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Collection of items pertaining to Doctor John Lorimer [Decimalized .01-.07]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.807 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Header Record Date: 1758-1793 Pagination: 16 items Order a Copy

Contains appointments related to Lorimer's service as a surgeon, letters written to and from Lorimer, certificates regarding Lorimer's participation in the Icelandic Literary Society and the Aberdonian Medical Society, documents related to the Lorimer family coat of arms, a miniature portrait of Lorimer, and a tin case.

Lorimer, John, 1732-1795

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