The Vero Beach treasures. Then, the first letter of the matching numbered word of the DOI to the sequence of numbers on the Coded Paper was written. I saw a TV special about it and a guy using a computer noticed that on one of the undeciphered pages the deciphering (using the same code) left a long series of letters that were in order in the alphabet. to the Beale Vault were entirely decoded from this cipher and no other.Beale's use of landmarks, the location of the A woodshop teacher has found a solution but not the treasure. The Dates Associated with the Treasure Story. If you actually use the words from the Declaration of Independence, most of the text is unreadable. The Imperial Seal, also known as the Heirloom Seal of the Realm, is a … As such, it could very possibly be truth. Now it is also true he could have numbered them differently then Beale had….but it makes me think perhaps Beale placed those strings in there so if the method to decode cipher 2 was first used on 1 (which gave the strings), they would be encouraged in some way to continue or know they were on the right track. Here is a brief explanation of how. This is reprinted as "The Beale Papers'* in P. B. Innis and Walter Dean Welcome To The Beale Treasure The key to its location lies in one of the most mysterious codes in history…the Beale Codes. Whatever the case is, the treasure (which may or may not exist) has yet to be found. All Rights Reserved. The ‘key’ was supposed to be sent to Morriss in 1832, and so maybe only the DOI was going to be sent and Beale thought to be safe (what if Morriss had passed away? For instance, one argument suggests the work is fiction, written by Ward himself, because such words like ‘Stampede or Improvise’ supposedly written by ‘Beale’ within the pamphlet, do not have written account of usage until many years after 1822. Beale’s codes are basic substitution ciphers, where each number represents a letter of the alphabet, which can be found by counting the words in the “key” text that the cipher is based on. Thrill of the Chase Related Links and Books. They may have been words spoken in the social circles of Beale, and a written record just hadn’t happened yet. New information will be on display here as as And then what about the supposed finding of Gold? Certain dates given in the Beale Papers affect the believability of the treasure story. Jefferson’s wife passed away, so when he went to France with his daughter, he brought Sally Hennings along to help take care of her. decoding secretly hidden directions located within Cipher One of the Locality Cipher. associated with the Beale Vault & Excavation Site within Bedford County, Virginia. Between 1819 and 1821, Thomas Beale buried a giant treasure in Virginia. Required fields are marked *. They reburied it in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. 113=5+10=15=O add them to single code digits=15 I find time to post additional pictures or documentation concerning our discovery and work. (which would be different, possibly more difficult than cipher 2’s method), I don’t know…..no one does….and it all depends which belief you lean towards as to what plan of attack you use…… complete hoax/fiction and codes 1 and 3 are gibberish only, fiction but codes can still be broken (with codes 1 and 3 holding messages revealing true purpose), real (with treasure still able to be found or with treasure discovered long ago), or something else…. The survey examined the frequency of DOI words (six letters or longer) in the text of TBP and 100 “classic” short stories. The treasure was found in June, in Wyoming, by someone else. The vault is roughly lined with stone, and the vessels rest on solid stone, and are covered with others. The directions to the vault The dark color is unusual, because all of the other fields around there are light in color. What about Morriss? Very Interesting! This would suggest the treasure hunt wasn’t so much a hoax, but it’s purpose and meaning is not one which was meant to find a monetary stash of gold, but one within yourself, or a secret understanding and wisdom given by solving the last two codes. The Beale Treasure. Can the puzzle of the ciphers be solved? Note: The treasure was found on June 8. I’m always interested in new thoughts for Beale….. I’ve been to Walnut Grove Church, and can’t picture where you mean….I’ll have to get my pictures out and see if I have a shot of the location you mention. This communication was sent from St. Louis on May 9th, 1822. Courtesy Indian River County, FL Tourism. The few months he spent searching in Virginia didn’t yield any treasure hoard, but he believed it possible for treasure to be found. I was so turned around I didn’t know which way was up. It was laid out to the eight points of the compass just like Popular Forest. On Monday, I posted the second installment. And it is possible another text, other than the Declaration, was used. So we must assume they were placed in there, but why is the question. Jenny, Follow up. In efforts to ensure this treasure stayed safe (while they continued on other adventures), this group of thirty men decided to transport the treasure back to Virginia (where they were familiar), and bury it. His motto, ‘Today’s the day’ kept the belief and energy up for final discovery of the 1622 shipwrecked vessel’s treasures on July 20th, 1985. 