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" We faithfully promise to obey the regular ori- 
 ginal laws. Charges and Regulations of this Ancient 
 and Honorahle Institution, and to preserve the 
 ANCIENT LAND MARKS of the Order, to 
 the utmost of our power." 
 
 " WATCH AND ABSTAIN FROM EVIL." 
 
The following is an exact copy of the ORI- 
 GINAL CHARTER of the Grand Lodge of 
 the State of New York. 
 
 No. 219. 
 
 (seal.) 
 ATHOLL, Grand Master. 
 WM. DICKEY, D. G. M. 
 JAMES JONES, S. G. W. 
 JAS. READ, J. G. W. 
 
 To all whom it may Concern. 
 
 Mt \\t ©rana f 0dfl^, of the Most An- 
 cientand Honorable FRATERNITY of FREE 
 and ACCEPTED MASONS, (according to the 
 old Constitutions granted by his Royal Highness 
 Prince Edwin, at Tork, Anno Domini, Nine 
 Hundred Twenty and Six, and in the Tear of 
 Masonry, Four Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty 
 and Six,) in ample Form assembled, viz : The 
 Right Worshipful and Most Noble Prince John 
 the Third, Duke, Marquis and Earl of Atholl, 
 Marquis and Earl of Tullibardine, Earl of Strath- 
 tay and Strathardle, Viscount of Balquider, Glenal- 
 mond and Glenlyon, Lord Murray, Belveney and 
 Gask, Heretable Captain and Constable of the Cas- 
 tle and Constabulary of Kincleaven, Hereditary 
 
(6 ) 
 
 Keeper of the Palace of Falkland, one of the 
 Sixteen Peers of Scotland, and in that part of 
 Great Britain called England and Masonical Ju- 
 risdiction thereunto belonging, GRAND MAS- 
 TER OF MASONS; the Right Worshipful 
 William Dickey, Esquire, Deputy Grand 
 Master; the Right Worshipful James Jones, 
 Esquire, Senior Grand Warden ; the Right 
 Worshipful James Read, Esquire, Junior 
 Grand Warden ; with the approbation and 
 Consent of the Warrented Lodges held 
 within the Cities and Suburbs of London and 
 Westminster, do, by these Presents, authorize 
 and empower our Trusty and Well-beloved 
 Brethren, Free and Accepted Ancient Masons, 
 who at the Time of this present Writing, are or 
 hereafter shall become Inhabitants of the Pro- 
 vince of New-York, in North America, to con- 
 gregate, form and hold a Provincial Grand Lodge 
 in the City of New York and Province of New- 
 York, aforesaid, independent of any former Dis- 
 pensation, Warrant or Constitution, ordered, 
 given or granted by Us, or any of our Predeces- 
 sors, Grand Masters of England, to any Mason 
 or Masons residing within the Masonical Juris- 
 diction, aforesaid ; such Provincial Grand Lodge, 
 when duly constituted, to be held Annually, 
 Half-yearly, Quarterly, Monthly, or at any sea- 
 sonable Time or Times as occasion shall require. 
 And We do hereby nominate, constitute and 
 appoint Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved 
 Brother the Reverend William Walter, 
 Master of Arts, to be our Provincial Grand 
 
(7) 
 
 Master ; our Right Trusty and Well-beloved 
 Brother John Stedholme Browning, Esquire, 
 to be our Provincial Senior Grand Warden ; 
 and our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Brother 
 the Reverend John Beardsley, Master of Arts, 
 to be our Provincial Junior Grand Warden, 
 with the Masonical Jurisdiction aforesaid ; who 
 together with the aforesaid Provincial Grand 
 Master and his Deputy, when appointed and in- 
 stalled, and Provincial Grand Wardens, shall be 
 addressed by the Stile and Title of the Right 
 Worshipful Provincial Grand Master, Grand 
 Wardens, &c. And We do hereby further 
 authorise and impower our said Right Worship- 
 ful Provincial Grand Master, William Walter, 
 his Deputy, and Grand Wardens, John Sted- 
 holme Browning, Esq., and John Beardsley, 
 with the Approbation and Advice of their Grand 
 Lodge, to grant Dispensations, Warrants and 
 Constitutions, for the congregating and making 
 Free and Accepted Masons, forming and 
 holding of Lodges within the Jurisdiction afore- 
 said, according to the most Ancient and Honor- 
 able Custom of the Royal Craft, in all Ages and 
 Nations throughout the known World. And 
 We do, by these Presents, further authorize and 
 impower our said Trusty and Right Worshipful 
 Brethren, the Provincial Grand Master, Grand 
 Wardens and their legal Successors, when in 
 regular Grand Lodge formed, to hear, adjust, 
 and impartially determine all and singular Matters 
 of Complaint, Dispute, Debate or Controversy, 
 relative to the Craft within the Jurisdiction 
 
(8) 
 
 aforesaid ; strictly requiring all and every of our 
 Worthy and Loving Brethren within the Juris- 
 diction aforesaid to be conformable to all and 
 every of the Good Rules, Orders, Issues and 
 Decrees, which shall from Time to Time be 
 ordered, issued or decreed by the said Right Wor- 
 shipful Provincial Grand Lodge ; — herein re- 
 serving to ourselves our antient Prerogative of 
 Hearing Appeals, and Administration of such 
 Things as shall [bona Jide) appear absolutely ne- 
 cessary for the Honor and Benefit of the Craft 
 in General. And lastly, We do hereby author- 
 ize and impower our said Trusty and Right 
 Worshipful Grand Master and Grand Wardens, 
 together with their lawful Associates, being the 
 installed Masters, Wardens, and J|@~ PAST 
 MASTERS of the Regular Lodges within the 
 Jurisdiction aforesaid, in Grand Lodge assem- 
 bled, to nominate, chuse and install, their Suc- 
 cessors to whom they shall deliver this Warrant, 
 and invest them with their particular Jewels and 
 Masonical Powers and Dignities as Provincial 
 Grand OrFiCERS, &c., &c., &c. And such 
 Successors shall in like Manner nominate, chuse 
 and install, &c., their Successors, &c., &c., such 
 Installation to be upon or near every Saint 
 John's Day the Twenty-fourth of June, during 
 the Continuance of the said Provincial Grand 
 Lodge for ever. Providing the said Right Wor- 
 shipful William Walter, John Stedholme Brown- 
 ing, Esqr., John Beardsley,and all the Successors, 
 Grand Officers of the said Provincial Grand 
 Lodge, do continually pay due Respect to the 
 
(9) 
 
 Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Most 
 Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and 
 Accepted Masons, by whom this Warrant is 
 granted, otherwise this Warrant and Constitution 
 to be of no Force nor Virtue. Given under 
 our Hands and Seal of the Grand Lodge in 
 London, the Fifth Day of September, in the 
 Year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hun- 
 dred Eighty and One, in the Year of Masonry, 
 Five Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty and One, 
 and in the Seventh Year of the Grand Master- 
 ship of His Grace the Duke Atholl, &c., &c., 
 &c. 
 
 CHAR'S BEARBLOCK, 
 
 Grand Secretary, 
 (seal.) 
 
 Note. — This Warrant is Registered in the Grand Lodge, Vol. 
 8, Letter H. 
 
" My Son, forget not my law, but let thine heart 
 keep my commandments, and remove not the 
 ANCIENT LAND MARKS which thy fathers 
 have set." — Solomon. 
 
BY-LAWS 
 
 OP 
 
 iHJlount bernon Solige, 
 
 No. 3. 
 
 OF 
 
 ANCIElvrT YORK MASON'S. 
 
 ALBANY, N. Y., A. L., 5874. 
 
 Instituted February 21st, A. L. 5765. 
 Incorporated Marcli 17tli, A. L. 5874. 
 
;^ncient JlantimarHS* 
 
 The following are enumerated as Ancient 
 Landmarks of the Fraternity ; having, as such, 
 been universally received and acknowledged by 
 Masons : 
 
 1. That belief in the Supreme Being, " The 
 Great Architect of the Universe," who will pun- 
 ish vice and reward virtue, is an indispensable 
 pre-requisite to admission to Masonry ; 
 
 2. That the moral law which inculcates charity 
 and probity, industry and sobriety, and obedience 
 to law and civil government, is the rule and 
 guide of every Mason, and to which strict con- 
 formity is required ; 
 
 3. That obedience to Masonic law and au- 
 thority being voluntarily assumed, is of perpetual 
 obligation, and can only be divested by the sanc- 
 tion of the supreme government in Masonry ; 
 
 4. That the rites and ceremonies (which in- 
 clude the unwritten language) of the true system 
 of the Ancient York Rite, and which constitute 
 a part of the body of Masonry, are immutable, 
 and that it is not in the power of any man, or 
 body of men, to make innovations therein i, 
 
 2 
 
( 14 ) 
 
 5- That contention and lawsuits between 
 Brethren are contrary to the laws and regulations 
 of Masonry : 
 
 6. That charity is the right of a Mason, his 
 widow and orphans, when poor and destitute, to 
 demand, and the duty of his prosperous Brother 
 to bestow. 
 
 7. That Masonic instruction is, like charity, a 
 reciprocal right and duty of Masons ; 
 
 8. That the right to visit, Masonically, is an 
 absolute right, but may be forfeited or limited by 
 particular regulations ; 
 
 9. That men made Masons must be at least 
 twenty-one years of age, free born, of good re- 
 port, hale and sound, not deformed or dismem- 
 bered, and no woman, nq eunuch ; 
 
 10. That no one can be made a Mason except 
 in a lawful Lodge, duly convened, acting (except 
 when made by the Grand Master at sight) under 
 an unreclaimed Warrant or Dispensation, and at 
 the place therein named ; 
 
 11. That the Grand Master may make Masons 
 at sight, in person, and in a lawful Lodge, and 
 may grant a dispensation to a Lodge for the same 
 pupose ; but in all other cases, a candidate must 
 be proposed in open Lodge, at a stated meeting, 
 and can only be accepted at a stated meeting 
 following, by the scrutiny of a secret ballot, and 
 an unanimous vote, and must pay a fixed price 
 before admission ; 
 
(15 ) 
 
 12. That the ballot for candidates or for mem- 
 bership is strictly and inviolably secret ; 
 
 13. That a petition to be made a Mason, 
 after being presented and referred, cannot be 
 withdrawn, but must be acted upon by report of 
 committee and ballot ; 
 
 14. That a ballot for each degree separately 
 is an undeniable right, when demanded ; 
 
 15. That initiation makes a man a Mason; 
 but he must receive the Master Mason's degree, 
 and sign the By-Laws, before he becomes a 
 member of the Lodge ; 
 
 16. That it is the duty of every Master Ma- 
 son to be a contributing member of a Lodge ; 
 
 17. That a Lodge under dispensation is a tem- 
 porary and inchoate body, and is not entitled to 
 representation in the Grand Lodge, and those 
 who work it do not forfeit their membership 
 thereby in any other Lodge, while it so continues, 
 but such membership is thereby suspended ; 
 
 18. That the Master and Wardens of every 
 warranted Lodge must be chosen annually by its 
 members, and if installed, cannot resign their 
 offices during the term for which they were 
 elected : and are, of right and inalienably, repre- 
 sentatives in and members of the Grand Lodge ; 
 and in case they do not attend the Grand Lodge, 
 a proxy may be appointed by the Lodge to repre- 
 sent it in the Grand Lodge, who in such case 
 shall have three votes ; 
 
(16) 
 
 19. That no one can be elected Master ot a 
 warranted Lodge (except at its first election) but 
 a Master Mason who shall have served as 
 Warden. 
 
 20. That no appeal to the Lodge can be 
 taken from the decision of the Master, or the 
 Warden occupying the chair in his absence ; 
 
 21. That every Mason must be tried by his 
 peers ; and hence the Master cannot be tried by 
 his Lodge ; 
 
 22. That Masonic intercourse with a clandes- 
 tine or expelled Mason is a breach of duty, and 
 an offense against Masonic law. 
 
 23. That a restoration to the privileges of 
 Masonry by the Grand Lodge does not restore 
 to membership in a Subordinate Lodge. 
 
 24. That a Mason, who is not a member of 
 any Lodge, is still subject to the disciplinary 
 power of Masonry ; 
 
 25. That the disciplinary power of a Lodge 
 may not be exercised for a violation of the moral 
 law (as distinguished from the law of the land), 
 until the offender has been thrice admonished by 
 the Master or Wardens of his lodge ; 
 
 26. That a failure to meet by a Lodge for one 
 year is cause for the forfeiture of its warrant ; 
 
 27. That it is the duty, as well as the right, 
 of every warranted Lodge to be represented in 
 tTie Grand Lodge at its Annual Communication ; 
 
(17) 
 
 28. That a Grand Lodge has supreme and 
 exclusive jurisdiction, within its territorial limits, 
 over all matters of Ancient Craft Masonry ; 
 
 29. That no appeal lies from the decision of a 
 Grand Master in the chair, or his Deputy or 
 Warden occupying the chair in his absence ; 
 
 30. That the office of Grand Master is always 
 elective, and should be filled annually by the 
 Grand Lodge ; 
 
 31. That a Grand Lodge, composed of its 
 Officers and of Representatives, must meet at 
 least once in each year to consult and act con- 
 cerning the interests of the Fraternity in its 
 jurisdiction. 
 
(p. Qy. ^<mk S. Grand Warden, 
 (^- ^^ ^OOte J. Grand Warden, 
 
 Wki, \\i (iraitir f % 
 
 o^ ^mmm ^StSi A&&SS^:^B SSASSQWSi, o/^/e state of NEW-YORK, ek am/i/e (^ozm ad4em//ec/, accotc^na io 
 unc/et i^e au<yitce<i o/ PRIl^CE EDWIJV, al e^e ^clu o/ ^otd, en ^teai ^u{ain, en ide '^eat o/ Q^adi 
 
 The Most Worshipful (3/^eAnen c^an £Jl6nd4em&l 
 The Right Worshipful foAn "^iad^ 
 The Right Worshipful Sna Q^. ^^m 
 The Right Worshipful C^da/ (^^ ^oo^e 
 
 ^o /^ ^'^e4e '^zeaenU a/^oml, aul^ot^e anc/ emAowet out wott4u !^tol4et J/ 61C097Z6 (^ 4i 
 Jh^nied &iUin^6^, lo /e de <Mnwt '^ate/en; an</ ou^ uaoU^^ Mtoidet ^o4n ^e^mOU^ 
 
 
 ana Ine daici GMudtet una Waiaena, ana inect 4ucced40't4 en (yjjftce, ate nete^u tedkectcve'^ autnote^ea anei cuteciea, 
 o/ Ine GMem^eta of Me dace/ jl^OU00» c/w^ €o /e 4mnmone</ anc/ /itedent ii^on aac'^ (^cca4ion<i,{o FIIjFICT^ ant/ 1 
 
 doMen, en Tnannet anc//otm aa ed, ot mau /e, Medcte/ec/ ^ t^e Constitution of med GRAND LODGE <anl> iTui 
 
 ano/ Q^a^dotel^eo addem^e uAon /iuAet anc^ /aafa/ (^ccadeond, anc^ to MAKE MASONS — to ^MMS^ MEI 
 Ozcl and <S/nena a/i/ietlaenena to me CRAFT a^ nave /een anc^ ouaM {& ^ oione, fot t^e (^lonoat ane/ ac/va9. 
 Constitution of t'^ed GRAND LODGE, ot^etu^ede tded WiB.SlSl^Hir and e^e iM>utetd t^ete/u atanted to ceadi 
 
 (S'tbfU unc/et oat (Mandd and tde ^ea/of oat GRAND LODGE, en 
 
 ^/m'd peaM ^Dau of ^ine en Ine '^eat <^ 
 ^/mentu feve ana en tne ^eat ^ Mtfik-SOHSRY, /^<5 tnoudam 
 
 waiiant wM 
 
 ahon iehi^eientation io (ne ^iand ^SocMe tnal Ine 
 
 ^ p^ ^WacUuAoUd, ^tand O/ea. 
 
 f'l* /iie. 
 
Grand Master. 
 J^onTl ^i0iadn D. Grand Master. 
 
 m, a?n/i€e Q^otTn. addemmec/, accotc^na lo me (yu/ ^on^lc^uicond teaumtm ant/ dotem.n^ ediavuddea 
 '^n ^~p^ea{ ^tt{ac7i, en l^e '^eat o/ Q^aaontu 4^^(f, voz. 
 
 Grand Master. 
 
 Deputy Grand Master. 
 
 Senior Grand Warden. 
 
 Junior Grand Warden. 
 
 UAotdu ^tol^et /TetCOme (pd/eeC^ lo /e l^e Q'/Laet ,■ oat wotd^ ^tot^ez 
 WSS^SB SSASQStSt ^o /e, /'u, '^Htue 4eieo/, condtdalec/, ^otmec/, ano/ •^e/c/ tn me CtlU O^ 
 
 ^oani^ ^anon ^aJae (2/^. S= 
 
 e netevu tea/iecitve^ aalnott^ec/ ana (Ateclea,A£ and mdn Ine Q^aacdlance ana ^onaenl o/ a QMa^otUu 
 ■dent a^wn 4acn (ycca<icon4,{o EIjECT i«??^ IWSTALEj me C//fccetd o/ me data .J:£oaae aa '^c/acancie4 
 
 tution 0/ mc6 GRAND LODGE 2lnb ifurtljet, me dace/ ,.S£oc/ae td nete^u mveatec/ md^ Acu hornet 
 
 to MAKE U.K^O'^^—to ^^'M.\^ mMMM^n.%—a4 a^o eo (^ anc/ /let/otm a// an</ evet^ mod 
 uuni {0 ■ve cCone, /ot me G/Lonout ana aavantaae meieo/; con/otm.cna tn att meit .^toceec/tnaa io me 
 T ana €ne '.^^i^u^etd metevu atanlea ^o ceade ana to ■ve o/ no j^tmet e^ecl. 
 
 c/lde (^ea/o/ out GRAND LODGE, m de ^d^ o/ Q/fet^ ^oti, ^i/nUed (^laled of Q^metica, 
 iDau 0/ ^ine cti me ^t/eat o/ oat Lord, one moadana ecam nanatea ana 
 n. ^e ^eat o/ MAS-OIS^Y, /^<5 tnoadand ecaM nunc/tea ana tu^enlu uve. 
 
 (pv- //ac/dU^Oim, Grand Secretary. 
 
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 ^/ac/dt4Aot6n, ^Uina O/ecl. 
 
BY-LAWS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 Of Meetings. 
 
 Section i. The regular communications of 
 this Lodge shall be held at its Lodge room, on 
 the first and third Mondays of every month. 
 The hour of meeting shall be at 7 J o'clock P. m. 
 
 Sec. 2. The Lodge may, by vote, take a recess, 
 and suspend their regular meetings, during the 
 summer months, but the prerogative of the Mas- 
 ter or other presiding officer, to summon a regu- 
 lar or emergent Lodge, when he or they shall 
 deem it necessary, shall not in any way be af- 
 fected by said vote. 
 
 Election. 
 
 Sec. I. The annual election of officers shall 
 take place at the regular meeting next preceding 
 the Festival of St. John, the Evangelist, the 27th 
 day of December, which meeting shall be known 
 as the " Annual Communication." The elective 
 officers shall be chosen by written ballots, and a 
 majority of all the votes cast shall be requisite to 
 
( 20) 
 
 constitute an election, and the balloting shall not, 
 in any instance, be closed, until all the members 
 present, entitled to vote, shall have had an oppor- 
 tunity of so doing. 
 
 Sec. 2. In case the said day of election, by 
 casualty or unavoidable accident, be omitted to be 
 observed, a meeting shall be convened by sum- 
 mons, on some other day, for the purpose of 
 holding an election, and the election of officers 
 at said meeting shall be valid ; provided a dispen- 
 sation for holding such election be first procured 
 from the Grand Master or his Deputy. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 Of Officers and their Duties. 
 
 Section i. The elective officers of this 
 Lodge shall be a Master, Senior and Junior 
 Wardens, Treasurer and Secretary ; and the 
 appointed officers shall be a Senior and Junior 
 Deacon, Senior and Junior Masters of Ceremo- 
 nies, Chaplain, Organist, Marshal and Tiler, 
 who shall be appointed by the Master. 
 
 Sec. 2. The duties of the Master and War- 
 dens shall be such as are recognized by the laws 
 and usages of Masonry. 
 
 The Secretary's Duty. 
 
 Sec. 3. The Secretary shall keep the following 
 books, viz : 
 
(21) 
 
 1st. A Blotter, or scrap minute book, for the 
 constant use of the Lodge. 
 
 2d. A Record, in which the minutes shall be 
 fairly written after they have been adopted. 
 
 3d. A register of the members of the Lodge, 
 in the form prescribed by the Grand Lodge. 
 
 4th. A Ledger. 
 
 5th. A book containing the Constitution and 
 General Rules and Regulations of the Grand 
 Lodge ; also, an appendix thereto, for the pur- 
 pose of recording every new Regulation or 
 amendment to said Constitution. 
 
 6th. An Engrossed copy of the By-Laws or 
 this Lodge, to be signed by every brother be- 
 coming a member thereof. Also an appendix 
 thereto, to record, under the direction of the 
 Master, all additional Laws, alterations or amend- 
 ments. 
 
 8th. An Official Receipt Book. 
 
 It shall be the duty of the Secretary always to 
 keep these books in good order for inspection ; 
 to conduct the correspondence of the Lodge, 
 under the direction of the Master ; to notify all 
 candidates of their election ; to transmit to the 
 Grand Secretary (immediately) after every elec- 
 tion, the names of the Master and Wardens ; to 
 make out a return to the Grand Lodge, in the 
 form laid down in the Constitution, and as often 
 as the law requires, to notify the Grand Lodge, 
 and the Lodges of this city, of every suspension, 
 expulsion, and restoration which may take place 
 in this Lodge ; to furnish the chairman of every 
 committee with the names of his associates, to- 
 
(22) 
 
 gether with a copy of the resolution or subject 
 matter confided to them by the Lodge ; the 
 Lodge Seal shall be confided to his special care ; 
 he shall attend the Master or any committee of 
 the Lodge, with any books or papers in his pos- 
 session, and give such information as may be 
 required of him ; he shall collect and carefully 
 record the receipt of all fees and dues, and shall 
 at least once a month, and every month, pay the 
 same over to the Treasurer, and take his receipt 
 therefor. At the Annual Communication, he 
 shall make a full report to the Lodge ; and at the 
 expiration of his term of office, transfer all the 
 property of the Lodge in his possession to his suc- 
 cessor in office. Immediately after the Annual 
 Communication, he shall summon all members 
 who are two years in arrears for dues. 
 
