#thomas thompson

[illustratus]

Nelson wounded at Tenerife, 24 July 1797 by Richard Westall

[gracehosborn]

So I was once again looking through Alexander Hamilton’s artillery company pay book from August 1776 through May of 1777, and I noticed two particularly interesting payments made to Thomas Thompson, Hamilton’s third lieutenant (as of August 15, 1776 by resolution of the Convention of the Representitives of the State of New York).

Above you can see the full page spread in the document that is dedicated to Lieutenant Thompson [x]. The first payment entry is marked for January 29th (of 1777, even though that’s not written here), and right below 29, “30” can be seen. It is clear then that the remaining payments were made on January 30th. Below is a close up of the entries that caught my attention.

To Cash [for, or per?] sundries [in?] Philadelphia

Do. [Ditto] for your journey to Camp —

Note that the transcription is my own. This section of the pay book is not transcribed in The Papers of Alexander Hamilton.

Seeing these entries, I was immediately reminded of this advertisement that appeared in the Pennsylvania Evening Post on January 25th, 1777:

Captain Alexander Hamilton, of the New-York company of artillery, by applying to the printer of this paper, may hear something to his advantage.

Source: “To Alexander Hamilton From The Pennsylvania Evening Post [25 January 1777],” The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. I, 1768-1778 Ed. Harold C. Syrett, Columbia University Press, 1961, pg. 195. [Founders Online Link]

Now I’m wondering if these payments and the advertisement are connected?

Hamilton fell sick sometime in late December, and according to a letter he wrote in March, he had only recently gotten over his “long and severe fit of illness”, so it’s clear that at the time of Thompson’s journeys and the publication of the Pennsylvania Evening Post’s advertisement that Hamilton was still sick.

On January 20th, George Washington wrote Hamilton, presumably asking him if he would be interested in joining his staff as an aide-de-camp [x]. Unfortunately however, the specific contents of this letter, and if Hamilton ever received it, are unknown. As many people have already concluded, it’s highly likely that the newspaper entry and this letter are directly linked.

My curiosity though lies in the possibility that Thomas Thompson accompanied Hamilton to Philadelphia after seeing the request in the Post, and also picked up some items for the company that Hamilton decided weren’t worth listing in writing out this record, before heading back to camp. After which Hamilton paid him for the items and his journey on January 30th. It would make sense that Hamilton, still sick, would wish for someone to accompany him (if he did in fact go see the printer of the newspaper) to Philadelphia, and for him to leave his higher-ranked lieutenants at camp to monitor their men in their captain’s absence.

All of this is just my speculation though. Unfortunately these are the only records extant of these events, and therefore lots of context is lost, and it could be equally likely that these events are not related to one another. But it does get ideas turning in my head I may explore in The American Icarus.

[little-dikdik]

Jessica has made her first meal... since forever because when she was with Armand she had a butler at home...

She got clearly upset when Gilbert Jacquet had called her. She called him a creep and told him to get away from her.

After the breakfast she went as usual to fantasize about the jewellery she needs. Then the opposite of a snatched wig happened and her hair decided to give Gilbert a chance. A dumb idea, I guess.

He's the type of guy to get scammed easily. That was an obvious no from Jessica. She needed a drink after that. And a game of poker with a teenager.

Then he appeared in a scientist suite. As an intelligent lady who likes scientists because science=famous=rich she approached him. His name is Lazlo Curious and they have... 3 bolts?! How?? Anyway, they got along extremely well. She talked exclusively about racks and stacks and gold.

In case things with Lazlo won't work out she met another old dude. Everything in front of her ex, in which direction she showed a face of an upset lady and probably a middle finger too.

One of the guys she met last night turned out to be a furry, ouch.

Jessica ended up her day by going out with Lazlo to her favorite fancy restaurant, farting on him and planning to get with that old guy <Thomas Thompson from Riverside, retired cop/politician (?) with adult children>

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i like making fun of liam for being short

[handhelld]

More dbd sticker designs!!

Available here!

[semiweirdshipper]

Why do I make these memes?

[diesaur]

[dead-by-mending]

I didn't have any ideas for more incorrect quotes, so instead here's a lore-based meme dump (part 1 probably)

Originally posted on my Reddit

[ofswordsandpens]

every holiday season I've seen clips of Emma Thompson quietly crying in her room over the revelation that her husband Alan Rickman has been cheating on her and her performance is so heart shattering and moving that for years I've been convinced that Love Actually is this poignant drama so I finally watched it and tell me why this movie is terrible lol

[wildflowers-inthemeadow]

this picture warms my heart. the BTTF cast in August 2023, reunited. a big, loving family ♥

[kateyui]

Was inspired by @yui-kimura ‘ s Yui post and decided to whip up some Meg reactions :3

[fossore]

[Video Description/transcript: Over a blurred background is a cutout image of Joe Thornton holding a sign reading "Describe Jumbo." The image disappears and the background unblurs to reveal the Chelsea Piers East Rink as members of the Sharks organization walk past and others practice on the ice. As they walk past, people look down then speak to the videographer, implying there's a sign with a prompt.

