Earliest Documented Masonic Knights Templar Events in the USA. - Maryland Commandery No. 1 Knights Templar

From the Book “Highlights of Templar History” by William Moseley Brown.

Prepared for the Committee on Templar History of the Grand Encampment, Knights Templar United States of America, 1944.

Other historical events added to timeline.

Other Maryland Commandery No. 1 events added to timeline.

1769 – 1789

1769, August 28, Massachusetts, Boston: St. Andrew’s Royal Arch Chapter confers the Orders on Brother William Davis.
1769, December 11, Massachusetts, Boston: St. Andew’s Lodge confers the Orders on Paul Revere.
1770, May 14, Massachusetts, Boston: St. Andew’s Lodge confers the Orders on Joseph Warren.
1775, April 19, Massachusetts: The Battles of Lexington and Concord occur, setting off the American Revolutionary War.
1779, February 7, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Thomas Proctor is designated as a Knight Templar in the address prefacing an ode by John Park.
1779, April 14, Mt. Fortune, Island of St. Lucia: Mount Moriah Lodge No. 2 (35th Regt. of Foot) issues certificate (Lodge No. 41) to Philip Crofton as a Sir Knight Templar.
1780, South Carolina, Charleston: An Encampment of Knights Templar organized.
1782, March 3, South Carolina, Charleston: Lodge No. 190 issues a certificate to Donald McPherson stating that he had been dubbed a Knight Templar.
1783, May 27, South Carolina, Charleston: Chapter of Knights of the Red Cross issues certificate to John Steele.
1783, August 1, South Carolina, Charleston: Henry Beaumont receives a diploma certifying he has received the degrees of Royal Arch, Knight of Red Cross, Knight Templar, and Knight of Malta, in St. Andrew’s Lodge No. 1, Charleston. The seal is of No. 40 which was the number after Pennsylvania rewarranted No. 1 in 1783.
1783, September 3, Paris France: Treaty of Paris formally ends the American Revolutionary War.
1784, June 30, Halifax, Nova Scotia: John North “installed and dubbed” a Knight Templar by Unity Lodge No. 18, a Pennsylvania Lodge in 17th British Regt. of Foot. It left Philadelphia in 1778.
1785, December 27, New York, New York: Knights Templar attend services on St. John’s Day in St. George’s Chapel.
1786, January 24, Savannah Georgia: The High Priests and Officers of the Royal Arch Chapter and King, Governor and General of the Order of the Red Cross, “in an illustrious grand Chapter, (under sanction of Lodge No. 42 on the Registry of Pennsylvania,)” certify that Ulric Tobler, Past Master, was initiated “into that sublime Degree of An Excellent, Super Excellent, Royal Arch Mason” and “into the Mysteries and regularly dubbed a Knight of the Red Cross.”
1789, March 20, Massachusetts, Boston: St. Andrew’s Lodge confers the Orders on Benjamin Hurd, Jr.
1789, April 30, New York, New York: George Washington inaugurated as the first president of the United States.
1789, May 28, Massachusetts, Boston: St. Andrew’s Chapter confers the Orders on Elisha Sigourney.
1789, June 24, New York, New York: Knights Templar participate in the festival of St. John and attend services at St. Paul’s Chapel.
1789, North Carolina, Wilmington: Edward Jones and Gabriel Kingsbury listed as Knights Templar on the rolls of St. John’s Lodge.

1790-1799

1790, Maryland, Baltimore: An Encampment of Knights Templar organized. (Which would eventually become Maryland Commandery No. 1.)
1790, October 21, Massachusetts, Boston: St. Andrew’s Lodge secures a plate for printing purposes on which are represented Templar emblems, designed by Sir Benjamin Hurd, Jr.
1791, December 15: United States Bill of Rights ratified.
1793, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: An Encampment of Knights Templar organized.
1794, February 14, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Encampment No. confers Orders on Andrew Wilson.
1794, July 11, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Encampment No. 1 confers Orders on Andrew Wilson.
