#i got so excited when I saw this in my inbox

[pub-lius]

RACHEL HAMILTON FACTS

Help I have a wax museum project for school and I’m doing her I cannot find anything about her

OKOKOK This ask is the reason I opened my inbox and discovered all my unanswered asks FSHSJKHFSKH mb. My source for this is Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton (because when isn't it) because exactly as you said, there is very little information about Rachel, and Ron walked so the rest of us could run. Here we go

Rachel was one of seven children

Five of Rachel's siblings died in childhood, leaving only our girl and her sister Ann. Ann went on to marry James Lytton after she fled Nevis (where they lived) due to an agricultural plague. Ann Lytton could not take in young Hamilton when he needed it, but she was the only blood relative on Rachel's side that he maintained contact with, and helped her out financially later on.

She was a child of divorce (basically)

Her parents had a very rocky relationship, and this possibly impacted her later relationships with men. Eventually, her parents separated, and she lived with her mother. She seems to have been very close with her mother, as they moved often together, or at least stayed close to one another.

She was previously married, and divorced

Before she met James Hamilton, she was married to man named Johann Lavien. Lavien was really horrible to her and financially and mentally abused her. When she ran away, Lavien sued for divorce, but long story short, Rachel didn't show up for court, and ended up being imprisoned for several years for adultery. The way divorce worked at the time was that a man could win a divorce case with just one accusation of adultery (especially if the woman didn't show up for court) but a woman needed several different, confirmed charges against the man to win. So, it would have been very hard for her to have won in the first place. Also, because of her no-show, she was forbidden from ever remarrying, hence why Hamilton was a bastard.

It is not incorrect to call her Rachel Hamilton and/or Rachel Faucette

While it is probably more respectful to use her maiden name, Faucette, there was a time where she lived as Rachel Hamilton, even though her marriage to James could not have been legally valid. While they lived in Nevis, James and Rachel lived with their two children as a married couple. However, it was when they moved to St. Croix that people recognized her as the former Mrs. Lavien, and tormented her and the boys with their illegitimacy.

She was a very independent woman

If Hamilton inherited anything from his mother, it was his quick thinking and independent mind. Rachel had her own income, and was able to provide for her two sons and tutor them after James left them. She was described by one of Hamilton's sons as "a woman of superior intellect, elevated sentiment, and unusual grace of person and manner. For her he was indebted for his genius." These are all words used to describe Hamilton later in life.

She supported other local women

In teaching her son in his earliest education, she chose a local Jewish woman to do so. Hamilton recalled being taught by her when he was small enough to sit on the table to read next to her. Towards her death, she was tended to by a woman named Ann McDonnell. In a society that was incredibly hostile to women, this was very important.

She died of an unknown illness next to her son, Alexander

She caught a fever in 1768, and was tended to by the aforementioned Ms. McDonnell and a man named Dr. Herring. She was given valerian, and bloodletting was used on Alexander (medicine of the 18th century is a whole other can of worms). Unfortunately, she did not recover, and died at nine o'clock on February 19, 1768.

Those are some of the most important and interesting facts, I believe, about Rachel Faucette. She is really one of my favorite historical figures, and I could talk about her and Maria Reynolds all day. I just love women who overcome the disadvantages they were given in life, I respect them so much. Hope this helps with your project!!!

[plushpyro]

HEAVY TF2 TUMMY !! !! !!

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[fandomkingsblog]

I wanna give Ripped Raph a kiss on the forehead... She is so darling....

After this she gave your four forehead kisses in return :D

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[eldritch-nightmare]

I honestly love your depiction of Slenderman and the mansion. As much as I love the whole Slenderman treating everyone with love and being a found family with the residents of the mansion, it feels so refreshing seeing Slenderman act similar to how you portray him! Also, I’m very curious hearing more about slender and Sally’s relationship in the future (or now lol)!!

i'm glad to hear that!! i feel like i've never really given slender much thought or attention before so i feel like my depiction of it is rusty compared to a lot of the other creepypastas so i'm glad to hear that you enjoy it <3

as for slender's relationship with sally:

we all know that slender does Not like children. it goes out of its way to harm them, and actively avoids them in the case that it can't. that's what it did with sally for a really long time.

it avoided her, and treated her mostly like a pest it couldn't get rid of. seeing as she was a permanent resident of the mansion, it can't exactly get rid of her. and the mansion enjoys her company too, so alas. it was stuck dealing with her.

like i said, it took a lot of time and patience for slender to even view sally as something worth its time and attention. it took even longer for it to grow to care about her.

but sally is stubborn when she wants to be, and when she decided she wanted to befriend the strange, faceless, tall man well buddy pal there was nothing that could stop her. she had a goal in mind, and she was determined to achieve it.

and the mansion helped out, of course. because the mansion was, at this point, the only real 'companion' that slender had. she wanted it to make bonds with people it could actually communicate with.

and in the beginning, slender hated that everywhere it went when visiting the mansion, sally would be there with a bright smile on her face, eagerly asking questions about its existence and asking whether or not it wanted to join her for tea and even going as far as to introduce it to her toys one by one.

it was annoyed, at first. it would brush her off, maybe even vanish the moment it saw sally approaching.

honestly, slender wouldn't be able to tell you when it started to care for her. maybe it was the first time it saw her crying, or maybe she had worn it down so much that it just didn't have the energy to ignore and avoid her anymore. but at some point, it did grow to care for her.

it stopped vanishing whenever it saw her. it answered her questions when she asked it. it started to remember all the names and titles of her plushies. and one day, it had even hesitantly agreed to accompany her for tea. she was ecstatic at this, and thus the tea parties became a frequent whenever it was around.

sally is the only child that slender cares about. it tolerates ben and lazari, but every other child? no. it will more than likely never grow to care for one the way it cares for sally.

sally is basically slender's daughter now.

