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Braid Beard's gang: It is time.

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Hidden : 5/8/2012
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The pirate Braid Beard was told that this letter contained clues to a great cache, but he was never able to decipher it. The only clue he left was that this letter was given to him by Benjamin Tallmadge

Phila. June 23d 1783.
My dearest,

As I am within a few Minutes of leaving this City, I could not think of
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departing from it without dropping you a line; especially as I do not know
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whether it may be in my power to write again till I get to the Camp at
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Boston—I go fully trusting in that Providence, which has been more
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bountiful to me than I deserve, & in full confidence of a happy meeting with
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you sometime in the Fall—I have not time to add more, as I am surrounded
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with Company to take leave of me—I retain an unalterable affection for you,
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which neither time or distance can change, my best love to Jack & Nelly, &
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regard for the rest of the Family concludes me with the utmost truth &

sincerety Yr entire

GO. Washington


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Phycre Evat

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)