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Agreeably to the Regulations of the Grand Lodge, I ha·l}e the honor to forward yo1t one coJ1y of the List of the Grand OJficers,Jor the Jlfasonic year 5827, and 11ft:mbers of the same, together with the List of Expulsions which were communicated.

1Vith sentiments of high 1·egard, I am, fl1rist Wor.·. Brother,

Your devoted and affectionate Brother,

Y. Dl.88A1.\1), GRAND SECRETARY·

()::)-The Grand Secretary's address, is-Francis Dissard Esq. New-Orleans.

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GBANDLODGE OF THE

.1.lfost .fi.ncicnt and Honourable Fraternity

OF

FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS -.

• T1rn GaAXD LonGE OF LomsIANA having met at the hall of

their sittings, in the City of New-Orleans, the 30th day of the 10th month A:. L.·. 5826, and the same haying been opened in ample form, the ELECTio~ of the Grand Officers for the ensuing year was proceeded to and the Brethren whose names follow, were declared to be duly elected, ,·iz :

T.·. 111.·. R.·. B.·.

JOHN Hv. HOLLAND, - - R. ·. ,v. ·. Grand Master, J. MANUEL FLEYT AS, • - Dep. Grand Master, CHARLES MAURIAN, - - Senior Grand ,\Tarden, ALONZO M. MORPHY, - Junior Grand \Varden, FRANCOIS DISSARD, Grand Secretary. CHRIST. MILTENBERGER, Grand T1-easurcr, P. M. ANATOLE PEYCHAUD, Gd. Chaplain or 0l'ator, ETIENNE BERTEL, • - - Grand Steward, FRAN. JEAN VERRIER, ditto.

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ALEXANDER PHILIPS, J. CALIXTE COUGOURDAN,

(;rand Swl'.)rc.l Bearer, <ir

1'faster of Cercmonie~. Grand Marshal, Gd. Pursuivant.

Ar1d on the 14th day of the 11th month, A.·. L. ·. 582G,

the day of the Grand Annual and General Communication, the several Grand Officers elected were successiYely installed into their respective offices, agreeably to ancient usages; an<l

. after being duly proclaimed. they received the cor<lial and accustomed salutations of all the Members present.

The new Grand )laster appointed the following Gra111l

Officers :

IlAHTOLOME' LOPEZ, GUILLAUME A. MO~TMAIN. -

Senior Grand Deacon. Junior Gr::uHl Deacon.

Comm/tee of Correspondence :

C. MAUH.IAN,-D. F. BURTHE,-A. LONGER.

Conunitee of .11.ccou.nts : J.M. FLEIT AS-P. M. A. PEYCHAUD-J. BARABINO.

Commitcc of Information :

G. W. MORGA.N-F. CANONGE-A. PHILIP&4

Commitcc of Economy :

E. BERTEL-J. B. FAGET-E. FISK~.1

LIST ()_f tlu: Jlfcrnbers of thr. Gru11d Lodge n.f the State of

Louisiana. JOI-IN HENRY HOLLA~D, deputy sheriff of the parish

of Orleans, R.·. A.·., K.·. T.·., Grand Master. J . . M:\XUEL FLEITAS, freeholder, It·. A.·., K.·. T.·.:

Depi.1ty Grand :\faster. CH.AHLES MAUHIA.~, lawyer~ U..·. A.·., K.·. T.·., St:·

nio:· Grarnl \Var,leu . . _-\L0~ZO l\1. ~lOilPHY, la,,·yer, R.·. A.·., Junior Grand

\Varden.

JEAN FRANCOIS CAN'ONGE, lawyer, R.·. A.·., K.·. T.·., Ex-Grand l\faster.

1-'R:\XCOIS DISSARD, late inh~bitant of St. Domingo, H.·. A.·., K.·. T.·., Grand Secretary.

CHRISTIAN MILTENBERGER, doctor of medicine, TI.·, A.·. Grand Treasurer.

