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Sharp Delany
Sharp Delany (c. 1739–1799), was a Colonel in the American Revolutionary War and was appointed first Collector of Customs in Philadelphia by George Washington.
Biography.
Sharp Delany’s place of birth is in dispute. Often stated to have been born in County Monaghan, Ireland, Sharp Delany was likely born in Queen’s County, Ireland (present day County Laois). Ballyfin, Queen’s County, was the home of his paternal grandfather, Martin Delany, and his father, Daniel Delany, who
Thomas R. Delany, witnessed Commandant Gale’s naturalization papers in 1801.
Many of the writings of Sharp Delany survived, including his Revolutionary War orderly book, U.S. Customs letter book, and correspondence with George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and General Anthony Wayne, which offer insight into the American Revolution and the birth of the United States.
Sharp Delany died on May 13, 1799 and is buried in St. Peter's Episcopal Church Yard in Philadelphia along with his wife, Margaret, and several of their children