Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-03

transaction. I am not made out of that
kind Of material, and was not raised by
white people who taught dishonorable prin-
ciples. l have in my veins a good streak
of Indian blood. and, you know an Indian
detests a liar and a thief, and would be
nothing less did do otherwise than 1 am
doing in this matter.
1T Is my earnest wish that this may be
the last effort to get me to tell that which
1 promised Mr.. Davis faithfully 1 would
never divulge. But 1t matters not how
many offers may be made, and how large
the amounts. James Jones will never enter
tain them"
do you believe you could recover the
seal?" he was asked.
II feel entirely satisfied that 1 could,
butt never will. l never din deceive Mr.
Davis. and now that he Is dead am sure
1 shall remain true to the implicit confidence
he always placed in me almost from the
day l entered his employ
There has been much discussion through
the newspapers about the great seal of the
confederacy. some claiming that duplicates
were made of the seal which you placed in
the James,
Il am satisfied that no duplicate was
ever made of the last great seal Of the con-
federacy; but there are duplicates of the
one used before the last one reached Rich
mond from England, the one which Mr.
Davis intrusted to me- 1 have been told
that the first seal used by the confederacy
was engraved a piece of lockwood in
Montgomery. l believe that is a matter OF
history. The seal of which duplicates were
made was the one made in Baltimore OF
Washington. I assisted in unpacking the
box in which it came to Richmond and
there was splendid flag in the box. MY
recollection is that this was in 1862, in the
early part of that year. This seal did moi
weigh more than one pound, and I know
that while Mr.. Davis and his cabinet were
pleased with the workmanship, the seal die
not, in some way, meet their expectations
The following year. 1863. the big great sea
came from England, the Fanny landing a
Wilmington, and from that place the sea
was sent to Richmond. I was one of the
men who aided in unpacking the box, which
was packed in a most complete manner
The seal was in rosewood box, something
after the style used in those days for duel
| ing pistol cases. The box was trimmed ant
| inlaid with pearl and ivory, and the sea
| was an immense silver affair, weighint
! fully ten pounds. 1t was unlike the grea
seal made in Baltimore Washington, bu
| the inscription was the same, and tn,
| wreath of corn, tobacco, cotton, wheat
etc, was the same. Our officers had ;
wreath for their caps almost like this, ant
l have seen several of them since coming
| to Richmond
1T was the general belief for many
] years that the great seal of the confed-
eracy was captured by the northern army
when 1t swooped down on this city and
that II was turned over as one of the
trophies Of war to the War Department in
Washington. Such was not the Il uth and
the fact Is that the Union army got power
full little Of value in Richmond which be-
| longed to the confederate government.
When Mr. Davis realized that 1t was but a
short time until Richmond would fall, he
sent me with Mrs. Davis-God bless her
| memory-ahd the Children to Charlotte, N.
G. had about $13,OO0.OO0 under my care
and hauled 1t around in freight car from
one point to another in the south, until
Capt. Parker Of Newberry. 8. c., relieved