1794, September 23, Massachusetts, Boston: St. Andrew’s Lodge confers the Orders on Robert Harris, William Francis, and Ebenezer Perkins, of Newburyport.
1794, Massachusetts, Boston: St. Andrew’s Royal Arch Chapter discontinued conferring the Order of the Knight Templar and Knight of Malta.
1795, January 28, Massachusetts, Boston: St. Andrew’s Lodge confers the Orders on Henry Fowle.
1795, June 26, New York, New York: Knights Templar participate in the ceremonies on St. John’s Day.
1795, September 11, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Encampment No. 1 confers Orders on David Irving.
1795, Massachusetts, Newburyport: An Encampment of Knights Templar organized.
1796, February 16, Massachusetts, Newburyport: Newburyport Encampment issues a diploma to Hamilton Morre certifying that he had received the Orders of Knighthood.
1796, June 10, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Encampment No. 1 confers Orders on George A. Baker.
1796 July, Connecticut, Colchester: An Encampment of Knights Templar hailing from three different Encampments.
1796, New York, Albany: Temple Encampment organized at Albany by John Hammer, Thomas S. Webb, Gideon Farman, Ezra Ames, and others.
1796, New York, New York: Officers of Old Encampment for the year were Jacob Morton, Grand Master, John Abrams, Generalissimo, Martin Hoffman, Captain General.
1797, February 2, Massachusetts, Boston: The Encampment of Knights of the Red Cross “permitted to make their records in the book of St. Andrew’s Chapter.”
1797, March 4, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: The Presidency of George Washington ends.
1797, March 11, Massachusetts, Newburyport: Sir Jonathan Gage and eight other Knights Templar attend the funeral of Brother Benjamin Perkins.
1797, May 12, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Convention of Knights Templar met in Philadelphia for the purpose of forming a Grand Encampment. A committee consisting of four representatives from each encampment was appointed for the purpose of preparing a constitution.
1797, May 19, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Constitution, prepared by a committee composed of four delegates from each of the Encampments represented in the convention of May 12, 1797, adopted and a Grand Encampment of Pennsylvania duly formed.
1797, Pennsylvania, Carlisle: The Orders conferred on John Johnston.
1797, New York, New York: Jacob Morton re-elected Grand Master of Old Encampment.
1797, September 12, United States: Thomas Smith Webb, The Freemason’s Monitor, lists the following Encampments:
- Grand Encampment, Philadelphia
- Encampment No. 1, Philadelphia
- Encampment No. __, Philadelphia
- Encampment No. __, Harrisburg
- Encampment No. __, Carlisle
- Encampment No. __, Stillwater
- Encampment No. __, New York City.
1798, New York, New York: Jacob Morton re-elected Grand Master of Old Encampment.
1799, January 14, Pennsylvania, Carlisle: Lodge no. 56 issues a diploma to Jonathan Wallace certifying that he has received the Orders of Knighthood. (Knight Templar, Knight of Malta, Ark Mark Link, Knight of the Mediterranean Pass, Knight of the Red Cross.)
1799, December 14, Virginia, Mount Vernon: George Washington dies.
1799, December 16, New York, New York: The Orders conferred on William Richardson.
1799, December 30, New York, New York: Knights Templar instructed to assemble for the ceremonies in eulogy of General George Washington.
1799, New York, New York: Officers of St. Peter’s Encampment for the year: John West, Grand Master, Thomas Megan, Generlissimo, Alexander Stewart, Captain General, T.H. Kennedy, Thomas Holmes, and Robert Steele, Standard Bearer.
1799, New York, New York: Jacob Morton re-elected Grand Master of Old Encampment.

1800-1809

1800, January 9, Rhode Island, Providence: Knights Templar participate in ceremonies in eulogy of General George Washingon.
1800, June 24, Connecticut, New London: Knights Templar participate in the dedication of Freemason’s Hall.
1800, November 12, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: The Orders conferred on James Aston, Hugh Tearney, Joseph Brobston.
