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Letter of John Forbes, Secretary, Lodge held at The Garrison, St John's, Newfoundland...
Catalogue reference: AR/1117/3
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- AR/1117/3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Letter of John Forbes, Secretary, Lodge held at The Garrison, St John's, Newfoundland to Robert Leslie, Grand Secretary
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Date (When the record was created)
- 19 December 1798
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Description (What the record is about)
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Letter of J[ohn] Forbes, Secretary of Lodge held at The Garrison, St John's, Newfoundland to Robert Leslie thanking the Grand Secretary for his letter. Forbes sent a letter in Autumn 1797 by David Shepherd with a bill of exchange for Grand Lodge and he is not sure whether this arrived. Forbes now sends a bank note for two pounds by Lieutenant Nicholas of the Royal Artillery and remarks on the decline in prosperity in St John's, due to 'this unfortunate War'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Museum of Freemasonry
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Forbes, John
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 document
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The Lodge received a warrant from the Antients' Grand Lodge to meet at the Garrison, St John's, Newfoundland as No. 249 on 31 March 1788. The Lodge lapsed and appears to have ceased to meet in 1804.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/497e021a-df3b-47fa-950c-c1e93adbd96b/
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AR/1117
Annual Returns of the Lodge held in the Garrison, St John's, No. 249A [erased], Newfoundland,...
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Annual Returns of the Lodge held in the Garrison, St John's, No. 249A [erased], Newfoundland,...
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Letter of John Forbes, Secretary, Lodge held at The Garrison, St John's, Newfoundland to Robert Leslie, Grand Secretary