of the sturdy colonist.
The Room in which the First Festival of St. John was Held
AT Stamford, 1800.
The first notice of the lodge is found in the " Upper Canada
Gazette or American Oracle," published at West Niagara on June
30th, 1798. Newark was the eastern portion of the present town of
Niagara, and Niagara, or Niagara West, was the present town. The
" Gazette " notice is dated at Newark and reads :
" The anniversary of the Festival of St. John " was celebrated on " the
2Sth inst," as the 24th fell on Sunday, and that "the procession was forjned
of the following lodges, viz.: The Grand Lodge, the Grand Master's Lodge,
Lodge No. 2, Lodge No. 4, and Lodge No. 12."
In a circular issued by the Grand Secretary of the Provincial
Grand Lodge, R. W. Bro. S. Tiffany, amongst the " lodges under
their sanction and jurisdiction " was lodge " No. 12, Stamford." In
1802, " No. 12, Stamford," is on the list. In the first financial state-
ment of the Grand Secretary of the Provincial Grand Lodge, issued
31st December, 1802, " lodge No. 12 " is debited with " £6. 12. 6.,"
Halifax currency.
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69r
The First Seal of Lodge No. 12, Stamford, 1800.
Pair of Compasses used in Lodge No. 12.
I, M . xr^ minutes of the meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge
held at York on 10th February, 1804, the record states that lodge
l\o. 12, Stamford, did not attend." This is explained by the fact
Hiat No. 12 was an adherent of the rival Grand Lodge body at
Niagara under R. W. Bro. Robert Kerr. In a circular issued by this
body ,n 1810 the name of R. W. Bro. Benjamin Middough is given
a.s benior Grand Warden of the irregular Grand Lodge
t .u u ?''^* ^"V"^ °^ Masonry in the township of Stamford is that
of the bylaws and minutes of " the Excellont, High Excellent Mark
.098
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Man and Mark Masters Lodge, under tlie warrant of Lodge No. 12,
in Stamford, Upper Canada." These bylaws bear the signature of
the members of the Mark lodge, that of James Middough being dated
as signed " Feby 6, 1803." This is followed by the minutes of the
Mark Irl..., '.'. ! "Stamford. July 6, 1803." This writing proves
conclusivei> thai lodge No. 12 was an active body. The Mark lodge
met at Bro. Jolm Clow's, and the last minutes extant are 27th March,
1817.
riie earliest minute book of No. 12, which has been preserved,
is from the 2i.st August, 1806, down to 31st January, 1822. This
book, however, shows that from the 23rd July, 1812, until the 15th
June. 1815. the lodge was called off " in consequence of the late war
with the United Staff o. h.< . ..a."
The minutes of tiie 21st August, i<io6, show that a regular meet-
ing had evidently been held in the previous month, for the record
says " the minutes of the last regular lodge night being read and
confirmed." The lodge met at the house of Bro. Lanty Shannon and
at this meeting Bro. Benjamin Middough. being master, no business
other than the reception of a petition from Mr. Wm. Rowls was
transacted. The officers were: Bro. Adam Bowman, S.W.; Bro.
Thomas Derfield, J.W.; Bro. Lanty Shannon, treasurer; Bro. John
Misner, S.D. ; and Bro. Haggai Cook, .J.D.
Bro. Lanty Shannon lived at a place called Muddy Run, about
two hundred feet from a bridge that crosses the small creek or run
at the portage road which led from Queenston to Chippewa, and over
which goods were carried by waggons; for all merchandize was team-
ed from Queenston by this road, so that it could be shipped up the
lake beyond the Falls of Niagara. This was also the main road, and
the house of Bro. Shannon, of which an engraving is given, was on
lot 113, township of Stamford, on the west side of the portage road,
about a mile from the present village of Niagara. Bm, Shannon
emigrated from Ireland when about 22 years of age, and had his
first house in New Jersey. He came to Canada about 1797, with Bro.
Robert Cook, also a member of lodge No. ^2. As a Mason he was
popular. He stood about six feet in height and was straight as an
arrow, and his walk was that of an active man up to within twenty
years of his death, when he became stooped and bent with the years
that crowded on him. He w.t^ active in temperament and his clean-
shaven face had so much of mirth in its lines that it was not tt. be
wondered at that he was an enjoyable companion and that all the
neighbors delighted in the company of Lanty Shannon. He -as
of kindly and benevolent disposition, and the only beings towards
whom he bore malice were the small boys who then, as n . , would
without permission, strip the chestnut and the fruit n es at Muddy
Run. He had a farm at this place and another at Becchwoods, al uit
three miles from where the battle of that name was foupht. His
closing days were spent on his farms, and of an evening h< lelighted
to gather the neighbours around his fireside and tell them stories of
the war of 1812-15. and of the work of the old Craft lodge or, as he
used to say, of " number twelve " at Stamforc He died in 1846 and
was buried in lln. ground n< .r the red meeiuig house at Lundy's
T ane, and known as the graveyard on Jrummond's Hill.
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699
Bro Shannon s sister married Rro. James Lundy, after whom
;;" ?/u "^ "^f "^"?"'- ^•'■^ Shannon had two daughters, one a
Mrs. Hebron and another a Mrs. Lynch, of Lundy's Lane A Mrs
Baxter of Chicago was brought up by Bro. Shannon. Bro. Hebron
was a past master of " No. 12," and on festival nights the wives and
daughters of the members of the lodge always made it a point to pro-
vide bouniifully lor the refreshment of the brethren.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRV IN CANADA.
The Graves of Bro. Lanty Shannon and his Wife.
In
Memory
of
Lanty Shannon
who departed
this life
A.U. 1846
aged 75 years
& 9 months.
lu Memory of
Agnes
wife of
Lanty Shannon
who was born 8 April
I77S
and died 23 dec 1857
Erected by her granddaughter
S. M. Denison, Toronto,
The Inscription on the Monuments in the Graveyard at South
Niagara Falls.
At the meeting of October 23rd, 1806, Bros. Blanchfield, Thos.
Huitt and Fredr. Brackbell, of No. 2, at Niagara, v/ere visitors, and
the lodge " received a deposit from Wm. Rowls for his first degree,"
and " Wm. Rowls being duly prepared was brought forward and took
the first degree in Masonry." A committee " for settling lodge
accounts " reported that it had " found in notes payable to the Lodge
£25. 12. 5., and money in the hands of the Treasurer £10. 5. 10., a
total of £35. 18. 3.," which must liave been a satisfactory rendering
for the brethren of a pioneer lodge, so much so that " a motion was
made that the refreshment of the committee," amounting to ten
shillings, " be taken out of the funds." After this report the lodge
spent an hour and a half at refreshment and then closed " in good
harmony" till the regular meeting night, the "Thursday previons
to the full moon in November " except in case " of Emergency."
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
701
FaC-SIMILE OF THE HANDWRITING OF Bro. LantY SHANNON.
The odd receipt, dated 1820, given by Bro. Lanty Shannon, as
Treasurer of No. 12, reads: '
"Decmr. ayth, 1820.
" Reed of Robtr Pew, as tr, one
dollar on Account of Lodg
No. 12, Reed by me
"Lanty Shannon."
At the meeting of 20th November Bro. William Rowls "took
he second degree of Masonry, and at the same time paid one pound
four shdUngs N. York Currency." At the meeting of ?8th December.
i^^Sfi" "rf ^ '■''^"'^'" "'eet'ng' t^e master "opened a fellow Craft
r™fh.w'^lrT*°'"!''^A" S^ early days to open in whatever
degree the W. M. desired. At this meeting Bro. Middough presided,
k1 " T.F'* ^^^ 7'T°'^ T^' * ^'■°*her Thos. Fanning, of ' No.
Aine. This was a lodge m the township of Bertie, at the south-east
FH^'n^ ?' ^T'y ?! ^T^"""^' ''' ^°"^h boundary' fronting on Lake
'' FnWPri /^'i °"m^ ^'^^^'.^ "^"'■- ^°^* Erie is in Bertie, and old
Fort Erie Lodge, No. 5," said to have been held under a military
warrant in 1794, is considered the predecessor of " No. Nine " which
rEenin'^ \l ^••^- ^^°- ^"^- J^^^'«- There is no trace of No
9. Bertie, other than its name on the list of lodges, so that the fact of
a visi or from "No. Nine" at "No. 12" proves that the lodge had
iSth D?/ '"h'^'" Ti, "^^^ °^"^^ ^''^ '"'''^''^ «t this meefing of
i8th December. The term of office was six months
n,..fi "meeting of 22nd January, 1807. was for routine, while the
meetings for the remainder of the year were of a similar character!
flTfl^Xf ?" V I ^^^ ^^^Z**"" ^"^ installation of officers in June and
he faithful discharge of all duties directly under the care of Bro
junior warden.
At the meeting there were two visitors, Bro. McMickine- of
. N;o. two." and Bro. Blanchfield, of "St. Man." The "No two" U
!.n?S?^ "*c?^r/'''..*° *^' ^°^?" °^ *h^* ""'"ber on the Jarvis reg^steJ
and the St. Man " was an abbreviation for " St. John's Man "or as
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it was sometimes written " St. Johnsman." At the meeting of 24th
June, 1807, the entry is repeated: " Br. Cooper, St. John Man," and
" Br. John Burch, No. 2." These entries occur at various meetings
of which there are minutes, and point to the idea which has prevailed
as to the absolute distinctness of these two bodies.
On the 15th October, 1807, "the lodge allowed Bro. Haggai
the 14th October, 1807, at Niagara. At the meeting on 12th Novem-
Cook one dollar for attending the Grand Lodge of Emergency " on
her, 1807, amongst the visiting brethren were R. W. Bros. Robert
Kerr, the Grand Master of the irregular Grand Lodge, Stephen
Brown, Grand Senior Warden, William Willis, Grand Junior War-
den, and William Emery, the Grand Secretary.
The meeting of the loth December, 1807, is in error written
" 1806 " in the MS. minutes. At this meeting " William McKee
being balloted for and carried in the negative" the lodge ordered
" his money returned." The officers were elected and Bro. John
Misner was selected as master.
The meetings of 1808, which were held with regularity, were
devoted to degree work. At the meeting of 30th June a Bro. Crane,
desirous of affiliation, on " making application to our lodge to become
a member was carried in the affirmative by a show of hands," and
paid as a fee " nine shillings, N. Y. Currency." The fee for initiation
was $6, for the second degree $3, for the third degree $2, and for
affiliation $1. " Nine shillings," N. Y. Cy. would be nine York
shillings, each York shilling being an English sixpence. There is
no reason given for the extra charge of one shilling. The correct-
ness of the fees for degrees is shown by the minutes of ist September,
1 808, when Bro. Joseph Harres received the " degree of Master
Mason and paid 16 shillmgs, N. Currency." Sixteen shillings or
sixteen English sixpences were equal to $2, the fee quoted above and
charged for the degree.
At the meeting of 1st December, 1808, the election for the
ensuing six months was recorded, and Bro. Joseph Harres paid
" nine shillings, N. Y. Cucy, for registering his name." This was the
brother who received his third degree at the meeting of ist Septem-
ber. 1808. When he affiliated he was only a Fellow Craft. The
registration was really affiliation, for which he paid " Nine shillings,
N. Y. Cucy." Ihe meetings for the yeai did not vary from the
ordinary routine. There was instruction and work in the second
and third degrees and an occasional affiliation.
At the meeting of 19th January Mr. Johnson Harris was by " a
dispensation from the Grand Master " balloted for, accepted and
initiated " at this meeting without the customary notice having to be
given prior to ballot."
On 26th January, 1809, the R. W. Bros. Robert Kerr, the G. M.,
Christopher Danby, D. G. M., Isaac Swayze, G. S. W., Benjamin
Middough, G. S. W., and Bro. Adam Bowman, the Grand .Treasurer
of the irregular Grand Lodge, were present. Bro. Johnson Harris,
who had been initiated by special dispensation, paid at this meeting
"forty shillings, N. Y. Currency, fo.- his two degrees," the second
and third, being $3 for the second and $2 for the third. The regis-
tration of visitors at the early lodges is of great value to-day, as it
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 703
b"een tltrte^"" °' "'"^ """""'"^ °^ ^°^^^« -hose records have
distulKei%''w' Rrn' r^K^ '''' l^"^ ''?^^ "°* '''"" *« have been
eave 1 lectuS" H. ^"^^ °"./he 19th October paid a visit and
Shed oaLe No 6 J R T '' ^'" P"'^ ^' ^^en years before he had
l!^ 2. rl ^ ?* Barton, and instructed the brethren at a cost of
$40. for at the meeting of November i6th. 1809. " a motion was mlde
ami carried m the affirnmtive that Bro. Danb/s expanses o7 his vl^t
should come out of the fund of this lodge, I be^Jg e^ht si iHh e
}orl<, or a dollar of modern currency. Bro. Anlus Mclntvre S
handr.Tm*at trmee^intof.%h rv"'x8^"" ''^"^ ""' ^^ow of
that "we shall ballot Sbltste^d'^of I'So^ 7 1^^ '' ^ ''"'''
JamoJVooVef o?St°^'V ^'"'W""' S^P^'^^' °" ^^th une 1809, Bro.
He wis entered as a •••^ST 'n^"""^^'' -n '^f' ^^ P'"'^^^"* ^' ^ ^^^^^or.
1787 i'l " St Tohn'« T -^-i^"-. T^^h.s brother had been initiated in
two brethren reg stered as from " No ->" nrn.1 r • ^^^^^iso
"si loh A" f ^'""'^"O'-' ••" tiieir meetings from " No. 2" a,°d
4es-':!;;i.^w.';"i,:aVn3tv,sre.:trceT.oT«^^^
statement is substantiated by the fact that o'" tL ' ;=. V ^' f '
present a. meeti^so, No A .hos/^'st-i'.vt '■'?. ° oE'^^"^?
noiiE^;;£S^~rrT'-^^
were desirous r>f vi-cifi.,,. '^^'■'v'^'Venr lor tiiose of its niembers who
"No 2" and nf "i/ T^' ' - P.-'"* '' 'hat entries of visitors from
bodL It won d appLtuia wit''' '''''' '""''^ '"^^^^ ^^^ ^i-^^^-"
to .794-. there 't^ ^^ t^T^^TJ^^^r' ^'"^^
Jatc. There
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
(
could not be two of the same number on the Jarvis register. The
lodge No. 12 was also known as " the Lodge of Friends," although
this name does not appear in the printed records of either the regular
or irregular Grand Lodge between the years 1792 and 1822.
At the meeting of 7'^ March, 1811, "a dispensation" was re-
ceived " from the Grand Lodge for Wm. Forsyth and laid over until
the next lodge night." This Mr. Forsyth was a relative of Bro.
George Forsyth, the first Provincial Grand Master of the irregular
Grand Lodge at Niagara. At the meeting of 4th April, 181 1, "the
lodge did not think proper to initiate William Forsyth on the dispen-
sation from the Grand Lodge." No reasons are given. At the meet-
ing of August 29th, 181 1, it was resolved " to furnish the lodge with
six handsome aprons for the use of visiting brethren."
The minutes of 24th October, 181 1, record in full the name of
"The Right Wp. Christopher Danby, D. P. Grand Master," as a
visitor. At the meeting of 20th February, 181 2, it was resolved " to
raise the charge for admitting an old member." By the minutes of
21st May, 1812, it is recorded that on the 3rd May a " John Reyle,
Esq.," presumably a member, had been buried at an expense of
£3. 4. o. N. Y. C.
At the meeting of i8th June, 1812, it was ordered that " Br.
James Middough should have the loan of eight dollars out of the fund
of this lodge for six months," and that " Miss Shannon should re-
ceive five dollars from the Treasurer for her trouble of the lodge
room."
At the meeting dated "Stamford, July 23rd, 1812," the lodge
met, worked the third degree, had the usual " refreshment " and
"closed in harmony." This was about a month pfter the declaration
of war by the United States against England on the i8th June, 1812.
This closed temporarily the work of the lodge. The Niagara district
was a military camp, and in the neighborhood of Stamford and Bertie
the greatest excitement prevailed.
The treasurer's jewel, an engraving of which is given, was found
on the battlefield some time after the fight at Lundy's Lane. It is an
Treasurer's Jewel found on the Battlefield at Lundy's
Lane, 1812.
HISTORY OF FKEEMASOXRV IX caXADA. -05
key and Canadian ffies from iffif t ^''''' ""^ *^'* ^^^^ '' ^ ''"^Sle
I" 1815 the jrreat troub?. wi '^ ""^ perpetuated the same form,
in December by^the t aW of Ghem" 'In^'"'" r"^'^•""^ ^-'-■-'
of the anticipated peace L'' SL/f "'•""? ?/.^'"' >'^'^''' '" ^'^"^'
on tl. 15th June, Tt th:'htse of^^fo.lamy'st m^on "' "^^^ ^^^"^
10, ^InjiZZ'tj'jl^^T' \^ -- - "hoTe of lodge No
vided that Kmgston. Amongst the rules it was pro-
lis, ^i L-L;;r L tp^;-;££ '^^^^r^tz IS-
. " If any brother in this lodS curse weT"^'' ^''°"'' clothing."
.n derogation of God's word o'r of go^odr:;;e;s:ri;,^rfin';d'>"^"^^^
absence a line of " one shilli„fr N v ^^'^-^ ' "'^ ^'""
family's welfare to have attended » A K T"'"' '^^''" '" """^d his
claim upon •' any cash '' or ' wonertv " h Y^^'" '° .^'^^^'^ ^ad no
W. M., P. M.'s and wardens had f^ iVn ^''^""S'"& *« ^he lodge. The
Grand Lodge, and the T W was o 'ZZ '° ''^''''''' '^'' '°^&^ *"
reckoning," and anv mpmhlV^^ ^ • ,P ^" ^-^^<^^ account of the
of the Jtmior WaS h oav f- tl""^ ''^""'" ^^'^''^"^ ^''^ ^^"^en
portion for the nigh" ' ^ ^ ^^^ quantity, exclusive of his pro-
for artrn":xra"d";,!;%rp'S:;VadT^^^^^^ -'^^ '-"-ed
the lodge that the candX^ w[ll af^end '-'T -'^ ^'^.""''^ ^° ^"^"^^
SIX dolla^. deposit was thfferfor "Th. .. , '^'^,^''' ^^"P " the
and for " the third step '' two dollars in T''- 1? •^'/''^^ ^^"^'••'=-
N. Y. Currency, or eleven doHars of /hi ^'ght)^eight shillings,
proposition were refused h;«f V^ currency of to-day. If his
accepted and the c. nSte fa ledToln"^"?'' ""^ ^^^"^"^^' ^ut if
'"oney was forfeited to the lodge ^^'"' "' '"'^mtion. the deposit
secret; '£ XS^n" oH^am " 'S"'"' "'J'' ''^"^ ''' ^'"'l- to the
thefestiL day.i^rthlmerberof-rvou' '''''' ' "°^ ^^'^ ^-^
not prel!;;t^te"7. W '^nTif'^hS: 'o^^' ''-'''^'' ^^^ ^^ '^ --
officer," the choice being determSd °K '""' 7'''' ^''^^"t '■ an old
^^ar^ant and propertv were tX" i .h^ "^ ''^'"T ^^ ^^""^^■" The
brother.'- ' " ^"^ to be m the care of some responsible
chose^bv'ballot e^"'; " ix'"onfhf """I ""f '"'"^'^^y --« to be
the W. M. elect, a ;\e instaZl ;n"ttl'"; "ff^ ^PP°'""ted bv
noon of the aforesaid da>V" ^''^'^^^ ^^>' ^ °" the fore-
nvery person proposed must have resided in the province unless
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a dispensation from the I'rovincial Grand Lodge were issued to
suspend this clause. Members were required " to conduct themselves
decently and with sobriety, that the character of the lodge may not
be injured thereby," and the rules were to be read by the secretary
at every initiation " and once a quarter perpetually."
These bylaws were signed by forty-six members. Amongst the
names are those of Bros. Thomas Lundy, James Lundy and James
Secord. The Lund>s owned much of the land in and surrounding
the battlefield of July, 1814, known as Lundy's Lane. Bro. James
Secord was the husband of th'^ heroine Laura Secord. Bro. Secord
fought and was wounded al Queenston Heights.
A meeting for reorganization was held on 15th June, 181 5. The
minutes read:
" Lodge No. 12 met at Brother Lanty Shannon's at 8 o'clock. Opened
in Entered Apprentice Degree. The Minutes of the Last regular Lodge
(which was held on the 23rd July, 1812, a regular lodge night), was read
and unanimously approved of. In consequence of the late War with the
United States of America, This Lodge has been unable to meet until this
Night, when the following Brethren were Present."
Then follow the names of Aaron Crane, W.M. ; Wm. Roles, S.W.;
Bro. B. Middough, J.W.; Bro. Adam Bowman, treas.; Bro. Haggai
Cook, secretary, and Bro. Grough and Lewis Smith. S.D., and J.D.
respectively, with Bros. Lanty Shannon, John Fralick, Calvin Cook,
Thomas Lodge, and Bros. John Burch and Wm. Forsythe, of lodge
No. 2.
It will be remembered that " before the war " Bro. Wni.
Forsyth had been proposed in No. 12 and had received a special
dispensation from the Grand Master of the irregular Grand Lodge
for initiation. The jewels and other furniture of the lodge had been
lost or mislaid so that it was " proposed that Bro. Bowman should
purchase the jewels and other implements required by a lodge " and
" a committee " was voted " for the purpose of constituting a code
of bylaws." R. W. Bro. Christopher Danby's name was the first
on this committee.
At the meeting of July 20th, 1815, R. W. Bro. Kerr, the G. M.,
and R. W. Bro. Christopher Danby, D. G. M., of the Niagara Grand
Lodge, were present, and the petition of Thomas Lundy and four
others were presented.
At the meeting of 17th August, 181 5, there was more than the
average number of members and visitors present. Amongst the
visitors were R. W. Bros. Kerr and Danby, Bros. Daniel Shannon
and Jno. J. Laflfcrty, from No. 9, the lodge at Bertie, and James
Blanchfield from lodge No. 24. The only No. 24 on the Provincial
Grand Register was Harmony lodge at Edwardsburgh, but an
examination of the list of members of that lodge does not show the
name of Bro. Bbnchfield. The No. 24 may have been the lodge of
that number, which met in the State of New York.
The presence of the Grand Master afforded an opportunity for
the proposal of a candidate, who was balloted for and initiated at tlie
same meeting— an emergency being called for the following day.
" A petition was laid before this lodge by the Right Worshipful Gd.
Master, Robt. Kerr, Esqr., praying for the initiation of George Thomas
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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'a petition
Lodge of Friendship No 2 in ?,t . The°ngm of " St. John's
Queenston/'hasnev^?'beench;cLred ir"^\t Newark/ alias
z'^^:%n}i& rosES ^'^^^^^^
lodge was closed'in ™od "^^0^; S'.f o'ctf^ "^h"^"""^'' T"'
tion of further business At fhu tr,^.!- -^^ '^ "^ '"en-
custon.aryrefreshn.erwas^Vensedrh"'^ ""'"^ '°"'*'^^^ ^^^
of .e^m'LS^^S^vist Jrf l^'^^Z Chri""t'n'^ J ^^^^ "-^-
with Bro. Blanchfield of No 2a l^An °P^!r ^^nby was present.
Bro William Weston, of bdge\a 8 Mont^e'at'^'he^''" '' ^^'^^^
routine and deeree wnrl- Tu^ o. «' .^^^ontreal. Ihe business was
initiation, passlg and raisin^ mT^'"^ "^"'''1^' ^^'"^ devoted to
ness aJdte"r?t^dl^w,n?br«L?f ' "'"^ '"f^-"^ "^-""^O '» "usi-
wh^cb the brert™ we e oas=ed to S^ repeal^ their obhgations." after
wof^y of repe,itio„"rth?X's o^to-daT" '"'■ ™' ""°" "
on ^^^l::s:zrt:::'^;ss\o^ ti-^-r'"^
of a Master Ma^nn " a* „ •/ raised to the sublime degree
the aS„" wer°e a, •- d ZS'-rb'T^ °' ""= "^?' '" ^ay
hands of Brother Ad- °«Jr^Z ? ^"'"""^ remaining in the
of £91. 3. 2 "This rZ^H 1, '"','• ?',"°™'ing to the sum
lodges of the present tin!, " '" " ""^"''''' *°"'"8 'or many
GrandLodge' were presenfT w\?J'ct •"? T t *= Niagara
.0 be par,i5„ariy ta^eSted in -thTs^ccesJo" N^!^ ^S"' "'"""
s a'„;!'i'!;nSol*.r„t""k"^" *=- -- r^^^'^
wasrn*-ct-dln^''f^» P'^"^"*- /our persons were balloted for, one
of 6th June Bro. Street was elected VV "jj'"""^^'"^' ^t the meetmg
amon'^g'st "S^^TZ' tIo^ Jn^o^n l^. ""^f^ ;-.?[-- -'^
iiui.. 1,0. i..|. ^{jijj ^Yas tne
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lodge in the township of Southwold, which met at Lee's house on the
Talbot road, some miles from what is now the city of St. Thomas.
In the MSS. of No. 12 there is a lodge certificate filled out for
Brother Richard Allen, 19th Light Dragoons. It is dated ist August,
1816, but is unsigned and was issued in September. At the meetmg
of ist August Bro. Allan received his third degree, and the mmutes
state that "Thomas Graham and Richard Allan belonging to the
army " moved for their certificates.
At the meeting of 5th September, 1816, Bro. Danby was again
present. Amongst the visitors were Bro. Edward Peer, of No. 24;
Bro. Stephen Wyn, of Hiram lodge, No. i. This must have been an
American lodge. Bro. Samuel Glover, of St. John's, No. 17, in error
for 16, Josiah Cushman, of Hiram lodge. This brother was a mem-
ber of lodge No. 16, York, in 1820, and may have been a member of
Hiram chapter, Barton, but there is no record of a Hiram lodge in
the western part of Canada. Bro. Jacob Finch was present from
Hiram lodge. No. 14. This could not have been the lodge at South-
wold for that lodge was known as Howard lodge. These names are
of importance as affording a clue to the membership of lodges, of
which there is no record of any kind. At the meeting of 5th Septem-
ber Bros. Graham and Allan of the 19th Light Dragoons paid their
fees for their certificates of withdrawal. The treasurer was ordered to
transmit " thirty-one dollars and three shillings, N. Y. Cy. to oe paid
into the Grand Fund for quarterages and registering fees for this
lodge " It was also resolved to " provide a seal for the lodge.
At the meeting of 3rd October, 1816, with a view of lightening
the burden of indebtedness, " all the ofiicers of this lodge wl.o have
represented it at the Grand Lodge have relinquished all claim for fees
for attendance for time past." For the purpose of keeping the
records " two books for the use of the lodge " were purchased, " for
the ledger i8/-, for the minute book 40/-." It was resolved to
amend the 15th article of the bylaws in so far that it "^shall not exclude
old Masons from the privilege of joining the lodge."
It would seem from the meeting of 2nd January, 1817, that the
minutes had not been regularly entered but probably kept in a rough
minute book for " an order was given by the worshipful master to
pay Brother Paxton a bill against this lodge for copying the minutes
of this lodge, and for his boarding at Mr. Shannon's while employed
at the same, amounting to two pounds, sixteen shillings, N. Y. Cur-
rencv and the treasurer to pay the same from the funds of this lodge.
This' minute book has disappeared. From the MSS. from which this
history is written it is evident that the book, which cost " 40/-" was
not the paper-covered volume now to the fore.
At the meeting of 30th January, 1817, it was resolved to have
the jewels hung with scarlet," and at the meeting of 27th February
Bro. Middough was granted " an order on the Treasurer for £7. 14
I 1/2, N. Y. C, it being for the hanging for the jewels." Bro. Aaron
Crane was " admitted to draw from the Treasurer the sum of Fifty
Dollars with giving proper security."
At the meeting of 27th March, 1817, " a motion was made and
carried in tlio affirmative tliat Br. Benjamin Middough should have
an order from the Worshipful Master on the Treasurer for fifty
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 709
pounds N. Y. C, by giving proper securitv " Th"
extraordinary the munLoMnh?..^"'' '''^} "^if"^'^^' ^"^' '^ wa«
meeting rf 24th JmT%% 'ZT'^ and affi iations. At the
attention " was voted five dollars A? ""°" ^^ ''"'" '^'"^'"^^^ ^"d
June, 1817, "Er. Burch was rhW. VO"i"i»ttee meeting of 26th
from the lodge at EarnesrTo^^ " , *^ T''""^' '^ '^"er received
printed letter was recevedanSre^H I °" t^", "'^'^' °^ ^'^^ ^^th " a
and it was resolved that • ft be afd be^ " !i°^f ^' ^^"'^'' ^^«wn,"
day, the 5th July 'lext for to rlSf? ^ the Committee on Satur-
record of thisn/eet ng nor a conv of'^hr'^"' ^^''J' '' "^'^^er a
letter from the lodge No t, Tf. f ^"''^^' ^° ^^^ ^^^^^'- This
calling the Grand Masonl^' r ^^"""f^town, was the circular letter
Auguft. 1817 5t is Sless tHtaTn f ^^'^^^^on on the T7th
The authority of the LSarr-n?T^*''^* K^: '^ ^'^ "«* attend,
nize the brethren who atte.^nfH .°^-^ ^^ '^'^^^'"^ ^^^ not recog-
Craft. As the reader will lelr?? ^' /^'"g^ton to reorganize the
Jarvis, lodge No 3 i^ ed a caH for''^'' '^" ^^"'^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^ro.
reorganize %he Provi c al Grand T nd '^""^T^^^" ^t Kingston to
Lodge of England for he aooSntlA f ^"^ ^'^l^'^" ^^e Grand
Master. ^ ^ appomtment of another Provincial Grand
Grand SetVarfonrfcr^Sd'''" ^'" ^"^^'^' ^^^ ^^---1
No. 12 to a quarterly commnnln.^'.'xr'^ ^ ^''""^^^ ^^"^"^ lodge
day in December a^daTX..^.'* ^'"^^^ °" ^^^ «••«* Wednes-
the proceedingsVthe GraL nV""%'".''°r^ " P""^^d copy of
time of the la?e war" Rro R If' °^ ^"^^^"^ '■^^^'ved " in the
Kingston to No 6 & 7 in the Sl'^t n" ■'' ^"^. transmitted one to
officfrs of the abovt lodges formed aH^art':,?';^ ''°- ^ '* ^^''^ ^^^^
which the Grand Lodee of Sir. ^ °^ -^^^ conmnttee out of
adds that answers ha?been received Tor."T''T^K' ' ^[°- ^"^^^^
had come '• to no conclusion on f i L- ,J^'"Sston, but that No. 6
land for informa^io^ Sel n h '^^ ^''*' ^"^ '''^' ^"""^" *« Eng-
6. 7 and 8, toTnSteTl S ti' f "^ J" the records extant of Nol
On t^e co^trar/the^Ses'SerX t^R^'^^ro^^-ti^^'^^-
"into'' f^ cur;rriffrr tfe^^ -^ "eSl/ed to' carry
on " the 1st WedneTdalTDecenrr'^ '"' .'"^"'/'^^ ^'^^-^
1818, " the seal of this lodge wa? en to Br nhn' r''"! f nth June,
It to a certificate." On the i6th o Ttl iSi^ ''^ SSf' lu P'".^'^'"^
on the Auburn bank. No 7^17 TJlur! ^ .^'"t^'L' ^^''^'^ dollars
Bank for three dollars ^JofsrS ^ ?"^ '?" *''^ Jefferson County
hands." TheL bill w;re iss ,ef bv'th: tT^^f ,!" ?^ Treasurer'^
to th^hc^^ '^^s.:^it:^^::7-^!^^
ship of Stamford, one niile nor h of t1 1 T TT^ °'? '°'^ ^S, town-
'•'^^t^Vrcr/ ^'^^^ ^^^^^- J^nut^^S2.^^"^^ ^-""^'
n>eetSgs o7 the'lodgr'^^lTaTknSwn '' T?' ^'^ -^ ^'^^ ^^^^'^ "^ ^'^
harmonious charS and the amoun of \"'f ''"^' '^^'"^ ^" °f ^
the deep inf.r.cf "i Lf :5 ^;^^*"°"r^ °( ^P"-!^ done is significant of
' "" "' Masonry oy tile brethren. On the 4th of
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
February, 1819, they were determined to maintain the dignity of the
lodge, and, therefore, disciplined Bro. Hugh Rose, who, it is feared,
was inclined to occasionally stray beyond the bounds of moderation.
The minutes read:
" Bro. Hugh Rose came before the lodge, his crime judicially stated to
him by the Worshipful Master, Bro. Hugh Rose acknowledged the justness
of the charge, pled inebriety and prayed the mercy of the lodge. The Imlge
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY m CANADA. " 7,1
insult in the charge and ~ed him nn J . '''"'''''■' '''^"'^ P"^°"«=d the
lodge." ^ accepted him on the footing of a member of this
his note to the f rSirer f^" th. "°t.fied that if " he did not give
legal interest thereon '• Bro W^r"* °/ t""'' '" ^"^ '^^"^^ ^'^h the
obeying the order o?thPwn;cVr^'" J°^'"'°" ^°'" ""epeatedly dis-
pended^for six months "and Rr?^ 1 ""Tu' c""^ *'"^ ^^'^^ " ^^^ «"«"
lodge thinks proier to.fntl V J^^^'^^ ^'''" "0"-attendance "this
2 for their coSderIt on 'B?i' S'rlP' °' '^'"^^'"^ ^^ ^'^ '^dge No.
his mother lodge ' ^"^^'" ^'^' ^" ^^'i^te, No. 2 being
labour to 9 o'clock ''Thir^,^r u tl^^blotter is as follows: "To
book was kept The ml tes offh^T/ '^f' t '"^"^'^ ""^ '^''^' '"'""^e
things state 'that a mTo^wa '^ Cardtd'b tl^'S^ ""°"^t^ ""'''''
Lodge should pay Mr Ferc-usmi tbfjr 1 r r^ affirmative that the
John's Day." ^ " *^''^^ ''""^" for his services on St.
at th?Lxt'c,ufrL^'^eedng'o??hi°r"^ 7/ T''^' '^ '^ P---
Adam Bowman The kte roL?ri ^"'' ^"^'^^e at Niagara. Bro.
for "being particlr y r.S/d bvX "f ''"'"'^l' ^° regulations,
old account " he '' Sy^ reused '^nH ^'' "''"^''''■' '° ^^"'<^ ^is
the loth Tune " Br T Inn q1^ ' ""^ ^^ "^ committee meeting on
the recovery of the same "^ Shannon ' was directed to prosecute for
Br. Dlvicrwirfen'do^fL''"^^^; ^''°; '' ^^^ --^-^l " ^o lend
LSth Febru;rr Li Vie e;%°"' °^ ?? ^""d," ^^ the. meeting of
the Niagara Cra^'d^Lod^l i;f:rmi;g V^T..^^^^^^^^ ?^^?d °''
rant was now in nosscssmn nf fh.ri ^ . . *^ *"^ ^'■^"d War-
of all tiie si.bordiCe X. l^f ^^'': ''."'^ ^''^* ^ ^'""^'■^' '"^^ting
the Grand LodgrirTi ne^ne J"^ requested to attend the meeting of
the 3rd Marcir,82 to examin. tl. ^"'""""ee meeting was held on
N V r "A c ' , ^'^^""rie the accounts, finding- " £10 2 c i /o
iN. y. L., due from the ate trpn«iir..r \,u '""'"& ^^9- 2. 5 1/2
March ,|., „e find .l.a ttroX" [an'^li o^rZ '^^^^^ '='"
end o?Lf„d ■'rre^^S'e^f I'lT' V, ™ '« 'Vo ".'7= wes,
ter „,ilcs .v2t of tZ L, Klvf I^.t , r""'''' ''"l'^'^- ""'• ""'I " """-
Stamford, was a bi klh.i ?v. f " f'?""''- '" ""' '""nslnp ol
worsl,ipp;d and to whflh Vl "'""\ "','"= ""■"■'"="■* "' ""= '"Ve
.e..iva[o^, sVthn'UtilV'coLiro'Std" P'°""'™ >^^" *^
slionld pa ' to Isaac PMffer ,L„r' I'n '■"" "''"'■'' ""' ""= Treasurer
im.otn> .^trcc, letcf Muidaugii, and Stout More. "St.
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The Red Meeting House, Stamford, 1800-1840.
lohnsman." A committee \va. appointed to settle the lodge accounts,
and the " lodge closed in go. .d harmony " until the " 1 hursday pre-
vious to the next full moon, when every mcmher shall have tmiely
This is the last written record in the minutes of No. 12. Ihe
ahsence of the minute hooks prior to 1806 ren<lers the record ui-
complete regarding its formation in the cash account of the treas-
There is no reference to lodge No. 12, at Stamford, in the proceed-
ings of the Provincial Grand Lodge organized by R. W. Bro. Smion
McGillivrav in 1822. There was no lodge at that place until the
formation of St. Mark's lodge, No. 105, in 1858. A committee of
that lodge, consisting of V'.ros. James McGarry,J.\V., and join
Roberts, was appointed to examine the papers and jewels of old No.
i^ which had been presented to St. Mark's lodge, No. 105, by Bro.
James Dcpew. In its report it is tated with regard to the property
of the lodge that
"We find in tlic p.ircd prc^^entcfl tons for our report the following,
viz ■ Books and papers, eight red c. liars, to five of which are attached jew-
els one senior and one junior Warden's and one Treasurer's, also a Stew-
ard's jewel; a square and a portion of a compass, a gavel and a chisel of
wood and five sheepskin aprons, very much worn."
There were on the roll 104 members between the years 1806 and
1S22. Of these 61 were initiated and 6 afifiliated in No. 12 during
this period, leaving 37 names on the roll as members at the date of the
earliest minutes extant. Of the 37 the minutes of the Mark Masters"
lodge, held under the warrant of No. 12, Stamford, show that 12
were members of the Craft lodge. No. 12, in 1803. There are 16
names on the roll of the Mark lodge not on that of the Craft lodge.
These brethren mav or may not have been members of No. 12 for
the Mark lodge drew its membership from the Craft lodges at
Queenston and Niagara, as in the case of Bros. John P. Clement and
Tames Cooper. The former was made a Mason in the lodge No. 15(1.
HISTORY OF 1-REEMASONKY IN CANADA.
713
Hs't MtS^^anTJl^S^'.?' ^' ^*°" ^^•"^"'■^' '" '78o, as is shown by
J. s i...ihcate, and the latter was a member of lodge No 2 in i7on
Jr::^;';?"' '-' "^ ^"^•'^^"^^'- ^^^h these certil'ca^e" h'a" ifc^n
A Gavel and Chisel of Wood of Lodgk No. 12, Stamford.
T»-,o ^ '^ ''*' ^, '''"■^'^ ""'"'^^''' of ^'•s''<"-« between 1803 and
1822, some 123, and r.f these 24 were from lodge Xo. 2, township of
Niagara; 5 from No 4, Niagara; 5 hailed from the Grknd Mastet^s
lodge at Niagara and 32 came from miscellaneous foreign lodges and
ii fTl ''^"°"'. ^^"i^^''^" l°tlses. It is worthy of note that the only
No n ^, t., . °- /^' ^"IV^'^' '^''^ ""'y ^'"^ to the membership
CrAnd M. r'"" °J"'''?M ^"'■'•^i ^'"- 4' *" Niagara town, and the
No ;V ^^^^ Niagara, is also from the visiting book of
In some years the lodge accomplished more than the average
amount of work. In 1806-7-8 there was only one initiation in ea?h
>eai; m 1809 there were eight, while in 1810 there was one, and in
iB.x e.even In 1812 the number of initiations was reduced to two
if tirl^.'i.'ii^T'^'"^ l'"""^ °^ ^^'' ^'^'' •''"^ '" '813-14. on account
of the wai , the lodge work was suspended. In 181 5 there was a revival
and eleven were brought in, while in 1816 the number increased to
thirteen; m 1S17 there vvere three; in 1818. four; in 1819, two; in
1820, one; and m 1822, three. In some cases there are records of
the conferring of the E. A., but none of the F. C. or M. M , while in
others the record of E. A and F. C. is shown but none of the M. M.
1 he minutes arc defective in the required dates.
There were 190 meetings held between 1806 and 1822. except in
the period between 23rd July, 1812, and 15th June, 1815 Of the
190 meetings 18 were emergencies, and in the period of twelve years
tlie average number of meetings each year was nearly 16, while the
average attendance of membership was about twelve or with visitors
about fifteen.
The roll of oiricers elected everv six months at the meeting prior
to the festivals of St. John is fairly perfect. As W. M. Bro. M.
Middough held office for seven terms, and he also served in all the
offices except those of secretary and treasurer. y\ll those wiio held
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the office of S. W. reached the chair except seven. Bro. N. Cook was
secretary for eleven terms; Bro. Paxton for two; Bro. Burch, for
five, and Bro. T. Lundy for four. Bro. Lanty Shannon was treas-
urer for fourteen terms; Bro. Bowman for seven, and Bro. R. Pew
for three. The honors were divided for the other offices. The tyler
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 715
filwfK' k"1u*^^ °^"^ °^ ^^"'O'" and junior deacon were evidently
St mLfs toH« 'n' '"''°'y °' '"''«' No. :2, it may be said that
Stamford m-.h tL , • ^ , "'«»'■'' "'"cli met in the township of
St whenTBDlvta<rfo7i,= /"'""."« '^' '!"'' "'■'^•' W"!' " «<> «•":
asktag the Grand LoHLVr'"'TT '" .'*58 presemed a memorial
by RWBro Willis ? ?"^'? '"/'"'^ «!■= "W warrant, issued
LWe^n W^a'SXr^dTp. 3^ P^o' Xf tZtl^- °ld ?™^
byZ b^e'th^t'en^^o^Jt fe ^ «o„'n'tf o.^lL?^^^ ^l^^e^'
the Archives of thsrrfndT?'''*''^''!?'"'^""'""'' •>= «'»'"=<' '»
due braMrrk'slSfSlr'^J^?' "'' *='«"•«>. being the balance
Tt,. . """^ks Lodge for their warrant, be remitted."
a MaTk l„H,^^^f,^°' 'J" "i"* '"*' ^' Stamford show that there was
townli If Q,''^""i" */ """"""'y "' Craft warrant No. 12, fnX
oTetSite fSt a Hfs.ot;':f^,?*rl^h'at| i*'^^^^^^^^^
? T"". ?I preparation, those membeS who belonged tibo?h the'
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CHAPTER XXXIII.
Lodge Xo. 13, 1'. R., Township of Elizabethtown, County ok
Leeds, 1799-1803. — A Craft Centre for a Century. —A
Certificate of 1801.
The Johnstown district comprised in 1792-1841 the counties of
Leeds and Grenville. In Leeds there were eleven townships, of
which Bastard, Elizabethtown, Kitley, Leeds and Yonge had Craft
lodges, as well as the town of Brockville, which is also in Leeds
county. There are three lodges concerned in connection with lodge
No. 13, in the county of Leeds, viz.: New Oswegatchie, No. 7, a
lodge of American origin, in Elizabethtown; lodge No. 2, Harmony
lodge in Kitley, and lodge No. 13, in Elizabethtown, to which this
chapter is devoted.
A peculiarity connected with the history of these lodges is that
although they worked in three different places, the one minute book
contains records of all three. This book embraces 168 pages. Of
these the first 35 are devoted to the records of New Oswegatchie
from loth October, 1787, until 13th September, 1791.
At the head of the 36th page are four lines which read: " Har-
mony Masonic Lodge, Dr. 1839 to Br. Wm. W. Howard for expenses
of sd lodge and clearances from Farmersville, £8. 15. o."
The book was then reversed and the minutes of " Lodge No. 13,
County of Leeds," August 1799, are given and occupy 133 pages,
continuing until 6th August, 1803.
This is followed by four pages of a cash account, after which
there are 38 pages of a cash account of Harmony lodge from June
5th, 1836, until 22nd January, 1839, and the line " carried to book the
second " on the same page as contains the record of the " clearances
from Farmersville."
These details are important as they give a direct clue to the
connection of these three lodges.
Many years ago an article appeared in the Brockville " Re-
corder," edited by Bro. D. Wylie, which contained references to the
existence of New Oswegatchie, No. 7, Harmony, No. 2, Kitley, and
Sussex lodge. No. 5, of Brockville. The information was furnished
by the late Bro. Adiel Sherwood, whose father was a member and
P. M. of No. 7. In this article referring to the New Oswegatchie
lodge. No. 7, the statement is made that many of the members being
" half pay officers they did not like the idea of their lodge bearing
paternity from the United States, consequently application was made
for a dispensation or warrant from the Grand Lodge of England, and
this was obtained in 1790, which cancelled the existence of New
Oswegatchie, No. 7, and gave place to Harmony No. 2." The asser-
tion is also made in the same article that No. 7 was succeeded by
lodge, No. 2, in that " this lodge (No. 7) was continued until a political
feeling was introduced, which despite the eflforts of the Master, Col.
McCrea, of Kitley, ultimately spread to such an extent that the war-
rant was retired and the lodge broken up." There is, however, no
trace of the work of Harmony lodge from 1791-2 until 1838, and then
the records are scant.
IIISTOKV OF KKKEMASONHV I.\ CANADA. 7^1
was warranted in Deceniher i-rno Tu^ i^ i ^"'"*"^' ^^°- I5» which
abo,,, ,7,8 and .he XtuircS f'om h 'CincKLlTrrct^
at Niagara issued in August, 1800, gives " No i,N™r^t?„ , ^"
The first minutes read:
have been drafted and cLsTdered at an ^earlieTdat'e orTf ' T''
been amended rules Thn« Sl,er„^j earner date or may have
satchie lodo-f in t4; ti .^i"""''' »as the master of Oswe-
Bro. Basil^Rorison waf a i'ptl'L^ .he" Se^'n^fL^g^^Slft'e
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
regiment fought with Lord Cornwallis' army. After the revolution-
ary war, Bro. Rorison settled in Leeds, and his wife bore the first
female white child born in Leeds or Grenville, on lot 4, ist concession
of Elizabethtown.
The first male child born there was James Sherwood, son of
Thomas Sherwood, W. M of lodge No. 13.
An autograph letter from Bro. James M. Rorison, uncle of
Bro. Basil Rorison, was found some months ago, and with it a cer-
tificate of St. John's Royal Arch lodge No. 16 at York, in 1800,
both of which are of interest, the one from the sentiments expressed
by a brother in his nine'ieth year, and the other because few of its
kind are in existence. Fac-similes of these will be found in the
chapter devoted to Royal Arch lodge No. 16.
Edward Jessup was a major in the colonial corps known as
" The Loyal American Regiment." He was born in Fairfield, Conn.,
1735. At the time oi the revolutionary war, he was residing in Al-
bany. He entered the service of the King, sacrificed his fortune,
including a grant of 500,000 acres of land, and joined Burgoyne's
army. He raised the corps, known as Jessup's Rangers, and, after
the war, settled on lots i, 2 and 3, ist concession, Augusta, county
of Tirenville. In 1810, he had a town lot surveyed, in front of lot?
Nos. 2 and 3, which he named Prescott, in honor of a British offi-
cer of that name. Bro. Heman Landon resided on concession 2.
lot 5, E.i-2 100 acres, Elizabethtown, land which was patented on
the 6th March, 1798.
The minutes of the second meeting read:
Lodge No. 13, County of Leeds, first Saturday in Sept., 1799- Lodge
opened at Brother David Kilborn's an Enteredly Apprentice's Lodge in due
form. Present: Br. Thos. Sherwood. W. M., Br. Heman Landon, S. W.,
Pro tern, Br. David Kilborn, J. W., Pro tern, Br. Mills Church, Tyler, Br.
Peter Howard, Secty, Br. Phillip Matison, Proceeded to business, by-laws
read (and) approved, and signed, an Enteredly Apprentice's Lecture given
by the W. Master. Lodge closed at half after nine in peace and harmony.
It will be noted that the by-laws were read, approved, and
signed. The minutes of the succeeding meetings were of an unim-
portant character, the average attendance was eighteen, and the
time was devoted to routine, and the conferring of degrees, with
occasional lectures by the W. M. On this occasion, an " Enteredly"
Apprentice lecture was given. On the 27th December, 1799, the
election of officers for the ensuing year took place.
The minutes of 27th December, 1799. record the election of
officers, Bro. Edward Jessup, Jr., being W. M. for the ensuing six
months. On the 4th January, 1800, Jonathan and James Dunham
were proposed and accepted, but John Gardner was not accepted.
Levi Comstock was also proposed, but " unanimously agreed by the
body to be omitted until the next night in February or called for."
This meant in part a postponement of the ballot, but the term
" called for " is unknown to all but the worthy secretary of ? cen-
tury ago.
At the meeting of 5th April, 1800, Bro. Adiel Sherwood, son
of W. Bro. Thos. Sherwood, the W. M., was balloted for and ac-
cepted. On the 3rd May, William Kilborn was balloted for, but not
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 723
elected W IVT f^r .!» ^ -^ •!""* ^'^°- Heman Landon was
officers ^'thf lidge "'"'"'^ ''" '"°"^'"' ^'°"«^ "'^^^ ^he other
»r* Jf'* *7'""*"r ^^^^rd August, are dated at " EHzabethtown " as
lodVe °vot^H'.°* ^'^ September, 1800. At the latter rieeHng the
o f-orW^ Thl ^"'' T u?"'""^ *° ^^^« *»^« Grand Lodge reeved
i? -vZt' 7l'^ "^^^ ?* *^'' ^•'"e the dispute between the brethren
GUfL^"gV'°" '' ""'^^"^ ^^ *° '"^^ '°-^-" °^ the Pr'ovtS
minuteVr'e'ad'r''"^ °^ ^^^^ J"'^' ^^' *^^ ^^"'^'"d'"^ Portion of the
from^^eSclUTtotlJlv^^^^^^^ for a sniall space of time. Called
or otherwise. shal/?refk°; S.^lSiT' Jwe'u ^ '' "'-''^-'^^^'
rn..':iZ^;!T-t.^:^^^^^^^ ^"^^^-- to const!.
.tep'of Mtlt""vo?e/rei;^ ' °''='°'=''' ^^ ^- ^P-'^'^ - '»>« ^^t
that of'isTNoveS rg'cJS' ^bT W° '^i. '"". '^P^^*^"^ ^^
^aVfJn-d, i? Se'rodr"'' "' ^^^'^ "^ «° co.^e caToTrget
had not gone into effect. The mfautesAad • ^"""" """""«
Harmony at 10 o'clock." ^Tesent. Lodge closed in Peace and
..f^Tw m'°'"*'°" *° .'^'"^ ^ member of Grand Lodge would indi
t Yorker ValaTf T.'^^"^* '' to whether dues s^houTd be paid
Vni ,n^ M ^ u^-j 7^^'■^ "^^^ t° ^« a meeting of that body at
l^ork, and No. 13 had declared its loyalty to R. W. Bro. JarvJ^ut
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Of this meeting there is no record in the MSS. of ether York or
Niagara in 1800. The lodge could scarcely have deeded to go to
the expense of sending a delegate to York, merely for the purpose
of making returns and paying dues.
The minutes of 24th November read:
" Elizabethtown. 24th Novrm. 1800. Lodge of Emergency opened on
the first step of Masonry at 4 o'clock. M. present. &c, &c. Ihe Lodge
resolved that an answer be written to a Letter Received from the Grand
Secretary and directed to the Rt. Wor.hipful Grand Master of this Pro-
vince for his Consideration."
The letter to the Provincial Grand Master assured him of the
allegiance of No. 13 to the Grand East at the toxyn of York. The
next meeting, 6th December, 1800. was for the election of officers,
after which, as the minutes read that "after election arid a com-
plaint of Bro. Freel against Bro. Carley the Lodge closed in Peace
and Harmony at 10 o'clock until Saturday afternoon at 6 o clock,
P. M."
" Saturday, 20th December, 1800, Lodge No. 13. on an Emergency
opened in due form on the first step of M.nsonry. Brothers Present. &c.
Proceeded to business. Brother Heman Landon furnished a sword, which
cost £3. 15. c. and received his pay from the box for the same, being
£3. 15.0. R. B. Andrews fined for non-attendance."
The meetings were all of a general character. On the 27th
December, 1800, the officers were installed.
" Wednesday, 14th of Jan., 1801. Lodge No. 13. opened in due form on
the first step in Masonry. Brothers present, &c., &c. Proceeded to busi-
ness, ist.. read letters from the Grand Lodge. The Wp. M. took the sense
of the body, if B. J. E. Campbell should be allowed, and paid £2. 0. 0.. for
expense and trouble done for the Lodge, which was unanimously agreed to.
and B. Campbell paid said £2. 0. o. B. D. Kilborn came into the Lodge, and
requested the loan of six wine glasses, which was agreed to by the sense of
the body. I-odge opened to the third degree of Masonry. The sense of
the b. was that a copy of the G. Secty's Letter should be transmitted to the
G. M., which was agreed to. and the Lodge closed in peace and Harmony
at 8 o'clock, P. M."
The lodge was determined that any action tal<en by the Nia-
gara brethren should be made known to R. W. Bro. Jarvis.
" Saturday, 4th of April. 1801. Lodge No. 13, opened in due form on
the first step of Masonry. Broths, present. &c.. &c. Proceeded to business.
Voted for and agreed to the amendment of the bylaws. * * * * * * * *
Called from refreshment to Labor. In the dispute between Br. Downs and
Br. Mattison Ordered by the Majority of the Lodge or unanimous vote.
That the said Brothers do ask each other's pardon, taking each one by the
hand of good brotherly love, and that Mattison do ask the pardon of the
Lodge for the great offence done it. and the society at large. Lodge closed
in peace and harmony at 11 o'clock. P. M."
The settlement of personal disputes was a feature in the trans-
actions of many of the early lodges. Friendship was valued by our
brethren of primitive times. The principles of Masonry were not a
mere matter of theory, either in the lodge room or in public places.
The rule was that members must practice what they preached.
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
7*5
tiic lirst sup of Masonry. Hrntlu-rs prcsint. &,-, «,. l-r.-ciidv,! to ! ii-i
TJ\ . "^'^ P'-""'^'''"^'' "' •'"• '"' "'«»''• '^8r'-' upon by he body
that a committee chosen to transact business for the Lodge shall have
a/6 each ^ay exclusive of expenses. Agreed upon by the body that this
Lodge should be moved to and held at the house of B. B. Andrews o soon
a proper conveniences and accommodation can be made for tl e 'receptio;
of the same. B^ Wait was passed to a Fellow Craft's degree. B J SeeleJ
passed Do. Lodge closed in peace and harmony at high meridian." "^
T7r I^l^'•^''' ]'■■''• '"^^ ^^ ^""o- KilborP s on lot 4 of the ist con
El.zabethtown. from 3rd Attgiist, 1799, until the 2nd Slay 1801
and th.9 removal wa.s. no doubt, madl^ although the facfis not re-'
corded ,n succeed ng minutes. In 1801. the brethren of No 7,
celebrated the festival of St. John, the Baptist. The minutes read-
" Wednesday, 24th of June, 1801. 12 o'clock A M «,-.♦»,,
County of Leeds. Brothers present, &c &c An p-„»-,..4i a '• .
present, &c. &c. Proceeded ,0 bSr. °' t'"™"' '" ''"' '»'".. Brother,
proeeedlng. • ".Br, !oh» Z I ^'"'■'-""'^•'S' ol the l.sl night,
nol eomins i„,o the I.odBein d„e «1 w? "''""• ""'"' "> "»' «"" '"
re.,„oab,. excu.e and thrsre'^xerd. • " ''"Lr B," n'^r *°""'
forward and took up the notes fmm th^ u . ^- Dunham came
shillings, now depo led wrtStheTove ,0/ ' TV° '^''' P"""^"' ^^'^^^
Tyler. Closed in'peace and Harmony" '^^ '" ''' ^°" ' ^'•"'"«'' P^'^ ^'^^
its w^af int'rhe^'trTt^r'f MSs""lt '' ^''^ H^'^V^ ^«°^ ^^^ ^^"^
would read, if cUX. abo'it as'Uows'-''^'""' '" '^"^'"''^ ^"^
lovedwLT'R^ibelf Wau'T ' dul? ^^r^n" 2^^ °"' ^-^^^ ^^^ »>-
been regularly' ente;;rin our Lodge o'a ^M ^n^' Mason and has
L.ds. under the Provincial Gra^n^Mal^- of^heVo^ce '^J^er 'Jan°!
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No, 13, AT Leeds, on Sept. 13TH, 1800.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
727
\^A " ^""^ "l ?'^*' .**' recommend him to all the regular Master Mason
lodges round the globe.
" Given at Elizabethtown in the County of Leeds, 15th day of Nov 1801
and in the year of Masonry, 5801.
" Peter Freel. W. M.
Asa Landon. S. W.
Adiel Sherwood, J. W.
Peter Howard, Sec'y."
The festival of St. John, the Evangelist, was celebrated in due
form.
" St. John's Day, Lodge No. 13, opened in due form on the first step
of Masonry at 10 o'clock, A. M. Br. Present, &c, &c. Proceeded to busi-
ness. Firstly, Procession and walked in form to the School House near
Br. Mills Church's, where the Lodge members rec'd the benefit of a sermon
from the Reverend Br. James Nichols. * * * Lodge opened to the third
degree of Masonry and proceeded to the instalment of the new elected offi-
cers. Master's Lodge closed in Peace and Harmony. ♦ * * ♦ Lodge closed
in Peace and Harmony."
On the 6th February, 1802, it was " voted by the body that this
Lodge be moved to J. A. Howard's by the next regular night."
This was the third place of meeting. On the ist May, 1802, the
lodge met and it was
" Voted by the Body that a positive order be sent to Br. Downs that
he pay the money due to the box immediately on the receipt of line he shall
receive from the Body."
" Saturday, sth June, 1802. Agreed by the Body that Bro. Asa Landon
take out of the box five dollars for the purpose of purchasing a Bible.
Voted to write the Grand Lodge and enclose a copy of Br. Tiffany's letter,
which came to hand and June, 1802."
Bro. Tiffany, the Grand Secretary at Niagara, had been in con-
tinuous communication with the brethren of No. 13. The struggle
between the interests of York and Niagara was culminating, and six
months later R. W. Bro. Jarvis was deposed by the Niagara section
of the Craft. At the meeting of 3rd July, 1802, the minutes state
that there was
" Paid in by Br. Adiel Sherwood, five dollars, which was taken out of
the box by Br. Asa Landon to purchase a bible. Voted by the body that
Br Asa Landon on the strength of the body but shall not be holden to at-
tend agreeable to the by-laws on account of his health. Voted by the body
that the Lodge meet in future at 3 o'clock afternoon."
On the 1st of January, 1803, the lodge
"Voted by the Body that Broth. Andrews take 26/ out of the box to
purchase liquor for the use of the Lodge, and by them to pav up quarterly
till pd. again."
It is regrettable that the investment of lodge funds in liquor
was a prominent feature in many of the early lodges, The February
meeting of the lodge was interesting. Summary justice was inflict-
ed upon erring members. The minutes read:
" Saturday. 5th of February. 1803. Lodge opened in due form on the
first step of Masonry. Brs. present; &c. &c. Proceeded to business. Tst.,
to determine what should be done with for misusage of Br. '-
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
wife, and voted by the body that he should be suspended for three years.
* * * Proceeded to ballot for Jos. McLean, on being brought forward by
the vote of the Body, and not accepted. Brother withdrawn for
misusing his lather, and voted that he should be suspended for one year."
At the meeting of 30th March, 1803, "Leeds Lodge No. 13,
opened in due form on the first step." The dissatisfaction with
Grand Lodge proceedings which prevailed and the attempt of the
Grand Secretary to collect commuted dues, led the lodge to vote
"that the warrant shall be given up immediately after the festival
of St. John, unless good satisfaction is given, previous to that time
from the Grand Lodge by paying up the dues." This was an out-
come of the trouble at York and Niagara.
At the meeting of April 2nd, 1803. the lodge " appointed a com-
mittee to visit Lodge No. 5 (at Edwardsburg) to consult concern-
ing giving up our warrant and to have their determination on the
subject." This is evidence that No. 5, which had been warranted
by the Grand Lodge of Lower Canada, had come in under the Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge of R. W. Bro. Jarvis. At the meeting of 7th
May. T803: "Bro. J. M. Church, and Bro. Alex. Anderson were ap-
pointed as a committee to visit Lodge No. 5 on the subject of giving
up our warrant."
At the meeting of 2nd June, 1803, the lodge
" Agreed by the voice of the Body that the next regular Lodge night
shall be the last night of holding our Lodge under the present warrant.
Agreed that B. Reuben Sherwood shall make inquiry in Montreal, whether
a warrant can be procured, whether at Montri-i or Quebec, and upon what
terms. Voted by the body, that each member, belonging to the Lodge, shall
on the next regular Lodge night pay all dues in cash or by note of hand to
B. Peter Howard."
None of these resolutions were carried into effect. The lodge
wa.s dissatisfied with the work of the irregular Grand Lodge at Nia-
gara, and, although the warrant had been issued in a proper man-
ner, by R. W. Bro. Jarvis, prior to the actual severance of the two
sections of the Craft, yet the brethren of No. 13 did not feel that
they were working under a duly constituted authority, and, there-
fore, were ready for any change that would establish their legiti-
macy, even if they had to go to the Provincial Grand Lodge of
Lower Canada. The meeting of the 2nd July, 1803, was called for
installation, after which ceremonial the lodge " Voted to summon
each member next regular Lodge night, as also voted to continue
the warrant until the next regular lodge night."
" Saturday, 6t!. August, 1803. Lodge No. 13, met in due form at i
o'clock, and proceeded to business. Opened on the first step of Masonry.
Brothers present, &c. &c. Voted that there shall be an estimation made of
the dues to Grand Lodge, 2nd., Voted that there shall be a division made
of the property belonging to the box, and that all those that are indebted
to the box more than their share will come to are to make immediate pay-
ment to enable this Lodge to pay their dues to the Grand Lodge. Voted
that Bro. Asa Landon and Adiel Sherwood should act as a committee to
collect and receive payment for the several brethren entitled to the box. and
to order an instant acct. of the same to all those the box is in order accord
ing to the statement a.*, will appear by the minutes. Lodge closed in peace
and harmony."
HISTORY OF FRJiKMASONRY IN CANADA. -,«
this n-e^tinrbS if is"!^^^^^^ business done at
isractorilv, f ul that the W J f "'^^^^•"^ ^^^^ '^^^^ arranged sat-
Provincial SnXdge a? ferk' '""'''^' ^° ^^^ "^ ^^^ ^° ^he
wereVrptTn';h?lodl'iher'"f 'l^-^"^,^ '' j^^^^^' banners, etc.-
the exp^ression to d^vidr-' th "'0"^ ^"°r", ^^ '' '^' ^ox "; hence
There was assuredly an intenL T^ v^ belonging to the box."
MSS. there is a lenyhv stater^^^^^ '^' ^"^"""^' ^^'^ '" ^'^^
edness of the membf s As the r °H "^^°""'l '^^^"'"^ ^^e indebt-
quent action of th^e brethren tLr.' '^'" ^'''''■^"' ^y the subse-
Masonic work, but rather fn h^ "^^^ "° ^"^''"^ ^o give up the
feel assured emanated r^nw proper' vToi'r; ?? '''' ^°^^^ ^°»'d
record of minutes at this t meTCtiH S a*"*''' '°"''"^- ^^^e last
iites give very little concerSnp- th. f . * ' '^"^"'*' '^^- The min-
resolution to divide " the Z5 ^ 1 "'^ ^^^'"^ °^ the lodge. The
pay dues to cfra'dLodge St t^hatlheTf *°- ^^e box"^nd to
Its warrant and that the bre Sen h.H °'^f ^ '"^^"^^^ ^o give up
The entries in the official list o" the plf'"^ t° discontinuf work^
loth February, 1804 show ]L lu ^^'^^^''"c'al Grand Lodge on
that on the I'l h Februarv ft ^\'^^''^^i was "delivered in "and
as ; Ko X3, Ernestow "" The"re t I'^nt ^"^^ '?■' lodge"known
books of the Grand Lodge of EngLd '' "^ ""^ '°^^'^ °" ^he
KilbJr^s!Sb"e?i;^:^;l;^^^^^^ of Lodge No. .3 held at Bro.
xg9r7/DS .;99; and November. .
1800; 1st March, 1800; sth Anril iJ^ j^??' '*'*' January, 1800; 3rd Februarv
1800; 4th October, x8oo: irOctobe^;^' ^^f'-""^-. '«oo; 13th SeptembJ;
ber. 1800; 24th November, 1800 6th n^' I ^"^^"'^er, ,800; 8th Novem-
37ti. December, ,800; ..rd'Sry \£f"S%'*^'" '°''^ °^'=^'"'^-- ^&^;
801: 7th March, 1801; 4th April ,8^?^ ; ^■*W^""o"^' '^'- 7th February
June. 1801: 24th Junc'iC; Ifh Ju? ;8^"' ''T '"^'^ ^"' J""-- '801; ijt'h
'8*'-; - October, 1801: 17th October ,S "m^""^"'/' '^'= ''^ September,
•8o>: 27th December, 1801; 2nd Janu;rv Lr /?r^'">'"' '^'= " December
'80^; .3rd April, 1802: ist May £ /th itme' fj^, •^ir^T^' '^'- ^'^ ^arch
)802; 7th August, 1802; 4th September t\; j^' ^.^"' J""^' '^^■- 3rd July
1802; 4th December, iL; iStrDec^m^e '?l^'''^^'='■' '««^: 6th November
Jamtary. ,803: 5th February. rJto3,2rhFehn'' -^^^ December, 1802; ist
April. 1803: 7th May i8ov 2nd T, n! .^ ^,' '^^' ^""^^ ^^"ch, 1803; 2nd
6th .Vugust, i8or ■'• '""^ •^""'' '^-^= ^4th June, ,803; 2nd July ^3
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ROLL OK OKFICERS.
Month Year. W. M.
Aug... 1799..
Jan.... 1800..
June ..
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June..
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1801 ..
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.Sherwood, T .
Jessup, E. J...
Landon. H..
White, John...
Freel. Peter....
Landon, Asa..
Sherwood, A...
Howard, P
Church, J. M..,
S. W.
Jessup, E J., jr.
landon, H
White, J
Kreel, 1'
I^nrion, Asa
Sherwood, Adiel
Church, J. .M
Hunter, D
Anderson, Alex
J.W.
Treas.
Month
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Jan..
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Jan...
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S. D.
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1803.
Buell, B
Kilborn, D. .
Mattison, P...
Church, J. M
Birrell, F....
Birrell, K
Mattison, P. .
Mattison, P..
Mattison, P. .
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Hunter, 1)
Church, J . M . ,
Mattison, P
Dunham, J
Smith, Eb
Smith, Eb
Dunham, Jona.
Marsh, H. K...
Landon, H
White, John..
Douns, S. H ..
Landon, .Vsa..
Sherwood, A..
Church, J. M..
Howard, P ,
.JAnderson, A. .,
iMunsell, B. R,
Andrews, B..
Andrews, B.,
Andrews, B..
Landon, H ..
Hunter. D ...
vv hite, John.
Kreel, Peter..
Andrews, B..
Andrews. B..
Sec'y.
Howard, P.
Howard, P.
Hunter, I).
Sherwood. A.
Howard, P.
Hunter, D.
Hunter, D.
Kreel, P.
Sherwood, A.
S. S.
J. S.
fiardner, John,
Seely, James..
Seeley, J
Dunham, j .
Srtiyth, E..
Smyth, E..
T.
Church, J. M.
Church, J. M.
Howard, P.
Andrews, B.
Munson. B.
Seeley, J.
Munsell, B. R.
Curtis, fas.
Hunter; D,
CHAPTER XXXIV.
Howard Lodge, No. 14. P. R., Township of Southwold County
?oRf r^^S r bS l7s."-™- Lodoe^^„^;^hT
was i?:^^^ ^^^^:^^r:^:^^^j;^
Qaft odeS Ln^JwoST''" ^^^°"t ^« having within their limits
urait lodges. Isouthwold hes near the south-west corner of MiH
ntoralo„r,he ut'S'-'f °' *?!■"'-'"• "» ^uH^Tpar', n,t
Tki. ?, \- ',.' '''°"- I' 's no" in the county of Elrin
The exact locahon of the lodge was on tlie London road It raS
townshios of Inhn aLi r .i r" ^^U'*^ branches separates the
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
placing some reliance upon this tradition is that it ^yould have been
too long a journey from the Fingal Road to Amherstburgh ; not
so, however, if the lodge met at a point near the mouth of the
river There were four brothers in the Lee fannly and all of them
were members of the lodge. The warrant was issued in 1 799 by
R W. Bro. William Jarvis, the lodge being known first as No
14, Southwold," and later as " Howard " lodge. In a return dated
" Niagara, 20th , 1800" (the nmnth is not given) wc find No.
14, Southwold," as one of the " lodges under the sanction and juris-
diction " of the Provincial Grand Lodge.
In a return dated Niagara, April 6th, 1801, the lodge is given
as '• No 14, Howard," instead of " Southwold," and in the return
of 2Qth March, 1802, is the same report. In the cash statement of
the Provincial Grand Lodge at Niagara, dated 31st December, 1802,
"No 14" is credited with a payment of £6.10.10. In the pro-
ceedings of the Provincial Grand Lodge, loth February at York,
"No. 14, Howard, did not attend." It has always been understood
that this lodge favored the schismatic Grand Lodge at Niagara.
There is no record of the membership. Dr. Rolph who was so
well-known, especially in the days of 1837, was a member of the
lodge, and also Jacob Lee, Friend Bissell and James Ferguson. On
the 14th April. 1805, in a letter from Bro. Jermyn Patrick to the
Provincial Grand Master, he states: "I have enclosed a letter to
Mr. Wm. Howard herewith. He is Secretary to No. 14." The
letter is not in the MSS. of the period. It is in answer to a singular
communication from him. In another paragraph Bro. Patrick
writes :
" On further recollection I enclose you the two letters I received from
No. 14 and my answer, unsealed. You will please to peruse them and for-
ward my answer. You will see by Bro. Howard's letter how neglectful Bro.
Cox has been in forwarding their letters. After they have been laid before
the P. G. L., I hope to receive them again."
This was one of the complaints Bro. Patrick made against Bro.
Cox, who had been appointed Deputy Grand Secretary. The fact
that Bro. Howard was the secretary of the lodge may account for
the change in the name. No record of any Provincial Grand Lodge
meeting after that of 1804 under R. W. Bro. Jarvis has been found,
so that the coveted letters, which would throw so much light upon
the history of this lodge, are not to the fore.
I
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
733
CHAPTER XXXV.
Lodge No. 15, P. R., Township of Grimsby, County of Lincoln.
—■' The Lodge at the Forty Mile Creek," 1799-1822.—
A Pioneer Lodge with an Interesting Record.
In the closing days of the eighteenth century another JMasonic
warrant was planted in the heart of the Niagara district, in one of
the early settled sections which may well lay claim to the honor of
bemg the birthplace of Masonic work in the western part of Upper
Canada. Three counties, Lincoln, Haldimand and Welland, formed
the Niagara district and Grimsby, in Lincoln, and Bertie and
Mamford in Welland, were all the seats of Craft altars. Grimsby
in Lincoln where lodge No. 15 met was in early days a village
sometimes known as the " Forty Mile Creek," and for years pionfei^
writings contain notices of the lodge at this place. Grimsby is three-
quarters of a mile from the lake. The rise of land, rTinnig alone
the border of the Niagara district, called " The Mountain,"^was in
chZlr"^' Simcoes time by royal proclamation called "Mount Dor-
chester It was at Beaver Dams, near this old village, that Lieut
Fitzgibbon, of the 49th Regiment, afterwards Provindal Depu v
r.nnl^''*f \*^" '"^P"^ Provincial Grand Lodge of UppS
SJ 1 V""^"^^ '"''' * ^^"^"* ^S^^ '" J""e of 1813. The story Is
told that an hour or two after the surrender, when the AmerTcan
officers were within the British lines, Lieut. F tzgibbon waVToTd hv
a non-commissioned officer that two of the Afnerican officers were
members of the Craft. This fact, to the joy of the Americans se
cured them comfortable quarters in the home of a rSidenT win
was a member of "the lodge at Forty Mile Creek^' JnH wL J^^
Tomfo^'Lhr'' ;^ "^'^^ hisiethren i/fr^^e^ni^; if 'no fn Tr m s '^
u^^V ll ^' *^^ cn-cumstances would permit. This sto?y wTs re-
Bfamsv'illi'^ ""^^ ""' ' ^^'-^^'^^^ ^^^ '-^ f- manTyl'rVa't
ofl' W Brrfc '•'"^." ^^^^'"^'^^ Grand Mast ^n^helbsele
ing m^tin^g'rea^r"' "'° "" '' ^°^^- The minutes of ^hf:;!^^!
Foo;; afSfan^LodTe'" ''''' ''''■ ^ '°'«^ ^^^"^^ ^' '^^ ''-- oi John
Phe.;s%"^G: S^'-W. TT^I^hl!" '""^ ^?.^"-' ^- W. Davenport
Mea. Clerk to G.^^S.; Bro.'^Stearl'o^aT'G V^' '^ ^"^ "'°- ^^--
san,e.t1 fhe^^wt^ l^l^^^^^^^ '^' ^^ '^'^ — ' °«^cers of the
warrant dated the 2U of "^^^^^^^^ ^"'^ Worshipful Grand Master^
"Members: W. Bro. Robert Nelles. Master; Bro. Jonathan Wolver-
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
ton S W • Bro. Allan Nixon, J. W.; Bro. John Foot, Secretary; Bro. Jon-
athan Moore, Treasurer; Bro. George Ransier; Bro. Steaven Coon; Bro.
James Henry." ^""*-
The record does not give an elaborate account of the organiza-
tion of the lodge. The entry " Bro. Thomas Mears, Clerk to the
G. S.," is novel. Probably as R. W. Bro. Sylvester Tiffany was the
Grand Secretary and acting at this meeting as Provincial Grand
Master, it was thought well to have the Grand Secretary represent-
ed, and hence the entry. In the MS. minutes of this lodge there are
no signatures after the record of each meeting, as is usual in mod-
ern days. The warrant, which has not been preserved and which
was dated the 20th November, 1799, cost £3. 14. 8., while the jewels
cost £4. o. o., and the fees to the Grand Secretary were £2. 5. 4., or
a total of £10. o. 0., N. Y. Cy., the sum being raised by a loan from
six of the principal members of the lodge. As the first record of
one of our old lodges the minutes from the original MSS. will be
of interest.
"Grimsby, December 17th, 1799- Lodge No. IS opened at the house of
Bro John Foot, in the Master's degree at six o'clock.
" Present: Bro. Robert Nelles, Master; Bro. Jonathan Wolverton,
S W • Bro. Allan Nixon, J. W.; Bro. John Foot, Secretary; Bro. Jonathan
Moore. Treasurer; Bro. George Ransier; Bro. Steaphen Coon, Tyler; Visit-
ors: R. W. S. Tiffany, G. S.; R. W. D. Phelps; Bro. Samuel Cherry; Bro.
Peter Hare; Bro. Thos. Mears. , ^ , _, , .u -o m r
" Received the warrant and jewels for the lodge room from the K. W. h.
Secretary, amounting as follows; viz:
"Warrant, *3. M- 8.
" Jewels, * 4- o. o.
"To Grand Secretary, 2. S- 4
^^^^H
1
1
1
1
N. Y. Cy.
£10.
0.
0.
Cash lent by Bro. Robt. Nelles.
Bro. Jonathan Moore,
" " Bro. George Ransier,
" " Bro. Steaphen Coon,
Bro. J. Wolverton,
Bro. John Foot.
*4.
0.
4-
4-
0.
12.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
"N. Y. Cy, «io. o. o.
" For which the R. W. Grand Secretary gave his receipt. The lodge re-
turned their thanks to the Right Worshipful Grand Master for the warrant.
&c. Expenses of the day £6. 11. 3- , , 1 . .♦ „„ Cf
" The lodge closed in perfect harmony at mne o clock to meet on bt.
John's Day."
Bro John Foot's house was on Main street in the village of
Grimsby, and stood on lot 8 of concession i of the township. It
was afterwards the inn of Bro. Jacob Nelles and was a frame budd-
ing painted red. sometimes being called the old red tavern. Its
site is now occupied by the house of Mr. Jesse Lawrence. In the
opening days of the century it was a rendezvous for the villagers,
and meetings connected with the village government were some-
times held in it.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 73-
at t^'Jc'JZl'i^\l!:\ 'the lodge opened
The name of the lodJe wK ^ °'^ ^"^ ^^^''^ o* Masonry."
io.
10.
9.
2.
i6.
3.
0.
i8.
9-
0.
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9.
0.
i8.
9.
736 HISTORY OF FKEKMASONRY IN CANADA.
It was considered necessary to emphasize the resohition so it
was " thirded." The action inchcytcd at least a determination to add
energy to the resolution. There is no reason given, nor can any be
ascertained, why the name " Union " was selected. It could not
have referred to a union of lodges, for there were none other than
the Jarvis lodges in the county, except perhaps one at Fort Erie,
in the township of Bertie. Probably the name was given to indi-
cate the principle of Craft unity.
It was resolved " that the expenses of the installation of this
lodge (the 17th December) should be paid out of the fund, when
able, and it was unanimously agreed by the members present, the
expenses amounting to £6. 11.3."
The entry is followed by the names of those present and the
sums lent to the lodge as follows:
" Present:
Cash kilt liy Bro. Robt. Nelles, Master,
Bro. Jonathan Woolverton, S. W.
" " Bro. Allan Nixon, J. W.
' Bro. John Foot, Secretary,
Bro. Jonathan Moore, Treas.
" " " Bro. George Ransier,
" Bro. Steaven Coon,
Bro. John Foot received this amount,
N. Y. C'y, £6. 11. 3.
A note in the minutes shows that the " expenses of the day
were £3.8.0." At this meeting, the bylaws for the government of
the lodge were adopted, and headed: "Rules and regulations con-
cluded upon and adopted by Lodge Number Fifteen, under the
sanction and authority of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper
Canada, December, the Twenty Seventh. Anno Domino 1799, A.L.
5799"
These rules and regulations are most readable. The code of
morals prescribed was strict and unyielding, and the brethren were
surrounded by a confession of faith, that, if adhered to even fairly
well, would have contributed to th • welfare, not only of the Craft,
but of all who had association wth the members of "the lodge
at the Forty Mile Creek."
The title page of the book of " Rules and Regulations " was
prefaced by an extract from the Songs of Solomon:
" My son, if thou wilt receive my words.
Be not wise in thine own eyes.
For the Lord giveth wisdom, out of
His mouth cometh knowledge."
The following extract from Isaiah was given as a final re-
minder:
" Look unto the rock, from whence ye are hewn, and the
Hole of the pit, whence ye were digged." — Isaiah.
The following were the " Rules and Regulations," which are
similar in nearly all respects to those of lodges of this period:
Rule 1st. That a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons shall be held at
Bro. John Foot's Tavern, at the Forty-Mile Creek, or elsewhere in the
HlSTORy OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Township of Grimsby, upon cverv Th ,
every month, and, i" casc%he LJn ^ron V^'f "^ '"''°"- '"
•ame t.me, to commence on St. John's Dav. J. t'^' 'c" '° ^^ ^"^'^ '«
cember. in the year of our Lord One S;,,„ i ^*"»y;Sevcnth day of Dc-
mne, and that the said Lodge shaHconrt of ^*="'^" hundred and ninety-
ter and majority shall think proper o admh nnH T. ^"'''■' *^° W»'-*'««.
t«o Deacons, on. Secretary o„?Tri ?<,,?r, r ' .^ ""*' ^^'^^ '^^°*'^«='- shall ap:
pear in clean, decent appnr I with pZ^r do h" '"■"'^">-"''-^ -^ the Mas-
<:orum, while the lodge is engrged in wh-.f ^' '""^ °^''""*^ "" d"«= d^-
" And for the better prcsefvffion f " '"■'""* ^"^^ ««'«"'".
well skilled in the MasL'rdrgr'e sh 11"^'^ '"' Tf '"""""^' ^ '^'-^''-r
tioned ;!::^^m^'tf;e ^nf?;.;;:': .TSe " ^ '^r'" '^---'^" —
o'c ock in the evening until ten 1 7 from the »"!"" •^r'"°^' '^^'^ "^^n
to the vernal equinox following from s^oVrn t '"•,"' "'"'""'^ ^fo^^'^id
member or members are absenfone hou^ a?te M """' ■"'"'• '^"''' '^ ^ny
."R. he or they shall be fined one shHhn^ and ,h "PP^'"'^^ ''"^^ of meet-
h.s province, or, if absent the Sole St or n"!." Pf ""' >^f"' '"«"^y «'
shall pay one Spanish dollar each exccnt Tl T °' '^"«'"<=ss/ he or they
confinement, or more than three r^ilesfrnn, 1 ^''''"''' ^"^ ^'^^' '^'"e, in
other sufTiciem excuse, and that Mch % r *^,,P'r.°^ '""""K, or some
for the relief of indigent brethJen "'"" »'«- deposited in the fund
^al, .45^,^2^ 'tf;r:ha^'l?he1S'7H^^''°^- ^"^ ^^^-s
St. John's Day, and the candidates shall wiMH ".''f "'«^'^' "«^' before
gives h,s vote, in favor of hin,Tl om h de 'f' "" ^ f '""^ ^"*= •"'='"''^'-
ber having one, and the Master two votes VvT*"'' T''^'^' ""^'^ f""" '"em-
order the candidates before him .nH 1 ^^''^" d°"«' ^he Master shall
shall then audibly dechrr hi "who lia r;"h? ""'""^ /'^'^""-^ ^'- S
the Master elect shall nominate Te for . I ^^^^'''^ ^"'^ e'<^«^ted. Then
t.me the present Master and menibers st'.l "'°' ^''^*="'^ '^''^i'-- »t whicE
"m. to be balloted for in hke manner tl T""'"'-' °"^ '" "PPosition to
ferior officers. And that no personSe U t ? T ,'" •'''" *^''°'" ^^ ''''l '"-
""'Rui: atV^Th^"'."'^"'^' of°"pe'r5o?man:e""' ^'"^•°"^' '^"^ --^ as are
in any of tJe afoTSid'oEsHifsrali'^br fit'd"" T.^''^^^^ ^^^"^ »° --«
• aster, seven shillings and si^ pence for e^ H W ° '°'''' '° *''= ^^^ ^he
1"1 .ngs and sixpence, and for each Deacon o U"" ""'^ ^^^'^^^^y^ two
bw ul money of this province, as aforesaTd WhrT ''""'"^ ^"^ ^^^^ P'"«.
o the majority) and to be fined the 1 ke s 'm f T'"'!,"'""" "* *''^ ^'^^^'i^"
'•• ?nrs,,^ STh "^"^^"^^ -'lie^'s'eco 'VT,e'° "°^ ^^ '^^^ f""
near ever'; S'' jJ,S Sy"^^? aTthI ^r^" f ^," ^'^ --*'- "PO" or
o transact nil matters relating o .iefe^^'^Th f m" "^^ ^PP°'"*^^ ^tewarSs
ce s shall be installed before dinner at whU T >f ^'"*''" '"^"^ "'her offi-
belonging to the feast and lodge affairs •n''' '""^^" ^"^^ ^^'^^y the accounts
an delivered and that all vislt'ors wL" slialf'S ^f' ^ P^P-'^ settled
thc.r dividend, sojourners at the discreh-on f Ti ^* •'"*='' ^^^^^s, shall pay
"R"le 6th. That, on eve 7, t ',^7 '7 "^ '^'^ "'^J"'-'ty-
one shilling and three pence hwfnl J "^^ "',^'^*- "^■^'■>' "^^"^her shall pay
which as shall not be Z^ \hM t -^ °' *'"' province, such part o^
di.ent brethren. ThaM^:" unt \v:r;: Sit ^""'' ^°^ ^'^ -'-'"-
reckoning and acquaint the lodge when t- ^ * i' ^" """'* •'"""""' "^ '^"^
"Pon his neglect or omission shnll T« ""^"^ compliment is in and
. ".Rule 7th. That no t °L 1S\!"°,""- "''If '"'" '''' ^^fi-o-v '
".neinthe Winter, and ten in th ' s "mm- n'"^'' ""''^^ lodge hours, viz.:
the consent of the presiding officer °'" "' '"^"y "''^^'- time without
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
..Rule 8th. That every Pe-n de.irou. o. ,^^^^^^^
this lodge, .hall be proposed ^f, ^^ "^'"^^'i^i'lV night before the initiation,
.hall be made in lodge hours »\ '"*'' ""J '° J*;„" I y into the character,
that there maybe -PP«^"'"' Ve\^."5Lt^^^^^^^^^^ P'°P°*"
morals, and circumstance. "« '''^.^^.•'"''o' ^.r candidates money, a. the
him, .hall, at the »'«"'• ^'P^'V";' j.^rthan two Span..h dollar.) to in.ure
majority shall think suft.c.ent. (^.'^^^ '"V7"_X„ ^to the proposal, and il
the lodge that the ""^jdatc w.ll attend accordin^^^ to P v ^ .^^^ ^^^^
the lodge approve his chara^er. ^^=;. ,f Ij^f.f.lT adi^tion (or the first de-
mysteries. &c, he shall pay .^vcSpans^ dollar ^^^^^^ ^ ^^^^^^^
gree. three Spanish lollars or the scco„ , acgr , ^^^^ ^
for being raised to .he sublime degree of ^ ^^^^^^him h. m^ney shall be
think the candidate unworthy ^^f J "^^^^^i'^p'^Ji've his character. &c.
i^:rhf ^refr;:Ve^r.S^;:;n"^al; heSor^^^^^ money so deposited.
Tnd U shall be for the relief of '^-'^Zt^l^TLo.n.^ a member of this
.' Rule 9th. Any old Mason. .^"'J""' .°'beh,v"ur in his former lodge,
lodge. sh.l. prodj^e -^-J"- oJ^J'^X^e'd f^^^ before, and. if admitted
iTemtef shVpaJ twrijanish dollars for the fund. ^^^^ ^^^
Z^itl^^Z^Tl^^t:^^^-^^" Shan be excluded and
reported to the Grand Lodge ^ ^^.^ ^^^^^^ lodge
*^ "Rule I2th. All fines, dues &'^.;»^;" Person so indebted shall not have
night after they became due. oJ.he^w the P--n^-- ^^^^ „^^, S, ,,,„,
Lrhe'shln^ie'rxcllld^:;^^^^^ ^PP-r. w'^ich may excite
leniency. ^n;^., ah*ent on a lodge night, whether stated
■• R«l. .3th. Th.. ««'/ »*"i,;S„ary fin.. Sv., »„d .bo., the con,-
°"^?Kl.U°XTh™'Se M...er have pow.. .0 ean^^^
,.„,. «here all ''•; --''-j;;, ^^J," fiS" te" « .fhe levied ™,« p,.o,
S.U°hr;'ade°or.he"'?h:en,''eS ,"v,». he.„ ae.u.,1, summoned ,n w„,.„. .,
'"'"..Z":"* Tha. .he Che,., .a,™,, 4"*„»tras' *.''l''M..r'°S
maion.y shall .hiuU proper ana ^^^^ j^^^^,^^^^
S;d"^S")"r.;;der°',h''. ".•,:«'="»,», h'e .id he,ore .he Grand
• '»■""■ '>';^.•^,,,t'"■.%°:^oT';he^^oTol':hetd.e, wWch .hey e.n»,
s w^.' ^".=s hrS-i/'ISe-'hrsnhrd^i^:
S :;;n,»".«ref ln""o?def.o pren.'v.J.ion, „w»i.s. .e. .he M..,er
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
799
putanta shall a teSd, f Ji.L mv t'r '7 .?'';i'* ^"'^'f'- **"" ""'^'"»i«-
the Grand Lodge .ha 1 od" b, T ?"' '""^ ^"''«'' ""^ »«••« "
ci.ion, .„ch person o pcrtn.aVr ,Zh ,^' "°"^°"'P"='"« with ,„ch de-
'^""Tur^s'tH^H^-f ""--••""' '^^ "'" "' ^°^-
when duly coSgr«a"d ,lnn "f ■■• ^[V'^''"' '"'^ '''^'"''"» '^' '^^^ '°<1«^
explain th«e "r .u^h ^.h r ru "; S "7" '^ '"'"^'- ^""'"d- correct, o^
convenient for th/ welfare of tSe.-f? °''^"!i ^' "^ ''"•" "««"»'y ••'"d
not remove our ancrentand/nX .?/h ^^^^^^ T'' '""«"'«'"«"»». &c. do
Master .hall order he wr/vt'o.. T '""'"'1"''"'« <"■ alteration., the
for th,. benefit of the .odety In'general " "'' "' '° ^'^ """"^ Secretary
M..,„^L'.til le'mlS: Tn^'this"^''!,' ""'^ °-"Spani.h dollar for every
mr,ney of this Province oelerv old* m'"'* °".' ''"^""» «"'' """ P""'
of i..i» lodge, and the Ty or .hall take n^rti^l ""^^ '"^''" '^""'"'^ « '"'•^''"
son (not even a member? withn„ If, ""*"="'" "re not to admit any per-
shall be admit any vis tor who i'^r"' V^' ?""^'"« °«"'"'' "«''h"
or some "othrr'bro"^ ;; of^the^Mast^rVanr- ?^" '^ ""^ ^^ "^ Secretary,
(or candidate if required) ootherwfse /PP°'"*"'^"'' »° «very „ew member
" Rule 2m. If comDla^nt h. m:^H ' """"'u ""^^ '^'l"'" '" ^^e !odge
and he be found gum^.h hall ^tand'f'T ''A'"'^" ^^ """^^er brother
Grand LodRc, according to the eventeenth ^l iT'";"'>"°" ol this or the
against a brother, wherein th7.rr.! ' ^"^' '^ ^ complaint be made
viction, such accuses nrf ^ [ """f" '"PP^" '"^ complaint to con-
•' Rule 23nd Tha pon or near St'^rn". 'V'*= i"''^*^ ^•'^" »»^'»'< i""'-
of this lodge, the nowi; Craned officers ^:ha"ll%enT '""""^ "^f- -"'-"-"cc
members, signed by the said officer, »nH '*'*''""'' a proper list of all the
to the Secretary of the G td Lod' 1 T''".!*"'*^ ^^ '^'^ P'''" «f«cers.
enabled to know the hanSng of'such Tffi'erl ' 7' ^"'T'' ^^^ ^^
such^persons as may from timeV'tirbetSd ^ 7e otcj^-^^'th^.:
not dife"cl;yn;tifi''ed'in'thraforeTai" rule's°""H ^"'^ °^ ^"^ misdemeanor,
with according to the di cretion of tt M.. '' orders, he shall be deal
this lodgi^ r- ob?e: inTLr ha'rbe^Ls"^ r '' T^^ ^-" '•"
made, but one alone ^^^^^^^^J:^^:^-^:^^:':^^^^
has b?er, wHft:„";rcSeS ^ oTh' rf''^^ ^^^"'-'^y- As
work is to be found rthrL^L;?Th°^^''''J''\'?istory of the
tracts given from the m nutes ^arv tJ. membership. The ex-
and at this day create a "el in^ of en n "'°"°*°"y ^^ Jodge work,
trie entries by\he secrLrier^fle'Sri:^ ^'^ °'' ^"' ^^""-
the o1dTpty^,r ^J:^^^^^^^^ of the period was
made up a pound. ^ ^°'^ '^'"'"^^ ^r Engh'sh sixpences
Jon,Sa„^^„T^L'tVe^;e5'r.L-? .^t ""ana' "^
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
rt
f'(
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74.0 —
..accountab. .0 ... M.c ,0; .he .a.,e." af.er wHcH .he lod,.
spection" until the "^xt meeting. establishing this
,L,?-t3 rr-orMari'S!, r •■^n.one, was repaid .0 .he
Grand Lodge a. N^gara -^ P^^ 43. 8- -■ |- « ^.^ ,„ k o„y
bring a receipt. ihis act s""^ Niagara, who at a later date
^^.ith^he Proceedings of the breU^ren at Niag .^ ^
formed the schismatic ^^^^*^f pL^^t^^^oposed that a certain dispute
At this meeting Bro. Joh^i ^oo ^ v ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^im-
subsisted between Bro. ^^e^'l^.^"''.,^. dealing and accounts, a com-
seH on the other part, i-^Pfiting then: deahng ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^
mittee of the members o the '^^ge be c o ^.^bsequent report
t:^ ^^"^^^'^^^ ^^^^- - ^^-^^ -^~-"
Siaith iiicii. .7 return of his proceeding
dues to the same. , ^ ^ .
on the 3rd i^y, ^^^^^^ X^lX^^!^'^ ^ "^r
pree conferred, and the Locige v.^^ ^_ ,^ unanimously
fcTock .0 labor If ^,g V'"= VrshUHng' inslead oi .wo (n:gl«
agreed Bro. John ?="'' '° E,," " Bro. Pet.it tempered refresh-
f'lfnl S.: pr'SScT A'ttr.«ee.ing o. .8th August, .8o», a...,
acter, &c." , rlinrncter bv his written
The lodge could -^ dete-uie h cl^-^^^ ^^^^^^ ,^^^
words, so it was o'-dered th . '^^^^^^ ^^^ ,,5^^ ti,e membership as
should run the gauntlet or a dress par
inspectors. „„^^;ntpd the representative of the lodge at the
P.ro. Foot was f P°'"*(^f "J" Lodge at Niagara in September,
quarterly meeting of ^\^^ ^^'^^^ 1800 tbe minutes of the previous
At the meeting of 2nd October i«oo u ^^^ ^^^^^,^ ^^^^
night "wore read and confiimed as thev su ^^^^^^^
tion "was agreed to he ^^^^J. , ^J^^" ^a^^^^^^ not read," and
i8oo, Mr. Paul's peti ion was ^mught torv ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^
a motion was made that f^ ^^^^ f^j^^^^.ter." There was so much
further enquire to be made into ^^ ^ charaac _^ ^^^^
enquiry that on the. 7th N-^^^^^^^
'^f^%fj:f'^r!^^^1^ Bro. WiUcox's dues to this date
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
741
I
should be assessed for board received for the use of the lodge and
it was also ^ '
"further agreed that the Worshipful Master should represent us in the
u^.^'t ^° f • ''l^ ^^^ "''= ^"" ''■°'" ^^'^ '°^8^' *hich were deposited in
his hands for that use, also twenty shillings. N. Y. C'y, for his expense
money, for which he gave his bond." expense
At the meeting of 29th January, 1801, " No business appearing
before the lodge, called to refreshment at seven o'clock, to labor at
half past seven." The intermittent calls to refreshment at all meet-
ings would to-day be considered a free and easy way of killing
time. On this occasion they must have had a friendly debate at the
refreshment table, for after resuming labor they " resolved to peti-
tion the lodge to lighten the dues payable to that lodge " At the
meeting of 26th February, 1801, ^ '
"The petition of Francis Stevenson was read, praying to become a mem-
ber of this lodge, and laid over for further consideration, but an objection
raised on account of a dispute subsisting between him and Bro. Coon A
committee was then chosen to inspect into the character of the candidate."
.u ^^ * j'^ meeting it was resolved " that any brother attending
the Orand Lodge by appointment shall receive from the fund of
this lodge three dollars as expense money." It was certainly worth
that amount to travel through the bush from Grimsby to Niagara.
On the 8th of April, 1802, a motion was made " to remove the
lodge from the present place of meeting to the house of Bro
belles, but was opposed by Bro. Henry, seconded by Bro Woolver-
ton for It to continue for further consideration. The sense of both
motions being taken, it was carried in favor of the latter " A' the
meeting of 15th April, it appears that Bro. Foot, at whose house
he meetings were held, obtained his certificate, " as he was about
to leave the province.' ciuum
v.rr. ^r' ^'^"'■u ^'^^'^^'S"??" '""St have settled his differences with
Mtv "Tn c:^ ''^' '"'fated on the 27th April, 1801. On the 21st
hi^^Hn. hm'f fi''"'''" P^',^ ^l^ ^°"^'"'" ^''' initiation and "gave
hi. due bill for hve more." Ten dollars was the fee and degrees
were given on the instalment plan. aegiees
rr.,nH"r!l'^^ '^^'' ^^''^'' '^?^' '" '•^sponse to a circular from the
] 1 J^"" requesting the representation of the lodge " bv one
of the officers in his jewel," Bro. Moore was deputecl to "attend
dts^'^'This coiffi "' h' ?'''T'' — "'-atio!; to settle S
S the bleren'arNilgLl"" '"^ ''' '' ''''' '^'^ ^^^""'^ ^^^ '°>^^'
to B^n mL'ii"'- '1!'"^ '* '"'',' '""'"''^ ^'''"^^ ■' t^'^ lo^'Sc Should be moved
to Bro. Nel es house at the distillery, which was agreed bv the tin
animous voice of the brethren present " ^
Fortv M?le ^r!'Jl ''°"'', "' ''^" ^'i'^tillcry" was situated near the
742
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
of the house was changed a few hundred feet south, so that Bro.
Nelles also determined to change front and, accordingly, moved the
old colonial porch at the front door and placed it on the south side
of the house..
An old ;<nhabitant explains that the travelled road in 1800-20
ran westerly from the north-east corner of the Presbyterian church-
i^l tor
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yard, and thence westward to the north side of the Nelles' house
and tlie Church of England ccniotcry, passing over a ravine. It
then ran southerly to the now travelled road near Bro. W. W.
Kitchen's house. Accordingly the Nelles house fronted Lake On-
tario, while to-day it faces the main road which runs between Ham-
ilton and Queenston. The dwelling is now occupied by Miss Maria
Nelles. Tt is a picturesque spot, sheltered on the north by tall trees
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 743
lu'lit'ton'flVhts'^"'' "'"' '"" '""^ "'^' ^""^ --^--d into
clcrtaking'L'Z/T'afvlf; tT' ?""•' *'l^ " ^">^ ^^^^er un-
tion Shan be clear of hk S ^I f, . P^ ^'^'^'ng the same to satisfac-
On 24th Tune 1802 ih^hr^^^^ "'?^l^' °'' 'l"""^ «"ch servitude."
tendin'g dS ser'^ce! and '"" "'''"^^' '^^ J°^"'^ ^^>- '^-^ -*"
fresh;:rtherrTurn%o'SeL°S^Tr'^ \t w rth^"'' ^^'^^ '^-^ ^^' -
Phelps, Chaplain, should rece^vfon? T^i ; J •"'" ^^'"''"'^ "P°" t'^^t Bro.
in attending^nd'gS; an Elation.' ''' '"" '""■ '''"^" ^^'^ '^ ^--««
the Cra^lSatf a'ten'r', ^''", °' '°""^ ^^'^'^^ '" ^^e bosom of
good a culS^Uourha^e'd&'rits-^Ltr^'^^'^ ^^^^^^ ^'^^ ^
nigh^^s' d'es^fr'S^^h^' s'^n^'s^f b '?' '' '1' "^^'^^^ "^^^^ ^^e
evening of meeting "On the tdUarlrZt •? °"' '^^^'"^ '^'
ed that "thelodee shotiifl hln,^^ . ' ^^' '^ ^^''' recommend-
On May 4th! i8%:'irwas'reToZdTh:r" °'"'" ^""^^"^^"* -°--"
spectivT/eeriy^elS t^'fur^vl?'"" ^° .'^ ^ "'^'"'^^^' ^'^^'l P^^ ^he re-
Allan Nixon's House in Grims3v, 1803
744
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
" from thence the lodge moved to their new lodge room, where a lodge
of emergency was called upon by the Worshipful Master."
Bro. Allen Nixon's house was a low frame building — a story-
and-a-half high — situated on lot 13. of the 2nd concession of Grims-
bv. A greenhouse now occupies the site on what is now the farm
of Mr. A. G. Pettit.
On the I2th May, 1803, "Bro. Wm. Hepburn entered a com-
plaint against Bro. Wni. Knowles, for improper conduct," and it was
taken into " due consideration," and
" from Bro. Hepburn's condescension, and Bro. Wni. Knowles' ac-
knowledgment, it was agreed upon by the Worshipful, and the rest of the
br ethren, that the charge should be forgiven."
On the 24th June, 1803, the lodge opened at " ten o'clock
A. M.," and the installation of officers took place.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
T. u 745
Where tS din^d'lnd'refrefh'ed^ver *° *'^ '°"r ^^ ^-' J^'" Woolverton
At a meeting: of No. 15 held on the ist September, 1803
A letter was then read from the Secretarv nf ft,- /- j t . '
nifying that one of the officers of our PrW t i ^u""? ^°^8^' '''«'
Grand Lodge on the first w/hLcI- ? t ^°'^^^ "'^^"'^ a«end the
Moore should attend accorlerv ,nH '." k ^' r' "^''"^ '^''' ^ro. Jon'n
Lodge, under what autSor ty thl; ac? It '"'t'"'"''' '■''P"*'"« ^^^^ ^rand
urer should pay unto Bro Jon'n Monr. f.""" ?',? "^'■"'^ ^''^^ ^•'^ ^reas-
the fund, to defray His Txpe^nTes ^^^Z^Z S^' I^^d^e ..*^^^" °"' °^
ity oT thetr:th"„*'af ^^^^r ""^ '" ^-'^^ ^ ^° ^he author-
Josiah Cushman, ^'a le te^r to fh^' l"^'^ " ' '■^"'' ^^^S^' ^^•■"•
Grimsby, says w th retrarr L ?K ^'^^^^en of lodge No. 15, at
Master: ^ '^^^''' *° ^^^ appomtment of a Deputy Grand
andLt'::co.:d^c"oiL"di:;„rned'rf "'*' •'^"^^ *° ^"-- •- ^^puty.
the Niagara Grand Lodge haJe been It "I'''. "'= ^'■°- ^^"- Therefore
their obtaining Bro. ?arvis' Tarram doJ ' "^ '"'' "^ '"^ '""^""^y- ^"<*
as a Grand Lodge. That G Ind oHr% "° """^ "'"''°"=^^ ^^em to act
cessors but to him on y and from ttf H '' "'^^ 'f '° '^''" ^'"^^ ^is suc-
cannot be misled by "hem " documents heretofore inserted you
n-jo%''haT'SoSllf;r'^P^""'^^,':'/«°3, it was "carried by a
ber. 1803 .t"'LTo\edt; R'r V the rneeting of .4th Novem-
whether an aZv;r e tier IJZ? '''' '°^^' '"^>' '^^ t^"^'^" ^o know
Grand Secretary, daled he Seven h^'nf l''"''\'^ "" ^''''' ^^«"^ the
^^"d was therefore laid by fol^^^-^t^l^SllS:? 1^^^^
of H^^at^!rh^ts";^^,rs;i^^r^;h'ff- ^i- -^^^ ^•'-
was further agreed upon that . ^ ^ December, 1803. "it
and ho^no" fo'^thi^fodg:' thit 'tntTor; ";"'r%r"' "'-^ '"^^^'"^ '- --^
he will do or can.se to be done all hoX ?' '/"■'" °^ '^^''^ y^^''^' ^h'-^t
of this lodge shall require and for he ^ 7 ', ^.'''''''''' *''■'»* ^^e nature
the said Bro. Jackson ,s to obtam a fin ? ?"' "''^^^ ''"'^ obligatron. he.
that he is due to this lodge u, " thi. H 't'"" ''' ^'-■n"ittance of all
by the lodge, that Bro. Allen N xon houM H ' '"''• ■'"^^^^^dingly, ordered
^"" ''^t ;-; ='• '-'-. ■^'^'^'"- S^t^,r" ''- '---- '- '-
the 'od;r;;.t t^;;rs ;rdintg\houti ^-v^-^™^^ ■- ^'- -- -^
was accordingly done." ^ '°"'^ '^' *^'^^" «"t of the fund, which
At the meeting of the lodge on the 26th January, 1804.
746
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
"There were then several letters read from Lodge No lo, wishing to
hold Jt7respondence with this lod^e a„d also a ett.^J--„f ,,^-,:,
srs i:^z San^'S^ntrAoroM
n«ct in his jewels, and it was accordingly agreed upon that Bro. Robert
Ne'L Esiiirshould represent this Lodge in Grand Convention.
At tHis oeriod the differences between the brethren at Niagara
and those at^ York, with reference to the location of the Grand
East beg\n to seriously jeopardi^e the prosperity o* *- ^^^ p\'-
rTatter has been fully referred to in the history of the hrst 1 ro
^ncal Grand Lodge, but, as lodge No. 15 was one of the leading
Craft organlzations^hich up to this date had remained -affiliation
^^■ith the schismatic Grand Lodge it is here alluded to. R. W. bro.
Termvn Patrick had been appointed Grand Secretary by R- W ^ro
Tai^Uas R W. Bro. Sylvester Tiffany, the duly ins ailed Grand
Sa?? was not loyal to the Provincial Grand Master. Bro.
Patrick probably on the suggestion of R. W. Bro. Jarvis. wrote the
following letter/which was sent to all the lodges in the jurisdiction:
Kingston, Oct. 29th, 1803.
Worshipful Sir and Brethren: „ ^ w . «r
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the R. W. P'^.^' Mas^r Wn .
Jarvis Esquire, of Grand Secretary, I address you on the subject of Masonry
"r ume'you cannot be ignorant of some of the unwarrantab e P-ceedu g
of Brethren at Niagara. I mean those who are in possession of the Regaha
(and who consider themselves), the G. Lodge of this Province
That they did. without the consent or even knowledge of the one and
only true P. G. Master of this Province, nominally thrust h.m out of office,
and created another in his place, therefore, exercising an authority uncon l-
tmionany which has unhappily produced Anarchy and Confusion among the
^'^^In order that the Brethren, working under the sanction of the Grand
Warrant may have a clear and perfect idea of their proceedmgs and also in
order ?hkt a true and legal P. G. Lodge may be established m th.s Province.
The R W P Master, Wm. Jarvis, has thought it expedient to have every
lodge under his Deputation summoned to meet him at York, in the person of
their proper officer and these to hold a Grand Convention, and form a new
Provincial Grand Lodge. . r ^u c-o^j
The Provincial Grand Office being a Deputation from the Grand
L odL of England' the person appointed cannot be Divested, but by the power
who Invested him. The above proceedings, therefore, are an Infringement
Tn the Prerogative of the Grand Lodge of England, and wlffen transmitted to
them whkh till be immediately after the Grand Convention, they, no doubt,
will take due notice of it and act accordingly. _ ^ „ ^^ vjaster Wm
T nAae No IS I hereby summon to aUend the R. W. P. G. Master, vv
T u .tYork on the loth day of February, 1804. A P'opcr officer w^,
Masonry, heretofore unhappily misunderstood.
Herein fail not.
By order of the R. W. P. G. Master, Wm Jarvis,
Jermyn Patrick,
Acting Grand Secretary,
under the Deputation from tlie
Grand Lodge, En^l uul.
Bro.
Worshipful Master,
of No. 15, Grimsby.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
747
Bro. Nelles attended this meeting of the Provincial Grand
Lodge at York and tooi< an active part in its work, lie was the
seconder of a resolution condemning the action of the Niagara
brethren.
In the early days when money for charity could net be raised
by the ordmary assessment of members, other schemes were con-
trived to meet exigencies. For instance, it was resolved at this
time to embark m the bee and honey business and thus raise funds
to aid the widows of the lodge. At the meeting of 23rd February.
1804, the questum of Masonic charity was discussed, and tlic vari-
ous methods of raising funds for the purpose. The f,ucsti(>n was'
looked upon and handled from a thoroughly commercial standpoint.
1- ,','^u°' V^.^: Jackson motioned that the procuring of bees would be
highly beneficial to this lodge, and the procuring the same upon advanta-
geous terms, where he goes on and produces a plan for the same. It was
then moved by Jon'n Moore, seconded by Bro. Henry Hixon, that the same
should he over until next tegular lodge night "
On the 22nd March, 1804, the scheme was again discussed, and
" Bro. Alex. Jackson's motion on the pieceding nignt for the purchase
of bees was brought forward, and there not being but few members present.
it was agreed upon that the said business should lie over until next regular
lodge night."
r ^^^' ^^"'■^"<^e received the F. C. degree at this meeting and
' Bro. Jon n Moore passed his word for the crafting money, three
dollars, to be paid in a few days." And on the 19th of April, 1804, the
niinutos show that the members were determined to act upon the sug-
gestion of Bro. Jackson, for
" Tiien they went into the business of purchasing of bees, and for the
better accommodating our said lodge, and making further provision for the
same, in order to make it more extensive, charitable, we have thought
prudent to fall upon the following plan, viz.: We find, upon settlement with
the Treasurer, that we have sixty-four pounds, eight shillings, and two pence
in the fund, £50. 6. 9. in notes, and £14. i. 5. in cash, exclusive of other debts
due to the lodge. Now in order to put our paper debts to a better use, we
think fit that one dollar be taken out of the pound, say forty-five dollars, and
that to be laid out in bees, and, for the better accommodating the same, we
nominate and appoint Bro. Jon'n Moore, Bro. J. S. Tectzel, Bro. Alex.
Jackson; as trustees, to superintend and conduct the business through every
stage, for which they shall have a reasonable allowance made them, they to be
under the control of the Master, and the five wardens.
" 1st. To demand of the Treasurer, sixty-five dollars, for the purchase of
bees.
" 2nd. They are to purchase as reasonable as possible.
" ,ird. They are to let them out on the most advantageous terms.
•' 4th. They are to collect the profits arising from the stock, and make
return of the same unto this lodge on every autumnal St. John's day."
" Five " wardens was probably written in error. Possibly the
brethren dreaded the effect of an attack by the bees on "two
wardens." and, therefore, thought it well to have a supply in re-
serve.
At the meeting of 21st June, 1804, a letter was read by Bro.
Robt. Nelles. from the Provincial Grand Lodge at York, dated
748
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
.,«, Apri, ,804 »i.h a copy '^l^C^:^^^^^^-
on the loth February. 1804. ^ ,;;' ';%'Tj w r. W. Bro. Jarvis.
24th June the brethren celebrated the festi\al. i ne mn u
..We then walked in due .or. '" P^™ ^^ pU^r t^'Tht'bTe^^^^^^
sermon was delivered by the Rev^ Bro^ ^^S d in orm to the house of
and a numerous audience '"^f *^"^''''=''' ^^^jj'="f ^ very excellent dinner, with
Bro. Jon'n Woolverton. where ^^^ P«[\°/f ^^; yjo. From thence to our
the necessary refreshment. Expense °V.r/we' closed the day. It was here
lodge room .t Bro. Allen N.xon s. );'' "Z^;; ^byfhe majoHty of the lodge,
moved by Bro. Jon'n Woolverton and econdd by he ,^ y^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^
that a sum of money should \' }'^''\?^^ ^l^''l^,Tch, which was accordingly
building or completing a pulp.t n 'J^ "'^^^^'^'^^^f „„,„i„o«s that Bro. a
ordered that the same should be do e. 1 wa .^ ^.^ ^.^^^ ^^.^^
Phelps should receive four dollars. The steward oroug
was approved of, £4 9- 9
Bro. D. Phelps, i. 12.
ir7~9 which an order was drawn upon the Treasurer
and the third a bncK Duncuut,. together, as
'' ^aJX' meeting of loth January, 1805. after routine.
" Rro Ton'n Moore stated to the lodge that, as Bro. Stephen Coon was
his w.sh and desire that the odgt ^^"j"^^ ^^ „^^ jj^^^ ^^d about to
deed o"^°ft'^V<^"^J"^J,'^fd:rTre lodge then took it into consideration,
leave to his widow and children. 1 ne 10 g ,. j gro. Stephen Coon
and unanimously agreed that the ^^^"^^f jJ^^^J™^ ^^^^
should be complied with, '^"^^^^/^'f i;'„°Jri,:„'3srBra Jon'n Moore for
(or the sum of fifteen ^oU^rs a„d put nto the hand ^^^^^^ J ^^^^^^^.^^ ^^^^
the purpose above mentioned, ana, auer uic
lodge tl^n closed at ten o'clock in perfect harmony.
There are manv curious entries in the old minutes, but none
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
749
early tune left a festive impress even upon the last scene of all in
the career of the brother, whose virtues were embalmed in the fol-
lowing: obituary. Hro. Coon had passed away. Therefore,
" It was unanimous in the lodge that our fund should pay unto Bro
iTo%z^:^'£:rL:!j'''' ^^"^-^ °^ ^^"'^^^^' ^' '^^^^ ^- ^^^ - o«
On 5th March, 1805, a "swarm of bees" was purchased Bro
Jackson, who had charge of the bee business, had been rather ir-
rtgular m his accounts, for on 24th June, 1805, the lodge
Rr.'i^r"''"'' *•? examination of the night's proceedings as committed by
Bro. Jackson on the 9th of May. 1805, which was found to be incorrect and
in consequence of which, and other unmasonic conduct, this lodge has un-
animously censured said Jackson to a suspension for six months from this
lodge, and the benefits thereof.
•'Resolved that the minutes of the 9th of May, as stated by Alex Jack-
son be eradicated, and that the true minutes of that night be stated in its
place.
On September 5th, 1805, the lodge was
'' Called from labor to refreshment at half-past seven, and to labor at
eight, and after taking the due sense of the present lodge, respecting the
charges aid by Bro. Hixon, against Bro. Wm. Hepburne, the lodge mufually
agreed that the charges, by the former, were ill-founded and unmasonic and
bear too much the resemblance of envy, and, therefore, judged it the duty of
Hro. Hixon to make an acknowledgment to Bro. Wm. Hepburne, when Bro.
Hixon shall be entitled to his former favor of this lodge."
It is noticeable in all the proceedings of this lodge that a strong
desire was evinced on the part of the membership to act justly m
the sett ement of disputes and, at the same time, inculcate a high
Jamiarv! m!''^ '"'°"^'* *''' ^'^^' "^ '^'' '^'^^^•*>'- ^'''^ «" 30th
as n'brotl'r' aS." "'°" ""^"''"°"^'>' ^^at Bro. Jackson should be restored
The work of the lodge during 1800-6 was ordinary routine
vyithout incident. On the 24th June, 1806, it was resolved to sus-
" nnl f • °^ ^^' '°'^^' "'.^^'^ ^^- >''"'« dav. 27th December,
mless n case of emergency." On the 19th February, 1807, it
Mas resolved "to continue the lodge in due order," and that " ev^rv
rother shall pay one shilling N. Y. C'y everv odge night." and
to strike off a I night dues which were then hi arLrs." t was
also resolved that every brother pay one shilling, N. Y. C'y ev^ry
lodge night, out of which the night's dues shall be pa d and the
overplus to go to the fund, Bro. f ettit excepted, who ^^to pay six!
Pcnce\JSVo°''petHt"i"^H T'' '" ^'"^I'f'' ^^'^'P'^"'^^- «" ^hat the six-
»"'.:;£ L';,rf,;"eSrr„"ir t ;;r„:i! ■■"•■'»' "--' "■"'™" -»-
-JO HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
0„ .he "no December .^,a.«r ^tS,,"'-"' gWe"" .h«
Tune 1807. Those of the former date read:
"Union Lodge met at their Lodge room by particular request ot the
Master, on Emergency."
This is the first record of the re-opening of the lodge. The old
officers were re-elected, and
..T„e Ma.«r. lod.e '^'^^'''-f':t::.:t::%^fo^iT.zi^ Z:
Woolverton in the chair Bro. ^y5,"\7""J;'» .. r/^as then proposed to
was accordingly done. .
This is .he firs. -"J'' "^-^^ 'iryn, Syal'krJh'Ma'iu?^
'""§ .r?7?>. 'De*^r 'l^!' *e'!ody''n.r'''a. .e„ o'doC,
AM" The minutes state that the lodge was
■ ..Called from labor to refreshment at eleven o'clock. Walked ^^ro^
lodge room to the church in Pr««"'°"' ^^'^^j J/, '^jjom' these words: ' And
course, delivered by our Reverend ^ro. John Palme from tne ^^.^^^^ ^^^^
,He cup was Jound^n Ben.am.n s sack. Afur the^sermo . ^
rd"frorthen«b^ackTotur"odg; room^ Called,to labor at four o'clock,
p m.. and closed at five o'clock in perfect harmony.
On 29th December, 1808, ^^ ^^f, rj^^. '". ^1;:^ ^atte^nd^^^^^^^
past nine a Mark lodge was op^n d --<\^^-^^JlZJ,^,^^r
^""•ll'^ar'tfe 'ru" th°a wha. ^"^1.:' Uo-d a candidate he
had I ^dU'ce a^P-ion o^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ZnitlhfntSJ^
At the meetmg of 23rd February, 1509, ^ Ruener At the
Sng :^j;:£Z.s^^^^^^^^^^ -^^--^
" " VihfmTeUng of nth May, 1809, the question of the author-
>v nf the cTand Lodge at Niagara came up agam. At th s time
Se tlthre^of that ^place, as the reader is already aw^^^^
organization entirely independent of. R. W. Bro. jarvis
Grand Lodge at York, so that
.1,, orrrppd that Bro Woolverton should call on tne
r '7^"":tr"Bro Emery or n ormation respecting the authority of the
Grand Secretary, Bro. i^^ery, ^^ ^j^^^^. ^^^^
SI i^^Z 'l^rS LlSvTouM 'bT Shown, re.pec.i„. .heir dues .o
the Grand Lodge." . ,
, .■ ^( tv,^ ccth Mav 180Q, Bro. Woolverton made
W r™S' andapla? nrtv, SnviS .Membership .ha. .he pro-
ciSs it *e Sara 'brethren were reg.,lar, for .he mmu.es
State that
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
751
.,r/"'*'i'"*'""' "V*"' ^""'^ ^°''8'= ^''^ '•"=" ^^^"^ "P. and Bro. Wool-
vcrton made report of such information as he could get from Bro Emery
aXof Shfs 1"?°"'" °^''' ^""' ^°'«'^' "'^''^'^ -- '« '•- entiresS
the .ame." "' ^ " """ ""^"''"""^'y »K"*=d to he conformable to
But at the meeting of 22nd June, 1809, the brethren did not
seen, to be quite satisfied with the decision if the last meeting, "3
" It was then moved, seconded, and unanimously agreed on that Bro
Cyrus Sumner should form and send a letter from this to the Grand Lod«
TZ fT. 'T'^^-rf ^'" '■^"^""^ "^y ^'-y had not conformed t t1.e
request of the Grand Lodge at their last communication."
On St. John's day, 24th June, 1809, the lodge met at Bro Nix-
on s as usual and the officers were installed, and a new ar ange-
stte thT' ' '" '"'^' ^'^^ '^' '""^'°'"^' f^*- ^he minuis
" Bro Nixon agrees to furnish the room for the use of the members and
For some reason the members did not all show zeal and enthus "Si
Z o'.hTvie^s'ittJh'T ';i"""°" "'■'"""S <"=fi»"= ta^mS
inVVrstTeptUbet .4 "• " '"°"°" "" """' ^' *= "■«'-
lodgc, in ord» .0 ,.ak. a c„„ec, .^..n tlT^JZlT^^ilZ t
.very .hsent member, who was summoned to attend thisnfS. J. J K 1
the privilege, of this lodge until the dues to the Sd Lod^ a™ paid S^^
ZZyT "'""" " ='"■ "'"'"■ "^ -"-" into effeS'tTt gTe«
Lodge" "''''" """ "" ''"°""'* ■"'«'" •>= ^'"J"^'^'' wi'l' the Grand
was'^t^eptrd rp°a";''hirirt°o''fh,'r' t7 r"™' ■"'"""■ »'«'
pH.iWe ;;, forro^ingrsmlT, fuT,!: is'^Se ^tablfhS t'To 2
same, which was also carried into effect." ^° ^''^
n.ana^^ne'^ro, ^'^<:^^JS^^l:i^^^t^-tr^ '^e
Br„:A\r;.i,:- srv.:!-, ii,trr,::i..'e"/aSst tr,:r' '^"
lemnmg the authority o( the same, and very derogatoTv to thf „ -^ ', """,
.r-t^,.:;;S'jior„nSir.f »- '--°o^£ SaS-s'g: :!
were'VeptcrS^ Tir^'irTt^ai;':'^' *= ^""^ ^"^^^ <«"-
Grand^rodS'"S'L';'his"::eL',T'',S' "'' "'-""'"S^- -1 •■•" of the
75a
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
demands to that date, excepting one dollar or each "'•='"1'". '"/''^.f *'""
our last sfttlen.cnt, which is to be pa.d out of our fund and that each mem-
ber wishing to have his name inserted in the Grand Lodge book, pay one
•hilling. Halifax, to the Grand Secretary for the same, and it was further
ag ed on by our Worshipful that all the dues that could be collected from
Z brethren under suspension, sh.n.ld be paid to the Grand Lodge when
collected."
The Cirand Ledge at Niagara had the a.lhcrci.ce of this lodge
.,otwUhstandir,g the many influences exerted by thc.se who favored
K W liro. Jarvis. The different resohttions passed by No. 15 in-
dicate' that the feeUng was not unanimously m favor of the Niagara
body The reference to Halifax currency is the first m the mmutes
of this lodge It is probable that the Canadian currency was used
" 'S^l.c^'^l^t'^Slt^b^e'r^B^ it was decided that the lodge meet
"every two months mstead of every month," and Bro. Nixon
was appointed to conduct the feast " on St. John s day.
On the 27th December, St. John's day was celebrated as ar-
ranged, and Bro. Moore
" was then called upon for a settlement of an old account respecting
honey and. on settlement, there appeared to be diie to the lodge, £5. 12. 0., for
which he gave his note, and it was deposited in the Treasury.
In the MSS., and not included in the regular minutes are the
proceedings of a meeting of the Mark lodge, when I'.ro. No les re-
ceTv(fd the Mark Master's degree. The same sheet contains the mm-
utes of a Mark lodge on nth October and 6th November. 1810,
In the proceedings of 6th January. 1810.
" It was agreed on that Bro. Kobt. Nelles write to the Grand Lod«e.
stating to them that we cons.der ourselves under the.r jurisdiction, and be
ready at all times to obey any -"X"'-^ ^g^^" Jj^^^^ ^'^f ,, ,„, .^dge room at
" It was also agreed on to meet on bt. Johns aay ai our i^uk
• . 1 !^ AM to settle the necessary business of the lodge, to walk to
deUvei discourse suitable to the meeting and to dine with our lodge.
Amonest some old documents found in the Niagara district
Pro BuS Ses as an orator, for in .821 he .lel.vercd an a<l-
odee at Niagara." As Bro. Caleb Stafford was removing to Ox-
ford " wthout a regular discharge from this lodge " it was agreed
"to remit him all nights' dues until such time as he shall return
'^'* Thi 'it'ec^t'Ttatement shows that the lodge still remained loyal
to the irrecular Grand Lodge at Niagara.
On Januarv 3rd, i8n. the lodge agreed "that a sum, not ex-
ceeding ten dollars, be given to Bro. Danby, provided he would at-
tend us for instruction."
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On 7th March, after routine business, it was decided that
whiskcj ••"''''"" °' '^' "'«'" *" •°^^- '» being for a decanter and « qu.rt ol
rented in^»e for. on the tJr'st wT^thfy'r. 'l^^u!^ :^^-
appol';:d^afth;r;e'tin^, "^nTZ ?j1 -r/^~^^^
to the effect "that this fodge do not ^^ake .'nv"''.''"^''' '<^/^> '^'^y-
ent time to the Grand LodVe '• Tt,i i u j"?^ '"*'*"'■" ** ^his pres-
roRular quarterly meeting of" the s^^^^ been represented at the
but this entry leads to ^he h.Lf ^^ ^f-^"'' ^«'^8:e at Niagara.
once "mre s,,^-cc c'hVrantaeon in^l^ tr'"''^'^"^ element I.ad
ties at Niagara a»tagonizmg lodge No. 15. and the authori-
last ^ ^::'s<^V!i:^it'h^:,'^^:^^ \fr, -» ^^'^
«n perfect harmony at nine o'clock ''nnH a-a ^^"^ ^°^^^ closed
nth April. 1816. when "met a? the hn.f ^^T 'c'°P"" ""*«> the
It was resolved to con nrtn\I,..T« ''^ ^r'^^" ^^"'"^1 Kitchen,
that -a number of nTe emainSt n ..^ '.?• j^'t^^"'«' and also
agai..t so.e brethren tceSThfl"b'jes't:o:d°" ^'^ ^^^^^"^^^'
the l^^n\:rs Xtw'elf ^°"^^"'°" ^ orcrimsby. During
d- in a log hou e^\ t;,rhv CTii f'"' the books 'were hic^
east side of the lot. The keening nll^i ''''"' "^^''t "^^"^ °" tbe
or box. and every few months Mr.'^^r-. T' '". ^''^ ^°°d^" t^""'^
mirer of the Craft cxnm n^Ji I ,' ^'^^^hen, who was a great ad-
kept Poh-shed ancSh.i're'othe7 vtS "^ ^^"•' '''^ i^^^'"' -'-
She often told the story of the hidinl n^ ?v, "^^'^ ,'" ^°°d condition.
element, of life than the bSy at yS ^^J* ""'!'" " "'<=« <>' Ho
ras correspondence with No. ,, so that 1 '.f'"' °". ^ '='""''""-
November, ,8,6, a motion was made '"™""« °' 30th
™.,l . r,^,„ notice ,„„ „. G^.n:, Lod^/u^t.'^hy «'?!'" ""■' """■
.oveS];:;tdTtt*re,irrrs"No°',*' '"^^"'r*^ --'■ °' -V ■
lhe,r work a„/ await th" t™, „, ^^^Z P™"""''' '" E" on witi,
On Syohn-s day, December a;th. ,8,6, the lodge me,, and
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY TN CANADA.
The Kitchen House, 1812-15-
"went to labor, and then prepared to proceed to the church a^the^orty
S cS^^^ ^:^^-t:thet;rSi Sp^J S^e ^n.. o.
'"' ' iTe* "Episcopalian church was the only building of the kind m
Jown some years ago'and a brick house built a few yards from the old
'^"' At this time lodge No. 13, at El-nestown sent a circukr to all
the lodees snegesting the meeting of a convention at Kingston on
of the business done at the late convention at Kmgston. to the
HISTORV OP KREKMASONRV IN CANADA. ,„
-Section Of the lodge, and the proposals thereof are left to th!!
Grand^LVraJC^^^^^^ /ealty from the schismatic
Mas er at York, having d ed in Au^ZtJ^T' '^' ^^-ovincial Grand
this lodge do wear mournfng ?or ?he hon - ^^^ '* ""^^ '"'^^^^'^ " ^^at
vincial Grand Master deceasld W • °'^ ^^^ memory of our Pro-
28th October. 1817, the loSge votej ''l"'rT^'-\A' ^^ meetLfof
the funeral expenses of our °a e ri„i\°V' ''^'*='^' ^""& done for
ceased." The minutes of an -.Ir'cf 9^"^ .^^ster, Wm. farvis de-
state that "our reluhr lodt'^ A^f"^ "^^^^'""S on 3rd Oct^^^^^
Bro. Cargill's House, Grimsby, 1817,
January, being received of th/s dav L '"'J°"' **"'"« ^ated 12th of
members, that Bro. Woolverton sS w t"^ ''''' '"'^ ^«"^^ "^^ ^he lodge
the request of the letter." " "^"^^ ^"^ ^"^wer as soon possible, in
Grand" Col^IloZtZ^'^^^^^^^^ from the secretary of the
the meeting in February, of Tsfg at Kin^°; '^ 'V"^ ^ delegate to
tion was prepared to be presented to T °^' ^""^ *'^^ following pet°
"ew warrant: Presented to the Convention, asking fSr"
-- ye„r3, yrantea us by
756
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CWAPA.
Warrant became vacated and, ot ."^o""^' ^' j .j^j, we consider our-
lodges, working under the ^-•-.^' '" r bu "ine and of course, in a declining
Third ol our l«c C°™''<>;. *'^-^— — „. „„,„„„, „„ ,r»,.y and «ell
■ , ^^ „ Moore.
" Robert Nelles. c,„„„.i Kitrhen
Jonathan Woolvcrton. Samuel K.Jchen.
John Pcttit, o^^by.
Thomas Hc-wt. ^^^^^^^^^ g ^,^„,,_
SSSns. W-Ndlcs.-
There is no record of the receipt of this P^t^^ion ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
of the Kingston Convention. On iith J""^' «;9. the i g
its quarters from the h^^^^^J.^ro. Cargil o t^^^^^^^
Moore, in the towrship o^,f ""^^^^^ J'^' {";"=; on 2 of the town-
two miles from Grimsby village, on 1° I. ^^^ ^J/J^^'Jemodelled.
ship. The house stdl stands mp^rt, ^^^^t ^J^as been ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^
O I the 24th June, 1810. l>ro. layior JW . ^^,^^
a letter to travel, .hich --^ gra^^ed. /^'^S ; Augt.st,^^ ^9- ^^^^^^
resolved that "a ^^^^e ^ arto Bd,le be pm c ^^^ .^ ^^ ^^^
!!:^?u;^;rof tl^: S^str^l^^X September. .8.0. we find the
following entry:
John Moore's Hou.se in Grimsby, 1819.
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757
togeZ, by orde^^/thrWoVhSuMo^'." ."^ ''?' ^^'^ '^''^^ -» -.led
ton, a deputy to visit the differen loLl^ ^^ u' M^^Allister, from Kings-
Convention at Kingston Uln l ^ ' ""''^'' ^^'^ Jurisdiction of the Grand
following manner ''' '"'''" ^^ ^^^ complimented by the lodge in tEe
certi;t;t^'B\o''S^4l"S„Lt ^°^- ^^ ^^- ^^ hereby
our lodge room, and by his umemued attenHon H°"' '°^^^ '' ^"""''y- '"
'''•• W; do' TuS ^' "*"- ''^^ - s^e^t"^^^^^^^^ '"^"^^ °- — *-"»
of the Grand ConvJntTon at Sglton ' ""'" °""^'^*^' ""''" ^''^ ^"-diction
found ^^ th:1l!ry Ttht^KS,""!''?^^- .^^^ .^^P^*' ^° ^^
the kind ever written in rnn..« ."^ • 5°."^^"**°"' »« the first of
the MSS. is al ter dated "vnr T*'' *^" ^'"^^^ ^^ Canada. In
Bro. Woolverton : G? msby bvVrn""? '^- ^''^'l'"''" written to
calling attention to the nTeet n^ of fh l^''^^ Cushman, of York,
February, 1820. "meeting of the Convention at Kingston in
as ^Ve,Z':'Z''LV^ was appointed
members held at Bro. Woo verton^^~tn ^7-^^'' gathering of the
respecting finding a candidate L„?eet rJc '"!■' "P°" ^"^'"^ss
the decision must have been revS Th.^'^''^" ^* Kingston,"
mmutes of the Kine-ston rnnL f^ I' -^^ >s no record in the
sented at its SSg fn "S °"o'nTh "^ ''l'\?°- ^5 was repre!
resolved that "a petition sh^uW h.fn /^*^ ^^^^' ^8^°' ^^ was
Convention at Kings on pravint Ir .7'"^ ^"^. ''"* *° ^^e Grand
act under their ordfr." xEesoluHnn ^•'P^"^^*'^" *« work and to
1819 but apparently had not been Lct.Sf "'l^ '''"" P"^^^^ ^"
appointed "to form the sad netftinn^"^ .P^"' A ^o^^niittee was
Convention at Kingston " ^ """^ *° ^'"^ '* " to the Grand
.7th Dec"ef :8"o,ttr reS^on^'^ ^"^^l' ^°"«-^^ - the
action. After the ent y of the mTnutes Sf^.^'t t" '^' "'^"o"*^^ °^ «"*=h
two paragraphs with reference to the investme^nt"o'fTA '^'i' ^^ ^^^«
hee mdustry. One is from Rrn Ail '"^^t,'"^"* of the lodge in the
Bro. Wm. Hetheringion^ro Akx Ta/k,' '°",f".^ '^' °*her from
connection with the lingular enterpr^se-^ofhnn/'" Y- '"^'"""bered in
are odd pieces of businfss effort honey-mak.ng. The letters
"I have in possession, for the use of TTni^., t j
of bees, which I have taken T u "''^^ ^°- 'S. two swarms
the shares . and I nrnn,i=. the term of three years upon
I will observe care, and at'tSe ^^^^0 ' fT" '^'. ^"""^ °^ " ^«^°"' '^at
stock, with one half of the increase '"^ '''"" *" ""^t"^" the old
..■[,. " ^^^^- Jackson.
bees. whirh^';aTtX\l7ti,'e%rrr:f^t'C ^°'^^ ^^^ '■^- ^^ — ^^
promise, upon the word of a Maso^ ?hat I J.?"; "''°" '^' '^'''''' ^"^ ^
expiration of the said term to return h?. M. °'?'''^' "'"''■ ^"d" ^' the
increase. ' '^^'"'^" *''^ o'^l stock, with one-half of the
"Wm. Herrington."
On the ,8.h February, ,8.,, ,hc lod^e „,e. a. Br„, HopW,,,-, i„
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Grimsby, when a letter, the contents of which were not given, was
read from the Grand Lodge at Niagara. The location of this hoiise
is unknown. Bro. Hopkins was a relative of Bro. Woolverton. Un
the 15th of March the lodge met at the same place, but ' no business
of importance " occurred. On the loth May, the lodge met at John
Moore's in Grimsby, when the proceedings of the Grand Convention
were received." On the 5th June, 1821, the lodge met at the same
place, when " there was a letter from the Grand Lodge of Niagara
read, requiring of us a representative. Bro. Edward Pilkmgton was
solicited to the office. On his assenting, it was ordered accordingly.
He was also presented with two dollars to defray his expenses.
The action of the lodge in thus sending a delegate to Niagara,
when it had declared loyalty to the Grand Convention, at Kingston,
is inexplicable, except that it was for the purpose of making explana-
tion, and probably pointing out to the Niagara brethren the illegality
of their proceedings. This view is borne out by the report made at
the meeting of 14th June, which " Bro. Edward Pilkington was
pleased to present the following night:
" Bro. Pilkington reports that, having attended Grand Lodge at Niagara,
at their last quarterly meeting, to represent Union Lodge, No. 15, he was
asked by the Right Worshipful Grand Master what was the sense of Union
Lodge, No. 15, towards the Grand Lodge. Bro. Pilkington told him that it
was their wish to wait for the decision of the Grand Lodge of England, that,
in the meantime, the lodge would wish to hear any communication the Grand
Lodge has had with the Grand Lodge of England. The R. W. Grand Master
said that the last returns were of 1812, a copy of which was produced. The
R W. then stated that, in the fall of last year, the Secretary of that lodge
received a letter from a member of the Convention, stating that he had seen
a letter in the Lewistown Postoffice, directed to the Grand Secretary of the
Grand Lodge, held at Niagara, that he, the Right Worshipful Grand Master,
sent his son to Lewistown and to Buffalo, in quest of the letter, but it has
not since been heard of. ■ . r i
" Bro. Pilkington further states that a committee was appointed from the
Grand Lodge to draw up an address to the Grand Lodge of England, ex-
plaining the whole state of Masonic affairs in Upper Canada, which has been
since forwarded, together with letters written by the Rev. Brother Stevens,
to some Masonic friends in London, wishing their assistance. Brother Brant
is the bearer of the papers. The Right Worshipful Master wished to know
if it was the intention of Union Lodge, No. 15, to commence from that period
to pay their dues to the Grand Lodge. Bro. Pilkington replied that he had
no instructions to that eflfect. but would mention it to the lodge on his return.
The Grand Lodge expressed their desire that this lodge would unite with it.
There were eight lodges represented there, some of which were from the
western district."
There is no record in this report of the lodges represented at
this meeting of the schismatic Grand Lodge at Niagara. It is how-
ever, evident that at this meeting Bro. Brant, the Indian chief, who
was about to visit England, was appointed as a rnessenger from the
Grand Lodge at Niagara to the Grand Lodge at London This was
Bro. John Brant, son of Chief Joseph Brant. In the MSS. is an i,n^
ocrtant letter from Bro. Abner Everitt regarding this appomtment.
Bro John Brant was a member of lodge No. 24. and also at one
time of No. 10, Barton (Hamilton). In this letter Bro. Eventt points
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
759
poUe? to- th^- offi'e^otSot da? g'^ f^'^ ^°^^' -« -t ap-
Athol. and that he (EveriU Ts dibt'^'^ Master by the Duke li
the Niagara brethrei Xill be receted bv hlV''''''J'7 '^ ^"^^^ ^^
land. The letter reads: '^ece.ved by the Grand Lodge of Eng-
" Sir & B h " " ^"'^^®*^'"' '9th July, 1821
wrote you 'as^rdadve to'rr "£",?ctffaT'T." *° communicate since I
mumcations from the lower parVof ^e frl u*^*' '""'^"^ «^"»1 ^om-
portance. otherwise than LTrticles of'uSn'L^' '°r'" "°*^'"« »' •"-
England. I have also received n.l " ■ between the 2 G. Lodges in
Chapter of Kentucky sent to m^ T"'""'"*'^" ^^^'^ the Grand Royal Arch
inserted in the Mas^ni: RegiSe; LTS £?"«' '"'^^f^^' ^ -/"amet
contams nothing of importance Thev wish f A '"'"'"^ °' '^^ Scribe. It
kept up. I shall reply to it in medSi ^ /"'"''^ correspondence to be
ceedings for their infoLati,^n aidtStio; Th""'- ' ^'^ °' ^^ P^O"
^on opened since I saw you betweet the r "' .•'" "/''° * communica-
Pennsylvania, South CaroLa. and Rhode Island' 1°" '"Vj'\^- ^^^^es of
have been up at the celebration of S John'r 0,!r t'''''/''*^ '^f ^^^ *°»'d
ma very flourishing way at present I und.rc? ^ t°1^'' ^"^ ^'^^P*'^'- are
with authority to act in behalf of the G laZt T^ ^°^" ^^""' >« <=lothed
t.on, and hope it may have a good effecf^bu? '/'"«'"\«bout a reconcilia-
recc.ved as a Mason, from his beint ^/h 1 " '*°"''^^"' °^ his being
stating that he was ^ppobted ProvLraf G "mI"; '"-'"t'^^ ^^°'" ^'- ^err'
ta.ny was not the case. John B Lault^n ^^'*" '" London, which cer^
went home to England last w"nter i ,1 • ' .^ "''"^^^' °^ «"'• Lodge, that
no doubt both pafties wflf h^ie"^ f^rreJr^semSiSn '^V'^^^"^^"*'-' -^
Cushman that the minutes of th^ f'^/^P'^^^^"tation. I understand by Bro.
your Lodge, by which you will Se1hereS°" '''^ '^^" '°^-"^^d to
Visitors. You are also acquah^^ed with n. '^«".'^*'°"t """P^ting the District
of Union Lodge, No i; toXnH ^ ^ ''""^^ '°"«^'*«d hy the VV. Master
en^ployed by ^.^tZ.t Z''^:^';:.Z7^^^^ --^^- mS
approval or disapproval, as in their iud^meJ^f^, °'^ *''*' '^""^ ^°' their
I rendered the Lodge no service but thrfr..^'' ''"" "''^'' ^'°P^'- Truly,
request, I attended, was ready wilHnlnnH Tf T '"'""• According to
defined in the 9th 'article of ass'ciSn which ' of performing the duti«
me to perform. You wil! confer 1 IvAr "^f ^^^ '^"'^ encumbent on
your Lodge at your n.^f :t:;,r.^Z.ZZ an'd'''"t" *'^ ^^""^ ''^^"^
venient. ^' convenient, and write as soon as con-
I am.
"S'r, Yours Fraternally,
" Bro. Samuel S. Moore. * ^^^'^'' ^^^"tt.
" Sec'y Union, No. 15, Grimsby."
Niaga'ditHci" X wL^a'^iJ^tbl;!??/^^ t.^°^^' ^^^^ -^
Everitt had apparently attendldr/o^ V"'?" '°'^^^' °""das. Bro.
the lodge in acJ^rdani w th l^^^^^^^^ o nfT'K'^^ !''''^'''' ^^
ciation " governinp- th«> Tc;r!^ll r^ ' ^ 9^ ^^^ Articles of Asso-
the DistriftTiS pryS"Sal'viSrt"o'^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^'^^^ ^'^^^
year, instruct the memberVinH.! 1 *« each lodge twice in the
of the lodges visited Bro Fverit7hL'n'^ report on the condition
duty by vi^-ing, but for so,ne reason had n^^^^ 'n^^ °^ ^^e
instruct the brethren in the lertnSc w * ?^^" ''^"^^ "P^" *<>
.graphs in his letter T^at No 'c was inTmL?'''-'''''^'''^'"^ ^'''-
'«i iNo. 15 was in affiliation is attested by an
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account rendered to the lodge by Bro. Everitt. It is one of the curi-
osities of the past literature of the Craft and reads :
" Union Lodge, No. IS, at Grimsby, Dr.
"To Abner Everitt, as District Visitor.
" November 15th.
" 1821. To 2 days employed at 5/- w. 10.0.
" To expenses, 5/- o. 50.
"fy}. IS. o."
The meetings of the lodge were held continuously, and, at the
meeting of 8th November, 182 1, the lodge moved to Bro. Nathan
Goodall's inn, in Grimsby. On April 4th, 1822, the lodge room was
again changed to the inn of Bro. Samuel Swayze. This brother had
been made a Mason in lodge No. 2, of Friendship, which met at
Queenston, in the county of Lincoln. This house was seven miles
west of Grimsby on the Hamilton road, on lot 16 in the 2nd conces-
sion of Saltfleet. No reason is given by the lodge for its removal to
such a distance from the village settlement, for this building was
west and near Stoney Creek. It is doubtful if this was the house,
indeed, it is the only meeting place of the lodge that has not been
positively ascertained.
The state of feeling in 1822, with the Niagara brethren, may be
judged by a letter in the MSS., written by Bro. Abner Everitt on the
13th June of that year, to Bro. Dean at Bath. Bro. George Adams
was one of the leaders of the Niagara movement, and his utterances
were significant. The following extracts will suffice. Bro. Everitt
writes:
" I saw George Adams on my return home, and had an opportunity of
discussing the matter fairly but all to no purpose. He said if we would send
a delegate to the Grand Lodge at Niagara they would receive him. I to d
him that he must not look for any such thing, for the Convention would
neither respect them as a Grand Lodge nor would any member sit with them
in Grand Lodge. They depend much on Brant doing much for them m
England."
Bro. Everitt spoke to Bro. Adams about the attitude of lodge No.
15 at Grimsby. He writes: that Adams declared that if the Conven-
tion struck them ofT they " will receive them by making an acknow-
ledgment." Bro. Everitt had written No. 15 in the interests of the
Convention.
" Brothers Barlow, Boyden and myself visited Lodge No. iS, agreeable to
instructions from Convention on the 30th May, but we find them reftactory.
They advance no reasons why they consider the Niagara Grand Lodge legal
but refuse to make their returns to the Convention until we get better
authority. Notwithstanding this they continue to Initiate. They say that
they would not have Initiated the last one on account of the authority not
being good, but he was such a good young man that they could not refuse
him. We made use of all the arguments we were capable of but all to no
eflfect. After hearing all we had to say on the subject they requested us to
withdraw for them to deliberate on the subject, when they immediately
closed the lodge. Calling us into the room the Master told us that they had
determined not to adhere to the Convention until they got better authority.
In consequence of this we demanded their dispensation which they refused to
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA ^gj
On the 17th September, 1822, the W M
Of o. ...e. -ep^^sen^^
762 HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
It was also requested that our lodge should send a petition, by the said
representatives, praying for a new dispensation. In compliance with this
letter, a petition was accordingly sent, subscribed by the following brethren,
viz.: Bro. Henry Hixon, W. M.; Thos. Hewitt, S. W.; Jon'n Woolverton,
J, W.; Bro. Robt. Nelles, P. M.; Edward Pilkington; Bro. Jno. Durham;
Samuel S. Moore; David Cargill."
This signified that the lodge had agreed to affiliate with the pro-
posed Provincial Grand Lodge of R. W. Bro. Simon McGillivray at
York, and at the organization meeting of that Grand Lodge No. 15
was duly represented. The history of the lodge under the second
Provincial Grand Lodge will be found in the period from 1822-45.
The following is a list of the membership. The first eight are
charter members:
Charter members.— Nelles, Robert; Wolverton, Jonathan; Nixon, Allan;
Foot, John; Moore, Jonathan; Ransier, George; Coon Steaver; Henry, James.
1800.— Pettit, John; Willco , David; Hixon, Henry; Herington, William;
Glover, Jacob; Moore, V . am; Stafford, Abel. 1801.— Stephenson, Francis;
Knowles, William; Jacksoi. Alexander. 1802.— Hare, Peter; Stafford, Caleb;
Kitchen, Wheeler; Barnum, Elijah; Moore, Pearce; Fink, Christian. »8o3.—
Gardner, Sweet; Hepburn, W.; Griffin, Smith; Teetzel, Solomon John;
Lourance, Wm. 1804— Beem, Jacob; Everett, Abner; Wilson, Wm.; CoUard,
Elijah; Kitchen, Samuel; Harris, James. 1807.— Macklim, Satnuel. 1810.—
Sumner. Cyrus; Frisby, Gideon; Waggoner, Wm i8ii.-Lyons, Wm.;
Graham, John. i8i2.-Bigelow, Abel; Culver, Ebenezcr. i8i6.-Ctitler.
Jacob; Gilmore, James; Kalare, John; Derby, Erastus; Tomlmson, Nathan;
Taylor, Edward; Cargill. David; Bell, Natheniel; Chisholm, Wm. : McCollum.
Peter; Palmer, David. i8i7.-Hill, Richard; Hewitt, Thomas. i8i8.-Hopktns.
Philander; Harvey, Samuel; Dornen, James 0.;Snslcy, Christopher; Durham
John; Patrick, Jacob; Cutler, Stephen; Moore, S. S. '8^?.-Hopk.ns Samuel
Colbert, T. S.; Steriing, Major; Holton, Ira; Hopkins, Daniel; Berry, Orm.,
Dean. Noble T.; Dean. Perez. Saflf. i82i.-Gardner, William. i82a.-Dyer.
Thomas; Pilkington, Edward; Wright. — ; Prior, Silas.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
Leading Lodge of Earlv Days in York.
The ooeninK year of the nineteenth century brought with it the
light of Ro'^al Arch Masonry to the 1>«*'^" ,?"i""'P»"'°'''' "' ""^
''^'^o-r^rput's"; oreoTec-rlt^rw".,? iJltvittg the history
■'TrJrRawdon lodge a. York ^P-"B *^ |erm vvhich J^^^^^^
and Ijta'^^f . VSnre •■ BrTstarkwS^ wa, appointed - to
n'^kSco:,: le^'Tairas soon as ?-^;^iX^^';:i,
rh^rrp%=-"'Art°r«*;orRtii''iodge. on ..,
March. 1800. the minutes read that
;„ ■■rhr:r:i rr';i^^> rs,r,r?^:^' ^rx
of the Treasurer." ,
At the regular meeting, or " Stated Lodge," held on the 3rd of
May, 1800, the minutes read that
"W Bro. P. M. Hale made a motion for g.v.ng up ^^e .^"nce s war
rant. L^taUing out another from the Pro.nc.aGr^n M^^^^^^^^^^^
r-m-ida which was unanimously agreed to. ana oro. naii.
[iie lodge t" intercede with the Grand Master for a warrant.
The brethren had decided, no doubt after due deliberation, to re-
cognle^h^^rrntag head d the CralHn the Provtnce, ,,. thc^por»„
of the Provincial Grand Master, K. W. Bro. vvin jdi v
,,re determined to ^^ve "P^^-^rcroTw^^^^ IV ^s
rratl Ma'stef and"cc!pt a varranTfrom the provincial authority
wSi was goWr"^^^^^^^ Grand Lodge of England, the Ancient
r r^nH T^ odee of which the Duke of Athol was Grand Master
^''"The wlnatr i sued by the original Grand Lodge of LngUncL
uhen the Prince of Wales was Grand Master, were frequentlv calle
. 5 r" Prints"" a'rrants." I? t^is case the term id^^^^^^^
with a warrant of the Grand Lodge of F.ngland (Moderns).
The minutes of Rawdon lodge further record that on the Toth 01
Mav i^S^ at a " lodge of emergency." the " members met according
Jf /tisto^ and'opened the lodge' in the Master's degree, and proceed-
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
765
rr-nr. Ifn^l %°{t°'^"?- ^"'^ /«•<'"« ""^ t»>e new warrant from the
C.ra.Kl Master of Upper ( anada. when W. J5ro. Eliphalct Hale was
n an.mously elected master; Brother Thomas Ha.nilton. senior war-
den; Bro George Cutter, junior warden: Hro. Jolm Van Alien secre-
Srdeacm'" "■" "' ^'"'°"' ''"'°'" ^•^^'^°"= ^"^' Joshua Leitch.
The niiimtfs of the •' Stated Lodge " held on 17th May read
"Members present according to custom, when it was agreed that
Sm?rp''' -^4th of May. should be appointed to return our dd war an
r.,n the Pnnce of Wales, and receive a new warrant from the Right Worshlo
ful Provincial Grand Master of Upper Canada." vvorsnip-
Tliis was the final meeting of " Rawdon Lodge, No. 408. F R "
or 1 he Lodge between the Three Lakes " at York. At the time of
the surrender of the warrant there were thirty-nine me.nbers on the
roll. It IS worthy of remark that Bros. Hamilton and Van Allen were
young men.bers of the lodge, having been passed and raised within
tl e last our months of the life of Rawdon. They were elected to the
othces of senior warden and secretary, while old members, such as the
15ros. Kendrick, were apparently ignored. The absence of the earlv
records .s o be regretted, for the information at hand is meagre and
IS gathered froni memoranda, correspondence and a few petitions
llu- warrant had been granted to the brethren although there was
not the constitutional number on the petition. However? the petition-
Sst'.'rTnr^ ?ll ^T ^'^' ^''^P^"««tion from the Provincial Grand
W x's""'''^ the degrees upon brethren, Master Masons, and in
June 1801. were ready to formally open the lodge and chapter. R
W Bro. Jarvis was anxious to promote Masonry in York, for he felt
tliat among the brethren of the town in which he had made hs
residence he possessed a host of friends, upon whom he couM rely
He. therefore, gave permission to the brethren to qualify the re-
quisite number of members. The work of the lodge and chap er was
S' Tn "th*' 'k'^ '" '^H ^'''V '^'' °f '^' Craft lodge alone is dS
uith. In the absence of regular minutes nothing can be given of a
consecutive history for the few years of the lodge, plrtuia^ely
there are some ]\ISS. which have been found worthy of reco d and
which aid m framing a sketch of the work of the new lodge
n-.rrPrl U' l^^!l ""^^.^^ ^^^ ^'■^*^'"^" °^ ^^^^ou surrendered the
\\ arrant, which they had received from the Grand Lodge of England
mto the hands of the Provincial Grand Master, R. W Bro William'
larvis. and received from him a dispensation to open and work a
lodge styled Royal Arch Lodge, No. 16." The warrant of Xi?
was dated the 20th day of June, 1801, A.L. 5801, and recited that it
Smifton . ^r'^'^ P r ''°" °^ ^"^^ ^^''"i^'" Kendrick, Thomas
v?n?^ r ' ^"d George Cutter, and others, three of whom the Pro-
vincial Grand Master therein appointed to the oflfices respectively of
worship ul master, senior, and junior wardens. The reason for a
change in the brother selected on the loth Mav, 1800. as W M oi
No 16 IS not given. It is known that there was at this period some
friction between Bro. Eliphalet Hale and certain of the brethrenn '
York, and this may have led to the selection of W. Bro Kendrick
SloHows:-^- "" '' ^'^- "^^ °' *'' "^" '°'^^- '^^^ warrlt /ead •
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
B
[WM JARVIS. PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER;] Robert Kcir, P.
D. G. M.; George Forsyth. G. S. W.; John MiKkny, G. J. W.
" Whereas the Grand Lodge of the most ancient and honorable Fraternity
of Free and Accepted Masons of England, and Masonical Jurisdiction there-
unto belonging, according to the old institution, in ample form, assembled in
London, on the seventeenth day of March in the year of our Lord, One
Thousand, Seven Hundred and Ninety-two. The Most Noble Prince John,
Duke of Athol, Marquis and Earl of TuUibardine, Earl of Strathtay and Strat-
hardle. Viscount of BaUiuidcr. Genalmond and Glenlyon, Lord Murray,
Belveny and Gask, Hcretable Constable of the Castle of Kmcleaven, Lord
of Man and the Isles, and Earl Stanley and Baron Murray of Stanley in the
county of Gloucester, Grand Master Masons in that part of Great Britain
called England, and Masonical jurisdiction thereunto belonging
The Right Worshipful James Agar. Esq., Deputy Grand Master; the
Right Worshipful Sir Watkin Lewis, Kt., Senior Grand Warden; the Right
Worshipful John Bunn, Esquire. Junior Grand Warden; together with the
representatives of the several warranted Lodges, held under the sanction and
authority of the said Grand Lodge. . . „ .
Did appoint our Right Worshipful Brother, William Jarvis, Esquire
Secretary of the Province of Upper Canada. &c., &c. &c.. Provincial Grand
Master in the said Province, and for the better regulation and extension of
the most honorable and ancient Craft, did empower him to grand Warrants or
dispensations to such worthy brethren, as should apply for the same accord-
ingly.
To all whom it may concern —
GREETING.
Know ye, that we at the petition of our trusty and well beloved Duke
William Kendrick, Thomas Hamilton, and George Cutter, three of our
Master Masons, and several other brethren, to be separated and formed into
a Lodge do hereby constitute the said brethren into a regular Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons; and do hereby authorize and empower our well
beloved brother Duke William Kendrick to be Master, Thomas Hamilton to
be Senior Warden, and George Cutter to be Junior Warden, and to hold and
form a Lodge in the Town or Township of York, which is hereby designated
sixteen and at all times and on all lawful occasions in the Lodge when duly
congregated to make Free Masons, according to the most ancient and honor-
able custom of the Royal Craft, in all ages and nations, throughout the
world- and we do hereby further authorize and empower our said trusty
and well beloved brethren, Duke William Kendrick, Thomas Hamilton, and
George Cutter, with the consent of the members of this Lodge to nommate.
choose and install their successors, &c., &c., &c. (such installations to be
upon or near every St. John's Day. during the continuance of the Lodge
forever), who shall from time to time cause to be entered in a book for that
purpose an account of their proceedings in the Lodge, together with all such
rules and regulations as shall be made for the good government of the same,
o he inspection of the Grand officers; Provided the above named brethren
and their successors duly conform to the known and established rules and
egulat "ns of the Craft,%aying due respect to us by whom these presents
Ire granted, and to the Grand Lodge of England, and conforming to the
rules and regulations thereof, and preserving a regular and yearly commumca-
tion with the said Provincial Grand Lodge. ^ , , .i.- »
Given under our hands and the seal of the "aid Grand Lodge this twen-
tieth day of June, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred
and One, and of Masonry Five Thousand Eight Hundred and One.
Silvester Tiffany,
Grand Secretary.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
767
Silvciter Tiffany,
_, Grand Secretary.
l.tcr',ha"',h. charter" hteadsT"' °" "" """"' "'""'' '<"" «»>"
..».„.,,. " York, 34th June, 1801.
" S. Tiffany, Secretary (Grand)."
^;tf:esq'r,^oZ:es.'r„=c^„.1^^srlffi
o^ie door west of the Bank of Toronto building or at Bro Rarre! ?'
LZ^t ?Ser""^^T" "^ ^'"^ ^"^ Nf^TjarVurstrteT" ^
liarretts Hotel in York was a prominent house as late as 182c
It was then known as the "Waterloo House '• Mrrfr f ^'
kept the hotol in iK-^i ,^ »vaicuuo iiouse. tiro. Lawrance
werethe sIL^t'^E,' °' '°1^' "^"u '*' "'"■ "'^ =«eplio„ of the W M
Benso^XC Sd Ti/h„rL/i?ct J ^d" ^"™- ^'^^""^^ C°™"-
of 14* March'tso^'w "°?"S '/ '"'"™ =""" *" in the Gazete.
the opentag of Yo^i; «reet r^'"' ," ^"^'^'P''"" °l Po towards
fom,s the brethren of No. .6, rtar- st'|eartVor'p'et;"U'"a
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
member of Queen's Rangers' lodge, had "forfeited every right to the
sanction ?nd benefit of Masonry, for highly unmasomc conduct, and
is therefore expelled from the said lodge, and reported to the Grand.
The notice also communicated the fact " that Brothers James
Shanks and Alexander Perry are suspended from sitting m the said
Lodge for the space of six months," for great irregularity in their
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
769
The notice is signed by "Spencer
^8oi.^a':/[:*fP,^rTho^^ "- '°dge is dated 4th July.
Master granted a dispensation ^'tn K '^^■?^ ^^^ Provincial Grand
suffiaently vouched for to me as resoec^' v'^^J^''^^^'^^, he bdng
of his place of residence not admitting? nf I; .'^^'■^'*"''' ^" ^"^"nt
conformabe with the bylalrS theVn^l -'^^'i^'!?^ ^^^ "^"^1 time
document is given, as it is The best of Vhe MQ >J^\«''""« °f this
Th?'°\l^''''' ^^'^h has been pre erveT" '" '^' handwriting of
tion S: ff zvo^f^-y^f-i S"r/-- - --
-ded to the Provincial Or^^^^^^-^^^^^^^l
suiting the members ^of R^ar Arch LoLTT"1 '° '""^ "^^^' ^^^er co„-
hav.ng agreed said lodge from tt7r present 'l^c^' f '""^ ''^ '^« '"^i^nty
now occupied by Mr. Wilham Cooper and wl °^ '""""^' *^ ^he house
your permission by dispensation for the „ ^e now come forward begging
bound, will ever pray." ' ^°' '^' "'"^' ^"^ your petitioners, as in duty
D- Wm. Kendrick.
Thos. Hamilton,
Putnam Collins,
W.M.
S.W. ,
J.W.
" William
Jarvi^P a ff.''''°" '^ ^"^°^^^^ th^ words -Granted."
footof'^hu^VTsTreT ft^a^ife '"' 'f ^°^^' ^^ ^^-ted at the
The MSS. of the lo^TXdn ' L' ils' R^T^^ f ^-^'^"d'^ -hlff'
complete, but those of its^ Graf" "ofk are .-nT^ ^'"^ ^°'''^ ^^ fai«-ly
only give information regard ^g^he menZrT ^^P^titions, which
petitions for initiation of label Hr-. ""^"'^^^f'l'P- In 1801 are the
i8oa the petitions of Ebenezer Rsh eTL' "m ^''^^^ ^'■^"^' -"^ fo
and Jonathan Hale Tomthrn ' u^^!" ^allory. William Foster
resided on Yonge strei^ st bevond'Ei?'.''' °^ ^^'P'^^^^^ ^I^le H,^
street, and was a frequem Iftor "f the^S" °" ^^e east side of the
was located on Yongl street, near Thornim^' '" '" ^^''' ^'''^ ^'
was ^:r^l^:rir^^^-^ ^^ffl^ o^ H. Lamb, who
cate IS despoiled of its%eal, r Ebon &c " 1^' ?°. ■^^ ^' ^'''^^-
™eip, of the returns o, 0^1.* °'''";"' '^4. acknowledging the
lJ^T?u°','^f '"ember, were'^rot given ' ^TXr""!??'"*^ '''=' ">=
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRV IN CANADA.
... 771
Brother Isaac Pilkington who ohied No tAT' '"I**'' '''''^'^'^ «^
of December, 1802, Ind declared "off " /u°'" ^°- ^' °" ^^e 4th
For this year Thomas HaSo^'waf the Vm ^^D W> Z^^"
i>. W., Hiram Kendrick, J. W and Tohn f"^ ^-'it ■• ^^^ndnck,
Manan was a Frenchman/a bkk^r and rnnf. .^^^'"' ^^^''^^ary. Paul
oven on King street, in rear of Jordanf^nT'w^^^^
later date the lodges met reeular v Tn ^»f 7,°,^^ ^^t^l, where at a
1804, he informs fis friends fnd the public ^'^^"^ " °^ ^9th May.
^^^'^^^'o^^^l^^Z^^Xii:^' ^-"-^' - -^ - of
of Bro. Th?mfs^slSVnd%Ts?^^^^^^ dispensation to bury the body
in the handwriting of tit' pfo^l^i^'cZ^f^^^^^^^ '^"e?
Mas;:f^ofX^;^L:^:tf l^i'r ^^^^'^- ^^'^"'-' ^-mcJ, Grand
^^^^'To Worshipful Brother' Thon,asHan..,to„, Master of Lodge No x6
late'ELTherxiol^a^^^Sd ^° ^"^^ ^he body of our
the 28th inst.. at the same time h7.Tnlkue\!^"T'''^ '''^''' «" Monday
anient Landmarks of Masonr. ar^TrJov^ed: S^lLValf /^^^UrlS^l!;:
By order of the Right Worshipful Grand M..
York. 26th January, 5805. ^°^^^^ ^' ^°''' ^""^"^ Secre'y."
"Order of procession to be observpH fr^^ ^u ,
church door: 0Dser\ed from the house of deceased to
Tyler,
Deacon— Bible— Deacon,
Entered Apprentices, two and two,
Fellow Crafts, two and two,
Master Masons, two and two,
Royal Arch Masons, two and two.
Knight Templars, two and two
Pall Bearers-The Body-Pall Belrers
.a.ht:i:d:!'rfi^nr:i:rsi's^S;^ c,t'^v° '■'• -^ —
wUMhe. staves to form the arch at ^ ^ol^orlf^ ^.^h t t^eTm":
mournl;;:"^^ '" °''^^' ^'^^-- •" offi- or two Past Masters to wall: as chief
Jame's" As;i;;!^ro?7hr;;t" 1807 T^o'^rf" ^"^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ -^i
Ashley residing in YoHc'S' iS ras"7al"'' Si ^'^ \"'>'
James must have been written in error Ther" is ato ^^'' '° '^''
Masons most respectfully setTeTh fonh^' ^° ^''^ Honorable Society of Free
"That your petitioner for a long time pas. hpd •,. carne^. . •
1 !irtu ,in earnest desire to
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become a member of your honorable society, am' therefore now offers him-
self as a candidate for that purpose.
I am, Gentlemen,
Yours, &€.,
William Smith."
Recommended by
Abraham Walker,
Thomas Hamilton.
" York, Dec'r 27th, 1808."
To this petition is attached the following:
"It is my pleasure that you grant the prayer of the petitioner, if you
find him worthy." ^^ j^^^j^^ p q m.
There is no record of lodge work, not even memoranda from
1808 untn 811 The attempt at Niagara to set up a "val Grand
T oXe had to a certain extent unhinged the Masonic mmd and mter-
k?edwUh the work of the lodges. In different parts of the Province
from No. 16 reads:
'• Upper Canada, Yonge bt.,
22nd May, 181 1.
..Ri.M WorshipK,,^Sir: ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ _^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^„,,„. ^, p„,.
Provincial Grand Lodge can be constituted or W^J j ;,!„ .„d
"And as it. letter ™'',,='PP''=»''°°,,r^ /""S that any assum,-
directed solely and individnal y to J '«"* f^', '°""™ 'ZmIi or coi-
tion of y-'rl't^is TTro .Td »n». antaSe violation of the Con-
SZn°UatS';<. 'i.i- =- ^««'»i' >'- '"»" "" """""' -"""■""
"""S'l^tdScd, thereiore by ..,e "»-, »/..-f ^ uL'^Tus.'S
"■"'"i /""de^t'oTtbe'SinceVbc' n^Sel'SXe Seiul system, adopted
several Lodges of the frovince lu xt:.„„„ and with each notificatioi:
-raTsteitof^^P^o^itn^ --sel upon them
dignUy of the Grand Lodge of Upper pnada.
"Ihavethehonortobe, &c.. &c. ^ ^^.^^^^
William Jarvis, Esq. , ,, , , Secretary."
" K. W. Provincial Grand Master^ secreia y
of Upper Canada."
HISTORY or FJEEMASONRY IN CANADA. ™
No. 'letam'yf/,*;?^^'^" t"' > change of reeling place of
anticipated trouble with the Tin u«^" c. } 'I "P* '"^Probabie that the
the removal from York fiVsides f frt^^ 'T^'^'P^ ^° ^^ ^^^h
resided on Yonee stre^T Tvlu ,^^ number of the brethren
Barrett, whfch ftood o^' the ^est^^fde^oT V^ "'^ ''''' °^ ^^°- ^^^''^
from Toronto, just at the ouSirts of .hl^M,"^" 'T^l "^^^^" ""•«
house was used as a tavem^nH ! ^ ""'"^^^ °^ Thornhill. The
ing to and from tLtXriJjinstTlT'^i' '""l '^'•'"^^^ P^^-
ter moved to Yonge street andL^J^A j°'^8^^No• i6, and its chap-
house was standinfuntn a ?ew ve^rs ato '? ^°' 'T' y'^'"' ^Ws
the district. Fortunately a pl^df'skefch ofZV^' road house of
lodge room has been preserved bv Rrn T^ ^'^^ ho"f and the old
house was not an attractivrnSce of^r^i^il ?'"^'u""'"''""^°"^- 1'he
and well patronized The\ST}ji ^'^^h't^<=t"';e but was commodious
of the Craft pioneer days ^°^^' '■°°'" ^"^ ^" "^^ characteristics
Barrett-s Hotel, Newtonbroqk, 1790.
r840,'t:d "pLfenfed^a" rl^c^aSl:" ^'"^' ""f '"^P^^^ ^'-"^
old lodge room ud to thft^S ^PPearance as late as 1856. The
around^the room^Le n1 ed nl'n ' '" ?'f "^^- ^'^' ^^^^^es were
S. W. and J. W were sS therl 1°?' ^' '^' ^'^*"''°"^ °^ ^he W. M..
to the single nan '^lich hZ\- f" °"'' ^^ <^^"dle-holder clung
lengths of sivepiVvracor^^^^^^ P'"" °" ^^^^ '^^''^"^' ^"d a few
mark the meetLrroim ofTlodl whTT ^'''■".^" ^'^^^ ^^^"^^i"^^ to
even if it did migrate from one sSnt m Y ^distinguished record
permanent habitation P°* ^° ^"°''^^'"' '" ''' '^^'^ to find a
774
HISTORY OK I'RKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
At a meeting held on tlic njtli January. 1815, it was proposed
that the " Chapter be moved to the town of York," but no action was
taken. In the year 181 1 in the MSS. are the petitions of George Bond,
Richard Bond, WiUiam Barber and Charles VViilcox, for initiation.
Brother (ieorge Bond resided on Vonge street in a small one-
story house on the east side, four miles from the city. Charles Willcox
must have been a peculiar character. He was no doubt fjuitc saiu
when made a Mason, but years afterwards (1818), through the column^
of the " Upper Canada Cazette,'' he pro) osed to publish, by subscrip-
tion, a history of his own life. The advertisement rer.d:
-^v
'^^\
o
^%^.
C^^^'3iY;JU^--?.-.^
/ 'IT" "^
■^^,
776
HISTOKY OF FREEMASONKY IN CANADA.
flrftO (JtNCH
CMTfOKH
I'lArFiiKdif
(•o^rM
Floor Plans of Barrett's Hotel at Newtonbrook.
This Mr. Charles Willcocks once fancied he had grounds for chal-
lenging his name-sake, Joseph, to mortal combat, according to tlio
barbaric notions of the time. But at the hour named for the meeting,
Joseph did not appear on the ground. Charles waited a reasonable
time. He then chipped off a square inch, or so, of the bark of a
neighbouring tree, and, stationing himself at dueUing distance, dis-
charged his pistol at the mark he had made. As the ball buried
itself in the spot at which aim had been taken, he loudly bewailed his
old friend's reluctance to face him. " Oh, Joe, Joe," he passionately
cried, " if you had only been here."
HISTORV OK KRHEMASONRV IN CANADA.
The Worshipful Master. Wardens & Brethr , t^""'"' ^''' ^"'^' »8ii.
Brethren :-The officer, of t ^""'"n of Lodge, No. i6
Benevolence alone ill ,'• ^''"«' "I'-ans stopped T ,W ^ ? "'^ '"P"
first of the Masonic V^"" """P "''^^^ ^vant As Char .v""" "^'" '^'''"^ "^
s,r -- =-- =" '^c - K^rl^o:
Humble serv't.
Of the year iSro ^' ^'^""^"d, Sec, P. t.
declared between Br tairanH?J'''TT''^^" '^^^" fo""^- War had h.
^"P-me in all part o "the coSnty^'^P ^'^^ ^"^ ^onfL'soi reigned
year state that the excitement i^' .^^^'^'^nts of York during tMc
;n;possible to hold nTeetfn'rtor anv otr'"l'- *^^* '' -o"ld WeVe en
I^tinng the occt,pancv by the An.? ' °^"'* *''^" that of defence
ir^vS-isi S?^,?* "'«~:s
™.te a revival in Mionry as fo/fl,^''r'''' '° ''"^ b^" i" ,8l,-l4
no": Many of llicso resided af wl„ ^ ? ""^le street for initia-
T. 'e,r names were: D.Terrv Hill Wm*? '"'' """""d Land ^
'■ ^ '^^ "">vard; and Lewis Corby """"'""=' GamWe; Amos
778
mSTOMY ol' IKKEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Bro. Terry was a relative uf Hro. Parsliall Terry, who lived e;i>i
of tlie Don, an<l was a ineiiil)er of Queen's Ran^^ers' Uxlf^e. llial
Willcox was one of that well known family. < leorj^je Munsliaw \v;ij>
a son of Balser Munshaw, a constable for \ aughan and the first con-
cession of Markham.
In 1814 there wore eleven candidates for niitiation, viz.: jaiius
Fulton, Jr.; Christopher Hill; Calvin Emes; Jonathan Wilcox;
William Osborne; I'eter Whitney; Levi Bigelow; Frederick Law-
reiue; James I'leck; John Monro and George Smallman.
The petition for af^liation of Bro. Zihn .Marcus riiilli]is is also
there. T'ro. Fhillips was a prominent .Ma on, and his petition for
affiliation with tlic lodge is rei)rodnced verbatim. Bro. Phillips was
in l^'2^^ (irand A!aster of the Knight.'s Templars of Canada, and w.is
also the President of the celebrated Kingston Convention, held in con-
nection with the reorganization of the C raft. His petition read' :
"The petition t.f Ziha M. Phillips, late Master and Secretary of Lodge,
No, .'4, under tlic 11 iiiie and apix llauon ( f ' Hanminy l.cdne. I)..iii|j; dtsinnis
of becoming a niendier of Royal Arch l.o(!.i;c, No. 16, if found wortl.y, and
iji duty hntind will ever prav. His i)lace o( residence is York, his occupation
a Soldier."
Z. M. Phillips."
lie was admitted 3rd September, 1814, In June, 1815, another
attempt was made to migrate to town but without result. On April
20th, 1816, yet another effort was u'ade by some of the members to
have the meeting place nearer, at least, to the town. .\ conunillee
was appointed to make arrangements, but the lodge and cha])ter still
4-tr'-
V,..,
Bro. George lioNo's House, Yonge Street, Lot No. 3,
East York.
contimud to
HISTORY or KKEEMASONRV m CANADA.
ibl(
779
Tho house selJtc'i was Im ^rR '' "'' '^♦'<^*^^' '^''•^ ""^ to Vork
Toronto, on l..t No. T'u t Y^ k ^fh^ if^'^ ''T'''; «^^ ^"^^ ^^^m
g'ven. is still statiding ^''^^ ''°"^<^' "^ ^hich a drauin^r is
Hie J:;:. ^;;^:J: :^;;,-- - ;•- --thsic'c of the house faein,
f>'i' May. 18,7. and MarcC 8 8 iM,*^; ;n„ 0%'%^^'"'^"'' '^^'^^-^^"
r^ougall's hotel, where it ;emained ZtTtZ '''^' ^"^ "'^^ ^^ Ve-
rnon, on Market Lane. ''"''"""' ""*'' ^''^ orcct.on of a new lodge
^^^^^^^^^^^^ .8.7 no.r
>>orth-(..-,st corner of l„t Ko ,?• ^'•'y'^"^^'.^vh.ch was situated on the
!>ouscMva.hurnt,.ounin,8 S3?) Pn t of ,1. ^^^ "'T ''''''■ Tl-c
's yet v,sd.Ie. with so,T,e old apple trees Jrnl' ' '''' "^ ''"''^ "'^' '''^'"^^
lodRe met here .f,.,- the rcnSiroTp^'T"^ '" *'■ "^^'^'''^ ''^'
""t ^f'-'tc'. In (he MSS. is a netiHon V'^"^.' ^ '."•.""^ tlie reconls do
which is unique. Tt reads: ^ ''" ^"^ ""^''-itx-n the uordin.s^ of
The Pftition'of Jacol) Milkr Viy • t„ *u nr
o the A.u-icnt .nd HcH.ra" k- F torni.v ^f^Kr^' '''f"^*"' '-"•" '^-"'-n
HoI.l,„K tlu.,r r.«ular c,.„nm,„ion.inn at Mrs T ""^ •■^^'^^'^^^'^ •^''"'"ns.
nicmhiT, with dw
N.R. Brother
'f "se to mo. and for the Wn nd ^ "^O'" Conv-„cement of
■■ respect, I Pray. ^ "'* "^ niank.nd. .0 |,ccon,e a
iiis
J.-icoh X Miller.
By Sanntel He^"' ''^""^'- -^"-"ds me.
unc,^7;,^t;°^^----or of tl. ^ ,,„,. ^,„., ^ ^^^^^^
Lnurence was one of the fa.nilv wh ^ '. ,"'""^°- ''"■"• F'-ederick
-street ahot,t five ttnles fron ;c t^^'l^' Vr'^^'^''''""^^'-^^ °^
'Vincent resident of York, a bro her S P "'V--^"'"' Vr""'"" ^^'''^ ^ l^'"""
early ^favors of Toronto. ^""- ^''^°''f^^' -^f^'^-o, one of the
j'or the vear tStp ti
i^eonard Ashley: S^L^ Cra,;^- 'T]"?'^'- 'V''^'?"^ ^^^ ■-'-tions. vi. •
W.Ison: Ceorse Hannlton T D, nh;?/^ ! V' r^:}';"^ ^'^^^^^^^ J- H
f'^'-« year P.enjannn Barrett\ as tic vo :h^^^^V^^ ^- ^^^''■- Tn
Jan,es Biselow was a h u of p '' l"'''^^''-
on was a leading rcsu\.utoY^^l^''J'^-f-^-- ^eor,.e ITa,niI-
chnrch fund in 1822. ]!enian,in Ihr^c^ a -suhscr.her to St. Tames'
nrd of Barrett's hotel on Vc "^e Xet \t Th"'''/-u "'1? ^''^ ''-^"d-
lafor he was proprie'tor of a hotel on th I n T ''"'''"• '^"""^ '^^^^
notici^ l^':^a::; ^^'i^^l ^ ^^^^-^^^S. contains the
from lodge No. 16. The notice roads '"'' '^'''■''^'^«'" ^^''•nhorn
78o
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
St. Notice has been hereby given that they have been expelled therefrom
accordingly.
