Enlarge / The letters before they were opened and read by Renaud Morieux at The National Archives, Kew.The National Archives / Renaud Morieux
University of Cambridge historian Renaud Morieux was poring over materials at the National Archives in Kew when he came across a box holding three piles of sealed letters held together by ribbons. The archivist gave him permission to open the letters, all addressed to 18th century French sailors from their loved ones and seized by Great Britain’s Royal Navy during the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763).
“I realized I was the first person to read these very personal
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