A Congressional Sword to Stephen Champlin

All of these posts are coming from John Lisle in the us/geneaology post about Stephen Champlin.

After the War of 1812, the U.S. Congress presented Stephen Champlin with a sword for his valued service.

"Captain Stephen Champlin, a cousin of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.  Captain Champlin was commander of the Scorpion and Acting Sailing Master of the Fleet during the Battle of Lake Erie."

"The grip and guard of this sword are of gold and tooled by a master craftsman.  On the single edged blade, on a part of which is etched a scene of the battle, is the inscription  'Stephen Champlin, Actg. Sailing Master, Lake Erie, 10th September 1813.'

"On the other side of the blade is the Latin text which translated reads:  'He who aims highest, rises highest.'  The scabbard is of black leather with ornamented fittings."

A Sword for a Hero.  --Brock-Perry