J. ASHLEY; O. HALL; L. BIGELOW, Committee for the said purpose,
York, June M-
Expulsion in 1815 was not a very serious matter, and as both
these brethren were afterwards members in good standmg the ottence
must have been trivial. ^ ^. . . » „ n u- .»
Among the MSS. are the petitions of E. Fisk and Allen Robine te
for initiation, and the petition of Honora Mealey, the widow of a de-
ceased brother, for relief, and also the petition of the widow of one of
the enthusiastic Masons of the early days of York, Bro. Duke
William Kendrick. No record remains of the action taken regarding
these requests for assistance. Mrs. Kendrick's petition was penned
bv a brother who was bent on having the request attended to if a
plethora of words would avail in that direction. The document re-
cites that:
" Your petitioner does not mean to intrude on your time by resorting to
the lengthy extreme of obviating her necessities, as they are already con-
spicuously observable to your conception, and your prj^.se-worthy com-
pliance will be ever attended by your Petitioner's fervent prayer^ ^
^ Susan KendncK.
";^ork, I St March, 1816."
The war troubles of 1812-15 confined the membership to residents
who lived outside of the town of York. This was one reason why
after the war a determined effort was made to move back to the
primitive capital of the province. u , .
In the archives of Norfolk lodge, at Simcoe, may be seen a
Royal Arch certificate of Bro. Jacob Langs, who was a member of
lodge No. 16, which reads:
Royal Arch Certificate of Jacob Langs, Jun'r, April 17th, 18x7.
St. John's Royal Arch Chapter, No. 16, holden in the Town of York,
^''to a?ren?iRhtened Masons on the surface of the Globe. GREETING:
KNOW YE, that Jacob Langs, Junior, is a Royal Arch Mason, and as
such is entitled to our recommendations. ^ ^ , , f t ^„„ M,.
In testimony whereof, wc have hereunto afRxed the seal of Lodge No,
16, under sanction of which warmnt we work.-The 17th day of April. A.L.
•''^'^" John H. Hudson, H.P.
Mo'-ris Lawrence, K-
George Bond. S.
James Bigelow, Sec'y.
We have caused him
to sign his name in
the margin.
In the MSS. of 1817 are the petition of John Holmes for initia-
tion and the report of the expulsion of Bro. Alfred Barrett. No
reason is given for this action. The document reads:
Lodge No. t6,
May 3rd, A.D. 1817, A.L. 5817.
•• Convened at Bro. T. Gilbert's, opened in due form, and proceeded to
business. A complaint was brought against Brother Alfred Barrett fur un-
Tf^i^mif
HrSTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
nin.ionic conduct, which
781
washvthe;i;;;in,ourvoic7of**thrn°"/J'*"'*'' '" con,ec,..encc of which he
Brother. J. H. HuZn George Hamno;"aSi"rk"r"^' *"' ^°''«^' »"««
committee to wait upon th^ WorS.Tr ^■'\,^''*'°'^ *"*= appointed .
order to receive hi, approbaUoa'' *^ '""** ^^"'" ^'"^ ''^'^ ^^P"". '"
" Approved,
Wm. Jarvis. P. G. M. ""'' •^^"'" ^''K"^""^".
Tu Secretary."
turols^^faXd totJe mfnr"Tt%^- ^-^.T- ^^T^' ^ '^ «'^-
this year, and his decease is tln,Inor/r'"^L^^ ^"'"^ ^^'^'^ ^'«^d in
"The Right WorshiDfuI th. Pr "^ ^i'^^" ^^"^ "^'""t^ book.
William Jarvi,. who "a, born in r?'r'!i' ^'""J* ^"*" "' ^pper Canada,
died on the ,3th of ^Z^'r.^.: I^^^^^^^ '^56.
ho JI^^lTe'^bu? rtU'lnThr'- ^^''^" J-,-?cl:d.vvith Craft
James on Kin^ "tree? vfrk «^'-^^^>'^'-d of the cathedral of St.
are in tL^Mls. " Tht melt^ '^'^ ""VY "^^ °^ ^epten^ber
terring the body of BroTher M^l-i ' w'"r"^ t"" *he purpose of in-
September, 1^17 JTe^yf^^^^T^^^^^ ^'^^ °" the 9th of
of the receipt of a donaHnn 1/ -^'^ " ^''° ^" acknowledgment
three pence. Vm'theTodrtoYonI Ttrt'^hrh" -^i;'"'"^' ^"^
signed by Seneca KetchutS and ISIaui ^^z ^^^ ''^"'Pt "
There are also the petSns of Ce^rl ^ ^''^^
Samuel Corey; AbraC ^ Van Va^SburTLll^ W 'w ??"'°^"'
for initiation, and the following rln..«rr^ ' -^ ^- ^- Pattison,
of a Brother Mason: "°"""«^ '^^"^^^ ^°' assistance from the wife
and members of Lodge No.
16.
Leon?r^dy:t":°Stm::5rm'Je'a"M^^^^^^ ''?* !,'^'= '^ ^"= ^^^ °' ^--
remained a member of the same '" ^°"'' ^°'^«'' ""^ f^^^ ^o"''" 'i"!*
That some time in October iRrT v,.. * ^i
movel from this town to Sacket'ts' H^rtor • ^', '•■ ""'l'' ^°"'" P^'i^ioner, re-
of living more easy bm unfort .n.Sl ' '" ')°''" °^ rendering our means
Mr. Leonard had ^he r^'is ortune t" t T"? •'^"" """^ ""'^^' '" ''"^^ town,
rendered him unablfto p ovTde for Sis [amV": J'^' "'"'^'^ ^°^ ^ '""« '^^^
with the Doctor's bill, ajrother inllnT^ ^' /''" '"^'"r °^ ^^'^'=^- '^^^^her
petitioner to the lowes degree of prurvTh./ff"'J'^""^ ^'"^ ^"^ y^"*"
of money, and the enormify of house rent .nH lu ^'!- 'T"^''' '^^ '"^""''y
't impossible, with all the industrv .nH 1' °^^^' ^'^^^^^"tages rendered
from the low situation our^ iruLrhad'rTdre'i 1%^ ' "^^' ^° "^"^^
some^r t;;t:e*i:ro7r: ^-. ^'- ?-^ - -ek an asylum in
fntureday conduct his 'family wiJh betteToro:"'."''?^'' '^ '"'«''' '^ ^-^
fme your petitioner with three mall chiHrenrf, °' u"""'' ^" ''^^ '^^^"-
nrrived in this town to awa t tl e resuh ^„h "" 'J"' assistance of friends
without a home, or even the n^ecessaieso^il "^^^y- ^"^
to solicit your honorable society to takl I- ^^ ^- ' '^"'^°'"^' '' '"^""d
and grant her such relief as n vour L H ""^"°" '"'° y^"*- <=onsideraticn,
your petitioner will ever' acl ^wlXe'rifh"";^^!'^-^'' '^--^ ^-P-' ^nd
receive. vicugc witn gratitude any favor she may
Late in the year 1818 the brethren of York determinedrhte a
782 HISTORY OF KREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
lodge room of their own, and in the MSS. of the lodge is a sheet of
foolscap paper, containing a list of subscribers for "Tickets or
shares in Lodge room, given and signed." There are 23 names as
subscribers for 46 shares, each share being £4 each. Some of the
brethren subscribed for one shan others for more. Bro. George
Bond held eight, while Bros. Alexander Burnside and Luther Stout-
onburg had four each. It was to be a hall for all the lodges in York.
Lodge No. 8 subscribed for one share.
The paper on which this subscription list is written is undated
but the water mark is 1818, so that the writing corresponds with
other MSS. which show that in 1819-20 the effort was made to have
a proper meeting-place for the Craft. This is the first notice of any
intention to erect a building. In the MSS. of 1819 is a receipt for
$500 for " the building of a lodge room." It reads:
'• Received, York 27th Nov'r, 1819, of Morris Lawrence, the sum of Five
Hundred Dollars, being full consideration for the building a Lodge Room in
the Town of York, for Lodge 16, and in full of all demands against the
members thereof for said building, which stands on lot No. — , granted by
the Corporation for building a school house, &c.
«,QQ " John Holmes."
The number of the lot is not given in the receipt, but the building
nuist have been erected on two adjoining lots, as it was about sixty
feet long or from west to east, and the lots on this street did not
exceed fifty feet. Further, the town was governed by the magistrates
in 1819-20, so that the grant nuist have been from the government and
not from " the Corporation."' for no such body was known until after
1834. The receipt for $500, however, shows that a lodge room had
been erected. 4-10
In the MSS. of 1820, with subscriptions as early as April, 1820,
is a second list, headed " Market Square lot. No. — , York, 8tii
April, 1820." This paper contains a list of 23 subscribers with sub-
scriptions to the extent of £90 Halifax currency. This is preceded
by a statement of the reasons for building a hall, showing that it was
intended for lodge and public purposes and that the money is to be
devoted to " paying for and furnishing the lodge room, being the 2nd
story of the School House, built on ."
This seems to indicate that the original building had been erected
one story in height, and that the Craft were adding the second. Ihe
subscription head was as follows:
The undersigned sensibly expressed with the duty of promoting all
charitable & humane societies, and being certain that the Masonic Institution
has ever been one of the principal mediums, through which suffering humanity
has been so eiTectually relieved in all civilized & enlightened countries;
DO promise and agree to pay the full sum annexed to our several
names, respectively, within one year from the date of our subscription to
Josiah Cushman, Alexander Burnside, James Bigelow, William Banister, k
Wm. W. Pattison, Trustees for said Institution, or their successors in office,
for the particular use and benefit of St. John's Chapter, No. 4, and Lodge .\o.
16, at York, or any other Chapters or Lodges that shall be constitutionally
established in this place, under the general regulations of the order in this
Province, to have and to hold the same for the use of a Lodge room.
Preaching, or school room, or otherwise to dispose of it as circumstances
may require. In all cases the fund shall be kept for the above mentioned u-e.
illSTOKV OF FRKKMASOVus-
fN CAXADA.
'83
said subscriptions tn h.. . • ' /S^
'-«; ^o^.^ -- -^ J--'-,,rs- ---^^ ...
Whether tl,e builJi .fvL f ecte7^? "^^ ^^^ ^^- J"''"^« Cha^t " ''
that afterwards abouf 1820 a second If ' ' ""^'?^°'->- '>"i'cling and
P ovh;"-^;"r^ ^vas a con.plete a .d respc^,-ML.'''r.'^^'-'^' '^ innnaterial
I rovincial Grand Lodge met anri wi^ *-"'''^'^^" '" ^^^2, when the
Simon AlcGillivray. ^ ^"'' ''^' --eorganized under R. VV Bro
streetxln^ttlem^e'of tVo^k b". '!f^^* ^^^ (-- Colborne
street, on the south by MarLt r bounded on the north bv KW
hy West Market street A l/,l 1"'' ''"'' ''>' ^^^"'•ch street and e?.?
brick stable m rear of Nos iic It t!-' "" 'P°^ '^ "ow the site of a
sign and finish. The building was hS?. ^' "'' Plainness, in de
on the north and three on thf soutl S I ,^>: "'"^teen windows, four
on each side of the upper floor ;^^i;. °^ '^' '°'^"^ ^"^O"' and fo r
floor. The entrance to the Imver Z! '° ^* *''^ ^^^^ S^ble for each
side of the building, and a few fe foTth? ''^'^ '''' ^"^ °^ ^he sSut
a vestibule before entering the laree mmr^ ^^^ ^''^ Partitioned off as
■ng- part of that floor In the nn?H. ' "^^'^'^ occupied the remain-
scbool-room, which was also used as ^,17' f ^^[."P'-^ning intoX
abundant in furniture. The walls were S ^^^'''^'P- The room was
nor ornamentation. A score of ,^''7''^'V ^^"*''' ^'^'1 "either cornice
across the room, with a few cha r at th '"'^'' ^'"^' ^"'"^ ^'^sks ranged
dat.on for the audience. whethTchildrer '",^' 'f "^^ ^' ^^'^^'"'^ch
^^-ix^ir^?^^rH T r^ ^^"""'^"^^ '' '
-ho died some years"gouse?^h1i'k?^^^
-as held in the lower story, toTee? fn tn^. ^^'^'^?«'s school, which
goat " were kent there rui\- ? ^° ®^^' he tel s to-dav if " fh^
of sashes therfwerr J.'S^S" ¥hT7"V'™'' """ '"<■->• P
s airway at the west end or ^lh]l l,u- ^ ^ ''^" ^^^ by the double
P ain scantling, ran frl° hf I'nhS S^'^'l''^' ^ ^^''^"^^-' «'
the second floor, terminating a °he ton n , '""^'^-^^'^^ corner to
brethren and visitors stood.^as the keen eveH f","^'"^' °" ^'"^^ the
the circular hole in the door and assJrJn v^ ^',.P'^P"^ through
•knocked had the right to cross the ?hr "hTd ' Th" -t *''* v',^ "^°
jiu. ( fiis staircase, if lacking
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
i
in architectural beauty, had the essential element of strength. The
iTandrall on the south'^^ide had disappeared early in the forties when
^'^ P^hTLtrfa;;\tfY^^^^^^^^ surmounted by a belfry, semi-
circular in shape, holding within it a shrill-sounding bell, which
aTse^He'^^orn aU''atr„U to P--,'"' ^^-Ibo^f ""' °' ""
universe the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge above. . .
Wniiam Cooper of Rawdon lodge was tb^ first person mitia ed
in Toronto of which there is record, and tradition informs us that
o SieupSr floor of his storehouse on Church street wharf, he used
o retired post himself before he came up for advancement in the
econd and ?hird degrees. It -/.^^d ^hat du jg the war of^ J^^^^^^
the Masonic furniture was stored in the loft of the old storenouse.
Of course 'n those days there were no piles of brick buddings in-
terveS and one could see from Cooper's wharf now part of the
EZ'Se through to Market Lane and the south side and belfry
oMirihooS^ and the Craft hall. Both floors were used a
time for purposes of worship, but when the school was established
In the low^er floor the upper or Craft hall was used for divme ser-
''"'''"Bro Eastwood, of Toronto, in giving an account of the en-
larged building, states that the desk of Mr. Appleton and his suc-
esfor Mr St^eward. stood at the west end of the lower room.
The?e' were pine de ks and seats for the use of the scholars, those
for the boys on the south side of the room and the girls on the
north The well-washed floor had no other decoration than the red
nots wWch repeated scrubbing had brightened, but which had not
worn down as rapidly as the rest of the floormg. Brown holland
bUnds cohered the windows and kept the sun's rays from interfer-
ing with the little learners. The room was ten feet in height, and
ifs whie-washed. plastered walls, made it about as plam a looking
oom as could ^eU be imagined. A huge ^^--^^f '. -^^^^^J^f °°^
in the centre of the east end, protected by an acre ot tm, under and
around was the hardest piece of material in the room, except per-
hap the heads of some of the urchins, into whom the stern peda-
gogue vainly endeavored to instil information first by moral suasion
tnd in the event of failure, with the aid of the birch.
The upper floor, in which we are more particularly interested,
was reached as before described. At the west end of it were two
small ante-rooms. The main room was fourteen feet in height and
v"s about forty feet long and under thirty in width. The west end of
the room, 25 x 30, was divided into a hallway, and a couple of antc^
rooms The ante-rooms were used, one as room for the altar and
lodge furniture and a fire-wood box. while the other was a prepara-
tion room for candidates, and as a refreshment room.
The windows had curtains of a dark green material, as the
late V W Bro E. W. Gardner, of King Solomons lodge, could re-
member He says they were of a heavier material than the ordni-
ary window curtains. Bro. Gardner, who was in this room in 1843.
said that the covering was so dense that it completely darkened
the windows.
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The late Bro. Dr. George Crawford, who came to the city in
1829, and was initiated in this hall in St. Andrew's lodge No. i,
stated that he well remembers the room. There was " no finery" —
no carpets — the master sat in a high-backed chair, on a small
square dais, a couple of steps in height from the floor, without any
covering, while the S. W. and J. W. sat in their respective places on
smaller chairs, four inches above the level of the floor, and a small cir-
cular table on the right side of each of them. The W. M. had a small
square table, with a blue cover over it, and a small pedestal beside
it for his gavel. The only ornaments on the tables of the
officers were three brass candlesticks, holding up three tallow
dips; the walls of the room were adorned with tin sconces, which
backed by reflectors brightened up the whole room and added to its
cheerfulness. "The J. W.," Dr. Crawford adds, "had a pair of
snuffers, and some of the brethren had duties to perform, which are
Market Lane (Colborne St.) Masonic Hall, York (Toronto).
Lodge Room of St. John's, No. 16, 1818-21.
not laid down in our modern work, such as that of standing on
chairs to trim the wicks of candles." What a relic these old time
snuffers would be to-day. The altar was of pine and painted blue,
and on this the Good Rook was supported by a cushion covered
with blue velvet. The altar in many of the early lodges of York from
1797-1830 was placed in front and to the right of the W. M. Some of
the lodges, however, followed the American plan of havinjr it in tlie
centre of the lodge room. The fact that the second Provincial Grand
Lodge met on the 23rd September, 1822, in this room, is sufificient
proof that it was commodious and comfortable.
Bro. Sparks, the tyler of the hall, who lived east of the
Don River, Toronto, used to carry the sacred volume at all proces-
sions in which the lodge took part. There were a couple of do7on
HISTORY oi- I-UKKMASONRV IN CANADA.
room was' clear and the brethre, sat in thr"'/^ '^^' '^' ^hole
lodge met, the pulpit~the same wh,H, °"^^'' '°^- - ^h^n the
'"c^^f^J^'^hra^nHS^^^^^^^
and after the odgTmZTJ ^T."^''''''^^y ^^'^ ^°"^^ refreshment
a brother who kTpt ^ neT/hb?r n^ho \''? ^°°^ ^'^'"^^ provided by
I'ttle room to the members of theC"f!^';>i ""''^ dispensed in this
a small refreshment room h. f wt. ^ ,, "^ visitors. It was indeed
Bro. Hugh Miller, theThemist sav.T't'''^ ".'"P^^ ^" those days
^nored Deputy Provinc!L7 Sa^d' Ma^t ^ R^'^S. ^1!" ^^^ *'"-
-ara^ct-rel- d^n^^^^^ oTtrl-?! ^^ -tures.ue
unpainted board fence £01?™,? ^[ ">« scholars, while a rourh
that the boys used to deliirht tn V! • ^"'"ce, and a small gate
those desiring ,0 enter froS"llarkrLn°e"' "'"'""' ' ?--«= S
bomeVr'e'S! tZ' :^1lZ^'„\nj>^f'',s on Mar.e. or Col-
hotel was built by Mr Beart t^l .'i'''' '"■=«• ''''°'-= R«i«el°'s
the corner look respec aWe Snow °'' 'V","'™''" h°"ses made
rant near the corner ' ' ""'"'"^ """i. kept a restau-
April ,83s?'Suil nJemJ'er i^h"";? "" ,'" '^">< '■■<'"• the «rd
""ged imo St AndreT'sral ? convSed"'];^ H^t'f >' "-' <'» e
^- had somethm, .0 do with >'^^ '^rS^''^.;L;^tS
. /h^ dissatisfaction which h;.rl k
-^''powU'':f t"r •■■"."PP- cSda^X'Sin^T"^ ■■" "-
orv T '^'y ^9 reorganize the Craft Tu r '" *^^ "meantime it
tory shows, authorized their pLVS J^^ Convention, as its his
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
This view of York is the best of all the early views made down to
1820. It is the work of Mr. Irvine, a Scotch artist, who resided in
York about 1812-22, and is taken from the western point of the penin-
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789
UPPER CANADA.
To all whom these presents may concern.
"Kno u GREETING.
brethren. Ilexander 'fiurnslde" r ''"'''°u ^' °"^ '^""^ "»d well beloved
constitutional number of bethrenrL.H°"^'T 'f ^^^'^^^'^ Ashley, andl
town of York by the name and "tJle n^ title °?^r' ""J ""''' M««°"» *" the
°«'~. "cording ,0 ,he anciint cmo^ I, '^'"'''"-"om lo Ihe Th'rt
John W. Ferguson,
Sec'y to the Grand Convention.
Ziba M. Phillips.
President U. C. G. C.
as Provincial Grand MasteV n 182? "'?,°r>"<l Lodge of England
fetr^rer*- ^''^ ^-"'^'^^'^^^LXrw. A^
^■■™""<''«--*ni^%^"AjJ^a^e ?^rl!S,:!°' "^ '" Hal-
n,„ P^/'r ^''■•" '^'"■^ morning a brother r.lil?*''"'"^"''' '°^^ ^^"'y. 1819.
mended from Earnestown Lodge AfLr • "• '"^ f°'" assistance recom-
find h.m a 'awful warranted brofher ilT ^^^^m'^'ng him and his papers T
have the good of the fratcrni^nfTeart "^"'""'^"^ ^^-^ as such to'^all who
Dr. Burnsidc, W.M., Joseph J. Losee, W.M"
., n .L«^&e 16, York.
Received from A. Burnside one dollar.
"^Paid out of the funds of the Lodge. 5th ^^h^ ^s'.?''"
Day. slZrTa'miS, An^^ew Thnl^"' ^r initiation from John S
Lew^ and Joseph Bi;ins ''on The TaS f"'^ ^°°^^'"' ^'^^h^^d
the deposit, r6/." . ^""^ '^"^'^ is endorsed: "Received
-nliS'tebld^arL-^S^Teo^'^ "■^''■""'' ''-°- Con-
represented at this gatherfnl bv p"°'P",'" "" Craft. No. ,6 was
authority: ^ ^""« "y l'™- Cnshman nnder the followrg
repr„,„, ,„ i„ ,^, p Convention ^;"t.'',r '"''=8'"= '""^ ">" lod« to
•on. tsth .CI'-,UTo1h\'TCf °""^ Secretary, dated Kings-
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
"''rtT..:! lr^.Vpresident of the Grand Convention of Free and
Accepted Masons of the Province to request that your members will appear
in mourning at your different communications unt.l die 23rd of June, m
memory om late departed. Most Illustrious Brother H.s Royal H.ghness,
t"e Duke of Kent. The mourning recommended is black crape around the
arm. , ,
With Fraternal regards,
I am, Your ob'd Serv't and Bro.,
John W. Ferguson,
Grand Secretary."
Bro. James Fitzgibbon, who was to play so iniportant a part
in Masonic aflfairs from 1822-26. was a resident of York. He had
l)ecn made a Mason in lodge No. 40, at Quebec, and frequently
visited the York lodges. He resided in the old fort at York in a
brick cottage to the north of the present western entrance to the
fort. His good offices were solicited by Bro. Pilkington on behalf
of two young men who were anxious to join No. 16. In a letter
of recommendation Bro. Fitzgibbon said: . . .. „
York, 29th April, 1820.
"At the request of Brother Pilkington, I do hereby recommend as
respectable young men, and deserving of being received into the Fraternity
of Free and Accepted Masons, John Hayes and Richard Howard, now of the
town of York, and also because they have expressed to me an earnest desire
to become Freemasons."
James P'itzgibbon,
R. A. M. late of Lodge No. 40.
Quebec.
To all Brothers whom it may concern.
The petitions of these brethren were presented, with others from
John Fenton, James H. Meigs, Simon Goodwin and Dennis Brown.
A list of lodge dues dated 5th June, 1820, is also given, showing the
names of the members at that time: Bros. James Bigelow, George
Bond, Jacob Miller, Peter Secor, A. Burnside, A. D. Thomson, W.
March, S. Ketchum, P. Whitney, L. Ashley, B. Corey, S. Corey.
George Garside and W. Barber.
Tn 1820 the brethren were desirous of extending the hosnital-
ity of the Craft to all sojourning brethren. Bro. James Fitzgibbon
had not affiliated with a York lodge, but as a visitor had often met
with the Brethren, so the W. M. of No. 16 invited him to the festi-
val of St. John, the Baptist, in June of 1820. Bro. Fitzgibbon had
to decline and in doing so said:
" Brother James Bigelow, W.M.
I tliank you and the brethren for your kind invitation to the Festival
of this day, and regret that it is not in my power to spare even an hour of
this day, without neglecting a public duty of the first importance, the per-
formance of which cannot be dispensed with.
James Fitzgibbon."
York, 24th June, 1820.
There is also in the MSS. an accounit of John Ross, undertaker,
dated September 20th, 1820, for a coTfin for Bro. Samuel G. Flint
Twhose petition for initiation is not dated). The amount charged is
£4. 10. Mr. Ross was an undertaker of York, a prominent mem-
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
ber of the Presbyterian denomination and greatly respected. He
was first led to enter the undertaking business by having to take
charge of General Brock's body after the battle of Queenston
Heights. His account, which is the oldest of its kind in what is
now Toronto, reads:
The Worshipful Master, VVarJ<-ns. Sec, of Lodge No. i6, of York, Upper
Canarla.
Bot of John Ross.
1820. ». d.
June 20. A Coffin for Mr. Flint, full Mounted 4. 10. o.
Hlfx Cy.
Gentlemen: The Above Bill includes the expense of the Pall, and is.
besides, ten shillings less than the Proper Price of the Tofifin.
If you will have the Goodness to settle tliis iittlc account, you will much
oblige.
Gentlemen,
Your very Humble servant,
John Ross.
York, June the 4, 1822.
The lodge No. 16 was faithful to the articles of the Kingston
Convention and paid its dues with regularity. In the MSS. is a let-
ter from the Grand Secretary, of date, Kingston, i6th June, which
reads :
" Dear Sir and Brother: Yours of 9th Inst. I duly received, with the dues
from Western Light Lodge, and St. John's, No. lO, amounting in all to
Thirty-one Dollars, for which you have receipts enclosed, and also what I
could spare of the Proceedings of the Convention and Chapter. 1 am happy
to find that the Institution is so well attended to in your neighborhood, and
I have the pleasure to state that I have similar information from different
quarters. As yet our situation with the Grand Lodge of England remains in
embryo. About six weeks since I forwarded another communication to tlie
Grand Secretary."
In the report of the annual communication of the Grand Con-
vention Josiah Cushman represented Royal Arch lodge No. 16, York,
and Western Light lodge at Newmarket. The returns of lodge No.
16 ue stated to have been £7.0.0.
In the MSS. are the petitions of Philo Alden of Whitby, John
Terry and James Elliott for initiation, and a list of members for
1820. The list is dated the 3rd of December and the names are as
follows: Micah Porter, Adna Penficld, W. W. Pattison, Josiah Cush-
man, James Bigelow, George Garside, James Parker, James Hunter,
Simon Goodwin, Peter Secor, Joseph Secor, John Hayes, Seneca
Ketchum, George Bond, John Fenton, Morris Lawrence, C. C.
Davis, Smith Humphrey, C. Williams, W. Barber, A. Robinette,
James McNa' b, Daniel Sayer, John Jennings, Benjamin Eaton,
Peter Whitnc . , Jacob Miller, Levi Bigelow, John Brown, Titus Wil-
son, Moses Fish, J. Brigham, P. Hartney, R. Spencer, John Terry,
John Davis. The amount due by the members was £41. 15.0.
In the report of the annual communication of the Grand Con-
vention, 1 2th February, 1821, held at Kingston, this lodge was repre-
sented by Josiah Cushman, and Western Ligfht lodge by '•»
Wilson.
The following brethren are reported as expelled fr. .1 No. 16:
H/STOHY OF 1.REEMASONRV ,N CANADA. ' 7^3
ofTett^ vv^eVe^tal':!r^^" ^' ^^^^ «--• ^he assets
on -tVj'^nrrs'ijjltScT^^r.^K"^ '' ^-"^ ^Toronto),
John. It reads: ^ *''' celebration of the festival of St.
[FESTIVAL OF ST. JOHN]
at th'e"^alr:^'^l?^t,,'?f.^^„f,'^s;L^;: '"""^^- *° "'^'^-- ^he day
admission tickets apply to Bros Strangers are mvited to attend. FoJ
W. W. Patterson.
John Davis.
M n Tk . Cahin C. Davis.
York. • Ju7e ,8, It^. "'" '*= ""^"^"^ ^' '° «'<='-'^ ^^^ 'he installation of Officers.
^o^^^^^^:^:^^^X:ii:-^^ -o a
[FESTIVAL OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST ]
the LSe^Roo^inYl^J^'f ^°'«^''"• ''' '"'^^ "'*--^-f"R the Day at
at Two o'clocrTL B eihre^of n"ei: h"" "r' ^ '-^"^^^^^ '^ ^ '-°''-
Masons, are part.cul.-frly "vj " "J "tefd X ^ .^"' 'n T" ^^ ^""^'^"*
o'clock A.M., for the instXinn nf nm ^ ^'?''^*' '""" ^^ "P'^n^d at 11
will please leave thefr nScf ^tl, RPf.^^T ^'''^""'" ''"'™"^ °f ^"^"^'"8
on or before the ZdinT ^''"■'"" "' *'"^ '^^^^^'-'^^ Hotel:
Wm. W. Patterson.
Mav^cTTsio'' '■^''°'''' is found a letter from Allen Robinctte dated
p,„,. - Toronto, May stli, 1822.
Mast'e'rf rodll TZ'',^:, tilt' 1'" h? '""^'l ? '^'^ '"^^ ^^ ^ ^^'^^
possible. My neighbour Phill?nro J '^^P'^"^"* I"st., but I find .'t im-
so,n as the nature of I'r Con tituHon ^,^ f ^."-""f °^ ^"'"'"S forward as
'ived many y rs his „e"Ubour ^ ' " '"'if'";' ^'^/"""^ --^hy). T have
con-
sition
unded
lived many y rs his neiUbour ^ . ,' *'^ ^"""^ ^^""-^hy). T
science th^t \ know of JthiSg that Jan Te'^' T^f' T'^'' ■"" ^^'''^
to the princij.l.s, on which the vrV ^ "f *° '"' *=^^''»^' '" OPP'^
with safety, i beV ^o, I'M rf ^ *^ °""*^ '''''^ "^ Masonry may be 01
principles 'on ;trcr;o"u"wor^k)^°o"S?rSr^ ''' "'"'^ ^^ ''^^ Society &
ana as I, in my pre ent cons rained s£h™ ^' " <=l"^'^'''^^ fo*- M.sonry,
such diffirulties as i, erfere w th " 1 ^^^ "^' ^"' '" ''"''' °^ ''^"'"^•'■"g
shall, at present, ha.o to dLense with thf .f ""■■"' *" ^' '"^"^^ P«"od, T
many former -"PPortunWes of use^u & '.'.'"k ''".^"'' ^ '^^^« "^^^ <« do with
<I..ty. T would be ve hannv tn h? "^"^^^ '."ip.ovement. I fo, I it niy
Lodge, but I will on rsay tha[ d", ZJ""T 7'*'^ -'"" '' ^^^^^ ^^^ter's
i-nract!cable. I have^v 'ften in t.t" 1 I^ "\ T'^''''' '■ '^^-l^" '"t
h.ne directed it to you, .v hope votrw-lfh , ^"f ^'?°"' *° '^"'^'^ ''"^e. &
make the contents known to thV Lodge ^ ''"'' ^'*'' "'' '"^^ wishes to
Mr. James Bigelow.
Your friend and Brother,
A. Robinet.
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HISTORY OK KREKMASONRY IN CANADA.
There is also a list of the members of the lodge from Decem-
ber, 1821, to December, 1822. viz.: James liigclow, Micah i'orter,
John Parke, C Carside, W. VV. Pattison, C. C. Diivis, John Icrry,
John Davis, S. Humphrey, D. Sayer, Simon Goodwin, A. Penfield,
P. Secor. Jos. Secor, S. Ketchum, G. Bond, J. Kenton, M. Law-
renre, C. Williams, W. Barber, A. Robinette, P. Whitney, J. Mc-
Nabb. l\. Eaton, L. Higelow. M. Fisher, R. Spencer. P. Cody, admit-
ted August 5th; Thos. WaUis, August 5th; W. Cartley, August nth:
J. Sparkes, August nth. The dues owing by members in 1822
amounted to £21.8.0.
Hro. Sparks, the tyler of the lodge room in Market T^ane, was
a member of the Craft from 1809. He was made in lodge No. 995,
in the 8th Garrison Battery when at Cork, Ireland. His certificate
is now in the possession of his widow in Toronto. Bro. Sparks
lived in a log boii.'-e oti i'roadview avenue, in that city, built probably
in i8(xi and which, having been well cared for, is to-day (i8()8) a
comfortable dwelling-house. Bro. Sparks was the caretaker, and for
many years tyler, of the Masonic hall in Market Lane, from about
1817 until 1845. The following is a copy of his certificate from his
Irish lodge:
Sola Concordia Fratrum.
" .'Xnd God faid. Let tlierc be Light, and there was Light; and the Light
fhincth in Darknefs and tht. Darkncfs cDmprehendeth it not."
" Now I con tnand ye, Brethren, in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ,
that he withdraw yourfelves from every Brother who walketh diforderly, and
not after the Tradition which he receiveth of us."
TO ALL MOST EXCELLENT, SUFKR-EXCELLENT, .AND
ROYAL ARCH BRETHREN (FREE MASONS) ROUND THE
GLOBE.
WE, the High Prieft, &c., &c., of a Grand Chapter of
Super-Excellent Royal Arch Ivia.on.s, held under Sanction of
Lodge No. gys, held in his Majesties 8th Garr'n Batt'n, and on
the Gr.ind Regiftry of Ireland, DO HEREBY CERTIFY,
Atteft and Affirm, that the Bearer hereof, our trufty and well-
heloved BROTHER, John Sparks (having paffcd the Chair of faid
Lodge), being well and duly recommended unto us, and we
having found and experienced, that he was endowed witli Justice,
Temperance, and Fortitude, WE further Initiated and Inftalled
him in the SUBLIME DEGREES OF EXCELLENT, SUPER-
EXCELLENT, and ROYAL ARCH MASONRY. HE having
with much Excellent skill. Knowledge and Fortitude, juftly fup-
ported the amazing Trials of Skill and Valour attending his
MYSTERIOUS ADMISSION. Therefore, may the Soul of this
our BROTHER be both Infpired and Illuminated; fo that lie
may avoia evil Temptation, and the rigid Paths of his Paffion, and
finally be conducted into the pretence of the MOST HIGH.
With this fhort Prayer we warmly and affectionately recoinnund
him as a True and Faithful E. S. R. A. Mason to all regular
Chapters, and to all honeft BROTHERS and worthy Miinbtrs
of the ROYAL COMMUNITY (collectively and individually)
around the GLOBE.
i'Uiphen Luke, H.P.
Therms Ro„alcNo,,";.1,-^t-,M.
"Ob.. Jackson, r:;^ ;:-M-
Absolom Howell r. c .
Xhis I '"wtii, u, Secretary.
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1701.
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James Higeiow
Jno. Terry .
Jas. I'arker .
J. Van .Mien.
J- i:dghill.
M. Wright.
;; ^';"f'«|«"oi>::::M. Lawrence.
,'. ."■■ Jas. Higelow.
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CHAPTER XXXVII.
"^^^^^ ';No;^8oI^eTr^v^,T/r^-. ^°-- -' H-T-
Belleville '^ ^^'^^^ ^^ ^«^ Town of
Bay If V°S:^S,d°7ea: 11^0^?,;^^^/, °^. «--^^- on the
first settled Tout the s^e Pea"" Thf "'"'^ surveyed in 1787 and
originally in the MidlanrdisK of^ ?" nada """'"^^ "^'
Walt^re"yi^t^X'^^:^t^ JofrV^aMet-Myers or John
at that time 'as " Sptain mUs' ' u?'" ''"^''^°"- Myers, known
from Governor Haldimaniwafone of Xl T^.T^ a commission
name to the creek or river at Bellev ll l "* ''*/'''''• ^^ ^^^^ the
Creek and afterwards a tL river Moil- T,""" ^' ^'^^'"^ ^^ dyers'
lected in honor of the Earf of M<^r2 at^"' '^""'' "^"^^ ^as se-
served in the American war as L^^'^Raw 1^"" ,°^ ?^^^'"^^' ^^o
the acting Grand Master of ?he odei^arrrr;/"!'' j'^" '" ^79o was
Capt. Myers was made a Mason in 1 780 ?. i A^^i'^^ °^ ^"^•^"d.
2. Quebec. Capt. William Buef i? , ^*- ^"^rew's lodge No.
drew's and the lodge No 14 at Ca7.rL '° ^ '^'"'^'' °f St. An-
organized by Bros. Col Rogers SS^ H^r""^"*"^ '"' '^S?, was
rcn were friends of R W Br"' John r"ir ^^^"^11 these breth-
Ccnoral. and the Provincial Sa/dMaS'nf /^ ^'^"^'^ ^""'"^'y^'
bcc. the brother who visited cVl^r J, v f °^ ^^^ Province of Que-
ing t?Th:tli^is?at7nd;ar Y^Tj//'^ .^'A^^^^e belong-
tnbe, like many others. hTd Lstk asiocS^f '' 1 •'^l^'"^^^ ^'^^^ ^^is
Masonic mav have been fratmin ,^''°''^*'.0"«' ^nch although not
the my.sterious friendships w^existed'hT' '""l''-''' ''^^''<^ of
>ng the war on both sides of the river Jtir^''" ^"T" '^'''^' ^ur-
:1on had a great friendship for B ant thl '^'^"7",^h«t Lord Raw-
T he fact that they were both ^. ' ''''1''^ °^ ^^e Mohawks
friendship. ^ ^^"^^ ^°'^ Masons may have cemented their
Belleville was named in iSifi Ti,„ • i l-
(^ov. Gore ,o „,„,e the n^irs.fni/H '"'"''""";'? ["'"""'d Lio.,t.-
<s now called Stirling. For Tears Hn„^^^^ "yer Trent. The place
^nd location of Rawdon lod J No f^^H .f^'f ^? ^' *« the oHgin
Three Lakes." It was warr^anted in^^o; T,*"' ^^^'^^ ^''"^'^^ ^he
located at York, but in that year theV? ""^ ""'^^ supposed to be
Some chroniclers have placed rL^ V! "° settlement there
conntv of Hastings, but Kt ^he,f ^aJfn^fh'* ^"^^°" -"he
- ^ork m 179. mere v.s non^ ^H^tlv^Tn t^ir^.l^rtr
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN .ANADA.
forest in that township had not even been tracked by cattle. There
is little doubt that Rawdon lodfec worked earlier than the date of
the earliest minutes preserved, but m the western part of Upper
Canada, for at its issue it was known as " the lodge between the
three lakes " These lakes were Ontario. Simcoe and Huron, for the
pathway to the west from the waters of Ontario was through the
province to the Holland River, then through Lake Simcoe and on
by portage and stream to Lake Huron.
The Craft lodge in the county of Thurlow was one oi those
warranted by R. W. Bro. William Jarvis about September, 1801. Of
all the MSS of the lodge none remain except a few records, one of
which is the petition of Bros. Sparham, Thompson and Leavens,
asking for a new warrant in lieu of the one consumed by fire in
1812, when the entire lodge room was destroyed. ^ ^ ^ , .
The first record in the MSS. of the Provmcial Grand Lodge is
in the official circular of 29th March, 1802. when under the list of
lodges under the sanction of the Grand Lodge is No. 17, ihurlow,
but the lodge is not credited with any fees in the financial state-
ment of 31ft December, 1802. At the meetmg of the Provincial
Grand Lodge on loth February, 1804, the record states that Lodge
No. 17, Thurlow," was represented by "' W. Bro John Bleeker,
Esquire, M.; W. Waldbridge, S. W.; G. Harris, J. W. The lodge
was not represented at the Kingston Convention of 1817, but was
at that of Qth February, 1819, when " Bro. Alanson B. Couch,
Lodge No 17, Belleville," was present. At the Convention of 1820
" Simon Ashley, Belleville, Lodge No. 17," was the delegate, while
in the financial returns we have "Belleville Lodge No. 17, £7.0.0.''
It is a difficult matter to trace the exact date of the warrant of
this lodge. The earliest of the records is a sheet of MS., which is
valuable because it gives the date of issue of the warrant in 1802,
It is impn-fect, and was only rendered legible by the aid of acids
which h?d the peculiar effect of rendering the writing legible for a
suflficienc length of time to have it carefully copied, for after repro-
duction it gradually faded and finally became permanently extinct.
The manuscript in itself is unimportant as it contains only a
memorandum of bylaws approved of by the lodge. The first para-
graph gives undoubtedly the date of the constitution of the lodge.
It reads:
" By-Laws for Regulating a Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable
Society of Free and Accepted Masons, duly constituted, the loth day of
March, in the year of .he World. 5802. and in the year of our Lord. 1802,"
As collateral evidence of the authenticity of this date the fol-
lowing facts are suggested. Lodge No. 15 was warranted at the
Forty Mile Creek in 1799 and lodge No. 16 at York, in 1800, so
that it is not improbable that the dispensation for No. 17 was issued
in I Box, and its warrant on loth March, 1802. There is no trace ol
the original petition of 1801, but a petition, asking for a replace-
ment of the w.?.rrant which had been consumed by fire exist-,. Tins
petition was presented to R. W. Bro. Jarvis in 1812 and refers to
the first lodge and the loss of its warrant by fire. The petition for
a new warrant reads:
jf^&i-
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
8oi
Most Humbly Shevveth,
That your Worship's Petitioners I-.h,..,r „..a
venience, not having a Lodge within the HUft' * '"-'"""^ i"'^'^"-
respective residences -The Warrant for T .H V^ u '"^ ""'^^ f^"'" "'^'r
which they formerly' acted. h'Sg by acc^de^nt' h ""'^^ ^*=^^"*'='^"' ""^^^
gether with all their implenientr We therlf '" '=°"«""'^d by fire, to-
our situation into considerat on,' a^d ' gram us' ^7. '"w "^""'^'^ ^^■'" ^^l^^
Number Seventeen, or any o.ler Number your Wor.h "'"' l""' L'^^^^'
And permit us to nominate \i.. rl n • "'^'^-''^'P may deem meet,
Thompson, Sen'r WardJ^ aTd Ro^iell lT:"^ "'T"'"' J""'' -^'-'-= J^''"
Township of Thurlow. County of II L^nl"'' /""'?,''• ^^"'■^^"' ^" °f the
province of Upper Canada. .Sd^o "^KSnl^'^inttty^*^'^'^'- ^"'
Ihonias Sparham. Jun'r.
John Thompson,
Roswell Leavens.
Thurlow. jnd March, 1812.
The warrant was probably reolaced hv H \\r n t •
'• Ti„. i-,^ ■ ■ ' Thurlow, 28th May, 1812
fornu.r'^'d^etcSLtrom^"' '" '"^ '"'"^ ^^ "'"^- "'^'<^^^' ^ "' - a^-eable to the
" Members present.
Thomas Sparham, Jun'r, W. M.
Roswell Leavens, S. W. P T '
Seth Metcham, J. W., P.' T., '
Theop. Nelson. Treasurer P T
Simon McNabb, Secretary, "
J. W. Meyers, S. D., P. T
George W. Meyers, J. D., P. T
James Harris, Tyler, P. T. '
and 'B^'j^lhai'^Sld:^ "J plf^lJd ^''^"^l'^^^^^ of a Master Mason.
" Neil McCarthy paid to T Sm I T "' ""f '■''"^■
of 19/ 3/4 included on the second pag ^ '"""'' '^^^ ^Z^. The above sum
•The lodge then closed i„ due o. . at t.n o'clock."
at leSrortvic^^n^ !^ JT^ cleternnnation " indicate,
was determined t,po,' ' "^' ^' ^'"'^'^ '^'^ ^"^ure course of action
ordi.^;^£,^'-r';;ie^j»t^^^
still in the found-.io.; and s«r W 'in'l?- '^'^•" ^^'""^^ ^^ereon i.
that the pioneer Ma.on d i ''ctl'rL' '.^'' '* ^^' ^ ^0°^ thing
"s tangible evidence Utf is so b f Tf -^""^ ^"g'^ve," and so givt
buildin'g was onX soufh-Lrcin^"if'Fr;r''''^ The
road which^ runs through the ZTce^^ ^^^n't Dtfaf stTS
802
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The house was originally built by a Mr. Simpson, a pioneer farmer,
for the location was considered unexceptionable for roadside busi-
ness, in fact, all the business of the town in the early days was
done at that end of it. A Mr. I'hompson lived in the building at a
later date, and eventually it was used as a blacksmith's shop. The
foundation stones were used in the present building. It stood on
lot No. I of the I St concession, township of Thurlow, county of
Hastings.
^^f\
The lodge next met in a house on the nortn-west corner of Dun-
das and Church streets, now a private dwelling. Its third place of
meeting was at the Windsor hotel, in west Belleville, on the north-
we<5t corner of Bridge and Coleman streets. Its fourth hall was m
the Royal hotel, kept by a Mr. Munroe, and in the forties the
brethren built a lodge room for themselves on John street west.
IllSTORV Ol- PREEHASONKV IN CANADA.
803
Uni,ed States agaTst EngU„°d" W,htn\reW ^'"1 ">■ !"'
" Members present.
John Thompson, W. M., P T
Roswell Leavens, S. w' P T . i
John W Meyers, J. W., 'protem:,
bimeon Ashley, S. D., P. T.
Jonathan Selden, J. D., p. j
. Simon McNabb, Secretary, p. 't.,
^^ 1 Treasurer, p. t ' '
James Harris, Tyler.
o'clock.' ;rt """"'"^'^ *«" - 0" order and „„„„„, ., „,„,
" Simon McNabb,
Secretary, P. T.
until'is^iV-hL^^^d'XSo^ °' ^'^^ '°^^^ --^< ^-- ^8-
ber "17" was issued by the G.^nH 'Mf'^'T™*' ^'^^ the num-
ton. "^ ^"^ ^'^^"o Masonic Convention at Kings-
pion^ri^HKiSliiSUtnetT^™"^^ ^^^^^"^ ^I-
'lents shows that tlie eiriv U. yet conversation with olcl resi-
^V. Bro. John Sleeker"' w.or^n/^Lmed tir^H ""' '^'^'^'^^ ""•
uas the first settler in what is now the t "^f V" '^°4 at York.
a son-in-law of John Watte XT ^f^.r ,°^ ^'^■"^°"- «« ^^s
slaughter after the first one S Th .r^ c' "'"'""'^ ^ ^^'^""^J
by his descendants here concerning the/. 'Vo"\antic story told
with a deceased wife's sister via. l^i! t^"""'' ""'°"' ^^ marriage
early days in Upper CaS H^e was Swn"' f '" ^^^" ^" ^'^^^^
came from Albany, N.^^ erecSd ^ i!, u ^' ^"""""^ Bleekcr. He
the river in Trenton, and died h^ fs.^^ ^°T. °" ^^e west side of
,. Bro. William Wallbrid^e rU.^' ^ged forty-four years.
^ork, in Z799. He was fLth r ouV\7e T?"'\'^^ ■^°""^>'' ^ew
>ow i- -i^Slga^T^S^ in^foJ^^ervI^'^^ ^™^^^P °^ ^hur-
commenced life as a blacksmi b then as a lunr'';, "? '"^ '^^^- "«
became a general merchant. "'^^'' ^^'^'«'' and finally
S()4
HISTORY OV KKEEMASuNKY IN CANADA.
Bro Scth Mftchani was a member of the medical profession,
the grandfather of Bro. Meacham, of Moira lodge No. u. Li-He-
ville Bro. Metcham. senr.. lived on the I rent Road and died m
October, 1815. , , j u 1 1 ■ 1
Bro. Theophilus Nelson was a hotel-keeper and had his house
where the " Sun " newspaper now stands in Belleville.
Bro. Simon McXabb was a mill owner and lived across the
Moira river and was postmaster of Belleville in 1816
Bro (ieorge W. iMeyers was a son of Bro. John VValden
Meyers, and was noted for having built the first brick house in Up-
per Canada, on the brow of Meyers' Hill at iJelleville.
Bro lames Harris was an American from Saratoga county,
N.Y. He had a small shop on the bank of the river Moira, which
was a rendezvous for Craft gossipeis in the early days.
Bro. John Thompson, the acting W. M., had been a sx>ldier in
the Kings Rangers, and at one time was town clerk of the town-
ship of Thurlow. „.
The name of the treasurer is illegible in the MS. Bro. Simeon
Ashley was an American and owned a distillery. He was married
t(," a daughter o' Bro. John Walden Meyers. Bro. jeptha Bradshaw
resided for vears and died in Belleville. Bro. James Bickford was
an \merican and resided for s.)me time at Belleville. He 'died .it
Oswego Bro. Anson Ladd was a medical man of considerable
practice in Belleville. Bro. Daniel Wright was a cabinet-maker, lie
made the chairs and Ma.sonic furniture of the lodge which was m
operation in 1817-22. Bro. .\iison Haydeii was a medical man, wiio
resided at Havdons Corners, now 'Corbyville. Bro. D. B. Sole
was an American residing in Belleville. Bro. Benjamin Ketchison
was a brother of Col. I'.lijah Ketchison, whose father was a trooper
in the revolutionarv war in the liiited States. Bro. Joseph Hykc
was a plasterer, a son-in-law of Col. William Bell. Bro. .Vsa Yeo-
mans was an American, a carpenter by trade. He built in 1820 the
Wallbridge House in P.elleville. .\t a later period in the MSS. there
are other names which may he briefly referred to.
For the information of those who may not have a close ac-
quaintance with the periods of Craft government from 1792- 1820.
as outlined in an opening chapter, it shoulit be stated that after the
regime of R. W. Bro. Jarvis. which continued from 1792 until 1817,
the (Irand Masonic Convention met in 1817, 1819 and 1822 at
Kingston and undertook to keep the Craft lodges together, pend-
ing the appointment of a Provincial (.rand Master by the (.rand
Lodge of England to succe<-<i R. W. Bro. Jarvis, who died on the
13th August, 1817. So that after 1812, although we have a record
of the officers of 1817, nothing definite concerning the lodge is
found until 1819 when the Grand Convention issued a dispensation
to form a new lodge, with the original inunbcr warranted by R. W
Bro. William Jarvis in 1802.
It is possible that although a new warrant was granted in 1812
bv R. W. Bro. Jarvis, the old lodge Xo. 17 may have become dormant
during the vears 1813-14, when by reason of the war many of the
frontier lodges were disorganized. This seems to have been the case
for the lodge was not working at the time of the Grand Convention
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
805
at Kingston in 1817, although there is knowledge of its work cnrK-
in 1819. just before the holding of that importfnt gaU e ng Th'c
dcterm.nat.on vyas to organize as a Belleville lodge, without rSerence
to the township o Thurlow. but still to retain-if no s ble-?he
Fob ua v"T8io'' W^'t?°"";^^^ at the Grand Masonic c'o nvention n
which Sasl2,'n)^l Ti \^- ^°"''^ ^PP"^^ ^°'- ^ fHspensation.
SS,. V- ^'^"^''i ^'^^ .document was issued l)v P.ro. John M
Sent '''"*• "'"'"^ ^^^ ^- ^- ^'■^- ^^^^^'^^- Phillips, the
UPPER CANADA.
To all whom these presents may concern.
GREETING.
style, and title of BellviUe Lodge N ,7 Tohn Mr' \r^^ Jl^*"''
dent for Ziba M Phillins Prosidnnf^! ' .u^' r- J"'" ^'' Balfour. Vice Presi-
held at Kingston, on the gt^ day o i? 1 rtr.;" 8 o r"^""!,"" "J ^l'--—''
this my dispensation to be in U. ^7"''^'^>'' 3«'9, have thought fit to grant
vention and no longer to th.nf ''"':'"*^ i''^ continuation of said Con-
thc Village of BeZIe. Ire id anTr''"T^ r"'*^'""' '° ''°'^ ^ '"^^'^ *»
gree. accordintr tn mTaI ! *" "'''''''^ Freemasons to the Third De-
wor.d.^inn'"aU%^;d n";.";!"' "^'""^ ^^ "'^ ^"^' '" ^" °"-^ P-'« of the
hav/Lr^^s::'::;!,!^ ^::r\;:i- .^^i?"\^- I'l^ -■'^ ^'^a m. Phinips,
i" the year of our Lord .s'g '^■'''°" ^'^'^ ''^"**' ^^^ ^^ F^britary.
John ^L Balfour,
John W. Ferguson, Esq. ^'' ^'■''•''''^<^"*- ^rand Convention.
Secy to the' Grand Convention.
To
All^^Enlightened, passed, and Ka.s.d. L'n<ler tT,e Canopy of
We. the presiding oilicers of Bellville Lodge. No. 17. of Upper
C.-,n.-,da. duly asscMuble.! at our Lodge Room, in Bellville on
Wednesday, the Fourth of February. A.D.. ,819. A L ^uZ
Where re.gn S.lence Union, and Peace-Send Greeting.' Kni;;
ye \nd we do hereby certify, that our beloved brother, James
to ,l,?1;.hr'' n" '•"'^ *. •■'■^"'''""'•^ ^"•'^'•-'- r'--'--'. ■-'.Hi Raised,
o the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason He. having passed
We do. therefore, give and Grant to him all the rights and
t'h::^rr;d"' where''"''-'' T"' "^ "'''' '^''^''^^^ '"^^^^
tnus aci%.incul, where ever he may have cause to reauire tho
same, and therefore recommend him to Regular Masons whee
soever dispersed throughout Europe, Asia, Africa anr.Leic.
In testimony whereof, we have caused his name to be Ixed ni
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HISTORY OK KRKEMASONRY IN CANADA.
annexed in the marptin hereof in our presence, this day and date
above nuntioiiol, an.l have caused the seal of our
(Seal Broken) Alanson B. Couch, \V. M.
(& illegible. ) Simeon Ashley, S. W.
James Bicl<ford. Jcptha Bradshaw, J. W.
Barton Phillips, Sec'y, p.t.
The MS. subsequent to the reorganization is scant. From that
which has been preserved it is learned that the lodge did not fall
again into a state of dormancy, but was little better than a lifeless
organization. Among the MSS. is a statement from Rro. Anson
Ladd, at one time W. .\T. of Belleville lodge, testifying to the unfitness
of Rro. Smalley for affiliation, which is proof that some enquiry was
made into the character of those who desired membership in the
lodge. It reads:
« Thurlow, January 28th, 5820.
I, Anson Ladd, do testily and say that Doctor Zera Smalley was in-
itiated and passed to the degree of a Fellow Craft in Federal Lodge, then
holden at Randolph, in the State of Verni'>iit, but now holden at Brook-
field in the same State, and was raised to the Sublime degree of a Master
Mason m George Washington Lodge. ClnNea, ■^anie State. Likewise in the
year 1812, or 1813, he, the said Zera Smalley, w.ts expelled from Masonry by
Federal Lodge unanimously.
Attest, Anson Ladd, M.
Bellvilh Lodge, No. 17.
On the 7th February, 1820, a return was sent into the Kingston
Convention, which states:
" agreeable to the 12th Article of the Grand Convention of Free and
Accepted Masons of Upper Canada, humbly sheweth that the following is
a correct statement of the members belonging to Bellville Lodge No. 17,
viz:"
Tiicse names arc given in the tabulated .statement accompany-
ing this chapter. This return gives the dates of those entt red, passed
and raised in 1819, the total amount of fees received from this source
being £7. 16. 8. The fee for the three degrees was £4. Cy. or $16 oi
the Canadian currency of to-day. The lodge was in worlring order in
1S20. for there is in the MSS. a certificate of the a pointment of dele-
gates to the Grand Masonic Convention at Kingston, .-which met in
February of 1820. The officers of the lodge all signed the certificate
or proxy, which reads:
"We, the W. M. and Wardens of Bellville Lodge, No. 17, do certify
that Bros. Simeon Ashley and Daniel Wright are (either or 1 oth of them)
fully authorized to represent our lodge in the Grand Convention to be held
at Kingston, on the second Monday, in February, A. M. 5820."
"Anson Ladd, W. M.,
Jonathan E. Sleeper, J. W.,
Daniel Wright. W. M.,
James Bickford, S. W.,
> The MSS. comprise a few letters, relative to the business of the
lodge. The first is a letter, written by the secretary of No. 17 to Bro.
Jolm Dean, the secretary of the Grand Convention, concerning certain
suspensions and expulsions. The secretary writes: —
Mo«t W. Brother: I am authorized to inform you, that our late Bro.
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
John P BraRg was
expelled from our lodge at our last
807
advertise
'-liali rely
inder the
have this
You will please to give notice of the ,L, »'.,'' T L"* <^o'n'n""ication.
Provir,ce. Also Bro GeorgrSimD 0! .uTn.. '^ J'", ""''r^'"^** 'odg« . this
I.r communications, fron, The'SrS' M^c'S'^td'^.S ^ ''''' °' *"^« "«"'
BellviUe, March J4th, 1820.
in ™^ f ^* '' ,"°' understood with us that we have a right to
in cases of exp„fs,on. If so, please inform me , the sLe I I
- . J. B.
fl.r.J'H u^aT °^ ^^^ pioneer days it was customary to adv-rtise
hat at^f?.. t- ^''" '^P' '"^ ^'■°"' ^h^ C"ft. It must be rnnenlbered
hat at thatmie suspension or expulsion was not carried out under
the strict hnes of urisprudence laid down by the Craft of tn H.v
^^uuingion lodge, J\o. 13, was one of the active soirits of th*. T<rincrc
tS."t B?o'r' w' l?'^-''' "^"^ ^'' ''■'' "°t secretar^y untU i8liS ?o
that Bro. Bickford was in error when he wrote to Rrr^ n!>nn .1
secretary of the Grand Convention Rr^n • "' ^^ ^'i*"
R. W. B^ro. Jno. W Ferguson"a?f"oliows " —"moated with
Rr. 1 \Kr r ^ ^^"^' -^''i March, 1820.
I would also notify you of the reie inn f i ^o f °" "' convenient.
Addington I-odge,Nr /which vol win •';, °°"«^'' «« Hallowell, in
your communica'^ns to 'th: severariodges.'"'' "" ^°°'""^ '° "'^"''°" '"
Respectfully your friend and Brother,
John Dean.
the s1cl-eta'Jv''nf' ,t°5.^"'^^d in April. 1820, from Bro. John Dean
Z lodge °'^™"''' ''"■ I^'"" 8'^« soni' explanation regarding
P iiro. Jno. W. Ferguson, of Kmgston, is Secretary of the Con-
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vention, and, immediately on receipt of yours, I wrote him giving him tht
contents of your letter. As to the propriety of publishing expulsions, per-
haps it would be well to take the view of the Convention upon the subject.
As to the installation of a Lodge at the Carrying-Place, I know there was
a dispensation granted, and the Visitor was directed to install the officers, but
from some cause, while he was there, they were not ready. Whether the dis-
pensation has expired, or any other person been appointed to install the
officers, I am unable to say. I merely mention the circumstances from recol-
lection, having no documents in my hand, giving light upon the subject, 1
shall be happy at any time, in giving you any information in my power. I
would inform your Lodge of the rejection in our Lodge of Mr. John Dougal
of Hallowell.
Your friend and Brother,
Mr. James Bickford, John Dean.
Secretary, Belleville Lodge.
There are also a few letters in the MSS. written to the secretary
of the Grand Convention, notifying him of expulsions from and work
done in the lodge.
Bellville, 20th July, 1820.
Dear Sir: I am directed, by the W. M. of Bellville Lodge, to acquaint
you that Elias Walbridge, and Hiram Church Woodworth, are expelled
from all regular constituted Lodges of Master Masons in existence, and do
request you to communicate the same to the Grand Convention.
I am, with respect.
Yours truly,
Jno. W. Ferguson, Esq., W. Taylor,
Kingston.
The charge may have been that of non-payment of dues or con-
tinued non-attendance. Our pioneers were drastic in their edicts,
for not content with expulsion from all lodges in Upper Canada, the
brethren named were " expelled " from all lodges " in existence." As
these brethren years afterwards were members of the Craft in good
standing this edict did not run into perpetuity. Another letter gives
a statement of the returns, fees, and also alludes to the expulsions.
Bellville Lodge, No. 17.
Feb'y 8th, 5821.
Dear Friend and Brother:
I have to inform you that there were but two entered and passed in this
Lodge since our last yearly communication, viz: Bros. David B. Sole, and
Tobias Bleeker, and but three raised to the subli ne degree, viz: Bros. Peter
Smith, D. B. Sole, and Tobias Bleeker. The fees therefore, amount to but
£9. 0. o. There have been four expulsions since our last yearly communica-
tion for unmasonic conduct, viz: Hiram C. Woodworth, Elias Walbridge.
John B. Bragg, and William Morrison . There have likewise been two
suspensions, each for the space of three months, viz: George Simpson, and
Wm. Hall.
I remain.
Your friend and Brother,
Anson Hayden,
To the Secretary of the Grand Convention. Sec y P. T.
The MSS. contain the first list of officers, which is attached to n
certificate for the representative of the lodge at the Kingston Conven-
tion of 1 82 1. It reads:
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Daniel Wright, W.M.,
James Bickford, S. W.,
Benjamin Ketchison, J. W.,
Anson Hayden, Sec'y P. T.
A more complete list was sent in a letter t« a^ -jiir n
Dear «;:r. T„ 1 Bellville, June 14th, 1821.
""■ '""•'■J- Sleep.,. Sec'y: Ans°7Ldd TvL ' ''""'"'• ^"'••
B,,h ""'' ""' '"' "" '"""■ "'■ M-k"'- "■■■. «-•»■. o leave ,hU „„,„,„, ,„,
Your most humble servant,
Jonathan E. Sleeper,
Sec'y.
Town of Kingston, on Monday the mh n ?S'k^ '° ''" '^°''^^" '" ^^e
ity to a summons ;ec'd f^m our Brot Ir ^^"^ r ^!.'"'e"^ "^'^^ '" *=°"f°^'"-
vention." "" ^""^ Brother, the Grand Secretary of said Con-
" Attested,
Anson Ladd, W. M.,
Jeptlta Bradshaw, S. W
D. B. Sole, Sec'y."
memL'rt o7 theTolfaTthtL^^ of twenty-five brethren,
of degrees conferred Thri Another MS. contains the record
1802-72 ff to EereSettldfnr'r" °^ the minutes of this lodge from
5n its early work^mn; tLT """'* ^aye been much of interest
occurred in 1^12 there i,nn Jll '' ■' ^^P'^'^^d by the fire that
of 1816-22 It seems un.vnl """Kf *P'^^'" ^^^ ^°^« °f ^he records
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The following is a list of this lodge:
Ashley, Simeon.
Anderson, Wm.
Bradshaw, Ashal.
Bush, Sam'l R.
BragK, John P.
Bradshaw, Jeptha
Bell, Jacob H.
Bleeker, Tobias.
Bleeker, John.
Benton, Isaac.
Bush, I-ieut. R.
Bickford, James.
Crane, Edward.
Couch, Alanson B
Dafoe, Conrad.
Dudgem, George.
England, William
Field, Reuben. •
Fairman, John.
Fairman, David.
Harris, James.
Haydn, Anson.
Hall, William.
Huckye, Joseph P.
Homer, Levi.
Ketchison, Benjamin
Leavens, Roswell.
Ladd, Anson.
Mclntyre. John.
McArtliur, Neal.
Metcham, Seth.
McNabb, Simon.
Mayers, T- W.
Meyers, George W.
McCarthy, Neil.
Maybee, John W.
Morrison, William.
Macdonald, John.
Nelson, Theopilus.
Norton, Caleb.
O'Brien, Daniel.
Porter, Samuel.
Phillips, Barton.
Penney, Eleazer.
Potter, Rowland.
Rowland, Potter.
Smith, Peter.
Sparham, Jr., Thomas.
Seldon, Jonathan.
Simpson, George.
Sole, David B.
Sleeper, Jonathan E.
Simpson, George.
Thompson, John
Taylor, William.
Wallbridge, W.
Wright, Daniel.
Wallbridge, Elias.
Woodworth. Hiram Church
Worden, Ichabod.
Yeomans. Asa.
ROLL OF OFKICKRS.
Year.
1812..
1817,.
1820..
1831.
1833..
W.M.
Sparham, Ir.,Thos.
Couch. .\. n
Ladd, .\nson
Wright, DahieL
S.W.
Maybee, J. B
Bradshaw, Jeptha.
Bickford, las
Bickford, J Morton, Caleb.
I W.
Yeomans, Asa. .
Wright, Daniel .
Ketchum, Benj .
Ladd, Anson. . .
Treasurer.
Year.
Sec'y.
S.D.
.ID.
Tyler.
1812..
McNabb, .Simon
Harris, James.
1817. .
1820 .
Bickford. James
1821 .
1823..
Sleeper. J. K
Sole, D. H
Nelson, Theo
Huckeye, Joseph
Ladd, Anson.
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CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Adomram Lodge No. i8. P. R., Town of Amherstburg. Town-
ship OF Malden 1801-1812.-A Lodge that ha^ MrNv
Friends in old Zion Lodge of Detroit.
and f: &?^p',i °LX' ^-- :-,!;,=„-. ,^
It seems strange to look back into the two centuries ,vt,.vr, t,.
sippi and do all that man could do to keep the standard of France
T.tuf T' ?""-/1^ r";. ^^' P"''' historian was in ecstacies of
dehght when he sailed the Detroit river, and afterwards wrote
eara"^'Th^'\"''l^''' '^^ ^""* '" '^^ ^°'''^- The straits are finer than Nia-
c=iS I'pJospS^. ^'^"^ -"'^ "- "^-^ ^°- withes? ht":fW:2
Amherstburgh was named after General Amherst, who was the
British commander in Canada after tl.e capture of Quebec, and it was
by the orders of this general that Major Gladwin and an expeditTon
eirji*? ^'''■°'* ^" '761. when the fort and all the country to he
west of that place were surrendered to the British. This fort was for
a time thought by military commanders to be the key to the north-
n ander"of r/fo? ''^T^ '^ '^' TP^"^^ ^"^h^"^'^' by the cTm-
iTe ftct °hl? no W,-fi' ^- "'^^. 'V??''- ^^'' '■^P^'-* was based upon
river fortification at Maiden could command the Detroit
\V.J^^ counties of Essex, Kent and Lambton, formed originally the
MaldeTand Til' t ^ P'''? T?"^'^" J" ^'^^^^ ^«« ^^e toSnslS^ 0I
^ySZ ?; ; l^T' f *'"' township and facing the river Detroit
sit ,nl? w-'^i Amherstburg. The township of Sandwich, in which
>s situated Windsor, was first settled in 1750 bv disbanded oldicrs of
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the J rcnch arn.y. 1 he land was laid out in arpents, instead ..f acres
wh.ch was the French method of measuring, one aqK-nt being equal'
to hvc-sixths of an Juighsh acre. The western par of CanKla was
setded by the English in 1784. In early times the disbandeS ,o1d er
o Hntam. who settled in Canada, received a year's provision: some
of fannmg miplements, and a hundred and eighty arperus or °wo
hundred acres for each private, three hundred for a corporU fo^r
to a c"; tlin' Khv' ti"' 'TT'' ^° ^ "'^^'^^"^ -"^ twrthousand
to a captain. In early times land was not considered of great value
About the beginning of the century it is said that a h indred IcZ'
near the bank of the river, were sold for a flitch of bacon WiX;
IS the principal town of the district-two miles east of Windsor I
Sandwich and .sixteen miles further west is Amherstburgh
nntil" ,706 Vie' P-in'i' .T^^^^'TT ^"'" '^' British held Detroit
until 1,90. ihc l.ritish then looked out a site on the Canadian
On Historic Ground.
Military history is not Masonic history, and, vet one can.mf hn^
huik, as walking through the town with a L\her ?he no n s o
"Stone interest are shown, of the exciting- davs nf fL. m
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was within sight of the lodge room at Amherstburgh. Craftsmen of
to-day have reason to be proud of their Masonic sires and should
forever honor the eighteen men of Adoniram lodge, No. iS, \yho left
lodge and home, buckled on their swords, shouldered thcii- fjnit-iock
guns and, as part of a mere handful of troops, repelled Hull's forces
at the river Canard, about three miles from Amherstburgh.
Amherstburg was the objective point in the first war demon-
strations of 1812. General Hull crossed from Detroit to Sandwich
with 2,500 men on the 12th of July, 1812, and five days later he
marched to attack Fort Maiden. At Amherstburgh there were only
300 British regulars with a few Indians and the militiamen who lived
in the townships. Hull, however, was held in check nt the river
Canard, about three miles from Amherstburg, and eventually on the
5th August, Col. Proctor arrived from York and relieved Col. St.
George of the command at Amherstburgh, and ordered a force to cross
the Detroit river to capture a train of supplies from Hull. Thest
were taken and, finding his communication with Ohio threatened.
Hull re-crossed the river on the 7th and 8th August, leaving a garri-
son of 250 men at a fort he had built at Sandwich. General Brock
came up from York, and the Americans at Sandwich evacuated and
re-crossed the river. „ . , ,,
Captain and Bro. Fox and Bro. John B. Laughton were Masons.
Bro Fox was made in Adoniram lodge, and Bro. Laughton was
made in an English lodge. Both these brethren were engaged
in the transportation department during the war of 1812, and it is
said that on more than one occasion Capt. Fox was the bearer of
de-soatches from the British commander at Amherstburgh to York.
The history of Adoniram lodge, No. 18, is thus doubly interest-
ine It was one of those warranted by R. W. Bro. William Jarvis.
The records of this old lodge have not been preserved, but we have
evidence of its formation from the records of Zion lodge, No. 1. uf
Detroit as early as 1802. The minute book of Zion lodge is the best
preserved and most complete of all the lodges meeting m L pper
Canada from i7g6. It has had a continuous existence without a lapse
from the date of its warrant in 1796. down to the present day. These
minutes show from the following extracts that the brethren o the
south side of the Detroit river desired a warrant. The first reads.
6th Aoril 1801 "Received a Memorial from the Brethren -at Maiden,
the purport of which is that they request we would assist them in obta.mng
aWarlant also to bestow our benevolence out of our Fund, unanimous ly
agreed ?o recommend them as Worthy and deserving Brothers, but could
not think of parting with money."
The brethren of Amherstburgh may well have said " Save us
from our candid friends." No paragraph written in Masonic minutes
ever contained so marked a vein of genuine sarcasm, so much of
earnest truth, with so generous a sprinkle of quiet humor. Words in
this case were meant for deeds. The brethren at Detroit were evident-
Iv standing by that golden rule which belongs to the man who is not
prepared to dispose of his wealth unless under greater provocation
than that demanded in the founding of a Masonic lodge The appli-
cants in the opinion of Zion lodge were " worthy and deserving
and so far as good wishes could go they were willing to serve the
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Bro. James Donaldson was an old member of Zion for at hU
home m Detroit the lodge had met when it was orgaSd in i7q6
It IS evident that many of the members of Zion lodfe S to I7^
had resided on what is now the Canadian side of thf river fo? B™
mS^of^^:;^.°^ *'°^^ " ^^^^^-^ ^' AmherstburgVS tlm^
The warrant was probably sent from Niagara in tRot f«r ♦»,-
b^rTtSt" .54 '^^ r ^7^ ?- "^^^"J P"--" iilfs^^dLre tt
fore oT " ^""'"'^ '"formation as to his daily life. anS there!
Maiden, requesting hTwiVpWse nform - ^n T °' Adoniram Lodge at
further tha? they will rrport'the sa^e to us " " '' ""'"^*' ''""" *'^^'»'
Zion^SSg^tldTh^r^n "" " ""-tisfactory that the records of
were unanimous for &\i:re^Z,r'7.tr::^^^^^^^^^
n„^3l!'' Tif^*"*' °/ T"'^' "^^^ *° ^« '"ade to the Grand Lodge at
Si's oltsrL'IZTT.nV'"''' " ^-^-^^^-^^ ^« - ^'^e
ourfodS'£thX;afArch''Lodr1rT^*^^ f--
to that degree, agreed to/ ^ Amherstburg. wishing to be raised
bureh Yn 'iSorhni' >''• """^T °r,^ .^^^"^ ^^^^^ ^^apter at Amherst-
to 5he lod Je and th. «n/°^""^'''''y '^^' '^' ^'^^P^^'' ^^« attached
case of Nf 6 at K^L.ton'T' """7""^ '*«^^^ empowered, as in ths
case oi iNo. o at Kingston, to confer the Royal Arch deeree
Fourteen months later there is another reference to AHnnJron,
fr,.„di, to participate in the cekbration. W Stes read
...Mason, „i,hi„ .t'Sj f^wT t,S:d totin" n^ ""°^"'' "^ •"«
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'Jlie best laid sclu-im's of men ofttimes go wrong, and so it was in
this case. There was no dearth of kindness in the hearts of the brethren
at Detroit, but circumstances were against them. Modern methods of
travel did not prevail, and while the old man who, oars in hand, day
after day sent his ferry boat across the river, was willing to take all
the fares that offered, the distance from the Windsor of to-day— some
eighteen miles— to Amherstburgh had to be covered. The walking
was certainly not attractive, and the road was not the best for even
wheeled conveyances, and of these half a dozen could not be mus-
tered, so that the anticipated enjoyment was at an end, for on
20tl) June, 1804. " The Wf)rsliipfiil Master informed the body that the
intention of their present meeting was to consult upon convenience for
going to join the Brethren of Adoniiam. No. 18, in celebration of St. John's
Day, on the 24th Inst. After the lodge had tai<en the matter into considera-
tion & finding that they could not procure the necessary conveyances &c.,
they unanimously resolved not to join the Brethren of Adonirani but to as-
semble to celebrate the festival at their lodge, & the Secty is ordered to in-
form the Brethren of Adonirani accordingly & that such parts of our last
minutes as respect the present resolve be null & void."
In 1805 the brethren of Zion desired that the Canadian brethren
should be with them at the June festival, and on
5th June, 1805. " A Committee consisting of Bro. Scott & R. Abbott are
appcunted to invite the Brethren of Lodges, No. 14 & ii<. Upper Canada.
and other Visiting Brethren to Unite with us in Celebrating the Festival.'
But again the Craft were disappointed, for on the nth June
the entire town of Detroit was laid waste by fire, including the hall
in which the lodge met. In 1806 the records of Zion again referred
to .\doniram lodge. A brother who had been a member of Zion
and evidentlv a member of .Adonirani died, and the latter lodge was
asked to pay a proportion of the expenses of burial. The minutes
read that on
3rd Feby, 1806. " The accounts of Expenses attending the Funeral of
our Late Bro. James Rice was laid before the Lodge, anitg. to £40.10.6.
Bro. Smith & Scott appointed to audit the A/cts of the Funeral & corre-
spond with .^doniram Lodge to know if they will pay a proportion of the
expence."
An answer was sent to this by the Canadian brethren, for on
7th April, 1806. " The Committee appointed to correspond with Adon-
irani Lodge report that they have done so, but have received no communi-
cation, at the same time acknowledge the receipt of an answer from the Rev.
Mr. Pollard."
At a later date Adoniram paid a portion of the expenses. In
1806 the brethren of Detroit again requested those at Amherstburgh
to take part in the celebration of the June festival, but, for sonic
reason, the Canadians were unable to attend. On
24th June. 1806. *' A Communication from the Brethren of Adonirani
Lodge was read, apologizing for not being able to embrace our invitation
and thanking us for the same."
The only other reference to Adonirani lodge in Zion minutes
is in the autumn of 1806, when the Canadian brethren invited the
American Craftsinen to the funeral of a deceased brother. The
minutes read;
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our late Bro. SarS . ?uthb Jtson at S'"". °^ L-'^ '°'^^' « "'^ "«'"« o
otheMetter. fro™ Bro. .:;:^- ^ i^t St^e^sSc!'?"'" ^^^'^
ilUHIflJ >^'«t"ering, hut also by marching to Christ
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Church in nruccssif.n ami then- Usuning tu a scrniuu. This church
U uhe a hilluiic building, anil a view is give. ..f Us uUcnor as
uS or tl a K-asun as fccausc ui .Is ^'a-^ic comu-ctun. Ih.^
church was situatc.l on Kanisay street, at what was. n. .809. the
""^Al^ngi tI,e'n,;n;ho were n.e.nhers an.l old roi-lents o^ .W
Ml
K:--.i ^ .
The Seakl Hoisk, A.MiiKKSTiiiK(i,i.
\n old map of .K20 shows the location of the Searl house as
cc„ LS ("m the vener,Me a.d respected Rro James Co, ,
versa«ons he Mad had with the Craftsmen of early days, Bros. lox.
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;.orj „f .l,e Call wlicn " This k uX No i " w ! ' ' ""*" "' ""■■
l.e,r ,u .!,« antiquity of ,h. " Ado£,,^"J-'i, "„^:,"gr"'' "' "'^"
dimnucl. fur he could scarcHv J. ,T ,f '''''' ^hose eyes were
scenes tl.rough which he SL^^H .^''""«'"^ '•^'^"'■^'-'d of varied
Craft life, fofhrwas n^JS rvr '" ^'' 1"!^"^ ^'^^ °f ^ivil and
dard lodge in JLq and in th^ i '°" '" ^^""^"^ '" ^^"^^l ^^an-
Y*^*",'" ^o-^y. ana in the same year receivefl hia P^„ni \- u
dcKTc-c ,n the chapter attached to that lodge ^°^''' ^^''^
about !hear;onh;;':idi;::;i;::' vr "'t" ^° '^"^^ --"-g
that the father ^oLy,„a„ h bltll T '"'''^"'^ '"!'"'"^«' ^ '^'"'•"•^d
had been secretary o^^ \do ,ir n ' ''.'"f '". <-'''^''*-«ter South,
was at the farnd^ouse O Sivi .^"'.^"^ ''^l!''^ "''' '»i»ute-book
the old book, o the littl t n tren.Z ° f'/^T" ^^"'^^'-*"' ^ f^""^
blPHk book of sixty or sov, nfv ^^^^ 1 ''^'*•. ^* '^'^^ originally a
torn out. and ahX^JeSS w^eT^^hr^!^ 1 ^yes^' tM.?^. ^' ''^•"
tannng a record of a meeting held on tlu ..th T.! J" ''''•''''' ''°"-
vas given the routine of the tlgf 0^!.^^ '^''' '" ''^''''^'
twenty being present, and the work do^ A ydUs"^ """'^""^ "''
ber, the writ ng in the minutes snirl tht\\\ , .^^^" ''^ ^ ^'"i remeni-
sccond degree and th.^r-nt pl ^ 't '°'^^^. '"^'^ "'^^'"^^ i» ^''^
• crafted.' w^hen a brotlS bro ^d.t a me's'a^e Z^t th'"T^'' ' • ""' '''''''
crossing the Detroit river nt ^^, ,/ .\^^^^^,^ |"at the Americans were
were also wantTbu for.^t t , ' '""* that three other brethren
father had told hi, hat Cant oT """'■'. •^'"'^'^'i" '^^''' '^'^' '"^
• some Colonel ' Nva ited him to c.rrv r' '^T""^ '" ^•'"^•■'-■^" ^"^ ^hat
l<.H.w every inch o the 3 Th£ ^'spatdies to Niagara, for he
l)o..k. those in the beHnnini i ■ ? """"^" ''''''' ^he last in the
me as if the "ec^^tl^Thrfv^;^^^^^^^
known why the lodce harl •raii„,i «- r ,^' .° ^"^^ '* '"'S'l* be
in year., b„. who rc.ai "d rivid ,?i„l WH„,f ,rf T' "r,- "'" "P
only jn political but also i„ Craf, toor"' 'said he "''-■ """'' ""'
crowd ca.e o.ef.:%™ .;fr: sL*dfe a ''dV™? 'M^td^^
the'del^:™^ '"" ""^'' '""' '° "■' ^-^ -'- y- were receiving
.on,e'loihe?:hrwa"on1,i,"wavt°,1f' , ",'"',°' "'' ■""' ""en
and so„.h of'Sandwich, rod'^lrto'^n'td'^t.^rth^'e tws S
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Hull was over the river. He finished up in less than five minutes
Tnd the twentV brethren in the room cleared out the lodge bemg
called off and that was the last time it met. You know, Bro. Gott,
Sat things were ^^^^^^^^ lively then, for Brock came along from Ni-
leia and t^k ccmmand at Maiden, with Tecuinseh, the Indian
ch?e? whc iTsaid to be a member of the Craft and to have visited
th^veTy lodge. After the fight at river Canard came the surrender
and capture of Detroit, the time when the American officers were so
vexed that they smashed their swords and tore ofif their epaulettes,
Lr it was a shLe^nl surrender. You mind the Yankees gave about
Sty BritishtSers in exchange for General Hull and .hrn they
did get him back he had a narrow escape, ?nd, if it had not been
for his previous success, he would have been shot.
" This," added Bro. Gott, " was about all I could get out of
^^'*"" Then you know nothing of the old record in the minute book? "
" No I really forget what became of it. I mind Hubbell say-
- that it was the writing just as written thirty-eight years before,
so that it must have been about 1850 when I called on him.
"Well, Bro. Gott. even what you have related wtU help to weave
the story of our old Masons, and sometimes you will try and recall
other reminiscences, so that when we meet again, we may have an-
°*^"" Oh"' no. I'm getting too old-my eyesight, too, tothers me
-and it's' pretty misty when I try to think of the times of fifty years
ago You know, I'ni nearly ninety years of age and I lose my way
when I'm travelling back on the old roadway which leads into the
wilderness of the pioneers. By the way old Capt. Aekin was a
Mason. He lived in Maiden and belonged to Adomram lodge. Hi.
widow gave an old Knight Templar apron and sash belonging to
her husband to the lodge, and he gave me a present of an old silver
iewe which had 'No 50' on it. Bro. Wilson, of Quebec, whose
ion George was in the'commissary department at Amherstburgh,
said that iome one had taken the old box and the jewels from Ani-
herstburgh?^ut that he had the square of the W. M. in his posses-
sion, which George Wilson had given to Mr. Fraser.
This Bro Wilson was a son of Bro. Dr. Wilson, who wrote the
first letters to England asking for the establishment of a Provincial
Grand Lodge under the Ancients. The Askins were United Empire
Loyalists. The family left Detroit in 1802 and settled on the Detroit
river at a place called Strabane, about a mile above Walkervil e.
Tohn Askin was a fur-trader and dealt with the Indians at Michili-
mackinac for forty years. He was a man of culture and was born
at Strabane, Ireland, in 1741. It is a tradition that the Askins were
originally named " Erskine," but that, as they had taken part in the
rebellion in Scotland in 1745. a change from Erskine to Askin was
deemed judicious. John Askin came to America in 1757, and for a
few years was a soldier in the British army, but eventually he came
to Detroit and entered into business as a fur-trader and merchant
As a relic of the old slave days it is on record that he gave " full
freedom " to a slave giri. He also on the loth October, 1794, bought
a negro man, named Pompey, and sold him on 3rd January, i?')^.
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to James Donaldson "for £50." John Askin was a Mason, but
T^f htf ^;?'*^ "^''^ ^'°" }°'^^'- "'^ «°" Xohn, however, did so
Ihis, his eldest, son was a fur-trader, and afterwards an official of the
Indian department at Amherstburgh, where he died in 181? Onl
o^ the daughters of John Askin, senior, married the Hon. Rober?
Hamilton of Niagara, who, in 1792-1800, was the Deputy Grand
R.T,Bl'jarv^.°"'"'^ ''""' "^^'^^ °^ ^PP^^ ^^-^^ """-
This is all that can be obtained with reference to the old \doni-
ram lodge. No. 18. The late Rev. Mr. Falls in mak n' an enauhv
concerning it said that Jones Fox. son of the late St For ?oM
hini that he had often heard his father say that Tecumseh freauenHv
met with the brethren and sat in old AdLiramlodgT, and' that th^
old chief had a great deal of reverence for Masonic work
Ihe subsequent history of Masonrv in Amherstbureh will he
found in the chapter^devoted to Thistle lodge. No 27 PR No slg
E. R., and No. 35, Grand Lodge of Canada. ' ^^
CHAPTER XXXIX.
St. John's Lodge No. 19, P. R., Township of Haldimand, County
OF Northumberland, 1801-1822.— " The House on
Kelly's Hill."
The old Newcastle district comprised the counties of Northum-
berland and Durham. Northumberland was composed of eight
townships, and of these Haldimand, Hamilton and Murray had Craft
lodges, VIZ., No. 19, in Haldimand; the North Star lodge, in Hamil-
ton, and the United lodge, in Murray. Durham contained six town-
ships, and in one of these, viz., Hope, it was proposed to locate North
htar lodge after a futile attempt to make it a succe,ss in the township
ot Hamilton. In the township of Hope, Mount Moriah lodge met
prior to Its removal to the township of Westminster in Middlesex
Lobourg, in Northumberland, is the county town of the united
counties, and Port Hope, seven miles distant, was the most im-
portant place in Durham, and in later vears developed into a Craft
Kw^' * u- '^opt'f « are bounded partly by Rice Lake and partly
by the townships in the county of Peterborough. Some of the town-
ships in these counties were first settled in i;.;;. especially those in
the front of the county of Durham.
Of the original lodge warranted in Haldimand but few records
remain. In the MSS. of the first Provincial Grand Lod^e of Upper
C rmada there is the original warrant, dated 4th October. ^8oi which
P w ij ^^ 't/vas on the list of those created under the reeime of
;« Y-I^- }^'"- J^'-v's, although a MS. letter, written in October of
J.n .'^u'f ^'-^i^* ^^^ ^""^S^' '^ '^ ^^^'" d'd ^o^-l^- was not on the
roll at that period.
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In the financial statement of the Provincial Grand Lodge of
Upper Canada under R. W. Bro. Jarvis in 1802, the Ust of lodgos
paying fees concludes with " No. 18," but, ni if ' in the list of lodges
included in the official minutes there is entered " No. 19, warrant
not yet taken up." This is evidence that a petition had been sent in
prior to 1804, that the warrant had been duly issued by R. W. Bro.
Jarvis, but that the lodge had not been constituted. Immediately
following the entry is that of " No. 20, Cornwall. W. Bro. Joshua Y.
Cozens, Past M." But on the left margin of the warrant and ap-
parently written at a later date than that of issue are the words:
" Received two guineas for this warrant and have enregistered the same
as number 19, S. Tiffany, G. Sec'y."
This receipt is fair proof that the warrant had been " taken u]),'
and that " Aaron Greely, W. M., John Grover, S. W., and Manches-
ter Eddy, J. W.," did constitute the lodge. Fortunately some of the
early MSS. of the second petition for a lodge in Haldimand have been
preserved. The complete absence of any records, except the warrant,
either in the archives of No. 19 in 1807, or in any of the papers that
have been preserved of the first Provincial Grand Lodge, raises doul)t
as to the work done bv the lodge, but there is, however, satisfactory
evidence that there was a definite effort to establish Craft work in
Haldimand as early as 1801. The first warrant reads: ,
No. ig. Wm. Jarvis, Provincial Grand Master.
Robert Kerr, P. D. G. M. Geo. Forsyth, G. S. W. John Mackay, G. J. W.
WHEREAS the right worshipful the grand lodge of the most
anch-nt and honorable fraternity of free and accepted Masons of Eni;-
land; and niasonical jurisdiction thereunto belonging, according to
the old institutions, in ample form afsembled in London on the sev-
enth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun-
dred & ninety-two, and in the year of Masonry, 5792, the most noble
prince John, duke of Athol, marqui? and earl of TuIHbardine, curl
of Strathtay and Strathardle, viscount of Balquider, Glenalmond, and
Glenlyon, lord Murray Belvany and Gask, heritable constable of the
castle of Kinclaven, lord of Man and the isles, earl Strange ;ind
baron Murray of Stanly, in the county of Gloucester, Grand Maftcr
of Masons in that part of Great Britain called England, and maf^rm-
ical jurisdiction thereunto belonging; the right worshipful Janu-s
Agar, cs(|. deputy grand master, the right worshipful Sir Watkin
Lewis, knight, Senior Grand Warden, the right worshipful John
Bunn, esq. Junior Grand Warden, together with the representatives
of the several warranted lodges held under the sanction of the s.iid
grand lodge, did appoint our right worshipful William Jarvis. esi|:
secretary of the province of Upper Canada, &c, &c, &c, to be pvo-
vtncial grand master in the said province; and for the better regula-
tion and turther extension of the most ancient and honorable craft,
did empower him to grant warrants or dispensations to such worthy
brethren as should apply for the same according to the ancient form:
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. GREETING:
KNOW YE, That on the petition of our trusty and wcll-he-
loved Aaron Greely, John Grover, Manchester Eddy, three of our
Master Masons, and several other brethren, to be separated and
formed into a lodge, do hereby constitute the said brethren into a
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regular lodge of Free and Accepted Mafons, and do hereby author-
n:c and empower our well beloved brethren, Aaron Greely to e
Maf er, John Grover to be Senior Warden, and Manchefter Kddy to
be junior warden and to form and hold a lodge in the town or
ownsh,p of Haldimand, in the province of Upper Canada whkh k
lereby designated in number Nineteen; and at all times and on a
lawful occasions, in the lodge, when duly congregated, to make free
mafons, according to *he most ancient and honofable cuftonfof ,1 c
royal craft m all ages and nations throughout the world; and we lo
hereby fur her authorize and empower our said trusty and weU b^
loved brethren, Aaron Greely. John Grover and Manchester Fdv
and ii^Hir^""' "' ')' "^'"''"^ "^ '""''^ '°^S^' to nominate, ch e
and nstall their succefsors, to whom they shall deliver this warr-int
&c &c"anf"»r'*' *'r ''"^i^" ^"^ ^'^"'t'" - f"^ mason" & ■
W ; 1, i'"'^ succefsors shall in like manner nominate chuse
" n af le?;'s?"TohS,"kf '^^ ^'^ ''\^'^"'^'^ '"^'^"^^-^ *° ^^ "P""
fnrillr^ ? 1!^ uJ? ^''^' ''"""S t^^ continuance of this lodRc
forever) who shall from time to time cause tc be entered in a Sk
for that purpose, an account of their proceedings ?n he lodge to^
gether with all such rules and regulations for the good gove-n^Jnt
of the same , or the inspection of the G-and officers; pfov?ded do
above named brethren and their succefsors duly conform to 1 e
reTn^t T' ''If '"'t^' "''" ^"^ regulations of the cr^ft hTving d
odge of° eLLh'"",*'"',''^"^""*^ --"-^ ^••'''"*^^= -<! t° the Gra d
th^rpnf ! f"«'""^'. •■>"'' conforming to the rules and regulations
Sd n • v,n -'r""'."? !! '■"^"'f ^"^ ^'^'^y communication With"?;
or vir^r r- ^""^'°d^^' °tl^^"vise this warrant to be of no force
or virtue. Given under the seal of the Grand Lodge of the slid
province, at Niagara, thi. fourth day of October, in the vea of o '
sonry, ^g^,;'^""^'''"^' ^'g'^t ''""^red and one, and in the year of Ma-
Received two guineas for this warrant ^'''"*" '"*^'"'' ^'■''^"' ^''"'''''-
and have enregistered the same as
number 19. s. Tififany, G. Sec'y.
In 1806 a minibcr of Craftsmen, residing m the townships .,f
tinn^rl T?^ W R AArn"''' 1" ^^^ ^°""ty of Northumberland, peti-
loned R. W. Bro. W.Iham Jarvis for the erection of a warrant in the
township of Haldmiand, as follows:
ada ^&?''&r&?'''^"' ^'"''''"' ■^'"'''''' ^'''"''■'' ^'""""^ ^^^'*'^'" °- '^PP^'' ^^''■
The Petition of the under subscribers
Humbly sheweth.
That your Petitioners being Regular Master Masons. That having
the Prosperity of the Fraternity at heart, they are willing to exer?
their best endeavours to promote and deflfuse the genuine principles
of Ma onry: That, for the conveniency'of their respective dwellings
and other good reasons, they have agreed to form a new Lodge to
be named St. John's lodge. Number . and have nominated
and do recommend John Peters to l,e the first Master, and Thom.s
Ward to be the first Senior Warden, and James Norris to be the
first Junior Warden; That in consequence of this Resolution they
pray for a Warrant of Con.stitution to empower them to assemble
as a Regular Lodge on the first Thursday of every Month, in the
Township of Haldimand. in the District of Newcastle, and then and
here to discharge the duties of Masonry in a regular and constitu-
tional manner, according to the original forms of the order and the
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Laws of the Grand Lodge: That the prayer of your pptitioners being
Granted, they Promise strict conformity to all the regular edicts and
commands of the Grand Master, and to all the constitutional Laws
and regulations of the Grand Lodge.
Haldimand. June,
i6th, 1806.
Jael Parker, John Grover, Benj. Richardson,
Joel Mevirmon, Bays M. Eddy, Luther Hull,
James J. Merriam.
It will be noted that of the petitioners Bro. " John Grover " was
on the warrant of 1801 as S. W., and that " B. M. Eddy" was pro-
bably a brother or son of the ' Manchester Eddy," who was J. W.,
was also an officer of the proposed lodge in 1806. In the latter part
of 1807 the warrant was issued, but there are no records of vahie.
The first is the following letter concerning the application for a
warrant :
"Most Worshipful, Grand Master Jarvis:
" Sir; I beg leave to mention to you once more, the business respecting
a Warrant to open a Lodge in the Township oi Haldimand, District of New-
castle, which was applied for more than a year since, by a number of Free
Masons in this District, and for which we have Received no Satisfaction,
further than a promise that we should obtain one. We, like good men and
true, are anxious to be at work, that we may contribute to the good of the
Craft, Request that we may not be kept any longer in suspense, but that you
will be pleased to let u'' know whether our Petition will be answered agree-
able to our wishe.< or not, if not, we must remain as we are in a state of
inactivity, which in fact is defeating the Institution of the order of Masonry.
" I have the honor to be. Sir,
■' Voi:r most obedient and Most Humble Servant,
' Jno. Peters,
" Cramahe, 2nd October, 1807.
" William Jarvis, Esci..
" Secretary. &c, &c, &c, '
" York."
Further evidence of the work of the lodge is found in a revision
of its by-laws, which proves that the original lodge was founded, pro-
bably in 1807-8, and that it was in operation in 181 1. The MS. reads:
REVISION & AMENDMENT OF
" A Code of by Laws, written on the fourth day of April, in the year of
Our Lord. One Thousand, Eight hundred and Eleven, and of Masonry, Five
Thousand, Eight hundred and Eleven, at Haldimand. this Twenty-first day
of December, in the year of our Lord. One Thousand. Eight hundred and
sixteen, and of Masonry, Five Thou.sand Eight hundred and Sixteen, by
the following Members of Saint John's Lodge, chosen as a Committee, by
the Members of said Lodge.
B. John Kelly, B. Joseph A. Keeler,
B, Benj'n Ewing B. Sam'I S, McKcning.
"Article ist. That. Provided any Member or Members, belonging to
this Lodge, Refusing to sign this Revision, and amendment of by Laws,
they are still to be held bound to the Original of 181 1.
" That agreeable to our Warrant a Lodge of Free ana accepted Ma-
sons, to be held at our Lodge room, in the Township of Haldimand. nn
Thursday the full of the Moon, in each month, and if the Moon
should full on Thursday, that shall be the Regular day. This Lodge sliall
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meet at the hour of four o'clock in the afternoon. That this Lodge shall
consist of one Master, two Wardens, one Secretary, one Treasurer, two
Deacons, two stewards, one Tyler, and as many members as a majority of
the Brethren shall think proper."
The second MS. affords us the information that the lodge met
about tliat date and that officers were elected, it reads:
" Lodge to be holden it the house of John Grover, Inn keeper, Il.ihli-
niand. "John Peters, Esq., JMaster; Thomas Ward, Senr. Warden; James
Norris, Junior Warden."
Old Craftsmen of the Newcastle district inform the wtlter that
the lodge met regularly, drover's inn was at the village of (irafton.
in the township of llaldimaiid. The warrant was recognized l)y tlic.
Kingston Convention, and the lodge was no doubt an energetic or-
ganisation.
'J'he meetings were held, from i8i6-i(;, at Jt)hn Kelly's house on
Kelly's Hill. It was an old, peculiar-looking frame structure situated
three miles east of the town of Cobourg on the Kingston Road, just
about on the boundary line between the townshii^s of Hamilton and
Haldimand. It is now occupied by a farmer named (loddard. l"or
many years the location of this lodge and that of Mount Moriah
lodge in the township of Hope were not clearly defined The loca-
tion, however, as given is correct, and that pi Mount Moriah lodge
will be found in its proper place in the history. ( )f the membershi|)
many descendants remain ami are connected with the Craft. Bro.
David Ewing, a grandson of I'.ro. I'.enjamin i-lwing. is a past master
of Warkworth lodge, Xo. i6i, and P.ro. James Keeler had a son, who
was a member of the Dominion Parliament and who resided at Col-
borne. Bro. Mallory was a farmer, and his grandson. Dr. Mallory,
was at one time M. P. for East XorthundxTland, and is now Regis-
trar of that county. Bro. Caleb .Mallory and Justice Mallorv were
both members of St. John's lodge, Cobourg.
Prior to this, it appears Miat some meetiiigs were held at tlie
house of Bro. Caleb Mallory. about one mile west of Kelly's in the
townships of Hamilton. The following letter is among the MSS.:
"Worshipful Sir and Brethren: I am very sorry that I do put you to
so much trouble about what I do owe to the LodRC, but I do declare upon
my honor before God, I will pay the sum. but it is f)nt of my power to pay
it now. I have been sick for about one month. I am not able to do any
kind of work at present. T am unfi<r'"n't<'. but I hotv to j^rain the pri/t
I once asked, a Mark Mason for some assistance. T told him I was in debt
to the Lodge. He said he would lay my itimplaint before the Lodge. T
never had any answer. T am resolved to be a Mason as long as I do Uw.
and, after Death. I hope to meet, in the heavenly lodge above where we
shall sing Praises to God and the Lamb, which T beg and Pniy lur Chri'-t's
sake.
John \'aughan.
" Hamilton.
" December 19th, 1818."
"worship which informs me that my note would be at Doi'i'>r
Brown's, the 24th of December, and was in great want of the fare of it.
Whither he was a Mason that wrote if, don't know. Tie gave no signs i\or
marks in his T.etter.
" I should be happy to meet with you but T am not able to attend.
" John Vanghan."
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Bro. Vaughan had surely neglected to pay his dues and was evi-
dently sincere in his desire to perform his duty as a Mason.
At the first meeting of the Kingston Convention of «i8v. ' Bro.
John H. Hudson represented Haldimand lodge," and this brother
was also chosen as Moderator of the Convention, At the meeting
of the Convention in 1819 Haldimand lodge, No, 19, was represented
by " Bro, Joseph J. Losee." by whom the Articles of Association
were sig^ned as the representative of that lodge, R, W, Bro. McAllis-
ter in his report as Grand Visitor of the Convention in 1819 writes:
" At Haldimand the brethren did not assemble."
In 1810 the brethren determined to affiliate with the Kin(Tstot>
Convention, and sought for a dispensation to work from that body.
The document contains no allusion to the warrant issued by R. W.
Bro. Jarvis, but as the name and number are continued in it we have
the assurance that the work, as originally organized in t8ti, or prior
to that, was carried on. This dispensation reads:
UPPER CANADA.
To all whom these presents may concern.
" Greeting."
Know ye, that We, at the petition of our trusty and well Beloved
Brethren, Joseph J. Losee, W. M., Jerry Scripture, S. W., and Peter Mc-
Donald, and a Constitutional number of Brethren, to hold a Lodge of Free
Masons in the Town of Haldimand, by the name, Style and Title of St.
John's Lodge, No, 19.
I, Ziba M, Phillips, President of the Grand Convention of Free Masons,
held at Kingston, on the gth day of Febry, 1819, have thought fit to grant
*Jiis. my dispensation, to be in force during the Convention and no longer,
to the aforementioned Brethren, to hold a Lodge in the Town of Haldimand
aforesaid, to make free masons to the third degree, according to the ancient
custom of the Craft, as in all other parts of the World, in all ages and all
nations.
In Witness whereof, I, the said Ziba M. Phillips, have here-unto set my
hand and seal, at Kingston, this tenth day of Feby, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand, eight hundred and Nineteen.
(sgd) Ziba M. Phillips, (L.S )
fSgd) John W. Ferguson,
Secty to the Grand Convention.
In the records of the Convention of 1820 is the certificate of Uro.
Markham, as representative of No. 19, as follows:
" We, the Worshipful Master and Wardens of St, John's Lodge, in
Haldimand, No. Nineteen, do certify that Brother Daniel Markham is fully
authorized to represent our lodge in the Grand Convention, to be held at
Kingston, on the second Monday, in February, A. M., 5820.
" Simeon L. Scripture, W, M.,
"Wm. Brunson, J. W.,
" Henry Skinner, Sec'y."
There is also the petition of Mr. Jeremiah Stinson: " His place
of residence is Haldimand; his age is Twenty-one; His occupation,
a joiner." The MSS. of 1820 give the officers and members for 1819,
and a letter from H. Skinner to W. Bro. John W, Ferguson, Secretary,
"transmitting to you Three Pounds, Five Shillings, which is due
to the Grand Convention, from St. John's lodge in Haldimand," and
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"a complaint against Brothers Joseph A. Keeler and Festus Ben-
nett for neglecting to attend a summons at the last communicatioS"'
This document ,s dated Ualdimand. 12th April, A.L 582" and is
signed by "John Kelly, Simeon L. Scripture"
tR^t'^m fvS"'i"l^ ^°°'' °l^'''' '°^S^ commences with 19th April
1821 at wh^h thirteen members of the lodge were present inchul
jng Bro^ E. Rugg, who was for that year the Grand Vi^ tor of the d '-
H.M- If ""^'^u^ ^f' ^^^'^ " ^^ the Widow Brown's House n
Haldnnand. on Thursday, the 19th of April, A.D 1821^ There
" Brothers present. B. E. Annis Wr Mr • n n tt • c »,,
Walker. J. W.: Visitor, N. HerrTm^n Sy pVo^ B ^A^Ttittle ^c;"" 'n" n
Stinson, J. D.; B. p Altrers Tvlpr- R a d -.T' Oi' i?"'^' ^- ^■'' ^
Visitor; B. B. M. EddyV B H SkTnner" "'"= ^^ ^' ^"«»' G^^"^
tr.rrJ^% " ^^^^r °P^"'''' °" ^'^^ sublime degree of Master in D„p
form Grand Visitor assumed the chair and proceeded oLectuTe''
as nrl ent "^l^T'""^ °" ""^^^y' ""'^ «« ^^^ethren are recorded
KT ier?n?Be" nett "?rom ii'P^^^V?^'^ complaint "gaiS
to have been a hiatus "n the work Yor^l^'"''^ December there teems
6th December, 1821. when '^St Tohni^ "/''* "'''*'"? ^^ «" the
committee ^? alsoVrt^'TwaJc^^ ^\^.^ STLJ!:
r822.^;^ha -d May.
l^?rgiS^i82ttaTebei°-.S^^^^^^^^^^
and "proceeded lo iLtTBrTen^ Ewi.^^''^.nH ^f^t^'"^' degree "
m the Master Masons' degre; The v^^ttJf'^i^^'"^^"^' °P^"^^
lar to that of a board of installerl^f f ^^^^ ^^^rtc was simi-
to-day. It had no"ettc"e' o'lt of'S'cSilular V"^"""^ °^
ber. VS-eirS Sti^g f /^^^^^^^^ anf rSeptem-
against two bSn " by X MorSlVmUtleTJ^^^^^^^^^ ^V^
were appo nted " to be a commitftl ^ "^ "l^®' *"<* ^^^ee brethren
determined that the brethren' ml '-'^ ^''^ P'"^^ty,'' and it was
chair as a penUy^St":bov oVe'nc"" ^^^e'"- "I"" ^^°"^ ^'^^
the brethren " rec'd the admnniLn f^ .u, minutes state that
thanks." The "moral LmZr.I-Jj'"'?'^ *=^^"" ^"d returned
the conduct of the membe^both w'^^'"^ within their range of vision
its duty seems to Lve^eeTca?dul7v Su h"^ ^/'^H* t^e lodge, and
of the lodge. carefully discharged during the existence
finanSuVort sSowiThat%hf ?Xi^^^^^ '^^^^'"'^^^ °^ ^8-' b«t a
of 1822. and there are the petiti-^s^ of M^'VP"f°" ^" ^^^^'"'^^••
January, i82r and of Mr itvi? n L ' ^"^ ^""^^ on the 25th
Mr. He'nry pther on'22;d M y ?bT l^ tlTultTl' '''.'' ^"^'
a finance report, dated loth W w " • ^^^- °^ ^^^4, there is
January, 1826. ThTfurther historv nfT h'"'""m ' "'"" ^^^" "ntil 19th
the period allotted to^^^'orf oTV w'Csim^^^^^^^ 'r^f?""' J"
the second Provincial Grand Lodp^ ^°" McGillivray ir
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The following list shows the nu'iulHTship of this lodfje:
Chartir Mcinbcrs, 1801.— Aaron Grecly, W.M.; John Grovcr, S.W.; i\Ian-
chester lukly, J.W. 1806.— John I'ltirs, VV.M.; Thos. Ward. S.W.; James
Norris, J.U. ; Jacl I'arker, Jno. Grover. Bcnj. Uichardson, Joel Mcvirition, Bay.*
M. Eddy, Lutlicr Hull, Jas. J. Mcrriani.
Annis, E.; Algcrs, R; IJrunson, Wni., S.W., 1820; Bennett, Festus; Burrltt,
A.; Ewing, Bt-nj.; Fisher, Hy.; Hudson, Jno. il.; Killy, Jno.; Kcelcr, Jos. A.;
l.oscc, Joseph J.; McKenninR, Sani'l S.; Mallory. Caleb; McDonald, Peter;
Orcutt, Peter; Scripture, Jerry; Scripture, Simeon L., W.M., 1820; Skinner.
lly., Sicy, i8.'o; Stinson, — ; Tuttle, B. A.; VauKhan, Jno.; Walker, B. D.
CHAPTER XL.
"The Lodge at Long Point," TowNSiiir oe Walsingiiam,
County oe Noreolk, 1803.— The Fokekunner oe the
Craft Lodges in Vittoria and the Town of Simcoe.
While " The lodge at Long Point " is not a familiar term to tht
Craftsman of to-day, it was a household word with the brethren oi
Norfolk early in this century, when lodges were so few and far between
that an itinerant system was sometimes followed in order to gather in
all the material seeking the privileges of Masonry.
Long Point is at the southern boundary of the township of W;i!-
siiigham in the old Talbot district, now the county of Norfolk. Wli\
the lodge was denominated " the lodge at Long Point " may ht
assumed from the fact that in earlier times the entire locality was in-
dicated by a part of the district, as when lodge No. 16, at York, met at
Thornhill, it was said to meet on " Yonge " street, a range of territory
which might mean a mile or ten miles from the old town of York.
One can, therefore, readily understand the use of the expression " th«;
lodge at Long Point." Simcoe, now the county town of Norfolk, was
formerly the chief town of the Talbot district.
The stretch of land running for thirty miles in an easterly direction
out from the southern extremity of the township of Walsinghani is
called Long Point. This strip of land, or rather sand, is about five
miles in width. It was originally a peninsula, but for years has been an
island, the waters of Lake Erie having made a break at a point west
of Port Rowan. . , . . t
The references to the work of the lodge are few, and yet enough
to show that it had a permanent existence. The MSS. of the lodge
have been for many years in the care of lodge No. 10, at Simcoe. Ihe
papers were originally in the hands of Bro. Thomas Walsh, who was
the first secretary of the Long Point lodge, ami after his death they
came into the possession of his grandson, Bro. T. W. Walsh, treasurer
of the countv of Norfolk, who passed them over to the care of Simcoe
lodee The' MSS. now in the archives of the lodge and hv permis-
sion of the W. M. have been copied. Thos. Walsh was the first reg.s-
irir of the countv of Norfolk, and surveyed the township of Charlotte
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Rrancisoi ^'-'vcnty-five years, lira Thomas W. VValsh is his
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The town of eiiarlotteville was laid out in 1795 by Governor
1 rn?P .^*/'»V'*'!f'''' °"u 1"^''^ ^'"""'l ^>' Lake Erie, overlooking
I-ong Point, outer Hay. with Turkey Point on the left. \ fort with
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HISTORY OF FREEMASON KY IN CANADA.
block houses was built by Sinicoe and a town site laid out. The part
occupied by the military is still in the hands i)f the Canadian (jovern-
nient, having been transferred by tiu- imperial authorities. The
remains of the fortifications are visible to this day. It was at this town
site that Bro. Jol) Loder lived, and in his house the first meeting to
'■ ■: .1 a lod'^e was l\ild on tiie ,^rd January, 1H03. The location of this
house has sometimes l>een given at Charlottevillc Centre or Walsh, but
this place is seven miles from the lake shore and was not in existence
in 1795, indeed not until about 1825.
In Mrs. Simcoe's diary there is the following entry descriptive of
the site of "Charlotte vi Ma":
i.'tli .Sopt . 1705 ■' Tin Covr. ri'tunu'd ,in<l is far frcim well. He wa»
pleased with Long Pt., which he callocl Charlotte
villa; the banks on the lake 150 ft. high; on the sTiorc
grew weeping willows covered with vines."
The minutes which have been preserved are meagre, yet interest-
ing, as they establish beyond doubt the existence of a lodge which
was originally supposed to have been warranted about 1817-20. The
records are contained on two sheets of small foolscap paper, in a
fair state of preservation. Those of the first meeting show that it was
held for the purposes of organization prior to applying for the warrant.
The regulation number of brethren were present. They were all mem-
bers of existing lodges, and had either been made Masons in the lodges
of the first Provincial Grand Lodge of R. W. Bro. Jarvis, 1 792-1817, or
perhaps hailed from the schismatic Grand Lodge at Niagara under
R. W. Bro. Robert Kerr.
Bro. Joseph Ryerson was the father of the late Rev. Dr. Ryerson.
the superintendent of Education for Upper Canada. Bro. Thomas
Walsh, the secretary and afterwards W. M. of the lodge, at one time
represented Norfolk in Parliament and was afterwards treasurer of
Norfolk, which place after his death was filled by his grandson. The
other brethren were early settlers, farmers who lived in the vicinity.
The minutes of the preliminary meeting are endorsed as follows:
" Proceedings had at the first meeting of Free and Accepted Masons at
the House of Job I-ndor, in the Town of Charlotteville, County of Norfolk,
District of London & Province of Upper Canada, 3d January, 1803."
The minutes read :
At a meeting of free and accepted Masons afsembled at the house of
Brother Jf)h Lodor in the town of Charlotteville.
Present: Brother William Hutchison,
Do Wynant Williams,
Do Joseph Ryisson,
Do Job Lodor,
Do Thomas Welch,
Do David Secord,
Do Alexr. Hutchison.
apply for a Regular Warrant to the Gmnd
Resolved — That they will
Lodge of Upper Cavsnoa.
Voted
seph Ryerson,
; ?vnhcr
) M--.;:.ter
') Brother Williams, Senior Warden.
HISTORY OP FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
«33
) Brother Ilutchiion, Senr .
Junr. VVurden,
Hr. W'tlcli, Secretary.
Elect.
Thomai Welch, Secretary,
Elect.
.7th De«U" "r8o%"t"d^St„i^^^^ 3rd January. X803. until the
in that year, thhcHn^he MSS of i! T?^^ ^'^^ ''T °' ^^e warrant
YorK, under I. AV Bro T.TvU • ^'u P''°Y'"cial Grand Lodge at
Lod«c at i^^agara under R w' So'VSr?' Vu'.u'''T'S' ^'^"^
Grand Lcefssued a dispen^iio^'n unS^ whKe^o^^^^^
worked, from early in 1803 until Decetnber of th. « ^ ""-^y. ^^''^
^^. tjz j::z • i '^:£S'^F^^- "' -
months or probably an aoolication fr^r .^ under dispensation for some
second meeting read: J^^^^Y ot 1803. The minutes of the
London and ProZc^ SvllTf^Zj^n^^^ N°''°"^- District of
December in the Year of oVr^^L^rd^rTh^ousa?; iTh^-S^J^^^^^^
( Brothers. William Hutchison.
J Benjamin Caryl
Pr».-.,» / Thomas Smith.
Present. ( ja^ob Glover,
) John Heath,
J Job Lodor,
t Thomas Welch.
-ro^^^^Tj'tont^^^^^^^^ to hold a Lodge at this
-id Lodge, when the following B'^thr'e^wTre'S::^? ''°" °''"" ^°^ »^'
Master.-Brother Wm. Hutchison.
benr. Warden, Brother B. Caryl
Junior Warden. Brother Job Lodor.
Secretary.— Bror— Thomas Welch
Treasurer.-Bror.—John Heath.
Thomas Welch, Secretary.
for J^^cu^ r^^^^r^r a^i^d v^s iT^:T^^'- ''' -- -^ --
to bYRetrr,STheTever"tffidetrW'V""'"J^^ '" »^-""-
Treasury of the said LodJ^tif. c ''^ of Money shall come into the
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which Brother Job Lodor is hereby Elected to Receive from the Treasurer.
Tnd therS Purchase the Jewels and a Warrant for the sa.d Lodge.
Wm. Hutchison, ten Do ars.
Thos. Welch, ten Dollars.
Benj. Caryl. /''^rPn "'
Job Lodor, five Dollars.
John Heath. tf" Dol f rs.
Jacob Glover. Two dollars.
Adjourned til Marc . Sefsions next the first^Day^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^
The third meeting, of which there is record, was held in Septem-
K T£^. Nn MS o any meeting between 27th December. 1803.
^'',' oSh Seottmber 18^!^^ been preserved, but the lodge must
and 27th September, i»04^na y ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^
Soff Sork 'wS V:itSrioc.lity The mLtes of the meeting
of September, 1804, are reproduced m fac simxle.
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Minutes of Long Point Lodge, 1804.
Proceeding, had at a Meeting of Free and Accepted Masons at the House
, R^'?"! ."u T L^, .t iV. Town of Charlotteville, on the Twenty-Seventh
3ly orSeitr^ber in the" Year of our Lord one Thousand and eight huad..d
and four.
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Brother William Hutchison. Chairman Elect
n -^^T u°^' J""*°'" Warden, do.
Uo Joseph Ryerson,
Do Alexander Hutchison,
And Thomas Welch. Secretary, do
°° 2°'"1' From York, a Visitor.
elect?d"for"tt E^nsJigVlVV"^"'^ °^ '''' '^^^^'^ ^° ^^^^ - heretofore
I:j1mi£ ^z °" "^^"^" '-"^^^^^^'^ conc:;^nSrir ;r:s:
By Ord-r of the Master Elect.
Thomas Welch. Secretary Elect.
tradttions of Norfolk, and up to within a few^arsbv Masons w^o/e
fathers were active members of "the lodge at Long Point "
til Februarv, 1810. top-pther «.;fii f..,^ i^^.^. • ^'^cemoer, 1810,
bv W. Bro. J. M^IT w, o^;:aVw M 'o? triod"."" ^^ " '^'^
n-cottng in \lttoria, and also Tudge of L District fcrrnfT^' *,^'"
B.o.^SetXtr;S:;\^^^^^^^^^^
.-.e liS^'r So:!;'Sj ^ UnlS;^^^ ^ -^ne wor.. show that
there is a paragraph showing tint t^i^InH^-^^ " ^""."^'y- ^^'7,
delegate to the Kiu^.tonranTJt , ^ "'''' requested to send a
expressing the onin S.i H at tn Hn :. ''"' /] ["^"'"tion was passed
received from that Grand T od"i'T ^'^S:ara. for a letter had been
'iirected that thf .^ ? ^^v ifotdd" ' nf ^T ''P'^' , ^^ ''''' ^'^^-^f^'-e.
tio.ierv as may be rem.irJ^" ? ^^.Pi'rchase such books and .ta-
;>'e lodge in i;ro;<;Tn"^ l^l^l^'l!^ ^T^'' ^"' '-^""""^^ °^
for this purpose which was ^^n^ iirir^L^;;: :s:;^''i^^^:^
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
by the schismatic Grand Lodge at Niagara is thus noted in the
minutes of 4lh March, 1818:
" Received the return of Lodge, No. 22, with the Byelaws and minutes
of said Lodge by the hands of Br. Abner Owen; Likewise received by the
Sand of Br A. Owen the sum of £.31.0., Cy . . • for Quarterage and
registration of sixteen members belonging to Lodge, No. 22. as per returns of
this day."
In 1826, as already stated, W. Bro. J. Mitchell wrote to R. W.
Bro Beikie Deputv I'rovincial Grand Master, calling his attention
to the fact that the 'furniture and records had been burned when the
gaol and Court House were destroyed by fire m November, 1825.
The letter also recites the fact that the dispensation, under which the
lodge worked, was granted bv R. W. Bro. James FitzGibbon. a re-
Old Court House, Vittoria, 1826.
newal. no doubt, of the original warrant issued by either R. W. Bro.
Tarvis or R. W. Bro. Kerr. , .• . r. a\:
In October, 1826, Bro. Mitchell wrote a second time to K. V\.
Bro Beikie, stating that the lodge, after the fire of 1825 was m a
state of chaos. It probably never resumed work, as no further record
of its afifi'i.tion with the second Provincial Grand Lodge than VA/.
Bro. Mitchell's reference to the dispensation from R. W. Bro. I'ltz-
Gibbon, can be found.
Mr. Simpson McCall states that he was nineteen years of age at
the time of the destruction of the Court House by fire and has a
distinct recollection of the event. The lodge had celebrated the festiva
of St. John on the previous night, and it is said that the tyler had
left everything in order, but about two o'clock in the morning the
alarm was given and in a short time the building was in ashes, l he
lodge met afterwards in a private house and, if the truth be known
the membership said little about the lire for they were afraid that the
burning might be attributed to carelessness on the part of the officers
* The foUowing is an incomplete list of the membership of this body:
Carlvle. Benjamin; Hutcheson, Alexander; Hutcheson, William; Glover Jacob:
Heath, John; Lodor, Job; Ryerson, Joseph; becor<l, David; ^milh, rhoma.,
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
837
man Jos ; WUhams. Isaac; Dil, Rd.; Bowlby, Thos.; Wheeler J B KeS
A.: Smally, J.; Bimn, Jno.; Knapp, S.: Farland. J M- laJliton' T B^
francs, Thos.; Marr. David: Tisdale. Mathew; Eastwoo ' J ^' '
CHAPTER XLI.
Lodge No^ 13, Township of Ernestown, County of Adding-
TON, 1804- 1 822.— The Lodge that Sounded the Keynote
for an Independent Grand Lodge in Upper .anada.
( ^i'tu^'^A!?- n^ °i Frontenac, Lennox and Addington at one time
onned the Midland district of Upper Canada. FroStenac embraced
the ownship and town of Kingston with lodge No. 6. Lennox had
Fredericksburgh, with lodge No. 7, and in Ernestown, in the county
of Addington, vvas located lodge No. 13. This lodge must not be
con used with that known as No. 13 in the county of Leeds, which
worked from i799 until 1804, when the warrant was returned to the
Provincial Grand Master at York, and the number was re-issued to
lodge No. 13, Ernestown.
.., ^'[T/-*T",'^-^ name indissolubly connected with Craft work in
IT? i ^"^-^"."^ i'^"*"^- ^^^ ^"* township was named after George
111., the Kings Town, now Kingston; the second township, Ernes-
town, after Ernest Augustus, the eighth child of the king. The first
township was settled by loyalists from New York, but the second and
third were allotted and settled by the 2nd battalion of the 84th reei-
ment, better known as Sir John Johnson's regiment or the King's New
York Royal Rangers. ^
The township was surveyed in 1784 and, in that year, the settle-
ments were taken up The ist battalion or Jessup's Corps, settled in
Kdwardsburgh and Augusta on the St. Lawrence; the 2nd or Rogers'
Corps, on the Bay of Quinte. In 1788, Sir John Johnson was the
Provincial Grand Master under the Grand Lodge of England for the
Provmce of Quebec, which included until 1791 all Upper Canada.
_ Un the front of the tenth lot in Ernestown a settlement gathered,
w-luch was known as "The Village of Ernestown," but after the war
of 1812 It acquired the name of Bath, one very familiar to Canadian
D ?vf "^u- T^ "'^'^ '■''?'^ between Kingston and York ran through
Bath which was. therefore, an important halting-place for travellers,
in 1816 It was a post town and a port of entrv and was regarded as a
city m embryo. The war of 1812. however, marred to a considerable
!^ J*^P'■''^P^"*y• I" 181 7 the tap of the ship-carpenter's hammer
could be heard on the bay-shore of Bath, framing the timbers of the
first steamer which ploughed the waters of Lake Ontario—" The
Frontenac."
A ramble along the beach and a climb up the slight rising which
leads to the town reminds one of the story of the town of Salem in
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Hawthorne's " Scarlet Letter." The streets, laid out with a future
metropolis in view, are grass grown but cleanly. The old shops and
stores bear well the marks of time, yet seem to long for the brusii of
the painter. The little church, which for three quarters of a century
has been the Sabbath rendezvous of the inhabitants, has a winning
and cheerful look, and as in the summer twilight one passes by and
hears the voices of the worshippers in their songlets of praise, the
heart warms to the old spot which should be dear to every Mason in
the land.
Robert Gourlay in writing of Bath in 1811 says:
" From the lake shore the ground ascends about seventy rods and thence
slopes off in a gentle northern descent. The ascent is divided into regular
squares by five streets, laid parallel with the shore; one of them being the lower
branch of the main road, and all of them crossed at right angles by streets run-
ning northerly. One of these cross streets is continued through the concession
and forms that branch of the main road which passes round the '3ay of Quinte.
On the east side of this street, at the most elevated point, stands the church,
and on the opposite side is the academy, overlooking the village, and com-
manding a variegated prospect of the harbour, the sound, the adjacent island,
the outlets intd the open lake, and the shores stretching eastward and west-
ward, with a fine landscape view of the country all round. The situation is
healthy and delightful, not surpassed perhaps in natural advantages by any in
America. The village is increasing in buildings, accommodations, inhabi-
tants, and business, and seems calculated to be the central point of a populous
and productive tract of country around it."
Prior to the war of 1812 the farmers for miles around made the
market days at Bath most welcome to the shopkeepers, who eagerly
exchanged the goods purchased at Montreal for the products of the
farm, which were brought into the embrvo town in wae.i;ons, drawn bv
sturdy horses or primitive ox teams. To add to the prosperity of Bath
the building of the steamers, " The Frontenac " and " The Charlotte."
made the people feel as if the quaint little place might rival Kingston
as a shipbuilding centre. The academy at Bath was also well known,
and not a few of those who have reached high rank in the church
and at the bar came from the spot, where one of the best schools
existed and where the first public library in Canada was established.
The age of steam, however, has shut Bath out in the race for pros-
perity. The iron band which binds the continent grips the ties some
miles north of the old town. The customs office, as with old Salem,
is fragrant with associations of the past. The steamers, which aiade
the beach a port of call, rarely make a landing now, and vet, with all
the recollections of the closing years of the last century', the active
work of the gallant men of Bath, who before the sun was well up in
the heavens in 1813, left their breakfast tables, and buckled on armour
to march to Kingston in defence of king and country, should keep
bright in our minds the miniature town, from whose church tower mav
be seen a stretch of landscape overlooking the waters of a bav, which
for beauty is unsurpassed by even the picturesque spots of' the old
world.
In 1818 Bath was constituted a town. Town lots were surveyed
and streets laid out, a market-place provided and even regulations for
police protection passed. The busy shops and stores are, however, no
longer thronged; the postofifice an'd market house, which afforded an
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
839
opportunity for the settlers to meet and interchange views, are de-
hl'c 1^'f?^ as lovely a spot as ever made charming the face of nature
has lost thf glory of its early years.
A previous chapter has traced the history of New Oswegatchie
lodge which was warranted in 1787, in which were related its annals
from the loth October of that year down to September, 1791 The
minutes from 1791-99 are missing, but are recorded in " book No 2 "
said to be in the hands of a member of an old family, which migrateo
to the State of New York in 1800. R. W. Bro. William Tarvis, the
Irovincial Grand Master under the Athol Grand Lodge, came to
Canada and located at Niagara in 1792, and in 1793-95 issued warrants
for the opening of three ledges in this district. A return shows that
fnZ V ^^4, there was a lodge No. 6, at Kingston in Frontenac,
lodge No. 7, at Fredericksburgh m Lennox, which is to the west of
Bath, a township of the old Midland district, and the lodge No r?
in Leeds This list does not include a lodge known as No. '=; at
Edwardsbureh county of Grenville, in the old Johnstown district
warranted by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Lower Canada, nor No.
7. the New Oswegatchie lodge at Elizabethtown, now Brockville
The last namH lodge, as has been explained, was of American origin
and received its warrant and number from the Grand Lodge of New
y ork *
Until within the last three years considerable doubt existed as to
the Klentity of lodge No. 13, at Ernestown. Some were inclined to
the belief that it was the direct successor of No. 13 in Leeds, while
others thought it had its birth in the membership of the American
lodge known as New Oswegatchie, No. 7, at Elizabethtown. There
need be no difference of opinion in the future for the MSS. show that
the lodge No. 13, at Ernestown, was at work in February, 1803 under
dispensation, and that on 7th February. 1804, it received its warrant
In the mass of MSS. is a petition, dated 14th September, 1802. to R
\,r ^V^^r*^' ^?^ ^ ^°^^^ ""^ Ernestown," with Bro. Wm. Cottier
as W. M. It reads:
To the Right Worshipful William Jarvis, Esqr., Provincial Grand Master;
and Secretary of the Province of Upper Canada, &c.. &c
The petition of the undersigned Brethren of the Township of Ernest,
County of Addington, Midlanc District.
Humbly Sheweth,
That your Petitioners, hrmly attached, in all its parts, to that most valuable,
ancient, and honourable Constitution of Free and Accepted Masons; and that,
by their residence, are at too great a Distance to associate with either their
Brethren at Kingston, or those of Fredricksburg, without manifest incon-
veniency,
Therefore, your petitioners humbly pray that a Warrant might be granted
*i'T,V*° o . "" ^^^^"^ '" '''•'* Ernestown: and to that intent liave nominated
B. Wm. Cottier, M.; B. Amos Martin. S.W.: and B. Step'n Hix, J.W.- to be
appointed their presiding officers, and Their Lodge to be Distinguished by
the name of St. John's Lodge, and as in Duty bound your petitioners will pray,
Wm. Cottier,
T, . Stephe Hix,
Ernestown, ) Solomon Ball,
.4th Sepfr. 1802, ) Jen, George,
Francis Pryne,
."Xmos Martin,
Henry Finkle.
840
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The evidence that the membership of lodge No. 13, in Leeds, was
not concerned in that of lodge No. 13, at Ernestown, is shown by the
list of petitioners, none of whom belonged to the former lodge, but
the fact that the lodge at Ernestown succeeded to the number of the
lodge in Leeds is proved by the issue of the warrant in 1804. This
petition was followed by the issue of a dispensation, dated 19th
February, 1803, in accordance with the memorial, and which arrived
in Bath on the 14th March, 1803. The proof that the dispensation
wns granted and the lodge organized is found in the following letter
from the Grand Secretary:
Kingston, March the 14th, 1803.
Right Worshipful Sir and Brother:
Ynmt of the 19th ult. I received by the hands of Brother William Cottier,
and, in answer to your request therein,' on the 7th Inst., according to your
Dispct,^ ..lion, bearing date the 19th February, 1803, and by virtue of authority
iiuisiLii in me from you, I did, in the Township of Ernestown, in this
Province, Constitute the Petitioning brethren, mentioned therein, into a regular
lodge of Free and Accepted York Masons, agreeable to the ancient usage of
our honorable Fraternity. I did also install and invest Brother William
Cottier, as Worshipful Master, Brother Amos Martin, Senior Warden, and
Brother Stephen Hix, Junior Warden, of the said louj'e. with the usual
charges. The same was proclaimed by my Secretary to be done in form.
I have the honor to be. Right Worshipful Sir and Brother,
Yr. Obt. Hble. Ser't,
Jermyn Patrick.
To the R.W. Wm. Jarvis, Esqr.,
Provincial Grand Master
of Upper Canada.
On the 7th February, 1804, the records show that the following
warrant was issued " to form a lodge in the township of Ernestown,
which is hereby designated Number thirteen."
No. 13.
WILLIAM JARVIS, PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER.
Richard Beasley, P.D.G.M.; Samuel Heron, G.S.W.; Thomas Hind, G.JW.
To all whom it may concern. GREETING.
WHEREAS, the Grand Lodge of the most ancient and honorable fra-
ternity of Free and Accepted Masons of England, and Masonical jurisdiction
thereunto belonging, according to the old Constitutions, in ample form assem-
bled in London, on the seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord. One
Thousand, Seven Hundred and Ninety-Two, and in the year of Masonry, Five
Thousand, Seven Hundred and Ninety-Two, the Most Noble Prince John,
Duke and Marquis of Athol, Marquis and Earl of Tullibardine, Earl of
Strathlay, and Strathardle, Viscount of Ballquider, Glenalmond and Glenlyon,
Lord Murray, Belvany, and Gask, Heritable Constable of the Castle of Kin-
cloven, Lord of Man, and the Isles, and Earl Stanley, and Baron Murray of
Stanley, in the County of Gloucester, Grand Master of Masons, in that part
of Great Britain, called England, and Masonical jurisdiction thereunto belong-
ing; the Right Worshipful James Agar, Deputy Grand Master; the Righ;
Worshipful Sir Watkin Lewis, Knight, Senior Grand Warden; together with
the representatives of the several warranted Lodges, held under the sanction
and authority of the said Grand Lodge, did appoint our Right Worshipful
Brother William Jarvis, Esquire, Secretary of the Province of Upper Canada,
&c., &c., &c., to be Provincial Grand Master in the said Province, and, for
the better regulation, and further extension of the Most Honourable and
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
841
^"lu"'u^"i'' '*''* •="^P°wer him to grant warrants or dispensations - -.-.h
worthy brethren as should apply for the same, according to the anSenVform
Know Ye, That we, at the petition of our trusty and well beloved WiMH^;
Cottier. Amos Martin, and Stephen Hix, three or our Master M«o„, 1 J
several other brethren, to be separated a^d formed °nto a Lod« do h' K
constitute the said brethren into a regular lodge 0° Free W A f ^
Masons, and do hereby authorize and empower ^SrweuTelovedSr
V^ilham Cottier, to be Master. Amos Martin, to be Senior Warden ani
Stc^aen H.x. to be Junior Warden, and to hJld and form a Lodl i'n ^SJ
Township of Earnest Town, which is hereby designated N.lltrT. .
and at all times, and on all lawful occasions in tSe Lodge wl"en dilv cnf "'
gated, to make Free Masons, according to the Most AncienTnHw ^k?'
Custom of the Royal Craft, in all ages and natLns, hroug outTht wo°ld"and
we do hereby further authorize and empower our said tr3v nn^ uu, ^
brethren William Cottier, Amos Martin' anS Stephef H x 'Juh thr'cLsenTol
manner, nominate, choose and install their successors, &c &c &c such in
stallations to be upon or near fvfrv «:f t^u^'- t-. j • ' ' ^^^" '""
their Lodge forever who shall from tiie ?o% '' '^"""^ '^'' continuance of
book for that purpose, an accoloTt£%?oc'e"d1nrfn Vl T'f' 'l '
with all such rules and regulations as shall be m.HT fL .J °.^^^' *^«'*''"
of the same, for the inspection "f he (^^ra„d 54 r P^oT^^^^
named brethren, and their successors H„l^7l„f f 'u , "^'^'^ *'^* *''°vc
,|sh.d ™l., and .e«ia«LT"r'c;,^,!V,intX;°e»:c r„",r T""
Ihese praams arc Branled, and to .he Grind LodseolEnSni =ni " 1
mg lo the rule, and regflatfon, thereof, and prefervtf a rei.r ,nH T"
ru7::z:f. :Lf ^ "°'"'"' =™"<' ■-°™o.her:",hu'is
., Y?,"".hr.rn'th Sn F"lt,r/n ■he"^eaf^o,rS 1"^'^"'.
(signed) Jermyn Patrick.
Grand Secretary.
(A true copy.
Attest, Abel P. Forward.)
February 13th, 1804.
Received of Brother William Cottier, two guineas for this warrant
(signed) Jermyn Patrick.
G. S.
rr.J^'^ "u° ""^"^ ^^^^ ^^.^ ^'*^'" mentioned brethren, and others of the
2!'Z ./ >"« constituted and installed on the seventh day of February
Esquire "n !orm." " ^"P'"'"*'°" f™'" ^^e R.W.P.G. Master, William Jarvis.
(signed) Jermyn Patrick.
The first lodge room at Bath was on Academy street It was
erected about 1805 and was a frame building two stories high The
Wer part was used as a lodge room and the lower as a residence for
bu Idfn/for r. ?^ '"'^'- ^^' ''"''^^"^^ ''^^ *°^" down when a brick
building for Craft purposes was erected on the same site
Ihe records of the Provincial Grand Lodge at York on loth
February. 1804, show that the warrant of No. 13 Elizabethtovvn, had
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
been •' handed in " and consequently the lodge ceased work The
s^n-e records show that at the meeting of the ?---- ^^'•-^^ ^odge
at York on that date there was present W. Bro. Cottier, rom lodge
of St John's, Ernestown," and the opening paragraph of the mniutes
?eads ihat the W. M. and Wardens of Nos. 6, 8, i6 17. 20 and bt.
John's Lodge by dispensation at Ernestown," attended th,s meeting.
At a subsequent meeting on the same day arnongst the representatwes
are given: •' Ernestown by dispensation, W. Bro. Wm. Cottier. M.,
'"' 0^n%Hl^i7th, 1804, in writing to the W. M. of No. 15. at
Grimsbv Bro Jermyn Patrick encloses a copy of the minutes of the
Provincial Grand Lodge, and. no doubt with a view of strengthening
the faith of all the brethren in the Niagara district in the Masonic
authority at York writes:
"A warrant has been granted to brethren at Ernestown, who have been
working under dispensation, designated by No. 13, bearing date 7th February,
1804, Wm. Cottier, M."
On the 4th November, 1804, Bro. Jermyn Patrick wrote to R. VV^
Bro Jarvis. complaining of the dilatory condition of the Craft, and
pointing out that " but two returns have, as yet, come in from the
country, viz.: Nos. 3 and 13." . „
The only MS. from 1804 until 181 2 is a certificate of No. 13
issued on the iQth November, 1806, to Bro. William Anderson. It is
signed by " Wm. Cottier," as master, John George, as senior warden,
Amos Martin, as junior warden, and John B. Samason, as secretary.
It reatls: ., ^, „ ,
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'• To all whom it may concern.
" We do hereby certify that Brother William Anderson is a
regular registered Master Mason in Lodge No. 13. Antient and has
during his stay amongst us behaved himself as became an honest Bro.
" Given under our hands and the Seal of our Lodge— this nine-
teenth day of November. 1806. and of I^Iasonry 58o('.
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Master.
Senior Warden.
Junior Warden.
" Wm. Cottier,
John George,
Amos Martin,
i "John B. Samason, Secretary."
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(Seal)
Bro. William Cottier was a wealthy farmer of English birth, who
had brought with him ample means. He owned one of the best ot the
earlv dwellings in Ernestown. He was a short, stout man, active
and'of kindly disposition, a good Mason, and possessed the respect of
all who knew him. , 1. t
^n examination of the records and MSS. shows no further refer-
ence to lodge No. 13, until 181 2. when from the minutes it is learned
that the lodge was still "No. 13" l>"t was known as " Addington
lodge." . f 1 , 1 1 1
The MSS of this year show that a committee of the lodpo h;!(l
assembled for the purpose of considering the construction of a Masonic
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. {^4
hall in the village. This was the first buiklinE erected for Cr.ft n..
poses in Central Canada. The first Masonic halHnTTnr.«rr, '^"'
erected in Niagara in 1791-2 and Vas known'a" -^FrZ^iZ'HT'
Tne committee decided that the structure shnniri 1 f ■
dimensions, just large enough to suiftl e con.forrof t c cT^T
\Vm. Cottier, J. George, G. Barker, M. Picke iit A Srl-in? p
Davy and M. Goodwin were named ^s the conn itfeeTh/i" /'
the building was a gift of Bro. Peter Davv and tZ fnTl. '^ ^°'
give the specifications of the proposed structtfre! °"''"^ """"^^^
.. Ti, r- :. " ^'■"^®' '^°*"' ^eby. 17th, '12.
con.„c, ,0, and .a»e ,„ .. Wm, . .uiMinL 7o'r.t"S o" ^ZZtoa Je!
.loriesi that said building b» erected on r „?«' """■<"'> 8°°'' ™"""'""
nt^srL"2«iS^^
Subsequently the committee contracted with Solomon Smith f«r
Z 28th Mirc'h !«'''';?• "^^ "'^'^ '^- ^^'^^'-^ for comXlnl't o"
the 28th March, 1812, the conmiittee met and arranged to collect the
dues of the lodge .so as to increase the building fund
Ihe call to arms in 1812 stayed the hands of the brethren and
there are no record.s of any meetings from February 181^ untU 4 h
December, 1815, when the lodge apparently re-assemb'i;d TW.
must have been a meeting or meetings i„ 8^5 ^rior o hat of^J h
we";"' ddinau nt "3'" "'"!;• '''''l ^'"' "'^"-' '' f-e l>Xn ^4^
■ Th.irT , ^ '"'"''■'= disciplined for non-attendance.
tinned. Tl MS is either an indication of the continuance of tL r!^A
ireas., iur. J. btalker, S. D.; and Rr. J. Jaquith, J. D.
parent that ll.e brethren enjoyed the festival: ' '^'^'^-'^•^P" '^ '^ ap"
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
•■The Lodge being opened in fir., and >«o"d degree. "^ M»°;;j «=";
nence £2 of which was handed to Mr. McDowell, the remaining 2/0 wa« pui
charge until the next Regular Lodge night.
At the meeting of loth January, 1816,
'• A letter from Bro. John Bowe received and read requesting directions
tliotioned and carried that he be recommended as a worthy brother.
There was a Mark Lodge in connection with No. 13. for
"The Lodge having taken into consideration Bro. ^^^ killings conduct
The principle of suspension in the capitular body affecting the
standing S a Mother in I Craft lodge was affirmed by the action o
No "s^nd to°his day is considered in many jurisdictions sound
"'"p'^omThe next paragraph we learn that the brethren were deter-
mined to have comforts on winter nights:
.. T, .u Ti,^«,a« «; Wood aerees to furnish the Lodge with a load of
'•Brother T\°7^'„J.. ^^"f.s'fo "^t it for the stove and have fire in the
ro°d.e a" ler/t'Jo hours before he hour of meeting, and render a bill against
Jh^etV/fLTfhlTost of same, to be paid from the fund o-therw.se as may be
hereafter provided in further business before this Lodge.
The lodge closed until the next regular night "barring emer
1 ne 'oag^ CIO. ^ ^ jf^ct that " The Secty taKes
fnTha'ge th^'e funds of Xev:ning," which closed the minutes of loth .
^'""I7k meeting which is dated 7th January, 1816, but which follows
m sslbirto ?hi^ lodge: it is. therefore, hereby ordered that he shall b
Xrned of the sanTe and his money returned to hjm agreeab e to he
mSes " To this is added a postscript to the effect that Mr. Clark s
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845
fSvf """^"f^. "^^^ received, " and the bylaws were read to both the
above candidates previous to their initiation "
Ihc concUiding paragraph in the minutes of this meetine shows
n 18 .%1V' Trr'^'''^'"u^"''S''"°'- ''' ^he resumption^f work
in 181 5.. for The Committee heretofore appointed to transact business
o furnishing and renting the lower part of the iSgfa e ereby
authorized to continue in that appointment." The lod|e was there^
fore, occupying the upper part of the building ^ ' ""
" Mo V,^^ meeting of March 6th. 1816, the minutes give the lodge as
No 13 On the loth April, 1816, however, the minu erread
Addmgton Lodge, No. 13," so that prior to the war of 181 -,Ti1
worked under the Jarvis warrant and continued apparenth' under the
same authority until 1819. nicucmi) unaer tne
The lodge was anxious to receive instruction in Craft work and
t,me offered h,s services to assist Bro. Osgood while here For ihi^
Sa^^tLtSp.^..'."*' -"-'^"^ "- •" '- '■*' on 'he"„*«
On the 6th of May. 1816, an emergent meeting was called for th.
Sre'^^rinl.''"'""^"""' ""^""'^ '"'"°- Bro. LanS. wh?dW on
" Accordingly the funeral service was performed in loHcr,. oc f.
Re., Rot,. M.f'A ."^ta^lLrr^.a-^M-Z^Tor-"'-''' '' ""
ine members then returned to thp lUaonn;,. w„ii j
funeral expenses examined, which was as foSs' ' " '"°""^ °' ^'^^
Viz. refreshments, 2/6
!! n"'^'"' ^ 2S/0
" Sp?r^''"'' 7/6 In all £1. 16. 3.
T C^C^ark^'nH"w'^^"'' 1^^^' '^^•" '"^t ^"d Bro. Elias Walbridge.
J. C Clark and Windsor Dexter, petitioned for the necessarv certifi-
cate to enable them to receive the Royal Arch degree. It was esseSl
that such certificate should be granted by the Craf lodge and "we
considenng them worthy have granted their request "^
At the meeting of 8th May, 1816, the lodge ordered " five nounds
th'M.'^R '°T^' ^f ^ ^"^ '^'' ^""d "^°^ thf relief o? the fanTo
the late Bro Lambkin." At the meeting of 22nd Mav Bro RiJlLd
son obtained " a recommendation to the Chapter of th^RovalArc^^^^
M tZTtl o'clock ^ri '' "f ^g-ed^nd ortre^dTy\t W.
M to meet at 8 o clock and dine with our families on St. John's Dav "
and It was further " agreed that each delinquent for non appearance
on the hour should pay 5/- fine." appearance
At the meeting of 24th June. W. Bro. Cottier presided and -ill
th. brethren, except Bro. Peter Davy, who was " at K ngston wfth a
boat-He IS detained with contrary winds," were present
The minutes of the last lodge meeting were confirmed and
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HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Bro. Wni. McKay prayed a recommendation to the Grand Lodge, which
was granted by the unanimous consent of the members. The lodge was closed
for one hour in order to open in the Grand Lodge."
There are niaiiy quaint and well nigh unintelligible paragraphs
in the old minutes. A cable despatch in cipher could scarcely be
mor.; obtuse llian this. It was not compatible with the powers of the
lodge to open a Grand Lodge, and even if it had been no reason seems
to be given for such action.
"At II o'clock A.M. a procession was formed, attended by music, and
moved to the Church and attended divine service. A sermon was delivered by
Rev. R. McDowail. At 2 P.M. " the brethren returned to tiie lodge and the
ollicers were itistalk'U and took their respective oaths," and the Rev. Mr
McDowail was paid " £2. 0. o. for his iervices."
At the meeting of 3rd July, 1816, \V. Bro. Cottier presided and
Bros. John Butterworth, Benjamin Olcott, Samuel Shaw, " Visitors of
No. 6, Kingston," were present. They had probably journeyed to
Ernestown to receive Masonic instruction from the lips of " Jko.
Emery Osgood, Visitor from Washington Lodge, No. 256, Gore of
Hen< erson. N. York." Bro. Osgood had been specially engaged and
was paid
" for his services to this Lodge, as was likewise loaned to the Mark Master
Masons' Lodge."
This was the refined extract of economy. The one payment
covered the services of Bro. Osgood to the Craft lodge and his
services were •' likewise loaned to the Mark Masons' Lodge."
On the 31st July, after routine, Mr. Roswell Lee was made a
Fellow Craft, as " he has cheerfully performed his work." The meet-
ing of 24th August, was an emergent one to initiate Mr. Alva Stevens,
and being initiated he " earnestly requested to be further advanced ''
and was made a F. C.
On the 27th November, 1816, Bro. Benjamin McAllister was
elected W. M. It was this brother who in 1817-22 acted as Grand
Visitor or Grand Lecturer, and visited all the lodges in the jurisdiction
on behalf of the Kingston Convention. The arrangements for the St
Johns festival were made, and "the members " were invited "to
attend on St. John's Day at 8 o'clock A.M., under the penalty of five
shillings, if delinquents, and to attend divine service at 11 A.M "
This was decidedly an impressive method of enforcing attendance
At this meeting the subject of the Masonic Hall came up in the fo-ni
of a motion by W. Bro. William Cottier to the effect
" that as the committee formerly appointed to regulate a subscription then
opened for the purpose of erecting a lodge room or Hall and appointing and
providmg mechanics and materials, were deficient in number there being
only two personally present, that the lodge do now nominate and appoint a
competent number of members, so that the above committee can proceed to
business; accordingly Br. Benjamin McAllister, Br. Thomas S Wood and Br
Peter Davy were duly elected as members of said committee to act accord-
ingly."
This action was no doubt taken in order to facilitate the equip-
ment of the lower stories of the Hall. On the 27th December, the
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847
festival of St. John was duly celebrated by a procession to the church
with music, and " a discourse was delivered by Rev Mr Wifs^^^^
, bro)h '^ "'"V"^ ?^ J''""^''^ '''' •«'7. the Lge ins ied hat when
Rrn T q w' '^^u'1 "P^." ^ T"^"""<='= »'« "'"^^^ct or else be fined
?"r.uin'dYhrhe"' "^'"*^' '"' '"^^ '" ^^'^ ^'-^-' - ^»^« K
" having been appointed a member of the committee for adiustin., th»
^6'"nd dii'm^Je'cf'/ '''' r '"^'"'^ '""^"''* »^'» appointed"uty i^tTerfineS
3/6 and dismissed from his appointment, and Br. C. A. Lockwood i, Lr.hv
appointed in his stead, i.e. the lodge books from the beginning and has
accepted the appointment. It was motioned and ordered by maior tv Z, ^
n..Mnb,T of th. .-.t.ove .on.mitten bo p.iid sevi-,, in-.w, b-.H "^ • '
the time of transacting business of ?h s appo n n „t so aT,o"IhatM'°"' '°''
sum be paid to any committee thereafter appointed '" ""' "'"'
B^niamh, Mc'Alli.,er, member, osaTd commtofe ,h{, rt",v ,»?' '"'' *™
" Ernest Town, Jany. sth, 1817."
" The conimittee appointed for the purpose of erecting St. Tolin's Hall
&c met this day at nine o'clock A. M., agreeable to the order of aSjou nme U
from the 2nd instant. Personally present, Bro. Benjamin Mc'Allistc Bro
ini ^o Th" ^""V^'H'^o ^°"'"- ^'•°- J°'^" G-'-««^- Bro. P er Davy!
and Bro. Thomas L. Wood. Proceeded to examine the records of Addington
Lodge, and other mr,„,ries respecting the business subnmtcd to their cons^d"
eration. The contracts with the mechanics and subscription covenant noTfo
S^af^o? th'e df ""f'.. \'"/°"'"'"^^ •■"°'^'^'' ^'^'-'^ ^''- remained only o
draft of the dues of the Lodge making out the accounts, &c "
Resolved that this Committee adjourn until the 23rd of February next "
and subsequently to the 3rd, gth and .7th March. ^eoruary ne.M
rPnt'fhV/l^ nieetiiig of 29th January, a conin,ittee was appointed to
he rnnt-ij!! ^''"' "^ '^'' ^^^^ ^''"^ ^'^° '^^' " ^'^e standingTonimittee
be considered as a conunittee to examine the building while it is
rented and see that it is not unnecessarily damaged ''The attend
ance of the n,enibers was closely scrutinized for " Bro Wi Ham
George being enquired of the reason why he was absem on the laS
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
At the meeting of nth February, the W. M. ruled that the peti-
tion of Mr. Jacob Howe, which had not been acted upon was " out-
lawed, and if he is yet desirous to become a member he must petition
afjain." It was also resolved to send a letter to Bro. E. Osgood of
l/enderson, N.Y., who had given instruction to the brethren, " on
behalf of this lodge with respect to Union Lodge." There was no
lodge named " Union " in Ernestown, but the reference might be to
the Mark lodge.
At the meeting of 26th February the committee appointed for the
purpose of renting the lower story of the Masonic hall reported that
they had leased it to Bro. T. S. Wood for £16. 5. o. per annum, being
the' amount offered by him. Another committee had been appointed
to attend to the renting of the building, for on
" Feby. 23rd, 181 7, The Committee appointed for renting the lower story
of this Hall, as may further appeal from the minutes of the Lodge on the 29th
Jany. last past, met this day. Personally present, Edward Arnold, C. A.
Lockwood, and Wm. Cottier, and, having Isaac Jaquith present, called on him
to know what rent he would offer for the ensuing year after the expiration of
this present lease. He stated that he could rent a suitable building for ten
pounds and declined a renewal of his lease."
Thomas L. Wood had intimated to the committee that he would
pay sixteen pounds, live shillings, per annum, for the lower part of St.
John's Hall.
" Resolved that this committee do lease said lovfer part of St. John's
Hall to Thos. L. Wood, for twelve calendar months, at the rate of sixteen
pounds, five shillings, to be portioned in four equal dividends, payable quarter-
ly, to commence 22nd April next ensuing."
This was reported to the lodge and action was taken thereon.
The meeting of 26th March, 1817, was an important gathering, for
at this time Craft circles were agitated by a desire for a more active
governing body than that at York or Niagara. A circular had been
sent by the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island to the Provincial Grand
Lodge at Niagara, the schismatic organization under R. W. Bro.
Robt. Kerr, and not to the Provincial Grand Lodge at York under
R. W. Bro. Jarvis. This created discussion in the lodges and led to
the complaint that the legitimate Provincial Grand Lodge was not in
possession of the correspondence which belonged to it. The legiti-
macy of the two bodies was, therefore, the subject of discussion.
Addington lodge. No. 13, accordingly made a motion for an enquiry
into the contents of the letter and consideration of the same and a re-
port as to the expediency of forming a Grand Lodge for the Province.
This was the first move in Upper Canada to reorganize the Craft, which
occurred about five months prior to the death of R. W. Bro. Jarvis.
The minutes read:
" Motioned and seconded that a committee of three persons to ex-
amine a circular from the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island, communicated to
this lodge by the Secretary of No. 6, and to enquire into the expediency of
communicating with the several Lodges of this Province upon the subject of
that letter, and also the expediency of coming to some method of establishing
a Grand Lodge in the Province, be added to the standing Committee. Voted
unanimously."
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.his s^Tp.?e"ffSrSfLS!'rn 'odg^e"°;r.°:Sl r'""'""*!? >
partiire from the old lines anr w?!' ,ul V^^*^?^^,.^ "^^ era and de-
Masonry a place in tt h sLy of he coun'v'^'The ?• "'"?! ^''' ^°
26th March and ud Anril u,L /.,ii '^""'"fy- J'^^ time between the
" This being an emergency called bv the W M f^
the committee appointed on the ll^rZ. . J . ^^"^'""^ *'^^ '■^Po'"* of
enquiring into the expedience of LdXl ^ ''^' "'^*^* ^°'' ^''^ P^'^P"''^ oi
of endeavoring to pTut^ t"e tfb^^^^^^^^^^^^ on the subject
vince; the committee reoorteH thnfil ^ , "*'^ ^°^^^ '" this Pro-
in iheir POwerTprocure tint thirl ^PP^^'-^V°'". "^^ ^--'"ination of facts
and that it was SpXnt to add ess 01^:^'!° ^'"f '^°'^^' '" '^' P'-°-i"<=^'
subject of attempting o pro ure the estah 'l' 1^1 '" '^' ^'°"'"" °" ^'^^
accepted. It was' the'n n.oJed and seconded hlTaco ""^l "f"*^ "P°" ^^^^
prepare a circular letter to the different loH^f '^^ •"!""" ""^ appointed to
was carried in the affirmative Brs S A Lo^V V^ZT^ '''^'''''' ^"^^
Davey and E. Shepardson were ch'olln t^hat''c:mrtt ^'""•" ^°"'^'' ^•
conmTh;:eTf^(SL'Son1o%e'';il??'^ 'r'"" 'I' ^^^ --^^ °f the
E-lori£frE^?s^^^^^^
McKay, who waHot onlv m.T. f '" ^''' P"'°" °^ ^'''- R^deric
pointed as an aSiti^naTmember of t 'T'""'"-^ •'"''"^^'" ^"* " ^^«« ^P"
pare a circular leirn^^^^^^^^^^
Province." *° *"*^ chflerent lodges in this
Davi?VcA„itr fnte'cLr"^^ "''''"'' '''^' ^^'^ ^^^ W. Bro.
to prepare aci^cuhrLr'adJ^'^e^to'rheTr 1 ^'^ '^^'"'"'"^^ ^PP-"'^^
the subject of re-establisWng a G Lodge in th^ '1^" of this province on
letter were unanimously approved of. Province; said report and
"Br. W. M. motioned that Br V A t „„i j ^
to the printing, sealing and forwardin^'th. -K ''°*^- ^^ ^PPoi"ted to attend
Br. S. Wood and unLlmous y vo ed ^^ -- ' "^^^^^^
and seconded by Br. E. Arnold tha Br T A ""^1°""^ ^^ ^'^ ^"^^ ^°"'"
the fund to defray the expens s ofihe execulT^? hYs l"'"'"' "*''' T'' ^'^^^
unanimously voted." execution of his commission, which was
mentioned circular letter i..a7 be fmS L ,- r ■ "^'^ ",' "'= ''■"•'-
committees." The circular JI! ,• ."'"""« to the book of
lodges .0 meet iu conveut o„ and Sm be fo'" .'-"T'T'. '""''"' *'^
pose or as hel, tV.tr.:7e aSa^ol ihi^bot"'^" " ^''-
Had p'tdTd\r,f 'a iS^'t-ut? - -t°' r^-- "^i^h
54 curious request was made when " Bro. Thos.
g HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
c; Wood seconded by Bro. E. Arnold, motioned that Mr Drewry
lid^v be called on for the silver dividers belonging to this lodge or
Ridley be c*"?^ °" T ^u^ term " dividers " is an old one. for a pair
an equivalent in cash J}'^^^^^ ^J'^^^^^^rn^n. Bro. Ridley had
Soi^^dTe "^cles inVe:fi:n and Js now requested to return
*^^"At the meeting of 28th May, Mr. Alanson B Couch was admitted.
the bvllw ?SpS petitioners being suspended, and the solemn
* ^l^= of^he Tublime degree of Master Mason were performed
"SZ Bristo re"cew"5 h^third degree." At the meeting o 23rd
T 1 «r r A Lockwood was presented with a silver medal as a
Smon; oi ^is worth in connect with the reorganization of the
Craf^ and the preparatory work of the Kingston Convention Bro
Wood ?«iant of the lower floor of the hall, requested the privilege of
i.^«orfnart?tion through the lower room of the lodge, and with
^SbSfy to^ta^eTdl^^^^^^ when his leave is out if he thinks pro-
^-^^r^^T^-irSs^^ -n settled as
:'mrngsftt';i^trwas Bra Job?. H^. Hudson of Royal Arch, lodge.
^° OnThe^24th September the members heard the minutes of the
Kingston Convention. No action seems to have been taken, but as
So^Wm Cotlier was a leader in the Kingston Convention and had
rented the lower floor of the hall, proposed
.its- ESs-rsia'STL': .x-i'iS s
°^ ^*J ^r'S^turi af 'tvlingTn rSon until one should offer his
J ^ffl.^rf who did not attend at 9 a.m. were to be fined five
sWm °g^ " It w- also resolved that '^any member having a friend
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851
which he would wish to have attend the feast to invite him at the
expense of the lodge." On the 27th December the lodge Attended
Souse S" ' '"'^^'^' ^'"'^ '' ^^°- ^- P- F°^-^^^'« ^a"^on
fnr iJ^l ^"'■"''h*"&/ °^ the Masonic hall were not in good condition
for m the report of a committee, which had the matter of reoa Mn
from^Ero Y FieM -r'' ^?^' "^^'f' '^'^' ^ Proposal was re'cdv 3
lu XT iP- h ^' , ^°^ repairmg and renewing the chair seats within
the Hall and make some repairs on the weather boardinrwith^ut "
which was accepted. The wording of this contract shows that the
bui!d.ng had been erected for a considerable period, indeed it is ^o?
unhkely that the frame work was put together and the upper storv
furmshed before the war of 1812. The intention of the b??threi lo
" Memorandum of agreement made this dav h«.f«,»«„ *t, j ■ ^
committee, appointed by Addington Lodge, No. i,"^ for tTe Surno J .T'^""**
part, and Silas Fields on the other part. ^ '"'" °° ^^* °"«
" Said Fields, on his part, engages to repair the Masonic Hall in th-
following manner, namely :-To build a convenient seat inr IL w u- }^,
eacn side. A pedestal in front, ra sed to a prooer height anrf a^i.l^A ■
Ernest Town,
March, 1818. ^
Committee.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
festival of St. John was to be duly celebrated and " No. 6 at Kingston "
was to be invited to join in the celebration, and " Bro. Peter Davy is
hereby appointed to procure a clergyman to deliver a discourse."
Each member " within the bounds of the warrant " was compelled to
pay "share and share alike for the festival whether he attended
or not."
There is no picture of the exterior of the first Masonic hall at
Bath extant, but there is a drawing of the interior made in 1820 and
from this drawing the pen-and-ink sketch given in this chapter has
been made. The fittings correspond with the specifications and the
seat of the W. M. appears to have been a pretentious bit of colonial
architecture, a style of ornamentation in the early lodges which was
quite common. The hall itself appears to have had benches at either
side, and, taken altogether, it did not look like an uncomfortable
meeting place. In the history of Addington lodge. 1822-45 there is
an excellent engraving of the first brick Masonic hall erected in Upner
Canada. This was also in the village of Bath.
The Lodge Room at Bath, 1817-21.
r, ^\ *'^,^ meeting of 17th June, 1818, it was announced that the
Kev. Mr. Booth would deliver the discourse at the lodge room on the
24th inst. Previous to this there is no record of the affiliation of Bro
John Dean. He was first present on 9th November, 181 7. and again
on i8th February. 1818. and on the 18th of March he acted as a com-
mittee. On the isth April he was acting-secretary, but before his
name is written the word " Sojourner." showing that he was not a
member. However, at the meeting of 17th June, 1818, the minutes
read that
" Br. John Deane intimated a desire to become a member of this Lodge-
he was balloted for, found worthy, and admitted as a member of this Lodge.''
At the same meeting he was elected W. M. For the St. John's
festival the lodge was to meet at 9 a.m., with Divine service at eleven
o clock and dinner at three. Bro. Roderick McKav was to be invited
'■ to attend and preside." This brother was a great favorite among
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853
ing to Amherst Island, which lies opposite to Ernestown and na« ^I
invUe^f^eLi'TelTtle'lrn^rtlhlX
|!4th June twenty-four brethren were present Bro oh fl , •*'
.nstalled as W. M., and Bro. William Co iieras-'tas"rer Th!
B^^WnS'Jot't"' ■*"" '^'- ^°°*' ""' P-™teTS» ■■'
p.if ranrS;d?::;;™c^dX"f„ ITrl fofLr^It
in th,s work, he had the assistanee of Bro. Johi W Fe?cuson he
me,„hL"'i'' j""!"^ V' ;?"' •'"'>■• '*'S' an agreement to which the
t-rr'a^fve'l^tSri:^^- ^m l°as'r^"™^^ '^ ''^^-"' °' "^^
vided tl,. Lod8., », „„ nex, com,,,., , S to Z, d ZllS'lT' """
This was signed by the members of the lodge all subscribinp- i„
to^JcZ^tV^' ?f I? ^°- .The contribute. LrSS
Ral^kln^^aT/c; 5 ss'^ag^ ^^.?■•ar:eS^s ^S h'^'^' ^^^ay Miss
Rankin were also subsfSrs Hagerman and James
busin1ss*wa"!ran;£ted '^f J"'^'' ••fS"lar lodge night, considerable
miMiiess was transacted. Amongst other th ngs it was voted that i^rn
a^ 'that'-'Ri^' i' '■^.'''■^ T ^^^^""'^ HalK-'amoun i.I^ to £ 3 ,6
illnd S theTodit •' a^n^hat' '^ife t .' \''^ ''""'l'^'^ ^""'^'^^
snuffers, Hkewisl^^'sni^^s^-th'^lfa^d^ti^r^^^^^^^ ^^1 ^1
S:; tt's aiTsiln is'- '••^^" ?^-^"r^^ appointed '-^o'Llr''
furnish^^it^' r^nd BrA.XntocS^'^;l;:^:^'^^^tS^^
>amt.ng and for paints" by Bro. CouXfor £^4 6 Af!Z
r^rtentld'^^r'S t'r '^'^r^'^^^ "- theU. M^Bo^th
•' 1?. Jl fr ^^ ^°'' h'' discourse, as voted bv the lodtre
ISritlble'use""' ^^-"'•^^"-^-" ^^ ^he discourse but accepted hfo;
«..r.^.* ^^ '"f''^'"^' "^ '^^'^ -'^"P^"'^^- the second and third de-rees
Nere conferred on a number of brethren. Bro. David Sarmani
fested a desire to withdraw from this lodge, if the privile^^e c4idd be
to RoSi.C S.k^. V''^ k''^""'' ''"' ^'■^"'^^- ^« has been stated
inn ^^derick McKay had been nominated bv the Kingston Conven-
tion as Provincial Grand Master to succeed R. W Bro WUHam
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Jarvis. Unfortunately Bro. McKay and two brethren, with a Miss
Mackenzie and a Mr. Johnston, were drowned on the afternoon of
the 9th September, a few hours before the lodge met. One can readilv
comprehend the deep gloom which such an appalling accident must
have cast over not only the lodge but the village. The minutes read:
" In conseq'ience of the sudden death of our Provincial Grand Master elect
Roderick MacKay, Esq., and other Brethren by the following melancholy
event, it is thought proper to postpone all business before this Lodge until
another communication.
" On this day about 3 o'clock our Brethren, Roderick MacKay, Esq., Pro-
vincial Grand Master elect, William Barber, a sojourner, and Peter Lard
(also Miss Susan Mackenzie & Mr. James Johnston), were crossing from
Amherst Island to the Village in a sail boat, which by some unknown accident
_ was suddenly upset, and in consequence of having some ballast immediately
sank, and, shocking to relate, every person on board perished.
" Motioned, seconded and carried that each member of this lodge wear
a crape band around the left arm, for the space of sixty days (to commence
next Sunday should the bodies not be found sooner), as a token of respect for
our deceased brethren, and to manifest our grief for the irreparable loss we
must sustain in the death of our Grand Master elect."
The bodies of Bro. McKay and Bro. Lard were found shortly
after the accident and on the following day, Sunday, the lodge met for
the funeral ceremony. The records read:
" Sunday, 13th September, 5818. By the indefatigable exertions of the
inhabitants of this Village, the bodies of our late Grand Master elect and Br.
Peter Lard, having been found yesterday (altho in twenty fathoms water), the
Lodge assembled by order of the W. M., also brethren of No. 6 and No. 7,
for the purpose of paying the last tribute of respect to our departed brethren.
by interring their bodies in masonir form.
" At four o'clock P. M. the procession formed in due form and proceeded
until coming opposite the house of our late Brother Roderick MacKay, it
stopped, where after the proper ceremony the coffin was closed and placed upon
the bier. After similar ceremonies the coffin of Br. Lard (at Mr. John Davy's)
was closed and borne to the procession, which then moved to the Church, from
whence, after Church service was performed by Rev. W. Wilson, the remains
of our Grand Master elect were borne to the Churchyard and interred with the
usual solemnities, after which the procession was formed and the remains of
Br. Lard was borne to the burying ground South West of the Lodge, and
there interred with the usual ceremonies. The procession then moved to the
Masonic Hall, where the Lodge was closed in harmony on the third degree."
Such was the closing scene which for years was retained in the
memories of the people of the township of Erncstown. During this
month the lodge room was repainted and all the improvements before
referred to were added, so that the primitive hall of seventy-five years
ago must have been in advance in some respects of Craft meeting-
places of to-day.
At an emergent meeting in October Bro. Dean as W. M. and Bro.
McAllister delivered lectures on Masonic work. On the 9th December
Bro. Dean was re-elected W. M. At this meeting it was resolved to
celebrate St. John's day on the 28th inst. at Bro. A. P. Forward's inn,
and to invite cither the Rev. Mr. McDowall or the Rev. Mr. Deponter
to preach a sermon. Both clergymen were to be invited and the one
who did not preach was to be invited to attend as a guest.
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855
to can'^unon fheThf ""^ f ^'"?' '"^ " ^'■°- J°^" Hill was appointed
to call upon the debtors at a distance, and from time to time to rennrt
fnTt^lV °'''''°" ""7 '•^^"•^«" B'-^- GeorgeVoffeT to supply
fuel for the season at 10/ a cord was accepted, but "for cuttine the
wood in two at the door he is to be allowed a fair compema oi "^ and
a^nTto'b'tSS thS "tr?° 1' '""'*"l^' ^^"^'^' &c.,raTand cleTn'
ana to build the fires for twelve months was to receive one oound
five shillings. On Monday, the 28th December, the locSge met anS
"the time appointed for divine service havinir arriv#.H *»,» a
8th. After service the lodVeSStrBroTp Vcir "!,'.' 'T ^P'^- '■
cellent dinner was provided, of which the orin^n,^" ^^'l^^'^' ^^'^^ »" ex-
partook by invitatioS. and oA whi^h occSioi^ weT eSor'^d's"'..''^ ""'«*=
of our Rev. Brother Deponter." honored by the presence
Ham and Bro. Ph llirkam Thi^K ft; ''''^ ^^"''•"' ^'•°- J^^ob
No. 13 but were Sson'hisoc ion On\L"ctr/ "^"'^''^ °^
after routine business, occasion. On the 5th January, 1819,
was when ^"^ *^' ""'^^ °'^^' °f business taken up
.V T ^Ji°" T'"""" ^; ^''°^ mentioned that Bro. Drewry Ridley was indebted to
Lodge for a silver compass, which he lost about three yeLs ago and oro
posed that the Secretary be authorized to give Bro Silas Field fn' ^^a ^
bro. Ridley for the value of them, to collect if possible Bri ^Lm agre^S
iX^aforesaS.--^"'^^^""' ^^^ "^^^ ^^^ '^ '^-'^^ ^^-ted tfdraw'^^he
ApriUSi;"!"' " **"' ^^" °^ ^'"'^''' " ''^^'''^ t° ^* ^^^ "meeting of
that a ConvrnHon 1,.°i K ' ^'^ ,f !?';"'^' ^^'9. Bro. Dean announced
tiiat a Convention had been called for Tuesday, the 8th February at
H Ji't''"''<'r^'''"P°" ^'■°^- ^°"'^'-' Davy and'^bean vvere appointed
delegates to represent us in Convention " appointea
If not the father of this movement Bro. John Dean was the active
^hLt^tn November of 1817 planned the course of ac^on
which led to the future success of that body. He was determined tW
no stone should be left unturned and no'effort undone "gTve the
temporary governing body all the elements of stability and, S that
object in view, he drew up the celebrated Articles of Association wS
served as a constitution for the Convention. At this meeting desTous
of obtaining the opinion of his brethren Bro Dean ^ desirous
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IS CANADA.
" presented for the consideration of the Lodge a paper containing an
exposition of the views and wishes of the Lodge, and also fourteen ' Articles
of Association ' to be laid before the convention for their consideration, and
upon being motioned, seconded and put to vote it was unanimously agreed
that the said paper meets our approbation."
After which the lodge resolved that the delegates
" are vested with discretionary power to act as they may sec fit at the
convention for this Lodge, and full power to deliver the warrant under which
we work and our jewels into the hands of any person appointed by the Con-
vention for that purpose, and fully authorize them to make use of the power
vested in them, as they may think proper for the benefit of the Craft."
The meeting then closed with a vote of thanks to Bro. Dean for
his work. At the meeting of loth March. 1819,
" Bro. Dean reported that agreeable to this appointment the delegates met
the convention at Kingston and entered into " Articles of Association," with
the other Lodges there represented, but in consequence of not having received
the printed proceedings of ; 'd Convention, was unable to report further at
this time "
The determination of No. 13 to renounce the Jarvis warrant and
recognize only the authority of the Grand Masonic Convention is
shown in the issue of a dispen.sation by the President, R. W. Bro.
Ziba ^I. Phillips, for a continuance of the lodge under its old name
and number but under new authority. The dispensation reads:
UPPER CANADA.
To all whom these presents may concern. GREETING.
Know Ye, all men, by these presents, that we, at the petition of our trusty
and well beloved brethren, John Dean, W. M.; Christian Fry, S. W. : John
Hill, Junior Warden; and a constitutional number of brethren, to hold a
Lodge of Free Masons, in the Town of Earnest Town, by the name, style,
and/title of Addington Lodge, No. 13:
I, Ziba M. Phillips, President of the Grand Convention of Freemasons
held at Kingston, on the 9th day of February, 5819, have thought fit to grant
this, my dispensation, to be in force during the continuance of said Conven-
tion, and no longer, to the above mentioned brethren, to hold a Lodge in the
Town of Earnest Town, aforesaid, to make Freemasons to the third dLgret',
according t.: the Ancient Custom of the Craft, as in all other parts of tin.
World, in all ages and all nations.
In witness whereof, I, the said Ziba M. Phillips, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, at Kingston, this tenth day of February, in the year of ovr
Lord, One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Nineteen.
Ziba M. Phillips,
P. U. C. G. C.
John M. Balfour,
V. President Grand Convention.
John W. Ferguson,
Secretary to the
Grand Convention.
The lodge continued its work under the Kingston warrant. .At
the meetinp^ of 7th April. 1819, the state of the Craft was referred
to by the W. M., who
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857
observed lo the members that (,ur bv-lm.; ,.oo i ^
t.oned that a committee be appointed to r\l'^ "^-^J^'d a revision, and mo-
the situation and the present sUtco \uJ •' ^°J^ °^ ^y^''^' ""''"ble to
onded and unanimousfy carried "" '" ''"' P'°^'"«- I' «■"' sec
anin:^:;; '-en°r^^thJt:.^^:;„,:-; «-• r""^-^ ^""'- ^-- -
at the next communication." committee, and are requested to report
to .ceive into ...o.s.p ^^I^^^X K^r StiSst^;"
wish;;:^t'i;r;Sed inihe^Si^S'f^lr -rr °^ ^-- ^- «*'""^^.
ing been suspended on the lo jTnZl %?1 ""^ '''"^hren of this lodKC hav-
his good behaviour towards t°,e JEi.'o ^^ I ?"' ''^ '' '^*= ^''='"' ^y
Inrge. be thought worthy of readm ^^.^ into h ^fY '"^ "'^ f'-^^^^^'ity «'
such information of his generalcondu ' ns u n" ^°''ff- ""'^ "P°" <=°"*^<=«ing
sent on the Rideau River I beinl ., ' P''f"'^f'''^- •'« residing at pre
general conductJt was moved hats ?dBiin^ 'if ''^•'' ^'^f"'"'""' '" '-
as a regular member thereof and t at lioK^l.' readmitted into this Lodge
errors in future, which. beSg seconded w,s f,^""'^'"^'? f^'""^ '"to simihr
Jo^^Brother BiHings is reinLed ^t..^ ^^^-^I^ Tm^^ j'^
by his brethren, so that he 4 raHv hllil . V°^ ^''" ^"'-^ s"PPorted
minutes read: naturally hesitated to accept office. The
the -"^r:?rm::t.^-^n,,r":;::?:s'^T'''"^ '« •'-^'^^ ^^- ^^--
members of their Masonic dutrhe Sed ,elv!> TTv"'' °^ "^^""^ "^ »''«
However, the Brethren present having pfcdL^dH ^"f'"' '^' nomination,
deavors for the benefit of the Loc!^, it ^ themselves to use their en-
duly chosen W. M." ''^*- ''" '••«"«^"'ed ... be nominated, and was
30th June, 1819. After routine the minutes read-
.ad;p^:cS^-':Lj;r-,ss:dt^;r: vc "'^- -"^ •--
many copies we wished to have nrintc ' U •"'^ '''''''^ '" "^""^^ h°^
an hundred copies printed for the benefit of t^' TT"^ ""'^ "'"'•'"' *« have
convention. It was motioned and seconded tl.r V°^^'\^''*^ ''^^^ J°'"«d 'he
Lodge, who was absent from St Johr^s l^^Jl ' T^'^Mr' ^''°"«'"» »° '^e
to be divided amongst the members that t.r ^^ ^^ ''""'"^^ '"^° »he fund,
each. and. if any lefT. to be gl^en to Brother ''T''' o "''^' '* '^^^^ *<> 5/
penses at the festival of the 24th inst" '^""^"''^ ^^'''^'"^ *° P^y '»« ^^-
Ieast,™;ert'd°'to1 c'ertZ e^lent 'n^ 1^^' T' '^ -^ the
conferrl, of /e^'^Vn DTSL^^;s^^^ri- -^--d the
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
W. M., gave way to W. Bro. Christian Fry, and W. Bro. Wm. Cottier
gave up his position of treasurer to W. Bro. John Dean. On 29th
December, 1819, the brethren had celebrated St. John's day, by
having a sermon by the Rev. Mr. Houghton. Through some mistake,
the Craft did not appear in Masonic clothing, whereupon it was order-
ed in the lodge that
" The brethren, having been informed by Bro. Dean that, through some
misunderstanding with respect to the celebration of St. John's, the Rev. W.
Houghton preached a sermon, expecting the attendance of the members in
their Masonic character, whicl. was not their intention, neither did they know
that such was his expectation and, therefore, they did not attend in their
Masonic, which has injured his feelings. The brethren have hereby requested
Bro. John Dean to write a letter to Mr. Houghton, acquainting him with the
reason of their non-attendance, at the same time apologizing for the mistake."
A pleasing feature of the meeting of March ist, 1820, was that it
was called for the purpose of exemplifying the principles of Masonry,
in a more natural manner than usual. The minutes state:
" This being an emergency, called by a vote of the Lodge, on the 21-d
Feb'y last, for the special purpose of reconciling Bro. G. A. Cark of this
Lodge, and Bro. Wm. P. Loucks, of No. 7, to each other. After hearing the
parties, the Lodge proposed terms, which they cheerfully agrec'd to, and took
each other by the hand, as Brethren, agreeing to forgive and forget all former
grievances, which was very pleasing to this Lodge."
What an example for the brethren of this age. How much heart-
burning might be saved by taking a leaf from the pioneers of Ernes-
town. On April 26th, after routine, a motion was passed that the
brethren go into mourning for the Duke of Kent, Past Provincial
Grand Master of Lower Canada and a member of the Grand Loage
of England. It was also determined to strengthen the hands of the
W. M. in the discharge of his duty, as presiding officer, for it was
" Motioned and carried that any member (the W. M. excepted) interrupt-
ing another, while speaking, be fined one penny."
While this action would not be in accordance with modern Craft
procedure if enacted to-day, it would enrich many of our lodges.
