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Another has the same obverse, and the same date and legend on 

 the reverse. An officer is in the foreground of the landscape, and 

 an Indian is seated in a rustic chair on a river bank, on the right. 

 On a rocky bank is a house, and there are three ships beyond. 

 Betts, p. 227 



Some medals of George 2 are of special interest. War had not 

 prospered. Pennsylvania had suffered severely, but in 1757 a pre- 

 liminary treaty was made with the Delawares and Shawnees. The 

 Six Nations were balancing between the English and French, and 

 great efforts were put forth for their support. So a medal was pre- 

 pared in 1757, appropriate to the times. On the obverse is a 

 laureated bust of George 2 in armor, with the inscription, 

 GEORGIVS. II. DEI. GRATIA. On the reverse is the legend. 

 in capitals, " Let us look to the Most High, who blessed our fathers 

 with peace." In exergue, 1757. The field has a man seated under 

 a tree on the right, offering a calumet to an Indian seated on the 

 other side of a council fire. The sun is above the Indian on the 

 left. This medal occurs in silver, copper and pewter, and is sup- 

 posed to be the first struck in America. It was made for the 

 Friendly Association for regaining and preserving peace with the 

 Indians. Betts, p. 179. This is the one mentioned in the Canadian 

 documents. 



Two, relating to the conquest of Canada and the capture of Mont- 

 real, seem more likely to have been those given by Johnson to the 

 Indians in 1761 than those which Mr McLachlan assigns to that 

 period, as they were issued in time and relate to that event. One 

 has a laureated head of the monarch, with the inscription, GEORGE 

 II. KING. On the reverse is the legend, CANADA SUBDUED. 

 In exergue, MDCCLX. S. P. A. C. A pine tree rises in the center, 

 under which is a weeping woman seated on the ground. On the 

 left a beaver crawls up the bank. Betts, p. 192 



Another, issued by the same society, has points of resemblance 

 and is of the same date. On the obverse is a river god reclining, 

 with a bow, quiver and ax below him. A beaver climbs up the 

 bank, and overhead is a shield with Amherst's name. The legend 

 in capitals is. " The conquest of Canada completed." The reverse 



