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Continental Congress sword presented to Colonel Return J. Meigs
commissioned 1777
made by C. Liger, Paris
The Continental Congress first met in 1774 to address grievances against Britain. By the second meeting, starting in May 1775, it shouldered the burdens and bureaucracy of war. One of many resolutions it passed was awarding ten military heroes with elegant presentation swords. Decorated with symbols of liberty and military might, they symbolized the ambitious goals of revolutionary America. |