 The Treasurer" s Duty. 
 
 Sec 4. The Treasurer shall take charge of 
 the funds of the Lodge, and keep an exact ac- 
 count thereof — where deposited, and how dis- 
 posed of: also, enter an account of all securities 
 taken for debts due the Lodge. He shall pay all 
 accounts which have been passed by the Lodge, 
 on the Warrant of the Master, countersigned by 
 the Secretary. Rents and Grand Lodge dues 
 may be paid immediately on the order of the 
 Master, attested by the Secretary. He shall 
 keep an account of the receipts and disbursements 
 in a small ledger, and carefully number and file 
 his vouchers for examination, whenever required 
 
( 23) 
 
 by the Lodge or standing committee ; and shall, 
 at the annual communication, report the condi- 
 tion of the treasury, with a list of the debts due 
 by and to the Lodge, with the names of the 
 debtors and creditors. He shall, at the expira- 
 tion of his term of office, transfer to his successor 
 all moneys and other property of the Lodge 
 which may be in his possession or subject to his 
 order. 
 
 The Tiler's Duty. 
 
 Sec. 5. The Tiler's duty shall be to keep the 
 furniture clean, and everything in order for the 
 meeting of the Lodge ; to keep a list of the 
 names of the members and their place of resi- 
 dence ; and regularly to serve all notices placed 
 in his hands by the Secretary, upon whom he 
 shall call in proper time to receive them previous 
 to the meeting of the Lodge. He shall not allow 
 any stranger to approach the door of the Lodge 
 while at labor, and shall require every non-resi- 
 dent brother, on his first visit, to enter his name 
 and the name of the Lodge to which he belongs 
 or hails from, in a book provided or arranged for 
 that purpose. In all other respects he shall be 
 under the direction of the Master, and for the 
 FAITHFUL performance of his duties he shall re- 
 ceive for tiling, serving notices, or attending on 
 funerals, such sums as the Lodge may, from time 
 to time, direct. 
 
 Sec. 6. All other officers shall perform such 
 duties as the Master and Wardens may require. 
 
(24) 
 
 Sec. 7. In addition to the duties hereinbefore 
 enjoined, it shall be the duty of the Master, 
 Treasurer, and -Secretary, conjointly, to report 
 to the Lodge at the Annual Communication a 
 full and complete inventory of all property be- 
 longing to the Lodge (except that required to be 
 reported by the Treasurer and Secretary in their 
 respective annual reports), of what the same 
 consists, where, or in whose hands soever the 
 same may be ; which said report shall be entered 
 in full in the minutes, and filed. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 Of Membership. 
 
 Section i. Candidates for initiation shall 
 make application by petition in the following 
 words : 
 
 To the W. M.^ Wardens and Members of Mount 
 Vernon Lodge No. 3, Ancient Free Masons : 
 
 I, ....being a man, 
 
 free born, not deformed or dismembered, do 
 hereby freely and voluntarily offer myself as a 
 candidate for the mysteries of Free Masonry in 
 your Lodge. 
 
 I declare, upon my honor, that I am unbiased 
 by any improper solicitation of friends, and am 
 uninfluenced by mercenary or other unworthy 
 motive ; that I am prompted by a avorable 
 opinion entertained of the institution, a desire of 
 
(25) 
 
 knowledge, and a sincere wish of being service- 
 able to my fellow man. Should I be received, I 
 will cheerfully conform to all the ancient usages 
 and established customs of the Order. 
 
 Where were you born ? 
 
 What is your age ? , 
 
 What is your occupation ? 
 
 How long have you lived in the State of New 
 York? 
 
 How long in the city and county of Albany ?... 
 
 Have you ever, to your knowledge, been pro- 
 posed as a candidate and rejected, in a Masonic 
 Lodge ; and if so, when and in what Lodge ?... 
 
 Do you believe in the existence of one ever- 
 living and true God ? 
 
 Do you know of any physical, legal or moral 
 reason which should prevent you from becoming 
 a Free Mason ? 
 
 And I do further declare, upon my honor as a 
 man, that true answers are given to the foregoing 
 questions. 
 
 , Candidate. 
 
 Proposing Brother. 
 
 The candidate's name shall be written by his 
 own hand, at full length, to the above form of 
 petition, and witnessed by the proposing brother, 
 and when presented shall be accompanied with 
 the sum of ten dollars as a forfeit, in case of neg- 
 lect or recantation of said candidate, otherwise 
 to be placed to the account of his initiation fee, 
 if he be accepted, or returned if he be rejected. 
 
 3 
 
(26) 
 
 Sec. 2. All propositions for membership must 
 be made on a regular meeting of the Lodge. 
 
 Sec. 3. The application of a candidate shall 
 be referred to an investigating committee, whose 
 duty it shall be to see and converse with him, 
 and strictly to investigate his character and stand- 
 ing in society, &c., &c., and make a report at the 
 next regular communication. 
 
 Sec. 4. Application for affiliation shall be in 
 the following words, viz : 
 
 I^ A B , a (here insert the degree) 
 
 Mason, having read the By-Laws of Mount 
 Vernon Lodge, No. 3, do hereby offer myself 
 for membership therein, and if accepted, I pro- 
 mise to sustain to the best of my ability the prin- 
 ciples and regulations of the Lodge. 
 
 Which application shall be signed by the 
 brother and witnessed as in the preceding case, 
 and when presented shall be accompanied with 
 the sum of one dollar ; said sum to be forfeited 
 to the Lodge in case the brother does not con- 
 summate his membership within six months from 
 the date of his acceptance. 
 
 Sec. 5. No adjoining member shall be received 
 unless he produce satisfactory evidence that all 
 claims against him in the Lodge he formerly be- 
 longed to have been discharged. 
 
 Sec 6. If a candidate be rejected, he cannot 
 be again proposed until the expiration of six 
 months thereafter. 
 
 Sec 7. If a candidate neglects to present 
 
(27) 
 
 himself for six months after he has been notified 
 by the Secretary, of his election, he shall forfeit 
 his deposit, and also the right of becoming a 
 member unless re-elected. 
 
 Sec. 8. No member shall be permitted to 
 demit from this Lodge, until he shall present a 
 certificate from some warranted Lodge, that he 
 has been admitted to membership therein. On 
 presentation of such certificate, the Lodge, at a 
 stated communication, shall, if the member is not 
 an elected officer of, or indebted to, the Lodge, 
 or under charges, issue a certificate of demit, 
 which shall not be delivered to the brother, but 
 shall be transmitted, by the secretary of this 
 Lodge, to the Lodge from which such certifi- 
 cate of petition came ; which demit shall not 
 become operative, or the brother's membership 
 in the lodge issuing the demit terminated, until 
 notice has been received, that the brother has 
 consummated membership in the other Lodge. 
 
 But any member of a Lodge, against whom 
 charges are not pending, and whose dues and in- 
 debtedness to the Lodge are paid, may withdraw 
 from membership by presenting a written appli- 
 cation therefor at a stated communication. The 
 Lodge shall grant the request of the brother by 
 dropping his name from the rolls, and his mem- 
 bership shall thereby be terminated, and he .shall 
 be subject to the disabilities of an unaffiliated 
 Master Mason ; provided, however, that an 
 elected officer cannot withdraw. \See sec. 45, 
 Statutes of the Grand Lodge, passed 1873.] 
 
 Sec. 9. No Master Mason can become 3 
 
( 28) 
 
 member of this Lodge without signing the By- 
 Laws. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 Of Fees and Dues. 
 
 Section i. The fee for initiating, passing and 
 raising, shall be fifty dollars, and none of the 
 said degrees shall be conferred until the whole 
 amount shall have been paid. 
 
 Sec. 2. Every brother initiated in this Lodge, 
 shall be furnished with a copy of the By-Laws. 
 
 Sec. 3. The fee of an adjoining member shall 
 be one dollar. 
 
 Sec. 4. The amount each member shall annu- 
 ally pay into the Treasury, shall be three dollars. 
 
 Sec. 5. Any member being in arrear for dues 
 for one year, shall not be entitled to vote on any 
 question whatever, in the Lodge, until such dues 
 are fully paid. Arrears for two years' dues shall 
 subject a member to be stricken from the roll, 
 thirty days after being summoned to pay the 
 same. 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 Of Funds and Property. 
 
 Section i. All the personal property of the 
 Lodge shall be held vested in the Master, War- 
 dens, Secretary and Treasurer, for the time being. 
 
(29) 
 
 Sec. 2. All real estate which may hereafter be 
 acquired, shall be vested in Trustees, in such 
 manner as the Lodge shall direct. 
 
 Sec. 3. Whenever the funds of the Lodge 
 shall exceed one hundred dollars, the Lodge, in 
 its discretion, may invest the same in good and 
 sufficient securities. 
 
 Sec. 4. All funds shall be subject to the imme- 
 diate call of the Lodge. 
 
 Sec. 5. A member holding funds or any pro- 
 perty belonging to the Lodge, who will not pay 
 and deliver up the same, when demanded of him 
 by a person or perso;is duly authorized, shall 
 upon trial and conviction, forthwith be suspended, 
 and his name and offense shall be reported to the 
 Grand Lodge». 
 
 Sec. 6. Where the distress of a brother may 
 not admit of delay, the Master or other presiding 
 officer may draw an order on the Treasurer for 
 any sum not exceeding ten dollars, in any one 
 particular case, and shall report the same to the 
 Lodge on its next regular night of meeting. 
 
 ARTICLE VI. 
 
 Of Penalties and Trial. 
 
 Section i. Gross immorality, dishonesty and 
 improper or unmasonic conduct, shall constitute 
 grounds for expulsion. 
 
 Sec. 2. Any member having charges preferred 
 against him, shall have due, full and timely notice 
 
(30) 
 
 thereof, and shall be entitled to a fair trial and 
 patient hearing of his defense. 
 
 Sec. 3. The consent of a majority shall be 
 sufficient to expel or suspend a member. 
 
 Sec. 4. Any brother having cause of complaint 
 against his fellow, and wishing to prefer charges 
 thereon, shall do so in writing. A certified copy 
 of such charges shall be furnished the accused 
 brother, and the rules laid down by the Grand 
 Lodge in such cases shall be adopted and strictly 
 adhered to by this Lodge. 
 
 ARTICLE vil. 
 Miscellaneous. 
 
 Section i. A committee consisting of five 
 members shall be appointed by the Master, after 
 his installation ; said committee shall be styled 
 the Finance Committee, to whom shall be refer- 
 red the Annual Reports of the Treasurer and 
 Secretary, also all bills against the Lodge. 
 
 Sec. 2. When brethren change their places of 
 residence they shall notify the Secretary thereof, 
 so as to enable him to perform his duty correctly. 
 
 Sec. 3. Any person for whose accommodation 
 a special meeting shall be called, shall pay the 
 proper expenses thereof. 
 
 Sec. 4. On the death of a worthy brother, 
 who may request a Masonic funeral, the Master 
 shall cause the Lodge to be summoned to attend 
 the funeral in such manner as he shall deem 
 proper. 
 
(31) 
 
 Sec. 5. In case of the death of any member 
 of this Lodge whose family are unable to pay 
 the necessary funeral expenses, the Master, 
 Wardens, Treasurer and Secretary shall take 
 charge of the same and see that the brother is 
 decently interred. In no case shall the expenses 
 exceed sixty dollars, unless specially ordered by 
 the Lodge. 
 
 Of Amendments. 
 
 Sec. 6. No part of these By-Laws shall be 
 suspended, repealed, annulled, altered or amended, 
 unless a proposal in writing be presented to the 
 Lodge at least one regular meeting previous to 
 action being had thereon ; and when action shall 
 *be had thereon, two-thirds of all the members 
 present and voting shall be necessary to in any 
 manner change the effect of these laws. 
 
muttxs, 
 
 ELECTED DECEMBER 15th, 1873. 
 
 WILLIAM H. SHOEMAKER,... Master. 
 
 HORATIO P. PRIME, S. W. 
 
 LEVI H. KAUFMAN, J. W. 
 
 JOHN FONDA, Treasurer. 
 
 JAMES E. ALLANSON, Secretary. 
 
 BENJAMIN STRASSER, S. D. 
 
 A.M.MICHAEL J. D. • 
 
 CHARLEf H° VAN kERNAM, ." '. } ^^"^^^^ °' Ceremony. 
 
 SAMUEL B. BELDING, Organist. 
 
 THOMAS SMYTH, of Ancient City 
 
 Lodge No. 452, Assistant Organist. 
 
 WILLIAM FISHER, of Wadsworth 
 
 Lodge No. 417, Tiler. 
 
 E. M. PARKER, Marshal. 
 
 ALFRED T. CHATFIELD, Lessee. 
 
A CONDENSED HISTORY 
 
 ifWount btvmn itotiije. 
 
 No. 3, F. & A. M., 
 
 TOGETHER WITH 
 
 SOME VERY INTERESTING STATISTICS AND PACTS 
 
 RELATIVE TO THE RISE, PROGKESS AND 
 
 PROSPERITY OE THE LODGE. 
 
 Prbsbntbd to the □ May 4th, 1S74. 
 
To the Worshipful Mastfr, JVarderis and Brethren of Mount 
 Vernon CZ Wo. 3 -■ 
 
 Dear Sir and Brothers : 
 
 Your Committee, to whom was referred thedaty of preparing 
 a condensed liistory of Mount Vernon Lodge No. 3, (formerly 
 Union Lodge No. 1, of Albany), would present the following 
 report as the result of their labors : 
 
CONDENSED HISTORY 
 
 OP 
 
 mni Wtxmn n §0. b, 
 
 FOKMEELT 
 
 UNION LODGE No. i, OF ALBANY. 
 
 The work of tracing accurately the history of 
 Mount Vernon □ No. 3, has been attended 
 with considerable research and trouble, not so 
 much from the fact that beyond all question it is 
 the oldest Lodge in the city of Albany, as the 
 records prove, but from the dishonorable action 
 on the part of some persons unknown to your 
 committee, who seem to have taken especial care 
 to mutilate some of the Minute Books, particu- 
 larly where they referred to the history of the 
 Lodge. Notwithstanding these difficulties, how- 
 ever, we have direct evidence that the original 
 title of Mount Vernon □ No. 3, was 
 
 Union Lodge, of Albany. 
 
 On February 21st, A. L. 5765, A. D. 1765, 
 Union Lodge, of Albany, received its warrant 
 from George Harrison, Provincial Grand Master ! 
 
( 36 ) 
 
 According to a work by M. W. P. G. M. 
 John L. Lewis, George Harrison warranted St. 
 Patrick's Lodge, at Johnstown, August 23d, 
 1766 ! The fifteen brethren who composed St. 
 Patrick's Lodge were made in Albany, in a 
 Lodge warrant ed the year previous (1765). That 
 Lodge must have been Union Lodge. And it 
 must have received its warrant from George 
 Harrison, as no other had authority to grant a 
 warrant in the province of New York. 
 
 John Johnson, who approved the By-Laws of 
 1773, as Provincial Grand Master, was not made 
 Provincial Grand Master of New York till 1771. 
 
 At that period its officers were as follows : 
 W. M. Peter W. Yates. 
 S. W. John W. Wendell. 
 J. W. Leonard Gansevoort. 
 
 In 1773 the first By-Laws, now in possession 
 of the Lodge, were adopted, and attached thereto 
 are the signatures of the members. This list of 
 members continues unbroken to the present time. 
 
 Minutes. 
 
 It was only reasonable to suppose that as we 
 could trace the list of members, we should find 
 the minutes and documents of the Lodge intact ; 
 but leaf after leaf of the minutes have been torn 
 out, as if some persons had feared the history of 
 the Lodge, and had hoped by mutilating our re- 
 cords to render it impossible to trace the exact 
 
(37) 
 
 date of the dedication of our ancient and time 
 honored □. The first minutes in possession of 
 the □ are of a communication held September 
 19th, 1800, and they continue unbroken (except- 
 ing where leaves have been torn from the books), 
 to the year 1814. From 1814 to 1827 the 
 books are missing, but after that date they re- 
 mained intact. At the formation of the 
 
 Grand Lodge of the State of New York, 
 
 it was determined that all Lodges holding war- 
 rants granted by Provincial Grand Lodges or 
 Provincial Grand Masters should surrender the 
 same, and receive in lieu thereof warrants issued 
 by the Grand Lodge of the State of New York. 
 For some reason Union Lodge of Albany refused 
 to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the Grand 
 Lodge, and declined either to surrender its war- 
 rant or accept a warrant from the Grand Lodge. 
 This action of Union Lodge was the subject of 
 some comment in the Grand Lodge, and accord- 
 ingly from the Minutes of the Grand Lodge of fan- 
 uary 18, J. L. 5797, we glean that it was unani- 
 mously 
 
 Resolved, " That the Right Worshipful Deputy 
 " Grand Master be requested to take charge of 
 " the delinquent Lodges in Poughkeepsie and Al- 
 " bany who have not surrendered their original 
 " warrants ; that he be authorized to receive and 
 " cancel the same, and to furnish new ones under 
 " the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge." 
 
 4 
 
(38) 
 
 The minutes of the Grand Lodge further 
 show that the Right Worshipful Grand Master 
 visited the brethren of Union, Masters' and 
 Temple Lodges, in Albany, and announced the 
 request of the Grand Lodge with respect to the 
 surrender of their old warrants. The brethren 
 of Union □, whom he met in their Lodge room, 
 appeared willing to accede to the request of the 
 Grand Lodge, but there was one obstacle to its 
 being completed, namely, a question which arose 
 as to 
 
 The Rank they were to Hold, 
 
 as they were possessed of two Provincial War- 
 rants. This question, it is evident from the 
 minutes of the Grand Lodge, the Deputy Grand 
 Master did not feel justified in deciding, as the 
 minutes say " the Deputy Grand Master has 
 " brought with him a copy of said warrants, and 
 " would recommend its being referred to a Com- 
 " mittee to report upon at the next Grand Lodge." 
 On June bth, A. L. 5798, Right Worshipful 
 De Witt Clinton reported " that he had not been 
 " able to induce the members of Union Lodge 
 " at Albany to surrender their old warrant, or to 
 " come under or acknowledge the jurisdiction of 
 " this Grand Lodge, and accordingly he recom- 
 " mended the adoption of some decisive mea- 
 " sures by the Grand Lodge to assert and 
 " maintain its authority on the said refractory 
 " Lodge." 
 
(39) 
 
 The Grand Lodge Acknowledged. 
 
 It would appear from the foregoing that Union 
 Lodge persistently refused to give up its warrant 
 or acknowledge the Grand Lodge, and this insub- 
 ordination continued until such time as the Grand 
 Lodge was about to take severe measures, when 
 Union Lodge took the alarm and the acknow- 
 ledgment of its authority soon followed. Still, 
 two years elapsed before this result was reached, 
 for it was not until yune 6th, A. L. 5800, that the 
 Grand Secretary reported that Union Lodge, held 
 in the city of Albany, had acknowledged the juris- 
 diction of this Grand Lodge, and that a warrant 
 was, by direction of the Grand Master, delivered 
 to the Master of said Lodge, in due form, under 
 the special promise that the warrants in the pos- 
 session of Union Lodge, being three in number, 
 should be delivered into the hands of the Grand 
 Secretary, and that the rank and number of that 
 Lodge should be regulated according to the date 
 of the first warrant granted by the Provincial 
 Grand Lodge for New York, which is the 21st 
 day of February, A. D. 1765, and being the 
 third in the state that received a warrant it was 
 classed No. 3. 
 
 The above is from the records of the Grand 
 Lodge, furnished by R. W. James M. Austin, 
 Grand Secretary, assisted by W. Bro. John G. 
 Barker, Librarian of the Grand Lodge of the 
 
(40 ) 
 
 State of New York. To whom your committee 
 tender many thanks. 
 
 Minutes of the Lodge. 
 
 The minutes of Union Lodge, now in our 
 possession, contain some very interesting facts, 
 particularly as regards working of the Lodge, and 
 its name being changed to that of Mount Vernon. 
 The first "minute book belonging to the Lodge 
 that we have been able to get, is Union Lodge 
 Extra, dated 
 
 September igth, 1800. 
 
 It appears that the communication of Septem- 
 ber 19th, 1800, was for the purpose of hearing 
 the report of a general committee, comprised of 
 five members from each of the following Lodges : 
 Union, Masters' and Temple, w^ho were charged 
 with the investigation of the proposed new con- 
 stitution of the Grand Lodge of New York. 
 For some reason they did not approve of the 
 Grand Lodge holding its meetings in New York in 
 place of Albany, and accordingly they reported ad- 
 versely to the proposed new constitution, and called 
 for a division of the Grand Lodge meetings, one to 
 be held in New York and the other in Albany ; 
 that in New York to be under the direction of 
 the Grand Master, and that in Albany under the 
 direction of the Deputy Grand Master, but at 
 the same time both bodies were to be under the 
 
(41) 
 
 superintendence of one Grand Master. This 
 report was adopted, and a resolution also adopted 
 to print two hundred copies of the proceedings, 
 to be distributed by Union, Master and Temple 
 Lodges, to sister lodges throughout the State, 
 asking their cooperation. 
 
 September 23, 1800. 
 
 At the communication held September 23, 
 1800, the Lodge decided that it would not sur- 
 render its former warrants to the Grand Lodge, 
 or indeed have anything to do with it, although 
 at the same time it is beyond doubt that they had 
 a wholesome dread of being adjudged insubordi- 
 nate. To accomplish the one and avoid the 
 other, required some diplomacy, and the resolu- 
 tions are appended for information : 
 
 " Resolved, unanimously. That the resolution of 
 " this Lodge of the ioth July last, so far as it 
 " respects the surrender and transmission of the 
 " former warrants of this Lodge, and appointing 
 " Bro. R. J. Vanderbrouck its proxy, be re- 
 " voked and repealed, and that the Worshipful 
 " Bro. Yates be requested to retain the same ; 
 " and as this Lodge has since the said loth day 
 " of April continued to meet and act under said 
 " original warrants, and not to act under the new 
 " warrant of the Grand Lodge of the 1 7th day 
 " May last, 
 
 " Resolved, unanimously. That the said new 
 " warrant be surrendered and transmitted to the 
 " Secretary of the Grand Lodge, accompanied 
 
(42 ) 
 
 " by a letter from the Secretary of this Lodge, 
 " explanatory of the causes and reasons of pass- 
 " ing the above resolution." (The letter was 
 submitted and approved of.) 
 
