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Sword of Capt Charles Alexander:
Charles Alexander received his commission as captain in the Continental Navy in 1776 and ordered to command of the new frigate Delaware. Upon commissioning the next year, the frigate aided in the defense of Philadelphia, but ran aground and was captured by the British. Captain Alexander later commanded the Hornet and Wasp, both of which had been purchased in Baltimore by Navy Agent Col Benjamin Harrison. Alexander carried this sword during the war. |