1800, New York, New York: John West re-elected Grand Master of St. Peter’s Encampment.
1800, New York, New York: Jacob Morton re-elected Grand Master of Old Encampment.
1801, June 9, Connecticut, New London: Orders conferred in Washington Encampment.
1801, June 10, Connecticut, New London: Washington Encampment adopts by-laws agreeing to meet alternately in Colchester and New London.
1801, November 12, Connecticut, New London: Orders conferred in Washington Encampment.
1801, New York, New York: John West re-elected Grand Master of St. Peter’s Encampment.
1801, New York, New York: Jacob Morton re-elected Grand Master of Old Encampment.
1802, January 16, Maryland, Baltimore: Edward Brynan presented with a diploma, from Encampment No. 1, certifying that he “…has been Dubbed and Admitted as a Knight Templar and Knight of Malta…”.
1802, March 12, Massachusetts, Boston: An Encampment of Knights of the Red Cross organized.
1802, August 23, Rhode Island, Providence: An Encampment of Knights Templar organized.
1802, September 27, Rhode Island, Providence: Henry Fowle of Boston visits St. John’s Encampment.
1802, September 29, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1802, October 10, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1802, October 19, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1802, New York, New York: Jacob Morton re-elected Grand Master of Old Encampment.
1803, June 24, Massachusetts, Newburyport: John Park, a Knight Templar, delivered the address on St. John’s Day before St. Peter’s and St. John’s Lodges.
1803, November 1, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1803, New York, New York: Jacob Morton re-elected Grand Master of Old Encampment.
1804, March 28, Massachusetts, Boston: The Orders conferred on Robert Cash.
1804, June 23, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1804, September 23, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1804, New York, New York: Jacob Morton re-elected Grand Master of Old Encampment.
1805, January 21, Connecticut, Colchester: Washington Encampment elects officers.
1805, May 6, Rhode Island, Providence: Convention of Knights Templar assemble to form a Grand Encampment.
1805, May 13, Rhode Island, Providence: Convention of Knights Templar adopts a constitution and declare the Grand Encampment duly formed.
1805, May 15, Massachusetts, Boston: Thomas Smith Webb verbally reports the formation of the Grand Encampment.
1805, June 24, Massachusetts, Reading: Benjamin Gleason, a Knight Templar, delivered the address on St. John’s Day before Mount Moriah Lodge.
1805, August 23, Maine, Portland: An Encampment of Knights of the Red Cross organized by Stephen Foster and others.
1805, September 2, Rhode Island, Providence: St. John’s Encampment decides to request a Charter of Recognition from the Grand Encampment.
1805, September 11, Massachusetts, Boston: A communication from the Grand Encampment requests that the Encampment of Red Cross be formed into an Encampment of Knights Templar.
1805, October 7, Rhode Island, Providence: St. John’s Encampment receives a Charter of Recognition from the Grand Encampment.
1805, October 9, Maine, Portland: Council of Knights of the Red Cross elects officers. Sir John Coe elected R.S. and S.M.; Stephen Foster elected Secretary. The encampment voted to petition the Grand Encampment of the Northern States for a Charter or Recognition.
1805, December 16, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1805, December 21, Massachusetts, Boston: Encampment of Knights Templar and Knights of Malta established in Boston; Henry Fowle elected Grand Master.
1805, December 21, Massachusetts, Boston: Boston Encampment of Knights Templar established.
1805, December 25, Connecticut, Colchester: By-laws amended to require candidates to deposit ten dollars with petition.
1805, Maryland, Harve de Grace: An Encampment of Knights Templar organized.
1806, February 21, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1806, March 3, Rhode Island, Providence: Grand Encampment meets.
1806, March 3, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Grand Commandery: Issues a Charter of Recognition to Boston Encampment.
1806, March 15, Massachusetts, Boston: Boston Encampment of the Red Cross agrees, since a Grand Encampment of Knights Templar has been formed, to dissolve and transfer its furniture, jewels, and regalia to the Encampment of Knights Templar organized in Boston.
