Lost French love letters from the 1750s reveal what life was like during wartime : NPR
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A University of Cambridge historian has decoded more than 100 previously unopened letters sent during the Seven Years War.
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Lost French love letters from the 1750s reveal what life was like during wartime
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Love letters from the French and Indian War are opened for first time - The Washington Post
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200 year-old French love letters opened for the first time
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Lost French love letters from the 1750s reveal what life was like during wartime
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Long-lost love letters bonded a couple separated by WWII. 80 years later, the family has them back.
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WWII-era love letters returned to family 80 years later: Good news
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Sealed French Love Letters Read for the First Time in 265 Years, Smart News
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French Love Letters, Sealed for 265 Years, Are Opened—and Read—for the First Time