Dear Sir: I inclose a letter from Gatteaux, observing that there will be an anachronism if, in making a medal to commemorate the victory of Saratoga, he puts on General Gates the insignia of the Cincinnati, which did not exist at that date. I wrote him, in answer, that I thought so, too, but that you had the direction of the business; that you were now in London; that I would write to you, and probably should have an answer within a fortnight; and that, in the mean time, he could be employed on other parts of the die. I supposed you might not have observed on the print of General Gates the insignia of the Cincinnati, or did not mean that that particular should be copied. Another reason against it strikes me: Congress have studiously avoided giving to the public their sense of this institution. Should medals be prepared to be presented from them to certain officers, and bearing on them the insignia of the order, as the presenting them would involve an approbation of the institution, a previous question would be forced on them, whether they would present these medals. I am of opinion it would be very disagreeable to them to be placed under the necessity of making this declaration. Be so good as to let me know your wishes on this subject by the first post, and be assured of the esteem with which I am, dear Sir, your friend and servant, Th: JEFFERSON. _____ _Colonel Humphreys to Thomas Jefferson._ To Thomas JEFFERSON, Esq., London, Leicester Square, No. 18. Paris. Dear Sir: I have been honoured with your favour of December 4th, and on the subject of Gatteaux' application take the liberty to inform you that I never had an idea of his engraving the insignia of the Cincinnati. I clearly see the impropriety of it. I should, therefore, be much obliged if you would take the trouble of giving him definitive instructions on this and any other points that may occur in the execution of the medal.... I am, with the sincerest affection, dear Sir, your most obedient and humble servant, D. HUMPHREYS. No. 3. (p. 014) PLATE III. _July 15, 7779._ Antonio Wayne duci exercitus Comitia Americana. [Rx]. Stoney-Point expugnatum. BRIGADIER-GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE. [_Taking of Stony Point._] ANTONIO WAYNE DUCI EXERCITUS COMITIA AMERICANA. (_The American Congress to General Anthony Wayne._) America, personified as an Indian queen, standing, and having at her feet a bow, an alligator, and the American shield, presents to General Wayne a laurel and a mural crown. GATTEAUX.