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Their petition was granted Dec. 18, 1797, and a charter issued under the title and designation of North Star lodge, No. 8. George Kimball was appointed master; John J. French, senior warden ; John Weeks, junior warden; "with power and authority to con- vene as Masons within the town of Northumberland, and state of New Hampshire."
Not until Jan. 21, 1800, at the annual election, did the lodge have a full list of officers. They were as follows: Samuel Phelps, W. M .; Daniel Dana, J. W .; Artemas Wilder, treasurer; Richard C. Ever- ett, secretary ; Warren Cook, S. D .; Joseph Dyer, S. D.
It is not known if, or for how long, George Kimball served as
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W. M., nor when the first election of officers was held, as the records are too meager to determine these questions. James Chamberlain was W. M. in 1798. Special communications were frequent in the early years of the lodge. The opening was on the Entered Appren- tice degree, and all business of the lodge was done on that degree, Fellow Craft and Master Masons lodges being opened only for the purpose of conferring these degrees and delivering lectures.
The communication of Jan. 21, 1799, was the last one held in Northumberland. Although North Star lodge was by charter located in Northumberland, then a more prosperous village than Lancaster, it was removed to the latter place in 1800. A commu- nication from the grand lodge in January, 1800, shows that a request for its removal was made, and granted.
The first communication of the lodge in Lancaster was a special Feb. 11, 1800. The lodge had a hall about 1804, frequently referred to in the Lancaster Bridge Records-as " Masonic Hall "-standing where I. W. Drew's house is. This building came down town and is now a part of Syndicate block. The lodge in 1852 met in a hall then but recently used by the Sons of Temperance-over Harvey Adams's blacksmith shop, where the Monahan shop now is, then in the hall of the American House, W. G. Wentworth, then in 1854 in rooms over R. P. Kent's store, then over D. A. Burnside's store de- stroyed by fire in 1878, where Eagle block now is, then in 1859 in the hall fitted up by the Odd Fellows over the town hall, and since 1888 in its present commodious quarters in the building which the Masonic corporation owns.
During the first years of the lodge the fees were twenty cents for each member each communication attended, making yearly dues of two dollars and forty cents.
The lodge celebrated St. John Baptist's day (June 24) 1801, in due form, but privately. That was the first time it had cele- brated this anniversary. At the second regular election of the lodge, Jan. 19, 1802, Stephen Wilson was chosen W. M. Dur- ing that year the lodge passed through some serious troubles, and it was seriously attempted to return the charter. After much discussion on various occasions, it was voted, Aug. 17, 1802, " that the charter shall not be returned." Previous to 1803, it had been customary to elect officers at any communication that suited the convenience of the lodge; but it was voted on December 20th of that year to comply with the request of the grand lodge, and elect officers annually in December. The working hours during those early years were long and often tedious, from I to 8 in the after- noon.
In 1806, differences again disturbed the lodge, and in April the move to return the charter was voted down by a slender majority.
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The records of that year are missing; but it is known that Stephen Wilson was re-elected W. M. On June 2, 1807, it was voted " to return the charter of the lodge to the grand lodge;" and Daniel Dana, J. M. Tillotson, and Elijah Foote were appointed a com- mittee to take charge of records, jewels, implements, and property of the lodge, and return the charter to the grand lodge.
Some time before 1814, when the records take up the narrative of the lodge, it had been revived by vote of the grand lodge, with Stephen Wilson, W. M., he having held that position for eight years. St. John's day was observed in 1815, the first time it was publicly observed by the lodge. The members, in a body, marched to the old meeting-house where an address was delivered by Rev. Dyer Berge, after which they proceeded to their hall at the North End and partook of refreshments.
The first visitation of the grand master of New Hampshire to North Star lodge occurred Sept. 3, 1815, when William H. Wood- ward, G. M., delivered an address. During that year the records show that the sum of $10 was voted to Jeremy L. Cross in consid- eration of his services as a lecturer, in which capacity and through the publication of several editions of his " Hieroglyphic Monitor," and as an organizer of lodges, he won a national reputation and dis- tinction.
