Time Makes All Things Even At Last
This article in the Public Ledger in Memphis, TN, published July 19, 1876 on Page 2 shows the sentiment of many that the riots were all the fault of the….
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The Southern Outrages. – Incredible Radical Stories
This article talks of the outrages in the South during after the Civil War. It mentions Memphis riots and Frances Thompson, along with other events. From the Cairo Bulletin. Cairo,….
Whenever you hear Radicals talking of….
This short piece was published in the Memphis Daily Appeal on July 16, 1876 on page 2.
Under False Colors
Printed in Memphis Avalanche on July 12, 1876.
Drawing of Frances Thompson
This is the only known image of Frances Thompson. I have found this image in various locations on the web, but have yet to find its original source. If you….
Portrait of Chevalier d’Eon by Thomas Stewart
Chevalier d’Eon by Thomas Stewart, after Jean-Laurent Mosnieroil on canvas, 179230 1/8 in. x 25 1/4 in. (765 mm x 640 mm) In the National Portrait Gallery, London. NPG 6937
Mademoiselle de Beaumont or The Chevalier D’Eon
This is a caricature showing d’Eon de Beaumont is half male and half female attire. This was a common joke at the time, and there are actually records of bets….
Chevalier D’Eon or the Stock-Brokers Outwitted
[Much of this I have not yet seen the primary documents to confirm, so I am using secondary sources for the description] By May of 1771 the London Evening Post….
The Musgrave controversy: being a collection of curious and interesting papers, on the subject of the late peace
Timothée S Musgrave and Chevalier D ‘ Eon This is a series of papers including letters between Musgrave and d’Eon. The peace refers to the Treaty of Paris in 1763…..
Lettres, mémoires et négociations particulières du chevalier d’Eon
After d’Eon de Beaumont was unceremoniously pushed out of his position, he published a collection of documents he had collected over the years, including some secret correspondences with the Kings….