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Undelivered Letters to French Sailors Read after 265 Years

Over 100 undelivered letters written during 1757 – 1758 by loved ones to French sailors were recently opened and read during a special Cambridge University project. Credit goes to Professor Renaud Morieux of the History Faculty and Pembroke College for devoting months of work while deciphering these precious pieces of historic correspondence. The letters were penned during the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), a time when nearly 20,000 French sailors were detained in Britain. Many of the men were eventually released, while tragically, disease and malnutrition claimed the lives of many others. Professor Morieux utilized genealogy research to discover details about the lives of both the intended recipients and senders. Read more about this remarkable project HERE.