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. No one knows for sure. each page so that no difficulty will be had in finding them. The person chosen by Beale was Morriss. And always treasure the adventure! The original story of the ciphers is the stuff of legend – the treasure was claimed to have been found by one Thomas J. Beale in the early 1800s when he and a group of 30 men found a mine full of gold and silver while hunting buffalo. Thomas Jefferson Beale was a tall light skinned black man with reddish hair believed to be the son of Thomas Jefferson by his devoted slave Edy. could these papers have been created by him to throw others off the track? I plan to write a separate post on this….but my thoughts is the DOI is the key for all 3, but used differently. The amount of gold mined and the transported, hmmm? He and all of his men were betrayed and killed by his so called friend in St Louis, Mo. Jenny: He was able to decode ‘Beale Paper #2’ revealing the contents of the treasure, by using the Declaration of Independence as a Key. It has never been found. The field is between Goose Creek Valley road and Pike road, just before the Walnut Grove Church. I meant to say there oldest son, there first born. From the church parking lot drive SW two tents of a mile along Pike road. The directions to the vault Fisher is famous for investing 16 years into the search for the shipwrecked Atocha. The Beale Treasure, all types of treasure hunting Originally Posted by franklin I wrote it large because so many people claim they have the Mystery Solved and they get on here on this forum, people such as you, claiming they have it all solved----they know where it is------ … The ore only had to be roasted to form metallic gold and silver. 12/13/2009  After a cryptanalyst figured out that the second cipher correlated with the Declaration, the following text was revealed from Beale’s letter: "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 ‘author’ did have one success during his efforts to decipher the Beale Papers. Legend says Thomas jefferson Beale found the treasure out West, brought it home to Virginia, buried it and left behind three ciphers that will lead you to the precise location of a treasure that could be worth close to $60 million dollars. Neither side can be conclusively confirmed. It is believed either the correct ‘text’ needs realized and applied to the codes, or the correct method to apply the Declaration of Independence as a key needs realized. They reburied this treasure in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. The tale shares how Code’s 2 list of numbers were applied to the Declaration. area, construction details, talley of the pots plus contents and the final directions leading (Cue the evil laugh.) Later, I suspect he lived and worked at Jefferson’s summer home; Popular Forest. Did he exist? It was claimed to have been found about 300 miles North of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The above method and decipherment was included in The Beale Papers. Then Beale created three ciphers now known as the Beale Codes.Only one of the Beale Codes – the second one – has ever been decoded. Much of the research done on the above matters, and others, share findings that the story, as told, ‘could’ be true, given leeway to various circumstances and a few discrepancies made by the telling of the ‘author’. Learn how your comment data is processed. The treasure is that of Thomas Beale, supposedly buried in Bedford County, Virginia sometime in the 1820s. The letters spelled out the following (without mistakes noticed from The Beale Papers), “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.  Was located by It’s fun to work on and I like to visit the area…. This is one of the reasons given for why a text can’t be found, since many public texts have been tested, but Masonic Texts are secretly held. He was leading a group of 30 men from Virginia on an adventurous expedition when they found a mine full of gold and silver while hunting buffalo. Thomas Beale’s code. And if it does exist maybe people should be rethinking what THEY would do in a case like that. The pamphlet begins with Ward sharing how the ‘author’ became part of the puzzling Beale Papers, and why he had decided to reveal all that he knew about the story of the Beale Treasure by way of the pamphlet. If not, I guess, I’ll just have go visit there again…lol…. Besides physically searching through the mountains and valleys of Bedford county Virginia for where the lost treasure of Beale might rest, many put ‘Today’s the day’ thought and hope into the solving of the Beale Ciphers. Most of the cast and crew said they didn’t believe in the Beale treasure, or, if they did, many said the loot probably had been found by now. In 1992, I learned about the Beale Treasure while researching my book, "The Slave Children of Thomas Jefferson". Sam Peppiatt. The old remains of the chimney set along side route 460 in Montvale, Bedford County, VA, behind a home and on the edge of a pasture (It is guarded by a big dog). xThe Beale Papers containing Authentic Statements regarding the Treasure Buried in 1819 and 1821, near Buford's in Bedford County, Virginia and Which Has Never Been Recovered (Lynchburg, 1885). Not until the publishing of the 1885 pamphlet entitled, ‘The Beale Papers containing authentic statements regarding treasure buried in 1819 and 1822, near Bufords, in Bedford County, Virginia, and which never has been recovered” was the public aware a hidden treasure might be buried in Bedford County. The treasure was claimed to have been found by one Thomas J. Beale in the early 1800s. Beale and 30 fellow adventurers transported the hoard to Bedford County, where they buried it in a secure location. The pamphlet describes how a man named Thomas J. Beale had discovered gold out west, with a group