generate questions: 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.
Where were the earliest known American Logdes located? {sep_token} What is the earliest that lodges appeared in America? {sep_token} When was a Provincial Grand Master for North America appointed? {sep_token} Where did other American Lodges obtain their authoriisations from? {sep_token} When did the lodges without prior authorisations apply to be recognized? {sep_token} Where were the earliest lodges in America? {sep_token} Who was the Collector for the port of Pennsylvania in 1715? {sep_token} A Provincial Grand Master for North America was first appointed when? {sep_token} The Provincial Grand Master for North America was base where? {sep_token}