The results of scanning and virtually unfolding the letter (IMAGE)

Queen Mary University of London

The results of scanning and virtually unfolding the letter

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Letterpacket DB-1627 was virtually unfolded and read for the first time since it was written 300 years ago. The letter contains a message from Jacques Sennacques dated 31 July 1697, to his cousin Pierre Le Pers, a French merchant, for a certified copy of a death notice of one Daniel Le Pers. Also visible is a watermark in the center of the paper containing an image of a bird.

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Courtesy of the Unlocking History Research Group archive.

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