A history of Lodge no 61, F and A M., Wilkesbarré, Pa .. with a collection of masonic addresses .. . reasurer of the county in i823-4. Hewas made a Free Mason in Rural Amity Lodge No. 70,Athens, Penna, August 26th, 1806, but withdrew from theLodge March 17th, 1807, and affiliated the 3d of Aprilfollowing with Union Lodge No. 108,* which had justbeen constituted to meet alternately at Wysox and Orwell,and which was afterwards removed to Towanda. He wasMaster of this Lodge in 1808, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 17. Luther Scott, born at Blandford, Hampden county, Mass.,August 27th, 1788, was the eleventh c
A history of Lodge no 61, F and A M., Wilkesbarré, Pa .. with a collection of masonic addresses .. . reasurer of the county in i823-4. Hewas made a Free Mason in Rural Amity Lodge No. 70,Athens, Penna, August 26th, 1806, but withdrew from theLodge March 17th, 1807, and affiliated the 3d of Aprilfollowing with Union Lodge No. 108,* which had justbeen constituted to meet alternately at Wysox and Orwell,and which was afterwards removed to Towanda. He wasMaster of this Lodge in 1808, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 17. Luther Scott, born at Blandford, Hampden county, Mass.,August 27th, 1788, was the eleventh child of William andAnna (Boies) Scott. He was a man of considerable intelli-gence and of many accomplishments. He resided in Wilkes-barre for a time prior to 1811, and then went to Bradfordcounty. In the Spring of 1812 he received a commissionas Lieutenant in the U. S. Army. April 23d, 1812, he wasinitiated into Union Lodge No. 108, F. and A. M., and was passed at the same meeting. Three days later he was raised, and then he withdrew from the Lodge in view of * See notes, pages 28 and 134, HON. DAVID SCOTT. 513 his intended early departure for the army. During the Warof 1812-14 he distinguished himself by his activity, courageand fidelity, for which he received honorable the war, being then Captain in the artillery branch ofthe service, he accompanied Commodore Decatur on hisexpedition to Algiers. During the Creek Indian War hewas stationed at different points in Mississippi, Alabamaand Florida, where, in the faithful discharge of his duties,which were arduous and perplexing, his health became im-paired. He died at New Orleans, La., April 8th, 1819. David Scott, the eighth child of William and Anna(Boies) Scott, was born at Suffield, Conn., April 3d, he was a young boy his father moved to Blandford,Mass. About the year 1799 David left home and went toreside with his brother Gardner at Geneseo. There he re-mained three or four years, and then joi
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