[lavenderpanic]

I feel like a fucking crybaby but waking up to 200+ notifs all by OFMD fans calling me a stupid child (and worse, but I stopped reading through them when I was halfway through blocking people) was not how I needed to start today. I purposefully did not tag your show or your ship or reblog somebody else's posts because I didn't want your attention. I like the show, I've watched it, and I genuinely enjoyed it, but all you guys have proven is I NEVER want to genuinely share a fandom space with you, which sucks.

[butterscotch-goat]

Aster reminds me of Eve from the Bible… both in appearance, religious theming, and because trans metaphor.

Yk, how Eve was made from Adam’s rib (being formed with the parts “of a man”, but emerging from the transformation as herself, as woman all the same… very trans coded)

!!!!OOOOOOOOH!!!! OH!!! I SEE IT! i'd never thought of her that way but i totally see it wow...... and eve being a trans metaphor is actually really amazing....made from a man but grown to a woman....wonderful. VERY trans indeed. your mind.....i love this all a lot

i have this old ish wip that i was channeling paradise/garden of eden vibes with (for no real reason honestly i think i just wanted to) that i gave up on but it seems appropriate to put here now :3 !!

[hazellevessque]

SOLANGELO + 33

Oooh okay I haven’t actually given much thought to this but I totally think that they would have it outdoors. Not a beach but a nice garden. I also think that Hedge would officiate (I have this headcanon that satyrs do the weddings for demigods, if they live to that age). Not much of this is Solangelo-specific but these are my headcanons for them lol

[boombambaby]

"Ok, you drug me out of bed to tell me your big news. What is it? Pacha asks, his eyes still half closed but a smile on his face.

Don't mind him, he's practically vibrating right now with his excitement.

"Pacha! It's about time you woke up! I've been waiting for you for like an hour!" It's been 10 minutes. "It looks like a certain really big fat guy my best friend has some competition for the best dad in the Empire award!"

[onemorecoffeeshopau]

idk if something happened or if it's chance but i've got two comments on my Winters Orbit fanfic in the last few months when I didn't get any for months! I'm aware it's a small fandom so was expecting minimal interaction, it's just so nice to see lovely little comments cropping up! (and if you're one of those people thank youuuuuuu!!!)

[brucequeensteen]

put fairy tale on my desktop and when i went to click on it i almost opened disco elysium instead. i've never felt more connected to u than in this split second

this is one of the most beautiful asks ive ever received i live here now

[cerealmonster15]

Cereallll i hope ur doing well!!!! eats ur art.

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thank u ‼️‼️‼️ I’m putting this caycay doodle here as a ward of protection so I don’t get eaten too 🙏💕

[babacontainsmultitudes]

hey i just wanted to say your tags on my art always brighten my day <3 <3

AH this is so sweet I'm very happy to hear it!!! ^_^ What can I say other than your art fucking slaps and keep doing what you do! :] 💜

[twst-beam]

chia, camelia, camomile :)

:00 via, via, hii!!! :DDD

chia ⇢ what’s an inside joke you have with someone else?

monkey ^v^ based on a fiercely but humorously debated discussion on whether or not cereal is a soup 😌😌😌 the discussion has not been closed to this day 😌

camellia ⇢ what were you like when you were younger? do you think you’ve changed a lot?

ah. I'm gonna put younger as like middle school but yeah i changed a lot, and I'm very glad about it too 🥺 I've got friends now, and i got over the abrasive approach i had when talking to people, thank goodness 🥺🥺🥺 living my best life now fr fr <333

chamomile ⇢ what kind of things do you like receiving as gifts?

BRACELETS :DDDDD as well as pretty things and cute things and things that made the giver think of me 🥺 any gift, really, i appreciate them all 🥺🥺🥺

[quirkhotpot]

@utallige said: " if you're that tired, take a nap, natsu. " ( concerned big brother touya 🥺 )

An exasperated sigh escaped him and he gave his brother a side-eyed look before he sat up a little straighter, pulling his shoulders back.

"I'm not tired," he said, always stubborn in the worst possible ways.

[page-matcha]

the deactivate button is looking amazing rn

[superhell-survivor]

Great username lol. Lor chose mine for me qwq

Nice seeing another Mags around here that kinda just has a normal-ish life! :3

-@extradimensional-catboy

Thank you! Rip tho 😔

Same goes to you :D