Of course, Beale didn't know that he had accidentally omitted a line of 10 letters while plan for handling some contingency. They returned to their homes and Beale, with 10 of the group, went to Virginia to hide the ore. Now at the same time, there was one Robert Morriss. Beale was about to send scouts to search for them 4 weeks later when they had not yet returned. between numbered words 670 and 680 in the pamphlet's DOI was arbitrary. Thomas Jefferson Beale was six feet tall with black hair and dark eyes. In Source Of Image. following: Instead of using the pseudo-key to sign only cipher B1, could the pseudo-key have been used also to create Instead of replacing each word in the secret message with a number, you replace each letter in the secret message with a number. Beale Cipher Decoded. Since the numbers ran so high, he figured the code key must be document based. The cryptic texts have captured the imagination and enthusiasm of avid cryptographers and treasure hunters ever since. A Review of BEALE TREASURE STORY by E. J. Easterling, New Result: The Beale Treasure Story is Likely to be True, Beale's Papers, Ciphers, and Key: The Order Created, A Pamphlet and a Book in Morriss' Personal Library, Beale's Declaration of Independence and Key Book. He was known as honest, forthright and a man true to his word. Beale expected to be gone for two years. from a person with Mr. Morriss' delegated authority. Late 2014 the code's have been cracked and I am working to the final draft at this time. much of a stretch.)