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Rare ‘treasure box’ of French letters opened and read after 265 years

(CNN) — For 265 years, more than 100 letters written by family members to the men serving aboard the French warship Galatée languished in piles, still sealed with red wax because they never reached ...
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French love letters confiscated by Britain finally read after 265 years

“I could spend the night writing to you … I am your forever faithful wife. Good night, my dear friend. It is midnight. I think it is time for me to rest.” So wrote Marie Dubosc to her husband, the ...
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Rare ‘treasure box’ of French letters opened and read after 265 years

Now, the letters have been opened and read for the first time, and their contents provide intriguingly rare historical context about a cross section of society at the time, said lead study author ...
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Rare ‘treasure box’ of French letters opened and read after 265 years

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