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<mods:abstract>A declaration of separation and independence of St. John's Lodge, No. 1, a true copy of the records. Dated about 1819. In this document, St. John's Lodge, No. 1, declares its separation from the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island. Addressed to the members of King Solomons Lodge, No. 10, of Greenwich, Rhode Island.</mods:abstract>
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