tain number of medals, commemorative of
events of the War of Independence, which were struck in Paris.
The Minister of Finance, to whom I had to write on the subject,
replies that the Museum of the Mint possesses the dies of only
four of these medals: the taking of Boston, the capture of the
Serapis, the battle of the Cowpens--Washington, and the battle of
the Cowpens--Howard. The museum cannot part with these dies, but
it will be easy, at a small outlay, to have new copies struck; it
will only be necessary, if the proposition is accepted by the
Federal Government, for you to indicate to me the precise number
of copies of each of these medals which it wishes to obtain.

Receive the assurances of the high consideration with which I
have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your very humble and very obedient servant,
For the minister and by authorization,
The Minister Plenipotentiary Director,
BANNEVILLE.

To His Excellency, Legation of the United States,
Monsieur THOUVENEL, Paris, January 23, 1862.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, etc., Paris.

Monsieur Le Ministre: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of the 17th instant in reference to the American
medal dies. I avail myself of your kind offer to have copies
struck from the original dies.

Be pleased to direct that twenty copies in bronze be struck (p. l)
from such dies, with a diameter of two and one half inches. The
expense will be met by this Legation immediately upon notice.

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

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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