#Mary Ramsay

[heavenbarnes]

dick van dyke in mary poppins was the kind of sexy you spend the rest of your life thinking about

[snacho-to-ur-nacho]

yall guess whos writing again!

some stories i *might* write (im already started on a few of these)

hamilton/ amrev:

- redcoat laurens au (british redcoats could stay in civilian houses in their stay in america, laurens is british, he 'runs away' bur not literally he just needed to get out but still writes to his family, stays with alexander who hates him, and slolwy falls in love

- a soulmate au set of oneshots

- alexnader overworking himself and slashing his wrists to stay awake through the night andnnot let washington down, too afraid of another father leaving, washington doesnt know the ammount of work tje other generals assigned him

- jamilton, handcuffed to eachother till thwy tolerate one another

-lams again but them working together and falling

- hamliza snipet, first meet, alexander being flirty

infinity alchemist:

- flowershop au

- harry potter crossover? (idk i just really see crossover potential in ia to literally any other fandom, might even do a avengers crossover for the sole sake of giving ramsay a father figure who is both an engineer, fatherly, rich, and sacrifices himself to save hundreds and whos bettwr than tony stark when it comes to this)

- c h a o s oneshots

- possible smut? ramsay pretending to forgive callum and worjing on his energy and seducing callum but sort of hate sex where ramsay just wants to make callum hurt but im not very good at writing smut so im getting help from a friend for it

legend:

- sort of idea i had of a talk between day and anden (nothign romantic) but i just added unnecessary drama to add chaos

and oneshots of eden being chaotic bc i love him

[reginaldqueribundus]

memes in my phone I made and forgot the context for, part 25

[rmelster]

—The Peale’s: An illustrious lineage.

Charles Willson Peale (April 15, 1741 – February 22, 1827) was an American painter, scientist, naturalist and inventor, famous for painting figures from the American Revolution like John Laurens and baron Frederick von Steuben and making the most famous portrayals of president George Washington. His children (many of whom received names of Peale’s favourite artists) and grandchildren would go down in history as influential artists, ornithologist and polymaths. They were:

Raphaelle (also known was Raphael) Peale (1774–1825), widely considered he first professional still-life painter born in America.

Remembrandt Peale (1778–1860), author of more that 600 paintings and museum keeper, whose most notable painting was “Rubens Peale with a Geranium”.

Rubens Peale (1784–1865), museum administrator, who due to his weak eyesight would not practice painting seriously until the last decade of his life, when he became an still-life artist.

Sophonisba Angusciola Sellers, née Peale (1786–1859), ornithologist and mother of engineer Coleman Sellers II.

Titian Ramsay Peale I (1780–1798), ornithologist.

Franklin Peale (1795–1870), Chief Coiner at the Philadelphia Mint.

Titian Ramsay Peale II (1799–1885), ornithologist, scientific illustrator, photographer and explorer.

His granddaughters would also be known as:

Mary Jane Peale (1826–1902), Rubens’ third child and only daughter, a painter.

Rosalba and Eleanor Peale, Remembrandt’s daughters, of ehom Rosalba would be known as a painter.

[my-deer-history]

The Will of James Laurens

Notes:

The handwriting here was incredibly difficult to decipher, so there are lots of gaps below - either words I could not make out at all, or some where I've included my best guess. If you have any corrections or suggestions to offer, please do let me know!

There are no line breaks in the original document, but to make for easier reading, I have added them in where they seemed most fitting.

Although all the other names are given in their English forms, for some reason the name Mary is given in the French form of Marie instead.

Transcript:

In the Name of God so be it on this sixth day of the month of September in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty two in the afternoon at the City of Vigan diocess of Alais in Languedoc I the undersigned James Laurens a Native and Inhabitant of Charles Town Capital of the State of South Carolina in North America but having been for several years in Languedoc because of my health being at present in an infirm state but of sound understanding and having the use of my Memory I find it necessary to explain my last will and testament and make the [—]

and first I recommend my Soul to God in the name of Jesus Christ and as to my body that it be buried in the most private manner and the least expensive

and as to what relates to my estate I dispose as I think I ought institute in [manner] following first it is my will that my proportion which is two fifth part of the debt in Great Britain in the partnership of Hawkins Petrie and Company be paid therewith the just and lawful Interest unless that an argument can be made with the Auditors to receive the payment in South Carolina

I give to my most dear and beloved wife Marie Laurens an annuity of five hundred pounds sterling during her natural life to be paid regularly every six months in advance in the proportions of two hundred and fifty pounds sterling to commence from the day of my decease and it is my will that all my Real and personal Estate be liable for the payment of the said annuity unless that my Testamentary Executors and Executrices should choose to give her some other security for the payment of the said annuity to the satisfaction of my said wife and in case my said wife shall remain in Europe after my decease it is my will that the said annuity be paid to her at the place of her residence [clear] of all deductions and expenses whatsoever