 " Resolved^ That this Lodge ever since 1784 
 ' have deemed themselves to be under the juris- 
 ' diction of the Grand Lodge of this State, and 
 ' have been so deemed and acknowledged by the 
 ' Grand Lodge, as appears from various letters, 
 'resolutions, and documents of said Grand 
 ' Lodge, Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master 
 and Secretaries in possession of this Lodge. 
 ' We apprehend that a contrary idea was enter- 
 tained until the late insinuations and declarations 
 ' to the contrary made by the present Deputy 
 ' Grand Master and Secretary of said Lodge, 
 ' while said insinuations and declarations, as well 
 ' as late conduct relative to this Lodge we deem 
 ' un-Masonic like and derogatory to its honor. 
 ' But as this Lodge conceives that the Grand 
 ' Lodge, for which we entertain the greatest res- 
 ' pect and esteem, have not authorized or coun- 
 ' tenanced such insinuations, declarations, and 
 ' conduct, this Lodge do not hesitate expressly 
 ' to declare that they still do hold and conceive 
 'themselves subordinate to the Grand Lodge 
 'and bound by its laws and constitution, not- 
 ' withstanding any groundless insinuations or 
 ' declarations to the contrary." 
 
 At that time it is very evident that the Lodge 
 had a high opinion of its own importance, and, 
 although its officers manifested a certain degree 
 of alarm, for fear the Grand Lodge might possi- 
 
(43 ) 
 
 bly exercise its power either to obliterate or pun- 
 ish so refractory a Lodge, still by their neglect 
 they allowed the inference to be drawn that they 
 did not purpose acknowledging the jurisdiction 
 of the Grand Lodge. Nearly three months 
 were allowed to elapse without any action being 
 taken, until in December of the same year. Then 
 the necessity for some action on the part of the 
 Lodge made itself apparent, and at a communi- 
 cation held 
 
 December ld^ 1800, 
 
 the secretary, Bro. Barry, was requested, without 
 delay, to transmit to the Grand Lodge a copy of 
 the resolutions heretofore passed, relative to the 
 ratification of the proposed new constitution, to- 
 gether with the report of the committee on that 
 subject. 
 
 The Lodge owns a Lot of Land. 
 
 The minutes show that the Lodge owned pro- 
 perty, and paid taxes on it, and that the deeds were 
 ordered to be recorded, but what became of the 
 deeds or the property your committee are unable 
 to say, as the deeds do not seem to have been 
 recorded, nor is any further mention made of it 
 in the minutes. The first mention made of it 
 was at a communication held 
 
 February 3, 1 801, 
 
 when it was ordered that the sum of $-nnr be paid 
 
(44) 
 
 to Bro. Barclay, he having paid that amount for 
 taxes on a lot belonging to this Lodge. 
 
 The communications of the Lodge do not 
 seem to have been held very frequently, for the 
 next communication appears to have taken place 
 on 
 
 "July 2ist, 1801, 
 
 a lapse of over five months. Then the subject 
 of the lot owned by the Lodge was again under 
 consideration, and " Brothers Fryer and Barclay 
 " were appointed a committee to procure the 
 " Recording of the Deeds relative to the Lodge 
 " lot which the Worshipful Master reported were 
 " found." 
 
 This is the last mentioned about the lot until 
 the year 5807, and the presumption is that the 
 property was retained by those in whose care it 
 was placed. The disaffection in regard to the 
 jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the State of 
 New York, does not by any means seem to have 
 subsided, but on the contrary there was made a 
 determined 
 
 Effort to Establish a Grand Lodge in Albany. 
 
 Accordingly at a communication held Decem- 
 ber 9, 1801 it was 
 
 " Resolved, That this Lodge act in conjunction 
 '• with Masters' and Temple Lodges to invite all 
 " lodges west, north, and south, as far as practi- 
 " cable to appoint proxies to meet in this city 
 
(45) 
 
 "(Albany) on the 15th day of February, 1802, 
 " for the purpose of establishing a Grand Lodge 
 " to meet in this city, and carry the object into 
 " effect." 
 
 Two days prior to the proposed meeting, Feb- 
 ruary lyh, 1802, the Lodge held a communica- 
 tion at which it was 
 
 " Resolved, That the secretary enter the 
 " several warrants of this Lodge on record in the 
 " minutes of this Lodge." That this was done 
 your committee has no reason to doubt, but we 
 are unable to prove the fact in consequence of the 
 records from Jpril ^th, 1802 to July bth, 1802 
 having been destroyed by being torn from the book. 
 But one object can be assigned for this act, that 
 the Lodge would at some future time print its 
 history, and that these records, containing copies of 
 the warrants, would if in existence conclusively 
 prove the justice of its claim to be the oldest 
 Lodge in the city of Albany. If that were the 
 object of the mutilators of our ancient records, 
 they have signally failed in their efforts, as we 
 have other data to go by which will enable us to 
 maintain our position, and the fact is mentioned 
 only to show to what measures it was thought 
 necessary to resort. 
 
 The records do not state that there was a meet- 
 ing of proxies on February 15th, 1802, for the 
 purpose of organizing a Grand Lodge to meet in 
 Albany. The next communication of which 
 the minutes remain was 
 
 December 26, 1802, 
 
(46 ) 
 
 at which Peter W. Yates informed the Lodge 
 that his advanced age and domestic affairs induced 
 him to decline being a candidate as master of the 
 Lodge, and requested the Lodge to elect some 
 other person. It seems that Worshipful Bro. 
 Peter W. Yates had been master of the Lodge 
 from February 2i, 1765 to December 26, 1802, a 
 period of thirty-seven years. The request of 
 Bro. Yates does not seem to have been complied 
 with, and he was re-elected, December 5803, 
 and then retired ! See list of officers. 
 
 December 20, 1803. 
 
 It will be seen that from December 1802 to 
 December 1803, the Lodge must have had a 
 quiet time, as the records show that no commu- 
 nication was held, but trouble seems to have been 
 brewing on the question of the authority of the 
 Grand Lodge, and it culminated in a split in the 
 Lodge, by far the larger number being in favor 
 of working under the warrant issued by the 
 Grand Lodge of the State of New York, and a 
 minority or select few persisting in their right to 
 work under the warrant issued by George Har- 
 rison in 5765, as Provincial Grand Master. The 
 minutes show that two elections were held that 
 year, one on the ^oth December, 5803, at a regu- 
 lar communication, at which the officers for the 
 ensuing year were elected and installed, and also 
 one on the 26th December, the same month, at 
 which another set of officers was elected and 
 installed. Then there seems to have been con- 
 
(47 ) 
 
 siderable protesting done, the master elected on 
 the 26th protesting the election of the master of 
 the 20th, and vice versa. Matters grew warm 
 until it became necessary to knov" which election 
 was really valid, and with the view of having a 
 decision the master elected on the 20th appealed 
 to the Grand Lodge. 
 
 About this time the strife became very warm, 
 so warm that W. Bro. Peter W. Yates, whose 
 health, domestic affairs, and advanced age had 
 induced him to decline being a candidate for 
 Master the year previous, was nerved to the con- 
 test again, and was re-elected December 26th, 
 1803, and preferred charges against W. Master 
 Peter Fryer, who was elected on the 20th of the 
 same month ; and that faction expelled W. Bro. 
 Fryer from the Lodge ! The Grand Lodge did 
 not recognize the expulsion, as was seen by the 
 action of the Grand Lodge Committee in their 
 report to the Grand Lodge, and the recognition 
 as to who was legally elected Master in De- 
 cember, J 803. 
 
 According to the minutes of "January iSth, 5804, 
 it appears that Worshipful Bro. Peter Fryer was 
 endeavoring to run the Lodge under the warrant 
 issued by the Grand Lodge of this State, whereas 
 Worshipful Bro. Peter W. Yates tried to run it 
 under the warrant issued by Sir George Harrison, 
 Provincial Grand Master, and the Yates party 
 claimed that Fryer was running under the old 
 warrant, and not the new one, as the old one 
 was framed and hanging in the room over Solo- 
 mon's chair. According to the minutes it ap- 
 pears that in 
 
(48 ) 
 
 May, 5805, 
 
 the Grand Lodge Committee decided that the 
 officers elected on the 20th, were duly and con- 
 stitutionally elected, but that is all the informa- 
 tion we have upon the subject, for the minute 
 book again shows evidence of mutilation, large 
 portions being torn out, from May to December 
 26, 1805. 
 
 It also appears in the communication of May, 
 5805, that the Grand Master recommended an 
 amicable settlement, reduced to writing and signed 
 by both parties, and delivered to the Grand 
 Master ! Which was that Union Lodge was to 
 remain the same, and Bro. Fryer and his asso- 
 ciates were to have a warrant for a new Lodge. 
 Whereupon it was (by the friends of the old 
 warrant) 
 
 Resolved, That Bro. Jacob Woods be Proxy 
 of this Lodge by request to solicit the Grand 
 Lodge to repeal their resolution in favour of said 
 appellants and of this Lodge, in order that a copy 
 thereof may be transmitted to the neighboring 
 Lodge to which the said appellants have sent 
 Copies of the former resolutions of the Grand 
 Lodge, in favour of the said appellants. 
 
 Resolved, unanimously. That this Lodge accept 
 an appeal of said report and that the Secretary of 
 this Lodge transmit a copy thereof to the Grand 
 Lodge ! 
 
 The following will show what disposition the 
 Grand Lodge made of this long pending conten- 
 tion : 
 
(49) 
 
 Extract from minute book. May 5805 ! 
 Answer to Grand Lodge. 
 
 "A more extraordinary and unconstitutional 
 mode of proceeding of a Lodge was never heard 
 of in the annals of Masonry, the Lodge has been 
 condemned by two members of a Grand Lodge 
 committee composed of seven, on an ex parte 
 affidavit of the appellants, and without giving us 
 notice or a hearing, and on this the Grand Lodge 
 have predicated their resolution against us, which 
 resolutions we presume ought to be repeated, 
 especially as the appellants have furnished all the 
 neighboring Lodges with copies thereof." 
 
 More about the Lodge Lot. 
 
 December 26, 5805. 
 
 At the communication on December 26,5805, 
 a deed was presented to the Lodge executed by 
 Bro. P. W. Yates and Bro. Graham to Bro. 
 Macauley, C. C. Yates and S. Tymeson of the 
 Lodge lot pursuant to a former resolution of the 
 Lodge, and the same was deposited in the Trea- 
 surer's box, but Sebastian Tymeson having with- 
 drawn his membership from theLodge,he conveyed 
 his interest in the lot on Pearl street to James 
 Barclay on the first day of July, 5806. It was 
 S 
 
(50) 
 
 about this time that the split in the Lodge had 
 made itself so manifest that it became in fact 
 two lodges, those working under the warrant of 
 the Grand Lodge, under the title of Union Lodge 
 No. 3, of the State of New York, and the 
 Yates party, a minority of less than a dozen, 
 working under the original warrant, and calling 
 themselves Union Lodge No. i of Albany. As 
 may be supposed, the Grand Lodge refused to 
 recognize the " bolters " as the original Union 
 Lodge, and it is not surprising that they soon 
 died out of existence as a Lodge. On 
 
 January bth, 5807, 
 
 Union Lodge No. i, of Albany, held its last 
 communication, and it was 
 
 " Resolved^ That Bro. C. C. Yates, John 
 " Macauley and James Barkley, the present trus- 
 " tees of the Lot belonging to the Lodge and ly- 
 " ing on Pearl street, be authorized to dispose of, 
 " sell, rent or lease the same for such time or in 
 " such manner and form as they may deem most 
 " expedient ; also to dispose of such other prop- 
 " erty of this Lodge as they or a majority of 
 " them may deem advisable." 
 
 From the minutes we glean that Brothers C. 
 C. Yates, John Macauley, Sebastian Tymeson, 
 James Barclay, Daniel Steele, and a few others, 
 composed this Union Lodge No. i of Albany — 
 a Lodge totally distinct from the original Union 
 Lodge No. 3 — which they were working with- 
 
(51) 
 
 out the sanction of any grand body, and in direct 
 violation of the orders of the Grand Lodge of 
 the State of New York. On the other hand 
 the majority of the members expressed their de- 
 termination to work under the jurisdiction of the 
 Grand Lodge of the State of New York, and 
 the better to accomplish tliat end tliey surrendered 
 the warrant under which they worked, and which 
 was issued by some Provincial Master or Lodge, 
 to the Grand Lodge, in the year 1806, and re- 
 ceived in lieu thereof a warrant from the Grand 
 Lodge, and giving it a new name 
 
 Mount Vernon Lodge No. 3, 
 
 thus maintaining its rank as the third oldest 
 Lodge in the State. 
 
 Here again, are the books mutilated. In fact 
 all the minutes of 5806, and over half of the 
 year 5807, are torn from the book ! The first 
 eighteen months of the record of the Lodge 
 under the new name, and new warrant of 5806, 
 are lost in consequence of that act. 
 
 The Lodge has continued its communications 
 uninterruptedly to the present date, although in 
 5830, 5831, 5832, and 5833 no new members 
 were admitted, and but three communications 
 were held in 5831, one in 5832, and but two in 
 
 5833- 
 
 The Warrant Destroyed by Fire. 
 
 In the year 5824 the warrant granted in 5806 
 was destroyed bj fire, and the present one was 
 
(52) 
 
 granted without fee in 5825. And here again 
 another curious circumstance manifests itself, 
 which should not be passed over without com- 
 ment. We find by the minutes of the proceed- 
 ings of the Grand Lodge of the State of New 
 York, in June, 5824, it is stated that Gilboa 
 
 Lodge, No. 210, deposited in the hands of 
 
 , of Albany, thirty-two dollars, for the 
 
 purpose of procuring a warrant, and the pre- 
 sumption is that he was unfaithful to his trust, 
 hence the following resolution was passed : 
 
 " Resolved, That Mount Vernon Lodge, No, 4, 
 
 " be directed to summon , to an- 
 
 " swer the charge alleged against him and to deal 
 " with him as the facts and circumstances of the 
 " case may require." 
 
 Here Mount Vernon Lodge is called No. 4, 
 and in 5841 she is again spoken of as No. 3. 
 
 Growth and Prosperity of Mount Vernon Lodge. 
 
 It may be safely assumed then, beyond the 
 possibility of contradiction, that Mount Vernon 
 Lodge, No. 3, is justly entitled to the honor of 
 being the oldest Lodge in the city of Albany. 
 She has had her days of prosperity and her days 
 of adversity, but your committee have not found 
 one year that she has not paid her dues to the 
 Grand Lodge, and been a quiet and peaceful co- 
 worker in the noble sisterhood of Lodges, since 
 she has been working under the jurisdiction of 
 the Grand Lodge. Although at the inauguration 
 of the Grand Lodge some few of her members were 
 
(53 ) 
 
 refractory and would not yield, they were not the 
 Lodge. Always a champion of the honor and 
 reputation of the Fraternity, on one occasion she 
 did not hesitate to assume the Masonic debt of 
 all the Masonic bodies in this city, and paid it, 
 thus preserving their reputations. At other times, 
 like the Son of Man, she " had not where to lay 
 her head." Yet she did not complain or lose 
 heart, and it is with deep satisfaction your com- 
 mittee can assure you that at no time in her 
 record has she been as prosperous as now. She 
 celebrated her one hundredth anniversary with 
 great eclat, and now after being the parent of 
 several of our sister Lodges in this city, and one 
 abroad, at the age of one hundred and nine years 
 she raps at the door of our state for an act of in- 
 corporation, and received it on the 17th day of 
 March, A. L. 5874. 
 
 Appended to this report will be found a list of 
 the officers of the Lodge, so far as we have been 
 able to trace them, a complete list of member- 
 ship, and other documents of interest. 
 
 AH of which are respectfully submitted. 
 
(54) 
 
 SKETCHES. 
 
 According to a work published in New York 
 city, by Bro. James Hardie, A. M., in the year 
 5818, there were two Lodges in this state num- 
 bered, No. 3 ; one, St. Andrew's, No. 3, in 
 New York city, and the other. Mount Vernon, 
 No. 3, of Albany. According 10 the same 
 work, Masters' Lodge, at Albany, at that time 
 was No. 4, and St. Patrick's Lodge, of Johns- 
 town, was No. 9, and Solomon's Lodge, of 
 Poughkeepsie, was No. 5, and Temple Lodge, 
 of Albany, was No. 53. Also a Lodge in this 
 city (Albany) known as Morning Star Lodge, No. 
 236, warranted October I ith, 5814. It appears 
 that there were 301 Lodges in this state in 5817. 
 
 The same work shows that the first Grand 
 Lodge instituted in America was at Savannah, 
 Georgia, in the year 5730 ; one in Boston, Mass., 
 July 30th, 5733, known as St. John's Grand 
 Lodge ; one in Pennsylvania, June 24th, 5734, 
 Benjamin Franklin first Grand Master ! This 
 Grand Lodge was warranted by St. John's Grand 
 Lodge, of Boston, although a Grand Lodge had 
 been instituted in Pennsylvania by warrant from 
 the Grand Lodge of England,. June 20th, 5764. 
 December 27th, 5769, another Grand Lodge 
 was instituted in Boston, warranted by St. An- 
 drew's Grand Lodge of Scotland. 5771, the 
 
(55 ) 
 
 Grand Lodge of Scotland warranted a Grand 
 Lodge in North Carolina. October 30th, 5778, 
 the Grand Lodge of Virginia was instituted. 
 September, 5781, the Grand Lodge of New 
 York was warranted by the Grand Lodge of En- 
 gland. December, 5786, the Grand Lodge ot 
 New Jersey formed. September 25th, 5786, 
 the brethren of Pennsylvania declared an inde- 
 pendent Grand Lodge, and adopted a new con- 
 stitution. December i6th, 5786, the second 
 Grand Lodge of Savannah, Georgia, was insti - 
 tuted. March 24th, 5787, Grand Lodge of 
 South Carolina was instituted at Charleston. 
 April 17th, 5787, Grand Lodge of Maryland 
 was instituted. September 5th, 5787, the Grand 
 Lodge of New York disclaim their dependence 
 on the Grand Lodge of England, and formed 
 themselves anew. July 8th, 5789, Grand Lodge 
 in New Hampshire formed by the brethren of 
 that state. June, 5791, Grand Lodge of Rhode 
 Island constituted. October 14, 5794, Grand 
 Lodge of Vermont instituted. January, 5808, 
 Grand Lodge of Ohio constituted. December, 
 5808, Grand Lodge of Kentucky formed. Lou- 
 isiana and the four other new states had not at 
 that time many Lodges in them. It was not 
 positively known that there were any in those 
 new states at that time. 
 
(56) 
 
 The following is an accurate statement of the 
 number of Lodges in each of the states, so far 
 as could be ascertained in the year 5816 : 
 
 Rhode Island, . . 13 Delaware, 7 
 
 Massachusetts, . . 81 Maryland, .... 30 
 
 New Hampshire, . 19 Virginia, 54 
 
 Connecticut, ... 48 Kentucky, .... 28 
 
 Vermont, .... 31 North Carolina, . . 31 
 
 New York, ... 301 South Carolina, . 41 
 
 New Jersey, ... 17 Georgia, 21 
 
 Pennsylvania,. . 115 Ohio, 26 
 
 Total 863 
 
2 f atos. 
 
m 
 
 Winion Eotige, 
 
 of the most antient and honorable Society 
 of free and accepted Masons duly con- 
 stituted the XXIj/ Day of February AL. 
 5765. AD 1765. held in the City of Al- 
 bany. 
 
 SDraton at tl)e iae- 
 questofsaitiBoDp, 
 
 Aproved of by me ^onn ^onndon 
 
ij-lTate. 
 
 0=^5) "^4=^, ^£^5J 
 
 As Laws Orders & Conftitutions are ejsentially 
 necejsary to the Eftablijhm'. and Support of every 
 Society, the general Laws and Regulations of the 
 mojl antient & honorable Society of free and 
 accepted Mafons as jet forth in the Book of Con- 
 Jlitutions, are invariably to be objerved by every 
 private Lodge and every individual Member of 
 the Fraternity. But for better anjwering the 
 Purpofes of particular Lodges, to cement the 
 Union thereof & for cultivating the royal Craft, 
 it hath ever been the Ufage of the Lodges to 
 frame to themjelves By-Laws, provided they are 
 not contrary to the general Regulations. 
 
0f 
 
 
 Mnm |r0irgt 
 
 JlttitU I. That from and after this 29"" day of 
 April 1773 this Lodge Jhall ajsemble on Thurj"- 
 day every Fortnight at the Hour to which the 
 fame is adjourned which Jhall be deemed general 
 or public Lodge Nights, but the worjhipful Mas- 
 ter may convene an extra or private Lodge when- 
 ever he jhall deem it expedient. 
 
 Ji,rtitU II. That a Member neglefling to at- 
 tend a public Lodge Jhall pay a Fine of two Shil- 
 lings and a private Lodge one Shilling if duly 
 Jummoned to fuch private Lodge, unlefs he makes 
 Excuje Jatijfadtory to the Body, and a Member 
 coming to Lodge after the appointed Time Jhall 
 pay a Fine of Jix Pence, for which Purpofe the 
 Secretary Jhall every Lodge Evening call the Roll 
 and make Report of thoje who are fineable. 
 
 Jirt. III. That the EleSion of a Majler and 
 Treajurer of this Lodge Jhall be annually at the 
 public Lodge held before the FeJtival of St. John. 
 6 
 
the Baptijl by a Majority of the Members prejent 
 by Ballot and that the Majler eleS Jhall on the 
 Night of Eleflion appoint the two Wardens 
 Deacons and Secretary. 
 
