#the 1770s

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[johnmarshall]

Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered. Yet we have this consolation with us: that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

--me, hunting for spiders in my bathroom at 10:36 at night

[johnmarshall]

Adieu, my dear boy. I shall set out for camp tomorrow.

John Laurens to Alexander Hamilton, December 5, 1777 

A use of the famous “my dear,” or, in this case, “my dear boy,” by Laurens.

[johnmarshall]

1772.