P. M. ANATOLE PEYCHAuD, lawyer, R.·. A.·. K.·1 T. ·., Grand Chaplain or Orator.

BARTOLOME' LOPEZ, 1\1.·. Senior Grand Deacon. GLJILLAU:\'lE A. l\10XT:\1AIN, R.·. A.·., K.·. T.·.,

free.holder, Junior Grand Deacon. ETIENXE BERTEL, freeholde:·, Founder, R.·. A.·.,

K.·. T.·., Grand Steward. FRANCOIS JEAN VERRIER, merchant, R.·. A:., Gran'<l

Steward. CHARLES L. GARNIER, merchant, R.·. A.·., K.·. T.·.,

Grand Sword Bearer or Master of Ceremonies. ALEXANDER PHILIPS, merchant, It.·. A.·., K.·. T.·...,

Grand Marshal. JH. CALIXTE COUGOUl1DAN, architect, R.·. A.·. K.·.

T.·., Grand Pursuivant. ANTOINE FRANCOIS RENAULT, painter, P.·. M.-.,

Grand 1·,1cr.

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JL\::',; SOC'LIL', 1;;erchan!~ Founder, P.1st Grand \laster, 1 ~ ••• ;\ ..•

LOUIS :.itWE.\C LlSLET, lawyer, Founder, Past Gd.

:•.la·,t:'L H.· . .-\.·., K.·. T.·. ~IODFSTE LEFEBVl~.E, merchant, Founder, Past Grand

:\ii'.:~tl'r, IL· .. \.· .. L·. T ·. Y\-f.S LE '.'.ll ):,.,;::'\IEi!, (i,,ct,1.- of mcdic-ine, Founder, Pas~

:,fo:;~n. lL ·. :\. ·., K.. ·. T. ·. AC (; \. ·s-r1 ~ \l.\C:\ HTY. frH·holdcr, ·Founder, Past G<l.

C d . i\ la ~:1 c r, , l. ·. :\ . ·., h. ·. T. ·. D0..\1I>JlQ1_·E FlL\N'COIS BUR.THE, freeholder, Past

C:d. i\Lts\l'r. ll.· .. \.·. L:,. :\ L I·:X:\ N Dlff. F :\ l~:,:·1TI:--.J DE BODIN, Officer of

1)1t• na,,k. l'X-dc·p111y G .. L ~-Lt~(C'r, R.·. A.· . .i\~ILDE'E LO)l'GF.H. 1aercliant, ex-Senior Grand \Var­

d1·11. !:.·. A.·., K.·. T.·. lE.\ ~ IL\ PTISTE L\13:\TCT. merch:tnt, Founder, R.·.

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VICTOll .\:'\lEDE'E BO'.\JE:\~, g,)Jdsmith, Foumlcr, IL· . .A.·.

G.\SP,\ HD DEBUYS, rncrchan4 H. · . .'\.·. f.iEORC E. \\'. l\10H.GAN, sheriff of the Parish of Orleans,

IL·. A.·. JF..\ ~ B.\PTISTE PL~\liCHE'. mcrch:mt, R.·. A.·. Il.-\RTIJELE~IY UACAS, cabinet maker, P.·. M.·. ~,ICUL:\S i\1101'0~, cn1ifl"ctioncr, H.·. A.·. LOUIS J. DL'FILI·IO, apothl'.cat-y, R.·. A.·., K.·. T.·. JE.-\N B:\ PTI~TE L·\GET, urnkcr, R. ·. A.·., K. ·. T. ·. J.\CC.J,CES VIEXXE. merchant, n. ·. A.·., K,·. T.·. NICOL.-\.S LESCOXFL:\IH, a1·chitcct, IL·. A.·., K.·.