I give unto my said wife all the money I have at present or that I may have in the hands of Mr William Manning of London and also the sum of five hundred pounds sterling invested for my account in the Consolidated Bank of London in the name of Mr John Savage if those two sums exceed the sum of twelve hundred pounds sterling Madam Laurens shall have a right to receive the whole and she shall render an account of the overplus to the Executors but if the said two sums shall not make twelve hundred pounds sterling then it is my will that my Executors and Executrices or some of them pay the sum that shall be wanting in sterling or in that which shall be equivalent to its full value in sterling

I also give unto my said beloved wife all the plate [—] [—] my wearing apparel table [service] and furniture of every denomination whatsoever whether in France London or America

I also give unto my said wife all and [—] my Male and Female Negroes excepting the female Satira whom I declare free from all servitude whatsoever and I [recommend] it to all my Executors and Executrices to assist the said Negro Woman if she be reduced to poverty or in any other distress

I give unto my dear friend Elizabeth Petrie widow and sister of my dear wife an annuity of fifty pounds sterling payable every six months in advance during her natural life unto my friend Edmond Petrie as a token of my regard an hundred pounds sterling and to each of his Brothers namely Alexander and George fifty pounds sterling and to his sister Marie Petrie fifty pounds sterling

I give unto my dear Brother Henry Laurens as a token of my unalterable friendship and esteem the sum of five hundred pounds sterling and twenty pounds sterling to purchase a Mourning Ring as a remembrance of his Brother

I give unto my dear Niece Martha Laurens as a token of my friendship for her and as an acknowledgement for the service she has rendered to me and my family and for her good and gentle conduct upon all occasions five hundred pounds sterling

I give unto my Nephew Francis Bremar of South Carolina the sum of three hundred and twenty pounds sterling to my Nephew John Bremar two hundred and fifty pounds sterling to my Niece Martha [L—] widow two hundred and fifty pounds sterling

I give unto my dear sister in law Ann Sanders as a token of my friendship and esteem fifty pounds sterling

I give as a mark of my friendship and respect for the memory of my deceased friend Jacob Motte to each of the Children of his last Marriage two hundred pounds sterling

I give unto my worthy friend Isaac Motte as a token of my friendship fifty pounds sterling to my worthy friend Louis Gervais as a token of my friendship fifty pounds sterling

I give three hundred pounds sterling to be distributed amongst my poor relations in such proportion as my Executors and Executrices shall think proper

I give five hundred pounds sterling to be distributed among the poor of South Caroline at the discretion of my Executors and Executrices I give unto the Protestant Church at Vigan fifty pounds sterling and in case that the Roman Catholic Church should pretend to and could possess [herself] of this Legacy It is my will that It shall become void and of none effect

And lastly I give unto my dear Nephew John Laurens to my dear Niece Martha Laurens to my dear Nephew Henry Laurens Junior and unto my dear Niece Marie Eleanor Laurens Minor and unto their Heirs for ever all my [Real] and personal Estate of what kind soever and at what place soever they be situated to be equally shared between them subject nevertheless to the payment of the annuity of five hundred pounds sterling to my wife and as my said Niece Marie Eleanor Laurens is under age her share shall remain in trust in the hands of my said Brother Henry Laurens her father and in case that my said Nephew and Niece Henry Laurens and Marie Eleanor Laurens shall happen to die in their minority it is my will that the share to them here above bequeathed shall go and be divided in equal shares between their Brothers and Sisters who shall survive each as [—] [them]

I nominate for my Executors and Executrices of this my will my Brother Henry Laurens my Wife Marie Laurens my Nephew John Laurens my Niece Martha Laurens and my Nephew Henry Laurens

such is my last will and testamentary disposition which I will that it avail in the best manner it [can] by law which [—] of the difficulty I have to explain myself in french though I understand the Language I have transcribed it in English on an [separate] sheet of paper and Mr Louis Gendre Notary Public of Vigan aforesaid wrote and translated it into French upon this sheet of paper dictated by my dear Niece Martha Laurens and in my presence and that of my dear Wife my dear Nephew Henry Laurens and my dear Niece Marie Eleanor Laurens and the said translation made the said Mr Gendre read over the contents to me distinctly and intelligibly and which I clearly understood and comprehended and I declare that it comprises my will most expressively and it is my will that it be fulfilled after my decease the same as though it had been done at Charlestown the place of my residence even though it should not have all the required formalities In testimony thereof

I have signed my name under the two foregoing pages at the [House] where I reside at Vigan aforesaid on the day and year as above I annul all other wills which I have heretofore made Note the utilization of the words and [—] fifty pounds sterling I give as a mark of my friendship as approved James Laurens

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(Thanks to @nordleuchten for filling in some of the gaps!)