The lodge met on the 24th May, 1820. At a former meeting a
motion had been passed " that all charitable gifts from individuals
of this lodge be made in behalf of this lodge, and record kept of the
same." The resolution was hardly explicit, and another motion liad
to be passed to interpret it, so, at the next meeting,
" In order to explain the second motion of the last regular niRht, it was
meant that, when an object of charity solicits assistance from any member,
said member is to mention it to the other brethren, and the sum given by
them, or himself individually, be made in the name of the Lodge, No. 13."
Again did the brethren exemplify the distinguishing character-
istic of Craftsmen, for, on the 25th July, the minutes read:
" This being an emergency, called by Bro. Robert Williams, in conse-
quence of some difficulty between him and Bro. Thos. L. Wood. Bro. Robert
Williams produced a charge against Brother Wood, that he had ridiculed
him behind his back, and also called him a liar publicly. Brother Wood said
Brother Williams had stated a falsehood in his handbill, when he said he was
obliged to send Denvey Ridley to Kingston, because he refused to take the
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
859
oath of allegiance. After hearing the parties make their respective state-
ments, they were requested to withdraw, and the sense of the Lodae was
taken, and carried that Brother Wood had deviated from the true principles
of Masonry in his accusations against Bro. Williams, and also that Bro Wil-
hams be admonished by the Worshipful Master for giving reason to Brother
Wood for his objections Motioned and carried that the contending parties
solu ited to take each other by the hand, and agree to "bury old animosi «
witl.m the walls of this Lodge, and admonished by tne WM never to lav
anything further about them. The Brethren were then called in and after
recoving a very appropriate address from the W. Master, both very wi'llingh
acceded to decision of the Lodge." ^ wuiingij
The installation of officers had been postponed from the Tune
meeting, but took place m August. W. Bro. Jolm Dean had been
choser m h.s absence to take charge of the lodge. The minutes state
"After the W. M. had accepted his office, he delivered an address to the
accepted the office, but, in compliance with their wishes, he would now under-
when h.t". rf ..*'^l' ^"'^ '" *'" ""''' °f ^'^ abilities. He also suTeS that
.he7ee^fn« of 'm V'T' *°. ''''''^' ""''' '^'' '^^^y- ^'^ ^^^d. from fear to S
^fnr.l^t I Brethren, in many instances, neglected to put the by-laws
ZrZe:.Z\ '1'°"" •^''P"'^"'^^' h« «^w had been attended with consequence
tTZw If .'•'^ Ko^""'"^"* °f this Lodge. Therefore, on this occasion
he felt himself in duty bound to notify the members that he intends in future
to observe the strictest attention to the execution of the laws, without Javor or
the'tre^hr'en T^ '"?' '"/'' P""'"' ^^^^ ^^ '"«'^*'"8 ^"^ colktng fines
the brethren will consider the necessity of such rules and regulations beinS
duly observed, and assist him in the functions of his office." ^ '°"' """*
On i8th October. 1820, after considerable routine,
..< ",!\Tu '"°*'°""^ ^,"^ 5f"'^*J that the members of the Lodge, as many
as can, shall attend at this Hall each and every Sunday evening at 2 o'clock
for the purpose of lecturing." '
The miiiutcs do not give the nature of the lectures, but it was
no doubt, a lodge of instruction. What was, in the early days, done
under the sanction of the lodge, would hardly be considered proper
in these days of Masonic enlightenment.
The meeting of the 6th November, 1820, was called to settle a
dispute between Bro. Forward and Bro. Wm. George. It ended in
the suspension of Bro. George, after which
.r.l ^r* ^^°'^'' "^^Z ^''^" ^"^^^^ '"• ^"^ the W. Master addressed him in a
orotherly manner and hoped that he might have the pleasure, at the end 0I
vhe twelve months of seeing him again reinstated in this Lodge by the un
animous vote of the brethren."
celehrln ^"1"'"^ T ^^t """" *''?^ °^ ^^" ^3th December not to
celebrate St Johns day, but "only meet at the hour of 12 o'clock
and mstal the officers elected." At the meeting of 17th Tanuair
Iftl:. fn^fl I?5^"' Bri"^"^l^"^ W'"- ^""-'- --e dulv elected deS-
M?nday in FeWy"""'"" ^""^^"'°" '' ^^"^^^°" °" *^^ --"^
.1,- r" ?T ^f^' ^^^^r^' ^^^^' ^ communication was received from
tne Grand Lodge at Niagara, stating that thev had succeeded in get-
ting possession of the Provincial Grand Warrant of Bro Jarvis and
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inSTdRV OF FREEMASONRY rN CANADA.
suninioninji: a meeting of the Grand Body at Niagara on tlu''i..tli
mst. It read:
,.. , , f t c IT,.." " Niagara. j8th I-cb., i8ji.
>Vorsliij)ful Sir and Brother: —
"I have the satisfaction to inform you. for the information of your I ndKc
that the Grand LodRc has, at last. Rot the Grand Warrant in tlieir posscssicM'
after bcniK so long unjustly deprived of the same, fn conscciuence of which'
a Grand Lodge of emergency was held here on the loth inst.. wliich it w is
resolved that every Lodge in the Province should I)c summoned to attcn.I /,n
the first Wednesday, in June next. The Grand Lodge of Upper Canada wishrs
to meet your Lodge, with all Brotherly Love and Christian Ciiarity not wish
ing to take a retrospective view of what has happened, hut that every diiT.r
ence may be buried in oblivion. .Ancient Masons ought to be like primitive
Christians, meek, mild, and easy t.. be entreated. The Grand Lodge fon.ilv
hope, on the above considerations, that your Lodge will be properly reoio-
sentcd on that day. i' My upic-
I have the honor to be.
Worshipful Sir and Mrother,
To the V\ orshipful Master Yours sincerely
of Lodge. No. ij, F'rnest Town. Edward Mc'Bride. Grand Secretary"
'• N.B. Our next quarterly communication will be on the first Wcdnesdav
Z^'o^S^' ''"'' '-'' '"'''' '' representative from your Lo.f:^tmt
" Niagara, February 8th, 1821 "
Bath, 21st Feb., 1821.
Fdward .Mc'Bride, Esq..
•• The above is a true copy. Thos. L. Wood." is a foot-note m
the tnjnutes by the secretary of No. 13. The worshipful nmster
drafted aii answer to the foregonig letter, which was read and ai.-
proved. It not only condennied the erring brethren at Niagara L it
asserted the loyalty of the l)rethren to the anthoritv of the (j'ra-id
Masonic Convention, which had been held at Kingston ft reads-
Sir:—
By the late mail. I received a letter signed by you, summoning our Lodgr
to send a representative to meet what you style the " Grand Lodge of Upper
Canada In reply, permit me candidly to state to you. as the organ of tliat
body, that we know of no legal power you have, to hold a Grand Lodge
l^reviously to your coming into possession of the old warrant, upon which
you now appear to found your authority, (although I believe pretensions tn
holding a Grand Lodge have long been kept up without it) such measures
had been adopted m different quarters of the Province as they deem legal of
whose interests you cannot be ignorant, and our Lodge is of the number
Considering, as we honestly do. our proceedings to be legal and yours to be
Illegal, your judgment will convince you of the course we shall pursue Wf
are sensible that " Brotherly Love and Christian Charity " are essential re-
quisites amongst Masons, and our most strenuous exertions are used to dis-
seminate and cultivate those virtues. We regret that a difference of opinion
exists where harmony alone ought to prevail, yet, until we are convinced that
your proceedings are legal, and ours illegal, we shall not be "easy to be
entreated " by such measures as you arp adopting. Sincerely hoping that all
Masons in the Province may yet be united under a legally organized Graml
Lodge, and that " all differences may be buried in oblivion " T subscribe my.sclf.
Yours respectfully,
Tohn Dean, W.M.,
Addington Lodge. No. i.r
True copy attest Thos. L. Wood.
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fur that purpose Uy several c7,h? Bmhr n wtrr"','"""^"'' '° '^' ^odw
to the subscription." "rcmritj. which may be seen by referring
Adfliiigton lodjTo had its fliarit\ fim,l i.-
was one that was tr^^ncrom tu a f n f in r ' •''. ^.'""^•^'' 'o^'KC 't
rovv and distress. Some bre h m? ,„\^' 1 ' "If /^'l'' ^^'^'^^1' '" -"-
and stated that they were in pecnnii;" di^lr;:!'::^;:;;:;;:^;"^ '-'^«'
^0/, from the Chanty Funcl th y be "k latdv' :'^'""« •^^'•■"•'•- were paid
-n needy circumstance.,. Bro Wood ^v,. ^ .'"^"'"^ '■■"'" I«>'-""l. .'"d
l-usbel of Wheat. Bro. Ja.^i.h 6 T cU Brf ^'."'"^^^^^ "^"- "'"• '
Asselstme one dollar's worth of provisions B^o r .?"'^°"^' "" "'^'^^ »'"•
^^'-^2 '' -' °''-' ^'- ---^^-^"in.^J:;^^:ets^:
at Kingston" miu^id^gUiTaU^en^^^^^^^ ^•'"^'- ^^«"' '"''g^ No. 6
3<I Jtn,e of the late Iko. Joh, DarTev 1 " '^ '' ''''^ ^""^'•«' °"
<l"estcd the attendance of tlu Lige No ^ "' P''^"" '° '^'^ ^^^^h' ^^-
freshnrt'?un'i"an\'r' ""' ^" ''^^ ^^^'-^ contributed to the r.-
allowed to vote in the Lodge." retreshment fund, they will not be
two ^^^^'^^CZ;:::^^^ - ajran.e building,
w.fe. was burned on the 4th June sllT ^^'/''V^'"'' ^"^ '"«
was expert in the making of bread uul th . ■ f "''.'' "T'^^ «^ ^^e tyltr
'K'ing loose or clefective^he ,h in " ea^eh?^ '" ^'^.^ '?''^'."^ ^^^^^
was consumed. The lodge thei tS .c^I '■ ^"'^ ^'''^ building
room in Rro. A. P. Forward's tavern '"'""'"' '■''°'"^' *" ^
.leed" oMhe''t:lt".o?;:;::em:Sr'tht; ''r'^ 'l ^•^P-"^'*' »° -ceive.the
lately occupied by the' Masoi c Ha It ta^s^eco^d T". ^r^'' ''"^^'"
.rehren were appointed for the puroose vi, w-i, t'**' •'''"^ ^^^ following
William J. Mc'Kay, Michael LseTstrne.'" *" ^°"'"' J°^^" C- Clark.
And the following sensible resolution was adopted:
.Hou«ht'pro'p:r"1h:^,r'?o:se'rue"cf'of thV^ ^^/^'^^' "' ^^^ ^^'^' '* -
spending five .shillings each n El^M. • °' ""^ """• '''^*' '"«t«d of
inR a new FTall. when cafled upon." ' ''''' '° ^'^^ committee for erect-
.-.da for"crl^^;tpo:r\t'de:d"of"-;^'^' '''^'^' '" Upper Can-
.^rSS. of the lidge^. i: woSj'orp'relSLVTrld^s''^' ^^ '" '''
one thlu^and.'Srh^nted'td'^r' f ^ °^ t'^' '" ^'^^ ^-- ^^ -"" Lord.
Town, in the inS po "t 'counti T'n" 7"'' ""''^T" '''''' ""'^y' "' Ernesi
'••nd District, and Province of Jwrr'T'^V""'' ^^^'"gt""- i" the Mid-
rovmce of Upper Canada. Yeoman, of the one part, and
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
William Cottier, Michael Asselstine, John C. Clark, Yeoman, Wm. T Mc-
Kay, Esq, of Ernest Town, and Benjamin Fairfield, Esq., of Kingston Trus-
tees of Lodge number thirteen, of Free and Accepted Masons, named Ad-
dmgton Lodge, of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Peter Davy for
and in consideration of the sum of Fifteen Pounds, of the lawful money of
the said Province, to him in hand paid before the ensealing hereof, by the
said Trustees, hath given, granted, bargained, sold, transferred, conveyed
and confirmed, and, by these presents doth freely and absolutely give, grant
bargain, sell, transfer, convey and confirm, to them the said William Cottier
Michael Asselstine, John C. Clark, William J. Mc'Kay, and Benjamin Fair-
field, Junr., Trustees as aforesaid, the following tract of land, situated in-the
village of Bath, in the Township of Ernest Town, in the said county and
district, commencing at a stake in the northerly side line of the street called
Academy Street, at the South Westerly corner of Town Lot, No. 24, and the
South Easterly corner of Town Lot, No. 25, thence in the line of' division
between said lots, north forty four degrees and thirty minutes West, One
Chain and forty eight links to the North Easterly corner of said lot, number
Twenty Five, being the North Westerly corner of said lot, number Twenty
Five, and the South Westerly corner of said lot number thirty, thence in the
easterly line of said Lodge Street, being the westerly line of same lot number
Twenty Five to the Northerly lines aforesaid of said Academy Street, at the
south westerly corner of said lot, number twenty five, thence in the said
northerly line of said Street, called Academy Street, being the southerly
line of said lot, number twenty five, to the place of beginning, con-
taining Twenty eight square rods, being said town lot number
Twenty five, part of the east half of lot number ten in the first concession of
the Township of F uest Town aforesaid, the said town lots and streets having
been laid out by the said Davy, and surveyed by John Rider, Deputy Sur-
veyor, for a town Plot. To have and to hold, the above granted premises,
named town lot, number twenty five, with a right of way public and private'
thereto on and over the said adjoining streets, and all the other streets in
said Town Plot, as laid out and surveyed as aforesaid, together with all other
rights, appertaining, and priviieges to the said premises belonging to them
the said Wm. Cottier, Michael Asselstine, John C. Clark, Wm. Mc'Kay, and
Benjamin Fairfield, Jun., Trustees, as aforesaid and to the survivors and sur-
vivor of them and their successors in said trust, to and for the use and benefit
of said Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, and their sucessors forever And
the said Peter Davy, for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators, and
assigns, hereby covenants to and with the said Wm. Cottier, Michael Assel-
stine, John C. Clark, Wm. J. Mc'Kay, and Benj. Fairfield, Ju., Trustees as
aforesaid, that lefore and until the ensealing thereof, he, the said Peter Davy
was, and is rightfully and lawfully seized and possessed of the said granted
premises in fee simple, and has good right, full power, and lawful authority
to give and grant the same as aforesaid, and that the same are free and clear
of all incumbrance whatever. In testimony whereof the said Peter Davy hereto
sets his hand and seal the day and year first aforesaid.
The minutes of 13th June, 1821, contain a brief record of the sad
event. The calamity had not disheartened the brethren for they
determined to rebuild at once, and, for that purpose, opened a sub-
scription list. The record reads:
"This being the first time that the Brethren have met since the Masonic
Hall was consumed by fire which took place on the 4th inst. at noon and left
us destitute to assemble in. It was resolved that we hold our meetings at
t\.\^- ^°™"d's Hall for the time being for which he is to be paid out
of the funds of the Lodge. The W. M. motioned that a subscription be
opened for the purpose of erecting a new Masonic Hall. Voted that Bro
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863
Benj. Fairfield, A. P. Forward, William Cottier, John Clark and Coleman
Bristol be a committee to solicit subscriptions from said brethren as they
may think proper, and accept of such donations as may be voluntarily offered
by other gentlemen."
A paragraph in the minutes of 13th June refers "to the town lot
presented to the lodge by Bro. Peter Davy." The deed, however,
shows that the sum of fifteen pounds was oaid for the lot, which
therefore, could not have been a gift, although it may have been sold
at a reduced price. The meetings from the 13th June until the loth
October, 1821, were unimportant. On the latter date definite action
was taken with regard to building a new hall:
" It was motioned and seconded that a committee be appointed to ascer-
tain the cost of building a Masonic Hall, when Brothers Cottier, Forward
and Wood, were appointed with order to report on the 17th inst."
On 17th October, 1821, the minutes read:
" This being an emergency, called for the purpose of consulting whether
It was practical or not to undertake to build a new Masonic Hall. The com-
mittee appointed at our last regular communication, reported that they had
examined the stone on Bro. Cottier's farm, which they think unfit for the
purpose. It was motioned and carried, that building of stone will be too
costly. The committee reported the probable expense of a wooden building
also the cost of a brick one. After considerable discussion, a vote was taken
whether we build a Hall or not, and carried in the affirmative. The size to
be 40 feet long, and 20 ft. wide, two stories high. Resolved, that the followinR
brethren be a committee to act with discretionary power, with respect to the
erection of said building, viz: Wm. Cottier, Peter Davy, John Dean, John
C. Clark, and A P. Forward. Bro. Wood offered to do the Joiner, neces-
saiy for the brick bunding, that is, outside door, sash, and shuts, the roof and
a fire-place, and t.'.ke his pay in produce. Resolved that we accept Bro.
Woods proposal. Resolved that three of the aforesaid committee form a
quorum.
Since the fire the brethren had met in Bro. A. P Forward's
house. At the meeting of nth November, 1821, the minutes state:
"A number of the Masonic Brethren met at Bro. Dean's store, and. on
being informed that the room we usually met in was occupied by Forward's
customers, and in consequence of the house being otherwise much crowded.
It was thought expedient to postpone opening the Lodge till next Wednesday
evening, which was done." ^u"cau«j
The 5th Deceinber, 1821, was election night, and W. Bro. John
Dean was agam called to the chair. The generosity of the brethren
was agam exemplified, for
" In taking into consideration the means of providing fuel for the Winter
season, Bro. Dean. Bro. Wood. Bro. Rickey each offered a load of wood
gratis. uTo. Hill, and Bro. Perkins each offered half a load."
♦t,. wt,^"'''''"^,''^*^^ new hall was the all important object, and
the brethren resolved to sacrifice the usual St. John's day refresh-
ment, m order to provide funds, for
....«7*7^' T'iT'^ ^y ll'-o- Wood, seconded by Bro. Dean, that the dollar
cS tSo„;;;v''^ ^''''' '^ '^""^^^ ^° ^^^ «" •'"'•^-^ ^^^^ -- Han.
On 30th January, 1822, Bro. Coleman Bristol was appointed
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HISTOKV OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
proxy to represent the lodge at the Kingston Convention, which was
« "^^-f/v^" the nth February. Bro. Wood brought charges against
Bro. Wilhams for unmasonic conduct, and it was resolved that the
disputants should appear before the coming meeting of the Kingston
Convention. On the 6th March, 1822, the lodge met and received
the report of the Kingston Convention, and thanked " the Conven-
*1°" ,;°''^S'^^"; generosity in returning our dues to the said Conven-
tion. The heavy loss entailed on the lodge by the fire no doubt
led to this action by the governing body. There is, however no
reference to this matter in the minutes of that body.
On April 2nd the committee appointed by the Convention to
settle the difficulties of Bros. Wood and Williams reported both
guilty of unmasonic conduct, and that Bro. Wood and Bro. Williams
be suspended for six months, and that if by that time they did not
agree, their buspension to continue until reconciliation takes place.
At the Kingston Convention in February, 1822, a resolution
was passed condenuiing the unmasonic conduct of the members of a
lodge " under a warrant from the R. W. Grand Lodge of Ireland "
and recommending that "all Masons under the authority of this
Convention shall keep themselves aloof from said lodge."
Some days previous to the 19th April, Bro. Wm. Ferguson, who
had become a member of I-einster lodge, Kingston, for this was the
lodge referred to, wrote to Bro. Dean for a copy of the bylaws of
Addington lodge. But acting on the resolution of the Convention,
instead of sending the bylaws, Bro. Dean forwarded him a copy of
the proceedings of the Convention, pointing out that he was "to
' stand aloof ' from the lodge the use of which you wish a copy of our
byelaws." Bro. Dean justified the resolution of the Convention for
Lemster lodge had " stignatized " that body as " illegal and irregular
made Masons." and he regretted that a friend for whom he had so
great respect and with whom he had so long agreed should attach
himself to a body from which he (Bro. Dean) must stand aloof. This
reference shows the antagonism of the Leinster lodge as well as other
lodges of the same obedience to the organization and work of the
Kingston Convention.
In January. 1822. Bro. T. L. Wood had brought a charge of
unmasonic conduct against Bro. Robert Williams. A committee of
the lodge heard the charge and requested that both members be
suspended. This did not seem fair to the lodge, and instead of re-
jecting the report of the committee, as the charge, which is not given
in the MSS.. was very serious, they decided to refer the matter to the
Kingston Convention. Accordingly, a letter was sent bv Bro. Dean
to R. W. Bro. Z. M. Phillips " for your opinion on a subject on which
in a great measure depends the harmony and union of Lodge No. 13."
Some extracts from the letter are given as showing the value placed
upon Craft connection, and that the character of men entering the
Craft and continuing their Masonic connection must be beyond re-
proach. Bro. Dean, writing of the report of the committee, says:
"This report places our lodge in a very unpleasant, and, perhaps, un-
paralleled situation, and in such a situation as. I presume, the Committee
were not fully aware of. The charges alleged by Rro. Wood were of a very
serious nature, and of such a nature as, if proved, must prevent many of our
members from sitting with any man, against whom they might be proved.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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we cannot be satisfied upon that poim Sut L ^''''^ "' ''^'= ^''^^^ report!
accept the report, and agreeably thereto ,„,n i !u" '''' "'^ «»«- that if we
their becoming reconciled between hcmseTver '^^u^,? ''"*'^«''' ^^at. upon
ceive them, however unmasonirtheir conSu« '„^» ' ^ ^" compelled to re"
the Committee did not take into suffident p„n 1" "^°"' ^^ 'conceive that
were not of a personal nature, but that as a b-H ^^ ^'^i'°" *•""' '^^ 'charges
^rh ."' *^«l«™-"d justice upon a' bi"^' °l' ^uty to ourselves muS
^Sjiiys^c;;-^^^^^
advised by tHe Committee to susoend h^., *^u "^^"^"^ ^ody. and we are
that o the Craft, entered his complaint w! « , **" °^" character, than
Committee may have had suffic°ent rea!onY. ""^^ "^^ ^^ wrong, and the
i?^ou'r "^? "'"^^ Principle S^y SS tSem^'boV' ''*^^ ^'^^ ^"^ ^f cin!
they^did not cot£^^uti:n^l^heSrnVo^^^^^^^^^^ Sve^ iT thlt
he«d .o'"'^ ^"■' P""'* >"«■ " I know y"u?o L '' ^'"'°" "P°» *he body
head to whom we look for light to It *.^ Judicious Mason and VS^
the report constitutional ?A«L^ T'i'" °P'"'0" upon a few noinff ?
At the n^eeting of the 3rd July, 18... after routine-
Phillips.i:?n"g?rs'Vilt;\t\t'^''"^^^^^ Z M
and Bro. Williams' bish^ss was no/K?°i^ °^ ^'^^ committee on bJ!" w ^^
was moved, seconded anT '^f^,''°^ binding upon the LohL u ^°°*'
disapproved by °Efs Lod.t T'^' '" *''« P"'i«' absence th/; ,f ''*="P°" '*
had not full g'^-ounds °o^;'/"/ "°* «"^P'^d. considering ttt?/ "*'°" ***
Dean's e„"?^ and ?a« a",?™^''"? »" »'>ou, ,o close Bro
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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i
I
I
not only to Addington lodge but to Bro. Dean. R. W. Bro. Simon
McGillivray, who, by the direction of the Grand Master of England,
had visited Canada, determined to reorganize the Craft and, appreciat-
ing the work of Bro. Dean, appointed him without solicitation to the
honorable position of Grand Secretary of the Provincial Grand
Lodge, which was to be organized at York (Toronto) in September.
The minutes of No. 13 on the 20th August, 1822, read:
" Two letters from the Prov. Grand Master addressed to the Worshipful
Master of this Lodge, one dated at Glengarry and one dated at Kingston,
were read and confirmed in that he had appointed Brother John Dean Pro-
vincial Grand Secretary."
1 8th September, 1822. This was a regular lodge night, and the
brethren met as usual, but W. Bro. John Dean had gone to York, to
attend the Provincial Grand Lodge, and, under instructions, had
taken the warrant with him, so that the lodge might be able to show
the authority under which it had worked. The minutes read:
" This being a regular Lodge night, a number of the Lodge met at the
Lodge room, but in consqeuence of the Warrant being out of the Lodge, in
charge of the W.M., Bro. John Dean, at York, it was thought impossible to
open the Lodge under the present circumstances, when the Brethren departed
to their respective houses."
It is impossible to estimate the value of the work of the pioneer
Masons of this district. They were all engaged in the everyday busi-
ness of life, and, at the same time, they were devoting themselves to
deeds of charity and kindness. As an example of the desire of the
Craft in Bath to aid humanity, they felt the want of a proper school,
so it was proposed to establish a common school under the auspices
of the lodge. The plan, as proposed, read:
" A plan to be proposed to Addington Lodge, for supporting a Common
School in the Village of Bath, under the government and control of said
° "Said Lodge shall procure a teacher, well qualified for teaching a com-
mon school, that is to say the branches of Reading, Writing, English Gram-
mar, and Arithmetic, and are responsible for the good conduct of said teacher,
that' his moral and general character an; unimpeachable.
" Said Lodge shall be responsible to the said teacher for his salary or
wages, to board said teacher, 3'<d pay for his washing, to furnish a suitable
room or building for the accom.-nodation of said school, and to furnish the
necessary fuel. At stated periods, a Committee of said Lodge shall visit said
school, to excite proper emulation among the scholars by small presents to
the most diligent and worthy, and such school, on such stated times, to be
open to the parents and guardians of the pupils. . , -j
" In fine, said Lodge are accountable for the proper conducting of said
school, and all trouble and expenses are to be borne by the Lodge.
" The children of all poor, indigent oeople. who are deemed by the School
Committee unable to pay the tuition fees, are to be brought gratis, provided
such children attend the school regularly.
Upon Conditions
" That each person attending said school, who are deemed by said com-
mittee to be able to pay the tuition fees, pay a fair price for the tuition of
their children, not exceeding per quarter per scholar. The collection of
which devolves upon the Committee of the Lodge.
" The present depressed state of the funds of said Lodge,, together with
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
867
the above, or other public purposes " ^' '^'^°'' '^"^ remainder to
the rS; warr^nMor No^°3 a^lsJ/dbvTr' '^ '^°^^^* ^^^ h-
Grand Lodge a York and ?he IrX.^ *^^ re-organized Provincial
second ProLSll Grand LoJg^t'fonS^^^ S'"'^. ""^.^^*^«
further history will be found. <=o"nection with which period its
The following is a list of the membership of this lodge 1804-22-
i804.-*Cottier, William; *Hix, Stephen- *B,I1 ^n. !^'
*Pryne, Francis; ♦Martin. Amos; *FinWe Henfv i-l '"°"' x^.'°'«^' J*"""'
charter members). iSoe.LAnde^son Wm rT' ^^"'f °"' J- B- (* indicates
Barker a; Pickering. M. pSJ^.'^'^drel'^^D^jr'pelS^'gS'^'^-^-
Forward. A. P • Forward T w . To„ -^ x ' „ .^' ^^^ter; Goodwm. M.:
S : S!'H"- ="^^'- J°"°^ B^^^^^^^^^^^ ^■'■?,'' '^f-
McAllister, Ben.; Fairfield, Jno.; Sinele Tohn w;Ai. r.' -^^ ^v ^'"'"gs. J-!
George John; Ran.,, A,ro„, WiHrXSl- eS^oS" -l^'^lLoV^
wood. C. A.; Fairfield. Ben., sr.; Lockwood Samuel t8,7t
Chester; Price, Elias; Rickey, Daniel; Body, Pe^^r. 'Sljo^^l'FoToTon;
The following is a list of the meetings held by this lodee 181 =;-iq
in Ernestown Village and 1819-22, in B^th, the name undef wWch th'
village was known after 1819: wnicn the
Ernestown Village, 27th December. 181 v loth Tanuarv iRrfi. >,tu 1
?8 6. XnfK= Sth September. 1816; 4th SeptU^r L L^ o;;;^
xrth Februarv, ,817; 26th February. igi^^Sr^a^chSrr'rJZr'n' tl^
trlt'^ tP 't ^""l: '^''' '''' ^^^y- ^8'7; .8th' May'.' I'sf;; r5"h une'
January x8x8; 18th Februa'n^,'\8i?;"S'^]Sa; ''xlS x^thTprll itj: fih
^i ^tS£r xs^^ixs- ss:y^j£ r H r-
ber T818; 9th December, i8t8; i^th December, liiS; /th fam;i x8?oTd"
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
At Bath (Ernestown Village), 27th October, 1819; 23rd November, i8ig;
27th December, 1819; 29th December, 1819; 26th January, 1820; 23rd February,
1820; 1st March, 1820; 22nd March, 1820; 26th April, 1820; 24th May, 1820;
3i8t June, 1820; 24th June, 1820; 19th July, 1820; 2Sth July, 1820; — August,
1820; 20th Septem er, 1820; i8th October, 1820; 6th November, 1820; 15th
November, 1820; 13th December, 1820; 27th December, 1820; January 17,
1821; 24th January, 1821; 14th February, 1821; nth April, 1821; 9th May, 1821;
13th June, 1821; 23rd June, 1821; nth July, 1821; 8th August, 1821; 5th Septem-
ber, 1821; loth October, 1821; 17th October, 1821; nth November, 1821; i8th
November, 1821; 5th December, 1821; 27th December, 1821; 2nd January,
1822; 30th January, 1822; 6th March, 1822; 3rd April, 1822; ist May, 1822; agth
May, 1822; 24th June, 1822; 3rd July, 1822; 30th July, 1822; 20th August, 1822;
gth September, 1822; i8th September, 1822.
ROLL OF OFFICERS OF ADDINGTON LODGE No. 13, ERNESTOWN, 180423.
1804, Feb. . ,
1805, June.
1806, Jan. . .
1807, June. .
W. M.
Cottier, Wm.
From :8o7 until 1815 there
'815,
1816,
1816,
1817,
1817,
1818,
1818,
1819,
1819,
1820,
1820,
1821,
1821,
1822,
1822,
June.
Jan. .
June.
Jan. .
June.
Jan. .
June.
Jan. .
June.
Jan. .
June.
Jan..
June.
Jan. .
June.
'I
I
jCottier, Wm. .
**
Arnold, E
McAllister. B..
Arnold, E
Edgar, D., ..
Dean, John.. . .
S.W.
Martin, Amos,
II
are no records
Davey, Peter.
George, John.
Cotterton, B. .
Arnold, E
Lock wood, S.
l"ry, C
Fry, C
Dean, John.. . .
Bristol, C
.Asselsline, M .
Edgar, D
Asselstine, M .
Bristol, C. . . .
Jacquith, I. . .
J.W.
Treas.
Hix, Stephen.
of officers elect
Galloway, H . .
Ridley, D....
Jacquith, I
Davey, Peter. .
Edgar, D
Hill,J
Asselstine, M. .
Clark, R
Lockwood, S. .
i(
Forward, A. P.
(i
Rickey, D
ed.
Forward, A. P.
McAllister, R. .
Davey, Peter..
Jacquith, I
Davey, Peter. .
Cottier, Wm. .
Davey, Peter. .
Cottier. Wm . .
Dean, John.. . .
Forward, A. P.
((
Cottier, Wm . .
. t
Forward, A. P.
Sec.
Forward, A. P.
Samason, J, B.
Forward, A, P.
Wood, T. a .
Forward. A. P,
Wood, T. S. .
Couch, A. R ,
Wood, T. S..
Williams. D. .
Wood, T. S. .
1804, Feb. .
1805, June.
i8o6, Jan. .
1807, June.
From 1807
181S,
1816,
1816,
1817.
1817,
1818,
1818,
1819,
1819,
1820,
1820,
1821,
1821,
1822.
1822,
June. . . .
Jan
June. . . .
Jan
June. . . .
Jan
June. . . .
Jan
June. . . .
Jan ... .
June. . . .
Jan
June. . . .
Jan
June. . ..
S.D.
imtil 1815 there
Stalker, J...
Wood. T. .S.
Clark, R....
Ridley, D...
George, W . .
Barlow, H. .
Bristol, C...
Wood, T. S.
Davey, P . . .
Hill, I
Fry, C
Hill, I
J.D.
are no records
Jacquith, I.
Murray, W.,
^t:-^'
Price, E.
Bristol, C
Wood, T. S,
George, W . .
Hill, Jno. . . .
Cottier, Wm.
George, W . .
Hill, I
Fry, C
S.S.
J.S.
of officer select
ed.
Perkins, A.
Tyler.
George, J,
Britna', I.
Bristol, B
Britnal, L,
George, W. , .
Dame, A
Jacquith, I.
Perkins, A.. .
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CHAPTER XLII.
" Athol" Lodge. No. 3, P. R., Town of Cornwall County of
putabte, b„. „i^e.her the af.S JaL"f la's UanSno'B'r^k"
jnlle or mere y the number is a matter yet to be decided In theTr«
leaf of the mmute book of Brockville lodge No V formed in ,8,fi J
note IS made in pencil writine bv Bro S n IT™ i V.,. ? ' *
Grand Secretary, to the eHect that °"'"' " *" """
wardsburgh, S.D.F." iJrock^.lle? No. 5 was located in Ed-
also fn'ptdUs a n«eSi,;r""' "'" ^ "^^^ '"' ™^' -="'" -"
Craft at Cornwall, m the county of Stormont, in the eaSeS nart of
a^ssS;fsTai%i?rtiih:i^;^^^^^^^^^^
opened at Cornwall on the dorl;ntUVa1t''of feVsTaS
onte^St^Ma^TL'^T^r "-^ "'^^"/'^^ regime^nt was dSdd
at York held J; th. Tn.I *t\"^*""tes of the Provincial Grand Lodge
1 Sp^'c Po . loth. February, 1804, the record reads: '"No
3, gueen s Rangers' warrant given in. regiment disbanded " Th.ri
.s no statement as to the disposition of fhe warrant On the 7th
fiF'ir '.^4' ^••^i^J^^'^yn Patrick, the Grand Secretary wriineo
the W. M. and officers of No. 2, Niagara, states: ^' ^
by Athorr'ndr^M' ^'\''''" ^'^""''^ *° ^'''^'''^ at Cornwall, designated
That " Athol lodg. No. 3 » had an existence is proved by a letter
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
written to Bro. Patrick, at Kingston, by the W. M. of the lodge. It
concerned the jewels for the officers and reads:
Cornwall, March 27tli, 1804.
Sir: I am directed by the Members of Athol Lodge, to require you to be
good enough to get a complete sett of jewels made, and, by the first safe
opportunity in the Spring, the money shall be transmitted to you. By the
return of the Mail you will please send an estimate of what they will cost,
together with our dispensation.
I am.
Sir.
Your most ob. Servant,
Walter B. Wilkinson
Mr. Jermyn Patrick.
The order of the W. M. was carried out, and the jewels, manu-
factured by Bro. Patrick, were sent to Cornwall, with an account for
the same, over which, at a later date, there was a considerable amount
of trouble.
" W. B. Wilkinson, Esquire,
To Jermyn Patrick, Dr.
1804.
June i6th.
To Sett Masonic Jewels,
£12.
H. Cur'y."
The receipt of the jewels was acknowledged by the W. M. :
" Cornwall, June 21st. Received of Mr. Samuel Gardner, a sett of Jewels
for Athol Lodge, No. 3, the amount of which is twelve pounds, Currency.
Walter B. Wilkinson."
Although the warrant had been issued, and the jewels prepared,
we find, by a letter from the W. M., that, up to October, 1804, the
lodge had not " been called." The W. M. writes:
" Cornwall, gth October, 1804.
" Worshipful Sir:
Your favor by Pilkington came duly to hand. Owing to the press of
Public business, we have not been able to call a Lodge as yet, but the Money
which you wish forwarded shall be sent by the Grand Treasurer, Mr.
Cozens, who is going up the country in a few days. Every other part of your
Letter shall be also strictly attended to.
I am, Right Worshipful Sir,
Your friend and brother,
Mr. Jarmyn Patrick, W. B. Wilkinson."
Grand Secretary.
There is no record of any work in the lodge. In the MSS. of Bro.
Patrick is a letter to R. W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis, stating:
" I enclose you the warrant, designed for Cornwall, for the purpose of
being signed by the Grand Wardens, which was neglected before engrossing."
This is proof that the warrant of Athol No. 3, was a new one,
with the old number of the Rangers' warrant. Bro. Patrick, in the
same letter, writes:
" I have written down to No. 3, at Cornwall, to hail the petitioning
brethren in their lodge, also to make every enquiry concerning their worthi-
ness. You will have the goodness to send the warrant down, as soon as
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possible, after signitiK. as I expect a person up from Cornwall, on purwuop
for >t. t- I- -
This reference is to a petition for another lodge in Cornwall,
known as Hiram lodge, No. 20, the history of which will be found iti
its proper place. The purchase of the jewelry at Kingston created
quite a discussion in the old lodge. Bro. John Darley had ordered
the jewels, for, on the 19th November, 1806, he wrote to " Wm. Tar-
vis, Esq., York," stating that No. 3 had not paid him for his jewels
and requesting t^e assistance of the Provincial Grand Master. Bro.
Darley had a previous acquaintance with R. W. Bro. Jarvis, and refers
to this in a letter that has the merit of being very frank.
Right Worshipful Sir: —
The former acquaintance, which once subsisted between us, will, I hope,
be a sufficient apology for the trouble which I am making both yourself &
that august Body, over which you have the Honour to preside. Trifling com-
plaints I allow, but such Fraud as I am persuaded will appear to you, from
the testimony of their own handwritings, is too great an injury for me to dis-
pense with. Three years have nearly passed since a request was made to me
to furnish Lodge No. 3 with a sett of jewels, which I did, much to my injury,
with a promise of prompt payment, but after many attempts to obtain my
right, I am astonished to hear the very person who makes use of the property,
and who, perhaps, is the only person I ought to look to for payment, says he
wishes not further trouble about the business, but directs me to look for my
pay to a person who has concerted a plan with himself to defraud me, and who
has perhaps, at this time, abandoned the Lodge merely on that account. I
will not trouble your Worship with any further particulars, trusting that the
papers herewith enclosed, will be sufficient to convince you of the abuse
which I have met with, & not doubting but you in your judgment will, to-
gether with the Grand Lodge, grant me that satisfaction, which the situation
of my cause, and the injury done to the craft may require.
With due submission to your will,
I am, Right W., Sr,
Your Friend & Brother,
John Darley.
Kingston, Novm. 19, 1806.
The contents of this letter were communicated to lodge No 3
for in a letter to R. W. Bro. Jermyn Patrick, W. Bro. Cozens, of No.
3, writes:
Mr. Jermyn Patrick,
Sir:
I am astonished that you should harbour an Idea that the Lodge,
viz: No. 3, should not pay a Brother for the Jewels. The fact is the body
never ordered Mr. Wilkinson to get them at Kingston. He assured us, when
we first received them in the Lodge, that he had paid for them, but when you
and Mr. Walker passed through Cornwall, we found they were not paid for.
We immediately called a Lodge, and paid the money to Mr. Wilkinson, and
took his receipt for the same. All you can do is to look to him for the money,
as he is not a member of the Lodge at present, and all I can say further in the
business is that we have paid for them, and cannot think to be further troubled,
as we purchased the Jewels of Mr. Wilkinson, in the same manner, as tho' we
had purchased them of any other individual.
T wish you would let me know whether or not you are Grand Secretary,
as T wish to make the yearly returns to Grand Lodge, and have been told you
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are not G. S. Likewiie let me know whether you ever sent on to the G. Lodge
• suspension of B. Asabel Stevens.
Sir, with respect, I remain.
Your trusty Brother,
J. Y. Cozens,
Brother Patrick. W. M. L. No. 3.
In 1807, Bro. Darley, who had not yet been settled with for his
Jewels, wrote again to R. W. Bro. Jarvis, the letter being also signed
bv W. Bro. Benj. Olcott, W. M. of No. 6, at Kingston, to the eflfect
that Athol lodge. No. 3, was about to give up heir warrant, as they
had written three times to the Provincial Grand Master without
receiving an answer. The letter reads:
Right Worshipful Sir:
I have to Request you to have the Goodness to send me the papers 1
sent you, concerning Lodge No. 3, for Br. Walker called at Cornwall a few
Days since. Mr. Cozens told him that they had Bought the Jewels of
Wilkinson, and had got his Receipt for them, and that was enough for them
He Likewise said that there were but 3 Members of Lodge No. 3, and they
were going to Break up and Divide the Jewels among themselves, for they
had written three times to the Grand Lodge, and could get no Return and
that they should send the Warrant Back. There, Right Worshipful Sir' you
hear the Last Dying Speech and Confession of the Gentleman's Mason Unluc
at Cornwall, and from such Masons, I say. Good Lord Deliver Us.
Last night was Lodge night cf Lodge No. 6. The Worshipful Master &
Brethren think it very strange that they got no Returns from Grand Lodge
I am, Right Worshipful Sir, with all Duty
and Respect, your very Humble Servant,
John Darley,
Kingston, 2 October, Benj. Olcott, W. M.
1807.
This is the last record of Athol No. 3 until 1810, when the MS
shows that the lodge was still in operation. In 1808 in the MSS is
a letter from R. W. Bro. Jermyn Patrick, the Grand Secretary, dated
Kingston, March 2nd, 1808, referring to previous correspondence
and a warrant for a new lodge in the eastern part of the jurisdiction.
The letter dated 23rd has not been preserved. If it were it would
probably give us the proposed location of the lodge, 1,nt as tlic letter
speaks of " W. Bro. John Y. Cozens," who was the W. M. of Athol
lodge No. 3, Cornwall, it probably was to be formed in the county
ofStormont. The letter reads :
Dear Sir:—
Kingston, March 2nd, 1808.
I received yrs of the 23d ult., and have acted as near to your instructions
as circumstances would permit, but, not having any parchment, nor yr signa-
ture, I could not engross a permanent Warrant. I, therefore, engrossed them
a Warrant of Dispensation, to hold a Lodge for one year only, promising them
a Warrant before the expiration of the time.
You will please to have the goodness to send me down, by the first con-
venient opportunity, a skin of parchment, with your signature about two
inches from the top, oti the left hand, and the names of the Senior and Junior
Grand Wardens. I presume. Sir, you see the propriety of this. I should not
ask you for the parchment, could I procure it elsewhere, but there is none
other in the province. You will please to charge it to me. I wrote to Mr.
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l^rrScUonJ"'* ""' ' ^"""* °' Installation, to Joshua Y. Cozen,, with my
When I have engrossed the Warrant, I purpose sending them a coov of
our mmutes for their mode of proceeding, but I suppose they will fa?lLo
the same channel the other subordinate lodges have done. I h!a no hSl
cTn^n^t ciirStra^eZt"^"^ '''"'• ""^ " ' '^^ -"- ^^ VoVt'l
Yr Most obedient and very Hbl ser't.
Jermyn Patrick,
Wm. Jarvis, Esqr. P. G. M. ^' ^*^y-
Some brethren in the township of Osnabl-uck. west of Cornwall
R W R^T."*' T'''''''''' '".^ °" "^^ ^«^h June. 1810 peUrned
M^' rl. i\V- ^°'" ^ ''"■'■'"* ^°' ^ ^°^^^ '^ be erected in that town
(t^ T^ /'*x}°" "^^^ recommended by the officers and meXrs
of Athol lodge No. 3, Cornwall, and is duly signed by W Bro " t Y
Athol lodge. No. 3, was an active organization in i8it. In 1807
a MS. was found which confirms this statement. The W M and offi
cers of No. 3. were most assiduous in their attention to Masonic woTk
and the provincial atithorities had implicit faith in any opinion Xy
expressed with regard to the state and welfare of the wo?k in gS
r ^;. At ! ^^5 ^'''' s^le<^ted to act on behalf of the Provincial
Grand Master and instal the officers of the newly warranted HaS
mony lodge No. 24. which met at Edwardsburgh. W Bro T Y
Cozens^^writmg from Cornwall on the 24th December, 1810. reported
to R. W. Bro. Jarvis to this effect: cporiea
.,• '[^J' }^°"''|Pf»l Sir. In conformity to your Deputation & request to me
directed, dated the 29th of November last past; I repaired to the District of
Johnstown, with three past Masters, Members of Athol Lodge, No ^ which
sa.d Lodge I have the Honor to preside as Master of, together with a num-
ber of Master Masons, Members of different lodges under your patronage &
d.d on the 19th Instant open a Grand Lodge in form, and Constituted ;nd
Installed a Lodge & the Officers thereof by virtue of your CharterdesTg-
nated Harmony Lodge, No. 24. wherein Wilheim Lampson is W. M. ZaeTock
Pratt S. W. & George W. Tucker, J. W.— and invested them with all the
Jewels pnvaledges & immuinties of a perfect and warranted Lodge—-
I have the pleasure to inform you that Athol Lodge, No. 1 is now in a
flounsh.ng & respectable standing, also No. 22 held at'^WilHamVown 7" "he
County of Glengarry, conducts with propriety-But am sorry to Inlorm you
that Nos. 20 & 21 does not at present reflect any honor upon the Royal cJaf?
-w.th due subm, s.on to Rt. W. G. Lodge, I beg leave to observe hat t
woud be advisable not to Grant warrants or dispensations to any persons
r a ' tSev^Ln T ,^^^''^::" District without their being recommended by No
3. as they can be depended upon and them only-and will be sure to rennri
impartially for the good of the Craft. ^
I have the Honor to be.
SovYn?-- /r''^ ^Tu ^ ^ ^'- ^^- S-> & Brother, your
? n3 n^l f TT • °['^^ . ^ °^'^'- & humble servt."
Province of Upper Canada. ) j. y. Cozens, W. M. of No. 3.
The probal)ilities are that Athol lodge No. 3 became dormant
after tb. beginning of the war of 1812-15. and the numbeTif noMhe
warrant, was transferred to Brockville about 1816-17. At the first
meeting of the Grand Masonic Convention, held at Kingston nntlf^
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27th August, 1817, " Bro. Ziba M. Phillips" represented "Lodge
No. 3." Bro. McAllister, the Grand Visitor or Grand Lecturer, in
his report to the Convention in 1819, says that he " proceeded to
Brockville, where the brethren are well versed in the lectures, a pro-
per discipline existing in their proceedings, their records very fair
and the craft in a flourishing state." The work of the Brockville
lodge No. 3 will be found in the history of the period embracing
l82'.i-4S-
The following is an incomplete list of the membership :
Barnard, H. J.W., 1810.
cozens, J. Y., W.M., 1810.
Norton, N., S.W., 1810.
Wilkinson, Waiter Butler, W.M., 1804.
CHAPTER XLin.
Hiram Lodge No. 20, P. R., Town of Cornwall, County op
Stormont, 1804-1810. — A Lodge that did not Commend
Itself to Athol Lodge No. 3.
This lodge met at Cornwall, in the county of Stormont. It was
warranted early in 1804 by R. W. Bro. William Jarvis. The first
reference to the lodge is in the minutes of the Provincial Grand
Lodge at York, loth February, 1804, when, among the brethren
present was " V/. Bro. T- Y. Cozens, P. M., from No. 20." Another
report of the proceedings gives " No. 20, Cornwall, W. Bro. Joshua
Y. Cozens, Past M."
In a letter written by Bro. Jermyn Patrick on the 4th November,
1804, to R. W. Bro. Jarvis, he states:
" I wrote down to No. 3, at Cornwall, requesting them to hail the
brethren, applying for the last warrant, as they being Wardens, and also to
enquire into their conduct. I have received a letter from No. 3, not very
flattering, but I have my doubts of the propriety of the proceedings of No. 3.
Shall wait till better satisfied on both sides, in the meantime, I hope you will
send down the warrant, the first opportunity. Be assured of my circum-
spection, before I deliver it."
This letter referred to the fact that a petition had been sent in
for another lodge in Cornwall and that Athol lodge. No. 3, had been
directed to hail— perhaps interview— the brethren with regard to
their petition. The " brethren applying for the last warrant " were
the petitioners for Hiram No. 20. The letter from Bro. Patrick is
dated 4th November, 1804, and the warrant was transmitted by R. W.
Bro. Jarvis on nth December, 1804, the date of the first return, in-
deed, the only MS. of this lodge which exists The document shows
that the charter members of Hiram No. 20 were Asabel Stevens,
John Miller, James Watson, David Sheek, John Ross, Matthew Gray,
Samuel Dow. These brethren hailed from foreign jurisdictions,
except Bro. Gray, who had been made in No. 13, Ernestown. There
are no later records of lodge No. 20. It is not dven in the list of
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875
lodges at the Kingston Convention of 1817. nor in the newly OfRan-
ized Grand Lodge of 1822. ^ ^
In a MS. letter written on 24th December, 1810, W. Bro T Y
R° w"'rY. ^- °- "^i^f'u^^P.^^- 3' Cornwall, after reporting to
l^JJ^W? o. Jams that he had installed the oificers of Harmony
lodge No. 34, at Johnstown on the 19th December, writes:
" but am sorry to inform you tliat Nos. 20 & 21 doei not at ore.ent
reflect any honor upon the Royal Craft." ^
n.ncJJL*'^'^'!!!^^'^ "'°"''^ "°* "^^ advisable to grant warrants or dis-
pensations without a recommendation " by No. 3." This oaraeraoh
may refer to irregularity in work or to some other breach of Masonic
discipline. It would appear from this letter that No. 20 was at work
for at least six years after its formation. Athol lodge No. r was at
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CHAPTER XLIV.
Rising Sun Lodge, Township of Whitby, at Port Whitby, in
East Riding of York, now South Ontario. — ^An Or-
ganization WITH A Name but Without a History.
The county of York was formerly known as the Home district,
and was divided into four electoral divisions, north, east, south, west,
the township of Whitby being in the east riding or division. The town-
ship afterwards became part of South Ontario. Whitby village—
as it was and town as it is now — is thirty miles eas* from Toronto on
the line of the Grand Trunk. Whitby was formerly called Windsor,
while a small settlement on the shore, a niile and a half from the
village proper, was called Windsor Bay or Harbor. In order to dis-
tinguish it from the town opposite Detroit the name by act of Parlia-
ment was changed to Whitby. This included the village or settle-
ment at the bay, which was also known as Port Whitby.
There is no record in any of the Grand Lodge " Proceedings "
either at Niagara or York of the existence of a Craft lodge at this
place as early as 1808, although there exists a petition from well
known inhabitants of the township to R. W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis, dated
in that year, the 2nd February, and endorsed " Rec'd 20th Feb'y,
answered 22d." The answer referred to is not in the MSS., nor is
there any evidence that the lodge warrant was granted. The follow-
ing is a copy of the petition:
A PETITION.
To the Worshipful Grand Master and the rest of the officers and Brethren
of the Grand Lodge, By a Number of Master Masons, shewing that we, are
Regular made Masons, and have been members of Regular Lodges, and having
the prosperity of the fraternity at heart we are willing to exert- our best en-
deavors to promote and diffuse the Genuine principles of Masonry, That, for
the conveniency of our Respective dwellings, we have agreed to form a new
Lodge, to be named Rising Sun Lodge, that, in Consequence of this Resolu-
tion, we pray for a Dispensation for one Year, and then for a Warrant of
Constitution to Empower us to assemble as a Regular Lodge to be holden in
the Township of Whitby, at Ebenezer Ransom's dwelling-house, to Discharge
the duties of Masonry in a regular and Constitutional manner, according to
the original form of the order, and the Laws of the Grand Lodge, and we
have Nominated and do Recommend Ebenezer Ransom to be the first
Master, and David Lloyd to be the first Senior Warden, and Nathan Cummins
to be the first Junior Warden of the said Lodge, and if the prayer of our
Petition is Granted, we promise strict Conformity to all the Constitutional
Laws and Regulations of the Grand Lodge.
And your petitioners
will pray. ( Nathan Cummins,
signed by ( David Lloyd,
( Ebenezer Ransom.
Whitby, February 2nd, 1808.
To William Jarvis, Worshipful Grand Master
at York.
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Sir,
N.B. If our Petition is Granted, pray be so kind as to write to me the
first opportunity, and please to write to me the day appointed for the Im?»11,
tion, and you will greatly oblige. ppomrea lor the Installa-
Your obedient serv't.
W. Jarvis, Esqr, ^- Ransom,
Bro. Ebenezer Ransom lived about three-auarterQ «f o ^:i
east of Port Whitby on the lake shore road He las a far^^er an^ a
pioneer sett er. Bro. Nathan Cummins lived on he Si east o^
that belonging to Bro. Ransom, while Bro. Dav^d Llovd Ld two
Tnt T.l° • ^°^ "^^''^y.' ""^ '°* 35. lake shore road This appears
to be all the information obtainable of the lodge of 1808 ^PP^^"
undei"R^W^Rro^^M?r^? ""^^ ?^^^ '° '^^ Provincial brand Lodge
under K. W. Bro. McGillivray for a warrant at Whitby, and in the
hst of members is the name " Isaac Cummins " «,!,« ^ dna in tne
relative of Bro. Nathan Cummins of iS' ^^° ^"' ^'""^^^^^ ^
w litl ?"""*'^^, th** this lodge had only an intermittent existence
for there IS no reference to its work in the provincio records Fur:
ther in the lists of visitors at adjacent lodges there are no names
brethren who were members of this lodge at Whitby in i&S
CHAPTER XLV.
Lodge No. 21, P. R at Mille Roches in the County of Stor-
lodges, but of whose history little, if anything, ig- known. Lodge No
20. known as "Hiram," met at Cornwall in 1804, and was wSkW
:^aiinrr;8^nnl?i*^;^fo".' ^*'°'' ^°- ^' -- ^^- --^ -^^-
All the mformation obtainable of the work of No. 21 and No 22 is
No%TR"w"Bro' W Y ^'^ ^^r"^' ^- ^^ of "thol iod^^^^^
No. 3 to R. W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis and dated, Cornwall, 24th Decem-
ber, 1810 The Provincial Grand Master had asked W. Bro Cozens
mstal he officers of lodge No. 24, which met at EdSsburgh
at Tucker^ tavern on the main road. ^ few miles east of Prescott
±?ro. Cozens had duly performed that duty, but he added to his
letter a report on his own lodge, stating that it was in rflourishine
condition, and that "No 22, held at Williamstown. in the county
of Glengarry, conducts with propriety." He also added "Am sor^
l°pi"Jrryai'Sa???-a:°d^ " '' "^* '' ^^^^^"* '^'^^ -^ ^--
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"with due submission to Rt. W. G. Lodge, I beg leave to observe that
it would be advisable not to grant warrants or dispensations to any persons
petitioning in the Eastern district without their being recommended by No.
3, as they can be depended upon and them only, and will be sure to report
impartially for the good of the Craft."
It will be noticed that in the letter to R. W. Bro. Jarvis, the
W. M. of No. 3 writes in glowing terms of the condition of No. 3
and also of No. 22, a lodge held at Williamstown, a village in Char-
lottesburgh township, in the cotmty of Glengarry — a lodge of which
there is no trace. The reference to Nos. 20 and isi are to lodges, No
20 at Cornwall, warranted by R. W. Bro. Jarvis in 1804, and to an-
other lodge, No. 21, in the county of Stormont, of which there if.
also no trace. This latter case is an instance of the difficulty involved
in tracing the location of old lodges. It is on record that there was
a "No. 21," and that it was duly warranted, but in no book, paper
or report of the early Provincial Grand Lodges is there any reference
to that number on the register of the first Provincial Grand Lodge.
The " No. 21 " alluded to in this chapter must not be confused with
the lodge of the same number " in Oxford " (Ingersoll), a lodge war-
ranted by the irregular Grand Lodge at Niagara.
On the St. Lawrence, about five miles west of Cornwall, is a
village called Mille Roches, in the southern portion of the township of
Cornwall in the county of Stormont. It was in 1804 a very small
place, but not too small to be the residence of a few enthusiastic
Craftsmen. One of these was a Bro. Cutler and his son, Bro. Guy
Cutler, states that a Masonic lodge met in his father's house. There
seems to be no doubt that this lodge was No. 21. A Bro. Wagner,
a medical man of Cornwall, states to the writer that he received an old
warrant from Dr. Johnston, who lived in Lunenburg, and that this
parchment contained amongst others the names of Bros. Cutler and
Pescod. Now, while we know that No. 22 was in Williamstown, it
is not improbable that No. 21 was at Mille Roches.
The warrant referred to was given to Bro. Poole of Cornwall,
and he gave it to the Craft lodge in that place. It was destroyed in
the fire of 1870, when the Masonic Hall at Cornwall was burnt down.
I
CHAPTER XLVI.
Union Lodge No. 23, P. R., Township of Osnabruck, County
OF Stormont, 1810. — The Lodge at Santa Cruz.
The township of Osnabruck is the first township west of Corn-
wall, in Stormont county, and is bounded by the St. Lawrence on
the south, in which is situated the old settlement of Dickenson's
Landing. From 1793 a Masonic lodge, knov^n as Union lodge. No.
521, had flourished at Cornwall, under the authority of the Grand
Lodge of EnglanH (Moderns.) This lodge became dormant and
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 87Q
eventually gave way to Athol lodge, No. 3, and to Hiram lodge, No.
20, of the Jarvis regime, both warranted 3rd September, 1810. In
that year many brethren in Osnabruck desired to form a lodge, and
their petition was duly recommended by the W. M. and members of
Athol lodge. The warrant which was granted was supposed to have
been No. 23 on the Jarvis register, but of this there is no documen-
tary evidence. About 1810 there was a lodge, presumed to be No.
21, at Mille Roches, which met in the house of Bro. Cutler, father
of Bro. Guy Cutler. Mille Roches is a village on the St. Lawrence
river in the township of Cornwall, five miles west of Cornwall. The
Cutler family still reside there. After leaving Cornwall and passing
through Mille Roches the traveller reaches Dickenson's Landing and
then Charlesville. The name Santa Cruz was in early times given to
a village or rather a cluster of houses between Dickenson's Landing
and Charlesville. At one time a Masonic lodge met at Santa Cruz in a
house on lot 14, in the first concession of Osnabruck, on the main
road, three miles below Farren's Point.
The Denning House, Below Farren's Point.
As Santa Cruz is in the township of Osnabruck, there is scarcely
a doubt that this lodge referred to was No. 23 on the Jarvis register.
There is no record of work nor is there any mention of the lodge in
the Provincial Grand Lodge minutes, or in any correspondence con-
nected with the Craft in the jurisdiction.
The following are the names of tlie members of this lodge which
met for some time in the Denning House below Farren's Point, but
the exact period cannot be ascertained. The list is, of course, incom-
plete:
Bancroft. Levi; Baxter. Asa; Baxter, Jno.; Blonehood, Samuel; Camp-
bel!, Stephen; Fletcher, John; HardenburRh, John; Morgan, Wm.- Polly
Benoni; Stanly. Phillip; Smith, Peter; Stebbins. Amasa; Wood, Roger.
The petition and recommendation read:
To William Jarvis, Esquire, Provincial Grand Master of the Province of
Upper Canada, &c,, Src, &c.
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The warrant issued, dated
3d Sept., i8io, sent to Rich'd
Beasley for signature, same
day, br Dr. Stebbins.
The Petition of a number of regular Master Masons, whose names are
hereunto subscribed,
Humbly Shcweth, that your Petitioners, having an ardent desire to pro-
mote the antient and honorable institution of Free Masonry, pray that a war-
rant may be granted them to hold a Lodge, in the Township of Osnaburg, in
the Eastern District of Upper Canada, to be designated Union Lodge, under
such a number as it may be entitled to, and we wish Amasa Stebbins, Surgeon,
to be named as our Worshipful Master, Peter Smith, Senior Warden, and Levi
Bancroft, Junior Warden, and we Pledge ourselves as Antient York Masons
to support and protect the Royal Craft, agreeable to the antient rules and
regulations set forth in the Antient Institution, under the flattering idea of
our request being granted, we will ever pray. We further request, should our
petition be favorably received, that Joshua Young Cozens, W. M. of No. 3,
may be appointed to constitute & install
agreeable to the antient custom.
Amasa Stebbins,
Peter Smith,
Levi Bancroft,
Asa Baxter,
Phillip Stanly,
Jon. Hardenburgh,
John Baxter,
Stephen Campbell,
Samuel Blonehood,
Wm. Morgan,
Roger Wo^i,
Benoni Polly,
John Fletcher.
We, the Worshipful Master, and Wardens of Athol Lodge, No. 3, do
hereby Certify that we have regularly examined the within mentioned
Brethren, recommended as Master & Wardens, and find them to be regular
Antient York Masons, and capable of conducting a Lodge, to make Masons
in the several degrees agreeable to the antient rules and regulations of the
antient York Craft, and, therefore, recommend them as worthy to obtain .\
Warrant from the Provincial Grand Lodge.
Given under our hands at Corn-
wall, this i8th day of June, 1810,
J. Y. Cozens, W. M. of No. 3.
N. Norton, S. W.
H. Barnhard, J. W.
In a letter given in the history of Athol lodge No. 3, Cornwall,
written in 1810 by Bro. J. Y. Cozens, the W. M., to R. W. Bro.
Jarvis, Bro. Cozens refers to the work of lodges Nos. 20,^21 and 22,
in Glengarry, and to No. 24 in the Johnstown 'district. As Osna-
bruck is in Stormont and the lodge warranted there the only one
without a number, it is almost a certainty that it was the No. 23 as
indicated.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IS CANADA.
88i
CHAPTER XLVII.
Harmony Lodge No 24, P. R., T.hvnship of Edwardsburgh
County of Grenvim.e, 1810-1822.-A Second Lodce
that met at Tucker's Tavern. "^i^-^oND lodge
onH r ''^ tow"fiP ol Edwardsburgh is in the county of Grenville
by ten brethren, and recommended by the W M ^nH ffi ^"'1
abo.,t ,790 after the dissolution of tl,e N™ OswegatS todU wt
a„ 2er''S;„,°' " """■"" ■" '"""" "'"»' '^■»'" »"""■ ""•"' name.
Humbly Shewtth,
That your Petitioners, having an ardent Desirp tn Vr . .1
and Honorable Institution of Free Masonry Pray t at .W ' ' ""^'^
Granted thereto hold a Lodge in the TownsL nf L A "'."^"^ "'^^ ^'^
Harmony Lodge, under s„ch% Nlblr as t ly b^Suitd 7' '°h'' '^''-'^
William Lamson to be named as our Worsl pyMastfr So k Pratt"^ ""'
Warden, and George W. Tucker, Junior Warden and w pi /' ^?'''''
as Ancient York Masons, to Support and P otect' the R^val Crff! """''^'f '
to the antient rules and Regulations set forth in the anHent Tn« / V^'"'"''''"
Under the Flattering Idea of having o"r Request Santed" '"'""•
Ever Pray. We will
Wni. Lamson,
P . , , , Zadock Pratt,
Edwardsburgh. c.^rge W. Tucker.
Matthew Maine,
The warrant issued, dated 3rd Sept ^hm^lT w w"', •
.810, & sent to Rich'd Beasley "^ ' IZelM.n^u''"'
sa-ne day for his signaU.re. [ A„l'1lS"elf '
by Dr. Stcbbuis. Joshua Turner, Jr.,
Jonathan Mills Churcii
We the Worshipful Master, and Wardens of Lodge No s F.lw.rH^
btirgh, do hereby testify that we have regularlv FxamineH tlJ >! •' ^-''''•"^'''-
ed Brethren William Lampson, Zadock^^Jt^^JS. W T^k"" aTd"Sd
loX t ' R^f - ^"t'-t York Ma.stcr Mason.s. and CapabJ" conducting a
Lodge, to make Masons m the Several Degrees acreenble tn Vhl a ? f
Rules and Regulations. agreeable to the Antient
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M.
882
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
And Recommend them as worthy of obtaining a Warrant from the Pro-
vincial Grand Master, as such. ^ ^
Gideon Adams, Jun'r W.
Ezra Adams, S. W.
The lodee making this recommendation was " No. 5 " upon the
reds ter o?R W. Bro. Jarvis. The reader will remember that the
GrS Lodge of Lower Canada at Quebec warranted a No. 5 at
Edwardsburlh to brethren about to settle m the Upper Province who
were ordered to render obedience to the Prov.nctal Grand Master of
Upper Canada when they had become settled m that province. There
seemJto be no doubt that this lodge, No. 5, L. C. warranted at
Quebec, became No. 5 on the Jarvis register about 1795-
We the undersigned, the Worsliipful Master and Wardens of Lodge No.
3 Certify that the Master and Wardens Mentioned to be appomtcd m a
Warrant in the annexed Petition, have been regularly Examined by Athol
Lodge No. 3, and found to be Capable of working a Lodge in makmg
Masons agreeable tu she Antient Custom of the Ancient York Craft, and, as
such recommend them, as being worthy to obtain a Charter from the Rt.
WorsWpful Provincial Grand Chapter of the Province of Upper Canada
Given under our hands at Cornwall, the
2ist day of April, A.D. 1810, A.M. 5810
J. Y. Cozens, W.M.
N. Norton, S.W.
H. Barnhard, JW.
The word " Chapter " in the certificate sent to the P. G. M. should
'^^^^Th^MSS. of this lodge comprise five returns of members and
initiations which will be foSnd in the compilation of the list of officers
nd members. The first is from the organ zation of the odge to the
24th June, 181 1. It was accompanied by the foUowmg letter:
To the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge, at York.
We have the Honor to remit to you our return up to the 24th June, which
is I/- Sterlg. for each member, which is for the charitable fund.
I remain. Sir,
Your obt..
(J S Lemuel Hough, Secty.
The second return is from June 24th, 1811. to December 24th,
181 1. This is accompanied by the following letter:
To the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge, at York.
We have the Honor to remit to you our return from the 24th June, up to
the Trth of December, which we have remitted 5/ for each Initiation, which
wiS serve for registering the Brethren's names in tL Grand Secretary s Books.
I remain, Sir, your obt.,
Lemuel Hough,
G S Sectry.
The third return is from June 24th, 1812, to Decetnber 27th.
T812. It is also accompa lied by a letter, which reads:
To the Grand Secretary o' tl,. Grand Lodge, at York.
We have the honor to transmit to you our returns, «p tc ae 27th Decern
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY ]N CANADA. gg,
Fu'ud"^'''" "'''•' °"" ^'"""^ ^*"""«' f"-- *=»^h Member, for the charitable
I remain,
your humble servant, « . ':
Levi Forster, Secretary. ' ;
The fourth return is from December 27th ,«to * .,. r
1812, and was accompanied by the foHowLg^Mter ' ° '^*^ J""^'
^° We £v\1hf^^^o^:.rto°'trtsm'^i;To' ^^'^'^ «* ^-•^•
ber. 181 1, to the 24th of JuS SJ ''°" ""^ ''*"''"^ f'"°"' ^^^^ 27th Decem-
Levi Forster, Sec'y
ed to it is the following n^r:^ P'^^'^"' •■'*"'""^- ^nnex-
''° We ?a"e' tt'T"' ^l *'' ^^^"' ^^^^^ ^* York.
June. isS.' '""' *'" '°"°'- *° *— it to you our returns up to the 24th
I remain,
your humble servant,
T,. -- Levi Forster, Secretary.
JarvU, ProvinciarSd'Sa^ert'astZs;''^ "'"" '° •*■ ^^ ^">-
Worshipful Sir:
singLif :i:c^^m°srriS,'ihS^LlL^^^^ - ^r^^- ^o" on a very
long unnoticed, which is the neglecnftLrerrnJl^H '^'' ''t'^°"'^ "^ ^"
not being sent forward to the Grand a^r^^S ♦ .?"™°"^ ^°''«"' ^'^°- ="»-
and Constitution, which was after heLff'? *° *^' *""°'" °^ ^he warrant
and lett them in the carrof the p es 'nt ^" '^ "^ "'^ ?"' ^''^"^ ^''^^^ '° time
Secretary, and as the Senbr WardeTwS h^"^' . r^'f"'^ *° '^' ^^^"^
opponunity, they left them with hTm as hJ waJ .'"°'* J"''^^ '° "'^^^ * "^^'^
Being a young Brother in the bSness .nH •!'"?>'-«^P1'-' i" Johnstown,
knowing, they supposing that he onlv l.wN "'^""■•?^ °^ 2'°'^^" "^^rt
seal them up safe, and he SI to have itTn rLn ^''''.^ °""' '^''^ ^'"^ *»
expected that it was mean^The yearly com^."'!' '"*''" '""^'^ "P°"- ^e
not known to the contrary but all thL?uJ^T"*'°" ^F '''^'^y account, if
Dues, except until some tlme^aft^r m;"rein'g're'pTa"cedlfthr cX"'^ T ''''
proper to call a meeting to reculate ,orr.» i^.. . '"^ ^l^^ir, thought
box, to my great surpriz^ ?ound I'e who^e of hT';""'^' i" °^"'^»"«"8 the
the chair, lying carefully trapped in a paJer I .^n ?•'"'' ."""^ ""^ '"'""^ '"
Tucker, which was the one they were ler^ith andl '"""^'/T^y °" Brother
as he knew of no method of sending the dS that th.' '' ?'* ^' T'"'''"^'
where they were, and that he thoulhTflf.f that they might as well remain
or«.dea over the body, and shall be more c^^eful wTh. f * ^•"°'' ''^^^ ^
this grave fault can be overlooked, and should hink ?..' "I '"'" '^''
could be favored with a line in answer to this ^'■''' ^°"°'" " ^
I have the honor to be, Sir,
your most obedient and humble servant.
To the Right ^'^'"- Lamson.
Worshipful William Jarvis, Esq.,
Deputy Grand Master.
884
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANAHA.
This letter was written in i8 12-13. There is no trace of the lodge
after this date until the sunniioning of the Kingston Convention.
The impression is that the lodge nuist have been dormant during
1813-17. The MSS. show that at the time of the Convention it was
revived and renewed its work under a dispensation from the Grand
Convention, dated 13th April, 1819. The concluding portion of its
history is given under the lodges of that body, for the lodge appa-
rently went out of existence about 1822 on the formation of the Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge. The lodge met at Tucker's Inn in Johnstown.
The following is a list of members of Harmony lodge, No. 24,
Edwardsburgh :
Batest Bopose; Conrod Burns, In. December iptii, 1812; John Bice, In,
13th March, 1813; Henry Burrett, In. 15th April, 1813; David Burrett, In.
l6th December, 1S12; David Broom; Ephaim Currey; W. Chapin; Christian
Games. In. 30th October, 1811; George W. Cowdry, In. 27th November,
1811, F. C. 1812; Roswel! Cook; David Chapin, In. jrd April, 1811; Samuel
Cutler, In. 12th May, 1813; Jonathan M. Church; Abram Cumins; Calvin
Crawford; Alexander Campbell; Levi Forster; David Froom; Lemuel Hough,
In. Sth June, 181 1; Isaac Henderson, In. 20th, 1813; Oliver Hutchins; John
Keeler, In. November I4tli, 1812; John Kerr, In. 17th June, 1812; Frederick
Keeler, In. October 14th, 1812; William Lamson; ATatthew Maine; James
Maine, In. 6th March, 181 1; F.benezer Matthews, In. 26th Febnnry, 1812:
Frederick McDonald; Daniel McDonell; Andrew McDonell, P. M.; Thomas
McCargar, In. 6th March, i8u; Thomas McCrae, In. 9th June, 1813; Robt.
McCargar, In. loth February, 1813; Daniel Minter; Barnabas Nettlcton, In.
13th March, 1813; Zadock Pratt; Ziba M. Pliillips, Junior, In. 14th November,
1812: William Robinson; John Rose, P. M.; Cornelius Smith, In. 2Sth Decem-
ber, t8n; William Smile; George W. Tucker; Joshua Turner, Jr.; Daniel
Thomas, In. December i6th, 1812; Samuel Thomas, In. December 19th, 1812;
Philmon Thraser; Mathcw Wrin; Benoni Wiltsie; Thomas W. Watkins; Joab
Wood, In. 31st July, 181 1, F. C— 1812.
ROLL OF OFFICERS, HARMONY LODGE, No. 34, EDWARDSBl'RG.
Year.
1810. .
1811..
I8l3..
1813..
1819..
W.M.
Lamson, W
if
((
Rose, John.
Year.
S.D.
S.W.
J.W.
Pratt, Zadock. ..
Tucker, Geo. W.
Tucker, Geo. W.
II
Turner, Joshua. .
Bopose, Batest . . Main, Matthew .
Hoegh, Lemuel.,
It
Forster, Levi. . . .
14
McDonell, And.
Treas.
Thrasher, I'hil.
1810. .Cummins, Abram. . .
1811..
1812..
1813..'
1814
J.D.
Broom, Dare.
S.
Crawford, Calvin. .
Tyler.
Campbell, Alex,
HISTORY OF FRF.KMASONHY IN ( ANADA.
885
CHAPTER XLVIII.
Toronto Lodge. No. 8, P. R., Town of York. Township of
York, 1811-1817 -^n organization with a Sfxretary of
A Poetical Turn of Mind.
The identity of Toronto lodge, No. 8, as the successor of Har-
mony No 8 has been thoroughly established by the manuscripts of
the latter lodge. The mtermittent interest taken by the members of
Harmony m its existence of twelve years was improved upon bv
those who formed the new lodge. The .MS. which has been preserved
indicates that they were active Craftsmen. The record of member-
slup contains the names of some of the most earnest members of the
Craft at York at that time. Unfortunately the lists are incomplete
and with the exception of the date of the warrant and some corre-
spcndence there is not much to chronicle of the lodge work
The warrant was dated 26th January, 181 1. and the lodge opened
on that night. The list of ten members is all that is obtainable of a
roll which must have contained a large inimber of Craftsmen It is
as follows:
Thomas Hamilton, W.M.; Hugh Carfrae, S.W.; Benjamin Cozens, J.VV.;
John Cameron. Secraary; John Campbell; Thos. Deary; Caleb Humphrey
Booth P. Hartney; Joshua Leitch; E. Sweetland.
Bro. Hugh Carfrae emigrated to Canada about 1791 and was a
soldier in the Queen's Rangers, under R. W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis He
was ' path master," or overseer of certain streets and highways of
York from about 1816 to 1823. In the latter year the authorities at
York sank a pub he well at the Market Square, and " The charge for
flagging round the pump, for logs, stone and workmanship," was
£5. 2S. 2 i/2d paid to Mr. Hugh Carfrae. path master. His son. Mr
Thomas Carfrae, also a member of the Craft, was the originator c,f
"'^ ^^u'^T^u T' ?"^'"'^ ^'"°""^' " °" Bloor street, known for
r P ^\ 7^" ^°"''" ' ^''^^" ^" ^^''' y^'' '^<^ ^vas the Collector of
the Port of Toronto.
. .?^°- Benjamin Cozens was a cousin of Samuel D. Cozens and a
brother of Captain Daniel Cozens.
John Cameron was "His Majesty's Printer" in the province
He indulged in the luxury of literature. Tie could immortalize his
speech with charming metaphor, while his prose and verse were
regulated by a standard which invariably pleased his readers— or in
the^ lodge, his brethren. In 1813 he published the official paper the
York Gazette ' and " The Upper Canada Almanac." In the MSS
IS one of his accounts against the Provincial Grand Lodge for
gazetting the expulsion of some member of the Craft. His office,
during T808-17. was in the house of Andrew Mercer, s e. corner of
Ra\ and Wellington streets, on Rav street, and here all the Masonic
printing was executed. On the 14th December. 1808. the editor of
the "Gazette" again announces a change in the day of i)ul)lication
in consequence of the suspension of water communication between
"N ork and Niagara.
886
HISTORY OF FREKMASONRY IN CANADA.
The lodge met in the " Ontario House," of which P.ro. John
Campbell was the proprietor. It was in this house that eleven year.s
later R. W. Bro. Simon McGillivray held the preliminary meetings
prior to the reorganization in 1822 of the second Provincial Grand
Lodge.
The Ontario House or iiot-.i stood on the north-west corner of
front and Church street,., and wRt ;if:erwards known as the Welling-
ton Hotel. Bro. Campbell was a warm adherent of the Craft and
had as his next-door neighbor on the west, Bro. William Cooper who
was the first Mason made in Rawdon lodge, York. Bro. Campbell's
son, Bro. Stedman B. Campbell, was a member of the Craft in
Toronto.
Bro. Thomas Deary was a well known inli.ibitaai, whose name is
to be found amongst those attending the reception given Governor
Gore on 30th September, 1815.
W. Hru. riiomas Hamilton, the W. M.. was a merchant in York
His gramlsow Lt.-Col, R. B. Hamilton, late commander of the
gueen s Own Regiment of Volunteers, Toronto, is also a member of
the Craft.
Bro. Joslnia Leitch owned property in York. He was a pioneer
of the touii and a builder. He made an earlv inirchase of a valuable
site, which to-day is one of the begt business localities in Toronto
Bro. Leitch was one of the jurors in the celebrated trial of the north-
west rioters, in which the Earl of Selkirk was concerned in 18 r 6- 17
His name is given as " Leach " in many records.
Bros. George Bond, Jonathan Hale, John Wilson and l^cter
Whitney, all numbers of the Craft, were on the same jury. On the
6th May, 1808, Bro. Leitch purchased the southerly half of lot i on
the north side of King street, York, 208 feet on King street bv '104
feet on \onge street— that is the present north-east corner of Kintr
and Yonge streets, for £25. On the 18th June, 1814, he sold it to
John Dennis for £400, which was equal to $1,600 currency This
property to-day is probably worth three quarters of a million dollars
The entire membership looked forward to the institution of the
lodgr with feelings of deep pleasure. The secretary, Bro. Cameron
was an enthusiast and his energy had inspired the brethren His
temperament may be judged by his eflforts in verse. The thought
that the brethren were to meet once more undci duly constituted
ai'thonty apparently unsealed his lips, so that he might tell a story
winch could be best expressed in the measured language of the poet's
rli\thm. One can almost picture the brethren listening with rapt
attention to the efforts of their secretary. The verse was placed in
print and distributed to the Craft :
"The foIlowii.K. with all its hasty imperfections, was composed for the
purpose of being rehearsed after the installation and opening of Lodge No 8
on Saturday, the 26th January, 181 1, and is dedicated to William Jarvis
Esquire, Right Worshipful Grand Master of the .\ncient and Honorable
Fraternity of Free and Accepted Nf.isons in Upper Canada, bv his dutiful
lirother, J C. Secretary of Toronto Lodge."
" Bihold, again in Virtue's ra Jiant arms,
Once more a band of chosen Brothers join.
I
887
HISTORY or 1-RKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
Long may they prize its wide attractive charms,
L< .g, clad in panoply s bright armour, shine.
Hence let us Masons grace the name we bear,
Our every diid cnhanc the honored badge,
Fam'd Virtue's helmet be the crest we wear!
Ennobling thence Toronto's rising f.odge.
When death demands, and we to dust return,
Elysian bliss succeeds the mouldering grave,'
Still duty points towards the hallowed bourne.
The solemn pltdgc ilui- o;ich to each one gave,
r.ach brother's orphan, or his widow'd wife,
Demands a father's or a brother's care,
Each claims the fostering means of si.ftening life.
While yet, their parent loads the mournful bier. '
One mighty Father formed us, one and all
The number millions in his presence stand.
He formed yon TIeavins, he formed this earthly ball,
Their motions ordered by His wise command,
Stupendous work, the Architect Divine
His Heavenly Son he sent to light our minds.
To light our world, he bids high Sol to shine,
Attemper earth, and breathe refreshing winds.
He bids us live an age. or live an hour,
Each hair he numbers of the human head.
No sparrow purchased, but through sovereign power.
No cubit to his stUure man can add.
O! T'lou, th< Mighty Power, who didst declare.
When two or three were gatiiered in Thy name.
Thou wouldst, in mercy, grant their offered prayer.
Now sli-.iul this gathering with Thy Heavenly llanic,
No more remiss in duty waste our time.
No more our lives from Virtue's walks estrange,
Our mental grades be Royal Arch sublime,
Our deaths the ushers to a happy change.
Let Virtue's wreaths adorn our future fame.
Let us obey the mandate from above.
This be our motto (honored with our nanu),
' Fear God. do good, seek peace, thy neighbor love.'
Far, far remov'd from sanguine war's alarm,
Still let us feel tliy hk-ssing here below,
'fTusc our souls, extend the pious arm.
Adore the ount, from whence uch blessings flow,
In each pure heart, a -potless t. niple raise,
.V pyramid of bliss, a fervent love.
Grant well spent life, a length of happy days,
A blest transition to Thy Lodge above.
Thy 1! avon that Lod^o, Thy Love the badge we wear,
.\n<I gn immutable, by which we're known.
With Fellow Craft angelic legions then
Kneel ever round Thv Highest, Miglitest Throne."
The fidelity of lodge No. 8 to the Provincial Grand Ma.-^ter was
tniotiestioned. That matter was decided when it applied for the war-
rant, but to make their feah , an < xarnple to those lodg-- which had
strayed from the legitimate Craft hone, a letter was transmitted to
the PrDMHcial Grand Master in t8ti. which must have led him to
hope that the power which had slipped through his fingers would
AM
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
soon be his again. The letter must have received the sanction of the
lodge. It may have been written at tht suggestion of R. W. Bro.
Jarvis, but more probably was the outcome of a genuine enthusiasm
consequent upon the establishment of the lodge. The letter reads:
Upper Canada, York, May nth, 1811.
Ritilit Worshipful Sin-
Toronto Lodge, No. 8, to whom you have permitted your Warrant as
Provincial Grand Master, to be read, which Warrant they view as a docunimt
of the highest import, and the only existing authority, direct or indirect, fnnn
the Grand Lodge of England, by which a Cirand Lodge can be constituted,
held, or conducted, and as they view its letter and application peremptory and
positive, and directed solely and individually to juurseli, they coiueive that
any assumption of your powei s as Provincial (irand Master (by any individual
or collection of individuals) is a gross and unwarrantable violation of the
constitution, and tending to itinte and degrade the known virtuous principles
of an honorable institution.
I am therefore comman led by the Master, Wardens, and member.'* of the
Toronto Lodge, to request >y written requisition that you forthwith cause the
various Constitutional Loiges in this Province, to be notilied of the baneful
system adopted and acted upon by certain individuals ;ii Niagara,
.\nd with such desired notifications signify your strong and marked dis-
pleasure at such unjiisti'iable proceedings, accompanied also by an ofticial
caution to the Lodges against s\ilTering any species of imposition, which may
be attempted ui)on them by the individuals in question.
I am further commanded hy the Toronto Lodge to state, they have a
just impression of the regularity, order, and constitutional deference, which
the Provincial Grand Lodge of right claims from the alliliatcd Lodges, and
that under such impression liiey feel it doubly incumbent on them, to dis-
countenance whatever condi^ct may produce Anarchy and Schism, and that they
will be the first to assert that dignity with which from the highest fountain of
Masonic honors the Provincial (irand Lodge is clothed.
I have the honor to be.
Right ^Vorshipfld .Sir,
William Jarvis. Esq.. Y;>ur 01)ed't .Ser't
Provincial G. M. John Cam»ron,
Sec'y Toronto I-odge.
It is of more than ordinary rcpret that the minutes of this lodge
had not been preserved. Its records would have j^iveii memoranda of
Craft work, especially in connection with the irregular ( irand Lodge
at Niagara. The only other document remaining is a letter written to
the lodge (No. 16) at York, concerning the death, of Bro. Alexander
Marshall:
York, 7th Dec'r, 181 1.
The Worshipful Master, Wardens, and lirethren of Lodge No. id.
Brethren:
"The Officers of Toront(j Lodge, No. 8. have desired me to address a
note to you relative to the situation of the family of our departed worthy
brother. Alexander Marshall, and also to ac((uaint you that the expenses
attending his interment and the necessaries requisite for the same, which
were all borne by our Lodge have (considering its infancy") reduced its fniids
to a very low state.
The rectitude of conduct of our late brother, his philanthropic disposition,
his love of order and harmony, proved by his general conduct in his family
and in society, yet more particularly manifested by his aflfection for the Craft,
HrSTORV OF KREKMASONRY IN CANADA.
889
I
Itrwe'sL^u!??'"""* ""'■ "'r*'"«' "'"^ '"' '"^'^ '°^ »he institution re,,uire
iXl-s oSlns'^"' '" ^'^"'^'""-"" •^^ virtue, and protect from .^Z
It was not my instructions, my brctlirc-n to writ.. v„.. ..
vin,^__o, „,„ ,.,. ,„,„„, ,„,/., „,, ';.-..;",:xi;:i,;' i;rK.,? ■.";;
You are not iRiiorant tiiat his resources arose fr,.m i.-
volence alone that they can keep .X.vc w' nt " ''""^'' °* '^""*^^-
cries of orphans, amongst the sweetest of Mr,ol.'''''' '""^ ''"^"" »''•
are particularly the ol.jecs of ,n,r c-hlr.ty ''""'"'' ''""'''^^^ ^^hen those
.am^'r^rii;:::;«:;S\c- - ^^;:: ^ ;;'"• r ^^" '°--^ •-
Hamilton, Carfrae or Hartney w^o wo, l/l^ ^ .i ' "'" '\" "^'' '"■ «" "''"tl'^'"
With sentiments of resp.^ ^^IH ::::i:7 :^:. Zn.^f ''''"
Your ob'd and humble ser't,
E. Sweetland,
~, , , , . Sec'y pro tem.
Right \yo,shipliil Sir,-A. Setrelary, I am ordered by the Officers of
:;^^;l;Ll^l7=^.r^^„;;::rtfH?r"-"^
ordered precisely a, three o'cloekP H " '^°""'""'' ■•" "'"""• "'"'I' "
I am. Respected Sir,
York, 20th Deer. )
^ Your most humble scrvt.
Ad.lressed to Williatn Jarvis, Esquire. ^' ^^^'^^*'^"^- ^e^'y.
&c.. &c.. &c.,
York.
Fi-oni the tenor of a i.otition. <Iated the 4th of Alav 1810 it i^
uro, I . Jiaitnev to \o 4 chapter to he exalted, in whiJi he states
that he was a niernber of locl,.e Xo. 8, " formerly held in York '•
on 4, teusT i"8'; 7 In 1' ^'^i*'"' -^i^-"*- Convention at Kingston
r'rn"'TV '^"^"S" y- ' ''F ^*'- ^- ''^'•'^"to. was represented by W
Ms noron'th"r";''7';, ^' """" ''""^^'^•- ^" have becon,e dortnant
W Pro H^f-h "'"'' represented at the reorganization in 1822.
W. hro. Hannlton was present not frnm Vr. sT i ..*
Royal Areh lodge. No. 16, YoVk ''"' ^^'^^^'^^"t.ng
890
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
CHAPTER XLIX.
Mount Moriah Lodge, Township of Hope. County of Durham,
1811. — A W. M. WHO wanted a warrant to make Past
Masters.
The histon of Mount Moriah lodge is one that is not much bene-
fitted by the MSS. The lodge was warranted by R. W. Bro. Jarvis in
1811 to meet in the township of Hope, county of Durham, which with
the county of Northumberland, formed the old Newcastle district of
Upper Canada.
The township of Hope, in which the town of Port Hope is
situated, is bounded on the east by the township of Hamilton, on the
north by the township of Cavan, on the west by the township of Clark
and on the south by Lake Ontario. In the old records the correspond-
ence with reference to this lodge is dated " Hope, U. C." It was
customary to date letters with the name of the township, omitting the
county or post office. This custom has misled many. As in the
case of North Star lodge. " Hamilton," the impression prevailed for
years that this lodge was in Hamilton, county of Wentworth, whereas
It was situated in the township of Hamilton in the county of Durha.n.
In the case of Mount Moriah lodge in Hope the records of the
early days are scant, and, accordingly there is not much upon vvhich
to build in giving its history during its work in Newcastle district.
The earliest MS. is the petition presented to R. W. Bro. Jarvis, the
Provincial Grand Master, prior to the formation of the lodge, as
follows :
To the Right Worshipful William Jarvis, Esquire, Provincial Grand Master,
to the Provincial Deputy Grand Master, and Wardens of the Grand Lodge of
the Province of Upper Canada.
The Petition of the Persons, whose names are hereunto subscribed,
Humbly Sheweth:
Tha; your Petitioners arc members of regular and constituted Lodges of
Masonry, That, having the prosperity of the Fraternity at heart, they arc will-
ing to exert their best endca-ours to promote and diffuse the genuine prin-
ciples of Masonry: That, for ilie conveniency of their respective dwellings,
and on other good reasons, they have agreed to form a new Louge, to be
named Mount Moriah. That, in consequence of this resolution they pray for a
warrant of Constitution to empower them to assemble as a regular Lodge in
the Township of Hope, in the County of Durham, in the District of Newcastle.
to discharge the duties of Masonry in a regular and constitutiotial manner,
according to the original forms 01 the order, and the Laws of the Grand
Lodge: That they have nominated and do recommend Elijah Higlcy, ^faster,
Levi Heath, to be .Senior Warden, and Jcdduthan Haskill to be Jun'r Warden,
of the said lodge: That the prayer of the Petition being granted they promise
strict conformity to all the constitutional Laws and Regulations of the Grand
Lodge.
.'\nd your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever rrav.
G. Ward.
P. Davies.
Benj'n Marsl,,
Manly Wellman,
John Farley.
Eiiphalet Edm.uuds.
Hope, nth March, i8ri.
Elijah Ketchum.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 89I
The petition for the warrant was accompanied by a letter, which
referred to the petition and also the institution of the lodge and the
installation of the officers. Bro. George Ward desired " a warrant to
make Past Masters " for the purposes of installation. He explained to
the Provincial Grand Master that there were but two P. M.'s in the
district, and that for this reason he desired to have three more, being
evidently under the impression that there was safety in a multitude of
advisers. It was rather a novel method of creating P. M.'s, but in
early days the laws of the Craft, as far as governing bodies were con-
ceined, were rather clastic, and no doubt R. W. Bro. Jarvis granted
the request. The letter read:
Hope, isth March, 181 1.
Right Worshipful Brother: — Enclosed you will rsceive a Petition praying
for a warrant to Establish a Lodge in the Township of Hope. The officers
mentioned in tiie Petition are Master Masons, and all the Petitioners arc
regular made Masons. I also send two Guineas to pay lor the warrant. You
will also receive enclosed a Petition praying for a warrant to make Past Masters,
to install the officers of the lodge. There are but two in the District, that is'
James Norris and Elijah Higby. The persons wishing to be made Past
Masters are Levi Heath, Jedduthun Haskill, and Erastus Fenton. The bearer
hereof, Mr. Elijah Ketchum, is a Master Mason.
I am. Right Worshipful Brother,
Yours with esteem.
G. Ward.
The Right Worshipful
William Jarvis, P. G. Master.
There does not appear in the MSS. from 1792- 1822 any similar
•flocumcnt or application. It would appear reasonable that with two
P. M.'s in the district a third might have been obtained from York
■or from Whitby, where there were several resident at this date. In
asking for three additional P. M.'s Bro. Ward perhaps did so on the
principle that " five hold a lodge." At this early date while P. M.'s
wire installed, it was not in the form of a Board of Installed Masters
as is the j^rocedure to-day. The petition f*)r an increase in the number
of P. ]M.'s reads:
To the Right Worshipful William Jarvis, Esquire, Grand Master of the
Provincial Grand Lodge of the Province of tipper Canada.
The Petition of the persons whose names are hereunto subscribed,
Humbly sheweth,
That your Petitioners are Meinbcrs of regular and constituted Lodges of
Masonry, and humbly pray that you will grant them a warrant or dispensa-
tion, for the purpose of forming a lodge of Past Masters, to install the
ofTu-ers of Mount Moriah Lodge, if you and the other officers of the Grand
Lodge should think proper to grant a warrant for that purpose.
.\nd your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.
G. Ward, Manly Wcllman, Bcnj'n Marsh, P. Davies, Elijah Higby,
Jiduthun Haskill, John Farley, Levi Heath, Eliphalet Edmunds, Elijah
Ketchuir.
The warrant of the lodge was granted and issued on the 27th
March, 181 1, and was sent to Bro. Ward. The follDwinj; is a copy of
the original document:
892
HISTORY or FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
WM. JARVIS, PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER.
P. D. G. M.
S. G. W.
J. G. W.
Whereas the Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity
of Free and Accepted Masons of England, and Masonical jurisdiction there-
unto belonging, according to the old institutions, in ample form assembled in
London, on the seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand,
Seven hundred and Ninety-Two, and in the year of Masonry, Five Thousand,
Seven Hundred and Ninety-Two, the Most Noble Prince John, Duke of
Athol, Marquis and Earl of Tullibardine, Earl of Strathlay and Strathardle,
Viscount of Ballguider, Glenalmond and Glenlyon, Lord Murray Beevany and
Gask, Heritable Constable of the Castle of Kinclaven, Lord of Man and the
Isles, and Earl Strange, and Baron Murray of Stanley, in the County of
Gloucester, Grand Master of Masons in that part of Great Britain, called
England, and Masonical jurisdiction thereunto belonging; the i'ight Worship-
ful James Agar, Es(iuire. Deputy Grand Master; the Right Worshipful Sir
Watkin Lewis, Knight, Senior (irand Warden; the Right Worshipful John
Dunn, Esquire, Junior Grand Warden, together with the representatives f>f
the several warranted lodges, licld under the sanction and authority of the
said Grand Lodge, did appoint our Right Worshipful William J.irvis, Esquire.
Secretary o. the Province of Upper Canada, &c., &c., &c., to be Provincial
Grand ATasvci in the said Province, and for the better regulation and furcho-
extension of the Mast Honorable and ancient craft, did empower him to grant
warrant,-- .r dispensations to such worthy i)rethren, as should apply for the
s?<me, ;'Ct.;orfiing to the ancient form:
T.- all whoin it may come, GREETING, Know Ye, that we. at tho peti-
tion c: our trusty and well beloved Elijah TTigley. Txvi PIcatli. Jedutlum
Haskili, 'hr,; of our Master Masons, and several other brethren, to be
£ei)aro.(';d ^tmd formed into a Lodge, do hereby constitute the .said brethren
into a regular T.odj-'e of Free and Accepted Masons, and do hereby aiitl ori^e
and empower our trusty and well beloved brethren, Elijah Iligley, ^o I'-
Master. T,cvi Heath, to be .Senior Warden, and Jeduthun Haskili to be Juin'ov
Warden, and to !',)rni and hold a l.ndge in the Township of Hope, which i^
hereby designated Moimt INforiah Lodge, No. . and at all times, ;ind i 11
all lawful occasions in the Lodge, when duly congregated, to make Free
Masons, according to the Most .Ancient and Honorable Custom of the Roy;it
York Craft, in all ages and nations throughout the known world, and we do
hereby further atUhorize and empower our said trusty and well iioloved
brethren, Elijah Tligley, Levi Heath, and Jeduthuti Haskili, with the consent
of the members of their T.odge. to nominate, choose and install their siiC'-es
sors. to whom fliey shall deliver this warrant, and invest them with their
powers and dignities as Free Masons. &c., &c,, &c., and such successors .;hall
in like manner nominate, choose, and install their successors. &c., such installa-
tions to be upon (jr near every St. John's day, during the continuance if this
Lodge forever; who shall from time t<i time cause to be entered in a book for
that purpose, an account of their proceedinirs in the Lodge, togetiier with ;dl
such rules and regulations, as shall be made ff)r the good government nf tiic
same, for the inspection of the Grand Oflicers: Provided, the above named
brethren, and their successors, duly conform to the known and estab'islied
rules and regulations of the craft, paying due respect to us by whom these
presents arc granted, and to the Grand Lodge of England, and conforming to
the rules and regulations thereof, and preserving a regular and yearly com-
munication with the said Provincial Grand Lodge, otherwise, this warrant
to be of no force or virtue.
Given under our b.-inds. and the sc.n1 of the snid Grn.nd Lodge, at York.
HISTORY OF TREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
893
',i"'jM"'^;^7'"1'x?.^^ °^ ^''''^^' '" ^'^^ y*=«^ of our Lord, One Thousand
fnd EWef '' "^' '^''''"' ""' "' ''"''"^^'' ^'^"^ Thousand/ Eight Humlred:
Stephen Jarvis,
Grand Secretary, pro ienipore.
wir f^"^^"'^.^* *^^ ^'^^^ °f the warrant is that of R W Bro
Wilham Jarvts. The signatures of the Deputy Grand Master and the
Grand Wardens are wanting, as also that of the Grand Sec etarv
I!ro. Stephen Jarv.s. a cousi.i of the Provincial Grand Master w2 the
acting Grand Secretary. This warrant was issued at the time when
ajn.cable relations did not exist between R. W. Bro. Jarv sa„d he
Niagara brethren, and as the Deputy Grand Master and G and War!
dens resided there, it is probable that Bro. Jarvis thought ?t better
no to send the warrant to them for signature, in case thev mllS
either retain or decline to sign it. The name of the unior warden i
spelled m two different ways in the body of the warrant viz
Jeduthun and •• Jeddathan." In giving the^ext of thrjar am he
ImS' " ''' °"^'"'' P^""^'"^"^ '''' ""'"ber of the lodge I
The records given concerning this lodge are all which have been
preserved from 1811-19. In the latter year a letter written by Bro
John l-arley to the secretary of the Grand Masonic Convention Tt
Kingston shows that the lodge did not do much work. It rlads.
r, t;. ^, , Hope- U. C, ist June, 1819.
Vro \ ^'''~^?l?^'' ^ ''■"'' ^''" "''-' ^^'■'■^"' of Mount Moriah Lodge of
o such a step. You will see by the dale of the warrant that it was in the year
181 1 that we ob amed .t You will also recollect that in 1812 war broke out
which was so short a time from our beginning that our nunrers we e st i
small The disposition of the Brethren, and the troubles which the war occa
sioned were the moans of „ur stopping work in the following year Whe„
peace was restored, the irregularity which prevailed hi the lodges I at ills
aa,uamted w,th) thai still kept at work, and the backsliding of nan Masons
kn.uving that they could not he dealt with regidarly for the wan o! ^J^r {
Lodge, I still advised not to work, as I though an attenint wn. 1 , ^'''"''
jury to the craft. As soon as the pr.,ceed , g , tJ^ G .^d VT . '" '"'
into my hands, I availed myself of 'the firs opp tunu, trnoS;;he ^ t^"'"
.nd meeting took place, and it was considered that we Sd' n^ n embcTs
enough .n the v.cimty of the lodge to commence work to advmtiT ZTh
uiKunmonsly agreed to deliver up the warrant I wo. IH nV li^ ' '''"'
i;;form you. we advised with a numbero wort! y Br thren tlTat'bX ''""'
nmdton. and it was the unanimous opinion that fo esSbS, . I L '^ ^
T.uvnship of Hamilton would be the best step hat could be tkentl^' '" '^'
the craft in this part of the Province in consent en, ^i,-u .*° Promote
Grand Convention for a DispensationlsTI^rredt: y'trL^Sr" " '''
I am, dear sir, with fraternal regard, waiaea.
John Farley,
To John W. Ferguson. Esq., '''"' ^^^'''' '''^- M- Lodge.
Secretary to the Grrnd Convention
of Freemasons in U. C.
894
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CA.VADA.
The warrant was returned to the secretary of the Kingston Conven-
tion in 1819, with a recommendation from Bro. Farley that a new
lodge be constituted in the township of Hamilton, which was in the
same district.
The following shows the membership of this lodge:
Davies. P.; Edmunds, Eliphalet; Farley, Jno.; Higby, Elijah; Haskill,
Jeduthun; Iloatli, Levi; Ketchum, Elijah; Marsh, Beni.; Norris. James; V.'-ird,
G.; Wellman, Manly.
ROLL OF OFFICKRS.
WM.
S.W.
J.W.
18II.
1816.
I8I9..
Hifflev l\liiah . .
Heath, Levi
Haskill, Jedduthan.
Duncombe, Chas
Putnanii Wm
Myrick, G.
CHAPTER L.
Prince Edward Lodge, Township of Hallowell, County of
Prince Edward. — Example of a Curiously Designed
Craft Certificate, 1812-22.
A confusion of tongues could not be more successful than the
perplexing M'iS. which have involved the identification of the two
lodges " Royal Edward, No. 5," in the township of Edwardsburgh,
warranted by the Grand Lodge of Lower Canada, and Prince Edward
lodge in the township of Hallowell. Added to this has been the diffi-
culty of identifying "No. 5, Edwardsburgh," which was on the
register of R. W. Bro. Jarvis as early as 1795, and was supposed to
have been warranted by that officer.
The county of Prince Edward, at one time the Prince Edward
district, is one of the nineteen counties of Upper Canada, established
by Lieut.-Gov. Simcoc. After the county had been laid out by the
surveyors, the townships of Hallowell, Hiller and Athol were added
The township of Hallowell was named after Benjamin Hallowell. of
Boston, U. S., Commissioner of Customs in 1774. In 1796 Mr.
Hallowell came to Boston with his daughter, Mrs. Elmsley, and her
husband, the first Chief Justice of Upper Canada. He died in York in
1799. The British government had made him liberal land grants in
Manchester, and two other towns in Nova Scotia, and a " township
in Nova Scotia, which bears his name."
Hallowell is bounded on the north by the townships of Amelias-
burg and Sophiasburgh, on the west by Lake Ontario, on the east by
Marysburgh. and on the south b^' Athol, so named in honor of the
Duke of Athol, the Grand Master of the Ancient Grand Lodge of
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. goS
by a large mn,bJoTSe7'i^fj^%l^' ZTT T"^'"']""
reside under the flag of Britain raZr Tl?a„ hl^T.T T • "'S'o"' ">
When the Rev. Mr. Macaulay set«ed ta Ha llln^""',!' " ^??-
nan,e toPieton after his In^-ri! c1^:^J]S!ro t^J^^^^'l'
fame. The peninsu a of Prince Edwarri nJctX/ i Pf"'"sular war
Prince Edwa'rd, Dul<e of Kent thet Ser o^Qu L "v£oS"\''"°^
1794 was commander of the forces at Onphir o u i^', "^^^ '"
in England and Provincia GrTd M^^er oVlo:^^^^^^
the Grand Lodge (Ancients) of EngTand Dur^nn s w'^nf""^"
mand he visited different parts of Upper Canada aft.r S.^ »,k'°"'"
turned to Britain. ^^ '--anada, after which he re-
The MS. that remains of the early work of flip lnHo-« i. c .
to four sheets of paper; a petition for a dispensation fnrn L"!?"""'
Hallowell, a letter from the lodge to R W Bro Tapirs .r^ ^^V"
tion from St . James' lodge. n1 7. at Se^eSirrg'h^r T^^^^^^^
with the apphcation for a warrant and an old certificate of 81 .The
rec. ,nP,endat,on from No. 7 was signed a few days befo e the"aoDH
cation for a dispensation and reads: ^P
at yTTrk':''' ^'^^' Ho"°'-^bIe Grand Master and Wardens of the Grand Lodge
This may certify that the W. M., Wardens and Brethren of Qf i
''"^'I'Jv Av'l'/' Fredericksburgh. being desTrons C JJe stuldT
a Lodge Estabhshed in the Township of Hallowell bv the Ti.nZJ t
..f the most Respectable characters belonging o^he ancient SlT /°'"'
that place, they living remote from any\odge we T t" crdoreT "k"" '"
Signed by Fredericksburgh, this
iSth January, 181 1.
Joseph Gunsolus, W.M.
Harmonious Larraway, S.W,
Oliver Church, J.W.
Duncan Bell, P.M.
John G. Clute,
Timothy Smith.
reac
^^^^ The petition for Prince Edward lodge is dated Hallowell.
and
Lodge nl'vofk.'"" "'""■""'•' ■'"-"■' «"•" »"<! W.nrdens „( the Gr.nd
- Re:id!,!g''°r mVw'L'ifr^''",';'"'?™"''' ""' '»" ■■•««»»-
f II
J I
896
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
District, under the name of Prince Edward Lodge, and your Petitioners as
in duty bound
will ever pray.
Hallowell. 21st Jany, 1811,
Ebenezer Washburn,
Robert Claflin,
William Blakely,
John Ellis,
Joshua Hayward,
Cornelius Benson,
Richard G. Clute,
Rufsel Green,
Steph'n Conger, C. P.
This dispensation was granted and the lodge worked under it
for one year, as on the 21st February, 1812, a letter was sent to R. W.
Bro. Jaivis by the hand of Bro. Hubbs, asking the Provincial Grand
Master " to put the seal and number on the warrant." The letter
reads:
R. W. G. M.
We send our Warent by the Hand of our Worthy Brother Isaiah Hubbs,
with the Proceedings and bye Laws of this Lodge for your Inspection.
And we hope you will still grant us the favour to put the seal and Num-
ber on the Warrant.
And as we are one in our Infancy we trust you will Impute our errors to
want of Information; and send us such Instructions as you shall think proper,
as it is our greatest wish ^c transact our business agreable to the ancient Rules
and regulations of the Grand Lodg.
We would accept it as a favour if you could send us the Constitution as
we cannot get it conveniently here. We conclude with the greatest degree
of gratitude and esteem.
Signed by the W.M. and S.W. .~f Prince Edward Lodge.
Hallowell, February 21st, 1812.
To the R.W.G.M. Joshua Hayward, W.H.
William Jarvis. Robert Claflin, S.W.
The notification of transmitting " our warrant " and " asking the
favor to put the seal and number on the warrant " does not conform
to modern procedure. The brethren probably sent the dispensation
with the impression that the addition of " seal and number " would
transform it into a warrant. No an.swer appears to have been made
by R. W. Bro. Jarvis. The names of Bros. Hubbs, Hayward and
Chaplin are familiar as those of old residents in the district. The
following is a copy of the old certificate:
•' Upper Canada. Wc, the presiding OtTicers of Prince Edward Lodge,
have conferred the Sublime Degree of Master Mason upon our duly (lualitied
Brother, the Bearer, Guy Henry Young, Who as a true and faithful brother
of the Masonic Family is hereby recommended to the favourable no;;ice and
Protection of every Free and ,\cccpted Mason on the Globe. As a Testi-
monial the Seal of our Lodge is aflixed AD, 3813.
Bela Johnson, W.M.
David Cornwell, S.W.
Benjamin Hubbs, J.W.
" Elam B. Ives, Secretary."
HISTORY OF KREKMASO.VKV
IN' CAKADA,
897
FaC-SIMILK OK THK CKKT.nrvrK OK G,v I,. V,,,,,
Mrs:te:;S;S--^^^^^ Jt is i^ the possession of
tioned in it. The onVinai is on nnrn. • -^'"^ ^'^"'"^ Youn^ men-
left above, and the nlrg?n ben"ea Xle^rt^-^'^"' 'l'^ ^^^ -"^^
hal an inch wide let into the paper after th.^"^ ^ ?«'« ^lue ribbon
certificates. It is executed In hnftatio of 1 T-"""""' '^^ ^^'^ ^^"tnrv
lines are written between arcs cZ\T P""ting with a pen The
The Bela Johnstcm "iS" ° m f "^ "-'^^ ^"^ 5^^. ^ *"'
at West Lake i. Pr^^V^Cr^Ji; j,;^ ^l! "^ ^^^ -'- -n. Hving
abbs died August 20th, .861 aged y^ v^'''^ ' ?'''^-^"'"- ^^'"i^'^i"
Henry Young died from tlic effecfs of -f f^Jf f ^"'^ ^ "'^"^^^^ Guv
May. 1862, aged 71. Cornwell was a cout n ^^ ''' '^^^' ''''' 6th
The absence of day and month f om the ^^r^' '""''''"^^ ^^ ^oung.
I-rom 1812 until 1819 a void exist' i"['^?.^^ '^ ^'"^"'^••-
ward lodge in Ilallowell in PrTnce Few " 1 '"'''''-^' '^^ P""« Ed-
filled The first record after "sroUf ?''"^^' '"^'''^ ^'^""01 be
Grand Masonic Convention at K ngsti , on'^H "l *^ '"'""^^« ^i th
aniong the representatives present wS'PrP^f'^''^'^' '^'9, when
wel, ' and to the "Articles of TssLlt on n 'h ^'f J^^n^^on. Hallo-
of Upper Canada" is attached the nal'^?^'r°!"^ ^°^^^^^^^^
Edward Lodge." This establishes tLfT , ^^'^ Johtiston. Prince
«t.ll in life and ready to eiKoll ag^ nV^ffor;!'" '''^'- '' ^«- --
The lodge met "at the house bu It for 1 /''°''^^"''" ^^e Craft,
weh Bridge." This house was tuite Z^' 1^^^°^''^ "^^'^ Hallo-
eiRhth of a mile from the centre of 4eL.cf.'^' ^"'^^'' ^^out one-
was ,n an upper apartment ' P''^''"' **^^^'"- The lodge room
3/
89«
mSTOUV Ol rUKKMASONKV IN CANAOA.
At the Kingston C onvciuion ui 1820 the lodge was repiosciUcd
bv 4ha les Sun h Vrince iMlward. llalUnvell," but m the tabulated
fiLncialreturn to he Convention no n.oney as fees or dues seems to
hnancial returns lu ^ . ^ member of one of the coni-
Sees";:f'tt-Co"vemlora.^^^^^ an active worker for the Craft.
names "^ thof mtmttd '" ^ ^^ ^j^^ Convention of 1819 and
r^S thf nam:: oTbTos. Elmore. Clench and Nash, and the docu-
Prinie Edward Lodge. Hallowell." was the represen ative present,
«n.ionTn the handwriting of Bro. John Dean, • I'nncc Mwar.l
T r.A,r^ Hallnwell " is uiven, but no list of otticers.
^"'^The N agara Grand Lodge published with unfathng regtdantj.
the notices of their quarterly meetings in the newspapers of the da>
o that\he aaft at ?arge mfght know of ^^-^^ -ork . / he m^^^^
one of these sunmionses awakened connnent m the '"i""s 01 me
was the new secretary e ected m place of Bro. K. U. i rastr 1 ne
Sice in the iSngston papers was from the schisn.atic Grand Lodge
i N?aeara caUi^la meeting of the Grand Lodge at Niagara for June
f82^ An enquiry was therefore sent by the lodge to Bro. John Dean,
the secretary of the Convention, in the followmg form:
r„K«v Pu.N.K RnvVARl. L..iK.K IN I'ICTON MKT IN l8u-20.
WiTKRK PR
inSTOHY OF i.RKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
«Q9
Skal (,k 1>k,nck. Edwari, Lodce
Hallowcll, March i6th, 1821 Dear Sir- t
to write, and request you to give us smH, V ^"^ directed by our Lodge
the Kingston Papers/requestC ;rpr.sent ™'V°"u'"P^^-^'"S ^ "«tice ?n
Upoer Canada, to meet at the Grand t'hIt," °^ .*^^ '^^^^'^^^ Lodges of
day the 6th of June next. Such inlorm^Hon °°'" '" ^'^«"^' °" Wednes-
favor on the fraternity. Yoirs fr^Sny; '°" """'^ «'^^ -'" -'"fer a
John Dean, Esq. ^"^ Perkins,
Secretary Convention of U. C. ^"""^^^^^ °^ ^^'ice Edward T.odge.
Co„v?nt".;'of r£r"ltTee:^trS'7 °^^'^^ '"^^^ --^^^ to the
£3, 10. or about $:4, HaHfa "c> "^hV't^ n """ '.^^"-^^^ ^^^
Gideon Carpenter" and '• Anim T !^?. »^ " ^'^^' ^^e names of
Ka.s ng." It is signed by '' BenLn^in^ W , u' c" ^'^"'^^"^' P^««i"g.
Au.stin, J. W." ^ ^^enjamin Hubbs, S. W." and " Isaac
ton m l-ebruarv of 1822 Thif U! f^""^ Convention " at Kings-
and " Eli Leavens. SW " "^"''' ""^ ^^'^'^ Johnston. W. AL"
^?;^^^::::n.^::^^^^ A^ong the
old lodge were Bros. Benjamin S ol At"s i ?" 'n^o'' r '"k^^'"' ''^ ^^e
B. Spencer, a farmer from Athr.i . I- ' ^"^s. Fairbairn, John
keeper in Blossfor" T^^o" Wort InnX '"' ^'T'' ^^^^y- ^otel
James Wrigln the bootmaker^nd^rVosbuS "^^^ °^ ^"^*--'
frame^muiL!;^ortL^;Sp\:'?f^;r ^?""V'^ '«9^- '^'->- are
the hoT.tf ,L^tt; ttf-:r:;t^,rH^,f:r7v^°^-^^^ ^^^" ^^ --'^ -
preceding the full nioon of eacl^a^dar'lntt -■"'"' °" '^"^' "^'^'-^^^
Tlie rules which follow provide for tV,P ^o; l «
pear in decent apparel with ifroZ dShino- '- f ' ''^° '''^" ^P"
Masonic clothing" that a brmlT '■ hlnT '^^''/'^'S, of course, to
t.vling." that in winter he lodge .Lll me 1 1' ^PP.^'"^^^ ^"d paid for
that the election shall h7hv Si f , ^ ^\?"' "'"^ ""*'' "ine o'clock.
" in opposition" by he W M l^nV'the Tt"""''' f''' ^^ "°"""=^t^d
wardens shall attend Grand I odle .nH ^^l^"^^' '^^' '^'^ ^^ ^- ^"^
shall be fined; that the m'emb; '? a Mi Itt^To^^^^^^^^ 'W
That no visitors shall be ^:ii:^:j^::'iz:r:r:':s^^:
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mSTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
admitted " shall perform a certain ceremony m the Masters presence
before he sits down." The leuiainiug rules were almost .dentical with
those found in the history ot lodge No. lo, Barton (Hamilton), and
''^%^:S.^2 ov^rT'signature of "Gilbert White. Secy.", are the
returns to the Convention from " 1820 to 1821." giving the initiation
of James T. Lane and Alfred 1'. Eddy, the passing- of Bro Lane and
the raising of P.ros. Marsh. Lane and Freeman S. Chnch. and the
passing and raising of I'rt.. Eddy. ■ ■ , r- »
Prince Edward Lodge was affiliated with the Provincial Grand
Lodee of 1822, when it was organized by R. W. Bro Simon Mc-
Gniivray as No. 77^. F. R. There is in the MSS. a letter, written
on the vst October. 1822. after the formation of the provincial bodv
bv the secretary, Bro. Isaac Fisher, enclosing a list of members
names Bro Fisher was a bootmaker and resided at the Stone Mills,
below Hallowell. He had the reputation of bcir.g a zealous officer
and apparently was fitted for the position
The continuation of the history of Prince Edward odge will be
found under that of the second Provincial (Jrand Lodge of bpper
Canada.
The following shows the membership of this lodKc:-
Austin Tames- Benson. Cornelius; Bristol. Benjamm; Blakcly. W.U.am;
Austin, James ce ' ^.^^^^^ ^^ . Covey, Thomas,
Co^r St^ph n; Car"ptte^. Son; ClaHin. Pobert; Pllmore, John; Eddy,
Sr^rPElHsTohn Fisher. Isaac; Fairbairn. x'hos.; Ferguson, F.; Green,
Ru eU Hayward o;hua, Hubbs. Isaiah; Ives, Elem. B.; Johnson, Bela,:
fohnson Andrew Ketchum, Lewis; Leavins, Levi; Lane. Jas. T.; Munro.
Soafford Henry; Sherrill. Harvey; Soper, Amos; Thompson, Solomon;
lhomps;n, Jame;; Vosburgh, _; Washburn. Ebenezer; Worthmgton. ihos,;
Wright. James; White, Gilbert; Young, Guy Henry; Young, John.
ROLL Ol' OKFICERS.
W.M.
1811..
1812..
1813..
1818..
1819..
1820..
1821..
1822,.
1822..
Hsyward, J . . ,
(I
Johnson, B,...
" Beta,
" BeI,T
Smith, Charles
Leavens, Levi,
Johnson, B. . .
S.W.
Blakely, W.,,
Claflin, Robt.
Cornwell, D. .
Hubbs, B.,..
Leavens, Eli.
J.W.
Chaflin, Robt.
Hubbs, Bunj.
Austin Isaac. . ,
White, Gilbert,
Secretary.
S,D.
Hubbs, Isaiah.
Ives, Elem B. .
Hermans, H.P.I
Fraser, R. D.
Perkins, Azra,
Fisher, Isaac.
Eraser, W.
J.D.
jicker, G.
niSTORV Ol- l-RF.rMASONUV IN ( ANAI.A.
901
CHAPTER LI.
K..NNKK UF THE PRESENT CraET LoDOE It NapInEE
tnn. also known as Richmond lodg-c "
The history of the first named is recorded in this chanter Th^
reference to the second is due to the fact that for vears all a Uemnts
o unravel the history of these two lodges proved unsatisfactorv X
7tSrin ?'"''';'''S'"'; ^^"''■\^'''»"«^^ Kv the duplication of he number^
t Rid "^^lod.^e t/T"",' '.!i"^ ^-'"^^ ''''' '' ^^"^""'^ Rapids? known
as Kideau lodjre. The identification of these respective lodees how
ever has been acconiplished through the energy of he oSs and
n.ombers of Mount Zion lodge No. 28, G. R. C., KemptvUle who
nave discovered the minutes of the Rideau Ldge No 25 frSm sU 46
until i^is' ^he t r''''' ]'''''l r ^-i^-^"i"g ""-ber from sT^
until 1818 The first record in hand is the petition for the warrant
lodJMwrh mSkes^ir' "''•" ^°"^'^"'''1^''= distance from the above named
persons niqv he nnrointr-H Hi-.V m l^'^'*yer, request that the followine
_e appointed their oftccrs, that is to say: Joseph Pringle:
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Master'; Jehial Hawley, Sen'r Warden; and Elisha Phillips, Jun'r Warden;
and your Petitioners as in duty Bound will pray. ^
Signed by the
order of the Master. Duncan Bell, M.
Daniel Kingsbery, S.W.
Gilbert Sharp, J.W.
B. C. Spencer, Secretary, P. T.
The members of St. James' lodge, No. 7, Frederick"sburgh, on 4th
February, 1812, endorsed the petition, as follows:
"We, the undersigned Members of this Lodge, Number Seven, of the
township' of Fredericksburgh, do hereby Recommenu the within named
Joseph Pringle, Jehial Hawley, 8. Elisha Phillips, three proper Persons to be
appointed as officers of a Lodge, to be holden in the Township of Richmond,
as appears by the annexed Petition, Given under our hands at Fredericks-
burgh, this fourth day of February, in the Year of our Lord, One thousand
Eight hundred and twelve.
" H. Spencer, Duncan Bell, Daniel Kingsbery, Jos. Gunsden. Gilbert
Sharp, Garnet D. Clute, Henry Sharp, B. C. Spencer."
The lodge met at the house of Bro. Joseph Pringle, a mile from
Napanee on the Deseronto road. The house was a two-story, frame
buildiner. and was, as a country hotel, popular and well patronized.
Bro. Pringle was a fanner and a magistrate, a worthy man with a
fair education, and stood about six feet in height. He had the cour-
age of his convictions and assisted in the execution of his own war-
rants. On one occasion some men had committed depredations along
the Une of steal-ng fruit, and as there was likely to be trouble in ar-
resting them Bro. Pringle undertook to assist the constable. The
officers and the culprits had a desperate fight, and, although the ma-
ie.stv of the law was sustained, Bro. Pringle received such a severe
blow on the head from a club that his mind was aflfected and he was
of little use for the remainder of his life.
The petition for the lodge "in the Townstip of Richmond
W2S granted, and, by direction of the Provincial Grand Master the
ofPcers of No 7 were directed to proceed to Richmond and instal the
officers of the new lodge. The original minutes give a report of the
proceedings as reported to the Provincial Grand :\Iaster.
" To the Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of Upper Canada.
" This is to inform you that, agreeable to your instructions, St. James'
Lodge No. 7. met on the loth March, for the purpose of Instalhng the new
Lodge held in the Township of Richmond, at present, without number, we
proceeded to business, and Installed the officers mentioned in the Warrant,
agreeable to the ancient form. I have sent you, some time ago, the Proceed-
ings, which I am afraid you have not received.
" Yours with the Greatest Respect,
"Duncan Bell, W.M."
"The Hon. William Jarvis. Esquire, York."
In the records of this lodge in the township of Richmond are
the minutes of the meeting heid for installation, and also a record
of meetings held during 1812. The MS. reads:
" Agreeable to the instructions from the Grand Lodge, No. 7. assembled
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 903
at Abel Goold's, on the nth of March, 1812. in the Township of Richmond,
for the purpose of instaling Richmond Lodge, nt present without number.
Br. D. Bell, Master of the Chair.
Br. M. I.araway, Past Master.
Br. J. Cornsolus, Past Master.
Wnl? S'^^f'^'l/^ °P?,^ Master's Lodge, and proceeded to Install
Joseph Pringle, Worshipful Master.
Jehial Hawley, Senior Warden.
Elisha Phillips, Junior Warden
apprenTi«" '^°''^ *''' ^^''*"'' ^°^^' '" '''^'' "" "P«" ''^^^ of an Entered
Past"MasTe''r"B?T"{r-^\°- ^,^"'. Worshipful Master: Br. M. Laraway.
den Br E pSilli?; f""?'^'"^' Senior Warden; Br. G. Sharp, Junior War:
IC^^r^'- '■ ""''' ^'- ^ ^^-'- ^^- S Ashley, Br. ^Tn. ^l^, I'r.
','. h"^^'^ '^^°^^'^ '" P^^" ^"^ harmony at 8 o'clock "
.ed ^ Sn;:j'X^^;^aS'^^^?;ir-,r B^^rilS;:-
reneca'E^.^^ '''' ''''''''' "^^^ ^^'^^ Srir'ttr SaTd
n.me and there is no record of the aniflgamatbn of any o^he iLl
m the jurisdiction at that time. In fact, araalffamation in the earfv
raiSTndTn s"nnT"- "^"'^^ '^"""^ ^^'•'^^"^' -rendered the r var^
rants and in some cases commenced anew. There is only one rase '
from 1792 until 1822, when in 1800 the Queen's Range s' warrant
No. 3. was removed to Cornwall. warrant,
on J^'LuT r^'T'' "^o^''"' '"^^^ '^ '" t'^'^ ™i""t" of a meetinjr held
on the 8th September. 1818. The lodge at this period had a member
ship--,udging by the lists preseryed-of about' forty. Ihc'Zute;
Mom;Sf -i.^^t t. '^.J^T^^t jrtr ■; - --■
Gcorpe Harnes. J.W., P.m.: Br. George Scrivor S n Rr ak ^ ^'i, , ' ^'^•
Ba,.nard Forshee. S.S. Br. Danl. OvercJr" .S,'. p-.m/: Br. fna'prfngre^'Tyl^;
degree SrMnsZr/ Xt "^T" ^'/^^^^y- ^hen Proceeded on the secon
RriJed Tacob Hnffm.n J ., ^r''^'^"" '^'^ ^'"''^ ^'^'''^ "^ Masonry, and
tw n Br Josen ? inl the Master degree. Then proceeded on a trial be-
Pringle expelled f^rsS' ' ., ' '-^u' ^^'"'*'"" ^""Sle. and said William
Pr Sg e a certificate ^ThTl a' ^^'^ ^""^''^^''^ *" ^ive Br. Abraham
ngie a certificate. The Lodge closed in peace and harmony."
i8t^'^'V*m '"'"?f%°^ the Kingston Convention for 27th August
No^^c^TH °"''./''^r '"^' '•^P'l^^^ited by "Joseph Pringle. Lodge
IndV'' J\ ? *''f ^'■'* '"*'"y ^'^'"f^ ^ """^^'^«- <o the lodge. Rideau
lodge, which at a later date was numbered " 25." was represented "
tt'co^eSnTn^^r ' ''■ ""'''''■ ^'-'-- - --^""'
9()4
lirSToRV OF FREKMASONRY IN CANADA.
The minutes of the October meeting are important because they
sliow that a Mark lodge was in operation at Richmond Mills. There
was a similar lodge at Stamford and another at Grimsby, under the
warrants of Nos. 12 and 13 respectively. The minutes of the former
have been preserved. The minutes referred to read:
" Richmond, October 7tli, 1818. Union Lodge assembled in Due form,
and opened on the fir.st degree of Masonry. Members present. Br. J. Brad-
shaw, W.M., p.m.; Br. J. Laraway. S.W.; Br. G. Smith, J.W., p.m.; Br. B.
Forshee, T.R.; Br. P. Barnhart, S.T.; Br. G. Schriver. S.D.; Br. J. Bradshaw,
J.D.; Br. J. HiifTman, Br. J. Quackenbiish, Br. J. Pringle, Br, VV. Sager.
" Then closed that of an entered Deprentis, in order to open that of a
Mark Master Mason. Then proceeded to pass Br. George Smith. Then pro«
ceeded to close the Lodge in peace and Harmony, at 9 o'clock."
The next record is in the minutes of a meeting, held at " Rich-
mond, November loth, 1818."
'■ Richmond, November lotli, 1818. Union Lodge assembled in due form
and opened in the first degree of Masonry. Members present: Bro. J.
Pringle, W. Master; J. Laraway, S.W.; J. Pringle, J.W.; G. Smith, S't; G.
Harnes, T'r; G. Scriver, S.D.; J. Bradshaw, J.D. ; Bros. \V. Sager, J. Quack-
enbush; S. Pringle. Then proceeded to open in the first degree of Masonry.
" Then proceeded to ballot for William Longaker and found worthy.
Then proceeded to initiate William Longaker. Then proceeded to initiate
.Abraham Fry to the first degree of Masonry. Then closed in the first degree
of Masonry at nine o'clock."
All these names are to be found in the early assessment rolls of
the county of Lennox. The minutes of a subsequent meeting read:
" Riclimond, December 4th, 1818. Union Lodge, No. 25, asscml)lcd in
due form, members present: Bro. J. Pringle, Master, in the Chair; J. Laraway.
S.W.; G. Marival, J.W.; G. Scriver, S.D.; G. Jarvis. J.D.; W. Sager, T.K.,
p.m.; J. Pringle, S.R., p.m.; S. Pringle; A .Thompson, G. Ilarnes, R.' Bene-
dict, A. Fry.
" Then proceeded to open the Lodge in the first degree of Masonry.
Then opened in the second degree of Masonry. Then proceeded to elect J
Pringle, W.M.; J. Laraway, S.W.: G. Markii, J.W.: B. Forshee, T.R.; g'
Smith, S.R.; G. Scriver, S.D.; G. FLirnes, J.D. Then proceeded to open
the Lodge in the Third Degree to the sublime degree of a Mas^ter Mason at
nine o'clock."
This is the first record of a " No. 25 " in the existing minutes.
The notation of this lodge has caused much discussion from the fact
that the lodge in the county of Carleton was also known as " Rich-
mond " and was given the number "25." This is followed by the
minutes of 2nd February, 1819, at which W. Bro. J. Pringle presided
and the lodge balloted for and initiated John German. At this meet-
ing Bros. G. Smith, A. Campbell and J. Barnhart were visitors. In the
minutes of the Kingston Convention of 8th February, 1819, amongst
the delegates is given '' Bro. Joseph Pringle, Lodge No. 25. Rich-
mond."
The minutes of 4th May, 1819, are brief. Nine brethren were
present and James Demorest was balloted for and initiated. A foot-
note reads: "James Demorest, Captain," and " Wm. Sager, Sergt.
Militia." In the MSS. of 1810 is the certificate of Bro. George Schri-
ver, a brother who lived eightv-eight years and died at Napanee on
Tuesday, 4th January. 1881. The certificate reads:
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
rr , . Union Lodge.
To whom It may concern.
MaZ" ^:,\\fsLrlTl[\u£ ^ ""T"' ^"'^'^ - '^ -«">- Master
A.y.M., and, du r^il,? erinuan^tih'^J'; tsttlVdl'^T^^^"-^'^'
respect as became an honest and worthy Brother """^' '" '""'^
<lay Tm;%:itss'- '"' "^' °^ ""^ ^-^«^' '" R-'^-nd. this 4th
Jo.seph Pringle, M.
John S. Lorraway, S.W.
Simeon Pringle, J.W.
Secretary,
Daniel Ovcrockcr, Pt
the firlt d:;r::;'a?;ltte iiSin^'^S Unionlodge was opened in
G. Stnith was elected secretary and Bro^ U ^T"'^'"' '«^9. Bro.
next MS. is a certificate authoXin^ M .^^'""'^^'•t' steward. The
vention of 1821, asfollows: ° ^'"^ ''^"''^ *° '"^^ ^''"^«t°" Con-
do cSfy' tSarn:;'th!al'Stle;1n7r^"T °^ f '^'--^ ^^<^^- No. .5.
i^ed to represent our Lo ge ^ t ^^rtd Con^"?' ''""^'^ ^'"^ ^^''^ •"'""'o-
on the second Monday in PrbluSr^ A M 5S21. ""' '" ^" ^'^'^ "' ^'"^"^""'
John Bradshaw, W.M.
Oeorge Schryver, S.W.
John Windover, J.W.
Wl,-| *u , . ^"^^^^ Pringle, Sec'y.
untilTs't tltefs'n^ToubtXtTre:^ *'-.-^^'-> — t
a.ithority in a dispensat^ s Lilar to th? .'",'"^°"'"^^"* "^ that
officers of the Kingston Con^entinn TV ''•'"'u ^■''■" '^^"^^ ^y the
Bro Dean, the secretary of the Conventl !u f'^^"" ^^ ^ '^«er to
ficd with the legality of the disnon-V'"*'^"',^^^* ^^^^ ^ve'-e "ot satis-
Ndther would they reco^ni.e '^n ? m ' """l '"*'"^^^ *« '^^ ^t aside,
vention. but apparTntlvaSed^Lt" ''''"/''" ""'^°"ty °^ ^he Con-
would give them, in IcgaT form the ">'"'"*',: ^-'"^^ ^''^^ ^oped
ist of thirty-two -emSs waTs nt SThVoffi"?'' I" "°'"'^- ^
Tsingston Convention of 1821 Tf" t! , ^ "'^^'^' returns to the
of the met^bers of uiion Sige C '^'^Th '^ '"* "' *'^^ "^--
m; the list of members of the lodge Vt^his cTianter"'Tl ""' '"'•"^^^
of them were personally known t^ fL T ^".^P^^*^-, ^ large number
hving at Nnpanee. ° ^''^ members of the Craft to-day
ver ^l^A^ZTlloZ^Zt^^^^^^^^^^^ "^^\.^-' ^-^e Scri-
popularly known'as ''old Uncle Sor^^^^^^ -^^
lived near Scriver's and in 1 J^r v^I^ ' ^'■°- J^*^" Bradshaw
^h-ed. Bro. William* SagerHvec-on^h'M''"' *° ^^itby. where he
Panee and Deseronto^ Bro acob O.if.l^"';'' ,"'^'''' ^'*^^^^" ^*-
followed fa^Sng^r^^^^Xia^r^F^^^
Bro. John Windc^er HvedTn "L^X ^^ ^'S^S^^^
9o6
HISTORY OF FREEMASON RV IN CANADA.
Of Chauncey Windover. Bro. parnard Forshee ^^•as a farmer at llay
Bav He afterwards taught school, at the Lake hnd. Bro. Jacob
Huffman resided at Hay Bay. Bro. Gilbert Markle resided betvyeen
Srpa"ec^"d Deseronta bL. Joel Mix went to Richmond where
he died Bro. John German also lived m Richmond. Peter \an
Valklnburgh, of old Dutch stock, was a farmer in Lamden. Bro,
Danid Ovfrocker lived at Big Creek next to Jacob Schnyer. ro.
Peter Barnhart lived at Hay Bay, where his family yet live. Bro.
Demorest lived in Richmond, and Bro. Peney in Be loville O her
n.mes are familiar as members of the lodge. An old brother tells
of Bro. Isaiah Abrams, who was initiated about 1840, with he l.ros.
Kimberley and Scott, all of whom were members of bnion lodge.
In the list of lodges composing the Convention prepared by
Ero. John Dean, there is given ''Union Lodge Richmond with
John Bradshaw as W. M.; Geo. Schnver. S. W.; John Wm.luver,
T W ; Joseph Pringle, Sec'y; Wm. Sagar, Treas'r, but there arc no
•relurns-from " Rideau Lodge," which is given without a number.
R W P.ro Ziba M. PhiUips writes Bro. Dean on 29th April iH.>i.
" T have granted a dispensation for a lodge in Richmond, Rideau
Militarv Settlement." ... . 1 •
The Rideau lodge in Marlboro', however, had been warranted in
181 s bv R. \V. Bro. Jarvis. That warranted by Bro Phillips was on
the Goodwood river, 4th line in the Goulborn township, on the T er h
road, countv of Carleton. The lodge in Lennox, at Richmond Mills
must not, therefore, be confused with Richmond in Carleton. .-\t
the Kingston Convention of 1822 Bro. Joseph Pringle represened
Riclmiond lodge in Lennox, but the number " 25 in the same list
is given to Rideau lodge. . . .
In the M^S of the Kingston Convention are minutes referring
to the settlement of a dispute between two mernbcrs of No 13. a
lodge which met at Richmond " in the Rideau Military Settlement
on the Goodwood River." The matter in dispute is not important
but the documents define distinctly the numbers and locations of
these lodges. The "No. 13" Nvas the lodge at the Richmond
Rideau Militarv Settlement," and the "' No. 25 reterred to in he
postscript was a lodge known as " Rideau Lodge at Burntt s Rapids,
the history of which is given from the original minutes now in the
possession of Kemptville lodge. The dispute mentioned must have
been of some moment when it required a committee ot the leadins?
mrmbcrs of the Convention to adjust it. The MS. reads:
A report of the Committee, appointed by the Convention at Kingston
I2tb day of February. 1822. for the purpose of determining the me liod to
Se the difference between Bro. Wood and Bro. Williamr,, Members o(
^°*^" Th'^e"' members from Lodge. No. '6, and two .nembers from T-odge^
No 2^ shall be chosen bv tbo.e lodges, which five brethren shall sit and
,e«le he difference subsisting between the two brethren, and repnr the san e
o odge No. n. on Saturday, the 2,^rd inst. of February, which two brc h-
ren Shan meet at the lodge room of No. 13, at twelve o'clock on snid d,.v.
Renj. Ewing,
Jno. Butterworth,
Geo. Oliver. Committee.
Abncr F.vcritt.
Joseph Pringle.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. gor
thae w's^'n?' ?'''"' ■'^'"«='°" Convention for 1821 it i, ,„a,ed
also show payments " Rideau Lodge No ->■:" and "!^r [ "J
'hi^;;. ii'Tcr scL^;^ -s^™?- ^-^e jch,:o"„'d, jors
P..;„^iJ c V „% ^*^""ver, i5. VV.; Jolin Windover. T W • Tnspnh
Iringle, Sec'y; Wni. Sagar, Treas " ^ci, j. vv., Joseph
No. — ri2^'o o/'then: ""^ '•"' '"^''^ " Ri^l""^"^! I^odge
"Richmond Lodge, No. 25, account with the Convention-
Dr.
Feb., 1821, to amounts due for visitors ^' ^ **"
Feb., 1821, to proportion of receipts
I'eb., ,822, to proportion of fees per your murnV '(idt'blank) ! ! ! !
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Cr.
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" 1822. February by Casli
tlie clunt;?f len""?' TheTn 'tT I'^ '°?^f ^* ^^^^^-^ Mills in
given the "No 2 J "^k no I . 'V'" ^^'^^^e in this statement is
Jttly. iVi. by Bro^ John S to ii!- w" P ''"." """f " °" ^^e .oth
the following entries- '11" ltaTLn].^;v^ Simon McGiUivray, are
W Prinrrlfi T W Ti,- - ^ -^>-"HNti. \\ . Ai. |. bradshaw, S W •
Yorkl^?8^3^t l^triat^p^r;^^^^^^^^^^^ l^t"^ ^-"^Lodge at
and in 1823 the lodge kn^w^ar' No ji^-' l\v ^^ i°''P^^ P""^'^'
Fredericksbttrg a fel'mileTe"asTof R^hn^onSt^Uls"^' ^° ^^"^^^'^ *°
conci^Lt^' T ^tT; loZ'^r RiSmo" H T,r' ^'y^ ^^^ ^°"°-"^
Richmond, near what is nmv 1 nn "A ^''"' '" *^^^ township of
1812, by R W Bm Tarvrs Lh H f l' ^^P^^^' ^^^ warranted in
?c " K,r , 1 • , '.f J^'^v's, and that about 1818 t received its " Nn
^^and-Loteln' 8"%nr,!^^t'" 1' --«--'-" of thrProvindai
"f Marlbor„°in «„ , '•■ ■■■"' "'•■" ""■' '■"'ft' "«' i" the township
- "No. .5." That, aUhongh .h"!:aZUt„'"tnXlrov;ra'l
9o8
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Grand Lodge of 1822, the lodge is not given as one of those repre-
sented at the reorganization of the Craft ni 1822.
That the lodge at Richmond in the county of Carleton on the
Goodwood river was a lodge which worked at first under a dispensa-
from Bro. Ziba M. Phillips, in 1823. which was afterwards confirmed
by the Provincial Grand Lodge of 1822, but of further Mb. none
'" The sTs'eque'nt history of the lodge at Richmond Mills will be
found in the period devoted to the Provincial Grand Lodge of 1822
under R. W. Bro. Simon McGilhvray. ^..,,
The following shows the membership of this lodge.
Anhart, A.; Bradshaw, J.; Benedict, Reuben; Uarnhart, Peter; Carscallcn,
ArcwS Cuhman, A. W.; Dcmorest, James 4th May, 1819; Dickmson,
LaStnce 4th Feb., .8.2; Emery, W.; Foster, C; Wy Jacob; Fry, Abram;
Fosee Barnard: Forshee, Cyrenius; Forsyth B; German, John; Garr,-
soTg. Harnes, G.; Hawley, Jchial; Hufft^an, Jacob; Ilayncs. George; Huff-
man. Samuel: Jarv.s, G.; Laraway. John S^; Longaker, \\ .lluim lojh Nov..
,8.8 Lowe, Peter; Marival, G.; Markle. Gilbert; Mix Joel; Mirhart, W.lham;
March G.; Noble, Warren, 5th Sept., 1812; Neeley, John; Overocker, Daniel:
PhilHps. H.: Pringle, Joseph; Pringlc, John, iQth June. 1812; Pr.ngle, Suneon;
Penney Elizar, 21st April, 1812; Pringle, W.. 19th May, 1812; Philhps, Elisha;
Pringle David B.; Pringle, Abraham; Quackcnbush, J.; Rider, Seneca, isth
September, 1812; Roblin, L.; Sager, William; Scott, A.; Smith, Warner M.,
17th March, 1812; Smith, George; Schryvcr, Jacob; Schnver. George, 27th
May 1817; Scott, Ephraim, 19th June, 1812; Scott, Reuben, 4th Fehy. 1812;
Thompson, Andrew, 21st July. 1812: Vanalkenburgh, Peter, 2nd Dec, 1819;
Windover, John; Way, John R.; W^ood, — ; Williams, — .
ROLL OF OFFICERS.
Year.
W. M.
S. W.
Pringle, Jos Hawley, Jehial.
Bradshaw, J
Pringle, Jos
Pringle, Jos Laroway, J
Pringle Jos jLaroway, S. , . .
Rndshaw, J jSchriver, G. . . .
Scriver, G ! Pringle. W
J. W.
Treasurer.
Phillips, Elisha..' Harnes, G.
Pringle, Jos 'Harnes, G..
Pringle, S Pringle, J. .
Windover, J Sagar, Wni.
Bradshaw, J iSagar. Wm.
Pringle, W ISagar, Wm.
Sec'y.
<=mith,G
Smith G
Pringle. Jos
ICmbeiy, Wm..
Year.
l8t2
18 .
t8i7
S. D.
J.D.
S. S.
J.S.
Tyler.
181 8 . Schriver, G Bradshaw. J
1819. . Schriver, G Harnes, (J. .
J821.. Pringle, Jno.
1822.
1822
Forsee, R. .
Barnhart, P.
Pringle, Jno.
IIISTORV Ol. l-KEEMASONRY IN CANADA.
CHAPTER LII.
909
"""'■'" MAR'^oforrf/' r= ^' ''"«'^"^? ^^''-'' Township o.
Lor."r™?:oMVi:rRK^^Hn^^«^ X8.5-.8..-A
of the original petition to RWBroTarv! tarlV ^892 consisted
1814. a yearly return for 1815 to the-^Provinda! gTZ'T!!' ^^''^
sundry MSS. from 1820-25. The idea that Xr S?Q ^°??^ ^""^
vailed for years with manv of th7rr7fffu ^^^- existed, pre-
diction, btft success dTnotrewardteanxfor 17 ?"^°' ^'/^ ^""•■
old records, until a fortunate fiTd in an n?H f f °''*' °^ '""''"' ^^'^
of the Rideau by members of Mn/,n.y Z^"^"' ^°"'^ °" the banks
to the Canadian'^CVaf^d com^le"e hitorv 1 ^H '\ ^^"^P^^'l'^ g^ve
valuable documents which Sthi^ ?^ ^''^ '°^S^' ^'^'^ otiier
much that transpir'e'd Tn^ctnt'on'^itre^arK Safrhl?^^"'"? ^'
attempts to re-organize the Craft VftPr!! ^ ■ ^^^^^^ ^"^ ^he
Without anticipating historv cessation of work in 1830.
Rideau lodge, wUrtKin'^^te: iom T8^^ '^ ^ts'^'V''' ^5"^ °^
Provincial Grand Lodee or^AnUn k ^^y\? tT^o, and records of a
with other papers. wer?fromT8l6nn^tf-«^- ^?\ ^'^^ ^^- P^iHips.
garret of the hou e of tl htt B^o sJ nlf^^ r"^'^^ '^''"^ ^^'^ '"' ^^e
Bro. Abel Adams, situa ed whhin . f ^ '" ,^"''"" ^"^ °f ^he late
on lot No. 6. m the f^rst conce stn of 7 Z"''^', °^ ^""'"'^ R^P^^^.
county of G;enville '°""^^'°" ^^ the township of Oxford, in the
tury]^noran'rtt:ac;?vt;i:rof';atnt^^ f ^ '^ '^^ ^ «-
and the sawing, the joinhS ami n,.2f ''■°'^ ^"' ^^ '^ ^^" ^uilt.
stand the rigors of war for . "''''^''""^Y '" order that it might with-
The chest was fliv.-HpH T^ff 7 ? "^ ^^^t-, Grenville Militia."
t'.e o?d"c\: t^ ItT oJ whiteTn"' ""h"'" ^''^^^ ^°^^^ -^« f°"nd in
formed by half-i„'ch ribbon otpaTe blue color. ' "' *'' ^P""""' ^""^
eve JIoh! T^ ^.^ T'^ \^'"^'' P'""^ °^ furniture in a lodge-for
every lodge has ,ts chest-but this old box. containing as it did the
910
HISTOUY OF KREF.MASONMY IN CANADA.
The Cukst of Rideau Lodce, 1815.
records of a pioneer lodge, looks like an old friend with whom one
mlRht talk of bygone times, of the days when the Craft seeds were
sown with the hope that the harvest would be fruitful and that the
work of the members of Rideau lodge would ever be remembered.
The countv of Carleton formed the old Dalhousie district and
Marlborough \vas one of the ten townships within its limits, which
also included the town of Bytown, now Ottawa, the capital of the
Dominion. In the south-east corner of the township, on the Rideau
canal which forms its south-eastern boundary, is a small village
called " Burritt's Rapids," about five miles from Mcrrickville, and
this was the meeting place of Rideau lodge. Burritt's Rapids is now
in the township of Oxford, county of Grenville.
The first record in the MSS. is the petition presented to R. VV.
Bro Wm. Jarvis, asking for a warrant for a lodge in the township of
Marlborough, or Montague, on the river Rideau. The brethren were
evidently uncertain as to the exact locality, in which to hold the pro-
posed lodge. Montague is u township in the county of Lanark, which
with Renfrew formed part of what was known as the Bathurst dis-
trict, while Marlboro', which lies adjacent, is in the county of Carle-
ton Montague was not settled until about 181 5, so that it wa?
thought better to call the lodge at the settlement on the river Rideau.
known as Burritt's Rapids. The petition, which included the names
of many who, vears afterwards, were active in Craft work, reads:
IIISTdHV ol' l-KKKMASOVRY IN CANADA.
<Jll
" To William Jarvis, Esf|uirp
Froy.ncial Grand Master of the Province of IJpp.r Canada, &c.. &.
The Petition of a Number of KeKnlar \ntieni M-.....r \u u
names are under written, most Humbly Sheweth ' ''^°"
That your Petitioners, having an anlfnt rl.'.;;... .
.nd Honourable Institution of Free . i tav thnt^'^i'^'w'' ""= ''"*""'
granted then, to hold a Lodge ,n the T Z'sbin \ v, '^^ ■"■""' '"^^y be
Pledge ourselves, as Antient York Mason! ,. "' ",' ^^"'■^^"' '""1 we
Arch Craft agreeable t,/the anttu rX nnd rn f"' ''^'^'^"Z "'*= «°^^'
.mticnt Constitution. ''"'' '^^8"'''"o"s set forth in the
_^^" Under the following Idea of having our request granted, we will ever
Marlborough, June the i8th, 1814.
" We, the Petitioners, are now niemhore /^f u r .
Peter Miner. c. 1 t, .
Barnabas Nashton, f'^'"' ^"••'■'"•
Frederick Whitmarsb, )n i.f « '
Abraham Lake. i ' I' "'"•
i-i;.,i,„ n 11 John Kerr,
I'-lislia Collar y, ., , ' .,..
Tho.v Hu.nberstone. ,i,„,y Burrht.
The Chest or Ridkai- Lodck. 1815-46.
-J
91 a
IIISKiKV OF l-KKKMASONKY IN (ANAHA.
"\Vi-, the VVr.rslnpful Master and WanUiis of Harmony l-odnc, \c. J4,
do Certify tliat wc have reKularly examineil tlie within mentioned Hrethreii,
Stephen Murrift, Levi Forster, & Daniel Mnrritt, and tind them to he reuulav
Atitient Master Masons, and fai)al)le of C'onductinn a l.odne to make Ma
sons, in the several degrees aureeahlc to the Antient rules and regulations.
and recommend them as worthy of ohtaining a Warrant from the rrovinciiil
Grand Master as such.
" Wm. l.amsnn, Master.
Lemuel FIoukIi, S. Warden.
Koswell Cook, J. Warden.
Frederick Keeler, Sec'try.
David Merrills."
The petitioners were all nieinbors of llarniuiiy lodRe No. 24, at
Edwardsburgh, and justified their action by the fact that they were
at a distance of fortv miles from ICdwardsburRh, whicii certainly made
it impossible for them to attend nieetinfj;s without undertakinp a
journev which in earlv times would have involved, at least, three if
not four days' absence from home, 'i'liat the request met with tln'
approval of the brethren of Edwardsburnh is attested by the strong
recommendation ajipended to the petition to the Provincial (Iraml
Master by the W. M. and oflficers of Harmony lodge.
Iko.'Stephen Burritt, the W. M., was of Welsh descent, and both
he and his brother, Adoniram. fought on the royalist side at the battle
of I'.ennington. \ t. He then joined Rogers' Rangers, and, after the
war. became a fur trader, and, as a V. R. Loyalist, drew lot No. 29
in the ist concession of Augusta, where he and his family, of which
the male members were Masons, lived for many years. Bro. Stephen
went out on the Ridcau on an exploring expedition, constructed a
raft, floated down to Burritt's Rapids, where he chose a spot for
settlement. It was there that his son, I'.dmuud I'.urritt, afterwards
Colonel Ikirritt. was liorn — the first white child on the Rideau.
r.ro. W. II. Raston was a mend)er of the lodge at I'.aston's cor-
ners, and Mr. Ilandet P.urritt. son of Col. Stephen lUirritt, now re-
sides at Burritt's Rapids. B.ro. William Merrick. Jr.. was (me of !he
familv who founded Merrickville. and the Bro. McCrea, whose name
is in the old list of members, has descendants in that town. Bro.
Levi Forster was a farmer who lived at Johnstown. Bro. Daniel
Burritt was a farmer at Burritt's Rapids. Bro. Ziba M. Phillips was
a member of No. 24, and a brother who had been active for twenty-
five years in Craft work, and who was in after years a central figure
in the Craft re-organization of 1817-22-45. Bro. Henry Burritt was
a farmer and lived at Burritt's Rapids. Tie was a lieutenant-colonel
in the militia and fought at Lundy's Lane. He died about 1878-80.
Bro. Peter Miner was a farmer who lived at Andrewsville, then
called " Stephen's Job," on the Rideau canal. He died in i860. Bro.
Barnabas Nettletoii lived near Merrickville. Bro. Abram Lake was
a farmer who lived in the same locality. He died about 1850. Bro.
Elisha Collar also lived near Merrickville and owned a farm.
The petition to R. W. Bro. Jarvis was dated i8th June, 1814.
but the dispensation was apparently not issued until the succeeding
year, for in the minute book containing the records of the first trieet-
ing, it is stated that the book was a " present from Ziba M. Phillips
HISTORY OF FrfEKMASONHY IN
CANADA.
913
5«
914
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
to the Rideau Lodge by the hand of Levi Forster, Esqr.," with the
further statement that "This book belongs to the Rideau Lodge,
began the 22 day of May, in the Year of our Lord, one Thousand,
Eight hundred and fifteen by Br. Peter Miner, Sec'y of said Lodge."
The original warrant cannot be found, but it was issued in June,
1816, for ' the lodge closed on the 13th March, in consequence of
the decease of the Dispensation," and reopened on the 24th of June,
1G16, " for the purpose of constituting and consecrating the same on
a warrant granted them for that purpose."
Many novel phrases are to be found in old minute books, but
to signify the expiration of power to work under a dispensation by the
expression " decease " of the document, is a meaning which could
scarcely be attributed to the word by even a most liberal lexico-
grapher.
The first meeting was held on the 22nd May, 1815, at the house
of Bro. Stephen Burritt, which was situated on lot 6, concession i,
township of Oxford, county Grenville.
There were fifteen brethren present, which included the twelve
who had signed the petition and three visitors. The number of the
lodge on the Provincial register was not alloted until the issue of the
warrant. The minutes of tlie open meeting read:
" The Master, Wardens and Brethren of Rideau Lodge, No. — , Con-
vened by authority of a Dispensation obtained from William Jarvis, Esquire,
Provincial Grand Master of U. Canada, at the house of B. Stephen
Burritts, in the Township of Marlborough, this 22 day of May, 1815, for the
purpos of installing the Ofiicers of sd Lodge, which was done in^due form
by Ziba M. Phillips, Esquire, appointed by the said Provincial Grand Master.
" Brethren present:
" Br. Stephen Burritt, W.M.
Br. Levy Forster, S.W.
Br. Peter Miner, Secretary.
Br. Henry Burritt, Trer.
Br. Frederick Whitmark, S.D.
1815 Br. Barnabas Nettleton, J.D.
May, 22 Br. Abram Lake, Steward.
Br. Robert Nicholson, StcA'ard.
Br. Elisha Collier, Tyler.
Br. Stephen Collins,
Br. Ziba M. Phillips, Members.
Br. Abel Adams,
Br. Thomas McCrea,
Br. Truman Hurd, Visitors.
Voted that Br. Levi Forster; Br. Abram Lake; Bi. Danl. Burritt and
Br. Peter Miner be appointed a Committee to revise the by Laws of this
Lodge.
The Lodge being closed untill our regular Lodge night, viz: 24th of
Instant May, in peace and Harmony.
The note concerning the revision of the bylaws and the closing of
the lodge might possibly show that bylaws had been passed and were
to be revised, but the revision alluded to referred to the adoption with
suitable amendments of the bylaws of Harmony lodge. No. 24. from
which the membership hailed. The bylaws were of the ordinary
character and opened with the declaration that
HISTORV OF FREEMASONRV IN CANADA. 9,5
Brethr^n'y'tr^'fd'eau Lo"t"V°a"d"Sh^^;"'*''^' "'*'' "^^ ^est of the
the Grand Lodge of EnRland an^ *l T -^^ approbation and Consent ol
and the Provincial Granrrodgrof^p^erc^Sl^r-d Lodge of S«°c!
The reference to the Prn,; • T^ ^"* *''°"8^'" ^'^P"-"
opening paragr^V^e^l^^s ^^1^ LenL";'^^^ °^ ^"^^^^ - the
had Its warrant from the Grand TnSt! ? t?^ '" ''"'"'' ^s the lodge
properly constituted under what was^atl.?.^'' ^T'^'' ^^^ch wS
Lodge of England. The loZe w^s tn V f *""^, ^^^ United Grand
m the rnonth " extraordinar^s TcelT' °? '^' ^''' Wednesday
visitors, If admitted, "shall perform ?iif? ^"'' '* '^^^ ^"^^ted that
presence before we sit dol^" Th7s nT^ Z''T"''' '" ^^e MasteA
of qualification to sit before the 10^^^- "^""^ '° ^'^'"^ P''^^^
m modern days by a *' board of triaT''ore?3^'.? ^^^^"'•^ «"PPlied
were almost a copy of the standard h,? examination. The bylaws
England. It was specially p ovfded t£? r '"«"'" '" ^^e lodg^es o
adpurn ''to any plL wifhirSotU^^^fc^^^^^^^ ^«
Th. C^vk., Ballot Bo:rcA;;;..sTzcK anT^, op"^,...
Lodge, 1815-1846. i<rDEAu
eight hours'of^ea'cVotherfs a?so an'inH- T'''"f ''''' ^^'^hin forty-
first meeting immediately uptr^^eS^of'thVi-* *'' '°^^« ^eld ils
bylaws being revised although there fs nn ?^.^'^Pe"sation, and the
'"^^^ P^x^eeded to inaugura^te and carry 07!!'"'' ? '^'°P*'°"' ^'^^
At the second meetino- ,-,;»^ « t ^ °" '^^ ^^'ork.
t''at"the "brethrr "XS'T It was " voted
regular election which is 6 monSsfrl 1?' '?'"'!' ""''' ^^e next
I;orster be appointed to instruct^ bret" ren of ^^1^*5"' " ^'- ^evi
the way nf their dtsty." oretnren of the Rideaii Lodge in
9i6
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
At the meetine on the 7th June William Merrick and Edward
o'cSk tathe morning of St. John's," and .t »as also
.. voted that ». keep S, Jo„„.^a. 0» roon, -■>„*»'„B'„r slh^lt
deem prudent and proper.' , ,. -^ c .
on the morning o. the ^4th J-e "^^^^thf v^si.'^^nduS
festival. Twelve members »"= P^^'^'^^no h wel k"""" '" ""^
Bro. Major Bumtt and Bro Truman Hu'd hwn^w .^^^^^^
""f ""^'Uit. whkh -ta hanled over .0 the Treasy," and "each
rf the atre ca*ldidJ^es are to pay $3 on acC of the emergency betng
called on their acct." . ^y r for each degree, or $15
Each candidate paid $5. « f '• 5; °.' , ' J.^„' .. 5 shillings or one
for the three degrees, In "^di 'on to this he pan! hve g^ ^^
dollar with his P'tttton and a'=^^ *u I. John's day do not give any
tlie emergency. The ™'™''^'' ? '";L„ .hat the lodge was called " to
particulars oHhecelebration^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ , „
"t:fdTtUXeo?office during six months " and were then in-
=""The"meefnTof «Sth July had thirteen present, and the F. C.
"'^mX meeting on ajrd August eleven members were present,
""*. Thorn .s Chester-, peli.ion being read and the first ballot „ot clear lb.
,ve sbTlling ..ill d«po.i..d and i, entitled to two more b.UoU.
This indicates an. unwritten law v.hichga can -date ree
chances for Mff <^ "j =■ •°;°"J''^hSer^' or ^^s^^^^^^^^ -^
was again cast for Mr Tl^o™! .^^/J^'u^ „»„ Br. Daniel Burritt
rejected." It was voted that 'n^, '"f™J,L Ly R^eau Lodge's
'•^ ^f' !f:::iz:z6'-\^v-Trj^rr^ f^^ Lodge w
r T™^ian Htr/e three dollars, for a Book called the Constitution to
be the property of s'"! Lodge, Constitution, for no
CanaS i^sue was ^madl IISil'tXi^'T^e "succeeding meetings were
°' '^'rDetmbra7th, the festival of St. John was celebrated, ,nd the
HISTORY OP FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. qj-
the work of the lodge from™ oDenin? .T.i n ^i,^'"' J^™ »'
The names of the twelve charter 2?S December 2;th, 1815.
who were initU.ed "^dtTraTs:^ ta" "X™ 5"'',.^ M^V=^"
All the minutes in 1816 are routine records Ti,. ,
ber of brethren present at each meeting was telve The Sh Z""
I8l6, was an important day for the lodce (or thl; ' "'.^f ", J""''
Issued and sent to the W. &. The Stes oE Ms daTr^ad ^ '""
i< being .he TwcnXnTSy",';.':*,"";,'" ""' ''™"?"''' »' ""-"'"e".
Con,e„„i„, .he sL. on a-^rl';'"™!",' 'S^Tr".,:', ^,Ce"""' ""
and c^^^r::;,g"?. z^^z 's,:^'s"z:i ^^z^^^
=" n:ai.f S f ?'-- a^hnerBjottr iant!
pSre." '^ "" '' a<^«nra.odated therewith during their
Nothing other than routine was recorded until July jth 1817
ta cTedTed f'^ '^,' 7:- '""f ''.'"'■'^i'" "nsequence\,f'„£r une.'
IS credited ii. 17. 6. as a donation from the lodee " and " Rr n
Biirntt credited" with dues "by paying to defray tlie expense of' t£
carpe ." and on October 17th Br. BurriU is also c^red ted with £2 o o
for framing the carpet." •
relative STw'"/ "'^^^aI' Sf"!"^''"' '^^7, Mr. Thomas Phillips, a
to th^date th^n?'''-! :i^^- ^^•'^^'^'' ^"^ ^^^*-^P^^^* «"d initiated. Up
to this date the lodge had met in a room in Mr. John Chester's house
in Montague, but on the 28th January. 18.8. it was 'vS that ts
lief:''Z7!r ""'■ f Ohnsted's until we can be accormodated e,s -
where, and it was also voted that this Lodge encourage Br Coller
to prepare a room for the Lodge." ^
In what shape the encouragement was to bo given was not
stated, but at the meeting of 20th Mav, T8r8. "The lodge anno nted
this the members seem to have continued meeting at Bro. Olmstead's
or the meeting of 25th February. i8t8. was held there. Bro. 01m!
hnrnu K^""^ Z^^ f'^^^^.^ °" '°* ^"'' ^^""Ssion I. tOWUship of Matl-
.S°p?embe^T822 ^^'■^'^°"' ^"^ ^'^'^ ^he lodge met unlil at least
9i8
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
At the meeting of 20th May, 1818, Bro. Daniel Burritt, the first
W. M., withdrew from the lodge. On the 23rd June, 1818, Bro.
Stephen Burritt, the first J. W. of the lodge, desired to withdraw from
the lodge. He wrote what was evidently a sincere and earnest letter,
as follows:
Marlborough, 23d June, 1818.
" Brethren: An infirm constitution renders it necessary for me to with-
draw from the body of the lodge. The first is common to nature, the latter
I regret with sorrow.
" But be assured. Brethren, you have my warmest wishes for the pro-
sperity of the Lodge, and be pleased, Worshipful Master, Wardens, Officers,
and Brethren to give me leave to withdraw from the Lodge, and at the same
time I wish you to receive this as a token of my everlasting friendship.
Farewell.
" Stephen Burritt."
" P.S. I wish the anniversary of to-morrow may be enjoyed by you all
with pleasure. " S. B."
On the 15th January. 1819, Mr. Rogers Moor petitioned for in-
itiation, but " the lodge voted that Rogers Moor's petition be null
and that his money for petition be returned."
It is peculiar that although this lodge worked under a warrant
from R. W. Bro. Jarvis, and that its officers had been installed by R.
W. Bro. Z. M. Phillips, there is no record nor reference to the
Kingston Convention of 1817-18, in which R. W. Bro. Phillips played
so prominent a part. At this Convention " Ziba Marcus Phillips
represented Rideau lodge." However, at an emergent meeting held
on 23rd January, 1819, it was
" resolved that a deputation be sent to represent a Grand Master; re-
solved that Br. Ziba M. Phillips be appointed for that purpose; resolved
that this body send 14 dollars to Br. Z. M. Phillips to remunerate him for
his trouble."
This meant that Bro. Phillips was to represent Rideau lodge at
the Convention, which in February of 1819 met at Kingston. No
report of the work at Kingston was made until the meeting of the
lodge on March 17th, 1819, when Bro. Z. M. Phillips wrote from
Augusta, on 6th April, 1819:
" Brethren — Enclosed under an envelope you will find the proceedings
ot the Convention, and I hope they will meet with your approbation.
" I return you my thanks for the laudable spirit you have shown for {he
good of the Craft.
" I am, your friend & brother,
" Ziba M. Phillips."
And again at the meeting of 14th April, 1819, when
" The proceedings of the Grand Convention being read in open Lodge
that afsembied at Kingston on the 8th day of Feby., A.L. 5819. and approved
of by this Lodge. The members of this Lodge Return their thanks to Br. Z.
M. Phillips for his representing them in the Grand Convention held at Kings-
ton on the 8th day of Feby., A.L. 5819. and that the Sec'y do it by Letter as
soon as Convenient.
W. Bro. Benjamin McAllister, the Grand \'isitor, in his report
to the Kingston Convention of 1819. writes:
" In the month of May he commenced his route by visiting Rideau
Lodge, where he found a proper degree of ambition existing to obtain the lee-
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. ajg
tures, and, from the records a suitable attention q^o^c *„ u„ -i j
Masonic discipline." attention seems to have prevailed as to
At the meeting of 12th May, 1819, it was
"Voted that Br. Stephen Burritt, Br. Thomas McCrea «, Rr ak^i xa
.0.. ?f ^sc'?r,j?:s''.raf e^:,/r4 ei^^r-^^^^^^
tion. should stnctly scrutinize its roll of members ardlspend'^everv
immoral member if he did not reform. A committee was o be formed
for this purpose and report on the character of S brother If
charges were made and proved for the first offence! admonulon in
open lodge and a report to the CotiVention comprised the penal v for
the second suspension, and for the third, expulLn, bu arSeSded
upon whether ;• the committee substantiate each of iheir charges"
The meetmgs throughout the year continued to be well attended
On nth Attgust, 1819, eighteen members were present and three
visitors, including R. W. Bro. Ziba M. Phillips. At thi" meetinL i?
was "voted that the Rideau Lodge reconmiend the b ethren in Ihe
Upper settlement to get a dispensation " "remren in the
This was known as McKay's lodge, Wolford, and was granted a
dispensation on 3,st August, ,819. It met at the •' upper setUement "
on the Rideau. afterwards known as Easton's CorneVs '^"'^'"^"*
At the meeting of 8th September. 181 9, Mr. Thomas Chester
SLed f ""^"r^«^^""y Petitioned on December 2^815 was
balloted for and accepted on 1st December, 1819 ^'
At the meeting of January 5th, 1820, Bro. Henry Burritt was ao
pointed to represent the lodge at the Kingston Convent on In Z
records of the Convention the lodge is numbered " 25 ''This is In
first number given the lodge, and was probably the succeedi ^ nun -
ber to those issued by R. W. Bro. Jarvis prior to l£ death For
years here has been doubt expressed as to the number of thslod^e
"To % f' If the^ n'T' '"'^^ ^,! ^'^•'"^«'"' M'»^ in Lennox 'Ji
to Ridea'u lodge """"" ""^"""-^' '-'-^e^— d properly so-
At the meeting of ist March, 1820, "a complaint" was read
M.fZ '?•■• ^^^''^ ^^'-^'^^ ^^'^ ^P^^l^'"^ something derogatory to
iejK^rted'' ' ' '^""'"'' "'^ '^P^'"^^^ ^° invfstigat? anS it
srr^chetromThe sr-;"- '- ^--^ ^''^™' «-""" it
" n'V\"'%^!^^f- ""^ ^?? ^^'''''^- '8^°' ^^lo^gst those present were
Master" ^ ' the ll^'f ^i" ^^S^V" ^'^"'^^'"^ " Most ^Worshfpfu
Ss ; . U th.- ?-^''\ "^ *'^' ^^'■^"^ M^^^"'*^ Convention at
bein? r;. 1 " t "^^^^'ng the proceedings of the Grand Convention
being read, it was resolved that " we do approve of our delegate's
' V^rn ;,;\''''' convention, viz.: Br. H. Burritt." and t v as aL
Voted that we give Br. Henry Enrritt $18 for representing us n the
brand Convention at Kingston." ^
920
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
At the meeting of 28th June, 1820, it was " voted that the peti-
tion of Thomas Chester be expunged for want of the deposit money."
This candidate had been accepted on ist December, 1819. At the
same meeting it was " resolved that Br. Job Moore has expressed
himself derogatory to Masonry," it was " voted that Br. D. Burritt,
Br. H. Harris and Br. Hicks be a committee to give him information,"
and at the same meeting it was " voted that Wm. McConnell be ex-
pelled for injuring a brother and refusing to make redress."
The meetings from 31st May, 1820, were held "at their lodge
room in Mariborough." Whether this expression meant the same as
" at their Lbdge room at Br. R. Olmstead's " is not known, but pro-
bably it was so as Bro. Olmstead's house was in Marlborough. On
September 20th it was " voted that the Sec. take notes if any credit
should hereafter be given from this lodge."
At the meetings of this year which were all well attended, the
lodge was regularly called from labor to refreshment for periods
varying from "ten minutes" to "fifteen minutes," and for unstated
periods, after which " being refreshed returned to labor."
In December, 1821, Bro. John Dean notified the lodge to send
delegates to the Convention at Kingston on nth February, 1822, and
calling attention to the fact that the " communication to your lodge
has never reached you. probably from not being addressed properly."
At the meeting- of 24th January, 1821, Bro. I. Clefland was installed
as W. M. and Bro. Daniel Burritt was appointed as delegate to the
Kingston Convention of 1821.
In the proceedings of the Convention we find the following reso-
lution :
" Motioned and carried that Mr. William McConnell, formerly expelled
from Rideau Lodge, has the liberty of instituting a complaint against said
Rideau Lodge, as having expelled him unconstitutionally, and of supporting
his charges at our next communication."
Rideau lodge is credited with £12. in the Convention returns,
and in a foot-note to the cash return the account of " Richmond
Lodge, No. 25," in account with the Convention. In the body of the
return Rideau is given as " No. 25," and Richmond is not nuinbercd.
There is no explanation given for this double numbering. In the
report of Bro. Dean to R. W. Bro. Simon McGillivray we have
" Rideau Lodge, No. 25, No return." The Richmond lodge is not
mentioned. It met at Richmond Mills in the county of Lennox.
After Bro. Burritt's report as to the work of the convention a
vote of thanks was passed and a committee was appointed " to act on
the fourth resolve of the Convention." On the i8th April, 1821, it
was resolved to meet at four o'clock p.m. " from the present time to
the Autumnal equinox."
At the meeting of 23rd May the thanks of the lodge were voted
to Br. Wm. Campbell as District Grand Visitor, and he was also paid
$5 for his visit. He performed his duties fully for he " lectured on the
three first degrees of Masonry." At the meeting of 20th June, a com-
mittee was appointed to enquire into the truth of a report against Br.
Francis Phillips for unmasonic conduct. He was reported guilty and
the W. M. " gave him a reprimand." This is the only minute in which
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 921
■ne^b^r^-o. .rpSpI £/,^^ '"""" '™'*" *" '" ^'^ '-
" Br. D. Burritt being one of the committee to take cognizance of un-
mason.c conduct, charges Br. Thomas Phillips with telling a falsehood con-
cerning the last communication, which being substantiated Br. Phillios is
suspended from this Lodge during pleasure. In consequence of the two
SeTe^tSret^TelL' • .^'^'"^^ "''''' '' '' ''' ^'^^^^ «^ ^^^^ '^^^^ that
The lodge intended that there should be no mistake as to the
expulsion for it determined that Br. Phillips should be " entirely
expelled. ^
On the 22nd December, 1821, at an emergent meeting it was
Tn,il'.ir'r''T*'^* a general imitation be given to the Brethren of McKay's
Lodge m the Township of Wolford and Union Lodge to celebrate St lohn's
on the present month at their Lodge Room in MarlboroSi I -s re olved
Icrmo^nrr John's Sat" " ^'^ '"' ""'■ '°""' ' ^'"'^^^' " '-^^ ^
At the festival of St. John, on the 27th December, 182 1, eighteen
members were present and ten visitors. Five of those present were of
the Biirntt family including Col. Stephen Burritt. The particulars
regardnig the celebration are not given, but a subscription list for the
widow Hardy is included in the minutes, showing that fifty shillincs
were collected for her at the meeting. " / b
In the MSS is a communication from R. W. Bro. John Dean, the
inT?f KinlS^ Convention^ summoning the lodge to the annual moet-
dele^Ite^ B n n" "^^^ February and requesting the attendance of
offir! i« •' T fi^i '''" ^'^^ ^^^ secretary for the most convenient post
' T u "^ "^y communication to your lodge of our last vcar's
proceedings has never reached you " •
the I'iJeTf^' r^\^n "'"'^ ^"•""^ ^^' appointed to represent
Fcbniafv '' th.t D 'r""^ Convention at Kingston, and it was voted in
sarv whLI f '"" be remunerated for making out the neces-
sary writ ngso accompany the delegate to the Grand Convention."
. A J uu u ^^^' ^^^^' ^^''- JE^'^lia Kingsbury was balloted for
e" orS'tha' • t\T \ '"""' ^'^f '" "^^ ^^^^^'"^ ^his entry Is the
record that No advantage is to be taken of Br. McCrea by Bro
Easton m his absence." Whether he had reference to the ballo or to
some independent matter in which Bros. McCrea and Easton we e
ccncerned it is impossible to state. Certainly a spirit of fafr p°ay wis
shown towards the absent brother. ^ ^
c.,1 Thi!"/- '^^^ *^^ meetings were regular and were all well attend-
i odgl at Yirk"?n'"w "'k '^ ^^ ^^''^l^.''^" "^ ^'^^ Provincial Crand
J-oage at York in September, 1822. This was caused by the fact. that
a circular letter, written by Bro. John Dean, on 7th SeDtember 822
notifying the lodge of the proposed formation of a Kncial Grand
Lodge, was not received by the lodge until December 4th 1822 The
secretary of Rideau wrote to Bro. Dean on 21st December 1822 as
to the non-receipt of the circular, and added ^"""^er. 1822, as
fn, i^^A- ^'^^ .oj"- Sister lodges in this Province must feel highly gratifiea
England ^^^"^""^''^ '''°"'' '^""^''■"^ °" "^ ^^ '"^^ United Grand'^Lldge of
I
922 HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
■■Immediately after St. John's Day I «m -^tod^ ''"'"" '" *'"'
yon will Receive a further CommumcaUon from this Loagc.
Rideau lodge did not affiliate with the Provincial Grand Lod^
at York in ,822%ut a^er two years osertous c^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
i^^R^ W/ Brf S^n ^ScGHirvT^The continuati^on of its work
will be found under the history of that period.
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HtSTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
CHAPTER LIII.
Jarvis Lodge, No. 26. P. R., Township ok Augusta, Coitntv of
Grenville, 181 5- 1822.— The First Lodge that R VV
Bro. Ziba M. Phillips organized.
Jarvis lodge, No. 26, Augusta, was named after the first Pro
vincial Grand Master, R. W. Bro. William Jarvis, of Niagara The
lodge met m the township of Augusta, which in the early days" was a
part of the Johnstown district, now in the counties of Leeds and
Grenville. Augusta is in Grenville and Prescott, which is a Masonic
centre, and which was founded by W. Bro. Jessup, of New Oswega -
cine lodge, in the south-eastern corner of the township. This muni-
cipality was one of the first settled in the united counties, the early
7-rlr' Tu""''^]^ "'' the river in a flotilla of boats in the spring of
I7»4. The Sherwoods, Joneses, Dunhams, and others, who5e work
Jehial Kurd's Housk.
may be seen in that of New Oswegatchic lodge, and lodge Xo 11
Leeds, indeed, many of the early settlers of Augusta, were Masons
Amongst those were Bros. Jessup, Caleb Clauson, David Breaken-
ndge, A ex. Campbell, Elijah Bottum, Henry Cross, Joseph White,
Benoni Wiltsie and others. The lodge held its meetings at Bro. Jehial
Hurds tavern, situated on lot 29, in the 2nd concession of Augusta
county of Grenville, two miles north-west of Maitland
Its first warrant was from R. W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis, in 1815, but of
the work under thus warrant there is no record. In the MSS., however,
there is the original petition which asks for the establishment of the
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
9*5
^^r .^i *'" 5*^°''"'^^ *^^* *»^* P^-tit'O" » recommended by
Rideau lodge, and that Bro. Ziba M. Phillips was the first W M Thi
document reads:
To the Right Wowhipful William Jarvis, Esquire Provincial Cr^nA
The Petition of a number of Master working Masons, belonging to Law-
ful warranted Lodges o Ancient York Masons, and residing in the Toin-
ship of Augusta, respectfully sheweth:
T Ji'V*""^ P«'*ti°""» "e desirous of forming themselves into a regular
Ledge, that havmg the prosperity of the fraternity at heart, they are wdlinJ
'^ m"' *•'"'■.?"' endeavours to promote and diffuse the genuine prirpTes
o Masonry, that, for the conveniency of their respective dwellings^ and fo
other good reasons, they arc desirous of forming a new Lodge in the TowS-
o?'th[; der'^H *° ^' "r1 J^^" ^°^«*=' N°- — • that.*in consequence
of this desire, they pray for Letters of Dispensation, as a Warrant of Con-
H !!r«°!!t M '^^°'^-' *''"" ? "'""''''' " * '«=8^1 Lodge, to discharge the
duties of Masonry, in a regular and constitutional manner, according To i,e
original forms of the order, and the regulations of the Grand Lodge that
they have nominated, and do recommend Brother Ziba M. Phillips to be the
Bro Sll H^^^rlr fTl'^f'''^ *° ""' '''' «"* Senior Warden and
Bro. Jehial H. Phillips to be the first Junior Warden of the said Lodge, That
If the Prayer o the Petition should be granted, they Promise in strict con-
formity to all tiic Constitutional Laws and Regulations of the Grand Lodge.
(Signed) Ziba M. Phillips,
Stephen Collins,
Jehial H. Phillips,
Abraham Cumins,
Amos Deming,
James Dunham,
Wm. Fiiz Patrick,
William Robinson,
Joab Griswold,
Samuel Brown,
We, the Worshipful Master and Wardens and Brethren of Rideau Lodge
opened m due form, on Wednesday, the day of December, 1815, Do
Certify that we have examined the above named Brothers, Ziba M. Phillips
Stephen Collins, and Jehial Phillips, and find them sufficiently able to
^°Y!u .^.u 1" according to Masonical Institutions of the Ancient Craft
and that the subscribing Brethren are regular ancient Master Masons.
Stephen Burritt, W.M.
Levi Forster, S.W.
Daniel Burritt, J.W.
There is no record of the work from 1815 until 1819. when the
warrant was confirmed by the Kingston Convention of 1819, as No
., V. ^^^*"''" shows the amount of work done from February, 181Q
until February, 1820. The return is headed "Jarvis Lodge, No 26"
and records the initiation of Bros. Samuel Raymond, Alexander
Grant, Peter Obryant and Allan Curtis, and the conferring of the
Ax;-,r *",. • ^' °" ^'■°^- ^'■^"* ^"^ Obryant, and the M. M. on Bro.
