franklin
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Those were also the thoughts of Ward's grandson, Mr Walker who was also interviewed by Fawcett, as well as several others.
Have you read all the marginal handwritten notes, ie, the one about the buried treasure hoax story that appeared in a period Lynchburg INDEPENDENT newspaper?
Many of those named and interviewed in Fawcett's letter did not believe the story to be true.
http://www.angelfire.com/pro/bealeciphers/Graphics/We_left_Saturday.pdf
It was the next day after the ad for the Beale Papers was posted on April 15, 1886 so that would be April 16, 1886.
Now this will blow you away. I found the THOMAS J. BEALE. I have not cut him out of the brush yet but I have found him.