Report by a joint committee of the legislature of Massachusetts on freemasonry.
1834
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Title
Report by a joint committee of the legislature of Massachusetts on freemasonry.
Published
[Boston, Massachusetts?] : [publisher not identified], [1834]
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Running Title
Freemasonry, March 1834
Description
1 online resource (2 volumes (76, 54 pages)).
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(NNC-L)LLMC1402309099
(TEMPOCo)1402309099
(TEMPOCo)1402309099
Summary
Addresses concerns that Masonic oaths may be in conflict with civil government, and proposes legislation to limit their power, and to levy fines on activities. Includes a report and an appendix. The report gives background on the issues and includes a bill entitled "An act concerning Masonic societies."
Note
"March, 1834."
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed October 11, 2023).
Includes
Appendix containing the testimony and documents received in evidence by the Committee.
Act concerning Masonic societies.
Act concerning Masonic societies.
Available in Other Form
Print version: Massachusetts. General Court. Report by a joint committee of the Legislature of Massachusetts on Freemasonry. [Boston] : [Committee], 1834 (OCoLC)28308604
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Table of Contents
Appendix: Forms of oath. Entered apprentices oath or obligation ; Fellow crafts' oath or obligation ; Master masons oath or obligation
Royal arch mason's oath or obligation
Standing interrogatories
Testimony of witnesses. Deposition of Pliny Merrick, Esq.
Affidavit of B.F. Hallett ; Extract from the treasurer's book of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island
Abstract of the receipts, expenditures, and charitable donations by sundry Masonic bodies in Rhode Island, incorporated by the General Assembly.Taken from the books and records of said corporation, Jan. 1834
Extracts from the records of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island
In 1816, John Brooks, a Mason, and Samuel Dexter, not a Mason were opposing candidates for the office of governor of Massachusetts ... The following is an extract.
Royal arch mason's oath or obligation
Standing interrogatories
Testimony of witnesses. Deposition of Pliny Merrick, Esq.
Affidavit of B.F. Hallett ; Extract from the treasurer's book of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island
Abstract of the receipts, expenditures, and charitable donations by sundry Masonic bodies in Rhode Island, incorporated by the General Assembly.Taken from the books and records of said corporation, Jan. 1834
Extracts from the records of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island
In 1816, John Brooks, a Mason, and Samuel Dexter, not a Mason were opposing candidates for the office of governor of Massachusetts ... The following is an extract.