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john-laurens · 2 months

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Francis Kinloch, the scion and heir of a leading Carolina family, was like many of his class sent to England for his schooling. After Eton he went to Geneva for further education. There he found a small group of young Charleston aristocrats. He also formed intense friendships with the deist philosopher Claude Bonnet and especially with his tutor, the historian Johannes von Müller. After leaving Geneva, Kinloch wrote frequent, affectionate, frank, and discursive letters to Müller all his life, and it is from these letters that we know most about his own views and tastes. Clever and cosmopolitan and something of a dilettante, Kinloch found himself in London during the early years of the Revolutionary War. Though he was heir to a substantial estate at home, he could get only limited funds from his London merchant, so he tried hard to get an appointment from Lord North. He moved in London partly in a society of American exiles and had connections on both sides of the struggle. He also enjoyed fully the gaieties of the city. "I have been rather unchaste since my arrival. I am however very prudent, & can I think ensure Noses to my posterity. …"

From The Enlightenment in America by Henry F. May

My immediate inclination had been to interpret "Noses" in the euphemistic way, but substituting "penises" into the sentence really doesn't make much sense. The best interpretation that I could come up with is that Kinloch was literally referring to noses - particularly to the fact that that syphilis could destroy the cartilage of the nose. He was likely being careful about the number or type of sexual partners he had so that he could avoid contracting or spreading the disease.

This quotation also gives a little bit more info on the Kinloch-Lord North situation. I have more to discuss about that based on some findings from a Johannes von Müller biography - it will be in another post.

#Kinoch says practice safe sex #quote #Francis Kinloch #Johannes von Müller #Johannes von Muller #Lord North #Charles Bonnet

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casie-mod · 6 months

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Today on My Dash Did A Thing

#Our Flag Means Death #Blackbeard #Stede Bonnet #Deus Ex: Human Revolution #Francis Pritchard #My Dash Did A Thing #This was sitting in a folder for a year #RIP Nuclearsnake Bot

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crimson-phantom-designs · 7 months

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Me finally over my pirate obsession from actually working as a pirate actor at a histotially known tavern on the Savanah coast The Pirate's House(one said the true Blackbeard did frequent) for two years to pirate festivals, to writing and characters always ending in that universe. I was free and in my Victorian Era completely content.

Then recently got introduced to OFMD-

I can finally leave!! Martha, I'm coming home, sweetie!

I'M BACK IN THE FUCKING BUILDING AGAIN

#my wips #stede bonnet #ed x stede #ofmd #His twirly little red coat is a death sentance #Eb and Stede would be friends so would Francis and Ed... my god.

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my-deer-history · 2 months

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Francis Kinloch in Müller's letters to his family

These extracts are from Johannes von Müller: Sämmtliche Werke, volume 7 (1810).

My translations here, original German and French transcriptions below the cut. I have added some paragraph breaks for legibility.

From the introductory Lebensgeschichte, von ihm selbst beschrieben (Biography, as described by himself)

Meanwhile, at the home of Charles Bonnet, for whom and whose wife he [Müller] developed the tender attachment of a son and who was treated as such by them, he met a young man from South Carolina, Francis Kinloch. He had an extraordinary thirst for knowledge, a great fire, many fine qualities and very pleasant morals.

They determined a plan to live together; every day, for several hours in the morning, they would study Tacitus and Montesquieu, or any other authors found worthy enough to stand beside them, and in the rest of the time, the one friend would read Blackstone and other English or American books, and the other would study Swiss documents, and on top of that, between spending time in the company of Bonnet and others, they would alternate between Roman, French and English classics.

Tronchin was too much Müller’s friend to keep him from this plan, and even more pleased was Kinloch’s guardian, Thomas Boone - the former governor of South Carolina, and at the time the director of the large London Custom-house, a man in whom, in thirty years of acquaintance, Müller never found fault, though he always found exemplary reason, firmness and generosity.

