“A few years ago, carpenters discovered this stone artifact at the Mexico City Cathedral. In 1792, a Mexican astronomer and anthropologist named Antonio de León y Gama theorized that the disk was meant to be a calendar. This proves to me that the Native Americans have a rich history of civilizations and written language. There were older civilizations here of similar stature to the ancient Egyptians or Greeks.
-Thomas Jefferson 1808″
“mr. president, We traversed through the rocky mountains and were lucky Enough to survive intact. we Should have never attempted The pass as late in the autumn as we did. even though We did not find an easy path across the terrain, you will be happy to hear About the expedition thus far. we will Report further when we have reached the pacific ocean. we are excited to Debrief you about the mission in its entirety.
-Meriwether Lewis October 2, 1805
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Who placed this owl here? Has someone else seen this? I forgot the cipher sheet I gave Lewis at Monticello. I cannot remember how to solve the message without it. Hopefully he remembered to change the code. -TJ”
There is a lot going on here. I did my best to keep all the upper and lowercase letters exactly as they appear in the book. I just have a feeling it’s important somehow. I tried typing the message into an automatic cipher solver on the internet with no luck. It’s crazy to think that a cipher written all the way back then can somehow beat a computer. Anyone out there able to solve this?
-Veritas
“Although I deplore the man, I know Adams is correct. We should find a source of income through the natural resources of this land, and perhaps a city of gold or two. My intentions were to decrease the power of this office, and hypocrisy is not in my nature. However, I have decided to purchase the Louisiana Territory from the French without first requesting permission through Congress. Napoleon is completely focused on conquering Europe. I see now that this opportunity to purchase such a vast amount of land from the French will not last forever. Hopefully, the natural resources alone will be enough to pay our debts and remove our need of a national bank. There should be a few gold veins out there, and perhaps a gold city or two.
-Thomas Jefferson 1803″
Thomas Jefferson
1743-1826
The Third President of the United States of America
Presidential Term from March 4, 1801 to March 4, 1809
The U.S. President's Book of Secrets 