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Collection Reference Number GLC01450.807.07.01
From Archive Folder Collection of items pertaining to Doctor John Lorimer 
Title Document relating the history of the Lorimer family coat of arms [In Latin]
Date n.d.
Document Type Miscellany
Content Description Discusses the Lorimer family coat of arms and family genealogy. Relates that the arms "were given in the year 1274, to George Lorimer of Burnt Island in the time of Alexander the third of that name King of Scots, for his valiant achievements in jousting with the Earl of Pembroke... for his singular valor he obtained, argent a Laurel, signifying victory between two cinquefoils, the crest for his dexterity in riding a white horse at a vault. Thomas Lorimer Merchant caused this coat of arms to be extracted at Rochelle the 17th day of Feby in the year 1714." English translation obtained from GLC01450.807.07.02.
Subjects Genealogy  
People Lorimer, John (1732-1795)  
Theme Arts & Literature; Children & Family
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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