Some Thoughts on Captain Thomas Beale/Beall

[TN_Guest1523]

Here's a question for you guys....who "exactly" was this Thomas Beale?

This is only the lower part, as I have seen this recently and the Thomas Beale was under the probate sale of property that was above his name.

 

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[Rebel - KGC]

Do we think it's more likely that Pierre Lafitte simple used the name of a New Orleans acquaintance (Thomas Beale), or that he actually WAS Thomas Beale, using an alias to evade capture? Wasn't both Thomas Beale and Pierre Lafitte arrested/imprisoned in New Orleans? Were they the same person?

And I think that is what exactly happened; "TJB"... THOMAS "Jean" BEALE (Sr.). Pierre used his brother's name, too.