·r ... C.\HIUEL Jii·:Xlff DE L.-\tJlIO~T, ofliccr of the Bank,

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FH.\\:COIS ~:_-\ HER ~.L\RTINEZ Y I?IZA P"'' ~

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PIERRT', A:\T01);£ RO~SSE . .\lJ, C-.1s10:n-lic,1i.-'e 1-ffi-:er, ! t ·. ".\. ·.. K.. ·. T. ·.

H. n. DENIS, b"·yc:·, IL· . .:\.·.

CII -\llLES KROLL, btc na,·y ofliccr. H .. :\. ·. PlEIO"U~ CHE,-ALIEH, ap11tlicc:11·y, l~.· .. ·\.·. PH:RHE ULA~CHAIW, (l<·ntist: P.·. ~I.·.

RE1'E' LE:\IO~NIEH, dortnr of medirinl', ~-·· A.·. PIEHilE DUDA YLE, teacher of languages, IL· .. -\. ·. JOSEPH B.'\..R:\Bl!'\O, merchant, lL ·. A.·. K.·. T.·., A};'TO~IO DCCROS, pLllllCl': IL·. ;\.·.

DANIEL H.. HOPK.I:-;s, mcrcl1a111, btc Master of fof! Louge No. 13, P. ·. ~1.-.

CELE~TIN LAVERG~E, t1lantcr 1 late l\h~ter of 1\,~ Lodg;e Ko. I 9, n. · . .'\. ·.

JEAN-BAPTISTE GILLY, me1·chant, H.·. A.· .

• 1lonoi-a.-r~ ~le.1nbe;r.

7\1. P. GILBERT MOTTIEll LAFA YETTE 1 R.·. A.·., K.·. T.·.

• Off1e,ws ~e~-r~s~.nting

THE LODGES UNDER THE JURISJJICTJO.,.V OP THE GB.AND LODGE.

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.T. IL PLAUCHE', - - - - ~fa!'tc-r. ;:i0 . 1. ~IANUEL CIWZA'~, K:w:tl offic<"r, It·. A.·. Scn_ior "~:mlc:1

v. ST. VICTOR, oihccr of the bank, P.·. ~l. ·. Jumur ,\ arcku

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A. :M. ~lORPHY, - - - - - Master . •

0 3 Jy. FF:LlX PINSON, urchitc:c1, R. ·. A.·.

~ · · K. ·. T.·. - - - .. - - Srnior"·:irrlcn H. C. CAMMACK, R.·. A..·. - - - .lu1:ior W:mlca

iANTOINE BAUilE, merchant, H. ·. A.·. :\faster.

~o. 4. JOAQlJI~ VIOSCA, mcrch:1.111, H. · . .:\. ·. Scnior"'arclen J. ll. llALTAZAlt PLAUCHE.', freehold. )[. · . .Tnnior Ware.kn

i.J. IL HOLLAND, - - . - - - J\l:tster.

~ 0 . S. VICTOR DAVID, merchant, H.·. A.·. - ScniorW:irr~cn AUGUSTE LIAUTAUD, mcrc!1:mt, I'.·. ~t. ·. ,Tu:1i0r W:inl·:!!

): 0 • 9. - Not represented.

'); 0 • 10. - r. DlSSA.RD, their proxy.

!',;0 • 12. - .T. F. C.\~O~GE, their pror:: !,;'0 . 1..'. - G, Dl-:RrY~. t\ir·:.r rrox:·.

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~- 17. - .J. F. CA:\O:\"Cl-:, tlwir proxy.

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A!\Tt IIJ';E ! l EB !:1\ HD, t:i.ilor, Junior ',\'anlt:11

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N°. 23. - L. A. F. lH: J;()l)J:\', tlu.:ir proxy.

:'.\;). 24. - F. l>ISSAl!D, t!v:i:- proxy.

