CHAPTER X.

Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.

On the 24th of June, 1734, upon the petition of several brethren residing in Philadelphia, a warrant of constitution was granted by the grand lodge of Boston, for holding a lodge in that place; appointing the Rt. Worshipful Benjamin Franklin their first master; which is the beginning of masonry in Pennsylvania.

The grand lodge of England granted a grand warrant, bearing date the 20th June, A. D. 1764, to the M. W. William Bell and others, authorizing them to form and hold a grand lodge for the State of Pennsylvania.

The grand officers, together with the officers and representatives of a number of regular lodges under their ju risdiction, at a communication holden in the grand lodge room in the city of Philadelphia, on the 25th day of September, 1786, after mature and serious deliberation, unanimously resolved, "That it is improper that the grand lodge of Pennsylvania should remain any longer under the authority of any foreign grand lodge." And the said grand lodge did then close, sine die.

The grand convention thus assembled did then and there unanimously resolve, that the lodges under the jurisdiction of the grand lodge of Pennsylvania, aforesaid, lately holden as a provincial grand lodge, under the authority of the grand lodge of England, should, and they did form themselves into a grand lodge, to be called "The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and masonic jurisdiction thereunto belonging," to be held in the said eity of Philadelphia.

5 Cantwell's Bridge.
Chestertown.

8 Norristown.
9 Philadelphia.

11 London Grove.
12 Winchester.
14 Wilmington, D.
17 Chester Mills.
18 Dover.

18 British 7th Regt.
19 Philadelphia.

117 Lodge la Concorde, New-Orleans.

118 Lodge la Perseverance, do.

119 Town of Clifford, Lu

zerne County.

120 Liberty Lodge, Tioga township.

121 Union, Philadelphia.

129 L'Etoile, Polaire, New-
Orleans.

130 Phoenix, Philadelphia.
131 Industry, do.
132 Brandywine, Brandy-
wine township.

Beaver.

138 St. James,
134 Franklin, Philadelphia.
135 Roxborough,
ough.

122
128 St. John's, Borough of
York.

Harmony,New-Orleans. 136 Friendship,

124 Borough of Erie, Erie

County.

125 Herman's, (a German Lodge) Philadelphia.

Roxbor

Abington.

Orwigs

137 Bedford Bath, Bedford. 138 Schuylkill,

burgh.

139 Rising Sun, Philadel phia.

CHAPTER XI.

Grand Lodge of Delaware.

AT a grand communication of a majority of the lodges, established in the State of Delaware, at the Town Hall, in the borough of Wilmington, on Friday, June 6, A. D. 1806, A. L. 5806, it was

Resolved unanimously, "That the several lodges of ancient masons in the State of Delaware, here represented by deputies properly authorized, consider it as a matter of right, and for the general benefit of masonry, that they ought to form a grand lodge within the said State; and do now proceed to form and organize themselves into a grand lodge accordingly, to be known and distinguished by the name of The Grand Lodge of Delaware.

No.

Subordinate Lodges.

No.

6 Hiram,

1 Washington, Wilmington. 6 Hiram,

2 St. John's, Newcastle. 3 Hiram, Newark.

4 Hope, Laureltown.

5 Cantwell's Bridge, New

castle County.

Buck Tavern, Newcastle County.

7 Union, Dovĕr.

8 Union, Port Penn.
9 Temple, Milford.

CHAPTER XII..

Grand Lodge of Maryland.

THE Grand Lodge of Maryland was constituted on the 17th day of April, A. D. 1787, and is holden in the city of

Baltimore.

Amanda,

Amicable,

Bellair,

Benevolent,

Baltimore. Orange,

Vienna.

Sussex Delaware.

Chestertown.

Easton.

Columbia, Port Tobacco. Mount Moriah, Hagerstown.

Concordia, Baltimore. Hope,

Columbia, Georgetown. No. 2,

Somerset, Princess Ann. Baltimore. No. 44, Mount Ararat, Slate Salisbury. Ridge, Hartford county. Cambridge. Philadelphos, Taney-town.

Federal, Washington City,

No. 6,

vacated.

Federal,

CHAPTER XIII.

Grand Lodge of Virginia.

The Grand Lodge of Virginia began its operations October 30, A. D. 1778. It meets annually, at the city of Richmond, on the second Monday in December. The mode of address is, "The Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, Richmond."

Subordinate Lodges.

15 Petersburg, dormant.

16 La Sagesse, Norfolk.

17 Charlotte, dormant.

18 Smithfield Union, Isle of 46 Now under the G. L. K.

47 Brooke, Alexandria.

Randolph, 48 Abingdon, Washington.

20 Extinct.

21 Hiram, Winchester.

49 Greenbrier, Greenbrier.

50 Dumfries, Prince Wm.

51 Painville, dormant.

22 Alexandria, Alexandria. 52 Brunswick, Brunswick.

23 Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie.

24 Pittsylvania, dormant.

53 Chuckatuek, Nansemond.

54 Jerusalem, Richmond.

25 Now under the G. L. of 55 Fraternal, Wythe.

Kentucky.