Cryptologic History: Acquisitions
1796 letter from William Coleman with a shorthand code
A letter dated June 14, 1796 signed by William Coleman (1766-1829), the first editor of the New York Evening Post and a friend of Alexander Hamilton. The letter from Coleman includes two paragraphs of shorthand code. In April 1986 James Gillogly was able to decipher the shorthand and provide a transcript of the letter. The complete story of his cryptanalytic success is included in an April 1987 Cryptologia article. See the complete article and translation at: http://members.fortunecity.com/jpeschel/gillog4.htm.