“Explorers John Lloyd and Frederick Catherwood published an impressive book about their adventures and discoveries in Central America. Their findings show that there are likely other ancient cities in Central or South America. Any of which could be a city of Cibola. We should not limit our searches to North America.
“One of our spies intercepted this message from the Mexican Army concerning the Alamo. Keep this in mind as we have further conflicts in the southwest. You’ll need one of their cipher wheels to solve the message. Getting our hands on one of those cost a few lives.
-Martin Van Buren 1839″
I haven’t figured out the last coded messages. I wonder if the message has anything to do with that deer-like creature shown. What is that?
“A few months back I received a parcel from France. It was from my good friend Marquis de Lafayette who was a trusted officer during the war against Britain. Contained within was the Key to the Bastille, as he named it. The Bastille is a prison that has committed terrible atrocities in the name of ostensible justice. He described how the key was a great symbol for the people of France and demonstrates their dedication to liberty and freedom. I feel joy for France as I felt for the people of the United States of America. I also worry for their new form of justice. The same gentile that helped fund our efforts in the war may have suffered by this mob uprising. However, it is not wise to judge in such times. I write about this because upon inspection of the key this morning, while I broke my fast, I noticed that the key hid a secret compartment. Inside was a note written in the Culper code. Now I will have to go digging for that old code book of mine. I left it in my library at Mount Vernon.”