tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post4325158132570561817..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: What Frederick the Great Thought of Washington Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-58241641330397065872022-12-13T17:49:07.020-05:002022-12-13T17:49:07.020-05:00I wrote about the sword’s nineteenth-century histo...I wrote about the sword’s nineteenth-century history in detail <a href="https://boston1775.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-adventures-of-steel-dress-sword.html" rel="nofollow">two days after this posting</a>. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-72154981329626348842022-12-12T22:54:04.035-05:002022-12-12T22:54:04.035-05:00You seem to be unaware that Frederick’s gift sword...You seem to be unaware that Frederick’s gift sword given to Washington shows up again in a another significant historical event, John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry. One of John Brown’s goals was seizing the sword and a pair of pistols from Lafayette due to their historical importance. According to this wiki article about Washington’s grandnephew who was kidnapped during the raid the artifacts are in possession of the New York State Library.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_WashingtonSendernoreply@blogger.com