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Alleged Letter of Jan, 4, 1822,
“Stopping at Buford's, where we remained for a month, under pretense of hunting etc. we visited the cave, and found it unfit for our purpose. It was too frequently visited by the neighboring farmers, who used it as a receptacle for their sweet potatoes and other vegetables. We soon selected a better place, and to this the treasure was safely transferred.”
From C2,
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 second was made December, 1821,
Morris allegedly first met Beale in January,
"It was in the month of January, 1820, while keeping the Washington Hotel, that I first saw and became acquainted with Beale......”
No Tan,
Beale was in Virginia during the dead of winter for at least three months, as many as six if we are to assume that he remained with Morriss until his alleged April departures. When Morriss first met Beale - Beale had already been in Virginia for at least two months and his complexion was still, “dark and swarthy.”
Obvious Conclusion
Using just the information provided in the 1885 narration we can easily and accurately conclude that the alleged TJB WAS a man of natural “dark and swarthy complexion” and that he WAS NOT a Caucasian male. These are just the cold hard facts as they are detailed to us in the 1885 narration/publication.
Richmond
"It was in the month of January, 1820, while keeping the Washington Hotel, that I first saw and became acquainted with Beale. In company with two others, he came to my house seeking entertainment for himself and friends. Being assured of a comfortable provision for themselves and their horses, Beale stated his intention of remaining for the winter, should nothing occur to alter his plans, but that the gentlemen accompanying him would leave in a few days for Richmond, near which place they resided, and that they were anxious to reach their homes, from which they had long been absent.....”
Thomas J. Beale
As a matter of record, the only Thomas J. Beale of that record during the period was a free man of color living in Jackson Ward, Richmond. In later years (1884, just one yer prior to the publication) we find him serving that district in a civic position as alderman and with, at the very least, modest influence. This is the only Thomas J. Beale of record to be found during the entire period who could possibly fit both the narration's physical description and the described location of residence. All other Thomas Beale/Beall/Beale, etc., fail in matching most, if any, of the narration's offered details regarding the man.
Summary
With all of the above it's pretty naive (or just a simple case of blind denial) to accept that this man didn't bear a certain of influence in the 1885 narration. However, to what extent we will likely never know.
“Stopping at Buford's, where we remained for a month, under pretense of hunting etc. we visited the cave, and found it unfit for our purpose. It was too frequently visited by the neighboring farmers, who used it as a receptacle for their sweet potatoes and other vegetables. We soon selected a better place, and to this the treasure was safely transferred.”
From C2,
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 second was made December, 1821,
Morris allegedly first met Beale in January,
"It was in the month of January, 1820, while keeping the Washington Hotel, that I first saw and became acquainted with Beale......”
No Tan,
Beale was in Virginia during the dead of winter for at least three months, as many as six if we are to assume that he remained with Morriss until his alleged April departures. When Morriss first met Beale - Beale had already been in Virginia for at least two months and his complexion was still, “dark and swarthy.”
Obvious Conclusion
Using just the information provided in the 1885 narration we can easily and accurately conclude that the alleged TJB WAS a man of natural “dark and swarthy complexion” and that he WAS NOT a Caucasian male. These are just the cold hard facts as they are detailed to us in the 1885 narration/publication.
Richmond
"It was in the month of January, 1820, while keeping the Washington Hotel, that I first saw and became acquainted with Beale. In company with two others, he came to my house seeking entertainment for himself and friends. Being assured of a comfortable provision for themselves and their horses, Beale stated his intention of remaining for the winter, should nothing occur to alter his plans, but that the gentlemen accompanying him would leave in a few days for Richmond, near which place they resided, and that they were anxious to reach their homes, from which they had long been absent.....”
Thomas J. Beale
As a matter of record, the only Thomas J. Beale of that record during the period was a free man of color living in Jackson Ward, Richmond. In later years (1884, just one yer prior to the publication) we find him serving that district in a civic position as alderman and with, at the very least, modest influence. This is the only Thomas J. Beale of record to be found during the entire period who could possibly fit both the narration's physical description and the described location of residence. All other Thomas Beale/Beall/Beale, etc., fail in matching most, if any, of the narration's offered details regarding the man.
Summary
With all of the above it's pretty naive (or just a simple case of blind denial) to accept that this man didn't bear a certain of influence in the 1885 narration. However, to what extent we will likely never know.
