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Commodore Charles Morris
by Sarah E. Smith (20th C)
Commodore Morris commanded USS Brandywine, named for the battle in which Lafayette was wounded. He carried Lafayette home to France in 1825, after his last visit to America. They became good friends and Lafayette invited Morris to his home, the Chateau de la Grange-Bleneau, where the Dutch-French artist Ary Sheffer did a portrait of Morris. |