5 A. nuc1ms, 1:. ·. :\. ·. - . - :'\fastc-r. N'. 25. G .. I\. ~IO~rnL\J~, I~-· .. ,\.·. IC. T.·. Senior W:mf.-11 2 A~TJIOS\' {;U1 ltOT, 1:i~·:·:.:ha11t, l:. · .. \. ·. Junior W,u·dca

0 5~·,1~'!11;1~~·., ·-., - ~-- . . ~ . 25. ) J.l,J.N I bKL, mcrcl1,.nt, I.. . A.. -

(_ \\".M. A. SHELUO:'\', :tpothecary, 1:.·. A.·.

1JP11. BAR:\Ill~O, -:t\'.). 27. Il. LOPE'./., - .

NICOLAS BU!TOLT, I:.·. A.·.

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Mast"r. Sc11iur \Varden Junior \Varden

;\faster. Senior W ar<len .Junior \Varden

or Loi\.g~B "\\\\U(W t\w, j-u.l'isu.icU.m.\ ot 'l\w. GlLi\.~D LODGE.

La Pmf,lilc Union, N°. La Cuncorrlc, N°. 5, Lrt Persi;,,francc, N°. 4,

L'Eloilc Polaire, N°. 5,

1, sitting in the city of New-Orle:.rn~. ditto. ditto. ditto.

La Reunion a la Virtwl, N°. 9, Spanish country. L' Etoile Flamboyante, N°. IO! at Baton-Rouge (Louisiana) La Vhiti, N°. 12, at Donal<lsomifle ditto. L'Union, N.,. 13, at ~atchitoches ditto. Columbian, N°. 1 s, at Alexandria ditto. Wa.c.:k!l11gto11, N:i. li, at Baton-Rouge L'IlmnMc Chrtumiirc, ~ 0

• 1 ~, at St. Landry La Ttiplc-Bienfaisance, £\0

• 20, at New-Orleans, La, Siner re Jlmil-ie, K 0

• £1, at St. 1\fartinville,

. L' u~·iio11, N°. 23, Parish of St. James, Western-Star, 1' 0

• 24, ~1t l\fonroc (Ouachita) Lnfayette, 1\.,:, ~:5, at New-Orleans. Harmony, ~,;i. 2G, ditto.

La .Nimumlilw, N°. 27', ditto. -'::? • .f1!1mn, !'-~0 • ~8; at .Tnd:5cnf

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ditto. ditto. ditto. ditto . ditto. ditto. ditto. ditto. <l i tto. ditto.

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EXPULSIO:'.'I~, During the year J 82G.

FELIX F. BRUNEL,; DO~lll\IC~CE DU:'vIAI?\E: AtJ­GUSTE DAVEZAC DEC:\STIL\; :.\'lIClIEL D. ESCLA\':\; W.-\l{HEN D. C. IL\LL; SAMUEL H :\lUUSO~ & N :\.TH . .\:\ I EL JEN KINS, of the Lodge No. S, for 11on-pa_v111ent of their dues.

JOSEPH 8AN'CHEZ, of the Lod:.;c '.'\o. -t, for non-payment of his clues, an1l fol' condurt trnbecomin~ a ma:-:on.

JOSEPH H.ILLS, of the Lodge ~u. ,1, fur non-payment of

his dues.

B:\RTIIELE::VII GRDI:\, of the Lodge No. 5, for conduct unbecoming a mason.

AUGUSTUS ADOLPHE and DA~IEL LITTLE, of the Lodge No. 24, for conduct unbecoming a mason.

EXTRACTS OJ the Deliberations of !lie R. ·. W>. Grand Lodge, during t!,t

11ear 1826.

SITTING OF THE 26TH OF l\'IAHCH. Resolved, That a \V.·. :M.·. who will be desirous to receiY~

the degree of P.· . .M.·. fihall be exempted to pay the amount of the dispense to the G. ·. L. ·.

SITTING OF THE lsT OF JULY. Resolved, That the Grand Lorl:,;r, as al so the different

Lodges under its jurisdiction, shall join the Procession of the: citizens of New-Orleans, to assist to the Funeral Oration of our illustrious Brethren THOMAS JEFFEnsos an<;! Jonx AnAMM,

Ex-Prsitlcnts of the United Sta.tcs, in order to pay the respect due to thei1· memory.

