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et, Household and Buildings of His Majesty; of the Royal Academy of Paintings, etc. M.DCC.LXXXI. With the privilege of the King. _Engravings._ (p. xlvii) By M. Duvivier, Academician, engraver-general of the Moneys of France and of the Medals of the King. 294--In the same case and under the same number. 1. *** ... 2. *** ... 3. *** ... 4. Medal ordered by the United States of America in honor of the Chevalier de Fleury, for having distinguished himself at the taking of Stony Point, in 1779. EXPLANATION of the Paintings, Sculptures, and Engravings of the Gentlemen of the Royal Academy, of which the Exhibition has been ordered, according to the intention of His Majesty, by the Count de la Billarderie d'Angeviller, Councillor of the King in His Councils, Master-of-Camp of Cavalry, Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis, Commander of the Order of Saint Lazare, Governor of Rambouillet, Director and Ordonnator-General of His Majesty's Buildings, Gardens, Arts, and Royal Academies and Manufactures; of the Royal Academy of Sciences. PARIS. From the Printing Office of the Building of the King and of the Royal Academy of Painting. M.DCC.LXXXIX. With the privilege of the King. _Engravings._ By M. Duvivier, engraver-general of the Moneys and of the Medals of the King. 1. *** ... 2. *** ... 3. *** ... 4. *** ... 5. Bust of General Washington, and on the reverse, Evacuation of Boston, 1776. 6 and 7. Medals for Colonel Washington and Colonel Howard. These three medals are for the United States of America. * * * * * H MINT OF THE UNITED STATES, Honorable Philadelphia, November 22, 1861. William L. DAYTON, Minister of the United States at the Court of France. Dear Sir: During the Revolutionary War, medals were awarded by resolution of the Continental Congress to certain officers who commanded the American forces in the principal conflicts with the enemy, or participated therein. The dies for these medals were prepared
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