 Jirt. IV. That the Accounts of the Treasurer 
 (hall be audited on the Night of EleSion or next 
 Lodge Night by the Majler and Wardens or by a 
 Committee for that purpoje to be appointed and 
 the Ballance appearing due thereon, Jhall be paid 
 by him to the Treajurer eleS immediately. 
 
 ^Xl, V. That every member of this Lodge 
 Jhall pay to Treajurer, the annual Jum of ten 
 Shillings by quarterly payments commencing from 
 the Feajl of S'. John Y°. Baptijl and if any one 
 Jhall refuje or negleS to pay the Jame in three 
 months from every Juch quarter day having had 
 Notice thereof from the Secretary he Jhall be 
 expelled and excluded from vijiting this Lodge, 
 unlejs good Caufe be Jhewn to the Majler and 
 Brethren to induce a Forbearance. 
 
 ^U. VI. No Man can be made a Majbn in 
 this lodge without previous Notice one month 
 given to the Lodge, in which Interval proper in- 
 quiry may be made into his CharaSer. But in 
 caje he is well known to the Body or = recom- 
 mended he may be admitted the Jame Evening in 
 which he is propojed, and on balloting no black 
 or negative Ball Jhall appear, or he cannot be ad- 
 mitted. 
 
 ^Xt. VII. Every one who Jhall be made a 
 MaJbn in this lodge is to pay three pounds 4/ for 
 
the Fund and one Dollar to the Tyler, for which 
 he jhall be entitled to the three degrees without 
 further expence : but If any Member of this body 
 Jhall prove to be an unworthy Member of the 
 Craft, he Jhall be expelled this Lodge forever. 
 
 ^Ij, VIII. Any tranjient brother made in 
 another lodge Jhall on being pajsed or raijed in 
 this lodge pay two dollars for each degree for the 
 fund and one dollar to the tyler. the Jame aljb 
 where a brother made in another lodge is admitted 
 a Member of this Body. 
 
 ^U. IX. That no one be admitted, or being 
 dijcontinued be readmitted, a Member of this 
 lodge without the unanimous Conjent of all the 
 Members prejent to be decided by Ballot, and in 
 cafe a private lodge is called at the requejl of any 
 one to be made pafsed or raijed he Jhall pay y''. 
 expence of it. 
 
 ^tt. X. That a vijltor, Jhall pay two Shillings 
 for every Vi/it. except y°. flrjl. 
 
 ^U. XI. That the fund Cajli Jewels furniture 
 and other things of this lodge Jhall always be and 
 hereby is vejted in and the property of the Mas- 
 ter Wardens and brethren as their property, and 
 to be dijpofed of paid and applied as the Majority 
 of the members prejent Jhall in due form, from 
 time to time think proper. 
 
 JLrt. XII. That in all debates or Motions made 
 in Lodge every brother is to addrefs the chair 
 Jlanding, one to Jpeak at a Time and not twice 
 on the Jame JubJeS unlejs by y"= Majters Conjent. 
 
5- 
 
 Jltt. XIII. That any brother who is known to 
 have jpoken difrespeSful of the Society in gene- 
 ral or this Lodge in particular, /hall not be ad- 
 mitted a Member or vijitor until he has made a 
 JatiJTaSory Concession. 
 
 Jltt. XIV. That no brother do prefume to 
 curje or Jwear in Lodge or come there intoxi- 
 cated but behave decent & be Jilent on the third 
 Jtroke of the Majler's hammer or /hall pay a Fine 
 of three /hillings, 
 
 ^Xl, XV. That whatever brother has a Jecret 
 communicated to him as /iich, /hall reveal it, he 
 /hall be expelled this lodge for ever if a Member, 
 & if a Vi/itor, that he no more be admitted to 
 vi/it, unle/s due Conce/sion is made jatijfaSory to 
 the body. 
 
 ^Xt, XVI. That when a perjbn is propojed to 
 be made a Ma/on or become a Member and is 
 rejefled, no Member or vi/itor di/cover who the 
 members were that oppofed his admijsion or he 
 /hall be expell'd if a Member and if a Vi/itor 
 never more be admitted to vi/it. 
 
 Jlrt. XVII. That there /hall be one fund 
 wherein all the monies & Fines of this lodge /hall 
 from time to time be depo/ited for charitable U/es 
 & the necefsary expences of the lodge which Fund 
 /hall not be opened or in/pected but in open lodge 
 and no monies difpojed out of it but by con/ent 
 of a Majority of the members pre/ent. 
 
5- 
 
 Jirt. XVI 11. That if the majlcr or other offi- 
 cer who in virtue of his Office is to keep the Key 
 or Keys, Jhould not attend lodge in proper time 
 and neglefl to fend the fame whereby the bufmefs 
 of the lodge fhall be retarded fuch officer fhall 
 forfeit eight fhillings & pay for repairing the 
 Chejl Box & locks in cafe they are necefsary to be 
 broke open in order to open lodge. 
 
 jjtit. XIX. That for improving ourfelves in the 
 royal art, a leSure Jhall be had every public lodge 
 evening, or the majler and in his abfence the 
 warden who fills the chair, is to pay a fine of eight 
 Jhill^ unlefs fome extraordinary businefs render it 
 inconvenient. 
 
 ^ft. XX. That every member refufmg to pay 
 his fines Jhall be forever expell'd this lodge, but 
 the majler with Confent of the Body may remit 
 any Fines. 
 
 ^rt. XXI. That the fenior warden fhall every 
 lodge night acquaint the majler when it is ten 
 o'clock, then y°. lodge is to be clofed unlefs in 
 cases of extra bujinefs, and on lodge evening no 
 member under a fine of one fhilling Jhall have 
 more drink than for fix pence in the lodge room 
 without the Majler's confent. 
 
 |lrt. XXII. That the tyler for every lodge 
 night he attends Jhall be paid four Jhillings except 
 when one is made a mafon or a Jlrange brother 
 pafsed or raifed and the tyler is to be at no Ex- 
 penfe in the lodge. 
 
lg-fabs> 
 
 J^rt. XXIII. That no new law or alteration of 
 any old one Jhall be valid unlejs = done and made 
 by conjent of a majority of y''. members prejent 
 at a public lodge. 
 
 Jttt. XXIV. That all prefents made to this lodge 
 be entered in the lodge book & y^. brothers name 
 giving the Jame. 
 
 ^Xt. XXV. That every member of this lodge 
 Jhall Jign theje laws and keep the jame and all 
 jiich as Jhall hereafter be made and in caje of re- 
 fusal Jhall be expelled. 
 
 |t is rM0minJn)jtlj to every member of this 
 lodge to propoje or recommend none to be made 
 mafons but whom they know to be men of good 
 reputation & whoje conduct in life may not tend 
 to diminijh the credit of Majbnry. 
 
 fie Khk fates are made and enaSed at a 
 public lodge held on thurjday the xxixth day of 
 april AL 5773. AD 1773. 
 
 MtitneSS the hands of us the following officers 
 and brethren. 
 
A FAC SIMILE 
 
 BY-LAWS 
 
 As signed by every member, and as they appear on the books, 
 commencing at the institution of the Lodge, A. L. 5765 : 
 
 No. 
 
 1 Peter W. Yates, Matter. 
 
 2 John. W. Wendell, S W 
 
 3 Leonard Ganfevoort J. W. 
 
 4 Abr". Bloodgood. 
 
 5 J Roorbach Sec''', withdrawn 
 
 6 William Hambalton 
 
 7 Henry Van Weort withdrawn 
 
 8 John Cole 
 
 . 9 Mathew Vifscher 
 
 10 Edward S Willett 
 
 11 Rich. Cartwright 
 
 12 John Vifscher 
 
 13 Benj". Egburton Tr^ 
 
 14 Thomas J Diamond 
 
 15 John Van Valkenburgh ) 
 
 Jun' Deacon J 
 
 16 John A Bradt 
 
 17 Peter Ganfevoort Jun'. 
 
 18 AB. Jacob Lanfingh 
 
( 68) 
 
 ig Henry Van Veghten 
 
 20 Anthony J. Ten Eyck 
 
 21 Jacob G. Lanfingh 
 
 22 Dirck Gardenier. 
 
 23 John Hooghkirk 
 
 24 Richard Hanfon 
 
 25 Daniel G Van Antwerp 
 
 26 Chris. P. Yates. 
 
 27 Mathew Watfon S. D. 
 
 28 Jacob Van dufen 
 
 29 Rob' Hoakefly 
 
 30 Thomas L Whitbeck 
 
 31 Arent N. Van Pettin 
 
 32 John D Vofburgh 
 
 33 Frans. Winne J 
 
 34 Joshua Lockwood 
 
 35 Jacobus Vanderpoel 
 
 36 Corn' Van Santvoord Jr. 
 
 37 John A Lanfing 
 
 38 Arthur B Nugent 
 
 39 Gerrit Witbeck 
 
 40 James Mager 
 
 41 William Govey 
 
 42 John Bortell 
 
 43 Nicholas Joralempn 
 
 44 John D Goes 
 
 45 Donald Cameron 
 
 46 Elifha Tallmadge 
 
 47 Jacob Beft 
 
 48 Jno. Van Beuren 
 
 49 John T Vifscher 
 
 50 David Utter 
 
(69) 
 
 51 Wm. Goodrich 
 
 52 Stephen Pearl 
 
 53 Enoch Woodbridge 
 
 54 Peter B Tearfe 
 
 55 Andrew Finch Jr. 
 
 56 Peter Bortal 
 
 57 Tho=. M-^Clelan 
 
 58 John J Cluet 
 
 59 Ifaac Gecion 
 
 60 Mathew Scott 
 
 61 Abr". Livingfton 
 
 62 SSarf^olo". Don gleer. 
 
 63 H. Nant". amck 
 
 64 Thomas J Douglas 
 
 65 Eleazer Curtis 
 
 66 Francis Shaw 
 
 67 James Furnwall 
 
 68 Francis Brindley 
 
 69 Henry Difendorf 
 
 70 Timothy Hughes 
 
 71 David Van Nefs 
 
 72 Peter S Vofburgh. 
 
 73 Rob'. Cochran 
 
 74 Dirck Ten Broeck 
 
 75 James V Renfselaer 
 
 76 Rob'. Grey 
 
 77 Henry Blatner 
 
 78 Nath"=' Wales 
 
 79 John ikott 
 
 80 Tho=. C Read 
 
 81 Mathew Pottin 
 
 82 Tho=. Craig 
 
(70) 
 
 §3 Joseph Savage 
 
 84 Benj. Fiflibourn 
 
 85 So'. Pendleton 
 
 86 Tho=. Sickles 
 
 87 J. R. Stevenfon 
 
 88 Ale". M'^Elherney 
 
 89 Robert Wright 
 
 90 Jn°- Blair 
 
 91 Barent S. Salifbury 
 
 92 James Yancey 
 
 93 Jn°- Spoor 
 
 94 Peter Magee 
 
 95 Elijah Babcock 
 
 96 Seth Warner 
 
 97 Tobias Van Veghten 
 
 98 Silas Gray 
 
 99 Jonathan N Mallarey 
 100 Benjamin Tapper 
 loi Ezra Badlam 
 
 102 Ja^ Millen 
 
 103 Jacob Shafer 
 
 104 Jonas Barnes 
 
 105 Luther Barley. 
 
 106 Rob'. Bradford Ju'. 
 
 107 Adams Bailey Ju^ 
 
 108 John Hart 
 log John Thomas 
 no Jofhua Tetman 
 
 111 George Dunham 
 
 112 Hezkiah Ripley 
 
 113 Silas Witbeck 
 
 1 14 Will" Lancy 
 
(71) 
 
 15 James Geary 
 
 1 6 Samuel Eldred 
 
 17 George Eager 
 
 18 Sam' Gilbert 
 
 19 BEN COOLTDYE 
 
 20 Jn°. Franks 
 
 21 Hugh Denifton 
 
 22 Jofeph Chriftopher Delayen 
 
 23 William Mead 
 
 24 John Lincoln 
 
 25 Seth Banifter 
 
 26 Tim". Bedel 
 
 27 James Thompfon 
 
 28 Sam'. Whitwill 
 
 29 John Vernor 
 
 30 Cornelius Noble 
 
 31 Allen Durant 
 
 32 James Green 
 
 33 Jacob Rofeboom 
 
 34 Andrew Doun 
 
 35 And''. Aitken 
 
 36 Henry Tremper 
 
 37 Chris". A Yates 
 
 38 Jn". T Wendell 
 
 39 Jofeph Drifkill 
 
 40 Jofeph Perry 
 
 41 Richard Lloyd 
 
 42 John W Truax 
 
 43 Tho' Weeks 
 
 44 W". Stacy 
 
 45 W". White 
 
 46 Jofiah Fafsendon 
 
(72 ) 
 
 147 Jafoes R Reid 
 
 148 Michael Gilbert jun^ 
 
 149 Jacob Tremper Jun' 
 
 150 John Maynard 
 
 151 John Smith 
 
 152 Timothy Marfli 
 
 153 John Mechams 
 
 154 Sam'. Burnham 
 
 155 James Davis 
 
 156 Stephen Carter 
 
 157 An''. H Tracy 
 
 158 Francois Chandonet 
 
 159 Noah Nichols 
 
 160 Sam'. Flower 
 
 161 Donald Campbell 
 
 162 Luke Day 
 
 163 Sam'. Buffinton 
 
 164 John Chipman 
 
 165 Charles Colton 
 
 166 Jabez Snow 
 
 167 Afa Coburn 
 
 168 Elijah Day 
 
 169 Jeduthun Baldwin an 
 
 170 Thomas Thomfon 
 
 171 William Dewitt 
 
 172 Tunis Van Wagener 
 
 173 Abraham Salifbury 
 
 174 Peter Van Bergan 
 
 175 Jofeph Lewis 
 
 176 John Hughes 
 
 177 William Baker 
 
 178 Benj". C. Dubois 
 
(73) 
 
 179 Gilb'. R. Livingfton 
 i8o Gideon King 
 i8i George White 
 
 182 Job Colton 
 
 183 Sam'. Lewis 
 
 184 Alex'. King 
 
 185 Farrant Putnam 
 
 186 Thos=. Reed 
 
 187 Tho=. Campbell 
 
 188 Fran^ Hanmer 
 
 189 Coonrod Iftine 
 
 190 Dan'. Kindall 
 
 191 Lean"*. Blecker 
 
 192 John Thompfon 
 
 193 Othniel Phelps 
 
 194 John Waldron 
 
 195 Benj". Ray. 
 
 196 Abijah Hammard J^ 
 
 197 Jacob C Schermerhorn 
 
 198 Elifha Crane 
 
 199 Benjamin Hanks 
 
 200 Tho^ Tolman 
 
 201 Ge°. Smyth 
 
 202 Jac Winney 
 
 203 John W Schermerhorn 
 
 204 Wheeler Douglafs 
 
 205 Samuel Rufsell 
 
 206 Jared Root 
 
 207 Eleazer Grant 
 
 208 Benj" Andrews 
 
 209 Solomon Lathrop 
 
 210 George Wales 
 
 7 
 
(74) 
 
 211 Jofiah Spinners 
 
 212 James Eafton, Jun'. 
 
 213 Theod^ V. W. Graham 
 
 214 Lemuel Stewart 
 
 215 Jofiah Reed 
 
 216 Will"". Van Injen 
 
 217 David Noble 
 
 218 Same'. Sloan 
 
 219 Corn^ Lynde 
 
 220 Gideon Denifon 
 
 221 Gerrit Staats 
 
 222 Rob Troup 
 
 223 James Ellice 
 
 224 Jere Hubbard 
 
 225 John Darling 
 
 226 Thomas Gilbert 
 
 227 Peter B. Ten Broeck 
 
 228 John Yoot 
 
 229 Ifrael Jones 
 
 230 James Dennifton 
 
 231 George Reab 
 
 232 Lyman Hitchcock 
 
 233 
 
 234 John Bacheller 
 
 235 Ebenezer Darling 
 
 236 Daniel Green 
 
 237 John Noyes 
 
 238 S Jn°. Honrywoode late of St. George's 
 
 lodge Schenectady 
 
 239 James Barclay 
 
 240 Caleb Benton 
 
 241 Samuel Carpenter 
 
(75) 
 
 242 Sam'. Wheeler 
 
 243 Beriah,, Palmer,, 
 
 244 Samuel Guthrie 
 
 245 John Fifli 
 
 246 Jofeph Pones 
 
 247 Jofeph Row 
 
 248 Coon^ Vanden Bergh 
 
 249 Harmanus N Cuyler 
 
 250 Eliflia Dorr, withdrew Nov 17th, 1795 
 
 251 George Brown 
 
 252 John P Brandel J'. 
 
 253 Henry Van Wie 
 
 254 John Brofs 
 
 255 Mynd Veeder 
 
 256 Mynd' V Norren Jun 
 
 257 Jn°. Schoolcraft Jun'. 
 
 258 Jonathan Hilton 
 
 259 James Dunlap 
 
 260 Rynier Veeder 
 
 261 Charles Newman 
 
 262 Ch'. Beekman 
 
 263 William Whitney 
 
 264 Johan= Dritz 
 
 265 John Blomendall 
 
 266 Daniel Pohlman 
 
 267 John Williams 
 
 268 
 
 J. S. Webb 
 
 
 269 
 
 Peter Ballard 
 
 
 270 
 
 Giles W. Porten 
 
 withdrawn 
 
 271 
 
 Chefter Goodall 
 
 
 272 
 
 Amos Seward 
 
 
 273 
 
 John Searls 
 
 
(76 ) 
 
 Subfcribers to ye Bye-Law3 con'd. Entered 1794. 
 
 Seth. C. Baldwin 
 George Allen 
 John Tibbals 
 Benjamin Waldron 
 John Barry 
 Garrit F Van Allen 
 Henry Steward 
 M. G. Woudin 
 Trulove Boonethis 
 Jacob Pholman 
 W. Vieen 
 Wm De Wolfe 
 John Hooker 
 Francis Follet 
 Paul Wrankftrafson 
 Jn°. Brigan 
 Thomas Cafsety 
 David Kindal 
 Lindal Briggs 
 Ezra Ames 
 
 Auguftus Thorp 
 Benj". Aikins Jun'. 
 William Fowler 
 Gid". Fairman 
 Solomon Southwick 
 Levi Pitkin 
 Abijah Smith 
 
 January 14th 
 
 March Z4th 
 
 May 6 
 
 May zoth 
 
 June 17th 
 
 June 17th 
 
 Admitted a 
 Admitted a 
 
 Sept 23' 
 
 Oct 6th 
 
 Nov 4th 
 
 Admitted a 
 
 Dec loth 
 
 Dec joth 1795 
 
 Jan'y 13th 
 
 Jan'y z6th 
 
 FebV 24th 
 
 Feb'y id 
 
 Admitted a 
 Admitted a 
 
 April iR 1795 
 April 13th 1795 
 Withdrawn 
 Sept 2ld 
 Jan 26th 1796 
 Jan z6th 1796 
 
 Aug'ft 8 
 
 Pafsed 1794 Raiefd 1794 
 Feb*y 13th 
 
 June 3d 
 June 3d 
 June zjd 
 June Z3d 
 
 Member 
 
 Member 
 Oct 6th 
 Nov 4th 
 
 Member 
 
 Dec 27th, 
 
 1794 
 March i6th 
 
 1795 
 
 FebrV 9th 
 
 March 9th 
 Member 
 Member 
 
 May iSth 
 1795 
 
 Nov. 17th 
 
 March 8th 
 
 1776 
 March 8th 
 
 1796 
 
( 77 ) 
 
 301 
 
 302 
 
 3°3 
 
 304 
 
 3°S 
 306 
 
 307 
 308 
 
 309 
 310 
 
 3" 
 312 
 
 3^3 
 314 
 
 315 
 316 
 
 317 
 318 
 
 319 
 
 320 
 321 
 322 
 
 3^3 
 
 324 
 
 325 
 326 
 
 327 
 328 
 
 Subfcribcrs to Bye-Laws, 
 
 James Brooket 
 Jacob A Slingerland 
 Sam'. Carpenter 
 Jared Winne J^ 
 Corne". E. Yates 
 Peter Fryer 
 Benj. Van Benthufen 
 Ja°. Van Benthufen 
 Benj". Olmfted 
 Dan'. Wells 
 Jonathan P Brooks 
 Dan'. Ward 
 Wm. W. Back 
 G. D. Gorry 
 James Daniel 
 Ifrael Ranfom 
 Jofeph M. Elmore 
 John V. N. Yates 
 
 Patrick DufF j 
 Daniel Steele \ 
 Thody Abbot 
 Truman S Wetmore 
 Tim\ Shaler 
 Amos Barnum 
 George Hanze 
 Hug Ward 
 David Bright 
 
 Initiated 1795. 
 
 Crafted 
 179s. 
 
 Raifed 
 1795 
 
 Nov 30th 
 
 
 
 loth Jan'y 1797 
 March 21111797 
 March 21 
 
 Pafsed & 
 
 Raifed 
 February 
 6th 98 
 
 Feb'y 4th 
 1800 
 
 I May 1790 
 
 Dc 4th 
 
 May 4th 
 
 Jan'y ajd 1800 
 
 Expelled 
 
 
 Jan'y 23d iScto 
 
 Withdrawn 
 
 
 Jan'y 23d 1800 
 Feb'y 4th 1800 
 Jan'y 8th 1806 
 March 4 
 Dc. 25th 
 
 Withdrawn 
 
 difcontinued 
 
 Pafs'd 
 
 Feb'y 4th 
 Withdrawn 
 
 Feb'y 4th 
 
 1800 
 zift July 
 
 1 801 
 
 joth June 
 1801 
 
 April 27th 1800 
 
 Removed 
 
 out of ftate 
 
 Jan'y zoth 1801 
 
 
 
 As an E. A. P. 
 
