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Grants and
Dispensations issued by
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New Jersey
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Virginia
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Indiana
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Massachusetts
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Ohio
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Florida
Most never grew past Traveling Lodges.
Discussion points:
Topic
: Dispensations from other jurisdictions
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Eleven issued
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Some became Chartered Lodges
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Others faded away
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Some never even got off the ground
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Usually, dispensation issued for a Traveling Lodge, to group of Masons headed West
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They would hold meetings where and when they could
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Some held on long enough to take root somewhere
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GM of Indiana
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Sierra Nevada, in Grass Valley, 1848
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Failed, and members formed Madison Lodge under GL of Ca.
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Grants and Dispensations issued by Grand Masters of
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New Jersey,
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Virginia,
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Indiana,
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Massachusetts,
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Ohio, and
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Florida.
None of these lasted very long, most never advanced beyond the Traveling Lodge stage.
