Descriptions of the grand annual communication of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina held in the Masonic Hall in Raleigh from December 3 to December 7, 1860, including names of those present at each meeting, a table drawn from the returns of subordinate lodges recording the membership numbers, a list of the principal officers of the Grand Lodge from 1787 to 1860, a list of all of the lodges under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge, a list of the trustees of St. John's College, a list of Grand Lodges with which the Grand Lodge of North Carolina are in communication, an appendix containing a report from the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, and a card from the Grand Secretary explaining the absence of a detailed report on returns and membership of subordinate lodges.