BITO 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.

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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. Washington, 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.

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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. xxxix)
following meeting, at which it was agreed that commissioners
should be named to compose these medals.

Friday, April 22, 1785.

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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.

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M. Dacier, the perpetual secretary, then read the subjects of the
medals asked for by Congress for the three general officers.

_For Mr. Washington._

On one side, his head.

_Legend_: GEORGIO WASHINGTON SUPREMO DUCI EXERCITUUM ADSERTORI
LIBERTATIS.

_Exergue_: COMITIA AMERICANA.

_Reverse_: The taking of Boston, the English army fleeing toward
the shore to embark, etc.

_Legend_: HOSTIBUS or ANGLIS PRIMUM FUGATIS.

_Exergue_: BOSTONIUM RECUPERATUM DIE 17 MARTII ANNO 1776.

_For Mr. Gates._

On one side, his head.

_Legend_: HORATIO GATES DUCI PROVIDO COMITIA AMERICANA.

_Reverse_: The enemy's general at the head of his