At a regular meeting of the Nauvoo Lodge Sep' 1843 Hyrum Smith W. M. [Worshipful Master] and Lucius N. Scovil S. W. [Senior Warden] and Shadrack Roundy J. W. [Junior Warden] were the principal officers of the said Lodge; it was thought advisable that a delegation should attend the Grand Lodge which was to convene at Jacksonville the first of October, next, and we as Master and Wardens according to the ancient usages were each entitled to a seat in the said Grand Lodge The Master and the Junior Warden could not attend there fore it was advised that H.G. Sherwood should accompany Lucius N. Scovil S. W. as a properly authorized delegate fo the Nauvoo Lodge to act in concert with the S. W. before they started fro Jacksonville they sent to Quincy Lodge to obtain a recommend that a charter might be obtained for the Nauvoo Lodge but they (the Quincy Lodge) refused to grant the request on of "nonacquaintance with us as Masons, and other things" : However the said Scovil and Sherwood went to the Grand Lodge with all the necessary books and papers to make an accurate report of all of the proceedings of the Nauvoo Lodge, for until that time we had been working under a special dispensation granted by M. W. A. Jonas Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Illinois; when they arrived the Grand Lodge wanted them to pay their annual dues but they being informed that the Grand Lodge censured the Nauvoo Lodge or had certain complaints against them of informality of work, the said delegates at first rather refused to pay their dues, but after properly considering the matter they proposed to pay a part that the Lodge claimed which was acceded to by the Grand Lodge they paid and took their seats accordingly and presented their books and papers the Grand Lodge appointed a Committee of Three to examine them and after several days examination reported them all fair; but recommended that the Grand Lodge should suspend the N. L. one year, for fear there might be something wrong? Whereupon M. W. G. M. Jonas made a flaming speech in behalf of the N. L. saying they were the fairest books and papers that he had ever saw brought from any Lodge and found the people as peaceable quiet and genteel as any people he was ever among in his life, and he verily beleived [sic] if they were not Mormons, that Lodge would stand the highest of any Lodge that had come to that Grand Lodge. the G. Sec. ^[illegible]^ Warren said he beleived what the W. M. had stated to be true but did not think that the usages of the Institution should make any difference with any religious creeds. Dr. Ralston then got up and said he would be glad to do justice to N. L. notwithsanding [sic] this supposed delusions. Our delegates both replied that it was their opinion it was by reason of being Mormons that they were kept at arm's lenth [sic], then alluding to the different members present some being Presbyterians, Methodists, Jews, and why not Mormons? as well as other religionists? and did not know but that Masonry tolerated all religions that beleived [sic] in a God and knew of know supposed delusions to prevent men being Masons The Quincy [illegible] refused to recommend us to the G. L. by reason of "nonacquaintence with us as Masons and other things." They supposed the "other things" meant Mormonism Rogers xxxx of Q. L. [Quincy Lodge] replied the "other things" did not mean Mormonism, but said it wasJ. C. Bennett Sec. whom they knew to be an expelled member. An injunction had been served upon the N. L. in the month of August, last past, and suspended ^them^ from work until after the sitting of the G. L. which injunction stated that they had "reliable information" that there were great informalities in the work of the N. L. Our delegation desired to learn the source of that "reliable information" and was answered "from Quincy Lodge" who got it from Hannibal Lodge they having obtained it from J. C. Bennett" Our delegation then showed to the G. L. from the records of the N. L. that this said J. C. Bennett was an expell'd member from the N. L. having obtain'd the vouchers from the G. L. of Ohio of Bennett having been expell'd in that State. After his expulsion from the N. L. he went to Hannibal Lodge and made the complaints which were the foundation of the "reliable information". in consequence of this "reliable information" of this expelled member J. C. B. the injunction had been served beleiving [sic] an expelled member in preference to the testimony of M. W. G. M. Jonas, and all'd upon W. M. G. M. to appoint a Committee to examine books, papers, Masons, &c. the M. W. G. M. appointed G. M. Jonathan Nye, Colonel C. A. Warren, and Dr. H. N. Rogers that Committee who came to Nauvoo shortly after and call'd on the said delegation who felt themselves in duty bound to produce all Books and papers belonging to the N. L. which was done in the presence of all the officrs [sic] of the N. L. : the committe [sic] examined them very minutely and one ^one^ of said Comitte [sic] vis - J. Nye and H. N. Rogers reported unfavorable; whilst both Col. C. A. Warren and J. Nye^ approved of the work, and all the proceedings. Col. Warren invited W. M. Hyrum Smith and the Wardens and different thee [?] individuals to go with him to the Montrose L. as it was all clear an[d] right with him, they accepted the invitation and went. Afterwards this commitee [sic] repaired to the G. L. they suspended the N. L. from working.