Governor's ( Willard P. Hall) Medal Found News Clippping, undated
Entry/Object ID
AM1990.1.51
Scope and Content
Governor's Medal Found. Mrs. Edwin B. Gwinn restores a disc unearthed on 1892. When adding an addition to her house the medal was found in a collection of trash buried four feet underground. Not knowing to whom the medal belonged, she carefully preserved it, thinking to restore it to the rightful owner some day.
The medal remained in Mrs. Gwinn's possession until visiting with Professor Phillips who happened to mention Judge Hall's name while talking to Mr. Gwinn. Mrs. Gwinn recognized the name and told Professor Phillips the story of the medal. In a few days Professor Phillips had arranged for an interview , and Judge Hall was again in possession of his father's Medal.
Governor Hall was born at Harper's Ferry, VA in 1820. He moved to St. Joseph where he made his home until his death in 1882. The medal belonged to Willard P. Hall who was lieutenant governor of Missouri and after the death of Governor Gamble became governor. He held this office in 1864 and 1865.
