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Governor commented on the post, The Journal of Esther Edwards Burr 7 years, 6 months ago
In reply to: Aya Katz wrote a new post, The Journal of Esther Edwards Burr She was the daughter of the famous theologian, Jonathan Edwards, and the wife of the second President of Princeton University, but Esther Edwards B […] ViewYes, she did! She was unusually well educated and expressive. I mentioned this journal and its contents in Theodosia and the Pirates: The Battle Against Britain. We know a great deal about both Theodosia’s grandmother and about Jean’s. They were both remarkable women.
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Governor commented on the post, The Scrapbook of Jean Laffite 7 years, 7 months ago
In reply to: Aya Katz wrote a new post, The Scrapbook of Jean Laffite “The Journal of Jean Laffite” is a historical manuscript that surfaced in 1948 when John Andrechyne Laflin presented it to the Missouri Historical Society. […] ViewJean Laffite n’était pas français. Sa grand-mère était espagnole. Sa langue maternelle était l’espagnol.
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Governor commented on the post, One Vote Made Thomas Jefferson President 8 years, 5 months ago
In reply to: Pam Keyes wrote a new post, One Vote Made Thomas Jefferson President Astonishingly, only one vote from a very young Tennessee state representative handed Thomas Jefferson the presidency of the United […] ViewThis is a very intriguing event in American history, and I enjoyed learning more about it from your article. I had not realized that Jackson even knew Claiborne personally prior to the Battle of New Orleans. As for who it was who really cast the deciding vote, it seems a rather difficult technical question. If the gentleman from Vermont doubly…[Read more]
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Governor commented on the post, The Laffite Portrait Proves the Authenticity of the Laffite Journal 8 years, 11 months ago
In reply to: Pam Keyes wrote a new post, The Laffite Portrait Proves the Authenticity of the Laffite Journal At least part of the Jean Laffite journal collection at Sam Houston Regional Library at Liberty, Texas can be […] ViewThis is a very significant discovery. I think the entire Laffite Collection is something that John A. Laffite could not have forged. Each item contains a clue as to the true owner, and the Gros portrait, being genuine, points at a single provenance for all the items.
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Governor commented on the post, An Interview with Pam Keyes about Jean Laffite 9 years, 10 months ago
Hi, Theo. The original French language Journal of Jean Laffite, together with accompanying documents, is owned by the Sam Houston Regional Library in Liberty, Texas. I got my photocopy from them. I do not know of […]
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Governor wrote a new post, Talk at Laffite Society Meeting October 14, 2014 10 years ago
There will be a talk about the effect of the changing laws about privateering on the career of Jean Laffite October 14, 2014 at 6 pm at the Laffite Society Meeting at the Meridian Towers in Galveston, […] -
Governor commented on the post, Malaria – The Mystery Plague of Colonial America 10 years, 4 months ago
I enjoyed reading your article.
Malaria did indeed change the course of history on many occasions. For instance, when Joseph Alston was governor of South Carolina during the War of 1812, and hence commander in […] -
Governor commented on the post, Yellow Fever: Napoleon’s Most Formidable Opponent 10 years, 4 months ago
I enjoyed reading your article. It is shocking how much depends on immunity to disease, both in war and in peace.
There are many lessons to be learned from this example of how disease can change the course of a […]
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