﻿JO 
  NEW 
  YORK 
  STATE 
  MUSEUM 
  

  

  piece 
  found 
  near 
  Fort 
  Brewerton, 
  and 
  bearing 
  the 
  arms 
  of 
  the 
  duke 
  

   of 
  Brunswick, 
  has 
  been 
  shown 
  the 
  writer. 
  Fromi 
  the 
  same 
  place 
  

   came 
  a 
  copper 
  medal, 
  i-J- 
  inches 
  in 
  diameter, 
  having 
  an 
  erect 
  woman, 
  

   with 
  shield 
  and 
  cornucopia 
  on 
  the 
  obverse, 
  and 
  the 
  legend, 
  " 
  Honor 
  

   obtain'd 
  through 
  virtue," 
  on 
  the 
  reverse. 
  It 
  is 
  some 
  years 
  since 
  the 
  

   writer 
  has 
  seen 
  this, 
  but 
  he 
  has 
  the 
  impression 
  that 
  it 
  was 
  once 
  a 
  

   familiar 
  form, 
  as 
  far 
  as 
  the 
  obverse 
  is 
  concerned. 
  

  

  Religious 
  medals 
  

  

  A 
  much 
  larger 
  class 
  of 
  medals 
  was 
  of 
  a 
  religious 
  character, 
  

   usually 
  of 
  small 
  size 
  and 
  varied 
  forms. 
  Mr 
  Clark 
  described 
  a 
  large 
  

   one: 
  

  

  In 
  July 
  1840 
  was 
  found, 
  on 
  the 
  farm 
  of 
  Mr 
  William 
  Campbell, 
  by 
  

   his 
  son, 
  on 
  lot 
  number 
  three, 
  La 
  Fayette, 
  a 
  silver 
  medal, 
  about 
  the 
  

   size 
  of 
  a 
  dollar, 
  and 
  nearly 
  as 
  thick. 
  On 
  one 
  side 
  is 
  a 
  device, 
  sur- 
  

   mounted 
  by 
  an 
  angel 
  on 
  the 
  wing, 
  stretching 
  forward 
  with 
  its 
  left 
  

   hand, 
  looking 
  down 
  upon 
  those 
  below 
  with 
  a 
  resolute, 
  determined 
  

   and 
  commanding 
  countenance. 
  Far 
  in 
  the 
  background 
  is 
  a 
  lofty 
  

   ridge 
  of 
  mountains. 
  Just 
  beneath 
  and 
  away 
  in 
  the 
  distance, 
  is 
  seen 
  

   an 
  Indian 
  village 
  or 
  town, 
  towards 
  which 
  the 
  angel 
  is 
  steadily 
  and 
  

   earnestly 
  pointing. 
  Above 
  this 
  overhangs 
  a 
  slight 
  curtain 
  of 
  cloud 
  

   or 
  smoke. 
  Between 
  the 
  village 
  and 
  the 
  mountain 
  are 
  scattering 
  

   trees, 
  as 
  if 
  an 
  opening 
  had 
  just 
  been 
  made 
  in 
  the 
  forest; 
  nearer 
  are 
  

   seen 
  various 
  wild 
  animals 
  sporting 
  gayly. 
  In 
  bolder 
  relief 
  are 
  seen 
  

   Europeans, 
  in 
  the 
  costume 
  of 
  priests 
  and 
  pilgrims, 
  with 
  staves, 
  ex- 
  

   hibiting 
  by 
  their 
  gestures 
  and 
  countenances, 
  hilarity, 
  gladness 
  ami 
  

   joy, 
  winding 
  their 
  way 
  up 
  the 
  general 
  ascent 
  towards 
  the 
  mountain, 
  

   decreasing 
  in 
  size 
  from 
  the 
  place 
  of 
  departure, 
  till 
  lost 
  from 
  view. 
  

   Among 
  them 
  are 
  wheel 
  carriages 
  and 
  domestic 
  animals, 
  intermixed. 
  

   On 
  the 
  right 
  is 
  a 
  fair 
  representation 
  of 
  a 
  cottage, 
  and 
  a 
  spacious 
  

   commercial 
  warehouse, 
  against 
  which 
  are 
  leaning 
  sheaves 
  of 
  grain. 
  

   The 
  whole 
  is 
  surrounded 
  by 
  the 
  following 
  inscription 
  in 
  Dutch: 
  

   GEHE 
  AUS 
  DEINEM 
  VATTER 
  LAND, 
  1 
  b. 
  M., 
  XII., 
  V. 
  I, 
  and 
  

   at 
  the 
  bottom 
  across, 
  LASST 
  HIER 
  DIEGVTER. 
  On 
  the 
  op- 
  

   posite 
  side 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  figure 
  of 
  the 
  sun 
  shining 
  in 
  meridian 
  splendor, 
  

   casting 
  its 
  noontide 
  rays 
  over 
  a 
  civilized 
  town, 
  represented 
  by 
  

   churches, 
  stores, 
  dwellings, 
  etc., 
  with 
  various 
  domestic 
  animals, 
  and 
  

   numerous 
  persons 
  engaged 
  in 
  husbandry 
  and 
  other 
  pursuits. 
  In 
  

   bolder 
  relief 
  stand 
  Europeans 
  in 
  the 
  costume 
  of 
  the 
  15th 
  and 
  16th 
  

   centuries, 
  engaged 
  as 
  if 
  in 
  animated 
  and 
  joyful 
  conversation 
  and 
  

   greetings, 
  and 
  by 
  various 
  attitudes 
  manifesting 
  happiness 
  and 
  joy. 
  

   On 
  the 
  right 
  is 
  represented 
  a 
  section 
  of 
  a 
  church, 
  at 
  the 
  door 
  of 
  

   which 
  stands 
  a 
  venerable 
  man, 
  with 
  head 
  uncovered, 
  with 
  his 
  hands 
  

  

  