And I appreciate the information! Three voices in its narrative (Beale’s, Morriss’, and the unknown author’s) decoded. Hence, the first perceived discrepancy between the two Declarations occurs at word 510, spelled I believe if you read my work you’ll see my reasoning for the overt use of the number 3 is entirely different from the reasonings you state above- all of which are new to me. For me, this passage implies only one key would be sent. creator of cipher No. happened to contain an extra word not found in Beale's Declaration, or vice versa. 1 and No. The Beale Ciphers are widely-known among treasure hunters. did not have to start with a misnumbered Declaration. Method in which each letter in the plaintext is replaced by a letter some fixed number of positions down the alphabet. And so besides writing about Mystery, Adventure, and the Search for Treasure on this site, she shares her Collection of Games, many from the 1800's, on her website: Your email address will not be published. In the discussion that follows, I shall refer to the They supposedly lead to a fortune buried in the Virginia hills that has never been recovered. have all been tried on codes 1 and 3 without success. 2 and his copy of the Declaration. Back in 1983, famed skeptic Joe Nickell theorized the Papers were Masonic in origin, but beyond a few examples he could provide very little backup evidence of that claim. Many searchers have then suspected another important document or book may have been used as the key for decoding these; instead of the Declaration of Independence which was used to decipher Beale Paper 2. Beale never reappeared, nor his … I know he wrote several letters and left them in a box, I wondered how he would be so sure that the Key to de-cipher would reach him. Attempts to explain how No. The cryptic texts have captured the imagination and enthusiasm of avid cryptographers and treasure hunters ever since. and once that was accomplished he was able to figure out the counting errors that Beale made, and hence was able to prepare may have noticed that word 309 ("Britain") begins with letter "B" and word 317 ("usurpations") If an unusually long string of That tactic would have allowed the author to correctly decode 90 percent of the cipher numbers in No. I have not plagerized your work. Thus, it may be surmised that Beale's Declaration contained the word "unalienable," not "inalienable," The cyrptologist that analysed the paper thought the Beale papers were nothing more than a hoax… He noticed the pattern of the declaration for two of the cyphers where one made a solution and the other made letters in sequence. It is roughly as follows: “I have deposited in the county of Bedford, about four miles from Buford’s, in an excavation or vault, six feet below the surface of the ground, the following articles, belonging jointly to the parties whose names are given in number “3” herewith; The first deposit consisted of one thousand and fourteen pounds of gold, and three thousand eight hundred and twelve pounds of silver, deposited November, 1819. The three lights represent the Sun, Moon, and Mercury; Osiris, Isis and Horus; the Father, the Mother, and the Child; Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty; Hakamah. leave this entirely to conjecture. counting error (e.g., counting 9 words as 10, 11 words as 10, or 20 words as 10) is a serious error, as it causes all words You will find a copy of my book entitled DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: A Checklist Jun 2010. All decoded cipher numbers up to and including number 241 would have been decoded correctly by consulting the likely letter "V" and number 647 was likely letter "I.". If not I can give you some information. I’m just outside Lynchburg, Va. if anyone wants to collaborate on this one sometime. Three types of treasure buried by Beale; (gold, silver and jewels) Learn how your comment data is processed. 3 Vaults in C2 decoded text are correct to start with. 2 to be decoded by readers of the pamphlet. Along with being a writer, Jenny Kile is a researcher, treasure hunter, game enthusiast and Founder of Kardtects®. website. The mysterious codes supposedly gave directions to a treasure buried in a secret location in Bedford County, Va., in the 1820s. 23 was used repetitively by the author in hopes someone might notice. It has to be questioned then, is this a coincidence, is there some truth to the story, or did the writer use information known to him for adding credence to a hoax? 3 ciphers It seems probable that after The first was meant to locate the treasure. No further letters arrived, and neither Beale nor any of his associates was ever heard from again. Beale’s treasure is buried in the literal center, the heart, of the Commonwealth. 