Constitution deliYered to instal_l a ,v.·. T,odgc, at Ke,~'­Orlcans, untler the title of LA Nu;11.-\.:'\TI'.o, N°. 27.

SITTING OF THE 4T11 OF NOVE.:\JilER. Ditto, ditto at Vermillouville, parish of Lafayette, county

. of Attakapas, in this State, under the tittle of L.u.\ YETTt:

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Constitution ddivcrc1l to install a \V.·. Lodge at Jackson, parish of East-F\iciana, in this State, under the tittle of ST.

ALlL\N's LonGE, 1':,. ~s. SITTING OF THE 1·-hn OF .T:\NUARY 18~7.

llcsoh'ed, That the Oration dl'livcrcd this day, by the \V.·. H.·. A. P1·:\'CHAun, Gran<l Ch:-iplain, shall be printr<l and mauc a part of our procccding-s.

CRJ~TION 1)~\ive,~e.u. 1l~ ,v .·. l_\.·. ~\\.. ~"E""i.C\lt~\Yl)-: Gmnd Chaplain of tlic G.·. L.·. of the State of Louisiana, 01,.

the 14th of January, ut the installation of Lite Grand Officers.

~1:os-r "~ ORSllll'FUL GD.·. ::\hsTER, Gn. ·. OFFICE Rs,

AXD YOU ;\IY IlnETHREN,

AT the moment when the Grand :Masonic assembly of the

State has been organised for the year which we have firs~

entered upon, may I be allo,·;ed, Brethren of all the Lodges ' assembled in the bosom of the Grand Lodge under which we

hold, to congratulate you on the happy auspices under which

·we meet, on the appointments ma<le to the different dignities,

and on the prospect of happiness antl prosperity which open~

before us.

The Royal Art has made unceasing progress in this ju. Tisclictiou. The zeal, the ability and the talents of the Grand

!\laster, have powerfully contributed to spread the light, and

fo give to the profane wol'ld, a high idea of ou.r august mystc.

rics. ,v c have seen the subordinate Lodges filled with the

most respectable citizens, we have seen various column~

arise, fair and strong supporters of the building on "·hich we.

all labour with so much zeal, success and unanimity. "" orthy

Drothe1·s, zealous in the CltUSC of masonry, ilyi11g from pcrsc­

r11tion and intol"rance, hav~ come to seek a rl'foge in thi-L,

blessed lancl of libcriy. Herc thes ha Ye founded temple~;, amL

above the fear of hci11µ; disturbed by a suspiciot1s and pusila­

nimous government, they find themsel ,·es protected and en­

couraged in their noble task. Ah ! in taking a view of the.

govanmcnts of the old world, how dear to us will be the liheraI

insiitution~ under which we Ii,·c-how deeply will we 0<'

pcnefratc<l with Ion, admiration and gratitude for the immortal

founders of 01_11· indcpc1Hlc11re. If t.heJ saved their country, by

delivering it from an odious yoke, they are also entitled to hl~

.called the bencfacto1·s of the human race. Animated by a senti-

ment of humanity, a tender and active compassion for the evili;

which afllicted mankintl, they have, in their writings, vin<li­

cated the natural rights of man and of opinion-they have pro­

claimed that those rights arc iua.licnabJe and imprcscriptible;

thus raising, in all countries, au aspiration for liberty of think­

ing an<l writing, for free commerce an<l industry, for entirr.