During the first twenty years or more the only elective offices were W. M., S. W., J. W., secretary, treasurer, representative to the grand lodge, and financial committee. On March 4, 1817, the by-laws were changed so as to bring the annual communication in March instead of December as before. On April Ist of that year it was voted to adopt and wear the white aprons, not previously in use. St. John's day, 1817, was observed by an address by Benjamin Hunking at the old meeting-house, and refreshments at the inn of William and Noyes Dennison, later known as the "American House," situated on the corner of Main and Elm streets, where Kimball's block now stands. At the annual communication of March 9, 1819, William Lovejoy was elected W. M. He appointed the wardens, the first instance of the kind in the history of the lodge, as they had before been elected. At the celebration of St. John's day, 1819, the address was given by Eliphalet Lyman, followed by a " sumptious dinner" at William Cargill's, after which the brethren retired to their hall and " drank a goodly number of regular and volunteer toasts under the direction of a toast-master." Although their by-laws forbade " irregularities and intemperance, or anything which may impair their faculties or debase the dignity of their profession," they did drink "West India rum," and " New England rum" on occa- sions. It was voted Dec. 7, 1824, "that Bro. Spencer Clark be re- quested to procure five or more gallons of West India rum, and five
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or more gallons of New England rum, for the use of the lodge; that the secretary be directed to call on all the brethren indebted to the lodge to make immediate payment." On Sept. 27, 1825, a vote was passed against the use of liquors in the lodge. In December of that year some of the more bibulous brethren secured the passage of a vote " that the vote passed September 27, prohibiting the use of ardent spirits in the lodge for a year, be rescinded ! "
From Feb. I'I, 1826, the records are lacking until 1852. It is known, however, that the lodge continued through the period of the anti-Masonic, or Morgan, crusade. In June, 1844, it surren- dered its charter. In 1852, under license issued July 13, by Grand Master Horace Chase, the members of the lodge met in the Sons of Temperance hall, over Harvey Adams's shop.
In 1852 its charter was reissued, and the lodge once more met. Sept. 4, as before stated. Its officers were : Eliphalet Lyman, W. M .; Ephraim Cross, S. W .; Charles Baker, J. W .; Jacob E. Stickney, secretary ; Benjamin Hunking, treasurer; George Ingerson, S. D .; Allen Smith, J. D .; John Savage, tyler. It is supposed that these were the officers in 1845, when the charter was surrendered. They were unanimously elected at the annual election of officers, May 24, 1853, and with the exception of Charles W. Smith, entered ap- prentice, were all the members present at the meeting. During 1853 the lodge moved to "Wentworth Hall," in the old American House, where it continued to meet for about a year, when it re- moved to rooms over R. P. Kent's store. It remained there one year, when it removed to a hall over David Burnside's store, stand- ing where Eagle block now does. The building was later known as Rowell's block. Here it remained for some time, and had a reason- able growth; for in June, 1855, a vote was passed to authorize the treasurer "to procure twenty-nine working aprons, with suitable insignia upon them for the officers; also a square and compass of solid silver." The latter, it is said, are the ones still in use by the lodge. In 1856 the lodge removed to the hall in the attic of the town hall building, formerly the old meeting-house, where it still remains in a remodeled and elegant hall of its own. The hall at that time was known as Odd Fellows' hall. At a special commu- nication, held May 26, 1856, it was voted " that all business of the lodge, including the balloting for candidates, be transacted in a Master Masons lodge, with the exception of the work of conferring entered apprentice and F. C. degrees. The use of liquor in the lodge was prohibited. St. Evangelist's Day, Dec. 27, was celebrat- ed by the lodge by going to Whitefield, where dinner was had at the John's River house, with toasts and addresses.
The noted Indian, Louis Annance, was the only one of his race who ever belonged to North Star lodge. He was cordially loved
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by all, and kindly remembered by the lodge in his old age by the gift of $25 on one occasion, when in indigent circumstances.
The first public installation of officers took place in the town hall, May 5, 1868, and in December following the silver jewels now in use were purchased. In 1878, the lodge received a bequest of $50 from the estate of Rev. Daniel Austin, once a farmer in Jefferson, clergyman, and man of fortune and leisure, once a debtor within the jail limits of Lancaster. He was made a member in 1832. His memory is now substantially commemorated by the lodge altar, pur- chased with his bequest.