 
 
 20th January, 
 1801 
 
 
 Withdrawn 
 
 Withdrawn 
 
 
 
 13 February 
 
 
 
 7 Feb'y 
 17th March 
 
 difcontinued 
 difcontinued 
 
 30 June 
 1800 
 
 ift June 1801 
 
 withdrawn 
 
 
 7th July 1801 
 
 
 
 2ift July 1801 
 
 
 
 zoth October 
 1801 
 
 
 
( 78) 
 
 329 Conrad Auchamback 25th Nov. 1801 
 
 330 C. Hertoll Dec ist 1801 
 
 331 Ifaac Hanfen 28th Dec 1801 
 
 332 Geo F Abbot nth Jan'y. 1803 
 
 333 Chris C Yates 27th Dec i8oa 
 
 334 Peter G Waldron 18 JanF 1803 
 
 335 Eph" Hunt 18 Jan'y 1803 — dead 
 
 336 Caleb Pierfon (difcharged) i8th Jan 1803 
 
 337 John Macauly 5th April do 
 
 338 John Todd 24 May 1803 Dead 
 
 339 Ranfom Rathbun November 4th 1803 
 
 340 Bultor Gilbert Jur — do — do — 
 William Ward 1 Jan'y 3d 5804 withdrawn 
 Hugh Ward / 
 
 ffdiahTaTes }l"i"^ted Dec t 1805 
 
B Y E- L A W S 
 
 UNION LODGE 
 
 Adopted' on the First Tuesday in April 1 806 — 580.6. 
 
 Chris C Yates Master 
 John Macauly S. W 
 
 James Barclay Trea' 
 Dan Steele Sec'y 
 James Daniel 
 Obadiah Yates 
 John S Miller 
 
B Y E - L A W S 
 
 OF 
 
 MOUNT VERNON LODGE, 
 
 ORDAINED UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF 
 
 JOHN VERNOR, Master; JOHN V N YATES, 
 
 Senior Warden, and JAMES GIBBONS, Junior 
 
 Warden, yth April 1806. 
 
 MEMBERS NAMES. 
 
 John Vernor 12 July 1810 withdrawn, dead 
 
 James Gibbons 27 Dec" withdrawn dead 
 
 David Bromlee 19th Dec"". 181 1 withdrawn dead 
 
 Owen Burns absconded 
 
 Johnston Dalyel absconded 
 
 Peter J Waldron withdrawn dead 
 
 James McKeen withdrawn 
 
 Peter D Threehouse withdrawn 27th Ap 1809 
 
 James Nairne absconded 
 
 E. A. Le Breton withdrawn 27th Dec 
 
 Daniel Ward dead 
 
 William Skinner 
 
 Charles Newman withdrawn 
 
 Samuel Payn withdrawn 
 
 W"". Purviss absconded 
 
 James Scorymser dead 
 
 Samuel Thomas absconded 
 
 John Vernor J' withdrawn dead 
 
 Peter M<^Nab Dead 
 
 Ezra A Allen absconded 
 
 Thomas Wright Stanton dead 
 
(81) 
 
 dead Peter Hardenburgh Dont attend 
 
 dead Th°. Beekman withdrawn 
 
 dead Benj"- Goodrich Dont attend 
 
 dead Eph'". Howard Dont attend 
 
 Hespl Brower dead 
 Abr™. Sickels 1807 
 Tho^ Jones absconded 
 Barnerd Coivey absconded 
 John Bishop withdrawn Jan^ 20*- 5814 
 1807 
 Deem''. 23. Patrick Matthews p'' disased 
 25 Samuel Swascy p* dead 
 1807 
 January 7"". Tho'. Dawson p'^ 
 
 dead John Cassidy p"* 
 
 Withdrawn Geo Hewson dead p"" 12 July 1 8 10 withdrawn 
 dead James Ludd dead 
 dead James M'^EIroy Ju' p"* Decea'd 
 
 Sept. 6 Hugh Flyn. p"*. withdrawn 
 
 " 6 Hamilton Patterson absconded 
 October20*Hatrick Glen, 12 July 18 10 Withdrawn 
 Nov'' 3'' Garvin Patterson absconded 
 Withdrawn Samuel edgean 12 July 18 10 
 Withdrawn James Croved 12 July 18 10 
 
 dead Jn°. Mahu left the city 
 
 Dec 15 James M'^Murry 12 July 1810 withdrawn, dead 
 
 John Kearney dead 
 Samuel M'^Murray dead 
 William Murray dead 
 
 W". Blanchard Paid 
 David Russell Ju' dead 
 
 1808 
 
 Dec' 15 
 
 " 20 
 
 1809 
 June 23 
 
(82) 
 
 . dead 
 
 1809 
 Dec' 2i=« 
 
 dead 
 
 1810 
 March 1=' 
 
 1810 
 March 1=' 
 Oct iS"" 
 
 Nov i" 
 
 1811 
 Febr'y 21 
 Febr'y 21 
 
 1811 
 March 6 
 April 4 
 Sept. 19 
 
 dead 
 
 1812 
 
 dead 
 
 dead 
 
 dead 
 
 dead 
 
 dead 
 
 dead 
 
 Ew'' Morgan absconded Still a Member 
 
 Thomas Doyle dead 
 
 Patrick M-^Kay withdrawn Ap' 16* 5812 
 
 Isaac Vanbuskeack dead 
 Daniel Seykles with" Jan'y 20* 5814 
 Christian Nellis dont attend 
 James Daveurry absconded 
 Richard Falls withdrawn 
 
 James Spanipel P'' dead 
 Tho= Segrave absconded 
 
 Birnard O'Conner paid with" June 4* 18 13 
 
 John Tbikill dont attend dead 
 
 John Turner withdrew 16 Jan'y 18 12 
 
 Henry Sedum 
 
 Enock Smith 
 
 Gliakim Ford withdrawn Dec 17"" 5812 
 William Ward 
 
 Casper Jones dead 
 Eben"^ Wright 
 David Jones Don't attend 
 William Kerney 
 
 Patrick Heeter 
 
 David Houghton 5"" Dec". 181 1 
 
 D. S. Laney 5"" Dece" 
 
 W". Esser 5"' Dec" 
 
 Johalive Nye Withdrawn June i;"" 1813 
 
 Coleman Clark 5 March 
 
( 83 ) 
 
 Thomas Currier 5 March absconded . 
 July9"'i8i2Zachevh Gahska Jan'y 20"" 5814 withdrawn 
 P^ Thomas Lockrow dead 
 
 dead Samuel Smylie Dec"" 3'' 5812 absconded 
 
 dead John Turner Dec 3'' 5812 
 
 John Vernor Dec" 17th 5812 dead 
 dead John D. Fisher Feb'y iS"- 5813 
 
 William Newell Feby 18"" 
 dead James Prosser Feb'y iS"" 
 
 dead Pat'' Gallegher Feb'y 18'" 
 
 dead Silah Rily March 18"", Oct 17 withdrawn 
 
 Henry Brooks June 28th 18 13 
 
 Traney Waracy June 28"" 1813 
 Withdrawn Samuel edgear Oct 2 1'"- 5813 
 dead Simon Toole November 4''' 18 13 
 
 Daniel Daner Dec'. 2''. 18 13 
 
 Charles Apprill Nov 18 13 
 
 Charles Hee Dec" 16 5813 
 
 Nath'. FuUington Jan'y zo"" 5814 
 Roy Jan'y 20"' 5814 
 dead Bernard O'Conner Dec 27"" 5814 
 
 Fitch"". Coy 3'' Day Second mt"" 5814 
 
 Merrit R.iggs 3'^ Day Second Month, 5814 
 
 B'. Crawford Deceast Feb'y 6"' 18 14 
 
 Fredanny Dean Mar"^ 3'' 18 14 
 
 Sibraners Stanford April 21" 5814 
 
 Ovid Pinney April 21'' 5814 
 dead Patrick M'Kay June 16 18 14 
 
 dead Hugh Bradford June 23''- 5814 
 
 John Duvy June 23'' 5814 
 
 Thomas M'Gee Dec', i^'. 5814 
 
 Tho=. Rowlan Dec 15*. 5814 
 
 Luke Gellen 15'". Dec'. 18 14 
 
(84) 
 
 i8i5 
 
 Jan'y 
 
 5'- 
 
 . " I 
 
 gth 
 
 March 
 
 15"' 
 
 dead 
 
 
 John Ginter 
 
 James M'^Clenahan 
 
 William Corry 
 
 William Leer May 3'' 5815 
 
 Psfer Conwer July 5"'. 5815 
 
 David Demarest July 5"' 5815 
 
 Janes Winchester Oct' 4"" 5815 
 
 John Pevney Oct 4"" 5815 
 
 Tho'. Dawsor March ig"" 5817 
 
 Joseph Ludlow March ig"' 5817 
 
 Samuel edgear withdrawn 
 
 Hugh Bradford withdrawn April 9"" 5817 
 
 Sherman Bosworth 
 
 Philip Vanderlip 
 
 Sam'. D Chase 
 
 John Butman Left (dead) 
 
 James Jones Dead 
 
 Dery Smith Expelled 
 Dead Rishon Dunnan April 2* 5818 
 Left John C Cabson April a"" 5818 
 
 dead Henry H GafFers April le"" 5818 
 
 dead John Morison April i6«'' 5818 
 
 Withdrawn Benjamin Heely Oct i'' 5818 
 Left George C Watson Nov 20''' 5818 
 
 dead Peter J Van Wie March 4"'. 5819 
 
 Gone South James R Beard March 4"'. 5819 
 
 Alonzo Born June 3'' 5819 
 removed William Butler Feb'y 3'* 5820 
 
 dead Joseph Ketham 
 
 Withdrawn Rufus Brown Dec 24"'5820 but still a member 
 of Masters' Lodge; if that body exists! No. 2 
 is recently written, see By-Laws 
 
(85) 
 
 removed Mathew Ashe Jan'y i8''^582i 
 
 removed James M Clure Jan'y i8"^ 5821 
 
 Thomas Barber Feb'y 15"" 5821 
 dead William Deyermand second, Dec ig* 
 
 1821 
 dead William A Deyermand Dec 19"" 1821 
 
 Henry A Williams, being an entered 
 apprentice is not entitled to mem- 
 bership 
 Withdrawn Pabert Swain Febr'y 6"^ 1822 
 
 dead William L Tiffany Feb 6"" 1822 
 
 Withdrawn Charles Hewett Feb 7"" 1822 
 
 Withdrawn John F Bacon Feb'y 6''' 1822 
 
 dead Levi Wait Feb'y 12''' 1822 
 
 Josiah Winants, Feb'y 12* 1822 
 Withdrawn Jacob J. Fort February 18* 1822 
 
 removed & dead "Joseph Palmer February 18* 1822 
 Mathews Brown Feby 20''' 1822 
 Tho^ Reynolds 20"" 1822 
 B. C. Allen 20"- 1822 
 W. V. Antwerp dead, do do 
 Jacob Fredenrich 20* Feb'y 1822 
 Vurna Hempsted dead do do 
 Ashbell S Nepter March 20"" 1822 
 Elihu Lewis March 20''' 1822 
 Joseph Russell 
 
 Withdrawn 
 dead 
 left 
 
 removed 
 dead 
 
 Withdrawn and dead 
 dead 
 
 withdrawn 
 left dead 
 
 March 27* 1822 
 
 Curtis Manger 
 
 John Seymour 
 
 Oliver C Gracie 
 
 Gerrit Gates March 27* 1822 
 
 W-"- Mitchell March 29"' 
 
 B Potter 
 
( 86) 
 
 left W-". S. V. Hills "1 Ap'. 2^ 1822 
 
 withdrawn Jn°. F Vernor / 
 
 left S. V. Wemple Do 
 
 withdrawn Silas Walker Ap'. if^ 1822 
 
 withdrawn David Nash Apr'. 24"* 1822 
 
 withdrawn Dexter Brown May i" 1822 
 
 left George Bond June ig"" 1822 
 
 removed John Whiting Nov 13"' 1822 
 
 removed John Reep Nov 26''' 1822 
 
 left Benj Tallige Do 
 
 withdrawn N. W. Ryckman Nov 26, 1822 
 
 Amos Adams Oct 22'' 5822 
 removed Peter Stewart Ap'. 22'' 1822 
 
 removed, Troy Abel W Wilgus Dec", ii"" 1822 
 dead Geo. W. Young do do 
 
 left William M'Dugall do do 
 
 Samuel Stiles April 2'' 1823 
 dead James Pemper Feb. 19, 1823 
 
 dead Daniel M Glashars March 19, 1823 
 
 Edward B Child March 19, 1823 
 dead Benjamin Kivalin March 19, 1823 
 
 withdrawn John Cutler April 16, 5823 
 
 left Ruben Thompson May 28, 1823 
 
 withdrawn Ebin. Wood June 4"" 1823 
 
 dead Dec 1826 Samuel Webster June 20* 1823 
 
 Welcome Esleech Nov 19"" 1823 
 withdrawn Elias Vanderlip Nov 19''' 1823 
 
 dead John A Vose Nov 19"" 1823 
 
 Jurtan Mortan Dec"'. 3'' 1823 removed 
 stricken off for non-pam". of dues! 
 Afterwards paid up 
 Calvin Tapfer Dec 3, 1823. left the Lodge 
 removed Joseph Martin Dec'. 5, 5823 
 
(87) 
 
 withdrawn 
 
 withdrawn 
 
 dead 
 
 removed 
 withdrawn 
 withdrawn 
 left 
 
 Withdrawn 
 
 dead 
 
 left 
 withdrawn 
 withdrawn, 
 withdrawn 
 withdrawn 
 withdrawn 
 removed 
 removed 
 
 dead 
 dead 
 
 left 
 withdrawn 
 left 
 dead 
 
 withdrawn 
 
 Christian K Shear Dec 15"' 1823 
 James G. Mather Dec 17, — 23 
 John W Hyde Dec'. 17, 5823 
 Giles K Winne March iz"" 5824 
 Henry S. Donlevy March 12''' " 
 John W Bay March ig"" 5824 
 John S Smith March 19"" 5824 
 Eli Perry Feb'y 7"" 5824 
 Elisha Wilcox Feby 7"' 5824 
 Jacob T. B. Van Vechten April 
 
 S"- 5824 
 Tho^ Morgan J'. May 10"' 5824 
 Tho^ Silsby do do 
 
 Peter Smith do do 
 
 L. L. Solomons 14 July 5824 
 since dead John B Swen Oct 20, 5824 
 
 Lansing G Taylor Oct 20* 5824 
 Robert Martin Oct 20* 5824 
 H. C Sloen Sep'. 14}^ 5825 
 Isaac Valana Sep'. 14"' 5825 
 Harmin Visscher Sept 24"" 5825 
 Fredrice Poitre withdrawn Sept. 26* 
 
 5825 
 John C Sickels October 5"" 5825 
 Isaac L Welsh Jan'y 4* 5826 
 Hugh Johnston Jan'y 12"' 5826 
 Russell Watts March 8* 5826 
 James Simister March 13"' 5826 
 Hazael Kane March 13* 5826 
 John Evestren March 13"' 5826 
 Jacob Swrartzenburgh Nov. 8, 5826 
 Jacob Henry Nov 3'' 5826 
 James W Blackett Nov 16, 5826 
 
(88) 
 
 dead Erastus Young Decetrrber 21" 18-26 
 
 Naadiah L Arny Dec 21 1826 
 withdrawn W". O'Donnell Feb i, 1827 
 
 left Hiram Shaw Febr'y if'"" 1827 
 
 left Lawrence Conner Feb'^ 19"" 1829 
 
 left William Thompson Feb'' 19"' 1829 
 
 Peter,, C„ Doyle March ao"" 1834 
 John W Crannell Do do 
 Henry Salsbury do do 
 
 left John Marning April 24, 1834 
 
 L. G. HofFman April 24"" 1834 
 
 dead Rob'. Martin April 24"" 1834 
 
 Frances Malburn March 5"' 5835 
 George, M, Stevens March 5"" 5835 
 William Walter Dougherty March 5''' 5835 
 Robert H Burgess March 5"" 5835 
 James Maddix March 5"" 5835 
 Asaph Preston March 17"" 5835 
 Richard Parr March 19''' 5835 
 Ebenezer C Warner March 27"^ 1835 
 
 left Ebenezer Perkins April 2'* 1835 
 
 Garrit T Brat April le"- 5835 
 Abram Houg April 16"' 5835 
 John Owens April 16"' 1835 
 
 dead John Agnew April i6th 1835 
 
 Alx'. Gray Nov. 19"" 5835 
 John Golden Dece"". 3'' 5835 
 Hinery Smith Dec'. 17"' 5835 
 William Connelly Dec'. 17"" 5835 
 Benj". Judson Dec 17"' 5835 
 Tho=. B Ridder Do Do 
 David Brockway Dec 17 1835 
 
BYE LAWS 
 
 OF 
 
 MOUNT VERNON LODGE 
 
 JANUARY 5836. 
 
 The following are the personal signatures of 
 all the members of the Lodge, to the preceding 
 by laws, with the dates of their becoming mem- 
 bers of Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 3 : 
 
 Robert Martin, Dead 
 
 
 
 Benoni C Allen. 
 
 
 
 L. G. Hoffman, 
 
 May 10 
 
 5832 
 
 William Walter Dougherty, 
 
 
 
 removed 
 
 March 5 
 
 5835 
 
 Thomas Silsby, 
 
 May 10 
 
 5824 
 
 Richard Parr, 
 
 March 19 
 
 5835 
 
 John Owens, Dead 
 
 April 16 
 
 5835 
 
 Josiah Winants 
 
 Feb'y 12 
 
 5822 
 
 Ab-". Sickels 
 
 Oct 
 
 5806 
 
 Peter C Doyle 
 
 March 20 
 
 5834 
 
 William Connelly withdrawn 
 
 Dec 17 
 
 5835 
 
 Jacob Anthony 
 
 Jan 21 
 
 5836 
 
 John Golden 
 
 Dec 3 
 
 5835 
 
 Patrick B Rooney 
 
 March 3'' 
 
 5836 
 
 Gerrit T Bratt 
 
 April 16 
 
 5835 
 
 Henry Keeler 
 
 March 3 
 
 5836 
 
 suspended 21'' Jan'y 5841 
 
 
 
( 90 ) 
 
 G. M. Stevens 
 P. Carmichael 
 Edward B. Child 
 Harry. Y. Webb J 
 James Flood 
 John M'^Auley 
 George C GrifFen 
 Nelson Barrell 
 Elias Van Derlip J^ 
 Welcome Esleeck 
 John Hurdis 
 William James 
 Reginah Kirkpatrick 
 Friend Laurence 
 Thomas Watson 
 O. M Tomlinson 
 William Combe 
 Andrew M^Auley 
 Isaac Winne, 
 
 suspended 21'' Jan'y 
 his 
 Thomas x Dutson 
 
 mark 
 T. B. Ridder 
 Russell M Hall 
 John Hodge 
 John Reed 
 D. A. Hawley 
 Alx' Gray 
 George Shook 
 Alpheus L Lawrence 
 Philip Van Derlip 
 F. A Pierson 
 
 March 5"" 5835 
 
 July 21 5836 
 
 March 19 5823 
 
 November 17 5836 
 
 November 17 5836 
 
 March 3 5836 
 
 December i" 5836 
 
 December g"" 5836 
 
 Dec 15 5836 
 
 Dec 15 5836 
 
 Jan'y 19 5837 
 
 Jany 19"" 5837 
 
 Jan'y 19 5837 
 
 Feb'y 1^ 5837 
 
 Feb'y 2 5837 
 
 March 16 5837 
 
 April 25* 5837 
 
 May 6*^ 5837 
 
 May 18* 5837 
 
 1 841 
 
 May 1%^ 5837 
 
 July 
 
 March 
 
 October 
 
 Oct. 
 
 Nov 
 
 Nov 
 
 Oct 
 
 Oct 
 
 April 
 
 6 5837 
 
 27 5837 
 
 5 5837 
 
 19 5837 
 
 16 5837 
 
 16 5836 
 
 19 5837 
 
 19 5837 
 
 20"" 5837 
 
(91) 
 
 February 
 
 Feb'y 
 
 March 
 
 March 
 
 15 
 15 
 
 22^ 
 
 March 5 
 Do 
 
 May 24 
 May 24 
 Oct iS"" 
 Nov'' I" 
 Dec 6 
 Dec the 
 December 
 
 Dc" 
 December 
 
 1838 
 1838 
 5838 
 5838 
 
 5838 
 
 Pardon Earl 
 
 George Cooke from Gloucester England of Al- 
 bion Lodge 107, 40 years 
 E. C. Warner suspended 21 Jan'y 5841 
 John Pochin 
 Benj Tullidge 
 Hugh Johnston 
 N. L. Arms 
 John S Cameron 
 Amasa Monk 
 Richard Bortle 
 David Callender 
 Henry Smith 
 Robert Erwin 
 George Field 
 Mathews Brown 
 Anthony Partridge 
 William Welsh 
 Matthew Jordan 
 Daniel A Wells 
 Ja=. K. Halladay 
 William Mullen 
 Hiram Arnold 
 L. S. Z. Gould 
 Henry Cassidy 
 Geo. S. Gibbins 
 Nicholas Youngman 
 John C Yates 
 S. Van Vechten 
 George Graham 
 James M'^Clellan 
 Thomas Stewart 
 Michael M-^Guire 
 
 10 
 10 
 10 
 12 
 
 January 1 7'' 
 
 Ap'. 
 April 
 
 Dec'. 
 
 Feb'y 
 March 
 March 
 
 4 
 25 
 
 5838 
 5838 
 5838 
 5838 
 5838 
 5838 
 5838 
 5838 
 5838 
 5839 
 1839 
 5839 
 
 5839 
 5840 
 5840 
 5840 
 

 May 7* 5840 
 
 
 Dec 3'' 1840 
 
 
 April 15* 1 84 1 
 
 
 April IS'" 1 84 1 
 
 
 Jan 6 1 842 
 
 3' 
 
 
 
 March 17 1842 
 
 
 March 21 1845 
 
 
 May 7'" 5846 
 
 (92) 
 
 David Booth 
 Eldad Worcester 
 Timothy Heenan 
 Solomon Drallard 
 James Perrin 
 Richard Lovell 
 John M Hughes, 
 
 withdrawn March 
 Hugh X Johnson 
 Thomas H Dobbs 
 W". Wilson 
 
 Richard L Ross 32 years old 
 George Cooke 50 years old 
 Samuel Minster 36 years old 
 William A Wharton, 37 years 
 Mathew M'^Loughlin, 21 years and 6 months 
 George B Riggs 26 years 
 E. E. Kendrick 30 years 
 William Hirsch 
 Louis Spanier 
 Samuel W Harned 
 William Connelly 
 John Farr 
 
 J. N. T. Tucker, 35 years 
 G. A. Hartman, 32 years. Wetzlar Preussen 
 
 Germania 
 E. M. Courtright 48 years 
 Robert M'^Murdy 26 years 
 
5850 
 
 THE 
 
 B Y L AW S 
 
 OF 
 
 MOUNT VERNON LODGE. 
 
