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<p>[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 9714397, member: 10944"]Debora, you beauty you! Helluva researcher. I’m impressed and thankful. </p><p><br /></p><p>What a life this fella Macon… had! Into service aboard an international ship a boy by age ten. Imagine kids today. I mean we are lucky to have grown up in the second half of the 20th century most of us, for the most part. Easier than people of low station had it ever in history. Maybe it was better then though? A man by age 13. He did more before he had hair on his balls than most kids these days will do by the time they have no hair left on their heads. </p><p><br /></p><p>Imagine the treasures he had in his home! A leader in the China trade. Good god he must have had some amazing things. I’d like to just see his horticultural medals! That would be impressive enough, never mind the Chinese pieces. I may have to go see his MA home some day. I was planning to sell this print but I’m so fascinated by his life now it might be another thing I have to hold onto. As if the story of the Jamestown wasn’t good enough, this guys story might be better.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 9714397, member: 10944"]Debora, you beauty you! Helluva researcher. I’m impressed and thankful. What a life this fella Macon… had! Into service aboard an international ship a boy by age ten. Imagine kids today. I mean we are lucky to have grown up in the second half of the 20th century most of us, for the most part. Easier than people of low station had it ever in history. Maybe it was better then though? A man by age 13. He did more before he had hair on his balls than most kids these days will do by the time they have no hair left on their heads. Imagine the treasures he had in his home! A leader in the China trade. Good god he must have had some amazing things. I’d like to just see his horticultural medals! That would be impressive enough, never mind the Chinese pieces. I may have to go see his MA home some day. I was planning to sell this print but I’m so fascinated by his life now it might be another thing I have to hold onto. As if the story of the Jamestown wasn’t good enough, this guys story might be better.[/QUOTE]
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