#William Stephen Hamilton

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Only a total of three people here will get this

[macaron-n-cheese]

I know this poll has been done before but I want to start a discussion and have an excuse to yap about the Hamilton children.

Honestly I find them more interesting than the man Alexander Hamilton himself.

Alexander Hamilton Jr. "had a "large and varied correspondence" with other political contemporaries including his close friend Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Salmon P. Chase, and Presidents James Monroe and Zachary Taylor" 💀💀 and like many of the below children met Lincoln.

John Church lived in mf Long Branch, New Jersey, on mf Ocean Avenue. HISTORY IS TEASING ME TO BAD AUGHHHH (look at the photo. Apparently they knew each other. Of course, they literally lived on the same street, practically neighbors)

John's children are super interesting too. Ahem...his son was enrolled at West Point overlapping with Grant by two years OF COUSE HE DID and bro interned for WILLIAM T SHERMAN AND EXCHANGED LETTERS WITH LINCOLN REGULARLY. and joHN'S DAUGHTER WAS MARRIED TO HENRY HALLECK WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT. This is driving me insane. Screaming crying throwing up.

William was in Galena and was friends with Elihu Washburne and probably met Lincoln ofc

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton and Eliza Hamilton Holly literally met General Winfield Scott, Senator William H Seward, and President Millard Fillmore. This crossover is insane. Elizabeth Schyler Hamilton and William H Seward is a wild wild wild combination.

Phillip II prosecuted a Caribbean pirate who was hung in court dfusuidfhudi. He also was a stop on the Underground Railroad and an abolitionist.

John Church, William, and Philip II are my favorites :3333

[alexanderhamiltonhasafatass]

Yeah William does not look like a straight man

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any good hamdad anecdotes? i've heard of a few and they're always really cute

Absolutely. I'll spare you the sad ones.

The time Hamilton chose crabs over Angelica's pie and teasingly reassured her it wasn't because they moved it (Hamilton was prone to forgetfulness, it's likely Angelica taunted him about this);

Give my love to Angelica & assure [her] that I did not leave her pye out of resentment for her having changed its original destination; but because it was impossible to take it with us without abandonning a basket of Crabs which was sent to my care for Mrs. Rensselaer. It has always been my creed that a lady’s pleasure is of more importance than a Gentleman’s, so the pye gave way to the Crabs. It was a nice question, but after mature reflection I decided in favour of the latter. Perhaps as a Creole I had some sympathy with them.

(source — Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Hamilton, [1801])

Three days before the duel, Hamilton laid out under a tree with all his kids until it got dark;

The next day, Sunday, before the heat of the day, [Alexander Hamilton] walked with his wife over all the pleasant scenes of his retreat. On his return to the house, his family being assembled, he read the morning service of the Episcopal church. The intervening hours till evening were spent in kind companionship; and at the close of the day, gathering around him his children under a near tree, he laid with them upon the grass until the stars shone down from the heavens.

(source — Life of Alexander Hamilton, by John Church Hamilton)

While preparing for the Grange, camping out in the yard reminded Hamilton of his war days and he told the kids about war stories;

[D]uring the erection of [Hamilton’s] rural dwelling, he caused a tent to be pitched, and camp-stools to be placed under the shading trees. He measured distances, as though measuring the frontage of a camp; and then, as he walked along, his step seemed to fall naturally into the cadenced pace of a practiced drill. It was his delight in his hours of relaxation to return to scenes and incidents of his early life, when fighting for this country, and praying for its protection.

(source — Life of Alexander Hamilton, by John Church Hamilton)

Hamilton often slept besides his kids, and found amusement in playing with Holly;

I am here my beloved Betsy with my two little boys John & William who will be my bed fellows to night. The day I have passed was as agreeable as it could be in your absence; but you need not be told how much difference your presence would have made […] The remainder of the Children were well yesterday. Eliza pouts and plays, and displays more and more her ample stock of Caprice.

(source — Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Hamilton, [March 20, 1803])

Hamilton used to sing while Angelica played the piano;

Hamilton's gentle nature rendered his house a joyous one to his children and friends. He accompanied His daughter Angelica when she played and sang the piano. His intercourse with his children was always affectionate and confiding, which excited in them a corresponding confidence and devotion.

(source — Reminiscences of James A. Hamilton)

Hamilton used to take James on carriage rides when he had to travel places and gave him advice;

While we were living at the Grange I used to drive out with my father, and often accompanied him when he dined with his friend Gouverneur Morris. During one of these drives, soon after my conversation with my uncle, I told my father what I had learned, and made the suggestion which Mr. Morton had requested. He replied without hesitation, ‘‘No, my son; if I received a part of the profits of that business, I should be responsible for it; as I cannot attend to it, I cannot consent to receive what I do not earn.’’