 W. A. Wharton, W. M 
 
 Thomas H Dobbs. Resigned 5"^ April 1855 
 
 Samuel Minster. 
 
 Alex'. Gray. Dead 
 
 William Headlam 
 
 Robert S M-^Murdy. Withdrawn 
 
 Geo. Graves. 7"" March 1850. Dead 
 
 William Connelly. Dead 
 
 Richard Lovell. 
 
 Lewis Sporborg. 7* Nov. 1850 Dead. 
 
 Lysander A Orcutt. 16"' May 1850. 
 
 Richard Parr. 
 
 L. G. Bancroft. 7"' March 1850. 
 
 J. N. T. Tucker. Stricken from Roll Jan 5"" 
 
 1855- 
 
 John L. Weatherwax. Oct 1 7"" 1850. Strick- 
 en from Roll, Jan 5* 1855 
 
 William Gray 
 
 James Leonard Jan'y 2'^ 1 851. Withdrawn 
 
 Hiram Livingston Feb'y 26* 1851. With- 
 drawn 
 
 Adolphus Marcus Feb'y 28"" 1851. "Demitted. 
 
(94) 
 
 John Reed, stricken from Roll April 5* 1855 
 John McGoun March 13"' 1851. Stricken 
 
 from Roll. 
 G. V. N. Andrews. May y"" 1851. 42 years 
 John R. Taylor April 17"" 1851. Dead 
 K. V. R. Lansing, Jr June 20"" 1851 Age 27 
 
 years 
 Henry Squires. June 20"" 1 85 1. Age 27 
 
 years. Jan'y 5"" 1855 
 Narcisse Remond June 20"" 1 85 1 " 37 
 
 Dead 
 Myer Stein August 7"" 185 1 " 29 
 
 S. Van Namee August 7"" 1851 " 36 
 
 Stricken from Roll 
 W". W. Lappues Oct 16"" " 49 
 
 Philip Van Allen Oct 16"' " 30 
 
 Conrad Van Allen Oct 16"" 1851 24 
 
 Henry Bendall Nov 6th 42 
 
 Dead 
 E. M. Courtright 51 
 
 Dead 
 J. O. Haight 45 
 
 Emery D. Collins. Stricken from Roll 
 Nelson W. Young. Jan. 28 32 
 
 Stricken from Roll 
 D. A. Hawley. Stricken ofF 50 
 
 Names. Dates. 
 
 Ja=. F. Crosby. March 18"' 1852. 
 
 W"-. W. Parker « " " Demitted 
 
 Jan'y 20"'. 1868 
 George Cottingham " " " 
 David Russell May 20"" 1852. 
 
( tf5 ) 
 
 Milliam D Mahony 
 John C Roy 
 
 Resigned 
 Samuel Snyder 
 Charles Neagele 
 Cha=. H. Collins 
 W". H. Courtright 
 W"". Clandening 
 C. W. Hendee 
 W". U. Gregory 
 
 July I6'^ 1867 
 M. L. Filkins 
 Arthur Wilkinson 
 Robert M'^Connell 
 Minor King 
 Ira Betts 
 
 5* May 1853. 
 A. B. McLean 
 Wendel Hillebart 
 George Roraback 
 V. Veeder 
 Resigned. Fred Skeete 
 
 August 19"' 1852. 
 
 November 4, 1852 
 December 2, 1852. 
 " 16 1852. 
 
 March 17'" 1853. 
 
 April 7 
 
 Died 
 
 Nov 17"" 1853 
 
 December i" 1853 
 
 " " 1853 
 
 January 17* 1854 
 
 Feb iG"" 1854 Raised 
 
 March 10"; 1854 
 
 30 
 
 John E Lockwood 
 Frank H. Little 
 
 withdrawn 
 Lemuel M. Rodgers 
 D. R. Cordell 
 A. M. Freeman 
 S. B. Rider 
 Henry Keeler 
 Hiram Arnold 
 
 Died March ly'^- 
 
 Aged. 32 years 
 ' 21 " 
 
 April 20 
 
 i^'- June 
 
 Nov 2 
 Jan'y 4 
 
 1857 
 
 1854 
 
 1855 
 1838 
 
 22 " 
 29 
 
 32 Dead 
 
 42 
 24 
 52 
 48 
 
( 96 ) 
 
 David G Mallory Jan'y i8 1855 Resigned 35 
 
 John H Bowne " " " Dead 32 
 
 Garrit T. Bradt " " " 26 
 
 Ferdinand Weil May 9 " 44 
 
 Edward H. Jones " " " 32 
 
 Died Dec 17"" 1867 
 Welcom L Filkins " " " withdrawn 25 
 
 F. L=. R". Chapin " " " Do 29 
 Alfred Edwards June 29"" 1855, stricken off 24 
 Jacob J. Deforest June 29"" 1855 Withdrawn 34 
 
 J. L. Crew, June 29"" 1855 Dead 35 
 
 Samuel Pecore Nov i'' " 39 
 
 Anthony M. Strong May 31st 1855 47 
 T. J. Van Alstyne Nov 19"' " 
 R. C. Parks " 19'" " 
 Gilbert Rosenberg, Died, 19 " 
 
 Justin E. Dow Dec G"" " 22 
 
 W". Headlam Jr April 3'' 1856 21 
 
 W". P. Brayton Jan'y 15 1857 42 
 
 J. B. Sturtevant " 15 " 35 
 
 John M. Rowe " 15 " 28 
 
 John B. Truman " 15 . " 23 
 
 D. H. Printup April 2* 1857. Dead 26 
 W. Quigley " " " ' 44 
 Ransom Ballou Jr " " " stricken off 30 
 
 E. R. Pruyn May 21=' - " 27 
 George Porter " " " 36 
 R. S. Cushman, July 2'' " Dead 43 
 David Skinner, " 2'' " 29 
 David Anderson, Oct 15"^ " 24 
 John J. Jones, " 15"" " 37 
 Lewis Brownell, Dec 29 
 Jacob Visser, Feb'y 18, 1858 25 
 
C( 
 
 
 37 
 
 (C 
 
 
 46 
 
 cc 
 
 Dead 
 
 43 
 
 a 
 
 
 34 
 
 85< 
 
 ) 
 
 35 
 
 39 
 
 (( 
 
 
 53 
 
 (( 
 
 
 34 
 
 (C 
 
 
 31 
 
 ( 97) 
 
 Abram Lederer, " " 
 L. J. Lloyd, Dec^ 2^ 
 W"". Brown, " 2^ 
 F. W. Flagler, " 2" 
 David Apps, " 2'^ 
 R. W. Wooster,Feb'y ly'" 
 
 Died Jan'y 21='. 1871 
 C. M'^Cammon, " " 
 John Fonda, April 23 
 David Gribben, " " 
 Harris Parr, May^"" 1852 
 J. R. Herrick, June 16"' 1859 Aged 39 years 
 Ge°. V. Thacher, June le"- 1859 " 33 " 
 Jacob Gunter, June 16"' 1859 " ^5 " 
 
 John D Servis, September I'' 1859 " 43 ", 
 
 Demitted. 
 
 Phineus Dicky, September i=' 1859 21 " Dead 
 
 Iram B More. 
 
 Andrew Weingardner, November ly"" 1859. 
 
 Aged 25 years 
 C. H. Slater, " ly"- " " 39 " Dead 
 Alonzo Bruce, " 17"" " " 46 " Dead 
 Paul Cushman, " 17"' " " 36 " 
 John M^Ewen, December i" 1859 Aged 43 
 
 30 
 38 
 39 
 38 
 
 30 
 28 
 
 49 
 
 Elias W. GrifFen, " 1 = 
 
 Henry Fitch, " i=' " 
 
 Augustus Bowers, February 6 i860 
 
 Borden H. Mills, " 6 i860 
 
 Charles Vandenburgh, March 19* Aj 
 
 Ge°. L Stedman April 18 " 
 
 Isaac Esmay " " " 
 
 9 
 
(98 ) 
 
 John D Brown " " " " 2i 
 
 Geo P Lynd " " " "31 
 
 A. F. Chatfield April 18 i860 Age 44 
 
 Cha=. G. Craft April 16 i860 Age 30 
 
 H. P. Wollabee, April 16 i860 Age 30 
 Robert Hardie, Oct 15 i860 Age 31 
 
 Daniel Doncaster, Dec'. 3'' i860 Age 36 
 W"". Quested, Dec'. 3'* i860 Age 38 
 
 Cha^ Daniels, Jan'y f^ 1861 Age 34 
 
 W. C. M'^Kenzie, March iS"" 1861 Age 25 
 A. B. Voorhees, July 15 " Age 40 
 
 J. H. Ogsbury, " " 
 
 R. C. Davis, " " " 
 
 R. S. Dumont, Sep'. 2^ Age 37 
 
 E. Gebhard, November 18"" 1861 Age 23 
 S. Hydeman, January 6 1862 Age 25 
 
 Isaac A Chapman, March 16, 1863 " 
 
 H Hanson, March 16, 1863 " 25 
 
 Caleb Palmer, March 16, 1863 " 34 
 
 Richard Vanderbelt, March 16, 1863 " 34 
 Jesse Jones, March 16, 1863 " 29 
 
 W. A. Munsell, June 15, 1863 Age 28 years 
 Henry Weed Churchill, 6* July 1863, 26 years 
 
 old 
 Gipson T. Ostrom, 6* July 1863, 24 years old 
 George A. Cardwell, July 6"' 1863 41 years. 
 Emil Hydeman, Oct 5, 1863, 24 years. Dead 
 L. L. Derby Oct 5, " 52 " 
 
 A. R. Livingston Dec 7, 1863, 22 " 
 W. B. Watson Dec 7, 1863 22 " 
 William H. Carter Feb. 15, 1864 25 " 
 Edward V. Filkins Feb 15, 1864 41 " 
 Ge°. W. SchaiFer April 4, 1864 23 " 
 
( 99) 
 
 W". J. Haight April 4, 1864 22 " 
 
 J. P. Eldridge May 2, 1864 36 " 
 
 W". H. Whish May 2, 1864 42 
 
 Bennett Vandecar May 2 1864 25 
 
 David S. Blair Oct i;"- 1864 40 
 
 W". P. GrifFen Oct 17 1864 28 
 
 Derrick C. Hayner Oct 17 1864 28 
 
 W. H. Greene Mch 1=' 1864 35 
 
 Peter C Bouck. Adjoining member January 2'* 
 
 1865. 27. 
 Ge°. Knowlton Jan 5* 1865 Aged 22 
 
 R. H. Cozzens, Feb. 6"> 1865 29 
 
 J. Whish, " " " 31 
 
 J. F. Rose, " " " 26 
 
 A. V. Bensen, " " " 22 
 
 W"". Headlam Jr. Adjoining 
 John Burt, " 
 
 W". L. Greenman. Adjoining " 
 Benj L Greenman. Adjoining " 
 
 20'" 
 
 1865 
 
 W™. H. Vanloon. 
 W". G. Thorburn, 
 Charles C. Geller, 
 John D. Spence, 
 John Lomax, 
 William H. Mott, 
 C. F. Ainsworth, 
 Byron R. Palmer, 
 A. D. Woolsev, 
 Eugene D. Dimmick, 
 Daniel Connell 
 J, M. Young, - 
 W"". Richardson, 
 Richard Stack. 
 
 17 April 
 
 29 May 
 
 October 
 
 Oct 16 '65 
 Dec^ 4 
 
 30 
 55 
 29 
 26 
 29 
 27 
 
 32 
 44 
 35 
 38 
 
 36 
 23 
 25 
 31 
 33 
 43 years 
 45 years 
 
(100) 
 
 William Clandening. Jan'y I, 1866 Adjoining 
 
 44 years 
 Edward Carter. Jan 15 1866 25 " 
 
 Albert Harrison Van Deusen. Feb'y ig"" 1866 
 
 Age 23. 
 William Pendleton, " 19 1866 
 
 Age 23 years 
 James E. Robinson. April 16"' 1866 " 25 years 
 H. W. Holder, " " " " 30 years 
 
 James M. Atwood, " " " " 29 years 
 
 D. W. Seeley. Adjoining " " " " 45 years 
 
 E. M. PARKER June 4 1866 " 30 years 
 Daniel Baer June 4 1866 " 37 years 
 Lloyd Canaday, June 4 1866 " 33 years 
 Volker Jewell June 4 1866 " 26 years 
 M. Bergeron, Oct 15 1866 " 56 years 
 Ch=. Kerchner Oct 15"' 1866 39 years 
 Joseph F. Umpleby, Dec 3 1866 29 years 
 Cha=. S McEntee, Dec 3 1866 26 " 
 G Van Valkenburgh, Dec 3 1866 25 
 Avery Herrick, Feb'y 4, 1867 44 " 
 Edward Bostock, Feb'y 4, 1867 29 " 
 Levi Lefler, Feb'y 4, 1867 23 
 James Orchard, Feb'y 4, 1867 39 
 
 E. A. SutlifF, Feb'y 4, 1867 46 
 
 A. M. Rose. Adjoining April 15, 1867 34 
 
 Ge°. T Stevens April 15, 1867 
 
 J. F. Breakenridge April 15, 1867 
 
 G. W. Schell, rec*. 2 & 3 degrees in Roman 
 
 Lodge N°. 423. 26 
 
 James Healey June 3, 1867 " 32 
 
 Sam'. T Thorburn June 3 1867 39 
 
 Benjamin Lodge June 3 1867 50 
 
(101) 
 
 Charles F Whish June 3 1867 30 
 
 W". H. Shoemaker June 3 1867 23 
 
 Orville B. Tiffany June 15, 1868 27 
 
 Samuel B. Belding June 15, 1868 21 
 
BY LAWS 
 
 OF 
 
 MOUNT VERNON LODGE 
 
 No. 3, 
 
 Of Ancient York Masons. 
 
 ALBANY, N. Y. A. L. 5867. 
 
 Rowl'' B. Lloyd 
 John V. B. Carter 
 Horatio P. Prime 
 Frank Watson 
 Joseph Z St. Cyr 
 Abram Hymeman 
 Marshall Tebbutt 
 David W Lawyer 
 George W Pinney 
 Jno. W. Towell 
 J. W. B. Vogel 
 A. L. Lawrence 
 R. Rortle 
 Henry Graham 
 William G. Young 
 W" S. Boardman 
 Arthur E. Settle 
 Lewis G. Hoffman 
 
 Date of Admission. 
 
 Oct 21, 1867 
 
 Oct 21, 1867 
 
 Oct 21, 1867 
 
 Nov 2, 1867 
 
 Dec 2, 1867 
 
 Dec 2, 1867 
 
 Dec 2, 1867 
 
 Dec 2, 1867 
 
 Jany 6, 1868 
 
 Jany 20, 1868 
 
 March i6, 1868 
 
 April 20, 1868 
 
 April 20, 1868 
 
 April 20, 1868 
 
 Oct 5, 1868 
 
 Nov 2, 1868 
 
 Nov 2, 1868 
 
 Dec 21, 1868 
 
 Age. 
 52 
 
 38 
 28 
 
 37 
 25 
 24 
 47 
 54 
 48 
 
 52 
 33 
 
 59 
 
 54 
 
 33 
 
 28 
 
 30 
 23 
 68 
 
(103) 
 
 
 Date of Admission. 
 
 Age. 
 
 Maximilian Frankel 
 
 Dec 2i« 
 
 1868 
 
 25 
 
 Stephen E Miller 
 
 Dec 21 
 
 1868 
 
 38 
 
 O. B. Tiffany 
 
 June 15, 
 
 1868 
 
 27 
 
 S. B. Belding 
 
 June 15, 
 
 1868 
 
 21 
 
 John Hamilton 
 
 Jany 13, 
 
 1869 
 
 38 
 
 Geo'. N. Cuyler 
 
 March 15, 
 
 1869 
 
 30 
 
 Andrew Hoffman 
 
 April 5, 
 
 1869 
 
 42 
 
 Benjamin Webber 
 
 Sep'. 20, 
 
 1869 
 
 36 
 
 Olof F. Nelson 
 
 " 20, 
 
 1869 
 
 27 
 
 A. M. Michael 
 
 Nov 15, 
 
 1869 
 
 25 
 
 Henry P. Tracy 
 
 Dec 6, 
 
 1869 
 
 30 
 
 Gilbert H. Gay 
 
 Dec 6, 
 
 1869 
 
 23 
 
 James Martin 
 
 " 20, 
 
 1869 
 
 23 
 
 Rufus Merrihew 
 
 " 20, 
 
 1869 
 
 38 
 
 John Ham 
 
 Feb 21, 
 
 1870 
 
 38 
 
 Henry L. Smith 
 
 March 21, 
 
 1870 
 
 25 
 
 M. W. Macomber 
 
 April 4, 
 
 1870 
 
 40 
 
 Tho». Dobbs 
 
 April 4, 
 
 1870 
 
 41 
 
 W. G. Lloyd 
 
 June 6, 
 
 1870 
 
 34 
 
 August Brandau 
 
 June 6, 
 
 1870 
 
 38 
 
 John A. Marlow 
 
 June 6, 
 
 1870 
 
 25 
 
 James K. Reynolds 
 
 June 6, 
 
 1870 
 
 23 
 
 William Quinton signed by law J 
 
 une 6, 
 
 1870 
 
 Robert Thompson 
 
 Oct 3, 
 
 1870 
 
 31 
 
 Henry W. Harrison 
 
 Nov 17, 
 
 1870 
 
 25 
 
 Jesse B. Wooley 
 
 Nov ij; 
 
 1870 
 
 37 
 
 John Gribben 
 
 Nov 17, 
 
 1870 
 
 34 
 
 Charles H. Shaver 
 
 Nov 1 7, 
 
 X870 
 
 26 
 
 James E. Allanson 
 
 ,any 16, 
 
 1871 
 
 24 
 
 Edward J. Boughton 
 
 I any 16, 
 
 1871 
 
 23 
 
 A. L. Lawyer 
 
 any 16, 
 
 1871 
 
 31 
 
 Aaron Palmateer 
 
 Feb 20, 
 
 1871 
 
 38 
 
(104) 
 
 
 .Date of Admission. 
 
 Age. 
 
 John M. Derby 
 
 March 20, 1871 
 
 35 
 
 Jacob L. Lochner 
 
 March 20"" 187 1 
 
 35 
 
 Isaac J Griffeth 
 
 March 20, 1871 
 
 31 
 
 Cha= B. Hutchins 
 
 June 19, 1871 
 
 34 
 
 Lyman P Brown 
 
 June 19, 1871 
 
 30 
 
 Henry George 
 
 June 19, 1871 
 
 25 
 
 J. Charles Kanzehneyer, Dec 4, 1871 
 
 22 
 
 Levi H. Kaufman, 
 
 Dec 4, 1 87 1 
 
 24 
 
 W" J. Ward, 
 
 Dec 4, 1 87 1 
 
 23 
 
 Benj Strasser, 
 
 Dec 4, 1 87 1 
 
 23 
 
 W. W. Breakenridge, 
 
 Dec 4, 1871 
 
 24 
 
 Nathaniel C. Moak, 
 
 Feb 5, 1872 
 
 38 
 
 C. H. Van Aernam, 
 
 April 15, 1872 
 
 21 
 
 J. B. Keith, 
 
 June 4, 1872 
 
 38 
 
 Harry Edwards, 
 
 Oct 7, 1872 
 
 37 
 
 Alfred Trayler, 
 
 Dec 2, 1872 
 
 33 
 
 W. C. Van Pelt 
 
 Dec 16, 1872 
 
 33 
 
 W"> H Murray, 
 
 Jany 20, 1873 
 
 27 
 
 W" Neville, 
 
 Jany 20, 1873 
 
 26 
 
 Ferdinand Weil, 
 
 Feby 4, 1873 
 
 65 
 
 Eugene Duncan, 
 
 April 21, 1873 
 
 28 
 
 Charles C Gould, 
 
 April 21, 1873 
 
 32 
 
 Edw Nelson, 
 
 June 2, 1873 
 
 27 
 
 Richard Opie 
 
 July 7, 1873 
 
 24 
 
 Joseph W. Yorke 
 
 July 7, 1873 
 
 28 
 
 Edvi^in Barnard 
 
 Jan'y 5, 1874 
 
 23 
 
 W. H. Randal 
 
 Jan'y 5, 1874 
 
 
 John Bechtel 
 
 Jan'y 5, 1874 
 
 33 
 
 John Bailly 
 
 May 2, 5864 
 
 32 
 
 John J Gallup 
 
 Oct^ 23, 5857 
 
 41 
 
 Jacob G. Clow 
 
 Ap 7, 5862 
 
 42 
 
 Jabez B Dexter 
 
 Ap's,s85i 
 
 45 
 
(105 ) 
 
 
 Date of Admission, 
 
 Age. 
 
 Thomas Macdonald 
 
 March 2* 5874 
 
 30 
 
 Theodore F Allsheskey 
 
 March a"" 5874 
 
 33 
 
 John Opie 
 
 March 2'' 5874 
 
 28 
 
 Peter Wagner 
 
 March a"* 5874 
 
 31 
 
 Reuben H Bingham 
 
 Jan'y 24* 5851 
 
 23 
 
 W". N. Strong 
 
 April s"" 1849 
 
 32 
 
 Andrew Dickey 
 
 April 20* 5874 
 
 44 
 
 Robert Harner 
 
 April 20"" 5874 
 
 49 
 
 W. R. Hotaling 
 
 April 20* 5874 
 
 36 
 
 John Furguson 
 
 May 4'" 5874 
 
 61 
 
 C. B. Borst 
 
 May 4"' 5874 
 
 4? 
 
 Names of Members {i e) paid dues in Lodge, and 
 
 Lodge paid Grand Lodge Dues for, but 
 
 never signed the By Laws. 
 
 [Taken from Description Book.] 
 