In 1880, the lodge offered a reward of $50 for tidings of Silas Hurlburt; an old and feeble man, who wandered away from his home into the woods on Page hill and was lost, no tidings of whom have ever been received. He was made a member in 1819, and in 1880, at his request, had been promised by the W. M. Masonic burial.
In 1884, the lodge bought the town hall property. "The North Star Corporation " was formed under the laws of New Hampshire, and acquired title. North Star Lodge, North Star Chapter, and North Star Commandery combined, and hold equal shares in the building, each appointing two of the six trustees for the govern- ment of the same. The custody of the building is entrusted to a janitor. W. L. Rowell has held that office since the arrangement was effected. Henry O. Kent, E. V. Cobleigh, John L. Moore, E. R. Kent, Moses A. Hastings, and W. L. Rowell are the trustees, La Fayette Moore and S. H. Legro, deceased, having served.
At the annual town meeting in 1888, an arrangement was entered into between the town and the corporation, by which the town re- linquished to the corporation certain rights to the town hall on the second floor of the building, and paid $2,000 in consideration of the completion of certain repairs and the subsequent maintenance of the public hall for town purposes. In May, 1888, work was begun on the town hall and the second story was opened to the public on Jan. 9, 1889. This spacious auditorium is frequently designated as " Music Hall." A dedicatory service was held, and on St. John Baptist's day, June 24, the Masons dedicated their spacious hall and apartments on the third floor. The frame of this building is the old meeting-house that stood on the plateau south of it, now known as Soldiers' Park, for fifty years. It ceased to be used for church purposes when the present Congregational meeting-house was built in 1840. The last use of the building on its old site was for an entertainment given by the students of Lancaster academy, Novem- ber, 1844. The house having been built by the town, was town property when it was no longer used for church purposes. In 1845, arrangements were made with Royal Joyslin, a merchant, to move the building to the site it now occupies. The building was set upon
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blocks six feet high, and the street graded up to the level of its sills. The ground floor was cleared of its pews, and used by Mr. Joyslin as a store. Part of the galleries were removed and a floor placed for a town hall, which is the present " Music Hall!" The attic of the building was a little later fitted up for the Odd Fellows.
The dedication of the remodeled Masonic temple, June 24, 1889, was an important event in the history of Lancaster as well as in the history of Masonry. Invitations had been sent out and responded to in large numbers by the following Masonic bodies: Evening Star Lodge, No. 37, of Colebrook; Gorham Lodge, No. 73, of Gorham ; White Mountain Lodge, of Whitefield; Burns Lodge, No. 66, of Littleton; St. Gerard Commandery, of Littleton; Palestine Com- mandery, No. 5, of St. Johnsbury, Vt. The dedicatory services occurred at 1 :30 o'clock, and were participated in by five hundred Masons, who assembled in Masonic hall, while the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire gathered at Odd Fellows' hall, which had been ten- dered for the occasion. After the opening of North Star Lodge in due and ancient form, an escort brought the grand lodge to Ma- sonic temple, to dedicate the new hall to the uses of Masonry.
Eagle hall was the place of banqueting, whither the throng of guests and their hosts repaired for a feast seldom equalled, and never surpassed, in magnificence, in Lancaster.
In the evening the large Music hall was crowded by the frater- nity, their wives, and citizens of Lancaster, to listen to fine music and eloquent speeches. The principal address was delivered by Bro. Henry O. Kent, Past Master. It was a finished and scholarly ora- tion. This address was afterward published and widely circulated.
North Star Lodge has sent forth of its members the nuclei of the following lodges, that owe their origin to the training which their charter members received in this mother lodge: Evening Star Lodge, No. 37, of Colebrook; Kane Lodge, No. 64, of Lisbon ; Burns Lodge, No. 66, of Littleton; Gorham Lodge, No. 73, of Gor- ham; White Mountain Lodge, No. 86, of Whitefield; Passump- sic Lodge, St. Johnsbury, Vt .; Island Pond Lodge, Island Pond, Vt.
