Human & Animal HuntingFrom Bartram’s Travels, by William Bartram, 1791: I AM sensible that the general opinion of philosophers, has distinguished the moral system of the brute creature from that of mankind, by an epithet which implies a mere mechanical impulse, which leads and impels them to necessary action without any premeditated design or contrivance, … Continue reading Lenten Meditation: Bartram On Human & Animal Hunting
Bartram & The Seminole King From Bartram’s Travels, published 1791 Alachua Indians AFTER crossing over this point or branch of the marshes, we entered a noble forest, the land level, and the soil fertile, being a loose, dark brown, coarse sandy loam, on a clay or marley foundation; the forests were Orange groves, overtoped by … Continue reading Bartram & The Seminole King – A Quaker Lenten Meditation
William Bartram, A Quaker Lenten Journey: Up To His Ass In Alligators William Bartram, traveling by canoe alone, somewhere in Florida, circa 1773. What I’m reflecting on: this was what he most wanted to do, what he felt was his leading. (I have divided some of his long sentences & longer paragraphs, for modern readers. … Continue reading William Bartram: Up To His A** In Alligators
William Bartram: Divergent Friend I’ve taken a fancy to do some traveling for Lent this year. I plan to join William Bartram, an independent-minded Quaker naturalist and artist, in a journey through much of the southeast U.S. This is not the Southeast of today, but that of 1773, so technically there wasn’t a U.S. yet; … Continue reading Traveling With A Divergent Friend For Lent: William Bartram
Yes! It’s okay to think about Valentine’s Day again. And so . . . Coming Wednesday: A Quaker Valentine Story Watch This Space . . . . Meanwhile, some items of research data on Quakers and love: In the mid 1820s, President Andrew Jackson rewarded a Philadelphia supporter by appointing his son Richard a secretary … Continue reading To All Romantic Friends: Coming Wednesday – A Quaker Valentine Story