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Excerpt from A Paper on Commodore Thomas Macdonough, United States Navy
Though small in area, Delaware has furnished her full proportion of those who have counted it a privilege to serve their country in their country's need. In the stormy days which preceded the birth of the young Republic and in the stirring times that followed, her voice was heard in the halls of Congress, and her arm was bared on land and sea in support of liberty, justice, and equality. Delaware may well be proud of her children and they of her. Among those who were proud to call themselves her sons was one who was a Delawarean by birth, a Delawarean by training, and, above all, a Delawarean in his intense love and loyalty to his country and in the undaunted courage with which he maintained her honor at home and abroad, - Thomas Macdonough, United States Navy. His Ancestors. Delaware born and bred, his family was of Scotch origin. His great-grandfather Thomas lived in the district known as Salmon Leap, on the river Liffey, county Kildare, Ireland. Either he or his father, I am unable to ascertain which, was a native of Scotland, but, on account of the disturbed condition of the country, had emigrated to Ireland and settled there. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
