The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-15

Oshown by later correspondence. In
March OF the following year Colonel
| Pickett wrotc to the United States
| consul at Paris asking for informa-
ton of Mr.. Cromwell and said. We in
habits as to drink
subsequently. Colonel Pickett wrote
| the consuls at many European ports in
an effort to locate Mr.. Bromwell and
to hear from him personally. but the
tenor OF Colonel Picketts letters in
| dictate that no communication was had
| from him by Pickett or Mrs. Brom-
we'll.
| I'm n letter of May II, 1873, to Brom-
well. Pickett wrote. You will wait a
| long time before lightning Will strike
] you again: nor will you ever find an
7 other j. 7. P. to utilize the treasure
trove to your benefit
| Cromwell died in London in 1875.
alone. broken In health and spirits. In
February 1876. Colonel Pickett wrote
Mrs. Bromwell that he held $3.50 in cash
and $4,000 in bonds, which he purposed
| turning over to her as her trustee"
| Traces History of Seal.
| Judge Montgomery then traced with
| copies of the original papers before
|
act of the Confederate Congress Great
ing 1t on April 80. 1853. the letter of
Mr.. Benjamin ordering 1t to be made
In England through Mr.. Mason. Con-
| fedcrate commissioner to England: an
itemized copy of the receipt given by
the maker. Joseph S. Wyon. chief en-
grarer to Her Majesty; letters showing
Its delivery to Mr.. Benjamin by Lieu
| tenant Chapman, of the Confederate
navy In September, 1864. and the loss
of IA past of the fixtures at Bermuda
| These fixtures were not recovered. and
the seal could not be used without
them
Judge Montgomery Is satisfied that
the seal was in one of the boxes which
Bromwell took to Charlotte ami that
Pickett got the seal when the papers
and records of the Department OF
State came into his possession.
There is nothing in the record to
show that Pickett agreed to sell OF
turn over to the United States the seal
of the Confederate States"
At this point Judge Montgomery pro
duced copies of letters from Pickett's
letter oook-now in the Library O.
Congress with the Pickett papers Ia
Captain Selfridge and correspondence
between Pickett and S. II. Black. silver
smith and clcctrotyper, of New York
bearing upon the possession of the sea
by Captain Selfridge.
The letters between Pickett and
I Black arc dated between May and Sep
TENDER. 1873 and relate to Blacks con;
tract TO make medals and electrotype.
In bronze. silver, and gold from the
Confederate seal. Large numbers o,
these medalltons were shipped by Blacl
to Pickett In 1879 and large amount.
OF money In solver were sent by Pick
EFT to Black in payment OF his work
Made From Original.
, The medallions were sold extensive
ly throughout the South. One of thes,
{ letters shows that the medallions wer,
! made from the orig seal. II is al
E follows. dated at New York. August 81
e 1873. and addressed to John T. pickett
E Washington, d. c.:
$ Dear Sir:
Yours with check is at hand An
, much obliged, and shall now pay m,
r Indebtedness to all men in this business
Am sorry TO hear that any one ha.
c thought OF making any of these medals
but II is nothing but what I expected
they would do; 1t is pity that yo,
z could not get a right TO sell them eX
/. clusively. send you a letter which
received from st. Louis. Mo-. the othe
, day. Perhaps you had better write t.
HiHi' tney are TOO large Tor belt buckles
Any ell ctrotyper can make them from
one OF the Impressions better than h
, can from the original seal and mucf
u easier. My advice to you is to sell a:
!, soon AS possible what you have got
, You know that no one else in the coun.
. try can get them made as cheap as
, can make them AMI have made then
and will continue to make them. S,
II there is any sale at all rush 1t now
for some one will get the inside tract
of you If you don't"
THE two following letters from Pick
etts letter book show that the sea
was delivered to Lieutenant Selfridge.
! continued Judge Montgomery:
Washington. D. c..
December 81, 1873"
My Dear Captain:
II am very glad TO hear from 70,
and quite envy your prospect OF
speedy escape from that frozen region
II Is frozen enough here. Do not for
get our understanding as 10 my hav
, Ing finger in that raging canawl
!