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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Philadelphia report on Mr. St. George, a Mulatto Creole son of the French Governor of St. Domingo, now in Paris, famed for exceptional skills in fencing (banned from duels by parliamentary edict), dancing, music on seven instruments, speaking 26 languages, and mastery of sciences.
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There is a Mr. St. George, a Creole, son to the French Governor of St. Domingo, now at Paris, who realizes all the accomplishments attributed, by Bayle and others, to the admirable Creighton of the Scotch. He is so superior at the sword, that there is an edict of the parliament of Paris, to make his engagement in any duel actual death. He is the first dancer (even before the Irish Slingfby) in the world. He plays upon seven instruments of music, beyond any other individual. He speaks twenty-six languages, and maintains public theses in each. He walks round the various circles of human science like the master of each; and strange to be mentioned to white men, this Mr. St. George is a Mulatto, and the son of an African mother.
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Paris
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March 28
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Mr. St. George, a Creole and Mulatto son of the French Governor of St. Domingo, resides in Paris and exhibits extraordinary talents compared to historical figures like Creighton of the Scotch. He excels in swordsmanship, prompting a Parisian parliamentary edict banning his duels under penalty of death; is the world's premier dancer surpassing the Irish Slingfby; masters seven musical instruments; speaks twenty-six languages and defends theses in each; and commands all fields of human science.