 James Jenkinson 
 D. M. Dombroskii 
 Charles Chapman 
 Albert F Hansins 
 Otto Heinsius - 
 Daniel Sabin 
 Charles M Rodgers 
 Jonathan Ridgeway 
 Eebenezer Wright 
 W" Stephens 
 Alonzo Crosby 
 John K Diell 
 Stephen Rodgers 
 Robert I. Grant 
 
 July 3 5845 
 
 May 20 5847 
 
 Jan'y 20 5848 
 
 Jan'y 20 5848 
 
 Jan'y 20 5848 
 
 March 16 5848 
 
 April 6 5848 
 
 June 3 5848 
 
 June 3 5848 
 
 Jan'y 4 5849 
 
 Jan'y 4 5849 
 
 Jan'y 4 5849 
 
 March 15 5849 
 
 April 19 5849 
 
(106 ) 
 
 S. W. Hammond 
 William Ellis 
 John Wright 
 Peter Smith 
 Alexander Main 
 Edward Northing 
 David Booth 
 Pascal P Brooks 
 Gilbert Ullman 
 Henry Smyter 
 Thomas W Van Alstyne 
 C. R Lee 
 Stephen C. Kellan 
 Jacob Fredenrich 
 Abram Shuler 
 
 Dec 8 5849 
 
 June 20 5850 
 
 July 5 5850 
 
 Jan'y 16 5851 
 
 April 3 5851 
 
 April 15 5851 
 
 June 19 5851 
 
 Dec 18 5851 
 
 March 6 5852 
 
 May 20 5S52 
 
 Nov 19 5855 
 
 March 20 5856 
 
 Oct 23 5857 
 
 July 7 5859 
 
 April 16 5860 
 
OFFICE RS. 
 
 Your committee are not in possession of any 
 list of officers except at the institution of the 
 Lodge (5765) later than the commencement of 
 this list, A L 5800. 
 
 The minutes of the first communication of 
 Union Lodge N°- i, of the City of Albany, N. 
 Y., in possession of your committee was held 
 19''' September 1800, as extra communication ! 
 They represent as officers : 
 
 Peter W Yates Mas' 
 
 John A Lansing S W 
 
 Peter Fryer J. W 
 
 John Barry Secry 
 
 StofF' Bakeman Tr 
 
 Officers Elected 25'* December 1800 ! 
 
 Peter W Yates Master 
 
 Peter Fryer S. Warden 
 
 Benj" V Benthusen Ju' Warden 
 
 John Barry Seer'' 
 
 James Barclay Treas" 
 
 James V B Thusen Sen' Deacon 
 
 Ben". Omsted Jun' Deacon 
 James Daniel & Garret Degarmo, Stewarts 
 
 Benj" Whipple Tyler 
 
( 108) 
 
 Officers Elected 
 
 15'* Dec'^ 1 80 1 
 
 Peter W Yates 
 
 Master 
 
 James Barclay 
 
 Sen' Warden 
 
 Jn" V. N. Yates 
 
 Jun' Warden 
 
 T. V. W. Graham 
 
 Treasurer 
 
 Cornelius Huttell 
 
 Secretary 
 
 James Dunlap 
 
 Sen' Deacon 
 
 Br" Steel 
 
 Jun' Deacon 
 
 Officers Elected December 26'* 1802. 
 
 C. C. Yates 
 
 Master 
 
 George F Abbot 
 
 S. W 
 
 D Steel 
 
 J. W 
 
 C Huttell 
 
 Sees' 
 
 T. V. W. Graham 
 
 Tre^ 
 
 James Daniels 
 
 S. D 
 
 George Haws 
 
 J.D 
 
 Officers Elected December 20'* 5803 
 
 Peter Fryer 
 
 Master 
 
 John V. N. Yates 
 
 S. W 
 
 James Dunlap 
 
 J. w. 
 
 Edward S Willett 
 
 Sec-y 
 
 John Mcaully 
 
 Trea 
 
 Butler Gilber 
 
 S. Deacon 
 
 Ransom Rathbun 
 
 J.D 
 
 The election of the officers of December ao" 
 5803 (according to the minutes of December 26"' 
 5803) appears to have been irregular, and at an 
 
(109) 
 
 irregular communication (St. John's Eve) Decem- 
 ber 26* 5803, the Lodge by unanimous vote 
 call'd P. M. Peter W. Yates to preside, when 
 the following officers were irregularly elected for 
 the ensuing year : 
 
 P. W. Yates Master, unanimously 
 
 C. C. Yates S. Warden unanimously 
 
 J. Macaully J. Warden unanimously 
 
 C. Huttell Sec'y unanimously, except one vote 
 
 D. Steel Treasurer unanimously, except one vote 
 S. Tymeson S. Deacon Unanimously. 
 R. Rathbun J. Deacon Unanimously. 
 John Todd Tyler Unanimously. 
 
 The regular communication of the Lodge 
 came on the 20^\ and not on the 26*, as the 
 Yates party made the minutes show. All elec- 
 tions did not show that the 26"' (St. John's Eve) 
 was the regular election night of the Lodge, 
 under the Provincial warrant, as was claimed by 
 the Yates party. It appears, also, on the min- 
 utes, that the election of the 20* was held by 
 the brethren who were in favor of working under 
 the warrant of the Grand Lodge, and the election 
 of the 26* by the brethren who were in favor 
 of working under the Provincial warrant of Feb- 
 ruary 2V\ 5765. These two elections, in one 
 month, divided the Lodge in two parties ! One 
 a Grand Lodge party, with Br°. Peter Fryer as 
 the head, and the other an Anti-Grand Lodge 
 party, with Br°- Peter W. Yates as the head. 
 The following will show which of the two par- 
 10 
 
( 110) 
 
 ties were recognized by the Grand Lodge. Ac- 
 cording to the minutes dated Union Lodge May 
 1805, it is shown that Br°. Peter Fryer appealed 
 to the Grand Lodge, and protested the election 
 of the officers of December 26"" 5803, which 
 protest was sustained by the committee of the 
 Grand Lodge, and the officers of December 
 20* 5803 were duly elected! At this date the 
 minute book is mutilated by portions being torn 
 out ! All actions from May 5805 to December 
 26"" 5805 are lost by mutilation, therefore there 
 is no farther information on the subject. 
 
 Officers Elected December 26'* 1 804 
 
 John Macauly 
 
 Master 
 
 Chris' C Yates 
 
 S. W 
 
 Sebastian Tymeson 
 
 J. W 
 
 Corn= Huttell 
 
 Sect'y 
 
 T. V. W. Graham 
 
 Trea= 
 
 Hugh Ward 
 
 S. Deacon 
 
 Dan' Steele 
 
 JD 
 
 John Jones 
 
 Tyler. 
 
 Officers Elected December 26 1805. 
 
 C. C. Yates M 
 
 J. Macauly S. W 
 
 J. S. Miller J. W 
 
 D. Steel Sect'y 
 J Barclay Trea' 
 G. F. Abbot S. D 
 H. Ward J. D 
 John Jones Tyler. 
 
( 111 ) 
 
 Officers Elected December 16'* 5806 
 
 Christopher C. Yates Master 
 
 John Macauly Senior Warden 
 
 James Daniel Junior Warden 
 
 James Barclay Treasurer 
 
 Daniel Steele Secretary 
 
 John S Miller Senior Deacon 
 
 Obadiah Yates Jun' Deacon 
 
 John Jones Tyler 
 
 A portion of the minutes of 5806, all the 
 minutes of 5807, and 5808 to September 15"^, 
 which contained the records of the Lodge, have 
 been torn from the minute book, consequently 
 there is no record of the changing of the name 
 of the Lodge from Union to Mount Vernon, or 
 who were the officers of the Lodge. The last 
 communication of the Lodge under the name 
 Union Lodge was held Jan'y 6* 5807. And the 
 first communication under the name of Mount 
 Vernon Lodge was held September 15"" 5808, 
 the officers at that communication were ! (Ac- 
 cording to minute books.) See History. 
 
 Officers 1807, and named in the warrant of 1806. 
 
 John Vernor Master 
 
 James Gibbons S. Warden 
 
 James M'^Keon J Warden 
 
 W. M. Vernor 
 
 S. W, McKeon 
 
 J. W Payn 
 
 Mathews Sect'y 
 
 Ward D 
 
( 112) 
 
 The minutes do not show that an election of 
 officers was held in December 5808, although 
 January 5*, 5809, the following officers were in- 
 stalled ! 
 
 Brother Cassidy 
 Brother McKeon 
 Brother Skinner 
 Brother Brombee 
 Brother Ward 
 Brother Sickles 
 Brothers Dawson & Egar, 
 B' Sturges 
 
 Master 
 
 Senior Warden 
 Jur. Warden 
 Treasurer 
 Senior Deacon 
 Juh' Deacon 
 Stewarts 
 Tyler 
 
 Officers Elected December 21" 5809. 
 
 Master 
 Senior Warden 
 
 John Cassidy 
 William Skinner 
 Gowin Patterson 
 D Brombee 
 Br" Mathews 
 Br° Ward 
 
 Br° Abraham Sickles 
 Bro' Lancy & Brower 
 
 Junior Warden 
 Treasurer 
 Secretary 
 Senior Deacon 
 Junior Deacon 
 Stewards 
 
 Brother Samuel M'^Murray, Master ofCeremony. 
 Br° Sturges Tyler 
 
 Officers Elected December 20'* 58 10 
 
 John Cassidy Master 
 
 William Skinner Senior Warden 
 
 Abraham Sickels Junior Wardan 
 
 James Swasey Secretary 
 
 David Brombee Treasurer 
 
(113) 
 
 John Shirkel 
 
 Br° Howard 
 
 Bro' Ward & Turner 
 
 B' Buskirk 
 
 Isaac Sturges 
 
 Senior Deacon 
 Junior Deacon 
 Stewards 
 
 Master of Ceremony- 
 Tyler 
 
 Officers Elected December 19'* 18 n 
 
 Jn° Cassidy 
 D' Laney 
 Ja^ V. Buskirk 
 W" Epes 
 W" Skinner 
 Ichabod Nye 
 W"" Murry 
 
 Master 
 
 Se' Warden 
 
 Ju"^ Warden 
 
 Secret'y 
 
 Treasurer 
 
 S' Deacon 
 
 Ju" Deacon 
 
 Eb" Wright and W"" Ward Stewards 
 Isaac Sturges Tyler 
 
 Officers Elected December 17'* 18 12 
 
 John Vernor 
 
 A. Sickels 
 
 J. V. Buskirk 
 
 W"" Skinner 
 
 W" Epes 
 
 W"" Murry 
 
 E. Wright 
 
 Z. Galusha & J. Turner 
 
 I. Sturges 
 
 Master 
 
 Senior Warden 
 Junior Warden 
 Treasurer 
 Secretary 
 Senior Deacon 
 Junior Deacon 
 Stewards 
 Tyler 
 
( 114 ) 
 
 Officers Elected December 1 6'* 5813 
 
 Denis Laney Master 
 
 E. Wright Senior Warden 
 
 Daniel Dana Junior Warden 
 
 Charles Lee Secretary 
 
 W"" Skinner Treasurer 
 
 Thomas Lockrow Senior Deacon 
 
 Bro Morgan Junior Deacon 
 
 James Prossen & B"' Gataker, Stewards 
 
 John Turner, Master ofCeremony 
 
 W™ Newell Tyler 
 
 The minutes from January 20"" 5814 to De- 
 cember I g"" 5827 are missing! But obtained the 
 following list of officers from the Grand Lodge 
 records. 
 
 Dennis Lancey 
 Ebez Wright 
 Daniel Dana 
 
 Dennis Lancey 
 Hugh Bradfqrd 
 John Ginter 
 
 Officers 1 8 14. 
 
 Master 
 S Warden 
 J Warden 
 
 Officers 18 15 
 
 Master 
 S. Warden 
 J. Warden 
 
 Officers 18 1 6. No Record. 
 
 Officers 1 81 7 
 
 William Epes Master 
 
 Silvanus Stanford S Warden 
 
 Abram Sickles J. Warden 
 
( 115 ) 
 
 Officers 1818 
 William Epes Master 
 
 Silvanus Stanford S Warden 
 
 Abram Sickles J Warden 
 
 Officers 1819. No Record. 
 
 Officers 1820 
 Welcom Eselack Master 
 
 James Hunter S Warden 
 
 Robert Swain J Warden 
 
 Officers 1 821 
 Welcom Eselack Master 
 
 James Hunter S Warden 
 
 Robert Swain J. Warden 
 
 Officers 1822 
 
 Welcom Eseleck Master 
 
 James Hunter S Warden 
 
 Robert Swain J Warden 
 
 Officers 1823 
 
 Welcom Eseleck Master 
 
 James Hunter S Warden 
 
 Robert Swain J Warden 
 
 Officers 1824 
 Welcom Eseleck Master 
 
 James Hunter S Warden 
 
 Robert Swain J Warden 
 
( 116 ) 
 
 James Hunter 
 John Seymour 
 Robert Martin 
 
 Officers 1825 
 
 Master 
 S Warden 
 J Warden 
 
 Officers 1826 
 
 James Hunter Master 
 
 Danies M'^Glashen S Warden 
 
 Thomas Silsby J Warden 
 
 Officers Elected December 20'* 5827 
 
 Daniel M'^Glashen 
 Thomas Silsby 
 E. B. Childs 
 A. Sickles 
 Eli Perry 
 John Evertson 
 J. L. Welsh 
 C. Higgins 
 
 Master 
 
 Senior Warden 
 Junior Warden 
 Treasurer 
 Secretary 
 S. Deacon 
 J. Deacon 
 Tiler 
 
 Officers Elected December 18'* 1828 
 
 Daniel M'^Glashen 
 Russell Watts 
 John Evertson 
 Abraham Sickles 
 Eli Perry 
 Giles K Winne 
 Jacob Henry 
 Cornelius Higgins 
 
 Master 
 
 Senior Warden 
 Junior Warden 
 Treasurer 
 Secretary 
 S. Deacon 
 J. Deacon 
 Tyler 
 
( 117) 
 Officers Elected December 23'' 1829 
 
 Daniel M'^GIashen 
 
 Master 
 
 John Evertson 
 
 S. W 
 
 Josiah Winants 
 
 J. W 
 
 A Sickles 
 
 Trea= 
 
 Eli Perry 
 
 Sec« 
 
 A. Adams 
 
 S. D 
 
 Jacob Henry 
 
 J-D 
 
 Cornelius Higgins 
 
 Tyler 
 
 Welsh & Conner 
 
 Stewards 
 
 The election that was to be on the 23'' Dec. 
 1830 did not take place at that time. The min- 
 utes show that owing to the death of W. M. 
 Daniel M'^Glashen the election of officers did 
 not take place till the \f^ of Febr'y, 1831, 
 when the following officers were elected : 
 
 John Evertson 
 Josiah Winants 
 Amos Adams 
 Ab' Sickles 
 Eli Perry 
 
 Lawrence Conner 
 Mathews Brown 
 Cornelius Higgins 
 Winne & Welsh 
 Br Winants 
 
 W. M 
 
 S. W 
 
 J. W 
 
 Tre» 
 
 Sec' 
 
 S. D 
 
 J-D 
 
 Tyler 
 
 Stewards 
 
 Trustee 
 
( 118 ) 
 
 Officers Elected December 22'^ 1 83 1 
 
 Josiah Winants Master 
 
 Amos Adams S. W 
 
 B. C. Allen J. W 
 Jacob Henry Treasurer 
 Jacob Fredenrich Secretary 
 Milen Battle S. D 
 
 W. Conner J. D 
 
 C. Higgins Tyler 
 
 Officers Elected Dec' 20'* 5832. 
 
 Josiah Winants W. M 
 
 Amos Adams S. W 
 
 Benoni C Allen J. W 
 
 Edmund B Child Sect'y 
 
 Jacob Henry Trea= 
 
 Mathews Brown S. D 
 
 Thomas Silsby J. D 
 
 Cornelius Higgins Tyler 
 
 Officers Elected December 19'* 5833 
 
 Josiah Winants W. M 
 
 Benoni C Allen S. W 
 
 Mathews Brown J. W 
 
 E. B. Child Sect'y 
 
 Thomas Silsby Trea= 
 
 Alonzo Borne S. D 
 
 John Cutler J. D 
 
 C. Higgins Tyler 
 Milen Battle and Hugh Johnson, Stewards 
 
(119) 
 
 Officers Elected December 18'* 1834 
 
 Robert Martin W. M 
 
 Benoni C Allen S. W 
 
 Peter C Doyle J. W 
 
 Thomas Silsby Treas' 
 
 Henry Salisbury Sec'y 
 
 Hugh Johnston S. D, 
 
 John Cutler J. D 
 
 Ab"- Sickles P. S 
 
 C. Higgins Tyler 
 
 Officers Elected December 17'* 5835 
 
 Robert Martin 
 
 W. Master 
 
 B. C. Allen 
 
 Senior Warden 
 
 L. G. Hoffman 
 
 Junior Warden 
 
 W. W. Dougherty 
 
 Secretary 
 
 Tho= Silsby 
 
 Treasurer 
 
 Richard Parr 
 
 Senior Deacon 
 
 John Owens 
 
 Junior Deacon 
 
 Abraham Sickles 
 
 Tyler 
 
 A. Preston 
 R. H. Burgess 
 
 \ Stewards 
 
 Officers Elected December 15"' 5836. 
 
 Welcom Esleeck, 
 
 W. M 
 
 Richard Parr, 
 
 S. W 
 
 Lewis G Hoffman, 
 
 J. w 
 
 Thomas B Ridder, 
 
 S. D. 
 
 Henry Smith, 
 
 J.D 
 
 Tho= Silsby, 
 
 Treasurer 
 
 Peter Carmichael, 
 
 Secretary 
 
 Abraham Sickles 
 
 Tyler 
 
(120) 
 
 Officers Elected 
 
 Welcom Esleeck, 
 Elias Vanderlip 
 John Owen 
 Mathews Brown 
 L. G. Hoffman 
 Richard Parr 
 W"" Connelly 
 Abram Sickles 
 
 December 21" 5837. 
 
 W. Master 
 S. Warden 
 J. Warden 
 Treasurer 
 Secretary 
 S. Deacon 
 J. Deacon 
 Tyler 
 
 Officers Elected December 20'* 5838. 
 
 L. G. Hoffman, 
 John Owen, 
 W"' Connelly, 
 John Hurdis, 
 Mathews Brown, 
 Abram Sickles, 
 Richard Parr, 
 A. L. Lawrence, 
 
 W. Master. 
 S. Warden. 
 J. Warden. 
 Secretary, 
 Treasurer. 
 Tyler. 
 S. Deacon. 
 J. Deacon. 
 
 Officers Elected 
 
 Lewis G Hoffman, 
 William Connelly, 
 George S. Gibbons, 
 John Hurdis, 
 Alexander Gray, 
 Richard Parr, 
 James K Halliday, 
 Abraham Sickles, 
 John Pochin, 
 A. L. Lawrence, 
 
 December 19'* 5839. 
 
 W. Master. 
 S. Warden. 
 J. Warden, 
 Secretary, 
 Treasurer, 
 S. Deacon. 
 J Deacon. 
 Tyler. 
 
 < Stewards. 
 
( 121) 
 
 Officers Elected December ly'* 5840. 
 
 Elias Vanderlip, W. Master. 
 
 Richard Parr, S. Warden. 
 
 Hiram Arnold, J. Warden. 
 
 Solomon Drullard, Secretary 
 
 Alexander Gray, Treasurer. 
 
 A. L. Lawrence, S. Deacon. 
 
 Tho^ Stewart, J Deacon 
 
 B'. Sickles Tyler 
 
 Officers Elected December lb"" 5 84 1. 
 
 Richard Parr, 
 
 Hi: am Arnold, 
 
 Sol. Drullard, 
 
 John M Hughes, 
 
 Alex Gray, 
 
 Oliver M. Tomlinson, 
 
 Richard Lovell, 
 
 Abraham Sickles, 
 
 W. Master. 
 S. Warden. 
 J. Warden. 
 Secretary. 
 Treasurer. 
 S. Deacon. 
 J. Deacon. 
 Tyler. 
 
 Officers Elected December 15''' 5B42. 
 
 Hiram Arnold, 
 Solomon Drullard, 
 Oliver M. Tomlinson, 
 Richard Lovell, 
 Alexander Gray 
 Richard Parr 
 Elias Vanderlip 
 Abram Sickles 
 
 W. Master 
 S. Warden 
 J. Warden. 
 Secretary. 
 Treasurer. 
 S. Deacon. 
 J. Deacon. 
 Tyler. 
 
(122) 
 
 Officers Elected December 21" 5843. 
 
 J. M. Hughes, W, Master. 
 
 L. G. Hoffman, S. Warden, 
 
 R. Lovell, J. Warden. 
 
 E, Vanderlip, Secretary. 
 
 A. Gray, Treasurer. 
 
 R. Parr, S. Deacon. 
 
 Br°. Hawley, J. Deacon. 
 
 A. Sickles, Tyler. 
 
 Officers Elected December ig'* 5844. 
 
 O. M. Tomlinson W. Master. 
 
 John Hurdis S. Warden. 
 
 Thomas B. Ridder J. Warden. 
 
 E. Vanderlip Secretary. 
 
 Alex. Gray Treasurer. 
 
 L. G. Hoffman S. Deacon. 
 
 Thomas Watson J. Deacon. 
 
 Officers Elected December 18, 5845. 
 
 John Hurdis, W. Master 
 
 Richard Lovell S. Warden 
 
 James Jenkinson J. Warden 
 
 E. Van Derlip Secretary 
 
 Alex"* Gray Treasurer 
 
 Rich** Parr S. Deacon 
 
 W"" Gray J. Deacon 
 
 Officers Elected December 17'* 5846 
 
 Richard Lovell, W. Master 
 
 James Jenkinson S. Warden 
 
(123) 
 
 W" Connelly 
 Thomas H Dobbs 
 Alex' Gray 
 Richard Parr 
 W" Gray 
 
 J. Warden 
 Secretary 
 Treasurer 
 S. Deacon 
 J. Deacon 
 
 Richard Lovell having declined to serve as 
 Master of the Lodge, John D Willard M. W. 
 Grand Master of the State of New^ York 
 granted a dispensation to elect another master in 
 his stead, which election was held January 13''' 
 1847, when James Jenkinsonwas elected Master, 
 and Elias Vanderlip elected Senior Warden in 
 place Br° Jenkinson, advanced. W. Master 
 Jenkinson made his appointments. When the 
 officers for the ensuing were 
 
 James Jenkinson 
 Elias Vanderlip 
 W"" Connelly 
 Tho= H Dobbs 
 Alex' Gray 
 Richard Parr 
 W" Gray 
 John Pierce 
 L. G. Hoffman 
 William Wilson 
 John Hurdis 
 R. L Ross 
 
 Master 
 S Warden 
 J Warden 
 Secretary 
 Treasurer 
 S Deacon 
 J Deacon 
 Tyler 
 
 Masters of 
 mony. 
 
