I avail myself of the opportunity to a.s.sure Your Excellency of the high consideration with which I am, Your humble servant, W. L. DAYTON.

I

a Monsieur DUPRe, Graveur en medailles, a Paris.

Monsieur Jefferson va faire imprimer des explications de toutes les medailles, pour les envoyer avec les medailles aux souverains de l'Europe; il lui manque celle de M. Franklin, faite par M.

Dupre; il le prie de lui en preter une exemplaire, et de lui en communiquer l'explication aussi, s'il y en a ete une de faite comme il y en avait sans doute.

Ce 23 fevrier 1789.

CONTENTS. (p. li)

Number Number of Text of Plate.

1 GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON. I

[_Boston Retaken._] Page.

Description of Medal.......................................... 1 Biographical Sketch of Pierre Simon Duvivier.................. 2 Biographical Sketch of George Washington...................... 2 Resolution of Congress Voting a Medal to General Washington................................ March 25, 1776... 3 General Washington to the President of Congress.................................. March 19, 1776... 4 The President of Congress to General Washington................................. April 2, 1776... 5 John Adams to General Washington............. April 2, 1776... 5 General Washington to John Adams............ April 15, 1776... 6 Colonel Humphreys to General Washington.......... May, 1785... 6 Colonel Humphreys to Thomas Jefferson..... January 30, 1786... 6 Thomas Jefferson to Colonel Humphreys.......... May 7, 1786... 7

2 MAJOR-GENERAL HORATIO GATES. II

[_Surrender of the British Army at Saratoga._]

Description of Medal.......................................... 8 Biographical Sketch of Nicolas Marie Gatteaux................. 9 Biographical Sketch of Horatio Gates.......................... 9 Resolution of Congress Voting a Medal to General Gates.................................. November 4, 1777... 10 General Gates to the President of Congress............................... October 18, 1777... 10 Articles of Convention between Generals Gates and Burgoyne............................... October 16, 1777... 11 Thomas Jefferson to Colonel Humphreys.... December 4, 1785... 13 Colonel Humphreys to Thomas Jefferson........................ 13

3 BRIGADIER-GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE. III

[_Taking of Stony Point._]

Description of Medal......................................... 14 Biographical Sketch of Anthony Wayne......................... 14 Resolutions of Congress Voting Medals to General Wayne, to Lieutenant-Colonel de Fleury, and to Major Stewart, etc........................ July 26, 1779... 15 General Washington to the President of Congress.................................. July 16, 1779... 16 General Wayne to General Washington......... July 16, 1779... 16 General Washington to the President of Congress.................................. July 20, 1779... 16 General Wayne to General Washington......... July 17, 1779... 20

4 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL DE FLEURY. IV (p. lii)

[_Taking of Stony Point._]

Description of Medal......................................... 22 Biographical Sketch of Francois Louis Teisseidre de Fleury... 23 General Washington to the President of Congress.................................. July 25, 1779... 24 General Washington to the President of Congress.................................. July 28, 1779... 25 Memorial for M. de Fleury.................................... 25

5 MAJOR JOHN STEWART. V

[_Taking of Stony Point._]

Description of Medal......................................... 28 Biographical Sketch of John Stewart.......................... 28

6 MAJOR HENRY LEE. VI

[_Surprise of Paulus Hook._]

Description of Medal......................................... 29 Biographical Sketch of Joseph Wright......................... 30 Biographical Sketch of Henry Lee............................. 30 Resolution of Congress Voting a Medal to Major Henry Lee, etc....................... September 24, 1779... 30 General Washington to the President of Congress................................ August 23, 1779... 31 Major Henry Lee to General Washington..... August 22, 1779... 32

7 JOHN PAULDING, DAVID WILLIAMS, ISAAC VAN WART. VII

[_Capture of Major Andre._]

Description of Medal......................................... 37 Biographical Sketches of Paulding, Williams, and Van Wart.... 37 Resolution of Congress Voting Medals to John Paulding, David Williams, and Isaac Van Wart..... November 3, 1780... 38 General Washington to the President of Congress............................. September 26, 1780... 38 General Washington to the President of Congress................................ October 7, 1780... 39

8 BRIGADIER-GENERAL DANIEL MORGAN. VIII

[_Victory of the Cowpens._]

Description of Medal......................................... 40 Biographical Sketch of Augustin Dupre........................ 41 Biographical Sketch of Daniel Morgan......................... 41 Resolution of Congress Voting Medals to General Morgan and to Lieutenant-Colonels Washington and Howard, etc....................................... March 9, 1781... 41 General Morgan to General Greene......... January 19, 1781... 42 Act of Congress Directing a Gold Copy of General Morgan's Medal to be Struck for Morgan Neville...... July 2, 1836... 45

9 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL WILLIAM A. WASHINGTON. IX (p. liii)

[_Victory of the Cowpens._]

Description of Medal......................................... 46 Biographical Sketch of William Augustine Washington.......... 46

10 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JOHN EAGER HOWARD. X

[_Victory of the Cowpens._]

Description of Medal......................................... 48 Biographical Sketch of John Eager Howard..................... 48

11 MAJOR-GENERAL NATHANIEL GREENE. XI

[_Victory of Eutaw Springs._]

Description of Medal......................................... 50 Biographical Sketch of Nathaniel Greene...................... 50 Resolution of Congress Voting a Medal to General Greene, etc............................ October 29, 1781... 51 General Greene to the President of Congress............................. September 11, 1781... 52 John Jay to Major William Pierce and others................................ February 12, 1788... 56