Its present list of officers are as follows for 1896-1897 : Chester P. Brown, W. M .; George B. Underwood, S. W .; John C. East- man, J. W .; Erastus V. Cobleigh, treasurer ; Charles E. McIntire, secretary ; James R. Flanders, S. S .; William L. Rowell, Jr., J. S .; D. Eugene Rowell, S. D .; Joseph Smith, J. D .; Ivan W. Quimby, marshal; Nelson Sparks, chaplain; Ephraim C. Roby, tyler ; Henry O. Kent, Frank Spooner, finance committee. Number of members, 207.
The centennial of this ancient lodge was celebrated with great ceremony by the lodge and its offspring above referred to, by a public Masonic banquet of 414 plates, in the town hall, Monday,
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December 27, St. John's (Evangelist's) day, 1897, an account of which is published in an elaborate illustrated pamphlet.
NORTH STAR COMMANDERY, KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
In 1857, a few Master Masons of North Star Lodge and com- panions of the Royal Arch, desiring the benefits of Christian Ma- sonry, obtained the honors of knighthood at Portland, Me., and Manchester. These, with Curtis Cleaveland, an old Sir Knight from Burlington, Vt., then residing at Northumberland, sent a peti- tion to Hon. William B. Hubbard, Grand Master Knights Templar in the United States, asking a dispensation to organize a Comman- dery at Lancaster. On May 8, 1857, a dispensation was issued, and on May II the Sir Knights met and organized North Star Com- mandery, with the following officers: Jared I. Williams, eminent commander ; La Fayette Moore, generalissimo; George C. Williams, captain-general.
Immediately after the organization of the commandery the order of knighthood was conferred on James A. Smith and James D. Fol- som.
As there was no chapter of Royal Arch Masons in this jurisdic- tion nearer than Concord, consent was obtained of Blazing Star Chapter for Haswell Chapter of St. Johnsbury, Vt., to confer the Royal Arch degrees upon candidates from northern New Hamp- shire. Later, many North Star Masons took the chapter degrees in Franklin Chapter, Lisbon. North Star Commandery continued to work under dispensation until Nov. 24, 1859, when it was organized under a charter from the Grand Encampment of the United States, as North Star Commandery, No. 3, of New Hamp- shire. It had then increased in membership from eight to fifteen members. The following officers were elected : J. I. Williams, emi- inent commander ; La Fayette Moore, generalissimo; George C. Wil- liams, captain-general; Henry O. Kent, prelate; John W. Barney, senior warden; David A. Burnside, treasurer; Henry O. Kent, re- corder ; James A. Smith, standard bearer; Curtis Cleaveland, sword bearer ; Benjamin F. Hunking, warder; Alex. Thompson and Dan- forth Willey, captains of the guard.
The same officers were reelected in 1860-'61, '62, '63.
In 1860, North Star Commandery assisted in organizing the Grand Commandery of New Hampshire. The commandery has had from the first a steady growth, until to-day it numbers 214 members, with the following list of officers :
Sir William Hinkley Thompson, eminent commander ; Sir Thomas C. Beattie, generalissimo; Sir Garvin R. Magoon, captain general; Sir Joseph Eames, prelate; Sir George B. Underwood,
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senior warden; Sir Joseph Smith, junior warden; Sir Erastus V. Cobleigh, treasurer; Sir Ralph L. Drisko, recorder pro tem; Sir Levi H. Parker, standard bearer; Sir Stetson W. Cushing, sword bearer; Sir Parker J. Noyes, warder; Sir John C. Eastman, Persian guard ; Sir William M. Heath, second guard; Sir Charles L. Dol- loff, first guard; Sir Ephraim C. Roby, sentinel; Sir Ernest E. Smith, organist; Sir Henry O. Kent, Sir La Fayette Moore,* finance committee ; past commanders, E. Sir Jared I. Williams, R. E. Sir Henry O. Kent, E. Sir Benjamin F. Hunking,* E. Sir Edward R. Kent, V. E. Sir Thomas S. Ellis, V. E. Sir Moses A. Hastings, E. Sir Thomas S. Underwood, E. Sir Frank Spooner, E. Sir Ivan W. Quimby.