(source — Reminiscences of James A. Hamilton)

Hamilton often helped his sons with their speeches, and once gave James a thesis on discretion as a subtle hint he was a bit too talkative;

The first impression as to the words underscored was, that I might need the Thesis as an exercise. Immediate subsequent events of the most painful character induced the belief that it was intended as an admonition that I wanted that ‘homely virtue,’ discretion, of which the thesis treated. How far I have profited by the admonition this relation of the errors of my life may prove. The reader may perhaps say that in attempting to write these reminiscences I have shown that the admonition was thrown away.

(source — Reminiscences of James A. Hamilton)

Hamilton was overjoyed at Philip's performance at his last oration, that he said he was the only one who could have surpassed him;

The eldest child was a son, on whom his hopes rested with a confidence that would not have been disappointed. Distinguished for genius and elevated feeling from his earliest years, this youth had recently graduated at Columbia College. So satisfied was his father with the display of talent in an oration delivered by him at the end of his academic career, that he re-marked: ‘‘I could not have been contented to have been surpassed by any other than my son;’’ and never was he more delighted than with the gratulations which poured in upon him on this occasion.

(source — History of the republic of the United States of America, as traced in the writings of Alexander Hamilton and of his contemporaries, by John Church Hamilton)

He used to play marbles and fly kites with his younger boys;

What a home Hamilton's lovely nature made to all its inmates! By his family he was adored; the humblest member of his household seemed contented with his lot, as he walked forth at early morn to direct their labors with kind greetings and kinder smiles. “Would not this be well?” “Might not this be better?” were the terms of his guidance. [...] Their education now was under his frequent supervision; their course of reading was indicated, and their themes corrected. Every source of usefulness and virtuous pleasure he would cultivate with severer studies—music; (he sang a little)—the graces and the arts; with his younger boys he played marbles and flew kites, making merry pastime.

(source — History of the republic of the United States of America, as traced in the writings of Alexander Hamilton and of his contemporaries, by John Church Hamilton)

Hamilton was too anxious about letting Philip travel on his own, so he barely let him travel for very long and had a friend keep an eye on him;

As my eldest son Philip, who lately graduated, will pass through Providence on his way to Boston, I give him this line barely to introduce him to you; since the time I have prescribed for his return will not permit the stay of more than a day at Providence.

(source — Alexander Hamilton to Jeremiah Olney, [August 12, 1800])

The night before the duel, Hamilton slept besides John C.;

I recall a single incident about it with full clearness. [...] The day before the duel I was sitting in a room, when, at a slight noise, I turned around and saw my father in the doorway, standing silently there and looking at me with a most sweet and beautiful expression of countenance. It was full of tenderness, and without any of the business pre-occupation he sometimes had. “John,” he said, when I had discovered him, “won't you come and sleep with me to-night?” His voice was frank as if he had been my brother instead of my father. That night I went to his bed, and in the morning very early he awakened me, and taking my hands in his palms, all four hands extended, he said and told me to repeat the Lord's Prayer. Seventy-five years have since passed over my head, and I have forgotten many things, but not that tender expression when he stood looking at me in the door nor the prayer we made together the morning before the duel. I do not so well recollect seeing him lie upon his deathbed, though I was there.

(source — Interview with John Church Hamilton, reminiscences about his father)

That's all I can think of for now, but I'm sure there's more.

[lizahamilton]

My Children and Their Birth Dates

Phillip - 22 January, 1782

Angelica - 25 September, 1784

Alexander Jr. - 16 May, 1786

James Alexander - 14 April, 1788

John Church - 22 August, 1792

William Stephen - 4 August, 1797

Eliza - 20 November, 1799

Phillip "Little Phil" - 1 June, 1802

We also raised Frances "Fanny" Antill, an orphan who lived with us for ten years starting in 1787 (she was two years old). Alexander and I had 9 children, including the ten years Fanny was with us.

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I don’t know how good terms John Church Hamilton’s children were on with William Stephen, (considering the episode with JCH’s son John Cornelius and his wife Angeline Romer and their relationship with William), but currently thinking about how if William hadn’t died in 1850 and had lived for another six years he would’ve gotten the family he wanted around him again when Henry Halleck and Elizabeth arrived to San Francisco in 1856…

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False Face, who had only appeared in the comics once, made his TV debute in the Batman episode "True or False Face" on March 9, 1966. ("True or False Face", Batman, TV, Event)

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DIVINA OBSCURA: a personal Hellenic library

Disclaimer: this post is a perpetual WIP, serving as an archive of all the books I've read on topics of Hellenic polytheism, mythology, ancient Greek history, and similar topics.

