Beale treasure story : the hoax theory deflated

Foreword

Chapter summary

Background

Introduction to Ward's pamphlet

Ward's pamphlet

Early investigations

B2-like cipher systems

Treatises on cryptography that Beale likely read and cryptographic methods Beale likely adopted

Possible forms for Beale's key

Beale's reconstructed declaration

The search for Beale;s key book

Beale cipher no. 3 is long enough

Objective point Santa Fé́

Authorship and revision of Ward's pamphlet

Appendices

Epilogue