NORTH STAR CHAPTER ROYAL ARCH MASONS, NO. 16.
This chapter was instituted in Lancaster in 1868. The dispensa- tion signed by Nathaniel W. Cumner, G. H. P., bears the date July 8, 1868. Dr. George O. Rogers was the prime mover, and it was mainly through his efforts that the chapter was established. Its charter was signed by Daniel R. Marshall, G. H. P., June 8, 1869. The charter members were: Geo. O. Rogers, Samuel H. LeGro, Ezra B. Bennett, E. V. Cobleigh, J. S. Ockington, H. O. Kent, Ed- ward Savage, Philo S. Cherry, Richard Hovey, Edward R. Kent, Daniel C. Pinkham.
The first convocation was held under dispensation of July 8, 1868, in the office of Dr. Rogers, at the corner of Main and Middle streets, now occupied by Dr. W. H. Thompson, at which the follow- ing companions were present: George O. Rogers, H. P .; Samuel H. LeGro, K .; Edward Savage, S .; the grand council was named in the dispensation, and J. S. Ockington, E. R. Kent, H. O. Kent, W. H. N. Prince, D. Thompson, E. V. Cobleigh, P. S. Cherry, and E. . B. Bennett were members.
At the first annual convocation held in Masonic hall, May 19, 1869, the following officers were elected :
Edward Savage, E. H. P .; Samuel H. LeGro, E. K .; W. H. N. Prince, E. S .; Edward R. Kent, C. H .; Chester B. Jordan, P. S .; Daniel Thompson, R. A. C .; Philo S. Cherry, M. 3d. V .; William L. Rowell, M. 2nd V .; Abner Thompson, M. Ist V .; John S. Ockington, treasurer ; Alex. Thompson, secretary ; Richard Hovey, tyler.
These officers were installed at a special convocation Sept. 22, 1869, at which time the chapter was dedicated. This chapter has been self-sustaining, and on a sound financial basis, from the first year of its existence. It owns a one-third interest in Masonic tem-
*Deceased.
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ple. It now has a membership of 235, with the following list of officers for 1896, '97 :
George B. Underwood, E. H. P .; Parker J. Noyes, K .; Fielding Smith, S .; Erastus V. Cobleigh, treasurer; Charles E. McIntire, secretary ; Fred H. Nourse, C. H .; Joseph Smith, P. S .; Charles R. Bailey, R. A. C .; Joseph Eames, chaplain; Edward A. Wood- ward, M. 3rd V .; D. Eugene Rowell, M. 2nd V .; James R. Flan- ders, M Ist V .; Charles L. Dolloff, S. S .; Ralph Drisko, J. S .; Ephraim C. Roby, sentinel; Edward R. Kent, Ivan W. Quimby, finance committee.
The companions who have served as high priest are as follows :
Edward Savage, 1870-1874; Charles A. Cleaveland, 1875-1879, and 1883 ; Nelson Sparks, 1880-1882 ; John H. Smith, 1884-1887 ; Ivan W. Quimby, 1887.
NORTH STAR LODGE OF PERFECTION A. A. SCOTTISH RITE MASONS.
A dispensation to form a lodge of A. A. S. R. M. in Lancaster was transmitted to Ill. Bro. Henry O. Kent, 33º, by Ill. Bro. George W. Currier, 33º, deputy for New Hampshire. By the authority thus conferred upon him, Bro. Kent summoned the illustrious brothers of the 32º, of the A. A. Scottish Rite Masons, to convene at the Masonic temple, Nov. 27, 1894, where he presided, and Ill. Bro. S. W. Cushing, 32°, was appointed secretary, with Ill. Bro. Moses A. Hastings, 32º, as marshal.
The following officers were named in the dispensation :
Ill. Bro. Edward R. Kent, 32º, thrice potent grand master; Ill. Bro. Frank Spooner, 32º, Hiram of Tyre, deputy grand master ; Ill. Bro. Garvin R. Magoon, 32°, venerable senior grand warden; Ill. Bro. Herman E. Oleson, 32º, venerable junior grand warden.
