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_Exergue_: HOSTIBUS AD EUTAW DEBELLATIS DIE ... 1781.
Vendredi 13 mai 1785.
D'apres des observations des commissaires, on a cru devoir changer, dans les deux medailles du general Gates et du general Green, le mot _Provinciarum_ en celui de _Regionum_. Et dans les medailles de Gates, du cote de la tete, au lieu de _Duci provido_ on a mis _Duci strenuo_.
Vendredi 25 novembre 1785.
Monsieur le secretaire a fait encore la lecture d'une lettre du colonel Humphreys, secretaire d'amba.s.sade de l'Amerique, par laquelle il prie l'academie, au nom du Congres, de faire trois medailles votees par le meme Congres; l'une pour le general Morgan, la seconde pour le colonel Was.h.i.+ngton, la troisieme pour le colonel Howard.
La deliberation a ete remise a huitaine selon l'usage.
Mardi 6 decembre 1785.
On a nomme, pour rediger les sujets de medailles demandees par le Congres des etats-Unis de l'Amerique, Messieurs Barthelemy, Des Brequigny, Le Blond, Brotier.
Mardi 13 decembre 1785.
Monsieur le secretaire a lu les trois projets de medailles arretes par les commissaires pour les medailles du general Morgan et des colonels Was.h.i.+ngton et Howard, les voici:
_Pour le general Morgan._
_Type_: Le general a la tete de ses troupes, charge l'armee ennemie qui prend la fuite.
_Legende_: VICTORIA LIBERTATIS VINDEX.
_Exergue_: CaeSIS AUT CAPTIS AD COWPENS HOSTIUM ... SIGNIS RELATIS ... 17 JAN. 1781.
_Revers_: L'Amerique, reconnaissable a son ecusson, appuie sa main gauche sur un trophee d'armes et de drapeaux, et de la droite couronne le general incline devant elle.
_Legende_:[22] N. MORGAN DUCI EXERCITUS.
[Footnote 22: Abbreviation of NOMEN, name, or of NESCIO, I know not.]
_Exergue_: COMITIA AMERICANA ANNO ...
_Pour le colonel Was.h.i.+ngton._ (p. x.x.xviii)
_Type_: Le colonel, a la tete d'un pet.i.t nombre de soldats, fond sur l'ennemi, qui commence a prendre la fuite, et que lui montre la Victoire, placee au-dessus de sa tete.
_Legende_: N. WAs.h.i.+NGTON LEGIONIS N. PRaeFECTO.
_Exergue_: COMITIA, etc.
_Revers_: L'inscription suivante doit etre gravee dans une couronne de lauriers:
QUOD PARVA MILITUM MANU STRENUE PROSECUTUS HOSTES VIRTUTIS INGENITae PRaeCLARUM SPECIMEN DEDIT IN PUGNA APUD COWPENS 17 JAN. 1781.
_Pour le colonel Howard._
Meme type, meme legende au nom pres.
Meme exergue qu'a la precedente.
Au _Revers_: Dans une couronne de lauriers:
QUOD IN NUTANTEM HOSTIUM ACIEM SUBITO IRRUENS PRaeCLARUM BELLICae VIRTUTIS SPECIMEN DEDIT IN PUGNA APUD COWPENS 17 JAN. 1781.
[Translation.]
_Register of the Meetings and Deliberations of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres during the year 1785._
Friday, April 8, 1785.
The secretary communicated a letter from Mr. Humphreys, formerly a colonel in the service of the United States, in which he asks for three medals for Messrs. Was.h.i.+ngton, General Gates and General Green. He sends at the same time information concerning the deeds of these three persons.
The academy postponed for a week the consideration of these three medals.
Tuesday, April 19, 1785.
- - - - - After these different arrangements, the medals asked by the Congress of America considered, and the gentlemen academicians were invited to bring suggestions for these medals at the (p. x.x.xix) following meeting, at which it was agreed that commissioners should be named to compose these medals.
Friday, April 22, 1785.
M. Dacier then read the proposals for the three medals for the three American general officers; after they had been thoroughly discussed, Messrs. Barthelemy, Dupuy, Brotier, and Le Blond, were appointed to report on them.
Tuesday, April 26, 1785.
