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    <unittitle>Swords (3)</unittitle>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1 box</extent>
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    <unitdate certainty="approximate" datechar="creation" normal="1840/1869" type="inclusive">circa 1840s-1860s</unitdate>
    <container altrender="scamss" encodinganalog="Double Elephant size box" id="133a1118ee56cf3950d6b28bf2140682" label="Mixed Materials [32101037558200]" note="North 13" type="box">8</container>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
    <p>These three swords are presumed to have belonged to Captain Isaac Plumb. Acquiring a special sword is mentioned in Captain Plumb's correspondence with his uncle Henry Grant on December 20 and 29, 1862 and February 10, 1863; however, it is difficult to know if any of the swords in the collection are the ones referred to in the letters.</p>
    <p>The first sword, circa 1848 to 1861, was made by Thomas Warren. It is 37.5 inches with a metal pommel, a metal crossguard with the guard wrapped in leather, and a grip wrapped in decorative wire. It's double-edge straight blade has decorative engraving and is stamped "Warren, 23 Cursitor St. London." The second sword is 40 inches with a metal pommel, a wooden grip, and a curved blade stamped "H &amp; C" near the crossguard. The last sword is 31.5 inches with a metal pommel in the shape of a plumed helmet, a double-edged straight blade with decorative engraving, and a crossguard with a patriotic shield emblem.</p>
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