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Draft letter of Robert Leslie, Grand Secretary, concerning a petition from the Lodge...

Catalogue reference: AR/948/10

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This record is a file about the Draft letter of Robert Leslie, Grand Secretary, concerning a petition from the Lodge... dating from 23 January 1796.

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AR/948/10

Title

Draft letter of Robert Leslie, Grand Secretary, concerning a petition from the Lodge at the Swan Inn, Dover Pier, No. 203A [erased], Dover

Date

23 January 1796

Description

Draft letter of Robert Leslie, Grand Secretary to the Deputy Grand Master stating that he has received a petition from Lodge No. 203 to establish a lodge in the West Middlesex Militia at Dover and he now requests that Grand Lodge will now carry the application into effect.

Held by
Museum of Freemasonry
Creator(s)
Leslie, Robert
Physical description

1 letter

Administrative / biographical background

The application for a lodge to be held in the West Middlesex Militia was successful and in February 1796 the Lodge of Unanimity, started to work under the Antient Warrant No. 298A. There are no records of the lodge after 1796 and in 1801 the warrant was issued to the Eighty-fifth Regiment.

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Series information

AR/948

Lodge at the Swan Inn, Dover Pier, No. 203A [erased], Dover

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Lodge at the Swan Inn, Dover Pier, No. 203A [erased], Dover

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Draft letter of Robert Leslie, Grand Secretary, concerning a petition from the Lodge at the Swan Inn, Dover Pier, No. 203A [erased], Dover