# Beale's iron box and the original papers

> Known only from the pamphlet; no one outside its narrative ever reported seeing it.

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**ART** 0CR7JDA65RVF·Artifact · object

# Beale's iron box and the original papers

ObjectLeft with Morriss 1822; opened 1845 (claimed)

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Known only from the pamphlet; no one outside its narrative ever reported seeing it.

## Copies 0

## Where it was made

[Lynchburg, Virginia](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CR7HTRE3DFE/lynchburg-virginia) · City

## Sources 1

- [The Beale Papers, Containing Authentic Statements Regarding the Treasure Buried in 1819 and 1821, Near Bufords, in Bedford County, Virginia, and Which Has Never Been Recovered](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CR7HPKM5FDS/the-beale-papers-containing-authentic-statements-regarding)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Beale's iron box and the original papers [Artifact ART0CR7JDA65RVF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CR7JDA65RVF
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**ART** 0CR7JDA65RVF

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Object

Held by

lost (if it ever existed)

Dated

left with Morriss 1822; opened 1845 (claimed)

Place

[Lynchburg, Virginia](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CR7HTRE3DFE/lynchburg-virginia)

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[Beale ciphers](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/beale-ciphers)

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