. Life and times of Washington. a medal of gold should be struck incommemoration of it. Congress have been pleased toappoint me, with two other gentlemen, to prepare a should be very happy to have your excellencys senti-ments concerning a proper one. I have the honor to be,with very great respect, sir, your most obedient and affec-tionate servant. The official letter from the Congress was in these words: To General Washington. Philadelphia, April 2, 1776. Sir.— It gives me the most sensible pleasure to con-vey to you, by order of Congress, the only tribute which afree people will ever
. Life and times of Washington. a medal of gold should be struck incommemoration of it. Congress have been pleased toappoint me, with two other gentlemen, to prepare a should be very happy to have your excellencys senti-ments concerning a proper one. I have the honor to be,with very great respect, sir, your most obedient and affec-tionate servant. The official letter from the Congress was in these words: To General Washington. Philadelphia, April 2, 1776. Sir.— It gives me the most sensible pleasure to con-vey to you, by order of Congress, the only tribute which afree people will ever consent to pay, the tribute of thanksand gratitude to their friends and benefactors. The dis-interested and patriotic principles which led you to thefield have also led you to glory; and it affords no littleconsolation to your countrymen to reflect that as a pe-culiar greatness of mind induced you to decline any com-pensation for serving them, except the pleasure of pro-moting their happiness, they may, without your permis-. LlFS. And times. 865 sion, bestow upon you the largest share of their affectionsand esteem. Those pages in the annals of America will recordyour title to a conspicuous place in the temple of fame,which shall inform posterity that under your directionan undisciplined band of husbandmen, in the course of afew months, became soldiers; and that the desolationmeditated against the country by a brave army of veterans,commanded by the most experienced generals, but em-ployed by bad men in the worst of causes, was by thefortitude of your troops, and the address of their officers,next to the kind interposition of Providence, confined fornear a year within such narrow limits, as scarcely to admitmore room than was necessary for the encampments andfortifications they lately abandoned. Accept therefore,sir, the thanks of the united Colonies, unanimously de-clared by their delegates to be due to you and the braveofficers and troops under your command; and be pleasedt
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