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Show QUESTION RIGHT TO SWORD Historic Relic Now In Possession of University of Pennsylvania Has Evoked Discussion. Tho gold sword that Iouls XVI presented pre-sented to John Paul Jones in recognition recogni-tion of tho light ho madu with tho Hon llotnmo Richard against tho Serapls has been presented to tho University of Pennsylvania by Kdwurd C. Dale, hon of tho Into Rlch.-.rd C Dale, a former for-mer president of tho Society of Cincinnati. Cincin-nati. Tho sword has been In the possession pos-session of tho Dalo family for moro than n century. This Is tho sword which Charles Honry Hart, a local historian, declares de-clares now should bo In possession of Admiral I)owy. It had been gon ernlly nccopted that tho sword pasBud by will of Commodore Jones to Com-modoro Com-modoro Dalo, a forbear of Richard C Dale.. Mr. Hart donled thin. Hu do elates that tho nword wus In posses-sluii posses-sluii of John Pnul Jones when ho died In Pnrls, In 1732. nnd thnt Jane Tny-!m Tny-!m of Dumfries, Scotland, n sister of Jnnea. went to Paris and took pr,SHe8 slon of everything left by u,0 ea lighter. Utnr th sword was mint u Robert Morris. According to Mr. Hnrt Mr. Morru later presented tlio nword lo Com modoro John Hurry, senior olllcer in tho American navy In 1735, but .lint tho presentation was only a life legacy, and thnt It should havo beet handed down to Harry's Htictnssor iu senior olllcer, eventually teaching the possession of Admiral Donuy.i'hUa dolphin Press. |