3)Only one of the three Beale Ciphers has been solved Beale Papers #2 (solved) The ‘author’ did have one success during his efforts to decipher the Beale Papers. stood for letters "V," "I," and "Y." The letter by letter method makes it easier to encode a message with unusual words that may not appear in the book. words in his Declaration and decoding additional cipher numbers in No. The cryptic texts have captured the imagination and enthusiasm of avid cryptographers and treasure hunters ever since. is a major variant found in 112 of the 321 different Declarations printed prior to 1823, and it is found in many Declarations This mystery of VA has been on my radar for a few years. Beale promised the innkeeper he would return in 10 years to collect the ciphers, however, Beale was never to be seen again and the keys never arrived. 3 Vaults in Cipher 2, 3 uses of “Key” in Beale’s letters etc.) 3 initials(TJB) etc Moreover, the author would likely have recognized Arguably, I noticed an intriguing thing about the Beale papers. Even before numbering additional numbers 807 and 647 are not decoded, but instead represented as spaces, actually makes it easier to see probable 1776 was not mentioned in order to puzzle the reader The third was meant to detail which of his kin was to receive the treasure R    D     A   B   O   A     T      ... De Beale cijfers (of Beale Papers) zijn een reeks van drie ciphertexts, waarvan er één naar verluidt stelt de locatie van een begraven schat van goud, ... Unsolved Mysteries; en de 2011 Onafhankelijkheidsverklaring aflevering van de History Channel TV tonen Brad Meltzer's Decoded. I suspect something is wrong. 2 as Beale. Saying YOU came up with them is like taking credit for algebra. For many decades other Masonic bodies claimed jurisdiction over the degrees, but finally, in 1880, the degrees declared their independence at a meeting held in Detroit, where a General Grand Council was formed. It They were created to add adventure to a story. Only the second cipher has been solved. 3 “Keys” in Beale’s Letters If not I can direct you to its location where there is a gift shop and you might get some cool history or info on it… The original tavern of TJB burned down right behind the new one which is on the side of US221 in Montvale…, https://www.google.com/maps/@37.386565,-79.737091,3a,75y,214.42h,78.28t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sUn3W3bJiob9KblRsGtnagA!2e0, That is the front view, and I believe its a gift shop now for the Beale story. I am aware that this certainly cuts strongly towards the "hoax" theory of the Beale Ciphers but is not conclusive as it could also be interpreted to cut towards a "confederate gold" theory of the Beale Ciphers as well as one or two other theories. procure." with another of my papers. THE MAN THAT DECODED THE BEALE CIPHERS Cool new website THE MAN THAT DECODED THE BEALE PAPERS Cryptography likes this. And if he knew this information- maybe it is important to a deeper level to the ‘story’ if the story as told is not fully correct?? If you look on the map I am in Radford which is SW of Roanoke. Which makes it all the more painful to consider that Beale’s treasure—the ciphers, the story, the gold, the silver, and the jewels, even Thomas J. Beale himself—might all be a big, fat hoax. in the pamphlet. I sure don’t Jenny…I wish I could help you there. would serve as test cases. The vault is roughly lined with stone, and the vessels rest on solid stone, and are covered with others. Such as the letters he wrote were the key, and that would “reach him in time”, But then the Declaration of Independence, would be too much of a coincidence… So now I am on the fence if it is even real. What I believe the Papers “celebrate” is the “independence” of a small Masonic rite whose practitioners are called the “Royal and Select Masters”. 2. This would permit other occurrences of these same cipher numbers to be conveniently decoded as well, which would also serve Though you might well think that the description listed below doesn’t sound particularly promising… The Declaration of Independence is the founding document of American Democracy. It so happens that the phrase "institute a new government" The candidate makes three circuits of the Lodge: there were three assassins of Khir-Om, and he was slain by three blows while seeking to escape by the three gates of the Temple.”, Paul, OK, I accept your word for it. produced by a correct key text. Perhaps the most famous of 19th century Masons was Albert Pike, who had this to say about the number 3: “There are three Degrees in Blue Masonry…The candidate gains admission by three raps, and three raps call up the Brethren. Fair enough? It has been proven that a Thomas ‘Beall’ did pass through St. Louis at the time the story said TBeale did (1820), because this name is listed in the postmaster’s list of St. Louis. additional confirmation and to identify the full set of cipher numbers corrected on the basis of the identified trial There are people that continue to look for this great treasure every day. 1) – The Beale Papers state the Beale party arrived in Santa Fe in December of 1817. 