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went to the redwood library in newport a while back and forgot to post pictures lol. it’s been in use continually since 1747 and it still looks amazing!

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Post George Washington administration be like

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this new england heatwave got me wondering how people in the eighteenth century handled the heat. i wouldn't last five seconds in my reenactment clothes i fear

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Young Ladies Reading An English Novel.

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“I recall one of [Elizabeth Hamilton’s] reminiscences of General Washington, because it gave me a new idea of him. She had been talking of men of bodily strength, and she observed that Washington was a very strong man. She then, told an incident that must have happened soon after her marriage, for she was at the time at headquarters with her husband. Washington was writing in his office, a room on the second floor of a farmhouse. The farmer’s wife, who was washing clothes, suddenly discovered that the shedroof was on fire. She rushed screaming into the house, and Washington came bounding down the stairs, picked up one of the large washtubs full of suds, ran upstairs with it, got out on the roof, and emptied it on the blaze; then he ran for another tub, and still another, before he succeeded in putting out the fire.”

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Reminiscences of Mrs. Alexander Hamilton (The Atlantic Monthly, August 1896)

 'she had been talking of men of bodily strength’ betsey knows where it’s at

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so i'm three episodes into turn and i can't stand abe help

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Joseph Ducreux (1735–1802) was a French artist known for his expressive and unconventional self-portraits. Unlike many portraitists of his time, who adhered to strict formal conventions, Ducreux infused his works with humor, exaggerated expressions, and an almost modern sense of personality.

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history nerds will fr be like "my blorbo!!" and its the 3rd king of england

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This idea sprang from a conversation I had recently… Got to have a bit of fun sometimes, eh? ;)

From left: Benedict Arnold, wearing the red coat that he got when he switched over from the American side to the British side; Charles Lee, who didn’t have a great track record to begin with, and who was sent to the rear by General George Washington himself in front of his troops at the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse (1778); and Horatio Gates, who conspired against Washington, who helped drive Arnold to treason, and who fled the field at the Battle of Camden (1780), during which General De Kalb was fatally wounded and 2,000 of Gates’s men were killed, wounded, or captured.

This bad-boy band won’t last long; Gates and Arnold hate each other and Lee doesn’t play well with others!

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So this pic is gonna be the first one in the series with American Revolution boys Im workin on now

yes I am obsessed with Lafayette u cant judge me

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should i give turn another try? i watched the first episodes ages ago and didn’t care for it but i’m so starved for amrev content i’ll watch anything lol

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as someone who's from the opposite side of the country, it still blows my mind that i live in a region where historical figures actually stepped foot in towns, buildings, and other places I've been to. like lafayette stayed in this house?? washington lived here?? what????

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This has me cackling

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French troupes de Terre by Vernet.