11 MAJOR-GENERAL NATHANIEL GREENE. XI [_Victory of Eutaw Springs._] Description of Medal......................................... 50 Biographical Sketch of Nathaniel Greene...................... 50 Resolution of Congress Voting a Medal to General Greene, etc............................ October 29, 1781... 51 General Greene to the President of Congress............................. September 11, 1781... 52 John Jay to Major William Pierce and others................................ February 12, 1788... 56 12 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE UNITED NETHERLANDS. XII [_Libera Soror._] Description of Medal......................................... 57 Biographical Sketch of John George Holtzhey.................. 58 John Adams to Robert R. Livingston......... April 19, 1782... 58 Extracts from the Register Books of the States of the Netherlands.................................... 1782... 58 Original Documents from the Royal Archives at the Hague.............................................. 1782... 64 John Adams to Robert R. Livingston......... April 22, 1782... 72 13 TREATY OF AMITY AND COMMERCE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNITED NETHERLANDS. XIII [_Favstissimo Foedere Jvnctæ._] Description of Medal......................................... 74 Treaty between the United Netherlands and the United States of America....................... October 8, 1782... 75 Convention between the United Netherlands and the United States of America................ October 8, 1782... 84 14 LIBERTAS AMERICANA. XIV (p. liv) [_Surrender of the British Armies at Saratoga and at Yorktown._] Description of Medal......................................... 86 General Washington to the President of Congress............................... October 19, 1781... 87 General Washington to the President of Congress............................... October 27, 1781... 88 Resolutions of Congress Voting Thanks, etc., for the Taking of Yorktown..................... October 29, 1781... 88 Benjamin Franklin to Robert R. Livingston... March 4, 1782... 90 Benjamin Franklin to Sir William Jones..... March 17, 1783... 90 Benjamin Franklin to Robert R. Livingston.. April 15, 1783... 90 Benjamin Franklin to Robert R. Livingston... July 22, 1783... 91 Benjamin Franklin to the Grand Master of Malta..................................... April 6, 1783... 91 The Grand Master of Malta to Benjamin Franklin.................................. June 21, 1783... 92 15 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. XV Description of Medal......................................... 93 Biographical Sketch of Benjamin Franklin..................... 93 16 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. XVI