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Portraits from the Meet Felicity page.

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▪︎ Statue of Mercury.

Date: 1794-1795

▪︎ Statue of Diana (Diana of Versailles).

Date: 1775-1800

▪︎ Statue of Apollo (Apollo Belvedere).

Date: 1794-1795

Artist: Charles Meynier

Place of origin: France

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Royal Navy Captain uniform of 1774, detail

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Ravio doodles

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Continental Congress' Declaration of Rights and Grievances against Great Britain

Record Group 360: Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional ConventionSeries: Papers of the Continental CongressFile Unit: Rough Journals

discontinue the fortifications in and about Boston, prevent any further invasions of private property, restrain the irregularities of the soldiers and give orders that the communication between the towns and country may be open, unmolested and free. -Signed by order and in behalf of the general Congress.....[signed] Peyton Randolf, President

As the Congress have given General Gage an assurance of the peaceable disposition of the people of Boston and the Massachusetts-bay

Resolved unanimously

That they be advised still to conduct themselves peaceable towards his excellency General Gage and his Majesty's troops now stationed in the town of Boston, as far as can possibly be consistent with their immediate safety and the security of the town, avoiding and discountenancing every violation of his Majesty's property, or any insult to his Troops and that they peaceably and firmly persevere in the line they are now conducting themselves, on the defensive.

Ordered, that a copy of the foregoing resolve and of that passed on Saturday and the three passed yesterday be made out, and that the President enclose them in a letter to the committee of correspondence for the town of Boston, being the sentiments of the Congress on the matters referred to them by the Committee in their letter of the 29th of September last. [complete document and transcription at link]

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Writing Table, made 1774-80 by David Roentgen

From the Victoria & Albert Museum

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Ekundayo from Pathfinder: Kingmaker

"A humble and reserved carpenter, Ekundayo's life changed to the worse when the troll invasion led to the death of his family. With a bow in hand and a wolf companion by his side, he wishes to make the trolls pay in blood."

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~ Domestic Medicine, or, The Family Physician; William Buchan, 1774

Tennis: inciting violence since 1774

History Geek note: what looks like an 'f" in place of an 's' is actually called a "long s" and is written either with no crossbar or only on the left side. It's derived from the old Roman cursive 's' which looked like this:

It started disappearing from common use right about the time William Buchan wrote his praise for the non-violent game of golf. To read this with a modern 's' click on the Alt-Text option.