1806, May 6, Connecticut, Colchester: Orders conferred on five candidates.
1806, May 10, Maine, Portland: Encampment of Red Cross at Portland votes to send Sir Stephen Foster to the meeting of the Grand Encampment at Boston, Massachusetts, to request a Charter of Recognition.
1806, May 21, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1806, May 29, Massachusetts, Boston: Grand Encampment meets.
1806, May 29, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Grand Encampment: Issues a Charter of Recognition to a Council (King Darius) of Knights of the Red Cross at Portland, Maine.
1806, August 6, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1806, September 15, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Grand Lodge strikes from By-Laws of Lodge No. 101 “the words ‘Knight Templars,’ no such being sanctioned by this Grand Lodge as being a degree in Masonry.”
1806, October 6, Maine, Portland: Encampment of Knights of the Red Cross adopts the title, King Darius Council.
1806, October 13, Maine, Portland: King Darius Council instructs Sir Stephen Foster, Secretary, to apply to Sir Otis Ammidon, Grand Recorder, for a Charter of Recognition.
1806, December 22, Maine, Portland: Charter of Recognition received by King Darius Council.
1807, January 5, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Dr. George Green complains that although Grand Lodge “disavow taking any Cognizance of the proceedings of a Society of people called Knights Templars,” a room is rented to them; that they “impose upon Masons and draw them into their Society under pretense of its being a high Degree of Masonry.”
1807, February 23, Maine, Portland: Charter of Recognition accepted by King Darius Council of Knights of the Red Cross.
1807, February 23, Maine, Portland: King Darius Council of Knights of the Red Cross adopts a code of By-Laws.
1807, May 14, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1807, May 28, Massachusetts, Boston: Grand Encampment meets.
1807, June 6, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1807, August, (Third Thursday), Connecticut, Colchester: Orders conferred on six candidates.
1808, New York, New York: Rising Sun Encampment in existence. (See Longworth’s Directory, New York 1808-9. It also appears in the issues of 1809-10, 1812-13.)
1808, New York, New York: James McDonald is Grand Master of Rising Sun Encampment.
1808, May 12, Rhode Island, Providence: Grand Encampment Meets.
1808, May 12, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Grand Encampment: Issues a Charter of Recognition to the Encampment at Newburyport.
1808, October 17, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Dr. George Green complains to Grand Lodge that he was “surrounded and borne down by the persecuting spirit of the Templars.” He says: “I am sorry to say that my persecutors, the Templars, do not appear to possess virtue enough to do me justice. I, therefore, wash my hands of them, and may God of His infinite and unbounded mercy, turn their hearts, visit them with repentance, and enter not into judgement with them.”
1808, December 25, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1809, January 16, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Report to Grand Lodge that Knights Templars Encampment owes “5 years Rent” to December 27, 1807, “which must be against the $100 they had loaned to the Grand Lodge.”
1809, March 16, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1809, May 29, Massachusetts, Newburyport: Grand Encampment meets.
1809, September 7, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1809, New York, Ithaca: An Encampment is organized.

1810-1816

1810, April 6, Connecticut, New London: “Voted: This Encampment do establish the Charter by them received from London to be the Charter by which they hold and exercise the right of making Knights Templar.”
1810, May 31, Massachusetts, Boston: Grand Encampment meets.
1810, July 20, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1810, October 19, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1810, December 10, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1810, December 10, New York, New York: Columbian Encampment organized.
1811, New York, New York: Stephen B. Beekman is Grand Master of Rising Sun Encampment.
1811, January 18, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1811, April 19, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1811, April 22, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1811, May 27, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1811, May 27, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Grand Encampment: A committee, consisting of Sir Thomas Smith Webb, Sir John Carlisle, and Sir Ephraim Bowen, appointed to correspond with other encampments relative to cooperation with the Grand Encampment.
1811, June 21, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1811, August 16, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1811, August 24, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Grand Lodge fixes meeting of Encampment for 3rd Saturday and rent at $30 per annum.
