The daily gazette., 1880-02-12
FIRST EDITION.
An Old Document.
A PAPER ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD,
By WHICH THE NEW CASTLE MA

A PAPER ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD,
BY WHICH THE NEW CASTLE MA
SONIC LODGE WAS INSTITUTED.
The following is verbafim copy of
the Oldest Masonic document in the
State, having been drawn up in 1881,
and being the record of the institution
of the lodge at New Castle. 1t was
found among q lot of old papers in
New Castle recently:
VIM. Ball, Grand Master; Alex.
Rutherford, Deputy Grand Master ;
James Bankson, Senior Grand Warden;
Matthew Whitehead, Junior Grand
Warden.
To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN -
WE THE GRAND LODGE of the most
ancient and honorable of Free and AC-
cEPTED MAsoNs, according to the old
Institution held at Philadelphia, in
the Province of Pennsylvania, by vir-
the of a Provincial Grand Warrant
from the Grand Lodge of London,
Great Britain, whereof there the Right
Worshipful and Right Honorable
Thomas Ersking, Earl of Kelley Wis
count Featon, Lord Bacon of Litton,
Wern & CO., in Great Britain, was
Grand Master Of Masons; the Right
Worshipful Mr.. Richard Ashbourne,
Deputy Grand Master; the Right Wor-
shipfull Mr.. Dickey, Senior Grand
Warden the Right Worshipful Jas.
Gibson, Esq, Junior Grand Warden,
under the hands and seal of their
Grand Lodge constituting and appoint
ing the Right Worshipful VIM. Ball,
Esq, Grand Master of Masons, for the
Province of Pennsylvania and the ter
ritories thereunto belonging, the Right
Worshipful Captain Blackworth
Jones, Deputy Grand Master; the
Right Worshipful VIM. David Hull,
Senior Grand Warden and the
Right Worshipful Mr.. Hugh
Lemon, Junior Grand Warden,
authorizing and empowering the said
VIM. Ball, Esq, Blackworth Jones,
David Hall, and Hugh Lennox. and
their successors to grant dispensations
and constitutions for the forming,
holding and governing of lodges,
within their Jurisdiction, as by the
said warrant, bearing date the four
teen day of June, in the year of our
Lord one thousand, seven hundred and
sixty and four, of Masonry five thou
sand, seven hundred, sixty and four.
Reference thereunto being had may
appear
Now, Know YE: That we, VIM.
Ball, Grand Master; Alexander Ruth
erford, Deputy Grand Master; Jacob
Banksome, Senior Grand Master
Matthew Whitehead, junior Grand
Master, present and legal successors
of the above named provincial Grand
Officers by virtue of the power to us
granted by the above part-recited war
rant, do, hereby, authorize and en-
power our trusty and well-beloved
bretherin, Joseph Israel Smith, Joseph
Kilkeade, Senior Warden, and Jno
Clarke, Junior Warden, and Jos
Clarke, Junior Warden of new
Lodge, number thirty-three, to be
held alternately In the town of New
Castle, and at Christiana bridge, in
Delaware State, that is, one year at one
place and the ensuing year at the
other.-And we do further authorize
and empower our said bretherin to ad
init and make Free Masons, according
to the most ancient and honorable Gus
tom of the royal caft in all ages and
nations throughout the known world
and we do further authorize and en-
power our said bretherin and their sue
cessors to hear and determine all and
singular matters aud things relating u
the craft within the jurisdiction Of the
said Lodge, number tbirty-three, ano
lastly, ws do hereby aut horize and EN-.
power our said trusty and well-beloved
bretherin. Joseph Isreal, Joseph Killea
and John Clark TO nominate, choose and
install their SUCCESSORS, to whom they
shall deliver this warrant, and invest
them with them with all their power
and dignity rs Free Masons, and sncf
SUCCESSORS shall in like manner nomi'
nate, choose and install their successor
&C.; such installment to be upon or neal
st. John, the Evangelist, day during
the continuation OF this Lodge forever
Provided always that the said abov'
named brethernin pay, and their sue
cessors pay, due respect TO the RiRh
Worshi pfuil Grand Lodge, from whom
they have this authority; otherwise thi
warrant to be of no force or value.
Given under the hands and seal of th'
Grand Lodge Of Philadelphia, this thir'
,iav Of April, in the year of our Lore
It'll, and of M asonry $3.50.
WIN. MOORE SMITH.