of fellow adventurers, and returned to Bedford County, Virginia, twice, in 1819 and 1822, to bury this group’s treasure hoard for safe keeping. Also,the name LeDuc, was associated with a map showing the location of the cave. The Mysterious Beale Treasure? She manages a few websites dedicated to these varied interests and enjoys sharing adventures in each! And so it’s possible it is used for the others. Blame the excursion West on cognitive bias. I just don’t see a clearly defining anything from that alone. Beale created three ciphers pinpointing the treasure’s location, and entrusted the ciphers to Mr. Robert Morris, an inn-keeper in Lynchburg. This guy sure was a trusting soul and how could he have moved all those pounds of gold and silver in just two trips? it’s about time for another visit anyway . One of the ciphers specifies the location of a buried treasure of gold … What if the original letters, the missing key from St. Louis, evidence of a Beale in Santa Fe, evidence of where the treasure was (but found long ago by someone else), or what if someone finally breaks one (or both) of the last two unsolved codes? Collectible Treasures. On the last trip back they left a huge amount of silver in a cave near Eagle Rock, Mo. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. In 1989, Fisher took to combing the ground, in search for the Beale Treasure, and applied his motto to that lost treasure. ... Disturbingly, several people have died in the quest. Beale promised to send the key for decoding the ciphers, then left once again for the untamed west. The Beale Ciphers have challenged treasure hunters for almost 200 years. On September 9, 2013, a treasure was found during a Hebrew University excavation at the foot of Temple Mount in Jerusalem. And for this reason, it is thought written by possibly Ward for gain of profit, or by someone working close to him. Yeah, I wonder if those letter codes on page 1 was a clue to deciphering page 2. The only known source for the story is the pamphlet. THE BEALE VAULT A woodshop teacher has found a solution but not the treasure. Records show an M.P LeDuc, Mary Phillip LeDuc. The second was made December, 1821, and consisted of nineteen hundred and seven pounds of gold, and twelve hundred and eighty eight pounds of silver; also jewels, obtained in St. Louis in exchange for silver to save transportation, and valued at 13,000. The directions to the vault area, construction details, talley of the pots plus contents and the final directions leading to the Beale Vault were entirely decoded from this cipher and no other. Ward, and there is record of this event. Those people who believe there is some remnant of truth to the Beale Treasure story seem to attack it in two different ways. It goes on to include Beale’s plan for later retrieval, either by him upon safe return after his ventures out west, or by Robert Morriss. Then there are questions who was Thomas J. Beale?  A small pre-dig mpeg video clip is located below ........left click to open or right click to download! The mystery of the Beale Treasure originates from a small pamphlet published in 1885. Well done Thomas J. It like, they knew exactly where it was ————–, Can someone explain that to me? I was at the church once too but, without a map. Is the Declaration of Independence the key to finding the gold, silver, and precious stones that Beale buried near Bedford, Virginia? Thomas J. Beale decoding secretly hidden directions located within Cipher One of the Locality Cipher. One which was given in the 1885 Beale Papers itself. Treasure Games and Other Fun Ideas. And the rest will be history. And the impression I got was that he did it alone. According to the story set out in the 1885 pamphlet, an American man by the name of Thomas J. Beale came across a treasure consisting of gold, silver, and jewels in a mine located to the north of Santa Fe. Your email address will not be published. 6=6+10=16=P carry on. I mean would you ask a guy to mail a letter for you in ten years? Beale! Just could be. excavation site and his method of concealement for both the treasure and the ciphers were absolutely ingenious. One thing of note that pulled me away from the deciphering of the beale papers, was the misprints of the printed Declaration of Independence used as the key against the given deciphered text. Paper number “1” describes the exact locality of the vault, so that no difficulty will be had in finding it.”. ... they provide the most up-to-date and new information on the Beale treasure story found anywhere. Beale! BealeSolved.Com The story of Beale’s Treasure a Freemason’s Tale echoes the journey of discoveries in the order that Mento had found them. The warning is as follows: “Again, never, as I have done, sacrifice your own and your family’s interests to what may prove an illusion; but as I have already said, when your day’s work is done, and you are comfortably seated by your good fire, a short time devoted to the subject can injure no one, and may bring its reward.”