The friends lived for a year and a half in a modest country house on the hill of Chambeisy, surrounded by the highest mountains in the old world, the majesty of Lac Leman*, the incomparable culture of the shore, enjoying the masterworks of the human spirit, in daily association with Bonnet, but also with Voltaire, and brought together for a while with Mr Alleyne Fitzherbert, who was already developing the talents with which he later shone as Lord St Helens. After that, the storms of the North American revolution tore them apart.

*Also known as Lake Geneva.

Undated, 1775, Müller to his sister

After this little introduction, I ask you to take a map of the Geneva region to hand. Here, on the Swiss side of the lake on the border of Geneva on French land, lies the town of Chambesis – on a hill that overlooks the lake, all of the estates, the entire republic and the glaciers. Now take the map of America. Here is Charlestown, the capital of Carolina. And here on the third map is Scotland; in the middle of which lives an ancient family called Kinloch; one of these left Europe at the time of the civil war of the Stuart kings, and found with many others there a beautiful country and freedom. One of these Kinlochs now commands 1200 negroes, and is a gentleman of great standing and much greater spirit and character; he is twenty years old.

He came to Geneva; in the last 5 to 6 months, we have seen each other for 23 hours each day and read the most profound writers together. Through this, we got to know and love each other’s characters.

Mr Kinloch has rented a small country house with six rooms in Chambesis, and is paying 12 new Louis d’or a month for this and table, breakfast and supper, for the next five summer months. In this solitude, he wants to study. He has such a noble character that he is highly estimated by everyone. Lord North, the prime minister of the king of England, is very fond of him; K risked his life for his son and saved him from mortal danger.

He has invited me to move in with him, and to spend this summer in the lap of scholarship and friendship. We would read and study together, occasionally go into the mountains, occasionally to Pays de Vaud. [...] And [Tronchin*], who loves me, and wants to see and promote my happiness, gave his permission, and his two children will spend this half of the year in a boarding house in the city and learn there. Thus, Mr Tronchin and they and I and Nassau and Bonnet and Kinloch are all content, and I will still see Mr Tronchin at Bessinge once every eight days.

*Müller was employed as a tutor to Tronchin’s two young children at the time.

Undated, 1775, Tronchin to Müller’s father

Have no concern, sir, about your son; everybody loves him, he is lively and good, his conduct has always been very wise, and all of our men of letters would vouch for him. The choice that he makes, to go and live with Mr Kinlock [sic] shall not, I hope, be without utility for him. He is a young man who has lived here for a long time, and who is generally and singularly esteemed both by his compatriots and by the Genevese, whether for his morals or for his character. The desire that he has to benefit from your son’s knowledge must be a guarantee of what I have told you.

From the introductory Lebensgeschichte, von ihm selbst beschrieben (biography, as described by himself)

Indeß lernte Müller bei Karl Bonnet, für den und dessen Gemahlin er die zärtliche Anhänglichkeit eines Sohnes faßte, und von welchen er ganz wie ein solcher behandelt wurde, einen Jüngling aus Süd - Carolina, Francis Kinloch, kennen. Dieser hatte eine ungemeine Wißbegier, viel Feuer, viele Güte und sehr angenehme Sitten. Es entstand ein Plan des Beisammenlebens; täglich sollten in ein paar Morgenstunden Tacitus und Montesquieu, und wenn etwa noch einer würdig erfunden würde neben diesen zu stehen, in den übrigen von dem einen Freunde Blackstone und andere englische oder amerikanische Bücher, von dem andern die schweizerischen Urkunden studiert, und hierauf zwischen Bonnets und anderer Gesellschaft, und Durchlesung römischer, französischer und englischer Klassiker abgewechselt werden. Zu sehr war Tronchin Müller's Freund, um ihn hievon abzuhalten, und noch mehr freute sich Kinloch's Vormund, Thomas Boone, gewesener Gouverneur von Süd- Carolina, noch jetzt Director des großen Londner Custom-house's, ein Mann, an welchem in dreißigjährigem Verhältniß Müller nie einen Fehler, wohl aber vortreflichen Verstand, Festigkeit und Edelmuth immer gleich gefunden hat. Auf dem Hügel von Chambeisy in einem bescheidenen Landhause, dem aber die höchsten Gebürge der alten Welt, die Pracht des lemanischen Sees, die unvergleichliche Cultur der Ufer entgegenlagen, im Genuß der Meisterstücke des menschlichen Geistes, im tåglichen Umgange Bonnets, auch mit Voltaire, und eine Zeitlang vereiniget mit Herrn Alleyne Fitzherbert, welcher die Talente schon entwickelte, durch welche er nach diesem als Lord St. Helens in den größten Geschäften geglänzt, so lebten die Freunde bei anderthalb Jahre. Hierauf rissen die Stürme der nordamerikanischen Revolution sie auseinander.

