The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 51, December 16, 2007, Article 15

QUERY: GEORGE WASHINGTON'S AWARD FOR JOHN STEWARD

[An article published last Sunday in an Annapolis, MD newspaper
has me puzzled.  What is meant when it says that "General
Washington had a silver coin cut by order of the Continental
Congress"?   See the excerpt below.  -Editor]

"Stephen Steward's son John joined the Maryland Line in
February of 1776. He was one of 32 survivors of the famous
unit that held at the Battle of Long Island, saving George
Washington's army. He served in virtually every battle from
then until Yorktown.

"General Washington had a silver coin cut by order of the
Continental Congress, equal today's Congressional Medal of
Honor, honoring John Steward's valor at the Battle of
Stony Point.

"Mr. Hall has a copy of the letter Washington wrote to
Stephen Steward noting his son's bravery."

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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