# Someone else in Lynchburg in the 1880s wrote it as fiction or a promotion, with Ward as front.

> Still possible: Someone else in Lynchburg in the 1880s wrote it as fiction or a promotion, with Ward as front.

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# Someone else in Lynchburg in the 1880s wrote it as fiction or a promotion, with Ward as front.

Someone else in Lynchburg in the 1880s wrote it as fiction or a promotion, with Ward as front.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- A Lynchburg writer, printer or Masonic associate of Ward can be linked to the text.

## What would rule it out

- Ward's own authorship is documented.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Cipher stories were popular after Poe's 'The Gold-Bug', giving a ready model.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/beale-ciphers/evidence/EVD0CR7J5R00DZK/cipher-stories-were-popular-after-poes-the-gold-bug-giving-a)

Speculative

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## The questions it answers

[Who wrote The Beale Papers?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/beale-ciphers/questions/QST0CR7J0C43MZG/who-wrote-the-beale-papers)

Most likelyJames B. Ward, the named agent, wrote the narrative, the letters and the ciphers

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Someone else in Lynchburg in the 1880s wrote it as fiction or a promotion, with Ward as front. [Answer ANS0CR7J5G6195P]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CR7J5G6195P
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**ANS** 0CR7J5G6195P

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