Buckingham Union No. 38

Title

Buckingham Union No. 38

Number

38

Status

Inactive

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District

Districts

10

Division

Chartered

10/29/1793

Revived

Active

1793-1832; 1834-1843

Inactive

12/14/1843

1778

1803

1828

1853

1878

1903

1928

1953

1978

2003

2028

True

True

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

Meetings

Address

City

Buckingham, C.H.

County

Buckingham

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Notes

Confirmed chartered 10/29/1793. Assigned to District 10 in 1820. 1793 Proceedings: A Dispensation to continue in force till the twenty­-eighth of October next, was granted by the Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, authorizing Charles Yauncey, as Master; Thomas Mosely, as Senior Warden, and John Mosely, as Junior Warden, to hold a Lodge in Buckingham county, to be designated Buckingham Union Lodge, No. 38. A Dispensation having been issued by the Deputy Grand Master, on the 8th day of February, 5793, to Charles Yancy and others, to hold a Lodge in the county of Buckingham, being returned, it is ordered that a charter do issue in consequence thereof to Charles Yancy, Master, Thomas Moseley, Senior Warden, and John Moseley, Junior Warden, to open and hold a Lodge as aforesaid, by the name of the Buckingham Union Lodge, No. 38. 1816 Proceedings: Whereas, a charter issued in the year 1793, from this Grand Lodge, to establish a Lodge in the county of Buckingham, by the name of the Buckingham Union Lodge, No. 38; and sometime, about ten or twelve years past, the house in which the said Lodge was held, was burnt, together with the said charter; and a number of the former members of said Lodge having petitioned for a renewal of the said charter, to authorize them to re-commence the labours of said Lodge at Buckingham Courthouse: Resolved, That a copy of said charter be issued agreeably to the prayer of said petition, free of expense, except as to the fee of the Grand Secretary; and that Charles Yancey be appointed Master; Fleming Turner, Senior Warden; and Samuel Jones, Junior Warden, in order to re-commence and carry on the labours of said Lodge. 1832 Proceedings: Listed as dormant. 1834 Proceedings: On motion, Resolved, That the application of several Brethren for The revival of Buckingham Union Lodge, No. 38, be referred to the Grand Committee. 1843 Proceedings: Listed as dormant. 1848 Proceedings: Declared extinct. 1874 Proceedings: Whereas, a Dispensation was issued on the 5th day of January, 1874, by the Most Worshipful Grand Master, authorizing the opening of a Lodge at Buckingham courthouse, Buckingham county, by the designation of Buckingham Union Lodge, and appointing Brother Joshua L. Garrett, Master; John B. Gilliam, Senior Warden; Geo. J. Hundley, Junior War-den; and the said Dispensation not having been returned, and there appearing much informality in the keeping of the records of said Lodge, Resolved, That the Dispensation be continued until the next Grand Annual Communication.