The earliest known American lodges were in Pennsylvania. The Collector for the port of Pennsylvania, John Moore, wrote of attending lodges there in 1715, two years before the formation of the first Grand Lodge in London. The Premier Grand Lodge of England appointed a Provincial Grand Master for North America in 1731, based in Pennsylvania. Other lodges in the colony obtained authorisations from the later Antient Grand Lodge of England, the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and the Grand Lodge of Ireland, which was particularly well represented in the travelling lodges of the British Army. Many lodges came into existence with no warrant from any Grand Lodge, applying and paying for their authorisation only after they were confident of their own survival. COUNT 9
QSN1 Where were the earliest known American Logdes located? ANS1 Pennsylvania QSN2 What is the earliest that lodges appeared in America? ANS2 1715 QSN3 When was a Provincial Grand Master for North America appointed? ANS3 1731 QSN4 Where did other American Lodges obtain their authoriisations from? ANS4 Antient Grand Lodge of England, the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and the Grand Lodge of Ireland QSN5 When did the lodges without prior authorisations apply to be recognized? ANS5 after they were confident of their own survival QSN6 Where were the earliest lodges in America? ANS6 Pennsylvania QSN7 Who was the Collector for the port of Pennsylvania in 1715? ANS7 John Moore QSN8 A Provincial Grand Master for North America was first appointed when? ANS8 1731 QSN9 The Provincial Grand Master for North America was base where? ANS9 Pennsylvania