Reprint Of The Minutes Of The Grand Lodge Of Free And Accepted Masons Of Pennsylvania 1811 To 1816 Vol 3 Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Reprint of the Minutes of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania; 1811 to 1816, Vol. 3 Volume III. Of the Reprint of the Minutes of the Grand Lodge covers the years from 1811 to 1816, inclusive. This Volume is probably more interesting than either of the preceding volumes. It contains much interesting matter in regard to the first Chestnut Street Hall, giving a full account of the dedication, the first meeting the Grand Lodge held in the Hall, as well as the music, addresses, and toasts at the various ceremonies attendant to the dedication. It also gives a full report of the committee in charge of the erection of the building. It contains notices of the death of Brother Jonathan Bayard Smith, who was first elected Grand Master in 1788, and who served a number of terms Brother Peter Le Barbier Duplessis, who was elected Grand Secretary in 1789, and who took a very active interest in the Grand Lodge for about thirty years, and Brother George A. Baker, who served as Grand Secretary for twenty years from 1796, and who was the first Grand Secretary to systematize the work of that office. In the preparation of this volume, as in the preceding vol umes, care has been taken to give an exact reproduction of the minutes, so far as it is possible to do the work in type. The compiler, seeking the advice of prominent literary people, who have been engaged in similar work, and consulting with his fellow members of the Committee on Library, has had the minutes printed just as they are recorded. In some instances misspelled words as well as grammatical errors occur, but the reader can feel sure they are printed in the book just as they are recorded in the original minutes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.