William Vanorum. The receipts for these fees were £10. 10. o., and
■ " one-third of the amount, which is £3. 10. 0., we transmit to the Grand
Convention by Brother Alexander Grant," x x x "Augusta, 27th Jan'y, 1820,
Lemuel Hough, Secretary." /^ « j " y. 'o-n*.
9^
HISTOHV OK KRKKMASONRY IN lA.VADA.
1 he first record of the lodge in the proceediiiKs of the convention
18 the entry of the name of Bro. Alexander (irant a« proxy fiis
authority is shown by the following document. The name of the
senior warden for some reason is not given :
Wc, the Worshipful Master and Wardens of Jarvis Lodac No jfi H«
certify that Brother Alexande. Grant is fully au.hori.od to r'epresem our
Lodge m the Grand Convention to be heUI at Kingston on the second Mo -
day in February, AM s8jo, °"
Augusta, J7th January. i8jo.
William N. Arrow, W.M.
S.W.
Daniel S. Turner, J.W.
Lemuel Hough, Sec't.
I .^^\ ^^^ convention of 1821 Bro. Alexander Grant again repro.cut-
ed the lodge, but m the returns of Bro. Dean of the lodges of the in-
vention IS the entry: " Jarvis Lodge, Augusta, no returns."
^...^.Notwithstanding this apparent lack of information thn ■ .., in the
MSS. a retiirn of Jarvis lodge, N... 26, from February. 1820. to
J*ebruary, 1821, showing that: Linian Stone for three degrees paid
£3. ID. 0.; Rufus C. Henderson, Esq., for one degree paid £1 -i a ■
and Major Burritt for one degree paid £1. 3. 4.. in all £5. 16. 8. ' From
the total £3 8. IS deducted, which probably represented the percentage
sent to the Urand Convention.
In 1821 the "Returns of Jarvis Lodge, No. 26. Ancient York
Ma.sons, held m August for the year, A.L. 5821," show twenty-six
names on the register, among which are those of Moses McAllister
a relative of Bro. Benjamin McAllister, the Grand Visitor of the'
Kingston Convention, Samuel Chaffey and Johnathan Fulford, names
well known in that section of Canada. The return also states that
the sixth part of the money rec'd for the year 182 1 amounts to two
pounds, eighteen shillings and 3d."
n»ni;VQ^^^''"''''V*'''" "/ ■.'*'' February, 1822, at Kingston, " Hru.
Daniel S. Turner, Jarvis Lodge, No. 26, Augusta," is given amongst
the representatives. This lodge must have been in a heaUhy condition
Jt^ !! ^"" treasurer's report has the entry of "Jarvis,. No. 26,
• /■ *?■ r f the amount of work done, one-sixth of which was paid
into the funds of the Convention. In 1820 onlv one-third was paid to
the Convention. In the return of lodges made bv Bro. Dean to R W
Bro. Simon McGillivray, is " Jarvis Lodge, Nb. 26, Augusta. John
Kinsaid, W. M., Lyman Stone, S. W." The lodge did not take any
part in the formation of the Provincial GianJ Lodge in 1822
although, as will b- seen, it must have crMitMincc; its work i-nJ^r the
anthonty given it. not only by Bro. J-r- .s hut nso by the Conven-
tion. As late as 1824 there is a letter trom a member which throws
some light on the work of the lodge and its position. Unfortunately
the reply of Bro. Dean is not in the MSS. The letter is from Bro Peck
who had been initiated in January, 1824. He says:
-, _, Pre-scott, August 12th. 1824.
Mr. iJean.
Sir: Having been initiated, passed, and raised, in Jarvis Lodge, No.
'i*, of Free and Accepted Masons, Prescott, in Jan. last past, and there being
members of other lodges disputing the legality of the authority that this lodge
HISTORY OF l-KEEMASUNKY IN CANADA. ,^^7
work! under. I take tl,« liberty of writing ,0 you on the subject and knowinu
thill yuu, a. Drpuiy Provincial Grand Master, can aive me thr 7n,r-ir "
of our warrant, and the authority ,h«t we wo^k 'md'er T.e author yl!;;
wa, first granted to this l.ulKe was un.lcr Wm. Jarvis a/provrncia LaLd
he« ^and^pray that you will be good enough to giv? me the inforltio: tS
Your humble servant,
Horatio Peck.
This letter corroborates the statement that the lodife was first
vvarratited by R. W. Hro. WilHan, Jarvis in 18,6. and UiatYn isTo
ano Iter warrant was granted by R. W. Bro. Ziba M Fh II ps a P e'i
fu .u \''', ^"■^"'' ^'^'""•'^ Convention at Kingston also shows
hat the odge was at work in ,824. but there ^s^o reference to Hn
the minutes of the second Provincial Grand Lodge ^'^"'^ *" '* '"
I^odir-t^ivenlSe No'''/6"'TV^f. "'°'■^^ ^^ ^«^3 " Townsend
nowThe cX;Vf'NoHolf • A^^lV^^Zn S ^uT;^ '" ^''' '^
further clue to the work of this lodge RW Bro 7ihn M ^IZ"""
who livecl at Maitland. and who h^ an^c^e t^r^^^^^l^,
T ]^^ following shows the member ship of this lodge:
Name,
Ames, Joseph
Arrow, Wni. N . . . .
Hurritr, Major '.
Itawdon, Jno, W. .
Hrown, David H
Urown, Samuel
Curtis, Allen
turnings, Abraham
Chaffey, Sanmel
» ollins Stephen
Henning. Stirling
Denning, Amos
Dunhim, James
Kulford, Johnaihan..
Kiizpalric, William.
<5rant, Alexander
<Jarrey, William
(iriswold, Joab
Hough, Lemuel....
Henderson, RufusC.
ilamblin, Wm. S
lones, David D
Kincaid. John . .'..'
l-andon, Asa
McAllister, .Moses K.
Morey, John
Dbryant. I'eter
I'eck. Horatio
Phillips, Ziba M.. .
I'hillips, Jehial H.
Kaymond, Samuel.
Kobinson, William
Stone, James
Sears, John M
Stone, Lyman
Turner, Daniel M. . .
Vannnim. William.
K.A.
i8ar ..........
6th Sept.. i8ai
lath April, i8ai....
7th Jan., 1819
SthMar.|i8a,..!.'
6th Dec , i8ai
6lh Dec, i8ai
29th July, 1819!;;
Oec, i8ai
loih May, 1831..
13 Jany., i8aa ..
loth May, isii..!
and Sepi., 1819.
13 Jan., i8aa. , .
and Sept., 1819
loth May, 1821
31st Jan., i8aa,..
28th Oct., 18 19...
T;;." "o""' '"'^- • • 3°"' ^^'^•' '819. . .
'«". 1824 Jan., 1834 .......
agth July, 1819!
31SI Jan., 1822.
3'st Jan., 1822..
1830
1820.
30th Dec, 1819
Jan., 1834
1830
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
ROM, OK OFFICERS.
Year.
1815
i8ao.
i8ai .
W.M.
Phillips, Z. M....
Arrow, W. N.. . .
Kincaid, John. . .
S.W.
Collins, S.
Stone, 1
J.W.
I'hillips-.J. H...
Turner, D. S . .
Banden, J. W. .
Treas.
Secy.
I Hough, L,
Murritt, Major... ,Ames, J.
CHAPTER LIV.
Hiram Lodge No. 3, P. R., Town of Brockville, County of
Leeds, 1816-1822. — The Question as to the Inception
OF Masonry in Brockville Discussed.
The history of this lodge is given after that of Queen's Rangers'
lodge No. 3, York, and Athol lodge No. 3, Cornwall, as all evidence
obtainable points in the direction of the fact that the " No. 3 " of the
Queen's Rangers was transferred to Athol lodge " No. 3," Cornwall,
which eventually found its way to Brockville, and, through Hiram
lodge, led to the formation of Sussex lodge No. 3. R. W. Bro. S. D.
Fowler, who thirty years ago made researches into Craft history, ex-
pressed in writing his surprise as to the manner in which the warrant
of Queen's Rangers' lodge found its way to Brockville. A quarter
of a century later the same state of doubt exists as to the wanderings
of the old warrant of " No. 3."'
The warrant granted by R. W. Bro. William Jarvis to Hiram
lodge was, it is true, an original warrant of 1816, succeeding the dis-
pensation of 181 5, but the lodge was to all intents and purposes
a new one with an old number. It has been claimed, without how-
ever any Hr.cumentary evidence, that the present Sussex lodge, which
was o-^ened in 1817 at Brockville as Brockville No. 3, was the direct
heir to the QuecnV. Rangers' lodge No. 3, of York, which was dis-
banded in 1802 when the warrant was " handed in." The number
" 3 " being vacant, Athol lodge with that number was opened at
lodge Ko. 3. Of this transfer there is no evidence save the fact that
Queen's Rangers' lodge No. 3 handed in its warrant and the ntnnber
3" being vacant, Athol lodge with that number was opened at
Cornwall. The assertion that the transfer was made is, therefore,
very nuich in evidence. That such a lodge did exist is proved by the
traces of its work at least down to 1813, and there is no reason to
doubt that it did not continue in working order until a later date.
Jn May, 181 5, a petition from a number of residents in Eliza-
bethtown, or Brockville, asking for a warrant, was sent to the Pro-
vmcial Grand Master in the following terms:
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
^
CanJdir.'Tc/'"'''' ^'''''"'' ^'^"^ ^-^- of the Province of Upper
^^^^rl':J'^"r.ht^^^^^^^^^ Carle. Es-
cth, That they, having the prosperity of the pSntva^^^S^r''^^ ^'^^*-
ing to exert their best endeavours to nrn,!^L , J I ^' ''*=^''^' ^^'^y are will-
Ples of Masonry, That, for rconvenTenTv^f Their '''"'' ''^ '^*="*='-^' P*---"
other good reasons, they have agrle" To form . '''T''/' dwellings, and
Hiram, and have nominated and do re^ommenrf Th ^it^"' *° ''" "^•"««1
to be the first Master; Bartholomew CarTevplf Sherwood, Esquire,
and Adiel Sherwood, Enquire, toTe JuntrV^rder'Thtt'' ''"""" '^^'■'^" =
this resolution, they Pray for a Warnnf ^f r ?•' ■' '" ^consequence of
to assemble as areolar Lodge on the nf ^''"^^'^"t'of *« empower them
and then and there to discharge the dtuies" o M.7 """""^ " ^"'^'^^"^ ^own,
stitutional manner, according to original forms nf'!!^'' '"1 "■'^"'"^ ""'^ *=°"-
of the Grand Lodge. The Prav of fh^P .1^ J -^^^ °'^''"' ^"«^ ^^^ Laws
a strict conformit? o all the "^regu Ltionf and" r""^ ^T^'^' '""'^ P'°-'^<^
Master, and all the ConstitutioVl^ltroTth^" Gr^nrLote."' *'^ ^""'
Thomas Sherwood,
Barth. Carley.
Adiel Sherwood,
Charles Dunham.
Ruggels Munson,
John White.
Tt, «r L- , . , Cornelius Smith.
Ihe Worshipful Master, Wardens and nr»«j,r«., t r.-j
recommend the above Petitiioners as worthy olht • ^''^''" ^°^«' ^°
stitution. ^°"'^y °' obtaining a warrant of Con-
Stephen Burritt, W. M
Levi Forster, Sen'r. Warden.
\/i lu , Uaniel Burritt, Jun'r Warden
Marlborough, 22nd May, 1815. vvaraen.
which he had granted fo Hrrlm od " C " iir J ? ^PP™^'""".
"as issued n lune iSic fnll™.„-„„ .t, ? . ' ""s dispensation
establishing a pTbationarv tSS '"IT "'"'* '"""^ '"-"ay of
The petitio^n is VeTd 7o 'rX 'C'Cis'IT^i^' ' "-"'■
Humbly Represent tlizabethlown, m the Coonly ot Leeds.
.0 E?p"e:'wiThel;?p?rZ'AVr£?'=' r r """'<■ " "X"-'
manen, continuance by Gran„rL° '",';,'" ° '""■" »"<• ""« P"'
Thomas Sherwood, Master.
Barth'w Carley, Senr. Warden
Adiel Shenvood, J. W
James Hall. Sec'y.
Steph. Cromwell.
Charles Dunh.im,
Archibald Campbell.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The following letter accompanied the petition, enclosing fees
for the warrant, and dues to date. The letter reads:
Brockville, 7th May, 1816.
Worshipful Sir:
We do ourselves the Honor of transmitting to you herewith, a petition,
requesting the Grant of a Warrant for Hiruin Lodge, to be held at Brock-
ville, Elizabcthtown, in the District of Johnstown, which we confidently hope
will be forwarded to us by post, or by the first other opportunity. We like-
wise enclose you a remuneration for the same, together with moneys for the
payment of our dues to this period.
Wc have the Honor to be. With High Consideration,
Your obt. & faithful Brothers.
Thomas Sherwood, Master.
Barth'w Carley, Sen'r Warden.
Adiel Sherwood, J.W.
James Hall, Sec'y.
Steph. Cromwill,
Charles Dunham,
Archibald Campbell.
There is some evidence that this warrant was granted, from the
opening entry in the minute book of lodge No. 3, which was organ-
ized in 181 7, at Brockville. The minute reads:
" Province of Upper Canada, Brockville, 22nd December, A.L. 5817.
This meeting being called by a request of a respectable number of Free and
Accepted Masons, for the purpose of opening a Lodge, on warrant, No. 3,
and electing the ofiiicers for the ensuing six months."
The minute is written in ink at the bottom of the first page and
tinder it are the words " Carried over." Then in pencil in the centre
of the same page is the following note:
" No. 3 was granted to the Queen's Rangers, and was cancelled when
they were disbanded, how came it in Brockville? No. 5 was located at
Edwardsburgh.
'■ S. D. F."
At the foot of the page, written in pencil, is also a note, which
was written with the intention of inserting the copy of the warrant,
but which intention was never carried out. The note reads:
" Copied from warrant from G. L. of C."
" Whereas a certain warrant or dispensation, dated in the year A.L
5817, granted by Wm. Jarvis, Esquire, the Provincial Grand Master, to cer-
tain brethren therein named, to open an hold a lodge in Brockville, under
the name of Sussex. No. 3."
This completes the writing on the first page. The evidence on
which this claim to antiquity is made is worthy of examination
first note on the page was written in the year indicated " 181 7."
warrant undoubtedly was that of either Athol lodge No. :s, Cornwall,
or of Hiram lodge. Brockville, which worked under a dispensation
in 181 5 and was granted a warrant in 1816. From the second note
in pencil by R. W. Bro. S. D. Fowler, of Kingston, it would appear
that that brother had grave doubts as to the transfer of Queen's
Rangers' warrant, for he expresses surprise in the words " How
came it in Brockville?" He m.ust have forgotten the warrant granted
I lie
This
HISTOKV OF PKEIiMASONRV IN CANADA. 53,
" Sussex, No. 3," does not occur in n ^ V^ '"' ''^^- ^he title
" Lodge No. 3, Brockv Se " no t" thi rf,?'c ''''' *" ^^e minutes of
the loSge wastmnionld ; York on the ith s'.n."'?' '^l'' "h^"
the purpose of petitioning for Twarram" wl ^r^''',.'^^^' " ^°'
from R. W. Bro. Simon McGinivr/vnH- ^"^er a dispensation
tember, 1822, "was S^^ued" to " AHlf'l^.'"'^^^^^^
William Campbell, Senr Warden ^nAfttr^^f' ^\^- ""^^''^'^
for "Sussex Lodge No. 3, BSlfe! u'/p^ Ca^aT^^^^ ^'^ "^^^^^^ "
minutes of 1817. in lodge No , wefe . ' l^ ^^^f^' ^" *he eari;
18. 5-16. Furth;r, in the n^nuier of theTn'"^"'^^^ "^"^ ^^^^^ °f
Ziba Marcus Phillips represented °LodL M '"')°" °^ ^^^7. ' Bro.
that " the localities represented at thi^r-^ ^ ^ """^ '* '' "^^"'^
ville," etc., and also that he sfgned he Arl^fn '°" A''" ^'°- 3' ^rock-
Masonic Convention of Upp^ Canad. /'f ' « Association of the
tionodthe Grand Alaster of Sanrrnfn'. T r^°- ^'" ^"^ peti-
dent and representing Lodge No 3'' ' ""^ '''' Convention, '• Presi-
^'^^''^^^^'IZ^'^^^^ ^^7 ^^-' while
Rangers' warrant, this number camTfirc. I a°u ^P" ^ ^^ the Queen's
wall, which worked for r?east 2e "- ^^'5°V°^^^ ^°- 3 Corn-
the No. 3 was probably trans erred tAw ^"'i' becoming dormant,
B?"^iimorAf:c^;;:v£ -^^^ ^^^^ ^-^-'^ c- Aod^' cit ^^
^r^^^Ico^::X:^:'l^':^ t,. penod of the
Grand Lodge, 1822-45 " ^ '^'^'"'' Provincial
begatltS' f^o^fhe;?:^^^^^^ "^"^'^^^^'"P °^ ^'^'^ '^^^e. as far as can
Smith. Cornelius; 'sherwo"d,"TlL^;r;\Vh!t"e:7;h„^"^^''^^= ^"™d Ad.;:
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
CHAPTER LV.
Prescott Lodge, Township of Hawkesbury, County of Pres-
coTT, 1816. — A Lodge that may Have Had a Warrant,
BUT Which was Never Constituted.
Amongst the papers of the Provincial Grand Lodge of R. VV.
Bro. William Jarvis, 1792- 1822, is a petition of six brethren residing
in Hawkesbury, now known as L'Orignal, in the county of Prescott,
for a lodge at Hawkesbury or elsewhere in that county. This petition
is about the only piece of MS. extant for that year. The petition was
made in 1816, for, although the body of the document contains no
date, the endorsation reads " 1816, Prescott Lodge dispensation, 14
March, 1816." The handwriting is not unlike that of R. W. Bro.
Jarvis. Further than this endorsation there is no trace of either
dispensation or warrant, and it is probable that if the lodge were ever
constituted its records have been entirely lost. The fact that the
formation of this lodge is not noted in the list of lodges prepared for
the Convention at Kingston in 1817 by R. W. Bro. Dean is partial
evidence that the lodge had not been constituted, for prior to the
meeting of the Convention every lodge in Upper Canada was invited
to attend, and in the papers of the Convention a list is given of those
working in the jurisdiction. The petition is upon a sheet of foolscap
paper, and contains the names of Peter F. Leroy, Thomas Mears and
Chancey Johnson, as master and wardens respectively, of the proposed
lodge. It is peculiar that these three brethren did not sign the peti-
tion, which is as follows:
To the Right Worshipful Grand Master, Wardens, and members of the
Grand Lodge of Upper Canada, &c., &c.
The petition of a number of Master Masons, who have belonged to dif-
ferent regular Lodges, now residing in Hawkesbury, and New Lenguill in
the Province aforesaid, Humbly Shcweth.
That, having the prosperity of the Fraternity at heart, they are willing
to exert their best endeavours to promote and diflfuse the General principles
of Masonry; that, for the conveniency of their respective dwellings, and other
good reasons, they have agreed to form a new Lodge to be named Prescott
Lodge, Number ( ), and have nominated, and do recommend, Peter F
Leroy, to be the first Master, Thomas Mears, .Senior Warden, and Chancey
Johnson to be Junior Warden;
That, in consequence of this resolution, we pray for a warrant of Con-
stitution, to empower us to assemble as a regular Lodge, on the first Tues-
day of every month at Hawkesbury, or elsewhere in the County of Prescott,
in the aforesaid Province, and then ?.nd there to discharge the duties ol
Masonry in a regular and constitutional manner, according to the original
forms of the order, and the Laws of the Grand Lodge, that, the prayer of the
petition being granted, we promise a strict conformity to all the regulations
and commands of the Grand Master, and to all the constitutional Laws of
the Grand Lodge.
And as in duty bound your petitioners will ever pray.
Elijah, KcllogK. hphm. M Hungcrforil.
Leslie, Hartwick, Sylvester, Cobb,
Allen, Hungerford, Eliphalet Banps.
There is no trace of the lodge or its work, although Bros. Thos
Hears and Cbaunccy Johnson were members of the lodge warranted
at L'Orignal by the Grand Lodge of Ireland in 1844.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
CHAPTER LVI.
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Western Light Lodge, Town of Newmarket Tn«,„c„
Whitchurch, County of York now ,' M^r v °''
1817-1822. ' °^ ^^ North York,
that within its bordersTai the caoi al n?r' ''"":'■"' '""" "« '>"
district fonnerly i„cl„ded"Aet„X nl^tareTumvI?'."""'
the north ridta7»raSi j /*^,he"°l: v"' ?",? """ """■ '"
Toronto is York townsC then Va„,^h^HH£°' '^'"J' ^°'"' <>'
Whitchureh, in which is'^^i.naJed S^^f, ""'"S' ="" '"=' °' ^"8.
Yong^s^rSl^^rs th^^r arr^irthr„orftr.h'^ '^"°"^.-
great northern route through the nrnvrni "^^^.^^ to the city. This
Simcoe, and was opened by fheQurerRanrr' ''^ u^' ^^ ^^"^^^'
It was intended to facilitate comm,in,vi-^'u°''/^'''^>-t^™ ""'^s.
portion of the countryXi^^r^rnreTorSontaU^^^^^^^
StttrrivTr^ ^'^^^^ ''"' ^>' ''^^ --^ ^" P-^-teTc! t^Jatty^'S:
" Yonge street " was well populated earlv m tU^ .^^f
R ' T7'i'?'.^ *''^' "^«^>y ^"'h? settlers we'rMLonss7"?o"hn''
Royal Arch lodge met "on Yonee street" of Tu ?"n" . J°"" '
Rond's house, near Eglinton See^ Trto rS if" ""' '"^ ^''^ ^*
rett's hotel on the same stree and year la?;in n '' '"^ "^^ ?' ^'"'-
at Richmond Hill, "on Yonge steet" for ^h-cr*^'""^ '°^S" "^^*
been applied to e;ery settle^nt 'rthe 7oad " '"" "^"^ ^" '"^^
ship^^f ^^g",^Cnt^h^t'hur:^^^^ T %^ --
date of its warrant there is no Sute^vid nee o"^ tlf 'V^' '^^'*
intended for R. W. ^'ro. Jarvf 'Tht br h r Tdl I" u^^^'Tsf/
so that the petition must have been sent in prior to that E' rtf'
MS. ,s undated, but all collateral evidence sirwsthat1^.^arin AnJiS
of 1817. A return made in 1859 to the Grand I oV^^p nf r ^\
states that the lodge '' commenced work by dTspensatbf in hf^
Srd! 1^23.""' ^- ^^ ^'■°- ^'"^^ ^^^^^*' J- W.. as per minute^SeptV
MasLUf uScal°dt'£:;&r'"'^' ^""' ^^^*^^ °^ '^--' ^°*
r.mit' r"*i"," u^xf^"]"'' ^°'*^'"- 'r'*"« Willson. Amos West Nathaniel
Gamble Jr., El^ah Hawley, Henry M'Vee & Ira Allen. Humbly Sheweth
In. I ^°^'" ^^*'*'^'I5" ''^^'"g been members of Regular Lodges aTdhav
.ng the good of the Fr.aternity at heart, from their Sai situatfon do p?^
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
the Right worshipful Grand Master to Grant them a dispensation to establish
a lodge in the Township of King, to be known by the name of Western Light
Lodge, appointing Samuel Foster to be the first Master and Titus Willson,
First Senior Warden, and Amos West, Junior Warden.
And your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray.
Nathaniel Gamble, Sam'l Foster.
Henry McVea, Titus Wilson,
Elijah Hawley, Amos West.
Ira H Allen.
This was the first lodge organized north of Toronto. In the line
of antiquity it cannot be classed with the old lodges which were the
foundation stones of the Craft in Upper Canada, but as a lodge it was
the contributing factor to excellent work north of the old town of
York, now the city of Toronto. The lodge originally met at the
house of Nathaniel Gamble, on the south half or south-west corner
of lot No. 90, concession l, in the township of King, county of York,
directly north of Aurora, two and a half miles on Yonge street and
twenty-six and a quarter miles from the corner of Queen and Yonge
streets, Toronto. This house was built by Gamble in the year 1816
and was used as a hotel ^or a number of years. Yonge street at that
time, to suit the grade of the land, passed the door, but the street was
afterwards diverted, which isolated the house about 200 feet, and
made it of but little use as a hotel. It has since been used as a farm
house and is still standing. A Mr. Armitage built the house for
Mr. Gamble, and a grandson of the former states that he frequently
heard his ancestor talk of Masons holding a lodge in, the building
soon affter it was erected. Mr. Gamble's son was a member of the
lodge.
The records which would give the earliest history of this lodge
have not been preserved. The minutes were said to have been de-
posited in the archives of the Grand Lodge of Canada at Hamilton
about forty years ago, but 'diligent search has been made for them
without success. This statement must have been erroneous, as every
record in the possession of the Grand Lodge since its formation has
been carefully preserved. The only tracings of the lodge are to be
found in the records of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Upper Can-
ada in the MSS. of 1816, and the returns of the lodge to the Grand
Masonic Convention at Kingston from 1819-1822.
The next record of the lodge is found in the papers of the Kings-
ton Convention on 19th February, 1819, when *' Bro. James Bigelow"
represented " Western Light Lodge, Newmarket." This is evidence
that the lodge also met at Newmarket. Bro. Bigelow was also the
representative of " No. 16 " at York, and signed the Articles of As-
sociation and the petition to the Grand Master of England, as the
representative of "No. 16." Bro. Benjamin McAllister, the Grand
Visitor in 1819, does not make any reference to the work of Western
Light lodge, which is partial evidence that the lodge either had not
been instituted or was not at work at that period.
The lodge did its first effective work under the Kingston Con-
vention in 1817. There is no record of work from 1817-19. The
return made by the secretary in 1820 of the work from April, 1819,
until January, 1820, may be reasonably presumed to be the first work
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN
CANADA.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
of the lodge. Another record is found in the minutes of the Kingston
Convention of 1820, giving amongst the representatives present
"Josiah Cushman," as proxy for "Western Light Lodge." The
MSS. of 1820 give us a copy of the proxy, which reads:
" We, the Worshipful Master and Wardens of Western Light Lodge, do
certify that Bro. Josiah Cushman is fully authorized to represent our Lodge
in the Grand Convention, to be held at Kingston on the second Monday in
February, A.M. 5820.
"Titus Willson, W. M.; Robert Campbell, S. W.; Matthew Curren, J. W.;
Ira H. Allen, Sec'y.
" Newwarket, 29th Jan., 1820, A.M. 5820."
The particulars of the first work of the lodge are contained in a
letter, addressed to the Grand Secretary of the Grand Convention of
1820, from Ira H. Allen, the secretary of Western Light lodge, giving
the work done until i6th April, 1819, until the 31st January, 1820,
with a list of the officers and members. The letter is addressed to
the secretary of the Convention and reads:
'Sir & Brother:
Newmarket, Feby. ist, 1820.
' Agreeable to the proceedings of the Grand Convention held at Kings-
ton on the 8th February, 1819, I transmit the following as the returns of our
Lodge, To wit, Edgar Stiles petitioned April i6th, 1819, and was rejected
as unworthy the mysteries of the Order.
"George McCarty, Entered, September 11, 1819,
" Passed September 22, 1819; Raised January sth, 1820; Samuel Foster,
expelled for abuse of his family, Intoxication, Profanity and other unmasonic
conduct, December 18, 1819.
"Officers Installed June 24, 1819. Titus Willson, W. M.; John H. Wil-
son. S. W.; Robert Campbell, J. W. „ „ ^ ^
" Officers installed Deer. 27th. 1819. Titus Willson, W. M.; Robert Camp-
bell. S. W.; Matthew Curry, J. W.
"Names of Members of Western Light Lodge. Amos West, Ira H.
Allen Francis Phelps, Nathaniel Gamble, James Gray, Jacob Gill, Robert
Campbell, Moses Terry, Elijah Hawley, John H. Willson, Titus Willson,
George McCartney, Matthew Curry, Stephen B. Titus, Jesse Eves, John F.
Truman, John Park, Edward Brock, Charles Lew. , „ ^ ,„
"Present Officers. Titus Willson. W. M.; Robert Campbell, S. W.;
Matthew Curry, J. W.; Ira H. Allen, Secretary of Western Light Lodge."
Bro. Josiah Cushman, who had a special interest in this lodge,
writes in 1820 to the Grand Secretary of the Convention the follow-
ine flowery epistle, concerning the lodge:
'^ York, 9th June, 1820.
Dear Brother: I avail myself of the first opportunity, after receiving the
dues from Western Light Lodge, at Newmarket, to forward them, with the
dues of Lodge No. 16, at York, as required by the order of the Grand Con-
vention of February last, amounting to three pounds, five shillings each,
together with five dollars, for the dues of Western Light Lodge last year, as
you will see by the returns enclosed. I hope you will excuse our delaying
it so long. I happy to inform you of the prosperity of our Chapter, and the
two lodges at this and Newmarket, and finding a general anxiety prevail
among the members to maintain the true Masonic principles. Many of our
Brethren that are the professed followers of our Lord Jesus Christ who
have heretofore neglected our meetings, are flocking in and bearing in favour
HISTORY OF FREKMASONRY IN CANADA. 937
of our inititution. and some that ir^ «,;„■ . •
arc joininK our Standard and manifesUnra s ns.?. 5'^°" .'^' ^'"'^'^^ Altar
Also, at the westward there are a nur^ber o? I"H .^"''t-'' ' "' Prosperity,
and are at , stand, and have «ent to u, fo' ^o'^^:'' \^f,i'''^« "-^d to work.
Grand Convention. If you have any on hanH 1 ■ u P^cwdings of the
nje. Please send the whole from ^hTbegiS; P . ''°" *° ""** '''*™ "P to
after you receive this, and send a sepaTe rf^eim for' w"'? ""^ '^' «"* ""^«
the amount of which will be $.8. I V^Ttfe t h'TsVrnsiSio'n"'*^'
Yours cordially.
Bro. J. W. Ferguson. ■^°'*^'* Cushman.
Grand Recorder.
Amount enclosed £7. 15. 0., H'x C'y.
This letter gives a clue as to prior work Th- « .
could not have been held on the ifitv, a T m o , ^"^ ^^^^ meft ng
that time workin- and a nrnil ^ ^[.'1' '^'9, for the lodge was at
"was rejectedrandTn the^l stToffi?"^'^?:'^ "petitioned" and
spoken of. indicating prevrouofficefsTh. ^'^ •"* ^'^"^^ " ^^«
in April. 1819, rather a largrnumber J^ . /''I "'".'*^^" '"^'"^ers
tuted that year, so that the kZeZ^Z ? "^^u ^^'^^ '^^^ ^^^"^ '"^ti-
in 1818. ^^^^^ '""s* have been at work at least
headbg of^We^sJin^'Sht"'^^^^^^^^^ ^ ^^e lodges, and. under the
John Park. S. W.; Moses Tefrv T W rT' ^^^ .^"^°"' W. M.;
the^return of Febrt^rr^t^wth^-^S";!^^^^^^^
Bro.^U^ste February, i...
return ,n 1821 gives a complete ist of th/ nffi P;.^""^ ^ '^^^^^
•ts members. It is attested w th the stna ure of7h°^ '^' ^^^^ ""''^
graced with a laree red .seal t,o ,; ^'^"®*"'^^ of the secretary and is
with the words: "Western LUtLX."M '""^^T' ^"^ ^"^''"'^'^d
financial returns of the conifntion \' ^"T^^'-^^^t- C W." The
Lodge'Weceived£i7 i/nnSTiHfr«*^^* "Western Light
governing body In the samfrlf -^u '^- 4" to the funds of Vhe
Light Lodge ""if " ThomS sLrman •'' r' "n^"^^'"" " ^^ Western
ment of the lodges comvriLV^lTr' ^'°- °^^" P'^^P^^^^ a state-
officers for r8ar Fo7'''^wltt;^Srht'T;t:t °^-^'^^
aa^s L:^5:'s!'cV^jLc{>rGi^T^ ^ W. f^T^^^^^^^^^
Elijah Hawley: J D^;' ^cl^pfcX^-^' ^'"^^' '^°^^' ^- ^'^
ine lodge was not represented at the i^.-r.^.* /-
reasons which are given in the following le«erf° ^°"^^"^^°" ^°'-
" To W. Master. Wardens & Brethren of " ^'*'""'^'=»' Sth Feb., ,822.
««, 'the Grand Convention,
your lett'er'n' tfm? a!" JellT the°",h*'''* '" C-^eQuence of not Receiving
Journey) puts it out of our power to'?/."^ 'n ^'''''''" ^^^^^ ^^^ °" ^
Convention in time & we are at a ofs \Ff^''' '° ""* '^' ^'^^^
are at a lofs to know m what manner to
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
proceed; therefore, have the goodnefs to write to the W. M. on the subject
and inform this I.odRC whether it would be proper to transmit the Returns
by Post or some other way.
"Yours Respectfully,
" Moses Terry.
"Mr. John Dean. "Sec'y"
In 1822, Bro. Dean made a special return for the information of
R. W. l?ro. Simon Mc( iillivrav, prior to the orpanization of the I'rovin-
cial Grand Lodge, but all the allusion made to this lodge is " Western
Light Lodge, Newmarket, No Returns." At the first meeting of
the Provincial Lodge, however, " Bro. Jacob Harman, W. M., West-
ern Light Lodge," appears as representative.
The lodge was removed from Bro. Gamble's house to New-
market and then to Penfield's Corners, in the township of Tecumseh,
16 miles from Newmarket. When here it met in Penfield's tavern.
It then moved to Lloydtown in the township of King, in the rear of
the 9th concession. The meeting place was in a hall over a store.
The minute books have not been preserved.
The following shows the membership of the lodge:
Allan, Ira H.; Brock, Edward; Campbell, Robt.; Curry, Mathew; Eves,
Jesse; Foster, Samuel; Freeman, Jno. F.; Gamble, Nathaniel; Gray, James;
Gill Jacob; Lewis, Charles; McCartney, Geo.; Phelps, Francis; Park, John;
Terry, Moses; Titus, Stephen B.. Wilson, Titus; Willson, J. H.; West, Amos.
ROLL OK OKKICRRS.
Year.
1817..
1819..
1820..
W.M.
Foster. S .
Wilson, T
Wilson, T
S.W.
J.W,
Wilson, T West, Amos
Wilson, T. H ;Campbell, Robt
Campbell, R ,Curry, M
Secy,
Allan. L. H .
Allan, L. H.
Allan, L H.
* CHAPTER LVII.
The Lodges Formed by the Schismatic or Irregular Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge at Niagara, 1803-22, under R. W.
Bro. Robt. Kerr.— An Irregular Body of Great
Vitality.
In dealing with the historv of the lodges that were created by
the schismatic Provincial Grand Lodge at Niagara, it is necessary to
refresh the mind of the reader with a brief account of the difficulties
which led to the rupture in Craft work at Niagara in 1797-99- Joe
details of this friction have already been given in the history of the
first Provincial Grand Lodge under R. W. Bro. Jarvis, so that an
outline of the circumstances will suffice.
It will be remembered that R. W. Bro. Jarvis received his ap-
H.STOKV ,„.• FREEMASONRY IN CANADA
established his Grand Eaft a N™„lra i^'^^t'^ • "'J'' and\hat h'
"hen he look „p his residence tl?e?e a, H,l? '""" ?"' °' *»' ywr,
o( Upper Canada under Governor li^coe ""' °' '"' P'<"i"«
Ca^^»:ea?-G'^^^^^^^^^^
When Jarvis departed from Niaeara h. . ■ ,
vvarrant as Provincial Grand Mister fh. J • Y''^'' '^*"' him his
lost, and also the jewels and reSa of ^h ^'r ° ^^''^'^ ^as Been
1797 until about I7QO the unrlJ k1 ^.^"^ '^"'^"^ ^odge. From
and the brethren at Niaga rer.duar ''''"'' ^''''' ^' ^o ^
'799 R. W. Bro. Jarvif ope^nlf sSd thT."'- T ''" '"^^"^^ ""'» i"
Lodge at Niagara "as '' the Sranf w.f^^ /^^^^^ "° Grand
and in his possession " FirmlK in n.^ k ^^?^^" ^'■°'" that place
Niagara w\o had contS \;" ^'^"et'as"' tV' r '^l^^^'^rl'Vt
Upper Canada," directed a letter by their Gram's '^^ ^°^^^ °^
Bro. Jarvis, stat nc that t7 h^ ri.vi 1 '-'fand Secretary to R W
Bro, George Fors?,h"l\',,S^,f-™™'l- 'I- ^^Sn/ce^
absence. But no action was taken „ninn.„\°'''"„'' faster in his
N'ia^ra "the iewi'tJ^^hat^eVS;;' t'o° th^V"^ 7^'" "
Kerr-W^co'^a Tn oEl« t f ?> «^' «- ^X '
Provincial Grand Lodge under RW BmT"'°\°' «'= »«°"1
York in 1822. ^- ™- Bro. Simon McGillivray at
V^^;i;I'i^. V"^r:%:;r'^:^ th^ ^JS.t'^^^^^^" ^^ ^'^^ ^- parties,
and the privilege of ren,oving the Gnnd "Frrr"' *° '"'^ P°«'tion
h's jurisdiction, there can be^no doub; thnf ° ""^ P'"" ^'thin
attention to work the brethren at Niagara were T'"' ^^/"^'■^y ^nd
That their action was irrem, hr IL ^'"" '" advance.
Lodge in London in holding comlL^!- ^PP^*"^"*- and the Grand
d-d what would not be torefateT^.'r'l, ^''' '" '"'^^^'^ bo3y
theless. out of evil good ensued T., °''^'"" procedure. Never-
stmnilated the brethren at that Ice bu. ' °" f ^''^^'^ "-^t only
after the death of R W Brn \Il ■ \ ^^ ^^^rs afterwards in 1817-21
Masonic Conventbn at K?ng{ton'al!f ^^e formation of the Grand
^^PP-C'-J-^a from totarSe^Vation'" "'"^' "^<^^ ^'^^ Craft in
in numbe.t? alVSf%LtTjrram;r">^ Lodge were few
some spirit. °'^ warranted evinced a commendable Ma
^l^^^^y'^^ as No. . at Oxford.
'Th^reTs^'n^o' r^ectr^r: '^^^^ '-^^^^S^I^/-yth was
""til T8ro. when lodge tl'ITw'^tr ^-gara'at th s date
thonty from R. W. ^Bro R^fc,? Zll '^^"^°^°' ^^^^^^^ its au-
office rendered vacant by the death of R ^^.^^d succeeded to the
^^- ^'^O' <^eorge Forsyth.
940
lirSTURY OF FREEMASONRY tN CANADA.
Then in i8i3 a third lodge, which possessed a Niagara warrani.
was estaChshed in the county of Norfolk, and was known as No. .0.
nieetinK in the township of lownscnd. ,11.
Tlfe remaining kxlgcs warranted by the sch.snat.c (.rand I.e. ge
were St U.-orge's No. 27i St. Catharines, constituted ist June .«i«.
U an, Lu. g? No. .8. Crowland. constituted ist October. .«.6. and
oC No ^9. Thorold, constituted 25th October. 1817. It is cx-
.-emelv probable that l.odge No. 30, St. Thomas, was as., a product
of Sf or^gm^'ation. although there is no actual record of .ts formation.
CHAPTER LVIII.
KtNO Hiram Louge No. 21. P. R-.;i^°^^^«;';,:^,:;,^L?D^
County ok Oxford, 1803-1822— Thl 1-ikst Lodge 01 iml
Schismatic Grand Lodge of Niagara.
The diversity of opinion which existed between the authorities
the fraternity in Upper Canada. R. ^^^'^J^^^^^^^rc lodge was
twenty nunibered warrants prjor t
raSkitv but also the residents of the country with the statement
hat the legal Masonic authority for the provmce was at and m
N,ae.ra ai'd that the claims of R. W. Bro. Jarvis at York were un-
tenable This was certainly the opinion hekl by brethren m Oxford,
or in 180^ on the festival of St. John the Bapt.st the lodge^ No. 21
under a dfsnensation from R. W. Bro. George Forsyth, as Provinc.a
rrnnd Master and R. W. Bro. Christopher Danby. as Provmc.al
Deputy Grand Master, and dated 12th April, 1803, n.et and was duly
opened in the house of Bro. Robert Sweet. ,,.,.,. u- h
^Oxford is. or rather was, a county in the Brock distnct. m wjuch
there were twelve townships, two of which were North and West
Oxford All of these were formerly attached to the London district.
The lodge No. 21, met in the township of West Oxford, in which is
sitim ed the present town of Ingersoll. West Oxford was first set led
n 79S. Journeving from London in the olden time the first pi
where there was' any settlement of importance was Ingersol in the
rownsh p of West Oxford. The minutes of No. 21 are complete, in-
deed it ^s one of the few lodges in the jurisdiction which can claim a
^a^^aai^.
^^2/
'.'I'M'ti,
^0 n//^(>^^ ^^Zay ^/>Utf1^t, <JxwCt/M<k
^:?^^e^^^>,^erBW/eA,^^. Enoch Bcu'Aick. ...^.^..^ ^^j,
^S^ ?UAiM U^Ok*^ Orvi^ \.tt*.*^ «*.wJ)-(4rt^ J,ft^ <^ UU JOoJl «\»>*."3 /««74^, ft^f
1 ..^.y^^ii^ ^:^*^..^>- /"
Fac-simile of the Warrant of King Hh
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O/f <^
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THE Warrant of King Hiram Lodge. No. 21, at Oxford.
Opp page 941.
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xJo y^'A(Wf ^^tizy o'UtfA/pt..
*Jv\u(a*\Jl,fcA«vJ v*\<vl<rvitvc»-£ lu-v\jt^wTw>rv
,<^
<u. J ivt:'". Se^evtX James Burdick , ^.^i^/u Enflcl1^^/^^
■tj;;^ ^UaVM uaaOw*- <r^*♦ \»a^*\ «*a<xO 4Vi./ J,
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Fac-sim. i"f «'■
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
941
set of perfect records from the date of organization. The old warrant
has been preserved and is given in fac-simile. It is now in the ZollT
hig"is a cop^"* "^ ""'" '°'^'' ''°- ^^' ""- RC The Sot
Upper Canada. Geo. Forsyth, Provincial Grand Master.
No. 21. Chris. Danby, D.G.M. Richard Beasley, G.S.W. Joshua
To all whom it may concern, Greeting- G.J.W.
of a grand odge. NOW KNOW VP tk,* ^''*»ses tnerein with the powers
and we,, b.,..!., br..r„,'',^°yB'!;Sicl^^l:„Vy„^7crr™ iT.^S?
known worid And we drhLbv (.mhtJ ^i "'' "";°"' """"Shout fte
J^r,y ,nd we,, be,ov:d ^efBL °et L«hX<I» TSslL^^l' c""
them with their power, and drg"it e as ,„e.ma on, *. T'^T »"'"J"'"''
ocv... KL., «c., sucn installation to be upon or near everv St Tohn'o n,„
S TrS'ntToTeTr'-Lc"'* 'vY,,,::'" G^-""'"™J '=""'' '°™''' °''''™i''
.. the said Grand tZ:7}Z^:'L ?Sh"d '/oT'a nf "tt *'ar'\1
Silvester Tiffany, Grand Secretary.
( Received two guineas, the amount of the foregoing )
( warrant, and which said warrant is duly i
( enreg-'stered. S. Tiffany, G. Sec'y. )
The first pages of the minute book contain the "Bye-Laws for
Wj'f"^? '^" °^ h°i^'' ^^^' °^ '^' Most Ancient and Honorable
Society of Free and Accepted Mason., duly constituted. 27^1° day o'
942
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
June, A.L. 5803, and A.D. 1803, first held in Oxford at the house of
Robt. Sweet." The location of this house is unknown.
The bylaws differ in some regards to those of the earlier lodges.
The lodge met on " the first Tuesday in every month next after full
moon," and " the election of ofificers " was held " half yearly, to wit
at the public lodges held in June and December," while the tyler was
elected " by ballot or holding up of hands." The " Payment of
Quarterages," that is the " annual subscription " to the lodge was
made " the first lodge night after Christmas, the night after Lady
day, the first lodge night after midsummer and on the first lodge night
after Michaelmas."
In England rents are payable on dates determined from these four
days. That of Christmas, December 25th, requires no explanation;
that of Lady Day was March 25th, known as the day of the Annunci-
ation of the Virgin Mary; midsummer, the summer solstice about 21st
June; Michaelmas, the feast of St. Michael, in the Roman Catholic
Church, 29th September. These days were, therefore, convenient for
the purpose of regulating payments.
The " makings " were so arranged that the brother proposing a
member "shall deposit the sum of two dollars" on account of fees;
two black balls rejected a candidate, and on admission the fee of
eight dollars " with his subscription in proportion to the time then to
come in the current quarter." The two dollars paid on proposal was,
of course, credited in the admission fee of eight dollars. If the can-
didate were rejected the money was returned, but if he were admitted
and did not " appear for admission three lodge nights " his deposit was
" forfeited to the lodge." For those who were initiated and passed in
another lodge and desired the remaining degree or degrees, the sum
of fifteen shillings was to be paid for each. For affiliation a brother
was, rejected if " three negatives or black balls appear."
Every visiting brother had to contribute " one shilling " for an
ordinary meeting, but "two shillings for the lodge of St. Tohii,"
meaning the semi-annual festivals. The W. M. and wardens were to
attend all committees on charity and the " quarterly communication "
of Grand Lodge at the " expense of the lodge." The " Cash or fund,
as well as the jewels, furniture and other things belonging to tlie
lodge " were vested in the W. M. and wardens, and " any actidn or
suit " for recovery of property or arrearages of quarterages, was to be
made in their name. Any alteration in the bylaws was to be made on
a month's notice, and every member must affix his signature to them.
This is a condensation of the "ten articles," which formed the
bylaws. They were followed by fourteen " Laws," which are worthv
of example and may be read with profit by the Craft of to-day. The
first stated the meeting night, the first Tuesday after full moon, tlie
hour of meeting to be six o'clock from 29th September to 25th
March, and seven o'clock from the 25th March to the 29th September.
The law provided that
"every member shall come into the lodge decently clothed and in such
attire as is suitable to his rank, quality and condition in life, always remember-
ing that he can never associate with better company then Brethren imd
Fellows."
HISTORY OF rREEMASOMV IN CANADA. g^
proper person " shall open lodee h.,t ,f T -txr' ^l '" ^'^ ^^^ence a
ke^ep.n, ,ate hours on lodge nights."^ T^i r^^t.Toi fegJa'^K
and Iha'^^SLtdy 'p'oUd';f ^^ -'-" '* - nine o'clock,
shall forfeit the sum'o'f two shmi^ '„^d al^'= r^T '^^^''^!" ^^'""« herein
and not being a traveller or lodgerfn the ho.^L •"■- "^^9 '' *" ^^^ 'od«e.
after ten O'clock, shall also forfdt the um of t' "T,r"^ '" '^'' ''""' house
no member shall offend against his law J ^^^o shillings. It is hoped that
harmony of the lodge, to"^ Xent une^'sines? . !° ''''''' '^' '^''"°'- ^"^
preserve the econemy of our families '" ° "'^^'^" ^* home, and to
for it'^med'ttt'''"^' ^'" ^"'^^ ""^- -hich liquor could be used,
iodg;ij'i,Tu"rs'rafednorrfL:^hi°^ r\'^ ^-^-^^^ ^° ^he
makings, &c.) shall not be charged to !hl1^^ hour (unless on account of
mmed to sup in the lodge room'5un-n°g*fodg°e'Lrs/'° '"^°" '''''' '^^ ^^
The fifth warned the brethren ac tr. +t,o . ,
proposing members, " that they be c^rlfJ ^ ""'^ u° ^' ^^^rcised in
candidates for Masonry that thev ^n^t l k"" '°'" ^^'^ recommend as
tion on the Craft." ^ "^^ "°* ^""S scandal or disreputa-
The sixth regulated the fees fnr " «,oi •
which were to be ten dollars '' L? . ^^^'""S'P^^smg and raising,"
Ing, and two at the rai fng '' but iranvnnl' '"'^''•"^' '^''' ^' ^^^ P^^'
ber of the Craft, by trefiine it di^H JT^ '? ""worthy mem-
actions, leading an in mS^.i disrespectfully either by words or
entitled to anyU.erTgS rn^hirrodge"" '''" '" " '''' "°^ ''
of fi-s\vrr^Xedt'co'rr^^ "on-attendance, and the scale
" unless with good reasons "andlivrn^fi,?- -^^^ "'^"^^'^ absent,
half-a-dollar, while those '' of ?wonS ^ ''"J^"'"'^" ^'"^"^ ^^e lodge paid
three shilltnis, and ''over two mn.« ^ ^"^, °'''.' °"^ Half-mile " paid
^ By the%hth lavrmZ rs";;,?tTe'lffiT;'r ^'"""^«
ipdge i^!;;Se\tSivrofsfthr t' ^^^^.-^^^ ^- *•-
his ability must be preferred to h s .li? . ^s regards the master
master who had not served a vv'/- ^"* "° «"« ^ould be
year in some regular lodge '' and '' no offl ""Tuu ^' ^'^'' °"«-half
t/rne against his inclina'bn." The nevv W ''m'"" ^' '^'''/'^ ' «^<=ond
"but that the Master may not hive tnT \ ^PP°'"ted the S. W.,
the Senior may appoint 'a jSm'r Ward^' ' '"""""^^ ^" ^^^^ ^^P-^
ages "Vr'^dJS'iclurd tr;r ^ra;^^'^;"1 "" r *'-^ " Ol-
eoma before the lodge. ^ '''^"^'" whatever that might
944
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
By the eleventh, the secrecy of the ballot was preserved, and a
severe penalty A^as awarded to those guilty of any attempt to discover
how brethren voted. The law reads:
"That when any person is proposed to become a member, or any person
to be made a Mason, if it appear upon casting up the ballot, that they are
rejected, no member or visiting brother shall discover by any means whatso-
ever who those members were who opposed his election, under the penalty
of such a brother being forever expelled the lodge (if a member) and if a
visiting brother, of his being never more admitted as a visitor or becoming a
member, and immediately after a negative passes on any persons being pro-
?osVd, the Master shall cause this law to be read, that no brother present may
plead ignorance."
By the twelfth law brethren who violated the bylaws were fined.
The thirteenth was rather novel. The cause for such an enact-
ment is not given. Landlords are usually prompt and courteous, but
apparently those with whom No. 21 had transactions required more
than ordinary caution. The law reads:
" That the landlord of the house where this lodge is held shall immediate-
ly upon the receipt of a letter or message left with him for the Right W^
Master, forward it to him, and _ upon his refusal or neglect of the same shall
pay to this lodge five shillings."
The fourteenth law was headed " Disguised in liquors— Swear-
ing " a standard one in all the early lodges. It is unnecessary in these
modern times. It provided penalties for brethren who presumed to
swear " or " came into the lodge intoxicated."
The record states that these articles and bylaws were approved on
the " 24th of April, 1804." At a subsequent date the articles relatmg
to liquor were amended in that " members who shall get intoxicated
in or out of the lodge " were fined eight shillings, " after being sharply
reproved by the Master," and " any member who shall pro ane the
name of the Lord, or speak in a blasphemous manner was liable to
fine or suspension, and any member " who shall profane the Lord s
dav by doing any servile labor, or by trading, or doing anything
contrary to the laws of our land," shall be fined or expelled as the
circumstances warrant. The fines were all to be paid in N. Y.
^" The opening meeting was held on St. John's day, 24th June, 1803,
at the house of Bro. Robert Sweet, who was the secretary of the lodge.
The minutes read:
"1803— 24th June. Grand Lodge opened at Oxford, at ix o'clock by
virtue of a dispensation from the Grand Master, dated April 12th 1803. Pro-
ceeded to install Bro. James Burdick, Master Enoch Burdick Senior War-
den. Samuel Canfield, Junior Warden; Grand Lodge closed at i o clock, ?M^
" Master's Lodge opened at 2 o'clock, dosed at 3 o'clock in good
harmony
'Brethren present.
Bro. Thos. Horner, P.M., Vis'r Lo.
D. Parmer, P.M., Vis'r Lo. XI.
Wm. Sumner, Vis'r XI.
Graham, Vis'r XI.
I. Merrick. Vis'r No. XV.
C. Stafford. Vis'r No. XV.
Siher Tonsley, Vis'r No. .58. N.
XI.
Bro. Jas. Burdick, W.M.
" Enoch Burdick, S.W.
" Sam'l Canfield, J.W.
" Robt. Sweet.
" Arial Tonsley.
" Asakel Lewis.
" Joel Piper.
" Wm. Sumner, Sccty, P.T"
"ISTORV OF FREEMASOVRY m CANADA.
he oftcers of the lodge and the Sembrshl ^^^J^^ulated list shows
the lodge it will not be necessTrv tn r P' ? ^^.^^ '" ^''« history of
ordinary business of the lodge ^ ''^"" *° ^^^ d^'&'-^e work or
die. dirdtnttst'Sra^^^^/r'srj^l^^^^ ^"-^ Bur-
Tons ey and Asahel Lewis, were also f^rL?"^'\1; J°^' ^'P^^' Arial
Tonsley was a major in the mnS! • .^^'' '" ^^^^ ^^^f^rd. Bro
Curhs was a farmer, who dfed^S?n " ?' '""' °^ .^^^^'^S- David
who^remember his Masonic n.neral ""^'-^ "^ "^'"^ brethren.
stalIatio^offfficrs"'''?Le%'r^^^^^^^ ^->K- for the in-
-TZ ^^"^ °- P^r'"^'-. They acted" !,f • ? r'^''"" ^'- ^ros. Thos.
with W. Bro James Burdick wh!^ as installing officers, together
nun,ber of visitors were ores '7l '""^t ^ave been a P. M Quite I
of which there is HTtrorno"eco°? pff ""h^- "' ^"'•^-d' ^'o%l
IngersoII in the township of that n;,„f"'^°? 'j.*^""*>' "^''^s ^om
and therefore would be conven ent forT^,^"^^^^?'"^ East Oxford.
No. II was a lodee of fh!. t • 5"^ fraternal visits. The fact that
hailed from the schematic Gi"7'/ d'spensation. and that '' No 31 '«
Robt. Kerr, did "0"^ "em to'hav°e ^L'de''"^"!.'-^"^^'- ^^ ^i bJo.
brethren in visiting. The meeHr 1 T.t^ .^"^ diflference with the
uously from 1803 down to 1835 and in thilV'^^^^ ^"^ ^^'^ ^^"ti"!
IS embraced in the list of officerr^n? u""^ *^^ '"""'^ of the lodge
are from the minutes at vaSs 1^"^ ""T^'"" ^^' ^^t^-^^ts givfn
of showing the peculiar tresoflodJl' ^? ^'-f '^^''*'^ ^'^h the v^ew
EnocJ-B^i^^^^^ g: '.^tf s;;Sr- Po-ds of Candles of Mr.,
member of this lodge oav un ThZ.v • 'u * ^^^ motioned that each
a^ure of which the f:m'e^m^h'a rb'Sltd " ";^^^ 'K^' -°"ht
1805, the minutes state that, having '' R.?^ . 9" ^9th February.
Curtis, and being requested to not dJanv 'lP'^^*'°"-«^^'-°- David
disputes between the Grand Lodge treed In?"' .°" ^'=^°""t ^^ *he
This minute evidently refers to fhf J'^ <ioTmant."
Wut^^^ofth"^^ -^^^"^^^ ^' ''' '''-''' °^
Lodge ienedatl'o'clU'rrheM'; "-J?^' ^^th. 1S05. Regular
good harmony." It coXTrSy W teenT^^^^ Closed at nlSe'fn
The next meetings were held nl.u '".^'^^ ™°''« '^''''ef.
27th December, 1805, folb^ed bv , " *Je '^'^ °^^"g".t, and the
1 fT''^" ?h August,T8o6^'?hTn fhef °";he '^^ ^^y' ^806
24th February. 1807. and another until iSthiV \^°"o^ '"^^'"^^1 ""til
The minutes of all these meetin^c u A"8^st, 1807.
words as given in those of tTeSSL'on'l^^^^
llT^H'"" ** ^'^S^'^ ^"d York had c?eat,dH '??• °^ J""«' ^S^S-
the brethren, and it was determined to ..f, 1°"^* '" *^e minds of
been adjusted. Without any explanation .1 '^J ""'" '"^"^'"^ had
work on the 15th December^ 1807 On *?u If^' ''^"^^^d active
received of Bro. David Curt f T "",/°*h May, 1808, the lod^e
gallon." The brethrertr^tt^ '^c'alfedt" °/ 'f '''''' '' ^/ p!r
60 ''" ^^''e« to refreshment." Without
946
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
suggestion it seemed to the brethren of those days an eminently pro-
P" On Octotir"4tri8o8. "the members present have resolved to
live agreeably to our by-laws and to the constitution o Masonry from
hTs tfme ]o wa?d° ' and " It was resolved unanimously that the fees
d f^fte^n dolhrs for making, passing and raising be reduced to ten
°" Tn%d Ju^eTTst it r '^proposed that we pay out of thi.
lodge^two dollars to defray the expense of gomg for a doc or for
Bro Robert Sweet." On June 24th, 1809. the mmutes state that St.
John's Lodge opened in the Master's degree at i o'clock m the ore-
ioon." SubseqSenc minutes show that this term was only used on the
festival days. ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^ ^^.^^^ l^ j ^^ ^,^^
been p?oposed at the p;eviou; meeting in accordance wjth the bylaws
it was "voted to dispense with the fourth article of our bylaws fh
was Quite a common procedure on the part of the members On iQtl
Ttme?"8ia Z lodge^" received of Bro Hitchcock twenty c^o^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
a half fit beine lent him ast lodge night). On the 21st xJcccnucr,
18 o " Bro siLer is duly elected to make out the returns and re-
nreSnt 1 1 S lo Ige to the Grand Lodge, and pay the Grand Lodge
what money thSe was in the fund, expense 27 dollars in the fund.
On iSuanuary, i8n, the lodge "voted to pay Bro. Summer for
Pervices of go'ng to Grand Lodge, and making returns etc sixteen
doS' and^°ha? th. members pay the same without breaking the
Slh JuTe ?8ri, «' the refreshment table, there was an orat.on
"'"The minutTs rivfnoTauiculars of this oration by Bro, Walson
hut iluerr^'^hilL is incruded in t.,e^i^ory o> the Prov,,K,a Grand
'^^'' "!^ MaSn" 'the"w''M Tn .^. o DoreTe^.er lodge, No. 3,
rf^:?Q"ure:;He3.sas^£an^^^^^^^
fL'n^donTtnd^n htlou^y ^^^'^^'^^^ ^J^^t
No. 21 at Oxford, and was P««-" ^t St, meeting and^n "the
April. 181 1, when R. W. ^ro. ja^vis a authority. W.
J:^t^r*?pltsiio"n''o';'i'rBro^^-™and thit Bro. Kerr l.d
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. 947
srv/;/^.is^.^^,-ip^^^^^^^^ ^-^i -fusee to do
letter "to the Grand L^lge at N^^^^ [Vfl^'!!^- '' '^ ^raft a
members were appointed AhoasSflfj . . °' *'"' P^^'Pose two
who drafted the letter This l?ff!r 1 assistance of 13ro. Watson
Mackie, G. S.. and ackn Jw dged th^^^ !° ^- ^- ^••^- Alex.'
dated 29th December iRin K- 1 ".'P' °^ ^ '^"er from Niagara
R. W. gro. Robt KeV 'as proWnciaTS^^^^^^ '''' °^ °ffi«-S
to the Grand Secretary that No Ti ll ', "^ ^^'\'''- ^^ P^'ntcd out
Bro. Wm. Jarvis was'lhetSy apSntdTr ""'''"!°^^ ^'^^^ I^- W.
of Masonry in Upper Canada andTnt 1 ^'^^^'"^'al Grand Master
Grand Lodge of England" and that '"''"^''' " ^^'"^ ^r°"> the
" We have always conceived thnt fi,«
emanated from the authority of the sa d r7r? w ""''''" ^'"""^'^ ^'^ ^^ork
Worshipful Christopher Danby, D G Jh?,'" y*'"'''""'' *''™"g'' ""= Rt-
had been legally appointed to that off^c bv I'c. 'r^^ we always supposed
•'beeri:t!jrinfSS^1,^';;;;^---tthat lodge No. . ..d
not elective." and they dcSrcd to I nni . n T' "' P'^n^anent,
warrant had been superseded by nno 1 .? w"' '^''^ " ^^'^ Grand
of authority, constituting .'j So hii ;T'^M'"°'"V''n^^"'^' ^""^^^
Esquire, Provincial Grand Master of Mn^ ' x?'"^ ^^^^''^ K^^r.
vince of Upper Canada." Cn.Jscnoi^rio/" v' ^^'^"''y'' P^°-
explanations. A copy of this letter f o 1 . F ^"^^ ^' ^^^'''"l f^'"
was sent to R. W. Bro. Jarv s with f^i. f ''^^'^'"'-^^.c Grand Lodge
given. "• J'"'^''''' ^^'th the further explanations before
n>is 2o7g^f;era?ro'ScV'r.dTvr JT^'^ " '^-^ ^ ^^ ^hat
two shillings for each late " ^ dehnquent nieniber to pay
son.]n::rs.t Sic^^^stiS ;st?^^°^^ f ^--^^^ on
t^ie space of five minutes," after which i^ ^ refreslhucnt " for
Curtis should have the char4 of a lb. i ? ^o'*^^ ^^'^t Bro. D.
lodge, during the present vTa^r-jl-erer'S^^ ^'^'""^'"^ ^« ^"^
'n July, August and October On the iIh r '°^?-^/0"t'n"cd to meet
by the Lodge that the Lodge be mov^d n ^u""\\f'''\'' ''^' " ^^ted
^ ^ The lodge held its first^meetiiTrat Bm l?-,^\"'c^^"''""S^°"'«"
find no change recorded until tlS dale Nn . r '" ^''''^'' ^"^ ^^
taken. There was no meeting of thl inrW ? °" '"?"'' ^° ^^^^ ''^^n
until i2th June. 1813. Office?s tere lecfed oTthe'L^r?'^'"' '^'''
and It was resolved that " Bro T Hall f f^ f • u^ P"r'^ J""^- ^8^3.
months with liquor." On gth Novemi.r « '"''^ '''' ^^^^e for six
Lodge No. 2i%hould be Removed To^' R^'^'r'' ^^' " ^°t^^ that
Harrington's," and that "the TembesTf th'°T ^i ^'f^'"'^ ^° B'-°-
per meeting. N. Y. C.. to deLTexpenses " °^^' '^°"^^ P^^ ^A
ParkSVto^'rf HarHn^^rs'U^IL'tSfl ? '"^^^ ^^^ ^^ I^"
date have removed to Brr5a;rfngton's ^ ^' """'* '* '" "''""''•
A son of Capt. Curtis remembers the lodge being held at his
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
father's house, lot No. 12. on the old stage road, township of West
Oxford, about 1812-14. . .u . n,, w«, u^rrir,..
On 15th December, 1813, it was " Voted that Bro. Wm. Harring-
ton should receive one dollar for whiskey ami candles per Lodge night.
Voted that we meet for the celebration and installation on bt. John s
Day. in as good order as can be expected." On nth January. 1814.
it was "voted to dispense with the 4th article of the bylaws. This
law provided that all liquors drank at supper on lodge nights should
be paid for by the lodge, but liquor drank before lodge should be paid
bv brethren, unless it was on account of " makings. . , ,
' On the 14th October, 1814, the minutes state that the lodge
" lent Bro. James Fuller four dollars for one month. From this
date the meetings were held with regularity but the minutes are brief.
Degree work occupied attention. On December 15th, 181 5, amongst
other matters the lodge " Lent Bro. D. Curtis twenty dollars for three
months." and " Bro. Curtis furnishes this Lodge on St. John s Day
with victuals and drink." At the meeting of 13th February, 1815,
quite a number of brethren for absence were " fined five shillings.
On i6th April. 1816, the lodge "lent Bro. Carroll the constitution,
and the lodge also " voted to keep early hours by meeting at 4
o'clock in the afternoon precisely." . . , ,, .
The prompt manner in which brethren were fined for non-attend-
ance is noticeable. On the 14th May, 1816. it was " voted that all
absent brethren pay five shillings each." It may have been an easy
matter to impose the fine but another to collect it.
On the 13th April, 1816, it \;as " voted that Bro. Brown and Bro.
Lewis be summoned to give an account for certain reports now in
circulation." On the 7th June, 1817, "it was voted that Bro. Curtis
and Samuel Hungerford post ofT the minutes of this lodge and prepare
a new book against the next regular lodge night." On the 4th March
certain brethren " were excused from paying their fines."
The elections and installations were held regularly every six
months and duly recorded in the minutes. On 21st April, 1818, a
motion was passed that " a committee be appointed to transmit a
copy of the proceedings of Lodge No. 21 to the Grand Lodge." This
entry proves that lodge No. 21 was loyal to the schismatic Grand
Lodge at Niagara. The Grand Masonic Convention had met at
Kingston in 1817, but No. 21 had not taken any part in its proceed-
ings. On 8th June, 1818. the lodge "paid Bro. Danby's five dollars
for two days' attendance," and it was " agreed that Bro. Martm shall
convey Bro. Danby to Burford and bring in his bill of expenses.
This would indicate that Burford lodge. No. 11, was also under the
Niagara Grand Lodge. . . ^
On the 24th June, 1818, a committee "that was appointed to
settle with the Grand Master made their returns and was approved of
by the Lodge." On 28th December, 1818, the lodge " paid Mr. May-
bee three dollars for a discourse he delivered the brethren, of this lodge
to-day. Paid Bro. Reuben Hamilton three dollars for delivery and
exhortation." ^ x, ,Tr t i.
On loth August, 1819, it was " agreed to pay Bro. Wm. Joseph
House two dollars for his trouble in summoning the Westminster
brethren." These brethren were members of No. 21 who resided at
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
„. . 949
Wrstmmstcr (London") dn mu q ^ ,
dispense with' the IhTrd aScl/of 0^/??'"' '?'^\ " '' ^«« ^^^^^ to
our Westminster brethren „n| tLnext'reS ^T^''-Y''y ^''^
This law had reference to tl,l^i!^ • '^^§^"'^f l^o^ge night."
The Westminster brSen lVn^TcLt''''lf^f. '' ">"^ ^'^^^cU.
action was probably taken to allow themTnnn'''^'f ''"'""'^' ^"^ ^^e
why they had not been more pn.mrin7t^/H''""'*^ ".^ "^^^
December, 1819, it was " voted tntir 1^?'^^"'=^^, ^" the 27th
acting as a committee to sitt e o ,r !,« ^1^1^^^ ^'°- ^^^^i" ^^r
conveying the D. P. G. Master to R, 7 ^ the Grand Lodge, and
Oxford." This strengthens the belie? ^h.p'^^r '"''^ ^'■°'" ^"'^°^^ to
seceded from the ProvincLl G^andlX 3"^^^^^^^ """ "' ""''
to io?n''tu7^ol:Sn afKin'^t """T -^^^^e th° Uhe lodge " agreed
delegate was s gned " Oxford R,h,., '^'^ certificate as a
record of action i„ separa °, c ffom t^M?'' '*"/ ™'' '' *<' ««
mmutes then have the fol oSinHe* Ha^^'^ ^L^' ^''-Ige. The
the lodge was now working undiZ S-d r "'"'^^ ''8"'"" *a<
had received a dispensation from hat bodvT?.""™"?"' '"'' ">« "
"Grand Convention „„„b|e<, „ n' n .^ J" """""= ='«=■
«r.e *,, of March. iSai, andopenrf ifL^^S f"""' '° °''<"^' <" '>"
i^t, i°„:^i„s'r°" °' ^'- "?- st^n,s'crr"s,o„^-
.0 J!!;reeS'l to' :';;11^a%'oSS t"^^ '■ '"■•'^ "'-••• The
.0 .he KtagltSSie ffo',; 'na'm^g"^^ T Hf '" "? '"' ^^'^g"'
»:rs?f',h-°?Jgr' ' ^'--"hS Vhe^ SC ^^-M- -
Bro/Set gl?s "King^HSn'rdroifo'rd^^a ^''^ "f ^''■«-"-
iTth March. 1821, s ating that '' I nrn I ^' ^'^'A ^'^'^ Ancaster, on
the officers of that Son he isTof^M'"' I'^'P'^'''^' «"d installed
on the nth of March t?Bro. Barlow at ^nt^^^ "''■ ^T' ^"*^"g
sentative of the lodge at the conventk,'n ""' '^^' °* ^^^ ^^P^^'
attachment to our order insured hL'my "1'^"""''""' ^^' "'^°" «^'°-
On the 2oth March iS^t '• Tr;«„ tj- t .
" ^rt'^a^rS^! * "I-Tgr^e^^of kaloi!,"^ %Z
ei.ht%^c^ ^M%i?p^srg?r aT«t??»'5n"°;r; °"' t"""^ -^
voted that this lodee shall o-n fl ,"" ^^^th June, 1822, it was
M»so„s Lodge." ^^^^:^^^^:tx)s:;j:^
HISTORV OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
the foundation of Craft Masonry evidently prevailed with the .ncnl.crs
°^ ^'on liie 6th of August, 1822, it was " Voted that on the nifiht of
lodce .neethig if there l)e three, five or seven .nembers of the lodRe
thaf tl c menfbers so met shall open the lodge and go to work. On
the 3rd September. .822, it was voted that " two dollars be advanced
*° TnTlis?""? Ir/e'ra John'oean. as secretary of the Kingston
Sissi ^ i^e i^: sr orgS ff^^z;" "'
^On the is° of October, 1822. it was " Voted that this lodge come
unde?"he GrancrLodge at York, and to acknow edge the gov^rnmen
thereof to be legal." and that £2. 13. I'e paid to Bro Curtis fo. Im
. expen e to York," and it was also " voted that money be advanced to
oav the postage of a letter to the Grand Lodge at ^ ork.
P ^ TL^contfnuation of the history of the lodge w.ll be tound under
the period of the second Provincial Grand Lodge under R. W. Bro.
Simon IMcGillivray. i^,t^„.
The following shows the membership of this lodge.
Charter Members -James Burdick. W.M.; Enoch Burdick. S.W.; Samue
r fi if T w Xf-Robt Sweet. Arial Tonsley. Ham Lawrence. Asakcl
S:l Joel Pip rVi^Sumi Isaac Burdick. Eleazer Scott, Ebenezer
Grren. Sam'l Burdick, Sikes Tonsley. i8o4.-James Graham. -_PgJ^'-
i 11 r- c.„ff„,,i tRn-T—Robt Heiirv. David Curtis. R. King. ioo». samuei
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CHAPTER LIX.
953
Lodge No. 24, P. R.. Township of West Flamp^^ > n
Halton, 1810-1822— The SFT-olr. t ^^°^°' Bounty ok
MATic Grand Lodge. ^"^ ^"''^^ °f the Schis-
NiagI^!uTd:rR.TZXtrtV'^ ^^^'^"^^^'^ Grand Lodge at
met in the township o West FlamboiTV'^i^"* *° the lodge which
lodge, No. 24." The minutes oT^vT!,''' ^?^ ^^« •<"own as " uS
the archives Sf the GraTZodye'of'San^lTa^H ^'/° *° ^«^° ^"^ i"
There is no evidence thaf T? \aV d ^^ Hamilton,
any authority from auyV^nd loZe fn% ^f'^^^" ever received
Provinaal Grand .Master, althouTl^^
with the authorities in London yft in th.^^^''/^'^" corresponded
a copy of the warrant of that iodle 'i " Sf .'"""^''^^ 9^ No. 24 there is
Grand Lodge of Niagara, an exfct /n" "^ '?'° "^^ the schismatic
£5. Christopher Danhy, ^l^^^J^^SLrS tK^i
'^^at^F^'-^^-^^^^^^^ ^^ -ested
, The Justice of the Peace rSerredfo^^^^^^^i^" ^^ lodge No. 24.
of the Grand Master's iSge at n1 ° -'' ^ ^ "' °^^''^- ^'■°°'^«.
Crooks, a prominent barrfster of rlr.'.^""^ 'i""'^ °^ Bro. R. p
We's?teo?o'u\''°'-^^^^^^^^ " '""'" °' ^"^
the counties oT Cn^LrlVLd' Hailn ^'r^'^^'t, ^^ich comprised
contams eight townships, ?mon^ Be^ AnJ^' "°""*y ^^ Wentworth
which possessed Masonic lodges ^T ^^^^^^'^ ^"^ barton, both of
onginally foundeH in •' the tofnshi Jnf f,^''^'' ,^S^ at Hamilton wi
>n the city of Hamilton. HalToneon^lin''''^"' ?°^ ^ business cen^?^
which is that o^ Flambormigh WeT TVr'if ^ townships, amongst
Flamborough West, is about eiei^tpn/t u"^?^ °^ Flamboro', in
Fjfty years ago it was a bisy%Iace \!u T^f-' ^'"""^ "amihon
Crook's Hollow," where at nL?-",.^^ ^^ort distance from it is
woollen factories, n,r^,v of the' ^^7^ "^^'^ "^'"^ and paper and
Craft. _ The valley kno'wn by h rn"aSr'°^'^ ^?'^ memb^rs^of 'tSe
spots in Canada. A stream of ttffn'i'"^ °^ ^^e most charming
runs through it, whicfa Dundas s knotn'^'^ ;.'''^;?^°'-°' ^^t'"""
The tovvnship was first settled in tTt! The Dundas stream."
about a shilling an acre. To day t wS/^'" '^^ ^^"^ ^^^ ^"'^ for
acre. After leaving FlamboroSh .^ ^''^'■?^^ ^^ '^^st $roo per
arcuitous road to drive Xniwht "'"""^''" '« descended by a
eads to Dundas, which is th;itnd';3T?, 'T ^^^^^ ^his ro'ad
five from Hamilton. Ancaster ^L^hl '? ^'^'^ Flamboro' and
'nterested, is situated in the north e^?"" 'P^* '" ^^^ich the Craft is
^ome miles south of Flamboro^ T?\:;" /.^^^^^^ township'
- -c was ftrst settled in 1795 by a
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HISTOKY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
French-Canadian, named St. Jean Baptiste Rosseaux, and James
Wilson, a United Empire Loyalist from the State of Pennsylvania.
Both of these men were members of lodge No. lo, in the township of
Barton, known to-day as Barton lodge. No. 6, Hamilton. To attend
the lodge meetings which were held in what is now the city of
Hamilton, these two brethren would trudge regularly along the Indian
track, through a dense wilderness, and on more than one occasion
their path was crossed by wolves and bears, about the only inhabitants
of the country. , . , , • f
Lodge No. 24 met in the village of Flamboro , in the township of
Flamborough West, and in that part of the township of Ancaster after-
wards the village of that name, and in the village of Dundas. Many of
the prominent settlers were members of the Craft. It must have been
an interesting night in August of 1796, when Bros. Wilson and
Rosseaux trudged from their forest homes and with Bro. Brant, the
venerable Thayendenegea, met in the lodge room at Smith's tavern in
Barton at the organization of lodge No. 10. .
The warrant of lodge No. 24, like those preceding it, is a docu-
ment which shows the claim made by the schismatic Grand Lodge at
Niagara as a legallv constituted body at Niagara. It is, of course,
a genuine and truthful instrument issued by that organization, but
from i792 until 1822 in no book of Masonic record in England or
Canada is there any resolution, order or mandate, giving R. W. Bro.
Kerr the position assigned to him in this warrant— that of Provincial
Grand Master. ^ ,^, ,^ ^,^, ., , ,
W Bro Abner Everitt was the first W. M. While he may have
been satisfied of the genuineness of the warrant and the authority of
R W Bro Kerr in 1810, he changed his mind in later years, for on
the nth March, 1821, he wrote to Bro. John Dean, the Grand Secre-
tary of the Kingston Convention, concerning the illegality of the
Niagara Grand Lodge. So earnest was he in his endeavors to aid the
Kingston Convention that in his letter to Bro. Dean he said amongst
other things that he had visited the lodges in the county of Oxford
and in the neighborhood of Long Point, and that these lodges de-
clared that they would not "adhere to the Niagara Grand Lodge
He also expressed the opinion that new lodges would be formed which
would affiliate with the Convention, and that he had heard the
opinion of every lodge west of Kingston, and not one of them would
acknowledge the authority of the Grand Lodge of Niagara.
Bros. Abner Everitt, Elijah Collard and Jacob S Turner were
farmers residing near Ancaster. ^ , « 1 .i u-
R W Bro William Emery was the Grand Secretary of the schis-
matic Grand Lodge at Niagara and succeeded R. W. Bro. Sylvester
Tiffany. The warrant of No. 24 reads:
ROBERT KERR, PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER.
Chris nnnlw. D.G.M. Benj. Middoufih. S.G.W John Chrysler. J.G.W.
WHEREAS the Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable fra-
ternity of Free and Accepted Masons of England and Masonical jurisdiction
thereunto belonging according to the old institutions, in ample form assem-
bled in London, on the seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord, One
Thousand, Seven Hundred and Ninety-two, and m the year of Masonry.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRV IN CANADA.
... g-_
Five Thousand, Seven Hun»1r<.H o„j xt-
John Duke of' Athol^ar^ L ,nd'Fa'^!TSH''5^ "'"^^ ^"'''^ P""-
and Strathardle. Viscount of Ballquider rlJ, '^'''"''/"'"' °f ^trathtay
Murray Belvany and Cask. HerSweConSS ?"^.' '-!J^ ^''^"'y°''' Lord
Lord of Man and the Isles, and Earl Stran ' ' ?J^' ^'"''^'^ °^ Kinclavin.
.n the County of Gloucester, Grand Ma 'eJ^of M ^"■°" ^""^^ «' Stanly
Britain called England and Ma,nn;,.,T • • i^ .^^sons in that part of Great
Right Worshipful James Afar E.nl'""n''''°" *''"'="»t° belongiW the
Worshipful Sir'^ Waiin Lewlf' KnSr' deputy Grand Master; the Right
Worshipful John Bunn. Esquire, Junior GranH ^ w^T' ^^'■^^"- ^'^^ ^^^^
representatives of the several wa ranted IodI-tc,^f''"i' '°^''^" ^''^ the
authority of the said Grand Lodge SJn^?' ''^'i""der the sanction and
Robert Kerr, Esquire, to be Provincial G°n"d T f '^'-^ Worshipful Brother
and for the better regulation and S ^ ^^^''^'■' '" tbe said Province
Honorable Craft. did'ei^po'erL 7o ""' wT" °! ^'^^°^* Ancient and
st.h^worthy brethren as should app.rforth'eTar^LT^-rrci:,^
Kno ? ^"^ '^'''''' '"^ ""^^ ^°N^^^N- GREETING.
Ahnfr-ETereV^ES CoSl^ t JjIT^T^J ^"^ ^f" ^^-^ ^-Hren,
Masons, and several other brethren to h. 'i''^''^ ^'''"^^ "^ 0"r Master
do hereby constitute the said "Sen jnl^^ ^"d formed into a lodge
cepted Masons, to be de^na d nSc? t"^"'': t"'^^^ "^ ^^^^ ^"d Ac-
authonze and empower our trusty and we l IT^ ^."^.^l!''' '"^ ^^ '^^^^by
Master, Elijah Collard to be Senior w^ "^^'^ ^l'"" Everett to be
Junior Warden, and to form and S a Lodl"' '1 ^%'°'' ^- burner £ Je
West which is hereby designated Number T^enTvp' ^"^"^'^'P "^ F'^'^boro
on all occasions in the said lodge when dX" '"^ "' ^" *•>"« and
masons, according to most ancienfand hnn u, '°"S'-^«ated to make Free-
Craft in all ages and nations "hroSghout [he l'"'*"*"' °^ '''' ^"^^1 York
hereby further authorize and empower our t -^"7" ^°''^- ^nd we do
brethren, Abner Everett. Elijah CoHard and T k e"'^.^ ""^ ^^" beloved
«nt of the members of their lodge t nnJ''?'' S Turner, with the con-
successors, to whom they shal de1i;e twT '"' "'°°'" ^"^^ '"^tall their
their powers and dignities as Freemasons &e ''l"'"* '"^ '"""* ^^em with
shall, in like manner, nominate, choo e a^d fn'.tfn'..^'' '"^ '"''^ successors
&c such installations to be upon or L.r '"'*^'L ''^^"- successors, &c., &c
cont.n„ance of this lodge forever! who XnTL^l'- ^^'"'^ ^^^^ '^"""g the
entered in a book for that ournA J , "^"^ *""^ '" t'me cause to h^
lodge, together with all s^ h'^^s and" r'eguir °' *'^'i: ^^^^^^'^'^-.T il\l:
80od government thereof, for the nsject o„ 'f ^ r '•!?' 1.''^ "^^^^ ^^^ ^be
n/ fr,-"u^'"''' *"'^*'^'-«". and their successnlj^.'',^'^""; Provided
whom fh '"^'^ """'^^ ^"^ regulations of Je era ; ^^J- '°?°^'" *° ^'^^ »<"o«'n
whom these presents are granted and to ♦»,»/• ' '^Z?^ ''"*= r«P«t to us by
conforming to the rules and regul'ation, ^hl P'^"'' ^"^Se of England and
yearly communication with the said p'-'°' T'' P«-«erving a regu"! and
warrant to be of no force and vir^it '°"""'' ^^^"^ Lodge.^the^ise S
ninet^Slf orM^ayrln^fh/^r^^ ^-^ ^^^^ ^ Niagara, this
Hundred and ten. and in the yeafS Masonry,";?;': °"' ''''°"^-'' EiS!
The reader will notice that in fV^ '^"- ^'"^^- '•^'='>'-
Masonry is ascertained by thaldiJionn/f* ^T^''^^ '^'^ year of
current year. In the warrLt of No S hsued V''?,!'^'"^ ^^^^^ ^o tl?e
thousand and four years are added f n .1 ^^ ^''^ "^"^^ body, four
ohtam the Masonic year "^ ^° ^^^ ^"'"'■^"t year in order to
I
956
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Anno Lucis, in the year of Light, as the reader shauld know, is the
epoch used in Masonic documents of the symbolic degrees^ Jjie era is
calculated from the creation of the world by addmg 4,000 to the current
year, on the supposition that Christ was born that number of years
after the creatioVT The chronology of Archbishop Usher, which ha
been adopted as the Bible chronology in the ^"thorized version p aces
the birth of Christ in the year 4004 after the creation Whatever differ-
ences of opinion may have existed, the theory that the world wa
created 4000 B. C. has been adopted by general consent Masons do
not assume, by the expression, that the instiiution had its beginmng a
the creation. It is merely used as expressive of reverence for that
phvMcal light, created by the Great Architect, and which is adopted
as the tvpeof the intellectual light of Masonry. The phrase is, of
course, symbolic. The date on the warrant of lodge No. 24, therefore,
conforms to modern practice.
The affidavit which accompanies the copy of the warrant was
sworn to at the time application was made to the Kingston Conven-
tion to remove the lodge from Dundas to Ancaster.
District of Gore,)
To Wit )
Personally appeared before me, Matthew Crooks, Esquire, one of His
Majesty's Justices of the Peace, in and for the said District, John M. A.
Cameron, of Ancaster. in said District, Clerk, who being duly sworn deposeth
and saith. that the within is a true copy, from the original warrant, froni the
Grand Lodge of Niagara to Lodge, Number Twenty-Four, Flamboro West.
John M. A. Cameron.
Sworn before me at Ancaster,)
this 9th day of August, 1821,)
Matthew Crooks, J. P. )
Union lodge, No. 25, met for the first time " in Flamborough
West, at Manuel Overfield's tavern," on the 25th June, 1810. There
were present Bro. Allan Nixon, D. G. M.; E. Collard, S. G. W.; Abner
Everitl, J. G. W.; and Russell Olmstead, Gr. Secy, these brethren
ronre-senting the Provincial Grand Lodge at Niagara. Bros. Jacob
S.' Turner. Gilbert Bastedo, Augustus Bates, .Samuel Nash and James
Graham were also present.
Bro. Russell Olmstead was a builder, who lived on what is known
a-; Fiddlers^ Green Road west, three miles from Ancaster. He was the
father of Moss Ingersoll Olmstead. Samuel Nash was a brother-in-
law of Bro. Olmstead and lived within a short distance of Stoney
CrccK
The heading of the minutes show that meetings were held at
various places. At the first meeting the election of officers took place,
Bro. Elijah Collard being elected W. M.; Bro. Abner Everitt, S. W.;
and Bro. T- S. Turner, J. W. , r .,
On the 8th October, 181 1, Bro. J. S. Turner borrowed from the
lodge £s 16 6 , N. Y. Cv., for which he gave his note, after which ho
applied "for and was grnnted his certificate. He then deposited in tlio
1 ands of the treasurer £t2. 17. 6- and the note. No reason is given
for this action, but as a token of good will he " has made a present of
an apron to the lodge."
are
HISTOSV OP FBEEMASONKV 1„ CANADA. gj^
I^rom 25th January, 1812 untU ,nfh m u"'^ ''^ ^^^""^1 Overfield "
the house of Bro. Edward Pee fnAnoTr^'VP'^' '^' ^^<^Se met at
i8r6, until 27th JanSv 1818 fh^ ^'*^'"' ^"^ ^'""^ 27th December
West" and ht theTr gdge rciom arSr? V'' .'^f/^^ " Flamboro'
17 h January. 1818, the minut^aTe headed '^Sf.^^^'Z'" ^'^"^
Village, Flamboro' West " at " Vhll , Dnndas," and " Dundas
and ,hU was .he „,ee«SVlace f„ i.'fS^ ° =- ^f an Tomlin J„!^
At the meeting on Decemh^r SfV, To , ^*^*^-
Pettingill. and also of mV Sr St a;..^'°' '^' P^*^^'°" °f Mr. James
consideration, and at the meet ^loftS;^^^^^ X «'' ^l^*" ^^'^ ^"'-^^er
were accepted. ^ January 5th, 181 1, these brethren
o^A ^^ ^b meeting of March 22nd, i8ii T T P-
and on May i8th, Bro. Peter De<5.-ar^- •'' ^^^""^^ was a visitor,
Junior Warden. The DesiardTn rS " ^.^^ Present, and acted as
near Hamilton, is namid S "ws bSthrr'''.'^''"^ '^"'"'^ ^^"^4
;bro?^M^^^^^ for, accepted,
the fund seven dollars as initiation fee^'Tl^*^ i""' ^^ "Paid into
m he Fellow Craft degree and Rr^ \xr,J^^ '°^&^ ^hen "opened
Fellow Craft degree and^ paid three doll^^'^T.^f^. P^^^^^ t° tSe
.n this degree and opened in the Master H. ^' '^^^' *h^" closed
raised "and paid three dollars, n all$i ThSf ' '"^ ^'■°- "«^^ ^as
Nath^an Curtis, Ezra Graves, Sy M^gt '^' ^"""'^ M^cUeleJ.
LownsbSJyTorS' oJ\fe' SntoH ^'^i^r " B''^^- bollard and
and gave them their note of hand for ^Lf.' ^?- ^t ^^t"" dollar
months." At the meeting of 2isf n^i k '^T. ^^'^ ''^^ term of three
ed. At the meeting of Decemhp™?r << S ^"^ ^^^ "^oney return-
received five dollars^ in par pay^en? nf V '^^ ^^^^'^^^ Lo J^y
This was for attendance a? the Serlvl.r ^""^fT' *° Niagara."
The meetings up to this date h.HKu"F.°' *^^ ^'■and Lodge
f'le house of Manuel Overfield in Fit k"'" ''f ^ °" " ^^""das St at
mg of .sth January. iSifthe lodg^'e^nfh"^^^^^ ^' ^'^^ --'-
>^eer n Ancaster. The reasons for t7L '^l ^°"'^ °^ ^ro. Edward
old mmutes as follows: *'''' ^*'^"&e are explained in the
was beca'usTthe Mge^'couM iTn.'^h'''*"" '* ^'^^ ''°"se of Bro Edward P..r
The lodge continued to meet at Bro. P..rc. ^t - n, .- .
AT luc meeting of
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HISTOUY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
22nd February, 1812, " Motion was made and seconded to give Bro.
Christopher Danby twenty dollars for his services done A he
meeting of 21st March, " It was moved and seconded that the
Reverend Mr. Crandle should be paid three dollars for preaching a
sermon on St. John's day last." u 1 4 a^u
Durine the war of 1812-15 meetmgs were seldom held. The
lodge met on 22nd August, 1812; 19th September, 1812; 12th Decem-
ber 1812; 4th December, 1813; December 2nd, 1814; then lapsed
, ntil ^nfli Aoril 181 ■;, and again until 21st September, 1816.
Alf minute book shows a meeting on the 29th April 181 5,
entered between the meetings of October 5th, 1816 and 2nd Novem-
ber 1816 The date in the minute book is quite legible. If it had
been the record of a meeting between those of stU October and 2nd
November there might possibly have been an error but such no
S'the case it proves Ihat the lodge met shortly after the close of
the" var. From that date the meetings were held with regularity. The
lodge still met at Ancaster at the house of Bro. Peer, but on 2nd
November, 1816,
"It was agreed upon that a lodge of Emergency be called the Saturday
next from the regular night to make arrangements for a removal to Bro.
Rosel Matthews' in Flamboro' West."
At this meeting Bro. Wil'iam Sovereen, from No. 26 in the
township of Townscnd was present. It was this brother who had the
eNpcrience with the American General McArthur m hib raid from
the west in J^^H-.^ ^^ October, 1816, it was resolved that '• on
account of the accounts of the lodge being difficult they could not
bo' settled; therefore, they were adjourned until the next regular
lodcc " At the meeting of 23rd November, 1816, it was agreed upon
that '' Bro Edward Peer forward the chest and implements of the
lodge to Mr. Rosel Mattbrws' in Flamboro Mltst."
"On 30th November, 1816, the lodge met at "Bro Rosel Mat-
thews' " After routine, " it was unanimously agreed that all notes
in future will be given to the Master then presiding, to be endorsed
to his survivor, and continue on in like manner." At this meeting,
" It was unanimously agreed that Bro. Rosel Matthews be allowed the
privilege of becoming a member of this lodge without a certificate. It could
not be procured, on account of Lodge, No. 11. bemg broken up, winch he
formerly belonged to."
Lodge No. II was the lodge at the Alohavyk \ lUagc o„ the
Grand River. In the list of 1801 the term "Mohawk Village is used
but in that of 1802 it is changed to Burford. It is probable that he
lodge was removed to Burford in Oxford county It was to this lodge
tha? Bro. Matthews belonged. There is no MS. of this old odge,
except a reference to a visit paid to it by Bro. Christopher Danby.
" It was unanimously agreed that the hour of meeting should
be at two o'clock in the afternoon," after which the officers \vere
elected " li was agreed upon that a sermon should be preached at
Bro Rosel Matthews' on St. John's Day, and Bros. Peer and Mat-
thews be appointed to secure a preacher for that purpose. The Rev.
Mr. Leemings was selected.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. g^g
The minutes of 27th Decernhnr ih.a 1
West." At this meeting "Se neti'tinn 'f \'.' ^'^^^'^ " I^J^'^'boro'
returned with his deposit monev on 1 ^^ Mr Peter Carson was
to the lodge." The lodge attemtrl ""* °^ ^'' ^^^'"^ ^ stranger
Mr. Willifms." At thf m^J:S?t,f x^st ^Fruar^t^' '^ *'^^ ^-•
with tt%re;Sn°of'on^e wori'Tna'n::,^ "h^' ^"'^ ""^-^-'^ ^PP-ved of
ance of .He .e..ers not be^^SS'LtrS '"ttr -^ ^"--
for the excellent sen.on^;egrer',Jdget^ of the lodge
to th?ho^i- ^o?L/o"'^Ha?;^'.i^rro'.^r ^^^ lodge
At the meeting of !7th > uary 8i8°"''t'''-"
agreed that Isaac Smith be expelled from .i' c "^^^ ""anin.ously
as It was also unanimously agreed ''that tL ° k'^^ °^ ^l''^^°"s/'
lated in the newspapers " ^^ ^^"'^ '^^ publicly circu-
" Dear Sir and Brother- Tim at.. • r- ►
24, have found it cxpedienMo L^ Sc^r!;! ^^^ °!, ^"'°" ^^^S^' No.
Master Mason, for „nn,asonic condSt a'd alo th. '\,'"'"r"^'^* ^^ ^'"■-^de) a
Bro. Rose! Matthews', in Flamboro' West to H,l f'^ have removed from
Tomlznson in this village. ' '° ^'*^ '^°"se of Bro. Nathan
" William Hare,
J. , " Secretary Union Lodge No 2a "
It was also on January i7tii tSts •• ^'
the two dollars given'to two'you g vom'en bTBrrr '^ ''?''' ^^at
from the funds," and it was '' unaliimnn.lv ^ ^ ^^'"''^^ ^"^ ^aken
publicly circulated i.i thrnewspapers " ^ ^'''^ '^'^' '^'^ ''""' be
tophe^D^^^b^a G^-^L'o^hr°St^^^ '''-r-^^ " ^-- -^hri«-
tlie lodge paid " four pound Hal hx c^°l^' ^' ^''^^^'•^' ''•"^ to him
to Grand Lodge." Thil concfis^ely provH e^',f' " P'^* ?^ ^'^« ^ues
to the xNiagara organization Bro P.r i ? ^H^giance of this lodge
N.Y.C., as expenses for Bro n/l V°™^^'"?ber was also paid " 16/
at Grimsby.^ ^'°- ^'"'^^ ^ conveyance to Lodge No. 15."
John^B^irpTi^tl^Ie^dX^^^^^^^^ --^ that " Bro.
the Chief of the Six Nations Indi.nc If" J^" "^^^ ^""O- Brant,
Brant, Thayendenegea Sre is no ten ?l"?, '°" ?^ ^^°- J°^^Ph
. At the meeting of 7th November 181S B ^'t /"''l"'^°"-
acting secretary of the lod^ Thf ' • .' ^'■°- J.°'^" ^rant was the
and, contrary to the custom of thlttir""'"' •''■" 1" ^'' handwriting
Brant, Sec'y, P. T." TheTe m ^1^ ' ^'^ ''^.""^ ''J' '"m as "John
On the%6th Decembe? ^818 on St '?T^"''/ '" ^'' ^»"^'«-
"Bro. M„ B.„. arHved:^'^.5irS,r&,%*rBtt J-'i
96o
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
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t^''^£e-fH^^C.c<^ u'Vi^a-*!'
HISTORY OF FKKKMASONRy IN CANADA.
961
Facsimile op Minutes of Lodge ^. .4, ,^ ,„, Handwrit-
ing OF Capt. John Brant.
SroMh^l X"on tsUanS; "' 1"^^^ '"•""^^ °^ ^^e first nieet-
• present was •' go' " ^ao t ^' '^^Nf/^"^'' ''^°^^ '■^^^'-^^d as
I^u'usedTsah'o'td.'ToI^liVS^^^^ ^"'^^^^^ ^"^ -'p--^
him. He was born at thrMohaX Vinal'TXsent"' h""'''^^
be,ng at the time of his father's death tSn^^'^^^^^^^^ ^^94.
He w"a: r^;'fi:/°etrs%!j :?r7t" ^~f Niagara,
fellow died of cholera'^S 1832. ?n the MSSof^Unt 'fl' ^^^ P°°^
ficate with the signature of " J Brant T w" t? ^^^f '' ^ '^'■*'-
Ezra Thomas: •'' ' •'• ^- ^* ^^'^s that of Bro.
ha.;;o?at°n^LrL:rr";n;£i TloT''^^'^* ^'°*''" ^-^ Thomas
Masons in Upper dnada and^hTs L 111' ^*'' -^^^ !,'»' °^ ^'^^ & ^"«Pted
faithful and worthy brSr of the same °"'"°"'' ^^'"^^"^'* ''™^«'f. as a
lodge Room, at Dundas,
8th January, 1820.
Henry T. Page, S. W
J. Brant, J. W.
Brn H T P - >t ^""'"" ""^' Secretary."
Of th? waSn"rw B°o 'tvT ^th'^""^ ^""^ "^^^^^^e copy
copy in existence "^ "^ '' '^'"*''' '' "°^ ^^e only authentic
962
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
At the meeting of 6th I'cbruary, 1819. Bro. Abner Kverill was
"indemnified for money paid to destitute worthy brethren three dol
lars " On tlie 6th March, Bro. ToniHnson had ' five dollars paid 10
him out of the fund of the lodge, for money by him advanced to the
Deputy Grand Master, Christopher Dauby."
On the 13th March, 1819, a committee was appointed " to settle
the quarterage due the Grand Lodge." These en'rres show ha th
schismatic body at Niagara was an active orgamzation, and that the
lodges of its obedience faithfully supported it.
HISTORY OP FREEMASONHV m CANADA.
/he meeting of 8th Januarv ix-, «...
n.ot.on was made "that "a committee h.f "" ""P^'-tant one for a
enqmrmg into the propriety oioninc^th.r'" ^°'.'''^ P"^P^^« "»
dues to the Grand Lodge at N a£ a f , 1 ^°"^^"tion and paying
Bro Ezra Thomas, Bro Henrv T p "^ ?"""ittee consisting of
John Everitt and Wi liam Hare -' Ji ^^'' ^?- J°h" B--^"*, Bro
•"atter. "" '^^'^^ was appomted to enquire inio the
On the death of R W Bm t • •
r<-organization. and the Grand Convemion ifV^' ^'^^ ^^"'^"l ^o^
. -20-21-22. The Niagara body had" 'hK'''^'"^''^''" "''^ '" '^'7"
chtion to some of those unde? R W f'^^l'^''^ ^ f''w bodies in ad-
had secured. The lodge No. 24" was rZ' ^^.V' ^^°'^ '^y^lty they
lodges. The Niagara body in notation 1. ?°'' "'^'^ ««t«blished
J-bers as if the warrants^haS bTc^n^r.e'dTt «VrT"Bro'
The appointment of Bro Tnhn p
make enquiries into the lecalitv of fhJ^" ?.■ °"f °' ^ committee to
brethren was probably from tS ?ac tL^h^'^" ^'^^ ^^^ ^^e Niaga a
t"gland. Correspondence o that nern, 1 '°"*TP'^t^d a visit to
he journeyed across the sea he wa^s .n • °^' ^'^^^ ^J'^" *" '821
brethren to place the state of the rr.f?K'7''"°^^ ^^ the Niagara
authorities. His mission to FnlndL'r' '^'. ^"^"^^ Masonir
cI.fRculties between the Mohawks and * ^ ^ P ''" "^ " ''"'''''''' ^''^
Upper Canada respecting theTitle to thJ t. !;°''''?"^^ Governmem of
H.ram chapter, one of the ofdest of th.l °^ '^'l ^"™^'--
tJHe jurisdiction, was orirani/Prl fhr? u *. ^°y^' ^'"ch chapters in
On the 8th January 1820 ^«L '^^ ^''^ membership of No 2!
to the Petitiiners f^;fRValTrcrS;V'*'^''J* ""''^ ^o' 'ars be tane'd
Bro. Nathan Tomlinson "^ ^^^P^^*"' ^'^••* ^eman Barlow and
mem?e"rstd?or?oubtsVt;iL^r"r>^^*'"^ -« '^eld. The
therefore: ^^ ^' *° ^^^^ regularity of their warrant, and!
i^^^^^Xr:^:S'^:'jT:^:^fr;'^'' ^'^^-- -'^h con-
be appointed to confer with Mr W flSl t •^'' ^'^f''''' '^^' « committee
wait on Dr. Kerr, to emuivTintTw ^u*^"' ^"^' ^'^O' » committee to
Th'e ""r "^' ^-^ ^^™^^^^^^^ Sr-stat!;?
tHe cIl^mSeTX^ii,- j-^-fh^ -^^I minute booJ. To.
tlK-^lodges under their obedience Xno^!!"fi °^^u ^"^ '^^^^ ^1°°^'
had been when the rivalry whh RWp ^t"" '." t^^'"" ^«'*h as they
not to say bitter. Bro Wniilm H.r.^'^ '■°- ^^"^'^ ^''^ ^^^"^ I^wn-
to carry into effect the Ve So^of ft T^ ^'^.P^^^ *° ^^^" ^««™Pt
William Jarvis," so he fram d a le«e to R^W B '""t' "'^^ ^'
secretary of the Kingston Convention .nH fu ^'°. Ferguson, the
expressed. In this letter he slid f '^^'"^'^ °"* ^^^ ^""-^^
964
HISTORY OP FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
" Our Lodge at the last regular meeting having resolved tu consider tlie
expediency of joining you in your undertaking, so laudable lor its purposes,
appointed committees to wait upon Ur. Kerr for information concerning the
authority under which we work, our Charter having lioen granted by him,
Likewise a committee to obtain an examination of the Charter granted Hio.
W. Jarvis, an extract of which we send you enclosed, believing you to be
unacquainted with its nature, and as brethren we probably shall be excusable
as information of importance must unavoidably be given or receivid
By this extract we understand that Mr. Jarvis was appointed as a medium
to facilitate communication between masons and masonic bodies in this I'ro-
vince and the Mother Country, as respecting controversies, etc., should ilure
any arise, and likewise for the prosperity of Masonry by grantinfj; dispensa-
tfons, etc. There is one manifest inconsistency in this Charter. At first he
is fully invested with the office of G. M. and his authority is immediately
limited to, but a part of that belonging or inherent in it. Be this as it may,
the dispensations granted by him were to continue for the space of twelve
months only. Consequently, all bodies congregated by such dispensations
unless they were eventually held together by charters granted by the G, L.
at home, must have again dissolved. Consequently all those lodges established
by charters granted by Mr. Jarvis or his deputies were established by assumed
authority, and must be considered as clandestine. From these, our ideas we
as men, possessing true masonic principles and brotherly affection by nature,
cannot consider ourselves and all those initiated to the mysteries in Upper
Canada in lodges held by charters, or expired dispensations, as belonging
regularly to the ancient fraternity.
As a consequence of this, we consider our.selves incapable of erecting a
government for the fraternity of Ancient Freemasons, and would be unwilling
to act under such authority, as we ourselves might make, or receive from a
.source as illegal.
As this is brotherly advice, from the purest motives, we earnestly beg
any information you may possess, either in favour of, or against our opinion.
Present this if you please to the Convention.
Your affectionate brother,
Ancaster, Feb. 4th, i8;io. Wm. Hare, Secy. Lodge No. 24.
" By order," Mr. John W. Ferguson, Secy, of Convention.
The " By Order " probably means that by order of the lodge
the letter was to be sent to the secretary of the Convention.
In February, 1820, Bro. H. G. Barlow, who, at one time, resided
at Ernestown, sent a long letter to Bro. Dean, referring to personal
matters, concluding with the following observations in coimection
with the irregular Grand Lodge at Niagara:
" I shall want to know all that is done in Convention this month at
Kingston, also in the Grand Chapter, and, in return, I will, if necessary, in
my next inform you of the result of the inquiries of the lodge at Dundas, for
an official or legal head, or rather the information they obtained relative to
there being a Grand Lodge now doing legal business at Niagara, which now
appears to be the prevailing opinion of the members of that lodge, which is
to be decided this evening."
Heman G. Barlow had three-quarters of an acre, part of lot 45. in
the 2nd concession of Ancaster.
On the 23rd March, 1820, Bro. H. G. Barlow wrote to Bro. John
Dean on Masonic matters generally, and referring to the irregular
Grand Lodge at Niagara he states:
RlfTORV OF l-KKEMASONKY IN cv;
NAI.A. ggj
wn. ,,ill a number of hrct en JopTln Ih \ M^"'r '" j^?«"""' *''»' "'"«
wn. a regnlar Grand I-odg/IU , ^'wo "kinra .hi,;""'' ^°*!'^' '' ^'•'«'''»
difTrrent from E,„„irc Ifare's let "r a, sl.rl f "".'' " *"='"« '^^ """^h
some surprise at the alteration c their nni„ ^^ °' 'fi"*'' ^"^ ^4. created
ideas were not conveyed tnT .banner toT"" ."n ''"^^.'="'''' ^' «*^''"» ""r
reference to any member of No 24 n* Rnv "' '^. "nder,tood, I had no
to Niagara, showed a copy of the ori^fnal I? '. "^ ""' f'""' °" * i°"^"«y
the Grand Lodge of England (which? .ri'T """*''' *° ^'°- J^^^'' by
belonging to the Grand I o3ge or nominal r' \^ """'''" «' brethren
was their opinion that they were aTeaarL^ ''"''«'' "^ ^'•''«»"- »"d «'
of their members having reccTved a 1 tfer fronfT 'L^""^"'"" °' '""^^ ""«
.i.ue Bro. Jarvis went to York nnd ITt/ "' ^'^^ ^'■•■'"'' ^odge of England
•aid ,nme of our brethren fn h'i, It of thV Tv ""' "•^*«^''°" ^ '"'^^ '"•^e
which will include No 24. but wiS w,. .? f-iov-nce were of that opinion,
closed copy you will be able o draw iourowircon;."''''*- ''"' '^""^ "'" ^"-
w-.l,o„t further re.narks fn„n nu. Ul J,T d"" ST " 'f ^^"^^ '^^^^'''^
•uspend the transaction of further busine^ nH. lu '"^ ''''"' •""'" «' '"
continue to meet that they n,Jy Jet^airXt"!" tZ Ta^ld -'"''"'^' '"'
Masonic Convenlion at Kin^ ?on H.. ? the nuni.tcs of the Grand
But a letter of Bro. H^^ Sr^S ^^ rSl!:;- sJ^^S?:
from Brmhe"; Winiam'' ^7 W f""^^"*'"".''^ ''^°""^'- J-'^^ Cushman.
Mating their oh];ctirto S^ '" Conv'enrio "'af;' ""'i ''' ""''' "' ^'"''^"•
the warrant, granted by the Granrl T .^ . W^ '? enclosing an extract from
Grand Master. ^ ^"'^ ^""^^^ °' ^"8'*"^ ^^ William Jarvis. late
pres:n?;tclliIgrto'Br^Xrj[.;i Se^re't^r'ltr""^^' ^ '^""^ ^^ ♦'^^
for their information." ' ^""'^'^^y of Lodge No. 24 at Dundas.
To the Grand Convention of Free and Accepted Masons of Upoer Canada
Your petitioners, being Free and Accepted Master Mason, tTt*»;!
at present, or have been, members of reguKnr lodges that haCii'.h^ "'
perity of the fraternity at heart, they are willing to exert tt.> If a ^'°''
to promote and diffuse the .enuine^rincrpt "of^Vasonry "ha^Sr'Jht^r
vemence of the.r respective dwellings, and for other good rea ons hev a«
LoX N ""T ' "'^ '"^^"^ '" '^' V'"^8« °f D""d««. to be Zed Union
Lodge. No. 24; that. ,n consequence of this desire, they pray forTletter o^
dispensa .on to empower them to assemble, as a legal lodge to dscharge the
dities of Masonry ,n a regular and constitutional manneraccord.-nrfo h^
ongmal forms of the order and regulations of the Grand Co "en tio? That
they, having nominated, and do recommend Nathan Tomlinson to h^fl,- V !
Master; William W. Hutchinson to be the firsf Senior Warden and wlllS
Robinson to be the first Junior Warden of the said Lodg^; thai ff the pJaye"
966
HISTOUY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Nathan Tomlinson.
Dan Black.
Wm. Robinson.
James Kirkpatrick.
W. M.
S. W.
J. W.
Sec'y P.
of the petition should be granted, they promise a strict conformity to all llie
constitutional laws and regulations of the Grand Convention.
March 27th, 1820.
Daniel Tinker.
James Hamilton.
W. W. Hutchinson.
Jesse Penfield.
Lodge No. 16 convened at York, April 3rd, 5820. Resolved that from
satisfactory information and acquaintance, do believe the within petitioners to
be worthy Master Masons, and for the benefit of the Fraternity recommend
them to the officers of the Grand Convention, desiring they would be pleased
to grant their prayer.
James Bigelow,
Wm. Banister,
Micah Porter,
Josiah Cushman,
The petition had been sent to Bro. Cushman at York and had
been forwarded by him to Bro. Ferguson at Kingston. In his letter
to the Grand Secretary he writes:
York, April 4th, 1820.
Worthy Comp.: — I here enclose a petition from some brethren, belonging
to Lodge No. 24, at Dundas, praying for a dispensation. Please re-post it
with this letter to the Vice-President, the R. W. Samuel Shaw, praying him
to grant a dispensation as soon as conve'iient, which, if granted, please for-
ward the same to me the first opportunity.
With much satisfaction, on the 9th of March, I performed the trust dele-
gated to me of installing Hiram Chapter, at Ancaster, with much unanimity
and concord. The most flattering prospects may be entertained of its increase
and respectability. Of abou*- fifteen or lixteen members nearly all will be
versed in the sublime lect^.es. Having, since my return from Kingston,
visited the Niagara District, where I was informed that many of the lodges
had refused to acknowledge that Grand Lodge any longer, and that they were
willing to meet us on a level or in the centre, but should the Grand Warrant
be such, I entertain no doubt that they would immediately fall in, as I believe
they are nearly all desirous of forming a regular head under the genuine prin-
ciples of the order.
Please write on the receipt of this. I am, with highest consideration.
Yours fraternally,
Josiah Cushman.
J. W. Ferguson,
G. R., &c., &c.
This letter shows that in 1820 the brethren at Niagara were dis-
satisfied and were not content with the authority of the Provincial
Grand Lodge under R. W. Bro. Robert Kerr.
The dispensation asked for by No. 24 was issued by Bro. Samuel
Shaw, the Vice-President of the Kingston Convention, Bro. John W.
Ferguson being Grand Secretary. Tt reads:
Upper Canada.
To all whom these presents may come. GREETING.
Know Ye, all men, by these presents, that we, at the petition of our
trusty and well beloved Brethren, Nathan Tomlinson, W. M.; William W
Hutchinson, S. W. ; William Robinson, J. W. ; and a constitutional number
of Brethren to hold a Lodge of Free Masons in the Village of Dundas by the
name, style, and title of Union Lodge.
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■ Acce^d Tison'rheld "af K.-':i„°' '\''"'"i ^°"^^""- °f ^- and
thought fit to gram thTsn,rdis«l To be'in? °^^^''^"r' '8i9. have
of the said Convention and no^ntL^^' I .1 f'" *^"""S the continuance
hold a Loage in the VUIaJe o^D ?nT ' /° '''f/fo^ementioned Brethren, to
Third Degree, according fo ?he Z-ln. T^'''' ? '""'*'= Freemasons to the
parts of tfe Wo7,''ltZ Tgeltnil^natir " "^ "" ""''''' '' '" »" •^^>'-
this te"ntTtrorApriMi thTvtTG "' n^ '^.",' ^"'^ ^^^> ^* K'"«^*--
and Twenty/an] of' Masonry sS, ^""' ^"' '^'""'''"'^' ^'^'^^ """^^--^^
John W. Ferguson. ^^muel Shaw, V. P.
Grand Secretary.
eave^uVS or- °" T *^' P^'* "^ '°^^^ N°- 24, the lodge practically
Kirgs^J^a ConveTon^'T^^ '^".P^^' ^ dispensatfon'fror^ thl
Dear and Worthy Brother- Pr.fi ^ • ^^"?^^^^^- '-^t'' April. T821.
"P. praying for the remov'f Sun^on LoH^'/( Pet-tion which we have drawn
we expect to be much bet er sUtZd .nf ?""^\' '" ^'''^''''' ^^ere
from the Grand Convention tha the' „"lr%'"u°'V''" Dispensation had
nominated in our ITtition hT .^- °^. ^^^ °'^""- ^'"^h we have
removal of the Lodi and U "* '" '^^ instrument authorising a
used in making such aScaion: 'n^r"^' '''?"""l^' "'^'^ '""^ ^'^^'^ ^-™^
vention in the Lsrprobabe manner ° T" '" ^'^t^''^ '^' <^^^"^ Con-
in doing the needfurfor t, Xh win h/^ T "'" ''"^ "^^ ^''''' assistance
t.pon your Brethren ^ conferrmg a particular obligation
By order of the W. Master.
John Dean. Esq., ^°''" ^^ ^- ^^"^^^°"- ,
Bath. ^^'^ y P™ *^'"-
The petition from the lodge read:
of JpU' Ca'^Tdt h'dST Kinito?^ ^"' ^"^^^^"^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ P--ce
and wmSi'z^^r r w "^^s^^= ;!i^'^r r "^^r?---' ^- ^-^
held at Dundas, humbly shewe'th ' """''"" °' ""'^^ ^odge.
That, according to considerable inconvenience met with in obtiinincr ,
proper place for meeting regularly (as all Lodges should Hn^ n^nf
your petitioners have thought proper'toSay the c^Sefo?"^ Grand ^onven"
t.on and that it may be taken into consideration, thereby to ^antvo^r
Vnl ge"o7 aZ;;:"" r ""°^^ "^ "•'^ ^"'°" ^-^^«^ from OunTaftoX
ronv5nl.« ^'l''''^^^'' ^^ere your petitioners can be accommodated with every
conven ence for meeting, and where a better opportunity mav be had fw
promoting the benefit of the craft in general. We. vour'^peTi Le^. !l, ?h
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I
the Grand Convention see fit to authorize the removal of Union Lodge from
Dundas to Ancaster, have nominated officers, which it is our wish to have
their names inserted in the instrument, which the Grand Convention may see
fit to issue for the removal of said Union Lodge, viz.: Henry True Page,
W. M.; Asa Boyden, S. W. ; Levi Warren, J. W.
Should our petition be accepted, approved, and answered, your petitioners
as in duty bound shall ever pray.
Nathan Tomlinson, W. M.
W. W. Hutchinson, S. W.
Wm. Robinson, J. W.
John M. A. Cameron, Sec'y pro tern.
On the 1 2th of April, 1821, Bro. Everitt in a letter to Bro. John
Dean, the secretary of the Convention, writes:
" Our lodge on Saturday last was summoned according to constitution
and voted a removal of the same to Ancaster. There will be documents to
that effect forwarded to you, and also our former dispensation, for the purpose
of having it sanctioned by the president or vice-president, as it is beyond the
limits of our present dispensation. Should there be any want of formal pro-
ceeding you will please communicate to us as .soon as convenient, as we now
labor under many disadvantages for want of a convenient room to meet in,
which evil would be completely reiredied by the proposed removal. Many
other advantages would result to the Craft, which are not yet discovered and
brought to light, should you think proper to grant us that indulgence. You
will excuse the Secretary not signing the documents as he is not in the place
and consequently they must be signed P. T. We should also prefer to have
the former dispensation endorsed in preference to having a new one should
you think proper. We also thought it advisable to change our officers and
have elected the following brethren: Henry True Page, W. M.; Asa Boyden,
S. W.; Levi Warren, J. W. ; and should you think proper to grant us these
privileges you will please to authorize some person to instal the officers. Our
lodge and chapter are at present as usual in a prosperous way."
While the brethren at Ancaster had faith in the bona fides of
the Convention, they did not desire to place themselves in any posi-
tion that would leave the lodge open to criticism, so that, instead of
a new dispensation authorizing the removal, they preferred that the
authority of the Convention should be endorsed on the original war-
rant issued by R. W. Bro. Robert Kerr, as the Provincial Grand Mas-
ter of the Grand Lodge at Niagara. An interesting piece of corre-
spondence between Bro. Dean and Bro. Barlow is found in the MSS.
of this lodge.
Bro. H. G. Barlow had been an active Mason. He had the in-
terest of the Craft at heart. He was the friend of Bro. Josiah Gush-
man, Bro. John Dean, and Bro. Abner Everitt, and was loyal to the
Grand Convention, and against the irregular Grand Lodge at Nia-
gara. He wrote quite a lengthy epistle to Bro. Dean, in which he
reviews the state of the Craft, and also his effort to bring Union lodge
No. 24 to a right way of thinking. He writes:
" Ancaster, 13th April, i8ji.
" Friend Dean.
" Sir:—
" In answer to yours of the i6th ult. The compliment you pay mo
and Comp Everitt. wlieii nlliidinir to his renresentation of our Ctiaptcr. is fluK
appreciated. It gives me great satisfaction to be witness of his anxiety an J
cngagedness in promoting the true interest of the craft. The printed copie'^
HISTORV OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. g^
alluded to in yours arrived safp v^., u
exertions for the support of the ConvSn" r" /"' ' T^/'""'' '" °"'
confidence is not misplaced on my part and T^lninlT ^'''''^^' ^"^'" '''• your
every member of Union Lodge bSt when ^ ."'^^ ^'^'^ °" t^e part of
that body, I must inform you that l' am „„/.." '"""'^ *"" ^^ ^ -"^mber of
but now request of you to^end me an account iT'"'' "°'" ^^^"^ ''^^^ ^een.
member of your lodge, am indebted oS ?eS .^ ^°"^""*' ^^ich I. as a
withdraw, and become a member hLt,n-^u°""""""=*^'°"5' that I may
beneficial, if a member heTe Send als'o m'"'' '^' 'i'"'*^ *° ''^"«^*= I n,ay Se
complying with this request, I Si fo waTd\h?'" '" 'k' ^^''''''- ^n your
a resolution of the member of Union Loll f"'.^^ '"^"- ^"'•t'ler. by
the Lodge from the Village of Dunda^ to th^^'f T""^^' ''"* *° '^•"^ve
dispensation extends to the former place onlv a a ^""^t^"-' and, as their
petition the G. Convention for auSori^ to "^move it^The"" ;?■'* '''■7 ^^°"'^
will r make no doubt, be of more service toTf,?T\, P^}'^^on, if granted,
the Convention, in a pecuniary point of view thL . f' ^"■'^ '^''"sequently to
IS now. But a still greater oL'ection to uT' " • ° ^^^^ '* "'"^'n where it
being subject to be removed ?rom one tSa ' to'"""/."^ "^^'^ '* "°^ '«• '^ i*«
the place they are obliged to occup? Sv L ''/^"^ ^'^ ™°"ths, and
affording still less security against cowans aTn^ ^^^. ^'^ conveniences, and
^sl:^l^^^^ -- -omn^^=^,r^,i; ttt
been?nlrr;TnSi:ru:^^ ^ ^^^"^^ I Have
members, a number of other lodgerand ^^.^/"^^^^t'f We exertions of its
views of extending the convictiorfu'rth"er: "hVwo'fd'be gVT^- *'-"^
held their last communication, soon after Pnmn % fj ^- ^* Niagara
ton, when he was present at Niagara He .on" ^''T'.V^''"''' ^^^ K'"8s-
members, together with the G Sfwho^ppears ""thir'^h • ""T^*"- "^ *'^»''
to any ever delegated to any bodv of M^nnc / ■ *''^"" ^"thority equal
but they constru'e the meTn'ingtfle'^W ^nt! She^^'it^^a's^^xfb ^^b*°°^'
and our successors, congrcKated anrf fnrn,„^ ■ . , ^ ^° ^e by us,
meaning the G. M and Ss Deputy ofthi, Pr ''^"''' ^f""*'^ '°^»«'*
indeed). They also pretend to finTamhortvwT'/""^"'"' construction,
but where it is I ca'nnot deterSe, but! tL" they Se"ST '" ''^'''
appear as delegated to the holders of that warrant I Thinl.jf "^^ ^v-"*'
good order, and are apparentl? secure\nt;%"eir own vine nd%"^l^ f^^
tune must inevitably develop to them their sandy foundation Thll '^
above us. I think, will eventually all come nnder the LthoS'y ^ kinlton f h"
dTerminarn'^TH'^"^'- ?""'^''^' ' '=^""«* ->^ what wm^ul im ely be th'^^i
,nnpT ^"^ ?"*^"'* '"*^'"'y aPP^^" mysterious to me and if
appears necessary at the next Convention, I sincerely hope Se'v wHl not
^Jher'lX ''' " "'""" ^" "^"P''^ °^ themVrThe be^efiT'of Z
'• Accept the assurance of my remaining your friend and Companion,
"H. G. Barlow."
2A ^f'ihTZ T'? *° the Convention in 1821 shows that lodge No.
ntno in? If l^^ a niembership of twenty-one and was doing a fair
pelSon BrT'l h n '''I'^'l" '"'"•"^^ ^ P™'"?* ^"^^-^'^ to their
wi h^ H- Mn Dean by the power in him vested gave a letter,
with a dispensation for the purpose, which read:
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
li
Bath, 4th May, i»2i.
Bro. Cameron:— Enclosed you will receive a dispensation for tlie remnvai
of Union Lodge, and for a change of officers. I forwarded your petition to the
President of the Convention, who thought it more proper to grant a new dis-
pensation than to endorse the old one. You will also receive, enclosed, an
appoimment for Bro. Everitt. to install the new officers into their ri-spcctiv.
offices. I have not time to write more than I hope it may arrive in season
for your next communication, and prove satisfactory to the brethren.
Yours fraternally,
John Dean,
Sec'y Convention.
The dispensation was drawn up by Bro. Dean and evidenced
the care which characterized all documents for which he was respon-
sible. It read:
[UPPER CANADA.]
To all whom these presents may concern.
Know Ye, That we, at the petition of our trusty and well beloved
Brethren, Nathan Tomlinson, William W. Hutchinson, William Robinson,
past officers, and of the brethren of Union Lodge, lately held at Dundas, tu
hold the said Lodge of Freemasons in the village of Ancaster:
I, John Dean, Secretary of the Convention of Freemasons, convened in
Annual Commnuication, it Kingston, on the 12th day of February, in the year
of our Lord, One Thou: .nd Eight Hundred and Twenty-one, by order of 7..
M. Phillips, President of the said Convention, granted this dispensation, to be
in force, during the continuance of the said Convention, and no longer, fur
the removal of said Union Lodge from the Village of Dundas aforesaid to the
Village of Ancaster aforesaid, and do hereby authorize and empower our
trusty and well beloved Brethren, Henry True Page to be Master, Asa Boyden
to be Senior Warden, and Levi Warren to be Junior Warden, and hereby
empower them, when duly congregated, to make Freemasons to the third
degree, according to the most ancient and honorable customs of the craft, as in
all nations and ages throughout the world, they conforming, in all their pro-
ceedings, to the Articles of Association, and other regulations adopted by the
said Convention.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Bath, the
fourth day of April, in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred
and Twenty-one; in the year of Masonry, Five Thousand Eight Hundred :iik1
Twenty-one.
John Dean,
Secretary.
In April, 1821, the dispensation for removal was sent to the
lodge. Instructions were then given to Bro. Abner Everitt to pro-
ceed with the installation of officers in the following terms:
" Bath, 4th May, 1821.
" Brother Abner Everitt: —
" You are hereby appointed to install the new officers of Union Lrdgo
into their respective offices, according to ancient form, and requested to report
your proceedings as soon as convenient.
" By order of Z. M. Phillips. President.
" John Dean,
" Secretary of the Convention.'*
At the Convention of 1822, held at Kingston, " Bro. Abnei
Everitt, Union Lodge, Ancaster," was amongst the representatives
present. He was also the representative of Mount Moriah lodge,
HTSTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. ^,
Westminster, and was elected one nf tli« ^^• id .,
Convention, being also re elected ni!tr ) Ar"^""'!^""*' °^ ^he Grand
don and Niagara Districts ''"'' ^''''°'' ^°' ^^e Gore. Lon-
In the list of lodges forwarded hv r-^ t < t^
Sin^on McGillivray is included "I Jnin?" -L""" ?'^" *° ^^ W- Bro
ofificers for 1822. At the nieefin^^f ?i" ^""^f ' ^ncaster," with the
Grand Lodge und^RW%'"\fJll "^^'^ °/,i^^"'^ed Provincial
represented\t "Bros. H T Pa.^ w m^'aL^"'°" ^odge " was
and Joseph Shepherd, J. w! .n!p\^\t^,r ^veritt, P. M.;
Union Lodge— Ancaster " « J! ^* ^^^ meeting of 182-1
proceedings S the Grand Lodg ofTnT'1' .'"^ '" ^^e quarteriy
the lodge is registered as '' No^^.o Unfn"!' f '^^th June. 1823'
Canada." "• 7/0- Union Lodge, Ancaster, Upper
It is I'd7ni.eS tr bdget"" t 7'^ °^ Y^' ^^ ^4 after 1822.
iodge nas not dormant for some years after the
Old St. John's Church, Ancaster. Built 1824, Destrovpd
BY Fire, 1866.
McQnlvrav' '^"tITw n°'i?''^' ^'""^ ^odge under R. W. Bro.
part o X "IWr Weekly Register," the unofficial supplement or
and dated nthMviR,", °f ■'"' P"'""*^'' '" York (Toronto),
erected upon a stone founLdon%aIc^^^ ic u^^^^^^^^ °' ^?^' l'"!
would not permit the hvino- nf\ (1,71^ ^ °^ ^'"^ present period
a wooden stnic ,re -nfj"^ °* a founda ion stone in connection with
tetroyed by fire inTs V'^t TropS^'"" "" °"'"""''^ ^^l- =""
^^ ine proprietor wa:s the son of St. Jean
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Baptiste Rousseaux, who was an early member of lodge No. lo in the
township of Barton (Hamilton), now Barton lodge, No. 6.
Col. Simons and Col. James Crooks were pioneers of the district.
Their places of residence in Flamboro' were side by side," and thev
came together to the lodge which was held in the Rousseaux Hotel
In 1800 and subsequently, Col. Simons published at York (Toronto 1.
the " Upper Canada Gazette or American Oracle," the official paper ot
the Province. Col. Crooks was a resident and a merchant of Niajjara
in 1794. He had the credit of shipping the first load of wheat, and the
first of flour from Upper Canada to Montreal. He was a member of the
Legislative Council of Upper Canada for twenty-five years, and fought
at Queenston Heights and other places during the war of 1812-15. He
established the first paper mill in Upper Canada. He was made a
Mason at Niagara, and died at Flamborough West in i860, having
been born in Kilmarnoch, Scotland, in 1778. He was the father of the
late Hon. Adam Crooks, for many years a prominent member of the
Provincial Government of Ontario. He frequently visited his brother,
Matthew Crooks, who lived at Ancaster.
The " Mr. J. M. A." Cameron referred to was Mr. John McAlpine
Cameron, father of the eminent Chief Justice of the Court of Common
Pleas, Sir Matthews Crooks Cameron, of Toronto. Mr. Cameron
came to this country very early in the century but later went back to
Scotland, returning in 1819 with his family. He settled first in the
neighborhood of Gait and afterwards at Dundas. He held many im-
portant offices of trust, and prior to 1830 moved to Toronto to enter
the service of the Canada Company. His grandson, Mr. Irving H.
Cameron, the well known surgeon, resides in Toronto. There was no
more enthusiastic Mason than the late Mr. J. McA. Cameron.
Bro. George Gurnett was born at Lewes, Sussex, England, in
1792, and about 1821 went to Ancaster, where he first resided in
Canada, and which at that period was a very prosperous village. There
he managed a large tannery, and subsequently, in March, 1827, estab-
lished the Gore " Gazette," newspaper, printed every Saturday at £1
per annum, and having a general circulation extending from York
(Toronto) to Sandwich. He also kept a book store. About 1829 lie
removed to Toronto, of which city he was Mayor for 1848-50, and
Police Magistrate, 1851-57, being Police Commissioner as well from
1858-61. His brother's family stayed at Ancaster, and his grandson
still keeps a shop there.
In Bro. Gurnett's letter, which is here given, reference is made to
the band of the 76th regiment of the line. No regiment of the line was
ever stationed at Ancaster, but every regiment which passed through
was billited there for twenty-four or forty-eight hours, and probably
the 76th was there on the 7th July in 1824.
Bro. Gurnett writes: —
Mr. Fothergill.
Sir. — By inserting in your
account of the ceretnony of lay:
(FOR THE WET.KT.Y REGISTER.)
Ancaster, 13th July,
1824.
vy valuable paper the following atitheiitio
+he Corner Stone of the New Church now
erecting in this village, you will c. I'er a favor on the parties interested and cti
the inhabitants of this part of the cvn.try in general.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Few villages on the continent of America hnv. • . ^
two years, equal to that of Ancaster which i,n. u '"<=''«^a«d within the last
by the addition of a very handsome Se Chur^ht^h *h 5* '"•"^''^^ ''"P'-^ved
ately to the wor-shipers of God. of every Christ!.^ p f ^^'•'"'<=d indiscrimin-
.on of sect or party-with thi reservation ^'♦u.f'^"' ^'*''°"' ^istinc
the Episcopal Church is at all timesTo tave th. V^:' ''"'^^"t -"'"ister of
a day, and oftener if no minister oTa different " • ^''^^'^'^'"^ '" i' once
$2,500 has already been subs ribed he bn .T"°" '' P'°"'^^^-
preparations for raising it being i„ such a state ol'fn '"T"'''' '''' ^"^ the
the Corner Stone being laid ^ °^ forwardness as to admit of
Union':^^^"'^,^^^!,;^^^^^^^^^^^ ceremony, and the Masonic
tion, were issued. Col. T. G S mmonf a„TcT T "°''<I^ "''"^^^^ ^^ ^^ '"vita-
commutee of management, consented to acftS'T' ^'°°'''' ''^ ^^^^""^ °^ *''=
latter as President of the day. *' ^''^ ^"'■"^•='" '''s Marshal and the
The day was remarkably fine and ti,« ^
one, in this part of the country Vg?e'„u"ber°"f *'""'' ^'^"^^''^^ ^ novel
to jom m the procession, which be.ng Ir 'n^erf °^/*^"°""' ^^^^e assembled
Summons moved oflf to the ground prL.se y ft , o" l'' J'^' ^''^'^*'°" °f Col.
o the Military Band of the 76th ReeTmlnf u u °'^''' P'^^'^^ded by a part
with his characteristic kindness akfndneTll? ' '' ^'^"'^"^"* c'ver'^o"
ested on this occasion, with the most gre.tM sit'' '"'•"'""^ ^""^ °"« inter-
lency-had ordered to attend upon this occaln "'' *"^"^'' "'^ Excel-
Upon the arrival of the proces ion on th° .
T? ^.''^l*^' ""^ *^^ 'ceremony of laying the co nfr?"* ' '°''"'" ^^^""ic air
able to the rites of the fraternity. "^Seval piece Tr ^^' P^'^"'-'"^^ ^^'"ee-
scroll were deposited: P'"" °f Coin and the following
THE SCROLL
ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
1824.
AND OF MASONRY,
S824.
IN THE FIFTH YEAR OF THE REIGN
OF HIS MAJESTY,
KING GEORGE iv!
THE CORNER STONE OF THE
ANCASTER FREE CHURCH
WAS LAID WITH MASONIC HONORS.
BY
TITUS G. SIMMONS ESQR.,
MARSHALL OP THE DAY
.mr^^r^ l^-''"''- ''^"^ ^^° "^ ™^ APPOINTMENT OF THE
UNION LO^GE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MAsJns
OF ANCASTER
SIMON McGILLlVRAY, ESQR.. GRAND MASTER AND J^MES FITZ
LIEUTFNAmI ^^''' ^'^^- ^^P^T^' CRAND MASTER ''^'"
HOUSIE. G. C. B. GOVERNOR GENERAL OF THE BRITISH
PROVINCE IN UPPER CANADA.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
After the ceremony was performed an excellent and very annroDri-itP r.r.
t.on was delivered by John M. A. Cameron. I-:sc,r.. of Dnndas i„ wS thl
progress of masonry was traced from the earliest ages of liic present ocrioH
and Its benefits to the society depicted in a manner that evidently de liKhted
the fraternity inspired the uninitiated with a high opinion of the Masonir
Institution, and pleased every one. iviasonic
After the return of the procession about one hundred persons sat down to
an excellent dinner which had been prepared under an awning, on a lawn ad-
joining the Hotel, the Band playing " The Roast Beef of Old England "
P t I *)l^*''^*'' ?'■'" ^^"^o^«"d 'he following toasts were proposed by the
President, Col. Crooks, and drank with great applause:
THE KING AND THE CRAI-T,
[with 4 cheers.]
TUNE GOD SAVE THE KING.
THE BRETHERN ALL OVER THE GLOBE.
A MASONIC AIR.
THE DUKE OF YORK AND THE ARMY,
DUKE OF York's march.
THE DUKE OF CLARENCE AND THE NAVY,
RULE BRITANIA.
THE GOVERNOR GENERAL,
DALHOUSIe's MARCH.
SIR PEREGRINE MAITLAND AND THE LAND WE LIVE IN,
Cheers, waterlog dance.
MAY THE EDIFICE. THE CORNER STONE WHICH WE HAVE
THIS DAY ASSISTED IN LAYING. AS IT IS A TEMPLE
OF PEACE,. PROVE A BLESSING TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
GERMAN HYMN.
LADY SARAH MAITLAND. AND THE F.\IR OF UPPER CANADA,
Cheers, a favorite of lady sarah's name unknown.
Col. Crooks, the President of the day, was drank with .^ cheers, who in a
neat speech returned thanks.
Col. Simmons, the Vice, was also drank with similar applause. Several
other toasts were proposed, before the close of the day, when the company
retired into the hotel where several other toasts were drank the most prominent
of which were the following: —
Major Coles of the 76th Regiment — which was prefaced by the Chairman
with a neat address, expressures of the obligations, which himself and every
gentleman present were under Major C. for the very handsome manner in which
he had second the wishes of the Governor in permitting the Military Band to
attend us, and for the promptitude with which he had acted upon the occasion.
This toast was drank in a bumper with 3 cheers.
The most able and enlightened minister of the age — The Rt. Hon. George
Canning — 3 cheers.
Several other Volunteer toasts and very many excellent songs were sung
during the evening.
The President and the Vice-President retired about 11 o'clock, but the
festivity of the Day, were continued to a much later hour.
By Order of the Committee,
George Gumett.
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The lodge became dormant durinir the nprinH r( ^u
vmcial Grand Lodge under R W Irr. J J^^r ' '^^ ^^"^^"^ P^O'
rcference to it in thf proceedings o^t !,.?»; • ^j'^^'^^'^'^y- There is no
under Sir Allan N Mac Nab ^ '''' '^""^ Provmcial Grand Lodge
J-i sT OF m i.mhi.:ks ok union lodge
^o- 34. Wi;sT I'LAJ
Name.
MIKJROUGH.
Ayer, Johnath.in .S.
Hoydfii, Asa "
Barlow, H. (i ..... .'.'''_
Hunbcrger, Saniuei! '.
Urant, John. . .
lilack, Daniel '.'.'.'.'.]
Camp, Gerry
Cunningham, Crawford
loe. Wm. T...
Collard, Klijah ....'."'
Cameron, John, M.A
Dersor, Frederick "
I )ecoe, Abner \' ' '
Everitl, Abner ......'.."
Glover, Ci. VV'm. . ... .
Hutchinson, wiii "vv " '
Hare, John W
Hare, Wm "
Hamilton, James'!!!! '|
Keeltr, John
Kimball, John (i. ! ! "
Kirkpatrick, James. !!! '
Louisbury, —
Lowry, .Solomon'".".
Mulholland, Barnard.
Matthews. Rosel . .
Nichoi, Walter....
Olmstead, Russell ! ! ! !
OverfiHd, Manuel!!!!!'"'
I'age, Henry True..
Keer, ICdward
I'enfield Jesse ." !! '
Reilly, James
Robinson, William !! !
Kansom, Israel
Kosseaux, George
Sheldon, Chas. D
Sheppherd, Joseph. ! ! ! ' ' "
.Smith, Abram K.
Sterling. Major !! '"
Smith, Isaac !
Thomas, Ezra . . ! ! ! !
Tomlinson, Nathan
Turner, Jacob S.. . .
Tucker, Daniel
liffanv, Oliver G , ..,!''
Warren. Levi ,
14th July, isai!
i4ihAug., i8at.
6lh Oct , i8ai! ! !
8th Dec, 18a I.
■,8th Sep,.. .8a.....s,hjan!:;8aa:
14th Aug, 1831!
• 9th Aug., i8ao.!!.
8th Sept.,'i8ai!!!!
17th March, i8ai . .
9lh June, 1821.
8th Dec, 1 82 1.
i7<h Mar., 1821
14th July, 1821'
91I1 .lune, 1821 !!!!
6th Oct., 1821
9th June, ,8ai.
I»IO
i8t8
1819
1820 Jan..
S.W.
Collar, Elijah
l^S«' "• i iBoyden. Asa
Turner, J. S. . . .
jHare, Wni
R--;--; Hare, Wm
°""'' ]■■■■ Hare. Wm
Robmson W Dresser. F.
Warren, Levi '
No returns or MS. i8ii-iS
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HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
CHAPTER LX.
LfVDGK, No. 26, p. R., Township of Townsend, County of Nor-
folk, 1812-22.— The Travelling Lodgf. that met at
Murphy's Red Tavern.— What a Mason's Sign did at
Waterford.
The county of Norfolk was formerly the Talbot district and com-
prised seven townships, three of those being Townsend, Woodiiouse
and Houghton, in pH of which there were Masonic lo.lgcs All the
townships isoriuik were originally in what was known as the Lon-
don district. Woodhouse was first settled in 1794 and Townsend in
1790. bimcoe was formerly the district town of the Talbot district
and is now the county town of the county of Norfolk, in the north-
west corner of the township of Woodhouse. Seven miles from Simcoe
is the village— now a town— of Waterford, at which stood Sovereen's
mills in 1812-15. At the southern extremity of the township of Wal-
singham in Norfolk is Long Point, and seventy-five years ago the
Craftsmen spoke of " the lodge at Long Point." This lodge met at the
town of Charlotteville in the county of Norfolk. Long Point was then
a barren peninsula, but was famous for its production of,cedar posts
and wild ducks. It is now an island, the water of the lake haviu<r
broken through at the eastern extremity. The town of Simcoe was tho
residence for many years of M. W. Bro. W. Mercer Wilson, P G m'
of the Grand Lodge of Canada.
On the walls of the lodge room in the town of Simcoe, hangs a
venerable scroll of parchment. It is yellow with age, fliough well
preserved, and covered with the handwriting of no 'ess a personage
than the Grand Secretary of the schismatic Gra :d Lodge at Nia<^ara
which up to 1822 battled for Craft supremacy in the western part of
Upper Canada. This warrant was is^ied bv R. W. Bro Kerr as Pro-
vincial Grand Master of the Niagara Grand Lodge. Tt recites in tin
prearnble that on the 7th of March, 1792, R. W. Bro. Kerr received his
appointment from M. W. Bro., the Duke of Athol, Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge of Ancient York Masons at London. As has been
shown there is no d cumentary evidence that R. W. llro Kerr ever
received such an appointment, for R. W. Bro. William Tarvis held the
patent of 1792 from the Athol Grand Lodge.
There were three warrants known to have been issued directly at
the hands of the irregular or schismatic Grand Lo(' at Niagara The
first of these, that of "the lodge at Long PoMit," may be somewhat
dubious, but of No. 21 at Oxford, No. 24 at West Flamb ro', and No.
26 at Townsend, the evidence is documentarv and extant. The war ant
reads :
ROBERT KERR. Provincial Grand Master.
CR. DANBY, Deputy Grand Master.
B. MTnnoUGH. Seni( - GranH Warden
T. CRYST-ER, Junior G ? Warden.
(Seal.)
Whereas the Grand Lodge of tie Most Ancient and Honorable fraternitv
of Free and Accepted Masons of Englar ' and Masonical jurisdictinn then
unto belong! , ^, according to the old in utions, in ample form assembled m
HrSTORY OP PREEMASONRV rN CANADA.
London on the seventh day of Marrh „ *»,
seven hundred and ninety'two and h. he yea'rj'M"' '^''"^' ^"' '^'^°""nd
•even hundred and ninety-two the Most M^n «• ^"*?"'y' ''■'^' Thousand,
qms of Athol. Marqui, and Earl of Tunihi!? l"T ■'"^"- ^""^^ ""'' Mar
ordle. Viscount of Balquider QenS ni :nH r- .^''''*'''^ '"'' ^^'^
Belvany and Cask, Heritable Constih . nf /^ n T''^'^""- ^ord Murray
Man and of the Isles, and Earl S' and R, ^"'.' °^ Kinclaven. Lord o^
County of Gloucester, Grand Master of M,. °" ^""''^ "' Stanley i„ tho
called England, and Ma.onlcal "Jr Ldictton thl'" ^r,'' °' ^'''' ^rftaTn
Worsh.pful James Agar. Esquire DeoutvrJjr.r'^ '^'^'r«'"«: 'h. Ri^h.
ul S,r Watkin Lewis. Knight. SeS Grand W /''"=, ''^' ^'»^* Worship
John Bunn. Esquire. Junior G and Ward nto^f.'''"= "u" ^'^'^^ Wor.hipful
of the several warranted lodge, held under 'r^-"^"^ '^^ repre.sentatives
sa.d Grand Lodge, did appoL ou R ^Jf W^' 1""^,°?, ''"^ ^""'^''''^y °* the
Esq.. of Upper Canada. &?.. &c! L S b^^Pr ' i^^^^'^"' '^^^'^^ ^err.
sa,d province, and for the better egul^t on and fur^' ^/'"^ ^^^'" '" '^^
Honorable and Ancient Craft, did empoweJ £ /. extension of the Most
tions to such worthy brethren as shouW apjl^for thrL^r"*' " ^"P'"'"
Know'^Ye'T^rw^'It'Th''^^-'^^^^^^- ^^^^^^^G:
Brethren Amos DodgrE^Lkim Cr^ ty" John°"con "^^ '"' -*=" ^«^'°-^
Master Masons, and several other brethrJ; ♦ ^ "''"• -^^'^' three of our
lodge, do hereby constitute .S said brethren Tnto" ''^"T^"'"'^ '°™^d «" *
accepted Masons, and do hereby uthoriz Snd emno'^"' '°''^' °' ^^^ «"^
beloved brother. Amos Dodge, to beXster ElTr V".*™'*^ '"'^ ^'I'
Warden: and John Collver to b; Junior WarL a^Hl'"f^'°'''''.*° '''' Sem^^
m the Township of Townsend. which is herebv ^' -J"" ''' ' '°^«"
Six, and at all times and on al occasions in tf.^. <l«:srnated Number Twcnt?.
tuted. to make Freemasons. acSngio the "'V^^^-" *''^" ^"'^ «=«"«'-
custom of the Royal York Craft, b a iLS a.fn „Tr ^"."""' ""'^ honorable
world; and we do further authorizfandeZn °"' ''''■°"8''°"' ^^e known
beloved brethren. Amos Dodge EliakfrnVrrK/ u'^'r^"'''^ ^"'''y ^"<1 well
sent of the members of their lodge To nom^L/^^'l^""""' ^''^ the con-
successors, to whom they shall ddi;erthir*'' '''°°'' ="'* '"»*'"' their
their powers and dignities^s F -etrsons &e ""r^"'' /"'' !"""* '^'^ -th
-n like manner nominate, choose TndTn%5i;»,^' ""'^ '"*=*' successors shall
such installation to be upon o? near evert J' il'l"; ^^"«"''°". &c.. &c.. &c..
tinuance of this lodge forever. X shall fTomtS/?''':' ^'^' ^"""^ '^' '=°"-
m a hook for that purpose an acco,,n .f .? *° *""*= '^^"^"^ to be entered
gether with all s, J, Ss a^d reSron, "^7^P'°«<=dings in the lodge, to-
of the .n:ne. for the i^sp cJfon of^he Grand Offi er' ^°' *'^ !°°^ government
named brethren and their succe sors dlTc^nlZVoT.V *''* ^''V''''"^'^-
Iished rules and re^. lations of the Rov,i v ^ ^ ^ *"* ''"°*" and estab-
Hy whom these presens are granted' anl^otS^^^ "«
and con .rm to the rules and r gufatio^s Se eof .L"'' ^°^^'- °' ^"'^'='"^-
?^^ s/ntTbe-rr :!!!L!^:;^p^^t.s^'i:s^, i^--
a"nd1;:teer "^^'^^- ''" ''' ^^ °^ ^-- ^^ve^TSuSrd.^^^^^^^^^^^
Wm. Emery,
Th« f^li„ • • . Deputy Grand Secretary
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978
HISTORY Vf FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The date of the issue of this warrant has beoii questioned from
the fact that the last paragrapli gives "the year of l^ur Lord " 1812.
and •• the year of Masonry " 5816. As already explained the Masonic
date for the " year of light " is four years short of the true date; so that
the year 1812, which in Masonic documents is 5812, should accorduigl>
be 5816. The dates in the warrant should read 1812 and 581a.
An examination of collateral records in the archives of the Grand
Lodge of Canada shows that the lodge was warranted at Niagara by
R. W. Bro. Robert Kerr in 1812 It is to be noted thit in the warrant
of No. 21 at IngersoU, issued by the schismatic Grand Lodge in 1803,
the current year is given 1803. and the year of Masonry ■ 5803," so
that the correct calculation was made in that case. At the time the
warrant was issued this lodge had no distinctive title and was simply
known as " Lodge No. 26." The first meetings were held at Murphy's
tavern, a building in the township of Townsend, owned by Bro. Abram
Massecar, three miles north of Waterford and four mi'es south of
Oakland Corners. It also met at the " Red Tavern," which stood two
miles north of the present site of Oakland Corners on the Brantford
road, four miles from the village of Scotland. The " Red Tavern " and
" Murphy's " are often spoken of as one and the same building, but
they were not only distinct buildings, but some miles apart from each
other. .
Although the lodge was warranted to meet m lownsend, the
officers felt that it would be for the good of the Craft to hold it in
different localities, in not only the county of Norfolk, but in adjacent
districts, for traces of Masonic work are to be found in all the villages
of that section of the country within a radius of fifty miles of Water-
ford. Brantford, Scotland, Port Rowan, Port Ryerse, Simcoe, were
all patronized, in order to give the sturdy yeamen of the west an
opportunity of joining the fraternal organization. Amos Dodge was
the W. M., EHakim Crosby, the S. W., and John Collver, or Culver,
as it was given at a later date, was J. W.
Of the lodge and its early career there are no records, except the
warrant and a receipt from the Provincial Grand Lodge at Niagara,
which reads:
" Received, Niagara 4th, Decbr, 1816, By the hand of Br. Sherman Hyde,
the sum of ten Dollars from Lodge No. 26.
"Jas. Roggers,
" Grand Sety., P. T."
There is a certainty that the lodge worked at intermittent periods
up to 1822, for W. Bro. John Culver, prior to his death, frequently en-
tertained the old members with stories of the perambulations of the
lodge from village to village, even in the dark days of 1812-15, for
the members were young, active and enthusiastic in Craft work.
No 26 did not take any part in the Kingston Converition. An-
other lodge, No. 26, called " Jarvis Lodge," is on the list as being
represented at the Convention, but that lodge was warranted by the
Convention to meet in the township of Augusta, county of Grenville.
The numbers issued to both of these lodges were identical, but the
localities are far removed from each other.
The advent of R. W. Bro. Simon McGillivray m Canada m 1822
gaye a fresh and permanent lease of life to Craft work, and, with all the
HISTOHV OF F«Ef.MASON»V IN CANADA. 5^
Bro. Fitzgibbon, Depmy Provincial '^f'^^^^^^ ''^"^^ ^^^ «• W.
countersigned by the Grand S^cr'lv.? ^^'^''^ ^"'^ ^^^ duly
Townsend. Upper Canada ^'"*^'^'^^' «'« warrant being No. 767.
Mr. BVtorB^eleTrJesiden^ Tv^^C ^'-- the old lodge with
1893. aged 89 years. He wa" born^h 'itn/ ' ^'"^^^"IT ^ho died in
HI the fall of 1807 removed ^.>hu- ^'^''"^o"- "ear Utica, N.Y., but
N.y.. and enngrated to Canadr res?din?;'"''.^''°'" J^*^^""" Coimty
Canada. In 1826 the family came fothlf? ''",'•" '' l^^'^^^^ton. Upper
that time lodge No. 26. in WaterforH ^TV^'"P °^ Townsend. At
house, a two^story frame buUdh^'^wS f'^ ? ^°\."« S°^«^«"'«
present Allis block in Watcrford ^Thk h . ^"^ °" ^^' ^'^e of the
^: -_ ^t^norg. j ins house was removed in 1882
The Sovereen Dwelling, VVaterkori,.
falher-in-law, Ahram \Ia.^ rir I. "? ^'"''^^^ Mr. Becker's
Becker said that he had h^nri' v / 'r?''''^'' °f ^hc lodi?c. Mr
wa.s a Mason, freqnenUv t l';?i,tir f "; ^^"^"^^ ^ulJer. who
Ween-s life was saved thro.,;;;/?;:!- ^^-f ^X^a^^
an adjacent bedroom, while t he M JLr'"u;:'*t' ""''' ^''^^'"'^ '"
of the stairway, was faithfully tvlcd '"'' '""' "'^'' ^'^^ head
The lodge, however had neirlv ^n ^f u
" a house on .„e »„.. ■^i^'oTS^i^^Llr'S^^'^rc^^^,.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
i .
The Beemer House, Waterford
the Beemer flouse or hotel. This house stood directly opposite 'ihe
residence of Bro. Sovereen, or what was afterwards known as the
Becker House. , . , , „r t j r •.
The people of the country knew of the lodge at Waterford, as if it
had been one of the permanei-t institutions of the locality, and the
farmer brethren alwavs looked forward to having a good time when
the meetings were held either at Murphy's or at the Red Tavern.
After the war the lodge was better known than ever from the con-
nection of some of its membership with the celebrated raid made by
tlie American General Duncan McArthur in 1814, from Detroit east to
Brantford and returning by way of Oakland, Waterford, St. Thomas
and Chatham. . , , , i
General McArthur had raised a mounted force for the purpose ot
chastising the Indians around Lake Michigan, who were hostile to
the American cause. The American army, under General Brown at
Fort r.rie, however, were in a cr'':ical condition, and this induced Mc-
Arthur to make a diversion which would favor that coniniandcr.
With this intention he left Detroit with 750 mounted men and hve
field pieces, about the 24th September, and in order to mislead the
Canadians, marched along the shore of the river and Lake St. Llair
towards Lake Huron. Early on the morning of the 26th September
he suddenly turned south, crossed the St. Clair River at the Baldoon
Scotch settlement, rode east through Moraviantown and London and
on the 4th October entered the village of Oxford now Ingersoll, and
on the following day he journeyed towards Burford. He destroved
evervthing that would be useful to the British, disarmed and paroled
the militia, and threatened the inhabitants that any word of his raid
sent to the British would be followed by the destruction of the property
of the informants. Two men— farmers— sent messengers to the British
and Mc \rth"r destroyed their homes and farms. His 750 men were
magnified into a force of thousands, and consequently the inhabitants
were loath to make any attempts to drive him out. His endeavor was
HISTORY OF FREEMASONKr IN CANADA. ^gl
^^^^^^r^S^^ZSt^- - Brantford. At this
some militia and mounted men and hir! '^ ^^^'°"' ^"^'^"s with
that Major Muir was guard"nJ^he road to'p r''''^"^^' information
and Indians, supported by artUlerv h1? ^"f '"f °" ^i^h regulars
prudence the bet er part of valor "Ind r^M^^i'"' McArthur deemed
turned down the Long P Jm £d " /l '"" *^^1^ P ^'''^^'^' ^^'^' he
at Malcolm's Mills, h!lf a mile east oJ th ^ '™"" ^^[^^ °^ ^^e British
on the Grand River He defeated hi? fn ^''f "^ ^'"^^" °^ Oakland,
and burned the mills vv^th alltherr rnn f ^"a*? ?P*"'''^ ^30 prisoners
to allow his prope ty o brdes troZ "^ Malcolm did not propose
manoeuvre endeavored to save tl eTifl uT ^ ''r^^^'' ^'^^ ^y a
Hvelihood. Word had arrived fmrn^ 1' ^^'^^ was his only source of
coming east as rapidlv as hnr.T , )^^'* ^^^* *^^ Americans were
that he had only onrdLce Jo save tSe miir^'^^?"^" , ^^'"^^'"^ '^^
the dam, flooding the small r?ver so ^^^ ' '° If- ''* ^^'^ ^^'^' ""' of
But McArthur, sling a^ easy way out of H? 'S'^'^'l '°"'^ "°^ ""«^-
two miles down the river to GareymS , ' t^^''^^^' took his men
ed that mill, and then came SI.^aI' ^'^f ^,they crossed and burn-
burned and where thevdefe^lV.l.^'^'-r"'' "^"'' ^^^'^'^ they also
raiders moved south to Waterford I'" '':f ' l'"""" ^^^^^^"^ ^he
Morris Sovereen. a n^fmbTf ofL^N^ .^ Cnse^V'^ "^"^ °^
tnne^^;?2d,^:r::i\i;e^;;o;;i;^7^^^^^ •■'. v^-- --
which ran then, as S^doesTow tfrL^Jh wSo^d'^I^o"' °^ 7^-
site of the new mill which ,> k ,i.mH1 I ^'vater ord. It occupied the
upon the primitive 'stn tie o 812 t£ 'tJ' *' ' ?'^ improvement
Americans were on the march felt th^v T"' ^"2^^''"^ *'^^^ *he.
was in imminent per 1 for wnrH f ^ ^J^°r^ ^""'^^^y Possession
were destroying llFtTe'^ mts sittt^dll l^nSat '''''''''
;;;^^^s'^f = ^n^/s^if ^f -^^^^^
old mill, with its two run of tone was cl™"^ ^ '^^P^i'^r's hand. The
some hundreds of poi nds currencV hnd^h'^'P''''^ "' ^""''^ ^"P^^^, and
was one of the best mUls of t[, "^^ . '''■? 'P^"^ '" 'ts erection. It
days the farmers brough h U^ir ^'ancf;.- h" T1 ■'" ^^^^'^ ^^'•'>-
finished, w1 en a swL?c?ver.d f. f ° -^ T^ ^'^^ neighbors was hardly
that ,he Araercam wt^c™ r»'^.tr''?^;/"',r= "" "»™'"^
m.n,bcr.. was startled and vri'.o*^ "p sod^Mhf ^f'Th";"" '°
too few ,„ ntake defence, scattered to' their 'fa' s™s.i„'J'„Te
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
fortunes of war their stores of grain, most of which was housed in the
primitive lor barns which in those days held all the wealth of the
pioneer farr.;e-. The old man, quick of ear, heard a bugle call and the
clatter of horses' hoofs, and with a shout of warning to his men, he
glanced up the road and saw the advance of the blue-coated invaders,
mounted on steeds, many of which a few hours before were the pro-
perty of loyal Canadians. McArthur was on a black horse and well
mounted. As the troops reached the creelv they halted, and a half-
dozen dismounting dashed into the mill, fired it and crossed the creek,
expecting to see Bro. Sovereen's property ascend to heaven in smoke.
When Bro. William Schuyler, who lived beside the mill and work-
ed in it, and Bro. Sovereen saw the Americans ford the water they
thought they had taken their departure, and with a few pails and a
couple of leathern buckets, which had been left behind by a military
companv on its way to Detroit, they extinguished the flames.
The Americans in the meantime had lialted on the other side of
the creek, and. seeing that the mill did not burn, a young officer with
LONDON "'"'I'toroy
>?"■ -----joxroRp ^,„.. *<,_«i
Phe Route taken hy McArthiik
six men came back with instructions to again tire the building and to
threaten to hang to the nearest tree any who attempted to save it.
In a few minutes the flames were licking the timbers on the north side
of the building, but by the time the invaders had got back to their
position the nre was again extinguished. This was too much for Mc-
.Arthur, and in a few minutes Sovereen and his faithful men were
dragged across the stream on their way to death, a rope having been
secured and thrown over the branch of a massive oak tree which stood
on the hill at Waterford, south of the mill, on a spot which is the site
of the present Ba]-,tist church, a few yards east of the town hall.
The old man saw that his hour was near at hand. The Americans
were a rough and ready set and all they required was an order and it
would be carried out. A rop? was already around the neck of Bro.
Schuyler, and Sovereen as a last hope for life rushed up to McArthnr,
who still sat his horse, and making a Masonic sign shouted " Spare
our lives and burn all I have "
In an instant McArthur recognized the miller's action, hesitated
for a moment, and then, to the great delight of the captives, all of
HISTORY OF FRKEMASONRY IN CANADA.
983
^e^rair^n^S^Sa'r'exce^^^^^ astonishment of the raiders, who
the prisoners? hfstmTd"t?ms°men^^ '\'°^^ -^
spare their lives." The mill had hvthi. . k "' '^?''"' boys-I'll
The invaders went their wav and fl 'T ^^en reduced to ashes.
Hved at Waterford STo tdl fhl Lr'^f^'"''"^''^' °^^ ^^^°"^ ^^ho
the lifetime of some of them and of LI'" 7'"' '^^' ^^^^^^^^ -
settlement, when a Mason'r^i^n en a ^u?^ rejoicmg in the old
■8,2 and inforn ed the'wXr tK, I, Townsend.was made a Mason in
and gives the story of tlie raid as he heandTfrom^h. ,-^''™ Sovereen,
brother, who was saved from dp/tl, ?„^ u r f "'^ °' "'"=''™
the day on which he wasTdet taftsma^ '""" "" ''"' '° "'"^
who wa°s tfn and'"h"as"'ltd"ai,'l,t"f-5 '■' 'S" °l =«'■ " '"""■"
neighbor of Bro. Williar^ S luylfr ^a.e SiS h^h!,?'",^'' f* ^l^- ^
relate this incident. Additionrevi'dencf of ifl ^..^h fe^'d him
^arbrrn!r/StLr„o°:^TitBr^^
tell the stor; over and oveT LZ VnluT''''^^-^Z ^'^'^ ^''' ^^^her
states that he would always conclude the Srb^ing " 'm; GoT
.f^Morns So^ ereen hadn't been a Mason we' w'oufj Sf ve s^'r'etS'ed
Having captured a number of prisoners at Malcolm's mills Mc
Arthur paroled them and marched south vn the W rC Roarf
M s"nS's ftm":he';rtt" ''' ''ar "."" ^^ ^^^* P'- ' -^ ^^e^^n^ '
sTte of St fohn" churc^^^^^ ''"^''' ^"'^ '''' "'^^*- '^'^'^ ^^'•^ ''^ "°- ^he
VittoHa' Rrn -^"'"'"^T^^^Tu '■^■'^"'■' proceeded south and west to
himself known Snl^JthuT^TA^ .^'■°- Boulby made
£:ii'£'r.;rs?l-3:,,,«,!;r,R.K:;E
Office. He has always been active in public matters, and in evi °thin^
connected w,th the history of the county of Norfolk He Is an e/
member of the Onlario legislature, and ev'ery statement he makeTn'v
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HISIORY OF I'REICMASONRY IN CANADA.
be relied upon. All the facts stated by Mrs. Boulby, Bro. Kitchen
and Mr. McCall were related to R. W. Bro. William Kennedy of
Vittoria and were also corroborated by the writer in conversaiions
with Mr. Becker, Bro. Clarke and Bro. Sovereen.
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was advised of the evacuation of Canada by General Izard, so that he
turned north-west, up the old road parallel with and south of Yoimg's
Creek towards Lyndock, where the troops encamped for the night.
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HISTORV OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. ^gs
£stnZ:|;-;;i:^a'-:J"^^J- eleven hundred British rc,u-
-the road made by^Co TaE nlf k''''"^'^ '""^^ ^^ '^^^l^^ot street
Chatham, reached .4ndwich «„ ^le ^^th^^'' 1 ^'^ ^^'"^^ ^"^
banded his n,en after a four weelv campaign "''''■' "^^'"^ ^' ^'^-
suJJV:Ztl blniL^^t trnh\'"f '^^'^ ^'^^ «- which con-
facts that can be obtain^ed of od^ No U'^^^" ^^^'' ''' ^" the
affihation with the second Provincifirl it "? *° ^^e date of its
The continuation of its history •{^1.??"'' f^^^^" ^^ ^ork in 1822.
to that period. ^ '"" ''^ ^"""^1 >" the section devoted
CHAPTER LXI.
St. (Jixirgk'.'; Lodge Vn ^-r <■^^ n.
No. 28, " CrowJa^'oV^ g^^Lo^ScE'^^j'i^'T""^^ ^--•
Lodge No. 30. St. T.oLs,' TsiS ^' ^^^"^^^^^^ ^817.
l.istof?'r:af n^ Hk^tl^ln^rXu f fL^" T"^^*?" ^^^^ Craft
n.gh completed when the mi, mes of I J . • I- ''^h'lne was well
Niasrara from 1816-22 wer dis ov red The'Tr^ ^/""^ ^°^^^ «'
concerning the constitution nf T,-, i' , ^^ '^f^°'''^' ^°"t^'" ^^ta
exist, and references orfo-ir I. ^uP-',""''^ *hen unknown to
The first of hesels St rin •') P?'"'-'' ^"^'^^^^ ^^^ origin,
constituted .st jlmr Js/?" "^ Tl f rlt^^f T' ''■ ^^ ^^^''""-•
mmutes of the schisnuitic Grand Lodge reach!: ' '""^'•^"^•"" '" ^'e
GRAND LODGE
oi.aud o„ the i..t J„,K, ,8,(,, at - o'clock P \r ^ p ■ c, ■
m Grai.tham, „,et for the pnmosc of . , . . • ''^ ^•*"' •"''"Pman's Tavern
-St. George's Lo--«e. No.~l!!! "f .'"">t,tm,nK a new lod^e, .lesiffnated by
Present :
R- y- 'iol-ert Kerr. Provincial Grand Master
J. V. .'•'•-toPKMDanhy. Dep y P. G. Master
R W Toi;'"r'^t"'^J-^'- ^V., pro, en,
R. W. John Crysler. S. G. W., pro tem.
R W' 1^ 1'" ,^r'V'"'' ^ Treasurer.
R. \V Ru-harc ICockrell, G, Secretarv.
Brother lhon,as Merritt. Worshipful Master
Gcor-e Adams. Senr. Warden
-mos McKinney, Jnnr. Warden.
\'isiiors.
HrotlKT l.:i,ene.er Gnlver. of l.odRo No 15
RtTd. 14 Dollars fro.n Lod^e No
')■>• ^JSrJ^Z^'^- ''•'■" ''■—■■• •'- -" of ,.0 Gni„eas and
11... Grand r.od>.e close.l at 4 o'clock in good Harmony.
:fi
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The first officers of the lodge, therefore, were ^^ . Lro^ rhonias
Merritt WM- Bro. George Adams, S.W., and Amos McKmnv,
J.W. Bro. George Adams was Grand Master of the schismatic Grand
Lodge in 1820-22. ... ^ j u
It will have been noted that m the minutes quoted no number is
given St. George's Lodge. In later minutes of the schismatic Grand
Lodge it is twice given as No. 25, once as No. 26. and finally as St.
George's Lodge. No. 27. St. Catharines," which was its proper title.
Nothinc is known of the work of this lodge until some years after
the re-organization under R. W. Bro. Simon McGiUivray It was
freauently represented at the meetings of the Niagara Grand Lodge,
and seenis to have paid its dues regularly. Further than this nothing
"Th^'second lodge constituted by the Niagara Grand Lodge be-
tween 1816-22 was " Hiram Lodge, No 28 Crowland, the first officers
of which were: W. Bro. Joel Skinner, W.M.; Bro. Sam 1 Glover. S.W.,
and Bro. Elias M. Bennett, J.W. The record of its constitution reads:
GRAKD LODGE
opened at 2 o'clock P.M., ist Oct'r, 1816. at Bro. Calvin Cook's in Crowland.
Present :
R. W. Chris'r Danby, Grand Master, pro tem.
R. W. Benj'n Mcadough. Dy. G. Master, pro tem.
R. W. John Cryskr, S. G. W.
R. W. Richard Cockrell. G. Sec'y.
R. W. Willm. Brookficld, G. Treasurer, pro tem.
R. W. John J. Segar, G. Pursuivant.
Hiram Lodge, No. 28, constituted a regular lodge under the sanction ni
the Provincial Grand Warrant of Upper Canada.
Brother Joel Skinner, Worshipful Master.
Samuel Glover, Snr. Warden.
Elias M. Bennett, Junr. Warden.
Reed, from T-ndge, No. 28, the sum of three Guineas for the fees.
Closed the Grand Lodge at 4 o'ch^ck P.M. in good Harmony
Calvin Cook, in whose house this meeting was held. \va.s collector
of Oowland township in 1815, His house was probably situated at
Cook's Mills on t.von's Creek, ten miles from its mouth, about the
centre of the township, ^hree miles east of Welland. It was once
a place of considerable size, but has almost disappeared. It was al'^o
sometimeb called Skinner's Corners. The post office there -s now
:ailed Crowland. A sharp skirmish took place there on iQth Octo-
ler 1814 dnring the war between Canada and the Lnited ."states.
Ilirain t.n.kre, No. 28. was lepresented only once at the meeting?
of the Niagara Grand T.n.jge, vi^.. f.n the 3rd December, 1817. and of
its work abr«olutely nothing is known. ... ^ , u
lodge No 20, in the township of Thorold, was constituted bx
the Niagara Grand Lodge on the 25th October, 181 7, when the fol
lowing officers were installed: Bm, John Darling, W^.: Bro. Janie^
Blanchfield. S.W.; Bro. Wni. Terry, J.W.: Br. Darnel Baynard.
Sec'y. and Bro. Joseph B. Darling, Treas.
The minutes of its constitution read:
I
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
987
GRAND LODGE
,>.,rpo„ „, co„s,U„,i„/. nTLVLZui'L°\l''°''-"-"''' "" ""
Present:
Rt. Worshipful Br. C. Danby, G. M.. pr Tem
Br. John Crysler. Dy. G. M.. pro te.n.
Rr V'r*''^,'^''^'"-'' Esqr., Sr. Gd. W., Pro Tem
Br. John Clement. Jr. G. W.. Pro. Tem.
Br. Stephen Brown, Gd. Sec'y, Pro Tem.
Br. T.mothy Street, Gd. Tre's, Pro Tem.
Visiting Lodges-Lodce No r T !,"'' xf ^- ^'° ^em.
Proceeded to%:gut1?'^i„£/;„^° ^^^.^^ -= .Lo^.e, No. V
regular Lodge: ™" *"^ following brethren into a
Bro. John Darling, Master
p ■ w^r' Bl^"^'ifi^''d- Snr. Warden.
Br. W.ll.am Terry, Junr. Warden.
Br. Daniel Baynard, Secretary
T^ T ?"- ^°'^P^ ^- I^arling, Treasurer.
ine l.odgc being thus regularly constitntprl fi,„ r ^ c
ceive orders to register the same in' thrGrand^LoSg^Took's""^"^ ''' *° ''■
Sign'd,
Stephen Blown,
Grand Lodge closed in pood hqrmnn,, .f 1 k - ^'^^ ^^'^'j' P- T.
next St. John's Day. harmony at half-pa.st Uv.- o'clock P.M. until
rr. J^'^ ^°''^^- "^^^ represented at four meetings of tl, , v
(irand Lodge, viz.: 24th Tune ind :.nrl c;«J u ^ o „ ^'^^ Niagara
1819, when 16/- cv. for di4s and S/ " V f7 r ' '^J^' '^'''^ ^^^'''^'
l-id. and again on loth S'y .SaT ^A^t^^^^^
It IS lost. ■^' ^- "^"^r that date all trace of
iodge"at1?.Vho;^asTn%8"8' '°^"'"^"^^^-^ -'^-^ of a NTasonic
^^ouiuy" cT&:ddirx'rthenit^^::;":r °" ^ ^"^ /°'- ^ ^'"^^^ - ^•-
Accordingly, Dan d Ranelie nd ?/ ^' P''^"]* "'^^ ^f St. Thomas,
in town lots^ Tl/is was S No in I'h °"1 u ^''' ^""'"^ '^"^ '^^d out
ship of Yarmot th and is s^tlt^ . ^'f^h concession of the town-
in the present cy Mr Ra eh^ ffr^i ?'' ^""'^''" S^"*'^^'"" bridge
would build a • good frarne^ , n "^ V° ^'^' ^ ^'^'^^ ^° ^"^""^ who
purpose." ^ '^""^ ''"''''"'g f^*- a"y P"blic or charitable
turn ^- ';^/a^;SS^S^',^,g, J^--^- S^T^ ^^^ ^ .?^i-^"^
reeistrv offirp oi- c:f Tt, l_'u'ession, wnue searching a tit e n the
daS l^'ent'd.^ 'Alo^pTth' tt'titeM"' °' ^'^J ^■'''' '^'^^ ^" *^^
the instrument given hereXr =1,7 .1 P"'?"^'' ^'^ researches and
r.^tli of Aug! St seventv '.hu v ?' "' '* " "^ °''='°'^'^ ^•'"- °" the
Thomas lodje No 5o for rr.T ''^^' ^ '^* '^^'' ^^^^^d to St.
..„ • i. ""ft^- ^'•o- 30, ror Craft purnc^es ATr T u /^« ^1
registrar of the countv ha^ hepn J^r.A , T ^- ^^Y^^' the
rtu- founder of Z^^CseLLZr^ZT'''^' '°J- '^'?'- ™''«'
Ritr«-n ,.,no ^u . seuiement m the London district Br-^
oldparliament^oFarirja' "^ Parliament for Middlesex in th"e
g88 HISTORY OF KREEMASONRY [N CANADA.
This document shows in brief tiiat on the 12th day of August,
1818, one Daniel fiapeljc frrantod 36 16/100 square rods on Talljot
street in the township of Yarmouth, being part of lot i, concession 8,
to Mahon lUirwell, W.M., Oilman Willson. S.W., and Joseph De
Fields, J.W., of St. Thomas lodge, No. 30, and their successors in
office in said lodge for its use.
Going to earlier records in the registry office it is found that tlip
whole of lot T in the 8th concession of Yarmoutli, county of Middlesex,
now in the city of St. Thomas in the county of Elgin, was on the 27th
November. 18 15, patented to Daniel Rapelje. The first deed which he
gave was for 2 roods and 30 3/.10 rods, lots i and 2 on the north side
of the present Talbot street, and lot 3 on both sides of the said street,
to Horace Foster on the 15th December, 181 7.
The second deed he executed was on the 5th January, 1818, when
he sold to Justus Wilcocks, 2 roods and 13 t/io rods, lot 15, in the
road which the Talbot road passes.
The third deed given from the date of the original grant from the
crown was to the officers of St. Thomas lodge. No. 30
In all the deeds, mortgages and other documents in connection
with land in the vicinity of this property from 1818 to the present
time, the description reads, viz. : " The Masonic Lot."
The lot now belongs to Miss Georgina Ross, under the will of
an uncle, a Mr. John McBride. It is probable that the property re-
verted, seventy years ago, to the original owner.
The records, further than those given, are not extant, but that the
lodge must have been in existence and had more than a name seems
to be attested by the following extract from the records of the Rapelje
family, now m possession of the Elgin Historical Association. It was
written by Mr. Jeronimus Rapelje of St. Thomas and reads:
" George James Rapelje, the eldest son of Daniel and Elizabeth Rapelje,
was educated for the law, graduated at Little York in 1817. He was a student
under Mr. John Ten Brock in Vittoria, County of Norfolk. He died in the
year of our Lord 1819 in November, aged 23. « He was buried in Masonic
order in the old hurrying ground in St. Thomas."
From the fact that " Lodge, No. 30," paid R. W. Bro. Danby
£5. 4. on the 2nd June. 1819, for instruction received, was represented
at the meeting of the Niagara Grand Lodge on 6th June, 1821, and
that it follows in perfect numerical succession the lodges fonncd
bv that orgptiizaiioii, would seem to conclusively re\'cal its origin.
Nothing more concerning it is known either before or after the re-
organization of the Craft in 1822 under R. W. Bro. Simon McGillivray.
The engraving shows St. Thomas about 1818. It has been made
from a drawing found in the corner of an old map in the registry
office. The house to the right is the present Penwarden House, on the
south-east corner of Talbot and William streets. The other is the
homestead of James Thomas Curtis, the patentee of lot 2, con. g, Yar-
mouth. His house was of logs, weatherboarded over, with a frame
addition in the rear. It was occupied by a Air. Curtis for many years,
and its site, on the south-east corner of St. George and Curtis streets,
is now occupied by the handsome brick residence of Mr. Leonard
Ferguson. .
The Penwarden House was built in 1834-5 by Benjamm Drake
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA ^
did not live in it, however He own.';i°" Vi"*^'! '^' ''°"^^ ^^^"ds. He
the present Merchants' Rank !mo which t'' ^'""T 'Z^"^^' J"^^ ^^^^ of
the west side of Pearl street noToSeHh"?/'^-^,^^ '' ^'^^ house on
M.P. The first occupants of ZpeZlr.l.^ m'' ^''°'"^^ ^^'•'^^"- ^'^-
of the 32nd Rcfrinient. and a erwarTtu "?"!' ^''"^ ^'^« o^""
.i^^nn^e^r^^^^^^
East End of St. Thomas in 1818.
giant. He altered it so as to mike it? 'k,^^'"'"^"' '^^ celebrated
it has been occupied ever sSncTas a LotTl ' ^°' ^""''^ ^"'■P^^^^- «"d
Tho4°s" waroflrL'h oSrbuMh ''^ ""'•^"^ °^ '°^^^ No. 30, at St
of the Grand Lodge of Treland or' of theV'"'".' flf '" ^he'a;chives
the erection of a warrant^aJthat date in^hU 1 ^"'v^'u''^ ^^"^^^ °^
Lodge of Ireland. ^^^^ *" *"'s locality by the Grand
CHAPTER LXH.
THE ^-»r-l^^^^^ CANADA,
TooKTHKR From .817 UNT^^^X-o^orNr^^.o^N^^^
ada l^Tj^rtZXclTrd thant/ °' ^^f— '"y - Upper Can-
of the Craft lodges in the town" o?KintT^''-^ u '^'' ^^P'-^^entatives
purpose not on y of reoreanTz^n^ W^^V'? '" ^^^ ^^^^ ^817. for the
the fraternity in'^such rSon as o°l ^^'"'"^ '^' government of
'•'•lity for all time to come '^'^"'^ Permanence and sta-
990
HISTORV OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Perhaps in no other jurisdiction has a similar state oi difficulty
existed as in that of Upper Canada from 1800 until 1822. R. W.
Bro Jarvis had passed away on the 13th of August, 1817, and a few
days later was buried in the family plot in the burying-ground at-
tached to the cathedral of St. James in Toronto.
