Stay tuned, vacation is almost over.
Well, let's get an early start, here's some of the piecework to that elusive smoking gun:
William Patterson, Stephen Girard, Joseph Bonaparte, all three of them joined at the hip and all three of them with a vested interest in privateering. Both Patterson and Girard were in the shipping business and both of them had experience in privateering. So close were these relationships that Stephen Girard was standing next to William Patterson during the Patterson/Bonaparte wedding that nobody approved of. But at least you get the idea of just how acquainted these men were. Land speculation was another area of interest that all three of these men shared. So what’s any of this have to do with “Mr. Sherman” or John Sherman?
Enter the “Torpedo”, a ship owned by William Patterson, it’s letter of commission as an American privateer being granted in 1813, the Captain of that vessel being one, “Mathew Sherman”. Ok, fine, so what’s any of this have to do with the Beale Pamphlet, John Sherman, and Bedford County, Virginia?
Enter “Mexico” Sherman of Bedford County, Virginia, (Yep, that was his real name)…..he was John Sherman’s uncle, and ol Mexico was also related to Mathew Sherman. No big surprise that Mexico ends up moving to Alabama near the original vine and olive colony. Now from, and within all of this, if you look deep enough you WILL find that Thomas Beale. Sr. connection, goes back to a curiosity that ECS had about someone a while back.
John Sherman didn’t write the Beale Pamphlet, he was just the perfect candidate for the job and he was in the perfect location for the task at had, but even if he did write it - it was certainly with a lot of guidance and prior knowledge in regards to actual events.
PS: Now Patterson, Girard, and Joseph Bonaparte, , they all knew Laffite and they were all engaged in the same type of affairs. Laffite also knew "Mr. Sherman" and he even references "Mr. Sherman" in relation to secret distributions of gold. And what is the Beale Pamphlet about? There you go gentlemen, the gun is now smoking hot!
Just have no idea why they allowed it to remain, if in fact it does still remain, which is very doubtful. I'm not sure myself....but I'm pretty certain where the story came from, where the deposits came from, and who was pursuing it with such fever in 1862/63/64. What I don't know is "why" because from all of the evidence it had long since been removed. But, maybe not.
If Morriss was to be a last resort of sorts then it's possible accurate/detailed records & receipts would have been required as well.In addition to his banking intrests,Stephen Girard made his fortune in the China Trade.Girard would export Appalachian Ginseng to China in trade for opium.It is interesting to note that the money Girard loaned to the USA for the War of 1812 was basicly drug trade money.
It's also interesting to note that the court case involving Beale Sr. estate wasn't without the indirect presence of Patterson. Beale knew the Laffites and most likely the Sherman's, etc.William Patterson was also involved with trade with China as a partner in the CANTON COMPANY of Baltimore.
1832 - (the ten year term) - it was significant to the course of action that had been put into motion, but why, exactly? My thoughts on this, considering those involved, is that the money was to be placed in an interest bearing trust for a period of ten years, after which, in ten years it could either be accessed or it could start paying out dividends. But this is simply a guess.
franklin said:
The author only claims "Morriss assumed that Beale was from the western portion" of the region, Mprriss was never actually told that. I think the author made mention of this detail with good reason. Clearly the author knew who Beale was and what the real truth to the story was.
Concerning Beale Sr's estate,what was Chlory Delancy,AKA Chloe Dalancy,Delaney's connection?
