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Stephen W. Armstrong, President of the St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia holds a sword that belonged to General Hugh Mercer at the Museum of the American Revolution, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, in Philadelphia. Mercer who was a friend of George Washington fought and died of wombs sustained during the American Revolution. The St. Andrew's Society presented the sword to the new museum on the 240th anniversary of Mercer's death. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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A sword that belonged to General Hugh Mercer is displayed at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Mercer who was a friend of George Washington fought and died of wombs sustained during the American Revolution. The St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia presented the sword to the new museum on the 240th anniversary of Mercer's death. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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The hilt of a sword that belonged to General Hugh Mercer is displayed at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Mercer who was a friend of George Washington fought and died of wombs sustained during the American Revolution. The St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia presented the sword to the new museum on the 240th anniversary of Mercer's death. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)