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Letter of William Hedgcock, Secretary of the Lodge at the Swan Inn, Dover Pier, No....

Catalogue reference: AR/948/13

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This record is a file about the Letter of William Hedgcock, Secretary of the Lodge at the Swan Inn, Dover Pier, No.... dating from 6 March 1796.

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Reference

AR/948/13

Title

Letter of William Hedgcock, Secretary of the Lodge at the Swan Inn, Dover Pier, No. 203A [erased], Dover

Date

6 March 1796

Description

Letter of William Hedgcock, Secretary, on the behalf of the Master and Wardens of the Lodge at the Swan Inn, Dover, to Robert Leslie, Grand Secretary, stating that the Rev. James Porter has been expelled from the lodge as he has been charged with an 'unnatural crime, as remarked in the 19th chapter of the book of Genesis'. Also requesting that if it meets Grand Lodge's approval he be excluded from Masonry throughout the known world.

Held by
Museum of Freemasonry
Creator(s)
Hedgcock, William
Physical description

1 letter

Record URL
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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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Letter of William Hedgcock, Secretary of the Lodge at the Swan Inn, Dover Pier, No. 203A [erased], Dover