Du Ponceau: I'm Nearsighted, Which Basically Means I Can Only See Objects Right In Front Of My Face.

Du Ponceau: I'm nearsighted, which basically means I can only see objects right in front of my face.

Von Steuben: Oh! *Bucks hips* Good to know.

fuck I'd probably just freak out and fall to the floor and then say "WHO CONFESSED FIRST" Or some stupid stuff that would get me arrested😭😭👍

In the spirit of the last anon, if you could say one thing to Pierre, the Baron, and the 2 aides, what would you say to them?

Ooh, more opportunity to be Verbose ™! I think I would say…

“Monsieur du Ponceau, thank you so much for your work, but please always remember that the languages you study are much more than dictionaries, grammars, and translations. They are spoken and sung and they record things of great cultural importance, so if you truly care for them, you will care as well for those that speak them, and not sit idly by while they are mistreated.”

“Monsieur le Baron, thank you for your bravery. Remember as well that pride will only get you so far in this world. Your friends’ admonishing you is because they care about you, and perhaps, just perhaps, it is worth listening to.”

“Mister Benjamin Walker, thank you for your confidence, but remember well that not everyone will always listen to what you have to say. It is important to keep fighting the good fight even when they cannot hear you doing so.”

“Mister William North, thank you for your kindness. I must remind you too that although this world often forces one to choose between the reasoning of one’s head and the emotions of one’s heart, no one is complete without both.”

HELP

IM SENDING THIS TO MY MOM

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was just 18th century queer eye for the American army

I'm sorry in case you can't tell I love him but let's be frank he was SKETCHY.

“The Baron watched over me with a father’s care. He well knew the dangers, to which an inexperienced young man was exposed to in this land of liberty, and took pains to guard me against them. “If,” said he once to me, (not long after our arrival in this country,) “if you write in the newspapers, or get married I will renounce you.” This fatherly advice made a strong impression on my mind, and was a salutary check to me on more than one occasion.”

— Autobiographical Letters of Peter S. Duponceau  So, apparently, Steuben explicitly told Duponceau he wasn’t allowed to get married. Which is… interesting. And that Duponceau regarded it as ‘beneficial’ “advice” instead of what it really sounds like………. I don’t know how I feel about this quote overall honestly. Keep in mind, Duponceau was only 17 when he came to America with Steuben as his military secretary. (And Duponceau would actually marry twice.)

no dead serious are we still down do you wanna make that discord😭😭

I really wish there was more content and stories about Walker, North, and Du Ponceau because they’re just beautiful and I really admire them.

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So if anyone would like to make a discord or something just for them message me and we can.

me when my friends finally get into Hamilton

(I literally forgot about it so uh bit late for that bucko😭😭)

Y’all

Guess who now has to analyze the lyrics and music of Hamilton in college for their English Comp II class years after their Hamilton phase.

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