freedom of worship, for the aholi tion of torture and crud pu­

nishments-they gave to the nations, the model of a goYern­

rncnt the best adapted to work their happiness-in a word·)

they have paved the way for the regeneration of all nations,

by destroying religious and political prejudices, and by res~

to ring to them a proper feeling of their own dignity, too long

st.tppressed by their oppressors. A memorable conflict between

two countries arose, the one defending the natural rights of

man, the other supporting the impious doctrine which subjects

those rights to prescription, to policy or to written conven­

tions. This grand cause was pleaded before the tribunal of pub­

lic opinion in the presence of all Europe. The rights of man

were boldly sustained and developed, without restriction or

reserve, in writings which freely cifculated from the banks of

the Neva to those of the -Gua<lalquivir. These discussions

penetrated into countries the most debased, and the most

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1.::mote harrilds-the iuhahitants of which were astr1ni~h~d to

Ii now that they possessed rights-they lcarneu how to apprc·

date them, an<l were informed that other men had conquerell

or clefcndecl them.

This <l igrcssion, my Drethren, into which I ha,·e bceu.

<lrawn, by m_y admiration for the founders of our indcper.­

<lence, is not forcir;n to my subject. I was <liscou 1·sing of the

progress and prosperity of our ordc1· : And is it not to their

glorious labuurs, to their sublime conceptions, foat we owe

this pro~·perity? Cndcr the rgis of their guardian institutions,

the Brethren spread on•r the surface of ou1· vast republic,

h.we noth:ng to fear from intolera~ce and superstition : on

the contrary, the most illustrious citizens. the highest in

office, arc prou<l to belong to the great masonic family.

Our European Brethren do not enjoy the same degree of

secmity. Religious and political prejudices, the spirit of into.

lerancc and persecution seem aga.in to revive to work the

misery of maHkinJ. Suspicious and pusilanimous governments

have conceived a hatre<l for our order, so peaceful in its prin­

~ples, so tranquil in its labours-and already, the tyranny of

priests, fit auxiliary of kings, is striving to destroy our ,·enc­

raMe institution. Ilut should the throne and the altar, cons­

piring together, succeed in closing the temples and arresting

the noble career of the children of lip;ht, still, the triumph of

1nasonry, the reign of reason and liberal ideas, will only be

deferred. ,v e. all feel that the human race can never return

to its ancient barbarism.

If we take a view of the present state of Europe, we shall

see that the principles of our immortal constitution are ack•

nowledged by all cnlight~cd men; we shall find them too

widely diffused, too loudly professed, for the united efforts

()£tyrants and priests to hinder them from gradually penc ..

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L is J trating the ma~s of the people arnl te:iching them their i-ights.

Y cs, my Ilrethrcn, let us accord our belief to the prophetic

words of a ;:·e,'.t orator:(•) "The day will come, when Ii··

'' berty, rci~ning withonl a rival in the two worlds, will realize:

" the wtsh of philosophy, will cleanse mankind of the crirnP.

" of war and proclaim unin~rsa\ peace ; then the happiness

,' of the prople will be the sole ol_1jcct of legislators, the sole

'' force of laws, the only glor)' of governments. Then pri­

" vate passions, converted into public virtues, will no longer

" tear asunder the honds of fraternity by their smiguinary

" quarrels-that fraternity which ought to imite all govern­

" rncnts and all men-Then, finally, will be consummated

'' the pact of union between the whole human family.''

This charming idea of a brothcl'ly union of the whole human

famil~·, which no national or political interest would haYe

fot·ce to disturb, is perhaps a vision ; but a vision consoling to

philosophy ! In the midst of political discord, arising from the

struggle of the oppressed against tyranny even in the enlight.

cned age in which we live, the friend of humanity cannot

taste unmixed pleasure, but by yielding himself to the pleasing

llopes of futurity.

As fot· us, my Brethren, let us enjoy, ,Yith gratitude to the

Almighty, all the blessings he has bestowed upon us. Let us

continue to deserve the public esteem; let us persevere in

spreading the light-and, ca.sting its rays from all the altars

of happy America, may it become a vast beacon, to direct the

nations of the earth on the road to happiness and liberty.

e) Mirabeau.