Undated, 1775, Müller to his sister

Nach dieser kleinen Einleitung bitte ich dich, eine Karte vom Genfergebiet zur Hand zu nehmen. Hier auf der Schweizerseite des Sees an den Genfergränzen auf französischem Boden liegt das Dorf Chambesis, auf einer Höhe, welche den See, alle Landgüter, die ganze Republik und die Eisberge übersieht. Nun nimm die Karte von Amerika. Hier ist Charlestown, die Hauptstadt von Karolina. Und hier auf der dritten Karte ist Scotland; in der Mitte desselben wohnt ein altes Geschlecht, genannt Kinloch; einer aus demselben verließ Europa zur Zeit der innerlichen Kriege der Könige Stuart, und fand mit vielen andern daselbst ein schönes Land und die Freiheit. Einer von diesen Kinlochs gebeut nun 1200 Négern, und ist ein Herr von Stand und noch weit größerm Geist und Charakter; er ist zwanzig Jahre alt. Er kam nach Genf; letzte 5—6 Monate haben wir uns alle Tage 23 Stunden gesehen und mit einander die tiefsinnigsten Schriftsteller gelesen. Hiedurch haben wir einer des andern Charakter kennen gelernt und lieb gewonnen. Herr Kinloch hat in Chambesis ein kleines Landhaus mit sechs Zimmern gemiethet, und zahlt hiefür und Tafel, Morgens und Abendessen, künftige fünf Sommermonate hindurch monatlich 12 neue Louis d'ors. In dieser Einsamkeit will er studieren. Er hat einen so edlen Charakter, daß er von jedermann hochgeschätzt wird. Er ist sehr beliebt bei Lord North, erstem Staatsminister des Königs von England; dessen Sohn hat K. einst aus Todesgefahr gerettet und sein eignes Leben für ihn gewagt. Er hat mich eingeladen zu ihm zu ziehen, und diesen Sommer im Schooß der Wissenschaften und der Freundschaft zuzubringen. Wir würden mit einander lesen und studieren, bisweilen in die Berge gehen, bisweilen ins Pays de Vaud. [...] Und [Tronchin], welcher mich liebt und mein Glück gern sieht und befördert, gab seinen Willen, und seine zwei Kinder werden dies halbe Jahr in einer Pension in der Stadt bleiben und daselbst lernen. So daß also Herr Tronchin und sie und ich und Nassau und Bonnet und Kinloch, wir alle zusammen zufrieden sind, und ich Herrn Tronchin dennoch alle acht Tage einmal zu Bessinge sehe.

Undated, 1775, Tronchin to Müller’s father

Ne soyez, Monsieur, d'ailleurs point en peine de Mr. Votre fils; tout le monde l'aime, il est vif et bon, sa conduite a toujours été très sage, et tous nos gens de lettres en font le plus grand cas. Le parti qu'il prend, d'aller vivre avec Mr. Kinlock ne sera pas, j'espère, sans utilité pour lui. C'est un jeune homme qui demeure ici depuis long tems, et qui y est généralement et singulièrement estimé tant par ses compatriotes que par les Genevois, soit pour ses moeurs, soit pour son caractère. Le désir qu'il a de profiter des lumières de Mr. Votre fils, Vous doit être un garant de ce que je Vous dis.

