Copy of minutes of a lodge of emergency of St John's Lodge, No. 241, Quebec

Copy of minutes of a lodge of emergency of St John's Lodge, No. 241 [SN 1103], Franks's Tavern, Quebec to install the officers of Lodge, No. 265, Quebec by virtue of a dispensation granted to Alexander Wilson as acting Grand Master with John Reid of Lodge, No. 631, meeting in the 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster, 65th Regiment of Foot, Grand Lodge of Ireland, acting as proxy. Officers and members of Lodge No. 265 [SN 1191] listed as James Davidson, Worshipful Master, John Lynd, Senior Warden, Andrew Cameron, Junior Warden, William Lyndsey junior, Secretary, Cuthbert Grant, Treasurer, William McNider, Senior Deacon and John Hair, Junior Deacon. Notes that Cuthbert Grant, William Lindsay and William MacNider were formerly members of a Moderns' Lodge, Merchants' Lodge, No. 151 [SN 467], Quebec. Lists attendees as John Reid (acting Grand Master); George Beattie, of St John's Lodge, No. 241 [SN 1103], Quebec (acting Deputy Grand Master); Edward Byrn, of Albion Lodge, No. 9 (No. 213A) [SN 992], New York (acting Senior Grand Warden); Barnaby Rawdon, of Lodge, No. 631, meeting in the 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster, 65th Regiment of Foot, Grand Lodge of Ireland (acting Junior Grand Warden); William George, of St John's Lodge, No. 241 [SN 1103], Quebec (acting Grand Secretary); William Burrel, of Albion Lodge, No. 9 (No. 213A) [SN 992], New York (acting Grand Tyler), all Past Masters. Others present include: Samuel Jefferys, John Goudie and Alexander Gibney of St John's Lodge, No. 241 {SN 1103], Quebec; Robert Morehead, Robert Haddan, William Burril and James McDougal of Albion Lodge, No. 9 (No. 213A) [SN 992], New York; Henry Seddon, Peter White and Thomas Rowlet of Lodge, No. 631, meeting in the 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster, 65th Regiment of Foot, Grand Lodge of Ireland and Whitney Bowman of True Blue Lodge, No. 253, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, Grand Lodge of Ireland.

Merchants' Lodge was granted a warrant by the Antients' Grand Lodge to meet as No. 265 in December 1790. The Lodge was reconstituted on 13 June 1791. The Lodge purchased the warrant of Lodge No. 40A [SN 379], which met at Warrington, Lancashire until c.1765, for Five Guineas in December 1791. The Lodge met at the Merchant's Coffee House, Quebec, Canada. By 1804 the lodge was associated with the regiment of Royal Artillery, Quebec. After the Union between the Antients' and Moderns' Grand Lodges to form the United Grand Lodge of England in 1813, the Lodge met as No. 77 at an unknown location in Quebec. The Lodge appears to have lapsed about 1824, was renumbered as No. 68 in 1832 but was erased in June 1862. The lodge was named as Merchants' Lodge in 1792.