Nico Sturm: He's got a nice beard. Fabian Zetterlund: Goat. Beard. Legend. Jeff Ulmer: Beard. Ty Dellandrea, following after Ulmer: Sniper. Loud. Macklin Celebrini: Life of the Party. Mikael Granlund: Really good hockey player. Jack Thompson, following Granlund: Exciting. Fun. Thomas Speer, with someone saying "Say beauty" in the background: Beauty. Henry Thrun: Funny. Ryan Warsofsky: Comedian. Vitek Vanecek, getting close up to the camera: Best guy. Mario Ferraro: Makes a high pitched "aaah" sound as he walks by Alex Wennberg, smiling: Oh, beauty. That's a great one. Jan Rutta: Very nice and funny human being. Tyler Toffoli: Animal. Jake Walman: Awesome guy. Barclay Goodrow: Bearded legend. Timothy Liljegren: Jumbo's the most positive guy I've ever met. Never have a bad day. Mackenzie Blackwood (next to Kunin with the camera focused on Luke Kunin then moving to him): Big beard. He's a fun guy. Luke Kunin (at first copying Blackwood then adding on): He's a fun guy, oh! Legend. Mario Ferraro, again: Repeats the same high pitched sound as previous. Cody Ceci: Unbelievable career. Great player. Givani Smith: Oh, just a great person. Brian Wiseman: Huge personality, infectious energy, and a legend. William Eklund: The. Goat. That's two words. Klim Kostin: Real gangster. Will Smith: Um. Fun and energetic. Dan Rusanowsky: Joe Thornton is one of the greatest people I've ever met in the game of hockey. A kind man, a real team player, and one of the greatest championship type personalities I've ever known. Carl Grundstrom: Great.

The starting image of Joe Thornton reappears, this time filling the entire screen, and the video ends.]

[the-lying-heavens]

Characters/Ships I write for

If you have a request for a character/ship that isn't here but is a part of the fandoms listed here, send me an ask, and I'll see if I can write it! Masterlist . Rules Requests are Closed

(I do not support jkr, trans women are women)

Criminal Minds: Spencer Reid, Will LaMontagne Jr, Luke Alvez

Divergent: Peter Hayes, Tobias Eaton

Resident Evil: Leon Kennedy, Chris Redfield, Ethan Winters, Carlos Oliveira

Inheritance Games: Jameson Hawthrone, Grayson Hawthorne, Nash Hawthrone

Harry Potter: James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Harry Potter, Newt Scamander, Cedric Diggory

Marvel: Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers, Jack Thompson, Daniel Sousa

Maze Runner: Thomas, Newt, Minho, Aris

Hunger Games: Coriolanus Snow, Finnick Odair, Peeta Mellark

Riordanverse: Luke Castellan, Leo Valdez, Jason Grace, Percy Jackson

The Umbrella Academy: Ben Hargreeves, Five Hargreeves, Viktor Hargreeves

Others: Cardan Greenbriar(Folk of the Air), Jace Wayland(Shadowhunters), The Darkling(Shadow and Bone), Kaz Brekker(Six of Crows), Ravi Singh(AGGGTM), Peter Sutherland(The Night Agent), Donald Ressler(The Blacklist), Master Chief(Halo), Robert Chase(House MD)

I write ships too! These include Jily(james potter x lily evans), Hinny(harry potter x ginny weasley), Larkland(peter sutherland x rose larkin), Steggy(steve rogers x peggy carter), Wolfstar(sirius black x remus lupin), Percabeth(percy jackson x annabeth chase), Ronmione(ron weasley x hermione granger), Willifer(will lamontauge jr x jj), Malina(malyen oretsev x alina starkov), Remadora(remus lupin x andromeda tonks), Cleon(claire redfield x leon kennedy), Valveria(Jill Valentine x Carlos Oliveira), Thearoy(thea queen x roy harper), Newtmas(newt x thomas), SunWings(apollo x icarus)

[mariailoveyou-guerin]

the 4 Bridgerton main girls characters and their vogue covers and the only boy that matters vogue cover idkr!

Arsema Shantol cover is coming and it’s gonna eat the most trust me when i say on their season it’ll DEVOUR!

WHO IS NEXT TO BE ON A VOGUE COVER 👀👀👀?

[alannacouture]

Okay, these final Conageddon pics are entirely Eliza’s fault. So please enjoy pics fm her IG, from @/Conageddon on X, and SO MANY fan pics! (Also, check the image descriptions on the 2 that have them as they might make the pics make more sense)