#francis kinloch #johannes von müller #charles bonnet #queer history #18th century history

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reading-backstage · 2 months

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fun fact: most of the information we know about classic pirates (blackbeard, anne bonny, mary read, calico jack) is from one book. and it’s more hilarious the more you know.

A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates (or A General History of Pyrates) by Captain Charles Johnson

firstly: captain charles johnson is not a person nor a captain. it’s a pen name. and we have no clue who he actually was. he probably chose “captain” to give himself a sense of credibility he did not have. (could possibly have been daniel defoe or nathaniel mist and you can actually find modern copies printed under both their names)

secondly: he made a lot of it up. he gathered whatever information was available and just made up the rest and anything he thought would make it cooler. that’s not even to mention the second volume where he made up several entire people. this dude was just making stuff up and it’s now the earliest history we have of these people and we’ve accepted it as fact.

thirdly: it was initially published in 1724. (golden age of piracy was 1650s-1830s, dude was writing about the present) several of the pirates he writes about were still alive. and the rest were very recently dead. (henry every is an outlier) he was literally making up facts about people who were very much alive likely while he was writing it.

so this mysterious random dude made up stories about pirates who were still running around killing people and it’s now accepted as pirate cannon. amazing

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spaceyeehaw101 · 4 months

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Characters I kin/relate to but I don't tell u why

A few of these are high kins lol

#bucky barnes mcu #todd ingram #chas tenenbaum #richie tenenbaum #francis whitman #stede bonnet #stephen stills #claudia de pointe du lac #myron larabee #kin list #ofmd #the royal tenenbaums #scott pilgram takes off #the darjeeling limited #got lazy so thats it

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smashpages · 2 years

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When a friend goes missing at a beach party, it’s up to Archie and the gang to find her. Meanwhile, the Eliminators have recruited some fiendish new members, and they’ve placed Fireball and the Superteens into a death trap! Writer David Gallaher returns to the world of the Mighty Crusaders for a new story featuring not only the flaming hot hero, but also the super-powered alter egos of Archie and the gang.

Courtesy of Archie Comics, we’re pleased to present an exclusive look at next week’s World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #120, which features 192 pages of comics, including two new stories. The first, “Beach Party Mystery,” is by Francis Bonnet, Jeff Shultz and Jim Amash, and the second, “The Heat of the Moment,” is by Gallaher, Bill Galvan and Bob Smith.

#archie comics #superteens #fireball #eliminators #david gallaher #francis bonnet #jeff schultz #jim amash #bill galvan #bob smith

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graphicpolicy · 14 days

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Preview: Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #323

Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #323 preview. Two brand-new stories! #comics #comicbooks

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#archie comics #betty & veronica jumbo comics digest #bill galvan #bill golliher #comic digest #dan parent #francis bonnet #glenn whitmore #jack morelli #jim amash #rosario pena #tania del rio

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dimity-lawn · 7 months

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#meme #created by yours truly #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd s2 #ofmd meme #our flag means death meme #stede #stede bonnet #ed #ed teach #blackbeard #izzy hands #18th century slang #a classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue #francis grose #18th century #history #period slang