4) – The first deposit was made by Beale in November of 1819. The part about the signalling…just ingenious. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Late 2014 the code's have been cracked and I am working to the final draft at this time. I prove this in my new book “Solving the Beale Papers”. Beale + 2 men visited Morriss (as long as it’s legal–I should add that..lol), Have you ever been there yet Jenny? 3 could be solved by finding the right key texts. his key, and that number 308 was intended to refer to word 309 and that number 316 was intended to refer to word 317. Someone would bring the code to him in 1832, if required. The second was meant to tell the contents of the treasure. Yesterday, I discussed whether the Beale Codes are real or a giant hoax. D E P O S _ T E D I N T H E C O. The method involves adding or subtracting a trial displacement to one or more cipher From a perusal of the cipher Beale and the author were two different persons, not the Nineteen is the distance south, Left onto second point. In 1820, Beale would stay at Morriss’ hotel for three months A free PDF copy of the book can be downloaded and viewed on your own personal computer. to provide a copy of the Declaration whose words were  purposely misnumbered, thus compensating for the mistakes In the decoded ciphers he uses BEAL as his last name. error in Beale's Declaration occurs somewhere between word 241 ("invariably") and word 247 ("design"). 2 are deciphered (omitting They reburied it in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. The two words "mean time" or "mean-time" occur in 305 of the 321 Declarations 2. The two Degrees of Royal Master and Select Master were first combined by Jeremy L. Cross on March 21, 1818. made by Beale in preparing his key and the Declarations used by Beale and the pamphlet's author are important aspects of the Additional cipher numbers are tested to provide What I found provides, beyond a shadow of a doubt, proof that the Papers were indeed penned as a highly complex Masonic allegory; written in celebration of a event unique in the history of Freemasonry. And although this isn’t for certain, the possibility exists for this to be the solution to the codes of the Beale Papers. 2, rather than 2 could be decoded using the Declaration. if the author was not so astute and did not recognize the emerging pattern immediately, he would most likely have noticed But then again, it is a story….a story that was published by J.B. Ward in 1885… 20 years AFTER the Denver gold rush was a national headline. 2) – The Beale Papers state gold and silver was discovered by members of the Beale party approximately in the middle of March, 1818. 2 was decoded by continuing with the 22nd cipher number, and decoding 2. So, is it coincidence then, that within the Beale Papers there are: Three ciphers in the Beale Papers text, greatly reducing the amount of time necessary to examine each passage of text. Moreover, it was the author's intention to say in the pamphlet that I gave my opinion of Mr. Stewart’s ideas And knowing the one coded message was cracked by using the Declaration of Independence, it would indicate they all might be. There was a French scholar in 1770 who put together about 300 men, 500 horses, and mules in New Orleans; who then made their way up northwest. The author would be more appealing and convincing, if the author had explained how he went about his work of decoding No. I just thought it was odd that numbers in one of the papers were much larger than in any of the other 2 papers. So it is possible that it all could actually be a fake story. When Morriss is given the box from Beale, he waits 23-years to open it. Determining the additional steps or methods for using the Declaration of Independence to decode the Beale Ciphers seems to remain the challenge. The Papers are 23-pages long. made one or more clerical errors in preparing his key. and the Declaration selected by the author (reprinted in Ward's pamphlet) are different—they have slightly different I recalled that the author of the pamphlet said "With this idea, a test was made of every book I could Those are fairly self-evident to anyone from a reading of the Papers. The only accurate information I have on the area is the locations of the Black Horse Tavern, and Bufords Tavern. Nevertheless, the pamphlet recounts and demonstrates how one of the three codes was solved by the person entrusted with the box containing the Beale Papers. If words one through 140 are numbered in What I found provides, beyond a shadow of a doubt, proof that the Papers were indeed penned as a highly complex Masonic allegory; written in celebration of a event unique in the history of Freemasonry. The Declaration reprinted in the pamphlet contains the word "inalienable" (word 95). It’s such a neat story, Iron Will. Thus, no discrepancy occurs between the two Declarations until after word 241. 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