more research randomness (i am sooo goofing off today) ~

[lookingland]

for those of you who don't know what this is, it's a purple heart. the kind George Washington invented and bestowed back in the day when men were men and presidents wore pigtails.

according to the history, we only have a record of three of these badges of valor being handed out during the revolutionary war, after which the "book of merit" went missing. maybe Washington handed out others. maybe he didn't. only two have survived down to us.

i've decided that george was a swell egg and definitely handed out others; particularly one to the bastard son of a british lord by the name of david huntington, because i need james to inherit one after the death of his grandmother (which later gets passed along to lewis if i remember correctly).

for a while i scrupled over playing loose with the rules on this one, but if we're just operating on "no knowledge of others" as opposed to "no others were given", then i think it's totally fair game.

history is sometimes convenient that way.

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Comments

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

i think if a man could wear buckles on his shoes and lace on his collar, this bit of frillery would be the least of his worries ~ hahahahahaha

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[rabiagale.livejournal.com]

*giggle* I think that men who who were brought up to ride horses and run other people through with swords probbaly didn't feel that their masculinity was threatened by silly clothes.

And I'd say, sure, go ahead and bestow the heart on your character. Just make sure he deserves it. :D

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

yes, i'll come up with some golliwhopper of a story to justify it. i think he was a good man, so i have no problem with him and george getting on all right.

and amen to men on horses with swords. no macho complexes there!

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