▁leaving ▁the ▁Modern s ▁L od ges ▁without ▁a ▁Provin cial ▁Grand ▁Master . ▁ ▁To ▁further ▁comp licate ▁matters , ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 7 5 0 s , ▁the ▁Ant ient ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁of ▁England ▁( known ▁to ▁histor ians ▁as ▁the ▁" An ci ents "), ▁a ▁rival ▁Mason ic ▁Grand ▁L odge , ▁had ▁also ▁created ▁a ▁Provin cial ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁which ▁subsequently ▁char tered ▁lod ges ▁under ▁its ▁own ▁juris diction . ▁Add itional ▁lod ges ▁were ▁char tered ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁by ▁the ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁of ▁Scotland ▁and ▁the ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁The ▁An ci ents ▁retained ▁their ▁char ter ▁throughout ▁the ▁Revolution , ▁however , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁based ▁upon ▁this ▁char ter ▁that ▁an ▁independent ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 1 , ▁with ▁Robert ▁R . ▁Living ston ▁as ▁Grand ▁Master . ▁The ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁was ▁officially ▁organized ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 7 8 2 , ▁under ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Grand ▁W arr ant ▁dated ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 7 8 1 , ▁from ▁the ▁“ A th ol ” ▁or ▁Ant ient ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁of ▁England . ▁The ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁declared ▁its ▁independence ▁and ▁assumed ▁its ▁modern ▁title ▁“ Gr and ▁L odge ▁of ▁Free ▁and ▁Accept ed ▁M asons ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁York ” ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