Descriptions of the grand annual communication of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina held in the Masonic Hall in Raleigh from December 1 to December 5, 1845, including names of those present at each meeting, a report from the committee on education, a list of all of the lodges under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge, returns from the subordinate lodges, a historical notice about the origin of the Grand Lodge, and a list of the six principal officers from 1787 to 1845.