This is by no means a list of recommendations (in fact, there are some titles on this list I wouldn't recommend), but feel free to treat it that way if you're looking for suggestions!

Other reading masterlists:

ARCANA OBSCURA: a personal occult library

TRIVIA OBSCURA: books to honor Hekate

CLASSICS

The Odyssey, Homer

MYTHOLOGY

Mythos, Stephen Fry

Mythology, Edith Hamilton

Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth, Natalie Haynes

Pandora's Jar: Women in Greek Myth, Natalie Haynes

HELLENIC RELIGION

Ancient Greek Religion, Jon D. Mikalson

Ancient Greek Divination, Sarah Iles Johnston

GREEK HISTORY

Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens, Robin Waterfield

The Parthenon, R. Taylor Austen

MODERN WORSHIP

Hellenic Polytheism: Household Worship, Labrys

Hellenismos: Practicing Greek Polytheism Today, Tony Mierzwicki

In Praise of Olympus: Prayers to the Greek Gods, Hearthstone

A Year of Pagan Prayer, Barbara Nolan

Secrets of Greek Mysticism, George Lizos

THEURGY

The Practical Art of Divine Magic, Patrick Dunn

For the Love of the Gods, Brandy Williams

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This family is insane

[macaron-n-cheese]

Imagine William S. Hamilton down there

(Because that's what he did. He mined lead in Wisconsin at "Hamilton's Diggings" near Galena like a baller. [This photo was taken in the Galena history museum.])

[alexanderhamiltonhasafatass]

Philip isn't here because this is like 1805

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Here’s Why Everyone Is Talking About A Pirate Drama That Ended In 2017

Black Sails has been described as Game of Thrones with pirates

If Black Sails kicked off in 2020 instead of 2014, it certainly would have thrown fuel on the raging fire that was TikTok’s sea shanty obsession. The reality is that this TV series aired on Starz from 2014 for four seasons, coming to a close in 2017. So why is everyone talking about it now, a decade after it began?

Black Sails is coming to Netflix very soon, triggering its fans to emerge from the woodwork and promote the show online. ‘I am SO excited for people who’ll be watching this show for the first time,’ one user wrote, with many others recommending the series to fans of Game of Thrones. With House of the Dragon still a few months away, here’s why you should tune into Black Sails this month.

New To Netflix: Black Sails

What Is Black Sails About?

Black Sails transports us back to 1715 – aka the Golden Age of Piracy. Set in New Providence, an island in the Bahamas, we meet the feared Captain Flint (Toby Stephens) who brings a new younger crew member into the fold (‘Long’ John Silver, played by Luke Arnold) as his crew continues to fight for survival and negotiate their space on the island.

Is Black Sails Based On A Book?

Black Sails was written as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel, Treasure Island (1883).

Is It Based On A True Story?

While Black Sails isn’t based on a true story, it does trace real events. The first season focuses on the hunt for the Spanish treasure galleon Urca de Lima, a real ship that sank in 1715 near Fort Pierce in Florida (where it still lies). Season two traces the fallout of Urca de Lima’s treasure being stranded in Florida, strictly guarded by Spanish soldiers while pirates prowl the shores. The subsequent third and fourth seasons then look at the war for the control of New Providence between the pirates and the British Empire – a la Pirates of the Caribbean.

Likewise, some of the characters are based on real people. Real pirates fictionalised in the show include:

Blackbeard (Ray Stevenson)

Anne Bonny (Clara Paget)

Benjamin Hornigold (Hakeem Kae-Kazim)

Jack Rackham (Toby Schmitz)

Charles Vane (Zach McGowan)

Ned Low (Tadhg Murphy)

Israel Hands (David Wilmot)

Meanwhile, Captain Woodes Rogers (Luke Roberts) – who represents the British Empire in seasons three and four – is based on a real English sea captain and slave trader, and subsequently the first Royal Governor of the Bahamas.

Was Captain Flint A Real Pirate?

Captain Flint is a fictional character who was first created by Robert Louis Stevenson in Treasure Island. He has since appeared in multiple works of fiction, including A. D. Howden Smith’s Porto Bello Gold (1924), John Drake’s Flint and Silver (2008), Pieces of Eight (2009) and Skull and Bones (2010), and J. M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy (1904).

Where Was Black Sails Filmed?

Black Sails was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa, mainly inside at Cape Town Film Studio. Because the real city is so different today than it was in the 1700s, Nassau – the capital of the Bahamas, located on New Providence island – was built from scratch in a studio over a period of four months, as were two large water tanks to house the series’ two ships. Some scenes were filmed outside in and around Cape Town when new terrain was required, but most of the series was filmed on set.

