Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1890 — Singular Recovery of a Ring. [ARTICLE]

Singular Recovery of a Ring.

Jewelers’ Weekly. A few weeks ago Thomas D. Addison, a dairy farmer living at Fairfax Station, Va., on the Virginia Midland [Railroad, twenty-four miles from the city of Washington, discovered imbetied in the hoof of one of his cows, a large -eal ring. The ring was a very handsome one, and had engraved upon £he seal the coat |of arms of Mexico, ghe word “Mexico,” and a Spanish word that the finder could not decile )r. Inside were the words, “H. J. J A nt, Worth’s Div.” / Mr. Addison reported the finding of r the ring to the Alexandria papers, which published a 6hort notice of it. Soon afterward he received a letter from Col. Pitcher, U. S. A., now living in Washington, saying that he was an intimate friend of Colonel Hunt, and served with him through the Mexican war. When the officers of Worth’s Division left Mexico they wished to have mementoes of the days and nights spent together there; so all had rings made alike. During the rebellion Cololel, promoted to Brigadier General, {Hunt commanded the Federal artillery that at one time were stationed in Mr. lAddison’s meadow, and the ring was. lost by him at that time. Gen. Hunt'

died two years ago. His family bow lives in W&shingtdh, and Blr. Addison has turned oyer to tfeeps the ring recovered after A lapse of more than a quarter of a century. *