For some time prior to his death he did not exercise any activity
in the management of the Craft. The war of 1812-15 had, in a certain
measure created an interregnum in the executive work of the Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge at York. Ihe body, as far as a governing head
was concerned, was leading a listless life, while as lodges ihey were
active in individual elTort, apparently watching for a change in some
direction, .'>p that they might emerge from the lassitude and inert-
ness which had jeopardized the entire work for >ears before the war,
While the MSS. do not furnish the exact state of feeling dur-
ing the two years prior to the death of R. W. Bro. Jarvis, yet after
reading the history of the work from 1817 until 1822, one cannot
avoid coming to the conclusion that the entire membership with
its energy and usefulness was practically emasculated of all its op-
portunity for good by the more than neglect of those who had been
entrusted with its guidance and government. On that summer day
in August, when the remains of R. W. Bro. Jarvis were placed in
the grave, the C-aft made up its mind quickly that prompt and deci-
sive measures w re necessary in order to save the order from wreck
and disruption. jr -ears they had yearned for better things.
l^roni the days of i8ck)-2, when the voice of the brethren on the
north side of Lake Ontario would have Becided the fate of the Pro-
vincial Grand Master, loyalty to the governing; head prevailed and
R. W. Bro. Jarvis had the fealty of three-fourths of the lodges then
warranted. When every possible effort was made in the line of per-
suasion the support of the lodges at P.arton. at York and at Kings-
ton was given to constituted authority. R. W. Bro. Jarvis was the
legally appointed head, and with tliat knowledge the Craft was satis-
fied Like the darkness before the dawn it had been groping for a
way out of its trouble. Everyone felt that the day for speech h?.d
gone by and that the ' me for action had arrived. Whatever panacea
the brethren at York .id for evils which had prevailed, the moniber-
ship, more particularly east and west of York, was in no mood for
trifling and was resolved to exemplify its dissatisfaction.
One can scarcely realize such a state of unrest existing m these
modern days. While those who were in charge of the Provincial
Grand Lodge of Upper Canada were primarily responsible, the
Grand Lodge of England, which warranted the Provincial Grand
Lodge in 1792, can never be freed from criticism in this relation,
for bv its neglect and lack of supervision the progress of the Craft
in Upper Canada was materially retarded in the first twenty years
of its existence. , .
Brighter days, however, were coming. The clouds which veiled
realized All the lodges possessed men of determination in ordinary
the future began to disappear, and gradually through the rifts the
waiting Craftsmen saw that the hope long deferred was about to be
business life, but no Iodide of the twenty-six on the roll could boast
of members more resolute for a rehabilitation of the entire manage
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
historic rneetinir in the imnlr r ^ f 5^^ ""^"""^ previous to the
town of Kingston ^^^ '"*'"' ^^ ^"^^^^ talker's hotd in the
Gran5 M'Tste^'Hif ptwers'wt\"oAt i'T^h"^^ ^^ ^ ^---1
to. an official of that ra.I ^H er° > nn""".? '''"■'^'^'^'- Prescribed
ongn.al powers delegated to him Z i ^^"f " evidence that the
these powers dispeifsations rthe orSn nf,^?^"^^.^' U"^^^
Canada were duly issued h.,f , 'ormation of lodges n Uooer
warrants were iled to ihe oS's'und/r T'"^""^ ^"^'^^ ^"^'^o"'"
twenty-six lodges were on the mil ^u i'P^"^''tion, and at leas
to assemble in convention at Kingston " "^'^'^ ^^^ summoned
have betn'pre'rv^dA'el^fSJonfto' ^'-" ^^^--tely
worthy men. enthusiastic Masons ^lhose' ."T '^u- °" ''' ^°" ^''^
was the good of the Craft ' °'^ '"'"^ ^^^J^'^t undoubtedly
and ^n ^rT^^^ th" , 'S^'^pi:^:^-- „ I;-- y^'"-- dottier
respondence of Bro. Dean, bothdyJnlth r ^°- .'3-' and the cor-
l.fe, shows that his opinion was SdaVH°T"*'°",'"'^ '" his after
nnnds of the brethren. TirpSinaJv r'''"*''^ ^^'^^t in the
passage of the resohition-a rejuest to Vf?-' 1'«"'''°? P'-'^'' to the
given m the minutes of No. i? bu k ct '''^^^f.^^'^t Jodges-are not
the action of the lodge was not' w^/hn, . f^'^^ ^^ imagined that
The brethren of No. laTiad MoTe the' T'^ '^'■'^"' ^^"sideration
knew that the schismatic Grand Lodge at N^^^ '''"^*'°"- ^hey
Bro. Jarvis was dead, would make an.ffnr.. ^'"■^' "°'^ that R. VV
legitimately was located at York andTe^fH^^
England would right the Craft wo?k in cL. "'"'."" ^PP^^^ to
become a credit not only to fh^ or^ • ^^"^^a- and enable it to
Grand Lodge, from wS U^ P ov'Sl" rand f", '°/''? "^^^'^^
Not always, however, are cherished hnn.,-^",''^'^ ^^^^ sprung,
.vears before the well-meant effirsof^'- '' " ^' was come
hearing from those who he d the reins of .ov " "' ^''^ '"^"^^•^'^ ^
Lodge at London. ' °^ government in the Grand
^o:j^is''Tjs:i:^r.:!;^,:^^^-^ rr'-' '^ ^- ^•
this intimate knowledge of the Provi. H.T r '^ tT°''"' ^"^ 't was
stayed the hand, that iit waited for 11 la^'r;,^ blaster which had .
freedom, if not independence, in Ma onic ±1 in ..' '^' '^'^^ ^""^
vmce. All the heads of the lodges knew Hi J°'^ "" *^f "PP*^"" P'"°-
time would come and thereforftl..? °°"'^'' "^ '^^^'' ^ ^^rucial
formal request cam" frl No ;, fo'r rirt'hr/J"^^'^^^ ^''^" ^he
assist in reorganization ^ *^^ '""^^^ *° assemble and
withi^r Hn': of rSar nrolf "'^ °^>^°- ^^ was scarcely
by the f..ct that the ?ro^ncia G anrM Z ''I v ^'^ '''' i"^^-^^^
Grand Master had made nnil Lodge at York, with its Deputy
tion. The duV 0I com n rg'tirCv'^^hl S^nd^? 1 ''t4''-
upon the Deputy, who propfrly ^sro^d'hlt^eporteVt dS^^^^^^
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R. W. Bro. Jarvis to the authorities at London. This step, however,
was not taken, and the brethren at Bath decided that other methods
must be adopted. If we are wise in our day and generation, cer-
tainly those who conceived the idea of a Grand Masonic Convention
in 1817, acted in a manner, which should have inspired confidence
in the breast ot every Craftsman in the land. Addington lodge will
forever possess a well merited celebrity in the annals of Canadian
Masonic history for its action in 1817. its recognition of the fact
that no organization could possibly exist wthout a governing head
to direct, and proper executive officers to obey, led to results which
accomplished moie for the Cra^t in Upper Canada than any act of
the Provincial Grand Master from St. John's day in 1792, when he
presided in Freemasons' Hall in Niagara and enjoyed the hospitality
of the members of the brethren of Queenston and Niagara.
The resolution, or request, of lodge No. 13 was carefully dnwn up.
A circular letter had been received from the Grand Lodge of Rhode
Island by one of the lodges, supposed to have been No. 6 at Kings-
ton, addressed to the Grand Secretary of the Provincial Grand Lodge
of Upper Canada. It had been opened and read, but of its contents \; t
have no knowledge. The only circular issued by the Grand Lodge of
Rhode Island in 181 6 and 181 7 was the annual account of the proceed-
ings of that body. In it there is no reference to Upper Canada or Cana-
dian Masonry. The lodge which received the circular was in doubt as
to how to reply to the comnmnication, and, knowing that the breth-
ren of lodge No. 13, Bath, were looked upon as leaders in Craft
matters, and that Bro. John Dean was perhaps the best informed
brother in the jurisdiction on Craft procedure and jurisprudence, the
letter was forwarded to that lodge and its perusal led to the action
taken.
It is peculiar that the letter from Rhode Island addressed to
the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Upper Canada, was not
sent to Niagara or York, for these two places were the seats of Craft
government, one legitimate and the other schismatic. It may be
that as R. W. Bro. Jermyn Patrick was the Grand Secretary of the
Provincial Grand Lodge of R. W. Bro. Jarvis, and resided at Kings-
ton, the letter was properly addressed and delivered by mail to lodge
No. 6, at Kingston, and by them transmitted to lodge No. 13, at Bath.
In the preparation of the circular to the lodges calling a conven-
tion the utmost care was exercised. The points of dispute which
had existed for years were carefully avoided, but at the same time
the absolute necessity of having a responsible head for the Craft
was made a prominent feature in the document.
It was, on the part of the brethren at Bath, an honest eflFort to
resurrect the dormant life of the Provincial Grand Lodge and to
place Masonry in such a position as would ccmmand for it, not only
the appreciation of the membership within the bounds of the jurisdic-
tion, but also the respect of all other Grand Lodges, who recognized
the legitimacy of the appointment made in 1792 by the Grand Lodge
at London.
The circular was read in Addington lodge and approved of. A
copy was sent to all the lodges, and of the twenty-six there were but
ten to respond. From the MSS. of Thurlow lodge No. 17, which
met at Belleville in 1802-17, we are enabled to give a copy of the
circular from an ori.^inal copy sent to that lodge. It reads;
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 993
Worshipful Master, Wardens and Brethren of Lodge No 17.
vince'^„rrTn;'Boar3 o"?Order'testTd 'Th^"."' ^^'^^^ «"*-« - '"^i^ Pro-
function, le^timatX pertt LrS troffiJe^^G^a r/'r^ '"^^''"^
Secretary, and consequently no head to mnV^ ? '^ ^'''*" ""^ Grand
the name or in behalf of the Craft Bvrr«o^ or rece.ve communications in
the Grand Lodge in the S?ate of RhnZ iT a '^^V''°^ * *='"■*="'" '«"««■ from
the Grand Lodge of Unner kn^i J l'^"''' ^«l*»««ed to the Secretary of
lodges and opened by Them Sev It se^ms^do^hfr'. '^ °"^ "^ °"^ «^«"
effect its circulation. They have tr'ansSd it to thl?.'' '°""' *°.^*^°P* *<>
treat it as we should think proper " '°''«^*'' "-^qu^ting «s to
of aiT td^t is^^^thTs^v•Ve^ur^;f ' ^"'^- ^"''^.^^'' - -" - •'-uty
And that no government c^n exisT^thn. /^ '°""'^* ^'" "^^ ^^""'"^d by all.
true. Impressed by these coSXrSn, ' ^u"''''^l ^\b^'i^ve to be equally
our sister lodges on tL LbSfoTeSVou'rinn '''°"*^* TP^-" *° »^^'«'
of a Grand Lodge. We there ore have th/T P'^?'" '*'" establishment
humble request that, if you concur whh us Jn T S' ° .^"'""""icating our
measure, a delegate' be'^appored by your loJge o 2^. H ^^^'^"fy ^t the
other lodges in this Province at the Innl/, ^ • u "* delegates from the
the fourth Wednesday irr,gust ncj If TO '"} V^^ '°^" °^ ^'^S^t^"' on
for the attainment ofV desSe an obTec^ °'' '•"' ^° ^°""" ">— «
powe'ilral^n'^'irfr^Jonf'anT'Tu ^^' T '^""^^ "°^' ''^ ^'^^ «"-'
approbation of al, .ho Zl tt^go^l :i^h^"tStrvir *" -^^ ^'^^ ^-^^^'
gates^':Vt'kc%T:^,ib^Vy"ofSos\"ng^1.e"f1f"'^^ accompanying the de.e-
occasion: ^ proposmg the followmg form as proper for the
" This may certify that u 1.
No. to represent it in H,» a ^^^^ ^"^^ ^'^cted by Lodge
Canada, to^e SSlt K.'Lg t^n'on thT wrVi ^'". ^^°^'"" °' ^pptr
S817, and v.e do hereby authorise W ^°"rth Wednesday m August. A.L.
ness found neces ary to be doTe at said en?'' ■"" '° ''j^ ^"'^ ^^^"^^^^^ ^usi-
of our lodge. "^ convention, m the name and behalf
(Signed)
W. Master.
S. Wa'-den.
J. Warden.
the recreant ones in the masZTZsSV Tul'^ ^'""^'.^ *=°"'"««'
brethren ndght come in haTbeen expressed foV^^^^ '^' ^'^^^'^
offered it did at this oeriod Rnt t h« v I / '^ ^""^^ opportunity
had secured the orS warrant of R W% ^''^ ^^^^T'"^' ^hey
his heirs, and armed^UhThat Socunit^theyVnoT/'^'" °"^ °f
to the courteous message of the brethren at^BafhTf. ''I !7'P°"^
Bertie, No. o; Stamford Nn t^- n.,. . fr ' ^"^ lodges at
I and 4: BaLn (Hamilton?" No 9nT'T'J^^; ^' ^'^^^'^' Nos.
i^^o. 14; AmherstbS No iS fJ "I^k'''' u^°- "= Southwold,
(Belleville), No. 17 Co^S No 5,^"'^'-f .^^gh, No. 5; Thurlow
were not represented Th^nH / ^""^ 1" Stormont, Nos. 21-22.
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25, from 1822, and in the township of Haldimand, No. 19, all sent
delegates. „ . , ,
The meeting was held on the 27th August, 1817, in the parlor
of Bro. Robert Walker's hotel, on the s.e. corner of King and Clarenc(
streets, Kingston, the building now known as the British American
hotel. The engraving of this room, as it appeared in 1817, shows an
open fireplace. To-day there is in this spot an old-fashioned project-
ing chimney, but no fireplace, and it is supposed that when steam-
heating was introduced into the building the fireplace was closed in as
being no longer necessary. Eleven lodges were represented. It was
the' largest representative meeting of the Craft which up to that date
had assembled in Upper Canada, with the exception of the Provincial
Grand Lodge meeting at York in 1804. The brethren recognized
the fact that their meeting was only a means to an end. and that when
The Room in which the Convention Met.
the purposes for which it was called were realized, its duty would be
to bow to the constituted authority delegated from the sovereign
The minutes of the Convention are brief but conclusive. The
official report of the proceedings shows an amount of executive
ability and knowledge of business most creditable to the brethren.
R W Bro John W. Ferguson, of lodge No. 6, at Kingston, had
been chosen as the secretary of the Convention and in concise form,
no doubt the outcome of much discussion and deliberation, he pre-
pared tlie following report of the proceeding's, which gives in deta-..
the work disposed of:
Minutes of a Masonic Convention, held at Kingston on Wednesday, the
^'whe^'rr theieTrno^at this time any Grand Lodge existing in this Pro-
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
* QOC
tary, and consequently no head tr, m,u • ^""'^ faster or Grand Secre
or behalf of the Cra't. thedV^reZli'Zl^^rr^'^''^^^^^^^^^
has st,n,„lated Lodge No. 13 (AddTn^n Bath)°to^'.°"'^ '" '^''' P^°^'"«
then- sister lodges, wishing them, if thfy concur nth.' '"•'"'="'" ^^^^^ to
be appointed from their lodges o meet nthTJ, "' °P'"'°"' ^hat delegates
Kingston on the fourth Wednesday of IS A T^'!«' '* '^' '°^^^ ^°°^ '
eration the importance of moving an add^fsTto^^V^^'^*" *^^^ '"^o ^onsid-
praying them to take into consideration tW ^ ^""'^ ^^^^^ "^ England
nation of a Provincial Grand M^ IcLTnT/".^""^
Masonry. ''^^^^- according to the ancient usages of
The delegates accordingly met from the following lodges:-
'"• ^^J^'ZI}:''-^' Lodge No. 3
6.
7-
8.
13.
IS.
16.
25.
26.
Benjamin Olcott
Elisha Phillips,
Thomas Hamilton.
William Cottier.
" Jonathan Woolverton.
John H. Hudson,
Joseph Pringle.
" Ziba Marcus Phillips, •• -< ^6
" John H'SuLrn''"'"' "P'«^"*-« RWeau Lodge
John H. Hudson, representing Haldimand Lodge
moura^eeSlVtS™^''' '''■ ^°"-^"^ -'"tions were proposed and unani
sJ^:::^'^ ^^^ ^-- ^Hi„ips ta^e the chair as president of the
Brother William Cottier as assistant.
»ccreta7- ifthe^co^vt^ r ^''°"" ""^"-^ -^ Bro. John W. Ferguson
A motion was made and secondpH ti,,* *i, /
vention be adopted, which laragreel tl^^^^'^' •"•""'" ^t the con-
A motion was made bv Mr w«, /- ^x-
Bro. William Cottier. )
John H. Hudson ^ n
r ,., " EHsha PhilHps • Committee.
To which he was pleased to return the following answer.-
In renlv to your letter of yesterdav acn '''"'^''°"' '''' ''"^"^'' '«'7-
SaS-T^vSti^r4^;SVF-^-s
guage sufficiently strong to express hAw c "'m 'f^ *''^* ^ cannot find Ian
I request vou, be Dlea<!»H t^ ^
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
will endeavour, should his Royal Highness see fit to confirm the appointment,
by my conduct and the discharge of my duties to prove myself worthy of the
esteem and confidence of my Masonic brethren.
In the manner of your communication, I take the opportunity of present-
ing my thanks, and with great consideration, I am,
Sir.
Your friend and brother,
Roderick MacKay.
To John W. Ferguson, Esq.
A motion was made by Bro. Wm. Cottier, and seconded by Bro. Jonathan
Woolverton, that Bro. John H. Hudson be nominated by th.s convention to
instal the Provincial Grand Master in case the petition of this meeting be
^'^"a motion was made by Bro. William Cottier, seconded by Bro. Olcott
that all the papers and articles belonging to this convention should be lodged
n the hands of Bro. Ziba Marcus Phillips, our president. At the request of
Se presfdent. sanctioned by the members of the convention the papers were
SransmitJed t^ the hands of the secretary of the convention, to be produced at
the request of the president and members of the convention. . . . _
. A mo ion was made by Mr. John H. Hudson and seconded by Bro.
Jonathan Woolverton, that the letter received froni the Grand Secretary of he
Grand Lodge of Rhode Island, addressed to the Grand Secretary of the
S Lote^t Kingston, be replied to by Lodje N 6 ^^
JonaLrroW^e^L": ttY^d^ r 6 ~ed with the correspondence
of this convention to the Grand -^f ^.^^ ^^^^^ seconded by Bro. William
No. 6 shall be transmitted by them ^° '^^/^^-^Xm they shall be directed.
:rUp;TSal.tdXrn"no"d^;e STe-riU^^tea w^thout their warrant
"'""•fhTloregoing resolution all agreed to unanimously.
ine loicB 6 John W. Ferguson,
Secretary of the Convention.
. • r T? \\T Rrn 7iba Marcus Phillips as president
The selection of R. .W; fj^.ff^ a brother, who from i8cx> had
oftheCotiventionwasajusttnbutetoabrotn^^^ ^^^ ^.,
been an enthusiast '"^^y^^^^^'^^l^rthe membership of a lodge
liam Cottier was a mark ^t esteem lor me Probably the
which originated the idea oj h°ldmg a ^°";^"; ^^ ^^^ dignified
term, vice-president, jW l^^^^^^^" jXh.^ Hudson, of \ork,
title for " the assistant^ or^resf^ng Officer, and W. Bro. John W.
^I^^Z'::^Z^:<^^IS to neces'sary and so effective, was ap-
^°^«rfoderic^ ^^^f:y,fzz:::^^^^^^^ '^
?h!iii%^rstXtiJe^ 11 ^rh^^ ^ Vb?o.^s
Hamilton was an active member of the Craft " ^o^^- }^;a7deemed
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRy in CANADA ^
997
ture from Masonic retrulation A r^a i-
confinns the view that the brethren dtnSl.r -a ^°';'-^'sP"ndence
tion of the brother, whose name was rfh^ ^"'^°1' '" ^^^ «^'ec-
Lodge at London ;s the pSciaf Vr. a P'-^«^"ted to the Grand
McKay was a resident oi Ernestown "^ ^^''''''- ^"■°- ^^°d^"<^'<
Ihe Convention saw that tho fi-o* ^
maneucy for a governing body was t 2 selTctlon'n? ''"r'°" °^ P^"-
a name had been decided .,pon and arnn£ ^ "" '''^^'' ^"^' ""^^^^
ness conid be proceeded with n T eS n n ' '''"'f ^' ^'''^' "^"^i-
appointed waited on Bro. McKav nS h ".''""""'"• """^ coinmittee
of education, ten,pered u^ ha -cm, r en. ''f^'"' ''^'"^' ^'"^ ^' ^ "^^^
regard for the brethren '^""'"teous demeanour and fraternal
businTi '^ftS::V[l^-^:y '''''' ''^ -^ f- ^-ther
was necessary was to submi the nCornf "'''''"' ^1^^^ '^^ *'^^^
Grand Master for confirmation to /IT . ^^'^- ^'■"Posed Provincial
reso ution to re-'er the co m lua of ^"^'^"'•'^'^'^ ^t London. The
vention to the officials oTb dge No 6 ^^^fP""^'^"'^^ of the Con-
from the fact that Bro. John VV Fer^nL . "^'^°"' ^'''^''^^y arose
and that as Kingston was a Lre c"', ",^'^ '''^'^^•'■
"" ThJVrrr'^"^ ^'^ ^" Ss'cSrned '""" '"""'" P'^^' '^
Island anrai:!lrVn?^;hrS;rLtTo1'^r^'?"^i^^^^^^ "^ ^hode
resolution in the minutes o.' ?he ConlJn '"^''''"^ '' ''^'''''^ to bv
these letters from the Amer p n ; • r •*'°" ^''^^^^5 the thought that
Grand Lodge must LvrbTe^iCrlanr" W,' f ° ^"-^"^ ^'^ -«''-
been certain it is that there is n?f r! ^hat<^ver they mav have
archives of Rhode Island a,VL In. '"''-'^ ^^"^^^ ^^und in the
6. at Kingston, as from the Grand TL "rV" V^^' ^'^"^S. of lodge No
The previous reference; to the Gr^^^^^^^
show that the Grand Convent on was TS °''f °^ ^'^"^^ 1^'^"^
spondence with all American jurisdcioi' ?;,"''' t" "^^^P "P ^o'-re-
solve, John W. Ferguson, secretarv o? Nn "^''' ^'j'"? "P^" ^^at re-
yention. sent the following letfer [o all A^ • ^""^ -^'"^ "^ ^^^ ^on-
in existence: ^ "^"^ ^^ a" American jurisdictions then
Kingston, U. Canada,
Rt. Worshipful Sir & Brother:— ^ovr. A.M. 5817.
Mas^rhe1'n;l,?;y^o;?n^r^^^^^^ Free and Accepted
Gr^ZVf"'^'''' to the Grand Lodge TEne^-ni'r '''' '''' ^^'^°'^ ^i
Grand Master, in place of our late Pro??nc1aI Trfn^ J°' ' "'"^ Provincial
E..qu,re deceased, to acknowledge the recent n f ""' '^^'"•■'^"' J^"^'".
A.M. 5817 addressed to the Grand «s.o, » '^ of your letter of the ist July
Canada at Kingston. aSd i^ rep "'there o To' annJ'^ Grand Lodge of Uppt
present any Grand Lodge exist L in thiJp'^'^"^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^'^ is not at
late Provincial Grand Lodge noJ^rnfn .T'"""'' '".^ '^' ^'^'" ^^ o^r
regret that at present a reciprocal coZLl^ Possession of the convention we
to you. I am further instructed osT,""!'"'" ''"""' ^''ti^f.-'ctorily be made
Worshipful the Grand Ma ter of Fn^i.l^ • l'"°" ^' *'^^ P'^^'^"'"^ of the Rt
Lodge shall in conform tTt^ierew^U be firi"d"" '"^^ J''°^'""'='^' ^rand
^hal. be immediately s.r.U^lll\iZr'J7o2^i^^^^^^^^
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HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
adopted for the support of a correspondence which must prove mutually
useful and satisfactory.
i am with fraternal regard,
Rt. Worshipful Sir,
Your very obt. Ser\t.
And faithful Brother,
John W. Ferguson, Sec'y of Lodge No. 6
To And Sec'y to the Grand Provincial Convention.
Walker Humphry, Esqr.,
Grand Secretary,
Grand Lodge,
Providence,
Rhode Island.
The Convention met on the 17th and i8th days of August, and a
draft memorial was prepared for transmission to the Masonic authori-
ties in London, although there is no specific resolution ordering this
resolution. The motion made, however, prior to the close of the
Convention certainly covered the intention.
The petition adopted by the Convention was one which should
have commanded respectful and prompt consideration at the hands
of the M. Vf., the Grand Master of England. It asks for the con-
firmation of the nomination of Bro. Roderick McKay as Provincial
Grand Mastv'r in the place of R. W. Bro. Jarvis, pointing out the
want of a rej.'^ularly constituted Provincial Grand Lodge and the
irregular conduct of R. W. Bro. Kerr at Niagara. While it may
not have been in form to ofificially recognize the Convention, its
respectful letter and petition at least deserved the courtesy of a reply.
This, however, was denied the brethren, and the want of an answer
surely intensified the unrest in Upper Canada.
The memorial sent by the Convention reads:
To his Royal Highness, Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, Earl of
Inverness, in Scotland, Baron of Arklow, in Ireland, Knight of the
Garter, Right Worshipful Grand Master of Masons and Masonic
Jurisdiction in that part of Grett Britain called England, etc., etc.
The petition of the undersigned representatives of a number of reputable
lodges in the Province of Upper Canada, and in general convention assembled.
Humbly Sheweth
That your Royal Highness' petitioning brethren are under the painful
necessity of announcing to your Royal Highness the death of Wm. Jarvis,
Esq., late Provincial Grand Master of this portion of his Majesty's dominions.
That in consequence thereof your Royal Highness' petitioners pray that you
will be pleased to take into consideration the good of the Craft and issue a new
warrant for a Grand Provincial Lodge in the Province of Upper Canada; and
should the prayer of your Royal Highness' petitioners be granted, they humbly
r<'comniend Roderick MacKay, Esquire, for their Provincial Grand Master, he
having the unanimous sufTrages of this convention, they trusting, from his
respectability and good conduct as a brother, that he will meet Your Royal
Highness' approbation.
That your Royal Highness will be pleased to nominate our well-instructed
brother, John Hamsted Hudson, to perform the ceremony of installation.
That your Royal Highness' petitioners are urged from necessity to repre-
sent that at this time no regular Grand Lodge exists in this Province, nor is
there any Body or Order vested or delegated with authority to perform the
important and necessary functions legitimately appertaining to the office of
Grand Master or Grand Secretary, and 'Consequently no official character to
make or receive communications in the name or in behalf of the Craft.
HISTORY OP FRKEMASONRY IN CANADA. ^
as adorn society, and pcTst.adTd that f o\?, "'•'^'^ ^° stronRthen as weH
arc similar to theirs, they cannot rSai^f/o "'IT''"' 'j' ^°"'' ^°^'^ "'Khne,,
senting to your Royal fllRhness that a ]„' 1°? *^.'^'"». *''«:. °PP°'-'"""y «f --^-Pre-
to itself the name of the Gra" d LodL and*' r'''' '." ''^'f ^'■°^'"" •■'""'^i"«
Kerr. Esq. That your Royal H^^hnr,? .v* ""''"' '^' *=°"'^°' °f R^^^ert
Mason.,, cannot concur Sh" lodge in'^thrm "' '' ^l" '""^ "^"'^P''^
adopted, by reason of their irregularities ind tL^.f " '^7 "'''' ''' ''«^«
petitioners beg that you will tak? hS";;uest into Z ''°"- ^^" "'*''""•'
and grant their petition. ^ *° y^*"^ ^"'°"s consideration
And as in duty bound will ever pray.
John W. Ferguson.
n,t^H ;„ V . T, Secretary to the Convention.
Uated in Kingston, Upper Canada,
28th August, 1817.
And with this petition on the 4th of Sentemhpr 18,^15 t7
guson forwarded the following letter: ^^P^^""^^*^' '^'7, Bro. Fer-
To the Grand Secretary, etc.
Dear Sir and Bro.—
.ates tr'tre^Xes°?n°"uptr?:rdr '^''t'l ''T ' ^°"-"^-" °f 'J^'-
Roya. Highness, thrR;g"ht'^S^7slSM Srat MasJe?'"^^' *° •'^"'"' ^° '^'•
annunc;a"tiro7h^sToy:rHS:ss>.e?siS o^n t,'^ '^''^^ °^ ^'^''^^'''^ ^^^
the brethren, and with ^he as^fu'^n" ol^mTre^^eclrul^Se:.^ ^°" '''' °'"«'
I remain. '
Dear Sir and Brother,
John W. Ferguson,
Secretary of the Convention.
Nn '7v- '°f """ represented at this convention were: No ■^ Brockville-
No 6. Kingston; No. 7. Fredericksburgh; No. 8 York- No i. Rn.h m '
Gnmsby; No. 16. York; No. 19. H?ldimand; Na 25 Rk Imoni No" i^^
Augusta; No. , Rideau." Kicnmond-, No. 26,
The petition reached England, but no reply was vouchsafed
For two years the Craft was kept in a state of suspense 13^16 home
authont.es. Iti the meantime Bro. McKay, who hS been no minS
for he of!ice of Provincial Grand Master, was unfortunately d?o"ncd
while crossmg m a sail-boat from the village of Ernestown nr T^fh
Srr T„ tuz^^, r^j^h 'T"^h?^
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
disappointed enough to feel that the fates must surely be against
them, and the knowledge that no reply had been received from the
Grand Lodge at London fanned the flame of discontent and strength-
ened the stand taken by the brethren at Niagara. The records of
the subordinate lodges in 1817-18-ig do not throw much light on the
proceedings of the executive officers of the Convention during their
long waiting for news from England.
When the Convention met at Kingston in 1817 after Craft mat-
ters had been disposed of, a subsequent mcctuig was held, when the
government of Capitular Masonry came up for discussion, and a
Grand Chapter for the Province of Canada was formed. From this
action some light is obtained on intf>rvcning events concerning the
position of the Craft.
In the collection of MSS. is a lengthy and important letter from
Bro. Cottier, the presiding officer of the llnion Royal Arch chapter
at Ernestown and the Grand King of the hrst Grand Chapter of
Canada, formed at Kingston on 27th Aaigust, 1817. The letter is
addressed to R. E., Companion John Hamstead Hudson, of York,
the Most Excellent Deputy High Priest of the Grand Chapter, who
was also the representative of No. 16, York, at the opening meet-
ing of the Convention at Kingston. The letter is an acknowledg-
ment of one of an earlier date, which has not been preserved. Conip.
Hudson had evidently written concerning the state of the Craft, and
the appointment of a Provincial Grand Master, who should succeed
Bro. Roderick McKay, whose untimely death had contributed to
further perplexity in Craft matters. The letter has a postscript from
Bro. John Dean, who also resided at Ernestown, and whose views
coincided with those of his superior officer. Comp. Hudson had
determined that '"f the Craft was to take the position that properly
belonged to it the presiding officer should be a man of ability and
prominence, one who would reflect, by his social position, honor and
credit to the institution. To this end he proposes that no less a per-
son than Sir Peregrine Maitland, the representative of his Britannic
Majesty in the province of Upper Canada, should be asked to as-
sume the position of Provincial Grand Master, and the proposal Is
therefore made to Comp. Cottier, who at once grasps the situation
and heartily agrees to the nomination.
The entire letter illustrates the fact that as a leader in the
Craft Bro. Cottier had the interests of his brethren at heart. In dic-
tion it breathes the true spirit of fraternity. The opening paragraph
refers to the death of the Duke of York, for whom all the lodges in
the Province wore emblems of mourning. The letter reads:
Mr. J. H. Hudson, York,
Dear Comp. Hudson: —
Ernestown, uth November, 1818.
Respecting the nomination of Provincial Grand Ma.ster, as you request the
opinion of the Chapter, we give it freely. As Masons, it is a subject of vital
importance to us. The institution is suffering greatly from the want of a reeii-
larly organized Grand Lodge. Encroachments are daily making upon the true
principles of the Order, and the cause is obvious. No power exists in this
Province to call the several lodges to account for their conduct. As long as
■^tWT ill. --
"i^t.,rv„k,.kk,.:ma.s„.v,<v m tanada.
,. . loor
"pinion, is the primary cause ,f \u t ^- ''','"' "'""f- ^his in our humble
Province. Without "In and n^r ^Xrce c^'V"^ T '"'""''^ '""^1:
lodges, and without system L rcZt?. ■' ''^""F. ^''^'^'^ 'h<^ '"•V'ral
flourish. Unhappily thi., is our case "^ '" ^"'■'''"«" '^"""'"y """ot
t..e^;;;3':;j«h:^i^::l^;:rt't^S:J ^od«e comhinin^ rcspecta.i,i.y.
consKleration in our Chapter, we' Im-e come n "o ^ '""'/'^ ^P°" '"■■''"^''
manner ran this he so easilv.effecteH n. ■? ^ 'J"" conclusion that, in no
loncy Sir Peregrine Maitlal'd.lo fe oill' e'oT p"'''' '^, ^^'=''"« "^ Excel-
Grand HiRh Priest. Who so suit-.!, e fn T ^^^'"'^■al Grand Master and
Honorable Institution, ns th; C i ''rUutrrorth ep''"'' '',""^ '^"-'"^ -"
ofiual means to raise Masonry to H af ex^h.H . ^''^'"'■''' Who possesses
merit, with Sir PereRrine MnitlandTjon,e,r ''"'''"''• ";'"'^'' '"' P"'"^'!^'"
member of the fraternity? If so w.ll he n.T " "'""""^ "''"'■ ^^ ' «= *
nomination? If these are answered in he' nfflr""^""'' '""''t'^- '•'"'' '''«"'' 'he
no doubt but he would be dec ed VVe "^'™'''"^'^' '"' ^^ink there cm he
Chapter upon the subject. Co d thi^be e7 T\ ?"""."''' ""^ "''""^ '""^^ o^
edly meet the cordial approl.,.; ion'.f 'L Gr Tnd "^j'-^^" ^""'"- """""'^t-
rntertain no doubt that under the -...t mrW 7 r, *l5'" "' ^"Rland, .-.nd we
Grand Lodge would be orRani.ed tin wodd Tt ^-""""'^V. - Provincial
a respectable footiuR. The si bordin.teTH '"'",'?'•'« »''«^ institution upon
would be called to .nn ncco mt for the Morm^-r" ""l"" ""'' *"r""«'"y P"r 'ed.
under strict Rovernment, by making ttm' ""'m '",'' ^^^^
from the oriRinal ancient L.^ndmarks o tl^ LZ-^,T^^\l"' '"''^ ^'"^''''^i^"
be-Rin to ri.se from obscurity and we shou fin ?"^ ^^"'"""'^ ^""''' """"
men, who now only wait for this ^o br Iff , J ""<-.lodges filled with worthy
second best institution on earth flour^ h in .1 *p'"'" "■"• '^''*"" ^°"''' »'"»
P need on its proper level. Would no L"ba' T'""""' "!'" ^""''' ■' '-
Masonry in this Province? We couW henVn if '"kI-v" '" '^' ^'''°'y «'
institution to our successors pure and ^'n/ •'''''^"''''''^ ''""'' ^°*" the
ciples upon which it is founded I rnveTon'*''^ "' '^' ''^""■•'' P"""
that we have to encounter, and of the benefits '^ ' "l"'". "' '^'^ dimeulties
orRani.ed Grand Lodge that we mVcarrv "- 7' T^^} '^'"'' ^'"""^ '^ ^^"
a vote in our chapten thatTou be re'; ^sted t'^':^^^ ^n '\' ^'"'^ ^''^'^
whether His Excellency be a member and if c , ..f" ?""'""* ^"nuiries.
nomination. We now make that remul; fi? a ? '"''"*''" '"" ^^'" «t«"d the
being fully assured thrtalthough it r^U k V^v"' ^''^ ^°"'' ^PP^^bation.
your good judgment and di^credo'n w 1 1 enable' tulo'"^'"" ^u ^■'^^^"*^'
proper manner. enable you to accomplish it in a
We entirely coincide with you as to fh. ^,„ • . ,
t-on for the election of a Grand Master oS the "^"^ °^ '"^''''"^ *" ^onven-
Chapter in February next Should 1.^ T "T"'' '""^'"^ "f the Grand
the above business, or for the wdfrerthe Craft "^''"^ 'T'°'' •■^'^"- »'
to receive your communicatioT Sho^ IH '" ^^""■•'''' "'' ^^all be happy
lency to belong to the fraterS ".nK L '' -T" '"'""'"y- ""^ "'« Excel
thi. Chapter Lodge prevom to wa1tine"un ""t ^"^ J"^*!'^'" "^^ential, from
to you what may be requisite Ind w ,fse '^''" i" °^"'"^- *' *'" f^"^"*'
in this quarter to that effect "^ '"""'"'" ^'^^ *''«^ °ther lodges
have'the'Sno^to'le'"^'""" ^''^' °^ *''•= ^°-P--- of Union Chapter. I
Your friend and Comp..
p Wm. Cottier.
find ^rE/cJLcT^o brrme^mTerTthtla? ^'t' T Z '^'' ^^ ^^""'^^
proper for the several lodges to aHdr.l V ^"*"'";*y- h^ thinks it would be
lodges to address h.m on the subject, stating to him
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
the situation of Masonry in this Province, praying him to accept the nomina-
tion, and promising him their support in Convention, and to acknowledge
the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge, when organized under his authority.
I am, respectfully,
Your friend and Cornp.,
John Dean,
Scribe Addington Chapter.
The proposal to make Sir Peregrine Maitland, who was Gover-
nor of Upper Canada from 1819 until 1828, Provincial Grand Master
of Upper Canada was tiot favored by the Craft of the province.
There is little known of the actual negotiations which were carried
on, but there is a strong surmise that John Dean and others com-
municated with friends of the Governor to know whether he would
accept the responsible office of Provincial Grand Master. At that
time Governor Maitland was living in the township of Stamford,
his home being situated in one of the prettiest spots of the township.
It was in his residence that the interview, which might have led to
his acceptance of the position, took place, but Governor Maitland
was a man who did not find favor with the people of Upper Canada.
He had a brusque military manner, with extreme notions of official
prerogative, and the petty despotism which he exercised was carried
to such an extent that he was not only unpopular with the people,
but the British Government was compelled to recall him.
While the Convention did not meet in 1818 — and why it did not
has never been explained — the correspondence in the MSS. testifies
The Summer Home of Sik Peregrine Maitland, in the
Township of Stamford.
niSTUKY OK I-REKMASONRV IN <:anada. ,^,
that the leaders of the movenn nt fnt- -
ing Ihc Craf. ship lo .IrTftS ',k ^"T" ""f °" "1" "<« ""»"-
hnml a. tht holm was hut „a ,° ,>; a hv ijf I """ " '^'>' *"'■ "«
Mfe haven. To the CiraL" I , "ll • f °PP"",'"'i'y '» ™l" a
vain appca,..,,. Xeithc. hy' J"!^-' ^:":|i;;- .ii;:,";^;;ren^ y^ ,„
bj rhtrsifrofth' ?^ "^^^^P^-'^'^z:z^
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
The festival of St. John, the Evangelist, in 1818, had been
royally celebrated by each of the lodges in the province. The lodge
No. 6, at Kingston, remembered that day of all days on the Masonic
calendar, and the enthusiasm occasioned by its celebration did not
go out with the dying year. The state of the Craft had been a con-
stant source of debate, and early in January of 1818, after correspond-
ence and interviews by the brethren of Kingston with the brethren
at Bath, and at York, it was uetermined to revive and continue the
assembly of the Craft known as the Kingston Convention. There-
fore, on the 1 2th January the following summons was sent to all the
lodges:
" To the Worshipful Master and Warde- s of Lodge, No. 25, A. Y. M.
" I am directed by the President of the Grand Convention, of Free and
Accepted Masons, held here in August, 1817, to inform you that the Convcn
tion will be continued on the second Monday in February, 1819, on particular
business.
" I, therefore, desire you will send a deputation duly qualified, to meet
other Lodges here at that time, and that your Lodge may be represented,
with its Warrant and Jewels.
" I am, your affectionate
" Friend and Brother,
" John W. Ferguson,
Sec'y to the Convention.
" Kingston, 12th January, 1819."
CHAPTER LXIII.
The Second Convention, at Kingston, 1819. — ^The First Can-
adian Constitution. — An Appeal to England. — ^The
Work of John Dean. — A Report of Lodge Work by
THE First D. D. G. M.
The Grand Convention met for its second session at Kingston
at Walker's hotel, on the loth February, 1819, determined on a
thorough organization, inspection and government of the Craft, at
the same time holding themselves amenable for their conduct to the
United Grand Lodge of England, whose supremacy they acknow-
ledged, and whose protection they courted. The following is from
the original and official minutes of proceedings.
MEETING OF THE GRAND CONVENTION OF FREEMASONS,
Pursuant to Adjournment from the 27th August, 5817.
Present — The following representatives:
Bro. Ziba M. Phillips. Lodge No. 3, Brockville.
Bro. George Oliver, Lodge No. 6, Kingston.
Bro. John Dean, Lodge No. 13, Ernestown.
Bro. James Bigelow, Lodge No. 16, York.
Bro. Joseph Pringle, Lodge No. 25, Richmond.
Bro. Ziba M. Phillips, Rideau Lodge.
Bro. Ziba M. Phillips, Lodge No. 26, Augusta.
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Bro. Alanson B. Couch, Lodge No. 17. Belleville
Bro. Bela Johnston, Hallowell.
Bro iZ'tw ^°''«' Lodge No. 19, Haldimand.
SefSw nf o£.:;7"*"" ^••^''* '-"'l^^' Newmarket.
Bro. Benj. McAllister, Moderator.
Bro. Robert Walker, Treasurer
Bro. John W. Ferguson, Secretary.
Bro. Chr. Zimms, Tyler.
Conifntior'^''-^'^' '''''' ^^'"^^^^^ •'>- - «q-> nmnber of votes in the
ventfot h'lrLr oTS'y v":teTtrtratT'°'-^'^" T"''°"' ^^ °^ ^'^^ '^o""
on all occasions. ' '^ ^''^^ ^ majority of votes shall be binding
Sha^:'john"w1-^;sl^/„°d /,t D^Jan^'f "''^' J°'" ^^ «^"°-- Samuel
to the Grand Lodgfo? EngJaJS ' ^" ' '°'"'"'"" *° ^'^f* ^ P«''ti°"
obta?:'aS';;'Io'n'dl*'f:r''£?o"sSn^^*'r "^^-^^-^'^u" ^^ -''""^'^^ ^'^
*^%rV"' 9V-'-'^'"-^ "^^^^ Grand Secretary, at
mutee appointed by the Chapter for that purpose, to treat wth Bro Be^i'
McAllister, respecting the office of Visitor ^
^'Ti'nT^f^i f Committee for the purpose of taking into consideration the
difflltnf^ r ». ''^" ^* '^^'* *^'«^<= '" each year, to lecture on the
lILn. %'"' °' ^"'°';'^' aS'-eeably to the constitu ion; and to estab
l.sh one uniform mode of working, throughout the Province
hers ^" ^'''"''"' •^°*'" ^- ^'"°"'"' S"*""^' Shaw, and John Dean. Mem-
The committee having taken into consideration the low state of the Craft
the Sfffer'nttoZ":"' '"/ *'?^ -"f^-nt depressed state of the funJs of
n,.n?!rv-^i '^''^V* proposal be made to Bro. McAllister, of the appoint-
ment of Visitor with the above sum, for the term of one year.-AcceptJd
Signed, Benjamin McAllister.
Approved. Ziba M. Phillips.
Signed, John Dean.
Samuel Shaw.
John M. Balfour.
rr,JiJ'r °«""*'."'"~t.^^°"'^''"= ^""''^ appropriated by the Grand Chapter and
Grand Convention be found inadequate to pay the above salary the remainder
to be made up by subscription amongst the Lodges remainder
h. .1 li*""" Committee, for regulating the Secretary's fees, reported that
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
That all communications to the Secretary of this Convention shall be
post-paid.
At this Convention there were eleven representatives present.
The lodges represented were those at Brockville, No. 3; Kingston,
No. 6; Ernestown, No. 13; York, No. 16; Richmond Mills, No. 25;
Rideau, No. 25, (from 1822); Augusta, No. 26; Belleville, No. 17;
The township of Haldimand, No. 19; Western Light lodge, No. — ;
and Prince Edward Lodge at Hallowell (Picton).
At the Convention of 18 17 there were also eleven lodges repre-
sented, but of these No. 8, at York, and No. 15, at Grimsby, did not
send representatives to the second meeting, while the presence of
delegates of the lodge known as Prince Edward at Hallowell and
Western Light at Newmarket, compensated for the absence of the
representation from York and Grimsby.
The minutes, which contain the result of a lengthened session,
at which no doubt every point presented was carefully and judicially
considered, show that the officers were elected with the exception
of Bro. J. H. Hudson, his place as moderator being taken by Bro.
Benjamin McAllister.
Of Bro. Hudson but little is known after 1818, for, as previously
stated, owing to some dispute with the lodge at York, he appears to
have been excluded from the Craft on a charge not mentioned in any
of the MSS.
In its seven resolutions the Convention condensed into brief
form z large amount of work. With wisdom they carried out the
"one man one vote" principle, followed by an injunction that no
delegate should -eveal how he or his fellow delegates voted on any
of the questions which came before the body, and that, as in all well
ordered assemblies, the majority should rule.
The third resolution gives us for the first time at the Conven-
tion the name of Bro. John Dean, of the lodge No. 13, at Ernestown.
From 1 818 until 1830 no brother did more effective work for the
Craft than the veteran John Dean.
The most important business transacted was the formation of
the committee, consisting of Bros. Z. M. Phillips, J. M. Balfour.
Samuel Shaw, John W. Ferguson and John Dean, to draft a petition
to the Grand Lodge of England, and with that to forward a draft for
£30 sterling to defray the expense of a patent for the brother who
should be named as Provincial Grand Master of Upper Canada.
The seventh resolution indicates that while the work of reorganiza-
tion was going on, something more than the assembly of brethren
was necessary in order to carry out the purposes of the Craft, and
that while the exoteric work was reviving, the esoteric work was an
indispensable essential. The Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Upper
Canada had resolved that an officer, to be known as Grand Visitor,
a position which to-day is held by a Grand Superintendent of a dis-
trict, should be appointed to visit the chapters. As the member-
ship of both Craft and Capitular bodies at this early period was
limited, and as Craft meetings generally had an attendance of all
those who belonged to the higher degree, it was deemed a favorable
opportunity for the Convention to join with the Grand Chapter in
the selection of a brother, who, in discharging the duties of visitor
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. ,007
S:de?^htX^,e"'of t?/Gr"andVr^ ?P^^^% ^°^ '"^^ Craft bodies
seen, by the rep^ort of the commiSr'"''°u- V'' ^""^t. as will be
McAllister was^^L ected and X fS T '^^ • ^^ ^- ^'■°- benjamin
"£ioo. Halifax currency/' a si e^uaf to^Tnn ^fT' *° ^^ P^^^
to-day. for one year of service Fnr Iv ^"^^^ °/ ^^^ currency of
was to visit each lodge " at least tw£ in .1' u'"" '^>' ^''""^ Visitor
on the different degrees of MasonrT" . r ^'''' ^^^^'' ^"^ " ^° '^cture
form mode of wofking " hJ tJe TnHr ^^'? '?. "^'^^^'^^ one uni-
Grand Convention. A^memo andL^.n ""1^7 the sanction of the
committee on the appointmeTof tt Gr«nH v'^v*^ the report of the
tion we have of payment to ^he Cr.n?! Y"'*^'" '" *^^ ^'^^ »"dica-
towards his fees ''one guinea " fr^hn^^T^'^' ^' ^ contribution
"for each dispensation" ' ' '^°"* ^S-n. was to be paid him
n^ent'Srl'^TafLltrodu^rn^;^^^^ ""^ fV' ^ ^—1 state-
the Masonic Convention o? Upper Crnadt''""'T.'' Association of
was mtended for general circulation a n^J, -^^^ .announcement
could not fail to impres those who did nnf- ™^'V^ t"'"^ which
organization. It recited the obTec^ of tE^V-°'" '" ^^" ^^""'^^ ^^ '^-
the Craft at the death of R W To Tarvi^ SfJ^^^^^Uon the state of
sion" which prevailed and the meairL L^^^^"^'■*=''y ^"^ <=0"f"-
complained of. The death of BrT Rod ' ; I at *^ '^""^^^ ^^^ ^^^^
nominated on the death of RW Rr^ ^^ ^^^^y* ^'^^ ^ad been
"no reply" had been received fro'^En-lr'^'' '"^ *^« ^^« that
with the statement that "impressed w^tS^ "^''^ "°*'^' *=^°^'"g
presed state." and " havingThrprosteritv of .?''? f"'^ °^ °"^ ^e-
hereby "voluntarily enter into the foHnlf a*''^. ^,'"aternity at heart,"
as a foundation for '' a regX oilJ^^^^^^^ I'^i."^"' °^ Association"
vince." The statement reads: °'^^"'"^*'°" °f the Craft in this Pro-
Acc^pS MaUstS t'„r^^^^^ ^'^'^ "veral Lodges of Free and
Hon for the purpose otaSlno' . ''"/ ""' '" ^'""''^^ Grand Conven
Craft in this Province. LSbyJaakTthefonr-'"" '^' ?^"^"* state o™
wh.ch at this critical juncture S:tuate L "^ «P°"tion of the motive.
of 4?:? a^attptralTfo^Tetr^^^^^^^^^ ''^ ^.-'•"-' ^-^ Lodge
sa.d Grand Lodge, by unforeseen diS-*" ^''^'°"'' *^' "P^'^tions of
were neglected, and Masonry was fast sinkin.T? ^"^Pended: its concerns
The consequences of this stSe of things were Uf^ ^''^^''^ ^"^ confusion,
of h.s Convention, but it was out of theTrl ?^ """"^ ^^ ^^^ members
dea h of our Grand Master left us a disio inf^nT'^^^ ''?"^y ^^^ «^i'- The
ord.nat.on, the subordinate lodgLvitich 1 ♦•°''^^ ^"'' f™*" >^«nt of sub-
restraint, were rapidly declin.'ng As i lo f ""'^ ^°f'^'"» ^'^^out any
P°*" "ists. or is exercised, to enforce adh.r ''"'?*'^ J'^' "''^' ^^ere nl
of the Order, bad members had ga ned adl^;.' " -^^ 'H «""'"«= P"'"C'Ple
pure pnnciples of Masonry were fo orof.n.7 k "*u"?*° '^'^ '°''»"' ^nd the
men stood aloof, in many ^rtances p'^erhaS thrnl.-^''\r"''"^t, '^'' ^""^y
such conduct: or at least, that it d.d not SibiHt fr '?"-'^ '^.' ""^« «'
had crept into the lodpes from v^oZV P, """' '*• Irregularities n workine
having no Official Head o whid. The" coul^an^^ ^^''^P-d-ce. and from
The effect of such DrocerrlJnL ^ u u ??'^ ^°'' ^^^ '^'ctures.
perceived by the lodges' rn?"!:/ eh "el !bl^ 'f"' ' ^^'"^ '"•^'"-- -»
state, did choose delegates to meet n Cr/nf r ° ""^ "P'^'^ dechning
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
on the twenty-seventh day of August, 5817, assemble at Kingston, and after
mature deliberation, adopt the only remedy in their power; and nominated
Roderick McKay, Esquire, for the office of Provincial Grand Master and
immediately advised the Grand Lodge of England, of the nomination, praying
that our situation might be taken into consideration, and if the nomination
were approved, that a warrant might be forwarded that a Provincial Grand
Lodge might be organized. To this communication no reply has been re-
ceived, and to add to our misfortunes our Grand Master-elect was suddenly
snatched from us by an untimely death.
We the undersigned Delegates, impressed with a deep sense of our de-
pressed state, and fully sensible that our situation requires immediate atten-
tion, and having the prosperity of the fraternity at heart, and being desirous
that the genuine principles of Masonry may be more extensively diffused and
preserved in their ancient purity, do hereby voluntarily enter into the follow-
ing " Articles of Association," in order to lay a foundation for a regnlar
organization of the Craft in this Province: ever holding ourselves amenable
for our conduct to the United Grand Lodge of England, whose Supremacy
we acknowledge, and whose protection we court — and which ancient and
honourable body we hope will listen favourably to the prayer of the petition
which we forward with a copy of the proceedings of the Convention, for their
approval or disavowal."
The " Articles of Association of the Masonic Convention of
Upper Canada " were drawn up by a master hand in organization,
and the clear and systematic manner in which the Craft was to be
reorganized and managed, places Bro. John Dean in the advance
rank of those, who had not only the will but the ability to carry out
the proposal planned for the future harmony and success of Free-
masonry in Upper Canada.
When one looks back at the work of all those who from 1792
had had anything to say in connection with Craft work, it is seen
that not one displayed a grasp of the situation more thoroughly
than Bro. John Dean. Had he been a member in the days of 1800
it is not unlikely that instead of schism, a union of interests would
have prevailed between the Craft at Niagara and York.
To Addington lodge No. 13, at Bath, must be credited the re-
organization of 1822, for when in 1817 that lodge suggested the con-
vention of Masons at Kingston it commenced a work, the effect of
which was far reaching in results. The preliminary exposition, the
" Articles of Association," the petiton to England, were drafted by
Bro. John Dean, and their confirmation without alteration by his
brethren in convention was a tribute to his tact and skill in dealing
with a question, which, while it had presented itself to inany, none
were willing to take the initiative and even endeavor to find a way
out of the difficulty.
From the minutes of Addington lodge No. 13, dated 3rd Febru-
ary, 1819, we learn that
" Bro. Dean presented for the consideration of the Lodge a paper con-
taining an exposition of the views and wishes of the lodge, and al.'so ' fourteen
articles of association,' to be laid before the Convention for their considera-
tion, and upon being motioned and put to vote, it was unanimously agreed
that the said paper meets our approbation."
The reorganization of the Craft was in the main due to the un-
tiring exertions of Bro. Dean, and the mass of MSS. in the writer's
possession, all in the handwriting of this worthy brother, is ample
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. ,^
^^^V^^Sll^:^^ ^" ^» ^^^* -"Ici in any .ay
o Upper Canada," was conciVe ani comn/J^ -^^'^"'^ Convemioi
eight officers, the chief of Xm was Tnn '"'•^'•.. i* P^-^^'^^^ for
^"^*h?t delegates from eachlodge XS^'Jh^V^'^" President."
be ehgible for any of these offices Th^ ?£ ^ Convention should
determined that the ConvenSon shouM h '' ,°^ ^'^'^ ^"'^^^^ ^^^
There was no attempt to usurp ruthorSl '^^^'r-^^'ding body,
schismatc Grand Lodge at Sgara W^l !f: ^""-^ ^«" don? by the
Convention until superseded by a h?^h.r ^".u"''- '■"°'^^ ^^^t «'«
charge. It was to meet in anLalVssio? w -"^^T^ ^'^^"'d have
ma e cause of the Craft shoSld be sSin^H '""a^"^'' ^^""^ ^^^ »«?i«-
be issued to those lodges already wo"k1nLf'/''Pu"'^*'°"« ^e'-e to
Provincial Grand Lod|e founded bv R W p"" *i" '^''''^''^ ^f the
^l^r^t' *"''^^"' P«-obably one that^in otL 5'°- J'-'^^' ^ne step
justified, but which was demanded Lthi I '^T "?'«^^* ^^^''^^y b?
government had fallen. ^"''^'' ^^ ^^e situation into which Craft
The regular Provincial Grand T ri,?,r«
The action of the brethren at NLar^^" r\P^^^^^^^^ dormant,
friction and discontent. The leaSof fiT ''"^'"dling the fires of
Lodge were heart and hand wUh fh^^^. '■'^!''" Provincial Grand
.n many localities were anxbiTs for th«> -"'^•,"*'°"'' J^^Pectable men
therefore, the Convention deemed it aSvif.Kr^'^'' °^ ^^^^"'•y' ^"d.
:e&"*7tht?rT>' ^" -^ ---ay;— ^^
vinciIgl7pre^Ti;;'fe mri^tL^mr b*'^^ ^^f -^'-^'^ -
were for the good of the Craft at Lr^' "l^'^^T °^ ^he Convention
duct of the membership witWn but luf ' ^1^ *^l* "°* o"ly the con-
kept in close review. Thff^Jovrs on Jor'^'thr.* ?"' '°^^f ^^^ *° '^«
bers was even more strict thL woild be tl.^ *-^"'' °^ "^^ "^e'""
tions, while in the conferring oTde^r.e,^^ k^ T '"°^"''" ^°"stitu-
an unanimous ballot in each deeree^ wh *J' ^'^'^''? '"^'^^^d upon
the degrees is deemed sufficient tfdavT^^'u^ ""^^^ Fallot for all
or $I5..33. is evidence that Jliere was no " f^T °^ ^'^'"^^ S»'"^as.
the privileges of the Craft anrf f^ ° '"tention of cheapenine-
lodges against any Mason not o a S'7, "' *'^ ^^"''^ ' ^ "hf
wit'h ?1^ ^^^^Convention. indicated a rsofve t" L'"'P'"''^"*^d ^"^ ^
^''Th^^trrg^J^eeToTk^^^^^^^^ '' ^ft-- "° '""^^°""^
was a primal m?tS rL^^^l^^lTLr'^'f^'V}' °^ ^^e lodges
perform th. duties of one whmV we wo.r °^ ^ ^""""^ V'^'t^'" *«
Deputy Grand Master " ""^^ "°w term a " District
■a. .i.u!;r.s''S:i,t "eL-rr ?^T; ,r;^.^°"-'- »- changed
I ably from the fact that thl ^,J J ^ . o"e man, one vote " nro-
light. and tha. it Zl dtltf^u, wS rafter"th*'^ "^T"^ 3^^^ --
Grand LodK . would be neces^arvtnpon? J'P'^^^ t° the mother
ven ,on. Therefore, each Todg^ wa ^ermXH '?' ^'^ °^ '^' ^on-
by three qualified deleeates nrr? fn^ Permitted to have three votes
and currem .hough, 'ST, CrffXT'^n .IriSt"" V *= -2^'
64 - ° ""limed by a Past Masters'
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
vote, brethern who had attained the honor of " passing the East "
were permitted the privilege of sitting in Convention, but had not
the power of voting therein. Due provision was made for quarterly
returns, and in order to secure an income for the governing body of
the Craft — the Grand Convention — it was agreed that one- third of
the moneys received by the lodges should be paid into the Conven-
tion, and that one-half of this amount should be applied to the pay-
ment of the expenses of the Grand Visitor. Eighteen members
signed these articles and ten lodges were represented, viz: No. 3, at
Brockville; No. 6, at Kingston; No. 13, at Ernestown; No. 16, at
York; No. 17, at Belleville; No. 19, in the township of Haldimand
(Cobourg); No. 25, at Richmond Mills, Napanee; No. 26, at Augusta;
the lodge on the Rideau (Burritt's Rapids), and Prince Edward
lodge at Hallowell (Picton). The vice-presidents, Bros. Shaw and
Balfour, and the secretary and treasurer were from lodge No. 6, at
Kingston. The constitution of the Grand Convention was em-
bodied in
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE MASONIC CONVENTION
OF UPPER CANADA.
Assembled at Kingston, on the 8th day of February, A.L. 5819.
Article ist. That this Convention shall consist of a President, two Vice-
Presidents, Moderator, Secretary, Treasurer, Grand Visitor, and Tyler, who
shall be elected annually — and delegates from each of the several Lodges
which form the Convention that received Warrants from the late Provincial
Grand Lodge, who shall be eligible to any of the offices above mentioned.
Article 2. — The Convention shall meet annually, at Kingston, on the
second Monday in February, for the election of officers and the transaction of
such other business as may be necessary to be done.
Article 3. — That the Convention assume power of granting dispensations
endorsed on the original Warrant received by the respective lodges from the
late Grand Lodge, which dispensation is intended to sanction the authority of
subordinate lodges to work, who acknowledge the supremacy of this Conven-
tion, until such time as a Provincial Grand Lodge may be organized. And
also assume the power of granting dispensations generally, in such ca'^es as
may promote the general welfare of the Craft.
Article 4. — That it shall be the duty of each Lodge, working under a dis-
pensation from the Convention, forthwith to commence a thorough reforma-
tion in their several lodges, by strictly scrutinizing the general conduct of
each member, and suspending every immoral member, who shall be expelled,
if after a suitable time he should not reform — For which purpose, each lodge
shall, immediately upon receiving their dispensation, appoint a committee of
three of their most respectable members, whose duty it shall be to take cog-
nizance of un-masonic conduct in their members, and discretionately to report
the oflfender or offenders to the lodge, and upon substantiating their charges.
the offender is, for the first offence, to be admonished by the presiding officer
in open lodge, and his name and offence to be recorded on the minutes of
the lodge business, to be laid before the Convention— If reported the second
time, he shall be suspended for a suitable length of time — and if reported the
third time, he shall be immediately expelled, provided the committee substan-
tiate each of their charges.
Article g. — ^That no one of the lodges forming this Association, shall,
upon any pretence whatever, initiate into the first degree of Masonry, any
person who has not been proposed by a rfigular brother and member of the
lodge, and his petition received and accepted by the brethren present, at lea.-st
one regular communication previous to his being balloted for, nor unless the
ballot is then unanimous.
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of any brother made in his lodge by Luin/,„ "'""^ '° '^^ '^'''^ d^Kree"
bus.ness upon which the enierg^c^cy^ "£ a^^r" "P'''?'''^ ^'^»'"8 '^e
that every brother have a knowled J of h , ■ "^""^ °' *he candidate
menses be served at least three days nrclio^. applurat.on. and that such sum-
the ballot must be unanimous-and 1 ?u *? *^^ •"""**"»• I" each degree
^"^VrSrr^Th^^t^" thr:^v:?.id"?n°st^ rmT„s:^" '- •— »' -
sum»e7?u?L;: a^reaS'h-^Lmr p^^L^^- "^ ^-"s for a les.
vention shall admit a visitor froranyfod«e In th..'T"''*'°" ^^^-"^ ^'^'^ ^°"-
belong to this Convention or join in thesfArtiHl! ^'T""^'. ^hich docs not
no Masonic information shall be gLn to tn k ^''^^^^'ation-And that
does not belong to. or join this ConvenSL "^ ""'''' °^ '"^ '^^«^ «Wch
this Co'ntn^i^n':'':; lett'^f^J'e T^'^ach 'vt/'^'V'^^. ^^l"' '°^«es forming
instructions in the lectures and establish a reri. ^'^^^he brethren proper
several lodges, inspect their records and i„l.!f"i,'?' "If^'l °' ^"^^^i^^ i" The
lodge, and report his proceedings to the clnv^nr*"''" °l '^' '=""''"*=' ^^ ^^e
. Article io.-That each lodge formiL or v, ;/* •^"'■ """"^^ "'««"8-
t|on, shall be allowed to send three™ile J' .n' '" '°'"'"J '^'^ Convcn-
.on^and in all cases when represeni/fit "^S^^l^^^ZZ
Masfef :LV;e7oIg:\o"o'ne'';7';;; TotJ'T ^-""l'- *^^ ^^«- «f ^'^^
entitled to a .^cnt in theTonvenL b^to ™'"^ ^'^'S^^"^^^^^^^ ''»'»" be
his lodge. "°" ""* *° "o vote unless a delegate from
tion1S^fo7v7rd'?^ rh?s'°c'?tVy"!?;1r'^o"''''"/''"'^'"^ ^^^ "•^P—
members belonging to their severaHodJc ^r''^"^'''" " *=°'«« "«* of the
-and shall cuarteWy transmTtT aid ITcrSyTIt'^rir" ""' ^"^''^"^"°"
who have been initiated oassed L rS a •' . . °^ ^'^^ "ames of those
to the annexec forms and the saW 5 1*^". *?,''■■ '"'* •■^*"^"^' ^^^^««We
book ruled agreeable to the returns and?. J '" '"'''S^'^''^' "ames in a
lodgt''£,t-I|'fi„°rthe'Trealrf onh"rc""'7' "^ ^'^^ -''-^•"-
is to be applied to the puroose of rl^nn J ^ojivention. one half of which
mitted half yearly ^^ °^ remuneratmg the Grand Visitor and trans-
full Pot^;\7Slitn^^^^^^^^^^^ either of them have
upon the petition of seven regular Master Masons- '" '"°"'''''
Ziba M. Phillips, President.
Samuel Shaw.
John M. Balfour. Vice-Presidents.
William Cottier. Moderator.
Robert Walker, Treasurer.
John W. Ferguson. Secretary
Benj. McAllister.
Ziba M. Phillips, No. ^
John Dean,
Wm. Cottier, No. 13.
Peter Davy,
James Bigelow. No. 16.
Alanson B. Couch,
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Jeptha Bradshaw, No. I7-
Simeon Ashley,
Joseph Priiigle, No. 25. ....
Ziba M. Phillips, No. 26, and Rideau Lodge
Bela Johnson, Prince Edward Lodge.
Joseph J. Losee, No. 189.
The adoption of the Articles of Association was followed by a
discussion as to the position of the Craft and the apparent refusal
of the mother Grand Lodge of England to listen to the appeal and
petition from Canada. No answer had been received in reply to
the letter of R. W. Bro. John W. Ferguson written on the 4th Sept.,
1817, enclosing a petition to England for the confirmation of the
name of Bro. Roderick McKay as Provincial Grand Master, nor
had any reason been given for this neglect. It was, therefore, re-
solved that another appeal should be made to the Grand Lodge at
London, for a settlement of Masonic matters in Canada. A petition
was prepared embodying the claims of the Canadian brethren. It
opened with a reference to the death of R. W. Bro. Jarvis and the
request tiiade lor the confirmation of the nomination of his succes-
Fac-Simile of Grand Secretary Patrick's Autograph.
sor, Bro. Roderick McKay. It pointed out that the letter con-
taining the request of the brethren in Upper Canada had not been
acknowledged, and that it was the desire of the brethren in Upper
Canada that they might have within the province a Provincial Grand
Lodge as with the sister jurisdiction of Lower Canada. The petition
closed with a manly appeal to England, in which the formation of the
Convention was justified by reason of the " confusion " that existed
in Craft matters throughout the province. The petition read :
To His Royal Highness, Prince AUGUSTUS FREDERICK, Duke of Sus-
sex, Earl of Inverness, in Scotland, Baron of Arklow, in Ireland,
Knight of the Garter, Right Worshipful Grand Master of Masons
and Masonical Jurisdictions in that part of Great Britain called Eng-
land. &c.
The Petition of the undersigned representatives of a number of respectable
lodges in the Province of Upper Canada and in General Convention
Assembled,
Humbly Sheweth
THAT your Royal Highness' Petitioning Brethren, beg leave to approach
your revered person, with sentiments of the highest esteem, as the head of so
ancient and honourable an order,
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for tI5tCatforoW"ot'r;arS^^^^^ f^T'^\'^^ ■"- 'o -ention.
18.7. a Convention was held at KinRstrfn th'. p" '^' '^'^ '^"^ °' August
to take into consideration the distresferi^iH^*- ^^7'"« "' Upper Canada,
of the death of William Ja^fs E,T late Sr " ^^ ''^'^ ^"'*' '" «=°n«q"«nce
yo,.r Petitioning Brethren did address' yoTr RovTh" k^''"^ ^f'^'' "T*^"
of August. 1817. stating our situation 0?^.,?^^ Highness on the 28th day
recommending Roderick MacK^y Ein for o.r'p?"^ '"• ^;'""*° »""««^'
from some cause unknown to your Peiitinn.r? P™^'"«=.al Grand Master-
to this communication; unfortunately our rV "°^ '^^^^^^
snatched from us by an untSydeaJh. Master-elect has been
That in consequence thereof wp riea 1
ness again, praying that you will' be olenirf tl^ ?P™^'=*' y''"^ Royal High-
ment of a Provincial Grand Lodge in thf/pr" ' .'t?* '°' '^'^ "*»''"»»'-
the same footing that it has been%ranf,H f '°^"'". '^^ Upper Canada, upon
Canada, provided it meets your LyarH?.h°°"' "'"K ^•'■°"'"" ^^ ^oVer
That your Royal Hiirhn«.' p M- ^ ""^ approbation,
state of Masonry in'^jiis remote part o'th'" T/' ""'^"^ ^'°'" '^^ P"«nt
in this Province, for the Troose o^ wli- ''•'''^.' *° "»^'''"»' »" Association
throughout the same of'^ 1?.°" a codv "i^ V" ^'"'.u'^" '^' "^"»' '^•'S*'
Association is to continue To InnLr?^^ 's herewith transmitted, and this
take our situation in?o rnsid^ratioS'nd irsteStTe'n''""^' ?'«''"S" '"^^
feeling a confidence that this measure wilt! ^J^^f.' °^ °"'" Petition,
condition is considered and th^uUnnnfL k- ^PP^°v«^ whe„ our distressed
acknowledged and protected bv thl^f.l •^''* ''' 7^'"^ *^ ^i"" " to ^e
Royal Highness. '''°'"*''^ ^^ ^^^ authority vested in the person of your
that?h?: ^o7aS°tTco;^?d;?ed'?he^l^*° '"^"^"^ ^°"S^°^^' «'«»'-"■
system of Masonry in this nart of i. i«^ "^"i^''^^ ^^ ^•■°™ the present
of anarchy and confusion So muri ,^ ['*'• 'V" ''""*'"« ^^^^ '""t" » state
removed, the insSSrin thU Pr ■ ' "^^^ f."' *''^* ""'"' *''« «vil is speedily
public d;rision XryouVRoya?Sr„e:s' ' T."*"^ '''="'"'= ^ ^"^«^ <>'
and deplore; and thereforrvour Rnvnl H- u P",'*'°".<=r« ™ost sincerely regret
take their request into your °erio^7rl??T' P^*'*'°"«" »>«=» that you will
And you^r petitionerL^rn'ZrblTwni tJeVp'^ ''' '^"'^-
(Signed,) '^'
Ziba M. ^Phillips. President, and representing Lodge No. 3. No. a6, & Rideau
John M Balfour, and Vice Presidents.
Samuel Shaw,
William Cottier, Moderator.
Benj. McAllister, Lecturer.
John W. Ferguson, Secretary.
Robert Walker, Treasurer.
John Dean, No. 13.
Jonathan Woolverton, No. 15.
James Bigelow, No. 16.
Alanson B. Couch. No. 17.
Joseph J. Losee. No. 19.
Joseph Pringle. No. 25.
Bela Johnson, Prince Edward.
Kingston, loth February, 1819.
ConJe"ntion'Vn''H^U^!'' ""^^^^ ^' "° ^^^'^t °^ ^^^ bona fides of the
acknowX;^ ti V ^^'r'''! assurance that the membership duly
acknowledged the Grand Lodge of England as its governin/head
the secretary of the Convention, R. W. Bro. John W FeSon bv
direction of that body endorsed a draft for thirty pounds stSg^J
•f"
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cover any expenses or fees in connection with the issuance of a patent
of authority appointing a Provincial Grand Master,
The letter wuich accompanied the petition was as follows:
Kingston, (U.C.) February, 1819.
Right Worshipful Sir and Brother,
Referring you to my letter of the 4th Sept., 1817. I am again calKd upon
by the delegates of the different lodges of this Province, comprising tho
Grand Convention to forward to you the proceedings of their Annual Meetmg,
held on the 8th of the present month, which are herewith enclosed.
Lest any obstacle should arise out of pecuniary matters. I am directed
to hand you the accompanying draft for £30, and should the grand Lodge of
England be pleased to attend to the petition of their brethren in this remote
corner of the globe, you will be pleased to acquaint me what further sun
will be necessary, (if any) and it shall be irnmcdiately reamed.
In consequence of the untimely death of Roderick McKay, Esquire, our
Grand Master-elect, who was unfortunately drowned, a few months since,
it is the wish of the fraternity, in the event of the patent being granted, that
the names of the presidency of«cers (,f the Convention be inserted.
I am with fraternal regard.
Right Worshipful Sir,
Your obedient S't and Brother,
John W. FKR<iusoN,
Secretary to the Grand Convention.
To Edward Harper, Esq.,
Secretary to the Grana Lodge,
Free Masons' Hall,
Great Queen-street, London.
The petition to the Grand Lodge of England had fourteen signa-
tures representing the ten lodges named and No. 6, of which Bros.
Robert Walker, J. M. Balfour, Samuel Shaw and John W. Fergu-
son were members.
It will be noticed that the signature of W. Bro. Jonathan Wool-
verton, of No. 15, Grimsby, is attached to the petition to England.
This lodge was represented at the formation of the Convention. It
is peculiar that the representatives of No. 6 are not given in the
same form as those from the other lodges. The probability is that
the brethren from these lodges held their position by virtue of the
fact that they had been elected officers of the Convention at its or-
ganization in 1817. .
An interesting document found in the MSS. is the report of the
Grand Visitor, who, as had been arranged, undertook the task of
visiting all the lodges in the jurisdiction. The brethren of the Con-
vention recognized the importance of imparting correct knowledge
of the work, not only to secure uniformity but as a means of attract-
ing the brethren to their Craft homes. No one could have been
better fitted for the service than R. W. Bro. Benjamin McAllister.
His knowledge of the country was accurate. He had the reputa-
tion of being fully qualified in the management of lodge business,
was well versed and skilled in the work and possessed all the requi-
sites for the discharge of the position allotted him. His report
was ample. It covered all the ground required. He visited nearly
all the lodges in the jurisdiction and commented freely on the man-
ner in which the work and business were transacted. He displayed
rigid impartiality and expressed his opinion along the line that the
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peace and harn.on? n he &orS!n.?'''H" ,^'"''l ^^°"'^ ''""^^^
the Craft govcm.nent a finn foundadon '"'' ''"''°''^'' ^"^ «'^« *°
first i^Urt%Te HleSrSnalt a'SuTl^"'^''^ «'"^-^ ^^ ^"c
-it deserves a special nlaceh, tlf. "'* ^/P"^^ ^'•^"d faster
valuable in more thaTone re J d ' 'm'''"^^'! ""^ '}"' ^raft. It was
whose hearth and hon°e could nml^n '''''*'^ 'l '°^"''"^ •"^S^^.
even the original -inutes.^^^J^:' T H^^oTcaSS; tifes"""' ^^''"'
"TU V •'" ""' "''°'"' ^^^'VKMT.ON or UPPER CANADA.
the naiur'e o/ throS^l^s eTdlSS't^Li? .PT '''^S ^^^""'"^ ^
to the ninth article of this association ,,, r 'i'*", ''""" "' '•• ^^cordinR
following order. In the mS o m;; ho •*" '"'""^ !"l '""'^^ "«'^'y '" «he
the Rideau Lodge on RidTa " Riv r. wL-?: hc°7.r,d".' '" "T ''^ ^''"^'"«
h.fion existing to obtain the lectures Tnd frn J l ^'T' '^'^""' "' '""■
tion appears to have prevailed artoM,o «' ^'■'•;co^ds a smiable atten-
proceeded to Jarvis Lodge a A„K"sf, wierr.h f^^'P''"\ ^'^^"^ 'hence he
appeared to manifest a des re^of oL7n^^l f' "^ '"""'^"'' ^'^^ assembled
thence he proceeded to RrockviMe ZhZf '?''?'"" '"'"'"'""•ion: from
in the lectures, a proper diTc pline ex ^^ 4 n h""*' ""^ '^!i'"'"" ^^" ^"^''^
very fair, and the Craft in a floSrishTnH v' P''°«<=<1'"»«. their records
Krnestown, where he found the biethrfnl.l- aT V^'"" ''" proceeded to
to Richmond where a^w individ!S« '"'"'"<^^. 'he lectures. From thence
but where he fears there are "on' ± T" T'^'T *° "^'•'''" ^he lectures,
then visited the bret ren of No 7 Fr Z' vT "^l ""I ^''' *'"= ^'^^'- "^
the exactions of some Individuals he fe.r/ f !^ ^^"' notwithstanding
paid to the fourth article of assJi^tion H '""'''' ""'"!'°" '^"^ ""* ^een
Kingston, where he found ennHrt^nf "^ •""' '""^'^^ 'he brethren of
Thence t<^ BelTeville wSere he found h'h"^''*'"^' '"^ *''^ ^^^^^ flourishing,
and the Craft in a flou Sing state At the r'" '"^ T'^'T *° '^' ''"'''''''
of the institution. At SsbJ altLtteh n'V T^ "*'^"'"'' '°.*'^^ P""*^'P'"
understanding that they Sed to ioTn > ^ k """^'"^ ^° ^^^ association,
and advice of the brethren St Yolw Z ■\''J"^u^^, ?^""' "' ^'^'^ secretary,
be represented at tLmeetinl On . "'f'^^'l^^^'^- which will probably
mentioned, he v sited tT,e odge S HaJdln and '" ^"^^'''T 1° *l!^ '""'^'^ ^''^^
gression in the lectures and nt H.li 1 u ' '^^'l''' *^'^ brethren made pro-
manifested a suitable d;eree of ^^l7 ' ""^f'u '^' ^'''^'''' "^^^ assembled
not be wanting SaiseThelodLTos nr'"^ •]' ''f ''='" '^''' "^^''«"-^ ^i"
at Richmond and Fredericksbi,rJ tSe seS'r '^''= °" T''*'"^ '"^^ '"'^thren
tion seemed to have been rlsS which h'T ^f"■t'•>ble degree of ambi-
At the Upper settlement on the Riieau R,ver"/d '''^^' T""'' ^'^~*-
granted, and a lodge constituted byX name of McK?Lod^rh ''""^ ''T
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HISTORY OF FREKMASONRY IN CANADA.
h. At Johnilown are two lodges, the brethren of No. 5. and of Harmony
lodge, who asiembled, manifested a strong degree of ambition, and he enter<
tains no doubt that their exertions will pruvc auccesfful.
" With a very few exceptions he has visited all the lodges composing thi5
Convention twice, and has endeavored to establish uniformity in the manner
of working and lecturing, and considering the length of his route and the
disadvantages under which he has laboured, and although much yet remains
to be done, his success has met his most sanguine expectations, and he hnpi s
will be found to merit the approbation of the Convention. From his experi-
ence the year past, he is thoroughly convinced that a strict adherence to the
plan adopted will ultimately raise the Craft in this province to its proper level
" The want of correspondence among the lodges for some time past has
been productive of many evils, which can only be remedied by strictly adher-
ing to and strenuously supporting the measures already taken for that pur
po.se by the Convention. He conceives it here his duty to remark. akhouRli
far from his intention in any instance to censure, that many evils arise from a
remission in discipline, too prevalent in many lodges, not from any (Irfett
in the by-laws or other regulations, but from a want of energy in exerutinpr
them. The source of this evil may be found in the general want of cone
spondence above mentioned, and of responsibility to an acknowl'-f'^ed head,
and he feels convinced that its extermination will be the cons.> ,i. -h <; of pei
severance on the part of the Convention in enforcing its regulations.
" He feels fully convinced that the measures adopted at the last annual
meeting will have the effect intended, and receive the united support of the
several lodges, and he feels happy in stating that he conceives a firm founda-
tion is laid in the formation of this Convention, upon which from the re-
mains of our late Grand Lodge, the Fabric of Free masonry may be raised to
it» pristine purity in the Province, the key-stone of which, he hopes, may soon
be finished by the Grand Master in England, and be brought forth bv shout-
ing and praise, and laid under the blessing and protection of the Supreme
Architect of the Universe."
The lodge on the Rideau River was one working under the di.s-
pensation from R. W. Bro. Z. M. Phillips, as president of the King.s-
ton Convention. The lodge at Augusta was also a creation of the
same brother. The lodge at Brockville was the No. 3 claimed to
have been opened on the old warrant of the Queen's Rangers' lodge
No. 3, which was in 1793 at Niagara. In 1800 the warrant was
" handed in," and was transferred to Cornwall in 1804, where under
its authority a lodge was opened, known as Athol lodge No. 3. This
lodge warrant, it is asserted, was removed from Cornwall and trans-
ferred to Brockville. The evidence of this transfer is imperfect, for
the only statement in support of the assert'in is found in a pencil
memoranda in the first page of the minutes of lodge No. 3, at Brock-
ville, which states that the lodge was opened under the warrant of
that of the Queen's Rangers. Th' 'od^'es, No. 7 at Fredericks-
burgh; No. 6, at Kingston; No. 13, a. I-rncnown; No. 17, at BeH<-
ville, and No. 25, at Richmond Mfl'.. [r:\i>r^<ie), were 'l' originally
warranted by R. W. Bro. Jarvi; (isc loiige at "The Carrying
Place," which also met at Brighton, in the county of Northumber-
land, was not constituted until about 1820-21. The lodge " at Haldi-
mand " was that which met in the township of Haldimand, in the
county of Northumberland, at Stiles' Hotel, near the present court
house in Cobourg. The lodge at Hamilton referred to that known
as " North Star Lodge," was warranted in the township of Hamil-
ton, county of Northumberland. The lodges at York were Nos. 8
HmORV OF FRRRMASONHY IN CANADA.
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One of these lodires km,»n .f X! "' "?'' '"■'to".
presentative, his name anoears as one^?Yi, '^ "°* P''"'-'"^ as a re-
Uon of the Grand Con'^entL 1^1.^^ r °'^'?f''."^^^ '° ^
However, in the report of R W Rrn p '''""^ ^°^8^^ ^^ England,
the following paragraph ? ferrin^' to the^oHl""'" McAllister, there ?.
not belonging to the assodaK und^r ?.1fH; ^*, Grimsby, although
jom .t. and by the request of the secmarv .n^^.^ '^^ '"^'^"^ *«
at York, he visited the lodge, which wIlnrnK it'? °^ ^'"' brethren
;H.-eet.ng." This referr^ed 7o't ^X^f C^ Cr:^ .^^
tory ofTheTote ^^^l^^l^^^'^' who has the his-
of the (]rand Visitor was eminonfll i .^r P" P"'°^^- The report
The office, although r^cogni e7a %aluatr;'"'^' '" '''' Convenfion
1820. from the fact that the GrLT ^^'"^'''^' ^as not continued in
land, and when it arr Led i^ m Ih? n'." k^''^ '""^''''^ ^^°"^ Eng"
office. In 1821. however he iu^riLj.? ^^ ^''^P^'" *° ^°"ti""« the
supervision of district visitors ^ThL °".. ^^l P>^"^ ""^er the
Craft into districts. ^'"' ^^^ ^hc first division of the
at Jrr 'T^lir.i::X^^^^^ chart agent was
with many of the Craftsmenrnames^f/ill ^^' J''^^ ^" ^^^ circular
appearance after seventy years of TS. •''•''' ?'''^^°' ^as made its
lodge. The circular is U^' Sf:^^Zt' X''^^^ °^ ^ °'^
vin«^rc.''yXfS tti?ro"^i?a"t''"' fr-^'^ -^ *»>« p-
Th V.'l*'''''^'"^ time inform igtherTweT«.%° '^°'' '"'"'•°"^''
m both Provmces, that his first Chro^olnljl rl ' .""'"«^ous subscribers
press. ,„ the ofnce of I. W. C ark eTtor^f 1 ^ aIw^ " "°^ »°'"» to the
the others will be published as soon as ?Ie nl/ ^^^"^ ^'^'''"^ '"«' »''•*
the necessary information collected ."ndaJranged''"'"^" "" ^' "'*="''^^- ^"«>
effect'' ''Vv:::i:SiSLrc?s7ariry *om^tt'er"r"^^"°"^" *° ^'^^
list of Canadian Masons who hln n^. • J^^.'' *° ^" extended
issued at Albany. A copy has nnf t."""'"' ^^'' publication when
might have knowledge o?manv of t^ nc. ^'9''''^'^' otherwise one
Canada, as well as the varTon/rffi I ^5°"""'"* '" ^^'^'^ i" Upper
vice. In the 1 st o brlth"en wlfo '"'^ ^^ ^'^T '" *^« ^raft ser-
are many well known in the ord?ecods'°Th?/°' '^' P"''"^^^'^"
us the names of many who were l^'de fin the CrT"""'"'"* ^'"'^
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
" We the subscribers, having seen and examined, as far as practicable
the plan of the Chronological Charts and Masonic Mirror, by Comp. Par-
mele, and the Diplomas in the different degrees of Masonry, do hereby re-
commend them as deserving the patronage of the companions and brethren
in Canada.
W. H. Snelling, D. G. M. & W. M. Lodge No. IT, Quebec.
F. Coulson, P. D. G. M. G. L. & K. Y. A. Ch. Quebec.
Joseph Stilson, S. G. W.— G. L. & H. P. of the H. R. A. Ch.
Alexander Spark, G. Chaplain of G. L. of Lower Canada.
Robert Gibb. J. G. W. & P. M. of Lodge 302.
James Fraser, G. Sec'ry Gd. Lodge, Lower Canada.
J. D. Turnbull, Grand Lecturer, Lower Canada.
Several names necessarily omitted.
Gwyne Owen Radford, G. M. K. T. & K. M. Montreal.
Jabez D. De Witt, C. G. K. T. & K. M. High Priest of H. R. A. Ch.
P. M. of St. Paul's lodge No. 12.
Jacob Bigelow, Recorder of St. Paul's Encampment.
Robert Easton, Chaplain of St. Paul's Lodge No. 12.
Several names necessarily omitted.
Wm. Cottier, G. K. G. G. A. of Upper Canada, H. P. of Union Chap.
Ernestown, P. M. of Addington L.
Benjamin McAllister, H. P. of Sussex Ch. Brockville, U. C.
Ziba M. Phillips, G. S. of G. R. A. Ch. Upper Canada.
John W. Ferguson, G. R. A. Recorder of G. C. U. C. & G. S. of G. L.
P. T., Kingston.
John Butterworth, H. P. of Frontenac Chap.
John M. Balfour, K. T. & K. M. Kingston.
Bcnj. Olcott, P. M. L. No. 6, Kingston
John M. Campbell, P. M. St. Andrew's L. No. 22.
John Dean, W. M. Addington L. No. 1,3.
Several names necessarily omitted.
The Convention closed its labors to meet again on the 15th
February, 1820.
View of Kingston, U. C, 1819.
This sketch is from the south side of the Barriefield road on the
rising ground not far from the Kingston rifle ranges. At the highest
point of land to the left is Fort Henry, which commands the harbor
to the west, as well as the head of the River St. Lawrence, which lies
to the south. Both south J^nd west faces c' Fort Henry are fortified.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. jqiQ
s?etcf IttS'cCoL^'oTsnialf'H ^^^'^^-"r^. At the date of this
which have bn^sTe been reSaL r'''' ''"•'' °^ '*°"^ ^"^ ^°°d.
Navy Bay once a dnrlv!?? 1 ^ "J^"^ Pretentious buildings.
It is shekefed by Pofnt FreSL on^ 'T ^^^''^ Henry's^hill.
guns of the fortf wh^h towet one hV^^^^^^^^^ *h«
to the eastward. Point FredeHrl ,-.?. f • ,^ ^^*^^ ^^^^^ >',
completely shorn of thVbSt^^^^^ n^^^ T i'Vf ''/"' '^ "°^^
stands the Royal Military Collele Z\^ the sketch. In its place
This point has alvvays been niHtfrv ^^e residences of its officers,
years'ago blue jSet." and d^oaTs dou j" f '""r''^'' ^"^ ^^^^
Then and for some years later a tenerS-ffl Picturesque shores.
Half a century ago the late Ho^ it? h"' 'aI"'^""^'^ *^
the building of the nVartPl n iL ^'^^^^"der Mackenzie assisted in
the harbor^ sLe i8 9 pt^t HeTrv'hr, hp' "''"' "f^"'^^ *° ^"^'-^
and strengthened The tu n 11 ^ ' ^^^" '^'^^''^^ ^^'^^^ improved
been pulled down and renlZHhf '•^P'-^«^"ted in the sketch have
is viable abovTthf ot^tt vvans^o?T T^'""'"'' ""^ "°^ "^^^ing
On the west face ofXtrt^^ t ^:^r::^l^^i:S^
View of Fort Henry and Dockyard, Kingston. U. C, 1819.
'rr S Z Itnttrfsi^re^^"^^^"^^^^ ^^ ''^ P-P°- ^f obtaining
vvood'e^d/an'd trc'^n'/o^n ^t: alT '''°", F^.^^^^^^ ^^^ heavily
were frenue tlv fnnnH u ^^^mmg islands both bears and deer
ful coun?r ! at of Sir RShard"^ f'"'^ " ^'if '^^P'^^'" ^^e beautl-
can be shot irOcober within .7'^''i' ^"^ *^ ^^'' ^^y Partridge
niediatelv to the vvest of '• tLxT'?''."/- " '^^' °^ *^« ^ouse. Im-
gets its gruesZe name ft-omtl..f^P ?..'•'' ^'^^"^^^'^ Bay, which
vailing vvest and souXvlt , ? ^''.^*J?' consequence of the pre-
var J«y SJ'Z: L°v" ?/"■! r ''f ^^^i^™""- ^'l"h= dock,
ward, not far from tV hS '"'J.'f ™ f™"' ^o"" Poinl to the west-
connicts thf-rl,. H, P li^ "'l"'' ?™''=^ *' Cataraqtii River and
tonriects tne lete de Ponl Barracks w th Point Frederick Th, B™„i
Rngrneer ot to-day would ^a^e witi, son,e surpri"" « t .1' to^vc'ii
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
which crown Fort Henry, and not unnaturally wonder why they were
erected. Flat foitifications, with walls of impenetrable thickness, and
masked batteries of cunning design, are the outcome of modern civili-
zation, which teaches the expert soldier how to protect himself from
attack, while making the enemy uncomfortable at a distance of four
thousand yards or so. In 1819 the only projectiles known were the
solid round shot and the common spherical shell or bomb, which was
exploded by a primitive time fuse at a moderate range of five or six
hundred yards. With these Fort Henry was well furnished, but these
medieval looking towers seem to have been devised more as an orna-
ment than for purposes of defence.
The sketch shows that in 1819 the dockyard was in operation.
CHAPTER LXIV.
The Third Convention at Kingston, 1820. — The Organization
Gradually Gaining Strength and Influence. — An
Agent, Duly Accredited, Visits the Grand Officers
AT London.
During the year 1819, the third year of the government of the
Craft by the Convention, a more confident spirit seemed to pervade
those who were leaders. Their enthusiasm had inspired the lodges
to the east and west, although those in the Niagara district were still
standing aloof. On the ist of January, 1820, a summons was issued
for the meeting of the Annual Communication or Convention, in
these terms:
Kingston, U. Can., ist Jan. 1820. A.L. 5820.
Worshipful Sir and Brother.
I have to request you will appoint a deputation from your Lodge to meet
us in the General Annual Communication, of the Grand Convention of Fne
and Accepted Masons of this Province to be held at Brother Robert Walker's
in Kingston, on the second Monday in February, A.L. 5820.
That there may be uniformity in the certificates accompanying representa-
tives of the diflferent lodges, I submit the following.
We the W. M. and Wardens of No. do certify that
Brother is fully authorized to represent our Lodge in the Grand
Convention to be held at Kingston, on the second Monday in February, A.M.
5820.
W. M.
S. W.
J. W.
Sec'y.
By order of the President.
1 am.
Worshipful Sir,
Your Obt. Servt. and Brother,
John W. Ferguson,
Secretary.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. i02I
secoJcTVeiSgt' isT/'a^r.tg" nT '".^-T*-- the first and
Fourteen lodges were repre emed anT •"^. ^""^ "^'^ '" ^8^8.
present. represented and nineteen brethren were
of /w"B?:^B°e"n%rtcAlil;L^ and approval of the work
read from Ero. Wm Hare f f !!' . ^'^""f ^'''t°'"' ^ circular was
Dundas. in which'obS '^rSe t 'f.^^ Z^'" ^^^ held at
TTJ'''''' '^' J^*-^'^ warrant ^ncSS ThL' InS°"''"''°" "."^
he obedience ot the schismatic Granrl T ?,i ^^is lodge was under
been warranted in 1810 to meet in th^ t. "^^if- ^^ ^'^g^'-a. and had
but had subsequently moved^ anV nl *°^"^hip of Flamboro' West.
The extracts f?om Jli'e wa'ant "f R w'^Bri" /""'"'^^ ^"^ °""'^^«'
made by Bro. H T Pa^e of i :, ^/°- J^''^'^ referred to were
origina/warrlussued S'r W B"ro°"4r'^°- "t ^"^ a copy of thj
after his death to Bro. McSid^'the secmarv'of^h'"^'^ V ^'' ^^'^
zation at Niagara. secietary of the irregular organi-
sentt^oE^ntla^wt'd:?:^^^^^^^^^^^ -f which had been
and that Bro. Robt VvS the Gr.^^ V"^' ^°""^ 'P ^^^^ been paid,
who had advanced the fundi' h«H K ^^^ff "!:«•■ of the Convention
the famous draft thlt for so great a num'hS'^''''^ '''''''''■ "^^is was
MSS of the second Pro^lnclT Grand Lod// "''" "" ''''^" '" ^^e
Engii;;^ srr:c:ivid^t^i^dsTndt^^^^^^^^ 5^ ^i-^ ^^^^^ ^^
of the issue of the draft in i8?o W f " ^^"^ within sixty days
or. if so none at tit dL^'h^/blerre'ctv^d'^'r^"' "" "4'
realize the inconvenience which attended thri-rl ^"^ can scarcely
to England prior to i8t;o Ti- wnc I^ transmission of moneys
and moneys whch cSibuted to tL"'f^- '.•* *° ^^'^"^wledge returL
Craft matters from igVq untH th. f "?°" 1^''*'"^ '" Canadian
Lodge of Canada ^^ ^ formation of the present Grand
visitinV''Nr;.°yr'edeH?lc"bu^f °^ '^ '''' ^^ ^'^'^' that after
exactions of some indlvita s h" fe^^ '^'
been paid to the fourth article of Ssociatinn"T?;"'?'°".'^^' "°t
referred to the instructions to the Ses of ^^'' ^T'^- ^''''^'
the general conduct of each member and S.n.nH- ^•^'""tmizmg the
member who shall be expelled^^'Tf he dfd "S 1'"^ ^7^'^ ^'""^°^«1
masonic conduct was to be releeated fn . ''•°l'"'' ^"^ ^^at un-
that the committee shoSd Lve ?owcr to .H 'P'" u ^°"""'ttee, and
to expel. P"^^*^ *° admonish, to suspend and
cusse^ti^d^rl^a^c^^Setfuexp^^^^^^^^^ -s dis-
ing the receipt of the Grand tarraTtm En^ ' "^'^'^"^ P^"^"
call S^^l'T'oUTt^l^^^^^^^^ to the
was " Lodge No. 7. a Bath.'' a loLI that htT '""^^ "">' P^^"^^"*
Provincial Grand Lodge o LoweT Canada Th?J-''^'''''^ ^'' '^'
the register of that body of such a lodee Th Jnf '' "° '""^'"^ '"
eluded No. 3. Brockville; No 6 K^nSon an^ No' T?^^^^^^^
ship of Haldimand. This " No o " is f tvnA^ " u- ; ^ *" ^''^ *°wn-
It could not have been the former for ]hIlT^^^''f.l"°' ^K' '^"
lor rne ongmal of that number on
I022
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
the register of the Provincial Grand Lodge was in the township of
Bertie in Welland. In 1799 a " No. 9 " is reported m the county of
Stormont, the evidence of the existence of such a lodge being found
in a private certificate issued at that date " at our lodge room, No.
9," in Stormont, but this lodge could not be mistaken for the No. 19
of Haldimand.
There were also represented No. 13 at Bath and No. 16 at York.
At this period No. 16 had removed its warrant from " Yonge street"
to York. Before the war of 1812-15, No. 16 had flitted from York
to Barrett's Hotel at Thornhill, and subsequently about 1815 to Bro.
George Bond's house, a short distance north of Eglinton, and then
back again to the town of York.
The next lodge represented was No. 17 at Belleville, the lodge
originally warranted in the township of Thurlow; No. 26, Jarvis
lodge, at Augusta; No. 24, Harmony lodge, at Edwardsburg, and
North Star lodge in the township of Hamilton, county of Northum-
berland; Prince Edward lodge at Hallowell (Picton); Rideau lodge
on the River Rideau; Union lodge in the township of South Gower;
and McKay — not McCoy — in the township of Wolford, county of
Grenville. The last five lodges were working under dispensations
from the convention. Western Light lodge at Newmarket does not
appear in the financial returns, although its delegate was present.
There are two lodges in the return given as " Prince Edward."
From the first there is a return. The second lodge o*" that name,
from which there is no return, is supposed to be lodge No. 5 at
Edwardsburgh, a lodge warranted by the Provincial Grand Lodge
of Lower Canada, which, although warranted by that jurisdiction
and appearing on the register of that Provincial Grand Lodge, also
appears on the Jarvis register as No. 5 as early as 1795. This num-
ber, it may be said, conflicts with that of another lodge, known as
No. 5 in 1795 at Fort Erie, of which there is no trace, save that such
a lodge did exist. The latter was probably a military lodge, war-
ranted by Ireland.
The proceedings of the third Convention close with the report
of the committee to the effect that " as a charter is soon expected
from the Grand Lodge of England " another meeting will be held " for
the purpose of organizing a Provincial Grand Lodge."
The official minutes which were printed and sent to each lodge
in the jurisdiction are as follows:
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
oi the
Grand Convention of Free and Accepted Masons,
Held at Kingston, on the isth February, 1820, A.L. 5820, pursuant to adjourn-
ment of February, 1819.
Ziba M. Phillips,
President.
Samuel Shaw,
Wm. Cottier,
B. McAllister,
Grand Visitor.
)
)
Robert Walker,
Treasurer.
Vice-Presidents.
John W. Ferguson,
Secretary.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY INf CANADA. 1023
?°f i'^A' ';^P'""enting Brockville Lodge No ^
Richard D. Fraser, Royal Edward, No 5 ^■
George Oliver, St. Johns, No. 6
Daniel Markham, St. John's I oH^p w^tj j »t
Robert Clarke. Addington Ldge' Nof ' ' '"
Josiah Cushman, York, No. 16. '
Simon Ashley, Bellville Lodge No 17
iulfv' ^^ m'- ^u'V' ^°^«^' Augusta. No. 26
?hS.,\"'^^;.^p''*'' Star Lodge. Hamilton.
V XT ou^m'*'"' t^""" Edward. Hallowell.
Z. M Phillips, Union Lodge. South Gower
Josiah Cushman. Western Light Lodge.
The Convention opened in due form anH th. „
Communication were confirmed ^''^ Proceedings of the last
Grand Masttr. '-°''^' "' England, ,o William Jams, late
for their information. secretary of Lodge No. 24, at Dundas,
Adjourned at 4 o'clock.
Convention met pursuant to adjournment. Resolved-That thp R.i, .• i
in the association of the 8th February, ,819. be expunged ^ ''^
Returns.
St. John's, at Haldimand f
North Star Lodge, Hamilton'! l I "^
Prince Edward's, Hallowell l . %
Jarvis Lodge, Augusta ... 2 ok
Rideau Lodge, Rideau . ^ '° °
Lodge No. 16, York ^ '^
Addington, No. 13, Bath "^ ° °
St. John's Lodge. Kingston'.'.;.' ^ ,^ f
Harmony Lodge "^ ^ ^
Prince Edward's ....'.■.'. "°"*^-
Lodge No. 3, Brockville . ! , ,
Union Lodge 3 10 o
Belleville Lodge, No. 17 ^ ' °
Lodge No. 7, at Bath ^ ° °
McCoy Lodge, at Woolford ....'.'.'.'.'.'.'.".'.'.■.'.■.■.■ "°do'
*4S 17 8
Ziba m' Pi'Sr ""' "°""™"' °""" Vr'"^ '"*' "°"""^
p„",ld„, John w. ""«»■>»,
Samuel Shaw. )
John M. Balfour, ) Vice-Presidents.
Wm. Cottier, _ .
Moderator. ^°^"* Walker.
/-I T- ,,. . Treasurer.
l-Iir. Zmims, 1 ylcr
and opS"b' Z To™""' ' "'** *"""'""' ""'""« '" •".■«""""«.
1024
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Brother Samuel Shaw reported for the information of the members that the
draft for £30 remitted to the Grand Secretary, in England, In February, 1819,
had been paid. He then moved that that sum with interest should be paid
out of the funds to Brother Robert Walker, which motion was carried.
It appearing from the report of the Grand Visitor, that several lodges
working under dispensation from this Grand Convention, do not pay that
attention to the fourth article of this association which is necessary, it wis
therefore, resolved, that the secretary on transmitting the present proceeding*
do most strongly urge the necessity of their immediate attention to that article
Resolved — ^That a person making application to any lodge out of the
neighbourhood where he resides, to become a Mason, if at the same time
there should be a regular lodge in his neighbourhood, the lodge to which he
applies shall not proceed to receive him without a recommendation from the
lodge near where he resides.
The following expulsions and suspensions were communicated:
Daniel Mextc, from Harmony Lodge.
Oliver Bradley, )
Elam B. Ives, ) From St. John's Lodge,
John Brown, ) Haldimand.
The following Committee was appointed to devise means for paying the
Grand Visitor, for the last twelve months, also, to take ir.to consideration
whether the tunds will admit of his being appointed to the same ottice for tlu'
ensuing twelve months, or such other matter relative thereto as may be
brought before them:
Bros. Samuel Shaw,
George Oliver,
Henry Burrett,
Josiah Cushman,
Charles Smith.
Report. — As a charter is soon expected from the Grand Lodge of Eng-
land, when it will be necessary to call together delegates from the several
lodges, for the purpose of organizing a Provincial Grand Lodge, it is deemed
expedient not to appoint a visitor at this meeting, as the appointment in that
case must be renewed on the appointment of Grand Officers.
Resolved — That the demands which now stand against the Convention he
made up by the Lodges, say £3 ss. each, from fifteen lodges represented, the
sum to be transmitted to the Grand Secretary on or before the isth of May
next. Adjourned.
John W. Ferguson,
Grand Secretary.
The month of March passed without any news from England,
and by direction of the President and executive of the Convention,
R. W. Bro. Ferguson was instructed to make another effort to secure
an acknowledgment from the Grand Lodge of England. The letter
was explicit and fraternal. It referred to the former letters written in
1817 and 1819, to which no answer had been vouchsafed, and also
to the fact that the Canadian brethren had knowledge of the payment
of their draft, presumably to the person intended to receive the
money. The letter read as follows:
R. W. Sir and Bro.-
Kingston, ist May, 1820.
Referring you to my letters of the 4th September, 1817, and loth February,
1819, the latter covering a draft for £30 sterling (the drawer of which informs
me of its having been honoured) to neither of these communications have 1
had any reply.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
1025
The president and members of the r.mn 1 n
Accepted Masons of this Province have aiain cTlS ^''"^*^"t'°" ^^ F«e and
the subject, being anxious to receiveTleS auM orV"f ""' \^^^'^^^ V"" on
of England to hold a Grand LodKeIn tS P^ ^ ^'T "''^ ^""^ Lodge
to be laid down to us from your Rle5tWn«i ;'","/■ •^^"fo^able to the rules
I now claim your atteSn on thrSe'c? ^^^^^^^^^^
spniuLnce have been misplaced. I should be X i K ""^ former corre-
furnish you with a copy of the r content, P u'"- Tfo^^d. that I might
be pleased .0 render o^the s^i^ect pS afcTpt"^ Ihtr^" " ^°" '"^^
With fraternal regard, etc.,
(Signed) J. w. Ferguson,
Ed. Harper, Esq., G. Secretary G. Lodce • Secretary.
F. Masons' Hall, ^ '
Great Queen street, London.
as toT^t'Tnett^anSTanl;^^^^^^^^^ f^^ -^--tion
debtee! to tl,e personaT correspondence n^ "^^ ^"^^ '« '""
this period for the true rcasoKr ^ t>)e leading members at
to Jcp the body^og^i/e^d^ng uryTarf iTr^?^ '"^^^
continually presenting themselves hv J.? r ^ difficulties were
news from England, and the action of thf T °^ thV"0"-'-eceipt of
Niagara. Bro Tol m Dean llnf ^ '^''""'^*'*= ^'■^"d Lodge at
brethren in the wes and murh £f "^ • '^°^'-^spo"dence with^the
to brethren like Bros HirTmGt^T''^".'^'^^'"^^^ ^^ his letters
-an, of York, and Abner E^erkt of fcs? r^ rr'"'" ^"^'^'^ ^"^h-
are of a personal character. A k^ r from R;n r' r""*'""' ^^^'^^'^
explanatory and in answer to a forml? U? ' J^J^'""^ "^^'"^ ^o be
legality of the Niagara Grand LodS L '.^^ ?''°- ^^^"- The
I>rovcs that the Niagara bret Iren harfnn ^"''^'^"^d. and the letter
but merely assumecl the a it oW?v h' ?n 'i^'"?'''?^ 9' Patent to meet.
of a copy of Bro. TarviV warranrof . "^ "'^ "^ °" t^e reading
Athol. -^ warrant of appointment from the Duke of
Bro. H.'T°^I^a.1 amr^Hvt/^'7"*, ^""^^^ ^° '^ ^^at made by W
.-..Kl notes the fart that on ] e rl.l 'f " n ''°'''' "^ "'•"«'" ^l^apter.
work occupied twentv-four L rf tZf."''"'' '^'' "^^n^onies and
t'ntil I, a.m. on the loth or a^ nli J? ' V'\ "" ^^^ 9th March
otir companions of to °Ia; are ind ce^tn"'' "i • '^''^ ^^^^•°"- ^hile
yet ca.es are rare when a com nnon.U .^"'S'"^'^ ^^e small hours,
necessary. Bro. Barlow's leUe"Ss:- twenty-four hours is
Friend Dean: Ancaster, 23rd March, 1820.
****** *^ ♦♦♦ ♦
You and Bro. Ciishman flatter us verv miirb Jn ti,:. ^ r u* ^ *
incur fraternal character bnt sir T r^Lf 1 j ' P^*"' °* ^'^'^ I^'"°v'"«
justice to sav I think there a e a nuLh.rh ° u"" °^!f '"■"*''^^" '"=••« ^^e
nhilities for ihe welfare of 'he Crafr.nS ■? "^^"-^'^^ ^''"''''' t'^^''" b«»t
confusion which it ..a.^bel;-; To^^oTongTtL? 'iZIJZVc' ^^^''- °'
brethren of cpinron that the rmn-t^T ^ ' *»^^\^^" ^^^^^ «*!" a number of
1026
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Hare's letter, as secretary of Lodge No. 24. created some surprise at the
.Iterations of their opinions so suddenly." It seetns my ideas were not con
veyed in a manner to be rightly understood. I had no reference to any mem-
ber of Lodge No. 24. Bro. Boyden, of this place, on a journey to Niagara
showed a copy of the original warrant granted to Bro Jarvis by the Grand
Lodge of England (which I enclose) to a number o brethren belonging to
the Grand Lodge, or nominal Grand Lodge, at Niagara, and it was their
opinion that they were a legal body in consequence of some one of their
niembers having received a letter from the Grand Lodge of England since Bro
Jarvis went to York, and as they are our neighbours, I may have said sotn.
of our brethren in this part of the Province were of that opinion, which w>ll
include No. 24. but which was not intended. But from the enclosed copy
you will be able to draw your own conclusions as to their legality without
any further remarks from me. but I will add that No. 24 has seen fit to
suspend the transaction of further business under their present authority, but
i-nnHnni. to meet that they may retain what thej have obtained.
'°"h am Stir was duly installed on the gth March .820, by the M. E.
Josiah Cushman, as deputed by the Grand Royal Arch Chap er of Upper
Canada. Ceremonies commenced at 11 o^clock a.m and Hiram Chapter
closed at II o'clock a.m. on the loth, after having worked all night.
Yours of the 9th inst. came safe, containing a copy of proceedings of the
You«o.tne^9^^^^ ^^^^ resolutions of 9th February, 1818, & nth
February, 1810, alluded to in the copy, we have not in our possession. Could
youTorward a copy of the proceedings of each year you will do me a great
favour. .^ * * » *
♦♦»••♦♦***.
Your friend and companion.
H. G. Barlow.
The enclosed copy is verbatim, as Mr. Page tells me, and as his signa-
ture will account for. ... * *
H. G. Barlow.
Mr. John Dean. Merchant, Bath, Bay of Quinte.
The lodges which had plighted their faith to the " Artides of
Association " of the Kingston Convention were anxious to aid its
work by every means in their power. They were ready either to
hand in their original warrants and have a dispensatioii endorsed
thereon to enable fhem to work under a recognized authority, or they
were wilHng, as was the case with Grimsby lodge No. 15, to retun. the
warJan and take out a new dispensation. The fol^wing letter from
the secretary of the Convention to Bro. Noble F. Dean, secretary of
lodge No. 15, at Grimsby, confirms this view. It reads:—
Kingston. 5th July, 1820.
Worshipful Sir and Brother,—
I duly received your favour enclosing the warrant of your lodge, with a
petition for a dispensation. You will therewith receive it with that authonty.
The residence of the president of the Convention being at a distance ro.n
this he has authorized me to grant dispensations to such as may apply from
time to time, knowing them to be worthy, which I am convinced of in this
ca"e irom my personal knowledge of Bro. Woolverton, to whom please
present my respects. The brother you request is hereby authorized to instal
*''' Yorwill observe by the proceedings when you are to make your repilar
returns to the Grand Convention, and also a memorandum thereto granting
to me the sum of one guinea for the dispensation.
HISTOHY OF 1.«K1.:maSC,NUV m CANADA. ,^27
youTrblaS"'^ -nununication from the Grand Lodge of En«,a.u,
1 ani, with fraternal regard
Your obt. St. and Brother.
John W. Fer'guson.
Mr. Noble F. Dean. Grand Secretary.
the state of tlie Craft, as given fn the LZl V l^ad written respecting
had always been on close tern jfr''^ ''^''^ ^^^'"'^h- ^ro Dean
Cushman and Everitt. He knew that if'^n""''^ ^''^ ^'°'- barlow,
ed to bring i„ the lodges of the Jest -''' ' '--'"" """'"^ ^'' "''"''■'■
the obedience of the Convention ft wnM ^^"°^ ^^^ ^°'"« ""''er
offices of the brethren named The 1.7 '^ v' ^^"■°"S'' ^'^^ ^^ndly
the lodge No. 21 at SxTord were bS °- "^ ^^ ^"caster, and
winch had been created by the sMsmSt ""P^"".^^"^ organizations,
lo secure their affiliation wi thf r^ .°''^^"''^^'°" a' Niagara
death blow to the irregidar wo a^ r'""°" T"''^ ^^ '^ ^^rike a
V|Ous letters of Bro. Baflow there is a cnmf t ^" ""^P'^ ^° ^'^^ ?«•«-
d.gest of the situation from Bro Dean u '""''"" '"^ ^^'^'^ ^"'"^"
character of the brother, who in eSv rU ^'Tm ^" '""'8^'^^ '"^o the
work. As a revival of the situatW^n^/^ ^' ''"^- '° "^"^^'^ ^o'' C^aft
feehngs which actuated not only So S^^h''^ lu ^ '"^"'^ ^^'""^ ^^e
was associated in the endravnr , °- P^^"- but those with whom he
chao.s which had been c Sed It S"''"^'^ "^^ ^"-^f' ^""^"^ tlie
tl>at Bro. Dean's composition displavedi fu"^^ 'uT'"" '^'^ "^^er
subject on which he gave his dpS *''°''°"g^h knowledge of the
13y this letter it will he <:^>Pti fi,^.. t>
determined that if the monthly ma 1 bmn'?; "^P"" ^- ^^'•&"«°" had
land.' " an effort should be nadeTn 1^7^''^ "° "'^^ ^'""'^ ' Eng-
not be more successfuk Tircertaintv t' / P^ T"l "^^^«^"&^'- ^°"'d
paid to some one in England had j ven h r ' ' °^ ^^^° ^^^'^ '^""
lliat they were one st?p nefrer^ h' •* '' ^°r'"''°" ^ "-^y o^iope
Upper Canada. Bro. De^an Ss Unfi ,'''1'^,"^ ^^'"^"^' ^^^'^'-ant for
in the near future a realSn of th^l ', '^!^^ *'"' P^^^^"* meant
br^hren. He felt assu d'^".: 1 as a rolf "^P"^ ""l'^'' C^"^^'«"
from the Grand Lodge of EnSaS" '?^ "°/ '"'""'' '^'^^
work of the Convention " had a ^nnd i ""."' °r °? "^°" ^^at the
general advantages of assocttin/ ,°„ r""* '° ^^'■' ^"^' ^hat the
degree of emulation" amonSt tL n. T^'"''^" ^'^^ "«^ted "a
would have the effect of "pS ^^e Craft which
a^so of " establishing a strict diSfnl M^-' »^ Sl^ members," and
Dean to the mothe? Grand Si "L?"''"' .^he loyalty of Bro.
suggestion of the formation of fn • i ""^^^tioned, for even the
m his view "a meas.^e whicl! ouX n^". k' ^''"'^ ^°^'^« "^^
Dean s wish to secure the adhesion of tL 1 ^ b^,^.«e"'Pted." Bro.
rcferrmg to the lodges west o York L' a^^^- '" y^"*" quarter,"
that such affiliation woi^dmateSlv'r' '"t^'T °^ ^^e knowledge
In his letter Bro Dean refer fnl^''''" ^^ Convention,
late R. W. Bro Tarvis anH f -F ^^'f """P^ "^ ^^e warrant of the
fbe power oTtheTrst^rovincarckn^M'?'^'^^ P°'"*^ ^"t t^' t
issuance of disnen.ationc and tL? ?? ^f ^^^ ^^« ""^'t^d to the
' " '■ ^""^ ''^^* *he nght to organize under a
I028
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
warrant was tlic privilege alone of the Grand Lodge of England. By
examining " this power," as Bro. Dean writes, R. W. Bro. Jarvis
" must have exceeded it in gi anting warrants." Bro. Dean then
alludes to the important statement made by Bro. Barlow and also hy
Bro. Cushman, that " the assumed Grand Lodge at Niagara issued
warrants " and " grounded this legality upon a letter addressed hy
the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of England to the Secretary
of the Provincial Grand Lodge at Niagara after Mr. Jarvis' removal."
This paragraph, if correct, would give more than a color of legality to
the Niagara proceedings, but of such document there is no record in
Canada or England. It is hardly probable that the Masonic authori-
ties in England would undertake to interfere with the work of the
Provincial Grand Lodge without some notification to R. W. Bro.
Jarvis or his subordinate officers.
It must be borne in mind that the communication referred to
was said to have been received " after Mr. Jarvis' removal," which
would be after 1797, when he settled in York, with the civil govern-
ment. Again this supposed action would be the work of the Grand
Lodge of England (Ancients) by whom R. W. Bro. Jarvis was ap-
pointed, for the union of the two Grand Lodges was not consum-
mated until T813, and as early as 1810 there are actual warrants extant
issued bv the schismatic Grand Lodge at Niagara. This closing
paragraph of Bro. Dean's letter conveys frankly his views. He points
out that if the Niagara body had been recognized by the Grand
Lodge of England, as was claimed, the correspondence with the
mother bodv would have been continued, and reasons vatlier sharply
that if the liodv at Niagara were illegal its power had *' extended far
enouj'li." but if legal it had " been feebly and injudiciously exercised."
This important letter from Bro. Dean reads:
Bath, 2ist July, 1820.
Friend Barlow,
«**♦**»♦•*•♦
Wc lave no news from EnRland. The secretary of the Convention, J. W
Fcrgvsf n, infrrived mc tlint lie liad written the Grand Secretary by a gentle-
man rrirR direct to London, wlio promised to deliver the letter personally
which I tlvtiU will unquestionably procure a reply. At the last communication
of the Convention, llie certainty of our draft bavins been paid in London,
seemrd 10 liave created a confidence among the brethren that we should soon
have, at least, a reply, if not a Grand Warrant, from the Grand Lodge of
Tnglnnd. but in this we arc as yet disappointed And in the meantime, I thinW
we c.Tnnrt do better than adhere strictly to the association formed. It has
certpinly had a good efTect so far. It has been the means of forming a regu-
lar corresprndence between the lodges, and a responsibility now rests upon
tbom, which was unknown before. A degree of emulation is excited, which
if kept alive by the strenuous exertions of the members, will evetitually have
the effect ri purging our lodges of bad members, and establishing a strict
discipline therein, which two last, in my opinion, have been, and still are the
grcMtest bars to the prosperity of Masonry in the Province. In many other
respects we realize our advantage from associating, which we cannot expect
when actinsr indcpr ndently of each other. The great object in view must be to
obtain a Grand Warrant, and this we cannot fail of doing if we do our duty
to ourselves, for whatever cause has hitherto prevented our obtaining it as
readily as we could wish, yet. if we persevere in our exertions for bettering
the state of the Craft, and continue respectfully to solicit the protection of the
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in the good cause. For mrowTpaA I h?"'"'"''"'? "" '=°"''""«' '« P'-"8 "
already forwarded, will hJveX'LVrer^^^
which the delay may be attributed and ,7. . r ''"••' ''"■'-" "'''"y <:au«^» to
of the Grand Lodge, of w ich l.^c ^ , ° n '^?^' *," P"''* '° ""-■ S^<=retary
Lave fallen into wrong hands. wishanunn.S " n'*?'^'' *'''"'°"«'' '' ""8l't
petition granted. The idea o'f'S XcnTn cS'l'^r ""^ '^,"^" °' °"^
has been suggested to me as a resource in^,. "'*«'' '" """ Province
to our petition. In my opinion it sT mcasur: r '. ''" ","' °'^'^'" ''" •"'"'^^ver
ed. The Grand Lodge of England iustlv rl. ^'".'='V«"8l't not to be attempt-
rrovinces, and nothing can be „ o'l ,1 t/"" •'' " "''' '" "" °''"»''
ought to extend as far as the L Z. '''"^."'!»" "'«' Masonic jui.sdi.tion
which the Grand Lodge i^ orga'nlzed ^"'■'^''"="°" «' "><■' Kovernmcnt unde?
nu^ri:;^;^;!;* srct^;;^-^^:;- - ---^th - - ti. .odges in y...
in the Province. I cannot see that a.wob e'tin" ?r"'?'""^" "' "i*^ Craft
against such a measure, for I cannot con! 1'"'' *'"' '"''^"'■'^•'y "^"^ "''Ke'l
could be adopted to establish a rSrPo- L.'^r^' 'T,' •"■°P" "'^■='^"'•^•
step that cannot but be approved by I e GrrjloL Tp ''?''^"^' "'"' '' '^ »
lappy in receiving the copy of the Gr.nd Wn/r ^r"^ hnghud. I was very
but indeed I do not see fhat tl e Gra. 3 VV.r ? "^ "^ '^'"^ ^- '^I' ■'^'•vis,
anything further than d.spens ion for tw " f-T ''" """" '" «""'
longer, for the holding of lodges and m-.Mnrr?''"' "'""""' •'"■d "o
organizing and forming them in o re. it '.:"^ ^^^ ,^\'- ""= ''i^''" 'f cluly
the Grand Lodge of England If ZYJli'en "'^f' ^""« '■^'^^^-'1 ^J
have exceeded it in granting warrants nn, r ^'''\'' ''" '"''' ''■'"». I'e "u.st
Cushman, the assumed Grand loduT.'t Nin ""^"^'''"'^ y"" ""^ Comp.
a letter addressed by the Srand S.Weta^ orH/r"'"'^'/'"^ '^"«"'*y "P«"
to the Secretary of the Provinci^d Sd Lde It n" t' "' ^"^''""'^
removal. If the Grand Lodge of ShnHM , i'''^'''"' "''f"-''' ^I-"- -''"•vis-
Lodge, why is not .he corr^nde^ce comimcdr'r'T/''? ^''''^-^ Grand
organized Grand Lodge, why have thcv? f '"^ '^ ^'^^^ ''"•'^ " >^'K-''"y
subordinate lodges to'nccoun't for n ei'p oleX' Tf tl"'^' '''"' ^■^"^•'' ^"^
kept the principles of Masonry pure and nnf . ^ . ''^"' ^^'^'^''tions have
bourhood of Niagara. I rejo"ce fo Je^r it I "'"'"'"''' ''"" "' "'^ "^'sh-
power has extended far enough If le'lal it 1 ''^ '? i'? "''^*''''" "^^^^ 'h'^^*^
exercised. However. I think here caflVn "^f ^^ /"l^'y ■•^'"1 i".iudiciously
any power under the seal of the Gr ni l" 1 ' r "' ."'^'^ '"'' ''^•^"^""^ "«
masons and congregate lodges and 'hi. . /' f ^"^''"'* '° "'»'«^ F>-ee-
case is diflFerent with thrCo.;en"fon wr'1" '^'' ^""''°" =^' «""• The
associating and forming rules for ,r„. '"'""' T P°^"' '^''"Pt that of
or join the associatTon unil thT G^andT'!!"''"', °! ""•='' ^'^'^^'^ «« ^"'"Po^'c
a legal Grand Lodge a'nSfor the exnr c ^^' °^ ?"«'""^ "'•e'''"'^^ "'' "">
rant from, and being protect by X GrZT'/' °'?'?^"'"« ''' ^""'l ^ar-
ciate and use our most strenuous e!.rH?. Lodge of England do we as.o-
footing. and have faith to bHi^le ho exertions'" f ""'''' "" ' '"P'^^'-"'''^
may perceive that I have wri en in haste p/t P'"^" successful. You
pray, therefore, excusr^ri^proir et S of -'>'' ''•""" '^^^'■^ •^°"^"'-
have before said, etc etc lTv?r^. m *^''' '■^P^"t'0"« "f what 1 may
exhausted. * ♦' * ^ * ^' T ''' r'\'° '"^ ''"' ""^ P^P" '" "^"^'y
?n'^rd:rThaT::^m'a"; obtiif ir'T o'"^ 'r ^"T^"*^ °' -■• ■o^'^es^tog';!?;:
can be obtained a^d to accomnf^hT^K-""' "'' ""'^ '""^'^'^ f"-"'" ^'''-^l^ 't
■ation in the mtntfme! lZ7t:n^l'Z:'Z ^^ "^°'^'"'^' ^"'^ ^°^ °"^ --"■
* • * * ' * ' • ■ * * , , ,
" I remain,
" Your true friend and Comp.
" John Dean."
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HISTORY OK FREEMASUNKy IN CANADA.
Wlicn in Aupust of 1820 no response had come from the English
Masonic authorities another move was suggested by some of the
brethren at York. Bro. John B. Laughton, of Ancaster. a l)rotlier
who had been engaged in the government transport service in the
war of 1812-15. was an enthusiastic member of the Craft. He pur-
posed visiting England on business and made his intention known to
Bros. Cushman, Banister, and Bigelow of York, and proposed tliat
as all the efforts of the Grand Convention to obtain a hearing from
the Grand Lodge of England either by memorial or petition had
failed, he himself would endeavor to personally communicate with the
officials of the Grand Lodge in London, with a view of obtaining
some explanation which would be satisfactory to the Canadian
brethren.
The opportunity of having a personal communication with the
Masonic authorities in England was an important one at this junc-
ture. It was felt that the results must be satisfactory, for it would
secure either a favorable or unfavorable answer to the petition of tiic
Canadian Masons for reorganization. That the mission to England
was well advised was proved by the after results. For years the
brethren had looked to the mother Grand Lodge with earnest appeal.
By petition and by memorial aided by personal correspondence, an
endeavor had been made to gain a hearing from the sovereign body
in London but without avail — without even acknowledgment of the
receipt of the petitions from Canada.
When, therefore, the suggestion came that Bro. John B. Laugh-
ton should act as the medium of communication and use his friendly
endeavors to secure a hearing, it was received with satisfaction by
the leaders of the Craft in Canada.
There are in the MSS. two letters respecting the advisability of
appointing Bro. Laughton as an intermediary to bring about a recog-
nition of the requests of the Canadian brethren by the Grand Lodge
of England. Both letters are dated 31st August, 1820, and were
written after counsel with Bros. Cushman, Banister and Bigelow.
The first letter is addressed to R. W. Bro. Jno. W. Ferguson, the
secretary of the Convention, and reads:
York, 31st August, 1820.
Companion —
Wc tliink proper to advise you that a favourable opportunity offers of
sending communications to the Grand Lodge of England, and recommend
to your notice Companion Jolin B. Laughton. a member of Hiram Chapter,
Ancaster. who is going immediately to settle some important business, and
will return in the ensuing spring. He is strongly attached to the interest of
the Grand Convention and a lover of the fraternity; sustains a good moral
character, and has an extensive freehold estate in this Province. Any instruc-
tions which he may receive he is willing to execute, and if necessary will
tarry two or three months to accomplish the desired object, to wit: obtaining
a Grand Warrant. Should your opinion coincide with ours, it might be proper
to advance some money, which he will receipt, and for which he will be
accountable on his return. As a longer delay will inevitably occasion an addi-
tional expense, should the above be practicable and you think proper to for-
ward any communication, you will ptease send it by the next mail after the
receipt of this, or as soon as possible, as he will wait ciglrt or ten days,
unless you should conclude not to send by him. He will go by way of New
York. Comp. Balfour thinks it advisable to send a copy of the Grand
Warrant.
HISTORY OK . HKEMASONRY IN CANADA. ,031
Wc leave these remarks (or your con«idrra»m„ v i
IriK the receipt of the due. of this loZ Inf w\ "[ 'V°"'' «»«now>e'lB-
received. ""'«•= '""^ Western Light lodge has been
We remain. Companion,
Yours with respect and esteem,
Josiah Cushman,
William Banister,
John W. Ferguson, Esq. ^*'"" B'Kc'ow.
This letter was followed bv otip tn Urr. r^ . .
matters of import were always referred hi th^nfi; ^?"'/°u ^i"'" «"
t.on. Rro. Cuslnnan knew hat Hro K. "'' °^ ^^"^ ^°"^*="-
sponde..ce with Hro. John W iW^i'^^ndMlflTe^tt;^^^^-
Dear Comp. Dean: York, August 31st, 1820.
SHEH r'S:i^;=.i^-H]""r-''^" "^ - -«
it to the carrier, where I coTluded the tlT ' "• "''T''^ '°^ ""' '« 8*^6
to recommend to the Secretary S the CrSV°"^'"'''^- ^'^ ''''^'^ 'bought
t«"ity of sending a con.munication to ti?. r S""^'."""" '^ favourable oppor-
John B. Laughton. a memb o Jlirlrn chnn?"\'^°^«'^ °^ ^"«'''"'' ''y Cornp.
diately to settle some importan b sinTss n'^ S^"'''^ ^^° '" 8°'"« '""»«-
•trongly attached to the into "st o ,hc rrn" Vr ' "'"'"" '" ""= "P""*" He is
fraternity. He is willing to p y .if po ib^e atin^^r'""' •'"** •'* '°^"^' '^^ ^''«
receive. I think it of some Uor anc'rfor oI/r^nH rf ^'"^'^"?.*'°"' ^' "^^
spondence with the Grand Chanter orFni^ u^ ^^"^^^ '° ^^^^ « c°"e-
this time, as the whole of ou pre c^ dS'^iM ', " ".""t' ''^ ^"^"'''^^ *° **
them, in order to get an answer If vn„c^* would have to be made known to
" In great haste.
" I subscribe myself,
" Your most ob't serv't.
"Josiah Cushman."
the bret7,r.n nt ""'■'"f P°"^^"", it will be seen that the suggestion of
tie brethren at York was acted upon, and that the offer of Bro Tnhn
tion ft her^f'^ "'^"'^^'^'^ ^" ^"^^ ^--'t*- officerof tl e Conlen
h.fnr. I ^'l^^^""-^ c"^e more devolved upon Bro. Dean to place
before tie Masonic authorities in London the posi ion o" the Craft
Bro Ta^^is and^^r ^'f '"' '^^^" ^^'^^" after'°h'Ta;?; o?'r^ W*
n^^n'c 1 A • • ^r "nhappy state of the Craft in Canada Bro
Deans letter ,s a dear, consecutive review of the case dealL with
the subjec m a business-like manner, one which would havfimpr^Ss-
ed any ordmary man who had the interests of the Craft arheTrt A
lilZ"7u A '"'^^ 'f '^' non-acknowledgment of former comrJunica-
?n 'tI '• ?r'f ^ ''^'-^ °^ '}"' ^'^^' by reason of the death of^RW
Kro Jarvis the formation of the Convention in 1817, the pet tbn to
England the nomination of Bro. Roderick McKay as ProZcia^
Grand Master, the Convention of 1819, the remittance^f the draftfor
£30 to defray expenses, and the second appeal to England, and ?o the
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
fact that the Convention was " extremely disappointed at the fact
that none of our communications having been answered."
Bro. Dean in his request for a hearing asks that " if from any
illegality in our proceedings we have failed, upon receiving instruc-
tions we have scrupulously adhered to them," and that " if our Masonic
characters are doubted " recommendations could be procured " from
neighboring Grand Lodges." If the draft sent was not sufficient
" the deficiency " would be " made up," and that " whatever may be
the cause " of non-reply to letters, it would be satisfactory to learn
" the reason of our failure." This letter of Bro. Dean, stamped with
the hall mark of earnestness and ability, closed with a final appeal to
the mother Grand Lodge for recognition, with a pledge of unswerving
loyalty and the expressed hope that " the corner stone of the second
Provincial Grand Lodge might be laid " in Upper Canada. The
letter rcids: —
Bath. U. C,
" Sept. loth, 1820.
" To the Grand Secretary of the
" United Grand Lodge of England.
"Right Worshipful Sir:—
" An opportunity ofTering, I am requested to address you on a subject
particularly interesting to the Craft in this quarter. Several communications
have preceded this upon the same subject, the efTect of which we have yet
to learn. It may perhaps be necessary, in order to give you a clear idea of
the subject to which I allude, to give you a concise statement of the situaiioii
of the Craft here at present, of our vtews and wishes and past proceedings.
"The death of oar late G. M., W. Jarvis, Esq., left the Craft in a de-
pressed state. The several lodges were fast settling into disrepute, and as they
continued working under their old warrants, without any regular head in the
province to call them to account, all correspondence was broken up among the
several lodges.
" Such was the state of affairs when a few lodges, feeling an attachment to
the institution, and wishing to obtain legal power to form a Provincial Grand
Lodge, chose delegates who met at Kingston on the 27th of August, 1817, to
consult upon the proper measure to remedy the existing evils. And after
mature deliberation adopted such measures as they thought the nature of the
case required, nominating R. McKay, Esquire, as Provincial Grand Master,
considering the nomination as subject to approval of the Grand Lodge of
England, and petitioned H. R. H. the Duke of Sussex, praying that a new
Grand Warrant might be granted under his authority as Grand Master of
Masons in England, fully believing they would meet with the approbation of
the Grand Lodge of England, and forwarded a copy of the proceedings, direct-
ed to the Grand Secretary.
" On the 8th of February, 1819, the Convention again assembled, and not
having received any reply from the Grand Lodge of England formed tem-
porary regulations for the government of the several lodges until such time
as the pleasure of the Grand Lodge of England was made known to us, and
forwarded another petition, praying for a patent for the establishment of a
Provincial Grand Lodge upon the same footing as the sister lodges, with the
right of an elective Grand Master if proper, in which petition of R. McKay,
Esq., our Grand Master-elect was announced. The proceedings were also
forwarded, together with a draft tor £.30 stl., to defray any expenses wliich
might accrue upon the granting of our petition. On the isth of February last
the Convention met again, extremely disappointed at the fact that none of our
communications having been answered, although we had authentic information
(from the drtwer) that the draft above mentioned had been paid.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANAUA.
1033
tions' rf 'ni::r:J:'VlZ7:^^^^^^^^^^ of our co..u„ica-
have fallen into improper hands. But as Sere U. ^^o"'". communications
your instructions how tfpoceed we sha.^i^^^'''^ ^^*'^^= "P°" '"""ving
our Masonic characters ar? doubted we L™""""''*' '^"^"^ ^° ^^em. I*?
neighbouring Grand Lodges. If the draft ^^/^^f '■^'^^'""lendations from
.mproper hands, or is insufficient to coertheT ^°''""''''** ^'' ^^''^" '"^o
deficiency we shall make it up In shnrf . . "P^n^e, upon knowing the
failing hitherto in receiving even a reo v T. ''"" ""^^ •"= '^' ^^"«« "« 0"^
would be satisfactory to us to learn the reason^nf '"''Tm «=*^"i"^""ications, it
they have hitherto been unavailing are at Ln=. • "' ^'"'"'■'- O"' ^^O'-ts, if
per:ty of the fraternity at hea ? and on, '""*• t'""''^- ^e have the pr^s-
honourable body to exert our feeble abiS?l'in"f *'' 'Continuance of yo,?,
"1 th.s province to that state of respec?abilL u^T°^ '^'^*"8 ^^'°^'y
From the foregoing you will perceh e that of ''' '*' P""^'P'^^ "'''^^'■
rather discouraging, yet we per.scvcre in tl f ,11 r C"""""" ''^^ P-'oved
of England will at length perceive the nil '•^''^nce that the Grand Lodge
tection over the Craft in tL flourishinrnr "^ °^ '^V' ^^'^^ending their pro-
the Great Architect of th Un "e'" and"r".7' '"'^ ""^^'" '""^ ^^'"^'"^ of
Honourable body, we have faith to b "Ce £ fp?"'''' fn'^' ^"'^''^"t ^"^
of the British Empire, and even if fhe n iver nf -^^'""r^ °^^' this portion
announced, we hope the Grand Lodge K„^i °a' P^*'"°" '"^0"'^ "ot be
measure to remedy the existing evils ^"&'and may adopt some other
" By request of William Cottier late V;.. p -j
and of such other officers and nembe s ., . 'I''''"* °^ ^^^ Convention,
addressed to you individually the pre/entP^'" *^' "^ighbourhood, this is
at too great a distance to consult Ter onalfy You h"' ^'"-P-^d-t being
g.ve us the desired information, whethef our wl "' " '" ^°"'" Power to
been received, and if so, what other steos if .n «:ommunications have
part. To efifect our gr;at object ^foht'-n ^' ^^^ ^^ necessary on our
Grand Lodge of England for the es^IbHsimen? f %^'"'- ^"^^"* fo"^ the
m this province, with the power of eStf^n"' ' Provincial Grand Lodge
esteem the corner-stone, upon which we honl ^""".^o"'Jf P-'oper while we
and as our ancient brethren at The buiTdint oM "'" },^^ ^"'°"'*= ^^ifice.
unt, they found the long l^st treasures so 1 ''u°"^ ^'•"P'^' Persevered
u-nil the corner-stone of% second S-o^nciaTcrrH \' T^"^"^ *° P"^-^^<=
this province, under the ausoices of thV q v"* ^"''^^ ""^V be laid in
and we trust that under His S.nL ^"P'T" ^'''chitect of the Universe
and preserve it pure and u ^p? d S rdrrm^sr".^^' '^ ^^^^* '"^^ ^'^'^^^''
marks of the Order. ^ adfiering stoutly to the Ancient Land-
obeJient'rvantLdToSer:' "'""'"'"^ '"^^^"' ^' ^^^ ^ir. your most
• "John Dean."
Risllt Worshiplul Sir:- inglaM.
tinnk proper to sand, and a iS i, Soss.d ^7 =«"1™"» Mtion, yo„ „„,
y.» power. c.n,is.„.„ „aH .he'd'„.Lr7;,^„roE.'ro'':;*f/'.^l 'iiy;
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information, as individual members of the Convention, please direct to me at
Bath. U. C.
I remain,
Right Worshipful Sir,
Your most obd't servant and Brother,
John Dean.
Bro. Dean had the utmost regard for the opinion of Bro. Cush-
inan, of York, and desired his approval of the letter that was to be
conveyed to England by Bro. Laughton. Bro. Dean writes:—
Bath, nth September, 1820.
Comp. Cushman: —
I received yours of the 31st ult, a few days since. Being attending Court
at Kingston, it was sent from this place to me, which caused some delay. I
immediately applied to Comp. Ferguson, who informed me he had written so
lately that he thought it unnecessary to write again. I, however, proposed to
him to write myself, which he approved. Accordingly. I have prepared, a lottcr
approved by Comp. Cottier, to the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of
England, which I enclose, open, for your inspection, and if approved by you,
please seal it and forward it by Comp. Laugiiton. It is desirable that he
should ascertain who i» at present Grand Secretary, and have on interview
with him, and present the letter personally, and in addition to a written reply
to gain such verbal information as can be obtained. From what you say in
yours, I fear he will be gone before this reaches you, but I assure you I im-
prove the first mail after receiving yours. In case he should have left, and
you have no certain mode of conveying it to him, you will have the goodness
to enclose it to me by mail. Pray write me by the return mail, as I shall be
extremely anxious to know whether this arrives in season or not.
I remain.
Your friend and companion,
John Dean.
In the winter of 1820 Bro. McAllister had notified Bro. Z. M.
Phillips that he proposed " going a journey this winter " and desired
the money due him as Grand Visitor, on which Bro. Phillips wrote
to Bro. Ferguson, asking for a list of lodges that were in arrear, and
also stated that he had been informed by Bro. Cushman that " there
was a letter in the post office in Lewiston, N.Y., addressed to the
Grand Secretaries of the Grand Lodge at Niagara." In those days
the distribution of mail was not regular, and this may have been one
of the many letters which are missing in the corespondence between
the Niagara organization and the Grand Lodges of the United
States.
This closes the correspondence for 1820. No communications
had been received from England. Bro. Laughton had sailed and
would probably arrive about the end of the year, but news as to
the result of his mission was not expected until February or March
of 1821.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
CHAPTER LXV.
I03S
The Fourth Convention t85.t nr-^
PR0CEED,N0S.-PR0CPEsr£ ^"■'"' ACCOUNT OF THE
Some Interest,™ 8orSCde™c\"'°'"' °' ""'"-
In the meantime the work nf tu^ r
The lodges under its care Tre thrivh^ anSX' r" T' P'-^^'-essing.
ed witli more hope towards the se flfmol"'! ^l^^^ generally look-
fact that the Convention vvas com nosed n t f ""''."*• ^'•°'" ^^^
Craft mterests, and who would finZ aU o?Lr'"'*'''"'"' ^"i'^ ^"^^ *«
peremptory steps to brire about nS.*' . measures failing, take
clouded every ^effort to brht peace tH^I °^ '^'^ ^7""^'^' ^^•"^'^ had
the death of R. W. Bro. Ja"vfs in t8% w^ ^1"^°,"^ ^'°"^ ^he day of
^ The non-receipt of-^S frin^EnT 'f ' ■", ^'^^ °^ '821/
ardor of those in the Convent on On^h^i."n ^"^ "°' ^""^P^" «'«
been organized, and one of the lodees of Hi. ?". • "■^' "':^ '°^^^^ '^^^
at Niagara, No. 24. at Dundas \^fV ^ schismatic Grand Lodge
offices of Bro. Abner Everi'tt and ^.^"^r''' '^^^^'^ '^^ J?°°d
vention. -n-verut, and had affiliated with the Con-
annual ^^ess^^ iV"th^'",odt: ^to^om""' ^^°t ^--"^-n in
hotel at Kingston. FonrfeenW '" ^'■°- ^"""^^'^ talker's
No. 3. at Brockville No 6 at Kin^ t^l? m""' /epresented. viz.:
Haldimand. This locW Ind hl.n^ ' °; 9' '" *''" township of
was probably a repeSfoVS the der X'J^t' •'^1''°^ '9- and 'this
vious Convention. There is nn rfS • °[ '" ^^'^ '"^^ of the pre-
^^owing any change in nunL" No° iVat b'.m"'x"*^%°^ ^°- ^9.
No. 17. at Belleville; No 2«; on th. p^'^ ^' ,1^^ '*= ^°- ^6, at York;
at Richmond (Napat^eeV No 5 ? '^" ^^"'■"" « R^'^'^l''); ^'o. -
the township oTK ton°-cmmtv"^orNn'^2- "k V°"'^ ^*-- '"
Western Light, at Newmark^f 1?!^ Northumberland; No. — ,
original No.%' of theTchisli'c r/. ^ "^'^'^ ^-«« the
Mount Moriah lodge a We.L^ T*^ ^t°^^^ ^* N'"^^^''^- No. _,
lodge, in the township of M^r?a?hffh ^L°"^'°") ; ^o. -. United
^"' Tl^ Todg^rat ^^^ - Jj^irel? °^ ^-'--^erland.
Hallowd, "t% SS; "\^T"'^ ^-^-'-ter, Murray and
had been allotted the^pSg the rm^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ "° ""'V'^^^
England. *' arrival ot the Grand warrant from
invKlip,.. the matter and LerviewRr^ commttee was anointed to
draft on England A^ a reS 7l^l '''^''■.^■skin, who had drawn the
MisHn had been advised rf he navli;"""', 7' '"'°™«' «!"" Bro.
wotHd^wHte ror ^'^J^'JT^^^l^r^T.^^^
a GranT:;.Trr?nraSn,;n^^^^^^^^ '-"" T^". " '«-
electron of ofScers for the cment vear """"''"S^ "^'"^fd ™lh the
At the third days session i, was resolved tha, in future twenty
1036 HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
days' notice must be given to the lodges of all meetings of the Con-
vention, and the immediate payment of £3. 5. o., the assessment of
each lodge towards the expenses of the Convention, made.
The work of the Grand Visitor, which had been so ably dis-
charged by R. W. Bro. McAllister, was rearranged by the jurisdic-
tion being divided into five districts, viz. :
The district of Johnstown, embracing the counties of Grenville,
Leeds and Carleton.
The Midland district, embracing Frontenac, Lennox and Ad-
dington, Hastings and Prince Edward.
The Newcastle district, embracing Northumberland and Dur-
ham.
The Home district, embracing the east and west Ridings of
York.
The Gore district, embracing Wentworth and Halton.
The London district, embracing Norfolk, Oxford and Middlesex.
The Niagara district, embracing Lincoln and Haldiniand, the
last three named being included under the charge of one district
visitor.
It was also resolved that one-sixth of the receipts be paid to the
treasurer of the Convention. This was apparently a substitution of
the fi.es of £3. 5. from each lodge. The former resolution applied
probably to the fees that were over due, which had been imposed at
the Convention of 1820.
The committee that had charge of the procuring of a Grand
warrant reported that, as the Convention was in a flourishing con-
di'.ion no further steps be taken until advice was received as to the
progress of previous attempts to secure recognition from England.
Appended to the copy of the minutes in the MSS. was also a form
of return to be filled in by the lodges and a financial statement,
showing the receipts and ? mounts due to the various lodges. The
minutes of the meeting read:
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
of the
Grand Convention of Free and Accepted Masons,
Held at Brother Robert Walker's, in Kingston, 12th February, A.D. 1821,
A.L. 5821.
Robert Walker,
Treasurer.
Present.
Ziba M. Phillips,
President.
William Cottier,
Samuel Shaw,
Vice-Presidents.
John W. Ferguson, Secretary.
Representatives of Lodges.
Rev. William Smart, William Campbell. Lodge No. 3, Brockville.
George Oliver, Lodge No. 6. Kingston.
E. Ames, Lodge No. 9, Haldimand.
John Dean. Lodge No. 13, Bath.
Josiah Cushman, Lodge No. 16, York.
HISTORY OF FKKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
1037
Anson I add. Lodge No. 17, Belleville.
Alexander G^rant. jris'^Lodge. A^^^r"'"
Abner Everett. Mount Moriah Lodge Wesfmincw
John Simpson. United Lodge. mX ''•
Lev. Leavens, Pnnce Edward Lodge, Hallowell
The Convention opened with solemn onver Ti,
communication being read, the DroceeHin.;c ^ ^.^^ records of the last
Motioned and carried, tlVat a co^mlf.ee r,""'"''"?^'^ *^°"'''™'''-
formation as can conveniently be obtTiS re,n. f P°'""='' *« «=ol''-Ct such in-
remmed by the secretary to tl,c G?and Secre.a?ro\"?he G ''■1\°' f'° ^''=^""«
land, to ascertain by whom the said draft w.wlr. "'^^""'' Lodge of Eng-
what advices the drawer has received rcsDectfn.n' *° '''^°'" P'-'^^'^'^- «"d
information as said committee can obtain !nf Payment, and such other
soon as such information can be collec "d LnT'' I? '^'' Convention as
and Ferguson, appointed a committee or th^" '^"' °"""' ^""'"^'^
morrow at 9 o'clock. mmittee tor the purpose. Adjourned till to-
February 13.— Convened according tn .a-
solemn prayer. The committee appo.nted tn'T."''"'- ?"^ opened with
ing the draft remitted to the Sd trr . ''"r '"Z"'''^''^*'''" ''^^P^^t-
of England reported that they had ann/inH ^""^^'^f °f "'<= Grand Lodge
tire draft, which was in favS o. Brother For^"'""'''' ''^l^''"' "^^ ''^•"'-'^r «f
advice he had received of the payment ,,errnf^"r"i ""^ 'l'''^ '^'''''"""^■d t'^^
amount had been paid, without sShl ,1 ? ' '"''. "'"'='y ^'-''^'"^ tl'»t the
they had made arrangements wit^Bro'thS M JLTo'T: •'"'r^'^' ^"^ *'"'
to whom It was paid and how endorsed """ *''' information.
adjoini„i, Province, and sZT^'JJt^ I"'"""' '» "« "'"ti.n.ion in ,,„
Motioned and carried tl,-,f .. Sive said notice an insertion.
propriety of taKinVfunher lt;^^ TrrrTa'^cST' " T"^"'^ '"'"" ^^^
Ledge of Enr-'land. and to eromLml such n,.^ "'" ^''"'' "'^ ^''^''^
expedient, and to report to th^ Conve, il "'"" ''"' "^"^ '"■''>■ d«m
Brothers Smart. Cushman. Burr tt McAHi w r' '"''" ''. <^°"^<^"i '"t. and
Motioned and carried that ,t sin m" .1 ' J^''''"" '''"'' D^^" "PP"i"fcd.
authority of the Conventio o ra i V onv "> ? '"^ '''"^" ""''- "^«
such amendments as mr.y from time t^ ,U l^^ ','""" ''^■''''^"^ '''"'' "f »"
members of ihe Convention. .^ b Jt to ,hd J r '"■''; ''"■ "'' *"'"'^'^^'°" "^ ^he
such copies be preserved in the^aJdii.efof til;' cTuvemion'''''"''- "^' '''''
Robert Walker. Treasurer.
John Dean, Secretary.
C. Zimnis, Tyler.
William Cottier. M.
\ f r .1 , ^' J' Ferns, P.
-™,„ ..t': Soi-r/n^a S''.„s :;^-;™x -„-- -
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
monses to the lodges under authority of the Convention, giving them at least
twenty days' notice of all future meetings of the Convention.
Motioned and carried, that it shall be the duty of the secretary to request
immediate payment of the lodges delinquent in the payment of £3 53. voted at
our last meeting.
Motioned and carried, that five district visitors be appointed, to be im-
ployed discretionally by the lodges of the district, and that said visitors shall
be paid per day, together with their reasonable expenses, by the lorjgcs
which they visit. Their duties arc delincd in the ninth article of the associa-
tion. The following brethren appointed:— For the District of Johnstown, \Vm.
Campbell; Midland District, C. Fry; Newcastle District, Elisha Rugg; Home
District Josiah Cushman, Gore. London and Niagara Districts, Abner Everitt.
Motioned and carried, that the 13th article of the association requiring
one-third of all monies received by the subordinate lodges be altered and
stated as follows:— "That one-sixth part of all moneys received by the sub-
ordinate lodges be paid into the treasury of the Convention."
The committee appointed to take into consideration what further steps
may be necessary to procure a warrant from the Grand Lodge of England
reported that upon considering the present flourishing state of the Conven-
tion, they deem it inexpedient to take any further steps to procure a Grand
Warrant until advices are received as to the success of the measures already
adopted. . ^ . , , ,
Motioned and carried, that the secretary be instructed to acknowledge
the receipt of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of New York and of the
Grand Consistory held in the city of New York, and that he transmit a copy
of the present proceedings of the Convention to the Grand Lodges of Lower
Canada, Nova Scotia and the United States.
All necessary business being done, the Convention was adjourned until
our next regular communication, barring cases of emergency.
That the returns from the different lodges may be uniform, the following
form is recommended: —
Degrees conferred in Lodge No. from Feb., 1821,
to Feb., 1822.
Up m whom
conferred.
When Iniliatfd.
When
pasel.
Whe-i
r liM'd.
Amount of
fets.
RETURNS.
Amt. Reed.
L. S. D.
Brockville Lodge, No. 3 1° ° °
St. John's Lodge, Kingston, No. 6 . . . 8 o o
St. John's, Haldimand, No. 9 8 o o
Addington, Bath, No. 13 5 o
♦York Lodge. No. 16 o o o
Belleville Lodge, No. 17 9 o
Rideau Lodge, No. 25 3 10 o
£S2 10 o
♦Amount omitted in returns.
Due
Conven
L.
S.
D.
6
6
8
2
13
4
2
13
4
I
13
4
3
I
3
4
£17 10 o
Richmond Lodge .. ^- ^- ^- L- S. D.
Jarvis Lodge, Augusta ** '° ° ' lo o
North Star Lodge, Hamilton".' f'J ^ ^ '8 ii
Western Light Lodge, Newmaikei"'"' ,t ° ' ^ »
Union Lodge, Dunda^ ^"^"'^"^^t. .. . 17 15 o 5 ,3 4
United Lodge, Murray . ^^ '° ° 7 16 8
Point Edward Lodge .....[ 2 i j 4
no returns.
Totals *" n 8 £21 ~^ Ti
*I7 10
^21 3 II
By Addington Lodge Daniel R, . *^^ '^ "
copied from original minutes.
y, John Dean, Secretary.
written LTnk-b; B.o'jX fc" ""f "i ^^Z '^^^ ^^ "Returns" is
Lodge onn-tted t'o r'ti/^' "^^ fe/^^ j^e^f is noted that " Wk
tlien under expulsions " From York f ^°^^,^' "° ^^turn," and
Thomson. George Brown " [Th U ' Leonard Ashley, Andrew
nunutes, John ]5ean. secr;tary " are alTn'^' u"T"^ ^•""'^ -^"^'la^
secretary. ^'^""y' ^^^ also m the handwriting of the
Amongst the MSS. of Bro D^nn •
yention of 12th February 1821 i=n *" connection with the Con-
fer forn,ation. and tlie p';incip ^s onXr.^^^r ' P^'"^ ^^^ ''^^^ons
congregated in Convention. '^^ ^'^^ ^''aft in Canada were
MASONIC CONVENTION OF UPPER CANADA
into artic?es'oTrcl"i;raToS^elpt/°"°^r>^-' -'- entered
shed under the authority of the Grand TnHi f^ .^"'^^^ *^°"''^ be estab-
tl'oy have petitioned for a c arter w •? ^ ,?"^'^"^' f^"- ^'"ch nurpLe
resulted from the adoption of ,cse rell'n? "'^"^^^"'"'^nt- Much good ,ia
generally had been in a declining staT 'oS'.. " '^ " '°"^ '"^ '^' '°^«'
unfortunate division between the brethren of V^'J" ^ f,""'"' "^^asure, to an
I'e removal of the late Grand Lodge f;o„ the ?atter'"t'^ T'f''' "'^'"^ ^'^^
or a considerable length of time, after UieSeath of w' ^T""^' P'^"' «"'!
-ate Provincial Grand Master, Ma.nry wi%Sd°;oI':,£r\?2;„eT
I040
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
this evil the Convention was formed, and wc iiad reason to congratulate the
Craft upon the salutary effects already experienced from its measures. In
our lodges, order and regularity have succeeded anarchy and confusion. A
regular and uniform system of working is established; a regular correspond-
ence exists among the lodges; their internal discipline is becoming more
strict. The line is drawn between worthy and unworthy Masons, .nnd otr
lodges arc daily increasing in respectability by the admission of worthy and
reputable members, and it is confidently expected that ere long wc shall be
able to announce the establishment of a Provincial Grand Lodge, by whiili
we hope to see Masonry in this province raised to that exalted state, wlii;h
its principles merit."
Accompanying this MS. is also, in Bro. Dean's well-known hand-
writing, the list of officers elected, and the roll of the lodges repre-
sented, with a return of the officers of each lodge holding allegiance
to the Convention. Some of the lodges were not represented. It will
be noticed that in the Niagara district, tlie Iddge at Ciriinshy i< the
only one represented. The list of officers is a repetition of those
names, appearing in the official minutes, given iti the report of the
proceedings : —
OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION:
Ziba M. Phillips, President.
Samuel Shaw. Vice-President.
John Butterworth, Vice-President.
Rev. Wm. Smart, Chaplain.
John Dean, Secretary.
Robert Walker, Treasurer.
William Cottier, M.
A. T. Ferns, P.
C. Zimms, Tyler.
VISITORS.
District Johnstown, Wm. Campbell.
Midland District, C. Fry.
New Castle District, Elisha Rugg.
Home District, Josiah Cushman.
Gore, London ,'in(l Nirii^ara, .Ahner EvrriP.
LIST OF LODGES COMPOSING THE CONVENTION.
Brockville Lodge:
Noah Lee, W. M.
Wm. M. Durham, S. W.
Martin Dewey, J. W.
Thos. C. Taplin, Sec'y-
Parker Webster, Treasurer.
John C Potter, S. D.
Russell Dart, J. D.
James M, Church, Tyler.
Kingston Lodge:
No. returns in MS.
St. John's Lodge, Haldimand:
Ezra Ames, W. M.
Benjamin Ewing, S. W.
Caleb Mallory, J. W.
Henry Skinner. Sec'y.
Thos. M. Spaulding, Treasurer
Addington Lodge, Rath:
John Dean, W. M.
Apelstine, S. W.
Sam'l Lockwood, J. W.
Thos. S .Wood, Sec'y.
Wednesday preceding each full moon.
York Lodge:
Micah Porter, W. M.
Adna Penfield, S. W.
Wm. W. Patterson, J. W.
James Bigelow, Sec'y.
Josiah Cushman, Treasurer.
Belleville Lodge.
No returns in MS.
Rideau Lodge:
No returns in MS.
Union Lodge, Richmond:
John Bradshaw, W. M.
Geo. Scliriver, S. W.
John Windover, J. W
Joseph Pringie. Sec'y."
Wni, Sagar, Treas'r.
Jarvis Lodge, Augusta:
No returns in MS.
North Star Lodge, Hamilton:
Ehsha Rugg. w. M.
John Gilchrist, S. W
Lewis Stiles, J. W
Ham P. Hobbs, Sec'y.
John Farley, Treas'r.
Western Light Lodge, Newmarket:
Titus Wilson. W. M
John Park, S. W.
Moses Terry, J. w.
Charles Lewis, Sec'y
Jacob Gill, Treasurer.
Edward Brock, S. D
Elijah Hawley, J. D
Francis Phelps, -fyler.
Union Lodge, Dundas:
Nathan Tomlinson, VV. M
Wm. W. Hutchinson, S. W
Wm. Robinson, J W '
Frederick Dresser, Secretary.
Samuel Burnberger, Treasurer
Ahwr Rvcritt, Jr S D
Chas. D. Selden, J. D "
Wm. Glover, Tyler
Communication Saturday, on or pre-
ceding each full moon.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONHV IM CANADA.
104 1
Bartholomew Swart, J. D.
wm. S. Sumnor, Tyler.
Communication Tuesday, on or nr^
ceding each full moon *"•"
Union Lodge, Grimsby:
Robert Nelles, W. M
Jonathan Wolverton, S. W
John Petit, J. w.
Sam'l S. Moore. Sec'y.
Sam 1 Kitchen. Trea.
i lomas Hewitt. S. D
Wm. Nelles, J. D
Perce Moore, Tyler.
Communication Thur«dav «» -
ceding each fuH Sn. " °' ^'-
King Hiram Lodge. Oxford:
Reuben Hamilton, W. M.
^alvin Martin, S W
Silas Williams. J w
Alanson Townsley. Sec.
David Curtis. Treas'r.
Noah Clark, S D
Jeremiah Fink. J b
Asahel Townsley. Tyler.
"fiiii'rr ^"«''^^' — *"«
No 7et?^rM^s'°'^«- Johnstown:
Fredericksburgh Lodge:
No returns in MS.
Harmony Lodge. Johnstown:
No return.s in MS.
Union Lodge, South Gower:
No returns in MS.
United Lodge, Murray:
No returns in MS.
Moimt Moriah Lodge, Westmins-
Charles Duncombe, W M
Wm. Putnam, S. W.
Gardner Merrick, J. W
Henry Shenick. Sec.
Joseph House, Treasurer.
Joshua Putnam, S. D.
Prince Edward's
well:
No returns in MS.
Mackay Lodge, Wolford:
Noah GiflFord, W. M
Wm. H. Easton, S. W.
James McLean, J. W.
Harley Easton, Treas'r
John H. Davis, Sec'y.
John Roche, Tyler.
Lodge, Hallo-
I04a
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Aug'tsta; Bro. Leavins, Prince Edward's Lodge, Hallowell; Bro.
Everitt, Union Lodge, Dundas, and United Lodge, Murray. For
Fredericksburgh Lodge, or Harmony Lodge, or Royal Edward'-s
Lodge, we do not find either returns or representatives.
The Kingston Convention had adjourned but a few days, when
R. W. Bro. John Dean received from Bro. Edward McBride, Grand
Secretary of the Niagara Grand Lodge, a letter, asking the recogni-
tion and aid of Addington lodge in furthering the plans of the
Niagara brethren. It was a copy of the letter previously quoted, and
its weight was carefully gauged by the keen mind of Bro. John Dean.
In reply to the epistle of Bro. McBride, the following was sent to
Niagara: —
Bath, 3i8t Feb., 1821.
Edward McBride, Esq., Sir,—
By the last mail I received a letter signed by you, summoning our lodgo
to send a representative to what you style the "Grand Lodge of Upper
Canada."
In reply, permit me candidly to state to you, as the organ of that body,
that we know of no legal power you have to hold a Grand Lodge. Pre
viously to your coming in possession of the old Warrant, upon which you
now appear to found your authority, (although I believe pretensions to hold
ing a Grand Lodge have long been kept up without it), such ni«asures had
been adopted by lodges in the different quarters of the province as they
deem legal, of whose proceedings you cannot be ignorant. And our lod^e
is of the number. Considering as we honestly do, our proceedings to be
IcRal and yours illegal, your judgment will convince you of the course we
shall pursue.
We «rc sensible that "Brotherly love and Christian Charity" are essen-
tial requisites among Masons, and our most strenuous exertions are used
to disseminate and cultivate those virtues.
We regret that a diflference of opinion exists where harmony alone ought
to prevail, yet, until we are convinced that your proceedings are legal and
ours illegal, we shall not be "easy to be entreated" by such measures as
you are adopting.
Sincerely hoping that all Masons in the P'ovince may yet be united
under a legally organized Grand Lodge, and that all " diflferences may be
buried in oblivion."
I subscribe myself,
Yours respectfully,
John Dean,
Addington Lodge, No. 13
Bro. Dean was enthusiastic over the result of the Convention
of February, as is evident from a communication penned by him tn
the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of New York, shortly after
the Convention adjourned. The day and month date of the letter is
omitted in the MS. It was probably March, and reads:
Bath, U.C, 1821.
Right Worshipful Brother,
In conformity with the foregoing proceedings of the Masonic Conven-
toin of Upper Canada, I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of
the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, during the
time included between 24th June, A.L. 5819. and 24th June, A.L. 5820.
For some cause unknown to us we have not yet received any communi-
cation from the Grand Lodge of England, in answer to our petition, yet we
"«STOKV or rHEEMASONKV m canaoa.
■re sanguine in the hone frnm ♦•. *°*"'
Secretary .|,e past year ti/at .I.T pra;ert';;rreo";"'r". '"'""'''^ '"« Grand
Our lodges are in a nourisliin<T .,,. !"' *'" "hortly be iranterl
tl."s far equalled our mo^ ' f^^^^^^^^
receive legal power to form a Sd r „ , ''"'?''°"''' «"<« we hope when w!
I liave the honour to be,
Respectfully,
R- W. Brother.
Yours fraternally,
John Dean,
To the R W. Elias Hicks, Sc^'v. of the Convention.
'^•^"^rstt?o°/£^^-'.^°^-
"arbor. « catli, U. Canada, via Sacketfs
resolvcd"pttlS;?:?;fSt"ly^ -^--d hon.e.
to wean the few lodges tlu-t cS f' „ '° ''°'"Sr use their influence
the semblance of a Provlnd^'-G ^^^/i^^^J//'- ^' Niagara, where
Hventt. the District Visitor of the Gore T '''''^'^- ^''O- ^bner
tncts, was active in his work T I viV? ^"i^?"''""' ^"^ Niagara dis-
of Oxforc. which met at iLrsoll .n iV'f^' ^'°- ''' '" the cotinty
the brethren of Long Poim ^in thl\ '^""^ '° explained matters to
of Norfolk, that the membe;s " f fhe ?7''"^ "^ Walsinghan, co „ty
would " not adhere to the N L^li r ''^%''''"^'^ "^^t there said 1 cy
the brethren at N^'agar InS He had also met
n;at,c Grand Lodge, althmtghirthotl^ht.n'"''' f°. ''''''' ^''^ «^l»s-
lodge west of Kingston" was oLo... . ^^ explained that "every
at Niagara. He hid also ^reate7al,n° hi ' •"'''°" °^ ^'^^ '''"^thren
AT P^°- ,Eve"«. in his letter to Rrr. r>
Master mforms me that Bro Ftnif?... ' ^'"^"' "'"^es: "The Grand
vention, is fttlly convinced of hfs er Sr '"'" "'" ^'■"■^^"^ °^ «'« S-
Ihere is no recorrl in tu^ \"^r.
miscd from the etter nf Pr,, r< .^"^,^ to that pos t on Tf ,•= c...
in the faith after' hij lodg °ha^dTC'ed ^^.?- ^^^'-'-^ we c/n^ed
correspondence does not afford rni of rT.'' ^^^ Convention. The
which the new presiding nffil^ ''.1'^^* as to the " error » n?
St. Catharines. It was for years ?hn.,\f ^J'''*'^^^ '° have been at
1044
HISTORY OF KREKMASONRY IN CANADA.
This was the fourth lodge numbered " 9 " in the jurisdiction, those
already with that iiunil)cr being No. y at Bertie; No. g at lialditnand,
and No. 9 at Storniont.
The letter of Bro. Everitt is one of the many vvhicji, in tlie
absence of official records, enables us to guage the Craft opinion and
to form an idea of the surroundings during the interval between the
closing of the first Provincial Grand Lodge and the opening of the
second or re-organized body under R. W. Bro. Simon McGiilivray.
Bro. Everitt writes: —
Ancaster, nth March. 1821.
Dear Sir and Brother:
It is with pleasure I say to you that I arrived home on the twenty-fifth
of February, and found my family in heahh and agreeable to the instructions
given me at Kingston on the 15th, I proceeded to Oxford and installed the
otlBcers of that lodge on the ist of March, and was also in the
neighborhood of Long Point and had an opportunity of conversing with
some of their most influciitial members, and find they are of the same
opinion as they were last winter, when I was among them, and s;iy tliey
will not adhere to the Niagara Grand Lodge, and I am of opinion
that there will be applications from two of their lodges for dispensations in
a short time. I also was at Niagara on Wednesday last when the Grand
Lodge met, but was not in the lodge, altho' I was invited in, but from my
having been so lately in the Convention, and from a disposition preva'cnt
among some of them, I thought it prudent not to go in as they might have
thought I was sent by the Convention in order to disturb their harmony, as
there would have been much debating, and to no purpose. I find the
ofificers of the Grand Lodge are determined to .support the authority of the
Grand Lodge, and notwithstanding the great difference in our opinions, I
was treated with civility. They observed they did not expect a very full
lodge until June, and to comfort them in their affliction I told them that I
had seen delegates from all the lodges in the Eastern part together, when
we received their circular, and had since got the opinion of every lodge west
of Kingston, and not one of them would acknowledge the authority of the
Grand Lodge of Niagara, and that their meeting in June would be no larger
than this. They don't fail to bestow a large portion of blame on me for my
exertions in turning the minds of the ledges against them, still, had they
exerted themselves it would have been otherwise. ♦ ♦ » ♦ ♦
No. IS is wavering since they received the circular from Niagara, and be-
lieve they may be convinced of the impropriety of again acknowledging the
authority of the Grand Lodge as they have disowned that head for upwards
of twenty years, but they must be particularly attended to, or they will he
injurious to the cause, for should they fall upon the Convention it would
have a bad effect. The Grand Master informs me that Brother Balfour, our
new President of the Convention, is fully convinced of his error, and a few
such circumstances would have a bad tendency. I wish you would communi-
cate with him to know if that is his opinion. He did not attend the Grand
Lodge, which they seemed much surprised at. I hope you will let me know
if he has changed his opinion. The Grand Secretary solicited a correspond-
ence with me when I was at Niagara, likewise one of the members of St.
George's Lodge, and what may be the effect is yet unknown, but should T
gain any information that would be satisfactory, I shall immediately communi-
cate it to you. At present there are but six lodges adhering to the Grand
Lodge, and five of them there is no hope of turning from their evil ways,
and one I cannot say but they may be convii :ed, and should they fall off
in the Neighborhood of Niagara. I shall then continue my exertions, but
should they not I shall not contend with those. ♦ * ♦ * ♦
♦ ♦ ♦ * I wish you would forward our proceedings to the Masonic
H.STORV OK KREEMASONRY m CANADA.
Register ai soon as convenien* ».,^ .
Planation of why .he Conirn 1 ' "ot V'!^ '-- y-rsclf. giving an cx-
Propcr You have no douh, ,een ,hc notice in.T''' '" "'^ "P"""" ^^ very
lodges to attend .he Grand Lodge and f.h. i ^'. ""P"' ""'"« °" »" the
who attend the Grand Lodge and .Jefr relni ""'^ ^"" * "" «' "'« l"<lg«
Thursday nex.::,:;;^^! ="=; ^ :nTl,f .^^^ '^- " ^^^ ^^ ""
I am Sir. '"°"' '"P"""* h-m.
Yours haternally.
Bro. John Dean. Abner Evcritt.
Grand Secretary.
MSS^rrUco.r ort"/ (Inn^^ ^ S°"^^";'°" °^ ^^^^-.o in the
appear tlut the carriage o lette' var'a?.?' ^'""^ ^^'^'^'' «' ^^^"'d
On a letter to Halifax the charge III f ^""'^ ^^'^ °" ^"'^ brethren.
New York, six shilli.igs ami a p nL ^n": ''" '^''i^r^'' °" °"« ^o
mgs and six nonce, and on another to New v' J" 'f'^^^' ^^"'^ «'">-
two pence. The postage on a few onfes of H,'^ "^'^' l""*"^^ ^"^
Grand Lodge of New York was fourteen hniii Pocecdnigs of the
i«i9. and in 1820 eight shilling. '°""een shillings on one occasion in
was fifteen shillings^ and adve iisi^^'r"''."^ ° ■^^''^^ "°'^ ^^••^"lars
paper cost five shill ngs and e Hit inr7"' r? ''"^' ?" ^ ^•"^'^ton
copies of the proceedings of thf Pnn Z- ""'"'^ P""^'"& » hundred
shliings. These payments were ^n ST '°'' '^''' P°""^^' t*^"
being equal to ten pence sterHn? or twin ^""-'^cy. the shilling
to-day, there being wcnty shi Hn^., L T, "'^ ""^' °^ the currency of
The Craft without ^na^f. J '' ^^""^ °^ ^°"'- ^^oUars.
/ike a rudderless ship and w Jle th. f^'^''"'"? head, was practically
and well, yet there d^d not tern toK°r?^'°" had worked wiselj
that should characterize a system of frate n?/ TP'?^' '" '^'^ ^^"««.
for good as Masonry. It muTt hV !? V^'"'^ ^""^^t influence
official, vested with legitimatrMasoni !*'''• ^^^^ ^^^ ^^«"t of an
anything else to keep thTNiaeara brX''°"'^:, '^"^^^ ^' "^"'^h as
chaotic and rebellious condition " ^"^ °*^'" '" a semi-
ness^^s^aS "l^^ro^lX^l^S'Z^^^ T "^^^ ^" *^« b^^"
the English warrant had re overto stand '-"^ ^^'^' -''""''°" °^
negotiations. Its work, however aV „»?.?? } f^'^' P^"^'"^ ^"rther
ence was still progressing and whil! f J''^^ ^"i^"" *he correspond-
official report waf maTuntn iter h 'h^^ '''W "P°" ^^*'°"' "«
Bro. Dean had scanned the urTsXt on ?ir''^''^ ^ ^"'^"•*^ P°J"t-
of a fitting head for the Saf Af^er " °u ^^'^ ^° ^^^^ in search
of York a correspondence vvas oDen.H n'"''^ 1°" ^^'l^h the brethren
Ribbon, a military officer whose Shn/'^ '"/'' ^^^''j^*" J^"^^« ^'it^"
dnringthewarof iSiaichadn^J. "''"''"'* ^t leaver Dams
He was a man highly fepec?ed"nYor P''^'",'"^"^ in Upper Canada.
resetted that this ^^IS^i:.^- ^^S^^^^^^^oL
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taincd Bro. Fitzgibbon's views on the Craft situation. Bro. Fitz-
gibbon was a P. M. of lodge No. 40, at Quebec, a lodtfe warranted
by the original Grand Lodge of England, the Moderns, about 1760
which was re-constituted in 1791 and is now No. i on the register oi
Quebec. ., , ,
There is no reference to the name of Bro. Fitzgibbon in the pro-
ceedings of the Convention of 1820 or 1821, but the proposal must
have been agreed upon by the members of the Convention of the
latter year, although there is nothing in their proceedings which
were of such particular import as to " be agreeable " to Bro. Fitz-
gibbon. It is impossible to state what led up to the correspondence
with Bro. Fitzgibbon. There is not a line in the MSS. of the Con-
vention of 1821 which bears upon the subject. It is clear that the
brother had been solicited to accept the office, probably by the Craft
of York, for Bro. Ferguson at Kingston knew nothing whatever
about the proposed appointment. Bro. Dean wrote in March of 1821
to Bro. Fitzgibbon:
Bath, 13th March, 1821.
James Fitzgibbon, Esq.
Sir and Brother:—
I take the liberty of forwarding you the foregoing proceedings of the
Convention at our last annual communication, presuming that a knowledge
di those proceedings will be agreeable to you. I feel that an apology is due
to you for my neglect of acknowledging the receipt of your communication,
covering copies of documents transmitted by you to the Grand Secretary of
the United Grand Lodge of England. It was received but a short time pre-
vious to the meeting of the Convention, in consequence of which I thought
proper to delay replying until I could acquaint you with the reception of the
measures adopted during the recess of the Convention, and to which your
communication related, should meet.
You will perceive by our proceedings, that the papers relative thereto
were laid before the Convention, and the measures approved, and I feel a
pleasure in saying that no nomination to the office of Provincial Grand Mas-
ter could be more cordially approved than that of yourself to that important
ofTice. Any explanations you may wish of our proceedings will be given you
by Bro. Porter, should any be necessary.
Hoping that our proceedings may meet your approbation, and have the
desired cflfect, and a Provincial Grand Lodge may soon be organized under
your authority as Provincial Grand Master, and conducted upon the genuine
principles of our Order, I have the honour respectfully of subscribing myself,
Your friend and Brother,
John Dean,
Should you at any time deem any further steps necessary, by communi-
cating your wishes to me they should be promptly attended to, should they
be of such a nature as my exertions could be of service in promoting.
Bro. Dean, to his credit be it said, kept up an unceasing corre-
spondence with the brethren in different section of Upner Canada.
His pen was gifted, and with a flow of thought, reason, and argument
that one cannot help admiring, he kept the District Visitors on the
move, and through the medium of prominent brethren thorouglily
weakened the Niagara organization. He writes to Brother Barlow of
Ancaster to this effect: —
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Friend Barlow:— ^^^^' '6th March, 1821.
of copies to Comp. Cushma°, for he In. '")^T' *° '^'^"^ ^ "«n>ber
and for discretionary distrSon in'^ou"^" 4^7?*™-'- r', ^'^^°''*'
find your lodge and chapter so ably repre en teJ hi r ""'^ '''"'"'' ^'^
appears to take a lively interest in tZ !lu f\^^^°'"P- Everitt, who
confidence in his exert'ontToTn tly whryo«7 I'r^' ^^'l: ^"1^ ^-' -"<="
of your lodge, for the strenuous support of th. r ' ^"'^ t'^^ o'^er member,
and through your efforts I hoje o see all M.^nn •'''""°" '" ^°''' ^"^'t"'
vince. convinced of the necessiiv oLnffini • i ' '" y°"'" P^"^ °^ ^^e pro-
a Grand Lodge in this province wh--/.f '^^ ^"^' "^"" °f establishing
I assure you that yoT hLve "ur ^ost%!"tT"^ """^^''^ doubted. And
quarter who have joined ?he ConvrnHon II .f'^^'n '^""^ '"'^ses in your
that their light ma^ illumfnate the p^di d"m nS S t'''' """' "^ "«"^
and convince them that it is our JnfVi- . " ? °^ '''°*'= opposed to us,
landmarks of the Order! ''"'"^ *° "'•*'^« *° ♦»>« ^^ncien^
Upper Canada. Bra Deai then refers ToXTh- ^^^ Chapter of
calling^lmsefvls'^S'-crand^X ^-^ the secretary of a body
I must confess that I was surpn^ed thaf th/v''. S^"'^'' '^''"^ ^' Niagara".
thority over a lodge which is w.lf In. ^ . °".''' *"^'"P' *° ^^^^^^ ^u-
most in forming Z Coten.oZ^'D dThVthi'nk 'w"e Zld^r' 'VrT
our engagements to the rnnv»«f.v^ iney mmn we should at once f a s f y
under the%„thTrity (if au^SorS it 'can he J"..'.'?""? '^f'^ ''''"^''^' "'««^
They first recommend trLst" break "ur faith nL°^ ^ '^'f'^''''' ^^"^"*-
ourselves with the other lodges formin J the r'^ ^!^ '^'''" ^" associated
highest degree-then offer ^^J::TlsZS:::ir':^^j '''
.hr.„?/°K ^^*" '^^"'' astounded that in the Niagara body there
imef^n: write":" "''""' '"" *^^ ^^'"^'-"^ paragr%t of hi^
men'an" gtTMasonVVn'd^l'l^ Ts? "'II^H^r °^ ^^^'^'^ ^•"^^•"-*'- ^^^
n,ch a measure and T.nn. ^•"//^"".'shed that such men should adopt
hasti,y^^e"whh::^ef1?cion"^V°cannc;"thTnknh" "^""^ ^''^'^ '* ^'^
for had they reflected a -omTnt they ,S t pL'erv';d"^^^^^^^^
= HS=i?S£'r ~ -f -- -
-K unaer tn.j mii^t be able to pomt out in that warrant their
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power to elect successors, or rather a hereditary right in any holders of the
warrant, after the Grand Master's death, to exercise the authority vested in
him alone, and if the authority is now founded upon that warrant; upon what
was it founded previous to their coming in possession of it?