1811, September 20, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1811, December 9, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1811, December 19, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1812, March 12, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1812, April 4, Delaware, Wilmington: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1812, April 11, Delaware, Wilmington: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1812, April 17, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1812, May 4, Delaware, Wilmington: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1812, May 28, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Grand Encampment: Committee, appointed at preceding annual conclave to correspond with other encampments relative to the formation of a Grand Encampment, reports progress and asks for permission to continue its duties.
1812, June 1, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Petition to Grand Lodge by Encampment No. 1 that 3rd Friday be allotted for their meetings instead of 3rd Saturday, granted.
1812, June 5, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1812, June 18, Washington DC: President James Madison signs the law “An Act Declaring War between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Dependencies Thereof and the United States of America and Their Territories“; thus beginning the War of 1812.
1812, August 21, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1812, October 16, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1812, November 20, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1812, December 18, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1812, December 27, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Thomas Black elected Grand Master of Encampment No. 1.
1812, December 27, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Encampment No. 2 united with Encampment No. 1.
1812, December 27, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1812, Virginia, Winchester: An Encampment of Knights Templar organized.
1812, Massachusetts, Boston: Grand Encampment meets.
1813, New York, New York: Michael Hughes is Grand Master of Rising Sun Encampment.
1813, January 15, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1813, March 19, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1813, April 6, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1. (?)
1813, April 16, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1813, May 21, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1813, May 27, Massachusetts, Boston: Grand Encampment meets.
1813, June 18, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1813, June 21, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1813, June 27, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1813, August 20, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1813, September 17, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Encampment No. 1 issues certificate to James McDevitt as a Knight Templar and Knight of Malta.
1813, November 29, Delaware, Wilmington: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1813, December 28, Delaware, Wilmington: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1814, January 10, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1814, January 21, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1814, February 2, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh: Encampment No. 2, Pittsburgh, formed by brethren who had received the degree of Knights Templar in Lodge No. 45.
1814, February 2, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh: Orders conferred in Pittsburgh Encampment. (?)
1814, February 15, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Convention of Knights Templar convened in Philadelphia to form a Grand Encampment.
1814, February 16, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Convention of Knights Templar in Philadelphia adopted the Constitution as reported by the committee and officers elected.
1814, February 18, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1814, March 7, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Committee of the Grand Encampment requests the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania to rent them a room for a meeting place and to furnish the Grand Encampment with a list of rejections and suspensions. Committee also presents the Grand Lodge with an abstract of the proceedings of the Grand Encampment.
1814, March 18, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Nathaniel Dilhorn presents a bill for thirty dollars for engraving a deal for the Grand Encampment.
1814, March 18, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1814, April 8, New York, New York: Orders conferred in Rising Sun Encampment.
1814, April 8, New York, New York: Committee, consisting of M. Hughes, Archibald Bull, and James McDonald, appointed by Rising Sun Encampment to petition the Grand Encampment of Pennsylvania for a Charter of Recognition.
1814, April 12, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh: Encampment at Pittsburgh petitions the Grand Encampment for a Charter of Recoginition.
1814, April 13, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Issues a Charter of Recognition to Encampment No. 1 at Philadelphia.
1814, April 13, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: John Glenn elected Grand Master of Encampment No. 1.
1814, April 13, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1814, April 13, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Encampment No. 1 petitions Grand Encampment of Pennsylvania for a Charter of Recognition.
1814, April 15, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1814, April 20, Maryland Baltimore: Encampment of Knights Templar, meeting in St. John’s Lodge room, instructs Archibald Dobbin, Recorder, to request a Charter of Recognition from Pennsylvania. In the letter requesting the charter, Dobbin states the Encampment at Baltimore has been in existence since 1790.
1814, May 2, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Issues a Charter of Recognition to Encampment No. 1 at Philadelphia.
1814, May 2, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Issues a Charter of Recognition to the Encampment at Pittsburgh.
1814, May 2, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Issues a Charter of Recognition to the Encampment at Baltimore, MD.
