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Letter of Thomas Parker, Coventry to William White, Grand Secretary, Moderns' Grand...
Catalogue reference: AR/1041/18
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AR/1041/18
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Title (The name of the record)
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Letter of Thomas Parker, Coventry to William White, Grand Secretary, Moderns' Grand Lodge
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Date (When the record was created)
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9 February 1802
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Description (What the record is about)
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Letter of Thomas Parker, Worshipful Master, Trinity Lodge, Coventry to William White sending a bill of exchange drawn on Messrs Vere Lucadon & Co, London for five Guineas as registration fees for members. Enquires about the Hall Fund as Parker is unable to find any contributions for the previous four years, except for a small contribution to the Liquidation Fund. Requests a copy of the latest Book of Constitutions and asks if he is registered as a Lodge member as he resigned but since rejoined. Parker notes that he was initiated, passed and raised in Bank of England Lodge, No. 435 [SN 1121], London. Sends a memorial that the Lodge wishes to be read at the next Grand Lodge meeting.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Museum of Freemasonry
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Trinity Lodge, No. 254, Coventry
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 document
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Trinity Lodge was granted a warrant to meet as No. 471 by the Moderns' Grand Lodge on 4 May 1785. The Lodge met at the Golden Lion, Butcher Row, Coventry, Warwickshire. The Lodge was renumbered as No. 382 in 1792 and as No. 476 after the union between the Moderns' and the Antients' Grand Lodges in 1813 to form the United Grand Lodge of England. It was renumbered as No. 316 in 1832 and as No. 254 in 1863. The Lodge relocated to the Bull and Anchor, Bishop Street, Coventry in 1804 and met at several hostelries in Coventry before moving to the Coventry Masonic Hall, formerly the Drapers' Hall, at 165 Warwick Road, Coventry.
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Record URL
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Trinity Lodge, No. 254, Coventry
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Trinity Lodge, No. 254, Coventry
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Letter of Thomas Parker, Coventry to William White, Grand Secretary, Moderns' Grand Lodge