As master of our lodge I replied to the summons, and endeavored to
give them our sentiments upon the subject, in as concise terms as possible,
in positive language, yet not intended to irritate, for far be it from me tc
wound the feelings of anyone bearing the name of Mason. I sincerely hope
all differences of opinion may yet be done away with. Coiiip, Ever ti i> is, <1
to write me soon after his return. I am anxiously looking for the fulfilment
of his promise. I am particularly anxious to hear of the proceedings of the
would-be Grand Lodge at the quarterly meetings this month. I had many
other things to mention to you, but for want of time I am obliged to defer
them until my next, which shall be sent you as soon as you reply to this,
and here allow me to mention that in the present state of Masonic affairs
information from your quarter is particularly interesting. I must therefore
beg that our correspondence may hereafter be more regular than it lately
has been, and promise that, on my part there shall be no lack of punctuality.
************
Your friend and Comp.
John Dean.
Bro. Dean had strong views on the action of the Niagara
brethren and expounded on the illegality of the action in asserting
the validity of their assumption through the public press. In a letter
to the secretary of Prince Edward lodge, Bro. Dean writes: —
Bath, 20th March, 1821.
Mr. Arza Perkins,
Sec'y Prince Edward Lodge.
Yours of the i6th inst. requesting information respecting a notice in the
newspapers, received yesterday.
From the tenor of said notice, I conclude it was issued by the direction
of a body calling themselves the Grand Lodge of Upper Canada, whose only
pretensions to that title are founded upon their being in possession of the
old Grand Warrant, granted our late P. G. M., a copy of which is now in
my possession, which gives no power, whatever, to his successors, but ex-
pired with him.
Upon this frail foundation they are attempting to build up a Grand
Lodge at Niagara, in opposition to the Convention. The object of the Con-
vention is to establish a legal Grand Lodge, whose authority cannot be
doubted. Such a body as that forming at Niagara, we can never acknowledge
as leeal.
Yours fraternally,
John Dean,
Secretary of the Convention.
Bro. Dean, while discharging the duties of Grand Secretary to the
Convention, also filled the office of Grand Scribe in the Grand Royal
Arch Chapter. A letter had been received by him in March of 1821,
from Bro. Cushman, of York, referring to the Royal Arch work, and
also with regard to the possibility of the brethren of lodge No. 15,
Grimsby, changing their views as to the legitimacy of the Kingston
Convention. In reply to this letter Bro. Dean alluded to a letter
from Bro. Rveritt, concerning the status of the schismatic Grand
Lodge at Niagara. Bro. Cushman had personally used his ability to
enlighten the brethren at Grimsby and, in consequence, No. 15. was
halting between two opinions The letter of Bro. Dean shows that a
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serious inroad had been made on iha u.4- t i 1
Grand Lodge at Niagara and th^, ,, •''! °^ ^'''^S^' ^^ ^he alleged
its life was fhat of BrS Cushmai of Yorf "'"" ^^'"^' "^^ «^PP-g
Ccmp. Cushman:— ^^^^' 27th March, 1821.
Hoya^rh^QerinTSr.Ltior:,,!^''^ --!f'"- o' the Grand
anly, together with same for tl'e Ses 1 ^ r^^'^'^^Jistnbute discretion-
ford^ which I win thank yo.yi::ti :: s^T^^::-^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^-
pretensions to holding a Grand Lodge and tl. ?.!,'""""''' *° '"PP^^* ^''^i'
represent^ation at their meeting in Junf nex T„ .. "I '''P''* ^ P-^^^y ^"1'
w.II be disappointed. He informs me trar;h.^ }'' ''"rr"' ^ "''"•< t'^ey
at a stand what course to pnrsui b ,t rattr f ' ^"""'^^ =»^^ '«t!'er
they will not change their situation knl' '"<=l'"^d to the opinion that
not remain firm in the good cause But J^'l ■ "° °'^^' '^^S'^ '''•''' does
District, and I am confide.U that on? f I ?"''," "^""^--y i" the Niagara
By turning neither to the right nor o S W^T ''''''''' ^'" '^^'^i^^ *'
course toward the main objecf I "hinl wl !l . V''"' T""^'^^ P"""'»« ""^
to p'ace ourselves upon a founLt on w il ctn ^ Se'."h ^'' ^'"°''"'" ^'^•■"-
informs me that the Niao-ar-, r^„ cannot be shaken. Comp. Everitt
Convention has gained n^l at ZZr to v' "'' """^'^ °^ ^'^^ -"-"- ^he
gratitude the Convention owS you or vou'r I'J''''^^"'-- ■'^'^'^ ^'^°^^ ^^'^^^
good cause. ^^ ^°^ y°^^ ^eal and activity exerted in the
Your friend and Companion,
■Rrr. T* John Dean.
upon the -fair prosoects '' in Ii,« '^.^ ."P^'Sratuhted his correspondent
Niagara. Gore and Son bt reerl^eH h"^ '^ '"' ^°"^^"'' ^'^-^ The
scene of action and '' seTt o oppS ^. "^1 tl^^'" ''^^^°"
consequently unable to give as n ateri;, " ;h u^ Convention, and
endeavor to overcome thf exis' „g Scilties The ^"''^f -'^' i!^ '^''
referred to in the fourth narapr^nli nf 1 / "'■*^*" ^"bject "
nomination of Bro. Fi zgKf v^hi?h *^ ^^«er was doubtless the
from publication untifacfior had been it ^u^T ^^" ^'"^hheld
letter is an indication of the inevn^Kr '" ^^ England. In this
Balfour: ^"^ >nexplicable action of Bro. John M.
Comp. Everitt :— Bath, gth April, 1821.
I wa. much .ratified ,o„e .i^e si„=. ,„ „„,,,„, ,„„„ „, ,,. „„_ ^,,
.0 oC; ,'rii,:rd* w'a'dS,rp':L':rf '""■ "■= «- °*<'-i">»i'-
my <,,dcavou„ to open l,e eves il^r, sf "., ".. ""i "" P™""' "<l "'=
success a„e„d,„, upon the oSration.nf «' ""f "'•^" ' ""'" "P"" Ih'
,.a„er. I^an, '"'f co„.Lnrt"h:;prS;t5eX%'^,^^^^^^^^^^ -"
cun't 'r,?,.'^:iirt:?7hTt ':i;?"V''"'"°"i"^ «" -
C-..U .u,ec. that came rdefd,sl~ S^e w^?e oT'l ^tL'
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together at Kingston. To explain to the public what we then found so diffi-
cult was a delicate task. I had no particular instructions. 1 therefore, in
my communications to the editor, and the Grand Lodge of New York, etc.,
was as circumspect and guarded as possible, and hope that my communi-
cations may meet the approbation of all concerned.
* * *♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*•
1 know noi what to think ot your communication respecting Conip.
Balfour, but have written to him upon ths subject, and will inform you of
the purport of his answer immediately upo.i receiving it.
Allow me to exhort you to let nothing divert you from steadily pur-
suing the course you have adopted. Conciliatory measures persevered in
must have an effect. They will at length convince the misguided that our
views are purely Masonic, that our great object is to establish a regularly
organized Grand Lodge. Can they suppose that if they could gain every
lodge in the province that their Grand Lodge would be legal? Is it possible
that they sincerely think that our old Grand Warrant any use to them, or
any other body of Masons, who may be in possession of it? and yet upon
this they found their authority.
«* «*»♦♦*♦**«
I remain, with certainty of esteem.
Yours fraternally,
John Dean.
Bro. John M. Balfour, one of the Vice-Presidents of the Con-
vention of 1819, had apparently been influenced by the brethren of
Niagara, and had fallen from the faith, for Bro. Dean, anxious to
know the truth, writes him in the following terms: —
Bath, 9th April, 1821.
Bro. Balfour: —
I have been informed that you have changed your opinion respecting
the Convention, and to use the words of my informant, been " fully convinced
of your error" in hitherto supporting its measures. The conspicuous station
you have held in that body, and your former zeal in its interests, rendering
it desirable that we should be informed whether the report is true or not, I
take t'le liberty of requesting you to inform me, (by the return mail, if con-
venient,) whether I have been correctly informed, and if so, I should consider
it a favour to be informed of the reasons upon which your change of opinion
«« founded.
I am induced to make this request, from the personal knowledge I have
of your zeal in the cause of Masonry, and the belief I entertain that your
conduct is dictated by the purest motives, and under that conviction I am
confident you will candidly explain to us the sentiment* "diich at present
actuate you.
No one can more sincerely than myself deplore the unhappy difference
of opinion between the brethren of Niagara and those forming the Conven-
tion, yet, fully believing that the course adopted by the Convention has been
dictated by the soundest principles of policy, and strictly within the Ancient
Landmarks of the Order. I cannot believe that our measures have had a
tendency to widen the breach, which I hope may yet be closed under the
influence of a regularly organized Provincial Grand Lodge.
I am.
Yours fraternally,
John Dean.
Bro. John M. Balfour.
Apparently Bro. Dean received no reply to his letter, at least,
there is none in the MSS.
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Grand Lodge scarcely interpreted fhe^^^^^^^^^^^ ?^?« Niagara
the patent of the late Provincial GrLI Ir f "'"^r,°^ ^^^ ^^'■"'s o^
letter to Bro. Dean said That he hL--'- '^''^ ' ^'''"" '" *
and that they desired a corresnonde?ret" T^. '^' ^'^^^'^ brethren
bility that further light St effect f.J^ ^' '^'P^^P' '" ^^e possi-
lodges created by thi Niaeara hnH^ Vt ^^^"&^ '" view. Two of the
pandas, had af^liated wirtJ^'&onv^en'tbn' ^vf '■^' ^"' ^^^ '^' ^'
ocations of which Bro. Everi "does nnf ' ^.^-^^ ^'^^ °*h«"' the
ing of the so-called Gram! warrant tl?n ^'^^^'/^l^'"! that in the read-
The position of lodge No i rat Gim7 '"'^ ^^^' ^^^" "deceived."
Bro. Everitt, and ifs in?uence iT tSd ^^^Z r^ r^"^'"u°^ ^°"bt with
Convention. The general tenor otliTf.''^ ^° ^' ^^^'"^t the
while the schismatic body at CgarawaJwl'I '^'' °" *''« ''"« that
•ng together much longer thlnfnSZll7 ^u""?' 7'* '* ^^^ hold-
Erie" o the Niagara body marS be^n "M '°^^' ""^^'- F"°rt
^dge originally warranted by R W Bro t " " • ^' ^* ^"■*'^'" *
Eventt writes to Bro. Dean: ' "^ ^^ P"°'" to 1797- Bro.
Sir and Brother.—
Ancaster, 12th April, 1821.
I have had the satiisfa^n^., * * ♦ • ♦
-ote you. but hale Xt r„ thfn" 'T^J^ ^'f Niagara Masons since I
kept up ,n writing, which I think win K J,^ "^''^ ^ correspondence to be
to the knowledge of the trmh as L „ 'm "^'T. °^ "^""^ing some of them
Warrant runs as the copy does that w^ ? I "u '?^^" ^^^ that if the Grand
has deceived them by reading it d^nTi. ''h "°"-" ""'^ ^'^^^ S^cJet^J
case, they consider themselves imlT? ° ^^""^ 't '«• Should that be the
advantage of this kindThat"L™'pre:ent"']S/"T I '''''' "°* '^" ^o ta
Secretary and Bro. John McGlashan thi" we"! .n'' 1^'^' ""•"'" "^^ ^""''
and the principal objections I have to L Tr^'n^r "l'^" ^'^"" ""^ 0?'"!°"
to others for the proof of my statements I I" ^°,''^'; ""^ "^^^^d them
^f your writing to them, for by h^t ^enn! T """'''• P''^'^'' ^''^ the idea
Grand Lodge may be made public t"atmanv"^":'°"^ °''^'«*'°"^ to the
Ignorant of. I believe our lodge will do thTsam. T ', '"PP°«^" a'^e now
general summons was considered by a commi.?. ^ -'^"^ '""'""^^ "'at tins
by the Grand Lodge to be the most likervme.n TT-'^ ^'"" ^^^t purprse
umon among the lodges in the Province h.ri. ""^'"^ "''°"t ^ »^"^^al
a.Is I don't think they will be srdetermined J 7 "''* '""^^ '"^''^'y '"^«"''
I beheve were advances made to tliemXv m '^ 'P^'" ^^ present, and
before next winter, unless that No iT a ' the Fo f mm "A °" ^^'^ ^'■°""d»
them encouragement, as I am clfident h y%S^l Lw'' ^'''^ i'^^-''^ ^'ve
vent.on and oin the Niagara Grand I oLi • t , ^'""^ ^^^ *^''3"d Con-
tions to that eflFect. I shall not make tif. fi Z""/' •""' '^ ^ '^^^'^ "" inst"'c-
hnbit of communicating V hmanTn them^o 'mT'"' "^"^ ^^ ^ '''"^ '" ^'^e
municate anything that%ou wS'th^ ' o'r" t e^St'; Thtr f'-"^' ^^r^"?"
lodges near Fort Erie lately solicited n l^ll ! ^"^^ '^ °"^ of their
n,embers. I believe there are nanv of th.° ^''^ ^""^^ ^^ °"'-
to doubt their authority, and Jen thevSnd 1^^'"'' "^'* ^''^ ''^^'""'"8
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for I have read the original warrant, and it licenses no more than the grant-
ing of dispensations. I have sent them the articles of association and tlic
minutes of 1820, and I shall send them the last minutes of the Convention as
soon as a spare copy can be procured, as I am convinced it will have a good
effect. Our lodge on Saturday last was summoned according to constitution,
and voted a removal of the same to Ancaster. There will be documents to
that effect forwarded to you, and a!so our former dispensation, for the pur-
pose of having it sanctioned by the president or vice-president, as it is be
yond the limits of our present dispensation, and should there be any want of
formal proceeding you will be pleased to communicate to us as soon as conven-
ient, as we now labour under many disadvantages for want of a convenient
room to meet in, which evil would be completely remedied by the proposed
removal, and many other advantages would result to the Craft which are not
yet discovered and brought to light should you think proper to grant us that
indulgence. You will excuse the secretary not signing the documents, as he
is not in the place, and consequently they must be signed P. T. We should
also prefer to have the former dispensation endorsed in preference to having
a new one, should you think proper. We also thought it advisable to change
our officers, and have elected the following brethren: — Henry True Page,
W. M.; Asa Boyden, S. W.; Levi Warren, J. W.; and should you think
proper to grant us these privileges you will please to authorize some person
to instal the officers. Our lodge and chapter are at present as usual in a
prosperous way.
Yours truly,
Abner Everitt.
John Dean, Esq.,
Secretary Grand Convention.
Many of the lodges were in a state of perplexity as to the
authority under which they acted. Some of the Jarvis lodges had
given up their warrants and taken those issued by the Convention.
Some were in doubt and wanted information and advice. The
brethren of lodge No. 15. at Grimsby, had resolved to write to Bro.
Josiah Cushman, the District Visitor, or as he would be termed
to-day, the District Deputy Grand Master for the Home District.
His answer, which covers four closely written pages of foolscap, is
comprehensive and to the point. He reviews the situation in a man-
ner that was calculated to clear the Masonic mind in the Niagara
District.
In his letter Bro. Cushman repeats many of the mythical stories
^yith regard to the Craft lodges in England, and reviews the forma-
tion of the Grand Lodges from 1717-1813. These references have
been omitted. He writes:
^ „ , York, April 19th, 1821.
Dear Brother,—
I received your communication from the Convention some time since,
which 1 hope you will pardon me for delaying so long. I should have sent
it immediately had I not a particular desire to write you concerning the
present situation of our Niagara brethren, and the bustle of my business has
prevented me until now, having lately been favoured with an opportunity of
perusing a n-mber of volumes of Masonic contributions, and among the
number is the present government of the United Grand Lodge of England
concerning the authority of Provincial Grand Masters. In all my researches
I have been unsuccessful in obtaining any document that will support the
present power of the Grand Warrant now in the possession of our Niagara
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so^S^Te delfe J'bf rj.l^r r^is^"' ^'^^ ^'^ -.,, aHhou«h
^ The cause of the error our Niagara k-^^ "i"" " ""'" " "* ^'^8»"-
from their constitutions, wh?ch were prS n" '^^^V'"'^?"^ "^"^ °"8i"-ted
do not give any light on the reSio" of a Pr""'"'^". °^ ^^^^ «8°- They
IS ess than a hundred years since the Jr,/ p/'"^'"?'"' ^""^^ faster, as it
pointed, and the ancient constitu.ons make loZT ■ ^7"'' "^''''^ ^^^ "P"
as that was until a few years reguIaJedTv a h^ FJ Tu ^%' ^'' '"PPolntment.
the pleasure of the Grand Masfer but the lat"^ 7 °-^' ^'■'"*' ^°*^«*^ °' ^y
ccrmng his appointment; they all agree hfstahn.T'/"!'°"\""^ P""'«^d ^^O"-
the Grand Master of England, anrth ' Cd%h^ ' '\'''' P''"°«^''^*= «'
pleasure, wh ch is altogether difTerent from mv former '"*'^°"*^ *'"'■'"« '^•»
altogether pleased with it now, but we mS rnZl ^'"T' "«='"'" ^^ ^
.ndependent of the Grand Lodge of Engird '^^ °' '''''^'*^ ourselves
By the records of the seconH rr-,.,A t j * *
1740 to 1766, a term of 26 ye" s they gtn^ed g n"'. ""f *'^^J '^°'" '"^^ ^^^^
Masters, only one of which was autlforl eSlo efe.'^^T-' *° P^^^i""'^' Grand
was m Germany in A.D. ,755 and in ,„n f ^}^" successors, and that
Lodge and were acknowledged as Ll" bv Jh °™ m ^" >^^P^ndent Grand
SLOWS that it is necessary that ?he patan should ^""'* ^°^8^- '^"»
successorshi,.; also there being only one out SZ '''^?" '^' """"« °f
demonstrates that it is not their custom tn\u ^ T,"^' ^ '°^^'* '^^^ P^^ilege
give you an extract from the A asons' Ann^-,1 " r *''"' ^"''^'^'- ^ ^i" here
urns for the government of the Grand LoL ':°7'"'^'"e rules and regula-
and prmtcd in A.D. 1818, " made in conformitv T" '-'"'''^•" ^^^P'^d
8t.t«t,ons adopted by the United Grand lX'^/°p'''" ""^ ^""k of Con-
of Umtcd Ancient Free Masons of England •' ^^^"^'''"f ^^^^^ the name
Grand Masters." " ,st. The appointment o" the Pr ^' ^'K'^^ Provincial
a prerogative of the Grand Master oT E^hnd hv I'"'" ^'""^ ^'"'''^ ^^
by h,s deputy) a patent may be granted Sarin' „^, '^^°"' ^°'" '" ^^' ^I^^^""
. eminence and ability in the Craft as m-fv kIm^ '^ , "'^ *° """'' ^'oth^r of
ment. The Grand Master shal be ins? Jed a. ^"f '\^°'"^^ "^ '^'' '^^oj-
27th December annually, provided li^pateml a, H '"l''"' "^'^*= "" ""=
nominate his Grand Officers who are to 1.- f ..''f" obtained, and then
(P.) Grand Master shall pay to l?e Grand T oh"'*'" '^ '", ^"^ ^°'"'" " The
for the patent and three guineas regSterfees?'^^' ^"^'""'^ '^^^"'^ S"'"«^«
* * * * *
Pro^^;i SnHnS ^^'^T^ ^SSf^;:^ ^^ MaLry.^age^cS J- The
did not take place, subject to thrCrand M s ter /of TV "."? !' '^ "^" ^'^"^^i^"
longer valid." " But the office is now . S ^ England) the patent was no
ment of the Grand Master " Also tl e^^ Permanent and the sole appoint-
cons,:tution printed in 18 o by Atl ol' Gr nTLn^'T' '" f''' '^ '" ''^^
Grand Warrant. These documen twhS. L . ^'m ""^ ""'^'"^ '^""^ °"^
the Grand Master of England thereforp „... r L^""*^ ^^'^^^^^ rests in
and of no eflFect. Our next Provindal r '°7\^Grand Warrant is dead
necessity of paying the 43 g!,ineas7$2 t?- ^^T ^'" ^"^ ""^^'^ the
England demands of us Sy reS' lo^ 6d ' T\-^^ *^ ^^^"'^ ^^^^e of
and 2s. 6d. registering fee and « cf r ^d. sterling for each initiation,
our Provinciaf Grand L^'tre Is re/. "^ '"""f ^ ^°' "" ^'^'^ '"^"'bers, and
tax very heavy T expect or dues to th'. r"'\"'?'^ ^''•^'' ^'" ^'^^ °"'
never been paid up as ?hey ought ""^ ^°^^^ °' ^"^land have
Having dealt with the historical portion of Macjnnrv Rr« r-.. u
man g,ves i„r„™a,io„ of an impo,VZSZTZi hl^"i^
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
until this date had not seen the light of day. It will be recollected
that in 1804 a Provincial Grand Lodge had been summoned at York
by R. W. Bro. Jarvis, which body met, elected officers, transacted
business, condemned the schismatic body at Niagara and established
at York the regular Grand Lodge under the warrant originally
erected at Niagara by R. W. Bro. Wni. Jarvis. At the close of the
meeting a letter protesting against the proceedings at Niagara was
sent by R. W. Bro. Jarvis to the Grand Lodge at London (Ancients),
for in 1804 there were two governing bodies in England. The union
did not take place until 1813.
Bro. Cushman had secured an extract from the reply of the
Grand Secretary of England to Bro. Jarvis. This letter had apparent-
ly fallen into the hands of the Niagara brethren and had been opened
by the Grand Secretary of that body, R. W. Bro. Wm. Emery. A
copy had no doubt been sent to Bro. Jarvis, for nothing could have
given greater pleasure to the brethren at Niagara than to know that
the acts of the Provincial Grand Master had been condemned by the
Grand Lodge of England. Bro. Cushman writes:
I have a copy of a letter from the Grand Lodge of England, dated 30th
June, 1804, directed " to the Right Worshipful Wni. Jarvis, Provincial Grand
Master of Upper Canada, and copied by Bro. Wm. Emery, Grand Secretary,
5th December, 1804." (Extract) " Right Worshipful Sir and Brother.— It
has been matter of serious regret that in granting your warrants due respect
and attention have not in any one instance been paid thereto nor any returns
according to regulation, yearly or otherwise, of the members of, and under
the general dispensations for warrants granted by you as Provincial Grand
Master." Also after stating that if such neglect was continued our members
would not be entitled to their charity, then states, " How to remedy this
defect let me entreat (the Provincial Grand Master, viz., Bro. Jarvis) the
most serious attention of your Provincial Grand Lodge and an attentive
perusal of the warrant under which you act."
Bro. Cushman having quoted this extract — and it is to be re-
gretted that the entire letter has not been preserved — proceeds to
justify the regularity of the meeting of 1804 at York, and quotes
portions of the warrant from the copy made by W. Bro. H. T. Page,
of lodge No. 24, at Dundas. Bro. Cushman dwells particularly on the
fact that the power of R. W. Bro. Jarvis to appoint a deputy is un-
questionable, and that the brother who held that office at the
inauguration of the Provincial Grand Lodge, viz. : Bro. Robert Kerr,
was suspended on the appointment of R. W. Bro. Beasley at the
meeting at York in 1804. Therefore, Bro. Cushman writes:—
The same attention of the perusal of that instrument is necessary for all
our brethren in this Province. I have heretofore believed thit Bro. Jarvis had
never formed a Grand Lodge at York, but am now convinced to the contrary. I
now hold in my possession the proceedings of a convention of the lodge
under Bro. Jarvis, and summoned by him to York, who met on the loth of
February, 1804, and formed and installed a Grand Lodge; eight lodges
attended, two lodges concurred by letter, eight lodges did not attend and three
dead warrants. Bro. Robt. Nelles. from your lodge, was present; also the
Rev. Robert Addison. The Grand Officers were as follows :— Richard Beas-
ley, Esquire, D. G. Master; Samuel Heron, G.S.W.; Thomas Hind, G.J.W.;
Jermyn Patrick, G. Secretary; Daniel Cozens, G. Treasurer; Joshua .
G.S.D.; Caleb Humphry, G.J.D.; Duke Kendrick, G. Purs.; Nicholas Clinp
HISTORY OP FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
I05S
presents ur her authorize, appoint and empower our sa d St Worshioful
Je'tern.'Ini n"- {"'"^''^ f° "'^'"^ irregulari^es and to hear and adYudge Id
nv uch ho??/'"?"'" r'"'" °' «^oniplaint. controversies and diffi?uh1es.
^any such should arise, relating to the Craft, when and as often as the same
7h7 hr Th' '" ?/ °' r "''^ ^^'"■'■^"'^'^ '°''8es or Masonic bod es. or between
cLl r" *5'"°' r'"^'"^ °' ^""8 in the said Provinc; of Upper
Canada aforesaid, strictly requiring all and every our worthy brethren in fh"
m" de an;'t"o"al!°tll%r;'°T''" *° ^i' .°''^" ''"^ ^^«-" wS'hS b
made and to all things done by our said Right Worthy Brother, in oursuance
.TLtv IZ '"? ""•«!;' ^^'■"'y ^'°'^''' <l"'y conforming o the "rwn
and established rules and regulations of the Ancient Craft." Also he Bm
Jarvis, was delegated with power to choose his Deptuy, and Sis s'econd
LoZ: J'"""""^^ '^' former, viz., Bro. Kerr. Therefore the Nragara Grand
hrvfs' Z\..r, '"'""'' ^"'''"'^ °' ^"^ ""'''""^y- «"^ their obtaining Bro
fc Gr3 T ^ !, '" "° """^ ""*''""" **'''" *° »^t ^s a Grand Lodge.
That Grand Lodge does not say to him and his successors, but to him only
and from the documents heretofore inserted you cannot b^ misled bT them
There are about eight or ten lodges that hold to their opinion and aSt
eighteen or twenty lodges that will not join them, I have lately received
etters from below, and find that the eastern lodges .;ill hold to the Con ei-
1? St J.!" hT'IT °' r""'''^ ""'' "^^^^ '^^'^'''^ °f ^y the Grand Lodges o Til
the States that they have corresponded with in America as well as below
If any doubts should arise on any point I have stated, please write me f
«-jpe you will excuse me writing so lengthy.
I am. most respected brethren,
Your most obedient servant,
And affectionate Brother.
Brethren of Lodge No. 15. Grimsby. ^°'''^^ Cushman.
That Bro. Dean had the entire confidence of his superior officers
Augusta, 29th April, 1821.
another application from the Dfstrict of Ottawa Convention. I have
Yours sincerely,
John Dean, Esq. ^'^a M. Phillips.
hoH '^^^ ^"J'?" '°''^^ referred to was that No. 24 at Dundas which
had resolved to remove to Ancaster. The lodge at the RiSeau was at
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Richmond in the county of Carleton, and the lodge at Bath, under
the jurisdiction of Lower Canada, was No. 7. This lodge was given
in the list of those in the Convention ranks in the minutes of 1822.
There is no trace of a lodge at Bath in 1821 under the jurisdic-
tion of Lower Canada. Addington lodge, Bath, was No. 7 in 1821,
but it was warranted by R. W. Bro. Jarvis, P. G. L. of U. C. The
" No. 7 " of Lower Canada is not entered in this list of lodges sent
with R. W. Bro. Simon McGillivray in 1822 to form the second
Provincial Grand Lodge,
'CHAPTER LXVL
The Mission to England. — Interview with the Grand Secre-
tary. — The Reason for the Apparent Neglect. — Bro.
Dean's Nominations for Provincial Grand Master.
In the meantime the envoy of the Convention, Bro. Jno. B.
Laughton, had not been idle. The vessel which conveyed him to
England had not been many hours in port when he, in whose hands
the hopes of the Canadian brethren centred, interviewed the Grand
Secretary at Freemasons' Hall, in London, presented his letter of
introduction, and the requests of the Craft in Canada, as contained
in the letter of Bro. John Dean. His hopes of immediate success
were shattered by the fact that no copy of the Grand, warrant, issued
to Bro. Jarvis, could be found in the archives of the Grand Lodge at
London.
This, however, was not to be wondered at, for when the warrant
was issued in 1792 no copy was kept in England, indeed, the minute
book of the Ancients contains only a record of thi- ai)pointnient,
although the warrant of H. R. H. Prince Edward for Lower Canada
is given in extenso. The Jarvis warrant was an issue of the Ancient
Grand Lodge, which had subsequently united in 181 3 with the
Grand Lodge of the Moderns, and the minute books were in posses-
sion of the authorities, presumably the Grand Secretary at Free-
masons' Hall in London. While an examination of the Grand Lodge
proceedings of 1792 would not have disclosed a copy of the warrant
of R. W. Bro. Jarvis, there was ample evidence of his appointment
and of his powers. The correspondence between the Grand Secretary
of England at that period and Bro. Alex. Wilson of Quebec would
have satisfied the Grand Secretary of 1821 of the authenticity of the
appointment of R. W. Bro. Jarvis. Bro. Laughton was, therefore,
naturally astonished and wrote at once to Upper Canada for a copy
of the Grand warrant. He wished Bro. H. T. Page of Ancaster to
" go to Mr. Jarvis " and get a copy of the original warrant, and, if
that could not be done, to send a copy of that obtained from Jarvis
some years before his death. The " Mr. Jarvis," whom Bro. Page
was directed to see was Bro. Stephen Jarvis, a relative of the late
Provincial Grand Master, a brother who acted as Grand Secretary
during the later years of the life of the Provincial Grand Master. Bro.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 1057
Hon^fnMl ^'^^^'^t«!-'"i"<-"'l "ot to leave England until he had satisfac-
his' ?s Vm S^ ??' '""'/ "°/ '°°'^ f«^ "^« •" ''^^'^ than ayir from
tftis, as I will stay to have this business put to rijihts "
lerhaps the most unlocked for staten.ent fron. the Grand Secre
ot Niagara or \ork since the first establishnu-nt of the same " ^
dence that both the M-iinr-, i^.i v" i ■ -,• . '■^^^'^^ '^ ample evi-
tions to EngSnd!':ve';r Utra's X' '""" '"'' ""' '^°"""""'-
followed^;%hdr Sn:1fa""eittt?r h"""^^"-! '^^^*^^^" '^^^ "^^
Grand LodV of the ^'^^IT^toi:^-,:!^^^-^
rcad;°in'^:?|!;rnt'T^^^^^^
Canada for the of«ce 3 Provimii^ - ' 1"" "ordinations from
pect his judgn,ent as%o the ^st capabT '' a^^^^^ they would ex-
grant a warrant for York onlv afC " . ^^, ^'"^"'^ L°^S^ will
proper place, being the seat o'f Jov nn ^nT" "'rhi^*? '^ ^'^ ""T
first acknowledgment of the clainis of tZ Tu • ^ '^"^'" .^'^^'^ ^^"^
state of matters will be readily nicturedhv th "" S°"7?,"^'''"- ^he
ton's letter. Ho writes: ^ pictured by the perusal of Bro. Laugh-
Josiah Cushman, Esq., York, U. C. London, 22nd May, 1821.
tions^whic?;ave'b;;i ZtToV: c"'"7V7 ""''' •■"' "^ '^"-■■' --1 l-ti-
as there is not a copy of " L GranH VV ""^ ^°^^\''^ ^"^'^"^ ^'^ oi no use.
the Grand Secretarr^t d fferen^timt 'Tr '" ^' '"""''■ ^ '''''^'^ waited on
for the Craft in thaVpa? of the m mrv ,. V^''^-*'"^ "" ''^ """""^ ''""«
the Grand I.ndRe of Niagara nor yS c ?, "/"' ' ''"^'" '"'^t"^" ^'^'^
same, and having no copy of the wamnt Z" " ^'"' ".^^l^'i^hment of the
ur.Iess the copy of the w^irrini en? ho I "^ TT T''^" "^ ^' Masons,
vinced that the\^nrrant was g a , d I tf "''^'■^'^y '"ey may be con-
yon will spare no pains in obTaTn;:', a 'copy": "[^'e H'^ltrVT ''''
as soon as you can, and it must n^Tf u. u ' ^"^ ^^"^ '* *" me
of the Lake! it m„;t";c woTf o" wo'rd Tl^^^^^Zr, '''''' '' ^'^ ''-'^
you will go to Ancaster. and get our WoX R. J''"^^ Warrant. I I,„pe
Jarvis. and get a true copv of it frnm v, , ,"*^'" ^''^^ *° «" 'o ^fr.
send me the'copy of"that ^vin" nsTot f'rom'Mr'HV'" """" "^ "'^'••"•-^•
and I will do what I can to obtain a warram It .Znr''/°"" '"'u ^"" *=-''"'
be necessary for the Grand Convention I •. ''PP^'^" 'o me that it will
authorize me to ac for hem ns\ M rwi e 7 '"k*"' "" *'^^ ^"•^^''''^t' ■''"^
send someone over. If rthinrjron io "n7 " "'r'^''*'^ ^°' ^'^^"^ ^^
I will do all I can for them I mm? ,v.,>J, /'^ ^ '""" *° *''^' •^^'^^t-
save some expense to the'cTnvemir fZ; 'rould '■.hinkfit'/'^d ^"' 'Vf"
must also write to the Grand Sccrot-irv We ''"^"'°."i'"'^ fit to do so. They
to me on that business (His 1 -e"!; as fol owJ '^ '''1 %'' '"^^ ^^^'"'="
Great Queen St.. LincoIns-Inn-FieS. London) YruTvinl '?J''' ^^'""'■^'
to call on Bro. Chisholm on your way o the Ltd n^ w.ll have the goodness
write to him and inform him yo^: C L d tl'me 1'^ ^
Rive my respects to all our brethren and friends T Td Tr.1 ^^"'\y«" to
untd the nimh of March, and found n,y i-n^re' was\;e'd."".^";t:^ ■v.!;^^^
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IIISTOKV OK IKEKMASONKV IN CANADA.
not look for me in less than a year from this, as I will stay to have this bus.
ness put to rights. Il they will sciul ,ne what is lucessary to act (or them
and I wish them also to mention in tiuir letter to me (if they should write)
what sum or sums of money they have sent from time to time, and the cur
rency to be mentioned also, that there may be no mistake for tlie future. Yuu
will have the goodness to name three or four of our worthiest brethren in
the letters to me, such as you think would be fittest for a Grand Master as
they will expect me to say something in favour of the one they may appoint
and the Grand Lodge will grant a warrant for York only, as they consider
that to be the most proper place, being the seat of Government.
Your most ob't, humble serv't, and truly
atTectionate Brother,
Jpsiah Cushman. John U. Laughton
A true copy by Josiah Cushman.
August nth, 1821.
The letters quoted are given in chronological order. The letter
of Bro. Laughton. which was mailed from England on the 22nd May,
did not arrive in York until the 9th of August, consequently the Craft
in Canada were uninformed as to the result of Bro. Laughton's mis-
sion. This accounts for correspondence written while Bro. Laugh-
ton's communication was on the ocean. Bro. Dean's anxiety is not
surprising, for on the result of Bro. Laughton's mission, to a cer-
tain extent, the fate of the Craft depended, not that Masonry would
go back into its former state of decrepitude, but that the carefully
laid plans for the advancement of the Craft would not bear fruit, and
hence the struggle for suppremacy would have to be fought over
again. Rro. Dean, in a letter to Rro. Abner Everitt, of Union lodge,
Dundas, writes:
Bath, i8th June, 1821.
Rro. Everitt : —
As I shall set out for Montreal to-morrow. I have but a few moments
to spare to reply to yours of 23rd May, which only came to hand a short time
since.
The most material thing you mention is the application the Niagara
brethren intend making to the Grand Lodge of England, through the agency
of a person of influence. Your plan for counteracting its efTect is, I think,
good, and perhaps you had better collect all the information you can procure
of their proceedings, attested by respectable persons, together with an attested
copy of the Grand Warrant, etc., as you suggest, that it may be ready to
transmit on my return from Montreal. On my way down I shall leave your
letter with Bro. Phillips, for his opinions, and probably some course will be
determined upon by the time I return, and I think I can make arrangements
for the safe conveyance of our despatches.
If any of our communications have been received, I think the Grand
Lodge of England will not listen to " the Niagara factions " without hearing
both sides of the question, but at any rate we had better be prepared for the
event. In your account of their conduct I would recommend coolness and
caution, and above all be careful that they cannot make out from any of your
proceedings a misrepresentation of any of their proceedings. If their object
is the obtaining of a Grand Warrant from the Grand Lodge of England, they
abandon their former ground and take up ours; if, to sanction their pro-
ceedings, I am sure they will not be listened to. I have many things to take
up my mind at this time, and can say no further. In collecting all the infor-
mation you can, act agreeably to your own judgment, and transmit me as soon
as possible. I have many things further to communicate but have not time
Yours sincerely,
John Dean
HISTOKV OK KKEEMASONHV iN CANADA. ,055
n«issic,n. He also an>,ounccs 'hi? o -f " ' "L^'^- ^"g»'ton'.
that the schismatic body had deter. liZlt.' u ^'r^?^'* ''<= ^°"nd
was proceeding to lu.Kla nd o.f busil "'^^ ^•""^ •^°^" ^^ant. who
Grarul warrant a,.d hat the oro. >^ ' ^' °'" ^*'° ^°"'^ «<=«:"re a
Adan.s as iVc.Jincial uLd \lS ^' i"",? ^^ "0'"inate Bro. Geo.
vinciai Grand Maste . Why R^V Hrr r'"" ^T. "^ ^^P"^^' ^^O"
the office of Deputy Grand Master af e; ''" ''^^ ^*^'" ""^'^^^^^d to
brethrc;n as Provincial Grand Mas ^r as ilT^ ''''"i *^^ ^'^^ara
lodge No .1 at Oxford, .s unlxprained ''""'" "' ^^'^ ^"'''"^ <^^
the (?rSt w;re'nTit"a;e^\'hirr. i^t^trs.' T' °^ ^-""? -^»»
would prefer "the ^rand U^dJcJstlh^^^^^^
was the fourth son of Chief losenhHr? ^"^r ^^'^' ^""O- ^'^^'^
who was one of the orS mtmL ?*; ""J ^'^^ ^°havvk tribe.
(Hamilton). Bro. John S 1ZJI"^ °^ '°^^'. ^^- 6' ^' 2^"°"
member of Union lodge No 2. D fnS^ '" a previous chapter, was a
"f iiiran, chapter. whi^l^Jl: w\';r^"ted^at' Xnc.i::r''''' ' ^°"P^"'°"
In cone udine his letter Rr,i r- u ^"^^^^^^
vention and Provhic S Grand ZoH^'^^'f" ^°f ''^^'^ ^^ ^^e Con-
names Bro. Fisher o Lo, Ion H^f '^^^'u"^ °^ ^^4 at York, and
whose influence would be of use to Brn T'^^ uf' >",.E"g'and: and
point of the letter is the su^eest on n?\ ^^"^''*°"- 7'^*^ important
Ridout, the Suveryor-Genetal^of t^," Pri "^"""^ ,°^ ^'■°- Thomas
bon, the hero of Beaver Dam, L\v, "''i""' ^"'^ ^''i^'' F'tzgib-
Master. ^^"''' ^°' ^^^ Po^'^ion of Provincial Grand
he wa:inTfe"c;" mLtrLTen^rC °«^«- I" ^79^
1793 he was in the Seyor cfS^^ H''^'^"°^ S'"^^°^- ^n
geant-at-Arms of the House of TsemhK- T ^" 0^94 he was Ser-
acting Surveyor-General w" h Mr Chewet^' Ja -'^ K"^^' i°'"t
Surveyor-General of Upper Canada Yn'rfi, k" '^'° ^'^ ^*« ^^e
Parliament for the West Riding nfv 1 ^J^ ^^ ^^« member of
to a seat in the LegYsLive Conn. 1 ^'t^' ^"^ '^ '^^4 he was called
was an Englishman^ Sh an7 ItlV^^f.' f?"?^"" ^'''- ^^'^out
in 17Q4, but prior to that datrh.H r ^ ^'^t-'"' ^^"^"^ '" Toronto
at Sherborne Dorset hfre En H^l"' fl ^'^?^'"^' "^ ^^^ born
and after spending ^^meLet't.e' UrHt'd'stt^^s h'^'^"'"' 'P''
ada. where he filled manv imnnrflL « • ^f l"^ *^''*'^« ^o Cau-
tioned, from 1792 untiT i%7 ?rTR" "J^*'"'' '"^^^^ing those men-
drew's lodge in Toron/n^nL Ju^^'r ^^ T'^^ ^ niemhcr of St. An-
Arch chapferTnThe same c?tv He Jr'"f'' ""^r^': ^'"^'•^^'^ ^^val
died in Toronto on'heTh &u^rvT820 V ^"'^^^^ '^^"^P'^^" "^
G.bbs Ridout. who afterwards hJ^;,^r^' •' '^''"."^ '°"' Thomas
cles.wasalsoamemblrorsfAnd?ewUoTe'""' '" ""^""'^ '='^-
thefa7t°thS"unSCk'w/i"!;cln'ri^ '^"^ --^--<^
all efforts to secure amicafife r.i .• ^^^'l^seat of the Grand Lodge
less. His cone Xr^aralran^ l^^^^ S^^^* ^°"ld be fruft-
dependence in Masonic Tovernrnenf n • ''''?'"'^. something of in-
England" and the "greTcTfror;. T"^ *°. °"r ^'"^^^^^^ ff°»"
therefor., suggests thaftt GrandTod7e'^o?F^g?rnV'^^^^^^ ''.^'
elect our Grand Master." Bro. Cushmanl We^ "^"."^ allow us to
io6o
HISTORY OF FREEMASONKY IN CANADA.
York, August iitli, 1821.
Comp. Dean: —
I avail myself of the first moment to enclose to you a copy of Bro. J. B.
Laughton's letter concerning the situation of our communications with the
G-and Lodge of England. It came to hand on the 9th, and proves the
neglect and irregular proceedings of our former Grand Master. 1 have
written to Bro. Everitt to procure the copy of the old Grand Warrant, and
such other information as he may think necessary to assist you in your com-
munications. I think it of importance to improve the opportunity to obtain
our warrant, but the fees are very high, by the regulation of the United
Grand Lodge of England, viz: The Provincial Grand Master must pay for
his patent, 23 guineas, and if he has not been a member, and served as Grand
Steward of the Grand Lodge of England, must pay 20 guineas to the Ben
evolent Fund, in all 43 guineas, also, 2/6 for every petitioner, and 2/ per
annum for every member to the said United G. Lodge, also it is the pre
rogative of the Grand M. of England to appoint the Prov'l G. Master, who
holds his office during the pleasure of the G. M. of England. The above you
will find by the Book of Constitution of Lower Canada and others. I have
lately been to Niagara and find that they have sent by Bro. Brant to Eng-
land for a Grand Warrant. They have also sent a copy of the old Grand
Warrant, have nominated George Adams, Esq., G. M., and Doctor Kerr,
D. G. Master, who was D. G. Master under Jarvis. Nearly half of our Nia-
gara Brctliren would be willing to have the Grand Lodge established at York.
Others think that the former G. Lodge was at Niagaia, and of right it should
not be moved. They will use all their influence to get it there. I suppose
Bro. Everitt has informed you of the above statement, with others of more
importance. Lately I have obtained more information of the proceedings of
Bro. Jarvis and our Niagara Brethren than I was in possession of last Winter.
I have the proceedings (or a copy) of the Convention, when the Grand Lodge
was formed here at York in 1804, also some letters from Niagara at that
time, that proved that the G. Lodge -t Niagara did chose Bro. Forsyth as
G. Master, without Bro. Jarvis' consent. Perhaps some of those writing.s
would be of use to you in your communication and perhaps not, which T
submit to your superior judgment. There is another brother lately gone to
England, Mr. Fisher, a very able and respectable man, who lives in London
District I will write to Bro. Everitt concerning him. He may prol;al)ly
assist Bro, Laughton with his influence, which will not be small. We can
name one or two brethren at York to fill the office of Prov'l G, Master, v'n:
Thomas Ridout, Esquire, Surveyor General; Major Fitzgibbon; and, perhaps,
one or two more, if there should be any objections against these. The im-
portance of forming a union will, I think, do away the idea of party accom-
modation, and on maturing our situation, I think our brethren in your quarter
will not hesitate in giving their consent to have the Grand Lodge established
at York, agreeable to the statement in Bro. Laughton's letter, for if it should
be at Niagara or Kingston the Brethren would not be willing to unite, 1
think it would be well to make an able statement, concerning our distance
from England, and the great call for aid from emigrants and others, and
to desire if it can be consistent with their regulations, to allow us to elect
our Grand Master, also to deduct part of our fees due to them, with otlur
arguments also, if possible, to obtain the influence of the Earl of Dalhousic,
who was lately Grand Master of Scotland. I hope that no pains will be wantiiit;
to obtain the desired object.
Yours in great haste,
Josiah Cushman.
Comp, J. Dean.
Bro, Everitt kept up an enlivening correspondence w'th Bro,
Dean, for on August 9th we have a long letter reviewing the state
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into heTnn '; li :'S V„' "'? ^" those given, is Sained an insight
rj;t^fR"^^:B7^^^;rjari-^^^^^^^
had been attested as a trueTopy bTC John S'A Tn^" ^"^'' ^'^'^*'
trate, and member of lodge No. aVat Dundas RroT'"";." '"^^''■
the status of the Niao-arl, Krlfutt ^""'^^s. Bro. Eventt reviews
mcnt should be nin^lip brethren and urges that a further state-
to d^reSate ^he work of ^'hfK^^^^^ "'•'""'* '^' ^"^"^P* '"^^^
the sfrict lines of Zy t Z IZlToflZll^lS'' '" ^°^"^ '^^^^"^
Dean a'^nnv n/n'" i^'^^.^'^- Everitt had endeavored to get for Bro
writes: "' ' ''""''^ ''^^^ furnished one. Bro. Everitt
Companion Dean:— Ancaster, 9th August, 1821.
Lodge', ^^,:^„„'.;^t^^T,r^r,f/"^^^«'^ '<■* "- '-»■-'
01 the Grand Warranl -,. i,.,lf™ 'v ,T * ''"" '° ''"= "« = '"PJ
tiUes of he Grand Ma"er and ,r?„,t,,, ;''■'';"''":'''''■ '« '""" """'"'l 'li'
of your fail t ir„,. . i ? j "'f'Sln it oi.glit to be complete. On r-e-iM
n.. r/opy as he Tad co'p "d" "u hlTeT "J-""^ ''''■"'• "'^^^ "'"' '» "»1
s:r.r„re?;:.-T:i,EHi ' ^f- ->-= -"';-:-
g£:Mrs;:^rfr::^r7u;:s-is:jd^^
t r. h..u ,^' ^""^ ^^^ minutes of all the proceedings and should
that be the case you have no doubt received it, as I wrote Como C« h?«Jn
Stern Tr" '^'.r""^'''- "°'- ^°- '- -collecThe Srhe^las T
pc.nted Deputy Grand Master, but says it was before 1800. and that a com-
plain was made against the Grand Master from Niagara and five loXT,
appointed to try the case, and by them he was honourabfy acquitted although
you a copy of our old warrant, alluded to by Bro. Cameron at which th^
buT"l n'^' °' England may be surprised that such wa™ were received
but the N.acjara party said that Jarvis had stolen the Grand Warrant and
from their granting warrants we supposed it was the case. This is not the
Se retTv l! s' '"f '" ^l"" '"^'^^' T' '""'^ ^'^ '* ^ ^ -"^^'^e in he Grand
CnrllV' J ■ ^ ^ "°' ^"'''^^ ^^^ ^"'''^ Which they do not. When Mr
Cocknes publication appeared, and he not brought to trial, we began to
ra°nt t eT "sti;r';om:"of''H '"'"'h'"" '"""' '* '"'^^'•^"* from'whSt ouf war-
., uicni i.> ne i.')i„e. i agree with you in opinion respecting
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our communications, that they ought to be mitrf ar„4 »,„*i^ d, •
d«cl LS , T' ?"?" Mcessary to „,e thai a stattmeni of th.i, co"
duct ought to b. made, to convince tlic Grand Lodge ot England that i
high,, cHmina, In granting d„pe„s'°.i;'„;'=h« "l "imTgnlrfnT 71" C!
£^5, r=T.hi,;rceilS^^
ft -»;r„ tirh.-sr\™=-\,- e- ttiThe"^^^
EEfH""H--- ■ wo.?.d ntn- rnd-dSg''H '
fstatT^ent S?. ""''U^" '^'^ ^^'' ^^ ^'^^ Convention, but merely givi".
Lf?rl T .1 ^ proceedings of those at Niagara, as they never were noticed
before by the Convention and stating our reasons why we disapprove of heir
knoJ.H"^\/ cannot believe that the Grand Lodge of England wilac
SiZthf T Ti^ ""^'"' '^'^ ""*'^°"ty of this warrant we are I "dine
hem the copy of which was ihe one Brant was made under, and that wS!
Gr/nHT H ^'"7'"'='^ G^^"^ Master acting by virtue of a warrant f?om tie
was?e«al and the ifr'^rt' T '*' "°* '^°""*- ^^ «"-«• - th pTovin
Es ef whkh Dr Kerr^^d f"" "^'S'°. ^'^ ^°"*^^^^ *° '''' -'" ^^ ^^'e Grand
death nfThlf- ;. a/ ' ^°'' '^""''' '^'^ appointed no other, and since the
to hrini Itl? ^^''f ""^ '°"^'*^*^'' ^he Grand Warrant dead, and in order
tL Z,TH r ^ ""'°" ' '" Convention was held at Kingston, that both pa •
he Crfni w' '"/"^t"' "^'^*' "'*'^°"8h they had refused he author ty of
the Grand Warrant. I would also think it advisable in suooort of n-
opinion respecting the Grand Warrant, to refer to Lowe Canada ^hro
Z?" **''? u^"^ ^'.'" '^''' ^""'l Warrants grantel and a nevT Gnnd
c^ onv n\^" "^"T'"^ '^ ^^"°*- ^'^° Massachusetts, wl^n a Bri 2
of thp' it . ?• ^"'''°"'^ •" ''^^ '^'"^ ^^y: '"^«^i«« Georgia, at the dose
of the revolutionary war, was in the same situation. Their appointmes
were permanent, and many other reasons may be advanced in TvoS,,
t"u?rk!:e"h"':'TT' ^7 ^^^*^"^"* ^'^^^ ""^<= -^^e from Niagara.'^ i
tLI- : u ^ ''" ^x^"'^ '"''"^"^^ '""^^ than all their statemems
at J TI "S°^V''*''^ 1^°"'^ "°* ^^^'^ t° be intended as a guide to yon
at all. The mode of proceeding I shall submit entirely to yourself and od,e?
whose judgments are superior to mine, and from my being placed so near
J r?o misr/T"' '"'^ "' 1° ""^'^ '°"' P'*'f"'' ^"d unmfson^c conduct
nr.^nM f ^ ^ >gnorant, has prejudiced me so much that I fear la"
mcapable of judging candidly. *'
Respecting the publication in the Masonic Register. I have the pleasure
o congratulate you on your having conducted the matt;r to the enti e sa s
faction of all those I have conversed with on the subject Likewise vour
answer to the summons sent from Niagara. In my opiS, and t^ feJo
my friends that have seen it, it contains nothing that ought to give offence
as you have stated nothing but facts, and them in language t^iaroueht not'
to give offence among Masons, but should you have commUted an er or hi
wntmg.t they have committed a still greater one in h^nglt before the
Grand Lodge of England, for they must allow a man that ha sense suffi
Tv I °h7"' Tn' ' '^"-•. -«"'<! "«t do it without som g ounds Jl"ch
tnay lead to a full investigation, and should that take place T am doub f
their work will stand the test of the grand overseer's square
* **********
Yours frate. 'ly,
Comp. John Dean. ■^'"^*^'' ^^'''"''
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the qualifications requisite i"a pJovincUl Graf^H M^?," ™""/"'"B
ustified, might have been softenVH hnl 1? •' 7\ I""-- ^^J'"''^' "^^'^^
c'.a-.-£i°Vrc„£~— ^^^^^^
My Dear Comp:— ^°^^' October 20th, 1821.
sL t^1.i;- - - - SeZErr ~-^=^ ^^
that%taS. A fewdays sLTl h^HT',''"°"-'" °."'' ^^"^^l-dge to fill
subject, and informed Sm of tSe ontents orRTnS'"*";;"". ^'^"^ ''•" °" '^'
a..d that the brethren in th s quarter LL' ^^"P^'°" j communication,
to fill the office nf P-l r ^T *^ I had unanimously made choice of him
deavor to become acquainted with the regSons of d'e oJderTnH Z
The open and voluntary statement which he made, together with the know
edge of h.s ormer character, fully convinces me o the sinceriTy of hfs inten'
th^sam; ' h""^°"' t'' f"". confidence in his punctuali y in perfo mfng
t. IT "^""^^"'[«'"S assiduity in whatever station he has been ohied
has advanced h.m in the confidence of Government and public at laree mme
than any other person. He had a Lieut's commission in he ti^eof^the last
war. and w.th about half a company of troops, and a few IndianT he attached
Col Bc«'stler's regiment at the Beaver Dams, and made them prisoners and
for h.s masterly exertions received a Captain's commission, .-fnrhas =i'"e
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Tt'^f- Station under Government, and appointed Colonel of a ReKimcnt
of Mihtia and bids fair to hold some of the highest offices in the Province
Aiso I believe his moral character to be really good. His age I should sud-
posc to be about thirty or thirty-three years, and he is permanently settled
here. He owns a handsome property at the west part of the town besides
considerable other property and wild lands. He has been a member of the
G. L. of Lower Canada. He informed me that your communication could
be forwarded to England with Government papers, which he would attend
to himself as soon as they were prepared and ready. Touching the location
o the Grand Lodge I should prefer its being established permanently at "ur
place as I think there would be quite an inconvenience in its alternate re
rnovals. If the Grand Lodge of England should indulge us in poiming out
the site, we ought, m the most sincere manner, to lay aside all private ic
commodations and feelings, and that the only object brought under con
sideration be the general good of the whole, and the future situation of the
Masonic fraternity of this Province, which points ought to be the polar stir
for our guidance, and wholly govern our views, so that there shall be no
reason for disclaiming against the performance of our duties in the location
The situation of the Lodges in the Province at this time is nearly ."s
follows, viz; 16 lodges, that are between 55 and 250 miles distant from this
wes , and a large country has been lately surveyed and is now settling re-
markably fast but this I think to be a minor consideration, as the travel of
05 'oo miles IS scarcely worth mentioning. But the question is, where
can the delegates be assembled? with the least expense and trouble to the
lodges, and our communications be the easiest sent and received? and where
will Its location give the greatest satisfaction to the whole? (Although our
Niagara Brethren are not with us in this, yet they must be considered the
same as having a voice with us, for they and their descendants will expect to
be received on the LEVEL of the order). Will not York be the pla?e hat
best answers the interests of the Brethren generally? being the seat of Govern-
ment, where the inhabitants from all parts of the Provin 0. are obliged to
centre o accomplish all their public transactions, which would enable our
lodges to be represented in the Grand Lodge, without any expense of paying
a delegate for his journey? If so. it would save our lodges near $500
rjtf n '''""'I ""' ^'^^ '* ^'"^^'«" °^ Niagara (as the Bret?,ren a?
the latter will scarcely consent to meet at any other place) every lodge would
be under the necessity of sending purposely to every communication. Our
lodge has partaken of that difficulty with the expense of not far from $so a
ri?f\.,"''7''""'J ''^ "°* T'^ *° P'^"' ^^'^ foregoing statements any farther
than their true character will warrant them, and am fully confident the whole
will be considered with every justice of sentiment, which the importance of
the ca.se merits, and. therefore, shall leave the whole to be determined by
your superior judgment. '
In examining the Constitution of the Lower Province, and the Ancient
Constitution of England, I find that we are not entitled to the privilege of
electing the successor to the P'l G'd Master, and that every P'l G'd Master
sha I pay 23 guineas for his patent, and if he has not served as Grand Steward
of the Grand Lodge of England, he shall pay 20 guineas to the Benevolent
*und, m addition to the 23 guineas for the patent, also find that the new
Lonstitution of England requires of our lodges 10/6 sterling for every initia-
tion and 2/6 register fees, also 2/ sterling annually for each member. This
will be a heavy draft on our lodges after supporting our P'l, and paying the
indigent requirements. Perhaps the Grand Lodge of England would allow
OS to pay the above charges, or the greater part of them, to the indigents
who are entitled to relief in the Province, as the agent of the G L of Eng-
land, as our great distance from them will deprive our brethren from ever
obtaining any relief in any other way. The indigent demands on us will be
equal to those on the G. L. of England in proportion to our numbers and
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n^^h i ,'^^ f"*^ ^^^. ^''^'" P'"""' °f the demands on us will be from
those brethren who have paid their fees to one of the Grand Lod^e at home
and are the most proper subjects of their charity. PerhaDS a statemenroJ
he above facts and a representation of the great distanew' are rl home
of?ce TpTgTmJI/'''T''^ '^ ^""^ ^^^^"' - '^^ vacTtionof
rx ir ^" = ^^ = - "t^^ o:^^::^
to be^L'idlcTSrdeHcSstilfnS [t l^'l t! ^e^'^ ^^-^^-^u^ht
or^h;t';L^ nr:;* &o":6"t "^^' ^"^ ^ ^^•'" --ediatd/seni^ou'h
one mat was sent to No. 16. Also mention the remissness of mir lit,, r
petitioning for greater privileges i^l'c (San^'Tarrant"' ' ""°" '"^ °"^
Your most obedient servant and brother,
Bro. J. Dean. Josiah Cushman.
The mail facilities of 1821 were inadequate for the requirements
of the country. On the 15th of November 1821, a letter was wXn
from Bro. Cushman at York to Bro. Dean, in which he statrtha"
Bro. Dean's favor of the "9th Oct." was revived on the iSh Nov
„r- ■ -r. "York. November 15th, i82r.
.^^f.r^T^r-°" ''''"'■ \°"'' ^"^°'' ''f *h^ 9th October came to hand only
t'ht was neirthrsar^r '"' '^'^ '•''^^ °" '^^ P^^^^^^^' ^he laJt before
n'Si."er:f'^.;V^os^^ oV^Tve-y^Zr-- ^'^^'^ '"^'^" ^^ -''"'^- ^ ^'^^
on o'c^^o'tlfardUdr ^''^" ^'"^ ''^ ^'^^' -""^" ^ P--°- -"-
" In that communication you will find our statements concernine the
t-tlT'of c;t" n^'but^'T'"^'^' "^^'- ^^^ ^'^^^'^'^^^ haT:i;:y":rorn'e J
mie ot Captain but is now more properly to be called Colonel if I have
JZ/T"" '"'^'■'"'^' •''"* '''''' '" ^'^^ °"^ °f the name. Af^er I had com
B o Ann , 'from "h'm" h ''V^ oPPO'^tunity of obtaining the opinions "f
Bio. Annes from Haldimand and Bro. Wilson from Newmarket who were
delegates last W.nter. ioth manifested a perfect satisfaction in the appoint-
ment and sentiments therein contained, touching the location the fees that
are required from the Grand Lodge, &c."
Craft^fo'r hrh"RrrA' ^'■°' ?2^'?^°" \^^ g'^«" sn'dsfaction to the
H?IH5n?.n^ ?• ^" xf' "^^ *\^ '°^^^ N°- ^9, in the township of
WestlT?\vh?T2, °^ Northumberland, and Bro. Titus Wilson of
ZitoZu^ I °''^^' Newmarket, were prominent workers and
quite enthusiastic over the matter.
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have been used indiscrimimxtelyTn the cTrL.nnZT-'' u'T l""
names of other nominees for th'e office were s'poken of "B^'ldlr'
son had been a former Provincial Grand cLn^ain^H Rrr.p'','^'"
tcVuTs? ^^^"' ""''''' ""^- ^- w"'BS^Svis^"t'o"cu'sri^S
copy of the original Arrant which hTsL«M'"''"^7!"f *°' P;°.^"'''"« '
he r,an,ed. IfTre should feanrother^ierson^r"'"'^ ^''" "'*' ^"^"^^
the nomination, do not fail to mention hL ^°"' ^"^^"^'"^^"^ «* for
home. I suppose it wiU be necessaTv for Rro K?'"L'" y°"^ ^"•J^'nunication
• to the appointment, and to L^3 1. s Sn^llTe to°"he°Sd^''r"^"^
peTto'rnd'tr" ^'^* ^'^""■'^ '^^ nomin;t:d'"Ted,aps wouTd"t^° J^^
to say in particular at present! ^ ^^""^ "°*'''"« ^"'"^l^"
Yours cordially,
Josiah Cushman.
it wil T ^'■- ^ k'^'I ¥^^'^'"' *h« "^^'^^r °f the Londo?dra?t' wWch
T nS! ? 1^""^""^/''^ '^^^ "°t been acknowledged by the Grand
ISZ in IriSor rcSaKe.".:?. "'" '^^'^ ^ '° «-—
Sir and Brother: Kingston, 26th August, 1821,
McJ- ''*''t.*'^^°J« "^e yours of yesterday, covering a letter for Bro Richard
h tT'ant'rtlJ t^hi'M. '™ *'^^---* ^ - see him, Tnd ascenat H
of EnahinH T K t"*"" •"^^P^'^t'^S the draft sent to the Grand Secretary
ton from I nnn"'' u-^l ^.°" ""''°'" ^ "°Py "^ ^ ^^^^^ f^o™ Bro. Laugh
n ;kI • ^°"^°"' '" which he states the reason that we have not been able
to obtain a warrant for a Provincial Grand Lodge. If such a oerson exi. !
.n London as Edward Harper it is impossible that he hafnot received the
communications gom the Convention from the correct Shanne forwarded
London and ^°^7''' " ^''''^.'' L^"«^^°" -'"^'"^ ^^^ some Ce n
no tfrn^' should be L^/ T^; '''"",' 1^" °''^''"'"« '^' "^"^"^' I ^"^ °f opin'o"
no time should be lost to forward him the necessary documents.
I remain fraternally.
Sir and Brother,
Yours truly,
Bro. John Dean, ^°^" ^- ^''«"^°"-
Grand Secretary.
r>.JY <=°'?,"i""|cation which Bro. Cushman had forwarded to Bro
Dean rom Bro. Laughton, gratiaod the Grand Secretary. He was
huTt^fl^Jn^T .''''" '''^'". ¥ '■7"^^ *° ^'^- Cushman. and his
faith m that Brothers proper.,, for the government of the Craft by
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N>ro7"Mr"o"n''^''' ^«\ cheerfully endorsed. The determined charac-
Comp. Cusliman:— ^^^^' ^7th August. 1821.
^^i^JS: ^^^,'':^^:^^;;^ °^ -«-ing yours of the zuh inst..
letter to you, wS though it is 2 '^?n' '°."*''"^^ '" ^'°- Laughton's
gives us reasonable g ounds to hone that 1 '"^.."P^^^'* «« ^« could wish,
object. I must confess ? am astonish d o 1 T '"'""'^ '" "''' «''^'
Grand officers of our forme? GranTndi , " '^^ F°'' "'«'^^* "'' '^e
their conduct the Grand I odge of Enlnd'"hn"'"'' acknowledge that from
establishing another Provinciafcrand Lodge S ""°" '° '^ '^^"''""^ '"
useL's^pporr^fTSl^^'tth^Sr f 't^^^" ^^^"^ ^^^"^ ^^^
situation as ourselves wi?h the exrp"5 ' ^f' ^^^hey are placed in the same
Grand Warrant and ks their ai.^n"/^'''^:"^ forwarded a copy of the
Lodge at Niavr;ra I . J l J f " undoubtedly be to establish the Grand
accommodat;r''i,eng effect 3 'fnTtS\h'°V" ^^%°P;-- ^i no "hasty
bably hear both sides of the auesHon If ^ ^'^'^'^. ^°^«^ ^^'" "^o^* P^o-
of Grand Lodge am of the same nn^""" determining. As tc the location
I think York tL moTt prooer oTar. '1 7" "' '"'' ^t'"^"'- °" "^^"^ ^'^'^^""ts
alternate sessions TycS Jnd Kinir °n"i"7 ^ ''^'"'^ ^^''^ ^^^'^ dictate
pose the Grand LodJl of p , "^^'*.n"- • ^* '°°''^ reasonable to me to sup-
venience .? tie location B^t^ fh. rV^' "^ ^^"^^ *° ^"'^ our own coS-
ance; the estabHshSris the^^e^t diffiSy '''"" '° "' °' "'"^'^ ''"^°"-
practkaV^ff"th?'Hff S ^,u^? P^-oper opinion of the highest office
^•thpr Rro TJ, ^4-?^ *^^ ^'■^^* '" the province, and felt that in
measure, depend upon tl ^tet^r h^ h/n"' v '''''''''^^^ *" '""^^
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of England. You know, as will as myself, that all this and much more, is
requisite for filling the grand oriental chair with dignity and prr.priety, and
you may deem it superfluous in me to force my individual opinions upon
you in this manner, but I am so fully impressed with their importance, that
I venture to mention them to you, feeling confident that you will agree
with me, and as 1 am convinced that whoever is nominated ought to be fully
impressed with the idea of the arduous task he undertakes by the acceptance
of the office, and what will be expected of him by the fraternity. I am con-
vinced by your proposing the above named gentlemen, that they are suitable
men for the office, and as far as I know of their stations in life they are highly
respectable. But are they devoted to the cause? Will they join hand in hand
with the rest of us in raising Masonry (depressed by the bad management of
their predecessors) to that exalted level, which its principles merit? Will
their hearts be engaged in the cause? All this must be expected of whoever
fill.s the office of Provincial Grand Master, and if you are acquainted with
their Masonic principles, and know them to be sterling, and that not the
honour of the ofTice, but the interest of the Craft is the principal aim, and
are well convinced that they will fulfill our expectations, by ail means let their
names be sent home as candidates for the office, for they are such men as
we want. Is Major F. permanently settled in the Province? The Grand
Master ought to be permanently settled with us. I am sensible that the most
active duties devolve upon the D. G. M., yet still much, indeed all, depends
upon the vigorous and punctual execution of the duties of the Grand Master.
Perhaps it would be well, if you are not yet acquainted with their opinions, to
ascertain from them whether they would be willing to have their names sent
home as candidates for the chair, and would undertake the duties of tlie
office, should either be appointed, and if so perhaps by their influence our
communications might be sent to the Grand Lodge of England through the
agency of the Government at York, which might, as it would carry the idea
of our object being countenanced here, have influence with the Grand Lodge.
I have had thoughts of sending through the medium of the Grand Lodge
of New York, (which I think might be easily efTected) in case this could
not be accomplished.
In concluding Iii.s letter Bro. Dean refers to the want of an exact
copv of the old warrant. The extract made by Bro. Page was not
perfect, the titles of the Grand Master of England and the oflficial
signatures at the head of the warrant being omitted. For the third
time he was called upon to prepare a statement for the Grand Lodge
of England, in order to strengthen Bro. Laughton's hands. Bro.
Dean writes:
■' In preparing a communication for the Grand Secretary, I shall en-
deavour to explain our object, and the present situation of the Craft, in as
clear a way as I am capable of doing, and shall endeavour to embrace the
points you mention, but since perusing Bro. Laughton's letter, I am inclined
to the opinion that it would be as well to touch lightly, if at all, upon the
conduct of our Niagara brethren. I wish you to give me your opinion on
the subject. I hope we shall be able to procure a copy of the old Grand War-
rant, as it appears to be very necessary. But I have one in my possession,
but the titles of the Grand Master, the Duke of Athol, are unfortunately
omitted. I have not said everything I wish, but my time is nearly exhausted,
as I expect the mail shortly. Pray answer this as soon as possible; as de-
spatch is necessary in our communications home, indeed I fear the business
has already been delayed, though unavoidably, too long to counteract the
proceedings of our Niagara brethren, should that be necessary. I shall be
extremely anxious to hear from you immediately.
T remain,
Yours fraternally,
John Dean.
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prehension, he wrote again to Bro. Ferguson, to the (olSowTng eSi
Comp. Ferguson:— ^^"^' ^^^^ August, 182 1.
intcndcd. com eyed a d.flcrcnt nifainng from what 1
I did not intend you to undcritanH fi,,f «„
received from the Convention hnf n,?* u . '^"'"'"""'cation had been
1 ir=S/^Sa^{"^^^ - taS
^^.^received our coinicaSonl? l^ll^H^^ £S^ ^^^ !S ^
ward?d^ arr;o^dt';o"'\tr;!.?:sru:h°"\^^ ^^°" ^^ ''"-'•^■^ -^ f-
suhjcct. I requested you to ennS o Bro Mil"''"'""^/'" P°'^"^''-' "" *''«
any advice respecting the paym^'nt of jS^^I "' "'""'""■ '"" '"''" '•^"'-''
Yours fraternally,
~, . John Dean.
draft had been mailed to England in Tune of .So Pf^"^^"*- .The
n^r:^ * en.e™ e^^pZir K ^^f S: s?st;n "f ''"^^
-^4sr^^ ^S«--~SS?
r, c- T . . Kingston, 6th September, i8ji.
I remain, my dear sir.
Mr. John Dean, '*'"■'•" "'"'y-
Bath. ■ Sum. Shaw.
Grand'todge''"^ '" '"''''''"' '' ''^ '''' ^''"''"' °^ ^'^^ ^^" t° the
-Suo/avT^'S
^nH nS. '^"f"-^^ '"""''^ 'T '""^^ ^'^'" t'^'" ^■'■^^t it could not l,e ound
and althoupfh vifforoiis efforts were made to nnearth it, it was "sSg
before it came to hght, seventy-three years after it had been r1r:,vv„
and transmitted to England, 'it had Lways been a quest on aHS
the mathng of the money to England, and. if sent, its receipt bv^V
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
HISTORY OF FRKKMASONRY FN CANADA. ,07,
w''''t^^Tu'\r^^° °"' ''""'^ °^ ^^'^ ^•■aft ""*«' tl,e letter of R
W Bro. John W. l-crguson was found in the MSS and three
K!I%°K a century later the draft itself confirmed the fac that"
at least it had done its duty and had been duly honored
' <^^>^^^^C^^^ ^^^
-^^j. ^'^^;^-^<:^«-v— s
Endorsement cf the Secretary of the Convention and the
urand becretarv of england.
rf ^^!^^ /^ ^^^
^•"7^
Endorsement of the Last Holder of the Drafi
1072
HISTORY OF FKEfcMASONRV IN CANADA.
The following is a transcription of the Draft.
Naval Dock \ard.
Kingston, 14th June, i8ig.
of without further
Kich.'inl Miskcn.
I30. 0. o., Stg.
At 'Fen Days' sight, pay this my first of Exchange, Second and Third
of the same tenor and date unpaid, to the order of Mr. John W. Ferguson
Thirty Pounds, Bath, Stg., and place the same to acct
advice
To
Mr. Lewis Barnaby,
Cross Street,
Chatham.
Kent.
The endorsement reads:
Pay to the order of Edward Harper, Esq.
John W. Ferguson.
Pay the within to Richard Thompson, Esq., or his order.
Edw. Harper.
Rec'd Aug'st 30th, 1819. of Mr. Lewis Barnaby, Thirty Pounds,
amount of this Bill.
Rd. Tiiompson,
Thus there exists a clear history of the fatnous draft of the Con-
vention, but as yet no satisfactory explanation as to why it was un-
acknowledged. The Christian name of Rro. Harper is given in many
Canadian documents as " Edward," it should be rendered " Edwards."
the
CHAPTER LXVII.
Thk Craft in 1821. — The Nomination of Bro. James Fitzgibbon
TO THE Office of Deputy Provincial Grand Master
OF Upper Canada.
The brethren who had charge of the work of selecting a Pro-
vincial Grand Master had well kept their counsel. They were dubi-
ous as to success, and when Bros. John Dean, Josiah Cushman and
Abner Everitt assumed the responsibility of making a nomination
they desired the assurance that their action would not only have the
approval of, but gratify the Craft, and, even should the reply of Bro.
Fitzgibbon be in the negative, they would not stand in an invidious
position before the brethren of Upper Canada. One can scarcely
understand why Bro. John W. Ferguson, the secretary of the Coti-
vention, was not consulted, in fact that he should be kept in igno-
rance of the proposals of reorganization, and yet. from a letter which
he received in October of 1821 from Bro. Fitzgibbon, it would seem
as if this had been done. Bro. Ferguson was apparentlv surprised
at the contents of the letter, so much so that he was in doubt whether
the proposal were a genuine one made by his own friends in the
Convention, or a deeply laid scheme of the schismatic Grand Lodge
at Niagara to forestall the Convention brethren in their efforts for
reoro'anization. He writes thus to Brn. Dean :
Dm
very par
to accef
wliicl) h
write to
have tak
taken th
confirmc
me hear
John De
Brc
whom t
a corres
suggesti
natid.
commur
noniinati
Convent
follows:
Dear
that fhe 1
Master is
intelligenc
that it wo
of some I
named Th
him in th(
mentioninj
willing to
since l)ear(
York, for
nominatioi
hear from
Bro. J. W
The
at Kingsti
further ei
England,
Conventio
governing
almost all'
Grand Lo
crop of tr
proved ui:
answered.
pients a s
There
ernment oi
IMRTORY OF FKKiiMASONRV IN CANADA. ,073
Drnr «;■,. I 1 j . Kingston. 2sth Oct.. 1831.
very ,L^L ,:.';::.:; s m'Shn:,'^^'^'' ^'?«"^^°"- «' ^-^^ <»
to accept .he appoin.mcn o Prnv k a V n^ '"-" I'" ''"" ^'^""^«««
which he had assented As I was nn ^ ^ ^'''^'' "' '^«''«"''. -"^ to
write to you for information on EMbLr/ 7 r^'' "' ""^ •circumstance. I
have taken the step, or the Con en.ion I ' I'm " " "'" ^^'^ "' N'^'Sara
taken the appointment, he can wSut m .c h 1 ^" '^ '?''^'' "'^'- '' ''« ''"
confirmed, knowing his intere t anH uZe °W^m ' ^'''''^' appointment
me hear fr«n, you on receipt of this as m",? ^ ' ^''^''*^ P''^*''**^'' »" '«
John Dean. Esq.. ' " ^ '""^"'' *"""« to Capt. F. next mail?
Bath. ^°"" truly,
r. ^ J"hn W. Ferguson.
a correspondence with Bro Cusl man af Yofif "f n? ". '^"^ ^'^^ "P
suggestion that the names of Bros R.^rn.f^ i r' ^",^, *^ ^^^ on his
natcd. The brethren at York °rom tt f. A ''''^.'''^°" ^"^ "«""-
conmumication with Bro Fi\zS^^^^ t, r '' ,"'7 ^^""^ ^^'^^ '"
nomination and take the chances nf=;ff^ resolved to press the
Convention. Bro. Dea'n 'Kv^ . "S"^'^^'L"T'"^ °^ ^'-
follows: ' ^^"^"te lire. Ferguson as
Deir q.r. T„ 1 ^^^^' ^^^^ October, 1821.
that the nominat"';!? Cap^'Fltzlibrn t\! ""'.l'^ ^^?"^« ^'^^ ' •'^'-«
Master is by the Convention pa ty^ I„"i,i °,,',';*^ "'^'^ «' Provincial Grand
intelligence, contained in Bro LauKhton'ril^ communicating to me the
that it would be proper to send ou to m ' r \ ^°,- ^"'""^•''" '"'"fonod
of some proper persons to Tlf th offi of p"'' ''"^f J^^ '^"^"""^- "«"^-^
named Thos. Ridout. Esq., and Maio? I^L k ""7"' ^""^ faster, and
him in the expediency of uch a s Jn nni ^ '/;'' 'V"^' ^ ^^recd with
nientioning the subject to t em Snd^l ?^"'''' '? '""' '»'« P'opriety of
willing to accept the' nomTnn ion anS have tlelr'n"^ ^'^'^"'" '^'^ ^^°»'«^ be
;.nce henrd frc m Bro, C.i.slMinnn, b "t p o'u„ c t ""'"? ''"' °"'- ^ ''«ve not
York, for that purpo.se, and from wLn T Ln Wn^'T 'Y ''■' '''''''''" ^'
nomination is judicious, and I hope mav nrJv. ' r ?^ °P'"'°" ^'1^* «he
hear from that qua.ter, ^ ^ ^""''^ successful. I hope soon to
Bro. J. W Ferguson.
Kingston.
Yours truly,
John Dean.
at K^gLTd^mSate "rat^^hl Tcmr VJ"' ^rand Convention
ftirther eflort in the direction of r r"'''''' ^'^ ""^ contemplate any
Englatid, but preferre awaidng tl/r s'^"^of'n?'"^^ "'^^^"^ ^••^•"
Convention in its fourth year had becn^". ° ^ ^ •'°? ^'^'O"" ^he
governing body, indeed, fortunatelv for b! [^^^o&n.'z^ as more of a
alnm.st all the functiot^s of a Grand T o . ^'^'^''''\y '* had assumed
Grand Lodge of England had sown Pnljnner ^'^''''''r^^ ^''^
crop of trouble. The appeal bvnetit on tE^l S^"^''^ ^ plenteour
proved unavailing. The leUers to thl r ^^^^rand Master had
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HISTORY Ol' FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
in 1792 until the present Grand Lodge of Canada, which have com-
manded the attention of tJie Craft and exerted an historic influence
upon the fraternity. No letter, however, in connection with the an-
nals of Masonry ever contained such plain, practical common sense
argument, fortified by accurate statements of fact, as this last appeal
to the Canadian Craft in Canada to the brethren of the Grand Lodge
of the motherland. As a documentary recital it could not be ex-
celled, and the marshalling of facts, interwoven with a reason for
every movement of the brethren of the colony in their deep exigency,
had, as future events exemplified, an influence for good from the day
of its reading by the Grand Master of England. This efifort of Bro.
John Dean did more efifective work in clarifying and convmcing
the English Masonic mind than any epistle yet sent over the tea.
Every paragraph was written, noi only to be read, but to carry con-
viction to the reader and all concerned. Bro. Dean opens with a
reference to Bro. Laughton's mission and his message as to why the
petitions of the Convention, so far unattended to, at least, were un-
answered. He enclosed a copy of the warrant of R. W. Bro. Jarvis.
as made by Bro. H. T. Page, omitting the titles of the Grand Master
of England, and pointed out that the Convention acted in ignorance
of their power until they had obtained a copy of the warrant, by
which they found that the privileges appertaining to that document
were restricted to the issue of dispensations. Bro. D-an directed
the attention of the Grand Secretarv of England to the fact that the
fate of the appeals to England bv the Convention was not known
until the receipt of Bro. Laughton's communication, which contained
the notification of the absence of a copy of the warrant of R. W . l.ro.
Jarvis
Alluding to the nomination of Bro. Fitzgibbon, Bro. Dean stated
that he was peculiarly qualified for the ofifice, and he concluded by a
general review of the connection with England, what it had been
and what it would be, and in a most courteous manner, scarcely justi-
fied bv the circumstances, appealed to the mother Grand Lodge for an
answer to the long-neglected communications from Canada.
The entire letter was a careful epitome of argument, fortified l)y
facts ranged in historical order and Hanked on all sides by justilicci-
tion of everv action of the Convention and condemnation ot the con-
duct of the brethren of the schismatic Grand Lodge— a complete
ans ver to any document which couild possibly l)e prepared by the
factious opposition that existed in the Niagara district. Ihc hision-
cal prodiH-tion of Bro. i^ean reads as follows:
Bath. U. C, 20th Nov.. i8-'i.
l':(lv.,inl< Ihirpcr, Ks(i., Grand Secretary.
London.
R. \V. Sir and Brother—
Tn consequence of infortn.-ition from J. T.aughton, tlie
United Grand Lodge of Riiiilam
beaver of my former
letter to you (Bro Dean lure makes a marp;inal note that the letter referred
to was a 'private communication). T :>m induced once more to address yr.-j
on helialf of the Convention on the si-hiect ot the formation of a Provincial
Grand Lod^e in this Province.
It appears by Bro. Laiiphton's letter that tlic reason )l our petition "■■'
being attended to arises from die neglect of the
Provinri;:
Grand Oliicers of the foriiui
la! "Graml Lodge in not making proper returns to (he Grand Lo,!.;.'
HISTORY OF KREKMASONRY IN CANADA.
1075
of England, and from there being no cnnv of ,u^ n a „r
our late Brother Jarvis, to be found^n^^ ^'f "'^ Warrant granted to
of our being a regularbody of Masons ''"'"^^ ""^ '''"'''' P^°°' '^ ^^"*^''
have^bTenTblettbt^; w'h,^rf;:ri"nfrat^ '^T.^M''^* '"— - - ^
nothing but tl,e titles of the R W Cr " ° 0^"°"' ^ b^.'-e/e to be deficient in
omitted in copying as at thp fi^» -f <^fficers, which were unfortunately
the minds of 'si:.clf -brethren' Vs'Te SroTs'^o' f . '"^-^"'^'.^"'^ ^^ ^
granted to our late Bro. Jarvis by tha ?nL ^'"'■^^'"'"S what power was
warrant was granted by the Duke o Athn. ^Ta!?'- J°" ^'" P"^^'^^ this
I believe, there were two or three Grand I nH '^''''^- '^^^ '' ^'"<^h time,
entirely independent of each other sTnce tht^ """"^ '." ^"^'""^ ^"^'"^K
between the said Grand Lodges and ill iJ! ^" ""'"" ''^^ ^een effected
under the governmenv of thf'' United7!rH"V". ^"^'""^ '''' ""^ »""t'<l
Having never received ^.r.^ ^'^"'^ ^^^^^ of England."
land since'the u^i^n^w at^nlZaHr we" h™" ^'^^^^^"^ '--^^^ «f Eng-
unoffic al, yet we have reason to suppose That the ^'Tf T '''' '^^'"'^^ '«
authority this Grand Warrant was^ScLS 1 ^"?t'' ^°^^^' ""^er whose
that such power as was granted S S tstimem '^7""'' ''"' °' —
It appears that our late Provincial rT.!/'" ^^ recognized,
grant dispensations for the holding of tdges etc f"" '"'' '^'"P°-ered to
he .pace of twelve calendar months " and nn , ' ° """""^ in force for
has been exceeded must be lef^to the decision o?t\ ^^^'"^" *''^^ P^^^'^
of England. " '"^ aecision of the present Grand Lodge
When the Convention was first calleH ,.
stance, or of the degree of power vested fnourT.' p"' '^'''' ""^ '''' -'"^■"n-
but upon obtaining a copy we \vTrl T P^o^''ncial Grand .Master
granted died witl, o„r S^and mX 3'""'' ''''"' ^^''^'^'^'^ Power wa^
urned to the most proper means iJ be 'usTdfornf .'"'"''T ^"^^ immediately
a Grand Lodge, and the result of our denh.r.r '"^ ''^''' P°^^" ^o bold
has been communicated to you, not doubting .?"' '"^ °"'' '^^•^"' "'^'^»i»g''
be attended to, and that we shoiSd if ir ^ . ' °"'' '^""im^mcatians would
on.ed of our errors and cTrre ted B ,t SI' T '" °"'' P-'^^^^-^-, be tt
letter we were utterly in the dark respecting 1 "I- TT °^ ^''°- Laughton's
As to our lodges continuing workii g t 5' fvf °^ °"'' '^^■"•""nications.
Convention, we can only say tirtt ^01, *^^ ^''""^<^'^ P^^^cr of the
.ts commencement Masonry wa't " ' T ''"''' ^'^'^'""^^ <^^''<-'"tial as a
from the peculiar situation ^f th Cr.ffe'xn d' '"' ^"^' '''"^ '^ ^^ ^'--ed
order to raise our lodges to a respectlh l T'^! '"' '° """"""'^ "'°'-l<i"g. in
of worthy members, btit by xcTX^u vo^rtiv"' 7' °"'-^ ""' ^'"^ ='^-'SioS
I-^lge of England would Lnction "Sr^cSn^T^ ''"'""^ ""''' ^'^'^ ^-"d
And our exertions have thus fnr ho„„ ^5' .
••'smg in respoctahilitv. a.nl M „ rv i ? ''''"-' '''^^}~o^^r lodges are rap-dlv
wb.ch its pure principles L^r^^A^^T::^ '"^'^ '^^ ---"- tha, n.nk
exertions of the Convention, although undL if' ''? '""'' '''"''"^"t'^ to the
- '.elation to our communi ntio s di ected to " '"'^t''-^^'^-^^ ci.cnistances
United Grand Lodge of England ''°" ''*' ^''^"^^ Secretary of the
-dge: JrchX^^:;^ -t e;c;p;-n;t^ -^•- ---- ^--
;;m;^app,.at,on to the Grand Lodge ^^^^n^ T ^Z^^!^:^ tl:T £
Tt iii.iy be necess.nv to observe tint fr>.- ^o
as prevailed between the brethren o Yo k w'-V'' ■"' ""^'"•'""•-'te schism
f <io not deem necessary ,0 rela I wi | '"rll T'"' /''' ^'^'"'■^ ^^ ^^•'"'=''
l"'v.ous to the death of our la 5 P o i -," r ' flV'"' '"'^'' ''"'"^' ti'"*-
;-;t.nued, and I am informed iat I Tr^rS'^ K-'^'^' ^l.'''^ ■^'•'"■■^- '^-
"; bold a Grand Lodge without anv authoritv vv,int ^'''''H''' ^^"^ P-etended
-'.ch we humbly conceive ... Power t^^ klS' l^.H^P™;;:,]^^--
1076 HISTORY OF FREKMASONRY IN CANADA.
Jarvis only, and could not be iiaii;. (erred, being in possession of our late
Provincial Grand Master or his heirs.
But recently the Grand Warrant was obtained from one of his heirs and
upon gettin-; that into their possession they have proceeded to elect Grand
Otticers ar-l Mold a Grand Lodge, founding their authority, it is presumed,
upon the old Grand Warrant. Although, I understand, that subsequently they
have sent a delegate to the Grand Lodge of England, for what purpose I
know not.
We have not the least wish to impute their proceedings to improper
motives, but we muft think they have no legal power to hold a Grand Lodge
under the old Grand Warrant, as we conceive the power granted in that
instrument died with our late Provincial Grand Master.
Lodges belonging to the Convention have been sumiiioned to attend
their communications, and we presume those lodges not falling in with their
views is the cause of their sending a delegate to the Grand Lodge of Eng-
land, we presume, for the purpose of obtaining a new Grand Warrant, and if
that is their object it is the same as we have been labouring to obtain since
the first calling a Convention.
This dissension is very unpleasant, but we could not conscientiously join
them in holding a Grand 1 udge, under what we could not consider proper
authority. But shoula the Grand Lodge of England think proper to establish
a Provincial Grand Lodge in this Province, we fervently hope that their
measures may be such as will obviate all dithculties and heul all differences,
and we await their decision, confident that it will be dictated by wisdom and
calculated to promote the true interests of the Crait.
It is our sincere wish that the proceedings of the Convention may be
fully investigated, and if any improper steps are discovered that we may be
informed. ...
Our proceedings have been forwarded to you and we think it is of the
highest importance to the welfare of the Craft in this Province that the situa-
tion may be taken into consideration.
You must be sensible that our situation is extremely unpleasant, and per-
haps unprecedented. We have made such representations to you, as the pro-
per organ through which to address the M. W. Grand Master, as we deem
it ( ur duty to do, and adopted such meas^ures as we thought the exigencies
of cur case required. We have repeatedly solicited that our case might be
taken into consideration, and while we are assured, by reference to the former
proceedings of your ancient and honourable body, that the communications
from brethren in foreign countries have ever been promptly attended to, we
have the mortification of finding that our solicitations, although we have
looked for counsel and assistance as a child to a parent, have failed of pro-
curing oven a reply. Had our Masonic characters been doubted, would it
have bein improper to have intimated it to us? If upon investigation of
the subject we had been found to have been worthy, ought we not to havt
been gratifievl in having our request acted upon and our petitions attended tor
If any of our measures are deemed improper we can only plead error of
juJginent,— our intentions have been good— and here. Sir, permit me to say,
that as conjecture has been our sole guide in judging of the reason ui oiii
getting no reply to our communications, we have never known on what point
t„ touch in addressing you, and until the receipt of Brother Laughton's letter
were entirely ignorant upon the subject.
But nad the information been at first communicated, we could Icng since
have shown to you our standing. We could, if necessary, in addition to show-
ing the authority of our late Grand Master, (had that authority, or the legality
of Masons made under it been doubted,) hive seiecled nuni the members of
the Convention, respectable Mas.-ns, resident in the Province, of good stand-
ing and reputation, who were made Masons under the authority of otiier
Grand Lodges, whose authority is acknowledged ijy Masons in all par's of
HISTOKY OF FKEEMASONRY IN CANADA. ,077
Kespecting the appointment of a Provincial GranH lu. ,
prerogative is vested in the M W Grind m!^. c% Master, we know the
that prerogative in the appoinUnen nf p ' °^ ^'"^'^"''' "^"^ '" exercising
Province, we concluded th'at 2 " hes "n.i2tT'"' ""."T' ^.''''' "^ ""'
fore in our petition of 28th Aulst ^8^,^! I .1°™? "^ ^'"'' ^"^ there-
Roderick McKay. Esq con der ^ L ! ^' "^ ^^^ '''''^"y °^ nominating
after his death, in our'peS o "oti JebrtrrisTo"^^ *°/!' '"f °'^'^^-"'
ment cf a Provincial Grand Lodge unontf^' ?' P"^"'' ^°'' ^"^^ ^stablish-
ada where we had been informed theyTeced thToffl^""^ '' '", ^°"" C^""
and in the letter of John W. Ferguson then ^"" 'r"""'"^ ''^ P"'^"' =
requested that in the event of the nftlnf i, secretary of the Convention,
siding ofr,cers might be ?nse ted and 1 n'"^ granted, the names of the pre-
consistcntly, with the rules anri rJl, i. "" J"'!""* *'^^' '^ «"<='i P"wer can
England be granted thJI'pSwTr'm'Iy^trgrenl.s';: ^'r' ^""' ^°^«^ °'
jcct to the approval or disapproval of the M W r , T ^""f ^°>-« «"b-
in which case we should conceive thon^ ]'"'' ■^'''''^'" °f England,
Masons collectively than to an^ nl'irj'strr?^ """'' ^" '^' ^^^^ °^
to the authority from which we JJcdveTl L n ^^^l"^ T''^'''' ^'"^'^"^ble
of It. Our distance from Fngland rondo «> vl''^ / *''^ ^'°^''' ^^"<='^^
Masterof Masons in Eng and folLww 'in tf-*^^^ ^°'' ^'''^ ^^- ^^ ^rand
suitable person to fill the "mnortart nffi' /p' '°""*''^ ''°"''^ '^" ^^e most
knowledge of this induced s'^i r con^. „d ^^'"'''7' ^""'' ^'^''^^- A
pc.sons as we deemed suitable and suchm , ^T'^' P""''""^' ^"<=h
satisfaction to the Craft and fm t htl considered would give general
of recommending our worthy brot ler t '''r"',.^' "°^" *^''^ *''^ liberty
of Provincial Grand Malter Torn e l ' ^ u ^"f^j'^bon. Esq., for the office
Canada. We concei^!e Hm to bT . L ^"'^"' °' "'' ^""'' ^odge of Lower
qnalified to execute t,e3„Ues pertaTninftT" ^^^IJ ^^ '''' °"^^'-'- ^"^^ -<="
deportment, and the high rank he TnM^ If °' ^""^ ^'^"^ ^'' ^^o^^ct moral
ernment at York, from thetea^ wh tl ? ' 'f "" °' *'^^ Provincial Gov-
Craft. and his gJner7pe severLre in '"'"'^''*' *" *''^ '"'^--"t^ °f the
consider him pecuiia? v Tal (fed to fi I H "^ ''^"' ^''''^•' ''^ undertakes, we
M. W. Grand Master of England °nH '^ ^^^^ ^o the satisfaction of the
his appointment wou'd peSy t ; ,d w h theT' r° '''T'^'^ ^"^ "^ *'"">*
the Convention, and from his station i„e ? ''"^f f '^'^'y '"^"^b'^'" °f
in our knowledge is better qualified to V r"! ^f'?' character, no person
brethren. Unde'r theselm^rSS Ve .op" th ^ in the"""": 1 °"^ "^'^^^^^^
being granted, his name may be in^Trt, H .c' fi S '-'''^"* °^ °"'' Petitions
We believe that gene lallv on H e ^'' Provincial Grand Master,
ters power has not b?en given to the I T' !^?/ "^ ^''^--cial Gr.nd Mas-
side, to elect their successors bu^ -l-n ° • °''"' '^''"'"^ ^''^^ P^^"
tion the complete S'Sr^niLtio" o^Sie" Pro;iS Gr^fd^ I "h'" ^°"^'''^^-
death of the Provincial Grand Master thf Z ibiHt? n? K ^ ^', "P°" *''"
duty and giving dissatisfaction to the Craf? Lre a 1 th! '''I "'^'''"."'^ '"'
second Provincial Grand Lodge " Tl i, Prcvlcl '" .' """''i"™™' o( a
v,nc,„ Grand Lodge „cre. w„ici,' aiU.ongi, HiT.^'V'lZ'Z'' mISI
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HISiORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
■
subject on which to touch, yet we hope it may not be deemed improper to
notice. We alhide to the fees required by the Grand Lodge of England from
Provincial Grand Lodges. If I mistake not, los. stg. is required for every
initiation, 2s. 6d. register fees, and 2s. annually from each member.
Permit me. Sir, to state the peculiar situation of the brethren in this Pro-
vince. Emigration from the mother countries is rapidly pouring in here, and
we have hitherto found among the emigrants many brethren and their families
in distress, in a land of strangers and friendless, could they not find the fra-
ternal pressure of a brother's hand; but this they have found, and their appeal
has not been made in vain; we have relieved their necessities, and as far as
we could, consistently with our duties to ourselves and families, have ad-
ministered to the relief of brethren made under an authority whose counte-
nance we have long been soliciting. In proportion as we contribute to the
support of the benevolent fund in England, ours will be lessened. We do
not wish to be released from the payment of the above fees, but if it can be
consistent with the policy pursued by the United Grand Lodge of England,
to appoint an agent in this Province, into whose hands we can pay such
amounts as are destined for the benevolent fund of England, for the sole purpose
of relieving distressed brethren, emigrating from the mother countries, and
exhibiting credentials from their respective Grand Lodges, we should humbly
corceive it as peculiarly adapted to the relative situation of the Craft in the
two countries, which we must consider as branches of one common family,
and should esteem it a great pleasure in thus being enabled more efifectually
to relieve the distresses of our European brethren who may emigrate to this
country.
Permit us. Sir, to enquire of you whether our communications have evet
been laid before the United Grand Lodge of England, or whether our peti-
tions have eve: been presented to the W. M. Grand Master, and also to
enquire of you to what account the amount of a draft remitted to you by
Brother J. W. Ferguson, while secretary of the Convention, (which was
intended to have been applied to the purpose of defraying the expenses of
procuring a Grand Warrant or Patent) for £30 stg., has been placed. The
draft alluded to was dated at Knig.ston, 14th June, 1819, drawn by Richard
Miskin on Lewis Barnaby, Cross Street. Chatham, Kent, was endorsed by
Brother Ferguson, (in whose favour it was drawn.) payable to your order,
and on the 30th August, 1819, was paid by Richard Thompson, Esq., and the
amount received by him.
We have now to request of you that no time may be lost in laying our
wishes before the Grand Lodge of England or its presiding of^ficers, together
with our former communications, for final determination. By application to
Brother Laughton. all the information in his power, in illustrating our views
and intentions will be given. We think it of the utmost importance to the
welfare and honour of the Craft in this country, that our case should speedily
be taken into consideration, as the result of this application will probablv
determine our future proceedings.
The great object in view in calling the Convention was the formation of
a Provincial Grand Lodge, under tiie authority of the United Grand Lrdge
of England, and we have steadily persevered in our efforts to obtain our
object; although we have been peculiarly unfortunate, yet we arc sanguine in
the hope that the copy of the torrner Grand Warrant, nov enclosed, will do
away with all doubt of our Masonic character, and that in consequence tlie
prayer of our petition will be granted, and we hope by adhering to the ci n-
ditions nf mr warrant and strictly performing the requirements of the United
Grand Lrdge of F.npland, to demonstrate the purity of our intentions, and
prove that the confidence reposed in us i-, not mispjaced. With a thorouL-h
conviction of the purity of the principles of Masonry, and a sincere desire
to extend their good effects as far as in our power, and not to trespass upon
bui to keep within the ancient Inndninrks of the Order, our efforts to pinre
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under the patronage of the Un1 ed Grtd t ! l" *°""x?' ^'" ''' ""^ "«"«d
that favoured with the blessing of the S. uremJ^I of England, and we pray,
may never be profaned by unha lowed n'!T ^'"'='^'1"' «f the Universe, I
shelter to the distressed member oTurOrder?nH V^J'^f '* ""''^ P^"-' ^
blast^s of misfortune and adversity ' ^"'^ "'^''^'^ t'^e'" ^^om merciless
t.onof';he°c;nTntU?I^lrco£"o?:.';fou;^ '^^^ ^"""^' Commun.ca-
"^^o^tdlhre-ipente^rirwF-^^^^^^^^^ "°""'" "^^ '""
ss^r shS .n^'-^;t £™.^o? :;"t,;:-s -I
g>ve us such information as is reni ested ,hn ""!'' 'f ""^'^ ^'^ of you to
our apphcation as soon as conveni m The In.t °^'''^'' ■^^'*'' '''' ^""'^ of
veyance is by way of New York °'' expeditious mode of con-
A great number of brethren -irp .,„ ■ ,
communications and petitions am 'tTetf^r'''^.^'^ "''"'' «' °- --"'
relieve their anxiety, you will not dly a mo'Lt" f "'' *''*''' '" °'-'''=^ '"
the proper officers. ^ ^ moment in laying our ca.se before
I have the honour of subscribi,,, myself, R. W. Sir,
Yours fraternally
(Signed), John Dean.
P.S.— We have written Broth,.,- t 1 . ^'''^' "' Convention,
assistance in his power in the abote bSess" '"'""''"^ him to rentier any
ever l^i^Sy Ztl^^^^Z:^ ^'T ^^l ^^^" ^^ ''^ ^— -". - what-
obtaiiiing the Warrant, will heSiSiSSHy-U^rS^Sr '''''- '^
(Signed), John Dean,
A copy of tiip I*.ft ( ■ ^^'^' "^ Con\enti()n
and referred to by Bro Dea„"if "h^"^ S'^^" to Bro. Laughton
Secretary of the (/rand Lodge of^FSr^T/T".''^'^^ '^ '^'^ ^^^-^
both of wh.cli were laid before thrnn' .^"' ^°^^ °^ ^'°v-' '^^'^
'8-'-^ and una,n,nou.slv approved i.b"'T" °" '^"' ^^^h Feb..
uas more frank „, his 'views reea'^ vT'^] -S*^^"- ^^^o- ^^ean
Laiighton. Jle did not 1 esitatf ; ? ^"f !^"^ .'" his letter vo Bro.
'i"fl/--v|)nssed more confidence in f ."".^"^ *° ^'^^^ brother,
'" the executive officer of he Gnnd \"T "/ ^''^^^^^'""-'"tion than
was particular that Bro. ll^ ^ '"'"^ ''^'"''^^^l^- ^^'O- Dean
Convention, should f,nd out f hr;..ti, ' "^^orized agent of the
a.d before the (iratul ^Ta t ! of' ^lt^^^'°Tr ^^^^^^^ '"^'^ ^ver
spare no pains to obtain nn 1 ''"S''"'^'-. , He directed him to
Mnster," and, if possi le o c n Zf • '"-'^ '^'' ^^^'^^"'^ ^rand
"■ ' ■'gland, -for the ni,rnoso of n I ■"*" V'^'' *''^ ^'■''^"^l Lodge
• in our case." The fa'^e of he di^^'f '"r"^ '^'' ^'"'"'^ rroceedin|s
^--'s "a mvsterv" w 1^1 r n n l?" ^f '.'"' ^'^' ^"^^ C'onventon
for the return of th d a t h" „o i. 7\'' '""'' ^' developed,"
[o which it ha,I bee an, lil 1' !^
letter concluded wih an eo semen ^ r"'' ^/"^'^^f" ^^'""- ^^^^"''s
and a confidence in i, " ablhivJo "ecur"V;!:^i../:"'^''^°"'^ ^"^hority
demands ol the Convention. "Tlie letter reads:" ''"-' ""''""' ^'' ^^"^
io8o
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Bath. Nov. 1821.
Bro. Laughton: 1 have received from Bro. Cushman a copy of your
letter, dated London, 22nd May, 1821, concerning the business relative to the
estabHshment of a Provincial Grand Lodge in this Province,
I have prepared a communication to Edwards Harper, Esq., Grand Secre-
tary, upon the subject which accompanies this, in which James Fitzgibboii,
Esq., of York, is nominated for the office of Provincial Grand Master, and
enclosed a copy of the old Grand Warrant, although, as it is in the hands of
the Niagara party, I could not procure one which contains the title of the
R. W. Grand Officers. In other resoects I believe it is correct.
It is the wish of the members of the Convention that you should act as
our agent procuring a Grand Warrant, and as you are acquainted with the
object and view in calling the Convention, and with the general situation of
aflfairs between the brethren of York and Niagara, whatever information may
be desired by the Grand Secretary or other olticers of the United Grand
Lodge, we wish you to give them.
In your letter to Bro. Cushman, you did not inform him whether our
petition had ever been laid before the M. W. Grand Master or the Grand
Lodge.
This we consider a material point to ascertain, and for that purpose we
wish to spare no pains to obtain an interview with the Deputy Grand Mafter,
or if possible to gain admission into the Grand Lodge for the purpose of
ascertaining the precise proceedings in our case, if any, and if you find that
our communications have never been laid before the Grand Lodge, we wish
you to use all your interest to have it done, or to have the presiding officers
made acquainted with our several communications and petitions, and par-
ticularly my last communication which accompanies this.
There is a mystery in the business that must be developed. The amount
of our draft, remitted to the Grand Secretary, for £30 stg., has been paid, and
we know not upon what principle our money has been received. The draft
is now in my hands, with the several endorsements, which of course show
the hands through which it has passed, but we wish to ascertain to what pur-
pose our money was applied. I rr peat there is a mystery in the business that
I c-iunot fathom, and must entreat you to use every exertion to ascertain the
true state of the business, and I presume you will be able to obtain an ex-
planation that will prove satisfactory to all concerned.
We wish you, immediately upon the receipt of this, or as soon as you can
make It convenient, to call upon the Grand Secretary and ascertain wlifthcr
my cnmnuuiicatiiin of this date has been received, and whether the copy of
the Warrant enclosed is considered satir.factory, and if any obstacle appears
praj lose no time in informing me what it is. 1 have mentioned in my com
municatioii to the Grand Secretary that we considered you as our authorized
•gent in this business.
Sliould you not return soon after receiving this and gaining the necess;ii7
Information, we wish you to inform us of your progress; hut I am sanguine
in the idea that if you return in the spring, you will be the bearer of a mw
warrant.
In short, we wish you to do what you can for us in this business, and in
^ojiig so you must be guided by your own judgment, as being on the spot
i|pi| will know better what steps to take than we can direct, and in acting fcr
us you will consider yourself the authorized agent of the Convention, and
whatever expenses you may incur in transacting the business shall be paid you
on your return. Feeling a confidence in yotii best exertions in our cause,
I remain you; friend and brother.
(Signed,) John Dean,
Sec. of Convention.
The labors of ycar.s were nearing completion in the latter days
of 1821. With a due sense of the responsibility involved, and an
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 1081
evident appreciation of the honour conferred, 15ro. James Fitzmbbon
Right W„„„ip,„, Si, and BrcX"- "'"" "'"'"■ "" """"""' •'"■
not only irrcpr^achabie^buTtnoirrille """"'"^ '" ''" ^'^^'"" '^-°-'=-
I have the honour to be,
Right Worshipfui Sir,
Tn p -w TTj 1 TT ^ ^°'-"" faithful and obedient
10 K. VV. Edwards Harner Esn c . V V.
Grand Secretarr etc , etc etc ""' '"t'^ ^™Sr' •, .
United Srand' Lod^;':/ England, London ^""" '^*"'^"'°"-
testimolwaf 7ZV^lV7T'u^ ^'''''' /' ''^^ '^^^"^ ^"^^^^cd to me that some
of Sir Peregrine M^uL7 j ■ i ''^''^' '" consequence, obtained
Excellcncv^ias bin ll • a''1 ^-■'^"tenant-Governor, a certificate, which His
tra^sm-rto J'ou trewith"'' '° """* ""' ^""^ "'"-^'^ ' "^^^ ^'^ '— '«
T, T7V ., , James Fitzgibbon.
i!ro. Fit^g.bbon had held many positions of trust in the Pro-
V nee arri was personally known to 'the Lieutenant-Gove or and to
e e m ^IZT' T" ^^ ?' ^°""^'->'- ^^ ^^ ^hese held him i," high
e.sttem. The Lientenant-Covernor was a member of the Craft He
had, hmvever. taKcn no part in Masonry in the province He ex
pr^essed Ins op.nton of Bro. Fit.gibbon in' the follov^inrreco,n^:nda-
(Official seal at Arms)
vince ^of vLl7T'"'', ^^•;'"'''"^' K- C:. B., Lieutenant-Governor of the Pro-
U"rei„?'et?'etc.. etc ' '^•^^°^-^-^---'" Commanding H.s Majesty's forces
To all whom it may concern. Greeting.
pay a Mal'tnte in 7;S ""' ^'''''' r'''=^8''"'on. Es.,uire, a Captain on half-
fai hfulSS of Hi M '.""7""^^-,^"f .^ Lieutenant-Colonel of Militia, is a
^.tniui ser^ant of Hi^ Majesty, and of irreproachable character
""der n,j_Iund, and ofTficial seal at York in Upper Canada, this twelfth
day of December, m the year of Grace, one thousand eight hundred
a^nd twenty-one. and of His Majesty's reign, the second ^
By His Excellency's command, G. Hillier, P. Maitland.
Having sent tliis endorsation of fitness for of.ice to England,
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Mn Dean?^°" '"'°*^ ^^^ following complimentary letter to Bro.
_. „ York, 20th December, 1821.
Lorl^rTSl"^. f "" P^'"*"' f°' '^^ ^- W. Secretary of the Grand
of fh. rVn r ""^ ''"^^ *°. "■^"*'"*^ *° yo"- to be kept with the proceedings
o hL FxcHir"' T''r"°^ "'^ '^"'^" ^° ''^^ ^•^'-■'•'=*-y- ""d the testimonial
ot His Excellency, the Lieutenant-Governor
^.rZ?rl'" u^T^""^''. requested of me to peruse your letter to tlie Grand
Secretary, whicl, I did, and have derived from it a very excellent view of the
farTl''^" °^ '^' Convention. The brethren are deeply indebted to you
ZhZ^T""''^''" f°''^ '" ^^'''' '"^'"' ^"d I ^^'■''1' '^'^y ^^y ^^ crowned
with all the success they deserve, or you can wish.
I am, with esteem,
Your faithful and obedient
T D .t. T . ^ Servant and Brother,
To Brother John Dean. Bath. ja^ies Fitzgibbon.
Bro. Dean was anxious as to the opinion formed by Bro. Fitz-
gibbon of the communications he had prepared for the Grand Lodge
at London, and, not hearing from Bro. Cushman, he wrote, stating
that he was " extremely anxious upon the subject," but up to the
end of the year no answer was vouchsafed, although the result was
well known m York.
t" Axf "]^^"*'"ie the work of the Convention was not lost sight
ot^ K. W. Bro. Phillips kept up active correspondence with all the
lodges and was the acknowledged authority when any question of
procedure came up or any dispute required settlement. The close
of the year 1821 was bringing about the time for the annual Con-
vention. Postal facilities were not as they are in later days; lodges
did not meet, with unfailing regularity, and therefore the President of
the Convention desired to see that due notice he given of the next
meeting of the Grand Convention and Grand Chapter, so he directed
tiro. f;)can to issue the summonses. lie writes:
lu^^t tr 11 . /- 2^'h December, 1821.
Most Excellent Companion;—
f^ „^°." ^yi'l liave the goodness to summon the difTerent chapters and lodges
to meet at Kingston on our next annual communication in February. Tlure
IS a new lodge working under a dispensation at Richmond Military Stttlt-
nicnt, by the name of Richmond Lodge. You will have the goodness to
summon them.
1 have nothing new. It is hard and dull times in this quarter. If vou
nave heard anything of our transatlantic concerns, pray drop me a line hx 'the
next post
, I remain, Sir, yours fraternally.
John Dean. Esq., Ziba M. Phillips, P. O. G. C. U C
.Secretary to the G. C. V., etc., etc.
'Ihis brought the work of the year to a close. Tiic lodges that
were loval to the Convention were all doing a toleral)lc amount of
work. I he brcthcrn at Niagara were, however, reaching out for
recognition and watching carefully the current of events for they
Mere well informed of all that had been done bv the Kingston Con-
vention. I he position of the sclf-maiuifactured Grand Lodge at
Magara was in the opinion of those wlio co;iiposcd it. strengthened
by the death of R. W. l^ro. Jarvis. aiul the lad that so far they had
not been disciplined by the authorities in England gave an encour-
agement which wns scarcely w.-manted by the facts.
HISTOR.Y OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
CHAPTER LXVIII.
1083
FNDrNr -ro^'r - ^".^T ^'^^" CoNVENxroN.-A Happy
Lnding to Craft Heaktburnings. - R W Bro Mc
GiLLivRAY.-His Work and Its Results.
Aiiother Sivention ZT<:nnfJ ?''^ ,'". *^" ^^^"^^ Craftsmen
bar of year had met S H f'ri ^"'' ''^^ '"'"' ^^o, for a nun.-
in Kingston, seemed to be fn^Hv "^ ." •*''" ^""''^^ Convention.
amount\)f bushiSs tSns.cL 1 ^H^'^'f ' '" ""'"^^''■^' ^"^ '" the
municate onc^ more w th thl" ;' ^,"^°«t 'mportant being to com-
Brother a,K Co panion Z M lu-\f ^^'T^ ^°^'^^ "^ England.
December, comn" micZd vvit^P n^' ''''''' *°'"^'"^^ ^'^^^ '^'o^e of
vention, diVectingThe^^i .::;i;in';of Urd.'ter^rarU 'I ^Jh"'
Bro D/an-sTe^tef ;fth%?e"enS;;nortrrS^^ °^
pav Bro. LaughtSn'rexnense^n.hn r"'f ° '"'^''^"^ money to
ma.i feared tlfe influence of Rot'i" ^^^^''"^'•. ^^''"'^ ^"•^- C"«h-
niember of lodge Yo24 Dun?./ L' ''"'• '^'' ^"^'''''" '^'"^^ ^"d
behalf of the \f4ari brrlhrpn ^ f' u ," '"''J' ''^^'"^ '" England on
land wot, d recoSii \?.r ^'" '''"' ?^ ^.'■''»"^' ^odge of Eng-
He pointed out that the re, son ?or^'tr'' ^^T ^°^*'^^ ^'""^' ^'-^^t-
of the Grand warrant wa7 bee" use t t ^".^™ 'b" Z "^ 'V '^l'
held the original which thev had r.. -^'Y. ^^^'^^," ^'""'^ ^'''^^-
R. W. Bro. William Tarv s %L r, ^ '"''''^ . ^'"""^ the heirs of
>niiiciiii jdr\is. iSro. Cushman writes:
p r> T York, Jan'y 2nd t8o'>
the Sn'of Decenirbv'' c'cMnn" Yv"7'1^^ *!- -"ipt of your fa'v'or of
com„n,„icatinn of the GrLrf o'dg ' o7 Fn^' hnd " rT'' '^""'''''"'"^ "^^
and tliink you could have do„ no more^or th/ Z ""'' "'7 ''^'''''"«'
hi^ tntisfaction very ft i I with th^'" .'" '"'' ''? '^''^'> ^^'^" n.anifested
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HISTORY OF FRKKMASONKY IN CANADA.
jcrviccablc 111 promoting our views, but I have some fears tliat our brother,
the Indian Um f, (delcKate from NiaKara) will carry more interest than ours
on account of his numerous and respectable recommendations, his picturesque
appearance, and favorable recepii„n at the meeting of the Bible Society in
London. However, I cannot think that the Graiul Lodge of England, after
stating that they would grant a Warrant for York and no other place, will
grant one for Niagara, as they will be sensible that such a course would tend
to promote the division that has existed for such a length of time, neither
will till y decide on that important point, until they hear from us again, as
I should suppose.
" Lunp, Everitt iti a line to me a few days since informed me that the
copy of the Grand Warrant was withheld by our Niagara brethren, svhicli was
the cause of its not being forwarded to you. also feels disapp< .led in not
receiving any answers h-m our Eastern Brethren, as he had written to several.
I am dear sir, with the greatest respect,
" Yours fraternally,
" Josiah Cushman."
In the MSS of 1822 is an atttograpli letter of Bro. iMtzfribbon
ei.closing a draft to Bro. John Ji. Laii^hton in London to defray part
of the necessary expenses in connection with his mission. Bro.
Fitzgibhnn had faith in JJro Laughton and had the interests of the
Craft at iieart in aiding the bretliren financially in their struggle for
a legitnnate governing body. His letter reads:
York, 6th of February. 1822.
" At the reque.M of Brother Cushman I have transmitted to Bro.li r John
B. Laughton in Lond^m a draft on my agent there for 1:4.-13-4, Sterling, or £5
Currency, to cover any expenses which he may be put to in transacting any
business for brethren of the Province. At the desire of Brother Cushmau
also I give this written statement of my having done so.
" James Fitzgibbon."
Matters were now making favorable progress. The day for the
regular meeting of the Convention was approaching, and every effort
had been made to have iriatters in such shape that before the end
of the winter the Craft would know what the work of years had
brought forth. Bro. John Dean promptly on the opening of the
year sent out the following summons to the lodges of the Conven-
tion.
Bath, 2nd January, 1822.
To the W. Master, Wardens, and Brethren of Lodge
You are hereby summoned to elert and send some delegate to represent
your lodge at the annual meeting of the Convention, to be held at Kingston,
on Monday, the eleventh day of ! ebruary next, properly qualified by certi-
ficates, under the seal of your lodge.
Your returns, in addition to the degrees conferred the last year, should
contain a list of your ofTficers and members, with all expulsions, suspensions
and rejections.
As business of importance will come under consideration, it is hoped
your lodge may be fully represented.
I arn, yours fraternally,
John Dean, Sec'y Convention.
In due course the Convention met. There were twenty dele-
gates present and twenty-one lodges represented. R. W. Bro. Zilia
M. Phillips presided. The meeting was held ?t Bro. George Mill-
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
io8s
wards hotel on the corner of Brock and Wellington streets. Kines-
ton. Alter the routine business the work of Bro. Dean in di ne
the coinniunications tu ilngland. and the mission of ilro. John B
Laughton, with the nomination of Bro. Fitzgibbon of York as Pro-
vincial Gra.ul Master, were approved and the brethren thanked A
comniutee was then appointed to manage English matters and after
the close of the current meeting of the Convention some maucrs of
d-tTerence between brethren of Addington lodge No. 13 were dis
Z'it^ ^'' ''"°" °^ '.''^^^N°• 7 at Fredericksburgh in con erring
the MarK degree wa' also dealt with, for the Convention did not
assume authority oye, any but the (raft degrees. Action was taken
?o t X?a^!;ln''r' ''^^ °'f '' "^r ''' N° ^5, had sent a delegat^
Hr cte^nf^Jtn^r'lH'^ ^^''^'- • ^^'' ^'''^'''^ "^ ^'^^ jurisdiction were
mW !,-tHnl n. ^-'^ communir-ition with the brethren of Leinster
lodge sit mg at Kingston, under a warrant from the Grand Lodce
o a^tnt 'sn?r1ts\f h"''' f "f '''''' ^^"^"^ ^^^'"«^ ^^e iiUrodtctS
ot ardent spirits at the refreshment tab.e of lodges The officers
were elected for the current year: the visitors lor the d fferenf d'
ven;Lr;5orner^'= ''' ''''''-'-' ^^*-- -p-^-' aild'r ct
offici:^^mi^;s:';;?it;:n\ra;lSeai[:°"^^"^""- ^^'-" ^-^ ^^^
Z. M. Phillips, President.
Sanuicl Shaw. John Bntferworth, Vice-Presidents.
John Dean, Secretary.
Rcb^rt Walker, Treasurer.
Representatives of Lodges:
Wni, M. Dunham Martin Dewey. Brockville, No. 3
A. J. l-crns. W. M.. George Oliver St Tohr's Mr> ti v.
Coln,an Bristol, Addington. No! 13'. Bath ' ' ^^''°"-
Micah Porter, St. J( lin's. No. 16, York.
A.sa Yeomans, Belleville, No. 17
Benjannn Ewing. I aldimand. No 19
Henry Burritt. Rideau, No. 25.
Jfisrnh PrinKle. Kiclinuiul Lodge
Noah GilTord. McKay Lodge, Wolford
Daniel S. Turner, Jarvis 1. dgc. No. 26, Attgusta.
E isha Rugsr, Nr>rth Star L„dge, Hamilton.
Abner Everitt, Union Lodge, Ancaster
John SiiiRleton, VV. ^L. United Lodge. Murray.
7 ''•'; '!::"'"• !:'■'"" Hdward's Lodge, Hallow. J. .
Z. M. Phillips, True Britons Lodge. Perth.
™.13"?„V:;,„T '"' '""""' "■■"""»--*■- """'^ k«„ read, „„.
Tuesday, i2.-Opened agreeably to adiournment
Moved and carried, that a committee be appointed to investiff-.te the
qua ifications. in a moral and Masonic point of view, of John W bLwL to
visit this Convention, and to report rs soon as satisfactory nfornmTon can
be obta.red; and Brothers Dean, Porter and Burrett appoLcd a cnmn ittc
for that purpose, and said Rawden notifiea of the said committee
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Brother Secretary reported the removal, by dispensation of Union LodsTc
from Dundas to Ancaster, by petition of the othcers and members of said
lodge, and the removal approved and confirmed.
Bro. Secretary also communicated information received from Bro. J. B.
Laughton, acting as agent of the Convention in laying our case before the
United Grand Lodge of England. Also communicated the contents of his
letter to the Grand Secretary of the United Grand Lodge of England in reply
to the information of Brother Laughton, and nominating James Fitzgibbon,
Esquire, of York, as Provincial Grand Master, and of documents accompany-
ing; and also of his letter of instructions to Brother Laughton, which were
unanimously approved and the nomination confirmed, and the thanks of the
Convention voted him for his exertions in their behalf.
Moved and carried, that a committee be appointed, to stand until our
next communication, to the members of which the secretary shall communi-
cate all news ht may receive of our application to the United Grand Lodge
of England, and that such be committee be ordered to report at our next
meeting of the result of their correspondence and consultations; the object of
appointing such committee being to concert such measures hereafter to be
adopted as may be deemed proper upon further learning the intentions of
the United Grand Lodge of England. And Brothers Phillips, Smart. Everitt,
Dean and Porter appointed.
Brother Thomas S. Wood's charges of unmasonic conduct against Bro-
ther Robert Williams brought forward, and objections being made as to the
regularity of the appeal (having been referred to the Convention by unani-
mous vote of Addington Lodge, No. 13, to which both parties belong, said
lodge from the connection of such case with political affairs deeming them-
selves improper judges), a motion was made and carried, that a committee
be appointed to take into serioua consideration the charges alleged, the situa-
tion of said Addington Lodge in relation to :iaid case, and to report to-
morrow their opinion of the case, and to recommend a mode of procedure
to adjust said diflTerence, if possible, or such measures as they may deem pro-
per. Brother Williams being unable from lameness to attend this Convention.
And Brother Ewing, of Haldimand, Brother Everitt, of Ancaster, Bro-
thers Butterworth and Oliver, of Kingston, and Brother Pringle, of Rich-
mond, appointed.
Adjourned till to-morrow.
Wednesday. — Opened agreeably to adjournment.
Till' committee appointed to investigate tha qualifications of J. W. Bawden
reported unfavourably to his admission as a visitor, and the report accepted
by a majority.
The committee appointed to investigate Brothers Wood and Williams'
business reported that upon mature deliberation they are of opinion that
under existing circumstances the most eligible method of deciding between
the said brethren will be the appointment of a committee consisting of three
members of Lodge No. 6, and two members of Richmond Lodge, No. 25,
who shall be chosen by said lodges: said committee to meet for the investiga-
tion of said business in the lodge room of said Addington Lodge, on Saturday.
the 23rd instant, at noon, and to report to said Addington Lodge, and report
accepted and approved.
Motioned and carried, that no difTcrence between individual brethren
shall be discussed in the Convention unless referred to the Convention by a
regular appeal from the decision of a subordinate lodge. Neither shall any
brother be suflfercd to visit the Convention against whom any charges of
unmasonic conduct have been alleged and still exist at the time of application
for .visiting. Nor shall any orothor, properly <|tia!ified as to Masonic informa-
tion, be debarred from visiting unless a regular charge shall have been made
in his lodge.
Proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year, and the follnw-
ins? brethren werp Hiilv electc' " -
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1087
Z. M. Phillips, President.
Abner Everitt, George Oliver, Vice-Presidents
Rev. William Smart, Chaplain.
Benjamin Olcott, Treasurer.
John Dean, Secretary.
Micali Porter, Marshal.
John Spence, Pursuirant.
C. Zimms, Tyler.
conduc"t"ora roHt'"'"v- *''"' ' ^°"^""«ee be appointed to enquire into the
f;«nH T A . H" !" ?'"8^;°"' ^"'•king under the authority of the R. W
Porr.r ni ^' «« I'-eland and to report as soon as convenient, and Bro hers
Porter. Oliver, Everett, Cottier and Fairfield appointed
Motioned ^nd carried, that a committee be appointed to investigate re
ports in arcuiation of Lodge No. 7 having conferred the degree of Mark
miHr/K'°"'^'° '^^ regulations of the Convention, and that such com-
mittee be invested with discretionary powers to act as the circumsta ces'^t
the case may warrant, and to report at our next communication!
And Brothers Cottier, Ferns and Bradshaw appointed
Motioned and carried, that a committee be appointed to investijrate a renorr
HI circulation of Lod,,e No. 15 having sent a delegate to rpeS them fn a
body styling themselves the "Grand Lodge of U C." at Niagara anT their
uTcommZVh""^ '"'"'/' 'V^' ^""""°- °' ^'"« Convention, Tndth"
such committee be appointed with discretionary power to act as the circum
stances may reqmre. And Brothers Everett, Bigelow, Page Barlow and
a qiorum""""*'' ' """'"'"^'' '°'' *'"* ^''''^''' ^'"- -emberT'oflT'i?h form
RirlJ!!!'1°"^''^ ^1'^ *'^'■"^'?L ^'"* ^^'- ^'"- McConnell, formerly expelled from
L^dge aslifvina Un:, :'/? "' instituting a complaint against s'id Ridea"
chates^:t'rixr?oml!;iTatir^^"^ ^"' °^ -•"'-^'"^' '-
InHiS^I^'n'^K''"'' ?"''^'^i "'^* '■'-"*"'■"' °f ^" expulsions from subordinate
•efu^r s ar?„?:.r^^.'^' ^^ ""*=^'"« °^ ^''^ Convention to which ad
11 in u :• /''"'•, t'lat If no appeal at that time is made the right of
appeal shall be forfeited; but should any lodge abuse the power of expu io°
and expel a member without a hearing or in any unlawful manner anT nem
'od7e^n SaTorsaS'" 'T r'' "^^* °^ '"^^'^"''"^ ^ complS^;g'aiL;":aTd
Returns of expulsions from subordinate lodges read and c.nHnned eKceot
Motioned and earned, that a committee be appoimed to examine conies
of by-laws of subordinate lodges laid before the Convention and BrXrs
jmart, Burritt and Campbell appointed. tirothers
Visitors appointed for the ensuing year:
Bro. Elisha Rugg— For Johnstown District
Bro. Simeon L. Scripture— For Newcastle District
Bro. Asa Yeomans— For Midland District.
Bro. James Bigelow— For Home District
Bro. Abner Everitt-For Gore. London and Niagara Districts
Adjourned till to-morrow morning nine o'clock
Thursday— Opened agreeably to adjournment.
Tlu- committee appointed to examine by-laws reported that uoon ev
ammation they find the several codes strictly constitutional r;;'o;; Z
nf *r'', ^""'"ittee appointed to enquire into the conduct of the members
? oH. f r r\ '''' '" ."? P'"^^ ""^^'" '^ ^^•''^""t from the R. W Grand
.1;^?^/.; ^^ "'' VV"^ *'^''" f-""'" ^'^^ '■^'dence adduced to them k appear^
that the conduct of the members of the Lodge is not orderly as M. sonTnnd
I088 HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
is not taken notice of by their lodge as regular lodgbs should do, and therefore
recommends this Convention to order that all Masons under the aMtliority oi
this Convention shall keep themselves aloof from said lodge and its members,
and report accepted and confirmed.
Brothers Ferns, Campbell, Kugg, Fairfield and Graves appointed a com-
mittee on accounts.
Motioned and carried, that no lodge under the authority of the Conven-
tion shall be allowed to introduce ardent spirits into the lodge room during
the evening of holding the lodge.
No further business appearing necessary to be done, the Convention ad-
journed until our next regular communication, excepting cases of emergency.
[A true copy.] John Dean,
Secretary.
Returns.
L. S. D.
Brockville Lodge, No. 3 7 'S
St. John's Lodge, No. C 7 IS O
Addington Lodge, No. 13 16 o o
St. John's Lodge, No. 16 18 o
Belleville Lodge, No. 17 S o o
St. Johns Lodge, No. 19 5 o o
Ridcau Lodge, No. 25 12 o o
Richmond Lodge, No 12 o o
•McKay Lodge, No. 18 7 16 6
Jarvis Lodge, No. 26 I7 9 6
North Siar Lodge 2 o
Union Lodge 18 12 6
United Lodge 21 o o
Prince Edward Lodge, 2 years 10 10 o
True Britons Lodge 10 10 o
Richmond Lodge, No. 25, in account with Convention: —
n,-
I . S. D.
Feb., 1821, 'to amounts due for visitors 3 5 o
Feb., 182 1, to proportion of receipts 1 10 o
Feb., 1822, to proportion of fees per your returns
(left blank)
1822
February, by cash i 10 O
The figures under the head of returns are written in ink, and the
copy in possession of the writer was evidently the one sent to Rich-
mond Lodge, as under the heading " Dr Lodge, No in
account with Convention," the blanks are filled in with the name of
Richmond Lodge and its indebtedness to the Convention. Bro'
Everitt's name is given in the MSS. with an " i " or " e." The former
is correct.
A list of expulsions and rejections written in ink, all in the hand-
writing of Bro. John Dean, is appended to the report of the mintites
of the Convention.
The Grand Convention of 1822 had adjourned but a few weeks
when a communication was received from the Freemasons' Hall in
London from the Grand Secretary, which, to a certain extent, ac-
quitted him of intentional neglect with reference to the letters of the
Grand Secretary of the Convention.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
1089
h..J-t- ?!5l. Secretary of England stated that it had " recently
been ,nt.mated to h.m, that a letter addressed to R. W Bro Fer^
g^ison on the igth Nov., 1819, "had not reached its destVnation" and
that he herewith sent "a copy thereof" B^Vu^^ll^^ifulZ' •
terest taken by the Grand M^'ter of England fofthe'^Mi^^^^^^^^^^^
rot';^^rde"r'' with'"^^ '''' probabilit/of y distin\uiS""eX
01 our order with a special commission " visiting Upper Canada
He claims that " the subordinate lodges" in UpS-r Canada "de
rived their authority " and acted wholly independen of ?he Grand
Lodge of England," and therefore to deal wifh the matter was "a
'"''en onl;-"'' '^Ir''" t"^ "difficulty," as the lodg ^ w^e ,iot
UnTed Grand" Lodge """'^" "registered" in " the Loks^Mh:
beenint on th:%^t:SoTemr^^ isT ll I'k "^'^^'TI^ *° ^^^
pI«io„ of the (eding whicl, cJisTed ImTha '«a,' „m , TsT/ X
communication of R. W. Bro Harnpr tu^ >"^ untu i»22. ihe
United Grand Lodge, was .s foS!!: '^'' "^'^"^^ ^^"^^^^^ <>f ^he
W. Sir and Bro:—
London, 21st March, 1822.
Freemasons' Hall.
honoir':?'afd?eTsinryou''on"ttt?h*^";.° ''''''''' '^"^^ -'^'^h I had the
Masonic affairs, had not reached Its 'desH^?''''"'''''' T.' ^''^ ^^^^'^"" '°
the Ippointn.'^nt^o?"a%'^oTnci rS^^^ T '"^^'■"^''°"^- '" ^"•'^^ ^°
not consider this strictly as arnffiHni '^•^^'^^f°••. yo""" Province, you will
to observe that the attention o^' HP commimication. I am, however, led
the consid;rat?L of ti s rportam^St an^n'"?^ ''" '''" '''''' "^«^^ *°
a deep interest for he wXr. ^f '"^'J^'^.*'/"^ ^''O- possessing as he does,
every fran^rof tlT/ Ma'sor^rm^nn "f ^"a's h ifS'-o'"^ T'^l'^'' ^°'
:e:!;°si:^m^li-?is;^t-;2^t£~
^s^riX:.t:a "=^
to meniion that' owing to tie aY^um LnceT T'the' Zl'T' f" .^'i^ ^'^^
port on of the frajern.ty, amongst whom not a single lodge Tad enrolled
Th"r 'T'"'^ T- •"T''"" '" '^' ^°°^' °f '^' United Grand Lodge
This will be a subject for future consideration
69
logo
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
London, 19th November, 1819.
In the meantime. I remain, with due regard Sir vour v^r» «k«j
vant and faithful brother. ' ^ ''"^ obedient scr-
John W. Ferguson, Esq. /^'^"'"'^ ^^^^•"'^^ ""P^'
[Copy.]
VV. Brother:—
her \rX'^ the honour to receive your esteemed favour under date of Sentein
the Sn'- f n""" A° *•'" appointment of a Provincial Grand Master fo
the Provmce of Upper Canada, as also that of oth July 1810 on Jh!
subject, and containing a bill of £30, as you state' to^m^^t fie' nTcet;?;
penses attendant thereon. These communications were in due course S
MZls't ^Etland.'"^^^''' ^' ^^ ^""'^ ^^'^ °' ^''^ ^^^^ ^-eln^l
The appointment of Provincial Grand Masters being according to the
laws of the society, a prerogative vested solely in the M. W. Grand Ma L it
W.11 be necessary to secure His Royal Highness' commands thereon wSa
soon as he may be pleased to do shall be faithfully communicated
'" tvaTLS^foTher'"''^' '^""^^^' ' ^'"' '"' ^°"^ ^^ ^''^^-t
John W. Ferguson, Esq.
(Signed) Edwards Harper
AA/- •;'^* the time the first communication was sent from Canada. Bro
Wmte was Grand Secretary of England, which accoimts for the forui
of acknowledgment by Bro. Harper.
In these niodern days no one desires to deal in an over-criti -al
manntT w,th those who held the reins of Masonic power in Eng-
land at that period. But in view of the fact that these letters reveal
on their face something which has not been and cannot be justified
It rnay not be out of place to point out, for the sake of the memories'
of those v\ I10 have gone to " that tent, whose curtain never outward
swings, that the letter of the Grand Secretary of England, vrUten
mth Nn''' f''''^« '^''' ^^"'^ acknowledging'the receipt of that of
19th November, 1819, states that "no instructions" had been mven
regarding the appointment of a Provincial Grand Master
Continiiing, the letter states that the Grand Master had " lately
h!r" ^T !"" ^0"S'der the subject and that a distinguished me.n'-
ber of the order would be sent out to Canada. It must have been a
strange neglect on the part of the executive officer of the Craft in
wif hllH • /i! r, ""■"" r^? ^t' ^^^" °f the Canadian brethren
was held in the balance. And when with this, is the extraordinary
statement that he lodges in Upper Canada had derived their anthor'-
ity and acted wholly independent of England, one can scarcely recon-
ciK It with the fact that the Grand Lodges united in 1813, and that
the official records of the Grand Lodge of the Ancients contained
ample evidence of the founding of a Provincial Grand Lodge under
R. W. Bro. Wilham Jarvis on the 7th of IMarch, 1792. Further it
IS remarkable that in 1819 the draft for £30 was received and credit'ed
that the communications accompanying it were "laid before" the
Grand Master of England, and that there the subject remained await-
ing commands thereon " which were to be faithfully communicated
to Canada. Granting that the statements of the Grand Secretary of
England were correct, for he evidently did promptly answer the first
letter, how can it be explained that during the years 181Q-22 not-
HISTOKY OF KKEEMASONKY JN CANADA. joyr
at'London ^J'^' \?''''''^ ""^ "'■^^"* ^^"ers to the Grand Secretary
"ene^dt"^°ve^aT:iXforwh;j^^
Tactory. Withoiu amidoa n^ htl "-7 ^ "" ^^ considered satis-
authorities knew an S he cT^^' I' ' l'?'"* ^^^' '^^ English
a«! i8i« ♦L u . af^out the Canadian troub es, and that as earlv
as i«i8 they had comnuin cations which if ^H.>r,A^A *■ ij ,^
saved^years of friction, discontent and'l.TUn^^Lth'e 'cJi^^^.^r
ConvSinilf f^^et^rdtr Th^Grand^rr^'Tx^P ^^ *^«
had always been on friendlv terms with r.h?S^^ "^r^^ ^^"""^
vention. Bro. Dean's work and thaTof t^ r'*^'^"- °^ ^'^^ ^°"-
appreciated by the brethren of the United Sta£"'^T''°" "^'l' ^"i'^
to see all differences settled nnH "f , -l a u f^^h "^^^ ^^'"^ hopeful
Canada Bro. De^rwdfe^'o^R' W^Br^'n'ret fhJ^r'^"-^ !;" ^^^^
of New York, as follows: ' *"^ ^''^"'^ Secretary
i< W. Sir and Brother:— ^^^^' '°*h ^P"'- 1822.
lodging the receipt ofthe pJ^cetdZ S^rT^'lf^r' ^"^ ^'^° ^^ ^'^l^""^-
58.0 to S821, and of your circuhrs ^J^ais? D t'r S and'^f 1"?*^" ^°'-'^'
announcing the election of the Grand Offir^r/' ?»?' ^"^ °^ "''' J""^' 582i.
York, and the signatures for which hSfv,^ °^ ^''^- ^""*^ ^^^^Se of New
sincere thanks. As the Conven^on h.v ^\'"'"''°" ^" •■^^"^" ^o" o"""
any official papers o^ tcu^n tTunJer'S hTnds7th; offi '^''-l °^ •^?"*'"«
unnecessary to transmit their sicrnr.t.,rlc * • ^ officers, it was deemed
tion communicated tT us "«"''"'^« *° y°"' '" comph'ance with the rosolu-
tio„^vSrb:^^h:STntrre1u°a"HytS;i^ T^T ''^' ''' ^—
next information from our agent in lS„ will H?'' ^°^^'' ^' P^-^bably our
ings. We shall ever feel a pleasure in .?,W^*^u'"'"^ ""^ ^"'"'"^ P'-°"'^<1-
menced with your ancient' an'd'Tol'u Jb e^td^Lf shrur"'^""H-^°T-
transm.t to you the signatures of our officers and all nJic '."'.'"^d'^tely
respecting our proceedings and hr^r.1 *\ ! ' ? . necessary information
business with thT^G ^i^^f^ll" 1?°" ^'^f °"V^"^ ^''''''''''^
circumstances, rather than any fault o7ours '" ^"'^'^ ^^ unfortunate
wii.^s:ss'^es:;:3'^sis?ra;se?'^ ^^-- ^« - - —
1 have the honor of subscribing myself. R. W. Sir,
Yours fraternally.
R W. E. Hicks. Esq . •^°'"» i*^^,"- ^
G. S.. &c.. S^<=y Conv'n.
N. 26 Watt St.,
New York.
In the spring of 1822 the Masonic authorities at London ^^f.rr..A
CaSian'crar 'jt,? "' ''"'"""' 'oj"* -'» 'he demtds'o I'e
«^anaaian Lratt. Ihe announcement bv Bro Harnpr r,f T «„m^^ •
?"JSo;th°A'''""-''^^"' ^';? ^'•"- ^'=^>'^- McGi&;,^vL'^:L visit-
ing North America, would enquire and report concerning The Vt^tl
of Masonry ,n Upper Canada, was the firs? of?5cia" actio? taken bv
England ,n Canadian Craft matters since 1792. when R W Bro
KXJ2
mSTORY OI- FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Jaryis was appointed. The letter of Bro. Harper to Bro. McGiUivriv
tr,'wv\''\"'""l*°" '"\ ^■"""'^^ «"^ P«'"^« °»t the apparent d&
ties which have heretofore presented themselves in conneSon w h
the Canadian Craft. It did not point out, as might justly have l^.n
done, that similar action in 1817 would have rfehti ereat vvrnn
^ppoint^n't rtd";^"^ *" ^" ^'"^^"^"^ i-isdictfon"' fr,rr"S
Free Masons' Hall, London,
R. W. Brother, "*** ^^^^ '»".
to which I am to direct your attention. various fapers,
You will observe by the Copy of the document dated 7th March i-o,
that a Patent wa. granted to the late Bro. Wm. Jarvis as P ov G M em
powenng him to grant dispensations for holding I odires ,,, fil vv .'
should be forwarded from the Grand Lodge of En^Ld tl" h g p nS
were o continue ,n force for 12 Months & no longer. Howevx^from Z
per,od of granting that Patent until the death of Rn.r. Jar^l , ' 87 ^
communication was ever reed, from him as to his having estLiS anv
Lc^ge in the Province of Upper Canada. & consequently tfe Sra. Lu has
been ignorant of their existence. Ypu will observe also by the conks o
Letters, that various applications have been made by the Lodges in the Pro
v.nce for the appointment of a succefsor to Bror. Jarvis
The M. W. Grand Master feels that he cannot under existing cirrnm
stances, & without further information, accede to the requesJ of he aonl rT;
not because He is unwilling to meet their views from a^y d spo^idon to Z ;
the respectability or fitnefs of the Individuals recomZded' bm be ause t
^altogether unacquainted with the state of Masonry in that part of the
World and he cannot appoint a Brother to the office of Prov G M whose
Name does not appear upon the Books of the Grand Lodge, nof'^odd a
Brother appointed by the Grand Master have any jurisdiction over Lodges
Laws "^ " ^"""^ '''"^^'' "^ '•-"«'^"'' ^'^ acknowledging her
♦-. „^"^*^'' /^"«^ circumstances His Royal Highnefs has thought it expedient
r^oorr'r y°" '° «*^'«' ^'/'Va view to your enquiring into and mak „g a
Zrl K °' '*'%''"*'= °^ ''•" ^"^^ '" »'"»' Province, and that you may
In respect to the Lodges at present existing in Canada and which if i«
Z7:::' t^:: ^zi ?"?'"''i '^.^'^'^ •^^^ ^^^'^^ j--^- thrcratdt t
proposes that those Lodges should receive Warrants of Constitution fmm
rCraid'r';" ''cf/Tr"J S^^^^^ ^'^^"'^ ^^^ registered in r Books of
th^ ?«n1 ^^°^f-Should the Brethren be disposed to act upon this suggestion
If r^n,r ^ ,' ""u ^'°^°'^ '° '^^ ^'■""^ Lodge that the several Warrants
of Constitution for the existing Lodges should be granted to them withou
payment of the accustomed Fees of 5 Guineas, but the Fee upon r«U erS
th. Brethren 10/6, each, cannot be dispensed with. It wiH X Ssarv
should any of the Lodges wish to receive their Warrants tLt you should
furnish the Names of the Master, Warden and four other Members thereof 1
least, that they may be inserted in the"Warrams ^"emoers thereof at
In regard to the contribution of 2/- p. annum from each subscribing Mem-
ber towards the general Fund of Benevolence, I beg to state for the TnwZ
tion of the Brethren that the Grand Lodge feelfn^that the^Xs f:X
Colonies could not partake equally with others of its advantages resolved
IMSTORV OF I-HKICMASONRV IN CANADA. jq,,^
intendent of Royal Arch Masonry rn'tbe 'sJJr^rX'illce'"" '"" ''""' '"''•^'-
disposed to place thCelves' und^r 1,: G^anSl odle' f r^7 ^1^"'" ''^'=^' "«
requisite Returns. ^'"''^^ "^ England) to make the
is onVp:u;:i^::ch." "^"''^ "^ "^' '^^^^'^ °' constitution, the Price of these
I have the Honor to be
R. W. Brother,
Your obedient Servant,
and faithful Brother.
W. H. White,
To the R. W. Brother Simon McGillivray, ^- ^■
Prov. G. Master for Upper Canada.'
vc^ .on He LfeTthff h't ?k'^''^ '"^ *'^^ P^^ition of the Con-
the resolution off I r •'*'^ ^^'" surprised by the passage of
Dear Sir:— Kingston, ist June, 182J.
Gra„'?lTy^?FXd°Ti"^'fr/ "".'^ ^'^ ' '^^^ ^^'^^ "^« '-- ^^^
I shall say more to you on this subject. opportunity
Yours truly,
Tohn Dean, Esq. J°''" '^^ F^'^gnson.
*Some unworthy to be called Masons.
rfr.f^ljfH^"""/' "^ .t^'^G••!l•«^ Secretary of England, concerning the
settled the trouble concerning the £30 draft, and Bro. FergusZ
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
m» iL^ ' *'''?'"^ }}'*■' explanation, was politic enough to let the
ZV^A u""^' '""'^n ^" ^'■'"*'°" "''ght be removed prior to the ant ci-
pated changes in Craft government in Upper Canada. He wrote to
the Grand Secretary of England as follows:
R. W. Sir and Brother:- Kingston, 3rd June, i8_.3.
„.» ^'■'"'l'!'^ *'°"°1"" '° ''^knowledge the receipt of your kind letter of the
^L .1 !^'*',^'^,*» a.<:«Py of your reply to a former communication of
ZZ'u rH ♦*?"*'"^'- °' '"^'''^ "^^^ ''^^^ »'^«" Tcctivcd. I shall, however, avail
r/v. L H LM '"l°PP°"""'*y '° '^y *'«= <=°Py ''«=f°" 'he Convemi.,n. aSd
have no doubt that the assurance it aflfords. of the prayer of the petition bcin^
wnT nff , *?f '=°"«'^^"«io'' of His Royal Highness, the M. W. Grand Master
wil aflford them great satisfaction, and be productive o£ much good In'
rrf.'r.'"f !^^ P^'■^°^ ^T ^"*^"**'y ^"'^ confidential communication, which
TwL r A y a'°" r°l ^''*= subordinate lodges of this province with the
Sn tl '^'IJ? \f^'' of England. I beg leave to observe that I have long fore
seen the d.fhculties wh.ch their peculiar situation must necessarily thn.w ,n
the way of our wished for arrangement, and the delicacy and difficulty which
r^rLnT/' k'""? therefrom to His Royal Highness, the JWost Worshipfu
Grand Master, bi. s.ncerely hope that through your interference, the subjcc
of the petition will continue to be pressed on His Royal Highness' considera-
tion, and such measures suggeste.l by the well-known wisdom and fraternal
affection of His Royal Highness, as may speedily be conductive to healing „ur
diflferences. and placing the fraternity of this province under the immediate
protection of His Royal Highness, and thereby restoring them to that r.nk
!1!!1^»* J u .^»'t«l .Fraternity of the other portion of His Majesty's domi-
nions, which It is their anxious wish to deserve.
I hope soon to be honoured with an official communication on this im-
portant subject and in the interim, beg leave to subscribe myself. R W Sir
your most obedient servant and faithful brother, • v. .ir,
17 1 -. TT J- ^- Ferguson.
Ian/1 '" Harper. Esq.. Grand Secretary, United Grand Lodge of Eng-
This letter was received in England in the beginning of Tuly
but the acknowledgment, dated 22 August, 1822, was not received in
Canada until the end of September in that year.
On receipt of the commimicatioti from the Grand Secretary of
England, dated 21 March, 1822. Bro. Dean enclosed a conv to Bro
Mtzgibbon. m order that that brother might possess the fullest in-
tormation regardmg the proposed reorganization of the Craft under
nis authority. Bro. Dean writes:
Bath, sth Tune. 182J.
• i ~J *^''*' 'he '•''ifty of enclosing for your information a copy of a letter
frnrn'^fh. (^ ^"h°q • f"«"f"/ Esq- former Secretary of the Convention,
from the Grand Secre ary of the Grand Lodge of England, with a copy of
which Bro. Ferguson has furnished me. e , a copy 01
From the circumstance of its having been addressed to him, and from
the general tenor of the letter, we may infer that the communications sent out
last winter had not been received at the date of the letter. Upon receiving
that probably something further will be done, and perhaps some difficulties
obviated Should that "distinguished member of our Order" be commS
hT/fi* f\T ^"'^.?'^ of "enquiring into what may best conduce to the
benefit of Masonry in this province. I have no doubt that he will upon
becoming fully acquainted with the subject, report in favour of the measure
recommended in our last communication. And perhaps that communication
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may show the necessity of the measures being adopted speedily. We shall
prohably ere long have further information upon tlie subject from the United
(.raiKl Lodge; id the meantime, I think, we have reason to congratulate all
concerned upon the favourable aspect of our Masonic aflfairs. It appears to
mc necessary to reply to the comm-mication; however, should you think dif-
ferently any suggestions you may think proper to make shall be attended to,
should they be of such a nature as require being done in behalf of the Con-
vention. I took the liberty some time since of forwarding to you the pro-
ceedings of the Convention at our last annual meeting, which I presume you
nave received. '
1 have the honour of subscribing myself, respectfully, your friend and
brother,
t i^-. LL ^ ,, . J"*^" Dean, Secy Convention.
J. Fitzgibbon, Esq., York.
f 1^- W. Bro. Fitzgibbon on being notified of tlic receipt of the letter
from the Grand Secretary of England, wrote to Bro. Dean, in -vhich
he advises that no answer he sent, pending further advices from
England.
^.^ York. 13th June, 1822.
I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of your letter of the
Sth inst., together with a copy of Mr. Harper's letter to Mr. Ferguson of the
21st March last.
I have now reason to believe that the packet for Mr. Harper was trans-
mitted by the attorney, and if so, it did not reach London till the 22nd March
th- next day after Mr. Harper wrote to Bro. Ferguson. I entirely coincide in
your opinion, that no answer is required to this letter, as in all probability we
shall have a more definitive communication soon in answer to the last
despatches.
I also received the proceedings of the Convention at your last annual
meeting, for which accept my best thanks, and believe me to be your very
sincere friend and brother,
James Fitzgibbon.
In the archives of Grimsby lodge is a MS. letter of Rro. Abner
Evcntt of Ancaster, written to Mr. Jonathan Woolverton, "40 Mile
Creek." Bro. Everitt's letter was on an important matter, but the
postscript called for special attention. Bro. Everitt had re-opened
his letter to tell his correspondent of the "glorious news" from
England. Bro. Dean had written him from Bath, telling him of the
letter from the secietary of the Grand Lodge. With wh;it plcasi:re
would this news have been welcomed after so many years' delay!
Bro. Everitt's letter opens with a reference to personal' matters, which
It IS unnecessary to give here. He writes:
. ^ Ancaster, T4th June, 1822.
Sir and Brother, —
**•♦♦*♦**♦*♦
I have seen a second letter from Bro. J. B. Laughton in England, dated
I2th March; the letters from the Convention had not come to hand; he
wishes us to write him, but I presume the former has been delayed but will
yet come to hand. I yesterday wrote the Grand Secretary and submitted the
case to him for his consideration; he will no doubt write the president immedi-
ately and I have no doubt the Convention will soon be called, or at least as soon
as it is thought the Grand Secretary of England has had time to act.
I am sir, yours,
Abner Everitt.
Jno. Wolverton, Esquire
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HISTCHV OK KHEEMASONRV ,N CANADA.
After scaling your IctJer I hivr nn . • ^""' "•"'' '*'"''''
. found in the po«-officVa letter ?om To n" '" '"1°"" ^°" *'"* ^ ♦*"« «»«y
the Orand Secretary of Eng a,, | whT, III T ^'**^ " '"^^ ''^ " ''"'^ f'""'
vention will have their w "h es accomn Ih;".". ' "'^■''' '""* Tu *'°"'" ^'^'^ ^on-
2^nd March. .82:*. also a coov Tol ' "^ '"" '^'T"' ^^"^ '*"" '» dated
lengthy ,0 copy; .lu-y al"„ Sn, IiIh ^''"u '*'*' November. ,8.9. but too
the Conventi,.,, acknowledged the receipt of the money sent by
I am, Sir, yours,
I . AbuiT lueritt.
practically the sa.ne as t n f h r '*^"c"'' ''"' "'^ """^^■"*'* ^^^■••^•
Bro. Dean. ^ "'' *"■'""' •'^^^■'•etary of luigland t..
Co„vII;HcJ;'tS ^'"iiSv^f "'• ^"""^ ^'^^" orKanization, the (,rand
of a (;ra„d' Lod^e ( tfof haos'thlTr'""^ -'"T^^ ^''^ ^"'i-
out of anarchy, it gave the Craf SlS ^'T'"""" '^"""^''^^ "'"d^-'^
Lodge of Eng iaiid hi -.nnaroMH '''f P'""-'; ' ''^ action of the iJrand
to th'e petitions ^j'\.:raS'of''Sr7 ^"f. «^^,J«"S y^^^^ to listen
explained avvav by the S tLVn. <='^"«^''!"\S"f''^'""^"' ^^'^« only
i.ot been recefved^ or leonse tlw r "'"'r'' ''*'\'' ^"'" ^^•"'- ''"' ''^d
enregistered on the lxj£ of the Cr.n'tod^'fh'^ ''^^'' T ''^^'"
not come within the inrisdiction ^S , fi ' ^I'^'w ^''^^efore did
conrtesy dcnanded an aSw Xn ont frnn^r '" ^f'^^'- ■ ^^''''^*
be remembered that the larger naff r7tJ. ''"^'^.^"^ • /^t it must
shoidders of K. W ro Tarviiwln *''".'^'«•"^«^'«"'d fall on the
was hardly characreristic of a ' ^^1;,?^"^ 4!:i'\.f]^''-^''^*^"^^ that
Lodge of England o the^lmP-ln • ' '^"' "°* ""^'^^ ^he Crand
tered'in proper form so t at lonor^' ''"7?"''' "'"' '"""^ *'»'-^'" '"'^gi^-
the GranS Secretar^o England Ti't^ oon.mand attention fro.n
bv the Craft- Jn,l«:l^ *. forbearance was shown to l?ro. farvis
acco?de,M i; to h" Th^Zth'"^"? V^''' ^^'""''' "-'"' ^^
mmmmm
bn. was no, acknowledged ^-MtZ^Tili^^'Ttrdr^Z
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improbable that the suggestion (,f the name of Bro. FitzRibbon in-
fluenced the action of the Grand Master of ('Ingland. in ha the nav
have seen m the deatli of R. VV. IJro. Jarvis and tl c work of he
Convention, a fitting opportunity to .„ake a ne'^M oin ment 1, oh
would be acceptable to the Canadian brethren. ) ro farpcr c n
municated the views of the Grand Master of England as foUow.;:
Sir & Brother : ^°"''°"' J""«^ • '8-'^-
«th nlm!" ''T' '° *'='*"°^''--*J8«= the receipt of your letter. bearinK date
Peregrine M;.rr'"V f''""""*"' '" ^""^ f"^"*- ^V "'" Excellency. Si,
Peregrine Ma.tland with reference to the appointment ot a Provl. G Master
for the Province of Upper Canada. Master
a sin"l-;'r"nature''f.i'»r "'"''''' ^'^'J" ^°''' '^"""'^'^J' communications of
M;.?rr .1 P • u ^^^ ,"PPO'"t"i'^"t being vested solely in the M. W. G.
Master, the Papers have been all laid before the Duke of .Sufsex. His R
Hfs^ has Riven the subject all due consideration, involving as it does deep &
conflicting interests to the general Welfare of the Craft, because you a e L*
haps not dijly aware, that there is not a single lodge in Upper Canada whTch
The M. W. G. Master had previously to the receipt of your letter, author-
Order ^tmnn'MlrT '""'"'p " Tl T"*^y * distinguished member of our
S, . Vi!rr M ? r'"''" ^"^• ^^''° •"'PP'^"'^ fonunately to be setting out
on a Visit to North America), to afsume the office of P. G. M with a View
to enquire into and report upon the state of the Craft in your Prov'ince. and also
we.?:;e;VtreV;at:Sit;^ '"^^ ''''-' " "'"' '-' ^^'-'^^^^ *° p---« "-
tion^vou''n!n?X"""'"' \' *''"''°''' '^'^^ '" ''^'' y"" f°^ •''"y f"^»''C^ '"fornia-
ev^ V emiL 11 "'^".^^'"■y' "P«" ^''"''e arrival there can be no doubt but
every .itfention will be given to this important matter
the honorTJTema""" '"'''' '°^ "'^ '''''''"''' °' '"^ ^^^^ '" «-"«''• ' ''-^
Sir.
Your most obed. servt.
& faithtful Brother,
Mrr. T T-. -uu W. fl. White.
Bro. James Intzgibbon. p c
York. U. C. ^" *■
.fi^^'^^.^,''''f I^«'■.P^^was Deputy Grand Secretary from December,
8oa intd the union in 1813. Bros. Harper and W. II. White were
appointed jomt Grand Secretaries to the United Grand Lodge of
England m 1813. The former resigned in October. 1838. but the
Uter held ofhce until 1857. Although these brethren were joint
Grand Secretaries of the Grand Lodge they signed their individual
names to correspondence, as was the case in connection with the Cana-
dian correspondence.
Early in July, 1822. Bro. Dean received an acknowledgment of
his letter of 20th November, 1821, and a previous communication
with reference to the reorganization of Masonry in Upper Canada
The reader wih tiottce that "the previous communication." which
had been ^yntten in September of T821, had not been acknowledged
2r.K ir*'^''^ • ^."•'' i'^^\^ '."°"^' '^"^'" ^'"«<^" •" November, which
probably arrived m England m January was not acknowledged by the
Engli.sh Grand Secretary until June of 1822. about six months after its
receipt. Promptitude was certainly not a leading business feature
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7822 ^hff' ^t'^'T ^"thorities in those days. However in Tune
R W rJT^' acknowledgment and noiice of the appoTntmen oi
rSences to'th?? 'f-'^r'^' *? ^'"°- ^^^"'« •^"^'^ ^"^ tSeJ
and his nr^nV.^ J^^* '!! ^^"^^^ ^^'"^ '" ""^ with the neglect he
affairs." hTs' eTt?r°'as'thetS!;r"'' ''^''^ '"^ S^?^'^" ^--i
thorities, Js asloilows ' ''"' announcen.ent of the English au-
London, June i8th, 1822.
Sir and Brother:- Freemasons' Hall.
-MovL'bfr'hsT a^atr^Jl^f "" '"'"'''* °' ■^°"' '^"" ""'^^^ ^^'^ ^^ ^"'h
establishment o'f a P?ovinll Gr/nTl ^°'""?""'^^tr. .^^'h reference to the
Th^=» .,,„ J^TOvincial Grand Lodge, in the Province of Upper Canada
who^^i the same object, were all forwarded to the M. W. Grand Masler 7n
reason of there not being a competent number of lodi?r-s emamtin^ V. ^
thereon "'^ "' ""*'"« "P^" "'^ ^^^^^ "'^''""^ *<> receive hi cTmmands
„i„.l T "°J ^""^^^^^ *° acquaint you that His Royal Highness having
a worthra'nH^'' •'^"'•1°";'^"^^°"' ""'' ^PP^'"'*^'^ Simon McGilhvray F q'
l[^Z A ^ d'stinguished member of our order, on setting cut on a visit ?n
J^^^vLC'"Sh''„!r '"'"/" ""'^ ^""^ ^^P°'* "P°" *'- «^^*« of Masonry in yor
cS^srprS tt^wrrrortriJajeS ^^ " ''^'" "^^^ ^^-- ^-'
, vanJistLiijlTiE^^; M?-!::z!;efrr^^
under m.sgu.ded and erroneous principles. Upon Mr. McShWs arrival
SJovi'd.'"""' "' ^'^ Constitution, they will be apparent and 'a Remedy'
letteJ^t^'n'Z off"' '"" Mr Laughton but upon occasion of his bringing your
o the Post nZ": "" '? ^ «n,nformed as to his address. I have foriarded
"eiig^^un",z^srb?::t^nr "'"™"'^"' ^'^^^ ^" ^'^ --^ °^ ^^'^ --
I am, with fraternal regard. Sir,
Tohn np»n F.n ^°"'" "''■^ obedient servant and brother,
Ba??; ^-'''^^"'^' '^^"■r"^'-- G S.
U. Canada.
.t, "^u ^j'u"^'" °^ *''*^ English Grand Secretary did not indicate tliat
here had been any great exertion on the part of the MasoSthori
Hsh 'XfT'"^ Canadian difficulties. The promptness of th^ Eng-
lish official was exhibited m the fact that he delaved for six months
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an acknowledgment Of the receipt of Bro. Dean's letter. The reason
tor the non-acknowledgment was one which might have passed in-
spection seventy years ago, but which certainly would not be ac-
cepted by business men of to-day.
q.. J^" f^r°- P'^r. received the communication of the Grand
secretary of England he at once communicated with Bro, Everitt.
He read between the lines of R. W. Bro. Harper's communication
and savy tnat . Bro. Brant, who. was the delegate of the schismatic
brand Lodge, had appealed on behalf of that body to the Grand
Lodge of England his effort had been unsuccessful. Bro Everitt
had fears of the expense of the commission, but Bro. Dean gave him
the correct solution of the question. Bro. McGillivray was coming
to Upper Canada on other business, and of this the Grand Moster
if,H. f^ll^^'^ffi^T' '" °rd«^';that a prompt settlement might be
made of the difficulties in the Canadian Craft. Bro. Dean wrTtes:
„ , Bath, 8th July, 1822.
nhcn.^TAr r"V"~"?""..°^ '•^^•* ^"^ '7th ult. are duly received (I was
ab ent at Montreal or should have rephed sooner), and am happy to find that
It k .vTn?/"'°".u°r '"^r^' P°'"'^ ^° P^'^'^'^y coincided with my own.
NiLra had nr. ' ^^""f Secretary's communication that the delegate from
Niagara had not succeeded on the 2ist March, the date of his letter and it is
also evident that the said delegate had given up all hopes of succeed ng a he
wrote he was to commence his return on the ist March. From these circum-
IZVXT "'"'' ^"''^ 'f'' *^'* ^'' "-epresentations have not injured our
cause, but we may mfer from all the circumstances of the case that the com-
rn,..s>on of enquiry ,s or the purpose of ascertaining the right and wrong
side of the question, and the report of that commission will probably decide the
contention between us and Niagara. But another consideration worthy ol
notice ,s that their strength has been put forth on the occasion, and probably
all the representations which they ever intended making agkinst the pro-
ceed,ngs of the Convention have been made, while nothing from us respecZg
S T'^'^'T "^^^'"'^'^ '" '^' ^'^'^ degree, brings to view the dark side of
hif IPH.r"" ?' ^''' ''""" '■'"''■"' ''y ^''^ ^"»d Secretary at the date of
ol Ta/ .""'"u .'* communication not reaching London probably until the
22,ul March the day after. In this, you know, as far as self defence warranted
and no farther, was their proceedings touched upon. Before this commis
sion comes out. that communication will have been received, and may per-
haps, have some weight on our scale. From this we may fairly infer that our
t'hf,nHr H "' '''f • *'" 'r. "^ '''''''• •'''»'»'"«" their denunciations hid be^n
hundered against us, and here I think we need not fear the result of a candid
TrtZ^T ""'""r- ^" !^"^" ^ •■"" "f "P'"'°" *•'•■>' tl'c solicitations of their
c. on 1 r'" '"■°"^''' T"' '" ""■■ f"^"''- ^ ^"^ t'^^"'^f"l that our communi-
cations have never yet been stained with a personal attack upon any man
bea ing the name of Mason, and that, whatever our opinions may h,ve b«n
hlnesT^nd "h-7' '''"' ""''^ ■''^"""*"'' ''' ^"^^^^^'^ *« ''^^ ^d^Jntage of an
honest and candid expression of their sentiments of our conduct. Suth con-
duc cannot answer a good purpose, and whatever may be the result of our
apphca ion, wc have in the event of failure this consolation left us, that the
vZ7Z T.T''' '''^' "°\ ''f" '"""'hed by our official communications.
InrL Jtu r I '"''^"'^ "^ !':• - commission are, I think, illusory. The
words of the GS. are that this "distinguished member of our order -
will probably during the ne.xt Summer, visit your territory, and to whom a
special commi.ssion might be given." &c., from which it appears that whoe^e?
that distinguished member may be. he has business here, and that His Royal
Highness avails himself of that opportunity for the purpose of enquiry &c
in which case all charge that can consistently be required of us will 'be his
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hp'tL'^!'^'*" ""^ f'^P'^nse on our account. Some have suggested that it miglu
^Itl J,! ^ l^^""" '''''«^^''' ''»* '* """ot be. He does not "visit" the Province
although he may return to it.
n„-.r^Tr*'"^r V,'^ disorderly lodge and Grand disorderly conduct in yo,„
«ml r,;.*!^"^ • ^- °^ "P'"'"n that the only sure remedy is a well organized
Tm tlllTJT''^"''^ P- ^- L- "nder the direction of men whose conduct
WW stana the test ot the square, such a Grand Lodge will be enabled eflfectu
aiiy to suppress such conduct, and until such ti.ne, perhaps, it would be politic
to allow such conduct, which is out of our reach, to pass unnoticed.
♦t,o* •»% Masons made under warrants without authority, I am of opinion
n,.!mhVrr'f')°!i °"?*' "* *° '''^'^^P* petitions in the higher degrees from such
mtitiDers of lodges whose working we consider illegal. Such conduct would
DC inconsistent. If the head is without authority, the work must be illcKal
ana we must pursue a straightforward course. We must lay a fair record of
our proceedings before the " Commissioner."
I am extremely anxious to hear what Niagara gains by their delegation
Ihe proceedings of the Con'n, &c., shall be sent, as you requested.
I remain.
Yours fraternally,
John Dean.
In the early part of July, 1822, R. W. Bro. Simon McGillivrav ar.
nvea in Canada, with his appointment as Provincial Grand Master for
Upper Canada by the Duke of Sussex, Grand Master of the United
i^ratermty of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of England, and
he was empowered by special commission to examine and report
upon the condition of Masonry, and to suggest such a course of pro-
cedure as might at once be cc-oistent with the usages of Free-
masonry, the dignity of the Grand Lodge of England, and the un-
doubted rights of the fraternity in Canada. Bro. McGillivray had
been one of the Grand Wardens of the Grand Lodge of England and
w^ eminently qualified for the difficult task assigned to him. His first
official act was to address a letter to Bro. Tohn Dean. In this letter
Bro. McGillivray acknowledges the letter of 20th November, 1821
addressed by Bro. Dean to the Grand Secretary of England, as also
the proceedings and petitions of the Craft through the Convention
He regrets that the late Provincial Grand Master, Bro. Jarvis, " ne-
glected to communicate " with England, and that owing to this the
Urand Lodge was ignorant of the existence of lodges in Upper Can-
ada or of " the authority under which they acted." He points out
that while the Grand Master did not doubt the fitness of the brethren
nominated for the office of Provincial Grand Master, he could not
appoint a brother not a member of the Grand Lodge of England and
for that reason he himself had been appointed with full authority to
ltn"u- ^' ^"^"""^ '"to the state of Masonry in the Province Bro
McGilhvray concludes with a statement of his appointment as Grand
bnperintendent of Royal Arch Masonry in Upper Canada, a request
for a list of the lodges of the Convention, their location and officers
and that all concerned, particularly Bro. Fitzgibbon. be notified of
the action of the Grand Master of England. His letter reads:
Montreal, 20th July, 1822.
Sir.— I have now before me your letter of the 20th November last ad-
dressed to Edwards Harper. Ksq., Grand Secretary of the United Grand Lodge
of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of England, and signed by you as
secretary of a Convention of Free and Accepted Masons of Upper Canada
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o„ tli'sS FeSrLlriSr.nH^M'''' Proceedings of the said Convention
DukTof Sussex the'Mwr a'^T' P''"'°" '"^ "*^ ^°y«' Highness the
dpets'TTaV^no^- ^— n^r;o^l' thf ^^^0? ^e T'^l
It has been an extremely unfortunate circumstance to the state of Masonrv
Union to which ,oLefe"S7nwLhXG™fi„X'° "" ''"''"' °' ""
i. .0 h,v. been, comprehended, anJite to period ,hfunu;d'^^^^^^^
has remained ignorant of the existenrp nf fj,»c 1 ^ united t>rand Lodge
V. hich they acted, excep n so ar afthl P'^^'u' °' '^'^ authority under
application for con^tlut^n^ a JroviiS^ GranTlod.^"" stated in the recent
vincial Grand Master. provincial Grand Lodge, and appointing a Pro-
Under these circumstances the Most Wnrchinf.-i r j »c
desirous of acceding to the wishes of thp hr ^^ '^ r^'^""* ^^^''^'■' '^«'n8
a* the same could be compiled with con fstemlv '."w ^^'"' ^"""^^- ^° ^^'
Lodge, has yet felt considSe d Lultrin "£ mode l7 '^^'^^^'^ll^'^" °f Grand
plish this object. His Royal HiJhr,^-^hV a° «.' .P^ceeding to accom-
doubt the respectabil iy or the iftne s o5^ d'sposition to question or to
mended to be appointed to the offi.f ^p '"^'^'^"a'^ successively recom-
Highness could'Sot" appoin " o S l^c^'a brotht ''^^^"' '"^ "'^^«^^'
appear as a member of the Fraternitv inThl k u / u^'T "^""^ ^'^ "o*
sJsro:»c;rioXt,^^Srsf~
the means of inyprcsc^nt visk n thi. ^?'"""' ''"«''' '^^ ""^^'^^ed through
the Grand VVa de s o EnX^ ,t h.." "^'/r'T^'' "' '>''^'"« been one of
a certain rank in he Grand I od^e -hT' °^ '''' ^"'?"' ^""^ "^ ^""^^ holding
Master, and also froin the dm,m;tances"f m'v'T"'"' "T"'' ^" *'" ^^^^^
krown to the leading nersonV^n 1 1 r ^ "^?^ ''"'^ connection being
has been pleased to appoinrme the P^o;, r"'1 ^/r '''"' considerations,
appoint a Deputy, and To constuSte L^^ov Granf Loitf I^ ZeU "7"-^°
my own proceedings to the M. W. G. Master
Ro ^ \'" u'\°/ ^^ ^"''^''^'' l'*''*^"*' appointed Grand Superintendent of the
Royal Arch Masonry in the said province of Tinner ron,J a 1 )
amongst other duties, to pay every''attrntSnt';??"oS rtJthaf;:^ Maslt'
It IS my intention to make a tour through the Drov^n« W 7« . -Masonry,
personally with as many lodges and chapters ': rcarco;velSi;rerbS:
I summon them to meet me in Provincial Grand Lodge ^""""^ """"^ b"*°"
I have therefore to request that you will be pleased to transmit to n,» ,
list of those lodges which you conceive to have been represented Tn the Con
oCZ\ '"'7"' 1''?' '' "'^''' ^°" ^--^ '" communi'cat'n sp ci i^ng'^X'
place of meeting and the names of the masters and wardens of such lodees
m order that I may know the person to whom I ought to apply ^
I propose being in Kingston in about thtree weeks, and I hope then to have
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the pleasure of seeing you; in the meantime, if there are any of your,.lodgcs
in Cornwall or Prescott, I could see something of them on my way up. It is
my intention, after conferring with you, to proceed to York, to Niagara, and
probably to the western district.
I have the honour, &c.,
Simon McGillivray.
John Dean. Esq.
P.S. I further request that you will have the goodness to promulgate the
knowledge of my mission and my intended visit to those lodges and brethren,
who have been represented in your Convention, and that you will particularly
communicate the same to Brother Fitzgibbon, with my personal respects.
R. W. Bro. McGillivray had also determined to open his mind to
the Niagara brethren, in doing so he gives a ray of Hght in connection
with the Niagara (Jrand Lodge and shows that as early as the 12th
August, 1818, and again on the 14th April, 1820, the Grand Lodge
of England had had communications from the brethren at Niagara,
which had never been acknowledged by the Grand Secretary. These
letters from Niagara are not extant. Were this the case they would
show the notification of the death of the late R. W. Bro. Jarvis and
the state of Masonry in the province. Bro. McGillivray had been
given these letters by the Grand Secretary of England, prior to sailing
for Canada, and he was about to reply when he met R. W. Bro.
Robert Kerr, who had been the deputy under the Provincial Grand
Lodge of R. W. Bro. Jarvis and also the Provincial Grand Master
of the schismatic Grand Lodge at Niagara. Bro. Kerr no doubt
explained matters iully to Bro. McGillivray, but while he endorsed
the action of the Niagara brethren he could not but admit that a large
majority of the lodges were favorable to the Convention. Bro. Mc-
Gillivray, at the request of Bro. Kerr, wrote to R. W. Bro. Edward
McBride, who had for years acted as the Provincial Grand Secretary
of the schismatic body at Niagara.
In this letter Bro. McGillivray acknowledges the receipt of the
communications of i8ip and 1822, the meeting of R. W. Bro. Kerr
on his arrival in Canada, the unfortunate state of Masonry, the
formation of the Convention and the establishment of what "pur-
ports" to be a regular Provincial Grand Lodge at Niagara. He
refers to the differences of opinion and the necessity for forgetting
local prejudices, and states that he has sent to Bro. Kerr a copy of
the English constitutions, in which the proper method of securing .1
Provincial Grand Master is laid down. He then gives notice of his
own appointment as Provincial Grand Master and expresses liis
pleasure at meeting Bro. Kerr, and from the " fraternal and Masonic
sentiments " expressed by that brother, hopes that the object of his
mission will be " duly appreciated and cordially supported by the
brethren of the District of Niagara." As in the case of Bro. Dean,
Bro. McGillivray asks for a list of the lodges in the Niagara district
with location and officers. This letter was the first official communi-
cation sent to the Niagara brethren. It reads:
Montreal, 20th July, 1822.
Sir,— I have now before me two letters, bearing date respectively on the
I2th of August, 1818, and the 14th April, 1820, signed by John Burch, Esq., as
Provincial Grand Secretary of the Prov. Grand Lodge of Upper Canada, and
addressed to the Grand Secretary of the United Grand Lodge of Ancient
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fn^Zr'*"" °^ ^"Kland. I was about to write p letter to Mr. Burch in reoU
^r Lrrptr^ tv^^i^. ri-— Sr^ S
amhonzed to g.ve on the subject of the said letters, o'ught to be addressed
It has been a very unfortunate circumstance to the state of Masonrv in
Upper Canada ti,at the late Provincial Grand Master, Brojanis neglect 3
to report to Ihe Grand Lodge, from which he received his patent and unJer
whose author.ty he acted, the proceedings which he adopted and the loSge
which he constituted under that authority so thit in farJ .,^ ;i ,
recent applications received from difTerS rocJief oT £0 ^fin Sr'm'dfs^
tricts of the province, the Grand Lodge of England has remained totaS un
C nada One ofT''"" °, '°'*^" °' °^ '""^ ^''^^'^'^ ^^ Masonry in fc
Canada. One of these applications is from a Convention of Masons held in
Kingston and representing various lodges, who have petitioned the Gran;
Crt^A A ^^^"?u '° ^""* ^P"*^"' f°^ the establishment of a ProviS
Grand Lodge in the province of Upper Canada, on the same footing as k ha
been granted to Lower Canada The other purports to be from the Provin
cial Grand Secretary to a regular Provincial Grand Lodge, calling upon the
ceSlngs ^'^' °' ''"^''"' ^° ^°"'^'" ^^^ ^"tl'-'ty and'sknctirtSr pro!
These differences of opinion, viz.: between those holding with the Con
vention and those acknowledging the Niagara brethren, and the dissensions
to which they naturally lead, are the consequences of imperfect informarn
arising from the want of regular communication, and they afford a proo o S
necessity which exists for every friend of Masonry to unite in forget?hig local
distinctions and prejudices, and to vie with each other only in contfnding
which shall most zealously maintain and implicitly obey the prindS es and
the laws of the Order to which they belong. -^ J' »= principles ana
T A^ have addressed to Dr^ Kerr a copy of the constitution of the Grand
Lodge of England, to which I refer you for information and by which you
will find that in the Most Worshipful Grand Master alone is vesfcd he riZ
r.nT'"*'"^ Provincial Grand Masters. Therefore, if the lodges of Upp r
Canada are or are to be regularly constituted and are dispo.ed to act uSdeJ
the authority of the Grand Lodge of England, they in the same mamie as
all the other dependencies of the British Empire, must receive, and no elec
their Provincial Grand Master.
Tn tlie present instance H. R. H. the M. Worshipful Grand Master al-
though desirous to accede to the wishes of the brethren of Upper Canada 'has
yet felt considerable difficulty in the mode of proceeding to open ^ re^ul
communication with them. The existence of lodges as r. ...larly constituted^
their knowledge of the laws of the Grand Lodge, and their disposition to obey
them, were alike unknown to H. R. Highness. The Grand Master could not
appoint to the office of Prov. Grand Master any brother whose name did not
appear as a member (>f the fraternity on the books of the Grand Lodge and
^"TJ^L"^*^'^"'' '^.^''i'' TT^' occurred in reporting the lodges as constituted
and the Masons made in Upper Canada. I fear they are all in that predicament
\\ iiere dissensions were known to exist there was a danger that they might
be perpetuated by the appointment of any brother belonging to. or identified
with feelings of either party, and w'.ere so much mischief has already arisen
from the neglect of the late Pro. -and Master in making regular^eports
of his proceedings, it was consmere- essential to appoint a brother whose
attention to the duties of the office could be relied upon, and whose early return
to England would necessarily render him liable to be called on to accZ
for his exercising the authority with which he should be invts ed
Such was the case of the individual who now addresses you. I have the
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honour o be personally known to the Grand Master, and by the favour of
H. R Highness I have the honour to fill the offices of Deputy Master of his
own lodge and of Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of England.
His Royal Highness has now been pleased to appoint me Prov. Grand Master
of Canada with power to appoint a Deputy, and to constitute a regular Prov.
Grand Lodge, as well as to grant the necessary sanction and authority to
prvate lodges, until the same shall be confirmed by the Grand Lodge, to whom
as well as to the M. W. Grand Master, I am especially instructed and charged
to report my proceedings, as well as my observation on the state of Masonry
in Upper Canada.
A u f/r*" ^'*° ^^ another patent appointed to be Grand Superintendent of
Arch Masonry in the province, and in order as far as in my power to perform
the duties connected with these important charges it is my intention to make
a tour through this province and to make myself and my mission known to
as many lodges and chapters as I can conveniently visit previously to sum-
moning those which I shall find duly qualified to meet me in Provincial Gran*!
Lodge.
