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of any foreign grand lodge, and adopted a new constitution.

16th December, Grand lodge instituted at Savannah, in Georgia.

December,Grand lodge of New-Jersey established. 1787 24th March, Grand lodge of South Carolina instituted at Charleston.

17th April, Grand lodge of Maryland founded.
5th September, The grand lodge of New-York
disclaim their dependence on the grand lodge of
England, and form themselves anew.

1789 8th July, The representatives of several lodges
in New Hampshire, who acted under warrants or
dispensations from the grand lodge of Massachu-
setts, formed themselves into a grand lodge.
1791 June, The grand lodge of Rhode Island constituted.
1794 14th October, The grand lodge of Vermont insti-
tuted.

1795 25th November, The corner stone of the State House of Massachusetts laid by his excellency Samuel Adams.

1802 6th September, The foundation stone of the City Hall, New-York, laid by Edward Livingston,

then mayor of the city, and grand master of the

state.

1806 9th January, General royal arch constitution for the United States, adopted at Middletown, in the state of Connecticut.

1808 January, The grand lodge of Ohio constituted at Chilicothe.

December, The grand lodge of Kentucky formed at Lexington.

1819 8th March, The masonic hall with about 70 other buildings destroyed by fire at Petersburgh, Virginia.

9th March, The masonic hall, one of the most splendid buildings in the city of Philadelphia consumed by fire. Its cost was estimated at $80, 000. On the 15th following, a meeting of the brethren assembled at Washington Hall, where it was unanimously resolved to adopt such measures, as would ensure the early restoration of the masonic hall to its former splendour and use

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fulness. For this purpose, Mr Pepin, manager of the Olympic Theatre, gave a benefit, which produced upwards of $ 600.

From the state of Lousisiana, and the four other new states, it has been impossible for me to obtain any information respecting the number of lodges within their respective territories; although I have it from good authority, that masonry has been long established in Louisiana, and there is no doubt, but that the mystic art is known in every part of the United States.

The following is an accurate statement of the number of lodges in each of the States; so far as could be ascertained in the year 1816.

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In Upper Canada, there are 10 lodges, subordinate to the grand lodge of that province; to that of Lower Canada, there are 15; and to that of Nova Scotia 23.

LIST OF LODGES

UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GRAND LODGE

OF THE

STATE OF NEW-YORK,

WITH THEIR NUMBER, PLACE OF MEETING, AND DATE OF WARRANT.

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Date of Warrant.

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No. 113 Bethlehem

July 27, 1804

Aug. 30

Nov. 28

Dec. 5

March 22, 1805

April 11

April 16

June 5

June 5

June 5

Nov. 6

Dec. 26

Feb. 13, 1806

Feb. 19

March 5

March 5

March 5

March 5

May 9

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