 ■ Stewards. 
 
 Ce 
 
( 124) 
 Officers Elected December 1 6'* 1 847 
 
 Jas Jenkinson 
 
 Master 
 
 W" Connelly 
 
 S. W 
 
 W" Gray 
 
 J. w 
 
 W" A. Wharton 
 
 Sect 
 
 Alexander Gray 
 
 Trea' 
 
 Thomas H Dobbs 
 
 S. D 
 
 Samuel Minster 
 
 J-D 
 
 John Pierce 
 
 Tiler 
 
 E. Vanderlip 
 
 Master of Ceremony 
 
 M. Brown 
 David Callinder 
 
 y Stewards. 
 
 Officers Elected December 21" 1848 
 
 W" Gray 
 
 Master 
 
 W" A Wharton 
 
 S. W. 
 
 Thomas H. Dobbs 
 
 J. w 
 
 Richard Parr 
 
 Sec« 
 
 Alexander Gray 
 
 Trea^ 
 
 E. M. Courtright 
 
 S. D 
 
 George B. Riggs 
 
 J-D 
 
 Henry Keeler 
 E. C. Warner 
 
 y Stewards 
 
 L. G HofFman 
 
 Master of Ceremony 
 
 Officers Elected December 24'* 1849 
 
 W" A Wharton Master 
 
 Thomas H Dobbs S. W 
 
 Samuel Minster J. W 
 
 W" Headlam Sec' 
 
 R. S. M-^Murdy S. D 
 
 J. K. Diell J. D 
 
(125) 
 
 Officers Elected December 1 9'* 1850 
 
 W-" A Wharton 
 
 Master 
 
 Thomas H Dobbs 
 
 S. W 
 
 S. Minster 
 
 J. W 
 
 A. Gray 
 W" Headlam 
 
 Trea' 
 Sec' 
 
 R. S. McMurdy 
 George Graves 
 W" Connelly 
 
 S. D 
 J-D 
 
 Tiler. 
 
 Officers Elected December 18'* I 
 
 William A Wharton 
 
 Master 
 
 Samuel Minster 
 
 S. W 
 
 W- Headlam 
 
 J. w 
 
 C. Van Allen 
 
 Sect 
 
 A. Gray 
 James Leonard 
 
 Trea' 
 S. D 
 
 John M'^Gowan 
 John Reid 
 
 J-D 
 
 Tiler 
 
 Officers Elected December 1 6'* i 
 
 W" A. Wharton 
 
 Master 
 
 S. Minster 
 
 S. W 
 
 W" Headlam 
 
 J. W 
 
 C. Van Allen 
 
 Sect 
 
 A. Gray 
 
 W. D Mahoney 
 
 N. W. Young 
 
 Trea= 
 J-D 
 S. D. 
 
 H. Parr 
 
 W. H. Greene 
 
 \ Stewards 
 
 I85I. 
 
(126) 
 
 Officers Elected December 15'* 1853 
 
 W"" A Wharton 
 J. F. Crosby 
 M. L. Filkins 
 R Lovell 
 A. Gray 
 C. A. Neagle 
 W. D. Mahoney 
 W. N. Strong 
 W. U. Gregory 
 Alonzo Crosby 
 
 Master 
 S. W 
 J. w 
 Sect 
 Trea' 
 S. D 
 J. D 
 
 \ Stewards 
 
 Tiler 
 
 Officers Elected December 21" 1854 
 
 J. F. Crosby Master 
 
 C. W. Hendee S. W 
 
 M. L. Filkins J. W 
 
 Alexander Gray Trea^ 
 
 R. Lovell Sec' 
 
 W. D. Mahoney S. D. 
 
 A. Wilkinson J. D 
 
 Alonzo Crosby Tiler 
 
 Officers Elected December 20'* 1855 
 
 James F Crosby 
 Anthony M Strong 
 Alfred Edwards 
 Alexander Gray 
 R. Lovell 
 Gilbert Rosenburg 
 G. T. Bradt Jr 
 Lemuel M Rodgers 
 Samuel Minster 
 Alonzo Crosby 
 
 Master 
 S. W 
 J. W 
 Trea^ 
 Sec' 
 S. D 
 J.I> 
 \ Stewards 
 Tiler 
 
(127 ) 
 
 Officers Elected December iS'* 1856 
 
 James F. Crosby 
 
 Master 
 
 Thomas J Van Alstyne 
 
 S. W 
 
 Gilbert Rosenburg 
 
 J. W 
 
 Alexander Gray 
 
 Trea' 
 
 Richard Lovell 
 
 Sect 
 
 G. T. Bradt Jr 
 
 S. D 
 
 W" Headlam Jr 
 
 J. D 
 
 W- Headlam 
 Lemuel M Rogers 
 
 V Stewards. 
 
 Alonzo Crosby 
 
 Tiler 
 
 Officers Elected December 17'* 1 857 
 
 Thomas J Van Alstyne 
 
 Master 
 
 John B. Sturtevant 
 
 S. W 
 
 G. T. Bradt Jr 
 
 J. w 
 
 Richard Lovell 
 
 Sec' 
 
 James F Crosby 
 
 Trea^ 
 
 John H Bowne 
 
 S. D 
 
 L. Brownell 
 
 J- D 
 
 Robert S Cushman 
 William P Brayton 
 
 j- Stewards 
 
 Alonzo Crosby 
 
 Tiler 
 
 Officers Elected December 16"' 1858 
 
 Thomas J Van Alstyne 
 
 Master 
 
 John B Sturtevant 
 
 S. W 
 
 R. H. Bingham 
 
 J. w 
 
 Richard Lovell 
 
 Sec' 
 
 James F Crosby 
 
 Trea» 
 
 Ranson Ballou 
 
 S. D 
 
(128 ) 
 
 Lemuel M Rodgers J. D 
 
 William P Brayton \ Stewards 
 
 Lyman J Lloyd J 
 
 Thomas W Van Alstyne, Marshal 
 Alonzo Crosby Tiler 
 
 Officers Elected December if'* 1859 
 
 Thomas J. Van Alstyne 
 
 Master 
 
 David Printup 
 
 S. W 
 
 David Gribben 
 
 J. W 
 
 James F Crosby 
 
 Trea' 
 
 R. Lovell 
 
 Sec' 
 
 Seth B. Rider 
 
 S. D 
 
 Jacob Visser 
 
 J-D 
 
 Ruben W. Wooster 
 
 1 Masters 
 J mony 
 
 John Fonda 
 
 Iram B. More 
 
 Marshal 
 
 Alonzo Crosby 
 
 Tiler 
 
 of Cere- 
 
 Officers Elected December 17" i860 
 
 Thomas J Van Alstyne Master 
 Edward H Jones S. W 
 
 Charles W Vandenburgh 
 
 J. W 
 
 James F. Crosby 
 
 
 Trea= 
 
 Richard Lovell 
 
 
 Sec' 
 
 George L Steadman 
 
 
 S. D 
 
 Jacob Visser 
 
 
 J-D 
 
 John Fonda 
 
 
 \ Masters 
 J mony 
 
 Augustus Bowers 
 
 
 Alonzo Crosby 
 
 
 Tiler 
 
 of Cere- 
 
(129) 
 Officers Elected December i6'* 1861 
 
 David Gribben 
 
 Master 
 
 Charles W Vandenburgh 
 
 S. W 
 
 Augustus Bowers 
 
 J. w 
 
 James F Crosby 
 
 Trea'' 
 
 Alfred F Chatfield 
 
 Sec' 
 
 John Fonda 
 
 S. D 
 
 C. W. M-^Kenzie 
 
 J. D 
 
 Edward Gebbard 
 
 \ Masters 
 ) mony. 
 
 Harris Parr 
 
 Alonzo Crosby 
 
 Tiler 
 
 George L Steadman 
 
 Marshal 
 
 Officers Elected December 15'* 
 
 Augustus Bowers 
 
 Master 
 
 John Fonda 
 
 S. W 
 
 Jacob Visser 
 
 J. W 
 
 James F Crosby 
 
 Trea= 
 
 Alfred F Chatfield 
 
 Sect 
 
 Solomon Hydeman 
 
 S. D .,. 
 
 Henry P. Wollabee 
 
 J.D 
 
 David Anderson 
 
 \ Masters 
 j mony. 
 
 William Quested 
 
 Alonzo Crosby 
 
 Tiler 
 
 L, G. Bancroft 
 
 Marshal 
 
 of Cere- 
 
 of Cere- 
 
 Officers Elected December 21" 1863. 
 
 Augustus Bowers Master 
 
 Caleb Palmer S. W 
 
 Solomon Hydeman J. W 
 
 James F Crosby Trea' 
 
(130) 
 
 Alfred F. Chatfield Sec' 
 David Gribben S. D 
 Henry W Churchill J. D 
 Emil Hydeman 1 Masters of Cere- 
 Richard Vanderbilt / mony 
 Alonzo Crosby Tiler 
 R. C. Davis Chaplin 
 Levi L Derby Marshal 
 
 Officers Elected December 19* 1864. 
 
 Charles W. Vandenburgh Master 
 
 John Fonda S. W 
 
 Alfred F Chatfield J. W 
 
 James F Crosby, Trea^ 
 
 Conrad Van Allen Sec' 
 
 William B Watson S. D 
 
 George P Lynd J. D 
 
 William H Carter 1 Masters of Cere- 
 
 A. R. Livingston J mony 
 
 Amza Fuller of Masters' Lodge N° 5 Tiler 
 
 Rubin W Wooster Chaplin 
 
 Levi L Derby Marshal 
 John B Marsh, of Masters' Lodge No 5 Or- 
 ganist 
 
 Officers Elected December 18'* 1865 
 
 John Fonda Master 
 
 Alfred F Chatfield S. W 
 
 William B Watson J. W 
 
 James F Crosby Trea' 
 
 Conrad Van Allen Sect 
 
 William P Griffin S. D. 
 
( 131 ) • 
 
 A V. Bensen J. D 
 
 John Lomax "I Masters of Cere- 
 
 William H Mott j mony 
 
 Rubin W. Wooster Chaplin 
 
 John B. Marsh, of Masters' Lodge N° 5 Or- 
 ganist 
 Thomas J Van Alstyne, Marshal 
 Amza Fuller of Masters Lodge N° 5 Tiler 
 
 Officers Elected December 17'* 1866 
 
 Alfred F Chatfield 
 
 Master 
 
 William B Watson 
 
 S. W 
 
 William P. Griffin 
 
 J. W 
 
 James F Crosby 
 
 Trea' 
 
 Conrad Van Allen 
 
 Sec' 
 
 John Lomax 
 
 S. D 
 
 William H Carter 
 
 J- D 
 
 Willliam H Whish 
 
 1 Masters 
 j mony 
 
 Charles M'^Entee 
 
 Rubin W Wooster 
 
 Chaplin 
 
 Lyman J Lloyd 
 
 Marshal 
 
 of Cere- 
 
 John B Marsh of Masters' Lodge N° 5 Organist 
 Amza Fuller of Masters' Lodge N° 5 Tiler 
 
 Officers Elected December 16''' 1867 
 
 William B Watson Master 
 
 John Lomax S. W 
 
 William H Whish J. W 
 
 James F Crosby Trea' 
 
 Conrad Van Allen Sect 
 
 Edwin M Parker S. D 
 Albert Harrison Vandusen J. D. 
 
■ ( 132 ) 
 
 Joseph F Umpleby \ Masters of Cere- 
 
 J. M. Atwood I mony 
 
 Rubin W Wooster Chaplin 
 
 Charles W Vandenburgh Marshall 
 
 John B Marsh of Masters' Lodge N° 5 Organist 
 
 Thomas Smyth of Ancient City Lodge N° 452 
 
 Assistant Organist 
 Amza Fuller of Masters' Lodge N° 5 Tiler 
 
 Officers Elected December 21" 1868 
 
 William B Watson Master 
 
 John Lomax S. W. 
 
 William H Whish J. W. 
 
 James F Crosby Trea^ 
 
 Conrad Van Allen Sec' 
 
 Edwin M Parker S. D. 
 
 Albert Harrison Vandusen J. D 
 Joseph F Umpleby 1 Masters of Cere- 
 
 Gilbert Van Valkenburgh j mony 
 Charles W. Vandenburgh Marshal 
 William S Boardman 1 /•-,, ,. 
 
 Maxmilian Frankell J " 
 
 Samuel B Belding Organist 
 
 Thomas Smyth of Ancient City Lodge N" 452 
 
 Assistant Organist 
 Amza Fuller of Masters' Lodge N° 5 Tiler 
 
 Officers Elected December 20'* i86g 
 
 John Lomax Master 
 
 William H Whish S. W 
 
 Edwin M Parker J. "W 
 
 Charles S. M-^Entee Trea^ 
 
(133) 
 
 Conrad Van Allen Sec' 
 
 Albert Harrison-Vandusen S D 
 William H Shoemaker J D 
 
 Gilbert Van Valkenburgh "I Masters of Cere- 
 Horatio P. Prime J mony 
 Maxmilian Frankell Chaplin 
 Levi L Derby Marshal 
 Samuel B Belding Organist 
 Thomas Smyth of Ancient City Lodge N° 452 
 
 Assistant Organist 
 Amza Fuller of Masters' Lodge N° 5 Tiler 
 
 Officers Elected December 19'* 1 8 70 
 
 William H Whish 
 
 Master 
 
 Edwin M. Parker 
 
 S. W 
 
 Albert Harrison Vanduser 
 
 1 J. W 
 
 John Fonda 
 
 Treas 
 
 Conrad Van Allen 
 
 Sect 
 
 William H Shoemaker 
 
 S. D 
 
 Horatio P Prime 
 
 JD 
 
 A. M. Michael 
 
 1 Masters of < 
 j mony 
 
 W. G. Lloyd 
 
 Samuel B Belding 
 
 Organist 
 
 Thomas Smyth of Ancient City Lodge N' 
 
 Assistant Organist 
 
 
 Marshall Tebbutt 
 
 Chaplin 
 
 L L Derby 
 
 Marshal 
 
 Amza Fuller of Masters' 
 
 Lodge N° 5 Tih 
 
 Alfred F Chatfield 
 
 Lessee 
 
 Cere- 
 452 
 
(134) 
 
 Officers Elected December i8'* 1871 
 
 William B "Watson Master 
 
 William H Shoemaker S. W 
 
 Horatio P Prime J. W 
 
 John Fonda Trea° 
 
 Conrad Van Allen Sec' 
 
 Augustus Bowers S. D 
 
 W. G. Lloyd J. D 
 
 Gilbert Van Valkenburgh "1 Masters of Cere- 
 
 Edward J Boughton J mony 
 
 Levi L Derby Marshal 
 
 Samuel B. Belding Organist 
 
 Thomas Smyth of Ancient City Lodge N° 452 
 
 Assistant Organist 
 Marshall Tebbutt Chaplin 
 
 Amza Fuller of Masters' Lodge No 5 Tiler 
 Alfred F Chatfield Lessee 
 
 Officers Elected December 16'* 1872 
 
 William H Shoemaker Master 
 Horatio P. Prime S. W" 
 Harry Edwards J. W 
 John Fonda Trea= 
 Conrad Van Allen Sec' 
 Levi H Kaufman S. D 
 Abraham L Lawyer J D 
 Edward J Boughton > Masters of Cere- 
 Charles H Van Aernam J mony 
 Samuel B. Belding Organist 
 Thomas Smyth of Ancient City Lodge N° 452 
 
 Assistant Organist 
 Marshall Tebbutt Chaplin 
 
(135 ) 
 
 Augustus Bowers Marshal 
 
 Amza Fuller of Masters' Lodge N° 5 Tiler 
 Alfred F Chatfield Lessee 
 
 Officers Elected December 15'* 1873 
 
 William H Shoemaker Master 
 Horatio P Prime S. W. 
 Levi H. Kaufman J W 
 John Fonda Trea' 
 James E AUanson Sec" 
 Benjamin Strasser S. D 
 A. M Michael J. D 
 J. K. Reynolds "I Masters of Cere- 
 Charles H Van Aernam J mony 
 Samuel B Belding -Organist 
 Thomas Smyth of Ancient City Lodge N° 4*52 
 
 Assistant Organist 
 William Fisher of Wadsworth Lodge N° 417 
 
 Tiler 
 
 Alfred F Chatfield Lessee 
 
 March a"* 5874 it was 
 
 Resolved, To have the Lodge incorporated, 
 when 
 
 Nathaniel C Moak, i year, 
 Alfred F Chatfield, 2 years, 
 Lyman J Lloyd, 3 years, 
 
 were elected trustees, according to the act of 
 1866 in relation thereto. 
 
( 136) 
 
 In the year 1869 the following brethren of 
 Mt Vernon Lodge N° 3 resolved to furnish the 
 Lodge with vocal music in addition to the beauti- 
 ful niusic furnished by Br° S. B. Belding, organist. 
 
 R. Merrihew 
 H. W. Harrison 
 J. B. Wooley 
 E. M. Parker 
 B Lodge. 
 
 J. B. Keith 1 AA A Q 
 
 W- Neville | were added 1872. 
 
 These brethren have contributed much to 
 make more than usually pleasant, the communi- 
 cations of this Lodge. 
 
 Your Committee, in drawing their labors to a 
 close, desire to state that thep found much that 
 would be interesting to the members, but, as it 
 was thought the lists of members and officers, 
 and the changing of the name and number of the 
 Lodge was most desired, they devoted most of 
 their searching in that direction. 
 
 It may be well, however, and interesting to 
 many, to know how much it cost in olden time 
 to be made a Mason in our Lodge, and the 
 amount they paid for dues, and how strict they 
 were in collecting the same. For making, the 
 fee was usually about .£3, 4s., and a small fee 
 to the Tiler, the 4s. being the petition fee, al- 
 though at times it would be as high as £5, for 
 making. Dues at one time were as high as 30s. 
 
( 137 ) 
 
 per quarter, and at another time as low as 31 cts. 
 per quarter. They were usually regulated ac- 
 cording to the demands for running the Lodge. 
 The strictness for collecting the dues can be seen 
 by the following. A brother who lived in Gib- 
 bons-Ville (now West Troy), was summoned to 
 attend the Lodge at its next regular communi- 
 cation and pay his dues, 37 J cts.; to which 
 summons the brother responded and paid the 37J 
 cents. 
 
 Your Committee tender many thanks to our 
 Worthy Br° Tho' P Way, Secretary of Temple 
 Lodge, No. 14, for permitting, and assisting 
 them in searching their old records to ascertain 
 if any information could be obtained from them, 
 relative to our Lodge, in those parts of the 
 books where the reckless hands of the destroyer 
 had laid waste a portion of our valuable records. 
 
 As an apparent contradiction appears on pages 
 51 and III, the following Special Notice is deemed 
 necessary : 
 
 Special Notice. — It is no doubt proper to 
 state, that in the year 1806 there were two min- 
 ute books, one belonging to the Anti-Grand 
 Lodge party, and the other to the party who 
 received the new warrant from the Grand Lodge 
 of this State. The minutes of the Anti-Grand 
 Lodge party for the year 1806, are nearly all torn 
 from the book, and the minute book of the Grand 
 Lodge party, with the new warrant commencing 
 early in the year {^ See By-Laws') 1806, not one 
 leaf has been allowed to remain, or one word of 
 
(138 ) 
 
 the transactions of the Lodge been left until the 
 15th day of September, 1808, there the destruc- 
 tion of our records ceased ! Although there are 
 no minutes of the Lodge (known to your com- 
 mittee ) before the year 1 800 ! The By-Laws 
 are continuous from 1773 to date ! See list of 
 members. The object, no doubt, was to de- 
 stroy the history of the Lodge. Our books should 
 be better cared for. They have been kept far 
 too public, for years were open to all who came, 
 who desired to handle them, although they were 
 in the Hall used by the fraternity, they no doubt, 
 received their mutilation by some person or 
 persons familiar, as the destruction appears in im- 
 portant points only. 
 
 Also a typographical error on page 76, No. 298, 
 read Solomon Southwick pass'd March 8th, . 
 1796 not \']']t. 
 
 And an explanation to extract from minute hook May 
 5805 on page 49. 
 
 It appears on the Grand Lodge records that 
 the two warrants, one for Union Lodge which 
 was to be N° 3, and one for Mount Vernon 
 Lodge, which was to be N° 4, were made in 
 due form by the Grand Secretary of the Grand 
 Lodge and ready to be delivered to the two par- 
 ties, but upon the receipt of the communication 
 from the Anti-Grand Lodge party, and the 
 haughty manner in which they had conducted 
 the affairs existing in Union Lodge from the 
 
(139 ) 
 
 commencement of the establishment of the 
 Grand Lodge of the State, the Grand officers 
 resolved, to give the warrant to the members of 
 Union Lodge N° i of Albany who had so long 
 been striving to get their Lodge to work in good 
 faith under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge 
 of the State of New York. They (the Grand 
 officers) thereupon erased the N° 4 from the 
 warrant to Mount Vernon Lodge which was to 
 be a new Lodge, and placed upon it N° 3, and 
 by so doing gave to those brethren of Union 
 Lodge N° I of Albany, who had for years been 
 striving to bring the Lodge into the position be- 
 fore the Grand Lodge according to the agree- 
 ment made with the Deputy Grand Master in the 
 year A. L. 5797. The Grand Lodge thereby 
 recognizing those brethren who were members 
 of Union Lodge N° i of Albany, and true to 
 the Grand Lodge, as best entitled to the warrant 
 from that Grand body, as the representatives of 
 Union Lodge N° i of Albany. 
 
 All of which is fraternally submitted. 
 
 John Fonda, 
 James E. Allanson, 
 
 Committee on History, &c.