I have exhibited to Dr. Kerr my credentials and instructions, and from
the fraternal and Masonic sentiments which he has been pleased to express,
I flatter myself that the object of my mission will be duly appreciated and
cordially supported by the brethren of the District of Niagara. I hope to have
the pleasure of seeing you about the 15th of August, and I request you in the
meantime to furnish me with a list of the lodges in your district, or with
which you have been in connection as Grand Secretary, specifying their num-
bers and designation, if any, their places of meeting, and the names of the
master and warden of each of them, in order that I may know with whom I
am to open or seek Masonic communication.
I have addressed a similar explanation and requisition to the Grand
Secretary of the Convention at Kingston, and I have requested him, as I now
request you, to have the goodness to promulgate the knowledge of my mission
and of my intended visits to those lodges and brethren who have heretofore
been considered to constitute your Provincial Grand Lodge.
I have the honour to be, etc., etc.,
(Signed) S. McGillivray,
Provincial G. M. Upper Canada.
Edward McBride, Esq.
It is not known whether Bro. Edward JNIc Bride replied to this
letter. It is quite probable that he did. Bro. Dean was prompt in send-
ing his reply, which was most satisfactory to R. W. Bro. McGillivray.
Bro. Dean acknowledged the letter of the 20th, and explained that in
the nomination of Bro. Fitzgibbon the Craft had acted in ignorance of
correct Masonic procedure, that he had had communication with Bro.
Fitzgibbon, and enclosed a list of the lodges under the obedience
of the Convention, and of the chapters under the control of the Grand
Chapter of Upper Canada. Bro. Dean's letter was in harmony with
every act of his life, manly, straightforward and -intelligent to a high
degree. He wrote:
Bath, 30th July, 1822.
R. Wor. Sir.—
I have received yours of the 20th inst. relative to Masonic aflfairs. and
with pleasure observed that the attention of H. R. Highness the Duke of
Sussex, M. W. Grand Master of Masons in England, has been turned towards
the situation of Masonry in this Province, as for a great length of time the
necessity of such a measure as has been adopted has been experienced
throughout the province. Not being conversant with the constitution of the
United Grand Lodge, we were unacquainted with the precise manner of apply
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
ing for a patent or the powers that conu "°^
organization of a Provincial r«nH i ^ ** constitutionally be granted in *k
experienced by the Convention in cn„°''*'- ^""'^ ^-nbarrassmen" has been
our several communication, and som^ **"'"" °^ '•'="'^i"« no answers tS
Penenced in selecting a pe Ln wh? °" ^"°""' ^^ the difficulty we '
to fill the important office^of p" G S" W '°"""'' ^° ''^ Propely qualified'
.ng at the head of the fraternity of 1 pYovinr """T '^'' ^hepersoS stand
LI V°T^ ""'^ °f ""impeachable moral ch! °?^' *° ^^ « ?«"«" of high
t was thought a person was ound o reSL f"^'"' ^"^ '" ^'°- Fitzgibbon
fc t confident would fill the office with hT ''^"f '"« ^"^ character, and whJ
after consultation, proposed to hTm h^^"' if ^'«"'*y- The subfect Z„
candidate, and the nomination was™ 'n.nf "l""'^ consented to stand a^ a
«ng of the Convention. We w^?e "";"''"°"^"y confirmed at our last mcet-
appeanng on the registry of the TJnit^^r'^^!;%°^ "'« necessity of his name
de.^ed superfluous.\ut'l°mer ,y m le fhem'fo^^Jh"" ^'^"^ re'marks ma" b
|f any irregularity has appeared in our nT J^ ^'"'^°"' °f showing that
..norance of the constituUon adopted at th'u'for '* '" ^"^^" ^^^ -'
and ^^glSy' oT wo^r.-Lg^^rrier '^^^^ --^' ^" -^ of system
situation of the Craft f« %. aeemed necessary and oronpr (.^1 .u
Grand Royal Arch Chapter was formed a„H J^ , ^^^^^^^ *° o""" situationf a
•on have confined themselves to thelhJee firs't f^'' '°'"'"'"^ ^"^"^ ^onvV
the more necessary, as system order TnH ', '*^«^''*="- This was deemed
degree in Freemasonry and in Ih^J ., regularity are the beauty of anr
would entirely destroy'' the'sdemLyt'J Sh""'^ °^ "'f''' and unifo muj
pams have been taken to establhh a%egulartdT/' °'-*''^ ^^«^^^- GreS
our chapter, and I hope upon inspecdonlt wilfl? 1!^*"= '""^^ °f w°^k in
As far as I have communicated S" contiltT f '"**' T"-" ^PProbation.
ment to the important office of Prov Grand M.\,°^ ^^'Jf ^'"'"' ^^^^ Woi"*-
era in the Masonic affairs of this provrnce an^ YJ' ^'t^ '' ^" '""P^^'^-t
position will be felt on tlie ^art of the lodlt f / ■ '=°"fid«nt a general dis-
cur in measures of reconcilation whe?e dfssen^T'""."'' Convention to con-
This reconciliation will be greatirfacilitaftr k ^^' ^^^'^ prevailed,
proper authority, and I sincerely Tope and ust th t'' ""T ■*'"'"« "^"'^''^ ^vith
A^reraM^t' """" " *° ^ive'gen^fars'irtir'""^' ^^" "^^ "^-^
ridT; r^'"'"^^"'" ""'"-deVtrr srery^iotl f" '"^" ^'^ •'"-'«'»««=
and to he seven chapters composing th?p f ^a °.™'"«f ^^e Convention
communicated a copy of your letter to James ^tTX^"'^ J^^'^''^' ^"^ havJ
■n conformity with your wish a list ofT f '^^^'^''^o". Esq. I also enclose
"leir officers' namesf as far a's the r last 1. "^^ °'-.*'^' Convention. S
chapters and officers and the proceidini of the V^''/l '''^'" = ^'^^ o^ the
Ltfa^o-;;^"-" '' -^ '- ----'o^w^sSXe^tiii^t^o^:
zllr^^P^^^^^^^^tLli^'-'-^ state, but when
^ Pe^C t.?oi\^Sr ;?- d^r u^s^eL^ul.^^^' -" -^" «"<>
vention and th^e officroMl^f^rt^^j^.^^fZ/^-t and President of the Con-
veSn'Ur ^^ ^^-^^^ ^^^'-'^" -f tl^Sd ?,^3p^-^^^^^^^^^^^
70 ^-^ "'^ '^^"'^ ^"d station m society,
T"/wr •
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but the high Masonic trust reposed in you, allow me to i>!ead the general
principles of our Order in extenuation.
It, upon your arrival at Kingston, I can be of any service in forwarding
your views, I shall be happy to be allowed to wait upon you. The members
of the Addington Lodge would be greatly obliged in having a few days" notice
of your intended visit, should you make it convenient to call upon us.
I have the honour to subscribe myself,
Right Worshipful Sir, with due respect,
Your most obedient servant and brother in Masonry,
John Dean,
Secretary Convention.
Simon McGillivray, Esq.
Brother Dean acconipanied his acknowledgment i)f Bro. Mc-
Gillivray's letter with a list of the lodges in the jurisdiction. It will
be observed that in it no reference is made to the Niagara lodges.
THE GRAND MASONIC CONVKNTION OK LIM'KK CANADA.
LIST OV I.OD(iKS IN ITS JIRISDICTION.
Lodge No. 3, Brockville, Noah Lee, VV.M.; VVm. M. Dunham, S.W.;
Martin Dewy, J.W.
Royal Edward's Lodge, No. S. Johnstown, Richard D. Eraser, W.M.
Lodge No. 6, Kingston (portion of the MS., with names of W.M. and
S.W. is destroyed), Geo. Oliver, J.W.
Addington Lodge, No. 13, Bath, John Dean, W.M.; Isaac Tagrath, S.W.;
Daniel Rukey, J.W.
St. John's Lodge, No. 16, York, Micah Porter, W.M.; James Parker, J.W.;
Daniel Sayre, J.W.
No. 17, Belleville, Anson Ladd, W.M.; , S.W.; Jonah Keeper,
J.W.
St. John's Lodge, No. 19, Haldimand, Simeon S. Scripture, W. M.; Ben-
jamin Ewing, S. W.; Daniel Markham, J. W.
Harmony Lodge, No. 24, Johnstown, no returns.
Rideau Lodge, No. 25, Rideau, no returns.
Jarvis Lodge, No. 26, Augusita, John Kincard, W. M.; Lyman Stone,
.S. W.
North Star Lodge, Hamilton, Elisha Rugg, W. M.; John Gilchrist, S.
W.; Lewis Stiles, J. W.
McKay Lodge, Wolford, N. Giflford, W. M.; Wm. H. Ea.ston, S. \V.;
James McLean, J. W.
Union Lodge, South Gower, no returns.
Western Light Lodge, Newmarket, no returns.
Prince Edward Lodge, Hallowell, no returns. Ot'ticers, J. Singleton, W.
M.; G. Squires, S. W.; T. Carey, J. W.
Union Lodge, No. 25, Richmond, G. Schriver, W. M.; J. Bradsluuv,
S. W.; W. Pringle, J. W.
Mount Moriah Lodge, Westminster, Chas. Duncombe, W. M.; Wm. Put-
nam, S. W.; Gardner Merrick, J. W.
Union Lodge, Ancaster, Henry T. Page, W. M.; Asa Boydcn, S. W.;
Levi Warren, J. W.
King Hiram's Lodge, Oxford, Reuben Hamilton, W. M.; Calvin Marten,
S. W.; Silas Williams, J. W.
As will be observed there were nineteen lodges on the list. Sonic
of these were numbered with the Niagara organization, viz.: No. i,
Niagara; No. 2, Queenston; No. 4, Niagara; all in the township of
Niagara, county of Queenston; No. 9, township of Bertie, county
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^o'i. iiTcoJntv ';^;^„:^^^:'^t*^^ ^-"^= ^- -. township of
in Osnabrnck. comUy Sto^^nt ' '" '°""*^ ^'lengarry; No. 23.
No%' ""ifrock-vm' '-^^^ ""' ^""'T^ ^he Convention were:
GrenviUef'No r^hi^l^Tolt'^'r'^'" ^^ S' ^hnstown, county
burffh, county Lennox \o 8 V A ^'■°"t^"\^: No. 7, Fredericks-
(Hamilton) jLmy Wentworth • N^^^^^ ^"""'^^ ^''- '«' barton
SouthwolcUountASe^S N^°;/^r-^''V '"""^^ ^eeds; No. 14.
16, York, countvYork No ;, li. f' f;"'"«'^>'' '=oV"*>' Lincoln; No.
AmherstburRh coun v Fssev • L T"*'' ".^""^^ Hastings; No. 18,
NorthumberiandT No 20 Cornwil?' *°^'"f 'P^^^ Haldiniand, county'
Alille Roches, coun^yStolont]5^^;.T?^^'°""""*' ^o. 21, at
No. 25, Rideau, county CaX^n No y°A"'^°T"' '°""*>' Grenville;
beiiand; AIcKaV lodee towSn'.Vw ,7 A"^"'**' ^°""t>' Northuni-
lodge, townshin of SnnlS r^ ^ Wolford, county Grenville; Union
NeLarker county York Cn'^'pT*^ ?'"^"""'^= Western Light
county of PrircrEdwa?d Union InH^'^'p-'u'"^"?^'? "^ Hallowell
S,rIS:T"- ""■ •■ '■"■" «'"""»'"■■ H- P-; George Olive,, K,; ,„„„
Union, No. 2, no returns.
Sussex No. 3, Wm. M. Dunham, S.
uJnJrt'' ""'■ '• ^^^"^^'^ ^-^-"^' H. P.; John Terry, K.; Patrick
Sin.e'frsStu';e"f '■"'"'' ^""°" "^^ «--«' H. P.; Lewis Stiles, K.;
^^.Fnen^dship. No. 6, Simeon Ashley. H. P.; James Bickford, K.; Daniel
Barlow.' s! ""''"''''■ ''"• '' ^"^"^^ ^^^^^ "• ?•= Asa Boyden, K.; H G.
what apprehensive that X .!! • f cGilhvray's letter, was sonic-
be set Ts^Se bu afte 'ca e u ZXI '^' ^"T^^'' ^^^^^^"'^ ^^""'^
more favourable standnoininH??.' ^' T'T"^ *^^ ^^'t"^*'"" ^'^m a
was but a '■?e%rr??re.^"Bra D^^^^^^^^ '^'^P-"^-"*
«;;r. u VI T Bath, 28th July 1822
.0 £on,?s i:s:J'i::'s iT^r -r'-^- «..«.=
Lodge of England. ^^- ^"^"^ Secretary of the United Grand
"Pon reflection, and «Pon SreTy coLiderirtS^%*° ""•" "°'"i"--»»'-o". but
he says "His Royal Highness couM nnf ^- ^'^'^"'^ '" ^'^ ''^"er where
not appear." &c., 'l felt fnclfn d "o fi.r^olE"* ^^j,'-- whose names did
H.s Royal Highness, the M. W Grand M,r.'^' ^^' T^'"''^ adopted bv
could be devised for the speedy con ummSfof ^^'^ '-^':''''' ^"^^^"^ '"^'^
wish
es, as the object
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appears to be to " constitute " our Lodges under the authority of the United
Grand Lodge, by which means all difficulties will be '^"'^^^.^'^^JjJ?. X'
firmed in this opinion by the appointment being made a temporary one^
He ii silent upon many points alluded to in our last commun.cation, but
from th"candour manifest in the whole comri.un.cation I th.nk we may be
nrfuliml in the hope that our requests will be complied with, as far as con-
IjstelS iilS the coSstilmion of the United Grand Lodge, and 1 hope nothing
will be found therein contrary thereto or unreasonable in their natures
Pardon me, sir. for thus obtruding my individual opinions upon y..u.
when you ha^e the same premises as I have for forming your own and impute
U to the lively interest I feel, and perhaps too ardent zeal in the cause of
^"inT postscript, Mr. McGiUivray desires me "particularly" to communi-
cate the know cige of his mission, with his personal respects and fratema
greet ng to you. and I hope you will excuse the hasty manner in v^h.ch 1
Sire bfen oblig;d to do it.'in consequence of the necessity of informing the
several lodges forming the Convention as speedily as possible.
I remain, respectfully.
Your most obedient
Servant and brother,
John Ucan,
Sec'y Convention.
James Fitzgibbon, Esq..
York.
In reply, Bro. Fitzgibbon writes:- ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^g^,
Sir- I have great pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of yo"-" letter
ofth'e^itrmoftogeLrwiththeco^^^^
Master. The appointment, \f """ ^\°"' ^^er the guidance of a brother ol
interests of ^^J /"^^^/'^ .'T.f ,^15^ McgS H^^^^^^^ For my own part, the
such respectability »"«! /f 7^/^%,^,'^,i„„ ^"n your application, the more I
nearer the t'"^^«PP^°^•^^^:^ °\" do i had got the better of my coohr
feel conscious that my ^f '" *° ^° flattering request to be put in nomina-
judgment, when ^^-"-^^Vglinr-ith the world? and it would be extremely
tion. For I am, as yet, struggm b « required, even to qualify
difficult for me to spare so '"f ^/Xties oT so responsible a situation. In
"'^"'U5;ttf'^S^tin^lr:p ofnCnt^L m^ and a most fortu-
every point of ;"^^^/^ " '"Jte you and the brethren of the province, upon the
nate one, ^"'IJ^^^rS^^Sf an hour to write these few lines, and send them
rthr;ost oKand I'^refrr t'aking advantage of this post than delay til. the
""\ ^rro'eCeTs'to ymlpersonallv a warm sentiment of respect and re-
gard^ thir h^^w^r o- £th^or.spondence y^^^^^^^^^^^^ Handsomely
;r:nd"^i :Si 'z ir.:ti: Ti:rj:i\. ^rsf opportunity to have
*'^ SrSe^LoTdne'ss'S'prescnt my best and most dutiful respects to Mr.
McGiUivray on his arrival with yon. -^^^^el.ev^- ,,edient
Servant and brother,
James Fitzgibbon.
Tohn Dean. Esq.,
Bath. . . I.- u
Bro McGillivrav was desirotis of thoroughly acquaniting himself
with th^os^tion Of Craft tttatters^^^^^^^^^
and with that object m view he propo?ea maKin., a i-in i
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as far west as Niagara, no Uoubt with the intention of settling anv
differences Imt in.Klu .xist, and tiu.s bring the Niagara brefhre7
and hose of the Convention, into that harmony and raTernity whTch
Bra De^an^^'wrer '"^"' '"'"' '^' ''^ ^'^ ^^ brotS^od"'?^
Jo,.„ Dean. Ks... Secretary Grand .S^eSn. "ij "^^ ''" ^'"*""' '«"•
obieci of Misonrv Vi,.„ I- . , L ^ y^*' conducive to promote the
you that I mean o orocoeH f " ' r '' '^i:^'"' »PPo'-t"nity to inform
meet me in Kinlcf^ "^" -^^ *°° '""^'^ '" rcfniestinR you to
I remain, with fraternal regard, &c..
(Signed) S. McGilh"vray.
„ _ ProVI G. M.. Upper Canada.
the rSf;TwJ"J/'''P^*''' '"*^' ^"''''" °f ^•■°- McGillivray to have
the Craft thoroughly reorganized, and prepared the initiatory work
Jor the newly appointed Provincial Grand Master, bv issuing the
following stimmons to all the lodges in the jurisdiction, the copy of
that addressed to Harmony and Royal Edward lodges, Johnstown
being similar to those issued to other lodges. The circular readsT-
CIRCULAR.
-, . „, , ^^"'' 2Sth August. 1822.
To the W. M^ Wardens, and Brethren of Harmony Lodge, and of Royal
Edward's Lodge, Johnstown.
Brethren : —
I have received a letter from Simon McGillivray. Esquire, dated at Mont-
no
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^W
real, 30th '\t\%\.. stating tliat he has been appointed by His Royal Highncsi,
tli(* Duke of Sussex, M. W. Grand Master of Masons in Kngland, Provincial
Grand Master for this Province, or to use his own words, " rather a temporary
Provincial Grand Master, with power to appoint a Deputy, and to constitute
tt Provincial Grand Lodge, as well as to give the necessary sanction to
private lodges," and stating he is " specially instructed and charged to make
particular enquiry into the state of Masonry in the Province," and on his
" return to Kngland to report the same, as well as all his own proceedings
to the M. W. Grand Master, and stating that it is his intention to make a
tour through the province, (and will probably be in Kingston in about
three weeks frfin date of his letter), and to communicate personally with as
many lodges a he can conveniently visit, before he fummonses them to viiit
him in Provincial Grand Lodge.
This is, therefore, to notify you of his intended visit, that you may be
pripared to receive him in a proper manner, as the representative of the
M. W. Grand Master of England, and I need not remind you of the necessity
of making as respectable an appearance in point of number and respectability
as your lodges will admit. I have informed the President of the Convention
of his intended four, and I shall await his orders for further preparation
I remain,
Yours fraternally,
John Dean,
Secretary Convention.
Bro. McGillivray, not receiving a prompt reply to his comnniiii-
cation of 15th August, wrote again to Bro. Dean '^n the 23rd August,
and this letter is important as it contains the fact that Bro. McGilli-
vray had interviewed Bro. Z. M. Phillips, and other prominent
brethren, who were members of the Convention. The intention to
call the Convention together prior to the meeting of the proposed
Provincial Grand Lodge was abandoned, on the advice of Bro.
Phillips. Mr.tters were certainly shaping themselves in a manner,
not only satisfactory to Bro. McGillivray, but to the Craft in general'
Bro. McGillivray, in his letter to Bro. Dean, writes:—
Kingston, 23rd .August, 1822.
Sir: I wrote on the isth inst. from Glengarry, and as I have not heard
from you in reply, I fear my letter may not have reached you in time to meet
nio, or write me, here according to my request. Contrary to the expectation,
which I then entertained, I .stopped for a day at Brockville on my way up,
and immediately on my arrival there, called on the Rev. Mr. Smart, who'i in
the first instance I did not see, hut soon after had the good fortune to meet Mr.
Phillips, who had made himself known to mc, and as it happened, fortunately,
many distingui.shed Masons, and the Masters of Lodges represented in the Con-
vention, were at Brockville. attending the assizes. I had the ,| ■-■iniiiity of
communicating with them at once, and ;n the evening we had a r'iii ' of
the R. A. Chapter. The result of my conversation with Mr H ,''ps
and our brethren, was, to me, highly satisfactory, and I tn.jl it will prove
beneficial to Masonry in this province. I am disappointed at not hearing
from, or seeing you. as I h,T<! some important particulars to learn from you.
I am also disappointed by the Frontenac steamboat, which, in.stead of leavinp
this plai f on Sunday morning, according to her advertisement, (which would
have given ine a.i opportunity of seeing you*, and as T have a long iouniey
before ni.. n-'her season is far advanced, I cannot spare time to v/ait for
her returi ■ am the;?Jore under the necessity of crossing the lake, and pro
ceeding ^y , A i rican steamboats, to Niagara and Detroit. I shall, how
ever, rem.iin m the Niagara District some days, and I hope to have the plea-
sure of hearing from you to the care, or under cover to Messrs. Grant &
Kerhy, Q«rcn=ton.
HISTORY OF KHKKMASONKY IN CANADA. HI I
My views with reRird to Masonic arrang«niciiis are lo far satisfactory to
Mr, Phillip* that he deemed it unnecessary to call a mectinR of the Conven-
tion, previous to the meeting nf the future Provincial Grand Lodge, which I
shall summon on my return from the Western District, and prohably about
the aoth of next month, if I can be back by that time. As the change in the
steamboat has prevented me from going to York on my way up, and at I have
other matters to arrange there, and my time altogether limited, it is probable
that I (hall summon the Provincial Grand Lodge to meet at the seat of Gov>
crnment, without decidii.g in the first instance where it is lo meet hereafter,
but merely to meet my own convenience, which I trust my brethren may
consider a little, especially when they Ctmsider how far I have come to meet
them.
fn summoning this tnecting and settling arrangements preliminary thereto.
I trust yo'i will do me the favour to .ict provisionally as Provincial Grand
.Seiittary. to which end I do hereby accordingly appoint you to that office,
nlvng on your eeal in the cause of Masonry, and your desire to promote its
mitiests in this Province. I shall from Niagara transmit you the necessary
mstnictions for summoning the meeting, as soon as I can exactly ascertain
the time of my own return from the Western dliitrict.
I delivered to Mr. Phillips a copy of the Book of the Constitution of the
Grand f.odge of England, and some blank forms of returns to be filled up
aiid made by the different lodges previous to receiving the dispensations.
which I must grant in order to enable their officers to take their place in the
Provincial Grand Lodge. I have put up another copy of the same book and
forms, in a sealed parcel to you, and to be delivered to you, or your order,
which parcel I have left at my quarters here, Moore's hotel, for which you
will please to apply, or send a written order.
I remain, sir,
Fraternally yours,
(Signed) Simon McGillivray,
, , ^ ^ Prov'l G. M. Upper Canada.
John Dean, Esq.
Bro. McGillivray had journeyed westward to Niagara, ineeting
Rro. McBride. the secretary of the Niagara Gratid Lodge. The con-
tents of the letter of Bro. McBride to Bro. George Adams are not
known, although it may be presumed it asked for advice, as to
what action should be taken, when the propositions from Bro. Mc-
Gillivray were made. Bro. McBride was apparently in doubt as to
his future course, and was not fully informed on the points of Masonic
law. for Bro. McGillivray was under the impression that the Niagara
Grand Secretary had not yet seen a copy of the Constitution of the
Grand Lodge of England. The Provincial Grand Master saw that
local jealousies must be buried, for the Craft in England could not,
ill any way, be participators in mere party schemes that had arisen
in Canada. In writing, Bro. McGillivray says: —
Niagam, 26tli August, 1822.
Sir,— Mr. Edward McBride, whom I have had the pleasure of seeing here thi.*
morning, informs me that he communicated to you my letter to him, written
from Montreal on the 20th ult.. and I may, therefore, I hope, refer to the
contents thereof as being already known to you. I understand, however, that
Mr. McBride has not, and I conclude that you have not. yet seen the Book
of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of England, whereof I delivered a
copy to Dr. Kerr, as mentioned in my letter, and, therefore, for your informa-
tion I have sent a copy thereof herewith, and which, after perusal, I must
request you to return, because it will hereafter be required in the Provincial
Grand Lodge, and travelling as I do in the country, without much facility
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for the conveyance of baggage I cannot conveniently carry along many spare
books of the magnitude of this.
In thus transmitting for your information a copy of the " Constitution
of the Ancient Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, puolished by the
authority of the United Grand Lodge of England," I beg leave to refer you
to the articles treating of the Provincial Grand Master (page 45), and the
Provincial G. Lodge (page 52). The sections 8, 12 and 13, of the former
(pages 48 and 50) and section 8 of the latter (page 55), you will find, apply
particularly to the questions which have arisen in this province, and especially
in this Distri-t, in regard to the continuance of the Grand Lodge of a pro-
vince after tl.i death of a Provincial Grand Master. Had these laws of the
Grand Lodge been properly known and understood, I am persuaded that the
questions referred to would never have been agitated, for I trust it will be
the wish, as much as it is the duty of every Mason in the province, to pro-
mote harmony and unanimity in the proceedings of the fraternity, and this
can only be accomplished by paying implicit obedience to the constitution
of the Order, and the laws of the Grand Lodge.
^ For the attainment of this object I trust all our brethren in the province
will consent to bury in oblivion any local interest or party feeling, which
have subsisted among them. It must be evident that the Grand Master," or
the Grand Lodge of England, cannot be mixed up with any party feelings or
personal questions in Canada. The law is therefore before us, and by that
law we must be guided, at least for the future, and as for the past, if irregu-
larities have occurred, I trust it will not be necessary to refer to thtm.
I have the honour to be, sir.
Your obedient servant and brother in Masonry,
(signed), Simon McGillivray,
- . . „ Provincial Grand Master, Upper Canada.
Geo. Adams, Esq.
The result of Bro. McGillivray's tour in the west convinced that
distinguished officer, that having gone over nearly the entire jurisdic-
tion, he now saw his way clear to the formation of a Provincial Grand
Lodge, which would place the Craft in a position of permanency and
safety in Upper Canada. He was certainly well versed in Masonic
procedure, each step was taken advisedly, and the completeness of
his plan was designed to win to the regularly constituted authority, all
disaffected elements, which might in any way militate against the suc-
cess of the future governing body of the Craft in the province. It mav
be surmised, from the correspondence, that the brethren at Niagara
had listened with attention f^ the words of Bro. McGillivray. No refer-
ence is made to the Niagara Grand Lodge, and such facts tend to the
opinion that Bro. McBride and his brethren acquiesced in the pro-
posals of Bro. McGillivray, and possibly had been fully informed of
the contents of the letter, herewith given, and sent to Bro. John Dean,
as the executive officer of the Convention. Bro. McGillivray
writes : —
Niagara, 27th August, 1822.
_ Sir,— Referring to my letter of the 23rd inst from Kingston, I have now
to inform you that in consequence of the communication, which I have had
the opportunity of holding with the Masons of this district, as well as those
brethren, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at Brockvilf?; I have every
reason to believe that the object of my mission to this province will he ,ic-
tomplished, and that on my return to England, I shall have the satisfa..tion
of leaving the brethren of Upper Cannda with that feeling of good-will toward
each other, which brethren should always entertain, as well as on a footing
of regularity in their proceedings, which Masons should always preserve,
and which I trust, will henceforth be preserved in this province.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. m,
.«astlrs^7'nll\'hf 7'^' ^'='."'VJ"^*» t° ^""""on ^^e masters, wardens and past
S nf LH K f ' 'V "PP^' *^^"^*^^' *° •""' at York on Thursday the
rlL^^ A^ Tt^u' *''" P"''P'^" °f constituting a Regular ProvLia!
Sll G^rafl s". I *"'' •» '■'^"^''' *''"* y°"' «*=t'"8 Provisionally as Pro
lodeei ShJn^ ^'"T''' """ "'■'"'^*" ^''^ necessary summonses to all the
lodges which have been represented in the Convention, or with which vou
have been m commumcation. or which are otherwise known to you because
as my time for communication with the brethren is very short I S^nk-^h^^
after explainmg as much as you may deem neppowrv of fi,« . inereiore,
which I have l,i,he„o addr„L ,o yof ,LTu„S ,? * .^rk" o? S'
"^^ "''•of AncVnr'r''' ^. ^- ^°' UPP^'- ^^"^^^' °f the United Fraternity
" w« i !. ' .^"^a"d Accepted Masons of England.
Lodg'e No"''""h":id a/'"" *'^ Master Warden? and Brethren of the
anxious to suLy any deficencvnr r P^°^'"«. bemg also particularly
^ oupj^ijr diiy aenciency, or to remedy anv irreeu aritv in fho ^„^u^J.
jty. under which we have heretofore acted, and t^ie Sve'd and acknow
edged as a general lodge under the Constitution of England and to have
Lo™" ""■ "'"''" '''"'"^' accordingly in the books' of the Grand
or ^'irl^Tt'""'"?^ °^ *u". ''^"''''' ^^ P"y fo*- ^ ^^'■••ant of Constitution
or such other regular authority as it may be competent to you to grant "ni^
powering us to meet as a regular lodge at on the day of
(as the case may be) and perform the duties of Masonry in a Constitutional
ToZr w"""'?'"^ *° '^' ^°™^ °^ *'^^ Order, and the"^ laws of the Grand
lontf , , ° P'^^ your interposition and assistance in obtaining for our
lodge a regular warrant of Constitution, and in procuring the registry of thi
names o our members in the books of the Grand Lodgl and X prayer o1
orth?'M'°w"GrTn^ 'm "I''' "^^^'f ^*"<=' °^^^'-« to'the command
Lodge." ^'''"■' '"^ '^^ '^^' ^"^ regulations of the Grand
!f n,I°f K^ "'-^""^^ u'' " .""^"^ ^' P°''''''^ °^ the members of the lodge and
It must be signed by at least seven.
This petition must be accompanied by:
hereJofort ac°ted. °^ *''" '^^"''"* °' dispensation, under which the lodge has
2nd. A list of the present actual subscribing members.
3rd. A copy of their by-laws and regulations, and
«f .u\^ ^A^rT °^ 'J ^"l '^l''""^ ^°'" ""^^^ member, as the registering fee
of the Grand Lodge, and a further payment of 6s 6d sterling each, for such
members as may wish to obtain a Grand Lodge certificate
The M.ister or Representative of each must also bring up and exhibit
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the original warrant or dispensation, under which the lodge has acted, and
the Provincial Grand Master will either grant a sanction to the same, or a
new dispensation, according as the case may require, upon which, and not
before, the Master, Wardens and Past Masters of such lodge will be qualified
to be admitted and vote in the Provincial Grand Lodge.
So far, I think, it will be necessary to state for the information and guid-
ance of every lodge, and it may also be proper to add the following extract
of my instructions, conveyed to me through the Grand Secretary, at the same
time with my patent as Provincial Grapd Master, viz:
" In respect to the lodges at present existing in Canada, and which it is
presumed have been constituted by the late Bro. Jarvis, the Grand Master
proposes that the lodges should receive warrants of constitution from him,
and that all the present members should be registered in the books of the
Grand Lodge. In this case the Grand Master will propose to the Grand
Lodge that the several warrants of Constitution for the existing lodges should
be granted to them, without payment of the accustomed fees, of five guineas,
but the fee upon registering the brethren los 6d each, cannot be dispensed
with, also as follows, viz: In regard to the contribution of 2s per annum
from each subscribing member towards the general fund of benevolence, I beg
to state for the information of the brethren, that ti.,_ Grand Secretary, feeling
that the lodges in the Colonies could not partake equally with others of its
advantages, have resolved that those lodges should no longer be required
to contribute to it, but that their members being registered should be entitled
to claim assistance from it."
These extracts, I trust, will satisfy every brother, if any doubt could have
been entertained on the subject, that the Grand Master and the Grand Lodge
are disposed to act towards them on a most liberal footing, and that in com-
plying with their request for establishing a regular Provincial Grand Lodge
in this Province, the only object has been to extend to the brethren the bene-
fits and privileges of Masonic and Fraternal communication, and by no
means to encumber them with exactions, or to derive revenue from the con-
nection with them.
I am aware that this must encroach much on your time, but looking on
you as a zealous fellow-laborer, in the good cause, and the present being a
case of great Masonic emergency, I trust you will not draw your hand back
from the work until it is completed, and I hope to have the pleasure of seeinp;
you at York on or before the 20th proximo. My proposed trip to the West-
ern District is much deranged by the stoppage of the boat (steam) on Lake
Erie, in consequence of which I fear I shall have to perform the journey by
land but, at all events, I shall make a point of being back in time to meet
the brethren, whose attendance you are to summon at York.
I remain with sincerity,
(Signed^ Simon McGillivray,
J , r, T^ Provincial G. M. Upper Canada.
Jolin Dean, Esq,
On the same day Bro. McGillivray also addressed Bro. Z. M.
Phillips, enclosing a copy of his letter "to Bro. Dean, with a request
that Bro. Phillips would act in certain emergencies. Bro. McGillivray
writes : —
Niagara, 27tli August, 1822.
Sir,— In consequence of an unexpected change in the day of departure of
the Frontenac steam-boat from Kingston, and my being under the immediate
necessity of proceeding to Sacketts Harbor, in order to overtake the American
steam-boat. I passed through Kingston without seeing Mr. Dean which I
particularly regretted, but I wrote to him mentioning our communication at
Jirockyille and at the same time requested him to act, and appointed him
provisionally Grand Secretary, for the purpose of summoning and arranging
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the proceedings of the proposed meeting of our Provincial Grand Lodge
which IS to meet at York on the 20th of September, and I explained to him
at the same time, that by calling the first meeting at York, I did not decide
where the next should be held, but having other matters to arrange at the
seat of Government, and being by the derangement of the steamboat pre-
vented from gomg there on my way up, it is necessary that I should do so
on my way down, and therefore it is a matter of convenience to myself, which
I trust no brother will thmk unreasonable, especially if they consider how
much time and convenience I am sacrificing to the mission which I have
accepted for the Masonic benefit.
I enclose you a copy of a long jette.-. wiiich I have this day addressed to
Mr. Dean, and I mean to be addressed to yourself, to the end that if any
mdisposititon. or other causes, should prevent Mr. Dean from circulating the
necessary communications to the lodges, you may in that case be pleased to
do, or cause it to be done, so that at ail events there may be no danger of
the 'nt.rna.ons to attend the Provincial Grand Lodge, not bdng p^omuSed
r.n.nin ^ ♦, • • ^^^ "'"^'"'''^ °^ """^"^'"^ y°" ^^ York accordingly and I
remain, with sincerity, sir, '
rraternally yours,
(Signed) Simon McGillivray,
7 \T Pu-ir r. ' Provincial G. M. Upper Canada.
Z. M. Phillips, Esq., etc., etc.
nf vJ?ri°" ^^'=i?'"'y.ay also coninuinicated with Bro. James Fitzgibbon,
Lol^l 'J"v 7 ^r ^r^y °^ '^' '^"°^' "^ Constittition of the Grand
hr/thr., 1. .?^^"''' ''"''• "^^'P'^^'^'S a hope that lie would meet the
Niagara, 27th August, 1822.
M, ^'■-^""^'^"tand from Mr. John Dean, who has acted as Secretary to
the Masonic Convention at Kingston, that agreeably to my request he
has transmitted to you a copy of my letters to him at Montreal on the 2S uh
of t^/'i'"^ ^f ^^n ^PP'^'i'un'ty of communicating with the leading members
lodge in 't"h1fdLHcrf "^""' '?"' ^'^° "'^•^ *"^ '^^^'"« i..dividu'air oftle
loages 111 this district, I have given instructions for suinmoninir a meeting of
i^/rS ia?r ' h't'*^^' °'" '•^''"'- '"^^ ^'^--'^^ -h-'' .^st be moufded
into a Provincial Grand Lodge, to be hold at York on the 20th of September
A specific statement of what is to be required of the difTerent lodges wU
be circuia ed amongst them, and in the meantime, for your ii ormftion I
send you herewith a copy of the Book of Constitution of the Grand Lod«e
whom^". ' which you will be pleased also to communicate to any brethrfn
whom you may wish to instruct on the subject; but the book itself I must
equest you to hold at my disposal, as I have no copies of it to spare The
aws applying to the authority and proceedings of the ProvincS GranJ
Lodge, are happily very distinct, and from what I can gather of the seni
."hr :. " * " 'r^'-T "' "" ^•-"■^''^^ ^^'^'^ -»^-^ I have^converVed I Tav
the satisfaction to inform you that it is my opinion that all the requisite ar
rangements will be carried through without any serious difficu tv ordTerence
of opinion. - uiiicipinc
I Iiave the honour to be. Sir, your most obedient
servant and brother in Masonry.
(Signed) Simon McGillivray,
, Provincial G. M. Upper Canada '
James Fitzgibbon, Esq.
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From a letter written to Bro. Kerr at Niaorara i^ Pr,^ r
Adams, who had been in correspondence wiS^lrnAf/r Mr ^°''^*'
a resident JShan' £ fnfl^,?f' "'"''''' *' ^°^'^' ^'°- ^7. and
bringing the Niagara brethSn Jn.i!" '"^•'' '", ^PO'-tant factor in
McG^iHiLy! &dat!';^Ht;nTtoX°leT;^^^^^^^^^ °^ ^--
Grantham, 27th August, 1822.
province by the UniferGrand IoaJZ f' ,^"'/*'°t" """^ "'P^'^* P^'^^ »he
H. Win not ,ose sight of hi™. sho^Ml^beloL':j^orSr lirs^it^Y'ir^
T • . *. * * *
... , I remain, dear Sir, with much respect, your
obedient humble servant,
* * * ^ ^ (Signed) Geo. Adams
* ♦♦**...
Robert Kerr. Esq.
rJnt rl?A1?"?' ^* a Jater date, made a direct appeal to the Provin-
reolv Iw ^u"'"u °" ^'^"" °^ '^'^ ^"^"^ ^ro. Danby. and recdved a
reply that, though courteous, showed that Bro. Danby had not a
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 1,17
fen^l"' r' '^^ ^'^^\- ^'' ^^t»°"S' i" connection with the Nia^rara
hopes of the past six yea'^rs werf on 'h ' ZT^i '"■',"^''?- ^"^ ^''^
Dean, in his letter to Bro. MrQlli^ray wdt^l''^ reahzafon. Bro.
K. W. Sir:— ^^''*' 29th August. i8-'2.
n,aiJ7;U^:Srseifof2^1?to";^p,^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^"e last Monday's
result of your conversation with the brethren a B^oH 1 '''""■' \°^'"''' '^'
to you. yet this pleasure was not whhout Us alfov ;? ' ,'''°'' V"*'^^"*^^*'^
last, tTiat I had lost the opportunity of ncrson.nv^L ^^""^ ^''° ''^ ^""^
And I regret my disappoimmen" L Z'e astou^.?'"^ '''I T"'"'' '° y°"-
ant information to learn from me ^ ^ ^°" ''''"^ '°"'^ '""Port-
I sh:,^n:t''Savf f^d';;; ssi s^^' ^°"".°^ ^'^^ ^^^^ - — .
proffer you my utmost exertionTto^^waTi yoT^iews 'if H ' '^" "°^^ °"'^
in the least facilitate your operations or if i?Z ^ ' '''"^ exertions can
light on the past procLdin J o S rl J " i" ."'•^ P°^" t" ^hrow any
This will probabrfinryou in the n.il?f "' ^ f^W^' ''^PPy *« ^o it.
unfortunately we have S nrMnsonic cS. n "°?'^ °^ '''■'*'""^"- ^'^'^ ^l^^-"
feel a delicacy in touching Yet Lk'^ "''"''"• """" *'"^ ''"''i«<=t. I
made acquainted with the generVfe^MLr.rT^'.*'^"* y°" should he
subject. ^ "'" ^"''"^ °f th«^ brethren here upon the
time'^siLe" My^tsoti"kn"oii:d;e°'';"7 '^ 7^"*^ "^^'^ '° '-^ considerable
the formation of theTonventToS ?nd onS"" ''l^'' t'"'' *''^" ^""" ^f^"
tion to be laudable. I have adSd ^o it ev.r "^ *'" i'^.^"*^' "^^ '^"^ Conven-
influence I possess in its cause I have nor.^"",' "''^ ^""7 '''"^ "''^^^ »"'*=
with any brethren at Niaga a nor to „,v V ff'^'u "^ ''^'"^ acquainted
ever passed from eitl er par?v to Tl e nf^^ knowledge, has a communication
exception which wa a feply .0 he imon^^ ^r",''/"^^'"' ^^"^ ^'^^ one
to has had no correspondent Independrt?v^;/':L?^^f ^'"^.'^ ^ '^•^'""^ed
obtained, through my correspondence with ^imS S^^^^^^ '^\^ '^^\«
may consequently be ijrnonnt nf ti,o;,. T i- "^'^'^°*^" o* the Convention. I
tolerably acqunin'^^ed S tSse o X, t'Xen'"'f '^P'''^''^'^^^- Yet I 'am
freely and confidently assert tLtn the circe of -v-nu^'T' '"'t ] ''"
of no brother who would not reioice in n m. '"^ ^f-^quamtance I know
interests. Those points upon llSh we Le differeH ?".' '"'^ '"^ ""'°" °^
tions. and will, of course, comrndervouri„«n!^T "'^i' *° P''^'* •'■«"^^«=-
apprpved of by yc:.. I am coi m LTdges Tormin/tt P^' whatever i,
feel it no less a duty than a pleasure to comnlv T Wl Convention, will
subject lest through my zeal in the cause oT the Colllj " ""' °" •**'"
may be construed to impress von unf^vm.r.Ktl . \°"^^"t'«" my 'Mentions
whom we have hitherto differed in opii; ' ° "' ''""^ "^ ^'"'''^' ^'^'^
But believe me, it is not my intention, and I drop the subiert with . «
reliance, and a thorough conviction that your p'ower an'r infiuenc; wiH
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remove a 1 obstacles to a union here, and heal all past ditTcre.ices. Pern.ii
^1 :i ' *° '■''■"'■" ^°" '"^ ''""•■•= t'l''"'^^ fo"- th'^ confidence you have
reposed m me, appomt.ng me to the office of Provincial Grand Secretary
and I assure you I duly appreciate the l,„nour done me in the appointment'
Tal. I ''' r rr^'n ''^•" ''''"' observance of your order "for >our
me In r °^ "'' Constitution of the Grand Lodge of Enghnd a low
me also to express my gratitude. I received the book last evening.
I remain, R. W. Bro. with fraternal regards, and due respect,
Your most obcd't scrv't and brother,
Simon McGillivray, Esq. ^°''" °""-
■ ul" ?^^^L ^^^^ *^f meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge at York
might be thoroughly representative, Bro. Dea« placed himself i„
comnninication with rnany leading members of the Craft, whose in-
fluence would be of effect in the organization of the Craft Of the
manp. letters of the MSS., one may be taken as a specimen of" the man-
Bro' Drantrhes;- ''" ^PP^^^^^ed his brethren in asking their aid.
Dear Sir:— ^^*^' ^^^^ August, 1822.
„«..r^^'"r"°"' ^^°^- ^^'^'■^"'"S yo" "Pon a subject, upon which I know not
your eehngs, nor mclinations, but this I beli.ve.-that you are a brother
and wil therefore, without preface or apology, come to the sub ect on hand
A strong and vigorous attempt is to be made shortly throughout the
province, to raise Masonry to the level which its principks merit and I
G t Jt ^^'=?*=V"^'• , H'« R°y«' Highness, the Duke of SuTsex,' M W
Sn.^i r I V. ^ ^- c°^J- ^"^ appointed Simon McGillivray, Esq., Pro-
vincial Grand Master of this province and Provincial Grand Lodge will be
fhin ^ "".'^ y^*'"'' u '^^ "°""" "^ "^^t '"°"t»^ ^"d dispensations will
then be granted to such worthy brethren of lodges in this province as m v
apply and be represented, and all the warrants issued by our late PGM
will, of course, be called in. Now sir and brother, the object of this 'letter' is
to enquire whether you feel sufficient interest in the welfare of this second
best institution on earth, to lend a hand to raise it to its proper level to
endeavour to form a lodge in your township of such members of your pre-
sent lodge, whose moral character will stand the test of the " square " and
such worthy members as may JQin. If you feel a disposition to engage in
such a cause, I should be glad to hear further from you, and will <rivp you
every information you may wish. This I communicate to you confidentially.
Yours truly and fraternally.
T /-L , r, John Dean.
J no. Church, Esq.
Bro. Dean also wrote to his friend Bro. H. G. Barlow, who was
o"^ixr ^i^ "1?^^ prominent members of the Craft in the west, that
K. W. Bro. Simon McGillivray, the Provincial Grand Master, had
gone up the lake and would probably be at Niagara, and that his
proceedings were decidedly favourable to the views of the Convention
and that from his candor and zeal there was everv reason to expect
that all difficulties would be obviated.
For the first time in many years, Bro. Dean placed himself in
correspondence with the Grand Secretary of the Niagara Grand
Lodge. In a kmdly spirit his letter is penned, and that it would be
accepted in the same manner was evidently expected after the favour-
able reception accorded to Bro. McGillivray in this western tour We
have no positive evidence of any agreement on the part of the
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Niagara brethren to come into union with the Convention at Kings-
ton ,but glean by the friendly character of Bro. McGillivray's corre-
SZrf ^"^^^"bsequent events, that the visit of the distinguished
brother from England had smoothed the troubled waters of discon-
\lV:'E'ZJ,%7r^6t^^^^^ ""•°"- ^-- °-"- - ^-^^ 'etter
Sir and Brother: —
Kingston, 9th Sept., 182a.
I take the liberty of forwarding to you blank summons which I have
prepared by order of the Right Worshipful Grand Master whch have been
directed to forward to all lodges, of which I have a knowledge and no
knowing whether he has taken any other means to summon the lodges ?,
your neighbourhood, nor knowing the address of any oMhe secretaHes I
prv?ded%£Tvnr'-,,'H '"'' r"r'"« ''''' '' - oLr melns SeTee
provided, that you will do me the favour to address them to such lodges as
mons is^^'ed'Erthe t W^'r^'H' ^."^ '^ '''''' ""''' b"" ^^ other'sun.!
mons issued by the R. W. Grand Master, or by his orders, you will have
the goodness to forward the blanks to York. a[ the meeting otlTeGranS
ht^'haTno S:r"f""- '"""T ?r r^""^""^ ^°"' - -^ int'entL, fn do "g
It IS that no neglect of mine should be attributed to former difference of
opinion or proceedings. You will therefore, I trust, receive fhemTneTthe
ov ' Vt'-Zl'' T' *" "'■'?' ' '°^"^^^ ^''^'"' -'^i^h is that o" i^otS;
r J.. ''PP'^"^<^h'"K 'S an important er.-i in Masonry, and I trust that
BueZfTfT" r''i '" *'"'■ ^- ^- ^^^"d Master, a'^d his pe onal in-
Order V i 1 h '"''^ "' •'^!,' ^^''^'^ ''"'' ^'''"' '^' «^""'"« principles of oSr
e^'^e'ding' thei: g^^odXt' '"' °"'" °"'^ ^"'"'^^'°" '^-^f*- ^^ '^ -
summLid'^andfifust'^^ilir?^^^^^^^^^^^^^ *° ''' ^°"-"''-- -^" '^
,u k" }u^ *'?'"' °^ forming acquaintances at the approaching meeting with
he brethren from your quarter, with whom a difference of opinion has here-
tofore^ existed, .ind of hnding all Masons united in the cause. I subscribe
Yours fraternally,
John Dean,
P. G. Sec'y.
Edward McBride, Esq.
Bro. McGillivray attributed the larger portion of the trouble in the
Niagara district to Bro. Danby and was firm in this opinion. His letter
was keen and cutting and drew from him an expression, which proved
beyond cavil that the Niagara brethren had no authority to act as an
organized Grand Lodge, and that in the Niagara district from the dav
of the removal of R. W. Bro. Jarvis from Niagara to York in 1707
there has been no regular legitimate Grand Lodge in that district."
Hro AIcGillivray was fully informed as to Bro. Danby and his con-
duct, and not only expressed his opinion freely, but effectually pro-
nounced his views on the irregular proceedings which had character-
ized every act of the \iagara brethren. His statement proves that
the msertion of the names of R. W. Bros. Kerr and Danbv in the
warrants of the schismatic Grand Lodge, as having been authorized
by England, was done not only illegally but undoubtedly with the
intention of misleading the Craft-a palpable forgery perpetrated to
serve he ambition of those who had beeii concerned in throrganiza^
tion of the irregular body at Niagara. . Bro. Adams writes -
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IIISTORV OK FHEEMASONKY JN CANADA.
Right Worshipful Sir:- Grantham, September 17th, 1823.
Gran'd"MlsI!!r rh''''f"u ^*?? ".P°" **>* P''"'="' "''"^'i^" of our late Deputy
Urand Master, Christopher Danby, as authorized bv Lodne N„ 27 -rT,^^
nr^rlr,;. -^t^ " "'■'■'^'*' ''^ Certainly has done everything to ao
rhoTeTusine,, T?""^''.!" '"''"'^'' '^' ^^""« °f Masonry. maWng ?t his
dd a« a„T nfi?,^v"'' '•'" *'"u''P^' P"' °' ^'' t''"*^' ""t" he broke down wit^^
olt of\u ♦• T"""' i°'"'"''"8 "^^'t" than three years ago. the Vrerer
part of his time he actpd a« n p r- »* u- ^ ■ , . ° ' K>^caier
DerflrTv.L Kt °T^i -^ '^"''""' ^°'-'' Masons. This -far. no doubt, he wa
TodJe of E^ehnH t'".^'. *' "PP."="^ •'y h'^ credential; from the Grand
Lodge of England, which is now in my possession. One of them I shall
atJt^hl''°"T'"'"'- u^^ ^'' "° family, but his present situatir i truly
lamentable as he .s as helpless as an infant. He is pretty comfortably taken
The Grr^H t' T ?^ ''«.^'"" ^'""'"^^ ^ ^''^' ^^ich /am oWi^ed to pav
ns ha?rl^nH*' '■'' t^^y«.<^o"t"buted part of the funds for his benefit'
as has some odges in this neighborhood been very liberal towards the sun
Sr rLS'%'"?^'^"^''°K*'".'"- ^^ "° ^"'«*^"« <^- be expeceTfom Se"
irnv P w c'^^^'u'''" ''"''"'" '''=^°'^" t°° heavily on me. I therefore
E.?' ^- f"' *''"* ^°" *•" '"^^"^^ °" '"y behalf for the support of ,h
Ke late D V g"S''' *"' '"" *'' '''* *'^* ' °"^ ^^'^ ^'^^ --"t-aSe
«h L^TJ^'^'t''^'^ o°**''"F °l '"y ^"°""' f''°'" ^"y of the lodges since the
S h of September, 1821. At that time there was due me £22 8s. 6d.. York
currency, his expense since for board, not including his clothing, is £53 4s od
York, making m the whole the sum of £47 Ss. od.. provincial currency. Your
making such arrarigements in this business as you may think most meet, will be
gratefully acknowledged, R. W. Sir. by your
Truly brother in Masonry,
t> c IT / ^t_ . . Geo. Adams,
r.b.— for further particulars I refer you to Bro. Merritt.
reply!'— *^'' application R. W. Bro. McGillivray made the following
c. _ . York. 24th September, 1822.
.e fScTaflyTpr^o'dS IrK^tXtt^^P^Vnlr^^^^^^^^^^ ^
answer will be sent you by'one of'the secretary" aid rthinklt^'^u" 1'
^^n-t^; tTe:p';^£tr';fn^Sf°oV^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - otherrste^cS ll
as applying to myself and the grounds upon which Bro Darby's Sm are
particularly pressed I feel myself under the necessity of entering So some
discussion which I had hoped to avoid, in regard to that TsfembLe o
Masons who have for some time in the Niagara District assumed thl^Li
tH^^^Tl'' °'/ f"""""^'^' ^^^"'^ L^^^-^- I -a« in hojes haTmy ktter o
the 26th ult., and the passages in the book of Constitution to which I tl cre^n
particularly referred, would have been taken as a sufficient ex^nation S
out reducing me to the necessity of expressly declaring that ever See the
removal from Niagara of the late Provincial Grand Master. B ro. Tar Jis there
has been no regular or legitimate Grand Lodge in that District, and that all
he proceedings which have taken place under and by such pretended authority
have been entirely unsanctioned by the Grand Lodge of England, and s«b-
T i.\° ,^ Laws and Constitution. It therefore follows that all the monns
which have been collected as Masonic dues from the lodges, have been illegally
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRV IN CANADA. , ,2,
collected and expended and if Rr^ r. ■. . ,
was the skilful ^fason you Jc^ e^em WnT'h^: '''^°r. ^'^ ''''^ ^^ »»^ -tdlect
tins was the case; and if whh K k?lf h "f '""" ''"*=" ^""y '^^"'^^ that
mislead the brethren who ph cd co fidr fn'hii,' 'T'''/""', """''^"^ '°
tinue unauthorized proceedings the mnnL ' ^1'^ ""'""^ *•'«'" «o con-
expended for his own «se.-all ^f whi h I am inV"^ ^7"" ^'''"^'^ ^^^^ «='"^«y
must say that however much he n^v h. L ^ 1"^°™^'' ^^s the case,-then 1
J cannot see what peculiar claim he h .s o hi' " ^T'^'l ^"'"Passion, yet
pensioner of the Provincial Grand Lodl Tn '■*^"'^^^''"d supported as a
|n the province is certainly a very desSt I VT"" -1 ""'^ °^ benevolence
^r^K^-^.;;rM^tSir^ieSL^
fees now required to be paif "' the GnmrLnV^'r ""V^"' '''' "«'«'-'"«
many Masons in this province into the'^Lds orBro"n"'''K'''^ ^*^" P^'^' ">>
for the same were oflfercd to be produced M. Bro Danby, whose receipts
have certainly a right to compla.n and ,he u^e m^H f 1' '°' ''^"^ »'^^'^^^"
a name which it is unnecessary for me to apoTv to t T u'"..'"""^^ ^"^^^"
ments which have recently been made I h.L k I" the Masonic arrange-
f 'oid meddling with any subfect iTkelv tn rll T P^^'^^^'^'-'y desirous to
ings. and I have observed a particular l^S " ""^'P"*" °'" ""PJ^asant feel-
proceedings at Niagara, but it seems to ZZ^'l^ i'^"'^ '° '»'« ''■'•^^"l^r
cerned in these prLedingshoulTbe aware o,"tt '^"^ '^' ?^"^'^"^^" '=^"-
and in regard to Bro. Danby it oueht to L .! J . i^^'l '""'^^ "^ '^e case,
may have on the feelings of thLe gentlemen ^n I °1, *''"* "^^^'^^'^ »^°'d he
known, or with whom he may Save asso^Sed Zr^'l ^' T"'' ^^'^ ^^^" '°"^
misled in these proceedings yet it rem«?n. * k o"" whom he may have led or
him on the Provincial Gr?.;d Lodge *° ^" ''^°^"' ^^^* ^'^'"^ ^^at gives
So much, in the public situation in which I am r^U..r^ ju . , ■
sary to say. As an individual I end, Jm?, •* r , ^- ^ ^^^^ ^^It it neces-
distress, and I remain, Sir yours etc. "^ °'' '^' ''"'' "^ ^ ^'•"ther in
George Adams. Esq.
(Signed)
Simon McGilHvray.
ROr.r, OK 01 TK KRs oi-
Ki.\(;sro.\,
Llll^K ( ANADA, 1817. 181920.21-22.
Year.
1817..
1818..
'819..
1820 .
1821,.
'822..
1823..
President. Place. XMce- 1 'resident.!
Phillips, /,. M,
No Meeting.
Phillips, Z. M.
Place.
Moder.itor.
I Mace.
Phillips, Z. M.
Phillips, /.. M.
Phillips, /. M.
Phillips, /.. M.
Hrockville.,
Hrocl.,ille. .
Urockvillt . .
Hrockville. .
Hrockville..
Hrockville. .
•Cottier, Wm..,Ernestown .. Hudson, T. H. Toronto.
McAllister, H. . lErnestown.
.Shaw, Samuel
Halfour, I'. M.
Cottier, Wni.
•Shaw, S. . . ,
< ottier. Wm . .
Shaw, S
Mmterworili, |.
Shaw, .S ' I
nutterwortti, |,
1'><-Titt. Abner,
Oliver, (Jeo
Kingston . .
Kingston . . .
Krnestown . .
Kingston ...Cottier, Wni..
^rnestown
Kingston .
[Kingston .
Kingston .
Kingston .
;.\ncaster..
[Kingston .
Cottier, Wm.. [•;rnestown.
Cottier, Wm.. I-Tnestown.
71
Iiaa HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
ROI.l, OK OKKICKRS OK IHK (iRAM) MASONIC COSVKSTIOS - ( ontiMuecf.
Year.
Treasurer.
I'lace.
Secretary.
I'lace.
(irand V'ifilor.
I'lace.
i8i;..
Walker, R....
Kingston . . .
1 'erguson, J. W. Kingston.. . .
.Mr.Mlistcr, »..
1818 .
•
181Q. .
Walker, R...
Kingston . . .
I'erguson.j W. Kingston...
i8ao..
Walker, R....
Kingston . . .
1' erguson. I.W. Kingston ..
McAllister, II..
i8ai. .
Walker, R . . . .
Kingston . . .
I'erguson. | VV.
Kingston... .
183a. .
Walker, R....
Kingston .. ,
Dean, John.. . .
Hath
1833. .
Olcott, 13
Kingston .. .
Dean, John... .
Hath
Kugg Klisha..
Iohn^ton Dist..
Scripture, S, 1,.
NrwcastleDst..
Yeomans, A.
Midland Dist,
Higelow, 1
Home Dist.,
I'.veritt. A
(jore, London.
Niagara Dist.
Haldiinand.
Helleville.
York (To-
ronto).
.Xncaster.
Year.
Clhaplain.
I'lace.
V.x. < om.
Marshall.
Pursuivant.
Tyler.
1817. .
1818..
Klecled. 1823..
Kerns, H. T...
Campbell
1810
i8ao..
i8ai..
Rugg
Xumis, I hris.
Kingston.
i8aa.
Smail, Wm... .
Hrockville . .
Kerns, A. T. . .
Kingston.
/umis, ( hri.s.
Kingston.
1823..
Smail, Wni... .
Urockville ..
(iraves
Porter, M...
York (lo-
ronto).
Spencer, Jno. .
/umis, Chris.
Kingston.
Date of .Meeting.
27 Aug., 1817
18 Keb., 1819
15 Keb., 1820
13 Keb., 1821
II Feb , 1822
I'lac
Walk.r's Hotel.
Kingston ..
Walker's Hotel.
Kingston . .
Walker's Hotel .
Kingston ..
Walker's Hotel . .
Kingston . . .
Walker's Hotel,
Kingston . ,
Lodges of the Convention.
Hrockville. 3, i.Clizal)eth Tp., Leeds Co.
Koyal IMward, 5, I'.dwardsburg Tp., Grenville Co.
St. John's, 6, Kingston, Kingston Tp., I'rontenac
Co.
Kredericksburg, 7, Lennox Co.
Toronto, 8, York ( Toronio) York Tp., York Co.
.\ddingion, 13, Bath, ICarnestown Tp,, Leeds Co.
Union, 15. (jrinisby. (irimsby Tp., Lincoln Co.
St. lohn R..\., 16, York (Toronto), YorkTp.,York
Co.
Belleville, 17. Belleville, ThurlowTp., IlastingsCo.
St. John, 19. llnldiinand Tp., N'orthumberland Co.
Harmony. 24, Kdwardsburg Tp. , (jrenviUeCo.
Union, Ancaster Tp Wentworth Co.
Rideau, 25, Burritt's Rapids, 0.\ford Tp., (jren-
ville Co. .;_
Jarvis, 26, .\ugusta Tp., (irenviUe Co.
Prince Edward, Picton, Hallwell Tp., Prince K.d-
ward Co.
Union, South Gower Tp , Grenville Co.
Northern Light, Newmarket, Whitchurch Tp.,
\'ork Co.
North Star, Hamilton Tp., NorthumberUnd Co.
McKay, Wolford Tp . (jrenville Co.
Union, Richmond Mills, Napanee, Richmond T|) ,
Lennox Co.
Mount Moriah. Westminster Tp., Middlesex Co.
King Hiram, Oxford Tp., Oxford Co.
HISTORY OF I-RKEMASONRV IN CANADA.
CHAPTER LXIX.
1 123
cl«dcT?n tLr ofth^ C' PnwT^ ^^If rT""'' ^h°"ld be in-'
from I792unlil 1822 vet toZ?' '^"^ ^^^' '^^'''^ "'"''*"''
upon the Craft than any of the bodCS tnVm.H <^ stronger claims
Convlmionllr''"^ '' ' "'' "' "■' '°'^S" '''™^<1 by ">= Kingston
as No. t^'AV^i^MTK^, -r^'-|3rd September, ,8.|
..1th AprTtit,"'*'' '"""^'P <" Edwardsburgh, county GrenviUe,
land,'ts."imr,i?9.«'' '°""^'"P ■" "='""'■'". ^o-"'/ Northnntber-
Angt"t*8,9.'°*'' '°""''"''' °' '^""°"'' '"""'y G«"""^. 3.st
Decemtr" ,8,'^ ' '°""""'' "' S°""> G«-. -unty GrenviUe,
co,,n"TiddVer,''li°c?n;,r™^tlT"'?'"r('-<>"<'™.U.C.),
September, ,8.. as No. 7^. k'i'ln^.g'-ja U wt NoTrE' R^^'"
April^sr"' '°''^^' ""™*'P °' Gonfbourne. co°unf 'Srleton,
Of these lodges, United and Mount Moriah were the r.nrv ™„
ever enreg,stered on the books of the Grand Lodge SEnela"d^ ?.!
"htTpriorT'sar^' '' *' '"^'O- '"='"■- --i tabuUt'ed nsVs
1U4
lUSTOKY OK rKiaCMASUNKV IN CANADA.
CHAPTER LXX.
Brockville Lodge, No. 3, P. R., 1817. — A Lodge said to havf.
DF.EN ORGANIZED ON THE QuEEN's RaNGERS' WaRRA.VT,
No. 3, 1800.
In the history of Athol lodge, No. 3, Cornwall (18^)4). and that
of lliram lodpe, No. 3 (181O), each warranted by R. W. Bro. Jarvis,
the vexed question as to the transfer of the Queen's Rangers' warrant,
No. 3, is dealt with, according to evidence in the MSS. of these
lodges. That Hiram lodge. No. 3, did not continue its meetings
from 1816-1822 is shown by the written minutes of Brockville, No.
3, which begin on the 22nd December, 1817. This " No. 3" is in-
cluded in those on the Jarvis register, although it was presided over
by an officer of the Kingston Convention and received a dispensaticn
from that body in 1819. There are no minutes in the MSS. of lliram
lodge, No. 3.
At the foot of the first page of the minute book the memonnda
concerning the warrant of the Queen's Rangers, No. 3, and the
queries of the late Bro. S. D. Fowler are followed by the first minuics
of " Lodges No. 3," Brockville. The page opens with the entry given
in the history of Hiram lodge, No. 3, " Province of Upper Canada,
Brockville, 22 Dec, A.L. 5817. This meeting called by request of a
respectable number of Free and Accepted Masons, for the purpose of
opening a lodge on warrant. No. 3, and electing the officers for the
ens'.iing six months." The words " Carried over," the querv signed
" S. D. F.," and the statement
"Whereas a certain w.irrant or dispensation dated in the year A.L. 5817,
granted by Wm. Jarvis, Esriuire, the Provincial Grand Master, to certain
Brethren therein named to (ipen and hold a LodRC in Brockville under the
name of Sussex, No. 3, &c."
The first minutes read:
" Lodge No. 3 met at Stephen Cromwell's on Monday, 22nd December,
1817, at 6 o'clock P.M. Opened in due form."
Bro. Ziba M. Phillips presided as W. M.; Jehial H. Phillips as
S. W., and William Campbell as J. W. ; Bro. Parker Webster was
secretary; Samuel Dean, treasurer; Jonathan Mills Church, senior
deacon; Caleb Hayes, junior deacon; and Stephen Cromwell, tylcr.
There were ten members present, viz.: Benjamin McAllister, Reubtn
H. Graves, John Gardiner, Amos Dunning, Wm. Vanornatn, [oliu
Coleman, Isaac Jaquith, Enoch M. Chase, Archibald Campbell,
Stephen Richards.
The officers were elected and installed as follows: —
Benjamin McAlHster, W. M.; Reuben H. Graves, S. W.; Samuel
Dean, J. W. ; Parker Webster, treasurer; Caleb Hays, secretary;
Enoch M. Chase, S. D. ; William Campbell, J. D. ; Stephen Cronnvell,
tyler.
A committee was appointed to revise the bylaws and by " special
request " Bro. R. H. Graves, John Gardiner, P. Webster, and S.
Richards received the degree of Past Master. The cash paid in was
£1. 10. I., and the lodge adjourned.
HISTORV OP PREEMASONKV IN CANADA. 1,25
,X,7^y ''"'" ^*'f-.V' F^'^'i''* ^'*'' *'»« ^'f"th<^«- Who on 37th August
1017, If presented LocUre No 1" it t»i.. rro.,,1 m v. -^"sV**'
o ^ "d7:.c ,r''" lu-'xr' """ •;' """ '"■' " <--> vuitoJ"
K .11. r-u u "' "'f Masonic ( onvcnt'on. JJro Tonathan
Rangers at Cataraquufow Ki^sl"^ '"'^'' ^°- '^' '" '^' ^'"8:'»
expenses of publication shonl.l e„n,e „„, of ,1,: fnnd?of the lodge "
lodge, and probably of one ot earlier date. His Sther ThS
frS^Ti FuLh^Ht''- "' ""r ^-v^g-tchic lodge, which meMn
1787-91 ni Ehzabethtown, and was a subaltern in one of the provin-
Hi Ssw Ki^irr^'^'N^n'^'^Ti'''- J°^" J^'^"^°" - ^he ser'vTce of
war and after thlf ■"'■^' "i"- ."^^'^''^^d during the revolutionary
war, and after the corps was disbanded in 1784, having been olaced
upon ha f-pay. removed with his family to Upper Sadasettline
Ro'5 Th'" east of Brockville. on what is now the rive or'Pre coti
Road there not being at the time a house within fifty miles
ensicxn in th.^^L P «^.^^"teen years Adiel received a commission as
tiSe^ to t.^ \ ^TT"* "^ ^!^^' ""•'^'^' ^"d ^'^« promoted from
States ffi, ,/ ,• " ^l r'*"' " ''• ^"""^ *^^ ^^'^'^ ^'th the United
states. 1812-14. he was taken prisoner bv Forsyth, when the latter
made a night raid on Brockville. It was at the^ime supposed that
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Masonry had something to do with Sherwood's liberty, he having
made his escape in a few days after being taken to the States. He
again served his country during the troublesome times of 1837-38.
Bro. Sherwood was made a Mason shortly after he reached the
age of 21, and soon rose to the position of W. M. He was instru-
mental in organizing a Royal Arch chapter in Brockville, in which he
served as High Priest. In 1837 he was appointed Grand Senior
Warden of the Grand Lodge at Toronto, and at the time of his death
was probably the oldest Mason in Canada.
Bro. Sherwood also took an active part in church work, having
become connected with the First Presbyterian Church and Sunday-
school under the Rev. Wm. Smart in 181 1, and filled various church
offices until the time of his death. These two brethren were warm
friends during their long and eventful lives. Bro. Sherwood served
as treasurer of the district of Johnstown from 1814 to 1842; as
magistrate, 1816; paymaster of two districts, the Eastern and Johns-
town in 1813, which he held during the w^ar; Deputy Clerk of the
Crown, 1816; Commissioner of Roads about the same time; member
of Land Board, 1819; and sheriff of the district of Johnstown, 1829,
which position he resigned in 1864, being then eighty-five years of
age.
In 18 18 Bro. Sherwood lived in a large two-and-a-half story
frame building, j :»inted white, of which an engraving is given, situated
on the corner of Courthouse Avenue and King street, Brockville, in
which was located at that time the lodge room. A daughter, Mrs.
Robert Bell, who died on April 14th, 1890, remembered this very dis-
tinctly and said there was kept in the room a board shaped like a
coffin, painted black and mounted on rollers, which she and her
sisters utilized as a waggon by drawing each other on it around the
room. The tyler with drawn sword frequently chased them down-
stairs when they undertook to ascend during the session of the lodge.
. A circular, dated " Hamilton, G. D., July 28th, 1845," signed bv
" Richard Bull, P. G. Sec, pro tem." and addressed " to the Wor-
shipful Master and Brethren of Sussex Lodge, No. 3," calling the
first meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge under the jurisdiction of
the Grand Lodge of England " to assemble at Hamilton, G. D., on
Saturday. 9th August, at two o'clock P.M.," was found amongst the
deceased's papers, and is now in the possession of R. W. Bro. Col.
W. H. Jackson, of Brockville. The number of the lodge in the
meantime had been changed to 5.
At the meeting of i6th February, 1818, W. Bro. McAllister pre-
sided, and there were twenty-four brethren present, seven of whom
were "visitors" and two "sojourners." The visitors were, there-
fore, distinguished from the "sojourners," who had probably taken
up their residence for a time in the town. Bro. McAllister presented
a bill for £3. 2. o. for printing 100 copies of Mr. Smart's sermon, or
$12.25 of decimal currency, about twelve cents a copy. "A com-
mittee was appointed to dispose of the same."
At a meeting held on the i6th March, it was resolved that
"the carpet purchased by Br. Webster be accepted for the use of the
Lodge, the price of which is £g. i. .?., and that Br. Webster shall receive liis
pay for the same from the funds of the Lodge."
And that those
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRV IN CANADA. 1,27
" who advanced money for the purchase of jewels be remunerated o„t nf
the f^rst moneys received into the funds of the Lodge previous to any'^other '
person holding demands against the Lodge." Previous to any other
SO it was ^*'^''^" Cromweirs was not a convenient meeting place,
"Resolved that the Lodge be removed to a more convenient house in
Brorkville.
A committee was appointed to make arrangements for same \t
the meeting of 131I1 April, 1818,
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HISTORY OF I'KEKMASONJtY ]N CANADA.
Br Webster presented a bill for sundry articles purchased by bim for
the use of the Lodge, dated from 22nd Deer., 1817, to 13th April, 1818. and it
was agreed that such articles (mentioned in said bill) as had not yet been
accepted by the body, be now accepted."
A Bro. Woods desired the second degree, and a committee was
appomted to determine his proficiency in the preceding degree, and
It was reported as tlie opinion of the Committee that he had not
made satisfactory progress " and was "therefore ordered to He
over.
1 he committee appointed to arrange a more convenient meeting-
place had decided to rent a room in Bro. Adiel Sherwood's, and it
was ' Resolved that a subscription be laid open for the purpose of
raising the sum of £10. o. o. to complete a room in Br. Adiel Sher-
wood s house for the accommodation of the Lodge, and tliat a com-
mittee be appointed to attend to the same." It was further resolved
that what money now is in the funds be turned in for completing
the said room, provided the £15. o. should not be subscribed within
fifteen davs."
The Sherwood House, i8y6.
This house was on the corner of Court House Avenue and Kinc
Street, Brockville. *
The building has been moved and lowered in the foundation and
porches have been added, the house being now made into two
dwellings.
At the meeting of 12th May. 181 8, the committee on removal
reported, and the lodge endorsed the agreement " that Br. Sherwood
IS to receive 15. o. for making an extra door."
.X7 ^^ ^^/ meeting of i8th May, 1818, Bro. R. H. Graves was elected
VV M. It was resolved that " this lodge bear an equal proportion
with hve brethren, who are not members of this lodge viz • * *
* * in defraying the expense of our late R. B. H.'s funeral, the
amount of which is £4. 4. 10 1/2 or $16.71."
At the meeting of loth June the lodge purchased " four
benches for 7/6, and— quite appropriate to this purchase— thev
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. n^g
the usual neriod as " hU nU^.^ I '-iitsitr j>pattorcl, without waiting
" Th°Vo^'.h?;^u/Mas.'e'";^°dtedT.;; St-lt «l1 °dt ^'='!\"'^'
to refresh„,o„t for a short space of time " '^'' ''°'" '''^°'"
the house ofTra AdiefSrenvoocr °' ^^^^ ^^"^^^' ^"^ ^^^ '"
-ema is'gie^n' uncSer%heTo?d''Si^^^ °^ the secretary a
for two E A 's for the F r T '^'"'"^d- This was the balloting
"leaving furni:hed half rdozelTSbkrs IVTTl''^' ^'^ V' '''
use of the lodge." The nrce w^« XT .^^- J°^"^ ^^^ ^o^- the
ing of loth A%ust, isS ' "^ '" '^^'' '"'=^- ^' ^^^ '"^^*-
bei„7deILt°o'f^LraS^^^^^ ^-t'^-" -^i-ii"^ at Perth, who
in forwarding their view k was f.W '"•;'' "'"'"i '"'^"^^''^d '"^ ^^^i^'^nce
the Secretary of this lS be ^u ho^.H "f '=T"''l''"^'°" ^"'^ ^^^-^^^ that
sign, their petition to the Grand ToH; '""* '" ''"'^^" ^^^ t^'^ Lodge, to
quested so to do." ^°*^^^ ^°'" ^ ^^"«"t' when he may be re-
the •'^GrLTLodgT-Tnd^o^ Vl' S?''°" ^^^^^ ^° ''^ P--"*^^ to
tory of Trt Sn's ?odg?shovs%S^if Isi'?"""^^'^ ^""^ '"^-
made to R. W Bro TarvS hu?Z ^'^, ^" application was
the 27th December 1818 fn.^r J ^u' T^'^}'}^y ""answered. On
clispen'sationTal'iLe'd V R Ttro^W u' inSr %''''"" '■'.
Grand Master of England at QiVebec and in rsf, fv"^>^'°'''"''^'
was confirmed bv R. W Bro Tame. pisKV^'' dispensation
On the i8th October, 1818, a letter was written to the PCM
°Jas'|S&tT
tisuafin connection with a gif''?hat T w'rf "I *\'^-r '^^^"
the same from the fund. Af . ' ^^^^5'^^ ^^e shillings for
for work, kwls ruled that ^f'P'^'''' meeting which was Called
bvlaws since trev were revked ruh,v? ""' •" .^^ ^^^^"^ ^'^"^^ ^he
cred as not a merbeV^rThi.^tdt^^'Jhlt^re ''^^
apparently withdrew as his n^ruo',::: :!^ ^^^^ ^^^^^
iS,S^^l°M %' ^'^.^"ipl'fied at all the meetings. On 7th December
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
brethren." The secretary was not at all diffident in stating the cause
ot the unfavorable ballot. W. Bro. Graves was re-elected W. M. at
this meeting.
\^A *^" *^^ j^^!^ December, St. John's day was celebrated, and " the
loage proceeded to church, when the Revd. William Smart delivered
a discourse on the occasion, and after the service the lodge returned
to the lodge room and closed in " in due form." In accordance with
refrShm ^""'^ *^"^^°™' ^^^y ^h^n "repaired to Br. Dunham's for
At the meeting of 25th January, 1819, without any discussion on
record, it was
T 1" ^^°^^^'^' ^'^^t Br. Ziba Phillips be appointed as proxy to represent
Lodge No. 3 at the Grand Convention of Free and Accepted Masons at
ivingston.
And in order that the representative should not go empty-hand-
ed. It was also
Resolved, that the Treasurer be authorized, and he is hereby requested,
to pay Br. Phillips the sum of two pounds to defray his expenses to
Kingston.
This is the first intimation that the lodge acquiesced in the action
of the brethren who had organized the Kingston Convention. The
presence of W. Bro. Ziba M. Phillips may account for the recognition
of the authority of the Convention. ;
Or, the 3rd May, 1819, a brother, Caleb Hays, for unmasonic
conduct was " suspended for the term of three months."
On the 7th June, 1819, W. Bro. Graves was re-elected. On the
24th June the brethren met at Bro. C. Dunham's.
At the meeting of 5th July an unsettled account of two brethr-_n
was ordered to be adjusted by a committee, the claimants " agreeing
on the Honour of Masonry to abide by their award."
R. W. Bro. Benjamin McAllister, who was a member of lodge
No. 3, and the Grand Visitor of the Convention, in his report in 181Q,
writes:
"From thence he proceeded to Brockville, where he found the brethren
well versed in the lectures, a proper discipline existing in their proceedings,
their records very fair and the Craft in a flourishing state."
Prior to May, 1818, the lodge had met at " Br. Cromwell s,"
then at " Bro. Sherwood's." Those two forms of expression are used
except when varied to read " Assembled at the lodge room," or " at
the Hall." On the 24th June the minutes read " At Br. Dunham's "
at " at Brother Charles Dunham's," as it was at this meeting. On
the 19th August the lodge " assembled at Bro. Chester Dunham's,"
and after that the term " at the Hall " is again used. After this date
many of the minutes are only headed " Regular Communication of
Lodge No. 3."
Bro. Dunham's house stood on the south corner from where
Bro. Sherwood lived. It was a red brick building on the corner of
King and Broad streets, and is still standing. Dunham kept what
was called a first-class tavern. The building was considered one of
the best at that day. Dunham had a large family, all of whom appear
to have accumulated property and added many improvements to the
town. Little, however, can now be learned of their history.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 1131
6n the 27th^ September. " The term of Br. C. Hays' suspension
^^v
havmg expired the following brethren were appointed as a Committee
to converse with him on the subject." The lodge then worked the
\>. L., and in the meantime the committee which was delpcated " t"
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
converse with Bro. Hays, reported " that it was his wish to remain
another month suspended, that he might be better enabled by that
time to convince the body of his having made a reformation."
Un the 25th October the minutes state " that Br. C. Hays not
having appeared according to promise, it was thought proper to post-
pone his business till the next meeting," and on the 29th November,
ISIQ, the minutes again refer to Bro. Hays, and state that " in con-
sequence of the absence of W. Master it was deemed advisable that
1*"'^ J ^f *''J ■ ^^^'" postponed." Bro. Hays had probably con-
cluded that his repentance would not stand the test required by his
brethren. The secretary closed the minutes of this meeting by the
following paragraph:
"All necessary business being over, the Lodge was closed in due form and
parted in peace and Brotherly love and May they so continue— and May the
Blessings of heaven rest upon them and all regular Masons."
"i- -^
Dunham House, 1896.
At the meeting of 24th January, 1820, Bro. Noah Lee was elect-
ed W. M. Twenty-four brethren were present, and amongst them
Bro. " Ziba M. Phillips, G. M. G. C," or Grand Master of the Grand
Masonic Convention at Kingston, and " Bro. Benjn. McAllister,
G. v.," Grand Visitor of the same body.
The affiliation of No. 3 with the Convention seemed to be com-
plete for on February i8th, 1820, the sum of £1. 17. 6. was ordered
" to be advanced by the treasurer to the delegate of this lodge
towards defraying his expenses to the Grand Convention and should
this sum be inadequate, the remainder to be paid on his return." W.
Bro. Noah Lee represented the lodge.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRV JN CANADA. 1133
35/-1rVrl;^hTSst:s{o'^su^:?Ltr^^^ ^^1"*^^^?^ °^
1818. the lodge had applied to the Rnv.i ? 1 , °" *^^ '^th July,
that this was! <^ci,^^£ll^>:lXj^r for a loan, so
appohued^TSinl fnd'tatefo^nf^"' ^ ^"^'"^ --"""- --
three members of Z lodge vfz fohn'r.'. ""^ """'^^°"'«= ^o"duct of
I'arker Webster " and £,fk John Coleman, R. H. Graves and
A finand:[\.t:^mt'nt"fadnp'm:tV^^^^^^^^ 'V"' °«^"--
amount of money (£io lo orrerefvJi k i ^ ^xr^' '^^°' ^^'ves the
from first April, 1819 (wh^cUs the dnlVn''^^"^^- ^' ^* ^'•°ckville,
day for advancement" xisshoJl 1.^ t^ d'spensation-to " this
ever, to t>vo more ballot"" '"vorable but was subject, how-
. on th°o'V,« A!'U"'^'M?°fam^.,'l"""X,"™' ."M ""t co„,e up, but
time, and the "Zloi'-^!S'f.tZ"Ll"" 'S"" '°^ ? '''°''^
postponement of tlie ballot on tl,. „?? ■ , II T"'* "== ""e usual
not have any chance o( dertton » ,b! ??P'\*5 *= eandidate would
same night, and that nroS ?„ ,l *'.''"? ''^"°'' ""= "''•en on the
change Sf heart on a Ste ^Igllt ''"'"^ """"■'" "■'«'" '«« »
sum I?y°7^f r vS^.^ f;r'Su?e" . 'Sit'/r™'?,^' ''/?'. *=
p^/^ie^ff^'s^LTn'str '-"^■' '- -^-urorse°i;™t-
wasfn!.,td"'i;tfn1he^LVhTrr£e!v\^'J^=/l:\™"r„«"r
^ofSatef, *'LXL7Se^S; ftS'^'Tr"- --ed
The initiation of the Rev iK ;f ^V^'*°" '"^ February,
the lodge as "J Smart » hutlYh A^cl^^'f *, '^ ^'^'^" '" the MSS. of
it is the^"Rev wniiam Imart " T^o^ H ""u?^ ^'"^^^*^" Convention
the lodge minutes The adS sion o^ ft^'u V ^ "'^"^^^ '''''' '"
event, for he was a leadinTw -i- ^'''^^^^' '''^^ ^^ important
Grand Convention and in ^he ,f,h^'"'^'"? '^'"^. °^ ^^^ ^'^^'^^ the
His name deserves speda" mention ^^m"' Provincial Grand Lodge.
Bro. Adiel Sherwood^ani hiTSn^-- ^- ^^' ?' ''^"-'°"& ^"^"d of
and commented upon and almoll^^^ '^' ^'^^' ^^« "'ticized
who was a ministeHf the Presblterl'°K'r°V^ ;^^^"'^^- ^ro. Smart,
in Edinburgh, on the ilVh SeoternhJ; xJS''^ '!! Brockville, was born
town (where Brockville now S«:^;/,?^A' ^""^ ^'"^"^ '" Elizabeth-
the first Sunday Schoo? inXo mI fn Odober'ig?/ " .""^ '°^"^1
the first Presbyterian church on the 17th MarcV^R fi t'"'?-^^^
Gananoque on the oth SpntPrnK^r TqJI \ H' ^^^^- ^^ died at
January? 1820, Bro Smart SnS' k^^' ^^'^ ^^ ^^^''- C>" the 12th
trouble in the church Thiscoth'\'°^^;' ^"^'^^ '^"^'^^ "^"^h
much opposed to the step taken .nT*"^""' ^'''"' '^^ ^°""try were
was feareS the congreg:ttV:^oSd ^^f^L'^rTr^^^^lJ^
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IlISTOKY OK FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
bers, however, said nothing, and finally the matter quited down. In
those days Masonry was looked upon with suspicion, and more par-
ticularly so because the meetings generally took place in taverns.
Ihat one so universally respected and beloved as the Revd. Wm.
Nnart should join the fraternity had much to do towards raising the
Craft above reproach in this part of Canada, and assisted very ma-
terially in extending its influence throughout the country,
c the Convention of 1821 there is a record that " Rev. William
bmart, William Campbell, lodge. No. 3, Brockville," with returns hi
the Grand Treasurer's account, an acknowledgment of amount re-
ceived "from Brockville Lodge, No. 3, £10. o. o." and due £6. 6. 8.
R. W. Bro. Z. M. Phillips and W. Bros. B. McAllister, Adiel
Sherwood and Wm. Buel were present at the initiation of Bro. Smart.
In a financial statement from 21st February, 1820, until 7th Jan.,
1821, there is an entry: "7 Jan'y, '21, Received J. Smart, gratuitous,
£6. 6. 8." This was one- third of £19. o. o., the amount due the
Kingston Convention for dues.
At the meeting of Feb. 12th, 1821, Mr. George S. Jarvis was
initiated. He vas a relative of the late Provincial Grand Master.
C»n the nth Ju (821, W. Bro. Noah Lee was re-elected. On the
5th Nov., ■■ the lodge opened on the 3rd degree in due form, and
finding nothing to do, immediately closed in harmony."
At the meeting of 4th February, 1822, Bro. Wm. Campbell was
appointed a proxy to the Kingston Convention, along with Bros.
Dunham and Dewey, who were already n^einbers of that body, and
it was also resolved to remove the lodge room from Bro. Dunham's
to Bro. Kincaid's, and it was further resolved to pay " five shillings
per month for the use of the room." No reason is given for this
change of lodge room. Bro. Kincaid lived several miles west of
Brockville on the Kingston Road, in a log house similar to those
erected by farmers in those days.
At the Convention of 1822, " Wm. M. Dunham and Martin
Dewey," represented " Brockville, No. 3," and the returns show a
credit of £7. 15. o." When Bro. Dean sent in a list of lodges to R.
W. Bro. McGillivray, he headed the roll with " Brockville, No. 3,"
and, at the first meeting of the Provincial Grand '-odge, on 22nd
Sept., 1822, the records give as representative " Rev. Wm. Smart,
P. M., Sussex Lodge, No. 3, Brockville." This is the first time that
Sussex is mentioned.
On the 2ist August, 1822, the last regular meeting of lodge No.
3 was held on loth September, 1822. when a special meeting was
called for the purpose of petitioning R. W. Bro. Simon McGillivray,
Provincial Grand Master, for a warrant under the second Provincial
Grand Lodge. The minutes close with the following words:
" All necessary business being done the W. M. closed the Lodge in due
form, for ever, unless required to be opened again previous to the dissolution
of the convention."
The continuation of the history of lodge No. 3, Brockville, will
be found in that portion devoted to the second Provincial Grand
Lodge.
mSTOKV OF FRKliMASONKY m CANADA.
CHAPTER LXXI.
"35
United Lodge. Township of Murrav r^.
land.-The Lodge at TErApf""^ ""^ Northumimcr-
Head of THE Bav of Qu7ntE. ''■^''^^'^' ^^ ^"^
at /-ra^^^lra^^ ^^^ oUl. records as " United Lod.e
!'cad^oni^e'Say"of Q^uTntrand f,^"'^'""^"' «" the road between the
;ng the county 'of Prte Edward I^h' "^ ^^'^•^' Ontario Entr!
tlie town of Brighton a,,d crossewl^ i''"'/' ^''^ ''''^'^^^' lea^s
western extremity of the Bav nf n. • . r'^'^'' "^ '^"d separating the
ten n, les from Brighton was [he "?""/• ^'T, ^ake Ontario A^o^t
at which the Indians and Indian S.H^'"^ ^'^'"'" ^^'^ being the spo
stores overland from the bav to the ake'Thr?."^ '''^'' ^^"°^^ --^
and three-quarters broad at' its rirrnufjc ^^^ '^thmus is about a mile
18^7. Intherejortof R VV Bro'E^ il'^- ^.l"^/^-' Convention of
^•otint of his visits in the si mnTnr J q^'I'"'" McAllister, givinjr an ac
^-schction, to the Conv^SJ^ ^t^^I^ /g^st^ 'irSt'T ^^^ ^ ^ ^'-
At the Carrying place ho f. , , ^^^' '^c Wr tes:
I he "last meetinn- " /^f ti /-
that by this it would appear that' ti?rT"''°" '"^' ^''^^ i" 1817 so
'ng as early as i8i8.^The next ll ^' ''^'. ^''g^ni^ed and work°
-^- -...Murray. ^llS^t ^-^ ^ ^ -^ of tl^
W. M"oJ'tL'bd!4';n'rSl;r\'o"th^^ ^'•"- ^'^'--^ Bullock the
youthful days of Ih^ Todge ^nd exc.fseff.l ^''''''''' ^'^^^^ o tie
promptly, as follows: """'^^ '^ ^o^" "ot paying up dues
Springfield Park,
Sir and Brother:-! have ih. u Murray, 5th Fcb'y, 1821
debt for their 1;weM:o",t;.r^&ri;i 'r- 'r" "e2sS%o^',"o' In"
S'' *^^r°""t of what has b;en r'ece veS'L' r ''^^" ^^^'^^^ *« ^Sri"
raising of Mr. Abijah Smith and Mr Johnlfnl. 'Z"''""^' P^^^ing and
expenses. The one-third of the .Z\itLTh-T' '"""^' ^efrayin^'their
r.cei.ed from mose gentlemen amounts
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HISTORY OF FRKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
to i.2. 13. 4. This sum the United Lodge will hold itself responsible (or to
the Grand Convention. Hoping this will not militate against the intention
and resolutions of the Grand Convention, I have the honor to remain,
Sir and Brother,
Your very obedient servant and brother,
Richard Bullock,
John W. Ferguson, Esq., Master of the United Lodge.
Secretary to the Grand Convention,
Kingston.
This letter shows that the lodge was duly organized, probably
after the Convention of 1820. Although the letter of Bro. Bullock-
is dated at Springfield Park no indication is given of the lodge
meeting place. In the MSS. of Bro. Dean, in 1821, is the record
" United Lodge, Murray, no returns."
A letter in the MSS. of 1820 gives the reasons for the delay in re-
organizing, and also furnishes the fact that United lodge was located
at the Carrying Place. For many years prior to the discovery of the
MSS. of the lodge, no data could be obtained as to its work at the
Carrying Place. Some have thought that there were two lodges,
one known as " United " and the other as " the lodge at the Carrying
Place." The following letter disposes of the matter by showing that
the lodge in Murray was the body known as the lodge at the Carrying
Place. It reads:
"Springfield Park,
" Township of Murray,
9th of Feb., 1820.
" Sir and Brother: It will probably appear singular to you that the United
Lodge, for which I some time ago received a dispensation, has not yet been
installed; and it is proper I should explain to you the case thereof, for the
information of the Convention. When I received the dispensation Brother
James Young, who is to be installed Junior Warden, was gone to Montreal,
from which place he did not return until some time in September, and on
his return from thence was obliged to go to New York, from whence he did
not return until a short time ago. We are now ready for installation and have
applied to No. 17 at Belleville for assistance, who seem to think that directions
should come from you to the Master of that Lodge for the officers to proceed
to the Carrying Place for that purpose. You will, therefore, oblige me to
give the necessary directions to that effect.
" I am, fraternally, Sir and Brother,
" Your very obed. servant and brother,
"Richard Bullock."
To John Ferguson, Esq.,
Kingston.
At the Convention of 1822 in Kingston the minutes state that
" John Singleton, W. M.," represented " United Lodge, Murray,"
and the returns show that the lodge paid £21. In the list of lodges
furnished by Bro. Dean to R. W. Bro. McGilHvray, prior to the for-
mation of the Provincial Grand Lodge, United lodge is not included,
but at the meeting of the newly organized Provincial Grand Lodge,
on the 23rd September, 1822, the minutes give " Bro. John Single-
ton, W. M., United Lodge, Murray." In the proceedings of
the quarterly meeting of the United Grand Lodge of England, held
at London, on the 4th June, 1823, amongst the contributing lodges
is " No. 769, United Lodge, Murray, Upper Canada."
mSTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 1137
the dates a. which they reeled their iegreL or whe'n affir?,' h"'*
?ih iKi¥?T4"""-"'^^^^^^^^^
been tai,ia,°edT,; Tto^ in ld.^'No°'l",ri h" ''!'? "^'T' •"""«
tary warrant. * ^ ' '"'I' register, under a mHi-
devoSd'to'lSr ProvTcial cianSY 7'" ^ '"r" """^ '"e penod
.^- '-'^^l- OK MI^MBKKS, UM-n-D LODGK, MURRAY.
.Name
lohn Singleton.
<;ibbs .Squire. . .
Isaac I'arey
.\biiah Smith
Jo.-iiah Proctor
josiah Wiliinglon..
J'lhn Yuger
Richard Spencer.. .
Nfatbaniel 'I'hiiir...
Benjamin Davidson,
Isaac I'ratt ...
Henjaniin Young.,
I 'rofesslon
(ientleninn .
Carpenter and
Joiner
entleinan. . . .
Residence.
■Murray
Age.
Rowland I 'otter
Thomas (iansforth.,
K. C.
Nov. 28, 1820.,
Tanner and Cur
rier
(lentlenian
arpenter and
Joiner
(Jenlleman
I'lasterer.
M. M.
C ramahe
Murray .
Cramahe
Murray . .
Cramahe
Murray . .
33
24
2Q
34
27
42
44
2.";
Proposed,
Aug, 18. 1820.,
Mar. 22, 1821 .
r:..\.
Oct. 24, 1820.
April 10. 1821.,
Aug, 18 ,820.. .Sept. 26, 1820
May 17. 1821.. June 21. 1821'
April, iq. i82r. [une 21, 1821
Mar. 22, i82r. June 21. ,821;
I'ees,
Afn.
I -edge From.
May
Aug.
Aug,
luly
Inlv
■■'eb.
July
Aug.
July
'7.
24,
8.
19,
19.
6,
n,
28,
31,
• Jan. 28, 1821 £,t II 8
"'21 June 24 1821. .. : o
',f*2o N'ov. 28, 1820 ," ; o
o
o
II 8.
1821 ... ,\ug. 10, 1821
■821 .Sept, •;, 1821
'821 . .. Oct IQ. 1821. . 0118
'«" March 8, .822...:. o .1 8
1822 Aug. 28, 1822
1822 Oct. 30 1822
1822 Oct. 30, 1822
,18 i ^ Lodge No, 19. Hal-
,18.!'^]'"! i [dimand
tt s!!^!]]' ' ;
It 8.
• • ^^^- 6. '822 'St. James, No. 17
■ ■ July 31, 1822
. . . Dec. 27, 1813. •
Prince Edward
No 17, Belleville
" <i
Militia Ireland,
CavanReg'tof
i l-'rom No. 300
"ffv^ff^
n:\H
HISTORY OF KREKMASC.NHV ,N CANADA.
CHAPTER LXXII.
True Briton's Lodge. Perth, Drummond Township, County op
LANARK, 1818.— A Loi)(;i.: Warranted by the PROViNcrAL
LrRAND Lodge of Lower Canada.
When many of the military regiments of Upper Canada were
disbanded after tlie war of iH,..-,5, ,°ot a few of the officers and sol-
diers were given grants of land and settled in different parts of the
province. Some were of the race of United Empire Loyalists, who.
declining to live under a foreign flag and with fealty for their mother-
land sought a home in Canada, where freedom of creed and political
rights were assured. A large number settled in Perth and the sur-
rounding district, among whom were Craftsmen who had first seen
light either in Britain or in the early lodges of the western portion
of the province. These sought to perpetuate the work by having an
organization in which Craft ceremonies could be exemplified under
a Provincial Masonic charter.
. Tlie first application for a warrant was made in 1816 to the Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge at York. Masonry was not particularly active
at that time. R. W. Bro. Jarvis seemed indifferent to the work,
and no meetings of the Provincial Grand Lodge had been held for a
long period. Therefore, the wishes of the brethren were not com-
plied with.
It is said that the lodge received a dispensation from Bro. Ziba
M. Phillips, as early as 18 17, but of this there is no trace in the min-
utes of a lodge meeting on 24th September, 1818. The lodge, how-
ever, was not represented at the Kingston Convention. The minutes
are dated four months prior to anv record in the MSS. of lodge work
in this locality. The minutes read:
Perth, Upper Canada, September 24th, 1818.
Lodge met at Bro. John Adamson's, being Monthly Night, when a letter
was written to the Lodge at Brockville, for the recommendation, and to Bro.
Sogal, at Kingston from Bro. Cameron, for instructions how to obtain a
warrant, &c. The members present unanimously agreed to meet monthly
as usual. The following brothers were present:
Bros. Matheson, Alex.; Cameron, Parker, Adamson, Matheson, Wm.
Parted in perfect harmony and brotherly love.
Angus Cameron.
In 1818 the Craftsmen of Perth had a letter from Bro. Phillips,
possibly inviting them to accept a warrant from him, but they de-
clined. On the 24th October, 1818, represented by Bro. H. Graham,
they applied to the Provincial Grand Lodge of Lower Canada for a
warrant. In the letter of application they explained that R. W. Bro.
Jarvis was dead, that Bro. Roderick McKay, who had been nomi-
nated by the Kingston Convention as Provincial Grand Master, had
also died by drowning while crossing from the mainland to Amherst
Island, and that the Kingston and York brethren generally had ad-
vised application to the Provincial Grand Lodge of Lower Canada:
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRV ,N CANADA.
I '39
Perth, U, Canada.
To The Right Wor.hiDfuI Gr«nH v, '^^^ October. 1818.
Inh.bU.n,. „, p„,t. u ci„.dr ' """"°"'"' ■"" •»" Ac«p„d Ma.o„.
Thaf Humbly Showeth
and beg leave to enclose hi, last letS '.n "'"^ '° '^'^ Grand Convention
happiness to inform you that h^ h .° "' °" ^''^t subject We ha!* »?'
r?. . ""»^ «»"alities that occur .nth?s I.f^ "'"" ^'"^°"' '^*f"' authorky
regular Masters Lodge to be forL? ^ ^""""^ =" and distress call for .
I am dii;ected Right Worshipful Sir
To subscribe in the name
of the Free Masons of Perth
(Signed)
Alexander Matheson. Master.
John Hughes, Senior Warden.
David Hogg, Junior Warden
Hy. Graham.
4th St^lTL fheTS^o??;h' & ^IQ"?- -PHed on the
of 1818 was slow, and it was thf 2Q?h Sf ' u' '\^ "^^'^ i" the day,
the 4th reached Perth. The Perth h ^^^^'"ber before the letter of
rephed on the 6th December' Fs^faslZZ-^'"'''^'' ^^^- ^ra'am
To the Grand Secty., &c.. &c., &c Queh*. ^"^^' ^^^ ^"^n^ber, s8ia
Sir and Brother-_\v« u ,
from the Rt. W. D.-Grand Jfast:rof'?o''"r'^'^^ '^'^ -"ipt of a letter
w^uch arrived .gth ult, and afe orry t ^avlS"'^" ^'"''"« '-'« 4th Nov
We have enclosed the petition agreeTb e to for^ '^ T ''="'' ^" ^"^^^J sooner'
W. G. Lodge will be pleased to ^ran o ^- ^"'^ earnestly request the Rt'
obtamed from Englandfat "0,0 time Save to ?n7"''°" ""*" ' ^""--"t canb
has been received from the Lodge TtKbes on /nf ^°" "'"' ^ communication
they state that nothing can be done for uf.l . -^ ^?™" «PP'i«tion in whicJ
early application for a warrant to th" UnS' V'^' .^^P" ^^^^'"ee. W
esteemed a mar. of the greatest ^rtds^hJ^t?"-?, t^f^ ^"' ''^
....! Tonvard ah expenses
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
necessarily incurred, when ascertained, as we are particularly anxious to
meet on the approaching St. John's we therefore beg leave to request the R.
W. G. Lodge will be good enough to forward the Dispensation, that we may
be authorized to meet on that day which will give sincere satisfaction to the
Brethren in this vicinity.
We beg leave to solicit that the warrant may be called " True Britons,"
or if such a name is attached to any other Lodge leave it to the R. W. G.
Lodge to designate; being in general from the Army anything appropriate to
our present situation will accord now with our wishes.
In the name of the Brethren
at this place I have the honor
to subscribe myself
Sir & Bro.
Your most obedient servant,
Hy. Graham.
There is also in the MSS. a letter, dated 5th December, from Bro.
Alex. Matheson, returning thanks to lodge No. 25, for recommend-
ing a dispensation to the Perth brethren. This letter from lodge No.
25 must have accompanied the application to Quebec. The acknow-
ledgment of the Craftsmen of Perth reads:
To Worshipful Master. &c., &c..
No. 25, Registry of U. C, Walford.
Perth, U. Canada,
5th December, 5818.
Sir & Bro: — I am directed by the Ftee and Accepted Masons of Perth
to request you will be pleased to return our very sincere thanks to the W.
Master, Sen. & Jun. Wardens, and the rest of the Worthy Brethren com-
posing Lodge No. 25. for their brotherly and masonic conduct in recommend-
ing us for a Dispensation to meet, and we humbly implore the great giver of
all good gifts and graces will prosper you in all undertakings, and we trust
to be cemented together in brotherly affection and having the good of the craft
firmly at heart shall always be happy to meet any of your worthy Lodge.
Alex. Matheson.
The dispensation reached Perth about the 12th December, 1818,
for on the 14th of that month the lodge was regularly organized un-
der a dispensation granted by R. W. Bro. W. H. SnelHng, Provincial
Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of the United Grand
Lodge of England at Quebec. This dispensation read:
By the Right Worshipful William Handfield Snelling,
Deputy Grand Master, &c., &c.
To Henry Graham, John Hughes and David Hogg, Greeting:
By virtue of the Power in me vested, I do hereby authorize and empower
you to meet as a lodge within this district to be called: "True Briton's,"
until a regular warrant can be obtained from the United Grand Lodge of
England, provided you strictly adhere to the rules and regulations laid down
in the book of Constitutions, entitled the Masons' Manual.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Grand Lodge at Quebec, this
14th day of December, A.L. 5818.
W. H. SnelHng,
D. G. M.
The only possible excuse for this invasion of jurisdiction was
the fact that the oflfice of Provincial Grand Master in Upper Canada
had become vacant. There could not have been any intention on
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. ,,^,
'^^^VLZl7:i\}^?^S\^^^^^^ ^^-^ - -t^^onize Craft
thanlf Vra Sa"^ t't^^Sions'"* ''"^'"^^^ *^--^^^^ -- to
The next "a box for the use of hfi^ procunng the dispensation,
and floor cloth" were o?derV Th. ^f^'^"^'=°^"'"^' ^'ble stand
shillings, and the month^dTeswere toS't^J^^./f ,r"\^^^^ ^' fi^«
the other half to go into the hn v » a 11 ^^'S ^^" t° ^^ ^Pent and
posited and the lo^e met '' on the f n"'^'^'^*'^ ^^^^ *« be de-
Twelve members were present A Rr. P "1?°" .^^ each month."
proceedings from our cSmmrncement » * °''^" f "^^^ ^^^^ ^"d " the
At the meetineof Q??^ pfk * "^^^^ ^^^^ ^ him.
the "lecture w'e'm found'"' TtZ^nsilfefi^ "°^' "^^ ^°"^' ^^^
^^h^Vy^thX?-^^^^
munication should be forS^";f""-?."'^^/^*l""t«d that a corn-
warned accordingly" and Sitcfi. A?" "^o^'"°- McAdden to be
'^"t^under censS^'untS'hrfinTgracT" '^'^' ^'''- ^^^^^^^ --
Conyention'at^Kingston we?; readTi"!'""' °^'^^ ^''^"^ Masonic
the Master and two members tntZ ^ *=^T»«ee, "consisting of
to the Grand Lodge of wVc^n/n °" ^?^^ "^^"^^"^ ^"^ write
?nd taking their advice onThTs SbTec?' aTtl°'*"^ those resolutions
heard''"a tmtn' St^e'd Intm'lt:^' !? T^^^^^ *« ^^^-^h,
were twenty-nin^ present ""' *^'"^d together." There
Gran2"secret?ry c^ote^rn? rarSl "?^* " ^^"^ ^^^ -^tten to the
"" §n*';h%^s^ J°¥^^^^ "'" "'"*"^- ™^
?nd Br"o. MXs^n^tam^oVald Adr T *^*^^ ^-"^^ ^odge
't carried into execution and tn JJoV '''4°" ^'^^'■^) requested to see
to assist. It was a^eed ?n ^Ji'^ °" ^''?'- Marshall and Grahani
interim "if an answ^ arr ves Thl T' ^^t^ November, and in th^
and actforthewhoTeaccorZjiv" fe^'"*'°?'^ ^'•°*h«" to see
the letter. accoramgly. This is no clue to the subject of
!nitia?e"d -\eL'eTme'mbir^T4 *'^* '> "— «" "e
in the place of at least S.r?e months » ^"' P''^'^"' '"^ ^ ^^^'^ence
the 8th D^"ceX"^thrmee"S/nT ^^^^^^^^"'^ ^«^- --J^- On
Bro. Joshua Adams On the 27th d!/'1 "\^"^^^^ to the house of
again installed as W M ^drntPhr^Il!^^'^ F" ^'^- Matheson was
received the degree of Past M^r ?^'^? >^''"d the chair," or
"march,.d in ^0^-4—-^^ Twenty-four were oresenf ,nd
sermon,"-and '^ret'rte'd' a^^d dTne??o"ethTr '' '"^' ^" '^^^^^
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
On the ist March, 1820, " it was unanimously agreed that Bro-
ther Motherwell do receive by the hands of the Treasurer fifteen shil-
hngs weekly until his health is established," and the lodge " under-
standnig from the report of several brethren that Robert Jameson,
who was unfortunately killed by a tree on the 29th ultimo, was a
regular registered Mason of a Lodge on the Registry of Scotland "
therefore, " True Briton's Lodge will meet at 2 o'clock to-morrow
and bury the deceased Brother with the honors of the craft." This
resolution was carried out in due course.
At the meeting of ist April, 1820, the lodge met and practically
exemplified the principles of Masonry.
r IVyi^ unanimously agreed that Bro. John Ferguson should purchase a
good Milch Cow, the price not to exceed the sum of Seven Pounds H C
and that said cow should be presented in a proper manner to the widow of our
late and lamented Bro. James Moderwell, by her to be made use of for the
benefit of herself and her bereaved children so long as the lodge may deem it
expedient, and that the sum of seven pounds be handed Brother John Fergu-
son on or before the fourth instant, and in order to obtain the said sum Bro.
Pitt IS appointed to wait on the Treasurer for this purpose."
On the 1st April, 1820, it was resolved " that the lodge go into
mourning until 24th June next in memory of our Illustrous Brother,
the Duke of Kent." On the 20th June a committee investigated the
accounts of the members and reported
..„ " '^^^^ ^^^ accounts and the different balances of amounts due from the
different members of the Lodge shall by them be discharged on or before
the first day of October, when the Committee is of opinion that period will
enable every member to discharge their diflferent accounts, and the Committee
IS sorry to observe that such an immense sum as 41— ii-io should be due
from the members of so young a body."
In order to secure some cash in advance, "The Committee
hunibly begs the Master and officers of this Lodge that at least one-
third of the sum for every candidate initiated be paid in advance "
On the 1st August the lodge attended the funeral of Bro. Alex
Cuppage. During the year quite a number of brethren from Great
Britain, who were either resident or sojourning in Canada, visited
the lodge.
AT T^^*"^ ^^® ^" '"t^'^v^^ of eleven months in lodge work from isl
March, 1821, until rgth January, 1822. No reason is assif-ned in
the minutes why the lodge did not meet, but a document in the^Kings-
ton Convention MSS. explains this hiatus in the work.
It is just possible that Bros. Hogg, Ferguson and Adams, all
of whom had a deep interest in the work of the lodge, felt that it was
7 ?T B ^* *° *^^ Grand Convention at Kingston and to R. W Bro
Z. M. Phillips to continue work under a provincial body that had
no claim to jurisdiction in Upper Canada. Some such view must
have been entertained, for on the 17th January, 1822, R. W Bro
Phillips issued a dispensation to Bros. Hogg. Ferguson and Adams
for the formation of a lodge in the village of Perth.
Now, True Briton's had suspended work from 21st March 1821
and did not revive until 4th February, 1822. Whei it did re-open,'
It evidently did so as "True Briton's," for. at a preliminary meeting
held on 2Qth January. 1822, under David Hogg. " President " a new
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 1143
UPPER CANADA.
To All These Presents May Concern.
GREETING:
Know Ye, That at the petition of our Trusty
and well beloved brethren, David Hogg, John
Ferguson and Joshua Adams, Esquires, three of our
Master Masons and a constitutional number of
brethren praying to be separated and formed into a
regular lodge in the Village of Perth in the
To wnship of Drummond in Upper Canada, by the
17th Jan.
A.L.
5822.
This lodge
was installed
by Z. M. Phillips,
Wr. G, M.
The lodge to
meet on the
First Monday of
each month.
name, style and title of. No.
Uoner C^LJf' r^^A^t ^'^''^r' °^ '^^ ^rand Masonic Convention of
Upper Canada Grand Master elect, and M. E. Grand High Priest of the
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the said Province
brethren' S»^?'w * '° ^IZ ^"^ ^""' '^''' ""^ dispensation to our said trusty
finnM?" ? r?°^?' J°''" Ferguson and Joshua Adams, and a constitu-
Uonal number of brethren to hold a lodge in Perth, and therein make Free-
masons according to the Royal Ancient York Craft.
. . Ziba M. Phillips.
Augusta, 17th Jan., 1822—5822.
hv1»wc*fi^!/S*'"'"^'"^,"'^^*'"S °^ 29th January, 1822, the code of
^f^ir^L^'l-'^ *^'/ """l^^^y ^""^ ^^'^ th« «•■«* six month; at 2/6. and
monVlinn T.^ -^^k Payments for initiation were to be onthe instal-
w A? \t i '" ^^''l^ instalments, one of £2, two of £1 on the F. C.
miii'f ^•^^g^eesbe.ng conferred. In summer the lodge was to
were to L^w/""^ '", ^y;."^^"- at 6 p.m. Those one-half hour late
^!^t;n^ be fined one shilling, and for total absence from a regular
^tSZ^u- °^ '/3 was imposed. Every member was to promptly
settle his accounts or be reported to Grand Lodge." This refer-
Grlnd T nHo.foTn"^K''°'^^J^ "°' ^''}'^ *^^^" ^« '* it concerned the
plr?hu:Zi^ i ^•"^i*^*'- ^•'J"*^" °^ ^ 'at^'- date all show that the
province connection with a governing body within the
rrr.n*^"r!!i^ ''^ ^^ul' 'l^^' ^ ^^"" ^^^ '"^^^ from the Provincial
it^n^J ^'' P!:°^^¥y that at Quebec, but the purport of the letter
IS not given in the minutes, nor is there the original or a copy in the
Inrt. if M-^ : ^^^" I communication from the irregular Grand
reachfnf o^ ffr'n'i"'" V^^' P'"°^ '^^ schismatic organization was
Jif.u^ for adherents, preparatory to the general reorganization
t'eTc^^. thVf %^°"'' °^ Bro. David Hogg "for the^urpose of Tt-
ron" ^H '«st ceremonies Of our deceased brother, Angus Came-
c°aSed aw^yTy ieath.'°"' °"'^ ' "^"'" ''' ' ^°"P^^ °^ -^^«' ^h-
Li
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
On the 24th June, 1822, the festival of St. John, the lodge met
Place *wh« !J! S'*'°" '"°"!, °! .**'' "'='' ^"""^ H°"« ^"d S'^ol oi this
mnnt. brethren proceeded in procession to the spot and the cere-
Khr!.n ? *°."* '^r""^^ ^'^^ '^' greatest decorum and ceremony the
sr^tLrr^ttito^n;:^?' ^^^^ -^- ^^- ^^-'^ -^ p-eo ^•^e"-
oflice^i t'V*" i^i^' '^^^' ^'^i 5T" r^ "°^*^«^«d to leave his
bonk ffni Ii!" 1 "^^ "^'^^ suspended for three months for ''taking a
elected ^^^' ^""^ °" *^^ ^"^ ^"^"'* ^'^ successor was
♦h„ 7^® ^°1^l changed its meeting room on the 2nd August from
he house of Bro. Joshua Adams to that of Bro. David Hogg Th^
feTSfn^fP*"'"^"''' ^"*°'?""' November and December^! 1822!
th?s ZefSLl^ T "".^T^J' '^'■°'^^^' that of 3rd March, and a
December ?R^- Jj^^ Jf^n Ferguson, who has been installed 27th
U n J«f-f ''^ meeting recorded is that of 2nd February, 1824. There
i^."° reference m any of the minutes from July, 1822. or 182^ to an
affihation with the newly formed Provincial Grand Lodge? whi?S
met at York m September of 1822, and therefore the action takln by
W nrm *h^'-^«'Pt °f the invitation sent to all the lodge" by
W Bro. John Dean, requesting affiliation with the newly formed
governmg body, is a matter of doubt. ^ lormea
in thp mS?^'"!"';'* ? "^M "°^ ^^^'■^ th^ '■^^"''•ed information, a letter
m the MSS dated April, 1823, and signed by Bro. John Dean as
Provincial Grand Secretary and addressed to Bro. John Ferguson
McGiSv^hl ?^^'^^. ^r ^ ^'«P«"sation from R. W. Bro. Simon
McGiIhyray. This request for power to open under the Provincial
Grand Lodge had been delayed, as the W. M. in applying haTno
sent the original dispensation nnder which the lodge had worked up
to the formation of the Provir.cial Body worKea up
w» J ♦^ i'i'^*'^'* ^'^^ °'. *^^ '°^S:e will be found in the period de-
nrbe*r^df.%rR ^S^fir^nj^^'''' ^^^^ *^^ '^'^^ ^^
CHAPTER LXXHL
Harmony Lodge, No. 24, P. R., Edwardsbukgh, 1819.— A Lodge
PreIco^"^ in the Village of Johnstown, East of
bv r"w Rrf 7^^' °r!^;"^"y warranted on 3rd September, 1810.
Si ♦I S*^"; J^?''^' ''"t became dormant probably about i8ivi«;
t^e rr«nf W^P"-' 'r^' *^^ '°^^^ received%he dispensation fmin
the Grand Masonic Convention at Kingston. The record of it<;
work under the revival is meagre. There were on the register of
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 1145
McDowell. The Sefheld^ts^;;?' °*"*1 McDonell. Frederick
lage three miles east^of Present ^' '" Johnstown, a small vil-
within the last cent«T rceSv f/r ' '''u'^u.^^ ^'''^ Johnstown Bay,
hostelrie, with the sig7 ' Live Srf w • jem/'ikable edifice. It is now a
to all mankind.' Ii^This house rJ "^^^^ J°''" » Hall-Peace and plenty
arrival in Upper Canlda X'n^Srr ^J ^""'°^ ''*;!^ ^^' «"» '«vee, on h s
bay, he beheld the sparkling river and .^.^^m' '•'/ ^}' '^^ ^''^ '^^^ <=""^n8
during the French all^enrncy TheJouse "^Z^""''^ °''*. ^''''''' ^°^' »
by the bay and a small stream which Z I ^ °." * P°'"* °^ >«"<» Conned
formerly by the French ' R v"re Jl fa vfeHe ITJ^f "u"-"!^ ^«*^"<^' ^""^^
means, 'Old Breeches River'" '^ ^"'°"^' ''^'<=*'' ''^ing translated,
th^rllZfXoLtZSl^' ^^^'*-' ^^^^^ «th February, :81c,,
Lod;^lJ:tSbVd: mTni^^^^^^^^^^ f N°- s and of Harmony
doubt that their exerh-ons'^irptve*^^^^^^^^^^^^ * * * no
lodge^' At%£eTonv:nti:VoriL'r«r^ "no returns" from this
no returns" is given The Msfc • ?*'"'"°"y Lodge. Johnstown,
gives a list of alf the lodees SintTii^-"- J^^^"! handwriting and
vention. °''^^' *'°'''*"^ allegiance to the Kingston Con-
the i2?h"Fibrtr; "srwlich'sho^' ''"^^ ^l*^ ^"^^*' ^8^9. until
is endorsed: ^ ' "''' '^°^' * membership of twelve, and
expJne''d"Th?pIo«fdin"rfthe''Lt" 'T t^^r*'""" ^--' Winter
Convention. nLie, fc.^^lVst' ^f ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ *° ^'^P- to the G.
Kingstoi'ls daS'^^-'SwardsS" VT,' t'^ ,^T^?-" ^'
lodge continued to meS at fnwf^' " *^ <l°"bt^"l whether the
John Rose, Worshipful Mas'r
Batest Bopese, Senior Warden
Matthew Wrin, Junior Warden
Tn T7-t. o « "'''*' McDonnell. Secretary.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Johnstown, loth February, 1822.
Sir:— I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated the 3i8t of
December last, wWch only came to me yesterday, and the time being so short
It was entirely out of my power to notify the different mambers of the lodge in
order to comply with the tenor of your letter. I shall lose no time in notify-
ing the W. Master, Wardens, and Brethren of Harmony Lodge for desired
purpose, and am, with due regard,
Yours fraternally,
To Brother john Kerr.
John Dean. Secretary.
There are no further records of the lodge in the MSS. except a
^tter from Bro. John Dean, Provincial Grand Secretary, written in
October of 1822. Harmony lodge at Edwardsburg v/As not repre-
sented at the meeting of the second Provincial Grand Lodge at
York under R. W. Bro. McGillivray, although it was expected to take
part in the formation of that body. The lodge must have been in
correspondence with the Grand Secretary.
Bath, Oct. 2ist, 1822.
To the W. Master, Wardens and Brethren of Harmony Lodge:— I beg to
call your attention to the resolution contained in the proceedings of the Prov.
Grand Lodge, herewith, respecting dues from subordinate Lodges. As there
Js a balance due from your Lodge to the body of Masons lately acting at a
Convention, and as the books are now in my hands for the collection of such
dues. It becomes my duty to request payment as soon as possible, as in closing
the accounts of the Convention demands appear against it, for the payment of
which, there are no funds. Whatever balance remains after discharging the
demands is to be paid into the funds of the Prov. Grand Lodge, in addition
to the amount heretofore transmitted to your Lodge. The proportion mention-
ed in the proceedings of the Convention directed to your Secretary, of fees
received by, or due to your Lodge up to the formation of the Prov. G. Lodge
will also be appropriated to the same purpose. It therefore becomes neces-
sary that you should make returns of business done up to that time, accom-
panied by payment. My last circular points out the method of obtaininR
authority to continue work, should your Lodge wish to continue to assemble
I remain.
Yours Fraternally,
John Dean, Prov. G. Secy.
fT,- r'"^ K^-^'^ ^^°7^ *^^* Harmony lodge was one of those forming
the Convention and was indebted to that body. Affiliation with tl.f
Provincial Grand Lodge is assumed by the statement that afTer pay!
ing the amount due to the Convention, the balance was to be oaid
over to the Provincial Grand Lodge. ^
i«^ '^^^ ^f^"^ Secretary was in doubt as to the future work of the
odge, for he suggests the proper method to obtain authority if the
lodge wish to continue to assemble."
In April of 1823 Harmony lodge was opened in the township of
Yonge, county of Leeds, the third township west of that of Edwards-
burg, which was in the county of Grenville. Whether this lodge,
known as Harmony Lodge in Yonge," was the successor of the
old lodge Harmony in Edwardsburg, it is impossible to state. It
is not at all likely that the membership in Edwardsbr.rg would con-
sent to the removal of the warrant twenty miles from its original
location, and at the same time continue their connection, travelling
so long a distance to attend the meetings. The lodge is supposed
to have closed in 1823. ^^
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
1147
CHAPTER LXXIV.
^°''™ MnJ.^"'"'''^- ~ Township of Hamij.ton, County of
m wJl^''^^'^''^^^/ 1819.-THE First Lodge that met
IN WHAT IS NOW COBOURG.
r^ ?^i°^^^. '^"°^" ^s North Star lodge was a creation of the
Sue"d in''il?o"lo^'""^"^r t*F"^«ton^ S dsrenSon' wa
nrber^'j^^TgneTf^ thf ll'd^^-^^^'^" °^ *'^ ^°"^^"^-"- ^^
The township of Hamilton is one of the old townshios of th*.
^am'wh ch^''*"?' "T.*^^ T""*^^« °^ NorthumbeSd Tnd Du^r!
ham which was bounded on the east by the township of Haldimand
on the"?;nth^^K^'r ^^''^A' °" ^^^ ^r^^*' ^3^ *^« township orHoprand
i8oi Th?t ^ Lake Ontario. The township was settled about
towSship ° "'^ *' "'^'* *^^ ""^'■^ °^ the south of the
TRTn'^^?.P^*'*'°" ^°' I^'I fstablishment of the lodge is dated ist June
JeadsJ P"''"''^ *^ *^' ^""^"^ Convention, at Kingston, and
To the President and Vice-Presidents of the Grand Masonic Convention of
Upper Canada.
The petition of the subscribers respectfully sheweth,
That they are Free and Accepted Master Masons: that th'ev have h#.^n
members of regular lodges; that having the prosperhy of the Lternity a"
tr gelTne^r^ iX^f"^^^^^^^^^^
[nT:t:STn%;e"r' t^^^^^^ ans^rofi^!
ch^Zit7?"'''TJ° '"'P°*" '^'"^ '° ^"^'"ble as a lega lodge to «is-
in^fnft • 'M ^^'°"r '" ^ ""»"'^'- ^"d constitutional manner accord-
lent on ThafTh' V hT' °' *'^ ^'''r- ^"'^ ^'^•^ ^^«"'^''°"« °f the Grand Cot
thrfir.; lu . t'l^ have nominated and do recommend Elisha Rugg to be
Stfles to b^tf/fi^fr" ^■'*=';ji^*' to be the first Senior Warden anT lewi
Hamilton, June ist, A.L. 5819.
Elisha Rugg.
John Gilchrist.
Lewis Stiles.
B. McKenney.
Henry Murray.
John Wilder.
Thos. Ward.
tion for^on^the^T«?h^T- ^^'"'f ^'1"°* ^^'^^ ^^e issue of a dispensa-
non. tor on the i8th June, 1819, the requ site authority was trans-
Si f?. ^''^ ^?'T'"- J^' '^^'^ °^ numerical distinction in the
days of the early lodges has led to some confusion in ga herine in
formation of the pioneer days. The dispensation reads ^
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
UPPER CANADA.
To all whom these presents may concern.
GREETING.
Know Ye, all men by these presents, that I, at the petition of our tru.sty
and well beloved Brethren, Elisha Rugg, W. Master; John Gilchrist, S. War-
den; Lewis Stiles, J. Warden; and a constitutional number of Brethren, to
bold a lodge of Freemasons in the Township of Hamilton, by the name, style,
and title of North Star Lodge.
u lA^' ^^l*" ^' ^^""B^'O"' Secretary to the Grand Convention of Freemasons,
held at Kingston, on the 9th day of February, A.M. 5819, have thought fit to
grant this, my dispensation, to be in force during the continuance of the said
Convention, and no longer, to the aforementioned Brethren, to hold a lodge
u ^^u^°°' '" ^^^ Township of Hamilton aforesaid, to make Freemasons
to the Third Degree, according to the ancient custom of the craft, as in all
other parts of the world in all ages and nations.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Kingston,
this eighteenth day of June, in the year of Grace, One Thousand Eight Hun-
dred and Nineteen, and Masonry, 5819 Nineteen.
John W. Ferguson,
Secretary to the Grand Convention.
• *i.^!??o1i^*^"'*y °' identifying this lodge is increased by the fact that
in the MSS. is a certificate, dated 24th Janu?ry, 1819, about five months
Detore the presentation of the petition and the issue of the dispensa-
tion, authonzmg W. Bro. Elisha Rugg to represent the lodge at the
Kingston Convention of 1820. It is not improbable that the war-
rant may have been issued originally by R. W. Bro. Tarvis, for in
1802 one had been granted to St. John's, " No. 19, Haldimand," an
adjoining township. Or it may have been a creation of the rival
brand Lodge at Niagara. Moreover, V. W. Bro. Beniamin Mc-
rJ\^W^ "'^ '■^P°'^ ^^ ^'■^"d Visitor, to the Kingston Convention,
of 8th February, 18 19, says:
"At Hamilton, found a proper attention to the lectures subsisting, pro-
per regulations, and the craft flourishing."
wr ^" *5^ 1°}^ J"'-^' ^^22' ^- "^- Bro. John Dean, writing to R.
W Bro. McGilhvray, gives North Star lodge as one of the lodges
which were loyal to the Kingston Convention. There is no doubt
that the lodge held meetings prior to the organization of that body.
Ihe proxy for the delegate reads: —
" We the Wardens of North Star Lodge, do certify that Brother Elisha
Rugg is fully authorized to represent our lodge in the Grand Convention, to
be held at Kingston, on the second Monday, in February, A.L. 5820."
"John Gilchrist, S.W.
„ TT .. "Lewis Stiles, J.W.
Hamilton, 24th January, 1819.
"J. S. McKenney,
Secretary.
Here, again, is an anomaly which cannot be explained The
proxy is dated 1819, and yet the brethren appointed a representative
to the Convention of 1820, but none for that of 1819, which was to
be held within a few weeks of the meeting. It is surprising that
arrangements should have been made over a year in advance when
the actual date for the meeting at that time had not been fixed There
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
1149
fo.Z^^S:^%^''^i:^J^9.^^ is -corded that
Bro. Rugg was the " Visitor "or D D r V^^ Convention of 1822.
own district. This apparent confrad^ctSn^'/^'" '^^-^ '" *»^*^ J^hns-
tracing the work of N^rth Star lodge '^**^' '' important in
vention LfL^rn^w^hl^hThtftS^ ZTJI °H^ ?^ ^-"'^ ^-
pf fourteen. The return was made for .ht n^^ ^^*^ ^ membership
IS dated " Hamilton. 8th FebrSrv rsL »^ Convention of 1822. ft
Hartwell" was " admitted to ??«' « ?^ ^""^ '^*t" that "Thomas
and Thomas Hartwell *^' ^"* ^^^^^^^^ ? Nathaniel SisTon
vendln ^t'kL'gsJon rdS^credTed^Si;;;"'-? "''^'^ t^^. ^^"^ ^on-
No doubt the lodge met reLhrlv .« I ^"^^ ^'""^^^ °^ the fees,
the year, as follows: i6th. 26?h fu^ne iX^f'*'"^.' T'^ ^'^^ during
^ The return of degree worl/cJf,' ^. a/"^''^'"^^ ^^^h Oct. ^
26th June, 1820; 2nd Degree ^^efh^^'r. ^f^ ^"'iT'^^'"' ^^^ degree.
June, 1821: Fees £4 n rf -r' • , ' ^^^°' ^nd 3rd Degree i<;th
£?• 6. 8." Then'foUs^a '^K?fficers%^*'^ 4"^ Co^v:nta'
Riven in the tabulated list with thl flr.T.^''^ members," which are
James Williams " was suspended '' fnr n^^* °" *^^ " '^^^ J"ne. 1820!
'24th July. X820." he wa?" restored r^P'^""!"* ^^ ^^^''" ^"d on
signed "Hans P. Hobbs. Secre?I?y '' "''"'^"■- ^^" '"^^""^ '«
'frne^htinroirT^^^^^ the Craft by disciplining
February of 1821 was " expelled "Th. ^^'l '""'"""^ charges" 'm
the act should be " publSed " " There ^r^^" "^''^ ""^'°"« that
pvtblic print of that period of expulsion frnT.^I^"",* '""^"'"ds in the
of the meeting of 13th August!^?82T"eadr^ *^' ^'^^'- The minutes
<i^y^TAZi:'l'l.'ltT''^' " ''''' ^°^«^ -- '" Hamilton on Mon-
Members Present-John Gilchrist, WM P T.n, • i
O^i^^^^^^^ Br and Tyler Pro Te..
Reed, the petition of James FFUh^r.u ^^'^^- Proceeded to lecture
Gilchrist. Lewis Stiles and John Wider" tlTc ' '''^°"- ^°*^d ^'^^ "j^^n
character of James F. Fish.r' CloVe'^JJ'e tSge rirf^™ ^"^'^ '"^^ *^^
by one'lrotL'aSTln'o^ht%^^^^^^^ ^«^^ '^ ^ --P'-nt made
belong to him. but as the matter w.^^^ ^'l^''^^ " ^^ich did not
'"•^'^^ 'i^^^^-ed as very minrin" h^"^^^^^ ""^''' *'^ ^"'"^
the secre4^^fX c"ontmiorThfsutor. ^''^ ^^'^ ^-'
vention of 1822 is also in the MSS TnT?^ "r *2 *"^"d the Con-
notified by Bro. John Dean of th- - ^ - ° '^^^ ^''^ '°dge was
McGillivray to the lodge??„ Upp:/SSf ^?.' °' ^^W' ^imon
the sanie as that sent to all the iSdees Rrl T7?u^ notification was
a member of the lodge, wrote in Sent.-?! ^"i'^ ^"^^' ^^o was
visit of Bro. McGillivrar His let P^^^^^^^^ the
Christ, a P. M. of the lodge and a leader rnth^r'"'^.''^ 1° ^'''- ^il-
Northumberiand. Bro. Rugg says- ^""^^^ '" the county of
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Brother Gilchrist: — As I expect you have reed, a circular Letter some
time ago from the Grand Secry. of the Grand Convention stating that the
united Grand Lodge of England has appointed Brother Simon McGilvery
Provincial Grand Master and Superintendent of Masonry in this Province, I
take the Liberty to inform you that he arrived in this Province some time
since, and on his way up the Lake he visited the Chapter at this place, at
which time he made known his Instructions from the Grand Lodge. He
is authorized to visit as many Lodges as is convenient for him and make
enquiry into the state of the craft in the Province, and to establish a Grand
Lodge at any Place in said Province that h' may think most proper. He is
also authorized to Grant Dispensations to al Lodges that have worked under
the authority of the Junior Provincial Grand Lodge or this Grand Masonic
Convention, or any other body of regular Masons that may Petition for such
Dispensation, and such Dispensation is to be considered as Legal authority
to work until a warrant can be obtained from the United Grand Lodge. All
Lodges that have worked as regular Lodges in the Province are to receive
their Dispensations and warrants free from any expense accept a fee of ten
shillings and six pence Sterling for each member of a Lodge to be registered
on the Books of the united Grand Lodge, which will entitle them to an equal
share of the funds of said Grand Lodge. If I understand his authority right
we are not required to pay any Dues to the United Grand Lodge as yearly
Dues, nor for initiation fees. I expect the fees for a share of initiations will
be required by the Provincial Grand Lodge. I understand from Brother
Dean that the Grand Convention will be called at York on the 20th of this
Month, I suppose for the purpose of establishing a .Grand Lodge. If it is
necessary to represent our Lodge you will have notice from the Grand Secry.
of the Grand Convention, and as it will not be Convenient for me co attend
to it you will probably send a r^jesentative, and give him such instructions
as the members of the Lodge may think most Proper. ♦ * ♦ i enclose
you a form of the returns that was handed to me by Companion Phillips that
will be necessary to be made to the united Grand Lodge at same time hereafter
if we continue to work. I have intended to have been at Hamilton long before
this time, but as I have not I think I shall not be there until next winter, as I
shall be very busy through the fall.
I am with respect yours, &c.,
Brockville, Elisha Rugg.
4th Sept., 1822,
The " Companion Phillips " referred to was Ziba M. Phillips, of
Brockville, the President of the Grand Convention at Kingston. The
communication from the Provincial Grand Secretary, inviting the
Lodge at York, was not replied to until the i6th September, 1822, As
is known, the Icdgre had originally been warranted by the Conven-
tion at Kingston, but the work had been unsatisfactory. Distances
to be travelled in those early days oftfimes prevented meetings being
held with regularity. It was so in the case of North Star lodge. To
their credit be it said, that they preferred to retire from the Masonic
field than carry on work which would not be satisfactory to them
as men and members of the fraternity. This led to a letter from
three of the prominent members, P. M.'s and acting officers of the
lodge, written in 1822 to the Provincial Grand Secretary, showing
that the lodge was not in a prosperous state, so much so that the
meetings could not be convened, and it was resolved to return the
dispensation received from the Grand Convention. This resolve is
evidence that the Convention did not issue the warrant, but a dis-
pensation to work, pending the arrival of a warrant from England,
HISTORY OP FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. 1151
after Masonic matters had been arranged. The feeline of dissatis
action vvh.ch prevailed in the Craft, had, no doubt^^eakened he
nterest m the lodge worl<, and had disheartened the brethren The
letter quoted was written, it will be noticed, after the reorganization
of the Provmcal Grand Lodge by R. W. Bro. S^on El'lvray
North Star Lodge,
To the Provincial Grand Secretary Hamilton, i6th Sept.. ,822
of anything d saereeahle to nc 1 °""^ '' "°' ^^^^"^ '" consequence
We are. dear Brother,
Yours most fraternally,
John Gilchrist,
Lewis Stiles,
J. Dean, Esq.. '^^°'- ^ard.
Provincial Grand Secretary.
The minutes read? * ' ''"''"^ members were present.
the Provincial Grand Master and S"- ' •'" "''^'"^ '' ''' ''"'^"^' ''
under existing circumsVances and S n TiT-"'' ^ '""^^ ^"^ ^ •^^'^^er
committee to forward a" e^olan.H'l ^7 ^'"'''"'^ S^"^^- ^"^ Ward, be a
Master, through the Grand Seel Vn../. ""^ '"^''T *° ^'^^ P'°- Grand
and settle the^ffairso? the Lodge ° ""* °" *^' ^"^'^ ^^P*^" '' " ^'
Lodge closed in due form. Sine Die-Amen
MS'i^'N';rtI••s.i"tot::'^;Lter,•6tflept^£rV" f
{.cn^« surrender dispensationS'o Prov" al^'i^^f^.^T't
W.M., p.t.
S.W., p.t.
J.W., p.t.
HS2
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
1 lie lodge met in the township of Hamilton, in that part immedi-
ately adjacent to Cohourg. In the old days, before the town was
incorporated, the northwestern suburb was known as the villaee of
Amherst. In this village was " Stiles' Hotel "—a two-story, frame
building, painted white, of respectable appearance, a well patronized
and popular road house for the farmers and travellers. From the
front of the building swung a hanging sign, with Masonic emblems.
In the early days the courts were held here, and the judges and
magistrates made use of the hostelry during the discharge of their
official duties.
r
Stiles' Hotel, Where North Star Met.
The " book for Treasurer," containing the receipts of cash from
the secretary, has oeen preserved. The entries commence on the 5th
July, 1819, and finish on the 30th September, 1822, two weeks after
the closing meeting of the lodge, the last entry being " all accounts
settled up to the present," signed, "John Gilchrist, John Farley,
Committee."
The following is an incomplete list of the members of North
Star lodge: Mark Burnham, W. Burnham; John Farley, James F.
Fisher; John Gilchrist; Thomas Hartwell, Paul Hayward; Hans P.
Hobbs ; Henry Murray, Caleb Malley, B. McKenncy, S. S. ; Barnabas
McKyes; Elisha Rugg; Lewis Stiles; Nathaniel Sisson; John
Wilder, Thomas Ward, James Williams, J. Ward.
Of the principal members of the lodge, some particulars have
been given the writer by the late Bro. George C. Ward.
Bro. Elisha Rugg, who was the W. M., was considered a bright
worker, and, for that reason, was selected as District Deputy Grand
Master, or rather Grand Visitor, for the Kingston Convention of
1822. Bro. John Gilchrist lived for many years in Cobourg, and died
in Port Hope. Bro. Lewis Stiles was a carpenter by trade, and was
afterwards a hotel-keeper. He kept the hotel in the village of Am-
herst. Bro. John Farley kept a hotel in the township of Hope, next,
to Marsh's, on the Toronto road. It was an old stage house. Bro.
W
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Bi
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Ai
Br
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shi
Ha
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its
Near
1819,
1820.
1821.
1822.
Year
1819.
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1821.1
1822. !
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of the
Upper
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shorth
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA 1153
was a storekeeper in Amhers" "°P'' '"^ ^•■°- ^^^^^'^' ^""^han.
auspkef o?St thn'flodS No't^"'- "T '-'"^■'^"l-'-Jy ""der the
Haldimand adjoins on the' east thrtown.hfn ^f u m^ °^
met in Cobourg in 1844 under its wS of 18^^""'*°"; ^.°- '''
its affiliation wifh the third ProvfnddSand L^dg''. '"^ ^"'* P"°^ *"
ROLL OK OFFICERS.
^'ear. |
W.M.
S.W.
.w.
1819. RuR:g, K, .
1820. Riigg, I-:,. .
1821. Ruggr, E ..
1822. Gilchrist, J.
Ciilchrist, J..
IJilchrist, J.,
oilchrist, j
Styles, L...
Styles, I
Styles, I
Styles, L. . .
Ward, T....
McKenny, S. S.
[McKenny, S. S.
Hobbs, H. P.
Sisson, N.
^'ear
'I'reas.
S.D.
J.n.
Tyler.
1819. Farley, J..
1820. Farley, J..
i82i.ip"arley, J..
1822. Farley, J..
. . Mckeyes. ii. '.'.'..'.]'.' Hartwell,' 'l\ '..'..'.'. [ ', Wilder, J.
CHAPTER LXXV.
McKay's Lodge WoLFORD, ig.y.-A Lodge Established at the
Upper Settlement on the Rideau.
The McKay's lodge met at Wolford, a township in what wp«!
formerly the Johnstown district. Wolford is now a tLnshTplnThe
Z r^ °i ?'"^'"^- '^''^^ '"d^« ^"'■ked under a di rnsat Sn from
the Grand Convention, dated 31st August. i8ig. The?e"f no recoS
TwHr^'T- 7'^^,.'°^Se met\nt what was kno^^ a S e
CnTJr: w?''"^r ^'^^^i^'^^" River, afterwards known as Easton';
WnlfnS ^'.'^'Vhe settlement along the banks of the river began
Wolford received its quota of new comers, and soon occuoied a
prominent position in what is now the rear of the co'ntv of^Grtn
ville The ongmal survey of the township was made in' itqc and
shortly afterwards the Easton family drew one tho^and a?5es of
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Ill f |i
land in the vicinity of Easton's Corners. The male members of the
family were all active Masons when McKay's lodge was establishec.
The first frame barn raised at the Upper Settlement was at Easton's
Corners. Every man on the Rideau was present, but before the
timbers could be placed in position they were compelled to obtain
assistance from the fair sex. This was in iBoi. After thirty-five
years the Rideau canal was completed.
The following is an incomplete list A the members of McKay's
lodge: Erastus Brown, Joseph S. Blake; Amos Curtis, initiated 31st
August, 1819; passed and raised 22nd February, 1820; William
Davis, initiated 13th Jan., 1820; John H. Davies; Harley Easton,
William H. Easton; Noah Giflford; James McLean, Daniel McCarthy;
James Maitland; Jabe Olmstead; John Roche, Moses Rose, initiated
19th September, 1820; Timothy Soper; Septimus Soper, initiated
17th Oct., 1820.
In the report of the Grand Visitor of the Kingston Convention
on the condition of the Craft, R. W. Bro. Benjamin McAllister writes
concerning this lodge:
"At the Upper Settlement, on the Rideau River, a (dispensation having
been granted, and a lodge constituted, by the name of McKay Lodge, by our
presiding officer, Z. M. Phillips, the brethren manifested a great degree of
ambition, and deserve credit for their exertions for the welfare of the Craft."
W. Bro. Noah Giflford represented the lodge at the Kingston
Convention of February, 1822. The earliest MS. is a letter from the
secretary to the Grand Secretary of the Masonic Convention at Kings-
ton. The lodge had not done much work up to 1820. Only three
initiations had taken place. The lodge was not represented at the
organization of the Provincial Grand Lodge, in 1822, nor is there
any record for it at a later date. The letter to the Grand Secretary
reads:
McKay's Lodge, Wolford,
May gth, 1820.
Sir and Brother:— Agreeably to the Twelfth Article of the Masonic Con-
vention, asembled at Kingston, the 8th day of February last, I transmit you a
list of the names of McKay's Lodge, and its proceedings since its installation.
William H. Easton, W.M.; John H. Davies, S.W.; Daniel McCarthy, J.W.;
Noah Giflford, Treasurer; James McLean, Secretary; John Roche, S.D.;
Harley Easton, J.D.; Erastus Brown, Tyler; Joseph S. Blake, M.M.; and
Timothy Soper, F.C., admitted as members; Amos Curtis entered and passed;
William Davies received the first degree; James Maitland, R.A., admitted as
a member. There has no suspension or expulsion taken place since the Lodge
was installed; the Grand Visitor, on his rounds to the different Lodges,
sojourned here a day, and gave the brethren of different degrees, every infer
mation his short stay would admit, according to the instructions from the
Convention. The Secretary forwards £3. s, on the receipt whereof, you will
have the goodness to acknowledge. The diflferent articles of the association
shall be strictly conformed with. Should I not be sufficiently explicit, any
other information, respecting this infant lodge, shall be immediately compli« 1
with.
By order of the W. M.,
I am, Sir,
Your friend and Brother,
Mr. John W. Ferguson,
Grand Secretary, Masonic Convention,
Kingston.
James McLean,
Secretary.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA, uce
In 1821 a letter from the secretary of the lodge gives reasons
for a representative not being at the last meeting of the ConveS
with a return of the membership, including the Officers. It reads?
McKay's Lodge, Wolford, March 14th, i8ai.
Sir and Brother: I have to acknowledge the receipt of the last Annual
Communication of the Grand Convention, and beg leave to state that Tcon
r« "" H "°?^^'"« '^•^"i^^d any notification of that meeting there was no
r fu"''!.^'*"^*^** *° ""'^ ^ representative from this lodge. I annex a retu!S
of the different members who were initiated, &c., &c., from the t'me of oir
CoteS."' '° '''^ ''''' '" ^°"^°'™''^ *° ^•'^ ^°- recommended by th^'
I have to request you will inform me of what may be owing to the Grand
«ntjhr^", from this lodge and it shall be transmined without the leJlt
possible delay; and any other instructions you may deem necessary for o^J
.uture mformafon and guidance shall be strictly and promptratteudJ t,
Your most obedient serv't and Bro'r,
John H. Davtes,
To John Dean, Esq., S*^*^'^'-
Sec'y to the Grand Convention, Kingston.
when'^^in'n 'I "''*'^'"? °^ the work of the lodge in the MSS. until 1822,
v^hen, 11 a commtmication from the secretary of the lodge, he gives
a list of members and officers, sixteen in all ^ ^
of Rm R°.F-T%!?^S?^'' " ¥*^Kay " out of respect for the memory
r ^^°, Roderick McKay, who had been nominated as Provindal
Grand Master by the Grand Convention at Kingston, but who was
LodgTS? E^gfand""'' ^''°''' '"^ '''''' ""^ '''^'''^ from the Gr^d
The only remaning MS. is a letter from Bro. John Dean re-
?rnS ?f 1*^"","*^°^ *i' ••"°"iy' ^"^ th^ Provincial Grand I^dge
from McKay s lodge, during the regime of the Grand Convention
nJ^^^ll of the business transacted since the last return is also ?^
quested by the Grand Secretary. His letter reads:—
-, . ,„ ,, ^^t^. 2ist October, 182^.
To the W. Master, Wardens, and Brethren of McKay Lodge:—
I beg to call your attention to a resolution contained in" the proceedings
of the Provincial Grand Lodge, herewith, respecting "dues" from subordinate
lodges, and as there is a balance due from your lodge to the "body of
Masons" lately acting as a Convention, and as the books are now ii my
hands for the collection of such dues, it becomes my duty to request pavm"m
ILIT '' ^rf '■ 'u '" ''°''"«^ '^' ^"°""*^ °f '^^ Convention demand
appear against it or the payment of which there are no funds, and whatever
balance remains after discharging those demands is to be paid into the funds
miied To'vo^r lod^"^h°'"" '"•^'''*'°" ^° '""^ ^^^-"' heretofore trln,'
Cnr,lL\° ^ A- ^/^' ^^'^ proportion mentioned in the proceedings of the
Convention, directed to your Sec'y, of fees received by, or due to. your fodee
,o^hV,; ™'*'°" °^*''' J'''°"'"^'"^' G""d Lodge. Jill also be a^priated
to the same purpose. It, therefore, becomes necessary that you should maS
returns of bus ness done up to that time, accompanld by payrnent o^h!
amount. My last circular points out the method of obtainingSorUv to
continue work, should your lodge wish to continue to assemSe ^
Yours fraternally,
John Dean,
Provincial Grand Sec'y.
iiS6
HISTORY OF FREEMASONKY IN CANADA.
The last clause in this letter indicates that the lodge had not at
that time made any effort to affiliate with the Provincial Grand Lodge
organized at York in September, 1822, although its name and a list
of its officers were sent to R. W. Simon McGillivray some time before
the reorganization took place.
McKAY LODGE, WOLFOKD-ROLL OF OFFICERS.
Year.
1819..
1820..
i8ai..
1832..
VV. M.
S. W.
J. W,
Treas.
Easton, W. M Davies, Jno. H . .
Easton, W. M I
Gifford, N iI';aston, W. H McLean, J
Gifford, N Easton, H Olmstead,
McCarthy, I. W Gifford, N.
Year.
1819..
1820.,
1821..
1822..
Sec'y.
McLean, J .
Davies, J. II.
McLean, J. .
jHarley, H.
I Brown, E.
S. D.
r.D.
Tyler,
Roche, J Easton, H Brown, E
' jRoche, J.
; j Roche, J.
Blake, J, S LVaitland, J.. | Roche, J.
CHAPTER LXX\T.
Union Lodge, South Gower, 18 19. — A Lodge that was well
Known in the old Joiixstowx District.
LTnion lodge met in South Gower, one of the old townships of
the Johnstown district, which consists of the counties of Leeds and
Grenville. The township received its name in consequence of its
triangular shape — a gore — hence " Gower." The district was named
after Sir John Johnston, a former Governor, and at the same time
Provincial Grand Master of the Moderns in Canada. Kemptville is
in this district and in Oxford township, and is now the seat of a Craft
lodge. Union lodge had a dispensation from the Kingston Convention
prior to 1820. The lodge met at Heckson's Corners, eight miles
from Kemptville, a place called after a farmer named Heck. The
meetings were held in the house of Bro. Sanniel Wilson on lot No. 6,
con. 2. The house was also an inn, of which Bro. Wilson was the
landlord.
The only record existing is a return of the membership in 1820.
There were twenty-two members. The MS. reads:
Union Lodge. South Gower, February 3rd, 1820.
Held at tlie House of Bro. Samuel Wilson.
Mr. Thomas McCargar, Master; William Beach, S.W.; John Byce, J.W.,
Raised to Master Mason; Abraham Beach, S.D.: Milo McCargar^ J.D.,
entered, passed, raised; Peter Smith, Treasurer; Stringer McFadden, Secre-
tary; James Calwell, John Christy, David Beach, Samuel Wilson, Robert
HISTORY OF I-REEMASONRY IN CANADA.
"57
ed pS and'Ls dMre;\tT.'i "^T"' "IV^'^^'*^ ^^"" Beach, enter-
raised; John Smkk entered nn« ;■/"'""?' ^''^"^y' ""^"^^^ P^^^^d, and
Cargar.VV.M W„, S ''g W ' T. 'r'^'^ "^"^^f* ^'''''''- Thomas Mc-
Secy. ''*''^*'"' ^-^V' John Byce, J.W.; Strainger McFadden,
Received. 14th July, ,820, £7. .. i. 1/3, of fees
South Gower. Received £7 1 i " ' ^"^1 " Return Union Lodge,
McaSVr" Sa-h"S:" J-^ ^^^- ^f'""^' ^V^^-"' the Bros,
the treasurer n^s a son of t" /^'"e ''•. ^"^^ "^^ers. Bro. Peter Smith,
the 3rd coii z8o6 H. /°'l",'^'"'th. who settled on lot No. 2, on
Peter and Davkl served "tlTvn^;'"'? ,'«"'• ^'^'i'' J^"'^^' ^"^> P^ter
oti lot No. 2. in the 4th con and I ^^"i/f ^™- J°'^" ^yce lived
Thomas and Milo McCar ''r ^^^^^ ^ ;vell-known magistrate. Bro.
land. Bro. Thoi^°a.s vas tlfe W Af Tf^^ ^"^ '^? ^""''^^ «»" '^''-
J- D. They both serve 1 in thV P -it J ^^^^f -.and Bro. Milo the
Thomas had a fan ilv o \ev. .il armv dunng the revolution,
offices in later ear • an d n 1' • "^ r'' °/- '"''""^ ^^'^ important
Bro. Milo AkCarea^vis n in f^ "J ^^^'^ disturbances of 1837-38.
a company of SfaaMhe bat fe of^dtw-''/",?" ^^^.^^^--and'ed
himself. He served in le nlrl Li I ^^ '"^"".'L and distinguished
also elected a memhPrnfPr J°''"^t°^^» ^I'stnct council, and was
1840. Bro ThorMcCar^a?';'."''"' ^""'.'^''.^^Ty ^^ ^^«-^"ville, in
a captain in 1 e miht a in^JL^' Bro"s'^" 'V w', '''''' °^ '^'^' ^"^
nent member ofTi c Me hndE" 11 '"V"^' ^Y''^"" ^^^« ^ P'-on'i-
Masonrv. Abou 81 .he Rev Mr L ""^'°°^ I" "^^'^^ P^'^^ '"
in the same room wh re^' ew ^earTlf^^^^^
opened. ^^^'^^ ^"^"^ ^he Union lodge was
At the Convention of 1820 Bro 7 \\ Pt,;n;
■•r,„-„„ Lodge .w"Gl;c^„'L?,;r„<"'TtT'i' "'' "^- *°"'
In the MSS. is a note from Bro 7ihn Ar ni mi- *" \
April. ,821. to R. W. Bro. John D^an. which reads:"'^"' ''''' "^th
"Dear Sir- T r„. ,1 , .. " August, 29th April, 1821.
from uln^Lod' Xifresntf.?'"'**^' ^°. ^°"- '^"^•^""^ ^ dispensation
willing, and you .re Mlv n,^.? ^ '"■ '■'''"°^''"S ^''«i^ lodge. I am perfectly
them?; the P?"si3entoXi"'''r,^""' lispensations, without sending
them as soon s eom-en em I think-' 'n\* 1 ^^^^f" ^° ^°"^^^^' -« ^^
one." con%tment. I think it will be better than endorsing the old
Kemp^l'ie!'dgTtfmii:s ton" wheV'f ' '"^. ''■'' ^'^'^'^^'^ ^^
early' times Ke mptv He s Oxford V'"°", •'°^^^^^;°''h^^ '" ^^e
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY TN CANADA.
Grand Lodge in England, and in the returns of 1850, " Lodge, No.
25," Kemptville, contributed £1. 5. o., to the funds of the Provincial
Grand Lodge.
The continuation of the history of Masonry in this district will
be found in that of the lodge at Kemptville, under the third Provincial
Grand Lodge.
CHAPTER LXXVIL
Mount Moriah Lodge, in the Township of Westminster, Mid-
dlesex, 1820. — A Pioneer Lodge in the London Dis-
trict. ""
In th : history of the lodges under the government of R. W.
Bro. William Jarvis, has been given the issue and history of a war-
rant to Mount Moriah lodge in the township of Hope, county of
Durham, in the year 181.1. The records of any work of the lodge
from that date vip to 1819 have not been preserved, indeed, it is
doubtful if the lodge was an active organization after 181 2, the first
year of the war. In June of 1819, W. Bro. John Farley, who was
at one time W. M. of Mount Moriah lodge, when it met in the town-
ship of Hope, wrote to the secretary of the Grand Convention at
Kingston, enclosing the warrant of 1811, and giving reasons why
the lodge had become dormant. At the same time he suggested that
the interests of the Craft would be promoted bv the establishment
of a lodge in the adjoining township of Hamilton, in the county of
Durham.
In 1820, after the receipt of the warrant of :Mount Moriah lodge
from Bro. Farley, a petition was sent into the Grand Convention for
a new lodge in the township of Westminster, county of Middlesex,
district of London, to be named Mount Moriah. The county origin-
ally formed what was known as the London district. The River
Thames runs through the centre of it, the north branch entering at
the south-east of the township of London. The east branch enters
the township of Dorchester and, after separating part of the township
of London from that of Westminster, joins the north branch at Lon-
don. The united stream forms the dividing line between London
and Westminster.
The township of Westminster lies directly south of the city of
London, and has to the west and east the townships of Delaware
and South Dorchester.
The suggestion of W. Bro. Farley was acted upon by the
formation of a lodge in the township of Hamilton, stvled North Star
lodge, with W. Bro. Elisha Rugg as W. M. The warrant of Mount
Moriah lodge, therefore, became dormant in 1820, wliiie the name
was given to a new lodge in Westminster, count} of Middlesex.
Save in regard to tVie name, there was no coune'-iion between the
two lodges, and the '^-ganization at Westminstf i v »r. not in any way
the successor of the lodge in the township of H .4 e.
The petition to the Convention is dated 4th Nov , 1820. and the
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
I 159
warrant was issued in the following year, but of this document there
is no copy in the MSS. The petition reads:
To the Grand Convention of Free and Accepted Masons, representing
the Grand Lodge of Upper Canada, held at Kingston, in the Province
aforesaid.
We, the undersigned petitioners, beg leave to represent to you that they
are all regular Master Masons, and have been members of regular lodges,
that, having the prosperity of the fraternity at heart, they are willing to exert
their best endeavors to promote and desire the genuine principles of Masonry,
that, as the conveniency of their respective dwellings, and many other reasons,
they are desirous of forming a new lodge in the Township of Westminster.
County of Middlesex, District of London, to be named Mount Moriah Lodge,
that in consequence of this desire they pray for a letter of dispensation to
empower them to assemble as a legal lodge, to discharge the duties of
Masonry in a regular and constitutional manner, according to the original
forms of the order, and the regulations of the Grand Convention, and we have
nominated and do recommend Charles Duncombe, the first Master, William
Putman, to be the first Senior Warden, and Gardner Myrick, to be the first
Junior Warden of the said Lodge, and should the prayer of the petition be
granted, we promise a strict conformity to all the constitutional laws of the
Grand Convention,
Westminster, 4th Nov'r, 1820.
Joseph B. Flanagan, Thos. Fisher, Chas. Duncombe, William Putman,
Gardner Myrick. Henry Shenich. Arch'd McMillen, Samuel Hungerford
Silvanus Reynolds, Sweet Gardner.
Union lodge. No. 24, at Dundas, was one of those warranted bv
the schismatic Grand Lodge at Niagara, and of which W. Bro. Abner
Everitt was the guiding spirit.
In order to facilitate the granting of a warrant the brethren of
this lodge passed a resolution for a lodge at Westminster. The re-
commendation reads;
Whereas previous notice having been given to Union Lodge at Dundas,
of which the undersigned are members, that a constitutional number of Breth-
ren in the vicinity of Westminster, have it in contemplation to establish a Lodge
of Free and Accepted Masons in that place, and whereas it is necessary that
a recommendation from said Union Lodge should accompany their petition,
Therefore, in order to facilitate the same, We, at our last regular communica-
tion, on the 2ist October last, was then and there in lodge hours appointed
to be a committee to act for the said Union Lodge in behalf of the said peti-
tioners. We, the members of the said committee, acting in behalf of the said
Union Lodge, do not hesitate to recommend the said petitioners to be honest,
moral, and discreet men, and such as will conform to the principles of the
order, and that, in our belief, they are sufficiently qualified to discharge the
duties incumbent upon them, and, further, we humbly conceive it to be abso-
lutely necessary, for the benefit of the Craft, that a lodge should be established
in that place to be denominated Mount Moriah Lodge, there being no regular
lodge within twenty-five miles of the said place.
November 7th, A.D. 1820,
and A.L. 5820.
Nathan Tomlinson, W. M.
W. W. Hutchinson, S. W.
Wm. Robinson, J. W.
PL G. Barlow,
Abner Everitt, Jun.
To John Wilson Ferguson, Esq., Sec'y of the
Grand Convention held at Kingston.
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HISTORY OK KHKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
York, Dec'r 4th, 1820. We, tlu- iiiulersigiucl, join in tlic above recommenda-
tion.
Josiali Cushman,
Micah Porter,
James Bigelow.
The lodge was organized for work at Westniinster, county of
Middlesex, either in the year 1820 or the beginning of 1821. The
latter year is probably correct, as it was in that year that the lodge was
first represented at the Convention. The meetings for some years
were held at the residence of ISro. John Siddall on the Hamilton
road, known as Siddall's Mills, about four miles from London, close
by what is known as the White Hridge. It has been demolished.
There are no records in existence showing the amount of business
transacted nor those composing the membership of the lodge. All
the early members are dead, so that I)ut little is known concerning
the work of the lodge. From 1822 down to 1829 it is said that
meetings were held regularly. The lodge affiliated with the second
Provincial Grand Lodge under R. W. 15ro. Simon McGillivrav, and
became No. 20, P. R., and Xo. 77.^ E. R., and in the history of that
period will be found the record of its further work.
CHAPTER LXXVin.
Richmond Lodge, County of Carleton, 1821. — A Lodge that
MET IN AN Historic Village.
There has been difficulty in identifying this lodge, not only from
the fact that the records are meagre, but also because the MSS. has
become confused with that of the lodge at Richmond Mills, both
being designated as the " Richmond Lodge."
The lodge at Richmond Mills in the county of Lennox was
warranted by R. W. Rro. Jarvis in 1812, while that at Richmond,
Rideau Military Settlement, worked under a dispensation from W.
Bro. Ziba M. Phillips issued about 1821, shortly prior to the fourth
meeting of the Grand Convention at Kingston. The county of Carle-
ton was formerly the Dalhousie district, in which were the townships
of Goulbourne, Marlborough and the town of Bytown, now Ottawa.
Richmond is a village on the Goodwood River in the eastern
corner of the township of Goulbourne, twenty-one miles from Ot-
tawa. It was laid out by the Duke of Richmond, who was Governor-
General of Canada about 1816, and died near this place in 1819 from
hydrophobia caused by the bite of a mad fox.
Richmond lodge was organized under a dispensation, issued
early in April, 1821, for on the 29th of that month R. W. Bro. Z. M.
Phillips, writing to Bro. John Dean, said: "I have granted a dis-
pensation for a lodge in Richmond Rideau Military Settlement."
The lodge was held in a hotel, known as " The Masonic Coat
of Arms," kept by a Bro. Hill, and subsequently in a building erected
for lodge purposes on Strachan street, a short distance from Bro.
HISTORY Ol- KKEE.MASONRY IN CANADA.
II61
Hills plact Amongst the members were Bros, (iarrett Fitzgerald,
hdward Malloch, Andrew Hill, — McCarthy, Thomas Jones, Color
Sergeants ni the 89th Regt. of infantry, and Bro. James Douvas, a
private, and Bro. Mi Intyre, a sergeant in the same regiment. The
latter was killed on a farm on the fourth line of the township of Goul-
hourne by a tree falling upon him. The 89th Regt. had a Craft
lodge, warranted by the Grand Lodge of Ireland. It was No. 863 from
1798- J 818. There were also three members, Bro. A. Fournier, John
lorney and Joseph Minore, whose names to-day are familiar to old
residents as members of the lodge.
The lodge had quite a large membership. At one time there
were fifty names on the roll. The following incomplete list has been
preserved: Peter Aylen. Michael Coyle, Stephen Eynouf, James
Pallon, Garrett l-itzgerald, Anthony Former, Thomas Gaven, Andrew
Hill, James Horin. John Hail, .Andrew Jovnt, James Keely, Edward
Loggan, John Lamyan, James McKill, William Vaughan.
The festival of St. John, the Baptist, was a gala day with the
brethren. A procession was in the order of proceedings, which not
only had an impressive effect with the uninitated, but attracted people
from all parts of the township. So that the day would pass ofif with
proper eclat the programme was varied, and a sermon always pre-
ceded an excellent dinner, after which a roval salute was fired from a
bridge on McBain street by three of the brethren, who were supposed
to be experts in artillery practice. The firing party were Bros. Four-
nier and Torney and a Mr. McLaughhn.
The lodge was located at the Richmond Military Settlement on
the Goodwood river, on the fourth line of the township of Goul-
bourne on the Perth road in the old district of Dalhousie, now the
county of Carleton. The Goodwood river empties into the Rideau
and from thence into the Ottawa. The place was settled about 1817.
The first Masonic funeral in the county of Carleton was that of
a Bro. Reid at Richmond. He was a school teacher from England,
and shortly after his arrivel in Richmond he died. The ceremony was
the event of that period, and " the oldest inhabitant " for manv "vears
remembered " the funeral by the Masons in Richmond."
The earliest MS. is a letter in reply to a summons to attend the
Kingston Convention of 1822. The lodge had been working from
about 29th April. 1821, under the dispensation from Bro. Phillips.
This, therefore, was the first meeting of the governing body which
they had been asked to attend. The replv shows that the rnembers
were convinced that their dispensation did 'not place them under duly
constituted authority, although the issuer of it was a member and
an officer of the Kingston Convention. They felt safer in laying
aside his authority, awaiting the arrival of an 'officer from England
who would reorganize the Craft. The letter reads:
Richmond Military Settlement,
19th January, 1822.
To John Dean, Esq.
Sir and Brother: Having received a summons, signed by you, as Secre-
tary of the Convention, requiring to send delegates to represent the lodge at
the Annual Meeting of the Convention, to be held at Kingston on the nth
February next, also enclosing a printed Annual Communication. I beg leave
to state to the said Convention, that on taking the sense of the Brethren of
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HISTORY OF FRKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
this meeting, whose names arc hereunto annexed, arc decsdtdly of opinion that
we have been working contrary to our conscience, and mean to lay by the
said dispensation, v/hirh v h , l.ieii working under, considering <"»' " "^*
not been granted by any If r*! posut or authority, agreeable to the landmarks
of ancient Masoir v Undei rUf.e circumstances we deem it unnecessary to
appoint delegates, or forwara an> by-laws, or other proceedings, as we consider
what is done, must be done over again, so soon as a legal authority is received.
I have the honor to be. Sir and Brother, •
Vours, &c., &c.,
And'w Joynt.
Jarnes Fallon
( i 1 ' , ■ '■ (Teralil.
Andrew Hill.
Edward I.oggan.
Will. Vaughan.
James Tlorin.
The lodge, was, tiierefori', uul represented at the Convention of
1822. as requested by the summons from Bri). John Dean. Nor is
there in the letter of Bro. Dean to R. W. Uro. Mc^iilhvray on
joth June, 1822, enclosing a list of the lodges which would form the
second Provincial Grand Lodge, anything to show that the lodge
was represented at the first meeting of that organization.
A letter from W. Bro. Fitzgerald, W. M. of Richniond lodge,
shows that the lodge had worked under " a warrant of dispensation,
which was probably "a dispensation," and that the brethren were
willing to come in under the Provincial body. The words and toi^ of
the letter were indicative of loyalty to the newly organized second Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge, with which Richmond lodge afifiliated, and in
which period a continuation of its history will be found.
RICHMOND I^ODCiK, COINTV OK CAKI.KION. ROM. OK OKKICEKS, .8.71822.
Year.
W. M.
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18.7 '
1818 ..i
1819,. i
1831 . 1 Fallon, Jas Fitzgerald, < ■
i822..IFitzgerald, O ,..
Year.
Sec'y.
S. U.
Hill, Vnd! Gaven, TI10.S.
J. D. Tyler.
1817.
1818
1819
1821. .Eynony, S ,
1822..:
Tilrner,"A; '.'. | McKill. 1.. Coyle, M.
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HISTOKY III- KKliEMASONHV IN CANADA.
CHAPTER LXXIX.
1163
Biography of Bro. John B. Lalohton, who visited England in
1820 AND interviewed THE GraND LoDGE AUTHORITIES.
Of the many men who took an interest in the work of Masonry
in early days, probably no man was more enthusiastic than tin- late
Bro. John B. Laughton of Sandwich. He it was who in 1S20 visited
England, one of his special objects being to have matters regarding
the reorganization of the Craft settled, for, as w ■ already know, the
Craft in (^anada was at a great disadvantage aftci the death of R. W.
Bro. Wtn. Jarvis.
Bro. Laughton first saw the light of day in the latter part of the
eighteenth century. An old record, signed by William Park, a
minister of the Gospel, and witnessed by .\nn Roe and W. Roe, gives
the day of his birth and that of his christening. Mr. W. Roe will be
remembered by many Masons at Newmarket, Ontario, as the post-
master of that place. The certificate reads:
" I do hereby certify, to have christened a male child of six weeks old, son
of Mr. Peter & Catherine T.nughton, born the twei\ty-ninth day of July last.
The said child named John Betton Laughton in presence of his mother, Mrs.
Catherine 1 lughton and Walter Roe of Detroit, Esq., and Mrs. Ann Roe,
his godfather and godmother.
" Done at Detroit, this sixteenth day of August, one thousand seven hun-
dred and nincn 1790.
"William Park.
W. Roe.
Ann Roe, D. H."
At the time of the birth of Bro. Laughton, Detroit was under
British government. When quite a youth he removed with his father
to Stromness, an island on the river St. Clair, o which his grand-
father had some claim under a lease from the Indians. This island
was also called Thompson's Island, but was usually called Stromness
Islani until changed to Dickinson Island. When twelve vears of age
his faiuer died, uid the youth wa? apprenticed to a trade in Amherst-
burgh, but in 1810, bein^r then in liis eighteenth vear, he returned to
Stromness, with stock for a farm, all of which he lost in the war of
1812. He then joined the Canadian militia, and was enpaged in the
transport work between Burlington Heights and York. He was
present at )me of the frontier battles, includir.g Lundy's Lane, at
which he A as taken prisoner, and afterwards retired on a small
pension from the Government.
No man was better known to the people of Essex- from 1810
until 1879 li'i" Pro- Lai ;hton. He had an adoi.ted daughter, who
married Capt Edwin Watson, of Sandwich. Bn> Laughton was
an interesting speaker, and with great glee recounted his experiences
during the war of 181 2-15 at Stoney Creek, Grim-hy and Burlington
Heights. He visited England in 1820, armed with' documents from
Bro. John Dean, the secretary of the Kingston Convention, and,
visiting the Masonic authorities at London, laid the case of the Cana-
dian Masons beforf^ them with such vigor that it had material effect
m
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HISTOKV ()!• KKKKMASONRV IN CANADA.
nwDcr Lh,;^ • •^'•"■^■"•^ '"•'^'^•' '-••'^"t-. in <>"!''r to ascertain the
SviM T .''r""'"^' ■' "'-''"■'"'* *•'''♦• ''^' ''^'^i"-^'' for a lodge at
Rose lodge ^^' '' "' •''""'■^'«"''' '"""«> «'"' ^v«s known as
th. 2[fh k'"^'"K" """« •'* ^'"'^l- '-*'^^'" ^Vatson's. at Sandwich, on
the 26th December, iS;.;. a^cl H<, years. He was buried in the
cemetery of St. John's church. San.iwich. and Ims grave is situa ed
direct y opposite the Essex county registry office. It is marked wUh
a small marble headstone, inscribed: -John B. Lauphton Died Dec
^6th, 1879. aged 90 years." The christening record show' hat this
<latc IS an error. «i ima
End ok Voi, I
INDEX.
Ahorvrombie, Mrs. Jol,„. da.iK'lit.T of Uuy
My. YoiiiiK, «q7.
^^ RiihmoMil Mills, CK)(). •^'
•'AiifpU.J,' (irsl us,, ol till- wor.l, (,f
Aiivptetl Masons, firsl, 47
Ada.ns Cioo., initiaUul, 50'.. : l.-iu-r .0 Dr.
Kobt. K.MT, r,u,,u-sl to lay case I'bris.
I>anby bofor.. M. C-.illlvr.iy', iS- ,,i(,-
prosi-niaiio,, i.-ise Christoplu-r Danby lo
MiC.illivrav, 1120. '
Adams, Joel. W.M, ,,,c|jf,. N„. ,. |,.„^.,. ,„
-V'cy Con will ion, 18..,,, sVs-('.
.\dams, Joshua, house, I'o.Vh", 1141.
Adan.s. Samuel, Unige No. :;, =v,.
Adams ravoni, yuoonsloii. V'V
Adamson John, house, IVrth, mi,.
Addison, Kev. Rob,., Ni,,jr,,,,,. 4,7 , |if,o,;
Adoniiam I od^o, \o. ,8, AinherstbiirK-
90, 2..^, history. .«o,.,. .8,1, Inlaws
1807-8 revised, 8.-4 ; extracts inl„,„..s
/on LodKe, 8,5.8,6; extracts minutes
j^ion .odjfe, eoneeinins- formation, 814.
„IV '""*''■ "'o^^'"- J--''vis. eoneernii,;.
new wa,-ran.. 1807. 8.4 ; uu-etiuK pla.es^
« 8.8.6.8,0 ;oftu-e,s' list found, old MS.
«i6; K.A. chapter, 8,5 , war news re-
ce.v..d wh.lein session, 8,.,; warrant is-
^"ta, 814; warrant Issued, 8>>- w-m-
rant, new issue, 1S07, 8J4. " ' ' '
Ahlnian Rezon, published, c)6.
A.kman, John, I.odjfe No. 10, Harton. 614-
buried 660-7 ■• l-onse, loeation of, 6,7^.^'
A.nshe, Thos., D.I'.G.M., u,,. '"
Albion Lodjfe, guebee, isf..|'7r.
'"r:rs. •'*■■■"■"•• '•••'^■' '■"■'■'": «s
Alison, John, No. 4, Niairara -.,
Allen, \Vm. P., (Jm., .^^ "' ■^•^-
Allan, Wm., York (Toronto), ^,7, 6,,
Allen, lraH..retu,nVVeslcM '
and settlfnu'iit,
'>.SJ
Convention, i82o.()^6
Allen, Rd., Lodjfe Ni>. ,j, 708.
Alhs Block, VVaterford, q7c).
,ffl"''Lc^'P'""' ^'""'^•''' '^■'^'■k ('con 10),
omce, 885. ''
.Allcjne^z, Jeiuit Father Claude, 270.
Alphabet, Phoenician, 48.
Alstine, P. v., York (Toronto), 402.
Amherst, General, attack on Oswegatchie,
Aijiherstburjfh, durinjf 1812..,, Sii , . •
named, 8ii ; settlement, 813.' j
Ancaster, location
surveyed, 628.
"Ancients," use of title, 72
A,,cl..rson, IV., „ecount formation ori,^inal
O. I.. Knjf land, constitutions, 17,8, 64.
I Anderson, Wm.. certificate LodJ- \o. 1,
I'.rnestown. i8o(,, 842. ''
Anderson. James, 4^.
" it',", ''^"'■'"•' " '■'•>?!""•"'. Quebec, issue-
ol held warrant to, 175.
Annapolis, .\.S fort at,',.,;, History. 148 ,
Masonic marks, ns-'l? •" ■+ •
A,,napolis Uoyal, \.S., first Canon \V;.r-
rant, 148; l-Vench at, ,48.
Anno r.ucis, meaninjf, c)^6.
Anli.|uity LodKe. No. 2, I.ondon, ICnRland,
67 ; membei-s reinst.ited, c,8.
Apple- Trc-c. Tavern. Charles st., Covent
V'arden, i.ondon, Kn)f., 71
Ai>),leton, York (Toronto), 784.
j Apions, Masonic, used Canada. 171,2-18..
64c). "
Architects. College of, Uo,„e, 46-4C, ; Di.,-
nys,an. c,2. 1 > , • n
ArchitectuVe, Gothic, 54 ; Gieek. 48.
Dr. Robert Kerr, 1824, 481.
Aikell, Thos., St. Thomas, o8q.
Armies. Roman, 46.
Arnis, Ancient Gra.ul Lodge of Kngland,
'-.S ; Ancents, Sadler's opinion. .2= •
■ ncnd Loclge of Canada, description
^^o; Grand Loi ge of England (Duke of
Noitc.lk), description, 123; mott^^ , ,0 •
description, 123 ; operative and specula-
tive masons, supports on arms, |.,.
operative or stone masons, ,21; „"r'el
sentec^ by Duke of Norfolk, ,22; Masons
Holme MS., description, ,,8; Ancients
I /64. description, 125; Guillims descrio.
t'on, |.oi m old constitution, 120; on
mug, Worcester, 120; Stow, ,20:
porters. Woods Sir A., opinion, 12 r
' i-iKi.t Lodge AiV,vstrong;v;;;;:,x^-eT:
llfV
titicers," Roman armj",''50.'"' ■^' '^"^ ' '"^"
Ashmole, Elias, 47.58 ; diarv of, 60; initi-
«tfd, 59; minute of initiation, :q •
Masons Hall, London, 60; Ashmoles
Lodge, Warrington, Eng., 60.
Ashton, Rev. Robt., Brantford, 687.
Ashley, Jarius (James), York (Toronto)
771. >•
Ashley-, Simeon, credentials representative
Lodge No. ,7, Convention, ,820, 806.
Askin family, 820.
Askin, Capt. John, Lodge No. .8, 820.
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IIISTOUY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Askin, Col., Lodge No. i8, 8i8.
Athol, Tp., named, 894.
Athelstan, King of England, 51.
Athol Masons, first use of term, 72.
Athol, John, third Duke of, elected G.M.
Ancients, 72-1 10.
Athol, fourth Duke, elected CM, Ancients
;md Scotland, 73; terms G.M. ,98.
Athol, fourth Duke of, acceptance office
G.M. Ancients and Scotland, 98.
Athol Lodge, No. 3, Cornwall, history,
1804-12, 869; jewels, acct. and receipt,
870; letter from Jermyn Patrick, war-
rant new lodge eastern part jurisdiction,
1807, 872 ; letter from John Darley and
Benj. Olcott to Wm. Jarvis, concerning
jewels, 1807, 872 ; letter, J. Y. Cozens to
Jermyn Patrick, concerning jewels, 871 ;
letter from John Darley to Wm. Jarvis,
jewels, 871 ; letter, Jermyn Patrick to
Wm. Jarvis, enclosing warrant, 870 ;
letter, W. B. Wilkinson to Jermyn Pat-
rick, stating lodge not called yet, 1804,
870 ; letter to Jermyn Patrick, concern-
ing jewels, 1804, 870 ; members' list,
874 ; report, constitution. Lodge No. 24,
Edwardsburg, 1810, 873 ; rcconnnenda-
tion petition Osnabruck, 873; warrant,
surmises concerning, 869.
Atkins, Wm., Queen's Rangers, 572.
Aubigny, "The Castle," France, warrant
issued G.L. England (original), 71.
Aubrey, John, MS. History, 60 ; Masonic
Reference, 60.
Augusta Township, Early settlers, 924 ;
Location and settlement, 924.
Aylwin, Thos., 478.
B
Bajus, Jacob, Kingston, 577,
Balfour, John M., influenced by Niagara
G. L., 1821, 1050.
Bangor Lodge, Wales, 47.
Bannister's Tavern, Queenslon, 506.
Barker, publisher " Early History and
Transactions," N.Y., 192.
Bariow, Heman G., Ancaster, 964-968;
extract letter to John Dean, concerning
enquiries Lodge No. 24, 1820,964; letter
to John Dean, Craft affairs, 1820, 1025 ;
letter to John Dean, reference Lodge
No. 24, Ancaster, 1820, 965; letter to
John Dean, review state Craft, 13th
April, 182 1, 969.
Barnhart, Peter, Union Lodge, No. 25,
Richmond Mills, 906.
Barrett, Alfred, York (Toronto), expul-
sion, 780 ; location Hotel, Yonge St.,
Toronto, 773.
Barrett, Benj., York (Toronto), 779.
Barrett's Hotel, York (Toronto), 767; loca-
tion of, 317.
Barron, Wm., Lodge No. 7, Fredericks-
burgh, 554.
