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Livingston, William (fl. 1793) [Certificate admitting John Lorimer to the Aberdonian Medical Society] [In Latin]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.807.05.03 Author/Creator: Livingston, William (fl. 1793) Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 9 April 1793 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; 29.2 x 47.8 cm. Order a Copy

Countersigned by "Gulielmus" [William] Brenner, "Colinus" Allans, and "Robertus" [Robert] Scott. Includes a Society seal in wax. Addressed to Lorimer in London. Document written in Latin. Addressed to Lorimer on verso.

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

Brenner, William, fl. 1793
Allans, Colinus, fl. 1793
Scott, Robert, fl. 1793
Livingston, William, fl. 1793
Lorimer, John, 1732-1795

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