The Cast

The cast of Black Sails is incredibly large, but key characters to know include:

Toby Stephens as James McGraw/Captain Flint

Hannah New as Eleanor Guthrie

Luke Arnold as ‘Long’ John Silver

Jessica Parker Kennedy as Max

Tom Hopper as William ‘Billy Bones’ Manderly

Zach McGowan as Charles Vane

Toby Schmitz as Jack Rackham

Clara Paget as Anne Bonny

Mark Ryan as Hal Gates

Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Mr. Scott

Sean Cameron Michael as Richard Guthrie

Louise Barnes as Miranda Hamilton/Barlow

Rupert Penry-Jones as Thomas Hamilton

Luke Roberts as Woodes Rogers

Ray Stevenson as Edward Teach

David Wilmot as Israel Hands

Harriet Walter as Marion Guthrie

The Trailer

Interested? Here’s the trailer for a taste of the action.

WATCH

All episodes of Black Sails are streaming on Netflix from 17 April 2024.

Source: Country & Town House

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A lot of info in this letter, but fascinating nether less because it confirms there was a photographic likeness taken of both William S. Hamilton and his sister, Eliza Hamilton Holly!

In this letter, Edgar writes that Eliza’s ‘likeness’ was photographed in around 1850, and was given to a 'Mrs Schultz' of the Pecatonica River, which, in turn, was later sent to Edgar's mother Angeline Hamilton in 1850. Philip II, who was noted by Edgar as having been in possession of William’s photograph, left behind no surviving descendants (his only grandchild, Louis, died in 1911), and so it is most likely that William’s photograph has been lost to time. However, as Angeline Hamilton had a copy of Eliza’s portrait, it could very well still be in possession of John Cornelius Hamilton’s descendants. After all, it was only recently that a portrait of Hamilton’s second son, James Alexander, that was held in the private collection of the Hamilton family was discovered and used by Samantha Wilcoxson for the front cover of her upcoming biography on James. (x) Wilcoxson was also able to source a portrait of James’ second daughter, Frances ‘Fanny’ Bowdoin (x).

Despite William's photographs (presumably) being lost, Edgar describes the features of his great uncle from this ‘ivory type' - "In it the features are clearly cut, the expression of the eyes sharp, giving one the idea of an interesting face full of strength, kindliness and intelligence.” This description also resembles William's only surviving portrait by Henry Inman.

EDGAR HAMILTON (1841-1926) TO CYRUS WOODMAN. (1814-1889)

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Deckertown, N. J., April 1st, 1880.

Mr. Cyrus Woodman, Cambridge, Mass.

Dear Sir:

Some time since I had half a dozen photos of my great uncle William Stephen Hamilton struck off from a copy given me by Mr. Philip Hamilton, the youngest son of Alexander Hamilton. The features are not so distinctly cut as if taken from the original ivory-type by Rogers, of N. Y., which is now in possession of Mr. Philip Hamilton of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

I have the companion likeness of Mrs. Holly, his favorite sister. This my mother received from Mrs. Schultz about 1850, and rather confirms the report that his papers were left with her. My mother remembers his law books, which she claims were received from his father. Voltaire and books in French were also received from his father whose library was largely. in French literature and languages.

Many of those books are still kept in possession of Mrs. Alexander Hamilton of New York. It was my purpose to transmit to Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Baldwin" (if I could discover his residence), a photograph each and also to Mr. S. one of Mrs. Holly, with whom he was acquainted.

If you will kindly transmit them I should be pleased to forward the extra copies I have in my possession to you. The two surviving brothers of Colonel Hamilton- Mr. John C. Hamilton of N. Y. and Mr. Philip Hamilton of Poughkeep-sie, N. Y.-may have papers in their possession and a knowledge of their brother William, which would be helpful for data, but I am informed that they have felt and do feel sensitive over the newspaper items reflecting upon them in connection with the monument. Some persons have been unnecessarily officious in sending them the different newspaper notices.

I have written to Mr. Philip Hamilton assuring him fully of the delicacy and kindness of your action in the whole matter, and in conversation with other members of the family have exonerated you from the newspaper notoriety incident to your work. The neglect of the family here grew out of the then great distance and difficulty of carrying out any plans, and the long separation which had run through quite all the years of his manhood preceding his death. This failure, however, only makes more beautiful your friendly act.

Yours gratefully,

EDGAR A. HAMILTON.

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Source: Alexander Hamilton’s Pioneer Son: The Life and Times of Colonel William Stephen Hamilton.

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