1814, May 2, Maryland, Baltimore: Philip P. Eckel elected Grand Master of Encampment No. 1.
1814, May 3, New York, New York: Elias Dolb elected Grand Master of Rising Sun Encampment.
1814, May 3, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Issues a Charter of Recognition to Rising Sun Encampment at New York City.
1814, May 13, Delaware, Wilmington: Encampment at Wilmington petitions the Grand Encampment of Pennsylvania for a Charter of Recognition.
1814, May 13, Delaware, Wilmington: Archibald Hamilton elected Grand Master of Washington Encampment.
1814, May 17, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Issues a Charter of Recognition to the Encampment at Wilmington, Delaware.
1814, May 20, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Alphonso C. Ireland elected Grand Master of Washington Encampment.
1814, May 24, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh: Francis Bailey elected Grand Master of Pittsburgh Encampment.
1814, June 6, New York, New York: Thomas Durry, Recorder of Rising Sun Encampment, reports that the Encampment is flourishing.
1814, June 7, Maryland, Baltimore: Smauel Cole appointed to represent the Encampment at Baltimore in Philadelphia.
1814, June 7, Massachusetts, Boston: Grand Encampment meets.
1814, June 7, Delaware, Wilmington: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1814, June 17, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
June 18, New York, Grand Encampment: Organized at New York City. (The history of Columbian Commandery gives the action of the Sovereign Grand Consistory, etc., as January 22,1814.)
July 6, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Grand Recorder receives the dues, $15.50, to the Grand Encampment.
1814, July 15, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1814, August 24, Washington, DC: British Burn Washington.
1814, September 1, New York, New York: Knights of Columbia Encampment and members of New York Lodges work in a body on the fortifications in Brooklyn.
1814, September 12-14, Baltimore, Maryland: The Battle of Baltimore. The Star-Spangled Banner is written by Francis Scott Key.
1814, September 19, New York, Brooklyn: Fort Masonic completed by the Knights of Columbian Encampment and the Lodges of New York.
1814, December 16, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1815, February 16, Washington DC: The U.S. Senate unanimously ratified The Treaty of Ghent, thus ending the War of 1812.
1815, February 19, Maryland, Baltimore: Sir Philip P. Eckel reports to Sir George Baker, Grand Recorder of the Grand Encampment of Pennsylvania, that, due to the invasion of the enemy, the Encampment at Baltimore had been unable to meet.
1815, February 20, Delaware, Wilmington: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1815, March 24, New York, New York: Orders conferred in Rising Sun Encampment.
1815, May 3, Maryland, Baltimore: Philip P. Eckel re-elected Grand Master of Encampment No. 1.
1815, May 8, Delaware, Wilmington: Archibald Hamilton re-elected Grand Master of Encampment No. 1.
1815, May 8, Delaware, Wilmington: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1815, May 13, Maryland, Baltimore: Philip P. Eckel re-elected Grand Master of Encampment No. 1.
1815, May 17, New York, New York: Elias Dolb re-elected Grand Master of Rising Sun Encampment.
1815, May 19, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Smauel Black elected Grand Master of Encampment No. 1.
1815, May 20, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh: Francis Bailey re-elected Grand Master of Pittsburgh Encampment.
1815, May 22, New York, New York: Columbian Encampment petitions the Grand Encampment of New York for a Charter of Recognition.
1815, June 1, Maryland, Baltimore: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1815, June 6, New York, New York: Orders conferred in Rising Sun Encampment.
1815, June 7, New York, New York: Orders conferred in Rising Sun Encampment.
1815, June 9, New York, New York: Orders conferred in Rising Sun Encampment.
1815, June 10, New York, New York: Orders conferred in Rising Sun Encampment.
1815, June 10, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Meets in Philadelphia. William McCorkle elected General Grand Master.
1815, June 26, Rhode Island, Providence: Grand Encampment meets.
1815, June 26, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh: Charter of Pittsburgh Encampment No. 2 returned to the Grand Encampment by Sir Andrew Scott, Generalissimo.
