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Alexander Lorman Travel Journal
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 28 Jun 2010
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 28 Jun 2010
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| Creator: | Lorman, Alexander. |
| Title: | Alexander Lorman Travel Journal |
| Dates: | 1818 |
| Quantity: | 1 volume (SC) |
| Abstract: | Journal of an 1818 trip from London to Paris. A few letters have also been copied into the back few pages. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
William Lorman (1764-1841) was an important businessman in Baltimore, Maryland, with interests in shipping, stagecoaches, railroad, and various mercantile endeavors. He was a member of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad’s first board of directors, president of the Chamber of Commerce, first president of the Gas and Light Company of Baltimore and president of the Bank of Baltimore.
The Alexander Lorman of the journal was most likely his son (1795-1872). References to Baltimore shipping, in letters copied into the back pages of the journal, suggest that Lorman was a member of the shipping firm William Lorman & Son. One of the letters, addressed to Messrs Kulenkamp & Son of Bremen, alerts them that "our House William Lorman & Son" shipped to them, via the Clara, a number of goods including tea, rhubarb, flour and tobacco; the ship put in at Sicily after plundering by Spanish pirates. Other letters mention voyages to Madras for cotton and to Sumatra for coffee and peppers. The journey recounted in the travel journal, however, appears to be a leisurely one and not directly business-related.
The Alexander Lorman Travel Journal recounts the writer's journey from London to Paris in the fall of 1818. The writer describes the countryside, conditions of travel, places of historical interest, conditions of the towns, agriculture, border-crossing procedures, soldiers observed in the towns, and many other observations. He also mentions his traveling companions Taylor, Shepherd and Peabody.
In the back of the journal are some pages bearing copies of letters sent from Lorman to various customer of William Lorman & Son.
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Persons
Lorman, Alexander.
Lorman, William, d. 1841 or 2.
Subjects
Travelers -- Europe -- Diaries.
Places
England -- Description and travel.
Europe -- Description and travel.
France -- Description and travel.
Genres and Forms
Diaries.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Alexander Lorman Travel Journal,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Richard N. Wright, Onondaga Historical Society, 1974.
Diaries
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| SC 51- | London to Paris trip 1818 | ||||||||||