1857 antique MASONIC ohio GRAND LODGE proceedings 1808-1847 FREEMASONRY history For Sale

1857 antique MASONIC ohio GRAND LODGE proceedings 1808-1847 FREEMASONRY history
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1857 leather-bound compilation of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio, containing all official Grand Lodge communications from 1808 through 1847, republished by order of the Grand Lodge.

Measures approx 6\" x 9.25\".

This is one of the most comprehensive early Ohio Masonic historical records available — a nearly 40-year primary-source archive covering the formative years of Ohio Freemasonry.

?? Expanded Contents (Based on Your New Pages)

? Complete annual proceedings (1808–1847):

Minutes, elections, resolutions, charters, financials, grievances, credentials, and committee reports.

? Early foundational sessions

Includes the 1808 Grand Convention at Chillicothe, where the framework of the Grand Lodge was established.

? Detailed Lodge Representation Lists

Pages include long rosters of delegates and officers from dozens of Ohio lodges, such as:

American Union (No. 1)

New England (No. 4)

Scioto (No. 2)

Union (No. 10)

Worthington, Dayton, Lebanon, Franklin, Warren, Eaton, Lancaster, Zanesville, Cleveland, Felicity, and many more.

? Mortality Rolls (“Deaths during the past year”)

Newly seen pages include multi-year Masonic death lists — extremely valuable for genealogists. Examples shown include members of:

Scioto Lodge No. 6

Franklin Lodge No. 14

Cleveland City Lodge No. 15

Mansfield Lodge No. 55

Lafayette Lodge No. 80

Phoenix Lodge No. 123

…and many others.

? Membership Lists for 1847

A page-long alphabetical roster of all Grand Lodge members, with place names such as:

Columbus, Lancaster, Middletown, Oxford, Xenia, Dayton, Meigs, St. Clairsville, Batavia, Troy, Lebanon, Marietta, Piqua, Portsmouth, Greenville, Eaton, Chillicothe, Urbana, Wooster, New Richmond, Milford, Ashtabula, etc.

? Large Fold-Out Style Tabular Statistical Summaries

(Though bound in-page, the format is large table form.)

Shows lodge-by-lodge statistics for:

Initiated

Passed

Raised

Admitted

Withdrawn

Rejected

Suspended

Expelled

Reinstated

Deaths

Members total

This is a very rare complete statistical snapshot of Ohio Masonry in the 1840s.

? Officers of the Grand Lodge

A multi-column detailed chronological list from the earliest organization to 1847, including:

Grand Masters

Deputy Grand Masters

Senior Grand Wardens

Junior Grand Wardens

Grand Treasurers

Grand Secretaries

Grand Chaplains

Grand Tylers

Excellent resource for documenting leadership lineage.

? Final years (1840s):

Includes:

Treasury reports

Account audits

Lodge arrearages

Disciplinary cases

Petitions

Dispensations

Appeals

Ritual instructions and Master Mason charges

Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.

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