1815, June 27, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1815, August 8, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1815, August 10, Delaware, Wilmington: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1815, September 15, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh: Orders conferred in Pittsburgh Encampment.
1815, September 15, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1815, November 13, Delaware, Wilmington: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1815, Louisiana, New Orleans: An Encampment of Knights Templar organized.
1816, February 4, New York Grand Encampment: Issues a Charter of Recognition to Columbian Encampment as No. 5.
1816, February 12, Delaware, Wilmington: Orders conferred in Washington Encampment No. 1.
1816, February 16, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Several knights of Encampment No. 1 request the right to form an Encampment in Philadelphia to be known as No. 3.
1816, February 16, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Issues a Charter to Encampment No. 3 in Philadelphia.
1816, February 23, Rhode Island, Providence: Orders conferred in St. John’s Encampment.
1816, March 15, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1816, March 17, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1816, March 24, Virginia, Richmond: St. John’s Rising Star Encampment of Virginia formed by a convention of Knights Templar.
1816, March 27, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Encampment No. 3 constituted.
1816, March 27, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Thomas Hennessey elected Grand Master of Encampment No. 3.
1816, April 8, Delaware, Wilmington: Orders conferred in Washington Encampment No. 1.
1816, May 4, New York, Grand Encampment: Issues a warrant for the formation of Indivisible Friends Encampment No. 6 at New Orleans, Louisiana.
1816, May 5, Maryland, Baltimore: Adam Denmead elected Grand Master of Encampment No. 1.
1816, May 13, Delaware, Wilmington: Archibald Hamilton re-elected Grand Master of Encampment No. 1.
1816, May 15, Massachusetts, Boston: Grand Encampment meets.
1816, May 15, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Granf Encampment: Appoints Sir Knights Thomas Smith Webb, Henry Fowle, and John Snow to represent the Grand Encampment at the General Convention of Knights Templar in Philadelphia.
1816, May 16, New York, New York: Elias Dolb re-elected Grand Master of Rising Sun Encampment.
1816, May 16, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1816, May 17, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: John L. Baker elected Grand Master of Encampment No. 1.
1816, May 23, Massachusetts, Boston: Boston Encampment authorizes a loan to the Grand Encampment to send delegates toa convention of Knights Templar to be held in Philadelphia during June 1816.
1816, June 9, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Meets in Philadelphia. Joesph Barnes elected General Grand Master.
1816, June 9, New York, Grand Encampment: Meets to select a delegate to the convention of Knights Templars at Philadelphia.
1816, June 10, New York, Grand Encampment: Issues credentials to Sir Thomas Lowndes as delegate to convention of Knights Templar in Philadelphia.
1816, June 10, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Issues credentials to Sir Knights William McCorkle, Archibald Hamilton, Benjamin Edes, and Alphonso C. Ireland, as delegates to the convention of Knights Templar.
1816, June 11, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Delegates from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island assemble in Philadelphia to consider the formation of a General Grand Encampment.
1816, June 11, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Meets and Committee reports conference with delegates from the New England Grand Encampment and a delegate from a Grand Encampment in New York, and give their opinion that the establishment of a General Grand Encampment would greatly tend to promote Union, Order, and Strength amongst Knights Templar.
1816, June 12-13, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Convention in session.
1816, June 14, Maryland, Baltimore: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1816, June 14, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Orders conferred in Encampment No. 1.
1816, June 14, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Delegates unable to agree on methods of organization and of working Orders, so adjourn.
1816, June 16, Pennsylvania, Grand Encampment: Meets and delegates report meeting and deliberation with delegates from New England and New York, and teir discovery “that it was impossible to carry their designs into execution, without making a sacrifice upon the part of this Grand Encampment and its Subordinate Encampments, which was considered to be unwarranted by every principle of Masonry; which was made a sine qua non with the Delegates from New England,” and consequent dissolving of the Convention.
1816, June 20, New York, New York: Delegates from New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island reconvene to consider proposal for the formation of a General Grand Encampment.
1816, June 21, New York, New York: The General Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of America organized.