Charles And Delia

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An account of Admiral Charles Stewart's interesting marriage here.

"Charles Stewart was born in Philadelphia on the 22nd of July, 1776. His parents were natives of Ireland. His father, who was a mariner in the merchant service, came to America at an early age. Charles was the youngest of eight children, and lost his father before he was two years of age. He entered the merchant service on the ocean at the age of thirteen years as a cabin-boy, and rose gradually to the office of captain. In March, 1798, he was commissioned a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, and made his first cruise under Commodore Barney."

"...the career of Lieutenant Stewart was a most honorable one to himself and the navy of his country." [Source]