[mariocki]

Calling Dr. Death (1943)

"You know, Doctor, it isn't death that frightens men. It's waiting. Anticipation. Your conscience, haunting you in your sleep, in your dreams."

[brick3621]

[cinemaquiles]

Pai e filha lavam a roupa suja em "Julgamento final" (Class Action, 1991)

[aklingolgesi]

ELEMENTLERİN HİKÂYESİ | BÖLÜM 24: “IŞIN SAÇANLAR I” (Rn, Ra)

Radon ve radyum… Bu seferki bölümde bu iki elementi beraber konu almamızın sebebi, elementlerin isimlerini radyasyon yaymaları yani ışın saçmaları sayesinde almış olmaları. Ancak bu seferki konumuzu elementlerin fazlalığı sebebiyle 2 bölümde anlatıyoruz. Peki, bu bölümde ele alacağımız iki element ne zaman keşfedildi? Bu elementler nasıl ışınlar saçmaktaydı? Elementlerimizin keşfi sırasında ne…

[insidecroydon]

700 Londoners admitted to hospital as covid numbers soar

Doctors fear that New Year’s Eve parties and events could become super-spreader events, as the number of winter virus cases soars and the number of people testing positive for covid continues to rise in London. In the run-up to Christmas, London had the highest rate of covid in England, with data from the UK Health Security Agency estimating that around 6.1% of Londoners had the virus – more than…

[rmsqueenmaryonthisday]

The Company's Revelations

From the Sydney Morning Herald on this day in 1932: GIANT CUNARDER ________ Could be Made to Pay. ___ COMPANY’S REVELATIONS ___ (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) ___ LONDON, Jan. 29 An extraordinary revelation of the financial affairs of the Cunard Company has been made in a special circular issued to shareholders regarding the suspension of the work on the new mammoth liner, the construction of…

[laswells-ashtray]

Ghost is a Great British Bake Off kinda guy, he'll put it on as background noise and suddenly he's been standing there for three episodes and has done nothing all day. Before watching he likes picking up a Victoria Sponge from Morrisons and just scranning it as he binge-watches it. In Soap's mind, it's his most endearing habit. And there's something really funny about hearing this deeply Mancunian voice go "Mary, what the fuck?" Under his breath when he disagrees with her or when he threatens to murder Paul Hollywood in every way possible because he thinks he's a smarmy cunt.

Soap is a Kitchen Nightmares man at heart, he's seen every episode and he favours the UK version. Ghost does not think it's an endearing habit because they'll be in the middle of eating dinner and he's forced to watch Gordon Ramsay scrape sludge off of the walls in the kitchen of a restaurant and it's vile. "That's fucking minging." "Then why are you watching it, Johnny?" "Fuck off, you love it." "I truly don't. Is Ramsay even Scottish? He doesn't bloody sound it." "He was born twelve miles from Glasgow, ya fuckin fanny."

Isn't the first time that Simon has woken up in an empty bed at three am and found Johnny bundled in a blanket on the couch, watching his favourite UK Kitchen Nightmares episodes and suddenly the show becomes a lot more bearable. "Nightmares?" "Aye." "We back at The Sandgate Hotel?" "Aye." "I always liked that one." "I'll restart it."

[snacho-to-ur-nacho]

you guys ever love a book so much you start talking in its language?

like for legend by marie lu saying 'goddy' or 'yea' a lot like in Day's pov

and in Infinity Alchemist saying 'source' rather than god?

[jeyneofpoole]

strip mall sansa works at the beauty supply store run by lysa and her mary kay mlm and she develops a headache disorder because there are no vents in the whole building so she passes out all the time and she barters with theon for illegal pain pills he gets from ramsay that are laced with fentanyl for the migraines and in return she gives him expired bleach for his frosted tip maintenance that fries off the bottom two inches of his hair every time but he keeps coming back for more because he’s planning on killing himself literally tomorrow and doesn’t care

[kindred-spirit-93]

idk if it counts but i love silly and whimsical looking big words like fiddlesticks, hullaballoo, ragamuffin, balderdash, and my personal most recent favourite; dillydallying :D

My fav thing about English are the silly words. Silly is a silly word. Yelling is a silly word. Soap, spoon, yelp, whine. I love whine cuz this words sounds line a whine itself.

[my-deer-history]

I gently conveyed your chiding message to Sister patsy, She Smiled & received it as a mark of your Love for her_ Your Sister will forward this to you & when you meet will further answer for herSelf_ You will be highly pleased with your little Sister Polly, She reads to a degree of perfection which will Surprize you, but poor little thing She has to pass under the Surgeon's hands for the Small Pox immediately upon her arrival.

Henry Laurens to Jemmy Laurens, 24 May 1775

Henry's daughters, Martha and Mary Eleanor, were preparing to depart for England with their uncle and aunt.

Jemmy himself had been innoculated shortly after his arrival in England in October 1771 and suffered through a few uncomfortable days as the symptoms took hold.