with the American eagle
on them; the other wrist bare; above the hands, a calumet and a
tomahawk crossed--Indian emblems of peace and war.

The obverse of this medal, though not signed, was engraved by Fuerst.

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, son of President John Adams, was born in
Braintree, now Quincy, Massachusetts, July 11, 1767. He spent several
years of his early life in Europe with his father; was graduated at
Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1787; was admitted to the
bar in 1791, and settled in Boston; was minister to Holland, England,
and Prussia, 1794-1801; United States senator, 1803-1808; minister to
Russia, 1809-1814; one of the negotiators of the treaty of Ghent,
1814; secretary of State under President Monroe, 1817-1825; President
of the United States, 1825-1829; representative in Congress,
1831-1848. He died in the Capitol in Washington, February 23, 1848.

No. 54. (p. 271)
PLATE LV.

_March 4, 1829--March 4, 1837._

Andrew Jackson President of the United States A.D. 1829. [Rx].
Peace and friendship.

PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON.

[_Seventh President of the United States of America._]

ANDREW JACKSON PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES A. D. (_Anno Domini: The
year of our Lord_), 1829. Bust of President Jackson, facing the right.
FUeRST. F. (_fecit_).

PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP. Two hands clasped in token of amity; on the cuff
of the left wrist three stripes and buttons with the American eagle on
them; the other wrist bare; above the hands, a calumet and tomahawk
crossed--Indian emblems of peace and war.

No. 55. (p. 272)
PLATE LVI.

_August 2, 1813._

Presented by Congress to Colonel George Croghan 1835. [Rx]. Pars
magna fuit.

COLONEL GEORGE CROGHAN.

[_Defence of Fort Stephenson._]

PRESENTED BY CONGRESS TO COLONEL GEORGE CROGHAN 1835. Bust of Colonel
Croghan, in uniform, facing the right. FUeRST. F. (_fecit_).

In a pendant: PARS MAGNA FUIT[111] (_His share was great._) Major
Croghan is defending, with one hundred and sixty men, Fort Stephenson
against the attack of the British army, one thousand strong. In the
background, three gunboats on Lake Erie. Exergue: SANDUSKY 2; AUGUST
1813. FUeRST. F. (_fecit_).

[Footnote 111: Virgil, AEneid, Book II, 6.]

As this medal was not voted by Congress until 1835, it is placed here
a