The dispensation was read, and it was decided to proceed to com- plete the full list of officers, which was done by ballot, showing the following persons elected :
Ill. Bro. Fred W. Page, 32º, grand orator; Ill. Bro. Erastus V. Cobleigh, 32°, grand treasurer; Ill. Bro. Stetson Ward Cushing, 32º, grand secretary ; Ill. Bro. John M. Wilson, 32º, grand master of ceremonies ; Ill. Bro. John C. Pattee, 32º, grand captain of the guard ; Ill. Bro. Willie E. Bullard, 32º, grand hospitaller ; Ill. Bro. Levi H. Parker, 32º, grand tyler.
These officers of North Star Lodge of Perfection, A. A. S. R, were then proclaimed, and proclamation was made by the authority of the warrant of dispensation that the lodge was created, instituted, and ready for the transaction of business.
The following named persons were charter members :
E. R. Kent, F. Spooner, G. R. Magoon, H. E. Oleson, H. O.
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Kent, W. A. Loyne, A. S. Twitchell, G. Davis, H. A. Graves, W. W. Pike, H. W. Hinds, C. H. Thayer, F. W. Page, M. B. Lougee, E. W. Evans, F. W. Noyes, W. C. Perkins, G. E. Hutchins, C. H. Evans, E. V. Cobleigh, S. W. Cushing, J. C. Pattee, J. M. Wilson, G. A. Norton, C. C. O'Brion, E. Blood, J. Smith, R. C. Chesman, H. A. Moore, P. S. Terrell, H. B. Gilkey, W. E. Bullard, J. D. Howe, C. O. Whipp, H. B. Hinman, J. R. Perkins, L. B. Whipp, J. S. Phipps, J. B. Noyes, C. A. Cleaveland, M. A. Hastings, V. V. Whit- ney, C. O. Stevens, G. A. Lane, F. P. Washburn, W. H. Little, C. W. Brown, M. Perkins, J. C. Hutchins, J. W. Crawshaw, L. H. Parker, F. H. Nourse,-52.
The present number of members is 62. The following are the officers for 1896:
Ill. Bro. Frank Spooner, 32º, T. P. G. M .; Ill. Bro. Garvin R. Magoon, 33º, H. of T. D. G. M .; Ill. Bro. John C. Pattee, 32º, V. S. G. W .; Ill. Bro. Herbert A. Moore, 32º, V. J. G. W .; Ill. Bro. Fred W. Page, 32º, G. O .; Ill. Bro. Erastus V. Cobleigh, 32°, G. Treas. ; Ill. Bro. Stetson W. Cushing, 32º, G. Sec'y; Ill. Bro. Phil- lip S. Tirrell, 32º, G. M. of C .; Ill. Bro. Manasah Perkins, 32º, G. C. of G .; Ill. Bro. Wheelock H. Little, 32º, G. H .; Ill. Bro. Levi H. Parker, 32º, G. T .; Ill. Bro. Joseph D. Howe, 32º, Ill. Bro. Joseph Smith, 32º, finance committee,-62.
Persons from Lancaster who have held offices in the grand bodies of Masonry, state and national :
Grand Lodge of New Hampshire .- Stephen Wilson, district deputy grand master, 1823-'26 and 1843, '44.
John Wilson, grand sword bearer, 1824-'26, and district deputy grand master, 1842.
William Lovejoy, district deputy grand master, 1827 and 1830. Jared W. Williams, district deputy grand master, 1831-'39.
Eliphalet Lyman, district deputy grand master, 1840, '41.
Jared I. Williams, grand lecturer, 1854-'57; district deputy grand master, 1858, '59; junior grand deacon, 1860; senior grand deacon, 1861.
Henry O. Kent, grand lecturer, 1860, '61 ; district deputy grand master, 1862, '63, '66, '69.
Grand Commandery of New Hampshire .- Henry O. Kent, grand sword bearer, 1860-'62; grand junior warden, 1863; grand senior warden, 1864; grand captain general, 1865-'66; generalis- simo, 1867; grand commander of Knights Templar, 1868-'69; representative of the Grand Commandery of Vermont since 1870; deputy of the grand master to constitute North Star Commandery, 1 859.
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