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john-laurens · 2 months

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The year and a half that followed Müller's departure from the Tronchin family was determined by his friendship and his life with the young American Francis Kinloch. The then twenty-year-old youth came from a family that emigrated from Scotland to North America during the Stuart reign and was wealthy in Charlestown in Carolina, where Francis' mother and siblings still lived. On the advice of his guardian, the former English governor of Carolina, Thomas Boone, who later became director of the Customhouse in London, he went to Europe at the age of 13 to receive his education there and one day in England to be able to enter government service. For a year and a half he had been living in Geneva, where he soon became popular with everyone through his eager pursuit of perfection, his modesty and amiability. The news that was just then reaching Europe by sea of the beginning of unrest in the English colonies of North America aroused increased interest in Geneva for the Son of the West. Müller got to know him in Bonnet's hospitable house, and the noble couple at Genthod were heartily pleased that the two young men had bonded so quickly and intimately with each other. They were soon treated like sons of the house - "good day, my children, love your parents of Genthod as they love you," wrote Madame Bonnet to them. By the end of 1774, they were already meeting four or five times a week to read together. Tacitus, Montesquieu and Pope initially occupied them. Müller attached particular importance to this acquaintance because he was able to practice the English language. Kinloch undertook real speaking exercises with him. Müller praised his new friend's fiery, sharp mind, his extraordinary curiosity, his natural and engaging politeness that endeared him to men and women. "He is the noblest, kindest and most virtuous youth; even his faults are amiable". Kinloch had explained to him that it would take at least years of observation before he would call an acquaintance a friend; but after a short time he addressed his letters to Müller, "to the beloved of my heart".

From Johannes von Müller, 1752-1809, Volume 1 by Karl Henking

The original text was in German/French and was translated with Google Translate.

Die auf den Austritt Müllers aus dem Hause Tronchin folgenden anderthalb Jahre sind bestimmt durch seine Freundschaft und sein Zusammenleben mit dem jungen Amerikaner Francis Kinloch. Der damals zwanzigjährige Jüngling entstammte einer zur Zeit der Stuartschen Herrschaft aus Schottland nach Nordamerika ausgewanderten Familie, die in Charlestown in Carolina, wo noch die Mutter und Geschwister von Francis lebten, reich begütert war. Er selbst hatte sich auf den Rat seines Vormundes, des früheren englischen Gouverneurs von Carolina, Thomas Boone, der später Direktor des Customhouse in London wurde, schon im Alter von 13 Jahren nach Europa begeben, um dort seine Ausbildung zu erhalten und dereinst in den englischen Staatsdienst eintreten zu können; seit anderthalb Jahren lebte er in Genf, wo er durch sein eifriges Streben nach Vervollkommnung, durch seine Bescheidenheit und Liebenswürdigkeit sich bald allgemein beliebt gemacht hatte; die gerade damals über das Meer nach Europa gelangenden Nachrichten von den beginnenden Unruhen in den englischen Kolonien Nordamerikas erweckten in Genf für den Sohn des Westens ein erhöhtes Interesse. Müller lernte ihn im gastlichen Hause Bonnets kennen, und das edle Ehepaar zu Genthod freute sich herzlich, daß die beiden jungen Männer sich so rasch und innig aneinander schlossen; bald wurden sie wie Söhne des Hauses behandelt -,,bon jour, mes enfans, aimés vos parents de Genthod comme ils vous aiment," schrieb ihnen Madame Bonnet. Schon zu Ende des Jahres 1774 trafen sie sich wöchentlich vier- bis fünfmal zu gemeinsamer Lektüre; Tacitus, Montesquieu und Pope beschäftigten sie zunächst; Müller legte besonderen Wert auf diese Bekanntschaft, weil er sich in der englischen Sprache üben konnte; Kinloch hat regelrechte Sprechübungen mit ihm vorgenommen. Müller rühmt an seinem neuen Freunde den feurigen, scharfsinnigen Geist, die außerordentliche Wißbegier, die natürliche und einnehmende Höflichkeit, die ihn bei Männern und Frauen beliebt mache; er ist der edelste, freundlichste und tugendhafteste Jüngling; selbst seine Fehler sind liebenswürdig". Kinloch hatte ihm zwar erklärt, daß es wenigstens einer jahrelangen Beobachtung brauche, bis er einen Bekannten als Freund bezeichne; aber schon nach kurzer Zeit adressierte er seine Briefe an Müller,,to the beloved of my heart".

#Francis Kinloch #Johannes von Muller #Johannes von Müller #Charles Bonnet #quote

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