. As mentioned above, the story included how the Declaration was used to solve Beale Paper #2. They decided to check out Mr. Morriss. But if someone has overlooked a Beale treasure clue, Goad may pick up on it. Hi Jenny! could have been used to encrypt the two unsolved numerical codes. Two: Beale died, and his fellow shareholders cleaned out the hoard without contacting Morriss. Date: 1821. Beale’s Treasure a Freemason’s Tale presents an exacting narrative of methodologies used and the connections that each solution has to Masonic literature. Oak Island Mystery. During that time Morriss and Beale grew to know each other rather well. excavation site and his method of concealement for both the treasure and the ciphers were absolutely ingenious. Any of this can happen at any time. Regarding comments concerning the Declaration of Independence as a key to the mystery, your readers may wish to take a look at a survey published here: http://www.lasthaunting.com/essays, entitled: A Survey of Declaration of Independence Word Frequency in The Beale Papers and 100 “Classic” Short Stories. Beale wanted to ensure that if danger struck him and his group, and he wasn’t alive to retrieve the treasure, he left care for someone else to do so. The case was featured in 7th special episode of Unsolved Mysteries. Thanks for sharing this, Rob. Soon after leaving, Beale had written a letter to Morriss. The first code contained the treasure’s exact location, a second code described the contents and the third named the members of Beale’s 30-man party along with their next of kin. Each word of the famous document was numbered. There are almost as many people who believe the treasure story is real, as there are who believe it to be an elaborate work of fiction and hoax. Quite by an accident, in the following year, Beale’s party unearthed a fabulous and massive treasure of silver, gold and jewels about 300 miles north of Santa Fe. Not until the publishing … Poes name decoded helps, I’m fairly certain of the following information: Beale, was the youngest son of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hennings. The Beale Papers pamphlet describes three encoded messages (codes, ciphers or cyphers). There are even arguments that Ward himself made up the story, if only to sell his sensational pamphlets. The Beale Treasure is probably buried in a shallow depression, in a field about four miles up the North fork of Goose Creek from Montvale, Va.( By Google Earth yard stick). Beale and the company had discussed where they could leave the details of their treasure so that any member of the party could retrieve their share at some future date. Certain dates given in the Beale Papers affect the believability of the treasure story. The treasure, consisting of gold, silver and jewels has been estimated to be worth today upwards of 50 million dollars. However, these reasons are not sufficient enough to conclude The Beale Papers are a hoax. Beale Ciphers and the Lost Treasure in Bedford County. Another related theory to the above and put forth has been that The Beale Papers might not lead to a physical treasure, but more of a spiritual type treasure, like the search for the Lost Word in Masonic Lodges. Beale and the company had discussed where they could leave the details of their treasure so that any member of the party could retrieve their share at some future date. For example, the numbering of letters, syllables, every other letter, etc. It is 300 miles by road from Santa Fe,NM. The treasure was said to have been obtained by an American man named Thomas Jefferson Beale in 1818, to the north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, most likely in what would now be Colorado. The gold silver ore was found at what is now Silver Cliff, Co. I believe that Thomas Jefferson himself had hidden the gold in Bedford County Virginia. I’m thinking he more or less buried the gold and silver where it was found or pretty close to the area and that it was buried a little at a time. Hopkins played Mrs. Morris, the wife of the innkeeper to whom Beale is said to have given the treasure codes. That summer day turned out to be ‘The Day’ of celebration after years of combing the ocean floor. Over the years many people have physically searched for the treasure. The gold was brought back to the U.S. and buried in Bedford County, Virginia. He found the three encoded letters, plus another letter addressed to himself in which Beale gave his account of finding the treasure. 8=8+10=18=R success is now out of print Video Clip He was leading a group of 30 men from Virginia on an adventurous expedition when they found a mine full of gold and silver while hunting buffalo. B Ward was confirmed to be a Freemason, if only briefly, and The Beale Papers seem to use some masonic imagery and terms, it has been suggested the ‘text’ needed to use and decode the Beale Paper 1 and 3 could be a Masonic Text. The letter mentions the importance and secrecy of the box left in charge with Morriss. Here is an interesting fact; if anyone is interested. Then in 2005 I found myself in the area, specifically inquiring about the Buford’s Tavern sighting. Interesting none the less. Maybe plan a Fennboree outing for Buford’s Tavern. 122=5 double the added code digits.=10 So do many others, and the search for the treasure continues, with thoughts of ‘Today’s the day’. Or a double layer of encoding was applied on the last two. The field that I’m talking about, is in a very small valley. Was located by Website! It recently occurred to me that his so called friend, in St Louis may have been a woman. Great website. However, when the DOI key was applied, in the same manner, to the other two Beale Papers, nothing intelligible was found. To recap, Thomas Beale and thirty other people excavated a massive treasure between 1819 and 1821. area, construction details, talley of the pots plus contents and the final directions leading sally was very young, and he was alone————–anyway this explains a lot, why there inn’t any record of Beale. Sam Peppiatt, Jenny, One of the most well known searchers for the Beale Treasure was Mel Fisher. This is definitely something I want to get into sooner or later. Do you have more information on the cave near Eagle Rock, Mo? This is an interesting topic. 