Barton Township, Settlement, 627.
Barry Lodge, No. 17, 34th Regt., Quebec,
'73.
Bath, description, 837-838.
Bayman's Inn, Kingston, location, 591.
Bean, the black, used in Zion Lodge, De-
troit, 199.
Bearfoot, Rev. L, Brantford, opinion Mrs.
Simcoe's drawing Mohawk Village,
681.
Beasley, David C, Barton, 655.
Beasley, Geo., Barton. 655.
Beasley, Hy., Barton, 655.
Beasley, property, location, 635.
Beasley, Rd., Barton Tp., 644; appt. dele-
gate Lodge No. 10, P.G.L., 1804, 669 ;
house and stores, location, 654 ; inscrip-
tion monument, 644 ; letter to Wm. Jar-
vis, sale slaves, 401 ; letter to Wm. Jar-
vis, sale slave, 22nd March, 1802, (ex-
tract), 64s ; letter to Wm. Jarvis, pro-
ceedings Niagara, 1802, 400.
Beasley, Thos. Kingston, 556-567.
Beaufort, Duke of, 156.
Beaver Dams, brief reference to, 251.
Becker, Barton, Walerford, 979.
Becker, Leaman, Waterfod, 979.
Beemer House, Waterford, location, 980.
Belcher, Andrew, D.P.M., New Eng., 140.
Belcher, Jonathan, Lt.-Gov. N.S., 140.
Belcher, Jonathan, Gov. Mass., a Mason,
■39-
Boston Lodge, 139 ; initiation, 139.
Bell, Hy. of Penn., 142 ; extracts letter to
Cadwallader, 142 ; letter concerning
origin Masonry, America, 142.
Bell, Col. Wm., 804.
Bell, Lancaster, letter— doubts as to gen-
uineness, 142.
Bell, Mrs. Robt., Brockville, 1126.
Belleville, first lodge room, 8oi ; nami'd,
268 ; site, 799.
Benevolence Board, established in Eng-
land, 70
Benevolent Fund, first reference U.C., 532.
Bennett, Elias M., Hiram Lodge, No. 28,
Crowland, 986.
Bigelow, James, York .Toronto), 779.
Bigelow, Levi, York (Toronto), 779.
Billings, Ira., reinstated lodge No. 13,
Bath, 857.
Bissell, Friend, Lodge No, 14, Southwold,
732-
Bible, Fields', presented oy Lord Colville,
>S4-
Bickford, James, Lodge No. 17, 804; let-
ter to Convention, 24th Mar., 1820, 806 ;
certificate, 805.
Bleeker, John, Lodge No. 17, 803.
Blockhouse, Fort Mackinac, 271.
Blockhouse, Stone, Niagara, built, 489.
Blockhouse, Toronto Island, 319.
Bond, Geo., York (Toronto), 774; visitor
Long Point, 835 ; location house, York
(Toronto), 779.
ijond, Rd., Kingston, charge against, 599.
Boude, T., G.S.W. Penn., 144.
Booth, Rev. W., Bath, 852 853.
Boston, first lodge at, 139; Provincial
lUSTORY OK FKEKMASONRV IN CANADA.
Grand Lodge at, lodges warranted at
yiiebec, 171.
Boswell, John, I.aird of Aucliinleck, 106.
Bottum, Khjah, meri.berof New Osweirat-
chie Lodge, 292.
Boucher, Cpl., Kingston, 577.
Bouchette, Joseph, made first survey of
York Harbor, 1793, 310.
Boundaries, provinces,' 23; Dominion of
Canada, exact limits, 23.
Boulby, Mrs., Vittoria, 983.
Boulbv, Thos., 983.
Bowman, Peter, Lodge No. 10, 643.
Bowman, Adam, case of, 71 1.
Bowman's (Detlons) Tavern, Stanjford
502.
" Box," the term, Canada, :i4.
Bradshaw, John, Union Lbdee, No 26
Richmond Mills, 905. ^'
Hradstreet, General, 261-264.
Bradshaw. Jeptha, Lodge No. 17, 804.
Brant, Capt. John, 635-961 ; appoinmonl
committee Lodge No. 24, Ancaster, affi-
liation convention, 963 ; passing Lodge
No. 24, Ancaster, mission to England
96.3 ; sketch life, 689.
Brant, Chief Joseph, at York with Gov.
Simcoe. 311 ; grave, 687 ; inscription on
tomb, 688 ; life, 688 ; Masonic apron,
688; initiation, 688; recommendation of
Davenport Phillips, 473 ; statue Brant-
ford unveiled ; W.M. Lodge No. 11
Mohawk Village, 690.
Brant, Peter John, grave, 688.
Brantford. location, name, 679.
Breakenridge, Lt. James, (Rogers' Corps),
Breakenridge, Ensign David, member New
OswegatL-hie Lodge, 291.
Bredt, Minar, petition Oi", 273.
British America, sketch, 20."
British Hotel, Niagara, location, -(73.
Brockville Lodge No. 3, Brockville^ history,
1817-22, 1124; affili.-ilion second P.G.L.,
1134; delegate convention 1821, 11 34;
delegate convention 1822, 1134; delegate
convention 1819, 1130: delegate conven-
tion 1820, 1132; financial statement 1820,
1133; Hayes, Caleb, suspended, 1130;
meeting, first, members present, 1124-
S'^'a!"^ ''■''.'■''■'*• "■'•^' "-«• "30, 1114;
McAhster, Beiij., report. 1 130; officers,
nrst, 11 24; resolution to endorse petition
True Britons' Lodge, Perth, 1818, 1129;
warra.it, origin, 1124.
Brockville, settled and named, 289.
Broeck, Peter Ten, Niagara, 360.
Brock, General, at Amherstburg, 814.
Brown, A. T., .St. Catharines, 272.
Brown Josiah, No. 4, Niagara. 532; tavern
at. Davids, 506.
Brown, Joseph, petition of, 1782, 272;
nouse, location, 272; tavern, Niagara,
506.
Brown, S. S. T., Toronto, 272.
Brown, H. T., Niagara, 272.
1 167
Haldimand, 829;
Brown's house, widow,
Brugers, Lt., 360.
Buell, Wm., 189, 268, 799.
Buell family, Brockville, 289.
Buell, Ensign Wm., member of New Oswe-
gatchie Lodge, 289.
**"68 ^*' '^'"■' ^'" •'^'"^^ ''°'*^^' ^°- '->•
Burch Jno., Niagara, 360; life of, 48,.
Burdick, Grimsby, 752.
Burdick Bros., West Oxford, 94=.
Burford, location, 945.
Building. Hiatus, England, 53; Revival,
England, 51.
Bullock, Rd., letter to J. W. Ferguson,
concerning dues United Lodge, Murray.
1136. •"
Burlington Bay, reached by La Salle, 624.
Biirimgton Canal built, 630.
Burnham, Mark, North Star Lodge, Ham-
ilton Tp., 1 153.
Burritt, Stephen, Burritt's Rapids, 912.
Burntt, Hamilton, Burritt's Rapids, 912.
Burritt, Henry, Rideau Lodge No. 2-,,
Burritt's Rapids, 912. '
Burritt, Daniel, Rideau Lodge No 2^
Burritt's Rapids, 912. '
Burritt Stephen, Burritt's Rapids, 912 ;
house, location, 914 ; letter of withdrawal
from Rideau, No. 25, 918.
Burritt family (of Burritt's Rapids, U.C.)
brief reference to, 294.
Burritt's Rapids, location, 910.
Burwell, Mahlon, St. Thomas, 987.
Britain, Roman, 46.
Butler, Col. John (Butlers Rangers), 27c,
360, 501 ; at York with Geo. Simcoe,
311; life of, 470; tablet St. Mark's
Church, Niagara, 470.
Butler, Anthony, York (Toronto), 316.
Butler's Barracks, Niagara, built, 489 ;
burying ground, Niagara, 470.
Byce, John, Union Lodge, S. Gower, 1 1 s7
"Cable Tow, " meaning of, 558.
Cadwallader, Thos., 142-144 ; letter origin
iMasonry, 142.
Cameron, Angus, funeral, Perth, :i43.
Cameron. Allan, Union Lodge No. 286,
Bridge Town, Barbadoes, (uneral, C78 '
Cameron, John, York (Toronto), 611, " 88s;
letter to Wm. Jarvis, endorsing his auth-
ority, nth May, 1811,445,888'; affidavit
concerning warrant Lodge No. 2 ^, 956 ;
letter lo John Dean, enclosing petition
removal Lodge No. 24, Ancaster, 1821,
9t>7.
Cameron, John McAlpine, Ancaster, 972.
Cameron, Irving H., Toronto, 972.
Cameron, Sir Matthews Crooks, Chief
Justice, Toicnto, 972.
Campbell, Capt. Patrick, opinion Hon.
Robt. Hamilton, 468.
Campbell, Geo., member new Oswegat-
chie Lodge, 291.
n68
IIISTDUV Ol- FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Campbell, John, York (Toronto), 886.
Campbell, Stednian B., York (Toronto),
886.
Canada Confederation, i8C6, 20; divided
i79'i, 20; Dominion, comprises, 23 ;
first warrant 145 : amendment Constitu-
tion G.L., 546 ; lodges warranted by the
Prov. G.L. Boston, 178; Masonic tradi-
tions, 135; membership lodges, 24;
number lodges, 24 ; provinces of, 24 ;
territorial divisions of, 20 ; united 1841,
20.
Canadian, Archives 1891, Freemasons
Hall, Niagara, 361 ; Craftsman members
Old London lodges, 67 ; lodges on roll of
G.L. of England, 1764-89, 179.
Canceaux, 162; earliest log of, 171 ; ex-
tract from Charnock's His. of Marine
Architecture concerning, 171 ; issue of
a warrant on board, 171.
Canfield, Saml., Hiram Lodge No. .'i, Ox-
ford, 945,
Capital province U.C, selected, 489.
Capitular work in York, first record, 336.
Carey, Jiio., Kingston, funeral, 582.
Carfrao, Hugh, York (Toronto), 525-H85.
Carril;, David, location of house Clrimsby,
7«,4,
Cark>ton, Christopher, P.G.M., Quebec,
«74. 276, 345- . , ,
Carle- on Island, .'67 ; location of, --Oi.
Ca,!t-:on, Sir Guy, 174; promise to Mo-
hawk Indians, (179.
( .irley, Bartholomew, niember of New
Oswc !;atchie Lodge, ^93.
Cn.'^.nters' Company Arms, 121.
carrol, opinion of David Breakenridge,
291.
Carrying place, the, 1135; location, 807.
Cartwright, Hon. Rd., 468.
Cartwiighl, Rev. Conway, Kingston, 553.
Cartwright, Richard, Kingston, 553.
Cartwright, Sir Richard, Kingston, 553 ;
country-seat, 1019.
Case, Dr. Hamilton, 634.
Castor & Pollux, 1 12.
Castle-village, meaning of, 363.
Castle, the, Fort Niagara, 256; built, 489.
Casswell, Lemuel, niember of New Os-
wegatchie Lodge, 295.
Cataraqui, 260 ; settled 261 ; population
of village, 1794, 262.
Cataraqui River, 262.
Cathedral work operative masons, 53.
Cementarii, Doomsday Book, 51.
Cementarius, Robertus, 51, St. Albans.
Certifuates.— Anderson, Wm., Lodge No.
13, Krnestown, 842 ; Bickford, James,
Lodge No. 17, 1819, 805; Clement, Jos-
eph, 1780, 257; Cooper, James, St.
'ohn's Lodge, No. 2, Niagara, 1791), 505;
Cozens, Samuel D., York (Toronto),
608 ; Danby, Chris., Lodge No. 4,
Niagara, opp. 485; Daniel, Robt., 1785,
2S9; Emery, \Vm., Lodge No. 9, Corn-
wail, 1799. 27*^ ! Lamb, Hy., Rawdon,
"799. 33' ; Lang, Jacob, Lodge No. ib,
York (Toronto), 1817, 780; Marlatt,
Adrian, Lodge No. 10, 1801, bb\ ;
Meyers, Capt. John, " Maiden," 268 ;
Nelles, Hy., 1780, 258; Nelles, Hy. \V.,
1784, 258 ; Schriver, Geo., L^nion Lodge,
No. 25, Richmond Mills, 1819, 904 ;
Servos, Daniel, 1784; Sparks, John,
York (Toronto), 794 ; Thomas, Ezra,
Lodge No. 24, Ancaster, 1820, 961 ;
Thomas, James, 1800, 526 ; Wait, Reu-
ben, Lodge No. 13, Leeds, 725 ; Young,
Guv Hy., Prince Edward Lodge, Hallo-
wefl, 181 3, 896.
Channel Row, London, Eng., named, and
statement Strype concerning, 87.
Characters, Chaldean, 48.
Charles St., Covent Garden, London,
P!ngland, built and named, 73.
Charlestown, S.C warrant issued, Ci. L.
England (origii A), 71.
Charlesville, 879.
Charlton, B.E., opinion Aikman's connec-
tion Lodge No. 10, 655; statement con-
cerning early minutes Lodge No. 10,
031.
Charlevoix, Father, 261.
Charlotteville, 831.
Chebucto (Halifax) Canada — first warrant,
148.
Chedworlh, Glou., Eng., Roman \ ilia, 50.
Chevereaux, Island of, 2()i.
Cherubim, described, 129.
Chichester, Sussex, Eng , Roman colony,
.SO-
Chisholm, Geo., Lodge No. 10, 644; apron,
647.
Christ Church, Amherstburgli. 81S.
Chrysler, John, Niagara, 504 ; petition, 503.
Church, Episcopalian, Grimsby, 1816, loca-
tion, 754; first built U.C, 682; first
Clrimsby, 754.
Church, Jonathan Mills, Brockville, 1 1 J5.
Clark, Lodge No. 7, 636.
Clarke, James, slave for sale, 507.
Clarke, Thos., Niagara, 273, 277.
Clarke, Thos. VV. Townsend, 983.
Claus, John, Niagara, 372.
Clauson, Caleb, member of New Oswegat-
chie Lodge, 290.
Clement, ("apt. John P., encounter with an
Indian, 252
Clement, John, Niagara, 501.
Clement, Joseph, 257, 501 ; certificate
1780, 257.
Clench, 1'. \. B., Niagara, 501.
Clench, Johnson, St. Catharines, 501.
Clench, Ralph, Niagara, 27O-7, 501.
Clinkenbninner, Nicholas, York (Toronto),
Clow, John, Niagara, 273.
Clowes, Geo. (8th Foot), 271.
Cochrane, Judge, 61 1.
Coins aiKl Currency Amounts, Grand
Lodge, tow kept. 40 . lodges, how kept,
40; public, "t decimal cy., 38; Army
Bi
jo
30
of
mo
ndfi
38;
Am
Act
I'ori
Coii;
1898
eoin,
'7«7.
poral
rencj
ada
brace
pealei
38 ;p
ada, i
28; h
historj
onial,
period
<-'oloni;
34 ! Dt
Americ
S<^M, L
'"«: red
'«h, 25;
■ 799. '26
France,
Franc,
36; Eig
ehange,
noted bil
Franc, F
influx, G
minion,
weighing
^^ ; rare
Half.joe ,
Geo. IJI^
Halifax p
^f'; "Joe'
f7; of Po
'-■■rculatioii
•securif\- |„
.38; Domini
y'irrencv, I,
'o^-al, Toroi
3' ; Pislare
''I'es paid in
f6; slanJai
'ound, J^3
' rcteiide'l
"otes, 31 .
^X'PpIanted'
'*»t''"«-s, m(
Mexican, ^o;
34 ; Salary
Shilling, Brit
currency, -,-, .
f^-'ishCanad,
■"'; I-rench,
74
38 Caioline, Germa.f cot '*' "*^^'
American, ,706. ,..;"„'"""• 33; Cent,
Act, ,87,. ^sTcoii^Jlr"' ''^^«' tender
Sli"* ^^^^ qS^' Canad^.'^;
'898, 43 : BritLsh S . ,'fi ■'^ •■ ^^^"«da
'-«'n. 300 tons, ,. r^' ^^'♦' -^3 ' <-'opper
P°'-«tion. Toronto cuil'i "'^' ^-^ ' Cor:
••^"cy. Acts repea°;d rJ "7- ^^ • Cur-
ada same L^S , Sfis^^"^'^"' ^8 ; Can
•"•aces, 2q.in hV, I. ' •^**'" ''i'sforv en,
pealed .84, ^g'S'?'"^'^^' '«^« "i
38; paper les.ilat of ''''''°"' «-■«'. '8^.
«da, 28; tabfj afc.l°'- P^nods, Can:
,^« .- Halifax, introdm "5"' '♦'^ ' '°'''''-co,
h.story, 28..C0W.I •^"•' Colonial;
«"ial, first period ;r•.''^7''^ ^7 ; CoN
Co o.,a, fo.„,^ perbd, 38 T""'!- ^«'
34. Decrnial svri,>m ,c ' "' ^"'"k,
American, i,4/b'\,7' 'f^-^' 38; Dollar
S^"'d, I'.S.. ]q . i,? '"^ England, ,.
"'^••educ;i ^;.'^',.':^'^"" pillar, 35 j^^V
'799. .6; Spanish n^ ej '^•^"a.^^ ; U.S..
^.''^"'^'-'•33 ; Due bill" ,,'.-'*' ^"''' '-"<"■«,
36. Ei|rhf, Spani-h ,,;!,' Z'-^- '8'9.
' ''f "p. Bill if, soo'^'^^^' "'. ^'8 ; Kx:
noted bill of, W n,^'- ''• '-""don, 3..
.P'-anc. Fren -/, 8 'o°y'"^-'«' bill of ,?.•
■".fl-^x. Canada. ^•(^■:;'?^-'''.3f'= ^ ■anus' '
S"' '^'•- '-and;rd''L-.r";r" ^°-
Half-joe ot^kru?'^ '-•.S'i.sla.nr'e, ^j'^.' '
- o/XrSlj^?;^-" -S:
^•"'■'■ency, local ,8 k '"'''l^' ~>" ' i'4lv
'°^-al, Toronto 8,0 , "'"' '"'Penal, ",, .
'''"■^Paidin.36;Hood ■ '"'• '^-°' 36
•^6= standard' S^^^'^^'^' f'Sp^i,
.'.';'"'l. Halifax. \*V •*^u..'-^u'^' 3(>;
"°f^''*. V JV,, V • V-C., history ,,.'
■^•■Pplanted: ''v T"""' '"-"-v ' .8 .'
^,«":'KS. „,o',f.; terr "«>"• 34
Mexican, 26; Spanish 'fJ^' '^'^ •" ^^-"al
34 ; Salary oide' u' • ■^'',^"'''*''' '803
Sh-llin«-. Britisl^:- v-.'i ^^•'''''' ^9
"fitish Canadian 28 f /*^7. .14 ; Silver,
''■' ^>ench. :.::;.^«; --K'-'en-hshed:
• '"'9, 30; re-rated,
■— ■ o^■ ™hk„..,o«, „ „^^,,^
1169
74
Canada, jH . c
if .34 ; SoJereS!" B^ritiS,"^'?"' Can-
-\« . Sterling ^onev . ""*^value ,8„
Canada ,85!, ^ssTtI-oII l"''^" '-■O'ni
^o ej^ijj Fabrornm ao
Collegi,,,,, \„,, '^b-*9.
C"l"n.n, Dorii-'I'S ""• ^"^
f ' ; report lo Lorcmn^?"'"'^' CanadaV
bor of Toronto -L '''''"'^ev on har
Com.ns, Robert, p'^,'^^lV°-
Louisburs", .47. '• Cape Breton and
<-ompanies, U,:l... , , "
--e-,^arri!':r^- "^- -
cc^i";::::r^r-?'""""^'""
C>s.i,ution;i Ac, rr'^i;' '3''-
Constit„,ions .^d\,,T'^''-'79..32.
Constitutions MSS ' '"'" "''' 5'-
, Cook, Calvin (' : ■*■*•
^9-^ii '/l:r-^.9«6;hous^^^
' ,'^, ""k, Kos well, 1 o^dVc N "• ^9«-
l'""";>l-en.'i:od|:N:-V"7A
,. Craf, in Vo;k";r6.,r'^^""-" '"-"^- of
, ^-oopers Dock, York '/T,
I 769. • ^°'MToron,o), ,oca,ion
coof:r}S:{!;:s'''l;--«-^-'39.
Coo;ir'Te-^--.7o.;.'^'^-7.;pre-
Connvallis'\:^^'""«"d history of, ,77.^
Scotia, ,;8, '•'. ^"^•' ^'-t W.M.'a..
»"d. .8,8, .000 ; p"„" '>"7^'-"'e Mait-
medal, 58,. ' P'^*"ented with silver
Council House, Dotroi. u
*-ourt House. Perth ,-,.
,. sonic honors, uL' ""'■"'"--"'""e laid M«-
«-ourt Ifousc Vi .■*"^' .
836. '^"'"•"■"•'^"^''-uctionbyfirc
t^ourtier, Lodg-e No ■, t, ^
564. ^ '^«- 7. J-rederick-sburg,
1 170
JIISTOKV OI" I-REEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Covey, Thos., Prince Edward I,od>fe,
Hallowell, Sgg.
Cowan, use word Scotland, 103.
Cowan3 in Masonry, Scotland, 56.
Coxe, Daniel, P.G.M., N.Y. and IVnn.,
140, 144; civil appointment, 141 ; death
of, 142 ; left office of P.G.M., 144 ; life
of, 140; Masonic patents, 140; Masonic
work, 14J; Mother Lodg-e, 140; visits
England, 141.
Cox, T. B., Queen's Rangers, 526 ; charge
against, 4.!o.
Cox, Joseph, Queen's Rangers, 433, 525.
Coyne, T. H., St. Thomas, 987.
Cozens, Benj., York (Toronto), 885; letter
to Jonathan Paul, \V., New Jersey, 8th
April, i8o8, 60Q.
Cozens, Capt. D., 609.
Cozens, Daniel, 608.
Cozens, family, 609.
Cozens, T. Y., letter to Jerinyn Patrick
concerning jewels, Athol No. 3, 871 ;
letter to Wm. Jarvis, reference Hiram
No. 20, 24tli l>ec., 1810, 875 ; report
Wni. Jarvis const iuition Lodge No. 24,
Edvvardsburgh, 1810, 873.
Cozens, S.D., York (Toronto), 636, 566;
certificate, 608 ; letter to Lodge No. 6
concerning a candidate, Gibson, 3rd
Jan., 1798, 565.
Craft, at York, England, 51; I'.C. 1821,
1072 ;U.C. 1822, 1083; U.("., condition
1820, 1025; condition 1821, 1045.
Crawford, D. Geo., Tcionto, description
Market Lane liall, 786.
Crawley, Dr. VV. J. Chetwoode, Masonic
discovery Irelaiul, i 10.
Cromarty. Earl of, successor to St. ('I;iir,
Scotlar.d, 108.
Crook, T., hotel, Grimsby, 750.
Crooks, Col. James, publisher L'.(^. Git-
zette, Ancasler, 972.
Crooks, Francis, Niagara, 477.
Crooks Hollow, 953.
t' rooks, Hon. James, Niagara, 477.
Crooks, Mathew, T.P., Ancastor, 953; affi-
davit warrant Lodge No. 24, 956.
Crooks, R. P., Toronto, 953.
Cross Keys, the public house, Torinto. 87.
CroWH and Anchor, Strand, London, 89.
Crown Point, Canada, 156; lodj,-,i' at, 175^',
158; lodge at, 1759, i.i'): lodge in the
55th Regt,, at, 159, 169; on Fort St.
Frederic, lodge at, 156.
Crown Ale House, Parker's Lane, London,
Eng., 86.
Cutler family, Mille Roches, 879.
Culler Guy, Mille Roches, 878.
Cutler, Geo., York (Toronto), 767.
Cushman, Josiah, No. 4, Niagara, 532;
credentials to represent Lodge No. 16,
^'ork, convention 1H20, 789; credentials
representative Western Light Lodge,
.Newmarket, convenlion 1820, 930; letter
to J. W. F'erguson, enclosing petition
Lodge No. 24, Ancaster, 1820, 9W); letters
recoinmenJing John B. Laughton, 1820,
1030; letter to J. W. Ferguson concern-
ing Western Light Lodge, 1820, 936;
letter to John Dean on Craft affairs, 1821,
1065; letter to John Dean, on Masonic
affairs, 1821, 1063; letter to John Dean,
concerning nominations P.G.M., 1821,
1060; letter to Lodge No. 15, concerning
state Craft, 1821, 1052; letter to J. W.
Dean, Cr'aft affairs, 1822, 1083; present
lod;fe No. 12, 708.
Cuppage, Adams, Brockville, funeral, 1 142.
Cumberland, Duke of, G.M. Eng.(modern),
.347-
Cummins, Isaac, Whitby, 877.
Cummins, Nathan, Whitby, 877.
Curtis, David, Hiram Lodge, No. 21, West
Oxford, 945.
Curtis, Jas. Thos., homestead, St. Thomas,
988.
Curtice, Nathan, Niagara, 554, 557.
Curacoa, 192.
Culdees, 46.
Culver, Gribriel, story of the saving of
Morris Sovereen's life, 1814, 979.
Dablon, F'ather Claude, 270.
Dalkeith, F;arl of, (Duke of Bucclench)
elected G.M. F2ngland, 70.
Dalhousie, district, extent, gio.
Danby, C^hristopher, action, 1803, 406, 410;
brief sketch, 361; certificate Lodge No.
4, Niagara, 1798, opp. 485; life of, 48^;
present constitution Lodge No. 6, 553;
present Lodge No. 12, 708; visit to
Lodge No. 10, 651 ; visit Lodge No. 12,
70.1. 7"4-
Daniel, Robt., 259; certificate, 259.
Darley, John, Kingston, 545, 553, 555; ex-
altation, 463; funeral. 600; house of,
location, 576 ; letter to Wm. Jarvis con-
cerning jewels, Athol, No. 3, 1806, 871.
Darley, John, and Benj. Olcott, letter to
W'm. Jarvis concerning jewels, Athol,
No. 3. 872.
Darnley, Earl, G. AL F'ngland, issues Can-
adian warrant, 147.
Davy, Peter, Lodge No. 13, F>n>'stowii,
84.^. «4,S.
Davidson, James, 47K,
Davies, John H., letter to John Dean, rea-
sons McKay's Lodge not represented
convention, 1821, 1155.
Dawson, Lodge No. 6, Kingston, 561.
Deadmans Bay, Kingston, 1019.
Dean, John, letter to Lodge No. 17, con-
cerning " lodge at the carryin i place,"
3rd April, 1820, 807 ; affiliatio 1 No. 13,
Bath, 852; first reference to, 850; letter to
Niagara G. L., concerning grand war-
rant, 860 i letter to H. G. Barlow, Craft
affairs, 1820, 1029; letter to J. W. Fergu-
son, 29th March, 1820, 807 ; letter intro-
ducing Laughton to G.S., FIngland, 1820,
1033; letter to Jo.->iah Cushman, asking
approval statement sent England ■«.« i
'8^1, 1049 ; letter to Abner Kveritt ?•«,!'
cernmfT " error •' Balfour ,H>,
letter to John M Balfo ■? ' .'°-*'' '
son. concerning, nomination kS"
McBHH • '""•= ""'ifi'^ation to E Wd !
^WcBride, meetmjj 1» G [ ■«,,
"olification .0 Fit^KibUn ofMcrnr''^ '
.ance posi.^n Pr^.'Trind tc^'T8r!■
I'ei.elds, Joseph, Loda-o No ,0 «■
"s:n:;nte:S'""'"''^'"'^-^^-
Denonville, Maraiii« ,l„ r-
^(.., .loS '"•'"'""' ''«• Governor I'.C,
"ISTOKV OK ..KKEMASONRV IN CANADA.
1171
affiliation Lodg.N'f,^^- --^'44. 6.4 =
^jermol Laurence, work of. n6
Dosa^uhers. Dr., elect, J v- ;/ %„
Desjardin, Peter, Lo>i.e ,\.) V, ^An • .
er, Qi;;, ' '■ '4. AncasI-
Detroit. ,8^,80 :co:o„i..,,v. he French '
'ng . earliest i> an« ,t ,>i«'. i 1 *'"-"'
fior,o,79_./,«.:,,;i--^- o/'^-at
evacuation by the British, -oo^-survn
dero,, ,9„. regimentsstalionod'at 4V ■
v'ew of, ,796, ,p.,, surrendered Fort,
Detroit Rivrr Ki • . u
tion. 8u. ' •' "e""«-'p;"'s de.scrip-
Devils Tavern, Fleet st r -.„^
«7. .40; legend ot'si^LVsV'""' '•''^•'
IW.., Thos.. York (Toronto)! petition.
j Dickenson's Landhig, 878
I '''^pensations— Kiiurston ' r,,.,
Lodee No ft ^- <^-"'ivention to
trom Convention, 1810 80c • r „^ xl''
: '-n Co'n^iion 1S;: 'Jee ''i i^T'
u A , f*^ 'rom Convention, 1810 ihH.
K-A. Lodire No ift r "'""9. "40;
iK.« -u ** \A . '°' '■■"'" Convention
'«'«.7«9; Schotield, Thas York /T '
■onto , burial by Win fa 'viJ ,» ^ °'
SI.: I"::.f £=/'S -•"•«
Convention, ,8.Tn' ' '^° '' ^"""^
Districts, firsf diiU „7 " • j- .
i Dodg-e, Ashley, Lodue \r,\
j Dominion, aria of '4 ■^' -"7-
iDonaldson James, Dt.ioit.cS.c
i ''r^' ^7°''"' '-'^^- N- 7. ?Vederick.
i Ooixhester, Lord, Govcrnc. a. Quebec;
' Dorches'iT Lodiro ct i„u • ■. ^
Dorchester lXc No " '' l/"^' '7^'
Vt., ,7-. ''°''»'^' '^"^ '2. Verj,-ennes,
Dorchester, Monut. named, 733.
"2;;:68r'- °^ ^-^'' S-.. extract
Doug-las, Geo., funeral, =98.
caf'^7''';;^i,^•^;^^'••'''-'d-fAmeri-
^-n. '47 , falnioiith, inan-nf-i.-j.-
Draper Companv'sarir, r.
Druids, 46 ; Britain. 48,
Dufferiii. Marcjuis of. 47.
Duplication name lodj,es,L'.C., evil effects
"o?^^Sr:<;^--'--'^-o.n..Ll,.
Dunham family, .9^
n..nd.is. location. 95.5 ; stream, 9c.
Durham Co., Masonic lod.^ i^r^S^",
»uties Roman collej.es. 49. "• *^"'-
Dundurn Castle, Hamilton, site. 654.
cerninjj-
against,
eliarge
.^61.
ajfainst,
1172
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
terfroni G. Secy to Dr. Wilson, Uuebei
2ist April, 1792, 349; le(li>r to Wilson,
Quebec, concerning: extension poworK
Prince Edward, 1792-3, ,355; letter to
Wni. Jarvis, asking returns, ist June,
'fitM. .l'>9 I ll^ller to Wni. Jarvis, \vitli
endorsements, 12II1 March, 1804, ni^j^lecl
to make returns, 423; letter to " Prov.
G.L., U.C., care Wni. Kmory," 30II1
June, 1804,426; letter to " Prov. G.L.,
V.C," 5th March, 1806, J36 ; letter
to Kint^:ston convention, 1H22, 1089;
lettei of appoiiitnient to Simon McGilli-
vray, 1822, 1092; memo, by G. Sec'y,
showing' new Osweg-atchie Lodge not
Eastwood, Toronto, opinion Masonic Hall, '
Market Ljine, 784.
Eiisteni District, V.C, number of lodges'
in the, 1792, 177.
Easton, W. H., Rideau Lodge, No. 25,
Burritt's Rapids, o'2.
Easton family, Easton Corners, 1 1 1:4.
Eddy, B. M., Haldimand Tp, 824.'
Edgell, John, York (Toronto), 616.
Edwin, Prince, legenu, 44.
Edward, H.R.H. Prince, P.G.M. Lower
Canada, 157, 195; appointment, 175, 348,
35 1 r consent to become P.G.M. , 347; ex-
tension of powers requested, 354; initi-
ation, 98; presented with addVess on
leaving Quebec, 101; powers, 356,3^7,
358; rank P.G.M., 347; warrantVtexi "of,
351; warrant forwarded, 353; work,
Lower Canada, 358.
Edwardsburgh Tp., location, 881.
Effingham, Earl of, acting G.M. Eng.,
(moderns) 344.
Egyptian To'mb, 1740, B.C., 48.
Ehlers, E. M. L., Grand Secretary, G. L.
of New York, 184, 194.
Eighth Regiment, description of colors,
247; history of, 245; record showing
strength, May, 1779, 248; uniform of, 246.
Elgin Historical Assn., extract burial
^ George James Rapelje, 1819, 988.
Elizabethtown Tp., location, 721; named,
287.
Elmsley, hrst Chief Justice U.C, 894.
Emery Wm., Lodge \o. 4, Niagara, 532;
appointment G. Secy Niagara G.L., 412;
certificate, 278.
Emmons, John, York (Toronto), 336-9.
England, early Craft records, 62 ; admin-
istrative authority previous to 1717, ft.
England, Grand Lodge of All, formation
and work, 70.
England, Cliand Lodge of, action concern-
ing Canadian Craft, 1822, 1089; extract
concerning Rawdon Lodge, from war-
rants of constitutions, 315 ; entry In pro-
ceedings, 13th Feb., 1788, concerning
St. John's Lodge, No. 19, 276; exirai't
from G. Secy's letter to Wm. Jarvis, ,jotli
June, 180J, leprimand, 433; extract, let-
ter ofG, Hcc'v lo G. Si'c'y l'ana(|a, i mi
corning Kawdon Lodge, 1886, 318; lei
registered, 24th Oct., 1787, 286; minutes
referring to Rawdon Lodge, 1792, 316;
minute conferring rank P.G.M. Prince
tUward. 347 ; minutes revoking author-
'ty given Alex. Wilson, 353; (Athol)
Canada s connection with, 99 ; notifica-
tion to Fitzgibbon, appointment McGilli-
vray, 1822, 1097; register warrants and
patents, entry of three lodges, including
St. Johns, No. 15, 271; register of war-
rants, 1793, entry referring to warrant
Lodge No. 9, Cornwall, 278.
England, Grand Lodge, (Ancients) forma-
tion, 72 ; lodges warranted, Canada,
345 ; minutes appointment Wm. Jarvis
(U.C.) and Alex. Wilson (L.C.) 348; min-
utes, establishment R.A. Canada, 349 ;
minutes, extension of power requested
for H.R.H. I'rince Edward, 354.
England, Ancient or Anglo-Irish Grand
Lodge, meeting places, 93.
England, Grand Lodge (original), charges
revised, 70; constitutions, first issue, 65;
earliest record formation, 63 ; gifts from
Duke of Norfolk, 1730, 71 ; meeting
places from 1717, 73 ; irregular meeting
Masons, 71, 72; issue deputations, 1729,
71; issue, patent lo Hy. Price, P.G.M.,
North America, 71 ; issue provincial
patents, America, 71 ; warrants issued,
1724, 66.
England, Grand Lodge, " South of the
River Trent," 98.
England, United Grand LoJge of, forma-
tion, 101.
England, lirand Royal Arch Chapter, entry
admission, Wm. Jarvis, register of, 426.
Enumeration of lodges, 190.'
Enticott, John, Queen's Rangers, 525.
Epidemic, Kingston, 1802, York," 1708.
, 3245. 578. '^
Kriiestown, Tp. named, 564 ; Eriiestown,
Tp. named and sellled, 837.
Essenes, I he, j6.
klluMingdiii, (,a|)l, (C.iurisoii ;i( Fort Mac-
kinac), 270-1.
lilriiscans, Ilalv, 48,
Euclid, a le:<(-|iool<, lirsl, 52; legend of,
,S3 i 47II1 proposllloii, 41),
liveritt, AliiH-r, Ancasler, 9^41 iiccininlH,
visits l.oilgc No. 15, 1821, 760; letter lo
Lodge No. 15, concciiing letter from
J. B. Laughlon, 1822, and action G, L.
England, 1095; letter to John Dean, re-
inoval Lodge ,\o. 24 to Dundas, 968 ;
letter to John Dean, concerning error
Ballour, 1821, 1044; letter lojohii Dean,
coiufiiiiiig Miisnliicafraiis, i8ji, 1051;
leller lo Jo.siali Ciisliiiiaii, i >)iu-erning
Maionic affairs, 1821, 1061 ; leller to
Lodge No. 15, concerning Masonic af-
fairs, i9lh July, 1821, 759; letter Geo.
Adams, action No. 15, towards Niagara
IV. L. and Convenlion, 760 ; visit to U.S.,
1802, 408; work as District Visitor, 1821,
•043. 1051.
Ewingr, JJavid, 826.
twintr. Benj., Lodjre No. .9, 826
Expulsions, custom of advertising, 807
HISTORV OK FREEMASONRY IN CANAOA.
Fairbanks Tavern. Niagara, sc
^ann.ngr, Geo. Edward." U.-Gov., P.E.I
Farley, Daniel, 855.
fees and dues. -Army bi|,s, dues paid in
30 ; Barton (Hamilton) Lodge, 4. Bos
ton, Mass.. lodge fees 28. Cu,' ■
lode-es n . j . ' *-atara«ui
nonev' 2.1, T*"^ /"'' H-arterage
money, 25.4,. j„es, American lodt'es
42 i average. 4, • Ernes.own Lodge. No.'
'3. 4' ; fees author zed, U C 170I. «,
40; '822-45. 41 ; 18a! cS,; '792-'«fA
Grand Lodge 8^8 .', ' "^ ' '-%"»''a-
» J '-""ge, 105a, 41 ; union Grwiifl
-odge Canada. 4. i fes.ival tWs, Z
25; flour and wheat (or dues, 42; Grand
HTir; ''/.r^'i ^'*^'='"i^h money 2^
lodge's rf^K-''""; ''";:'^' ^'^^ '^'"•^^'""
•■llv ;.'*• nH "*^v''" '"'"'* hills, diffi-
delph.a, .734- monthly dues or •'^Lnl
drew s Lodge, Quebec ■-■ *;i \ 1 "
F ofl.,,. T '' ' »"'^"^'-> -,. : M.Andrews
"les, 42, SI.-P degree on, St of "step
4'.- Union Lodge, Halifax, 17.0 fo
Washington, D.c.. ,8,„, L ,. ^-^vj,;^" '
f;^p;.c<in.27,zio„,odi.;^'-;
'•orguson J.-unes, S.. Janu-s Lodge. No
'4. .SoiiKiwold, j(,H, 772.
Fe'R..so„. J. U-., letter (oG.L. Kngl.nd
;;".los.ng memorial eonve„,io„ .h",
999: letter toG. L.Rhode Lslaiu. h]'
f-..tf/ahd, behalf c-onv^mion Vs o, .o'c'.
nensL 'v"'^'^" ^"- '•^' ^■""'^o.ning dli'
pensation from convention. ,8.0 ,027.
5^ er to John Dean concerning t/o
d'af, ,821, ,„G6; letter to John Dex..
nomination Fitzgibbon, ■82,,-' 07V 1. 1' «;
:^^r^L"^;i^----r^"KSn:i:^
I 1 .-. ''"S-. 1022, 1004; letter In
John Dean, enclosing Engl th corres
pondence, ,822, ,091 *' '^^''
f-erguson, Leonard, site of house St
Thomas, g88. nouse. «,t.
Festival first celebialcd in York iifi-
first Craft, after capitulation Queb;','
^^73
Fields, Charles, runaway Niaeara sl«v..
S07; petition of, ,787, 27,.^ *'•'•
J;^'t',ti"bert, house. 'Niagara, cos
£5;^Glt;^J,'^^^-""-).46..
Jmkle Lodge No. 7. Fredericksburg. <i66.
P rst Regnnent of Foot at Crown Point '^S'
Sow'^rs^,"^'"^^ '''^-' '-'"^-
and RH H '■«"""'"e..ding John Hayes
Hnd Rd. Howard to Lodge No. 16 1820
790; letter ,0 John Deanl.clos ^g £
land endorsation, 182., ,082 ; letter o
John Dean concerning McGilivray ap-
pointment, .822, ,,08 i letter to ^Im
Oean concerning letter from England
,EnK.,94 '"'■"' ^^""''"'^' London,
Flamboro stream, 9c r
F amboro village, location, 953.
Hamborough west, location, 9s?
; settled,
finL"'" L^'"d«n, Eng., engraving of. 80
Foot, John, location house, 714
^.^^""■- H^'-a'^e, St. Thomas, 988.
ra^':.L":^.-:g:j;.— 'i-^ war.
I-orsylh. ileo., Niagara, life of, 48a
forsyth tV„,..l,,d^eNo. ,2, or-
I'ort at Detroit, igo. ' ^
"Fort Erie, No '
Fortune, VVm
5i f'^' i members, 621.
'St. John s," 566.
( hief
^"x.Capi., Lodge No. 18,8,4.
•-ox, Jones, statement conceniiiiK-
lecuinseh, 821.
'4^ ; evidence of election as G.M.. 14c.
I letters to H. Price, 14,. ' ^^'
^^'""•507!''"'" '• «--ver-Generars
"^ Quebec.T7o"'" ''""" °' '^'"'''* """''•
^mT' ^°'" ^""""' ''•^•^•' ^"'-•'''"^' '59'
t onve.ntion, unable send delegate, 538.
1174
HISTOUY OF FREEMASONUY IN CANADA.
Frnaer, R. D., Lodfje No. 5, 537 • proxy.
Convention, 1820, 537.
Fraternities, features of, 53.
Freed, A. T., opinion concerning John
Showers, 644 ; statement concerninjir
Smith's Tavern, Barton Tp., 636.
" Free," disuse of the word, 6z. '
Fredericksburg, Tp. boundaries, 603,
named, 604.
Frederickton, N.B., lodge at, 156.
Freeman, Charles, 9H9,
Freemason, first usi; word Scotland, 107 ■-
first use of the word, 55-6 ; word, Sta •
tute of Edward I., 56.
" Freemasonry in Nova .Scofia," pub. 178(1,
extract concerning Lodge No. i, H;ili-
fax. 153.
Freemasons' Calendar, 1777-9, '9^'
Freemasons' Tavern, Kingston, 553.
Freemasons' Tavern, London, England, 92.
Freemasons' Hall, Gt. Queen st., London,
engraving interior, issued, 92 ; festival
scenes, 93; fire, 1883, 92 ; opened, Sq-
90-91 ; rebuilt, 93.
Freemasons' Hall, Niagara, 276 ; site,
1792, 340 ; description and location, 361.
Freemasons, travelling, 52.
French soldiers, Annapolis, N.S., 138.
French tenure land, Canada, 23.
Frontenac, Count de, 260.
Frontenac, County divided into Town-
ships, 267.
Frontenac, the, built, 837.
Frontenac, Fort, history of, 260-1-2 j plan
of fort 1750-60, 262 ; plan of fort 1787,
261.
Fry, Abraham, Union Lodge No. 25, Rich-
mond Mills, 905.
Fry, Bro., Lodge No. 13, Leeds Co., 636.
Fry, Ensign F.B. (8th Fool), 271.
Funeral, first record in Dttroit of Masonic,
206.
O
Gamble, Nathaniel, location of house, 934.
Gardner, Lodge No. 2, Niagara, 566.
Gardner, E. W., Toronto, statement Mar-
ket Lane Hall, 784.
Gales, Abraham, Niag'ara, 554.
Gawler, John, letter to G. Secretary of
England, 1769, 159.
Gazette, Gore, 972.
Gazette, Penn , extract, origin Masonry,
'43-
Gazette, Quebec, 21st June, 1764, first
printed craft ncAiice in L.C, 169.
Gazette, Upper C'anada, Niagara, York ;
adv. Paul Marian, baker, York (To-
ronto), 1804, 771 ; adv. Chas. Willcox,
1818, 775; appointment of Daven-
port Phelps as Attorney, 473 ; cele-
bration festival St. John's No. 2, Niaga-
ra, Dec, 1796, 502 ; c;;lebration festival
Dec, 1797, St. John's No. d, Niagara,
503; celebration festival June, 1798,
Niagara, 504 ; celebration festival New-
ark, i7<^, (extract), 696; death of Kli-
phalpt HhK, York, 395; dealli Samuel D.
Cozens, Jan. 27th, "1808, 609; departure
of Queen's Rangers, ist Aug., i793i for
York (Toronto), 515 ; dinner Agricul-
tural Society, Freemasons' Hall, Niaga-
■■"• '793. 360; epidemic, 1798, 325! •=*•
tate J. B. Rousseaux, 23rd Slept. 1815,
''35 i expulsion Daniel Tiers- afid Abra-
ham VanHorn 29th June, 1815, 779 ;
Fields, Chas., runaway slave, 508 ; first
newspaper published U.C.,472; festival,
June, 1798, Niagara, 325 ; festival, June,
1822, Lodge No. 16, 793; Location
office, York, 885 ; Lodge No. 3 in
procession at Niagara, 29th June, 1799,
528 ; oration Master Harmony, No. 8,
"20th June, 1801, 613; "Philanthropy
Lodge, No 4," Niagara, 28th June, 1797,
532 ; meeting Prov. G. Master's Lodge,
"1796, 497 J St. John's Lodge, No. 19,
Niagara, 1794, two extracts concerning,
276.7 ; sale slave, James Clark, 507;
sale slave, Mrs. Clement, 507 ; sale slave,
Robt. Franklin, 507 ; slave for hire, Sil-
vester Tiffany, 508.
George, Fort, U.C, description of picture,
495 ; erected, 490.
George, Wm., Lodge No. 13, Bath, sus-
pended, 859.
General Amherst's Lodge, No. 156, 155.
German, John, Union Lodge, No. 25, Rich-
mond Mills, 906.
Gibraltar, lodge formed at, England, 70.
Gibson (Lodge No. 4, Niagara), applica-
tion Lodge No. 6, Kingston, 565.
Gilbert, Benj., York (Toronto), 317.
Gilchrist, John, N. Star Lodge, Hamilton,
1 152.
Gillespie, Robt., Montreal, 483.
Givens, Col., York (Toronto), 615.
Givins, Miss Cecil, Toronto, recollections
of York Garrison, 522.
Gladwin, Major, advance on Detroit, 811.
Glass, Capt., founder of Cataraqui, 261.
" Gleaner Printing Office, Niagfira, 340.
Glengarry Lodge, No. 1, in the 2nd Batt.
of the Royal Canadian Vol intecrs, 182-3;
at Niagara, 1798, 381.
Glover, Samuel, Hiram Lidge, No. 28,
Crowland. 9%.
Glover, Samuel, St. John's, No. 16, visitor
No. 1 2, 708.
Goat Island, N.S., 137.
Goose & Gridiron Tavern, London, Eng.,
74 ; bar-room, 80 ; chair, 80 ; extract
" Graphic," 86 ; extract, "Tatler," or-
igin, sign of, 74 ; finding of Indian
coins, 84 ; ground floor plan, 80 ; tradi-
tion concerning Christopher Wren, 86 ;
verse from Ned Ward's book on eminent
public houses, 1713,84.
Gordon, Col., Niagara, 360.
Gore District, extent, 953-626, 679.
Gore. lady Bella, 268.
Gould, .Anson, St. Thomas, 989.
Gould, R. F., I xplanntion loss records.
inSTORV OF I'RIiliMASONRV IN CAN'AUA.
Ireland, 1 1 1 ; statement t'tuieerning 1'.
G.L. ininiites, i lo.
Gourlaj', Robt., (statistical account of
t.C), reference to Indian ladder, 172 •
description Bath, 181 1, 838. '
Gott, Jas., Amherfitburjf, interview, 810
Grand Lodife Canada formed, 24.
Grand Lod^-e Kn^land, ori|;in, 37.
Grand Masioiiic Convention, Kingston, i8i--
182 j; history, 989; action G. L. England,
1817, 999 ; action England, 1822, 1089-
1890 J action Grand Lodg:e England, 1 822,
1089, 1091 ; appeal, last, England,'
1821, 1074; articles of Assn., adoption,
1012; articles of Association, with in-
troduction, 1007- IOI2; business tran-
sacted, 1819, 1006 ; 1821, 1035, 1822,
1085 ; circular calling: first meetiiiK-, 99V
communication with G. L., New York
1822. 1091 ; statement of Craft aflFairs
carried to England by Laughton, 1820,
1032; work of, 1008; districts, of juris-
diction, 1036 ; draft £30 discovery,
1071 ; iransciiption, 1072 ; issued, 1014';
lateof, 1021 ; mystery concerning, 1069;
receipt acknowledged 1822, 1080 ;
Fitzgibbon, accoplance nomination.
I02I, 1081 i Fitzgibbon, proposal ot
nominate, 104.S ; formation, cause of
909-9' ; Grand V .sitor appointed. 1819,'
1006; office discontinued, 1021 ; Grand
Visitors report. 1819, ,015; Laughton,
J. a., instructions, 1821, 1080; mission
to Engl md 1030; letter accompanying
second [jelition to England, 1014; letter
to G. L. England, 1820, 1024 ; letter to
G. L. Rhode Island, 998 ; lodges organ-
ized by, 18.7.22, 1123; lodges repre-
sented. 181Q. loio; 1820, 1021, 1821
■ 035 J lod«e_, sending delegates, 993 ;
McKay, Roderick, acceptance nomina-
tion P. G. M., 996 ; meeting place, 1822;
meeting-place, description, 994 ; meet-
ings, dates and places where held, 1 122-
memorial and letter to G. L. England,'
1817. 998 ; memorandum by John Dean,'
showing reasons, formation and prin-
ciples of, officers elected, lodges repre-
sented, ;82i, 1039; minutes first tmet-
">fe'. 99«J ; second meeting, fSiq, 1004,
meeting, 1820, 1024; meeting, 1821,
• 036 ; meeting, 1822, 1085; notification
appointment McGiUivray, 1822, 1098-
notification Fitzgibbon. action G. L. Eng-
land, 1822, 1094 J officers, 996; offi-
cers, roll of, 1 121 J Parmele. Hy., chart
publisher, circular and recommenda-
tions, 1017-18; petition, second, to G.
L. England, 1819, 1012 ; President elect-
ed, 996; representation, change in, 1009 •
rep'-esv'iilatives of lodges, 1821, 1041 •
'n!?"^'"!!. ''"^♦''^'*' P'epared by Dean for
McGilhvray, 1822, 1106; result, work
ot, 1096 ; Secretary appointed, 994 ; sum-
moijs, 1822, 1084; meeting, 1819, looi;
third meelmg, 1820, 1020.
1 175
Graham, James, member S:. Marys
Chapel Lodge. Edinburgh, 109,
Graham, Hy., letter to G. L. Lower Can-
ada, concerning warrant Free Britons'
Lodge, Perth, 1818, 1140.
Grand Masters Lodge, London, minute
mitiation Wm. Jarvis, 7th Feb., 1792,
Grand Royal Arch Chapter formed, 1817,
420, 1000 ! resolution to establish, 1804,
4^0: subordinate bodies, 1822, 1107
Grand Steward s Lodge No. o, Ouebec,
, '75-
Grand River, land chosen for Mohawk
Indians, 679.
Grand Steward, office revived Eniflaiul
and duties, 70.
Grand Lodges (England) as governing
bodies, 64. *
Grand Visitor, office discontinued, 1021.
Grant, James, appointed P. G. M. .\
America, by G.L. Scotland, 109.
Grants, British soldiers settling in Can-
ada, 813.
Gray, .Solicifo.-General, 61 1.
Grecian orders, oldest, 48.
Greek St., Soho Sq., London, Eng., built,
G.eenland Fisheries, the, York (Toronto),
528.
Greenwood. Arlliur, contract removal
C»oose & Gridiron, 80.
Gridley, Jeremy, P.G.M., Boston, 156-147 ;
application for warrant, 143.
Griffin Tav. in, Holborn, London, meetinjf
.\neient G. L. at, 72.
Griffon, the 270.
Grimsby, first church, 748 ; location, 737.
Grover, Jiio., inn, Gralton, 826.
Grover, John, Haldimand tp., 824.
Guard house and barracks, Detroit, Mich.,
188.
Guilds, Craft, "The Box," 54 ; earliest
Charter Weavers, 55 ; in reign Richard
II., 53 ; origin England, 54 ; Merchants',
features ol, 53; operative, 46 ; Saxon,
or'K'n. 53 ; trade, origin, England, S4 ;
unauthorized, :;i;.
Guinett, Lt., P.G^M. Q-iebec, 159.
Gurnett. Geo, Ancaster, 972 ; description
cornerstone laying St. John's Church,
Ancaster, 972.
Gwilliinbury Fort, on the Holland River,
3"5-
H
Hagerman, Daniel, 855.
Haldimand, General, promise to Mohawk
Indians, 679.
Haldimand, (iovernor, 268.
Hale, Eliphalet, charge against in P. G.
L., 394 ; death, 395.
Hale, Jonathan, York (Toronto), 769.
Half-moon Tavern, Cheapside, London,
Eig.. 94 ; Stow's statement concerning,
Haliburton, Judge, 136.
1 176
HISTORY f)K KREKMASONRV IN CANADA.
Halifax letter, the earticNt Ivuniiient in
connection with the Ci-af< iti Canada,
.65.
Mall, Lt., (travels), visit to Mohawk
( liurch, 684.
Hullam's opitiion, operative MasonH, 50.
Halliwell, MSS., British Museuit , 51.'
Hallowell, Henj., 894.
Hallowell, tp. named ami boimdarie;., 894.
Halton County, numbti- I'vf townNhipH,
679.
Ham, Geo., 855.
Ham, Jacob, 8s5.
Ham, Phillip, 855.
Hamilton, location, 6^7 ; condition, 1801,
665 ; surveyed, 629.
Hamilton, (leo., York (Toronto), 779.
Hamilton, Hon. John, Kingston. 468.
Hamilton, Hon. Robt., Niag'ara, 360 ; lo-
cation store, 468 ; life of, 468; resid Mice
of 468.
Hamilton, Lt.-Col., R.B., Toronto, 886.
Hamilton, Thos., York (Toronto), 6i()-886;
representative, Toronto Lodge, No. 8,
convention, 1817, 889.
Hampton, Jonathan, letter to Gridley, 1'.
G.M., for warrant, 143.
Hiire, Win., letter to John Warren, G.
Sec, Niagara, G. L. , expulsion Isaac
Smith, removal Lodge No. 24, 1818, 959 ;
letter to J. W. Ferguson, lodge No. 26,
Ancas'er, affiliation convention, 964.
Harington, Thos. D., appointed P.G.M.
Lower Canada, byG.L., Scotland, 109.
Harlem MSS., British Museum, 56.
Harmony Lodge, Coast of Halifax, 154.
Harmony Lodge, Detroit, 192, 174.
Harmony, or "New York, No. i," Detroit,
180.
Harmony Lodge, No. 8, Toronto, history,
1796-181 1, 607; action in connection
with Niagara G. L., 620 ; Cozens,
Sam'l D., York (Toronto), certificate,
1797, 608; letter from Jermyn, Pat-
rick to Wm. Jarvis, concerning war-
rant, 2nd March, 1808, 616; mem-
bers, list of, 620 ; officers, roll of, 620 ;
petition to Wm. Jarvis for new wai rant
Jan. 19th, 181 1, 618 ; letter presented by
deputation to Wm. Jarvis, 3rd Jan., 181 1,
617 ; minutes, funeral of Alex. Perry, 610,
617; letter from Jermyn, Patrick, to Wm.
Jarvis concerning warrant, 2nd Mar.,
1808, 616 ; record, first, 607 ; reply to
address of Thos. Hamilton, 1811, 618;
summons to Wm. Jarvis, signed by Hugh
Heward, 1802, 614 ; warrant issued, 607 ;
resigned, 617.
Harmony Lodge No. 24, Tp. Edwards-
burgh, Grenville Co., history, 1810-22,
881 ; dormancy and revival, 884 ; letters
accompanying returns to P.G.L., 882-
883 ; letter of W.M. to Wm. Jarvis con-
cerning dues, 1813, 883 ; meeting place,
884 ( members' list, 884 ; officers' roll,
884 J petition for warrant, 881 ; recom-
mcnd<i lions by Lodges No. 5 .ind No. 3,
8H2 J warrant issued, 881.
Harmon \ Lodge No. 24, Kdwardsburgh
(undei GraiHl Masonic Conventian),
iSi9.2j, history, 1144 i credentials Fred-
eric Ki-elor, delegate convention, 1820,
1 145 ; dispensation convention received,
1 144 ; liiler from John Dean concerning
dues, iHii, 1146; McAllister, Benj., re- ■
port, 1145; met'ling places, 1145-1152;
menihors, old, 1145; return, 1819-20,
1145; work, dose of, 1146; warran
issued, 1 144.
Harper, Edwards D, Grand Secy., Eng-
land, 109/.
Ilarison, Geo., P.G.M., N.N'., 192-
Harrington's Hotel, Niagara, location,
38,.
Harris, Janws, Lodge No. 17, 804.
Harris, Joliii-.on, initialed No. 12, dispen-
sation G. M., 702.
Harringtons House, Wm., West Oxford,
947-
Hart well, Thos., North Star Lodge, Hamil-
ton, 1 153.
lialasu, F.gyptian yueeii,47.
" Haunch of Yenison," the, Maidstone,
Kent, Eng., 253.
Hawkesbur^ , (L'Orignal), 932.
Hawley, K i abod i.odge No. 7, Fred-
ericksburg. 557-
Hawley, Jehiali, L nion Lodge, No. 25,
Richmond Mills, 905 ; credentials repre-
sentative Union Lodge No. 25, Ri;h-
mond Hills, 182 , 905.
Hay, Win., Edinburgh, 109.
Hayden, Anson, Lodge No. 17, H04 ; re-
turns and expulsions, 1821, 808.
Hayes, Caleb, Brockville Lodge No. 3,
suspension, 1 130.
Hayward, Paul, Porl Hope, 153.
Head of the Lake, desiription of views by
Mrs. Simco.-, 626-S ; location, 624.
Hebrew families, !' 1. 138.
Hebrews, alleged lasons, K.L, 138; as
Masons, enquiry iA., 138.
Henderson, Dr. James A., Kingston, -'63.
Henderson, Mrs. James A., Kingston, 600.
Hendrie, VVm., location house, Hamilton,
671.
Hennepin, Father, description, Detroit
River, 811; first sight ~ i.igara Falls,
693 ; vogage in " The Griffin," 81 1.
" Honniker," at Quebec, 464.
Henry, Llominic, lighthouse keeper, Nia-
gara, 495.
Henry, Fort, Kingston, 1019.
Herald College, 112.
Heraldic illustrations, 115 ; language, 113.
Heraldry, 112; shields, 112; shields, ori-
gin, 112; shields, use of, 112; shields,
parts, 113; shields, primary quarter,
113; .shields, manner dividing, 113;
shields, examples, 113; shields, field of,
113; shields, divided, 113; charges,
114; charges, Masonry, 114; colors.
HISTORY OF I'REEMASONRY IN CANADA.
1 177
meaninjf of, 114) coi».ra, u»ed, 114;
coloM, principal, 114; Court of Herald.
115; enifraved ihevnMi, exHmple, 117;
esoutcheon, iii, 115, m; lines, hori-
zontal or vertical, iiy, lines, namcN, 113)
Masons' Company, arms, 115; Masons'
Company, arms, description,! 15; metals
used, 114; Nortnan shields, 112; pale,
Jesse, cross, chevron examples, 1 14 ;
tinctures used, 114 ; words, 112.
Heriot, " Travfis throngrh Canada," ac-
count, NiaKHra, 490 ; description of
York, iSoo, 522.
Heron, Andrew, ;2.
Heron, Sam'l, Vi> k (Toronto), 615-616.
Herrington, Wm., Lodj{e No. 15, receipt
for stock fees, 757.
Heseltine. lamesi CI. S., Eng., letter to
Union Lodge, No. 1, Detroit, 1778, 186.
Heward, Wm., York (Toronto), 616 ; let-
ter or summons to Wm. Jarvis, 16th
Aug., 1802, 614,
Heyden, Lawrence, Toronto, 283.
Hind, Thos., Niagara, 531-2.
Hiram Chapter, Ancaster, 967 ; organized,
963.
Hiram Lodge, No. 3, Brockville, history,
r8i6-22, 928 ; claim to antiquity o(
yueen's Rangers' Lodge, No. 3, 930-
<),?' ; entries in minute book concerning
warrant, 930 ; letter enclosing fees and
dues, 930; membership, 931 ; petitions
for dispensation and warrant, 929 ;
warrant and number, 928.
Hiram Lodge. No. 20, Cornwall, history
1804-1810,874; charter members, 874;
Cozens, J. Y., letter to Wm. Jarvis, re-
ference to No. 20, 1810, 875; member-
ship, return, Dec. nth, '1804, 875;
Patrick, Jermyn, letter to Wm. Jarvis,
application warrant, Cornwall, 1804,
874 ; representative P. G. L. York,
1804, 874 ; warrant issued, S74.
Hiram Lodge, No. 28, Crowland, 1816,
history, 985 ; minutes constitution, 986 ;
officers, first, 986.
Hiram of Tyre, 48.
Hirschfieldt, Frederick, U. E. L., Kings-
ton, 316, 555.
""Rff. David, house, Perth, 1144.
Holme, Handle, Masonic connection, 118 ;
MS.S., British Museum, 58.
Holmes, John, receipt $500, building
lodge room, York (Toronto), 782.
Howard Lodge, No. 14, Tp. Soulhwold,
history. 1798-1804, 731 ; meeting-place,
73> ;i Patrick Jormyn, extract letter to
Wm, Jarvin ; records, 732 ; warrant is-
sued, 732.
Howr, Sir William, 608.
Hyke, Joseph, Lodge No. 17, 804.
HublHH, l.vman, Lodge No. 18, 818.
Hubbs, Benj., Hallowell, 897.
Hudson, John H., York, visit to Lodge
No. 13, ,th, H50, 99().
Huffman Jacob, Union Li. k;e. No. 35,
Rii-hmond Mills, 906.
Hugh.ui, W. J., 46; u., I'l. .., ,ason, Scot-
land, 107 ; opinion regarding seal of
Detroit warrant of 1764, 185.
Hulburd, Jesse; petition .if, 1790, 273.
Hull, General, at Amherslburg, 814.
Hull, Wm., Gov. Michigan, 232.
Humber River, called " Toronto,' 308.
Humphrey, Caleb, York (Toronto),^!?,
615.
Humberslone, Tho.s., York (Toronto), 613.
Hunter, Geo., incident connected with
Wm. Jarvis, 4G5; issue of writ, 1801,
61 1.
Hurd's Tavern, Jehial, Tp. Augusta,
tion, 924.
Huron, Lake, location of proposed li'
eastern end shown by old map, 308.
loca-
at
Ignace, la Poind- de, 270.
Indian Ladder, .Niagara Falls, 372.
Indians, North American, 112.
Ingersoll, Thos., Niagara, 273.
Ingersolls Tavern, (Jueenstown, 502.
fnnis, Kev. Bro., 185.
Inscription, P'ort Annapolis, 137.
Inscriptions, Masonic, Nova Scotia, 136.
Insignia of oflfice in Pioneer Lodges, 303.
Ireland, earliest Ma.sonic records, 1 10; elec-
tion G. M., Munster, no; first consti-
tution Freemasons, no; first lodge of
. Cork chartered, in; first lodge warrant-
ed, Canada, 111; G. L. of, fornialion,
I lo; list lodges warranted, Canada, 1 1 1.
Holland, lodges instituted, England, 71.
Home District, U. C, extent, 876 ; num-
h.>r of lodges in the, 1792, 177.
Hope, Tp., extent, 890.
Hopkins, Thos. E., York (Toronto), find-
ing of Craft jewel, 777.
Hopkinson, Thos., Grand Master, 144.
Horner, Thos., S. W.. Lodge No. n,
Mohawk Village, 690.
Horns' Tavern, Doctors Commons, Lon-
don, England, 95.
Howe, Rev. R. W., Ernestown, 844.
Jackson, Alex., Lodge No. 15, excluded,
751 ; receipt for stock bees, 757; suspend-
ed and restored, 749.
Jameson, Robl., funeral Perth, 1820. 1142.
Jamaica, Prov. G. M. of, 192.
Jamet, Lt., (Garrison at Fort Mackinac)
270-1.
Jarvis Lodge, No. 26, Tp. Augusta, history,
'815-22, 924; credentials Alex. Grant,
representative convention, 1820, first re-
cord, 926; letter to John Dean, 1824,
concerning authority of lodge, 926; meet-
ing place, 924; members' list, 927; named,
924; number given to Townsend Lodge,
927; officers' roll, 928; petition for war-
rant with recommendation, 925; return
of work, 1819-20 and receipt for fees,
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Q25 ! returns, 1820-22, 926 ; warrant,
first, 924.
Jarvis, John, 461.
Jarvis, G. Murray, Ottawa, statement re-
garding first grave Win. Jarvis, 465.
Jarvis, Geo. S., initiation Brockville Lodge
No. 3, 1134.
Jarvis, Munson, 461.
Jarvis, Sam'l, York (Toronto), 461.
Jarvis, Samuel Peters, 279, 467.
Jarvis, Stephen, York (Toronto) 467.
Jarvis, Wni., P.G.M., Upper Canada,
action concerning reprimand trom G. L.
England, 1804, 433-4; aPP'- Pt'M-
of Upper Canada, 177 ; 339 i burial, 467 ;
conduct at York, 400 ; >leath, 465 ; dis-
covery draft warrant, 340 ; endorsation
draft warrant, 340; exaltation, 462;
grave, location of first, 465 ; house of,
location and description, 464 ; initiation,
7th Feb., 1792, 461 ; intention to be pre-
sent P. G.L. Niagara, 1801, 395! 'rreg-
ular conduct, 367-8 ; letter to G.L. Eng.,
10th March, 1798. with endorsements,
368 ; letter to Munson Jarvis, 28th Mar.,
1792, 463 ; life of, 459 ; lodges warrant-
ed 1793-1804, 365-6; method issunig
warrants, 364-5 ; powers, 344, 352, 353.
356. 357. 358. 362 ; present festival Nia-
gara, 1792, 358; return, nrst official,
Eng., 1795, 363 ; return from G.I-. Eng.,
forwarded Patrick, 1805, 432 ; seal war-
rant, 1792, 343 ; warrant forwarded, 361;
warrant, text of, 1792, 341.
Jarvis, Wm. Botsford, 467.
Jessup, Major Edward, 722.
Jenkins, Wm., Queens Rangers, 525.
Johnstown District, 1792-1841, extent;
720. . I
Jessups Corps (Jolinson's Regiment),
set'lement of, 267-283.
Johnson, Chancey, Prescott Lodge No. 3.
Hawkesbury, 932.
Johnson, Sir Jno., P.G.M. Quebec, 174.
276, 344. 282.
Johnson, Sir Wm., 282, 470, 477.
Johnson, Wareham, suspended, 711.
Johnsons Regt., Sir Jno., "The Royal
Regt. of New York," 277 ; territory al-
lotted to, 267, 283.
Johnston, Bela, Hallowell, 897.
Johnston, Dr., Lunenburg, old warrant
Lodge No. 21, 878.
Johnstown District, U. C, number of
lodges in the. 1792, 177 ; extent of, 537 !
extent, named, 1156.
Johannes, value of, 321.
Joliet in Michigan, 811.
Jones, Augustus, survey of Toronto, 1791.
Jones, Capt. Jno., member new Oswegat-
chie Lodge, 289.
Jones, Eben..zer, Lodge No. 10, 643.
Jones' House, Stamford, location and de-
scription, 694.
Jones. Lt. Solomon, St. Ja.nes Lodge, No,
14, 268.
K
Keeler, Frederic, credentials, representa-
tive Harmony Lodge, No. 24, hdwards-
burg, 1820. 1145.
Keeler, James, Lodge No. <9. 8«-
Kelly, John, house on Kelly s Hill, »2b.
Kemptville, location, 1156.
Kendrick, Capt., York, 406, 433.
Kendrick, Duke Wm., York (Toronto),
•138, 417, 616. o ^ £.
Kendrick John, York (Toronto), 338, 6.6 ;
complaint agains*, 586.
Kendrick, Jos., York (Toronto), 575. 5»».
Kendrick. Hiram, York (Toronto), 616.
Kendrick, Susan, petition to Lodge No.
16, York, for assistance, 1816, 780.
Kennedy, Dr. Wm., 984 i opinion Long
Point Lodge, 835, 984- ^, ., ,
Kerr, John, Sec. Harmony, No. 24. ^f'
wardsburg, letter to John Dean, i»22,
Kerr, D- Robt., inscription on tomb, 482;
life of, 477 ; present Lodge No. 6, Aug.,
Kerr, Wm. Johnson, Simcoe, 484, 483.
Kerr, Anna Agnes, 483.
Ketchison, Benj., Lodge No. 17, ho4.
Ketchison, Col. Elijah, 804.
Ketchum, Jesse, York (Toronto), 3.9 i lo-
cation house, 767.
Ketchum, Seneca, York ( 1 oronto), 319-
Kilborn, Benj.. U. E. Loyalist, 721.
Kilborn, David. Lodge No. 13. 7^' ! »'OU!.e
of, Elizabcthtown. 721.
Kiicaids house, Kingston Road, near
Brockville, 1134- . .
Kings Arms, Kingston, location, 600.
Kings Arms Tavern, St. Paul s Church-
yard, London, Eng., 69- ^ „ . .^ .
King's Chapel, Boston, and Craft, 140 •
Masonic tradition, 140.
King Hiram Lodge, No. 21. Tp. West Ox-
ford, 1803-22, 940 i affiliation second
Prov. G. L., 1822, 95° ! by-laws, 94^-
C44 : attitude towards Convention and
Niagara G. L., .818, 948 : attitude to-
wards Convention, 1821, 949i fees, 942 :
fees reduced, 946; letter to Niagara
G. L. concerning authority, 1821, 947 J
dispensation issued by Convention and
name changed, 949: meeting places,
940-947 ; members' list, 950: mxnuien
first meeting, 944 ; officers, 951-2 ; rep-
resentative Niagara G.L., 1810, 94° !
suspension labor owing dispute Provin-
cial Grand Lodges, 945 ; warrant, text
King's Head Tavern, Barton Tp., 625.
Kingston, capital Province, 540 ; descrip-
tion of view, 1819, 10.8 ; description of
view of Fort Henry, 1S19, 1019; Govt.
U.C. organized at, 539 : l«'d out, 263 ;
1796, plan showing meeting places
Lodge No. 6, i79t-'84'&. 555 : *'"'»''«"
of, 539; selected capital of U.C, 2^3 ;
K'l'l
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
1170
(Cataraqui), view of, 1783, Peachey
Kofto, key, by R. T. Walkem, 264 ;
i79«'. view by Mrs. Simcoe, with key,
561 ; view by Mrs. Simcoe, 1793, with
key, 540.
Ktnjfston, Lord, G. M. Ireland, no.
King's Rangers, 268.
King's Town, township named, 564.
Kitchen, Isaac, Waterford, 983.
Kitchen, Samuel, house, location Grimsbv.
753- ^
Knights Templars, encampment opened,
Kingston, 1800, 439 ; given place in
Masonic ceremonial, 439.
Knox, Capt. (Book on N. America), 162.
Koun s Coffee Houses Niagara, location,
450.
Krause, opinion, Collegia Roman, 52.
Ladd, Anson, Lodge, \o. 17, 804, creden-
tials, convention, 1821, 809; statement
concerning Zera Smalleys application,
affiliation, 1820, 806.
Lahontan's Letters, references to Toronto,
308.
Lake George, lodge on, 156-158.
Lamb, Hy., Member of Rawdon, certifi-
cate o(, 331.
Lamson Wm., Wm. I.., No. 24, Edwards-
burg, letter to Wm. Jarvis, concerning
dues, 1813, 883. ' ^
Land, Abel, Lodge No. 10,644.
Land Board, Niagara, erection Free-
Masons' Hall, 1791, 359.
Land, Ephraim; incident war 1812-1=, 677-
house, location. 674.
Land, Robt., Lodge No. 10-643.
Landon, Heman, Lodge No. 13, Leeds
Co., 722.
Lane's Records, John, 192 ; issue war-
rant, Cornwall, 1793, 869; statement
concerning New Oswegalchie Lodge,
286 ; record of issue of warrant to lodge
in 8th Regt., 253; issue of warrant to
Union Lodge, Cornwall, 527.
Lang's Jacob, R. A. certificate, 1817, 780.
Language, secret sign, 48; mystic, 48.
Laroway, J., Union Lodge, No. 25, Rich-
mond Mills, 905.
Laughton, John B., Ancaster, 814 ; mission
to England. 1030; baptismal certificate,
1 163 ; biography, 1 163 ; interview G.
Sec. G. L., 1821, 1056; letter to Josiah
Cushman, concerning warrant, Jarvis,
1821, 1057 i work in England, 1821, 1056.
Laurie (Sir David Brewster), statement
James I., G. M., 104.
Lawrence, Frederick, York (Toronfo),779.
Lawrence, Mrs., location of tavern, West
York, 779.
Law, James, appointed P. G. M., Am-
erica, Scotland, 109.
Leach, Joshua, York (Toronto), 417, 767,
886,
Leavens, Roswell, Lodge No. 17.803.
Lee's Tavern, Tp. Southwold, 731.
Lee, Jacob, Lodge No. 14, Southwold, 732.
Leeds Co., Tps. in, 720.
Leeds, first white children born, 722.
Leemings, Rev., Ancaster, 958.
Leonard. Anna, York (Toronfo), request
for assistance from Lodge No. 16, 781.
Leroy, Peter F., Prescott Lodge, Hawkes-
bury, 932.
Leslie, Lt. (Garrison at Fort Mackinac), 270.
Leslie, Lt. James, seal on certificate
from Select Lodge issued to, 165, 166.
Lewis, Asabel, Hiram Lodge, No. 21,
West Oxford, 945.
Lewis, house of Isaac, location, 578.
Library, public, first movement Western
Canada. 652.
Lisbon. Portugal, warrant issued G. L,
England (original), 71.
Lloyd, David, Whitby. 877.
Loder. Job, location house, 8^2.
Lodge "at Detroit in Canada'." 1775, 192 ;
at " Detroit in Canada. " 1778, 192 ; "at
Detroit in Canada, " issue of warrant in
1764, 170.
Lodge at Long Point, history, 1803, 22,
830; affiliation, Niagara G.L., 83s;
attitude towards convention, 8-55 ; mem-
bers, incomplete list. 836 ; minutes sec-
ond meeting, 833 ; minutes preliminary
meeting, 1803, 832 ; minutes meeting
Sept., 1804, 835; iniiuites 1816-9 receiv-
ed Niagara G.L., 836; records, discovery
'899. 835-
Lodge, first, Canada. Nova Scotia. 148.
Lodge in the 2nd Batt. 60th Regt.. Que-
bec, 176.
Lodge in the 52nd Regt. of Foot. Que-
bee. 172.
Lodge No. I, Detroit, history of, 184;
discovery of the warrant of, 1764, 184,
165 ; notations of, 190 ; seal attached to
the warrant of 1764, 185; text of the war-
rant of, 1764, 185; warrant surrendered,
190, 196.
Lodge No. I, in the 2nd Batt. Royal Can-
adian Volunteers, Quebec, 175.
Lodge No. I, Halifax, 153, 154.
Lodge No. 2, Nova Scotia, 155.
Lodge No. 3, (Apple Tree tavern) Lon-
don, England, 67.
Lodge No. 3, Nova Scotia, 155.
Lodge No. 3, at Quebec, 169."
Lodge No. 4, Niagara, history, 1796- 1822,
529 ; notice formation Benevolent Fund,
"Gazette," 28th June, 1797, 532; records,
529-30; records, 1817^23, 532; seal,
'798, 530; warrant issued, 529.
Lodge No. 5, Edwardsburgh, U.C., 176,
"93. 533-
Lodge No. 7, in the 7th Regt. of Foot
at Quebec, 176.
Lodge No. 9 E.R., Quebec, 195.
Lodge No. 9, Tp. of Bertie, history, 1796-
1825, 620 ; members, list of. 623 ; rec-
ords. 62 1 ; records burned, 623.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Lodge No. lo, Barton Tp., history, 1796-
1810, 624 ; action concerning' tlues to
P.G.L., 1801, 663; action concerning^
Niagara P. L., 1802, 667 ; action towards
convention, 676; .VIkman, Jno., fined,
660. 667 ; allegiance, Wni. Jarvis ex-
pressed, 668 ; by-laws, 638-43 ; by-laws,
signatures to. 643 ; condition during
War 1812-15, &7.1 : difficulty lodge meet-
ing, Aiknian's house, 655 ; dues paid by
I.O.U'S, 649; dues paid by notes, 666;
dues paid " in kind, "658; communication
with other lodges, conduct Niagara
brethren, 1803, 669; jewels received,
646 ; Lamb, Hy., denied admission, 672 ;
meetings, list, 674-5 : meeting-places
with dates, 1796-1810, 675; members
present last meeting, first period, 1810, i
673 ; members, list of, 677 ; officers,
roll of, 678 ; payment Chas. Danby's ex-
penses, 658 ; paynient to P.G.L., 1800,
660 ; I'i|jer, Wm. Paul, case of, 666 ;
provision for lighting and heating lodge-
room, 668 ; Mark Degree, desire to ob-
tain, 650 ; meeting-place given as An-
caster, return ol, 1797, 631; meeting-
places, first, 637 ; minutes, first, 632 j
mourning ordered for Geo. Washington,
660; receipt of fees for warrant, 630;
seal, 661-664; siiiiimons, P.G.L., York,
1804, received, 669 ; stationery, provid-
ed, 665; >ummons, meeting P.G.L.,
Dear, 1802, received, 666 ; resume of
work, 675-j ; warrant and jewels pre-
served by Ephraim Land, 1810, 645 ;
warrant issued, 630 ; returned, 630 ;
Wilson, James, complaint against Elias
Long and John Smith, 657.
Lodge No. II, Chambly, P.Q., 177.
Lodge No. II, Mohawk Village, history,
1796, 679 ; altitude towards P.G.L., 693 ;
officers, first, 690 ; origin, records con-
cerning, 600 ; records, 690-1 ; warrant,
discovery of, 690.
Lodge No. 12, Stamford, history, 1799-
1822,693; action concerning convention,
1817, 709; by-laws, 705; circular re-
ceived from Niagara Grand Lodge, 709 ;
complianceor der Niagara I'.G.L., 709 ;
effect war of 1812-15, 704: fet's, 702,
705, 708 ; Johnson, Wareham, suspend-
ed, 711; Mark Lodge, members, 712;
meetings, list, 1806-1822,715; members,
list, 716-8; method of balloting, 703;
minutes, arrangement for copying, 708;
notice, first, U.C. "Gazette. "696; notifi-
cation possession Cirand Warrant. 71;;
Officers P.G.L. present, 702; Officers,
roll of, 719; "St. John's, Man., " entries
minutes, 701; 703-4; St. Mark's Lodge,
No. 105, Drummondville, report on
record, 712; Shannon. Lanty, receipt,
701; celebration first festival, 696;
summons Niagara G.L. received, 711;
record, last. 711 ; records, 696 ; resi'me
work, 712-15; treasurer's jewel, 704;!
warrant, disposal of, 715; warrant
issued, 694.
Lodge No. 13, Elizabethtown Tp., Leeds
Co., history, 1799-1803, 720; action
concerning G.L. dues, 725 ; action con-
cerning Niagara G.L., 1803, 668-9 ;
attitude towards P.G.L.. 723; effect
Niagara difficulties 728; funds invest-
ed in liquor, 727; Grand Secretary's
letter forwarded Wm. Jarvis, 724 ; let-
ter of allegiance to Wm, Jarvis sent,
724 ; lodges concerned in history,
720 ; minute book, 720 ; minutes, first,
721 ; meeting place, 721 ; meetings, list,
729; members, list, 730; officers, 731; re- ,
solution to move to B. B. Andrew's house,
725; resolution to move to J. A. Howard's
house, 727 ; " The Box," 723 ; Tiffany s
letter, 1802, forwarded Jarvis, 727; war-
rant issued, 721 ; warrant surrendered,
729.
Lodge No. 13, Tp. Ernestown, history,
1804-22, 837 ; apology to Rev. Mr.
Houghton, 858 ; appointment committee
revise by-laws, 857 ; articles of Associa-
tion, Kingston Convention, action con-
cerning, 856 ; Billings, Ira, reinstated,
857 ; Bowe, John, recommendation. 844;
certificate Wm. Anderson, 1806, 842 ;
Clark-Loucks case, settlement, 858 ;
condition during 1812-15,843; contract
for repairing Masonic hall, 851 ; Dean,
John, affiliation, Hgi ; Dean, John, first
reference to, 850 ; deeds of charity, 861;
delegate appointed Kingston Conven-
tion, 1817, 850; delegates Convention,
1819, 855; delegates Convention, 1821,
859; delegates Convention, 1822, 864;
dispensation, Convention. 1819. 856 ;
dispensation i.sued, 840 ; dividers, 855;
dividers asked for, 850 ; effort to erect
new hall, 863 ; exemption from dues to
Convention, 864 ; festival, Dec, 1815,
celebration, 844 ; festival, June, 1816,
celebration, 846; festival, Dec, 1818,
celebration, 855 ; furnishings, 853 ;
George, Wm., suspended, 859; Howe,
Jacob, petition "outlawed. "848; lectures,
859; letter from Jermyn Patrick to Wm.
Jarvis. concerning constitution Lodge No.
13, Ernestown, 840 ; letter from Niagara
G.L., concerning receipt grand warrant
and answer, 860 ; letter from Jermyn
Patrick to Lodge No. 15, concerning
warrant, (extract), 842 ; Lockwood, C.
A., presented with silver medal, 850 ;
lodgeroom. first, 841 ; lodge room paint-
ed, 850; McKay, Roderick, funeral, 854;
McKay, Wm., recommendation, 846 ;
Mark Lodge, 844; Masonic Hall bldg.
committee, 843 ; Masonic Hall burned,
861 ; Masonic Hall, deed of gift, 861 ;
MaMon : Hall, description interior, 852 ;
Masonic Hall erection, 843 ; Masonic
Hall, lower portion leased to T. S. Wood,
848 ; Masonic Hall specifications, 843 ;
HISTORY OP FREEMASONRY TN CANADA.
IlSl
nieetingii, lisl, 867 ; :neiiiberH, list, 867 ;
minutes concerning death Roderick Mac-
^^y< 854 ; minutes meeting committee,
Masonic Hall, 847 j mourning worn,
H. R. H. Duke of Kent, 858; movement
towards re-organization, craft, 848 ; oc-
cupancy upper part hall, 845 ; officers,
'815, 843; officers, roll, 868; Osgood.
Emery, visit, 846 ; petition for warrant,
1802, 839 ; provision for heating lodge-
room, 844 ; records, 1804, 842 ; refresh-
ments, 855 ; representative P.G.L., 1804,
842 ; resolution to appoint committee to
complete Masonic Hall, 846; Ridley,
Drewry, suspended, 847 ; sermon, Mr.
Fletcher, printed, 857 ; school, common,
plan for its establishment, 866 ; subscrib-
ers' decoration W. M.'s seat, Masonic
H*"> 853; subscription Bible Society,
86i ; warrant, text of, 840 ; Wood, T.
S., fined, 847 ; Wood-Williams case,
report, convention and action, 864-65;
Williams- Wood case, settlement, 858.
Lodge No. 17, Tp. Thurlow, history, 1801-
22, 799 ; acknowledgment receipt letter
24tli Mar., 1820, 807; certificate James
Bickford, 1819, 805 ; condition, 1817-22,
806; credentials representatives Conven-
tion, 1820,806; credentials represf-uta-
tive Convention, 1821,809; credentials
representative Convention, 1822, 809 ;
delegates second P.G.L., 1822, 809 ;
dispensation. Convention, 1819, 80s ;
letterfrom JohnDeantoJ. W. Ferguson,
forwarding letter of 24th March, 1820,
807 ; letter t( John Dean, concerning
suspensions and expulsions, 1820, 806;
meeting-places, 801-802 ; members, list,
810; minutes, i8th June, 1812, 803;
minutes, 28th May, 1812, 801 ; notifi-
cation of expulsions, 1820, 808 ; offi-
cers, roll, 810 ; officers, first list, 809 ;
petition, new warrant, 1812,801 ; return
convention, 1820, 806; record, first,
800 ; records, 800 ; records, loss, 809 ;
returns, 1821,809; returns and notifica-
tion of expulsions, 1821, 808; statement
Anson Ladd, application Zera Smalley,
affiliation, 806 ; warrant, collateral evi-
dence as to date, 800 ; warrant issued
by convention, i8u),8o3; warrant issued,
800.
Lodge No. 21, Milles Roches, Co. Stor-
ment, 1809, history, 877 ; record, only,
letter J. Y. Cozens, 1810, 877 : warrant
destroyed, 878.
Lodge No. 22, Williamstown, Co. Glen-
garry, history, 1809, 877 ; record, only,
letter J. Y. Cozens, 1810, 877.
Lodge No. 24, West Flamboro', history,
1810-22, 953 ; affidavit authenticity war-
rant, 956 ; appointment committee con-
sider affiliation convention, 963 ; Barlow,
H. G., extract letter to Jno. Dean, 1820,
965 ; Barlow, H. G., letter to Jno. Dean
concerning enquiries, extract, 964 ;
Brant, John, passing. 959; condition
durmg War 1812-15, 95« : convention,
mfluence of, 963 ; corner-stone laying,
St. John's Church, Ancaxter, 971 ; dis-
pensation, removal Dundas, 970 ; Ever-
Itt, Abner, extract letter to Jno. Dean,
concerning removal, 968 ; grant to Chris.
Danby, 958 ; Hare, Wm., letter to con-
vention, received, 965 ; instructions from
Jno. Dean to Abner Everitt, installation,
i8ii, 970 ; letter, John Dean, enclosing
dispensation removal, 971 ; letter, Josiah
Cushman to J. W. F'erguson, enclosing
petition, 966 ; letter, Jno. M. A. Cameron
to John Dean, enclosing petitition for
removal, 967 ; letter, H. G. Barlow to
Jno. Dean, effort to influence Lodge No.
24, 969 ; letter to J. W. Ferguson, affili-
ation convention, 964; loan to Hiram
Chapter, 963 ; meeting-places, 934, 956,
9S7> 958 ; member of Lodge No.' 1 1 affi-
liated without certificate, 958; members,
'•sti 975 ! officers, first, 956 ; officers,
roll, 975 ; petition, removal to Dundas,
967 ; petition, warrant from convention,
1820, and endorsement, 965 ; representa-
tive convcnrion, 1822, 970; representa-
tives, second P.G.L., 1822, 971 ; Smith,
Isaac, expelled, 959; Thomas, Ezra,
certificate>96i ; visit Ghris. Danby, 959 ;
. warrant issued, 953; warr"ant, text of.
954-
Lodge No. 26, Tp. Townsend, history,
1812-22, 976 ; affiliation second P.G.L.,
1822, 979; meeting-places, 97G, 979,
980 ; members, incomplete list, 977 ;
officers, 978 ; records burned, 985 ; war-
rant issued, 976, 978 ; warrant, text
of, 976.
Lodge No. 30, St. Thomas, 1818, history,
985; deed, Masonic lodge, 1818, 987;
origin, 988.
Lodge No. 15s, Halifax, N.S., i^s-
Lodge No. 156, in the EighthRegt. of
Foot, history of, 1755-1784, 244; enum-
erations, 254 ; extract from Register,
G. L. Eng., showing members, 1776-
1789, 256; letter to James Heseltine,
G.L.,Eng., acknowledging receipt of
renewed warrant, 253 ; meeting-place
of lodge in, 254-6; prior to 1792, 181 ;
Lodge No. 211, Halifax, N.S., 155.
Lodge No. 213, 4th Batt., Regt. R.A., St.
John's Island, (Nfld.), (now Albion
Lodge, Quebec), 156, 175.
Lodge No. 241, in 'the Royal Regt. of
Artillery, Quebec, 175.
Lodge No. 245, in the" 15th Regt. Foot,
Quebec, 166.
Lodges, U. C, favoring convention, 1822,
1107; favoring Niagara G.L., 1822, iio<>.
Lodor, Wm. Ancaster, 971.
Lombardy, France, guilds, 52.
London district, extent, 1 158.
London, Eng., number lodges in and prior
to 1717, 66.
n8a
HISTORY OF 1-HEEMASONRY IN CANADA.
London, survey of. Stow. lao.
London, district, V. C, number of Jodires
in the, 1792, 177.
Long Foinl, location, 830, 976.
Lorraine, Francis, Duko of, initiation, 71.
Lottridge, John, Lodge No. 10, 64^.
Louisbourg, Cape Breton, N.S., 159.
Louisbourg, lodge in the 28th Regt, 1 «6,
158. s • 3 .
Lower Canada, first Parliament, 1792, 23.
Lower Canada, G.L. proceedings, 1816,
record of Royal Edward Lodge, 534;
extract letter from Jas. Davidson, G.S.,
to G. L. England, first record Royal
Edward Lodge, No. 5, 533!
Loyalists, Uuited Empire, brief sketch of,
282 ; extract from archives of Canada,
referring to Herickfield and Demont,
316; landing place, Niagara, 340; Ma-
sons, 22 ; view of encampment at Johns-
town, 1784, 283.
Limdy, Jacob, 465.
Limdy, James, Lodge No. 1 2, 699.
Lymburner, Adam, 275, 276.
Lyon, D. Murray, statement, election G.
M. Scotland, 104 ; statement reign James
Graham, St. Mary's Chapel, 109; opinion
Cowan, 106; statement concerning Lord
Boswell, 107.
Lynd, John, 478, 106.
Lyons, sr., John, Queen's Rangers, 525.
Mo
McAllister, Benj., appointment Grand Vis-
itor, 1006; report, 1819, 1015, report
lodges at Johnstown, 1819, 534'.
McArthur, Gen., raid, 1814, 980; result of
raid, 1814, 985.
McArthur, Jeremiah, member of New Os-
wegatchie Lodge, 291.
McBride, John, St. Thomas, 988.
MiCall, Simpson, Waterford, 983; state-
ment burning Court House, Vittoria, 836.
McCargar, Milo, Union Lodge, S. Gower,
"57-
McCargar, Thos., Union Lodge, S. Gower,
' '57-
Macaulay, J., Kingston, 279.
MacHulay, Rev., changed name Hallowell,
895-
McConncIl, Wni., complaint against Rideaii
Lodge, No. 25, Burritt's Rapids, 920.
McCorJ, Thos., Montreal, 278.
McCrea, Edw., Rideau Lodge, No. 25,
Burritt's Rapids, 912; reprimanded, 919.
McDonald, John, York (Toronto), 322-3.
McDonald, S., 167.
Macdonell, Col., of Glengarry, 183.
McDonell, W'm., secy Lodge No. 6, letter
to Rev. J no. Stuart, 24th J^ine, 179s,
558.
McDonoll, Angus, Toronto, 611.
McDougall's Hotel, York (Toronto), 3g^,
767.
McDougall, John, York (Toronto), 326 ;
house of, 326-7.
McDougall, Hon. Wm., 326-7.
McDougall, Peter, 327.
McDovvall, Rev. Robt., Bath, 845, 854,
846.
McGill, Capt. John, 250.
McGill Cottage, York (Toronto), 250-777.
McGlashan, jno., certificate, 1822, 530.
McGillivray, Simon, appointment pIg.M.,
1822, logr; arrival Upper Canada, 1822,
1100; first official act, 1822, 1100; in-
terview Dr. Robt. Kerr, 1822, 1102;
letter to Edw. McBride concerning ac-
tion G.L. England, 1 102 ; letter to John
Dean concerning Craft affairs, 20th
July, 1822, 1 100; letter to Z. M.
Phillips concerning meeting P.G.L.,
1822, 1 1 15; letter to John Dean, King-
ston, 1822, conference, 1 109; letter to
John Dean concerning meeting P.G.L.
(second), 1822, nil; reply to Geo.
Adams concerning case Chris. Danby,
1822, 1 1 20; letter to Geo. Adams con-
cerning harmony jurisdiction, 1822,
tin; letter to John Dean outlining
proposed action, 1822, 1112; letter to
James KitzCibbon concerning meeting
Prov. G. L., 1822, 1115.
Mclntyre, Angus Lodge, No. 9, 703.
Mclnnes, Senator, statement concerning
Dundurn Castle, 654.
McKyes, Barnabas, North Star Lodge,
Hamilton, 1 153.
McKay's Lodge, Wolford, 1819, history,
1153; letter John Dean concerning
dues, 1822, 115s; lodge named, 1155;
McAllister, Benj., report, 1154; mem-
bers, incomplete lodge, 1154; officers'
roll, 1156; reasons no representative
convention, 1821, 1155; representative
convention, 1822, 1154; return to con-
vention, 1820, 1 154.
McKay, Roderick, Niagara, 852 ; accept-
ance nomination convention, 1817, 995 ;
death, 999; funeral, 854; present Lodge
No. 6, Kingston, 595.
McKay, Wm., Kingston, 555, 566 ; fun-
eral, 573; life of, 471.
Mackinac, location of and history, 269-70.
Mackinaw, 190.
McKiniiey, Amos, St. George's Lodge, No.
27, .St. Catharines, 9S6.
McNab, John, 360.
McNabb, Simon, Lodge No. 17, 804.
McLean, James, return of McKay's l^odge,
Wolford, to convention, 1820, 1154.
McLean, Neil, 479; funeral, 560.
McLeod, Lodge No. 6, funeral, 571.
MacNab, Sir Allan N., appointed P.G.M.,
Canada, Scotland, 109; baptismal entry,
360.
M
Madrid, lodge founded at, England, 70.
Main, John, Kingston, charge against, 599.
Maitland, Sir Peregrine, endorsation Fitz-
gibbon, 1821, 1081 ; proposal to nomi-
nate P.G.M., 1002.
HISTORV OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
1183
Malcolm's Mills, 983.
Malilen, Fori, Amhcrsthiirgh, 190; erect-
ed, 813.
Mallet, genuine Egyptian, 47.
Mallory, Caleb, house, Hamilton Tp., 826.
Mallory, Dr., Registrar Northumberland
Co., 826.
Manuscripts, valuable, burned, England,
68.
Map, Masonic, showing location early
lodges, 277.
Marian, Paul, baker, York (Toronto), adv.
U.C. Gazette, 1804, 771.
Markham, Daniel, credentials representa-
tive No. 19, convention, 1820, 828.
Mark Masons Hall, London, England, 92.
Markle, Gilbert, Union Lodge, No. 25,
Richmond Mills, 906.
Marlatt, Adrian, Lodge No. 10, apron,
661 ; certificate Lodge No. 10, 661 ; ini-
tiation, ()6i.
Marquette, Father, visit to Mackinac, 270.
Marsh, Wm.,St. James' Lodge, .\o. 14,268.
Marther, Samuel, York (Toronto), V7.
Marthers hotel, York (Toronto), location
^/if. 3<7-
Mary Chapel Lodge, 46.
Mary's Chapel, Edinburgh, oldest minutes
Scotland, 104.
"Mason word, " Scotland, lo^.
Masonic Coat of Arms, hote'l, Richmond,
1 160.
Masonic Hall, Bath, erection, 841.
Masonic Hall, Cornwall, burned, 878.
Masonic Hall, Market Lane, York (To-
ronto), location and description, 782 ;
rented Baptists, 787.
Masons' Hall, Masons' Avenue, England,
62; street plan, 62; engravings, 62; en-
trance engraving, 62.
Masons and Freemasons, 55.
Masons' Arms, .Ancient Grand Lodge ex-
ample, 126; ancients, 127; ancients,
Dermotts claim, 127; Conder's opinion,
117; Dermott, I., statement, r23; Grand
Lodge, England, description, 127 ;
Cirand Lodge of England, origin, 12s;
Harleian, M.S., 1 16; Harleian.M.S., 1 18;
Hughan "Register," 126; squares in
cross form, 126.
Masons' Company arms, 116; description,
117; description store, 120.
Masons' Company of London, 46; arms of,
185 ; book of account, 56 ; duties of, 56;
earliest record preserved, 56 ; income,
57 ; livery of, London, 55 ; Mace Head,
121 ; motto. 118; origin, Craft, 57; ori-
ginal charter, 1 18 ; original grant, 1 18 ;
operative lodge, 56 ; rules, 55 ; specula-
tive branch secret ceremony ,'57 ; specu-
lative lodge, 57 ; speculative lodge, 61.
Masons, operative, aprons, gloves, 53 ■
operative and speculative, 54; operative,'
Britain, ,so! operative, dailv work of, s,y,
opeiative, from France and Italv, ^o ;
marks, Europe, 48 ; marks consist 'of,
4«; marks, continent Europe, 48 ; Medi-
seval, origin. 54 ; tools, Egyptian, 47.
Masonry, early. Nova Scotia letter, 136 ,
"•Kypt; 47 : British and Canadian links,
147; Canada, where founded, 198; curi-
ous early extracts, 58 ; Halifax, appli-
cants for first warrant, 152 j Halifax,
i-opy of letter for warrant, 152 ; origin,
44 ; nioral teachings, 54 ; speculative,
earliest writings, 6i ; speculative origin,
I I.S ! rare discovery. Nova Scotia, 1 16.
ftlassachtisetts, proceedings G.L. of, by
Sereno D. Nickerson, extract referring
to Lord Colville's visits to Boston, 1710-2.
153. ''^ '
Massey, Lt.-Col., capture of Fort Oswe-
gatchie, 281.
Massecar, Abram, Lodge No. 26, Town-
send, 979.
Mathews, Rosel. Lodge No. 11, Mohawk
Village, aftiliation, 958; house. Lodge
No. 24, Ancaster, 956.
Matheson, Alex., letter to Lodge No. 25,
W alford, thanks, recommendation, peti-
tion True Britons' Lodge to G.L. Lower
Canada, 1818, 1 140.
Meager, James, Kingston, 599.
Mealey, Honora, York (Toronto), 780.
Mears, Thos., Prescott Lodge, Hawkes-
bury, 932.
Mercer, Andrew, location of house, 61 -i.
Merchants' Lodge, No. i, Quebec, 166,
167, 168, 175.
Merchant Taylors' Hall, London, England.
7.3-
Merrick, jr., Wm., Rideau Lodge, No. as.
Burritts Rapids, 912.
Merritt, Thos., St. George's Lodge, No
27, St. Catharines, 986.
Metcham, Seth, Lodge No. 17, 804.
Meyers' Creek, 268.
Meyers, John \V., ,89, 799; brief sketch
ot, 267-8 ; certificate, 268.
Meyers, Geo, \V., Lodge No. 17, 804.
Michigan, 193; admitted a State of the
Union, 190; boundaries of, 190; consti-
tuted, 190; third period of Masonic his-
to«-y, 196 ; fourth period of Masonic his-
^^}°P'< ^37-
Michilunackinac, 1K9; capture by Chippe-
wa Indians by strategy, 271 ; lodge at,
220 ; meaning and extent of, 269.
Middlesex Co., extent, 731.
Midland District, extent and Masonic lodtres
in, 837. » ■
Middough, John, loan Lodge No. 12, 704.
Miles, Abner, location of tavern, 117; en-
tries in day-book, 317.
Mille Roches, location, 878.
Miller, Gage, Niagara, 502.
Miller, Jacob, petition Lodge, No. 16, York
(Toronto), 779.
Milwards Tavern, Geo., Kingston, loca-
tion, 600.
Miner, Peler, Rideau Lodge, .No. 2s, Bur-
ritt's Rapids, 912.
ii84
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CAXAU.S.
Mississa^a Indians, traditions, 799 ; head-
quarters, 16.^0, 489,
Missi.i.saii};ua Fort, built, 490.
Misner'.s farm, 983.
Mitchell, J. Judge, 835 ; Iclters'to Fitz)fib-
bon, 836.
Mitre Public House, London, England, 74.
Mix, Joel, Union Lodge, No. 25, Rich-
mond Mills, 906.
"Moderns," use of title, 72.
Mohawk Church, bell, 684 ; communion
service, 684 ; history of, 682.
Mohawk Indians, settlement in Canada,
<>79- ,
Mohawk Village, " Ouse " River, descrip-
tion of drawing by Mrs. Simcoc, 681 ;
site, 679.
Moira River, 268 ; named, 799.
Monro, John, York (Toronto), 779.
Monro, George, York (Toronto), 779.
Montagu, John, Duke of, elected G.M.,
68.
Montreal, P.Q., regimental lodges in 1760,
169 ; regiments holding Craft warrants,
•7.S9. 179-
Monuments, Mesopotamia, 48.
Moore, John, location of house, Grimsby,
756.
Moore, Jonathan, Grimsby, 644.
Moore, \V., tavern, Qucenstown, 506.
Moral duties, poem of, MS. British Museum,
54-
Morden, James, Lodge, No. 10, 643.
Morden, Ralph, 643.
Mount Moriah Lodge, Tp. Hope, history,
1811, 890; letter to Wm. jarvis con-
cerning P. M.'s, 1811,891 ; letter from J.
Farley, W.M., to J. W. Ferguson, sur-
rendering warrant, 1819,893; members,
list, 894 ; ofHcers, roll, 894 ; petition for
warrant, 1811, 890; petition, increase
of P. M.'s, 891 ; warrant issued, 890 ;
warrant surrendered, 893 ; warrant, text
of, 892.
Mount Moriah Lodge, Tp. Westminster,
1820-22, history, 1158; affiliation, second
Prov. G.L., 1160; endorsement petition
by Lodge 24, Dundas, 1159 i petition to
convention for warrant, 1820, 1159.
Mullinex, Wm., house on the mountain,
Queenston, 502.
Munshaw, Balser, York (Toronto), 778.
Munshaw, Geo., York (Toronto), 778.
Munstcr, Ireland, Masonic records, no.
Murphy's tavern, Townsend, 978.
Museum, British, 47.
N
Nash, Samuel, Lodge No. 24, Ancaster,
656.
Nash, Zenas, Kingston, 578.
Navy Bay, Kingston, 1019.
Nclles, Jacob, location of inn, 734.
Nelles, Warner, Lodge No. 10, 634 ; ex-
cluded, 670.
Nelles, Wm., Lodge No. 10, 634.
Nettleton, Barnabas, Rideau Lodge, No.
25, Burritl's Rapids, 912.
Nelson, Theophilus, Lodge No. 17, 804.
Newark (Niagara) in 1792, 464.
New Brunswick, formation of, 156.
Newcastle District boundaries, 1147; ox-
lent, 1135; extent, 821; number of
lodges in the, 1792, 177.
New England Company, Brantford, 687 ;
established, 681.
Newfoundland, pioneer warrant of, 158.
.New Johnstown, 277.
New Oswegatchie Lodge No. 7, 174; prior
to 1792, 181 ; history, 1786-91, 279 ;
enumerations, 287 ; first minutes, Oct.
loth, 1787, 289; first reference to a (>.
L. in minutes, 287 ; meeting-place, 279,
283, 286, 287 ; meetings, list of 307 j
minute book, contents of, 287 ; minutes,
discovery of, 281, 286 ; members, list of,
307 ; records, last, 307 ; warrant, issue
of, 279, 283.
New York, constituiion oflhe G.L. of 1809,
entry concerning constitution of Lodge
No. 186, Oswegatchie, 285 ; early his-
tory and transactions of (Barker) entry
concerning the lodge at Detroit, 192 ;
history of Freemasonry in the state of
(McClenachcn) extract concerning new
Oswegatchie Lodge, 285 ; history of the
Craft in (Barker) extract showing issue
of warrant of new Oswegatchie Lodge,
1783, 283; G. L. of, extract from minutes
of 4th Mar., June 3rd, referring to new
Oswegatchie Lodge, 285; G. L. of, min-
utes recording issue of warrant to now
Oswegatchie Lodge, 1783, 283; Grand
Stewards Lodge, of, extract from pro-
ceedings concomingOswegatchie Lodge
285 ; resolution concerning disposal of
the warrant of Lodge No. 1, Detroit, by
the Grand Lodge of, 184.
Niagara, capital district Nassau, 489: cap-
tured by Americansand destroyed byfiro,
490; 1807, description, 508; description
view of, 1806, 495 ; description view
showing lighthouse, 495 ; first church
erected, 489 ; first fort at, built, 489 ;
first grist mill erected, 489 ; former
names of, 489 ; King st., n.w. end, 1863,
340 ; view of, 27th May, 1813, 531 ; view
of Falls, 1812, 372.
Niagara district, 1679, 693; extent, 620,
733; number of lodges in the, 1792, 177.
Niagara fort surrendered to the British by
Pouchot, 489.
Niagara, Fort, N.Y., captured, 490 ; ceded
Britain, 489.
Nicolet, John, 270,
Nixon, Allan, Barton and Grimsby, 644.
Norfolk Co., extent, 976.
Norfolk, Duke of, gifts to G.L. England,
1730, 71.
Norfolk Co., traces of Masonic work, 978.
North Star Lodge, Tp. Hamilton, 1819-22,
history, 1147; members, incomplete list.
lllSTdRV OK KRKEMASO.NRY IN CANADA,
1185
tiSJ; minuteN, 13th Aujf., 1821, 1149;
minuteM last n.eetinK, 1822, 1151 ; offi-
cers, roll, 1153J petition warrant from
convention, 1819, 1147; return 1820-21,
1 149 : warrant, doubt as to issue, 1 148 ;
McAllister, Benj., report, 1148; creden-
tials delegate convention, 1820, 1148;
delegate convention, 1820, 1148; dispen-
sation convention, text of, 1 148 ; dis|jen-
sation issued, 1147; dispensation return-
ed, 1822, 1 151.
Northumberland Co.. Masonic Lodges in,
821.
Northwest rioters, jury for trial, 886.
Nova Scotia first warrant, record of, 148;
first request for warrant, 148 ; Grand
Lodge of, 156 ; Haliburton's history of,
137 ! Masonry, 148; Provincial G.L. of.
No. I, 15s: Prov. G. L. of, 156; Prov.
Ci. L., comparison of warrant with that
of Wm. Jarvis, 362; stone, 136; stone,
lops of, 137.
Oliver, Dr., 45.
Oliver, Geo., Kingston, apptd. delegate
Convention, 598.
OInistead, Russell, Lodge No. 24, Ancas-
fer, 956.
OnUrio House (Wellington Hotel), York,
(Toronto), 886.
Ontario, Province, area of, 24.
Operatives, early, London, 55; grades, sSi
Yorkshire, 57.
Oracle, West' Niagara festival, June 1798,
Niagara celebration, 504.
Osborne, John, Hamilton and Winnipeg,
484.
Osgood, Emery Adams, Henderson, N.Y.,
845,848; visittoLodgeNo. 13, Bath,846.
Osnabruck Tp., location, 878.
Oswold, James, 715.
Oswegatchie, meaning of, 279 ; fort, (La
Presentation La Gallette), history of,
179-80; view of, 1765, 280; fort, view of,
'785. 281 ; location of original French
fort, 281.
Overfield's Tavern, Manuel, Flamborough
west, 956.
Overocker, Daniel, Union Lodge, No. 2s,
Richmond Mills, 906.
Owen, A., house of, 835.
Oxford Co., location, 940.
P
Page, H. T., Ancastel-, 961.
Paisley, Lord (Earl of Abercorn), elected
G. M. England, 70.
Palestine Exploration Society, 48.
Palmer, Col. Joseph, Tp, Bertie, 621.
Palmer, John, Tp. Bertie, 623.
Palmer, Lewis, Tp. Bertie, statement con
cerning Lodge No. 9, 621.
Papworth, on word Freemason, 56.
Paris, Treaty of, 1763, 20, 189, i^ ; affect
mg Michilimackinac, 271.
Paris, what treaty included, 20.
75
Paris, France, lodges constituted, England,
Parker, Sir Peter, 347.
Parliament, first U.C, 489; second U.C,
490.
Parmele, Henry, publisher of charts, circu-
lar of, 1017,
Patrick, Jerniyn, Kingston, brief sketch,
406 ; elected W.M., Lodge, No. 6, King,
ston, 572; funeral, 589; house, ,79.
let ers to Wm, Jarvis, enclosing warrant
Athol, No. 3, 870 ; letter to W. M, Lodge,
No, 2, concerning warrant Athol Lodire.
No. 3, 526 J letter to Wm. Jarvis, Con-
stitution, Lodge, No. 13, Ernestown,
i4tli Mar., 1803, 840; letter to Wm.
Jarvis, Mar. r7th, 1803, action Niagara
brethren, 407; letter to subordinate
lodges 2nd Oct., ,803, 4,, J letter to
Win. Jarvis, concerning warrant of
Athol Lodge, No. 3, 1804,527 ; letter to
VVm. Jarvis, application warrant, 4th
Nov., 1804, 874; extract from letter to
Wm. Jarvis, 4th Nov., 1805, perplexed,
no action by G.L England, 434 ; letter
erYo'"\V-''*''V'' ^""■'i^^- -SoS. 433! let-
ter to Wm. Jarvis, Nov. 18th, 1806, 418;
letter to Wm. Jarvis, new warrant east-
ern part jurisdiction, 1807, 87a; letter
to Wm, Jarvis, warrant. Harmony. No,
8, York, and Mar., 1808, 616; life of,
45p ; presented with gold medal, sSi.
Patrick, jr., Wm, P., Kingston, 589?
l^aul, Wm, Piper, negatived. Lodge, No.
10, 066.
Pawling, Benj., 360.
^'^y"^'P^°-< ^^e'^ted G.M,. 67; re-elect-
6U) Oo.
Peck, Horatio, letter to John Dean, con-
cerning authority Jarvis Lodge, No. 26
1824, 926.
Peer, Edw., house of, Ancaster, 0=7.
Pelham, Chas., G,Sec.,G,L., Boston, 147.
Penheld s ta .ern, Penfields Corners, q,8
Penner, Elijah, Union Lodge, No. 2.;'
Richmond Mills, 906.
Penwarden House, St. Thomas, 988.
Pennsylvania "Gazette," 26th June, 1732,
144.
Period first, 1780-92, 19; second, 1792-
1822, .9; third, ,817.22, ,9; founh,
1822-45, 19; fifth, 1845.57, 19! sixth
'85s. '9 ! seventh, 1857-8, 19,
Periods dealt with, 19.
Perkins, M., Ernestown, 843.
Perkins, Azra, Halliwell, letter to John
Dean, concerning Niagara G.L., 1821
899. •
Perry, Alex., burial at York (Toronto^
1800, 610, 525. '
Perth, settlement of, 1138.
Pescod, Mille Roches, 878.
Peters, John, Lodge, No. 7, Frederick.'-
burg, 560,
Peters, W. B., letter, G.L., Eng., ,798
with endorsements, 369.
ri86
HISTORY OF KRKKMASONRY IN CANADA.
Pctem, Samuel, exnllntion, 463.
Pew, Kobt., IcK-atlon of hdiixe, 709.
Petitions, Bredt, Minar, 273 ; Brown,
Joifph, 1782, J72 ! Chrysler, John, St.
John's Lod^fe, No. 2, Niafj^'ara, 503 ;
Cooper, James, 17H7, 273 ; Field, Chas.,
17H7, 272 J Haldiniand Tp. for warrant,
1806, 823 ; Hiram Lodffe, No. 3, Brock-
ville, for dispensation and warrant, 929 ;
Hulburd, Jessie, 1790, 273 ; Jarvis Lod|;e,
No. 2b, Aug'usla, for warrant, 1815,
925 ; Lodge No. 15 for warrant from
Masonic convention, 1819,755; Lodge
No. 17, for new warrant,* 1812. 801 ;
Lodge No. 23, Osnabruck, for warrant,
1810, 880; Lodgf No. 24, AncHster, to
convention, for new warrant, 1820,
965 ; Lodge No. 24, Ancaster, to King-
ston convention, to remove to Dundas,
1821, 967 ; Lodge No. 24, Tp. Edwards-
burgh, for warrant, 1810, 881 ; Mt.
Moriah Lodge, Tp. Hope, petition for
warrant, 181 1, 890; Mt. Moriah Lodge,
Tp. Hope to Wm. Jarvis for in'.Tcase
number P.M. 's, 1811, 891 ; Mt. Moriah
Lodge, to convention for warrant, 1820,
1159; Miller, Jacob, Lodge 16, York
(Toronto), 779 ; North Star Lodge,
Hamilton, to convention for warrant,
I 147 ; Phillips, Z. M., Lodge No. 16,
York (Toronto), 1814, 778; Prescott
Lodge, Tp. Hawkesbury, for warrant,
1816,932; Prince Edward Lodge, Hal-
lowell, for warrant, 181 1, 895; Rideau
Lodge No. 25, Burritts' Rapids, for war-
rant, 1814, 911 ; Rising Sun Lodge, for
warrant, 1808, 876 ; R. A. Lodge No.
16, York (Toronto), to Wni. Jarvis to
change place meeting, 1801, 769 ; Smith,
Wm., Lodge No. 16, York (Toronto),
1808, 771 ; True Britons' Lodge, Perth,
to G.L. Lower Canada for warrant,
■ >39; Union Lodge No. 25, Richmond
Mills, for warrant, 1812, 901 ; Western
Light Lodge fr r warrant, 1817, 933.
Petto, Queen's Rangers, Lodge, No. 3,
565.
Phelps, Davenport, 632 ; life of, 473 ; letter
to Lodge No. 6, concerning formation
P.G.L.,July, 1795, 559.
Philadelphia fever, epidemic of, 317.
Phillips, E. J., P.G.M., Nova Scotia, 140;
Acadia, initiation, record of, 150; mili-
tary offices, 150; Boston Lodge, minutes
concerning, 152 ; Masonic offices, 150 ;
life of, 150; visits Boston, 150; warrant
at Annapolis tor Acadia, 148.
Phillips, father of Z. M. Phillips, 534.
Phillips, J. H., Brockville, 1125.
Phillips, Thos., Rideau Lodge, No. 25, ex-
pulsion, 921.
Phillips, Ziba M., 912 ; letterto John Dean
concerning removal Union Lodge, An-
caster, and dispensation Ridenu military
settlement, 1821, 1055; affiliation J.odge
No. 6, 600 ; elected W.M. New Oswe-
?;atchie Lodge, 304; instruction!! to John
>can to issue summonses, convention
1822, 1082 ; petition, initiation Lodge
No. 16, York (Toronto), 1814, 778.
Philosophy, schools of, 46.
Picton, General, 895.
Picton, location and different names, 895.
Picts and Saxons, Britain, 50.
Picquel, Abbe, visited Fort Rouille, 309.
Pinegrove, York (Toronto), location of,
5"-
Pilkington, Edw., Grimbsy, report pro-
ceedings, Niagara G. L., 1821, 758 ;
delegate Niagara G. L., 1831, 758.
Pillars, two, Wurzburg Cathedral, Batavia,
119;
Pilkington, General, 519.
Pilkington, Isaac, York (Toronto), 615.
Piper, Joel, Hiram Lodge, No. 21, Oxford,
945-
Pyramids, the, 47 ; size of, 47.
Pythagoras, Grecian philosopher, 49 ;
school of Philosophy, 48 ; school Cro-
tona, 49; degrees of study, 49 ; Italic
Nchoo!, 49.
Plummer, J. W., Kingston, 566 ; King-
ston, 572.
Plymouth Colony records, 139.
Pompeillus, Numa, 46.
Pontchartrain, fort, 188.
Pontiac, conspiracy of, 190, 270. '
Poole, Cornwall, 878.
Port Royal (Annapolis), 137.
Porter, Richard, Kingston, 554, 558.
Post, Jordan, York (Toronto), 327.
Postage, cost of, 1821, 1045.
Potter s field. York (Toronto), 885.
Pvuchot, 260 ; ( Memoir of the Late War)
description Fort Frontenac, 261 ; de-
scription of and references to the fort at
Toronto, 309-10.
Powell, Wni. Dummer, 503.
Prentice, Miles, 169.
Presbyterian Church, Brockville, 1125.
Prescott, location of, 281.
Presque Isle harbor, 1 135.
Prescott Lodge, Tp. Hawkesbury, history,
1816, 932 ; petition for warrant, 1816,
with endorsation, 932.
Preston, Wm., 45.
Price, Hy., P.G.M., New Eng., 144, 146 ;
extent authority in America, 145 ; life
of, 146 ; official lists, England, 147 ;
trade, 146.
Prince Edward Co. established, 894.
Prince Edward district settled, 895.
Prince Edward Island, Grand Lodge of,
158.
Prince Edward Island, named by Imperial
Act, 157.
Prince Edward peninsula, named, 895.
Prince Edward Lodge, Tp. Hallowell, his-
tory, 1812-22, 894; by-laws, 899; ccrtiii-
cateGuy Hy. Young, 1813, 896; dispen-
sation issued, 896 ; meeting-place, 897-
899; members, list, 900; petition for war-
■ -^illllpb.'.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRV ,n CANADA.
ran . i8,,, gq-j , letter to Wm. Jarvis,
enclosing warrant for h««| and nun.h^r.
"Hia. «9b; letter to John Dean concern-
iriK Ni«Kara Cl.L.. ,8i,, «qq, offloer.,
roll, 9ooi recommendalion petition, iKi i,
895 i representative Convention, i«ig,
H971 repreHentative Convention, i8jo.
^; representative Convention, 1821,
M9«; representative Convention. i8ii
899 i return i8ii, 899 ; return 1S22, 900.
Priam. LodRe No. 7, KredericksburK 5^.
Prideaux, Gen., killed, 470.
PrinKlc, Joseph, Union Lod^e, N„. «
Kichmond Mills, 902; credentials, repre-
»en at.ve Union Lodtfe No. 25. Richmond
IWil s, 1821, 905J house, location, 902.
PnnKle, Joseph, Simeon, John, Union
Lodjfe. No. J5, Richmond Mills, qo«.
.T^^fvJ"^-'^*' Cornwall (Lunenburjrh, or
the Old Eastern District), „„ 5th RbkI.
of Infantry, 381 j concerninK location of
Johnstown, aSj.
Pringle, W., D.G.M. Penn. 144.
Prachard, Capt. Ozariah, St. James Lodge
Proctor, Col., at Amherstburif, 814
Provincial Grand Lodge- of Upper Canada,
i79S-«8i3, history, 339; action Niagara
brethren 1801, 397 , action subordinate
lodges, 1803, 409-412; app. Deputy G.
aec y, 385 ; circular, Jan. 20, 1800, tSc j
circular. May I, ,800, 386; circular. Aug.
I. 1800, death D.P.G.M., 387; circular
Oct. 5, 1800, 388J circular, April 6lh, 1801!
proposal to establish R. A. Chapter. W
91: circular, Dec isth. 1801, 395; circu-
lar, March 29th. 1802, 399; con.mence-
ment of trouble at Niagara, 387 ; con-
dition sub-lodges, .8.i-,7,447; 'discon-
1 .' "*,"'• 396-.197; edict concerning Eli-
phalet Halo. 394 ; letter to G. L. Lower
Canada, referring to expulsion of mem-
bers ot Zion Lodge, Detroit, 1791;, ,96 ; i
etter to lodges, April 17th, ,804, ^T^ I \
letter with endorsements to G. lT Eng
in accordance action York, 1804, 427! '
32 ; financial statement, 1801. tqc : me-
morial and letter of lodge No. 6. 1801,
.192-3 ; money advanced Jarvis jewels'
400; minutes, J„„c, ,798 discovery!
370; minutes, June. 1798, 370; minutes, <
sept. 5th, 1798, 37.<; ; minutes, Dec. s»h, ■
'798, .179; minutes, Dec. 27th, 1798,
3H1; minutes Convention, special, York
(Toromo). Feby. ,0th, 1K04. 4>3 ; min-
u^s meeting York (Toronto), Feb. ,oth,
i»04, 414-5-6-9-420-21 ; meeting, York
Toronto), ^pril ,8,,, 443; notification
if. h"1" ■'f*"i' "'^'^''"'■Ke against Elipha-
let Hale, Yqrk, 394; notification to Wm.
Jarvis of election of Geo. Forsyth, w? •
officers, first. 363; officers, lives of first'
459-488 ; official return, first, 361 ; prol
ceedings, 1804, 413-22; report" G. L.
Eng., 10 Mar. 1798, 369 ; second refer-
ence to work, minutes Lodge No. 6
1^87
Kingston, ,7,6,3641 "Ute lodges, ,8,0.
mons ?"'"'"'r' '^'■'"' '795. 362 , sum!
mons, , 799, 383.
Provincial Granj Lodge of Niagara, U.C.,
K;b,smalic) history. 1802-22. 339 i circul
!«' Lallmg meeting Grand officers to
7u fT .""'-■':•• '- ^"''y^ ^7"' Mar..
101 1, 44» ; circular, containing return of
officers 5,h .Sept. ,808. 440I circular
(hrsl). Jan. 27th, ,803, signed by Chris.
Danby, 403 ; Emery, Wm., appt. Grand
.'.ec y, 412 I formed, 402 ; letter to Wm.
jarvis, notification, election Forsyth and
request return jewels24thApril, ,801,404,
l«<ter to G. L., Eng., 28ti; April, ,8oJ,
containing return officers, 439 • letter to
mibordinale lodges, 29th Dec, 1810,441.
l«Uerto C. L. Eng.. concerning bills of
exchange 22nd Jan., .8m,442 ; |„dge«
solIZ" ""^*f'«"'=''' 434 i lodges repre-
sented. 18,6.22.450: lodges warranted,
1816.22, 450; lodges formed by, 938,
d.u'i w' "•■?'• ^^' P""""" "Kainst con.
MHrch, 804.424; petition (second) to G.
I", h-ngland (with endorsements). 41? .
records. ,8,6-22, discovery, 448 ; state
subordinate lodges, .8,,.,^; ^4^ ^J.
rants issued, 4,2 ; work of, ,816-22,448-
450.
Provincial Grand Lodge U. C. (second),
summons. ,,09. ' ''
Provincial Grand Masters Lodge, Niag-
ara history ,70-8. 488; festival cele-
bration. ,798. 498; notice meeting ,796,
y-C- "Gazette," 497; warrant, isC
496 ; warrant, text of. 496.
I roy.ncial Grand Lodge under Eng., power
ot a, 354.
tir^ffi <^- Mm instances of. 348 ; institu-
tion office, England, 70.
I Quackenbush, Jacob, Union Lodge No
25. Richmond Mills, 905.
Qua^kers, delegation. York (Toronto),
Q.iadior Coronati Lodge. London, c,.
Quarterage, Lodges,Canada, 57; subscrip-
tion, origin, 57. *^
Quebec Act, ,774, 22.
Quebec, electoral districts of, ,792, 22
Qnebec, extract MSS.. Historical Society
of, showing location Fort Frontenac,
261 ; issue of forty warrants for lodges
ro'^V^^Ct'o'S" *"» "J" ''"'*^^'* '"• concerning
appt. H.R.H. Prince Edward. P.G M
Upper and Lower Canada, 346; lodees
at 1762-.787, ,79; regimental lodges in
1759, 162.
^ mont"' /■"^'"'^^ «<■■ «»-ea, 24 ; govern,
ment of, 20.
Quebec, Prov.G.L. of, jurisdiction ,761, 20:
issue of warrant in 1770 to Field Regt.
Quebec. ,72; a letter to G. Secy Ene '
statingwarrantgranfedSt.JohnsLod|e',
ir88
HISTORY OF I'KEEMASONRY IN CANADA.
No. 19, NiHKnra, 1787, 375; letter toG.
Scc'y Knu., concernitiff neglect to ac-
knowledge lees of St. John M Lodge.
No. 19, 17HM, i^(>^ ininuteH conHtitutiiig
Lodge No. 14, Cularaqiii (Kingston),
J64; official lint of, ajrd Oct., 17H7,
containing entiy of New OMwegatchic
Lodge, i86 ; report of CI. Secy, of,
to G. L. England, referring to Lodge
No. I, New York (extract), 19J.
Queen's Rangers' huls, York (Toronto),
location of, 518.
Queen's Rangers' Lodge No. 3, Niagara,
319, 194 ; history, 179.V9. .S"»' i entries in
returns I'.G.L., U.C, up to i8cj, 526;
issue of warrant, 511 ; meeting place,
513 ; meeting place, York, 519-32 •, mem-
bers & officers, list of, 524 ; notice in
U.C. Gazette, 39th June, 1799, 538;
notice of unmasonic conduct sent to R.
A. Lodge No. 16, June 7lh, 1800, 525.
records, "ji 1 ; return, yearly, 1799, 525 ;
surmise as to disposal of warrant, 536-7,
539; warrant surrendered, 536.
Queen's Rangers, original corps, 51 1.
Queen's Rangers' Regiment, 5111513,514;
brief reference to, 463; disbanded, 461,
514 ; order for disbandment, 538; or-
ganized, 183; removal to York (To-
ronto), 179.1. 5' 7-
Queenston, 1793, description, drawing by
Mrs. Simcoe, showing Queen's Rangers'
huts, 517; huts at, 1793, 517; situation of,
5'7-
Quick, Solomon, house, St. David's, 507.
R
Rainsford Lodge No. 18, 44th Regt. of
Fool, Quebec, 174.
Rankin, David, 855.
Rankin, James, 855.
Ranson, Ebenezer, Whitby, 877.
Rapelje, Daniel, St. Thomas, farm of, 987.
Rapeljc, Jeronimus, St. Thomas, 988.
Rawdon Lodge, York (Toronto), 175; ex-
planation of the term " between the
three lakes, " 313; festival celebrated
first time York, minute of, 319; festival,
Dec, 1799, royally celebrated, 333; his-
tory of, 1793-1800, 308; initiation fee,
amount of, 330-1; meeting places, 317;
members, list of, 339 ; named, 315; offi-
cers, roll of, 339; " passing the chair, "
first record, 336; prior lo 1793, 183; re-
freshments on regular nights, first re-
cord, 333; resume of work, 339; some
errors concerning, 799; subscription of
half a Joanna to the Prov. G.L. of Que-
bec, minutes of 5th Sept., 1797, showing,
330; warrant issued, 316; warrant sur-
rendered, 3 •7-337- , „ ..
Rawdon, Lord, appointed actmg G.M.,
Moderns, 98; sketch of, 315.
Rawdon, village, location, 799.
Rebold's History of Freemasonry state-
ment concerning first lodge Canada, 156.
Recollet Church, Kingston, 361.
Red Muuting House, Stamford, 711.
Red Tavern, Townseiid, 978.
Reed, Dr., Lodge No. h, Kingston, charge
against, 590.
Register, English, first American lodge
on, 71.
Register, the Weekly, (" unofficial supple-
ment U. C. Gaitetle "), death notice Dr.
Robt. Ken, 1834. 4«'! '^"' '^*"^-' '""•
notice festival, Lodge No. 16, 793; lay-
ing corner-stone St. John's Church, An-
cnster, 1834, 971.
Reilly, tenant G.L., England, 90.
Rents payable England, 943.
Reyle, John, Lodge No. I3, 704.
Reynolds, Caleb, Lodge No. 10, 643.
Rhenish Wine House, Channel Row, Lon-
don, Eng., 87.
Rhode Island, G.L., annual proceedmgs
received Upper Canada, 992-
Richards, Hon. Sir Stephen B., Chief Jus-
tice, 1125.
Richards, Stephen, Brockville, 1135.
Richardson, Capt. James, initialed, 565.
Richardson, James, York (Toronto), con-
versation Win. Jarvis, 570.
Richelieu Lodge No. 6, Wm. Henry
(Sorel), Quebec, 566, 176.
Richmond, Duke of, elected G.M. Eng-
land, 70.
Richmond Lodge, Co. Carleton, 1831, his-
tory, 1160; dispensation issued, 1160;
dispensation surrendered, 1 161 ; meeting
place, 1 160; location, 1 161; officers' roll,
1162.
Richmond village, location named, 1 160.
Rideau Lodge, No. 35, Burritts' Rapids,
history, 1815-31, 909; action fourth reso-
lution convention, 919; affiliation second
P.G.L., 933; apron found in chest, 909;
Burritt, Stephen, letter of withdrawal,
918; by-laws opening paragraph, 915;
chest, 909; dispensation issued, 913;
Edward McCrea, disciplined, 919 ; ex-
pulsion, Thos. Phillips, 931; fees, 916;
festival, first, 916; McConnell, Wm.,
complaint, 930; meeting places, 914,
916, 917, 920; members' list, 933, 923;
minutes, first meeting, 914; orricers,923;
petition for warrant, 1814, and recom-
mendation, 911, 912; proceedings con-
vention, 1819, received and read, 918;
proceedings convention, 1820, read, 919;
recommendation McKay's Lodge, Wol-
ford, 919; records found, 1893, 909; re-
port Benj. McAllister, 1819, 918; repre-
sentative convention, 1833, 921; repre-
sentative Kingston convention, 1819,918;
1830, 919; 1831, 920; visit Wm. Camp-
bell, District Grand Visitor, 930 ; war-
rant issued, 914 ; warrant received, 917.
Rideau military settlement, lodge at, 907.
Ridley, Drewry. Lodge No. 13, Bath, sus-
pended, 847.
Ridout, Samuel, York (Toronto), 467.
HISTORY OK FREEMASONRY rN CANADA.
1189
Rid..«it, Tho»., V'ork (Toronto), 61s. loSQ.
KidodI, ThoM. tlibbn, 379, 61^.
RlMinR Sun LodRi', Tp. Whitby, ,Ho«, 876;
|>«-lilioti for wnrraiil, H76.
RiviiiKtoiiH " Koynl tliizclte," adv. con-
cerninjf gueenn KnnKcrN RcRt., <n.
Robertson, J. S., .St. ThoiimH. 987.
Robiiielto, Allen, recoinmondHlloii fhillip
Cody to l.iidKe No. 16, iHjt, 79^.
Robert, Or., plot of, ref"reni-e Masonry, f,».
Rochel'oucHiiUI, (Stale KhiKston, 179^) 26J
Rogers, Corp. (Johnsons Rdjft.), scltle-
nient of. J67.
Rojfers Hotel, Alex., Niajfara, location,
448.
Rogers, jAineH, house, location Ninirara
449-
Rogers, Major James, 189, ^67.
Rogers, Major Robt., commander Rogers'
Rangers, 511-13; visit to Kort Toronto!
an»l description, 310. I
Rogers' (or King's) Rangers. 267 j sicttle-
nient of, J87.
Rogers, Robt., t'.ov. of Michilimackinac.
367.
Rogers, Timothy, 465.
Rolph, Or., Lodge No. 14, Soulhwold, 732.
Roman army legions, 50 ; artificers' work,
50 : buildings, England, 50 j colleges,
Rrilani, 49; colleges, C«Bsar, 49; col-
leges member!), 49 ; lolleges, officials,
49 ; Roman temples, England, so.
Romans abandon Britain, so ; Romans
Chrislianized in Britain, 50'
Rome, colonization work, 50.
Rorison, Basil, Queen's Rangers, 721.
Rose, Hugh, Lodge No. 12, disciplined,
710.
Rosebank, Andrev,-, 715.
Ross, John, York (Toronto), 790; acct.
coffin for Mr. Flint, Lodge No. 16, 792.
Ross, Major John, 34th Regt., 478.
Ross, Miss Georgina, St. Thomas, 988.
Rouge River, 610.
Rousseau, J.B., 634 ; purchases for Lodge
No. 10, Niagara, 664 ; settlement An-
caster, 954,
Rousseau property, location, 635.
Rousseaux Hotel, Ancasler, 971.
Roiiille, Fort, established, 309; descrintion
of. 309-
Rowe, John, P.G.M. New Eng., J46.
Royal Arch Chapter, first movement to-
wards, Detroit, 230 ; circular proposing'
to establish U.C, 391.
Royal Canadian Volunteers Regiment, 182.
Royal, Edward Lodge, No. 5! Edwards-
^urjr, 1794-1822, 533; letter from Joel
Adams, W.M., appointing delegate to
convention, 1820, 535 ; letter from John
Dean, P.O. Secy., concerning dues, 29th
Nov., 1822, 538 ; letter from Jiio. Fraser
to Convention, 1822, unable send dele-
Rate, 538 ; members, list of, 539 ; proxy,
convention, 1820, 537 ; officers, roll of,
1820-31, 539; record, first official, 533 ;
records, 533-4-8; return, of member*.
'"'«. .V15-
Royal Freemasons charity for orphan chil-
dren established, 98.
Royal Hotel, Belleviile, 802.
Royal Military CoUoge. Kingston, silt,
1019.
Royal Somerset House, Inverness, Lodge
No. 4, London, Eng., 67.
Royal Rangers, settlement of, 2H7.
Rugg, Elisha, North Star Lodge, Hamilton,
1152; credentials representative North
Star Lodge Convention, 1820, 1 148; letter
to J. Gilchrist, concerning appointment
McGillivrav. 1K22, 1150.
Rimimer & (irapes Tavern, Channel Row,
Westminster, London, 86.
Russell, President. extr.»cl from letter to
Duke of Portland, concerning appt.
Davenport Phelps, July, 1799, 475; letter
to Bishop of yueliec, concerning appt.
Davenport Phelps, Feb., 1798,474; let-
ter to Capl. Joseph Brant concerning ap-
pointment Davenport Phelps, 1798, 474.
Rycrson, Joseph, 832.
Rykeman, Lt. John, Lodge . 10, 633.
St. Alban, 52.
St. Andrew's and Si. John's Lodges, Hali-
fax, N.S., memorial to Ancient Grand
Lodgeal London, 155; second memorial
to Ancient Grand Lodge at London, 1 s6.
St. Andrews Lo«lge, No. 4, Halifax, N.'s.,
'5S-
St. Andrew's Lodge, Quebec, return of
members, 1789, 161.
St. Clair, Wm., Rosslyn, Scotland, 108.
Si. George's church, first, Kingston, loca-
tion, 558.
St. George, Col., at Amherstburg, 814.
St. George's Lodge, in H. M. Ind. Coy's,
St. John's Island, 155.
St. George's Lodge, No. 27, St. Cathar-
ines, history, 1816, 985 ; officers, first,
986; minutes constitution, 985.
St. James Lodge, No. 7, Fredericksburg,
history, i79.<..i822, 603 ; certificate of
"Timothy Thompson, delegate to conven-
tion, 1820, 606 ; first building Craft pur-
poses, 604 ; members, list of, 607 ; mem.
hers wh^ visited tpdge N0.6, 605 ;
minutes, Constitution, Richmond Lodge,
604 ; petilrpn for establishment of lodge
in Tp. Richmond, 604 ; records, 604-6.
St. James' Lodge, No. 14, Cataraqui
(Kingston), 181, 173; history, 1781-1796.
260 ; meeting-places of, 269 ; minutes of
constitution by G. L. Quebec, 264.
St. Johns Church, Ancaster, 971 ; scroll,
deposited comer-stone, 973 ; corner-
stone laying, 972.
St. John's Hall, Johnstown, 1 145.
Saint John's Island, 157.
St, John's Lodge of Friendship, No. 3,
Niagara, history, 1782-94, 271 ; prior to
1190
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
1792, 181 ; history, 1795-1828, 49c ; atti-
tudetowardsP.G.L., 1807,506; Chrysler,
John, petition, 503; Cooper, James, cer-
tifii-ate, 505 ; Danby, Chris., afiiliution,
505; festival notice "Gazette," Dec.
1796, 502; festival, St. John, Dec, 1797,
noticj " Gazette," 503 ; meeting-places,
SOI, 502, 505, 506, so; ; festival, June,
1798, notice "Gazette," 504; officers,
510; members list, 509; warrant, history
from 1822, 508; warrant, text of, 499.
St. John's Lodge of Friendship, No. u,
Montreal, 175. •
St. John's Lodge, No. 3, Dorchester, P.t^.,
■95-
St. John's Lodge, Philadelphia, 144; ledger
discovered, 1884, 144.
St. John's Lodge (No. 1, Ancient York
Masons), Halifax, N.S., 155.
St. John's Lodge, No. i, Charlottetown,
P.E.L, 157; lodge No. r, in the 78th Regt.
of P'oot at puebec (afterwards St. An-
drew s), 168.
St. John's Lodge No. 6, Kingston. 193 ;
history, 1794-1822, 53q; action concern-
ing Niagara organization, 570-571 ;
amendment to by-law governing ballot-
ing for candidate, 586 ; amendments to
by-laws, 556 ; by-laws, 543, 552 ; charily-
box, 571 ; circular organizing convention
received, 593 ; debate on conduct Wni.
Jarvis, 578 ; dispensation Kingston con-
vention, 597 ; dispensation returned,
560 ; dues, amount of, 547; Eadus, Win.,
charge against, 561; fees, 548, 556;
festival, arrangements for first, 557 ;
festival, first public celebration, June,
"795. 558 i •i'''*' mei-'inS •*• A. Chap,
connected with, 578 j first notification o(
trouble at Niagara, 570 ; first use of title
of St. John's, 594 ; fines, 549, f,56 ;
initiation, first record, 557 ; letter from
Davenport Phelps concerning formation
P.G.L., July, 1795. 559 i letter '"•°'"
P.G.L. concerning dues, July-Oct.,
1800, 572 ; letter from Siim'l D. Cozens
concerning a candidate, Gibson, Jan. i,
1798, 565; letter from S. Tift'any, dues,
i6lh April, 1799, 568 ; letter to Sylvester
TifTanv replying to acknowledgiuent of
remonstrance, 576 ; letter to Rev. J no.
Stuart, thanks for sermon, June, 1795,
558 ; manner of transacting business,
58-5; meeting place first, 544 ; meeting
places, 1 794- 1 846, 555 ; members, list of,
601-2; minutes, first meeting, 553;
meeting places with dates, 555 ; moarn-
ing Roderick McKay, 596 ; notification
appt. Simon McGillivray, 600 ; oHicers,
roll of, 602-3 > postage on letter to Kng-
land, S94 ! remonstrance to Niagara
G.L., May i8th, 1801, 573 ; report, ask-
ing Wm. Jarvis to summon P.G.L. al
York or elsewhere, 580 ; report inves-
tigation conduct members, 599 ; R. A.
degree, first record, 575 ; speci- I meet-
ing constitution Lodge No. : 7. Thurlow,
579 : summons to P.G.L. Feb., .804. re-
ceived, 581 ; warrant issued, 542 ! war-
rant received, 560; warrant, text of, 542.
St. John's Lodge No. 15, Mich.hmackmac,
Mich., 173 ; prior to 1792. '»' ' . "'"ory,
1782, 269 ; meeting place, 271 ; warrant-
ed, 271.
St. John's Lodge No. 19. Niagara, 175;
history, 1787-96, 275; prior to 1792. •»■■
St. John the Evangelist, first celebration
of the festival, Canada, 159- .. . _
St. Johns Lodge No. 19, Haldimand Tp..
history, 1801-22, 821 ; charge of intoxi-
cation, 829 ; credentials representative
convention 1820, 828; dispensation con-
vention, 1819, 828: Grand Visitor pre-
sent 1821, 829: letter Jno. Vai-ghan,
dues, 82b; members present, i9lh April,
1821, 829 ; membership, 830 ; petition for
warrant, Haldimand Tp., 1806, 823;
petitions 1823, 829; records 1824,829;
report Benj. McAllister, 828 ; represen-
tatives convention, 1817-19, 828; war-
rant, text of, 822 ; warrant issued, 276 ;
work, 1821-2, 829.
St. John's Royal Arch Lodge, No. ib,
York, history, 1800-22, 764 ; acct. John
Ross, undertaker, 1820, 79^ ; altitude
towards P.G.L, 180S-11, 772.: bond,
paymei.'., subscriptions. Masonic Hall,
1820, 782 ; condition during war 1812-15,
777; condition 1817, 7«7; connection
with Rawdon Lodge, No. 498, 764-765 ;
credentials delegate convention, 1820,
789 ; c-rtificate Jacob Langs, 1817, 780 ;
certificate John Sparks, 794 ; disi^nsa-
tic. burial Tlios. Schofield and order
procession, i8os, 77 > : dispensation con-
vention, 1818, 789; donation to Vonge
St. Church, 781 ; expulsions, 1821, 792 ;
festival, June, 1S22, notice U.C. "Ga-
zette," 793 ; leslival, Dec r, 1822. notice
"Weekly Register," 793 1 initiations,
i8n, 777; inilialions, 1814, 778; initia-
tions, 181920, 780; initiations, 1815,
779 ; invitation to June festival, 1820,
declined bv Fit/gibbon, 790; letter en-
dorsing coiuliut Win. Jarvis, 22nd May,
1811, 44s; letter from F. Swecllaiid,
secy, P.T. Lodge, No. 8, asking relief
lamily of A. Marshall, 1811, 771 ; letter
from G. Sec'y, convention, concerning
dues, 1820, 792 ; letter of allegiance to
Wm. Jarvis' letter, signed by M. Wright
secy, 1811, 772 ; letter of recommenda-
tion' for Bro. McCabe from No. 19, Hal-
dim.iad, 789; letter recommending John
Hayes and Rd. Howard, from Fitz-
gibbon, 1820, 790 ; lodge room Barrett's
Hotel, description, 773; Leonard, Anna,
request assistance, 781 ; Masonic Hall,
Market Lane, erected, 783 ; meeting-
places, 769-773-779-78-! ; '"eo'lJt-'rs, 1820,
790; members, Deer, 1821-22, 794;
members' list, 796-8; movement for
HJSTORY OF FREEMASONK/ IN CANADA.
1 191
" Gil-
erection Masonic Hall, 1818, 782 ; not-
ice expulsion, Daniel Tiers, Abraham
Vanhorn, U.C. " Gazette," 1815, 779 ;
notice from Queen's Rangers' Lodge,
No. 3, 1800, received, 767 ; officers,
first, 767 ; officers, incomplete roll, 795 ;
officers, i8i8, 789; order from conven-
tion to wear mourning H. R. H. Duke of
Kent, 790 ; petition, first, 769 ; petition,
Jacob Miller, 779 ; petition, Mrs. D. W.
Kendrick for assistance, 1816, 780 ;
petition to change place meeting, 1801,
769; petition, Wm, Smith, with endorse-
ment by Wm. Jarvis, 1808, 771 ; peti-
tion Z. M. Phillips, 1814, 778 ; petitions,
1820, 792 ; recommendation Phillip
Cody, by Allen Robinette, 1822, 793 j
receipt $500, "building lodgerooni,"
signed John Holmes, 782 ; record de-
cease Wm. Jarvis, 781 ; records 1801,
769; records 1804, 769; report expul-
sion Alfred Barrett, 1817, 780; repre-
seniatives convention, 1821, 792; re-
turns, 1820, 792 ; subscribers Masonic
Hall, 1818-20, 782 ; warrant endorse-
ment, 767 ; warrant issued, 765 ; war-
rant, text of, 766.
St. Joseph, fort, location of, 308.
St. Leger, Elizabeth, initiation, iii.
St. Mark's Church, Niagara, entry of death
■ of Rev. Robt. Addi.son in register, 477 ;
sketch, 1812-14, 475-
St. Mark's Lodge, No. 105, Drummond-
ville, report records, No. 12, 712.
St. Paul's Head, Cateaton St., London,
. Eng- 95-
St. Paul's Lodge (Antiquity), London, Eng.,
removal, 6g.
St. Paul's Lodge, No. 10, P.R., Montreal,
172.
St. Peter's Lodge, Montreal, P.Q., 169.
St. Thomas, description, view, 1818 988.
Sadler, Hy., Grand Sub- Librarian, Eng.
340, i8b; (Masonic Facts and Fiction)
opinion formation "Ancients," 72.
Sagard, Gabriel, on derivation of word
" Toronto," 309.
Sager, Wni., Union Lodge, No. 25, Rich-
mond Mills, 905.
Salisbury cathedral, 52.
Salle, hi, visit to Mackinac, 270; visit to
NiagHra River, 489 ; vovage in " Grif-
fin," Si 1.
Sandwich Tp. settlement, Si 1.
Santa Cruz, lodge at, 879.
Savar.nah, Ga., warrant issued, G. L. Eng-
land (original), 71.
Scarborough, lodge constituted, original
G. L. England. 71 ; MSS., 51, 67.
Scotland, earliest Masonic records, 104 ;
apprentice prohibitions, 106; earliest
records election G.M., 107; eniigiants,
N.S., 137; fees paid de;'.oii and war-
dens on election, 106 ; G. L. of, institut-
ed, 108 ; rules and regulations, ar.ciont
MSS., 105; G. L. list Canadian lodges,
108 J Masonary in, 104 ; non-operative
Mason, earliest record, 106; Masons'
wages early times ; oldest lodge, 46 ;
operative lodges, discipline, 106 ; pro-
vincial Grand Masters, Canada, 109.
Schaw, Wm., " Maistir of Wark," house-
hold James VL, 104.
Schofield, Thos.. York, dispensation for
burial, 437 ; dispensation burial and
order procession, 1805, 771.
Schofield, Lodge No. 7, Fredericksburg,
565.
Schriver, Geo., Union Lodge, No. 25, R.
Mills, 905; certificate, 904.
Schultz,E.T., Masonry, Maryland, U.S.A.,
'43-
Schuyler, General, 267.
Schuyler, Wm., W^aterford, 982, 983.
Seals, Ancient Grand Lodge, 1760-75, 121;;
Ancient Grand Lodge, IT.C, example,
McNab. 133; Ancient Grand Lodge,
Jarvis warrant, 343 ; Brotherhood of
York, 124-5; Grand Lodge England,
prior 1813, 121 ; Grand Lodge, at Niag-
ara, 132 ; Grand Lodge of Canada, ex-
ample, 130 ; Grand Lodge of Canada,
regulations, 134; Grand Lodge, York,
124 ; Grand Lodge, York (Toronto), 132;
Grand Chapter, York, description, 126 ;
Grand Chapter at York, Hughan descrip-
tion, 126; Kingston convention, Canad;,
132 ; Lodge No. 16, York (Toronto*. 8o( ,
example, description, 133; Prov. Grard
Lodge, Phillips' exanjple, 132 ; Prov.
Grand Lodge, U. C, Phillips, 132 ;
Prov. G. L. Upper Canada, 131 ; Rideau
Lodge No. 25, Burritt's Rapids, example
and description, 134; St. John Lodge,
Niagara, U.C, example, 1791, 133;
Third Prov. Grand Lodge, U.C, McNab,
example, 133.
Searl hotel, Amherstbiirg, location, Si8.
Searle & Hays, architects, London, 75,
Secord, James, 273.
Secord, Laura, lieroine of Beavt r dam,
252.
Secord, Major David, Mill, Niagara, 489.
Select Lodge, No. 16, Montreal, 173.
Select Lodge, No. 225, E.R., Quebec, 167.
Select Lodge (Stewards Lodge), Ouebec,
164.
Select Surveyors' Lodge, No. 9, MIsslsquoi
Bay, 176.
Sellar, father of Robt. Sellars, Kingston,
^ 569-
Sellars, John, Kingston, reinstated, 582.
Sellars, Robt., 269, 569; initiation and in-
troduction to G. L. C, 1890, 59H.
Seinut, chief F:gyplian Mason, 47.
Servos, Daniel, Niagara, certificate, 25S.
Seymour, Mrs. Chas., interview concern-
ing 8lh Regi., 249.
Shank, Capt., of the Queen's Rangers, 183.
Shannon, I.anty, life, 6g8 ; receipt, 182c,
701.
Shaw, A., Kingston, 576.
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HISTORY OF FREKMASONRY IN CANADA.
Shaw, Samuel, King'.ston, 576 ; letter to
John Dean, enclosing' ori}(inat bill of ex-
changee. ;£30, 1069.
Sherwood, AdicI, Brockville, 1 1 25 ; house,
Brackville, 1128; initiation, 288; letter
to Dr. CannifF, Toronto, concerning
New Osweg^atchie Lodge, 288 ; sketch
of, 288 i statement concerning New Os-
wegatchie Lodge, 279.
Sherwood family, sketch of, 288.
Sherwood, fames, Leeds Co., 722.
Sherwood, Justice, member of New Oswe-
gatchie Lodge, 291 ; house of, 291.
Sherwood, Reuben, Visitor Lodge No. 241,
Quebec, 534.
Sherwood, Samuel, Visitor Lodge No. 241,
Quebec, 534.
Sherwood, Seth, initiation of, 288.
Sherwood, Thomas, Lodge No. 13, Leeds
Co., 722 ; sketch of. 287.
Showers, John, Lodge Na. 10, 644; office
W.M. declined, 672.
Siddall, John, house of, Siddall's mills,
1160.
Signs of public houses, London, Eng., 87-
94-95-
Sills, Richelieu Lodge No. 6, Wm. Henry,
(Sorel), Que., 566.
Simcoe, Lt.-Gov., John Graves, account
arrival Johnstown, 1792, 1145; extract
from letter, 23rd Aug., 1793, Queen's
Rangers hutted, 517 ; letter to Lord
Dorchester, 1793. removal of Queen's
Rangers to York (Toronto), 517 ; letter,
York, 20th Sept., 1793, removal of
Queen's Rangers to York (Toronto),
517! life, 513; papers, 1792-3, reports
Queen's Rangers, 515.
Simcoe, Mrs. John Graves, diary extracts,
Canadian views, 1 792-6, 680 ; burial Col.
Butler, 471 ; Capt. Joseph Brant, 689;
Charlolta villa, 832 ; Col. Simcoe's
opinion of Toronto, 311 ; Freemasons'
HaU, Niagara, 1792, 361 ; house of Robt.
Hamilton, Queenston, 470 ; Jean Bap-
tiste Rousseau, 634 ; " King's Head
Tavern," 626; Kingston, 1792 and 1795,
540 ; naming of York, 1793, 311 ; Navy
Hal!, Niagara, 491 ; Queen's Rangers,
515-517 ; Simcoe ladder, 372 ; " The
Castle," 256; "Gazette," 1793, 361.
Simcoe, Mrs. Hy., Wolford, Eng., 254,
630.
Simcoe's ladder, 372.
Simcoe, situation, 976.
Simons, Col., Ancaster, 972.
Simons, T. G., York (Toronto), 610,
Sisson, Nathaniel, North SUr Lodge,
Hamilton, 1153.
Skinner, Joel, Hiram Lodge, No. 28, Crow-
land, 986.
Sparham, Thos,, Lodge No 17, 803.
Sparham, Dr. Thomas, Kingston, 803.
Sparks, John, 786, certificate, 794.
Spanner, Augustus, P.G.M. Quebec, 159.
Speculative lodge, earliest record, 63.
Spencer, B., Prince Edward Lodge, Hallo-
well, 899.
Spencer, H., Fredericksburgh, deed of
sale (slave), to Wm. Jarvis, 402.
Springer, Daniel, Lodge No. 10, 643.
Slavery. UpperCanada, 402,so7;abohsh*d,
508.
Sle-jper, J. E., Sec'y Lodge No. 17, re-
turns, 1821, 809.
Smades, Visitor Lodge No. 241, Quebec,
534-
Small, J., Toronto, 611.
Smart, Rev. Wm., Brockville, initiation. •
1133J publication of address to Brock-
ville Lodge No. 3, 1817; 1125.
Smith, Chas., Hallowell, 898.
Smith, Ensign Thos., member of New Os-
wegatchie Lodge, 291.
Smith, Hon. D. W., site residence Nia-
gara, 340.
Smith, Isaac, Lodge No. 24, expelled,
959.
Smith, J. H. (His. Wentworth Co.), 674.
Smith, John H., builder Mohawk Church,
682.
Smith, Bro. Lodge No. 10, 634.
Smith, Peter, Union Lodge, S. Gower, 1 157.
Smith, Solomon, Ernestown, 843.
Smith, Robt., Lodge No. 6, charge against,
596.
Smith's Tavern, Barton (Hamilton), 1850,
description, 677; location, 636.
Smith, Wm. K., J.W. Lodge No. 11, Mo-
hawk village, 690.
Smith, Wm., Lodge No. j6, York (Toron-
to), petition, 1808, 771.
Smyth, Capt. Harvey, 164; drawings of,
164.
Sole, D. B., Lodge No. 17, 804.
Southwold Tp., location, 731.
Sovereen, Leanian, Waterford, 983.
Sovereen, Morris, house, Waterford, 979!
life saved, 1814, 981; mill, 981.
Sovereen, Wm., Lodge No. 26, Townsend,
958.
Stamford Tp., location, 693.
Stamford village, 17981812, 693.
Staiiwix Fort, Eighth Regiment at, 248.
Starkweather, Asa, member of New Os-
wegatchie Lodge, 297.
Stationers' Hall, St. Paul's Churchyard,
London, Eng., meetings G.L. at, Gi.
Stauber, John, Kingston, 555; funeral, 583.
Steward, York (Toronto), 784.
Steward's Lodge, London, Eng., consti-
tuted, 71.
Stewart, Alex., Niagara, 372.
Stewart, Geo., Barton Tp., 624.
Steinmetzcn Masons, 1 19.
Stiles' Hotel, Cobourg, 1152.
Stiles, Lewis, North Star Lodge, Hamil-
ton, 1152.
Stinson, Jeremiah, Lodge No. 19, 828.
Stipe, S. P., Barton Tp., 624.
Stone boundary, U.C. and L.C., 23; build-
ing in, 50; cutter of, 51.
Stuart, Rev. John, Kin,fston, 558.
Stuart, Rev. H. C. Three Rivers 0..e
Sturd, Geo., Lodgfe No. 10, 643.
u'^StJ:rehrS.-^^-34S.
' V^rrceo:::^.^-- ^'«^- -«^
Swayze, Saml.. location house, Saltfleet,
tZTn ^^^^^' i.'"'"*^ «*■' Oxford, 944.
Sweetland. E., Sec'y P. T.. LodW^No. 8
',8? h°K .V^^""- ^^'"'^ f^'ival Dec"
Nn U J u^,?*/'' N°- ^' '«"er to Lodge
W-S^ behalf family A. Marshall, ,8.,!
Sydenham, Lord, 263.
Symbolism, early, 48.
Symbols, Masonic, early Christians, 52.
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
"93
Ta^ot, Col., fouhder Talbot settlement,
letter to G. S. Eng., concerning fees
constitution, Lodge No. ,4, 264^ '
Ta^or, James, St. James' Lodge. No. ,4.
Taylor, W Secy Lodge No. ,7, letter to
convention, expulsions, 808.
recumseh, Indian Chief, 821
T "■^' ?;' ^""^ (Toronto), 778.
Terry, Moses, letter to John Dean, con-
cerning^retums Western Light L^dge,
^TtS.'' ^""'"'"' ^°'^ (Toronto), 6.5,
Tesselated Pavement, Roman, Eng., m
BaTl' J^";- "-"l^" ^''- 9. Mfssi.lJuoi
Hay, L. C., tuneral, 572.
1 hames river, named, 569.
"" AnTaste^.r^.f"""'^^'^' ^""'''^ '^^ ^4-
Thomson, H. C, Kingston and Toronto,
Thomas, John, Lodge No. 10, 6m.
Thompson, John, lodge No. .77804.
Thompson, Timothy, certificate as delegate
to convention, 1820,606. ''«=K«'e
"c&.S".^'"""''"'"' "*"" '"*-
Thurlow, Tp., location, 799.
Tiffany, E. H., Alexandria, Ont., 472.
liRany, Silvester, letter to Lodge No. 6
Kingston, dues, i6th April, 1700 c68'
letter to Wm. Jarvis, D^ec.' S .^7^;
383 ; life of, 472 , slave for hire, sc^'
^nmmons to Wm. Eadus to ktS
*-. 0. L., June 7th, 1800, 571.
Tomlinson, Nathan, house, Lodge No. 24
Ancaster, 957. ** ^'
Tomlinson, P.G.M., New Eng., ,47.
'^wSt^bxtS94'^!-'" ^'''-- No- -
^oT"^^ '**"'"'V°"' 309; original extent
Of. 308.9 ; region, 1686, extent of, 308 •
Tor^i^f K ''9' ''y Augustus Jones, 3'o
"ins o S"!^ 'T""' ^y """• J°hn Col-
iins to Lord Dorchester, 1788, 310.
Toronto Lodge, No. 8, York, (Toronto),
history, ,8, ,-,7. 885, connection ^vh
N'«8:«'-a G. L 434-438 , dormancy, 889;
endor^tion Jarvis, 444, invitation To
Wm. Jarvis, festival Dec, i8m, 880 •
leUer ,0 Lodge No. ,6, on behalf famH;
Alex. Marshall, 1811, 888; letter of
loyalty to Wm. Jarvis,' ,8„,'88^rme^u
■ng place, 886 ; members, 885 , p"em
on the opening of lodge, 887 , ^e'prese"!
date, 885."''^ ""' '^'^' ^' *^^'-«'"'
Townsend, Tp., settlement, 976.
Township, first, named, Canada, 564 .• sec-
ond, named, 564. ^^ '
Trades, amongst Romans, 49.
Traditions, Masonic, Khode Island, .18.
Tranche, la. River, 569, 731. ^
Treanor, John, Lodge No. 10, 644.
True Bntons-^Lodge, Perth, history, ,818-
22. 1 138 ; affiliation second P.G.L. delay-^
ed, 1 144 J attitude towards Niagara G.L
^^^I'^mT''*":.' J^'9' "4>: benevoll
^frn. r '"'^S^" '^*'"''y' "42! corner-
stone Court House laid, 1 144 ; dispensa-
tion convention ,822, 1143; dispensation,
G.L. Lower Canada, 1818, 1,40; dues
owing, , ,42 ; fees and dues, , ,4, . ,43;
hiatus work, ..42 ; letter to G.L. Lowei^
Canada, 18,8, ,,39, meeting places.
I^«; "4«. 1 144! minutes, first meeting,
1138; petition G.L. Lower Canada for
warrant, ,8,8, ,,39, thanks to Lodge
^.?Ih«^' )y° ^«'-^' fo-- recon,mendation
petition G. L. Lower Canada, ,818,
1 140; warrant, application for, ,,,8:
warrant froni Z.M.Phillips declined, , ,'38
Tuckers Inn, Edwardsburgh, 537. 884.
meJ*'"'?' P!'"*«l«'Phia. first 'craft
meeting place America. ,42.
1 194
HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Turk's Head, Tavern, Greek St., Soho,
London, Eng., 93; Moser's statement
concerning', 93.
Turner, Jacob S., 954.
Turner, Bro., signature on I^slie certifi-
cate, 167.
Turner, Lt., P.G.M., Quebec, 159.
Tyre, in Phoenicia, 48.
U
Union, Grand Lodges England, loi.
Union Lodge, Halifax, N.S., igs-
Union Lodge, No. 8, Montreal, 176.
L'nion Lodge, No. 9, Cornwall, history of,
'793. 277; meeting place, 279; warrant,
clue to source of, 278.
Union Lodge, No. 12, Curacoa, 192.
Union Lodge, No. 15, Grimsby, history,
'799-1822, 733; account Everitt Abner
visits, 182 1, 760; affiliation second Prov.
G.L. 1822, 761; attitude towards con-
vention and Niagara G.L., 1822, 760;
attitude towards Niagara G.L., 1801-2,
740-1 J attitude towards Niagara G.L.,
'803, 74s; attitude towards Niagara G.
L., 1809, 750-1-2-3; attitude towards Ni-
agara G.L., 1809, 750; bees purchased
as investment, 747; bees, leceipts for
stock, Jackson-Herrington, 757; by-laws,
737-9> by-laws, preface to, 736; commu-
nication with P.G.L., 740; convention,
allegiance to, 75?; convention. 1820, at-
titude toward, 757; Coon Stephen, fune-
ral, 749; Coon Stephen, grant, 748; de-
legate appointed P.G.L., 1804, 746; dele-
gate appointed convention, 1817, 754;
delegate appointed Niagara G.L., 1821,
758; delegate to P. G.L. appointed, 1800,
740; dues, amount, 749; dues paid in
performance duties secretary, 745; dues
reduced, 743; dormancy, 1807-8, 750; ex-
pense delegates P.G.L. to be paid, 741;
expenses of the night, average, 751;
fees, coin used payment of, 739; fees,
Grand Sec'y for warrant, 734; Foot,
John, delegate to P.G.L., 1800, 740;
Hepbum'scharge against Wni. Knowles,
action, 744; Hixon-Hepbuni dispute, 749;
installation, 1799, statement of expenses,
736; Jackson, Alex., excluded, 751 ; Jack-
son, Alex., suspended and restored, 749;
jewels, cost, 734; jewels preserved dur-
ing war, 1812-15, 753! letter Abner Kve-
ritt to John Dean, stale Masonry, 1822,
760; letter from Abner Everitt concern-
ing Masonic work, 19th July, 1821, 759;
McAllister, Benj., visit from, 757; mark
degree, first record, 750; Mears and
Wilcox dispute, 740; meeting places,
734. 74'. 744. 754. 756. 760, 761; meet-
ing place, first, 734; member protects
soldier Masons after Beaver Dams, 733;
members, list, 762; minutes, constitu-
tion, 733; minutes P.G.L., 1804, received,
748; mourning worn, death P.G.M., 1817,
7SS! name chosen, 735; Nelle»' house,
Grimsby, location, 741;; Nixon, Allen,
Grimsby, location, 744; officers' roll,
763! petition, warrant from convention,
7SSi Pilkington, Edw., report proceed-
ings NiAgara G.L., 1821 ; pulpit provided
for church, 748; record first, 734; sum-
mons from Jermyn Patrick, meeting P.
G.L., 1804, 746; tyler remunerated, 743;
warrant, cost, 734.
Union Lodge, No. 23, Tp. Osnabruck, his-
tory, 1810, 878; members, list, 879; peti-
tion and recommendation, 1810, 879 ;
warrant issued, 879.
Union Lodge, No. 25, Richmond Mills,
history, 1812-22,901; account with Con-
vention, 1822, 907 ; certificate, Geo.
Schriver, 1819, 904 ; cpmplication of
names, 901 ; constitution report, 902 ;
credentials representatives Convention,
1821, 905 ; dispensation Convention re-
turned, 905 ; endorsement petition, 902 ;
installa!ion minutes, 902 ; Mark Lodge,
record of, 904 ; meeting-place, 902-907 ;
members, list, 908 ; minutes, 8th Sept.,
r8i8, 903; minates 10th Nov., 1818, and
■4th Dec, 1818, 904 ; officers, \82i, 907 ;
officers, 1822, yo6 : officers, roll, 908 ;
petition for warrai;t, 901; removal, 907 ;
report, case Wood- Williams, c)o6 ; rep-
resentatives Convention, 1817-19, 903 ;
representatives second P. G. L., 1822,
907.
Union Lodge, No. 521, Cornwall, 182.
Union Lodge, South Gower, 1319-22, his-
tory, 1156; dispensation issued, 1156;
meeting-place, 1156; Phillips, Z. M., ex-
tract letter to John Dean, referring to
removal, 1821, 1157; representative Con-
vention, 1820, 1157; return to Conven-
tion, 1820, 1 156; successor to, 1157. '
United Lodge, Tp. Murray, Northumberj
land Co., 1817, history, 1 135 ; letter to
Benj. McAllister, concerning dues, 1821,
1135; letter to J. W. Fergu>on, con-
cerning installation, 1820, 1136: McAllis-
ter, Benj., report lodge Carrymg Place,
1 135; members list, 1137; representa-
tives Convention, P.G.L., 1822, 1136.
Unity Lodge, tit Ft. William Henry, 171.
Unity Lodge, No. 3, Sorel, P.Q.. 173.
Upfold, Rev. John, Grimsby, 754.
Upper Canada, districts of 1788, 22; dis-
tricts of 1788 increased, 23; first glimpse
Masonry, 135 ; first Masonic record, Cle-
ment certificate, 257; first parliament of
1792,23; Ma.sonry, 1792,359; Masonry pri-
orto 1 792, 1 79; number lodges warranted,
1792-1815,177; oldest Masonic document,
131; policy G.L. Quebec, 1792-1800, 364;
political divisions 1791, 20; proclamation'
first, 1792, 22; secretary of, 1792, 22; sur-
vey<'d, 22; west of the Ottawa River
lodges warranted 1759-1792, 180.
Usher's chronology, Archbishop, 956,
HISTORY OP FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
^1an"d ' 7"""' ""'^*' '^''"'"'■'••ted at, Eng-
Va^iMli'stine Lodge No. 7, Fredericksburg,
Vanb;.skirk, Hy., St. Thomas 989.
' y r*''- '^'' '^' '*'^^'-«'^' fiSnrbg book
of,^.64: issue of a warrant for lod^geon,
"" e?SC;;5''"' ^'''^ ^''^'■°""'^' "«"-
VanValkenburgh Peter, Union Lodge No
25. Richmond Mills, 906. *
Vaughan, John, letter to Lodge No lo
concerning dues, 826. ^ ^'
Vessel, called "The Freemason," ,40.
Tsa'* ^^** <^'""-'°"e'«wn. P.E.L,
^S; 70"""^^^ extended Grand War-
W
Wagner, Dr., Cornwall. 878.
Wales, Craft extended to, 70.
Wales' UU»"'n' P""'^^,"'"' '"'"^'^d, 7,.
G^M. Mo^de'J^s^:^:^^' ^""'^^ °^' «"-'«'«
^ '',',''•"■• i°''"' Kingston, ,53.
W*^^«'-. PG.M. Quebec ,59.
Walker. R„bt., Kingston, e^h^arge against,
wilu^'^ x,"'^'' Kingston, situation of, „,
w!^^'''*^^^"""^'' Ki"K.^t"n, 588 '^'^'^"
WaU^bndge, Ehas, Lodge No. ,7, expelled,
Slh'-^*^^' J'"^"'*' Be"''ville, 803.
Wa bridge House. Belleville, 804.
Wa lbrK^.e, Wm.. Belleville, 803^
Wa sh, Francis L.. Simcoe. 831.
,^a ■'*1>, Thos.. Simcoe, 830 ^
Walsh. T. H., Simcoe, 830.
Ward, Thos., Port Hope, ,,,,
ranH"lf •/"'•' "f- Canada. .823, 40; Eng-
"Mnd "''^"'' '7-'i'--S6' 40 Knglan^d
Modern, cost of. 40 ; London. Eng.
Vork"'X r \r'' ''''•'' '^^■' New
.8,, '**98.4o: Upper Canada, 1702.
•822, 40; Edward, H.R.H. Prince. P.G.
Iodge%o''r'o'r'''T'^5" "'--
Wm Pr M iV '^"'^'r'' ^' i Jsrvis,
Provineia, Gra.fd M^^e^r^Lodge; nJ'
I. Niagana. ,796. 496; Lodge No. ,
Detroit 1764. 185; Lodge No. 7. De°roi ' I
-»"ed bvG. L. of NewYok 806:
Long
"95
82^4tS°1?. o"/?' E'-"estow„, .804,
»40iSt. Johns R.A.Lodge. No 16 York
s Si"?-; -ss^i
;94 . hrst Canada No., record, LondJ^,
warren, Hy., Niagara, 360.
Warren. John. Niagar;, 360.
Warren, R. G.. Victoria, Ont., 6ai
Warren. Sir Charles, 48.
I«T^'°uV^"f- »"d Masons- Hall
..Lodge, both speculative, 61.
agfN"o.?:r66';?^''°^''^^*'' -"'-''.
Waterford, location. 976.
Waters. Wm.. York (Toronto), 6,0.
Wa Z' ^K-^'- ^t''"' Sandwich, ,63.
ImnrJ ^'r".^^'"'*"' Ancaster, Le,
letters endorsing conduct Wm. JarVi,
24th June and 4th July, ,811. 446. '
Weir's Tavern. Mrs.. Niagara, location,
^'fn" eT' '^''■' ""'''"°"' "°°' ^^7; tps.
Wes't. Milbourne. P.G.M., ,45; P.G M
Quebec, 159. ''^^' •"•"••.
West, Rev. John, 684.
Western district, extent, 811.
torv^islf''' ''°''«^*'' N^wmarke.. his-
toiy 18.7.22. 933 : credentials Josiah
Cushman representativeconvention ,820,
936: letter Josiah Cushman to J. W Fer
Suson. ,820. 936; letter to John beln
concerning returns to convention. ,822"
be 'ar8 o%''""'^' V'' ^^-l- 93«; mem:
tatk'.. ,v^^'^^.^' '-ecords. 934; represen-
idtive convention, 1810, o,.. re(„r„ ►„
convention. ,820. 936; r^lu?^'!' .T:^^^
Weu/.e, Phillip, Kingston, S77.
Wharton, Duke of. elected G:M. England,
Whirlpool Hotel. Niagara. 7, c.
VVh, b> village, location and name. 876.
W cocks Justus, St. Thomas, 988. ^
Wilder, John, N. Star Lodge. Hamilton,
^^chii'chX'' «'.^"^^T,'''°P'"'°" ^^'"'"awk
church, 683 opinion Mrs. Simcoes draw-
ing Mohawk village. 68 1 .
I S^.' ^'"''°"• "• J-. Kingston, 488. sss.
MhTL^- ''•• ''"""•■ '" J-->" Patrick.
A hoi No. 3, not called vet, ,804. 870
lu A..° ] m'"^" ''"'^''^'^ conJernlifg jew-
els, Athol No. 3. ,804, 870.
Wj1Kk,x Chas., York (Toronto). 774; adv.
«-n"C- Gazette," 1818, 77s: duel 776
W. cox, Hial, York (To'ro^i^fo), "jyl "^•
W.Mu.ms,Sanu..;. Lodge No. .0, excluded.
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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CANADA.
Williams, Rev., Ancaster, 959.
Williamstown, location, 878.
Willson, Oilman, Lodge No. 30, St.
Thomas, 988.
Wilson, Alex., Quebec, P.Q., 345 5 author-
ity revoked, 353; interview H.R.H.
Prince Edward, 347 ; letter 10 G. L.
Enjf., ieque-sting extension of power
granted P. Edward, jth Nov., 1792, 355;
letter G. S. Eng., 30th.0cl., 1791, 345;
appt. substitute G. M. Lower Canada,
348.
Wilson, Geo., Quebec, 8ao.
Wilson, James, Lodge No. 10, 632 ; loss by
fire, 657 ; reprimanded, 656.
Wilson, James, settlement, Ancaster, 954.
Wilson, John, Niagara, 373.
Wilson, Sam'l, Union Lodge, S. Gower,
iiS7i house at Heckson's Corners, 1156.
Wilson, Titus, Newmarket, 937.
Wilson, Wm., Kingston. 600.
Wilson, (Rev.) Wm., Kingston, 594.
Wilson, Wm., Mercer, home, 976.
Wilson's Tavern, Newark (Niagara), 277;
location, 373, 502, 372.
Wiltse, Benoni, first settler, Tp. Yonge,
County of Leeds, 297.
Windover, John, Union Lodge, No. 25,
Rich-nond Mills, 905.
Windsor, 813.
Windsor Hotel, Belleville, 802.
Wolford, Tp. location and settlement, 1 153.
Wood, T. S. , Lodge No. 1 3, Bath, fined, 847.
Woodhousii, Tp. settled, 976.
Woodworth, Hiram C, Lodge No. 17, 808.
Work, plan of, 19.
Worthington.Thos., Prince Edward Lodge,
Hallowell, 899.
Wright, Capt. Samuel, member of New
Oswegfatchie Lodge, 291.
Wright, Daniel, credentials representative.
Lodge, No. 17, 1820, 806; Lodge No.
17, 804.
Wright, Edw., York (Toronto), 528.
Wright, James, Prince Edward Lodge,
Hallowell, 899.
Wright, M., Sec'y Lodge No. 16, letter of
allegiance to Wm. Jarvis, 181 1, 772;
death, 781.
Wren, Christopher, Jr., 52.
Wren, Sir Christopher, 52; as Mason, apo-
cryphal, 60.
Writ, county election, York, 1801, 611.
Winbury chapel, 120 ; situated, 120.
Wylie, D. (Brockville " Recorder,") state-
ment concerning Oswegatchie, Har-
mony and Sussex, 720. ,
Wyn, Stephen, Hiram Lodge No. i, Visitor
No. 12, 708.
Wynn's Hotel, Niagara, 507.
Govt.. 3,0; early names °f '°"! ^^ °^J
308 ; erection of new fort, 528; extent 01
original plot and brief descriplion of
town in .794. 3": «"' ^"^'="'"'1?^
cil at. 3;n first expulsion. 3«6 f fi«t
festival ielebralisn, 3'6-9; ««' 'f *'T.
in. 316; first record R. A. work, 336.
tort at. .794-«««>. 5«9i f""«™'l/"f'
Masonic, 616; harbour, first ?"«-vey «[.
3.0, in.795. 3-3; Irvinesv.ewj^'8»j
788; population at end of '7°o. 3i3.
report on fort, in Canadmn archives,
1834, 528 ; site chosen and named. 3««-
10-11; state Masonry 1812-15, 777 J the
town of, first time officially used in a
letter by Augustus Jones, i793. 3".
view, east end, 1803. 613.
York (Eng.), Bishop of, 50-
York, county, extent. 933- . „;„.,.„
York. Eng., earliest existing minutes
assembly Masons, 67. „, . _. !,„„„*
York and Clarence (Wm. IV.), Dukes of,
initiated, 98.
York Minster, fabric rolls, S3- „., ft,
Yorkshire, Masonic work P""';^" •7'7.'^-
Yonge St., Toronto. 933: built. 394-5,
Nos. 107-99, built. 767. .
Young, Col-John, P-G-M-, '56; aPP<""'-
ed P.G.M. America. Scotland, 109.
Young, Daniel, Lodge No. »«>.o3*-
Young, Guy Hy., certificate, 1813. 890.
Young, John, Lodge No. 10, 635-
Yellow House, York (Toronto), site of, 3*7 •
Yeomans, Asa, Lodge No. 17, 804; creden-
tials, convention. 1822, 809.
York (Toronto), became seat of Prov.
Zion Lodge, No. 10, Detroit, .77 i his-
tory, 1794-1805. m i «PP*'"'*?L"'* „ *
Board of Arbitration, 230 ; bean, use
of. I9Q ; cost of initiation, 228 ; com-
mintTon ledger entries, 237; ^«»*™^''°S
of lodge-room by fire, 228 ; first record
of returns made to P.G.L., 203; /eso u-
tion to notify G.L. pf U.C. of their auth-
ority, 202; ^tition to G.L. of New York
to revive warrant of Lodge No. 1 , 223 ,
petition to G. L. New York, renewal
warrant 237; minutes of 19th "ec.,
1 704, 196 ; list of warrants, 238 ; meet-
inTplaces, 228 ; minutes of a4th June,
1^7; 233; minutes of 6th July, 1807. last
meeting under Canadian warrant, 234;
minutes first meeting under American
warrant, 235; members, list of,239-40-4«;
offshoots from, 235; officeBS-roU-f, ^4*;
removal to house of McDonnell, a 16;
removal to John Dodemead's house,
22s; removal to Smiths house, 227;
resolution concerning request for recom-
mendation of a lodge at River La
Tranche, 204; resolution referring to
petition for recommendation of a lodge
at Maiden, 213-4; resolution to apply
for warrant from G. L. of New York,
223 ; removal to Palmer's house, 252 ;
resum^ofwork, 1794-1807, 236; sanction
given to application R. A. Chapter, 230;
warrant, text of, 1794. >94'