10 years came and went and neither Beale nor the key ever arrived. They wouldn’t have to find the ‘lost treasure’, but only find some clarifications to the hunt. Who wrote The Beale Papers continues to be of hot debate. But instead of numbering the words of the Declaration, another numbering of the Declaration might be used. It is said the ‘author’ took the responsibility of The Beale Papers from Morriss in 1862, and from that time engaged often, to his financial and emotional demise, in attempting to decode the 3 Beale Ciphers which (upon decipherment) would reveal location, contents, and ownership of the Beale Treasure. Along with being a writer, Jenny Kile is a researcher, treasure hunter, game enthusiast and Founder of Kardtects®. The story goes that Thomas Jefferson Beale had gone on an expedition to the far west and had found the gold and silver. It was apparently found by Beale and a team of twenty-nine other individuals, north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The survey found that The Beale Papers contained significantly more DOI survey words than any of the short stories surveyed, thus suggesting the possibility, at least, that the text hides a coded message or secret writing based on the DOI. At any moment, someone could discover and apply the correct ‘Key’ to the remaining two numerical codes. The depression is dark in color, about 500 feet from a big shed. Is the Declaration of Independence the key to finding the gold, silver, and precious stones that Beale buried near Bedford, Virginia? In the year 1817, Thomas Jefferson Beale, who was a Virginian native, along with the comradeship of thirty other adventurous companions set out for hunting buffaloes and grizzlies in the western part of America. His point was that this was impossible and that it was likely that the writer of the page got lazy and copied code numbers in order for that stretch (since he was just copying them willy nilly to fill a page anyways. Thanks Jenny, Can the puzzle of the ciphers be solved? The allure and fame brought to the person who does so, along with riches, is enough to keep people researching. Privacy Policy, Disclaimer and Affiliate Disclosure. Robert Morriss, according to the pamphlet, was entrusted with a safe box in 1822 by Beale before he journeyed back out west for a third time to finish his work there. Well done Thomas J. The Dates Associated with the Treasure Story. However, there is a very important warning to remember. Iron minerals have leached out of the under lying rock to give the ground it’s dark color. Sam in the letter it said they all were familiar with the location. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/540277/beale-ciphers-buried-treasure I found a very old fort that they built nine miles South of Florence, Co. According to ‘The Beale Papers’, Robert Morriss, the first owner of the mysterious box, handed down the contents and shared the history of how he himself came to be part, to the author. The crew, on a lunch break, sat down in the shade near the field where they were shooting. Did he have access and a known honorable reputation for Thomas J. Beale to have considered him? In addition, the Beale treasure was apparently found by accident. Location: Bedford County, Virginia. The Beale Papers tells the story of a party of 30 Virginians led by Thomas J. Beale who in 1817 ventured west on a hunting expedition. More thoughts on the Beale, for what ever it’s worth. One of the few features linking back to Beale’s time is the old chimney of Bufords Tavern. Another thing I find odd is that if the treasure was to be shared with others, would they have let one lone man have soul ownership of it to take their shares and hide it without them knowing where it would’ve been buried? The Beale Treasure Story. Then Beale created a series of ciphers to make sure the treasure could be located in the event he and his group were killed. This discovery happened thirty years prior to the great gold strik… He was never heard from again, leaving in his wake a mystery that continues today. However, it can’t be proven those words didn’t exist. Beale never returned, and was only heard from once. Our webpage links are located at the top of The Beale Ciphers have challenged treasure hunters for almost 200 years. Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine. (I lean towards a belief that the codes can be broken, messages found, but might not lead to the treasure stated in The Beale Papers- that was a ploy/story). Beale instructed Morriss to open the box if after 10 years he did not return, and informed him a ‘key’ to decipher the unintelligible numerical codes within the box would be sent to him in 1832. It is to learn from the ‘author’s’ experience of having let the desire to solve the ciphers consume him to unfavorable conditions. And although the pamphlet shares the tale of ‘The Beale Papers’, the original box, two letters, the 3 codes, and the letter from St. Louis, all from which the story are based upon, have never been seen. I believe however that this part of the story is not true. The ‘author’ was relaying information from years ago, and it is reasonable that a few mistakes/anomalies noticed could be accounted for by time’s passing and fading memories. You may wonder, then, why Bedford, Virginia has been cited as the source of the treasure. If you have had the code very long it stands out that there’s mathematics and counting involved. 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